Chapter 112: Chapter 112

Inside the Taoist temple, Owen Bertram stroked his chin: Extinct Village, a place , is actually a treasure site? What did they find here, pearls?

Owen shook his head slightly, pearls were taxes imposed by the Imperial Court, and it wasn’t easy to embezzle them.

The flying insect wandered around the village much more easily than Owen had expected, eventually finding a place: military officers guarded it tightly, and it was covered with talismans.

This Spiritual Talisman Light Curtain had become the real obstacle for the flying insect.

However, Owen found it even stranger. Looking left and right, it was clearly... his own home!

As the flying insect was at a loss, it saw York Gordon and his six companions coming from a distance. An officer opened the Light Curtain for them, and the insect followed.

They inspected the Gold Soil, and then York said, "This treasure must be in our control! Those who know this secret must be our trusted subordinates. Tomorrow morning, we will eliminate the last hidden danger."

"After that, we’ll set up a branch office in Jaafar County. We can’t appear in person, so I’ll have my trusted underling, Prescott, be in charge and deploy trusted people. This Gold Soil will be ours!"

Owen finally understood what was going on. The flying insect circled above the seven officials who sat around the pit. From its perspective, he could see right in the center of the seven, and deep in the pit, there was a magically nourishing crop.

The spot where it was growing was... right where he had buried half of the Demon Fragments before!

York and the others believed this place to be a piece of Gold Soil, but Owen felt that the changes were due to the half of the Demon Fragments. He didn’t know who was right.

The problem was that the half of the Demon Fragments had been dug up by him and were now on Verna.

In Owen’s opinion, its biggest use was to keep warm, helping Verna withstand the Cold Poison in the village.

"I’ll get it from Tabitha later to study it further. She’s been cooking those Demon Fragments, maybe it’s related to this?"

As for York and the others’ conspiracy... No matter what world you’re in, there will always be a few who think that they can manipulate others’ fate at will! They feel superior, and for their own benefit, they can do any evil deed.

"Heh, this time, let them taste the feeling of their own destinies being controlled by others!"

Owen stroked his chin: Dandelion Killer-Dependable Backing-Gold Soil... How wonderful!

The sky gradually darkened, and the Ghost Zone quietly appeared by the Riverside.

Lights shimmered, excitement and bustling everywhere.

The King of Souls and the others were busy organizing the Ghost Market recently. The soft voice of the Drowned Ghost Princess suddenly rang in their ears, "The Honored Lord’s Envoy is here!"

She urged the waves to welcome the Envoy.

The King of Souls and the Lord of the Skeleton Sea were quite jealous. They also wanted to flatter the Honored Lord, but they didn’t have the skill of this enchantress.

Only the Corpse Fiend clenched his iron fist in secret: The Honored Lord likes to eat my Spiritual Flames!

The ghost account was lifted. Little Loach, motionless, was pushed in by layers of waves, perfectly positioning its huge body on the smooth green stone slab, providing excellent service.

"Welcome the Respected Master." All four knelt down, and Owen spoke through Little Loach: "No need for formalities."

"This place... has become even more prosperous than before."

King of Souls hurriedly replied, "The Ghost Market is about to open, which is the task given by the Honored Lord. We dare not slack off."

The Envoy appeared quite satisfied and nodded, "Good. Last time, I said I would give you guidance in cultivation..."

The four immediately straightened their bodies, like diligent students being watched by an old teacher in school. They served faithfully. The Honored Lord was rewarding them.

However, the Envoy’s tone changed: "But the Great Path should not be spread lightly. You all need to go through a test."

Although the four were disappointed, they agreed with the Honored Lord’s words. The Ghost Market hadn’t been opened yet. It was reasonable to have a test now, and then share the Great Path as a reward when the Ghost Market succeeded.

Leading the others, King of Souls bowed again, "Please enlighten us, Honored Lord."

Little Loach spat out a small piece of Dandelion Killer and said, "Find these for me, the more, the better. This is your first test."

Little Loach flicked its tail, fell into the water, and the Drowned Ghost Princess did not delay. She hurriedly urged the waves to send the Envoy away and then rushed back to discuss with the other three, "What should we do?"

"Of course, do everything to fulfill the Honored Lord’s instructions." The King of Souls said righteously, then put on a distressed expression, "But does anyone here recognize this treasure? Where should we look for it?"

The Drowned Ghost Princess carefully examined the Dandelion Killer and sighed, "I’m such a humble, unlearned person, I really don’t know what this is."

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea rolled the two skull heads like eyeballs in his empty eye sockets for a while and then shook his head, "I don’t recognize it either."

The Corpse Fiend glared, got anxious, and thought to himself, "Isn’t this the Dandelion Killer? Any place with a Magic Wave would have it. Our neighbor just had a Magic Wave. There must be this treasure."

Noticing the honest old zombie was about to blurt everything out, the Drowned Ghost Princess quickly said, "Don’t waste time here. I’ll gather my followers, the Water Ghosts, and send them all out to find information."

After saying that, she sank with a gurgle.

The King of Souls also disappeared quickly. "I will go and visit my old friends and ask if they recognize this treasure."

The Corpse Fiend looked at them, confused, "What do you need to ask? I know."

He looked to the Lord of the Skeleton Sea, preparing to generously tell him the truth. The Lord of the Skeleton Sea fell apart with a clatter, full of skull heads. They all helplessly shook their heads and then dispersed.

"Ridiculous!" the Corpse Fiend exclaimed. "I’ll find it myself!"

The Drowned Ghost Princess had already immersed herself in Extinct Village, and countless shadows shuttled through the big and small rivers, all her minions.

Everyone thought about playing dumb and trying to deceive others so they could find more Dandelion Killer first, but the Corpse Fiend was genuinely naive.

Originally, Horizon Bureau’s officers would withdraw from the village after dark, spending the night in a cave at the entrance to the village to avoid giant beasts heading to Burning Hillock.

But after discovering the Gold Soil, York and the others no longer felt safe withdrawing completely from Extinct Village. He strictly ordered the officers not to leave their posts! Since the villagers could spend the night in the caves, the mighty Horizon Bureau’s officers surely could too.

Even York and the others set an example by digging their caves outside the Gold Soil’s Spiritual Talisman Light Curtain, each guarding one direction and burrowing in to spend the night.

As a result, not long after dark, countless pale shadows appeared, sometimes visible, sometimes invisible, in the various rivers, accompanied by the mournful cry of women. Even the cultivator officers felt a chill run down their spines and huddled tightly in their caves. Some who were naturally afraid of ghosts didn’t dare look and buried their heads, butts up...