"Is this... important?"
Facing Wyatt Barnes’ voice transmission query, Ares Cooper was montarily stunned, then he gave Wyatt a deep look, with a flicker of strange light in his eyes.
Following that, Ares Cooper lightly smiled and responded to Wyatt through voice transmission:
"Not important."
With those three short words, the topic was dropped.
"This Ares Cooper is not a simple character either."
At the mont when Ares Cooper’s eyes flickered with that strange light, Wyatt Barnes realized:
Ares Cooper, nine out of ten, has confird that he is the ’Ascender’ who ascended to Spiritual Heaven more than half a year ago. He should also have guessed why Wyatt’s power is so formidable...
Since encountering the black-and-white double heroes’ raiders, Wyatt and his two companions have not t any more raiders on their way to Nine Nether County City.
Regarding this, Wyatt was hardly surprised:
With Christian Clark, the ’Purple Sun Golden Immortal’ level envoy from the County Governor’s Mansion around, those weaker raiders dared not approach after probing Christian’s cultivation from a distance.
Even a raider group with a Purple Sun Golden Immortal level powerhouse might not dare to take the risk.
Only raider groups like the black-and-white double heroes, with two Purple Sun Golden Immortal level powerhouses, would rashly make a move when they discover only one person passing by is a Purple Sun Golden Immortal, in order to reap the greatest benefits!
Unfortunately, this ti, the black-and-white double heroes kicked the ’iron plate’, leading to their complete annihilation!
Three months later.
"Ahead is the County City of Nine Nether County."
Suddenly, Wyatt Barnes heard Christian Clark’s voice, which stirred the peaceful journey he was on:
"We’ve reached the County City of Nine Nether County?"
At the next mont, Wyatt gazed ahead.
Before his eyes was an expansive plain, and his view beca suddenly clear.
On this vast plain, a small black dot kept growing in size before him, eventually turning into a giant beast nestled upon the broad earth.
"Is this the County City of Nine Nether County?"
At the sa ti, the contours of Nine Nether County City fully revealed themselves to Wyatt.
It’s an enormous city, ten tis the size of Bloodshade City. Approaching it causes not only a visual impact but standing before it, one can also feel the grand aura this gacity exudes invisibly.
The grand city is magnificent and majestic, allowing horses, carriages, and dragons to surge into it like the sea embracing a hundred rivers.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Wyatt Barnes and Ares Cooper, following Christian Clark, skimd over the sky of Nine Nether County City and entered it in the blink of an eye.
At this mont, Wyatt also noticed, the people around him had increased.
Nurous figures shuttled back and forth across the sky above Nine Nether County City, hurrying along, with only a few engaging in conversation with others nearby, but rarely did anyone halt in mid-air.
"Three months... I never expected it to take so long from Bloodshade City to this County City of Nine Nether County."
Wyatt sighed inwardly.
Of course, he also knew the journey took three months mainly because Christian Clark had to accommodate the pace of himself and Ares Cooper, especially for Wyatt who adjusted his speed to match Ares’.
"If I were to travel at full speed, even without using the Heavenly Artifact ’Seven Apertures Exquisite Sword’... I would need no more than half a month to travel from the distant Bloodshade City to this County City of Nine Nether County!"
Wyatt thought to himself.
"It should be your first ti visiting the County City, right?"
After entering the city, Christian turned around, glancing at Wyatt and Ares, asking.
Seeing them nod, Christian began to open up, introducing Nine Nether County City to Wyatt and Ares...
Before reaching the County Governor’s Mansion, Wyatt and Ares gained a preliminary understanding of Nine Nether County City.
Within Nine Nether County City, the County Governor’s Mansion held a dominant position.
However, beneath the County Governor’s Mansion, there were nurous family forces.
These various family forces, as subsidiaries of the County Governor’s Mansion, managed nearly all industries within Nine Nether County City, and every month, they had to contribute half of their profits to the County Governor’s Mansion, akin to paying taxes.
"Among these families, the strongest are the five big families... and my Clark Family is one of them."
When Christian Clark ntioned this, a touch of pride erged on his face.
Though the Clark Family reached such heights partly because of his support.
But if the Clark Family mbers hadn’t been industrious, they wouldn’t have reached their current position, even with his support.
Just like within the County Governor’s Mansion, an inner elder recognized as the foremost Daai Law Golden Immortal of Nine Nether County, whose strength surpasses even Christian’s... the family of that inner elder still fails to achieve anything significant, even with their backing.
Simply because the family mbers behind that inner elder, are like useless mud that can’t stick to the wall.
Within Nine Nether County City, the strength of a family, under the constraint of the County Governor’s Mansion, depends on various aspects, not just how strong your fists are...
No matter how strong your fists are, can they be stronger than the County Governor’s Mansion?
"We’ve arrived at the County Governor’s Mansion."
Before long, under Christian Clark’s lead, Wyatt Barnes and Ares Cooper arrived in the eastern area of Nine Nether County City, standing outside an ’inner city’ that resembled a palace, with its golden tiles and red bricks, it was splendid and magnificent.
"Is this the County Governor’s Mansion?"
Looking at the ’inner city’ occupying most of the County City’s East City like a royal palace, Wyatt Barnes and Ares Cooper couldn’t help but be amazed.
Just the vast size of the County Governor’s Mansion is already twice that of Bloodshade City.
"There are rules in the County Governor’s Mansion: people below the rank of ’Daai Law Golden Immortal’ must not cross the mansion walls privately when entering or exiting... Otherwise, they will be severely punished!"
As they descended from the air near the County Governor’s Mansion gate, Christian Clark reminded Wyatt Barnes and Ares Cooper.
Upon hearing this, Wyatt looked intently.
He indeed discovered:
Quite a few people were coming and going from the County Governor’s Mansion, but they all dutifully passed through the gates. Not a single person dared to cross the mansion walls, entering or leaving.
It was as if there were so unbreakable ’taboo’ on those walls.
"Elder Christian Clark."
Wyatt Barnes and Ares Cooper followed behind Christian Clark, and when they arrived at the County Governor’s Mansion gate, the two rows of people dressed in golden armor, looking like soldiers, respectfully saluted Christian Clark.
"Elder Christian Clark."
Not only the people guarding the Mansion door but also those coming and going saluted Christian Clark with respect.
Wyatt wasn’t surprised by this.
After all, Christian Clark was an inner elder of the County Governor’s Mansion.
Moreover, aside from this identity, Christian Clark was also the second strongest under Daai Law Golden Immortal in Nine Nether County!
In other words:
If the strongest under Daai Law Golden Immortal in Nine Nether County was also in the County Governor’s Mansion, then Christian Clark would be the fourth person after the two Daai Law Golden Immortals and one peak Golden Immortal.
In front of such a presence, who in the County Governor’s Mansion would dare be disrespectful?
"Have the other inner elders returned?"
At the Mansion gate, Christian Clark stopped and asked one of the golden-armored soldiers.
"Reporting to Elder Christian Clark, before you, the other eight inner elders have returned."
The golden-armored soldier responded quickly.
"It seems Bloodshade City is the farthest from Nine Nether County’s County City..."
Upon hearing the golden-armored soldier’s words, Wyatt easily guessed this.
He knew that the other inner elders Christian Clark referred to were those who went to receive people from the other eight cities under Nine Nether County...
"Hmm."
After receiving the response, Christian Clark nodded slightly and then stepped into the County Governor’s Mansion.
Wyatt Barnes and Ares Cooper followed behind without any obstruction.
"Are they the ones Elder Christian Clark went to receive this ti?"
"Which city under Nine Nether County did Elder Christian Clark go to fetch people from this ti? I recall soone ntioning it... but I forgot later."
"Elder Christian Clark seems to have gone to ’Bloodshade City’!"
"Bloodshade City? The city currently governed by Manuel Willow?"
"That’s the city! It’s also the farthest from County City under Nine Nether County... I really wonder why Manuel Willow chose to leave the County Governor’s Mansion and beco a City Lord in such a distant city."
"I’ve heard there’s ’hidden truth’ behind it."
...
Upon crossing through the County Governor’s Mansion gate, Wyatt heard whispers coming from behind.
"Hmph!"
Until Christian Clark suddenly snorted coldly, causing those behind to tremble like startled birds and imdiately fall silent, not daring to speak further.
"It seems... in the past, the City Lord was also a ’Famous Person’ in the County Governor’s Mansion, otherwise not so many would rember him."
Wyatt thought to himself.
"Elder Christian Clark... did our City Lord from Bloodshade City once stay in the County Governor’s Mansion?"
Ares Cooper asked in surprise, obviously unaware of this beforehand.
"Yes."
Facing Ares Cooper’s inquiry, Christian Clark nodded, "In the past, City Lord Willow was an outstanding strategist beside Lord County Governor... However, due to so matters, he left the County Governor’s Mansion and went to Bloodshade City."
"What kind of matters?"
Ares Cooper asked curiously.
He couldn’t understand what could make their City Lord ’Manuel Willow’ willingly leave the County Governor’s Mansion to beco a City Lord in Bloodshade City.
Considering Bloodshade City is just a desolate place compared to the bustling County City of Nine Nether County.
"I can’t say much about the specific matters."
Christian Clark shook his head, then suddenly seed to rember sothing. He turned to Wyatt Barnes, "Wyatt Barnes, if... I say if. If a Sacrificial Officer nad ’Tony Campbell’ wants to take you as his apprentice, you must not refuse!"
He then rembered that one of the two people from Bloodshade City might have such exceptional talent that even the top Sacrificial Officer in their County Governor’s Mansion might want to take him as an apprentice.
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