Chapter 890: Princess Zamuria (1/2)

Huken City was the closest settlement to the Four Sectors' Border Region. It had been established and built from scratch by a group of merchants that thought that profit could be made from the place.

The Four Sector's Border Region was the most chaotic place in Zamuria Continent. It was incredibly vast and had unusual terrain. Moreover, thanks to the Restriction Law in the region, flying was impossible beyond a certain height. On top of that, thanks to the Predominated Vine, traveling wasn't easy through the region.

Then again, due to the massive area it covered, the Four Sectors' Border Region basically became a main region of travel if one wished to go from one sector to another in the Zamuria Continent.

Thanks to this, bandits were rampant in the area. Well, they wouldn't be rampant if it weren't goods from the entire Continent circulating in the region. Unsurprisingly, the merchants thought there was something to gain here. That was why they formed a group and jointly created Huken City.

But now, powerful experts beyond their capabilities trashed their city and stole all their goods and resources. Most of the merchants had no way to recover from this setback, which was akin to crippling them permanently.

Even the big merchant groups that were the backbone of Huken City were in shambles, barely able to sustain themselves. They still possessed a few resources they had stashed away. But other than that, their finances were already in the red. If they didn't do anything to save that, then their merchant organizations would eventually crumble.

Krune noticed how all the merchants were gearing up for battle as they packed their belongings. He went to a nearby merchant and asked him, ”What are you guys planning to do?”

”What else can we do but risk our lives?” the merchant snapped back, crying immediately as he spoke. ”We no longer have enough resources to sustain ourselves. The only method left for us to recover is the Sub-Realm. We can only hope to obtain something there that would help us.”

”That's an incredibly risky choice you're doing.” Krune frowned as he looked at the merchant, noticing how he was only in the Fourth Stage God Foundation Realm. He then said with good intentions, ”With your strength, death is guaranteed.”

”All our guards have been killed.” Another merchant appeared as he spoke, ”On top of that, we no longer have anything to sustain ourselves with. No items, no equipment, no pills, nothing. We can't even protect ourselves anymore.”

His face seemed to have aged a decade as the merchant spoke, trying his best to control the waterworks. ”In these turbulent times, we would be abused by the strong. Our lives would turn miserable. So, instead of that, why not die trying to make our lives better?”

Krune looked around and suggested, ”Instead of risking your lives, can't you set up an energy-gathering formation in a secluded location and cultivate there peacefully? As long as your strengths increase, you can make a comeback.”

”Our energy-gathering formation was destroyed by those bastards,” a tall demon beast in human form said as he appeared, each of his steps causing a mild tremor.

”Boss!” All the merchants shouted with a tone of respect. It seemed that he was their emotional pillar.

The boss arrived before Krune, possessing an imposing momentum. He stared at Krune for a moment, realizing that he was unable to see through the other party's strength. His tone became respectful as he continued, ”Just a simple energy-gathering formation cannot solve our issue. We wouldn't have become merchants if we were gifted in the path of cultivation.”

Krune noticed how this boss was at the Second Stage of the Nascent God Realm. Though, it seemed that he was the only person in this cultivation realm. The rest were either in the God Core or the God Foundation Realm.

They weren't strong, weaker than what their cultivation bases stated. Krune was confident he could take on everyone in the area and still emerge victoriously. After all, the people before him only cultivated to maintain a healthy physique.

Plus, they did so by consuming expensive tonic, pills, and other cultivation resources. After all, they weren't gifted in the field of cultivation. That's why a simple energy-gathering formation that would have helped most cultivators was almost useless to them.

Shaking his head, Krune walked away. He didn't have much of a solution to their problems and left them to their devices. Seeing him walk away all of a sudden, the boss sighed, feeling mildly disappointed.

He then resolved himself as he rallied up all the merchants to depart to the Four Sectors' Border Region, intending to head into the Sub-Realm. After all, they were situated quite close to it. It would be a waste not to use that to their advantage.

”Unless you wish to waste your time and forge equipment here nonstop, you can't help their situation. And besides, they probably don't even have enough materials to forge good equipment,” Cultivator said with an apathetic expression. ”Best to leave them to their fate. They haven't asked us for help anyway.”

Cultivator didn't seem bothered about their struggles. He didn't seem to care. In retrospect, he seemed to be more worried about the damage to the city. He soon went around the city, inspecting the changes in the surroundings, expressing his relief when he noticed the foundation of the city remained.

'So, he's that type of character,' Krune thought to himself as he nodded in understanding. Cultivator was an odd individual. Also, it seemed like his mind was wired differently from a regular person. It functioned differently at times, placing greater importance on something worth less than something worthwhile.

The bullshit story Krune made up on the spot worked on garnering his intention. So, that showed Cultivator's tendencies.