Chapter 145: Methods of Freeloading Information

"If I can't provoke it, can't I hide from it? I'll explore the side halls!"

Su Nan decisively decided not to explore the main hall for the time being and instead explore the two side halls.

[You approach the City God Temple without any disguise, pretending to be an ordinary worshipper.]

[The courtyard gate of the City God Temple is unlocked, and you push it open, entering the courtyard and heading straight for the east side hall.]

[The east side hall is also unlocked. As you open the door, you find that the deity worshipped here is not the City God you've seen before but a minotaur-like creature.]

[Below the statue, on the dark red shrine, there are various offerings for rituals.]

[You proceed into the main hall with great caution. Suddenly, you are attacked and instantly lose consciousness.]

[Two minutes later, you wake up in excruciating pain. To your horror, you find yourself lying on the dark red shrine.]

[A minotaur-like creature is voraciously devouring your limbs, and your fresh blood flows down from the shrine.]

[You have died!]

"Well, this is even more direct, without even looking for excuses!" Su Nan's face was grim.

Unfortunately, the enemy was too strong; he didn't even have the ability to resist.

"Let's go to the west side hall."

Since he still had plenty of premonition attempts left, he didn't hesitate to use another one.

...

[Two minutes later, you are abruptly awakened by excruciating pain. To your horror, you find yourself lying on the dark red shrine.]

[A horse-faced creature stands before your head, holding a white, fleshy object and greedily feasting on it.]

[You have died!]

"Horse-headed and minotaur-faced?"

Seeing the appearance of the third creature, Su Nan was somewhat surprised.

Three creatures—one eating his organs, one eating his limbs, and now this one eating his brain. It seemed like he had encountered quite a variety.

Fortunately, this was just a premonition; otherwise, he would have been left with psychological trauma.

"Faced with these three creatures, I don't even have a chance to resist. Could it be that all three of them are Monster Kings?"

He thought of a possibility.

If that were the case, then the City God Temple was undoubtedly the most dangerous place in the entire Tianyun City.

"It seems that next time I refresh my missions, I shouldn't continue refreshing them within Tianyun City."

"If I keep refreshing missions within Tianyun City, there's a high probability that Wang Nan's mission will refresh to explore the City God Temple again."

"In that case, I would always occupy one mission slot, which is not conducive to me gaining Monster Power!"

Now that he knew the danger here, Su Nan no longer wasted his premonition attempts and turned to leave.

Zhang Yang and Wang Nan's two missions couldn't be completed for now, so he had to go and do Lang Shisan's mission.

He transformed into the appearance of a wolf monster and arrived at Wutong Road.

This was the territory of Old Sheep.

Obviously, Old Sheep had already instructed other monsters to report as soon as Su Nan arrived.

Not long after Su Nan entered Wutong Road, Old Sheep and Eagle High, along with Ox Daring and Armor Old Eight, came to greet him.

"Master, you've arrived," several monsters said in unison.

Two peak Spirit-ranked monsters and two mid-level Spirit-ranked monsters were calling a master who was only at the initial Spirit rank. If other monsters saw this scene, they would surely be astonished.

"Master, we have gathered information. According to the orders of His Majesty the Monster Emperor, most of the Spirit-ranked Monster Clans from Tianyun County are heading to Tianyun City."

"At the outskirts of Tianyun City, in two places, Xiaoxiang Mountain and Baoping Peak, dozens of Spirit-ranked monsters have already gathered."

"Now we are just waiting for the two Monster Kings to give the command, and they will launch an attack on the two Sky Vault God Seal nodes of the human race."

The two monsters reported the information they had collected today.

"Xiaoxiang Mountain? Baoping Peak?"

Even if he didn't know the specific locations of these two places, Su Nan could guess that they were not too far from the two Sky Vault God Seal nodes.

That would make it convenient for them to attack.

"Is there any other news?" Su Nan asked.

"Master, you're truly insightful. That new Chief of the Monster Execution Division is quite powerful! Last night, as soon as he arrived, he killed a Spirit-ranked peak and a mid-level Spirit-ranked monster under King Hook Scythe's command."

"Today, during the day, he also killed two monsters from the Stone Mill and Flowing Spring River."

"Now, many individuals on the Monster Execution Division's Monster Execution List are getting scared, and some are even considering whether to temporarily leave Tianyun City."

"Fortunately, I, Old Sheep, have been minding my own business and didn't make it onto that Monster Execution List. Otherwise, I might have been killed by that Chief one day."

Old Sheep spoke rapidly, his face showing lingering fear.

Su Nan's eyes flickered, and he said, "So, the big kings of those monsters didn't react at all?"

"Of course, they did. King Hook Scythe has already sent two individuals, One-Eye and Double-Ear, to prepare for hunting down that Chief. Both of them are peak Spirit-ranked."

"One-Eye and Double-Ear." Su Nan nodded and secretly noted down their names.

"Is there any other news?" he asked again.

Eagle High said, "I heard that tomorrow at noon, all the Spirit-ranked Monster Kings in the city will go to Bai Shui Lake. It seems they are going to discuss the specifics of the attack on the human race's Sky Vault God Seals."

"Oh? Are you sure all the Spirit-ranked Monster Kings will be going?" Su Nan's eyes lit up as he immediately thought of the monster in Lotus Street who, despite being a peak Spirit-ranked monster, was concealing his strength.

There might be treasure in that place.

If that monster also left, wouldn't this be a good opportunity for him to go in and investigate?

Eagle High nodded. "Yes, it seems that both Monster Kings will be attending."

"Very well, keep a close eye on their movements."

Su Nan's eyes revealed a pleased expression as he finally obtained useful information.

After a pause, he asked, "How much do you know about the City God Temple?"

"Master, you went to the City God Temple?" Upon hearing this, both monsters' expressions slightly changed.

"As for the City God Temple, we don't know much about it. We've only been warned by King Qing Wolf and King Bai Shui not to go there, and we've never been there ourselves."

Both Monster Kings had warned them?

Su Nan's heart sank even further, making him increasingly suspect that those three monsters were indeed King-level monsters.

"What do you know about Xiong Yan?" He changed his question.

Xiong Yan was the Monster King of these two monsters.

Perhaps it was because he had used Bloodline Servant Seal on Old Sheep and Eagle High, that a mission to replace Xiong Yan's position appeared in Lang Shisan's daily tasks.

If this mission hadn't appeared, he hadn't thought about bringing Lang Shisan's identity to the forefront for the time being.

But now that the mission had come, he didn't mind showing up now, in front of other monsters.

If he could truly replace Xiong Yan's position and become one of the top followers of the publicly recognized Green Wolf Monster King, it would provide him with a lot of convenience when using Lang Shisan's identity in the future.

"King Xiong Yan? Master, why are you asking about him?" Old Sheep was curious.

Su Nan said in a low voice, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

Old Sheep's neck shrank a bit, as if he realized he had asked an inappropriate question, and immediately said, "King Xiong Yan is at the mid-level Spirit rank. His physical strength is powerful, and his physique is robust. Among the mid-level Spirit rank kings, he's considered top-notch."

"Does he have any weaknesses?"

"Weakness?" The two monsters thought for a moment, and Eagle High said, "King Xiong Yan doesn't have any obvious weaknesses. He has a problem; he's addicted to alcohol and often drinks himself into a stupor."

"Addicted to alcohol!" Su Nan's eyes lit up, suddenly thinking of a method. Perhaps he could add some ingredients to his drinks!

Back in Jiuting County, he had bought a type of medicine at the Heavenly Palace Pavilion that could make Spirit-ranked monsters sleep for three days. If he could get Xiong Yan to ingest that medicine, who knew what effect it might have?

Su Nan's thoughts turned, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible this method seemed. While others might find it difficult to tamper with the drink of a Spirit-ranked monster, he could do it easily.

Not to mention that he had already controlled Eagle High and Old Sheep. Even if he transformed into the appearance of a monster and personally did it, it wouldn't be impossible.

If this method worked, he might even be able to use the same method to deal with the monster in the Northern City Dungeon who possessed soul power!

"I wonder if Heavenly Palace Pavilion has any better medicines?" Su Nan was eager to know.

He instructed the two monsters to continue gathering information, then left Wutong Road and headed straight for the Heavenly Palace Pavilion.

More than ten minutes later, he changed his appearance and arrived at the Heavenly Palace Pavilion.

It was the same young girl who had greeted him last time. Su Nan didn't waste any time and directly stated his needs.

"Do you have any drugs that can make a King-ranked monster fall asleep or lose consciousness, with the best possible effect?"

Upon hearing this, the girl shook her head and said, "Sir, you're joking. King-ranked monsters aren't so easily put to sleep, and we don't have anything like that here."

"Nothing?" Su Nan felt disappointed.

He wasn't just preparing these drugs for two Spirit-ranked monsters; he was also preparing them for the Grand Princess.

It had been five days since the Grand Princess had fallen into a coma. If she didn't wake up in another five days, it might not be a favorable outcome.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to compromise for now. "Is there anything that can make a Spirit-ranked monster fall asleep?"

"Yes, sir. We have three things here that are effective against Spirit-ranked powerhouses. Among them, the most effective one is Dreambreaker Water."

"Dreambreaker Water is colorless and tasteless. It can put both Spirit-ranked martial artists and monsters to sleep for a day with just one drop."

"How much Spirit Beast blood is required?"

"One bottle requires thirty drops of Spirit-ranked monster blood."

"So expensive?" Su Nan frowned.

Last time, he had only spent five Spirit-ranked top-tier monster corpses for a similar medicine.

Equivalent to twenty drops of Spirit-ranked monster blood.

"The better the effect, the higher the price," the girl said with a sly smile.

"How many drops are there in one bottle?"

"Five drops."

"Five drops for five days," Su Nan nodded.

Calculating this way, it wasn't much more expensive than the medicine he had bought last time.

"I'll take it."

Su Nan didn't hesitate. He had only nine Spirit-ranked top-tier monster corpses left on him, along with two Spirit-ranked mid-tier ones.

Some of them had been hunted in Tianyun City, and he didn't intend to reveal them now. If he brought them out, it would be obvious that he was Zhang Yang, the Chief of the Monster Execution Division.

He could only wait until he reverted to his identity as Zhang Yang before selling them.

With this, he had only eight Spirit-ranked top-tier monster corpses left that he could use.

This was just enough to purchase one bottle of Dreambreaker Water.

Eight Spirit-ranked top-tier monster corpses in exchange for two King-ranked monsters, was it worth it?

The answer was clear: it was definitely worth it!

Two monsters, one at the initial stage and one at the middle stage, were worth a total of three drops of King-ranked monster blood, which was exactly equivalent to the price of the Dreambreaker Water.

But he was a player, and he could still gain Monster Power!

After a moment, he left the Heavenly Palace Pavilion.

With one bottle of Dreambreaker Water in hand, he now had only a few monster corpses left.

Among them, there was only one Spirit-ranked top-tier corpse left, and it was the fish monster he had hunted down yesterday.

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to sell that King-ranked monster corpse!"

Su Nan murmured to himself. He had planned to prepare a batch of life-replenishing items before the "Guarding the Temple of Martial Kings" mission started. The more he invested now, the greater the return would be later.

He couldn't do without monster blood.

As for the corpse of the Black Cloud Pig Monster, he didn't intend to bring it out for the time being. It was related to the Azure Wolf Monster King, and if it were recognized, it could cause unnecessary trouble. Even the corpse of the King-ranked monster, if it weren't for the fact that it was currently out of monster blood, he wouldn't have considered taking it out.

After all, the Azure Wolf Monster King was also a member of the Heavenly Wolf Clan.

"I originally planned to buy information about places with rich water energy, but now I'm out of monster blood."

Su Nan shook his head. The task of hatching the Dragon Turtle Egg was seven days, and although he had replenished the vitality of the Dragon Turtle Egg, the time for the mission had not been extended. He still needed to hatch it within seven days.

Now he only had five days left, and time was running out.

"No, it seems like I don't need to buy it; I can get the corresponding information without spending monster blood."

Suddenly, Su Nan thought of something and his eyes lit up.

But immediately, he felt regret.

"I have precognition; I can completely buy it through precognition, so why did I actually go and buy it?"

Thinking of this, he recalled his previous purchases of information about the Dragon Turtle Egg and the Flame Spirit's Essence. He couldn't help but slap himself mentally.

"Well, at least the information from those two purchases didn't cost too much monster blood," Su Nan consoled himself.

Without thinking twice, he immediately tried to use precognition.

If it really worked, it meant that he could get information from the Heavenly Palace Pavilion for free in the future.

"You arrive at the Heavenly Palace Pavilion and want to know where the water energy is most abundant near Tianyun City."

"After learning about your needs, the receptionist turns and leaves."

"One minute later, the young woman returns and tells you that the corresponding information is worth four drops of Spirit-ranked monster blood."

"You pay with one Spirit-ranked top-tier monster corpse as compensation and receive the desired information."

"Stepping out of the Heavenly Palace Pavilion, you open the note given to you by the young woman, and you see a location written on it."

"Underneath White Water Lake at the heart of the lake."

"White Water Lake?"

Su Nan's heart sank because he realized that he couldn't get information for free.

White Water Lake was the territory of the White Water Monster King.

He was being asked to hatch the Dragon Turtle Egg in the territory of the White Water Monster King?

This was tantamount to seeking death.

"White Water Lake is definitely not an option; I can only search throughout the entire Tianyun County."

Tianyun City was located in the center of Tianyun County, and it would take at most a day to travel from here to any location in Tianyun County, which was acceptable.

"You arrive at the Heavenly Palace Pavilion and want to know where water energy is most abundant throughout Tianyun County."

"After learning about your needs, the receptionist turns and leaves."

"One minute later, the young woman returns and tells you that the corresponding information is worth thirty drops of Spirit-ranked monster blood."

"You pay with one King-ranked mid-tier monster corpse as compensation and receive the desired information."

"Stepping out of the Heavenly Palace Pavilion, you open the note given to you by the young woman, and you see a location written on it."

"Pingyin County, Long River."

"Thirty drops of Spirit-ranked blood, so expensive?"

Su Nan was shocked, and he couldn't help but wonder what kind of place this "Long River" was.

(End of this chapter)