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Chapter 100 - Ninety-Nine: The Compassion of Heaven (Second Update)_1

Chapter 100: Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Compassion of Heaven (Second Update)_1

Blair’s house and its surroundings were thoroughly searched by three revered Lords and four Officiants for two days. The place where four hundred demons had died was also searched for two days. The total harvest, a mere three items, was placed on the table before the seven of them.

The largest piece was as thick as two fingers and about three inches long.

The other two pieces were the size of a little finger.

Although Dandelion Killers were valuable, and these three pieces were already worth a fortune, sufficient to refine four Tire-5 magical instruments or ten precious spiritual pills, they were far less than expected:

Nine months ago, a Magic Wave had occurred at the foot of Helpless Mountain, resulting in the transformation of 190 commoners into demons. After the Horizon Bureau had quelled the Magic Wave, they had found eleven Dandelion Killers.

It was assumed that this time, the Magic Wave was larger in scale, and there seemed to be two overlapping evil energies. It was expected that there would be more Dandelion Killers.

But after searching with hundreds of people for two days, only these three pieces were found?

There were seven bosses present, and there were not enough pieces for each of them...

With Old Fisher at the head, the four Officiants, who had the highest level of cultivation, gave a cold snort: "These youngsters are too slack; you adults need to push them harder and make them more diligent!"

It must be the fault of the people underneath.

The three Lords were also different, with the Horizon Bureau fielding numerous positions, including Lords and Prescotts, and power concentrated in their hands. The leader among the three revered Lords was York Gordon, who had eight hundred Military Officers under his command – the largest number. Half of those who had surrounded Extinct Village were brought by him.

York Gordon frowned, staring at the three Dandelion Killers and thinking: "I am afraid it is not that simple. According to past experience, I have personally supervised the search in the most likely places for Dandelion Killers to appear, and we have searched repeatedly many times."

Another Prescott nodded, "Either the Magic Wave this time is not as terrifying as Vanessa Thoughts of Shadow said, so there are fewer Dandelion Killers condensed; or we have looked in the wrong place."

No one wanted to accept the first possibility, so York Gordon pressed on the table: "Expand the search area then..."

However, the area of Extinct Village was not small, and there were many water systems around it. It was impossible for hundreds of people to search the entire area in a short period.

They were already disappointed; they knew they would likely suffer losses on this task. Expanding the search range was nothing more than a final attempt.

It was publicly known that after a Magic Wave, a large number of Dandelion Killers would appear. They were eager to receive this assignment, not only because they paid a huge price for it but also because they made irreversible "promises." With just these three tiny pieces, how could they possibly recover their costs?

The Mechanical Dao Soldier saw the Horizon Bureau’s messenger running around and noticed the Military Officers who had previously been digging up the village complaining as they expanded their search range.

The Military Officers’ enthusiasm was low; finding Dandelion Killers only benefited their superiors, and they couldn’t get a sip of the soup. With a large workload and constant scolding for not finding Dandelion Killers, they naturally complained a lot.

The Mechanical Dao Soldier saw a group of Military Officers carrying iron spades and hoes, walking towards the Hunshui River, and slowly sank back into the water.

At present, the water was still safe. They had tried to go into the water, but the scary cold and fierce fish left a lasting impression on them. In the end, the Military Officers had fled from the Fierce Fish back onto the shore.

No one entered the water again.

Although the Evil-Repelling Iron Plate they wore could prevent them from being infected by the evil energy, the cold still persisted in the water, making the place more terrifying.

The Mechanical Dao Soldier had several damaged parts, and its sabre was also damaged. It could only move slowly in the water. A five-foot-long Fierce Fish stealthily attacked from behind, forcefully biting its neck.

The Mechanical Dao Soldier counterattacked – in its current state, it wouldn’t have been able to pull the Fierce Fish off easily. However, after trying several times, it still couldn’t reach the fish...

Let it be, it didn’t matter. After all, there was armor on its neck, and the fish couldn’t bite through it.

After fiercely biting a couple of times and almost breaking its teeth, the Fierce Fish reluctantly let go of the Mechanical Dao Soldier and prepared to swim away with a flick of its tail. However, the Mechanical Dao Soldier reached out and grabbed it, crushing its head with a fierce squeeze.

Feeling something wrong in its hand, the Mechanical Dao Soldier opened its palm to see: the river water washed away the broken bones and flesh, leaving a plump crystal cluster in its palm!

It was not as long as the previous one, but it was the size of a child’s arm!

Just this one piece alone was already worth several times more than the total harvest of the seven Horizon Bureau bosses after two days of painstaking searching.

If they knew about this, wouldn’t they vomit blood?

Owen Bertram was also surprised: Such good luck?

But he soon figured it out. The Dandelion Killers condensed during this Magic Wave were mainly in the water areas.

Horizon Captains didn’t dare to go into the water, so they could only search on the ground, which naturally limited the harvest.

He no longer cared about the Mechanical Dao Soldier, who was walking slowly in the water – not strolling but genuinely walking slowly, as it was not yet repaired and could only move very sluggishly.

As the Horizon personnel expanded their search range, the proud cultivators were reduced to digging around like dirt diggers – even if the Military Officers went out to fulfill their duties and met an ordinary County Magistrate, they would still be considered their superior, but these days, they were having a hard time.

By evening, good news finally came: two Dandelion Killers had been dug up in the afternoon!

Although they were both the size of fingers, they were close to the total harvest of the previous two days in just half a day. The spirits of the seven bosses were lifted, feeling that the heavens had shown mercy to them and had not let them lose all their capital.

That same afternoon, the Mechanical Dao Soldier found three more Dandelion Killers – judging by this, the scale of the Magic Wave was huge, and there were indeed many Dandelion Killers.

One was found inside a pearl oyster, about the size of a palm; another was found inside the roots of an old twisted tree on a river island.

And the last piece... it was discovered when the Mechanical Dao Soldier felt something had stubbed its foot while walking.

If the heavens truly showed mercy to anyone, it must be the injured Mechanical Dao Soldier, not Lord Gordon and his comrades.

Owen Bertram was forced by Verna to sneak into the Taoist temple’s kitchen that evening and steal a bag of corn for her before they went to rest.

There were no other people in the Taoist temple. Their daily food was sent by the County Government Office. The Taoist priests initially kept some reserve food in the temple’s kitchen. On the first night, Verna had been hungry, so Owen Bertram had found some corn, and on a whim, he had made popcorn for her.

As a result, he inadvertently created a problem for himself. Every evening, Verna would drool and look at her brother, pitifully saying, "Brother, I’m hungry."

That day, they ate another large pile of popcorn, and Tabitha finally fell asleep. Owen Bertram freed his hands and began to refine the Five-toothed Battleship.

The progress was slow these two days due to a lack of Spiritual Flame.

Under Owen Bertram’s care, the recovery of the Spiritual Flame seed was very slow. Without his brother’s help, Owen Bertram’s progress in cultivation was too slow for him to accept.

That night, he released the Gourd Responsive Object, and the Gourd spat out a small flame. Owen Bertram shook his head and sighed, "This won’t do."

He got up and quietly left the Taoist temple.