Chapter 288
Below him, an army was camped and resting, preparing to cross back into the borders of the Southern Ridge.
"My Lord, news has arrived from the Eastern Continent, the Demon Race army has intensified their offensive, and the Eastern Continent’s defending forces are on the verge of collapsing!" A subordinate dressed in black walked up to the middle-aged man and reported in a low voice.
The middle-aged man frowned slightly, he was naturally aware of the Eastern Continent’s situation, he was actually the commander of the army originally sent to reinforce them, but halfway through the march, they were ordered to turn back.
Though he felt guilty, right now their Southern Ridge was also plagued by internal strife and foreign aggression, unable to even fend for itself.
The Monster Race, which had been dormant for many years, had unexpectedly launched an uprising at this exact time, countless Great Monsters had emerged and begun attacking human cities.
"The internal rebellion in the Southern Region has not yet been quelled, we cannot deploy troops to reinforce the Eastern Continent!" the middle-aged man sighed.
"But if we don’t support them, once the Demon Race conquers the Eastern Continent, they will point their spearheads directly at our Southern Region. When that happens, we will face a colossal threat as well!" the black-clad subordinate said worriedly.
The middle-aged man fell silent before speaking slowly. "I will request reinforcements from the Heavenly Court, but right now, we must quell our internal rebellion first, otherwise, the Southern Region will also fall into an abyss of eternal damnation!"
The subordinate nodded, he knew the middle-aged man was right, the Southern Region’s situation was indeed bleak.
With continuous internal strife and foreign enemies eyeing them like tigers watching prey, they had to resolve their own issues before dealing with external threats.
"Yes, My Lord!" the subordinate responded respectfully, then turned and left.
The middle-aged man gazed into the distance, his heart filled with anxiety and helplessness, the situation for the Human Race was becoming increasingly dire, they had to take action immediately, or the entire world would fall under the control of foreign races.
...
Without Hundred Rivers City, if they wanted to take a ferry, they would have to travel to the next closest major city, that would simply waste too much time.
Therefore, Adam could only use his superpower of wealth, building a teleportation formation right on the spot, although it cost about ten times more spirit stones than taking a ferry, with Adam’s massive fortune, this small amount was no longer a big deal.
He had also left teleportation coordinates in the Silver Willow Dynasty. So they wouldn’t end up teleporting to some strange place.
"Adam, don’t hang me on your waist, I want to go into the storage bag, it seems the Heavenly Court’s surveillance over this world has grown even stricter!" the girl’s crisp voice rang out.
Adam’s brows furrowed slightly, this was definitely not good news.
"Alright!" Adam didn’t dawdle and placed the Dragon Tiger Jade Auspicious Scepter into his storage bag.
Previously, the Scepter had always been unwilling to go into the storage bag.
Now that it was willing, Adam couldn’t bring himself to be happy, because this meant the pressure was even greater.
Adam took a deep breath, choosing not to overthink it, he stepped onto the teleportation altar with Cecilia, radiant light flared upward, and their figures slowly vanished.
When they reappeared, the two were already tens of thousands of miles away in the Silver Willow Dynasty.
However, they didn’t appear inside their own estate.
If they did, they would probably be surrounded by experts of the Nova Clan and the Ash Clan the moment their feet touched the ground.
When Adam set up the coordinates back then, he had left several different locations, right now, they were in an abandoned temple outside the city.
The two changed their appearances, left the ruined temple, and returned to the capital city of the Silver Willow Dynasty.
"Young Master, even though it’s been less than three months since we left, it feels like it’s been a very long time!" Cecilia looked at the familiar streets with a sigh.
"Yeah, even the pickpockets carry that familiar flavor." Adam smiled faintly and, with a sudden backhand grab, instantly caught a scrawny man who had just brushed past him.
"Let go of me!"
The scrawny man’s eyes were filled with surprise and panic, he initially thought this master-servant pair looked like out-of-towners, and since they appeared honest and naive, he figured they would be easy targets.
The result was exactly as expected, he succeeded with incredible ease, when he grasped that bulging coin purse, he couldn’t even describe the thrill, because it felt like there were spirit stones inside.
These were the absolute favorite possessions of those esteemed cultivators.
Could these two be cultivators? They sure didn’t look like it, regardless, he had successfully stolen from them, they were just fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
After finishing this score, he could probably leave the Silver Willow Dynasty and head to the Central Continent, this place was still a bit too close to the Eastern Continent’s border, he had heard that the Demon Race was about to break through the defense lines, he had to run quickly.
But before he could even celebrate for a few seconds, his hand was caught firmly in a vice grip.
"Why should I let you go?" Adam narrowed his eyes slightly, asking in a somewhat amused tone.
"We don’t even know each other! Who are you? On what grounds are you grabbing me?" The scrawny man was quite the slippery veteran, he quickly calmed down and asked with perfect, aggrieved innocence.
"Oh? We don’t know each other? Then take a look at this!"
Adam smiled faintly, with a flash of light, an exquisite purse appeared in his hand, it was exactly the one he had just snatched back from the scrawny man.
Seeing the purse, the scrawny man’s expression shifted instantly, a flash of panic crossed his eyes, but he quickly masked it.
"This purse... how could this be in your hands? This is clearly mine! You stole my money!" The scrawny man immediately played the victim and bit back, loudly accusing Adam.
"Fellow townsfolk, come quickly and look! This outsider stole my money!" he began shouting at the top of his lungs.
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