Chapter 473: Chapter 473

473: Chapter 453: Minor Accident 473: Chapter 453: Minor Accident When the battlefield had been cleaned up, a group of knights pointed at those “Red Sand Thieves,” cursing their inhumanity.

They were blamed for wreaking havoc on their territory through pillage and arson, which made the situation considerably awkward.

In the local’s eyes, Lu Ping’an’s group all had fair skin and straight hair, quite unlike the dark-skinned Red Sand Thieves.

Despite this, Lu Ping’an’s team felt an inexplicable guilt as they listened to the crimes of the Thieves, serious enough to merit execution on Earth many times over.

“What nationality are they?

Lu Ping’an had anticipated meeting compatriots on this journey.

After all, this world was rich in resources and had local species similar in culture, customs, and physical appearances to others.

Therefore, the input from other nations was naturally substantial.

But if they were of African descent, the likelihood of them being from the countries of the Eastern Continent would be low.

Furthermore, if they were not from the nations in the Southern Continent, the group had limited knowledge about them.

They must be from Huaqi.”

The mercenary examining the remains easily found the evidence from their identity tags.

The Thieves’ method of operation was straightforward and arrogant as ever.

The presence of dog tags also implied that the others had official backing…at least semi-official backing.

In this regard, the official explorers had mentioned that many Huaqi people often operated independently in units of rows or camps and “operated” on long-term bases here.

“How strong are they?”

“Can’t tell, but they’re probably not Decree-level…

Uh, their physical strength doesn’t have any distinct mutations; it does not seem like they are third-tier Battle-profession either, likely first or second-tier.”

This was within expectations.

The Eastern Country walked the elite path of explorers, which had a high threshold.

On the other hand, the other place spread their net widely, prioritizing profits rather than quality soldiers.

Lu Ping’an had heard that the main explorers there were not military but independent companies…they had money and manpower, and their equipment was better than the military’s, making them annoying competitors.

At this time, Lu Ping’an glanced at Guan Xinxian, and Brother Guan nodded, getting up to chat with the Knight Commander.

They needed more information on the Red Sand Thieves.

At this time, Lu Ping’an also thought of something…

“[God of Free Guardians…

Don’t laugh, I know what you’re thinking.

He ascended to godhood twenty-five years ago and is from Huaqi.

He has been bringing forth many apostles recently.

Don’t kill them, at least not where people can see.

They’re unlucky, the head deity of their faction has already fled.]”

The Huaqi people even had a deity here, suggesting a long-term plan.

Now they have entered the harvesting phase, their actions will naturally be more ruthless and swift.

Just by the indignant statements of the knights, it was clear that these peope had conducted actions that were far from humane…

None of the Easterners present found anything unusual about this; they had witnessed too much of such behavior, especially in the lawless Otherworld.

“In the past, someone said that when necessary…

remember to clean up the mess.”

A murderous intent flickered in his eyes, but Lu Ping’an still maintained a calm smile.

If he remembered correctly, the Red Sand Thieves still had a Rule-Level item on them…

they needed to handle that carefully.

While inquiring about the Red Sand Thieves from the knights and gathering information, Lu Ping’an also asked Catherine about the unknown Rule-Level item.

“…I don’t know, before this I didn’t even know the lord had two Truth-Level treasures…”

After all, when a master has a treasure they would not tell their subordinates everything about it.

But if the opponents had a treasure, they needed to be wary.

Lu Ping’an had seen the power of Rule-Level items before — one careless move could lead to their total annihilation.

Why don’t they trade with the locals?

Why do they rob, meow?”

“They’ve been bandits here for three years.

If they claimed to have repented and started dealing honestly, who would believe them?

Besides, why buy when you can take for free?”

Some had already accepted the inevitability of killing; others were still filled with confusion.

Lu Ping’an was not in a hurry.

He also took the time to clear the battlefield, tossing some Golem-People and local exotic species remnants into his courtyard for research purposes.

By now, his courtyard had accumulated quite a few goods.

After confirming that the local forest “wood” was high-grade Sealing material, Lu Ping’an often stopped during encampments, rests, and even on the road to saw down the large trees before stowing them in his courtyard.

Inside, it was no longer a simple “agricultural society”.

The previously built factory started its first batch of work.

Large amounts of raw material were sent in, and under Fang Wen’s direction, the newly hired employees were engaged in carpentry work.

Whenever he had some spare time, Lu Ping’an would produce a “wooden sword”, “wooden shield”, “wooden helmet”, etc., and directly ask the knights how these items could be improved as Sealing items.

It was a pity that there was no master craftsman specializing in logistic matters among them.

They could only wait until they got back to further perfect it…

But whereever they passed, ancient trees that were desired by the knights disappeared.

Originally, the knights were interested in seeing how much storage space Lu Ping’an actually had, but they did not expect it to be so exaggerated…

The Sealing of this world was advanced, and similar spatial storage equipment also existed.

However, only a lord would possess the ability to store a treasure such as an ancient tree.

Lu Ping’an’s seemingly limitless capacity could only be explained by Otherworldly treasures.

Along the way, Fang Wen kept researching and wasting materials.

Her “carpentry work” had already received approval from the local knights, and some even wanted to purchase it, planning to take it back for the local craftsmen to further modify.

What Fang Wen was currently using were the results of her technical accumulation, referred to as “Earth-made Sealing items”, introduced based on the theoretical needs of the Sealing Knights.

Once they returned and compared it with local technology, it should be more perfected.

“Why is ancient wood one of the best Sealing materials?

I’ve heard old craftsmen say that ancient wood stores life essence, making it highly suitable for nurturing spirits…”

“Ancient wood is suitable for creating defensive spirits, the immobile ones, like the Turtle Spirit we possess…”

Upon further examination, it seemed that different materials could cultivate different spirits, which was another extensive topic.

On the other hand, Fang Wen could replace certain materials based on her understanding of Earth’s local materials, bringing forth products for appraisal…

At this moment, Lu Ping’an understood how satisfying it was to have a master craftsman handy.

Without a master of related fields, there was no way to bring back these local specialties and technologies.

Even if you got into the treasure vault, you would inevitably leave empty-handed.

The novice craftsmen were also hard at work.

This was their first regular job, and if it went well, it could potentially become a sustainable revenue-generating industry.

At this point, Lu Ping’an’s group was actually several days delayed.

However, he was feeling quite calm.

As they journeyed and explored, they found a number of new Magic Plant species and earned some points.

If it wasn’t for the urgency, or if they had stayed in the Ashen Forest for half a month to collect materials and conduct research, Lu Ping’an’s group could have earned back their trip’s cost.

However, by the evening of the fifth day, they finally reached their destination, the place of God’s descent as recorded in the intelligence.

Yet just one glance at it, and some in the team turned pale as if they had seen the dead resurrected or evil spirits appearing…

“How is this possible?

This is a relic of the Sun God?!”