Chapter 837: Wanna work for me? (2/2)

“Yeah! They are just bitches who had spoiled their son. We ain’t afraid of them!” consoled Han Huo.

Ever since the incident at Ethereal City Celestial Pearl where Rose held back a group of raiders to allow him and Han Tu to escape, Han Huo’s opinion of Rose dramatically improved. Besides, to Han Huo, Han Shuo was the most powerful in the world. He had blind faith in Han Shuo and did not think that anyone could defeat Han Shuo.

This blind faith came from his past experiences. He had never seen Han Shuo defeated over the many years he was with him and therefore would only grow more and more confident in Han Shuo’s power.

“Father, as long as you can handle that Buzz, we will not lose!” Little Skeleton was not as irrational as Han Huo. As his strength and intelligence improved, he learned to dissect a problem with clear and sound reasoning.

“Don’t worry about it, we will be just fine!” Han Shuo put on a confident smile and said, “Come, let’s keep strolling around and see if we can get information about Kage.”

There were people in the Omphalos who specialized in selling information. They were called ‘stringers’. If anyone in the Fringe wanted to raid or attack any of the merchant caravans who traveled across the Fringe, one could learn all the detailed information and plans from stringers.

The stringers started out by selling information on that aspect. But over time, they expanded in the intelligence that they would sell. With enough black crystal coins, one could learn just about anything from stringers.

After spending one thousand black crystal coins, Han Shuo got hold of Kage's whereabouts from a stringer. He was told that Kage was here in the Omphalos five days ago before going to Salas to offer his tribute. At present, Kage should be on Empyrean Peak.

Although the Omphalos was jointly managed by Tyre, Rogers, Ossora, Salas, and Wasir, they normally won’t be in the city. The vast territory of the Fringe contained countless mountain ranges, rivers, oceans, and valleys. The Five Sovereigns lived in the most mysterious and treacherous regions found in the Fringe.

Salas lived on the Empyrean Peak which was one hundred thousand meters at its tallest point. It was like a broadsword piercing into the blue dome of heavens. The Empyrean Peak represented Salas’ exaltedness. His tributaries would travel to the Empyrean Peak annually to pay formal tribute. In normal circumstances, Salas will not leave the Empyrean Peak. He would only step outside of his mountain when there were situations that none of his subordinates could resolve.

When Han Shuo learned that Kage was at Empyrean Peak, he knew that it was highly improbable to kill Kage soon. Not only that Salas was at the Empyrean Peak, but his core and strongest members were also always stationed on the mountain. On top of that, the Mountain was covered with a dense array of defensive boundaries. Han Shuo knew that it would be irrational to attack the Empyrean Peak with just Little Skeleton, Rose, and the Five Elite Zombies.

Han Shuo had no plan of wrecking the Empyrean Peak and fighting Salas, for now. He decided to wait for Kage to leave the Empyrean Peak before doing anything to him.

Han Shuo and his party continued to roam around the Omphalos. Soon after, a gang walked into their path. Their leader has a cold and arrogant face. He was a late-stage highgod of darkness.

“Lady, gentlemen, I heard that you have offended Bertha and Buzz?” the leader of the gang asked with his head held high after arriving before Han Shuo and his party.

“Not your goddamn business!” Han Huo found his snobbish look annoying and replied to him dismissively.

“Fool, don’t you know that you are on the eve of death?” The man coldly groaned and scanned every one of Han Shuo’s party with his eyes. Perhaps he thought that Rose was the strongest among them, he looked at Rose and said, “Let me remind you - there are only a few in the Fringe who dare offend Buzz and Bertha. The duo is now waiting right outside the Omphalos. As soon as you leave the city, you will be tracked and killed by the duo. So, if you want to live, pay me one million black crystal coins. I and my men will protect you and your party as you leave from the Omphalos. How about that?”

Rose did not reply but turned to look at Han Shuo.

The security contractor was stunned. Being good at reading body language, he immediately realized that he had misidentified the party’s leader. He took a moment to carefully observe Han Shuo but discovered no significant energy fluctuation on Han Shuo. He found the situation rather strange and confusing.

“Nope,” Han Shuo declined the proposal succinctly.

That guy did not continue to try selling his service. He nodded in a cold grin and turned on his heels with his gang. He thought that Han Shuo and his party would be dead without a doubt.

“Hold on!” spoke Han Shuo suddenly. When the person turned around puzzlingly, Han Shuo smilingly asked, “May I know what’s your name?”

“Haruli is my name. So, how? Changed your mind?” Haruli arrogantly said, “The price is now 1.5 million black crystal coins. No bargaining!”

Han Shuo shook his head smilingly and replied, “You don’t seem to be serving any of the Five Sovereigns. Ay, you and your followers have decent strengths. How about you work for me?“

Haruli was stunned and stared at Han Shuo like a fool. After coming to his senses, he laughed condescendingly and said, “Go and ask around the Fringe. All of the Five Sovereigns had tried to recruit me, but I have declined them all. What makes you think that I will work for a nobody like you?” Haruli then gestured at his gang and said, “Let’s leave. This guy must be a nutjob!”