Chapter 100: Chapter 100: After the disaster, the interests of Black Rain City_1
Wang Linchi naturally agreed to Fahui’s proposal for him to act as a supporting player. However, he left the timing to Fahui, considering Fahui was the main attacker, and there was no need for Wang Linchi to get involved unnecessarily.
Therefore, Fahui decided to leave after three days. In the meantime, he intended to forge some Buddhist treasures to improve their chances of victory.
So, Wang Linchi returned to Black Rain City first. After all the chaos, things should have settled down there by now. The demons and ghosts might be powerful, but if they couldn’t break Rooster Crow Temple, they would be wasting their time continuing the attack.
Upon his return, he was pleased to find a Halo Series Soul Species · Order and Prohibition. This was a unique, spiritual-power-free entity.
[Halo Series Soul Species · Order and Prohibition (Excellent Level)]
[Order: Increase attack speed by 1% for allies within 100 meters]
[Prohibition: Increase defense strength by 1% for allies within 100 meters]
[Following Orders: Increase recovery ability by 1% for allies within 100 meters]
Wang Linchi was not particularly impressed with the effects. The range was only one hundred meters, and the increase was only 1%, which was the lowest tier for the Excellent Level. After all, the maximum percentage increase for Excellent Level Soul Kinds was 10%.
Nevertheless, the price tag was unavoidably high. It could boost the abilities of allies. On a large-scale battlefield, it could be stacked. For example, if a hundred individuals possessed this Soul Species, the effect would be unimaginable.
However, obtaining so many of these would not be easy.
Wang Linchi’s dissatisfaction with the low boost could not overshadow the rarity of such a Halo Series Soul Species, which existed permanently without consuming spiritual power and offered boosts to anyone within range.
What a pity! However, compared to a Halo Series Soul Kind that doesn’t suit me, the Soul Forging Method is more practical.
If Wang Linchi had stayed and commanded the extermination of the demons and ghosts invading Black Rain City, he might have received an Epic Level Halo Series Soul Kind. But for him, Epic Level Soul Kinds were more suited as research subjects rather than replacements.
The Soul Kinds he carried were well-tailored for him, so there was no need for a change.
After placing it into his Storage Treasures, he quickly summoned Yan Chuan, Xu Sui, and others. They were all extremely busy as well.
The demons and ghosts had caused significant damage to Black Rain City, heavily affecting and injuring the ordinary citizens.
"Boss, you’re back? Did you resolve everything over there?" Yan Chuan asked.
"Yeah, I’ve sorted everything out. Our new City Lord is actually very compliant. After touring Rooster Crow Temple, he realized his deficiencies and converted to Buddhism, becoming the chief monk of Rooster Crow Temple," Wang Linchi explained tactfully.
The information contained in this statement was so significant that it took them a moment to process.
"So you’re saying, Murong Su is one of us now," Yan Chuan quickly deduced the implication and summarized it.
"We can’t call him that anymore. From now on, please address him as Master Fahui or Chief Monk Fahui," Wang Linchi corrected Yan Chuan. "He is a powerful individual. Don’t think you can be disrespectful just because he seems amicable. He must be shown proper respect, or sooner or later, you’ll bring trouble upon yourselves."
Although Wang Linchi meant his words literally, they once again sparked much speculation among the group.
"Yes, Boss," Yan Chuan quickly affirmed his understanding, then asked, "So, Boss, now that you’re back, are you planning on taking over Black Rain City?"
"Take over Black Rain City? Why would I do that? I’m only here to inform you that we’re going to seek revenge in three days."
"Surely you wouldn’t tolerate these demons and ghosts rampaging through our city and just walking away. We must teach them a lesson."
Wang Linchi directly stirred up animosity and invoked a sense of righteousness.
Previously, when asked to fight the demons and ghosts, most of them would either put in minimal effort or feign compliance. But now things were different. If the demons and ghosts could invade once, they could invade again. The higher-ups of Black Rain City couldn’t stand to be treated as prey by these creatures.
Indeed, they were unaware of the God of White Wind and naturally perceived the monsters’ invasion as a predatory assault.
And they were the prey.
When their interests weren’t at stake before, they didn’t give it much thought.
But now, this involved not only their interests but also their lives. If anyone still opposed, they would likely be killed by their own people first.
"We want to! I’ll get on it right now!" Yan Chuan exclaimed excitedly.
In the recent battle, the Mud Gang Warriors had proven to be a formidable force; in fact, they had played a pivotal role in saving Black Rain City.
Regardless of the type of demon or ghost, they met their end instantly under the sharp blades of the Mud Gang Warriors.
When the enemy’s attacks landed on the Mud Gang Warriors, they had no effect whatsoever. This feeling of overwhelming power excited him beyond measure.
"No hurry," Wang Linchi said. "Inform the three blacksmith shops in the city that I’ll need a thousand sets of weapons and armor in three days."
"Are you thinking of expanding the army?" Xu Sui asked with disbelief.
"Expand what army? Summon everyone from Xiongwei Martial Arts Hall, Zhenyuan Escort Agency, as well as the fighters and guards of the Great Families. Give each of them a set and send them out to slay demons and ghosts."
"And if anyone dares to stop you, bring the Mud Gang Warriors and hang them on the city wall for everyone to see what becomes of them," Wang Linchi added, a hint of jest in his tone.
The first sentence was an announcement to all present; the second was a warning. If anyone failed to cooperate, they would pay the ultimate price.
Those hung on the wall would surely be only severed heads, not whole bodies.
Upon hearing these words, they all felt upset. But they could do nothing in the face of Wang Linchi’s imposing power, considering he had even dealt with Murong Su, let alone them.
They naturally didn’t believe Wang Linchi’s claim of conversion. They speculated that Murong Su had likely been slain by him, which was why he came up with such a perfunctory excuse.
Murong Su had power, influence, and strength. As long as he defeated a menace like Wang Linchi, he could become the City Lord. There was no way he would have given that up to become a monk.
After Wang Linchi finished his announcement, the crowd dispersed.
After all, they still had matters to attend to and couldn’t stay to chat over tea with Wang Linchi.
Returning to his secret chamber, Wang Linchi discovered something: the twelve White Wind Bugs he had kept in a container had all died.
They were still alive and well this morning. How could they have died so suddenly?
Wait, was the God of White Wind gravely injured?
Wang Linchi couldn’t help but wonder.The power Murong Su had utilized was likely some vital force of the God of White Wind. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to use the blessings of the White Wind without any harm. The usual price for such utilization was burning one’s lifespan, just like those ten Heavy Armored Knights.
It must have fallen into the hands of Rooster Crow Temple. No wonder they converted Murong Su into Fahui. They not only acquired his combat power but also obtained the essence of the God of White Wind.
Fahui didn’t intend to simply kill the God of White Wind. Perhaps Rooster Crow Temple has designs on the God of White Wind—either to extract its essence or to convert it into a protector, Wang Linchi quickly analyzed.
Wang Linchi hadn’t considered vying for this reward, as he didn’t possess enough power.
One needed to know their limitations and strive while clearly seeing the road ahead.
I wonder if I can get something out of this... As long as Wang Linchi didn’t aim for the lion’s share and kept his expectations modest, anything he obtained without exerting effort would be a gain.
Suddenly, a voice drifted to his ear, carried by the wind and sounding like the rasping of insect limbs: "Following the Buddha leads to no good end."
Not necessarily. Who knows? Wang Linchi knew it was the God of White Wind.
The latter could monitor the entire region... Well, that was before. Now that Rooster Crow Temple had appeared, the God of White Wind had been severely suppressed.
To find Wang Linchi, the entity had to rely on the wind.
He knew what it wanted—to win him over. That wouldn’t be impossible if he was offered a good deal. After all, he wouldn’t be in this Secret Realm for much longer.
Once he left, he would likely never return, as this Gigantic Secret Realm would inevitably be monopolized by the Dajing Court.
"If you can help me, I can offer you the position of a Subordinate God," the wind brought the message again, as the God of White Wind laid out its conditions and then detailed the various benefits of becoming a Subordinate God.
"Not enough," Wang Linchi refused.
After that, there was no more sound, as if the God of White Wind had given up on winning him over.
He paid it little mind. The position of a Subordinate God granted divine power, eternal life, immortality, control over authority, and other wonderful benefits. But there was a ’but’ to everything.
However, such a Subordinate God, whether in terms of power or life and death, was under the control of the supreme god. If he really became its Subordinate God, he would be completely at its mercy. The God of White Wind was just trying to deceive Wang Linchi, assuming he was ignorant of these facts.
Unfortunately for it, Fahui had previously informed him of all this while they were in Rooster Crow Temple.
This also indicated that the power of the God of White Wind was utterly ineffective within Rooster Crow Temple, which was why It didn’t know these things and dared to try and deceive Wang Linchi.