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
While the captain of the team tried to persuade them, Chaplin interrupted him. “I spent so much money to hire you to work for me. Do you think you can take it easy? We didn’t encounter any danger at the entrance, and we’ve been walking for several hours without any problems since we entered! “If there’s danger, there’s no way we could've made it until now!” Chaplin was certain that nothing would go wrong. The lives of these people meant nothing to him. The captain and his teammates scowled. They did not expect Chaplin to be so heartless. Under normal circumstances, everyone would be wary of such a dangerous place. However, this guy was ordering them to rush headlong into this place. He was simply outrageous. “Since you’ve accepted my payment, you have to follow my orders or you’ll get it from me!” Chaplin threatened angrily, intimidating them with his status. Captain Nico Wick scowled unhappily. He had never taken on such a mission before. This guy was simply disgusting
The team continued to move forward. As Chaplin walked, he thought of ways to earn back the money he just spent. He spent a lot of money to find information and hire help to escort him into the ancient tomb in the ancient ruins. Although this amount of money was a drop in the bucket, a miser like Chaplin was unwilling to spend a single cent. “Grab everything that you can see later,” Chaplin anxiously reminded them. He hired them for another important purpose. Captain Nico had a storage bag on hand. With this bag, he could take many things from the ancient ruins without anyone’s knowledge. Nico nodded. His bag was empty except for some medicine and weapons. His task was to bring things for Chaplin. The things would be split 80-20, which was good enough for Nico. While they moved ahead at top speed, Philip and his party finally caught up. Philip calmly glanced at the tunnel and found no danger. The tunnel was free of obstacles and very long. They would waste a lot of t
The onlookers felt angry when they saw that Philip and his party had arrived at the finish line safely and were waving to them provocatively. “Did you see that guy's expression? He's mocking us!” “Damn it, let’s go too. Don’t let them look down on us!” They felt that Philip had taken the head start, so they had to catch up. They moved quickly, but the tunnel was no longer safe. Someone had just taken a few steps when a long arrow zoomed through the air and pierced through him. Another person managed to run for several kilometers when a skeleton appeared at his feet and grabbed his ankles, tripping him over. As he fell to the ground, spikes appeared and stabbed through him. He died a miserable death. Very soon, everyone noticed the anomaly in this tunnel. This tunnel was full of various booby traps aimed at them. “What on earth is going on? It was safe earlier, so why did it turn out this way?” “Oh no, help me! This thing is about to eat me! I don’t think I can han
Most of the people they brought along died in the tunnel. The prince and his men scowled darkly at the closed tunnel. “This place is really full of dangers. We need to be careful from now on.” Someone said that, and everyone nodded in full agreement. They sat cross-legged in meditation, hoping to regain their strength quickly. If they failed to restore their energy, they would be dead if they encountered such danger again. “Something is weird about this. Why did the traps work when we entered the tunnel? Nothing happened to the earlier team when they did the same.” The people of the royal family discussed it. First Prince Baldric Hayes had entered the ancient ruins with his followers and his royal sister, June Hayes. They were very confident that they could gain something from this trip. However, reality proved otherwise. They were caught off guard before they entered the ancient ruins. “June, we've lost many people, so we have to be careful from now on. As for the ea
“No matter what, I’m better than Aslan!” Rabbit hopped up and down without a care in the world, happy about the role he played this time. Rabbit hummed excitedly, annoying everyone. Then, he used the elf water excitedly. It was not used for bathing. Rabbit drank a big mouthful and felt the changes in his body. “I was just an ordinary rabbit before this, but I’ve evolved into the body of a god now!” Rabbit patted his chest with pride and excitement. Philip frowned, surprised to hear that Rabbit used to have a mortal body. “Aren’t you from this world? Why do you have a mortal body? You should have a god’s body by right.” Philip frowned in confusion, wondering what was going on. Hearing that, Rabbit seemed embarrassed as if it was difficult to speak about it. “Due to my playfulness back then, I was suppressed because of some pathetic things and lost my divine body at that time. I had to live a miserable life as an ordinary rabbit, but things are different now. I've finally resto
Rabbit’s worry was unfounded. Instead of looking down at the elf tree, the tree monster was excited. “No problem. Leave it to me. I can easily protect this sacred tree with my strength. We’ll also foster our relationship and won’t let you and Philip down. Philip will be our god forever!” The tree monster was very good at adapting to the situation and quickly flattered them. She was in a good mood and wanted to acknowledge Philip as her boss. “Sure enough, Philip is so powerful that he can get the elves’ treasure without any effort!”… While everyone marveled at Philip’s luck, the ugly elves were thinking about how to regain their status and power. “My queen, what should we do now? They've deprived us of our status and dignity, simply driving us into the corner!” “If we do as they say, we’ll be excluded from the world of the gods, and everything will be too late!” “I think we should fight back while they’re unprepared. With their strength, they can’t do anything to us!”
The elf tree stopped talking after that. He knew that the elves were not that powerful. They would definitely need help if they faced any problems. Philip was their best choice. If the elves ever sought help from Philip, the elf tree would put in some good words for them and at least try to persuade Philip to help them. Akash remembered the elf tree’s every word, and he was glad that he kept Philip's contact information. He trusted the elf tree very much. Since the tree told him to find Philip when he encountered trouble, it proved that Philip was a very trustworthy person. “I never thought that I’d have to work with humans in the end!” Akash said helplessly. He knew that all creatures in the world of the gods hated humans, but they were his last resort. “It’s okay. He’s no ordinary human. His ideas and ideals are better than most. Maybe he’d be willing to help me.”… Meanwhile, Philip sneezed on his way back. He felt that someone had ideas about him. “What’s going on? W
“You’re welcome. In that case, I hope we can meet again.” Akash got many good things from Philip, including some precious tea leaves. The elves were not used to drinking tea, but they were full of praise after coming into contact with the tea leaves. “I look forward to doing business with you again. Remember to give us a discount if you have other good things next time!” Akash sent Philip and his people out with a bright smile on his face. He felt he had made a fortune this time. However, the volume of this transaction was quite big and almost exhausted all his reserves. Akash was full of excitement as he looked at his empty elf water reserves. The current situation was not a problem. They would get more very soon. Elves could live eternally. They could wait for centuries for the next batch of elf water. Thinking of this, Akash came to the elf tree and greeted him with a smile, “My lord, I hope you can put some effort into producing more elf water. We've received many ama
“This is my soul branch. If you take it and plant it, I’ll grow up in no time. During this time, I’ll have to depend on your boss.” Rabbit nodded and left with the branch. The elf tree would not last long without its soul and would wither after three or five days at most. Philip had no idea what Rabbit had done. He was still negotiating with Akash, taking out various things to trade with the other party. Akash was quite eager about the things in Philip's hand. He simply could not control himself from spending money, wishing he could get everything from Philip’s hands. “How did you end up with so many treasures? Humans are an amazing race, indeed. Have you ever thought of rescuing the imprisoned people?” Akash asked curiously during the transaction. After all, it would make sense for Philip to rescue his own kind. Philip shook his head calmly. He was not that free. “They have nothing to do with me. Why should I save them? To satisfy my hero complex? I don’t need anyone t
“I’m here for the tree monster. We're at the place where the elves live, and we found a huge male tree, a powerful one. Are you interested? Just look at how good our welfare is. Joining Philip can also solve your marriage issue. Do you think other people will care about a little tree monster like you?” The tree monster was clearly taken aback upon hearing this. “Are you talking about the divine elf tree? How did you manage to persuade him?” The tree monster was stunned. In its opinion, the elf tree was a sacred existence. Just like Prince Charming, who every woman dreamed of but could not get, the elf tree was a force to be reckoned with. Rabbit nodded. He had reached a consensus with that tree after a good chat. “You may choose not to trust me, but you can always trust our boss!” Rabbit patted his chest and mentioned Philip. He knew that these two would trust Philip no matter what. Sure enough, the tree monster became excited and quickly agreed with a bright smile.
“Are you talking about that tree monster? It’s female, of course. I had a hard time capturing it. You've taken the tree monster away, haven’t you? Why ask me this question? Just ask it if you want to find out. I believe it’ll answer you.” Black Rabbit grimaced in pain as Philip pulled his ears. He was puzzled and wondered why Philip suddenly asked him this question. Rabbit smiled and almost applauded. “So, do you want to consider my proposal? You have to believe that I’ll never hurt you. I can definitely negotiate this deal with her.” Philip nodded and took Rabbit into Verge Tower so that he could have a good chat with the tree monster. The tree monster and the water monster were enjoying various wonderful resources in Verge Tower. They were very excited about the rich energy and saw a lot of pills too. Philip’s students tossed their failed products in here, and Philip never bothered about them because he had no use for them anyway. The pills were usually used as nutrient
Akash knew how valuable Philip's pills were. It would be great if he could get more. In comparison, he felt that elf water paled in contrast. Elf water made no difference to gods like them. It could enhance their strength at most but not as much as imagined. There was a limit to how much each person could use, so they could not use it to enhance their strength forever. Other than those who needed purification, they did not need elf water at all. It would be best if they could trade it with Philip. “I can trade as much as you want. I’ll offer 100 drops of elf water for one of these pills. What do you think?” Philip was surprised by Akash’s forthright manner. “Although elf water is important, it doesn't play a big role for us, so it’s best if we can use it in exchange for something more useful.” Philip nodded at his explanation. Indeed, this deal was mutually beneficial. Akash was worried that Philip would not have many pills, but he was surprised to see Philip taking out h
“These are ten drops of elf water, considered priceless. I’d never give this to another person so easily.” Akash was quite generous to Philip. He knew that Philip was a good person and worthy of a good relationship. “So, this is elf water.” Philip picked up the small bottle for a closer look and was pleasantly surprised. He could feel his body reacting to the elf water. His body needed a lot of elf water, definitely more than ten drops. “It’s quite valuable. May I ask if you plan to sell it? I can make a deal with you,” Philip said with a smile. Elf water was valuable but not rare. The elves owned an elf tree that produced the elf water. Akash smiled brightly at Philip’s reaction. “Since you want the deal, state your offer. I have high standards.” Akash was certain that Philip could not offer anything good, but Philip handed him some pills. Philip made the pills himself, so the quality could be guaranteed. “Give these pills a try. I believe they can be of great help to th