CHAPTER 292: Three Hundred Thousand Gold Coins

"Elder brother Lawrence, there's something I want to talk to Bryan about alone." Phoebe looked at Lawrence and said quietly.

Lawrence was startled but reacted quickly. He smiled meaningfully and said, "Alright. Rest assured, Bryan, I'll have some fine military leaders arrive in Brettel City before you travel there."

Nodding his head, Han Shuo said with a slight smile, "Thank you, I'm really not very good at military strategy. Your people will surely be of great help to me!"

"All right, you guys talk, I'll go back first. I'll come to Brettel City myself after a while to pay you a visit." Lawrence winked at them before leaving the room with a smile.

Han Shuo stepped forward and scooped Phoebe into his arms as soon as Lawrence had left, followed by a long, lingering kiss. Han Shuo picked her up and walked straight into the bedroom. He dropped her onto the large, soft bed and pressed himself against her.

Clothes were thrown aside and their naked bodies intertwined. Phoebe let out one sultry whimper after another, desperately trying to match Han Shuo's pounding movements. She continued until she had exhausted every bit of her strength.

After the stormy turbulence, Phoebe lazily leaned against Han Shuo's strong chest. Her delicate fingers glided gently over his body as she murmured contentedly, "I can't go with you for now. Cameron's merchant alliance is facing a crisis of dissolution due to their loss in his huge gamble. This has created an opportunity."

Normally, every nobleman's mansion had a secret chamber for storing valuable goods or conducting secret business. This mansion that the king had given to Han Shuo was no exception. Candide had told Han Shuo all about this mansion when he met with Han Shuo at the Dark Mantle headquarters, including the underground secret chamber.

After walking down the tunnel, Han Shuo saw a large, empty room. There was nothing inside except for a few empty cupboards.

Placing the magic staffs in one of the cupboards, Han Shuo arrived at the Cemetery of Death through the transportation matrix. The Cemetery of Death was gloomy all year round. Apart from the stark white bones scattered around, there was no life or change. Han Shuo heaved a soft sigh of relief as he left the cemetery of death. He looked into the depths of the Dark Forest and spread his senses.

"Why hasn't the Fire Elite Zombie been completed after so long?" Han Shuo frowned and muttered to himself, unable to comprehend things.

The Earth Elite Zombie and Wood Elite Zombie certainly hadn't taken as long to complete as the Fire Elite Zombie. If Han Shuo hadn't been able to sense their presence, he would have truly thought that they had run into some trouble.

"Could it be because of the Fire Attribute Treasure - the Fire Lotus or the Lord of Flames?" Han Shuo thought for a moment and made this assumption.

Unlike the Earth Elite Zombie and the Wood Elite Zombie, the place of extreme fire had produced a fire attribute treasure - the Fire Lotus. Chu Cang Lan hadn't mentioned what would be the result. There was also a terrifying Lord of Flames inside, who had taken the Fire Elite Zombie as his child, which made things even stranger. So many strange events combined might have affected the formation of the Fire Elite Zombie. Otherwise, it shouldn't have taken so long to appear.

"Forget it. Let's start with the Water Elite Zombie first!" Han Shuo decided to stop thinking about it. He understood that there was no problem since he could still sense the presence of the Fire Elite Zombie. He decided to go to the Valley of Sunshine and place the Water Elite Zombie in the place of extreme water.

After flying through the air for a while, Han Shuo travelled from the Dark Forest to the area of the Valley of Sunshine. He jumped down the strange cliff to search for the Soul Destroyer's base.

Surprisingly, Han Shuo couldn't sense Gilbert's presence at all. He only saw Grant when he came in. The latter immediately paid his respects when he saw Han Shuo and explained, "The Chief and Gilbert have accepted a mission, they're not here right now."

"What is the current situation?" Han Shuo ordered the three Yin Demons to circle around. He discovered that there were still over two hundred mercenaries present. Since these two hundred people looked completely unfamiliar, he immediately understood that the Soul Destroyer mercenary group had expanded.

"What else could have happened? The major powers have gone from covert to direct combat. During this chaotic period, Laureton's Cairo mercenary band was the strongest. The other three powers have been forced to unite against the Cairo mercenaries. A few strong bandit forces also join in from time to time. The current Valley of Sunshine has become a chaotic mess. Grant explained to Han Shuo with a smile.

"Oh, right, after what happened last time, did the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band and the House of Menlo give you any trouble?" Remembering the events in which he had killed Ferguson and severely injured Adam Menlo, Han Shuo couldn't help but ask with surprise what had happened after that.

"Hehehe, those two really do hate us soul destroyers. Too bad they don't know where we are. They can't go any further even if they want to take revenge!" Grant looked smug as he laughed out loud.

"I see a lot of new faces in our band. There's no problem with these people, is there?" Han Shuo asked with concern.

"Rest assured. We have chosen these mercenaries only after a strict inspection. Those who can come in here are all trustworthy. Hehe, Laureton allowed us to recruit people in the Valley of Sunshine thanks to you. That saved us a lot of effort. "Grant looked gratefully at Han Shuo and said with a smile.

Good. I'll leave now since Trunks isn't here." Han Shuo said goodbye to Grant after getting the information he wanted and flew straight to the Valley of Sunshine.

The members of the Cairo Mercenary Band in the Valley of Sunshine all knew about Han Shuo now. They made him go through all the necessary procedures to enter the valley. They all greeted Han Shuo with smiles, and their attitude towards him was quite friendly.

Han Shuo went straight to his shop as soon as he entered the Valley of Sunshine. Without another word, he began to operate the formation before jumping into the well. He took out the materials from his space ring one by one and sank into the depths of the water. The water was cold to the bone. When he reached the bottom, Han Shuo summoned the little skeleton.

The little skeleton found an ordinary looking zombie as Han Shuo commanded and disappeared after bringing the latter out. Han Shuo placed this zombie warrior in the centre of the place of extreme water. He then threw in the strange materials one by one, directing all the available water elements in that place to gather around the zombie warrior.