Thunder Fortress.
In the Sixth Floor of Tong Tian Tower, there was a terrifying place called Thunder Fortress.
It wasn't a fortress, but a kingdom.
To be more precise, it was a den of thieves.
Because the whole Tong Tian Tower only produced one type of unique ore called Thunder Ore, the explorers who built their camp in the early days called this place Thunder Fortress. Of course, there was another saying. It was said that the leader of the explorers was surnamed Lei, hence he named this place Thunder Fortress. At the same time, he named the ore called Thunder Ore.
No matter what the truth of the legend was, people didn't care.
Moreover, the Thunder Fortress was occupied by the Dragon Hunters a thousand years ago and became a forbidden area for ordinary explorers.
People who could come here were either vicious robbers or bandits, or merchants. Things like justice, kindness and friendliness were all extinct here. Within the borders of the Thunder Fortress, there would be fights, killings and deaths at any time ….
The current king of the Thunder Fortress was Chong Ni, ranked eighth on the Bloody List.
He had the power of an Innate Level 8 and was invincible. He was a super homicidal maniac who killed more than forty-three thousand rankers in the past six hundred years.
Not to mention Chong Ni, even his three subordinates, Demon Eye, Mountain Elf and Blood River, were all homicidal maniacs ranked in the top hundred on the Bloody List.
Because the Thunder Fortress was very unique and Chong Ni was extremely powerful, the Warrior Guild couldn't do anything to it. Even the Innate Alliance turned a blind eye to it and pretended that they didn't know anything. In Tong Tian Tower, there were too many people like Chong Ni. Once they had power, very few could maintain their sense of self. Most of them became fanatical rulers. In the Sixth Floor of Tong Tian Tower, there were more than a thousand evil forces like Chong Ni. It was just that the Thunder Fortress was relatively more famous and could be considered as the leader of the evil forces.
Which ranker didn't have their own forces in Tong Tian Tower?
Only the weak didn't have their own territory.
For example, the Great Emperor of Zhi Wei, Shun Tian, not only did he own a few palaces in the Sixth Floor of Tong Tian Tower, he also had a Heavenly Emperor Divine Palace in the Seventh Floor of Tong Tian Tower. With just one palace, he ruled over a vast and fertile area that was bigger than the entire Soaring Dragon Continent.
This was the embodiment of his power.
The place Yue Yang was heading to was the Thunder Fortress, a place where he could show off his skills without any worries.
He first teleported to the Yellow Goat High Hill, the only place he was allowed to enter, and arrived at the outpost of the Thunder Fortress, Yellow Goat Ancient Town. Although it was a town, it was even bigger than White Stone City. It was bustling with activity and was bustling with activity. Countless merchants were doing business here, selling all kinds of daily necessities, including food, clean water, meat products, all kinds of wine, salt, sugar, gold, silver, copper, iron, and other metals. There were even countless slaves of almost all races, including humans, but most of them were beastmen or half-beastmen.
Most of these merchants were relatively weak. Most of them were Level 4 [Heroes] or even Level 3 [Heroes]. At most, they were Level 5 [Grandmasters]. Very few of them were Level 6 [Elders].
Although they were weak, their lives were very safe.
Apart from the unwritten rule that forbade the killing of merchants, it was mainly because these merchants were wearing various emblems of different merchant associations. For example, the Heaven Emperor Divine Palace Chamber of Commerce that represented Shun Tian. Even if the merchants who came to do business were as weak as chickens, no one dared to touch Shun Tian's goods.
Strength was the embodiment of everything here. As long as the master had sufficient strength, he would be unobstructed in any place.
Yue Yang strolled along the streets of Yellow Goat Ancient Town. Looking at the bustling trade area, he was quite moved.
Although it was a little extreme, it was indeed easier for evil to nourish merchants.
Merchants pursued profit, they didn't care about justice or evil. On the contrary, the more extreme the means, the easier it was to make money. For example, selling slaves was a very profitable industry …
"Do you need female slaves? Half-elves, hot body and gorgeous appearance. As long as you have a taste of her service, you will be crazy. "More than one merchant tried to sell the slaves in his hands to Yue Yang. In Yellow Goat Ancient Town, slaves were the most common commodity, but the price was slightly higher. For example, the half-elf female slave that was just sold to Yue Yang was priced at three thousand gold. As long as you paid three thousand gold and paid a heavy tax of five hundred gold, you could immediately get this female slave. You could do whatever you wanted with her, or even kill her. In other words, her entire life belonged to the master who paid for it.
If you thought it was too expensive, there were also cheaper ones. For example, ordinary female slaves only cost ten to a hundred gold. If you spent a thousand gold, you could buy dozens of them.
The cheapest slaves were labourers. They were Beastmen or Beastmen who were bought to mine or work.
These labourers were not sold individually, but by cages.
A cage of a hundred would cost five hundred gold.
"Are there any Golden Elves?" Yue Yang walked two rounds and finally returned to the fat toad merchant who was selling the half-elves to him.
"Shh!" The fat toad merchant quickly whispered: "You are a person who knows what's good for you, but the Golden Elves are hard to deal with. Maybe you don't know this, but the Golden Elves are stubborn. The Golden Elves don't easily leave the forest where they live, so hunting is very difficult. The worst thing is, once a Golden Elf is caught, the whole tribe will come out to kill it. They won't stop until they are dead. The Golden Elf female slaves have always been the favorite of the higher-ups. There has always been a shortage of them. Everyone wants to earn this money, but it's hard to get them! I've been a merchant for hundreds of years, and I've only helped to transport them twice. The last time, I was surrounded by thousands of years old Golden Elves and was almost scared to death. I had no choice but to put the little one back … That's a little one worth fifty thousand gold. It hasn't grown up yet, otherwise I wouldn't have to worry about no one buying it even with a hundred thousand gold! "
"Is that so?" Yue Yang replied casually and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute, although I don't have any Golden Elves, I have beauties of various races here. There's no lack of virgins. Do you want to follow me to take a look? I guarantee that you will be satisfied. Our Golden Toad Guild is a famous merchant guild. In the entire Sixth Floor, there are tens of thousands of merchant guilds. We are ranked ninety-five. I'm sure you've heard of us before. " The fat toad merchant was afraid that Yue Yang would run away. A fat sheep asking for the price of the Golden Elves, how could he be short of money?
Furthermore, the mask on his face was a Gold-ranked Equipment, and he was wearing a Wyvern Leather Armour. How could a normal adventurer have these?
Yue Yang wasn't interested in buying slaves, and he wouldn't be bothered to the point of being righteous. Freeing all the slaves was something that other men from another world would do. He didn't have the time to do that.
These slaves had long been enslaved and didn't have the ability to survive on their own.
If he really freed them, they would lose their master's support and might even starve to death.
Actually, Yue Yang's ultimate goal was to enter the Thunder Fortress. Otherwise, he wouldn't have talked to the fat toad merchant.
"I want to enter the Thunder Fortress to get something. If you have a way, name a price." Yue Yang's tone was similar to those homicidal maniacs who were ready to seek refuge with Chong Ni.
"Cough, I'm not doubting your strength, but entering the Thunder Fortress is a little … If you don't have a guarantor, it would be really difficult … I feel like an old friend when I first met you, and I wanted to help you, but …" The fat toad merchant was a little hesitant. If Yue Yang was caught for committing a crime in the Thunder Fortress, then he would be implicated. If Yue Yang was really going to the Thunder Fortress to buy some forbidden Thunder Ores, then it would be fine. But if Yue Yang was a spy from the Warrior Guild, then he would be implicated.
"One thousand gold coins." Yue Yang named a price.
"What, what did you say? One thousand gold coins … This, I also want to help you, but I really can't, I … "The fat toad merchant swallowed his saliva. He wanted to earn this fortune, but he was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to live to spend it.
"Two thousand." Yue Yang was like an evil demon, tempting the fat toad merchant with money.
"I really can't …" The fat toad merchant decided that as long as the man in front of him added one hundred gold coins, he would agree.
"Forget it if you can't." Yue Yang turned around and walked away.
"Ah, wait!" The fat toad merchant almost gave himself a tight slap. Two thousand gold coins coming to his doorstep, how could he be so stupid? By selling a half-elf beauty, he could only make a profit of two hundred gold coins. Now, he was making a profit of two thousand gold coins. How could he reject this kind of business? Idiot, he must have hired the rock man as his bodyguard for too long, that's why his brain had gradually turned into rock.
When night fell, the fat toad merchant brought Yue Yang through the teleportation circle that was heavily guarded and headed towards the Thunder Fortress.
The Thunder Fortress was in an independent space. The area was not very big, it was estimated to be about the size of five White Stone Cities in Da Xia Empire. Yue Yang reckoned that this place was even smaller than Hong Kong. Moreover, it was surrounded by volcanoes and lava rivers converged to form a lake. In the middle of the lava lake, there was a funnel-shaped island. It was flat at the top and sharp at the bottom, just like a spinning top in the churning lava lake.
This, was the Thunder Fortress.
Of course, only Chong Ni's palace was on the island. Normal Dragon Hunters, robbers and bandits could only live in caves.
As for the merchants and slaves, they could only live underground.
Two to three kilometers underground, there was an underground city that was made up of mines and pits. The environment could not be compared to the Thunder Fortress on the surface, but the space could be expanded endlessly. Every year, when the laborers dug the mines, new pits would be added.
"This is?" At the entrance of the underground city, after receiving the bribe, an elite guard still asked Yue Yang about his identity.
"My nephew! Because of the battle, his face was ruined, so he wore a mask. I brought him here to broaden his horizons, he will definitely not cause any trouble. We are all honest merchants. "The fat toad merchant gave another twenty gold coins as a passage fee. The elite guard frowned. The toad tribe had a nephew with human blood? But what trouble could a cowardly merchant cause? He reckoned that the fat toad merchant brought this kid to the black market to buy the forbidden Thunder Ore!
"If anything happens, the Golden Toad Merchant Guild will have to take full responsibility." The elite guard warned.
"Yes, of course." The fat toad nodded his head and bowed. On the surface, he looked respectful, but in his heart, he was sneering. Once he entered, who would know that he was one of my men? Moreover, there were so many people sneaking in here, he was not the only one. Who could they care about!
"Take off your mask, let me see." The elite guard wanted to let Yue Yang in, but when he saw the Gold-ranked mask on his face, he couldn't help but be greedy.
"Whoever dares to touch my mask will become blind." Yue Yang pointed the Eye Destroyer Dagger at the elite guard's eyelid and asked coldly: "Now, do you still insist on seeing my true face?"
"…" The toad merchant's mouth opened so wide that a kodo beast could fit inside.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
