While a rank 8 Zenith Luo was powerful, he was not omniscient.
Especially if a rank 6 or above existence was determined to hide, it would be very difficult to find him.
However, there was a difference.
After all, no man or god could only imagine that the foreigner who showed off his might in Newterritories Port had something to do with the new supreme organization of the Seer Continent.
What Wu Ming needed to do was to lure the snake out of its hole.
He had no hope that the Mercenary Association could provide him with information. However, if the mysterious organization saw it and came looking for him, that would be for the best.
No matter what schemes, traps, or assassinations, would he be afraid of them?
On the other hand, those who came looking for him would be able to taste the thrill of hunting a Tyrannosaurus Rex or catching a great white shark.
'If I leave this matter to the western pantheons, with the connections and resources of the churches, I might be able to get something faster … Unfortunately, the matter of the Endless Serpent is too secretive. The fewer people who know, the better …'
Even if the churches of the gods had traces of the Coiled Serpent, they would probably treat it as a false god's faith. They would never know how terrifying it was.
"A bounty mission? An intelligence-related bounty? "
The girl behind the counter was obviously startled. She immediately took the ring and carefully recorded its shape. She didn't even let go of the lines on the ring and drew them down in detail.
"Please wait a moment, customer!"
She returned the ring to Wu Ming and took the pattern she had copied and went to the back. She only came out after a long time. "We have confirmed that there is no similar information in our database, so it is temporarily classified as a C-rank mission. The difficulty of the mission will increase in the future … Currently, you need to pay a thousand gold duns as a security deposit. Of course, you can also pay five gold of the same value."
"Do you accept the gold notes from the Tao Zhu Shrine?"
Even with small space rings, the rich rarely carried large amounts of gold on them. Instead, they preferred to use notes.
After all, they could set up a special withdrawal method with the shrine. Even if the gold notes were stolen, they could immediately stop the loss, and it was very convenient to use.
"Sure!"
The lady was stunned, but she immediately smiled and replied, "But because you need to go through a procedure with our Church of Wealth, there will be a 1% processing fee …"
"Sure …"
Wu Ming handed over a note imprinted with divine power and laughed in his heart. It seemed that the Western God of Wealth was not very friendly to the Eastern Tao Zhugong who stole his business.
He had gold coins with him, but most of them were from the Seer Continent. They even had William's portrait on them. For Wu Ming, who had to temporarily disguise himself as an Asian, it was a little too flashy.
After paying an additional ten gold shields, the lady quickly replied, "The registration of the C-rank mission is complete. The mission list has been updated. Please leave your contact information, sir. We will inform you as soon as we have any news!"
"Very good, but I still have to travel around the Western Continent. Every once in a while, I'll go to the Mercenary Association and get the results myself. How about it?"
Wu Ming answered casually.
"No problem. The information of the Mercenary Association is shared. The same goes for the entire Western Continent!"
The girl replied affirmatively.
…
After completing the procedures, Wu Ming left the counter and went to the mission hall.
In the noisy hall, the smell of rum and roasted meat filled the air. In the middle of the hall was a row of long tables. Mercenaries were gathered in groups of twos and threes, eating roasted meat and drinking rum while discussing their recent missions. Some adventurer who explored the dragon's lair had made a great discovery, or some unlucky person who had been taught a harsh lesson while clearing out the kobolds and came back with a face full of dirt, and so on.
Some adventurers and mercenaries who had drunk too much even started to grope the voluptuous barmaids, causing them to pout coquettishly.
Of course, more people were gathered under the mission board, looking at the fluorescent letters dancing in the air as they changed.
Like the Eastern Union, the mission board changed constantly and kept refreshing. It was obvious that there was a mage controlling it from behind the scenes.
"C-rank mission — Reward for clues! Mister Wu from the East needs information related to a ring. If it's verified, 800 gold shields will be paid! "
A new message popped up in the C-rank mission board, with the image and pattern of the Ouroboros Ring attached at the end. It seemed very real.
"Three-dimensional imaging?"
When Wu Ming saw it, he was slightly surprised. He knew that the light and shadow magic of the western countries had also developed to an extremely shocking level.
"Hmm … Just a piece of information and it can be sold for more than 800 gold shields. Gods …"
A mercenary who was burping laughed loudly, "If anyone knows about it, they'll be rich!"
The mercenaries beside him laughed as well, but a few of them looked serious, "To be classified as a C-rank means that there's no information about it in the Mercenary Association. It's not simple …"
"That's … the Ouroboros Clan?"
In a corner of the Mercenary Association, a few cloaked figures looked at the appearance of the Ouroboros Ring and suddenly shivered, "What a bold fellow!"
"Damn it! Isn't this fellow afraid of alerting the enemy? "
A cloak was lifted, revealing a beautiful face with eyes that were like black pearls, fair skin, and long black hair that flowed like a waterfall. She had the appearance of an Asian.
However, this woman's face was filled with indignation, "Where did this reckless fellow come from? Isn't he afraid of alerting the enemy?"
"Alright, Yingyue!"
Seeing this, an honest-looking man beside her could only helplessly persuade, "This time, it's not just the Fufeng Protectorate, even the Empire has increased the bounty. Not only are there official teams, even the private aristocratic families are eyeing it. Who knows how many of them there are? He's just a wastrel, there's no need to care about him! "
"But …"
The woman called Yingyue was so angry that her chest heaved up and down, "His actions have completely ruined our plans!"
"That's true, where did this hothead come from?"
A handsome youth from the Great Chang said in a low voice, "That mysterious organisation sent a group of high-ranking professionals, and they're not famous in the West. It's clear that they have a huge influence and are extremely good at hiding. This fellow is so ostentatious, he might have already attracted their attention. Tomorrow, his corpse will be thrown into the gutter!"
At this point, he could not help but gloat. Clearly, he did not have a good impression of this fellow who had disrupted his team's plans.
"Isn't that a little too pitiful …"
Yingyue's face immediately showed a hint of hesitation, "Second Uncle, should we save him? After all, he's a citizen of the Empire! He might even be familiar with our family! "
"Sigh …"
The leader of the team, an elder with a white goatee, sighed gloomily, "Fine! This old man won't sleep tonight. Let's see what that hothead can attract … "
"I knew Second Uncle was the best!"
Yingyue said with a smile, but she did not notice the glint that flashed in the elder's eyes.
In fact, as an experienced person, even the slightest bit of mercy and compassion had been thrown to god knows where, not to mention risking her life for a stranger in a foreign country. Did she think she was still a little girl who had not seen much of the world?
The elder's true plan was to use the hothead as bait to see if he could discover any clues about the mysterious organisation.
If he could save the person, he would do so in passing. If he couldn't, he could only blame it on himself and blame it on his bad luck.
However, even he did not realize that their every word and action had already fallen into the eyes of the hothead they thought to be.
"I never expected … to see people from the Great Chang Empire here. Furthermore, they are specially here to investigate the Coiled Serpent organisation …"
Wu Ming occupied a long table by himself. Although he did not pay much attention, the reaction of the entire Mercenary Association, especially the moment the mission appeared, automatically entered his mind.
If the Coiled Serpent organisation really had a spy here, a moment of emotional fluctuation would definitely not be able to escape his eyes and ears.
Unfortunately, many of the mercenaries were still surprised by the reward of this mission, and did not find any valuable clues.
Instead, by chance, he discovered a group of people who had the same goal as him.
"They don't seem like official investigators. Instead, they seem to be from a civilian organisation that brought their own rations. Someone from a certain aristocratic family?"
After hearing every single word of their conversation, Wu Ming stroked his chin, "This lass has a good heart. The others are all crafty old fogeys …"
He was prepared to lure the snake out of its hole, but he had only managed to lure this group of people. This made Wu Ming feel somewhat speechless.
"Of course … it hasn't been too long. Once the news spreads, there should be more people coming!"
Wu Ming was not anxious about this at all.
After all, his plan this time was to properly tour the Western Continent. After all, there was no limit to his time after he became a Grand Immortal. Reading through the vicissitudes of life, exploring more worlds, and even understanding different energy systems could all be used as accumulations for his future breakthroughs.
Any energy system above level six would begin to come into contact with Origins and the power of laws. It could be said to be comprehending by analogy.
Needless to say, in the west, other than deities, there were powerful liches, great sorcerers, and magi. At their peak, they had the strength to match gods!
Such a path naturally held a certain level of attraction for Wu Ming.
"Also, what's the difference between the cultivation system of the Eastern Immortal Dao and mine?"
Wu Ming's own path had originated from the Immortal Dao of the Dazhou world. With the help of the god temple, he had traversed the myriad worlds and constantly perfected it. Finally, he had a foothold in the world's Great Dao. It could be said that it far exceeded the scope of the Yellow Court Yin Talisman Sutra.
As for the immortal dao of this world, how did it develop? It really intrigued Wu Ming.
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