Chapter 1489 - 1065: The Pleasure of Laying in Wait (Part 2)
The benefit is first come, first served, and no spirit stones are required for teleportation; the downside is that there are pitifully few demon cultivators, with no houses or cities, everything must be created by oneself. Furthermore, a simple inspection must be passed to confirm one is not an evil cultivator before heading to the New World."
All the onlooking demon cultivators found it novel. In the End of Dharma Era, there’s always news of Otherworlds collapsing, but never of a yet-to-be-developed New World!
It’s a completely new, undeveloped world, and just imagining it makes the cultivators’ hearts surge with excitement.
𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"If any of you are interested, feel free to register at the Demon Realm Alliance headquarters anytime." Lan Shanying had to go elsewhere to continue spreading the news, clasped hands and said, "I’ll take my leave..."
The last word was drowned out by a violent explosion from afar, shaking the ground slightly.
All demon cultivators looked over, their expressions turning somber.
"Thank you, fellow cultivators, for your tireless and wholehearted assistance. Since many hands make light work, I will take this trophy into my own pocket." The demon cultivator flying in mid-air delivering a deadly blow was Ji Heng, a Great Demon Cultivator at the Soul Condensation Realm, an enforcer from the Wanbao City Commerce Association’s direct trade convoy.
To become a well-known enforcer in a city inhabited by a million demon cultivators, with not particularly high cultivation, Ji Heng relied on solid achievements.
Every battle he led had never lost.
Today was yet another complete victory, except the earlier competing trade convoy members for the demon beast suffered a calamity.
Though the direct hit was taken by the thick-skinned demon beast, the blow affected a wide area, and even if not killed on the spot, they’d still be skinned.
As everyone’s financial prospects were at stake, more and more real-time information came through, spreading like wildfire in dry autumn grassland.
[The Skydrop Commerce has seized the No.5 Teleportation Array!]
[Not to mention the loose demon cultivators, even other major trade convoys cannot approach it. Though there are too many demon beasts transmitted, they can’t finish killing them, and won’t allow others to touch them. It’s heard that Skydrop Commerce has invested heavily in leasing large areas to confine demon beasts, slaughtering them slowly]
[Silver Moon Trade has seized the No.8 Teleportation Array!]
[Apart from leasing land to confine demon beasts, Silver Moon Trade announced: Anyone can compete for demon beasts, the highest bidder wins...]
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With more news arriving, ordinary demon cultivators with no power or influence remained silent.
The newly constructed fifteen teleportation arrays were monopolized in less than an hour from activation. It seemed pre-divided already, the strongest commerce associations and trade convoys not targeting the same teleportation arrays but quickly taking them in various roles.
Originally, Wanbao City had thirty teleportation arrays, enough to sustain a million demon cultivators.
Logically, fifteen teleportation arrays should sustain at least half of the city, and most demon cultivators naturally hoped to get even a small share.
As a result, it turned out Jiang Yuan’s group was right.
Kang Muzi didn’t even want to pretend, planning to use these fifteen teleportation arrays to attract valiant high-tier demon cultivators. Whether ordinary demon cultivators could survive wasn’t considered.
The busy and absurd night quickly passed.
At dawn, the streets of Wanbao City carried a sense of desolation.
In the past, even without demon beasts to kill, demon cultivators in the city calculated their small lives, bustling even as dawn approached.
But now, despite the new teleportation arrays continuously delivering demon beasts, demon cultivators were busy selling properties, packing up valuables for new futures.
"This is just the beginning; more demon cultivators will leave in the future." Jiang Yuan sat leisurely in the former Demon Realm Alliance headquarters, sipping tea while watching disciples from the Ancient Ten Great Sects assisting in recording names of those wishing to migrate to the Otherworld.
Popular migration worlds quickly gathered three to five hundred people, Du Li handled the teleportation arrays, sending batches out.
Mist Dragon nodded in agreement, "Kang Muzi made a blunder, cutting off ordinary demon cultivators’ paths, saving us trouble. Otherwise, there are too many demon cultivators in the Wilderness, how could they leave quickly?"
"It’s not exactly a blunder," Lan Shanying replied, "Those profiteers never truly considered ordinary demon cultivators. What counts are tens of thousands, even millions of ordinary demon cultivators’ deaths? Kang Muzi’s goal is to recruit high-tier demon cultivators, after the migration, those left from the slaughter are big headaches."
Jiang Yuan thought, perhaps they could save a few innocent demon cultivators from the chaos.
Unexpectedly, from the start, there’s no gap for loose cultivators to exploit. The fights were fierce with many casualties, but they were all convoy and commerce association members, the plan fell through.
"Not troublesome, those who shouldn’t die can go where they need; kill those who should die, and the world will be thoroughly cleared," he replied, watching another team of demon cultivators arriving to start anew in the New World, stretching lazily, stepping forward to inspect each one.
The new world, based on Mizhang Ridge’s component, was nearing completion. Apart from executing the system-bonded person himself, no other channels were available for entry; inside cultivators couldn’t freely travel to other Otherworlds either.
The relatively closed Little World housed rescuers from the Void vetted by the system for character before being added; Jiang Yuan had to carefully gatekeep to prevent villains from sneaking in.
By chance, among this group of thirty-nine, two evil cultivators were discovered!
"Looking high and low, but finding effortlessly," Jiang Yuan smiled as he sent the rest to the New World, while sending these two to join the bizarre army led by Elder Scholar.
Then he looked at the continuous registration and entry into the Demon Realm Alliance headquarters, relishing the excitement of waiting, unable to suppress the grin.
The new city regulations in Wanbao City are a significant turning point in the Wilderness World’s history, marking the dawn of the migration era!
The most well-informed Trapped Snake Island had Miss Hu Jiu embellishing and spreading the gossip of the night’s happenings in Wanbao City wildly.
From the Demon Realm Alliance’s secret downfall, to the City Lord and commerce associations’ collusion, to which forces controlled the fifteen teleportation arrays, the gossip-spreaders’ fox-like tongues, and the audience clicked their tongues in wonder sharing with friends and family.
The commerce owners on Trapped Snake Island began wavering.
Demon Core sales connected a vast industry chain, as Wanbao City started solely catering to higher tiers, leaving ordinary demon cultivators no way of survival. Naturally, subsidiary industries needed to consider their own businesses.
"Didn’t expect, during a chaotic time, the hottest business is our Immortal Boat Workshop!" Wu Chen, hands in sleeves, small face puzzled, "Do you think those major sects and noble families are planning to seize the opportunity for profit, needing Immortal Ships because storage bags aren’t enough?"
The waiter scratched his head, "Even if so, it’s got nothing to do with us. You said they’re major sects and noble families, with financial backings, they’ll have money, they’ll have treasures. Want to leave the Wilderness, moving to the Otherworld, naturally they need to carry them."
Wu Chen paced, suddenly turning, "Just today Tiger Head Stronghold ordered ten of the largest Immortal Ships. How many treasures must they transport! If they were upright families it’s fine, but Tiger Head Stronghold is not so virtuous..."
After contemplating, he ran with short legs, not forgetting to instruct, "Welcome the guests well, I’m off to chat with Fu Qingzhou!"
Waiter: ...
What’s up with the boss today? Usually doing business without concern, money for goods, wasn’t it fine?
Speaking of which, Miss Hu Jiu had the news, and Wanbao City was completely in chaos. Other large cities relying on demon beast hunting weren’t faring well lately; Trapped Snake Island would be affected soon, would Immortal Boat Workshop relocate?
Another guest arrived, he greeted with a smile but felt slightly anxious, thinking to pledge loyalty to the boss later, hoping Immortal Boat Workshop wouldn’t abandon him!
Otherwise, lacking skills in literature or martial arts and without savings, where could he find a living in a chaotic world?