Chapter 289: Seizing the Beast Hide (Please Subscribe)

At this moment, feeling the timing was right and that the enemy would likely remain silent and observant for a time due to his actions, Du En finally took out the beast hide he had obtained at the settlement near the volcano and began to examine it carefully.

"Although this beast hide is not a magical artifact, it bears some faint similarities to the pig-faced mask seized previously. It seems they have changed their method of concealment, adapting and transplanting the key techniques previously used on magical artifacts onto the medium of hide and armor used for casting secret arts."

No wonder so much time had passed, and yet they still hadn't been able to precisely lock onto them.

However, since there are similarities and connections, then as long as this is taken to be deciphered, it will soon be possible to lock onto them precisely.

"It's just that, when all is said and done, our sect doesn't consider it important enough, and the Southern Pivot City remains passive, failing to send reinforcements. Otherwise, if a Great Cultivator had just come over to investigate the situation on the ground, the problem here could have been solved quickly."

Thinking this, Du En raised his eyes to look ahead.

The reaction from Changle City was actually not slow; the support team led by the Outer City Superintendent had already arrived before him.

If the scheme of the Fudong Immortal Sect had been implemented, they would have generally encountered each other between the settlement and the city, and those bottom-tier people being driven over would not even have had the possibility of approaching the city.

Of course, even if that had happened, it would have had a very bad impact, so Ying Dongqing had initially considered whether she should set out and descend herself, but she worried that this might be the enemy's "luring the tiger from the mountain" tactic, so she desisted.

In fact, the Outer City Superintendent, who was even more anxious than she was, could not sit idly by and rushed forward in a panic, only to find that the situation had been rapidly contained. He then began relaying information back while gathering personnel and moving toward this direction where the situation had quickly subsided.

This Superintendent Wu had no choice but to be anxious, because he was the Outer City Superintendent, and the settlement was within the jurisdiction of the outer city. With trouble occurring in the area under his management, he would be unable to escape responsibility no matter what!

"Damn it, how are those pieces of trash doing their jobs? Twenty-four people! And twenty-one of them couldn't even last three breaths; they're all a bunch of damn trash!"

At this moment, Superintendent Wu wanted to curse those settlement guards to death in his heart, and he even couldn't help but think angrily that if they were still alive, he would definitely send them all to the battlefield to be tempered!

They were simply too useless!

But it was fine for now, as the riot had been quickly quelled...

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Du En.

He understood the situation immediately and beamed with joy, appearing before Du En in a single spatial shift, reaching out both hands to show closeness and gratitude.

Du En was not surprised by this spatial movement; after all, this was a basic ability of the Nascent Soul stage, which he had long known. Therefore, he simply stopped in his tracks and stuffed the beast hide in his hand into the other's hand.

To the others here, it looked as if their Superintendent Wu had taken the initiative to receive the beast hide.

"Eh? Fudong's secret art medium, this... has a concealment effect?"

As a top-tier talent at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, he still had enough discernment to quickly see the key point of this beast hide, and his smile became even more radiant.

"Traveler Du is truly a hero. Not only can you calculate with divine foresight to stop the thieves' chaos in time, but your methods are also extraordinary—to think you could seize such a key item from those people's hands!"

Under normal circumstances, to seize such a secret art medium, one could only launch a surprise interception before those Fudong people cast their secret arts, and one had to be fast enough to leave them no room to react at all.

Otherwise, once they cast the secret art, even if one could defeat them, those hides and armors would be destroyed together and could no longer be seized or utilized.

That was why Du En had only managed to seize this one piece.

Now that he had this beast hide, capturing the Fudong people in the future could be said to be just around the corner.

Moreover, this was a war trophy obtained on the outer city's turf, and since the turmoil in the settlement had been stopped in time just as it arose, he naturally wouldn't have much of a problem this time and would be able to pass through easily, at most being given a small lecture or two.

Therefore, this Superintendent Wu was naturally exceptionally enthusiastic toward Du En.

He, however, did not pay attention to this and just said calmly: "Although the enemy raid on the settlement was contained by me, there were some losses after all. Furthermore, since Fudong is still in the shadows, I think it is necessary for them to pause and slow down, and to strengthen vigilance as much as possible to ensure they are not targeted again."

"Reasonable! Reasonable! You bunch of trash, why haven't you acted according to Traveler Du's instructions yet?!"

Superintendent Wu naturally had no objections and also sensed Du En's intention to protect the bottom-tier people of the settlement. He gave the order directly to their faces, and the elites of the Outer City Affairs Office quickly responded and scattered, splitting into groups to take care of and guard the settlement.

Thinking that after one lesson, they wouldn't be wiped out so easily next time.

Soon, only the two of them remained on the spot.

Superintendent Wu politely and obsequiously returned to the city with Du En to meet with the City Lord, Ying Dongqing.

"... Traveler Du, thank you very much for your help."

Ying Dongqing's opening at this moment seemed somewhat complex in mood.

Because to tell the truth, she had actually noticed Du En's undercover actions in the settlement; after all, she had been keeping a close eye on this unstable factor with too much autonomy.

Although his Ice Breath Art was used quite skillfully, it was very easy to judge whether the person was there or not.

Cultivation consumes spiritual energy.

Especially for a big consumer of spiritual energy like Du En, who would cultivate whenever he had the chance, there was no need to specifically watch him. One only needed to look at the daily spiritual energy consumption displayed here at the City Lord's Mansion to know whether he was still inside the inner city.

By observing from afar a few more times, one would naturally know his movements.

However, she had initially thought that this kind of action was not aimed at the Fudong Immortal Sect, but rather a characteristic of Meng Changqing's faction, so she was still somewhat guarded and vigilant about whether he wanted to create something out of nothing from the daily operations of the settlement to impeach her.

At the time, she even felt a bit fortunate in her heart, because she had followed the regulations completely and had never permitted any unauthorized bullying by her subordinates. In the previous rectification in Changle City, more people had even been caught from the inner city than from the outer city.

So, if he wanted to start from this aspect, it was too wishful thinking!

"But it turns out I was the one being too wishful..."

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Because she thought she was prepared, she felt that Fudong would not target such trivial, insignificant goals again. She didn't expect that as soon as the enemy surfaced, they would be aiming at the settlement.

This allowed Du En to lie in wait and catch them, not only severely hindering the opponent's actions but also seizing a key item.

Moreover, he had used this to make Superintendent Wu of the outer city have a very good attitude toward him; if he were to be recruited later...

"Then, I will leave the subsequent matters to the two of you. I still need to cultivate, so I will take my leave."

Du En spoke directly and calmly, not wanting to stay here for any pleasantries, needing to go back to seize the time and make up for today's lessons.

He left just like that, very straightforwardly, leaving the City Lord and the Superintendent standing there in a daze, silent and surprised for a moment.

(End of chapter)