[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea":3,"chapter-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1277":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1088826,1419,"Chapter 1277: 732: Liu's Titan, the Middleman Merchant","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1277",1277,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1277: Chapter 732: Liu’s Titan, the Middleman Merchant\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danerluo Port,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Frost Wolf Mercenary Corps and the Phoenix Mercenary Corps saw the approaching patrol team from the Dawn Church, they immediately stopped their actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some mercenaries even put away their weapons, watching the Dawn Church cautiously from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray looked at Lina across from him and said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew it, you guys are just like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trying to create trouble for us, hoping we’ll fall into a trap first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These little tricks are all you have. We Frost Wolf Mercenary Corps didn’t come to Danerluo Port just yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Gray’s taunt, Lina’s face darkened a bit, but she didn’t say much more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she provoked the Frost Wolf Mercenary Corps was due to the previous conflict between both sides in a small world; she wanted to regain ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, Gray restrained his fellow mercenaries, avoiding the trap Lina had set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lina acted this way by utilizing the rules of Danerluo Port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Danerluo Port, any combat is forbidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a mandatory regulation. Regardless of the reason, any actual aggressive action is considered wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would lead to immediate arrest by the patrol of Danerluo Port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the patrol of Danerluo Port is made of strong individuals from the Dawn Church and Kane Floating City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even large mercenary groups and extraordinary forces dare not defy the city regulations here, or face the iron-fisted punishment from Dawn Church and Kane Floating City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some legendary strongmen visiting Danerluo Port won’t publicly disrespect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane Floating City floats right above!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the World Tree Favored isn’t present at Danerluo Port, those who attain legendary status wouldn’t be so irrational to disrespect Lis here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis doesn’t tolerate those who dare break city regulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Kane Floating City’s constant surveillance, should any transcendent battle occur at Danerluo Port or Phillips Crystal, the patrol team will arrive at the scene immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All extraordinary professionals fighting in Danerluo Port and Phillips Crystal area will be directly arrested by the patrol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being sealed of their Extraordinary Power, they’ll be sent to the prison of Danerluo Port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depending on the severity of the battle, the punishment for the arrested extraordinary professionals may vary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at minimum, after compensating for damaged properties and paying fines, they would spend at least a week in jail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, there is room to exploit the loophole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the conflict between the Frost Wolf Mercenary Corps and the Phoenix Mercenary Corps in the small world arises from discovering the rights to a mineral deposit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the rules set by Kane Floating City, various mineral resources found in the small world can be traded after being notarized by the Floating City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, they would receive protection from Kane Floating City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this requires money, but many are still quite willing to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, apart from those more extensive and well-staffed extraordinary forces, entities like mercenary groups can’t easily allocate manpower to mine discovered mineral deposits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, mercenary groups usually choose to sell those minerals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once notarized by Danerluo Port, mercenary groups naturally won’t worry about large forces forcibly seizing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the discovered mineral deposit, the Frost Wolf Mercenary Corps and the Phoenix Mercenary Corps decided to determine ownership through a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was previously notarized by Kane Floating City, ensuring neither side can break the agreement under Floating City’s supervision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duel date is set for three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gray and the others were arrested for fighting in Danerluo Port, they would miss the duel in three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gray, the strongest in the Frost Wolf Mercenary Corps, were absent, it would undoubtedly be very disadvantageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Lina had fewer concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lina acted as she did earlier to provoke Gray and the others into making the first move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, undoubtedly the punishment for the opponent would be more severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lina watched the Dawn Church patrol approaching and secretly cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she known beforehand, she would’ve directly acted without unnecessary pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the opponent was prepared and didn’t face punishment for acting first, injuring a few people could still be helpful for the upcoming duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, nothing has been accomplished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lina felt somewhat irritated, but as the Dawn Church patrol was already close, she didn’t dare do anything further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrol from Dawn Church approached both sides. The leading paladin looked at Lina and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We got carried away earlier, apologies, willing to accept the penalty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the paladin, Lina dropped her cunning intentions and spoke honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paladin nodded without saying much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had come directly upon receiving the warning from Kane Floating City via magic items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was no obvious fluctuation of Extraordinary Power or significant loss, they only asked both sides to pay fines to the White Dove Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray furrowed his brows but didn’t say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they hadn’t attacked, only unsheathed their weapons, they were still subjected to the same penalty as the Phoenix Mercenary Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Danerluo Port, confronting the patrol is definitely unwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Gray also calmed his teammates and refrained from any impulsive actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Lina and her group, Gray led his team away directly, not even caring about the sword they had been looking at earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>",899,"2026-06-03T10:58:58.792Z","2026-06-03T10:58:53.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","cb2de9a1437bb1a184096aa382338f7292f37360864a289b07cf970055a28d00","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1278","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1276",1658,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-cover.jpg"]