Chapter 527 – Crazy Aksu Empire
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Not really, I just think that those goods would be wasted when the Merchants leave. You Beastmen won't touch those things, so they can only rot here over time. Since it's a pity, I bought them. Then when the war ends, then wouldn't it be good if I'll sell them to the tribes for a low price? Those things wouldn't be wasted, I would get some profits, and the Beastmen benefit."
The Black Bear Patriarch nodded and said, "That's good, Hahaha. Kid, the things you do really makes me smile. We Beastmen benefit a lot from it."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "That's natural. I'm considered to be Half-Beastman right now. So of course I wouldn't cheat you. Patriarch, please come in, I've prepared some food and drinks inside."
The Black Bear Patriarch nodded, then followed Zhao Hai inside. In addition to the seafood, Zhao Hai also had sister-in-law's barbecue prepared.
There were no words to be said regarding Sister-in-law's barbecue because it was simply too good. But the seafood was something else. Even if the Black Bear Patriarch has been the leader of the Black Bear Tribe for a long time, he hasn't been able to eat seafood before, so he was happy to eat this meal.
Zhao Hai didn't ask about what the Black Bear tribe were planning to do since these were possibly the Beastmen's military secret. If he asks these types of questions, the Black Bear Patriarch might get suspicious of him.
Zhao Hai heard that the Black Bear patriarch has been fooled by a Human before. Because of this, he became even more distrustful of the Humans. Even to Zhao Hai, there were some times where he didn't trust him.
When the Black Bear Patriarch took his leave, Zhao Hai prepared to receive Wales and the others. When he meets Wales, then he would return to the Human territories.
The second day after the Black Bear tribe arrived, the Prairie Wolves came. Zhao Hai received them as well.
This made Ah Tai startled again, he knew about the reputation of the Prairie Wolves. He couldn't believe that Zhao Hai would become friends with them.
Even if he wasn't as polite as the Black Bear Patriarch, the Old Wolf King still had a friendly chat with Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai also invited the Old Wolf King over for a meal.
Naturally, in these two occasions, Zhao Hai didn't serve ordinary Milk Wine, he used his own distilled milk wine. This made the Beastmen very surprised, they have drank Milk Wine for all their lives, but they didn't think that Milk Wine would become this delicious.
Four days after the arrival of the Prairie Wolves, Wales and Buzeer came. The relationship between the two tribes were good, and since the distance from their camps were also quite far from the city, the two decided to come together. Zhao Hai naturally didn't have anything to say about this, he just went and invited them over for a drink.
What surprised Zhao Hai this time was Buzeer going to him and handing their race's friendship flag over.
The Beastmen in the City were now looking at Zhao Hai with strange looks. These Beastmen didn't understand how Zhao Hai, a human, was able to have such a good relationship with their race, especially towards the Dog and Cow-headed race. Seeing how they interact with each other would make one think that they were the same as a family. This really made the Beastmen confused.
In the coming days, Beastman tribe upon Beastman tribe continuously arrived at Beast God City. But what they did was the same as the Black Bears. All of them were left outside while their Patriarchs entered the city.
Although they were cooped up inside the city, Zhao Hai can clearly see every action that they did through the monitor.
The reason why these Beastmen tribes came here and discussed their military plans was because the some Warring Races have their bases here. These were the Lion-headed race, Tiger-headed race, and the Fox-headed Race. Because these royal tribes resided in the City, all the other Beastmen decided to convene their forces here in order to have a common point.
Even if these royal tribes reside in the city, their main camp was in another place. Because of their status, having their main base in the Beastman Race's holy city would startle the other Beastmen. Therefore, they decided to have their camp elsewhere in order to avoid chaos.
After Wales and the others arrived, Zhao Hai welcomed them and then prepared to leave Beast God City. At this point, the Beastmen already knew that there were friendship flags of the Black Bear Tribe and the Dog-headed Race shown in front of Magic Lily Shop, so nobody went to disturb the place. When Zhao Hai left, he also took those flags away with him.
Then in front of the Beastmen, Zhao Hai called over his Blood Hawks before riding them and then shot straight into the sky. This surprised a lot of Beastmen. They didn't expect that the Humans would already have their own aerial mounts. For the Beastmen, this wasn't good news.
When he reached a place beyond the eyesights of the Beastmen, Zhao Hai and the others immediately flashed into the Space. Then from the Space, they went to to the Purcell Duchy.
The Purcell Duchy was in full preparation mode. They had already received the news that the Beastmen were getting ready to attack the Human lands. Moreover, this attack was not a small pillaging party. With how strong the full might of the Beastman Race was, the Purcell Family was not confident in resisting them.
Zhao Hai sat in his carriage as he calmly looked at the residents of the Purcell Duchy. Although the Duchy was fully prepared, Zhao Hao still felt strange. The Purcell Family had been in full defensive mode this time, however, Zhao Hai cannot see any other troop from the Aksu Empire. This situation is too unbelievable.
This move of the Beastmen wasn't planned in secret. The Beastmen made sure to announce their attack, and a pretty large announcement at that. In that case, it was impossible for the Aksu Empire to be unaware of the situation. So why didn't the armies of the other Nobles come to support the Purcell Duchy? Did they think that the Purcell Family can single handedly block the Beastmen army?
The location that Zhao Hai appeared in was a remote place in Casa City. At the same time, the carriage that he rode in was a very ordinary one, so no one noticed him.
People were starting to leave Casa City right now, but most of them were low-ranked nobles. They took their own belongings and had their entire families leave the City. At the same time, the commoners of the city stayed put. This was because they didn't know where to go if they left.
Almost all of the commoners' properties were inside Casa City. If they leave the city, they would become refugees who had nothing. When they arrive at other cities, they would have nowhere to live. And if they didn't starve to death, they would still become slaves.
The commoners were hoping that the Duchy's army would be able to drive the Beastmen away. However, they didn't know that this feat was almost impossible to achieve.
When Zhao Hai arrived at the Grand Duke's mansion, he immediately had Shun send a letter. In his trip to the Prairie this time, Zhao Hai didn't bring Shue and Shun. Instead, he left them at Iron Mountain Fort and instructed them to help Green prepare the place. This was because Zhao Hai was planning to receive some refugees into the Black Wasteland.
However, when Zhao Hai went to Casa City, he immediately called Shun and Shue over. If Zhao Hai didn't have the two, then he wouldn't have someone in hand and things would be very inconvenient.
After Shun delivered the letter, it didn't take a long time before the mansion's housekeeper came out and invited Zhao Hai to enter through the back door.
When Zhao Hai arrived at inside the mansion and went out of his carriage, Evan was already waiting to welcome him. Evan walked towards Zhao Hai and laughed, "Great, Little Hai. You really are a good kid. The Buda Clan is now at the height of its power, you're actually making Uncle envious."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Uncle is too polite. Rest assured, I'm not only here to see how the Beastman attack the border."
When Evan heard Zhao Hai, his smiling face immediately vanished. He turned his head to Zhao Hai and said, "Let's go in and talk in the living room." Then he welcomed Zhao Hai inside and sat with him in the living room. He also had a servant serve them some tea. At the same time, a guard was present to guard the door.
After sitting down, Evan sighed and said, "My Purcell Family is done. I'm afraid that we're already doomed."
Zhao Hai knit his eyebrows and said, "Uncle Evan. When I came here, I noticed that some nobles are fleeing. At the same time, I didn't see any other armies beside yours. Did the Aksu Empire decide to not support you?"
Even answered through clenched jaws, "Don't talk about those bastards with me. Ever since the time you helped me, those bastards of the Aksu Empire started to embarrass me, but I endured. This time, when I received information about the Beastman attack, I sent over a letter to the capital, asking for support. But I didn't expect those bastards to decline. They told me that the Empire has been short on supply and assembling an army would take a long time. They said that if the Beastmen attack before the reinforcements arrive, then I would have to continue resisting. They are basically telling me to drive my heart straight into a Beastman sword. Those bastards aren't humans."
Zhao Hai frowned, he didn't expect that the Aksu Empire would actually do this. Are they really going to play around with an Empire's subject's life? Why would they do this?
Zhao Hai frowned and then looked at Evan, "Uncle Evan, did they really say that? Do they not know that the Beastmen are planning to ravage the Aksu Empire? Have they gone crazy?"
Evan sneered, "Since the continent knew, how could they not? The commoners outside now have a massive dislike towards the Radiant Church. However, those bastards at the capital still regard the Radiant Church as an honored guest. I even heard that some Noble Families were receiving priests of the church like how they receive Dukes."
Zhao Hai cannot believe what he just heard. What was a priest? They were the lowest position in the Radiant Church. If they were compared to Noble titles, then they would be the lowest third-class Baron. Why would they receive priests as though they were Dukes? Are they insane?
Chapter 528 – Life Combustion
Looking at Zhao Hai's expression, Evan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Can't believe it? But that is the truth. This isn't something found only in the capital as well, even here in the Purcell Family, there are people who completely devoted themselves to the church. These people have gone fanatical, they would even sacrifice everything that they have for the sake of the Radiant Church."
Zhao Hai looked at Evan, he seemed to understand what was going on. These people were surely brainwashed by the Radiant Church.
Religion was a very fearful thing. It can make people do a lot of crazy things, Zhao Hai just didn't think that the Radiant Church’s influence can go this far.
Evan looked at Zhao Hai's expression and sighed, "Without the Empire's support, how could our measly forces resist the Beastman attack? My Purcell Family is surely done after this event. But the most pitiful in this situation are the commoners, they will be the ones who will suffer the worst."
Zhao Hai frowned, he knew how complex the present situation of the Purcell Family was. He can help these people from the city by taking them into the Black Wasteland. He can even take the entire Purcell Duchy with no problems. However, the trade-off would be his secret being exposed.
Most importantly, the current situation of the Purcell Family was even more complex than he had imagined. If the Purcell Family really did have some Radiant Church fanatics, then he cannot bring the family into the wasteland. It would be hard to say what the church can do to his territory. Even the might Beastman Race weren't able to escape the movements of the church.
Evan looked at Zhao Hai and calmly said, "Little Hai, I only need to ask you for one thing. I want to have some members of the Purcell Family join you in returning to Golden Island. If our family can survive this crisis, then they can return. If we can't, then I can only request you to take care of them for a couple of years so that the Purcell Family name can survive."
Zhao Hai looked at Evan. He knew that Evan had already thought of the worst possible outcome. He wanted to leave a seed for the Purcell Family.
Zhao Hai didn't decline, he nodded and said, "Alright, I can assure you of this. But Uncle, I also have one thing to ask. Can you check for me and see if there are people who are willing to leave with me to Golden Island? You should know that our Buda Clan is short on people right now. And if the Beastmen attack, these commoners would definitely be killed. But make sure that they are innocent and are not affiliated with the Radiant Church."
Evan nodded and said, "This is not a problem, I can arrange it. There are a lot of people who wants to leave right now, but they just don't know where to go. They don't have any means of survival in other cities, and may even be demoted into slaves. I don't want them to see them like that, so I shall definitely help you with this matter."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Evan. I hope that you can take care of this matter as soon as possible. Just have them group up here while I go to see how the Iksa Family is doing."
Evan nodded, "You should go see their situation as well. In consideration for you, the Iksa Family had been helping us as well. I heard that the Empire sent some troops over to their territory. However, it seems like the family was placed under house arrest."
Zhao Hai stared, then his complexion changed, "Really? This bastard Aksu Empire, what do they want to do? Have they really become the puppet of the Radiant Church?"
Evan calmly replied, "It's highly probable. If the Empire wasn't, then how could the Empire act like this? This action is equal to offending all the Nobles. In the future, no Noble would listen to them."
Zhao Hai sighed, he really couldn't understand the Radiant Church. What was their purpose in doing this? Did they want to get the attention of the Royals? With the current situation, all of the Royals in the continent would be suppressing the Church.
After watching the sky, Zhao Hai stood up, then he turned to Evan and said, "Uncle Evan, since it's still early, I'll head to see the Iksa Family's situation. I'm afraid that they're currently in danger."
Evan nodded, "Little Hai, you go leave from my family's secret passage. I've already had few days to prepare, so you don't have to worry too much about me. Go save the Iksa Family first."
Zhao Hai stared, he didn't expect Evan to allow him to use the Purcell Family's secret passage. This was one of the Purcell Family's greatest secret.
Zhao Hai understood Evan's action, this was Evan's way of telling him that he has his complete trust. However, Zhao Hai didn't need the secret passage, he shook his head and said, "No need to use it. I have my own means."
Evan knew that Zhao Hai has flying beasts, so he didn't say anything. He nodded his head and escorted Zhao Hai to the door and to his carriage before it left the mansion.
After Zhao Hai entered his carriage, he immediately flashed into the Space and went to Laura and the others. Since the women are in the Space, they heard Evan and Zhao Hai's conversation. Laura immediately turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Hai, I just had Cai'er pay attention to the Iksa Family's situation. The family is fine, but they are currently under house arrest. However, we didn't receive any letters from the Blood Hawk."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he immediately got the monitor to display the Iksa Family's situation. The Iksa Family's mansion was surrounded with soldiers. Robert couldn't do anything because he was trapped inside. Fernand's situation wasn't any better, he seemed to be beaten, his body looked like a damp sack.
Zhao Hai looked around and couldn't see a shadow of a Blood Hawk, it might be possibly killed off. It seems like the Aksu Empire sent some 9th ranks to deal with the Iksa Family, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to restrain it.
Moreover, the Iksa Family also had 9th rank experts, so if these experts haven't been dealt with, then it would be impossible for the Iksa Family to be placed under house arrest.
After thinking about this, Zhao Hai immediately had Cai'er scan the place, looking for other 9th rank experts present. Ordinary people might not be able to spot a 9th rank expert, but Cai'er is different. Cai'er's present strength was certainly greater than any 9th rank expert.
After some time, Cai'er finally found some 9th rank experts in Sarte City. Moreover, there were four of them. These four were placed in a position where they surrounded the Iksa Family mansions. Looking at the their appearances, it seems like all of them were from the Radiant Church.
Zhao Hai immediately looked at Bell's situation. Bell's people were also placed under house arrest. Zhao Hai knew that Bell might have been exposed, otherwise he wouldn't be implicated in this event. It seems like the Radiant Church was really waiting for him.
Zhao Hao looked at the four 9th rank experts. The four of them doesn't seem to have any special qualities, they weren't any different from other 9th rank experts.
Knowing that he couldn't wait for a long time, Zhao Hai immediately flashed and appeared inside Fernand's room. Fernand's current state was very miserable. His whole body was fully wrapped with bandages to the point where only his head was visible, of which was beaten black and blue. Even if his mother was taking care of him, it seems like nobody used Light Magic to heal him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a pitiful state.
Fernand seems to be unconscious right now because he wasn't making any movements in his bed. Zhao Hai looked at Fernand's condition and couldn't help but feel an aching in his heart. In truth, his time with Fernand wasn't that long. Fernand was a playboy as well, someone whom he generally didn't like. The two of them being friends was something almost impossible.
However, fate moves in strange ways, even if the disposition of the two seem to be in conflict, they still became good friends in the end.
Zhao Hai arrived by Fernand's bedside and whispered, "Brother Fernand, Brother Fernand. Can you hear me?"
Seeing that the person on the bed wasn't replying, Zhao Hai immediately used Light Magic. Fernand's face turned much better, then his eyelids moved slightly. When Zhao Hai saw this, he became happy as he said, "Brother Fernand. You're awake."
But it seems like Zhao Hai wasn't noticed. Immediately after Zhao Hai talked, Fernand opened his eyes and then bellowed, "Bastards, my brother will come! He will certainly not let you off."
Zhao Hai stared, Fernand froze as well. He stared at Zhao Hai for a moment before turning over on his bed and jumped off. He threw his weak body towards Zhao Hai and said, "Brother, why have you come just now? I've been bullied to death by those bastards."
Zhao Hai stared, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he patted Fernand's back and said, "It's alright, Brother, no need cry. Since I came, I will surely take revenge for you."
It was at this point that Fernand stopped weeping, he anxiously let go of Zhao Hai and said, "Brother, taking revenge isn't a good idea. The other party has several 9th ranks, they managed to kill all of my family's foreign elders. You need to leave quickly."
At this time, a chilly voice was heard, "Leave? He couldn't escape now."
When he heard this sound, Fernand's face paled, his expression was as though a disaster just happened. He looked at Zhao Hai and bitterly smiled, "Brother, it seems like you couldn't get away now. The 9th rank has noticed you."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "I've already seen a lot of 9th ranks. It's alright, brother, you come with me. Let's see how great this 9th rank expert really is." Then he led Fernand out of the room.
Outside, Zhao Hai can see the four 9th ranks that Cai'er has spotted before. All of them flew over to the mansion and surrounded the small yard that Zhao Hai was in.
Zhao Hai just stood there and calmly looked at the four 9th rank experts before he sneered, "The Radiant Church really has a lot of good methods. They actually wouldn't stop at anything just to deal with me."
The 9th rank expert looked at Zhao Hai and nodded, "What you said is right. The Pope has given the order to execute you at all costs. The Radiant Church had already expended a lot of people in dealing with you, this time you will certainly die."
Zhao Hai smiled, "It wasn't yesterday that the Radiant Church had started to deal with me, yet I still lived. On the other hand, you have lost a lot of 9th ranks. This really makes me amazed at how much 9th rank experts your Radiant Church has."
The 9th rank looked at Zhao Hai and coldly snorted, "No need to waste your breath. Zhao Hai, you are now our Radiant Church's number one enemy. Until the day we eliminate you, my Radiant Church wouldn't be peaceful. To eliminate you, we wouldn't hesitate to bring it all. Our lives belong to the church, so we shall sacrifice our lives for the Church. Zhao Hai, you shall die today!"
Zhao Hai laughed, "Not necessarily. Do you really think that 9th ranks can kill me? Who do you think you are?"
The 9th rank snorted, "Without perfect preparations, how can we dare to kill you? Do you really think that the Church is clueless about your secrets? Zhao Hai, it's time for you to die." Then several lights came out of the hands of the 9th ranks as they shot into the four corners of the mansion.
Zhao Hai stared as the lights fell before it formed a dome around the mansion.
Zhao Hai didn't care, he can just ask Cai'er to return him to the Space. This transparent dome was unable to touch him.
From his speculation, this dome should be some kind of Magical Formation. It seems like the Radiant Church wanted to deal with him using this formation. Zhao Hai didn't move, he just stood there and looked curiously at the 9th rank experts.
The 9th ranks were whispering words as though they were doing incantations in the sky. While they were murmuring words, one could visibly see their faces slowly turn wrinkly.
When Zhao Hai saw this, his expression changed. He knew that these 9th ranks are consuming their Life Force, it seems like they were prepared to sacrifice their lives with this move.
Zhao Hai looked all around and then turned his head to the dumbfounded Fernand and said, "Brother, immediately inform your family to gather by my side. The Radiant Church is using a strange Magic."
Fernand stared, he didn't care about anything that Zhao Hai said in the end as he immediately said, "Alright!" Then he ran towards the mansion.
But it seems like the wrinkling of these 9th ranks were getting faster and faster until their faces turned pale white. The sense of crisis that Zhao Hai felt was getting more and more pronounced. It seems like these four people aren't simply 9th ranks of the Radiant Church.
These four should have a special method in order to collaboratively use this strange Magic. This Magic should be very formidable, and the Magic Formation surely wasn't a simple one. It seems like it would be impossible to break this dome from the inside.
Chapter 529 – Two Choices
Zhao Hai calmly looked at the 9th rank experts as they were quickly getting older. One must know that a 9th rank expert's lifespan was very long. Moreover, from what Zhao Hai saw of their appearance, these 9th ranks can still live for a long time, at the very least 3500 years.
Now they were growing old so fast that it would seem like they were riding a fast car which is running on the road of time. It was as if the time around them were 100 or 1000 times more than normal people.
Zhao Hai's expression stayed calm, his body beneath his clothes had now turned into crystal. He fully trusted the Space, and since it said that his body would become unbreakable upon crystallization, Zhao Hai chose to directly face these four 9th rank experts.
Since the beginning, Zhao Hai had always indirectly battled his opponents. Besides the time when he fought Terry, Zhao Hai had always been in the back, casting spells and summoning undead.
This has something to do with his character. He just doesn't want to directly fight, he thinks that the way that Mages fight was the safest.
But now was not the time to do that, if he entered the Space at this moment, then his secret would have been exposed. In addition, he was still in the Iksa Family mansion, if he entered the Space, he would be putting the Iksa Family in peril.
Although the Space possessed marvelous abilities, it cannot forcibly absorb mindful beings. Therefore, Zhao Hai can only stand there and wait for Fernand to bring his family to his side then have them transported into the Space.
At the same time, ever since Zhao Hai was able to crystallize, his mind changed a little bit. He wanted to try how strong his body was. Even if he cannot withstand this attack, he still had Cai'er and the Space. As long as Fernand's family is in the Space, he can confidently and boldly accept this strike.
Naturally, the attack of the opposite party still needed to be prepared for quite some time. But Fernand wasn't stupid, he knew that every second counts. The other members of the Iksa Family aren't stupid either, when they saw what the 9th ranks were doing, they immediately knew what kind of attack it was.
They were very clear about how powerful 9th rank experts were. Although the Iksa Family still had their secret passage, this passage can only be a decoration in front of a 9th rank expert. After Fernand shouted, all of them immediately convened to Zhao Hai's location.
Zhao Hai didn't have the time to be polite with them, he immediately issued a heads-up, "In a while I'm going to send you to a strange place. But don't worry, some people would be there to receive you. So don't get too startled." Then Fernand and the others made an effort to nod.
Robert's influence in the Iksa Family was very high, so when he shouted at the crowd, they immediately calmed down. One must know that the Iksa Family had a lot of members. It was a miracle to be able to shut them up in a short period of time.
Zhao Hai carefully observed the four 9th rank experts. The lives of these four were soon coming to an end. The wrinkles on their faces started overlapping, the hair on their head were starting to fall, old people spots were starting to appear, even their teeth were falling off.
However, they still didn't stop chanting their incantations. It was as though they didn't have any idea of what was happening to their bodies.
Then Zhao Hai turned his attention to the Iksa Family. Seeing that they were prepared, he immediately brought all of them into the Space.
And just as Zhao Hai sent the Iksa Family to the Space, the four 9th rank experts said their last syllable. Then all of them violently shook before turning into a mist of blood. After then, something appeared on the skies, it seems like there was another sun that appeared. It looked very bright and terrifying.
The light seemed to be like an Energy Ball from a certain novel that Zhao Hai had read back on earth. The ball of light crashed into the mansion. But how strong was this ball of light? Zhao Hai didn't have time to think about this as the attack collided with his head.
Fortunately, Zhao Hai's entire body has now been crystallized. Zhao Hai felt the light hit his head and then his clothes vanishing. It was not only his clothes, the building in his surroundings has been eradicated. The ground, the cyan stones were gone, no need to say about the plants. Everything around him completely vanished.
Zhao Hai just stood there without entering the Space. This was because the ball of light hadn't been able to damage his current body.
And also, he didn't dare open a spatial crack to enter the Space. Even though he wasn't affected at all, Zhao Hai felt how formidable this attack was. If this ball of light were to penetrate the crack and enter the Space, Zhao Hai didn't know what would happen to the people inside. And he didn't want to dare take the risk.
Since this ball of light couldn't harm him, it was much better for him to stay outside. But Zhao Hai didn't know that while he stayed outside, Laura and the others were very anxious for him inside the Space.
Zhao Hai made Laura and the others receive the Iksa Family. The Iksa Family had now reached its end, they can only depend upon the Buda Clan to survive. Because of this, Zhao Hai wasn't afraid of the family betraying him. Moreover, since he was planning to transport the family to Iron Mountain Fort, even if they knew his secrets, it would be impossible for them to pass it on.
When the Iksa Family initially entered the Space, all of them were somewhat anxious. But when they saw Laura and the others, they calmed down. But even if the Space's villa was huge, it can just barely fit 100 people, so it was impossible for the entire Iksa Family to be accommodated there. Laura asked them to rest first before they can be transported to Iron Mountain Fort.
At this time, what Laura and the others were worrying about was the situation outside. Therefore, after they invited Robert into the villa, they surrounded the monitor and looked at the situation outside.
But it was unfortunate for them that the screen was entirely white, they couldn’t see anything. After the light vanished, the scene made Laura and the others breathe in a cold air.
The City Lord's mansion has completely been wiped off the map, they couldn't see a single piece left. In the original location of the mansion, a giant hole was left. This hole looked like a crater that a meteor had created, it had a depth of 30 meters.
What made Laura and the others uneasy was the fact that they couldn't see Zhao Hai in that crater. Zhao Hai didn't even leave behind a shadow.
When Laura and the others were about to panic, Zhao Hai suddenly walked in from outside. But he already had his clothes changed, what he had on was now an ordinary Mage's Robe.
Seeing Zhao Hai come, Laura and the others relaxed. Actually, Zhao Hai didn't intend to be missing. But since his clothes were fully gone, he cannot just appear naked inside the villa and be seen by the Iksa Family, he wasn't an exhibitionist. Therefore, after he entered the Space, the changed his clothes first before entering the villa.
When he entered the villa, he was immediately welcomed by Laura and the others. They looked at his left and right to see that he was really alright.
Seeing their expressions, Zhao Hai faintly smiled and said, "I'm fine, no need to be worried. But Laura, I'm sorry for destroying the clothes that you gave me."
After he said that, Laura didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Who cares about the clothes. As long as you're fine, it's alright. Go see Uncle Robert quickly, I don't think his mood is fine."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he entered the villa's living room. Robert and Fernand were waiting for him there, when they saw him, they immediately stood up.
Zhao Hai gave Robert a salute and then asked them to sit down, "Uncle Robert, from what I can see with the situation, there was no way for the Iksa Family to return to the Aksu Empire."
Robert smiled bitterly, "I already thought up to this point. Ever since our Foreign Elders were killed, I knew our Iksa Family is finished. To be honest, if not for you appearing, our Iksa Family might have gone extinct. Not matter what, I must thank you, Little Hai."
Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "Uncle Robert, you're too polite. If not because of me, your Iksa Family wouldn't have been implicated with this situation. Since you came here, I will be clear to you. This place is our Buda Clan's greatest secret. Nobody except members of my Buda Clan knew about it, even my father-in-laws don't know about this. Now that the Iksa Family know about it, I can tell you that it would be impossible for you to go back."
Robert nodded. As soon as he entered the Space, he felt the difference inside. He was also a Mage, so he was sensitive to energy. He can feel how active the energy inside was, and it was also quite rich, many folds compared to outside. This place was certainly not a simple one.
Zhao Hai looked at Robert and said, "Uncle Robert, I can only give you two choices. First, you'll go to the Black Wasteland. I'll tell you, the poisonous mist in the wasteland was made by me. The Black Wasteland is where the root of our Buda Clan was established. The Milk Wine that we drank before was made there, we also have other factories in that place. In there, you will have absolute security. Moreover, I'm also prepared to buy a massive amount of slaves. If you settle down in the Black Wasteland, I can have the capable people of the Iksa Family help me manage them."
Robert nodded, he thought that this choice was good, but he wonders what Zhao Hai's second choice was. So he asked, "The second choice?"