After Ender received the Blood River Medal and agreed to attend Sang Kuang's succession ceremony and banquet as the next City Lord of Yunwan World City, he and Kaxiu left the reception hall together, exited the City Lord's Mansion, and headed towards Cloud Mist Pavilion.
Walking on the street, Kaxiu transmitted his experiences of the past thirty years, occasionally asking a question or two.
Ender, in turn, would answer occasionally, but mostly listened to Kaxiu's narration.
Not long after, the two arrived at Cloud Mist Pavilion. Under the surprised gaze of the beautiful maid, Ender took out the Blood River Medal, which represented his status as a Blood Warrior.
The beautiful maid covered her mouth in shock, "Blood...Blood Warrior!"
This young-looking guest was actually the legendary Blood Warrior; she could hardly believe it.
"Blood Warrior!"
The other maids and guests in the lobby, upon hearing that Ender was the legendary Blood Warrior, all showed expressions of astonishment or admiration.
A Blood Warrior who had fused three Blood River Crystals was a legendary existence, even rarer than a Domain-level expert!
Ender said, "Didn't you say earlier that your Cloud Mist Pavilion's rule allows Blood Warriors and World Masters to purchase thirty bottles of cloud mist wine at once?"
"Yes, Blood Warrior Sir," the beautiful maid said, placing her hands on her lower abdomen and bowing slightly, "As a Blood Warrior, you can purchase thirty bottles of cloud mist wine at once. Additionally, you can enjoy an 80% discount on all purchases in our establishment."
"Alright, I want to buy thirty bottles of cloud mist wine."
"Blood Warrior Sir, please follow me." The beautiful maid led Ender and Kaxiu towards the storeroom in the backyard.
When the beautiful maid opened the storeroom door, Ender couldn't help but show a hint of surprise; the thirty 'bottles' of cloud mist wine before him were very different from what he had imagined!
In the storeroom, more than fifty jade wine jars were neatly arranged. Each jar was estimated to hold two to three jin of cloud mist wine, a world of difference from the thousand Treasure Currency per bottle sold outside!
"Blood Warrior Sir, you can choose thirty 'bottles' of cloud mist wine here. The price per bottle is still one thousand Treasure Currency," the beautiful maid said.
"You call these 'bottles'?" Kaxiu asked, surprised, unable to help himself, "Then what did I buy before at your pavilion for a thousand Treasure Currency?"
"Guest, what you purchased previously at the pavilion was also one 'bottle' of cloud mist wine, it was just a different method of purchase."
The beautiful maid explained with a smile, "Additionally, the quantity of one 'bottle' of cloud mist wine purchased when consuming at the pavilion is slightly more than the quantity purchased separately."
Hearing this, Kaxiu was somewhat exasperated and said, "I spent hundreds or thousands more Treasure Currency just for an extra sip or two."
The beautiful maid smiled and said, "There is no limit to the cloud mist wine you can purchase when consuming at the pavilion."
"Forget it." Kaxiu waved his hand with a bitter smile, "This Cloud Mist Pavilion will eventually be considered Master's property, so I'll just consider this money spent as filial piety to Master."
The beautiful maid smiled without speaking, seemingly already aware of Kaxiu's identity, and was not surprised or alarmed by his words, maintaining her usual attitude.
While the two were conversing, Ender had already collected thirty jars of cloud mist wine into his spatial ring and taken out a large bag containing thirty thousand Treasure Currency, placing it on the ground.
The beautiful maid slightly raised her hand, and with a flash of light from the exquisite wristguard on her wrist, the bag containing thirty thousand Treasure Currency on the ground vanished without a trace.
Having purchased the cloud mist wine, Ender achieved his goal and left the Cloud Mist Pavilion. The two returned to the City Lord's Mansion, and before they even entered the main gate, they saw two people walking out from inside, approaching them.
The two people's lips moved slightly, clearly conversing via sound transmission. When they saw Ender and Kaxiu, one of them frowned, looking displeased.
Kaxiu pulled Ender aside to make way, then bowed alone and said, "Greetings, two Senior Martial Uncles."
One of the two people nodded with a slight smile, while the one frowning let out a soft snort.
After the two had walked far away, Kaxiu then transmitted, "Those two just now are my Master's Junior Brothers. The one who was frowning is Chita City Lord, who has a grudge with my father."
Chita City Lord had the appearance of a middle-aged man with a square face, but his demeanor was not upright; instead, he seemed somewhat sinister.
"So that's Chita City Lord?!"
Ender's heart skipped a beat. He had finally seen the target he had been searching for for so long!
...
Two days later.
Sang Kuang's succession ceremony as the City Lord of Yunwan World City was held.
The ceremony was luxurious and grand, but this had nothing to do with Ender, as the protagonist of the succession ceremony was the World Master Sang Kuang.
However, to Ender's surprise, at the banquet after the succession ceremony, he became one of the protagonists!
At the banquet.
World Master Sang Kuang sat at the head seat, raising his cup and saying, "Everyone, I would like to solemnly introduce a Genius expert who will one day shake this region!"
Aside from those who were not well-informed, everyone else knew who Sang Kuang was about to introduce. Among them, many cast their gazes towards Ender.
"That is..."
Sang Kuang deliberately drew out his words, feigning mystery, then raised his cup to Ender, who was seated in the third seat on the right, and said, "The newly born Blood Warrior of our Cloud Bay World, 'Atlas'!"
"What! A Blood Warrior!"
Upon hearing this, those who were not well-informed couldn't help but show surprised expressions.
Some people couldn't help but inwardly grumble, "Lord Sang Kuang is truly lucky. Not only did he inherit his Master's prosperous and wealthy Cloud Bay World, but he also gained a Blood Warrior right after taking office, and a Clouds Level Blood Warrior at that!"
When a Blood Warrior is born in a world, the World Master of that world will receive a reward from the Immortal Shrine. If the Blood Warrior is only Clouds Level, the reward will be even more generous.
After all, compared to a Domain-level Blood Warrior, a Clouds Level Blood Warrior has greater cultivation value and a higher probability of becoming an Immortal in the future.
"Congratulations, Lord Sang Kuang!"
"Congratulations, Senior Brother Sang Kuang!"
Many World Masters present raised their cups to offer congratulations. Regardless of their true thoughts, they put on a good show.
After the congratulations, the banquet continued. Ender occasionally received sound transmissions, and after a brief exchange with the other party, they would raise their cups and drink together.
...
Late at night, the banquet ended.
"Chita City Lord, please wait." As the crowd dispersed, Ender found Chita City Lord, who was about to leave.
"Mr. Atlas." Chita City Lord's expression was unfriendly as he asked, "What do you, a Blood Warrior, want with me?"
"I want to make a deal with you, Chita City Lord," Ender said.
"A deal?!" Chita City Lord sneered, "Heh, not interested!" Seeing Chita City Lord about to leave again, Ender flashed, blocking his path.
Ender's action surprised those who had not yet left or had just stepped out, wondering what this newly promoted Blood Warrior was doing. Was he trying to provoke a Pinnacle Domain-level expert?
"Blood Warrior, Atlas!" Chita City Lord's eyes narrowed, revealing a dangerous glint, as he questioned, "What is the meaning of this!"
"I want to make a..." Ender hadn't finished speaking.
"I told you, I'm not interested in your so-called deal!" Chita City Lord said coldly, flashing past Ender and walking towards the banquet hall exit.
"A deal?" Chita City Lord walked towards the banquet hall exit, sneering inwardly, "What could a Clouds Level possibly have that's worth my trade? It's a pity that such a person can become a Blood Warrior!"
"A World Level Pinnacle battle blade!"
Suddenly, Ender's voice entered Chita City Lord's mind.
"A World Level Pinnacle battle blade?!"
Upon hearing this, Chita City Lord instinctively stopped his steps. Ender's words were too appealing to him, making it impossible for him to pretend he hadn't heard.
One must know that although Blood River World is very vast and has many resources, high-level metal resources are not abundant. The main reason is that they haven't mastered E-Level alloys, and forging weapons is simply a matter of fusing and forging Materials of the same Rank.
Let alone a World Level Pinnacle battle blade, even an ordinary World Level weapon would be enough to make him stay, as what he was currently using was merely a Pinnacle Domain-level weapon.
"You have a World Level Pinnacle battle blade?!" Chita City Lord tried his best to suppress it, but his tone was still somewhat urgent.
"Naturally." Ender transmitted, "Otherwise, why would I say it."
"Follow me!" Chita City Lord said, "Let's find a private place to talk."
The people who had not yet left saw Ender and Chita City Lord leave together after conversing via sound transmission, and they wondered what they were discussing.
...
Chita City Lord led Ender to a secluded courtyard within the City Lord's Mansion.
"Speak," Chita City Lord asked, "How did you get that World Level Pinnacle battle blade?"
"Don't worry, the origin of my World Level Pinnacle battle blade is not a problem." Ender saw Chita City Lord's concern and smiled, "Because it came from the Ancient God Ruins."
"You went to the Ancient God Ruins?!" Chita City Lord's expression froze for a moment, then he realized, "So, you fused the three Blood River Crystals in the Ancient God Ruins."
"Alright, since the origin of your World Level Pinnacle battle blade is not a problem, then take it out," Chita City Lord said, "I want to confirm the quality of that battle blade first."
"Heh." Hearing this, Ender chuckled softly, casually taking out the battle blade made of E9 Level metal from his spatial ring.
It was a battle blade just over a meter long, with some patterns on its blade, and its entire body was dark silver. It seemed to have undergone the baptism of countless years, but its edge was still sharp, as if it could cut through all obstacles.
As soon as Chita City Lord saw the dark silver battle blade, he was instantly captivated by it. The battle blade seemed to be destined for him, making his heart pound!
"Hmm?!" Suddenly, the dark silver battle blade disappeared, which made Chita City Lord realize that the battle blade he desired was still in Ender's hand.
"You said earlier you wanted to make a deal with me." Chita City Lord asked in a deep voice, "What do you want?"
"A statue!" Ender made his demand, "I heard you have a strange Grey jade statue. I want that statue."
"A Grey jade statue?!" Chita City Lord's expression darkened slightly. After a brief thought, he said in a deep voice, "Alright, let's trade."
"Wait a moment." Ender raised his hand to stop him, emphasizing, "I need to confirm if that Grey jade statue is what I need."
Chita City Lord flipped his palm, and a grayish-white statue, about thirty centimeters tall, with a single horn on its head and scales on its back, appeared in his hand.
"Roar!"
As the grayish-white statue appeared, Ender's mind trembled, because merely by seeing the back of that Grey jade statue, he felt as if he was seeing the Beast God with its back to him.
A Beast God with sharp, roaring cries, emitting a faint yet fierce aura!
The aura came quickly and left just as quickly, because the next moment, the Grey jade statue in Chita City Lord's hand instantly disappeared, and the aura naturally vanished with it.
"How is it?" Chita City Lord asked, "Is this the Grey jade statue you want?"
"That's right." Ender composed himself and nodded, "This is the Grey jade statue I want."
"Since it's what you want," Chita City Lord urged, "then let's trade."
"Good." Ender nodded, took out the dark silver battle blade made of E9 Level alloy, and suspended it beside him.
"Here's the statue!" Chita City Lord took off the storage wristguard on his wrist and threw it directly to Ender.
Ender took the storage wristguard, and just as he erased the spiritual imprint on it, the E9 Level alloy battle blade had already been taken by Chita City Lord.
After imprinting his spiritual mark on the storage wristguard, he checked the contents inside and his face immediately darkened, because there was no Grey jade statue he wanted in this storage wristguard at all!
"Chita City Lord!" Ender asked coldly, "Where is the Grey jade statue I wanted?"
"Statue?" Chita City Lord, who had the E9 Level dark silver battle blade in his hand, showed a slight smile and said mockingly, "Isn't the statue in that storage wristguard?"
"This worthless piece of junk?!"
Ender flipped his palm, and a beast god statue, also thirty centimeters tall, appeared in his hand. However, this Grey jade statue had none of the Artistic Conception or will of the Beast God; it was completely a useless object with only its appearance!
"Isn't this the Grey jade statue you wanted?" Chita City Lord sneered, "Both the material and the image are exactly the same."
With that, Chita City Lord was about to walk out, while he sneered inwardly, "He's on good terms with those bastards from the Meyers Family, and he still wants to get treasures from me? How ridiculous!"
"Moreover, there are so many Grey jade statues of the Beast God, but only a few are unique and possess Artistic Conception. How could I possibly hand over the beast god statue I obtained to you!"
Whoosh!
Ender flashed, blocking Chita City Lord, "Hand over the statue!"
"Hmm?!"
Chita City Lord frowned, intending to make a move, but remembering Ender's status as a Clouds Level Blood Warrior, he used his movement technique, intending to bypass him and leave.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Three times in a row, Chita City Lord used his movement technique three times in a row, but was blocked each time, which made him feel unbelievable.
"How is that possible!"
Blocked three times in a row, Chita City Lord's face was grim, "What kind of secret technique is this? How can you block me!"
"I'll say it again!" Ender's gaze was cold, and he shouted, "Hand over the statue!"
Being continuously blocked by a Clouds Level and then coldly questioned made Chita City Lord feel extremely humiliated.
Thus, his face became even uglier, and he roared, "Atlas! Don't think that just because you're a Clouds Level Blood Warrior and protected by the Immortal Shrine, I wouldn't dare to touch you. The power of a Pinnacle Domain Master expert is not something you, a Clouds Level Pinnacle, can compare to!"
"Touch me?!" Ender's eyes flashed with killing intent, and he spoke to Chita City Lord as if looking at a dead man, "Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you!"