Chapter 196: Chapter 196

Owen Bertram quietly waited in Darnell Manor, and Nathan Lane suddenly had nothing to do, feeling idle and restless.

He often asked Jamal, "Won’t we check anymore?"

"When are we going to wait until?"

Jamal simply showed a meaningful smile, "Patience."

He didn’t know if the Guardian Hall would adopt his plan. If so, a very important person, an extremely powerful being in the Sixth Great Realm, would come.

At that time, Nathan Lane, a newcomer in the Cultivation World, would meet such a strong person... Owen Bertram mischievously thought that he should make sure not to walk away.

He didn’t know the situation in the Imperial Court and didn’t know that Adonis Dunn and Abner Lane were almost in a desperate situation, breaking the pot and sinking in order to fight together with him.

As for the Bamboo Hat Woman and Lexi from Sword Mountain, Owen Bertram was not worried about "rescuing" them. While waiting for a response from the Guardian Hall, his brother brought news: come and get the Alchemy Furnace.

Owen Bertram was overjoyed, so he walked in and out of the closed-door retreat with his hands on his back.

Today, the younger brother seemed a bit troubled. He handed the furnace to his elder brother and unhappily coiled himself on the riverbank. Owen Bertram put the furnace aside and asked him: In the Haodang Mengjiang, who would dare to provoke our younger brother?

Little Loach raised its head and let his elder brother see the golden scale on his neck: it had a deeper color, stronger metallic texture, and was more beautiful and enchanting.

Those people are so annoying.

Little Loach complained, constantly talking to me.

Owen Bertram understood: after Nathan Lane cracked the ghost cave case, the River God’s fame spread even further. He didn’t know who was presiding over the River God Faith, but it had considerable ability, and the River God Temple had already begun to infiltrate Prince Henry’s territory.

Furthermore, it was spreading rapidly along both banks of the Mengjiang River.

People living in Prince Henry’s lands were becoming more and more miserable, so they needed such a faith.

On the banks of the Mengjiang River, it was even more significant.

The more believers there were, the more devout people there were - the more devout the believers, the louder their voices would resonate with Little Loach.

However, Little Loach used to easily "ignore" these voices. What happened today?

Owen Bertram asked: Was there any other reason?

Only then did Little Loach blush and say sheepishly: the livestock they gave was so delicious.

It took Owen Bertram a while to figure out that a River God Temple on the waterfront had held a sacrifice ceremony, accumulating the "three victims" and threw them into the River Water.

Little Loach happened to be nearby, so it went over to swallow them, finding them quite tasty.

Owen Bertram admitted that human-raised livestock tasted much better than wild game. In his past life, he found wild game delicious because he had eaten many domesticated species, and the change of taste was refreshing.

However, Little Loach felt awkward: by eating their offerings, he had to protect their ships. It was so annoying, and he didn’t want to bother.

Moreover, although the livestock was delicious, it lacked nutrition compared to the Demon Beasts, and was not helpful for its growth.

Owen Bertram chuckled, as his younger brother wanted to eat and drink without obligations, just like his love for junk food in his last life: although it lacked nutrition, it was delicious.

Owen Bertram also thought that, by common sense, after accepting someone’s sacrifices, one should naturally protect their safety. Otherwise, they would suffer the punishment of the Cause and Effect Law.

However, Little Loach was an exception. Although the statue of the River God was made according to its appearance, it seemed that the mere status of "River God" was insufficient to match its own self, and could only be reflected in one of its "Reverse Scales."

So Elder Brother said: Don’t worry about it, if you want to eat, just eat it, treat it as a snack, just for a change of taste. After all, with your current appetite, those tributes are just enough to fill the gaps between your teeth.

As for those ships, help them if you encounter them, and forget about it if you don’t. There’s no need to pay special attention to them.

Little Loach is still humming and hawing, as it is lazy. How nice it would be if it could eat for free.

Elder Brother had to warn it: Although it seems that now the cause and effect of this matter may not directly affect you, it will fall on that scale, and it will be as painful as directly plucking that scale from you at that time!

Brother shivered subconsciously and decided it was better to listen to Elder Brother.

Owen Bertram comforted Brother and then looked at the alchemy furnace: Doden Furnace!

It was about twelve feet high with eight sides and four legs, forming a pagoda shape. It was made of an unknown heavy metal, and there were eight mysterious runes on the furnace, emitting a faint warmth.

It was much better than the previous alchemy furnaces that he had used, and the success rate of refining and extracting pills would be several percent higher. It also had the ability to improve the efficacy of spiritual pills!

Owen Bertram estimated that the Doden Furnace could perfectly handle spiritual pills below Tier-6!

Elder Brother was in high spirits and gave Little Loach some magical instruments to eat as well.

Little Loach gratefully ate them, but this time the magical instruments were quite ordinary, with the highest being only Tier-3. Brother was dissatisfied, swallowing them in a few bites, and urged Elder Brother: You need to work harder, what kind of rubbish are these?

Find me more delicious things, and I can give you even better feedback.

Owen Bertram confidently laughed: Don’t worry, there will be good things soon.

The clerk had become skittish these days, not even going home and staying in Prince Henry’s Mansion instead. The rogue cultivator who had previously sought his help had tried to meet with him several times, but the clerk refused to go out. In the end, the tempting offer of a high "share" was too much to resist, and the rogue cultivator was invited into the mansion to seek the clerk.

After some discussion, the two finally reached an agreement on their "cooperation," and the clerk told the rogue cultivator to wait while he would recommend him to Prince Henry at a suitable opportunity.

As the rogue cultivator left, Nathan Lane quietly followed. He hesitated but ultimately did not make a move – mainly because he was afraid he couldn’t win.

Jamal had been secretive in the past few days, often disappearing. But every night when he returned, he would pick himself up from the bed and remind Nathan Lane: If I don’t let you move, don’t move.

Surprisingly, the rogue cultivator traveled all the way out of the Prefecture City to a poor village, where a large number of refugees had gathered, all hungry and skeletal. Many of them were also sick.

When the rogue cultivator arrived, he was greeted by cheers. He put on a yellow robe, held a peach wood sword, and began to perform some rituals. Then, he refined some rune water and distributed it to the villagers.

After drinking the rune water, the refugees were not hungry anymore! Moreover, there was a noticeable improvement in the condition of the sick.

The refugees all knelt down and praised the rogue cultivator.

Nathan Lane watched in astonishment from the shadows.

A few demon beasts with flaming clouds stepped on their feet, soared through the sky, and arrived at the outskirts of Summit Guard Post with extreme speed. The demon beasts were fierce and ferocious, and they wore exquisite legal armor on their bodies, making them look heroic and extraordinary.

There was a knight riding on each demon beast, all clad in armor, even their faces covered with a plate, so their true faces could not be seen.

The military officers of the outpost were thrown into chaos. The symbols of the Horizon Bureau were on the armor of these people. From afar, they could feel the pressure of these powerful people—it was an imposing presence.

The military officers hurriedly reported the situation. Luckily, Matthew was still there.