Published: February 12, 2025
The air was permeated with a faint smell of blood. Even though the landing battle had ended a day ago, there were still remnants that had not dissipated.
Ye Zhongming and Jie Su were sitting inside a makeshift tent, drinking water and chatting. Of course, this was only seen by the Su Clan members who happened to pass by the open metal door of the tent. If they had heard the content of their conversation, they would surely be shocked.
“The Hall People chose Black Book Summit; this was unexpected,” Jie Su said softly, looking outside.
Ye Zhongming opened his terminal and found information on Black Book Summit. After looking it over, he remarked, “High skill, great courage.”
Jie Su nodded. Black Book Summit was a place that even Ye Zhongming had not considered visiting before.
Not only was the prey there of high levels and abundant in quantity, but all of it could also fly.
It was the habitat of the largest and most significant group of flying life forms on this planet.
Black Book Summit was actually a flat area in the middle of a mountain range, surrounded by towering peaks and bottomless chasms. Hunting there was basically a passive experience; they had to wait for the flying creatures on the surrounding mountains to attack them, which would then signal their own opportunity to hunt.
This kind of choice, which was akin to putting oneself in a life-or-death situation, was not something any ordinary race could accomplish. Only a super race like the Hall People could have such courage.
“Although attacking flying creatures is difficult, their average value is two to three times higher than that of terrestrial life forms. So even if the total number of prey there is less than in other places, the final profit might still surpass them,” Jie Su said, shaking his head slightly. This was something the Su Clan truly envied.
As a super clan, they could only send between one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand warriors, and there were only a handful of peak experts among them. However, it was said that the number of warriors from the Hall People this time exceeded five hundred thousand, including over ten peak experts, one of whom was the revered peak expert, fuleira, with more than two hundred thousand followers.
That already placed them among the top cosmic beings.
With such numbers and strength, where could they not go?
“To invest in Zimu, the Hall People are willing to spend the capital.” Ye Zhongming scoffed.
“It's not entirely for Zimu, but he is certainly an important reason,” Jie Su’s expression darkened. After all, when it came to Pao Bai, the better Zimu was, the worse it would be for Pao Bai. As a brother, he felt for him.
“If Zimu dies here, then there wouldn’t be so many troubles.” Ye Zhongming's voice was very soft, but in Jie Su's ears, it sounded like thunder striking out of the blue.
“You can’t be….”
When Jie Su previously discussed this matter with Ye Zhongming, he had thought of killing Zimu, but he also knew it was nearly impossible. Initially, he planned for the Su Clan to intervene, with the Star-Eye Clan assisting from the side.
He believed that as long as the Su Clan entered the fray, even if they couldn’t completely make the musk ke people reject the marriage with the Hall People, they could at least delay the situation. The longer they waited, the more beneficial it would be for the young people. As their strength increased, so would their resources and authority, allowing them gradually to influence the matter.
But he didn’t expect that the person sitting across from him wanted to directly eliminate Zimu.
“That's... first, it's unlikely. Second, even if we do kill him, the consequences would be unbearable for us. He is not just a vice commander of a trading team; even if he dies in Dark Strip City, it wouldn’t be as simple as offering up a few scapegoats and a large sum of money to avert disaster.”
Jie Su referred to the Hall People openly selling goods with the Long Void Water Clan in Dark Strip City back then…