It was rumored that although that place was harsh, treasures could be found everywhere. Even weeds growing by the roadside were spiritual herbs that had grown for thousands of years. Philip had been here for a while and had heard of such rumors. He felt disdain for these rumors because he had been to that continent! It was dumb luck that he entered that continent back then, so it was a mystery whether he could tear the space apart and enter that place again. “No problem. Tell those people I’ll be there right away!” Chaplin said excitedly. He forgot about Philip and hurried out. If he could enter the ancient ruins, maybe his level would improve. It would be great if he could get the key to that continent. Once he controlled the key, he could connect the two continents, and he would make a killing with his identity as a level-five alchemist. As someone with that skill, he wanted to open a bridge between the two continents. “You guys wait here. I’ll deal with you after my
Philip was quite surprised by the emperor’s wisdom. “Let’s have a look.” Philip cheerfully led everyone to the Imperial List, happy with this discovery. When they arrived at the registration counter, Philip saw Tory guarding the crowd. Tory looked glum as if he had encountered some difficulty. He stood aside silently with a cold gaze, and the people around him dared not make any noise. Philip walked over to greet him. Tory’s bad mood was quickly replaced with a bright smile when he saw Philip, whom he had been thinking of. The people around looked at Tory, surprised to see such a friendly smile on Tory's face. Since Tory entered Imperial City as an official, they had never seen that expression on his face. Philip walked up to him and said in surprise, “Tory, why are you in charge of this area now?” Philip did not think it was a good job. Anyone with a brain could do this. Guarding some people to stay in line was something anyone could do. Tory sighed. It was hard to e
Tory wanted to enter the ancient ruins for a look, but his team was hiding in the dark, so it was inconvenient to make an appearance. Besides, Tory had not found anyone worthy of true friendship in this big Imperial City, making it impossible for him to form a team with random strangers and go to such a dangerous place. Philip's arrival had given him new hope that anything was possible. “Of course. Our team lacks an elite like you,” Philip invited Tory. Philip liked Tory. He was not weak and could be of great help. Hearing that, Tory jumped in delight. “That’s great. Fighting side by side with you is the best I can hope for!” Tory excitedly raised his glass for a toast with Philip. At this time, he noticed Poppy, who was sitting quietly by the side. “This girl looks so familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?” Tory asked, thinking she looked familiar. Lyle burst out laughing. “Sir, this pickup line sounds so cheesy. No one speaks to girls like that anymore.” To
Nevertheless, the salts for the bath seemed pretty good. Tory could smell the herbal fragrance from quite a distance away. The fragrance was refreshing and made him comfortable all over, and his pores felt as if they were breathing. “Would you like a bath too? Believe me, it’ll be the happiest moment in your life,” Philip said. Seeing everyone's intoxicated looks, Tory waved his hand awkwardly. He would be embarrassed to take a bath in public. Philip did not comment on Tory’s refusal. He stood up from the tub and went behind the screen to change. Everyone was squeezed into a room, so they could not bathe naked. Philip brought along swimsuits for everyone. After the water in the tub turned clear, everyone went to change. Lyle felt sorry for Tory, who did not know how to appreciate the bath. “If you were smart, you would've chosen to take a bath with us. This thing can only bring you benefits, not harm.” Tory was confused by Lyle’s remark. Everyone seemed refreshed and
They would be heading to a scary and spooky place, searching for various treasures and facing various dangers. Thus, Philip was in no hurry. Since some people were willing to lead the way, he would not miss this good opportunity. “Slow down. We need to change our appearance and use other identities to face the outside world.” Philip had already made many enemies despite only arriving here shortly. In order to head into the ancient ruins safely, Philip decided to disguise his appearance along with everyone. Not long after they arrived at the Imperial List, Chaplin arrived in a grand fashion too. There were also some rich kids with bodyguards. They knew each other and greeted each other in private, but it was obvious that everyone was full of fighting spirit and disdain for each other. Chaplin looked around smugly. He had a high status here. Sure enough, as soon as he arrived, some people approached him, ready to flatter. “Mr. Chase, I hope you can take care of me from no
Chaplin made the promise of several pills and paid a hefty price in exchange for several powerful subordinates, so he wanted to enjoy the convenience brought by them. They were quite strong and were very experienced hunters. They arrived at the city gates very quickly and were released after going through the registration and checkpoint. Chaplin wondered why the procedure had become so complicated. In his previous mission, he simply had to wait in the carriage for people to pay homage to him. After seeing him, the guards would bow respectfully and send him off. However, it was different now. He was asked to get out of the carriage and register, which he found insulting. “Send someone to find out what's going on. We need to get to the bottom of this.” Chaplin had a gut feeling that something was wrong. The hunters scowled. They were not errand boys. “Excuse me, Mr. Chase, our job is to bring you with us. Please don’t ask us to find information.” These experienced hun
The others were no better, gobbling their food in an unsightly manner, including Poppy, who was always graceful. Tory shook his head helplessly and finally had no choice but to join them. If he could not beat them, he should join them! With meat in his mouth and tea in his hand, he felt that it was a wonderful life. Sometimes, it felt good to lead an ordinary life. It took half an hour to finish their meal. Philip waved his hand and led everyone on their way. The burden was finally lifted from Tory’s shoulders. Now that everyone was ready to set off, they had no time to lose. Everyone hurried out and registered at the checkpoint. Aslan was puzzled and asked Tory curiously, “Why do we have to register here? Why is it more troublesome to leave the city than to enter?” Aslan's remark aroused Tory's curiosity. To be honest, he had no idea either. “Maybe they want to keep track of us because we’re going to the ancient ruins,” Tory guessed. Since they had a mark on
Aslan laughed and said, “These people are so stupid to have gotten trapped in a formation!” Aslan was very knowledgeable after following Philip for a long time. Hearing that, Tory stood on guard. This thing was not that easy to deal with. It would take a while to exit once they entered a formation. “Since there’s a formation, this must be the ancient ruins!” Tory said. Philip was exasperated and said, “Don’t be such a fool. You can tell that this formation is very lousy at one glance. These people are about to get out.” This formation was unique to normal people, but Philip could tell its disposition with just one glance. While Tory was in a panic, Philip walked over and easily destroyed the formation. His casual actions saved those people from a crisis. The victims trapped in the formation returned to normal in an instant. They looked horrified and had no idea what was going on. They were not that weak, but they were unable to do anything when trapped in the format
“You want the merfolk's pearl, but the fish creatures haven't given it to me yet. I don’t have it right now. Even if you defeat me, what’s the point? The fish creatures can run with it while you’re distracted. It’ll be a waste of time for you to fight me,” Philip said. He was really worried about Tom’s IQ. He could understand if he attacked Moby instead. “The thing is in Moby’s hand, but you want to attack me instead of dealing with him. Is it because you can't get the woman of your dreams?” Philip had a sharp tongue, and Tom trembled at his words. Philip dared to humiliate him like this. However, Philip had a point. He should deal with Moby instead. He was just annoyed that his beloved Marina liked Philip. Tom was infuriated by Philip’s words and attacked him. He had to kill Philip at all costs and show Marina the scene of Philip's defeat. The two were quickly engaged in a fight, and Tom moved fluidly in this disgusting swamp. Philip maintained a superior position and foug
“This is an agreement between me and Chief Moray. It’s not up to you.” After saying this, Tom took out a sharp dagger from his pocket. Philip thought Tom was going to attack him, but Tom used the dagger to cut himself instead, leaving everyone wondering what he was doing. After injuring himself, he took out a bottle of potion and poured it on the wound, which healed in a few seconds. Philip was surprised by the rapid recovery. The potion had to be a treasure. At this time, everyone realized that Tom's strength was increasing rapidly to the point of being daunting. Aslan stepped back cautiously, surprised by this unexpected turn. He had always been a fearless person, but he felt a sense of oppression from this weak person. It proved that the potion was powerful enough to pose a threat to him. Thinking of this, Aslan scowled and reached out for Philip, hoping that Philip could take care of it. After all, he and Lyle were equally strong. If he could not deal with Tom, Lyle
“Tom, if you can take care of this matter, I’ll give you Marina’s hand in marriage. I’m sure the two of you can work together to lead the merfolk to glory.” Everyone was shocked, including Tom, who was in disbelief. No one expected that Moray would ask Tom to marry Marina. Even the fish creatures were shocked. Although they were enemies, they knew that Marina was the merfolk's holy maiden. Tom had been protecting the holy maiden over the years, so he was a servant without a doubt. It was ironic to hear that a servant was worthy enough to marry the holy maiden. Marina was shocked and subconsciously glanced at Philip, who was indifferent about it. After all, it was the merfolk's affairs, nothing to do with him. Philip would not bother even if Marina had to marry an old man. “However, you must prove your ability before you can marry my daughter. If you get the item, I’ll hand her to you.” Moray had been seriously injured before this and could no longer fight normally. The merf
Philip took out a small bottle of elf water from his pocket and handed it to Moby. He wanted to see what the ugly creature would look like after taking the precious elf water. Moby was shocked to see Philip handing him some elf water and felt unworthy of it. At Philip’s insistence, he walked over and respectfully took the small bottle of elf water from Philip. He took a sip cautiously and wanted to marvel at its wonderful taste. Philip felt exasperated at Moby’s caution. Moby probably had no idea how Lyle and the others treated the water. They not only used it to bathe but also drank it casually like normal drinking water. Marina and the others watched with envy. They knew how precious the elf water was, so they were shocked by Philip’s generosity in giving it to the humble fish creatures. Even the merfolk found it difficult to get some elf water, but these lowly creatures got it. No one would be happy at this scene. Philip glanced at everyone. The other fish creatures st
Surprisingly, things turned out this way. However, Marina believed that Philip would not do things to the extreme. There had to be a reason for his actions. “Philip, you promised us first. Are you going to go back on your word and work with the fish creatures instead? They're up to no good. You’ll regret it if you work with them!” Tom was nervous, afraid that he had messed things up. It would be over if Philip decided not to help them anymore. He could already imagine how angry Moray would be. “I only promised to take care of the fish creatures. Now that they've surrendered to me, it’s the same as fulfilling my promise. Do you think otherwise? Now that it’s done, I have no obligation to help you any longer. That’s all I have to say.” Philip shook his head helplessly at the nervous Marina. He thought it was a pity. Marina was a nice person, but she was too young and innocent, full of unnecessary fantasies in her mind. Maybe things would not have turned out this way if she had
“I’m surrendering to the humans, not the merfolk. Who do you think you are?” The chief of the fish creatures knew that he stood a chance to survive if he surrendered to the humans, but they would be dead if they gave in to the merfolk. The merfolk hated their existence and could not wait to kill them. On the other hand, the humans did not have a big grudge against them. At most, he would allow Katie to stab them a few times. Moray scowled at his words and trembled with anger. “Fine, remember your words. You’ll pay the price for what you said today.” He turned away from the chief of the fish creatures' arrogant face and glanced at Philip instead. In his opinion, Philip should at least fulfill his promise. However, Philip paid no heed to him at all. “You should know what I want. I won’t take action if you hand it over of your own accord. Although you’re ugly, at least you never messed with me,” Philip said with a smile. The fish creatures could not refute the fact that they
Tom watched this scene smugly. His plan worked. Although he failed to get Katie’s agreement, he managed to sow discord between Marina and Philip. He could proceed with the next step. Marina was very upset now, so he had to seize the opportunity to intervene. Katie was the center of this fight. It was time for a battle to the death. Philip watched from the sidelines. He would only step forward to provide help when Katie needed it. Otherwise, he would simply keep an eye on her. He wanted to take the opportunity to train her as an ace up his sleeve. The fish creatures were fully prepared to fight Philip and the others, but they had no idea that they were so strong. They thought that the humans had ordinary bodies and could not resist their poison. The fish creatures' venom should be lethal for humans, making them unable to resist. However, these humans seemed indestructible. They had no way to deal with them no matter how hard they tried. “What’s up with these people's bodies?
Tom was counting on Philip to help them deal with the fish creatures. He thought that he could sit back and reap the benefits, but things were not as simple as imagined. Philip would not fall for it so easily. Philip glanced at Tom, disappointed by the eagerness in his eyes. He did not expect that the simple and honest young man would show such a side. At this time, Tom glanced at Katie. He wanted to take the opportunity to win Katie over to his side. “Katie, just look at the ugly side of these people. I begged Philip to bring you to this world back then, so I’m obligated to protect you. Philip is up to no good. I want to take responsibility for what I did back then,” Tom said righteously. Tom felt smug about it, but it was quickly replaced by tension and worry. Katie looked at Tom in confusion, thinking that maybe he was a little unhinged. “You didn’t beg Philip to take me in back then. I was the one who begged him to take me away. “If you hadn't fled to our fishing villag
Moray glanced at Philip with disdain and anger, blaming Philip for everything. He would not have suffered this humiliation if not for Philip. “No matter what, I’ll take care of you right now. Putting aside whether I’m working with humans or not, you’ll die as long as you can’t defeat me.” Moray put up a tough front, feeling annoyed about this. He was embarrassed because of Philip. He vowed to cut off all ties with Philip later and never let anyone know that they worked with humans. Aslan was annoyed by Moray’s unpleasant words. “What do you mean, old man? You behaved differently when you wanted to use us and changed your attitude after using us. Are you burning bridges now?” Aslan with his hot temper knew that the best way to deal with Moray was to condemn him. Moray scowled, surprised that someone dared to complain about him. “What do you mean? Do you think I'm a pushover? You used us to help you deal with the fish creatures, and you want to cut ties with us right after th