Chapter 1644

Zi Chen still didn't know what happened in the city. He followed the group of eighth-level experts as they headed towards the Imperial Sky City.

Speaking of which, these eighth-level experts were all incomparably impressed by Zi Chen. Because, Zi Chen's killing methods were truly incomparable, even faster than all of them combined. More importantly, he could even jump levels to kill enemies.

"If this continues, the Desperate Weapons Ranking will change sooner or later. Zi Chen, you will be able to enter the Desperate Weapons Ranking sooner or later." A burly man spoke. He still didn't know that Zi Chen had already entered the Desperate Weapons Ranking.

"Isn't that so? In such a short period of time, how many contribution points has Zi Chen earned? Roughly a thousand."

Everyone chatted as they entered the Imperial Sky City.

Zi Chen also extended an invitation, "Everyone, we will hold a celebratory banquet tonight. Come and drink with us at that time."

Just as they entered the city, the entire city was discussing the matter of Zi Chen entering the Desperate Weapons Ranking.

"Eh? I've entered the Desperate Weapons Ranking?" Zi Chen had a look of astonishment on his face as he hurried towards the Desperate Weapons Ranking.

As expected, Zi Chen saw his name on the Desperate Weapons Ranking. He didn't expect that he would be ranked ninety-nine, with Wharton at the hundredth place.

"I guessed that you would come here." A voice rang out.

Zi Chen didn't even turn his head as he replied, "Your words will cause the hearts of many to turn cold."

The person who came was a fortune-teller. He could only calculate and not guess.

Arriving in front of Zi Chen, the fortune-teller spoke in a low voice, "There might be trouble."

"What trouble?" Zi Chen froze, not understanding what was going on.

Since the battle had ended, it should be time to reward everyone. How could there be trouble? And even if there was trouble, it wasn't something they should be worried about. Those ninth-level experts should be the ones to take care of it.

They were only in charge of occupying the city. Naturally, they would need experts to defend it.

As for them, they had already completed their mission after invading this place.

"When Marquis Xu first entered the city, there was a problem with his attitude towards us. During that time, both sides had some disagreements. He seemed to be prejudiced against us. After that, you kicked him off the list. The trouble I'm talking about is that you might be in trouble." The fortune-teller explained everything as quickly as he could.

"You call this troublesome? Those on the ranking list possess great combat power. They definitely won't be narrow-minded. You guys are worrying too much. Besides, it's normal for the ranking list to change. If there's a higher ranking, there's naturally a lower ranking." Zi Chen didn't seem to care at all.

The fortune teller took a deep look at Zi Chen and said: "I hope it is as you say. Okay, Marquis Xu wants you to go over."

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In the original City Lord's Mansion, Zi Chen saw Xu Hou. Xu Hou's body naturally emitted a dense baleful aura, but this baleful aura could not suppress Zi Chen's perfect body.

Zi Chen stood in front of Xu Hou without any discomfort.

Old Schenker was sitting right next to Xu Hou. Judging from his position, he seemed to be on an equal footing with Xu Hou.

"So you are Zi Chen." Xu Hou looked at Zi Chen from head to toe, and there seemed to be a glint in his eyes.

"Yes, Zi Chen greets Lord." Zi Chen cupped his fists and bowed.

"Mm, not bad." Xu Hou nodded. The light in his eyes dimmed, and his face was expressionless.

"Congratulations on taking back the city, Lord," Zi Chen said again.

Hearing this, Xu Hou's expression eased up for once.

"Lord, this time we also suffered many casualties. I promised them that if we survived, we would drink and celebrate in the city tonight."

"Nonsense."

As soon as Zi Chen finished speaking, Xu Hou frowned and said: "What time is it now? You still have the mood to drink?"

"We're too weak. At best, we caught them off guard. After that, we won't have any room to play." Zi Chen smiled.

"It's everyone's responsibility to protect the city. If we let you indulge, what about the others?" Xu Hou said in a low voice.

Zi Chen turned to look at Old Man Schenker. It seemed that the two of them had discussed this before. There shouldn't be any problems at this stage.

"Ahem."

Old Man Schenker coughed softly and said: "Since they don't have to do anything, there's nothing wrong with rewarding these little guys once. After all, this time they contributed a lot."

Schenker had already spoken, but Xu Hou still shook his head and said: "No, I have to treat everyone equally. If I reward them, what about the others? Don't tell me they didn't contribute? Didn't they die? You should know that most of the people who died today were at the Eighth Layer. There were even some Ninth Layer who died."

Zi Chen's expression didn't change, but his mood became gloomy. Just as the fortune-teller said, this existence on the list seemed to be very narrow-minded. It seemed that Zi Chen's team was not under Xu Hou's management. How you treat your subordinates is your own problem. What right do you have to control my team?

Of course, Zi Chen couldn't say this out loud. Otherwise, he would completely offend Xu Hou.

"Tomorrow, I will arrange for someone to take you in. After that, you will be stationed with the others," Xu Hou said coldly.

"I'm really sorry. Tomorrow, I happen to go out to hunt the alien race," Zi Chen said indifferently.

"You dare to disobey?" Xu Hou stared coldly at Zi Chen.

"We are just a ragtag team. We don't have the strength to resist." Zi Chen looked up at Xu Hou and said.

Obviously, Zi Chen's words made it clear that he wasn't under Xu Hou's management.

"Zi Chen, your task is done. There's nothing for you to do now. You can go wherever you want. If you want to stay here, there's no problem." Schenker waved his hand and said, "Well, you can leave now. I have something to discuss with Xu Hou."

"Okay, I'll leave tonight." Zi Chen nodded and turned to leave.

"What do you mean? Don't you know that we're lacking people right now?" After Zi Chen left, Xu Hou looked at Old Man Schenker with dissatisfaction.

Old Man Schenker's previous gentle attitude was swept away. He looked coldly at Xu Hou and said, "Zi Chen is Tang Nuo's subordinate. Attacking Zi Chen is equivalent to attacking Tang Nuo. I believe that whoever violates the rules and kills Zi Chen will pay a heavy price."

Xu Hou's expression changed slightly. "Schenker, what do you mean by that? Do you think I'll attack that little guy?"

Schenker spoke in a meaningful tone, "I'm just reminding you. No matter who you work for, no matter how powerful the power behind you is, they definitely won't be able to protect you when Tang Nuo is about to kill you. He has the authority to do so. Even if the power behind you pursues the matter, Tang Nuo will only lose some benefits. No power will fall out with Tang Nuo because of you. However, Tang Nuo will fight with his life on the line because of Zi Chen. Also, according to the rules, Zi Chen is under my care. This old man's strength in the Battlefield of Despair might be weak, but if I claim to be number two in terms of connections, no one would dare to claim to be number one."

Xu Hou's expression turned extremely unsightly. Clearly, Old Man Schenker's words were a threat to him.

"No matter how strong you all are, this time around, if it wasn't for Zi Chen and the others, you might not even be able to reclaim the Royal Sky City even after ten years or a hundred years. But even so, this is as far as they can go. I don't know why you're targeting him or them, but I'm sure you're very clear in your heart. Xu Hou, at this time, you must not stand on the wrong side."

After speaking, Old Man Schenker turned and left, leaving behind an unsightly looking Xu Hou who was deep in thought.

After leaving the City Lord Manor, Zi Chen gathered the others. Very quickly, several hundred people gathered. Zi Chen spoke, "Next, due to some unforeseen circumstances, the celebratory banquet will be canceled. Not only that, I'm preparing to head out to temper myself for a period of time. For those who wish to leave with me, prepare to register at the Desolate Region Weapon Ranking. If you wish to stay behind, I won't stop you."

The crowd was in an uproar, clearly not understanding what was going on. Why would the celebratory banquet be canceled for no reason?

There were people in the crowd who vaguely guessed the meaning behind Zi Chen's words, and their countenances involuntarily changed.

"Those who wish to leave with me, stand on the left. Those who are unwilling to leave, stand at your original location." Zi Chen spoke again.

"What happened?" Wharton stepped forward and asked.

Zi Chen shook his head, "Nothing. After this matter is settled, I'm preparing to head out to temper myself and raise my cultivation base."

Wharton nodded. After that, he patted Zi Chen's shoulder and said, "Take care then."

"You too," Zi Chen said.

Wharton left, having made his choice. A powerhouse like him was proud to begin with, and naturally couldn't follow Zi Chen forever.

It wasn't very difficult to make a choice, especially when one guessed that there would be some kind of unforeseen event.

For example, Miu Si and the others who had been tempering themselves from the start quickly analyzed the situation and chose to stay in the city.

Shuntian and the others didn't hesitate and walked to the left.

Apart from them, a few survivors from Shuntian and Destiny City also walked to the left.

Shoumu and Viper had already established trust with Zi Chen, and also walked to the left.

Of the five hundred people in the group, nearly two hundred were trainees, and almost all of them chose to stay.

The remaining three hundred were from Shuntian Prefecture, but not all of them chose to follow Zi Chen. Only a little over a hundred people walked to the left.

In other words, nearly four hundred of the five hundred people chose to stay.

Looking at these people, Zi Chen said, "It's fate that we've all met. Consider the spirit crystals you owe me as a reward for winning the battle. Farewell, everyone."

Many people lowered their heads in shame. They guessed that Zi Chen's hurry to leave had something to do with Lord Xu Hou.

Zi Chen had only just entered the Soldier Ranking, while Xu Hou was already a powerhouse overseeing a region. Although they didn't have the right to choose Xu Hou's side, they chose to protect themselves.

The remaining hundred or so people went to the Soldier Ranking of Despair to register. Later, they would be rewarded with contribution points for killing aliens.

After that, Zi Chen led the group away.

At the city gates, Zi Chen met Old Man Schenker.

The old man looked at Zi Chen and said, "Don't worry, no one can break the rules and attack you."

Zi Chen nodded, but still chose to leave.

It wasn't that Zi Chen didn't trust the old man, but there were many desperadoes in this world. They weren't even afraid of death, so why would they care about mere rules?

The current Zi Chen still didn't have the ability to deal with a Ninth Tier, so he could only avoid them.

After leaving the Imperial Sky City, Zi Chen led the group directly to the Blackstone Mountains. They would be resting there for a period of time.

Each of them carried a big bag behind them. This was their harvest today.

Zi Chen couldn't understand Xu Hou's attitude. He guessed that Xu Hou might be a member of the Wang Clan, but he didn't think it was possible.

After all, no matter how powerful the Wang Clan was, how could they bribe an expert on the Soldier Ranking?

Xu Hou wasn't just an existence in the top hundred of the Desperate Regions Ranking, he was also the only one in a thousand years to be on the Desperate Regions Ranking. It could be said that he was the strongest person in a thousand years.