Comprehension Ability: Creating and teaching the Dao in various worlds - Chapter 717

Chapter 717: Chapter 16: Generous Bounty (Please Subscribe)_3

“Accept the bounty,” Lin Yuan glanced at the hunched old man.

Even though this person tried hard to conceal his strength, Lin Yuan instantly discerned that he was an Emperor Level powerhouse.

Of course, he wasn’t an Emperor at his prime but an aged, decrepit Emperor.

In this Two-dimensional World, there was no comprehension of rules and the like, so the foundation of power was the physical body.

Therefore, once one entered old age and vitality waned, one’s strength would diminish rapidly.

It was said that after stepping into the rank of the Witch Ancestor, one’s whole bodily energy and blood would condense into one, and until the moment of death, one’s vitality could be maintained at its peak.

“Whose bounty do you want to accept?” the hunched old man asked.

“Peishan Eighteen Bandits,” Lin Yuan replied. Only at Xueyu Tavern could he accept the bounty on Peishan Eighteen Bandits, and once Lin Yuan completed his target, he could smoothly claim the bounty.

The bounty was directly issued by Xueyu Tavern, using blood crystals common to the twelve ancient kingdoms, so there would be no issues.

The hunched old man, hearing this, looked at Lin Yuan with slight surprise and couldn’t help but ask, “Whose bounty do you want to accept?”

The Peishan Eighteen Bandits, each one at the peak of the Witch King rank, could shake even an Emperor Level with their combined attack techniques.

To accept the bounty on the Peishan Eighteen Bandits, one would need at least Emperor Level strength.

But was this young man before him an Emperor?

“Peishan Eighteen Bandits,” Lin Yuan repeated.

“The current bounty amount for the Peishan Eighteen Bandits has reached sixty million blood crystals. To accept their bounty, you need to submit ten thousand blood crystals as a ‘guarantee,'” the hunched old man said.

You couldn’t just accept any bounty you wanted to.

Otherwise, if someone accepted all the bounties at once, wouldn’t it interfere with those truly intending to take on the bounty?

Therefore—

Xueyu Tavern had long established rules.

Those accepting bounties had to submit a portion of the bounty amount in blood crystals as a ‘guarantee.’

As long as the bounty target was successfully killed, the submitted ‘guarantee’ would be fully refunded.

If they couldn’t kill the target, part of the blood crystal ‘guarantee’ would still be returned.

This was to raise the threshold for accepting bounties.

“Sixty million?” Lin Yuan was slightly surprised.

He remembered that previously, the bounty for all Peishan Eighteen Bandits combined was less than forty million.

On average, just over two million blood crystals per person.

But now?

Sixty million bounty?

“Half a year ago, the Peishan Eighteen Bandits robbed a treasure vault belonging to the Prince of the Northern Town from Xueyu Ancient Country. Enraged, the Prince personally put up blood crystals to raise the Peishan Eighteen Bandits’ bounty to sixty million.”

The hunched old man said this, looking at Lin Yuan with a hint of deeper meaning, “For the Peishan Eighteen Bandits to break through the prince’s vault so easily, their strength must be higher than imagined.”

“Are you sure you still want to accept their bounty?”

“I’m sure.” Lin Yuan’s expression didn’t change.

The strength of the Peishan Eighteen Bandits was higher than imagined?

Even if all eighteen of them ascended to Emperor Level, with Lin Yuan’s strength that rivaled the Witch Emperor, he could easily mow them down.

“Here’s the bounty order.”

“After killing the Peishan Eighteen Bandits, bring their key parts here to claim the bounty.”

The hunched old man, following tavern rules, said this without trying to persuade further.

…

Lin Yuan put away the bounty order and turned to leave Xueyu Tavern.

In a vast, primeval forest, Lin Yuan’s figure appeared.

“According to the intelligence obtained from Zha Ran Gu, the Peishan Eighteen Bandits last entered this forest,” Lin Yuan thought quietly as he looked at the thick cluster of ancient trees before him.

For an ordinary Emperor Level powerhouse, even one at the Emperor Level, finding the Peishan Eighteen Bandits in such a large forest would be no easy task.

The Peishan Eighteen Bandits had been fugitives for many years, so they must be very vigilant, and any rustle of leaves would catch their attention.

But Lin Yuan was different. As a Tenth Rank Evolver, despite many of his abilities being suppressed, his sharp sense of detecting energy remained.

Even from a long distance, he could slightly sense it, which was an ‘advantage’ possessed by all experts who arrived in this Two-dimensional World.

“At most, it would take half a day to search this place thoroughly.”

Lin Yuan’s form vanished from its original spot, moving silently to every corner of the primeval forest.

…

In a valley somewhere in the primeval forest.

The Peishan Eighteen Bandits had gathered here.

“Hahaha, from this raid on the Prince of the Northern Town’s treasure, we’ve truly struck it rich,” a gleeful smile appeared on the face of all eighteen.

The Prince of the Northern Town from Xueyu Ancient Country was a major figure among the twelve ancient kingdoms, and even Emperor level figures would covet his treasure vault.

“Big brother, with the resources from the vault, at least three or five of us could ascend to Emperor Levels, and by then, the reputation of the Peishan Eighteen Bandits will soar,” said the sixth bandit, looking at a burly man beside him.

The burly man had a hint of brutality in his expression, and now a satisfied look appeared on his face.

Just the Peishan Eighteen Bandits, consisting of eighteen Witch Kings, had already frustrated numerous Emperors from the Xueyu Empire. If three to five Emperor Level individuals were to emerge—

Then the entire Xueyu Empire, as long as they didn’t provoke a few significant figures, would be theirs to roam freely.

“That’s right.”

“Being able to escape from the Prince of the Northern Town was entirely due to our big brother’s extraordinary artifact.”

“Without that artifact, no matter how much stronger we were, we couldn’t have fought our way out,” said the second in command, shaking his head.

“Indeed.”

“It’s all thanks to big brother.”

“Without big brother’s artifact, we would have been dead long ago.”

Over a dozen others agreed in unison.

The Prince of the Northern Town’s vault wasn’t easy to raid.

If it weren’t for the extraordinary copper compass in their big brother’s hand, which could timely point them to a way out in critical moments,

they would have long been killed by the Prince’s pursuing forces.

They wouldn’t have even made it here?

“Hahaha,”

The burly leader laughed heartily, feeling pleased with himself, “What’s the Prince of the Northern Town? Follow me in the future, and even raiding the royal treasure vaults of the Xueyu Empire will be a walk in the park.”

“Big brother is mighty.”

“I’ve never regretted following big brother.”

All members of the Peishan Eighteen Bandits immediately praised him.

“By the way, big brother.”

“What should we do next?”

“Although we’ve distanced ourselves from the Prince of the Northern Town’s territory, we still need to be cautious.”

The second in command spoke up at this moment.

“Let me take a look.”

The burly man nodded in agreement.

The Peishan Eighteen Bandits had survived till now not by strength alone but by being cautious.

Upon saying this,

the burly man pulled out a copper compass from his chest.

A copper needle floated in the center of the compass.

Whenever the burly man faced relentless pursuit with no way out, he would pull out this copper compass.

And then, by following the directions indicated by the compass needle, he could find a way to survive.

“Compass, oh compass,”

“Which direction should our brothers head next to continue thriving?”

The burly man cradled the compass, dripping a drop of blood onto it.

Instantly,

the copper needle, floating in the center of the compass, began to spin rapidly.

The burly man waited patiently.

They were well-versed with it, knowing that in just a brief moment, the compass needle would stop.

Then they would follow the direction pointed by the needle, where safety was assured.

However, as time passed,

in a blink of an eye, half an hour went by.

The burly man and the other seventeen were puzzled.

Because the copper compass before them was still spinning relentlessly.