Chapter 14: I've Killed Enough People Today, I'm Tired!
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Luke stood at the edge of the broken floor in the bedroom and looked down through the big hole that had been smashed by Giant Tree.
Below Giant Tree's bedroom was the castle hall. His body was buried under a pile of rubble, and on top of it was a cracked, luxurious bed.
At this moment, the remaining time of Level 100 Clear Sky: 3 minutes and 41 seconds.
Fortunately, he had used Time Backtrack to pull Giant Tree back. If he had escaped to the first floor and been restrained by the members of the Wild Axe Party, he might not have been killed within the time limit.
Using Time Backtrack consumed a lot of energy, and it was almost ineffective against enemies of a higher level.
The higher the level of the enemy, the more energy it would consume.
Giant Tree was a four-star hero, and the target player was level 80. The energy required was far from what the Tschick brothers and Dwarf Bernie could compare to.
This time, not only did he pull back Giant Tree that had fallen, but he also pulled back the changed environment to the previous point in time.
If it weren't for Clear Sky's Elemental Fusion Reaction Furnace that could provide an instant burst of energy, Luke might not have been able to kill Giant Tree successfully.
Luke was more willing to consume the energy of Clear Sky than the precious battery of his phone.
Remove the Holy Blessing status and adjust Clear Sky's level to level 80.
Luke put away his weapon and jumped to the other side of the hole. He lifted the picture frame hanging on the wall and saw a safe hidden in the wall.
Following the password given in the guide, he turned the password wheel.
He opened the safe easily.
There was a square metal box, a cloth bag with an unknown content, and a few bundles of gold certificates, silver certificates, and imperial marks.
He's rich!
Luke first put the gold and silver certificates into his spatial backpack and then picked up the metal box.
On the metal box was a set of movable puzzles.
Different magic symbols were engraved on the puzzle blocks. As long as the correct magic symbol was pushed to the correct position, the ritual to summon the Red Dragon Nilcro could be activated.
Of course, the ritual still required other materials.
However, as long as one had money, they could obtain it through some channels.
Luke put the Heart of Red Dragon Nilcro into his space backpack and opened the small velvet bag.
It was filled with blue crystal pearls!
Luke took out a pearl from his pocket. The pearl, about a centimeter in diameter, shone like clear sea water under the light.
It was top-grade!
There were over a hundred blue crystal pearls of this size in his pocket, and there were also many larger pearls.
This time, he was really rich.
Because the blue crystal pearl contained a very large amount of water elemental energy, it was a very precious alchemy material.
However, its value was not in alchemy.
This was because the countries in The New Age were gradually replacing metal currency with paper money, and at the same time, they restricted the circulation of metal currency. The blue crystal pearl had gradually become the hard currency among pirates because of its rarity, value preservation, and ease of carrying.
In the future, with the reduction of metal currency, the general equivalent of blue crystal pearls for underground transactions would gradually circulate from the coast to the inland. The expansion of the market would increase the demand for blue crystal pearls.
The rarity of the blue crystal pearl made its value skyrocket.
At this time, a blue crystal pearl could be exchanged for at least 100 gold certificates. Half a year later, as the Golden Shield Empire further increased the restrictions on the use of metal currency, the value of the blue crystal pearl had increased by at least twenty times.
It was simply an unexpected windfall!
Luke quickly put away the bag of blue crystal pearls.
At this moment, a chaotic commotion could be heard from downstairs. It was unknown how many members of the Wild Axe Party had gathered in the hall on the first floor of the castle.
He remembered that Giant Tree's head was still below.
Luke jumped down from the gap in the floor in order to hand in the Assassin Tavern's mission.
The hall on the first floor of the castle was filled with members of the Wild Axe Party.
They surrounded the pile of rocks with weapons in their hands and saw the half-buried corpse of Giant Tree.
There was also the head that was covered in dust rolling to the side.
Boss Giant Tree was dead!
The members of the Wild Axe Party were all thinking about the scene of Giant Tree leading them to fight for territory with other sects.
The boss held a battle axe in his hand, and his entire body was covered in flames. He took the lead and charged at the enemy to kill.
He was like an invincible war god.
Who could kill him?
Moreover, he had killed him despite the multilayer protection!
When Luke jumped down, the members of the Wild Axe Party retreated in shock. They looked at the elf who suddenly jumped down from their boss's bedroom with puzzled expressions.
She was too beautiful.
No one would associate such a beautiful elf with the killer who killed Giant Tree.
But... she jumped down from the boss's bedroom.
A man wearing earrings and nose spikes walked out and asked, "Who are you? Who killed our boss?"
Luke walked to Giant Tree's head and picked it up by the horn.
"Lambert... I killed the Giant Tree. I also killed Chad, Bernie, Jebel, Brenda, and many others whose names I don't know.
"I've killed enough people tonight.
"I'm also tired.
"Are you stopping me? Or are you letting me leave?"
Luke's voice was not loud, but the content immediately silenced the noisy castle hall.
Everyone looked at the elf in the middle.
She stood there with the head of Giant Tree in her hand, her other hand on the scabbard. There was dust and blood on her clothes, face, and hair, but it was still difficult to hide her brilliance. No one could associate her with a killer.
Such elves should be the products that their boss was preparing to send to the rich district.
Lambert stared at the delicate elf before him.
He looked at Giant Tree's corpse and the head in the elf's hand before standing to the side.
"With such a major incident happening to our Wild Axe Party today, it's not convenient for us to entertain guests. Miss, if you want to leave, please feel free... I have to settle the funeral, so I won't see you off."
Lambert waved his hand, and the members of the Wild Axe Party automatically made way for her to pass through the castle gates.
"Thank you!"
Luke nodded at Lambert in thanks, then walked forward with Giant Tree's head in his hand.
Just as she was about to walk out of the castle, Lambert asked loudly, "Miss, what's your name? When our Wild Axe Party has settled the matters here, we will definitely pay you a visit."
Luke threw Giant Tree's head into the air and opened his spatial backpack to put it away.
"My name is Clear Sky. The clear sky..." Luke turned to look at Lambert and smiled. "You want to seek revenge? Live well and don't do things that you can't do.
"It's best not to even think about it."
Luke strode out of the castle gate.
Lambert walked to the door and watched as the elf nimbly climbed over the wall and disappeared.
"Close all the doors of the headquarters. No one is allowed to leave without my orders.
"Inform our people outside to come back.
"Send someone to Fish Bone Island to inform Lady Tasia of Boss Giant Tree's death."
Someone beside Lambert asked, "Do we have to call back the people at the dock?"
"Yes! With the boss dead, the dock would probably be lost. We should preserve our strength and wait for Fish Bone Island's reinforcements.
"You... Go to the Secret Intelligence Bureau in Cape District and ask them to send people to investigate the case immediately. We give them so much money every month. It's time for them to work for us."
"Yes, Lord Lambert."
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