Money!
Perhaps for the Chu Family, the most important thing at the moment was money.
After hiding in the dark crypt for so many years, the Chu Family had been using up their savings. Tens of thousands of people, just eating and drinking every day was a huge expense!
In an ordinary house in Eastern City, Henry sat by the bed, pushed open the wooden window in front of him and looked at the night sky.
The crescent moon was hanging in the air, surrounded by darkness.
"Why are there sun and moon here? And the sustained time is the same as the reflection of the outside world. If Future was here, she should be able to explain it clearly."
The images of his brothers appeared in Henry's mind.
"I hope you are all right. This is a troubled world. Unless you quit completely, no one can escape."
The night was very quiet. Occasionally, a roar from a demonic beast would ring out from outside the city. This roar would suddenly wake some of the ordinary people that had already fallen asleep, causing them to break out in cold sweat on their backs.
In the City Lord's Mansion.
Colver Family leader, Knox, stood in the yard with his hands behind his back as he looked into the starry sky.
"There's going to be a storm. Does everyone in the city know that the demonic beasts are about to encircle the city?"
"City Lord, most of the people have already known it. According to the guard, many adventurers and the moles who join the team of the demonic beast are rushing to the city."
"Open the city gates tomorrow. Along the way, send out letters to ask the other six cities for help. The demonic beasts are getting fiercer and fiercer each time they encircle the city. This time around, just our Eastern City alone will not be able to stop them."
With a wave of his arm, a black scale appeared in Knox's hand. It was the one Henry saw in the Treasure Pavilion this afternoon.
Knox stared at the scales in his hand and muttered, "This Recluse World has existed for so long and has always been searching, but it has never been able to find the source of that energy.
Where exactly could that thing be? The rate at which monsters mutate is getting faster and faster. It's about to take it, but it can't hold on any longer. Once the lie is revealed, the entire world will be in chaos..."
At this point, a voice rang out from the darkness again.
"City Lord, do you need someone to take a look at the Treasure Pavilion in the city?"
"There's no need." Knox put away the scales in his hand and shook his head. "Just let someone watch over that place. Those who know how to appraise treasures are all talented people. Try your best to befriend them. It's best not to force such talented people to go to the other six cities if they can stay in our Eastern City."
"I understand."
An entire night passed quietly.
The next morning.
Henry opened his eyes. As soon as he opened the door, he saw two young and beautiful girls in long silk dresses standing respectfully in front of his room. One of them was the daughter of a humble family, while the other was tall and beautiful.
"Sir, you're awake."
When the two girls saw Henry, they bowed at the same time and spoke respectfully.
"This is..." Henry looked at the two girls in front of him in confusion.
"Haha!" A burst of laughter came. Trahern hugged the two plump beauties in his arms and walked over. "Brother Syl, these are the two maids I carefully chose for you. They have undergone training and have never been touched by men. How about that? Good enough? From today onwards, the two of them are yours. You can do whatever you want."
The Chu Family walked on the street and inquired about some information about the granary. They knew that there must be some people keeping the grain, but they had not sold it yet. The Chu Family had to take the time to think about the food problem.
When they passed by the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion and saw the long line, their faces turned ugly.
"Jacindo, back then, you went to look for your master and asked him to come over. Now, you've given him away for nothing," Cleytus said with a strange tone.
"Cleytus, don't talk to me." Jacindo said discontentedly, "I don't know who said that both of them were good-for-nothings. As a result, one of them was a top-tier talent and the other knew how to identify treasures."
"Jacindo, is this the way you talk to your senior brother?" Cleytus looked at him unhappily.
"Don't put on airs in front of me." Jacindo didn't buy Cleytus's words at all. "Your talent is mediocre, you just started practising two years before me. What do you have to be proud of in front of me?"
On the other side, Kensuke saw that the two were about to quarrel, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "Okay, both of you should stop talking! You two have the time to fight here, so it's better to think about the granary!"
After Kensuke finished, he looked at the Treasure Pavilion unwillingly. This was a cash cow. For the current Chu Family, it could save lives.
Eurydice looked at the Treasure Pavilion, biting her lip with her pearly white teeth. "Senior Brother, why don't I try and bring him back?"
"There's no need," said Jacindo directly. "Do we really have to rely on him? Let's go and look for the granary!"
In front of the gate of the Treasure Pavilion, there was a hubbub of voices.
Trahern saw the people of the Chu Family passing by and said, "Aren't these the people of the Chu Family? Come on, you're all old acquaintances. We were able to open the Treasure Pavilion because of you. If you have any treasures to identify, you'll get a fifty percent discount. We will only charge you five gold coins. How about that? Isn't it cheap?"
Trahern's words were particularly harsh to the Chu Family.
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