A week later, the Treasure Trading Convention officially began.
In the meantime, Sir System finally succeeded in fishing and earned another 30 million experience points. However, after that, the porcupines ran away crazily when they smelled Sir System's venomous porcupine … Even if it looked delicious and its fragrance wafted ten miles away, it still attracted many ignorant little demons.
To prevent accidental killings, the System still had to stand guard. After standing guard for a few days, Sir System went home sulkily …
The Truth Department's headquarters in China was located in the mountains northwest of Ji City. It was very desolate.
It was just a large area surrounded by simple barbed wire and high walls. Inside were small three-story buildings and various warehouses and fields. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary military camp.
Originally, there were many villages and hunters here. Later, several major military bases moved in at the same time, and the entire area was designated as a military restricted area. Unrelated people moved away one by one, and it became completely desolate.
Fang Ning was no stranger to this place … When Vigilante A first returned to China from the Land of Heritage, he came out from here. In this week, Sir System came in and out from here to fish.
Now that he thought about it, the Truth Department's China Headquarters was built around the entrance to the Land of Heritage.
Thinking about it, the Truth Department was established twenty years ago, but the Land of Heritage was discovered twelve years ago, it must have been moved before it was located here. This showed how important the Land of Heritage was.
At this time, in an underground hall of the headquarters, it was very spacious and very clean. There was a high stage inside, and the stage was decorated like a celebrity's performance. There was a large electronic screen behind it, but the difference was that there were sandalwood tables in front of the screen. On those sandalwood tables, there were many exquisite porcelain plates covered with red silk cloth.
Red slips of paper were stuck to the porcelain plates, and each slip of paper was marked with a name that would make one's eyes red with envy.
"Heart Cleansing Pill", "Barrier Breaking Pill", "God Grade Vitality Pill", "Millennium Cold Iron", "Ghost Withered Vine", "Storage Ring Two Cubic Meters" …
All of them were rare materials, high-grade pills, and artifacts. They were all things that could not be produced or collected in China at this time …
However, everyone was a little confused. In the past, most of the items were finished products, but this year, most of them were materials, and only a few were finished pills and artifacts …
Below the stage, rows of seats were neatly arranged, and most of the seats were already occupied. There was a hubbub of voices, and it was exceptionally lively. At this moment, everyone seemed to have put down their arrogance as experts, and everyone seemed to be in a market …
Everyone knew each other. In this place, no one dared to put on airs anymore. After all, if they did, they would suffer a huge loss when they traded for treasures later …
"Monastery Master Ma, I finally get to meet you. Is your Mount Indigo Monastery's medicinal paste working? Ever since my old back sprained when I was commentating last time, I've used three of your plasters, but it still hasn't healed. I've been feeling uncomfortable all this time, so I had to beg the Azure Mountain … "
"Sect Leader Lin, you get what you pay for. Don't be so calculative …"
In one of the seats in the hall, a white-haired old man with a sword was complaining to Mount Indigo Monastery's Monastery Master Ma.
Monastery Master Ma had a helpless look on his face as he comforted this old customer. Ma Ping and Shen Xingchen were still by his side.
"Greetings, Lord Protector."
"Dharmaraja, how have you been …"
"Dharmaraja, about the apprenticeship that I mentioned last time, why don't you settle it today …"
On the other side, an old monk in a yellow kasaya nodded at the people who came to greet him, smiling without saying a word.
"Eh, the people from the Association of Spirit Kings haven't arrived yet …"
"I heard they won't be joining this year."
"What's the matter?"
"Don't you know yet? They've offended the Azure Mountain."
Voices rose and fell one after another. The entire hall was filled with thousands of people, and most of the legal Extraordinaire organizations in China were gathered here. Usually, due to the Truth Department's restrictions, without official permission, underground gatherings were prohibited.
Today was the only day that such a large-scale gathering was held, and they had the chance to make friends. No wonder it was so lively today.
…
Amidst the noise in the hall, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Look, the Venerable Dragon God and the others have arrived …"
The Extraordinaires who were exchanging pleasantries all raised their heads. Some even stood up and looked at the entrance of the hall at the same time. At that moment, the entire hall suddenly quieted down, just like a teacher walking into a middle school student's self-study room at night …
Unlike many other headmasters who came in surrounded by people, Vigilante A only had Zheng Dao following behind him. In front of him was a staff member from the Truth Department, who led him to his seat.
Everyone looked at each other, but no one went forward to greet him. Even Old Master Ma and Headmaster Lin Yuqing, who obviously knew Vigilante A, pretended not to see him.
The Extraordinaires were well-informed. During the battle in the Spirit Valley, all the powerhouses had sensed it, and with the Hummingbird organization that infiltrated every nook and cranny, all the forces with a bit of background knew that the Venerable Dragon God, who had just risen to power more than half a year ago, had killed Qi Mei of the Azure Mountain with one strike of his staff …
Three years ago, she went around challenging people, specifically picking sects with deep backgrounds to fight, and crippling six young talents. Her death was a cause for celebration.
However, the crowd would not move closer to Vigilante A because of this. They all thought that the Azure Mountain, which had always been tyrannical, aloof, and seemingly disdainful of interacting with mortals, would not let it go so easily. Whoever got close to Vigilante A would probably be blamed in the future …
Before this, there was a period of silence. Everyone thought that it was the calm before the storm, and that the explosion would come later.
Today, at the Treasure Trading Convention, the Venerable Dragon God actually appeared as usual. They even thought that Gu Buwei, who was about to appear, would definitely have an unprecedented collision with the Venerable Dragon God!
However, there were also people who were doubtful. According to the Truth Department, they should have expected it and not let the Venerable Dragon God participate. Now that they still let him in, all kinds of conspiracies suddenly appeared in their minds: Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf, fighting the sandpiper and the clam …
Fang Ning brought Zheng Dao calmly. In the dead silence, they walked to the seat with the Venerable Dragon God, sitting in the row closest to the high platform.
At this time, the old monk walked over. He did not say a word. He only put his palms together at Vigilante A, bowed, and then slowly walked back.
At this time, the silent atmosphere continued, but many people began to secretly talk to each other through telepathy.
"Tianjing Fawang is an Arhat from the Upper Realm after all, he's not afraid of the Azure Mountain …"
"That's right, we can't. If we get marked by them and another Qi Mei comes three years later, we'll be in big trouble." Some people explained themselves.
At this time, there were also a few powerhouses who frowned. They had already noticed that Vigilante A's soul was heavily injured!
Previously, Vigilante A's battle in the Land of Heritage, as well as the battle with the heirs of the Indian Trinity, were blocked by the Truth Department, so only insiders knew about it.
Now, these powerhouses thought that it must be because of the battle in front of Spirit Valley. Although the Venerable Dragon God returned victorious, he was also heavily injured.
Someone began to talk to others through telepathy, "Let's not talk about being marked by the Azure Mountain. If we were blacklisted by them and refused to buy their artifacts and pills, it would be a huge loss. There are still two people in our sect waiting to break through, and they're counting on this Barrier Breaking Pill."
Sitting at the table, Fang Ning drank his tea in silence. Although he could not hear what those people were saying, he knew what they were thinking from their evasive gazes and the gloating attitude of some of them.
However, he did not feel uncomfortable at all, and only talked to Sir System occasionally.
The System said, "These people are too unkind, I'm standing up for them … How dare they treat us like we're the plague, pretending not to know us. They didn't even greet us, and they didn't send any healing herbs. They're so much worse than Qiao Anping. They're just like those wild boars that ran away when they saw my bait … "
Fang Ning felt that it was very normal. Although it was fun to criticize the Azure Mountain in private, when it came to the public, most people would still choose to protect themselves.
He said, "I knew you would say that, so we have to become the strongest. That way, we won't have to worry about the vengeance of evil people when we do chivalry. Only then will these people come to us and greet us."
The System said, "Looks like we'll have to set the price higher in the future. These people all forget what's good for them and curry favor with those in power. We can't be kind to them … We need to get the resources from these people and strengthen us. Only then can we do chivalry better. "
Fang Ning said, "That's right, I support you. What you're doing is definitely in line with the path of chivalry."
The System said, "Eh, Host, now that you mention it, I feel like my chivalry attribute has increased a little …"
Monastery Master Ma looked around. When the old monk walked over to greet them, he also wanted to stand up and greet them. However, when he saw his young son and the genius disciple he had just accepted, he sighed and sat down.
Ever since the Venerable Dragon God came in, the entire hall became gloomy. Many people were silent.
Time passed very slowly under this kind of oppressive atmosphere. The grandfather clock in the hall ticked away.
Sir System continued to cultivate its own abilities, unaffected by the atmosphere.
Zheng Dao, who was sitting at the side, also looked normal. He did not look like he was wronged.
In the midst of the oppressive atmosphere, a sudden "haha" laughter broke the atmosphere.
A rugged man in his forties walked in. It was Qiao Anping. His face was a little pale, showing that his injuries from last time had not healed.
As soon as he walked in, he walked straight to Vigilante A's seat and sat down as if there was no one else around.
"Venerable One, long time no see. You've done such a great deed of chivalry, helping the weak and defeating the strong. You're truly the number one hero in history. I'm very impressed."
He cupped his hands and said to Vigilante A with a sincere expression.
The System said, "Look, speaking of him, he's here."
Fang Ning said, "He was sent by Ren Ruofeng to support us. Of course, it must be Qiao Anping's personal request. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been allowed to attend due to his injuries. Since he's not fully recovered, give him some medicine to heal his soul. "
The System said, "Why?"
Fang Ning rolled his eyes. "I'm just doing it for those snobs to see. I can also advertise it."
The System said, "Alright, then we should give him something good."
System Notification: [The System consumed 10,000 Experience Points, used Good Grade Vitality Herbs, and used Beginner-level Alchemy to create three Strong Soul Strengthening Pills.]
Fang Ning was very satisfied. He held out three crystal clear, jade-green pills in his hand.
"Fellow cultivator Qiao, it's just a small matter. It's just something I did casually, it's not worthy of such praise. These three Nine Transformations Soul Return Pills were just successfully refined by me. They're the most effective in healing soul injuries. Please accept them, lest the righteous path becomes weak … "
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