* * * At the City Lord's Mansion in Ethereal City.
Baum treated Han Shuo as an honored guest and treated Han Shuo with the utmost courtesy. Some of the people in the City Lord's Mansion of Ethereal City who didn't know what was going on were secretly amazed. They couldn't understand why the City Lord would treat a young man in such a grand manner.
When those people learned of Han Shuo's identity from the divine guards around him, they looked at Han Shuo with excited gazes. It appeared that those gods who had purchased Celestial Pearl Pharmacy from the City of Shadows had done much to promote Han Shuo.
Baum was different from those large and ancient family clans in the City of Shadows. Although he was the City Lord of Ethereal City, he did not establish any family clan. He did not even have a single relative. His City Lord's Mansion was very simple and crude but it gave off a solemn and dignified feeling.
One could tell that those divine guards very much loved and respected him as the City Lord. Although he did not establish any family clan, the few divine guards under his command were enough for him to firmly control the City.
After arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Han Shuo and Baum quickly settled on the details of the collaboration. Baum very straightforwardly ceded a shop in the most flourishing area of Ethereal City to Han Shuo and enthusiastically said that he would help Han Shuo with everything.
Han Shuo was not used to Baum's sudden change in attitude. After listening to Baum's arrangements, Han Shuo asked, "Thank you for your generosity, City Lord. Hmm, I will give you thirty percent of the profits from the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. What do you think?"
Back then, Bolten and Li Wei traveled thousands of miles to the City of Shadows to look for Han Shuo to establish a branch of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy in their family clans. Their intention was to cooperate and make a fortune together. From Han Shuo's point of view, Baum must have some ulterior motives for being so enthusiastic in helping him with everything. Therefore, Han Shuo pondered for a moment before he proposed such a method.
To Han Shuo's surprise, when Baum heard Han Shuo's straightforward method of dividing the profits, he shook his head and said, "There's no need for that! All you have to do is to follow the rules of Ethereal City and pay 10% of the taxes. This is the rule of Ethereal City. I won't ask for more from you! "
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. He was a little puzzled. The shop that Baum had given him was not a small one. Baum was even willing to help Han Shuo recruit manpower and settle all the paperwork. As long as Han Shuo refined the medicines, he could sell them directly. Baum was so enthusiastic in helping Han Shuo with everything, but he did not ask for any extra benefits. Wasn't this a little too strange?
Under Han Shuo's astonished gaze, Baum explained, "You don't have to be so surprised. I have just told you that the Space Dominion and the Destiny Dominion are different from the other Dominions. No one is forbidden from entering and living here. As the managers, we are just helping to maintain the basic operations. The environment here is completely free. Under normal circumstances, we will not interfere with your business. I only need to use 10% of the taxes from the shops in Ethereal City to maintain the Divine Guard in the city."
Han Shuo was astounded. He could tell that Baum was not putting on an act and he had a rather favorable impression of Ethereal City. Seeing that Baum really had no intention of collecting more benefits, Han Shuo naturally would not force him to pay. Han Shuo nodded smilingly and said, "Ethereal City is truly a great place. Haha, I'm starting to like it here!"
"To Ethereal City, the existence of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy will benefit all gods. Therefore, I will spare no effort in helping you get everything done!" Said Baum, "In five days at most, I will get everything ready for you. You can put out a notice that you are looking for clerks and pharmacists. I will have the Divine Guard announce it later. There are all kinds of talents in Ethereal City and there is no lack of genuine pharmacists. Here, you can get anything you want!"
"That's great!" Han Shuo put on a delighted face. He did not expect that Baum would still treat him in such a manner after their battle. This City Lord who did not have any family background had piqued Han Shuo's curiosity.
"If you don't have a place to stay for the time being, you can stay in the City Lord's mansion. There are many empty rooms and gymnasiums here. As long as you don't mind the shabby conditions, you can stay as long as you want," said Baum.
"Then I'll have to trouble you." Han Shuo didn't stand on ceremony and agreed with a smile.
Baum did not continue exchanging pleasantries with Han Shuo. He arranged for Han Shuo, Han Shuo, and Han Shuo to stay in a relatively quiet seven-story building. Except for the gymnasium on the lowest floor, the upper floors of the building were fully furnished with all kinds of living facilities.
After such a long and arduous journey, Rose, who loved cleanliness, immediately took a bath and changed her clothes. Han Shuo and Earth Elite Zombie arrived at a spacious living room on the third floor. Earth Elite Zombie started to narrate what happened after Han Shuo left Ethereal City, as well as the details of his dispute with Verón.
From Earth Elite Zombie, Han Shuo learned that Earth Elite Zombie headed straight for the Earth Dominion after leaving Ethereal City. As the Earth Dominion had the most people cultivating in the energy of earth, it had the most information and divine weapons on the energy of earth. After arriving at the Earth Dominion, Earth Elite Zombie started trying to communicate with the people around him.
It was only after Earth Elite Zombie left Han Shuo and prepared to assimilate into this world that Earth Elite Zombie realized how wonderful and complicated this world was. Interacting with all kinds of people had allowed Earth Elite Zombie to grow rapidly. He had met both good people and those with ulterior motives.
In just a few short years, Earth Elite Zombie had experienced friendships and also experienced betrayals. He had found himself in extremely perilous situations several times. But in the end, by relying on his instinctive understanding of the energy of earth, he managed to burrow deep underground and survive. During this process, Earth Elite Zombie's strength rapidly increased.
Earth Elite Zombie was born from Han Shuo's body formed from the yuan energy of earth in the place of extreme earth. As a favored child of the earth, Earth Elite Zombie's understanding of the energy of earth was much faster than anyone else's. In countless battles of life and death, Earth Elite Zombie repeatedly made breakthroughs and cultivated to mid-stage midgod realm in just a few decades.
In the Earth Dominion, Earth Elite Zombie quickly made a name for himself with his ability to burrow deep underground. Following that, Earth Elite Zombie encountered many incidents and offended several young members of large family clans in Redsoil City. After experiencing so many troubles, Earth Elite Zombie grew bolder and bolder. Relying on his ability to travel deep underground, Earth Elite Zombie wantonly slaughtered those young members of large family clans.
The matter was soon exposed. The few bigwigs of Redsoil City who lost their sons were enraged. They sent their men to hunt Earth Elite Zombie. By this time, Earth Elite Zombie had arrived at Ethereal City at the appointed time with Han Shuo. Along the way, Earth Elite Zombie would occasionally emerge from the ground and be recognized by others. That was how Verón came to hunt him down.
In the past few decades, the earth elite zombie had experienced so much of the ways of the world and matured rapidly. Whether in terms of speech or intelligence, he had clearly matured a lot. Listening to him talk about his experiences, Han Shuo knew that he had truly become a highly intelligent being. He was no longer the simple-minded earth elite zombie that would only listen to Han Shuo's orders and do whatever he wanted!
"I didn't expect you to experience so many things after leaving me. It seems that you made the right decision back then," remarked Han Shuo.
When Earth Elite Zombie and the others were with Han Shuo, they were completely reliant on him and followed his orders. The creatures they encountered in the Netherworld were creatures with relatively low intelligence. As a result, their growth was very slow. After arriving on Elysium and moving to other Dominions, they came into contact with those who were adept at playing dirty tricks. It was only natural that they would grow faster in such an environment.
"Yeah, this world is wonderful, much more interesting than the Netherworld. However, the people here are all very powerful and cunning. After spending some time with them, of course I've grown up. Hehe, father, you seem to have grown much stronger than before. You have even tamed this woman! "Earth Elite Zombie asked smilingly. He was still as charmingly naive as ever in front of Han Shuo.
"All of you are making progress. Of course I can't remain stagnant. Otherwise, I will have to rely on all of you to protect me in the future!" Han Shuo was very gratified. Talking to Earth Elite Zombie was like talking to a very good friend. It made him feel very comfortable.
Han Shuo and Earth Elite Zombie chatted about the past. Before he knew it, it was already midnight.
After taking a bath, Rose changed into a dark purple robe and walked to Han Shuo in a relaxed manner. Her long, silvery white hair was hanging loosely over her shoulders. She still had the faint fragrance of a bath on her body. "You have promised the soul of the Holy Grail that you will communicate with him after coming to Ethereal City," Rose walked to Han Shuo and casually sat down before she softly reminded Han Shuo.
Han Shuo only recalled the matter after hearing her words. He smilingly replied, "Thank you for reminding me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have remembered." Han Shuo was worried about the safety of Earth Elite Zombie and the others. He had been searching for them as soon as he came to Ethereal City. After the battle with Baum, he was so happy that he forgot about McKinley's existence.
After taking out the Holy Grail, Han Shuo started communicating with McKinley's divine soul, "I've arrived at Ethereal City. What should I do for you next?"
"Finally, finally …" McKinley seemed rather excited. He must have thought about his plan carefully. After jumping for a while, he said to Han Shuo, "Find me a person named Baum. If he is still in Ethereal City, it shouldn't be difficult to find him. He used to be my best friend. He should be a late-stage highgod!"
"Baum!" Han Shuo immediately replied, "Haha, it's Baum, the City Lord of Ethereal City. Haha, what a coincidence! I am in Baum's mansion right now!"
"What? He has become the City Lord of Ethereal City? "McKinley was astonished.
"That's right. The current City Lord of Ethereal City is our nanny. He possesses late-stage highgod strength and cultivates in the edict of space just like you. That should be the case, right?" asked Han Shuo smilingly.
"It's him, it must be him. There's no doubt about it. That wretched bastard! He must have betrayed me to become the City Lord of Ethereal City! The position of City Lord of Ethereal City should have been mine! " To Han Shuo's surprise, McKinley's divine soul was abnormally enraged when he heard the news. It seemed that he had a deep grudge against Baum.
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