Condemning the Heavens

"The majority of the shops within this city have been closed down, but there are two places of interest.

"One is what used to be the Golden Chamber's auction house; the other is a marketplace.

"In the building that used to belong to the Golden Chambers, you can go and exchange your merit points for resources. It is run by the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Demon Phoenix Continent.

"The marketplace is a bit different. It is run by soldiers, and here you can sell and trade the loot you get from killing enemies. Either you sell it for merit points, or you trade it for items of equal value.

"The marketplace is doing much better than the Golden Chambers, but that is because every person has a lot of items, but they are given a limited amount of merit points."

Xue Wei nodded his head. This was a military camp, restaurants, and so on, did not belong here, but they had already reached a rank where they did not need to eat, so that was not a loss.

"We need to go to the Golden Chambers' office and get a merit bracelet," Lan said casually. "Without one of those, we will not be able to gather merit points."

Xue Wei looked at Lan and saw his eyes shining with greed. He suddenly became worried. Would Lan exterminate the other continent just for the sake of getting merit points, so that he could bankrupt the Demon Phoenix Continent? He wouldn't, right?

Lan looked at Xue Wei and saw his uncertainty. He instantly understood his thoughts and said, "I am not going to do anything stupid," he said. "I promised to protect the land, so I am not going to destroy a lot of innocent people."

"And I need the chaotic war zone to obscure my aura so that Uncle Yue can't find me."

Xue Wei looked at Lan, and then he sighed. "Why are you hiding from Hui Yue? If you tell him honestly, I am sure he will respect your choices."

Lan was silent as he looked into the empty air. "I know," he said with a sigh. "But I feel guilty," he continued. "I feel guilty about not seeing my family and friends for so many years. I ran away the moment I became an Overlord, and I have been gone for so many years. Although life is unending at our rank, it is still hard to be away for so many years."

Xue Wei understood. "Is there any way to contact them without leaving this world?"

Lan paused for a moment and frowned. "Such treasures should exist," he said with a nod of his head. "But, I do not have one."

Xue Wei contemplated for some time. "You do not have one, but perhaps Hui Yue does? And if he does not, he is free to leave the world and try to get his hands on one. With your relationship, I am sure he will try his best to get one. That way, you can contact your family while you are staying here until you can achieve your goals."

Lan had never really considered that before. Since he was a child, he depended on himself; he had never asked for something before; at most, he had robbed his father's treasury before he left.

Xue Wei could see that Lan was truly considering the option that he had suggested, and he smiled.

He quite liked Hui Yue, and he also liked Lan. It would be for the best if the two of them could reunite, and Lan could be reunited with his family.

After spending some time lost in thought, Lan seemed to have come to a resolution, but he did not tell them what he decided upon.

He then proceeded to take Xue Wei and the others with him towards the Golden Chambers' building so that they could sign up for the missions, and get their hands on the bracelets.

When they arrived at the building, they found that many of the experts, who had shown up today alongside Xue Wei, had gathered to pick up a mission and get a bracelet.

Around seventy percent of the new soldiers picked the task of defending the Demon Phoenix Continent's borders.

Most of the people who went towards the Xiyang Continent were all experienced on the battlefield. If one decided to travel to the Xiyang Continent first, then it was close to suicide.

But even so, around thirty percent still wanted to go behind the enemy lines, in an attempt to get more merit points. Some were greedy, but others had complete faith in their own ability.

Xue Wei and his friends also applied for going behind enemy lines. They wanted to challenge themselves, so they would naturally go for the most challenging task at hand.

When they signed up, they were each given a black bracelet. It was made from an unknown gem-like material, and shone like obsidian.

There was no way to see how many merit points one had without entering this Golden Chambers' building.

The bracelet was attached to them through blood, and in the moment they died, their merit points would be wiped clean.

This was to ensure that people would not turn against their own comrades to steal their merit points.

One would also gain additional merit points if they saved a comrade in arms.

Xue Wei and the others got a brief introduction to the bracelets, and soon they had understood it well. Although they found it quite simple to use, they realized that it must have required a lot of effort to create. For it to be able to distinguish between friend and foe was not easy for a treasure.