Chapter 555 Arriving at the Ancient Imperial Capital (Supplement)
With the “Fat Monkey” leading the way, their journey was smooth. Su Jiu even asked him to take her to gather “raw materials” for assembling bombs, obtaining dozens of Intermediate Magic Crystals and two High-Grade Magic Crystals.
“You’re waiting for someone destined to help you break through?”
“There’s no way. The resources are controlled by the Snow Demons. We lone individuals can’t get the imperial grain, so we can’t break through.”
“Even a strong person like you has such troubles…”
“Strong person? If you knew the foundation of the Snow Demon royal family, you wouldn’t call me a strong person.”
For a time, they were all harmonious. Because of Su Jiu, Ye Jie and the other three weren’t too wary of Fat Monkey, chatting back and forth. They even learned his name – “Aman.”
“You don’t think the destined person you’re waiting for is me, do you? I don’t have the money to support a demon of your caliber.”
Sitting on the broad shoulder of the wildebeest, Su Jiu casually crafted a [Dream Flower], glancing at the Fat Monkey walking with his belly protruding, and asked softly.
“Heh heh, I don’t know. Anyway, I’ve followed many bosses since I was a Battle King Level. They all died, but I’m still alive,” Aman patted his furry belly and joked, even letting out a ghastly “jiejiejie” laugh.
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s hand movement paused slightly, revealing her characteristic dead fish eyes. She clenched her palm slightly and said indifferently, “Is it funny?”
Aman nodded, then paused and glanced at Su Jiu with some uncertainty, his expression turning a bit serious. “There’s something about you, Qi Zi, that makes me feel scared, so I’ve decided to follow you.”
“Something scary?” Su Jiu was a little surprised. What on her body could make him feel scared?
Was it her night domain, her praises, her bloodline, or space?
“I don’t know what it is…”
Aman shook his head, scratched his head again, and changed the subject. As if thinking of something, he asked, “Boss, you said a girl wearing glasses knocked you out and made you experience this path? If that’s true… I might know who she is.”
“Speak.”
Glancing at Aman, Su Jiu’s face revealed no joy or sorrow. Ever since the latter had subtly called her bosses short-lived, she had maintained a dead fish eye expression.
“Heh heh, if I’m not mistaken, she’s a big shot. In this Snow Demon Kingdom, even the royal family has to bow respectfully to her…”
As Aman spoke, the others also listened. He seemed to be deliberately piquing everyone’s appetite as he suddenly chuckled again and stopped talking.
Su Jiu watched him quietly. Seeing him simply patting his belly and walking with a smile, she couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows slightly and silently took out a loquat branch, preparing to aim it at the Fat Monkey’s…
Big fat head.
Sooner or later, with one sword, I will kill all the chapters that break off…
After a long delay, under the intimidation of Su Jiu’s dead fish eye stare and the loquat branch, Aman chuckled and pointed to the sky, saying, “Her name, I, Aman, don’t know… But everyone calls her Frostsky, Frostsky Walker, and she’s also an Elder of the Great Clan in this Snow Demon Kingdom. The Master of Sacrifices doesn’t handle politics.”
“Frostsky… Walker? And an Elder of the Great Clan.”
Hearing the suffix “Walker,” Su Jiu’s heart suddenly jolted, and a flush of red appeared on her face – she seemed to have done some childish things and made up small stories with her.
The Walker level was a stage far surpassing ordinary War Gods. Among the people Su Jiu knew, only the old man and the Principal of Magic City had reached this level.
“She is a completely neutral party in this war among the Snow Demons. If anyone can win over this Elder of the Great Clan, the scales of victory will likely tip towards Him.”
Aman said with a smile, clearly as a leader of the War God Level, he could easily obtain some information and rumors.
Hearing this, Su Jiu just nodded, then looked at the town approaching in the distance and said to herself:
“This makes sense. This Frostsky Walker wants me to understand both sides before making my own judgment, to achieve fairness.”
…
The group passed through the town again, and the smell of decaying phosphorescent grass emanated from within, making them almost vomit. After a few people’s explanations, Su Jiu finally understood that it wasn’t the smell of stinky phosphorescent grass at all, but the odor from excrement and urine in the dry toilets.
In such a small place, without alchemists to specially construct sewage systems, and without human technology, it appeared exceptionally backward. Even the harvesting of phosphorescent grass was done with sickles, hand by hand.
Looking at the villagers’ accustomed expressions, Su Jiu suddenly understood why the Grand Prince was so eager for human technology…
She also understood why Old Herber, as a negotiator, would seek out the Grand Prince.
As they walked through the town’s road, except for Aman walking barefoot, almost no one else walked in this town where even the snow on the ground had a dirty tinge.
Su Jiu strongly insisted that Aman wash his feet. The latter’s white hair had turned yellowish, and it was unclear if it was stained with snow or something else…
“I finally understand the opposition between the two. The Grand Prince advocates for radical integration, while the Third Princess’s extreme conservatism has led to a complete divergence.”
After leaving the town, Su Jiu sighed softly and continued her research on the Demigod Level bomb [Fusheng], carving various runes from memory with her pen as fluid as a dragon. Then, riding the wildebeest, she and the others left this seemingly backward village.
…
During this journey, Su Jiu and the others traveled as if on a tour, visiting places of human interest and customs when they passed through cities with large populations.
For the rest of the journey, they almost exclusively rode wildebeests. While passing through a field, Su Jiu asked a farmer, “If human technology could double your phosphorescent grass yield and reduce your labor, would you be willing to use it?”
The farmer’s answer was rather intriguing: “I want to use it, but I dare not.”
Three days passed quickly with constant travel, and the distance between the Ancient Imperial Capital and Su Jiu grew shorter and shorter.
“We’re at the outskirts of the Ancient Imperial Capital.”
On the morning of the third day, someone shouted. Su Jiu looked at the rose-like magic crystal in her palm, its speckled luster flowing. She pocketed the completed [Fusheng].
“I asked Li Yi and the others to contact that guy Bai Ming before. I wonder if there’s any news yet. There’s no signal here…”
She also slowly dismounted the wildebeest, her feet finally stopping on a small hill. Standing at the top of the hill, she looked into the distance and saw a hazy city situated ahead.
After a few sighs of emotion, they slowly descended the black soil high slope. Along the way, they encountered quite a few pedestrians from various places coming to watch the competition. However, unlike Su Jiu and her companions, most people arrived by [Qian Cheng].
“The preliminaries will start this afternoon!”
“I heard both the Holy Emperor and His Majesty the Snow Emperor will be watching. We can’t miss it.”
“His Majesty the Snow Emperor is said to have invited a very powerful alien demon this time to deal with the Grand Prince.”
Even before entering the city, they were squeezed to the side by the bustling crowd. They could only barely push through the crowd with their external qi to enter. Upon entering the main gate, they saw a huge stone sculpture that looked very similar to Bai Ming.
Suddenly, a “didi!” sound echoed from the gate. Su Jiu and the others turned their heads to see several soldiers pointing at them and rushing over:
“Hey! You there, are you carrying any human electronic products?”
