Chapter 261: Join Mount Creation
“Captain Lophis, I told you to go back to Vermillion Town and think about my offer, and it seems that you’ve thought about it for a long time.”
Watson poured a cup of jade-colored tea for Lophis while they were in Blackmoon Castle on Mount Creation’s summit; he spoke with a playful expression.
The Blackmoon Knights guarding the top of the World Tree discovered Lophis and the others as soon as they entered Mount Creation. The Blackmoon Knights led them to the summit after questioning why they were there.
Lophis’ last visit had been ten days ago, and more than three months had elapsed on the mountain. Watson had used the Spring of Life water from the World Tree that he had fused. He had transformed more than a million people on the mountain into angels or demons, granting eternal life upon them.
As a price, most of the water from the Spring of Life had been consumed. However, Watson did not care about it. Instead, he decided to recruit more Blackmoon Knights.
There had been less than 100 Blackmoon Knights in charge of guarding Blackmoon Town. However, Mount Creation was home to more than a million people. A few dozen people would not be enough to protect it, so Watson teamed up with the mayors of various towns, including Sylvan. He declared his plan to grow the Blackmoon Iron Knights by recruiting members from each town.
Everyone agreed with his suggestion. After all, they could not go on without Watson. After Blackmoon Knights had grown to 100,000 members, they would form legions of 10,000 members; they would have ten legions. The original Blackmoon Knights could command those legions, and their vice-commanders could be chosen from people from various towns or the lesser manors.
Elvira, a genius from Torch Town, was made the vice-commander of the first legion. Her excellent fire-elemental swordsmans.h.i.+p was enough to destroy a city, and that had earned her the nickname Red Angel.
Monte Town’s Anna and Ron had been promoted to vice-commanders of a Blackmoon Knights legion. They were gold-tier veterans, and they had a unique advantage over others after entering the platinum tier. Many people had performed extraordinarily well when they rose to the platinum tier in a single step, no matter if they were transformed into an angel or a demon, including those who progressed from bronze to iron-tier.
Watson was not stingy when it came to those people. They were all outfitted with platinum-tier weaponry and armor. During the monthly training, there was no limit to the number of medicinal plants that they could consume. They also had the wise counsel of Antonio and Sylvan, the two elites. One could argue that only Mount Creation had such treatment in the entire kingdom.
Lophis was sitting on a soft, comfortable chair at the time. He was dumbfounded as he peered at the tea that Watson had given him.
Watson’s tea was, without a doubt, of the highest quality. He could not help but swallow his saliva due to the aroma it emanated. The speed of his circulation had risen tenfold simply by smelling the combat aura that coursed in his veins.
“Young Master Watson, I am here for the discussion that we did not finish the last time. I’ve decided to purchase weapons, armor, and medical herbs produced by Creation Mountain on behalf of Vermillion Town.”
Lophis took a tentative sip from his teacup as he spoke. The smell of the tea cascaded down his throat and oozed from every pore on his limbs. He could not help but moan in comfort.
He had eaten a fruit from a roadside tree the last time he visited Mount Creation. As a result, he had progressed to gold-tier. He had taken a sip of the tea, and the combat aura in his body had grown many times stronger.
He was ecstatic at the thought of his strength rapidly improving. However, as he reflected on the event he had witnessed outside, the joy in his heart gradually subsided.
He could still see the scene from when he had climbed the mountain. The groups of angels hovering in the sky and the ma.s.sive tree that blocked the sun were the indications that the mountain’s growth had well exceeded his expectations.
“How many weapons and medical herbs do you wish to buy, Captain Lophis?”
At that moment, Watson’s voice interrupted his fantasy.
“I’ve brought 200,000 gold coins with me. I want to buy 100 platinum-tier items at 1,000 gold coins each; it was the price that we agreed on last time. As for the medical herbs, I would like to get the ones that could boost my and my subordinates’ strength. If you don’t have them, then I’ll buy the sun gem fruit that I ate last time. I am willing to pay a reasonable price for them,” Lophis spoke slowly as he took another sip of tea.
Bang!
A huge explosion erupted outside just as he was finis.h.i.+ng his sentence. A weird red layer blanketed the clouds in the sky, causing a continuous explosion that created dozens of kilometers long clouds that covered everything. The powerful tremors shook the entire Blackmoon Castle, including the walls and the ground.
His fingers trembled slightly as he held the teacup, and he stared out the window in astonishment. “What happened?”
“Nothing. My master had just advanced to the diamond tier recently. That’s what happens when he uses his diamond-tier magic. Don’t worry; my master will practice outside every day until he is accustomed to it.”
“You are referring to the astrologer? I remember that he was a platinum-tier mage many years ago. His power has not changed in years because he drank from the Spring of Life in the Forest of Eternity. How did he get to the diamond tier so quickly?”
“Simple. The potion I made with water from the Spring of Life lifted the curse that had plagued my master. Oh, yes, I do have something to tell you, Captain Lophis. I have created a World Tree on Mount Creation. If you want water from the Spring of Life, I can sell you some. However, I can’t sell you the potion that I made from it.”
Lophis’ fingers trembled as Watson explained, and the teacup fell to the ground with a crash. He did not look shocked.
He could not keep up with Watson’s conversation. If Antonio had progressed to the diamond tier, everything would have been fine. After all, he was the kingdom’s best mage. It was not that difficult to find a way to break the curse on his body. However, it was a little ridiculous to create a World Tree and produce a large amount of spring water to do that.
Everyone in the kingdom knew that the Spring of Life was only available in the elven kingdom. It was their most precious treasure that even the king of the Holy Dragon Kingdom could not get. So, how did Mount Creation have it?
Despite how ludicrous it seemed, Lophis believed it in his heart; he had witnessed innumerable angels hovering outside. Mount Creation had only created a large number of angels ten days before that. It appeared that creating a World Tree was not an impossible task.
“Young Master Watson, I want to—”
Lophis finally spoke after a little pause. He was there to help Vermillion Town join Watson’s business as a partner, but he changed his mind. He wanted Vermillion Town to join Mount Creation to become a subsidiary of Blackmoon Town.
A business partner could only spend money to buy supplies there. If they became a subordinate, then they could receive free benefits from Watson. However, he would have to obey Watson’s orders if they were to become a subordinate town. It was not impossible, especially if they get rewards like water from the Spring of Life or a transformation to an angel.
“What are you thinking?” Watson asked.
Boom!
They heard another explosion before Lophis could answer the question. He looked out the window. “What happened? Is that the astrologer working on his magic again?”
“No, that’s the platinum-tier mages in manors around Mount Creation. They use it once every two to three days to water the crops and herbs. People from Torch Town are also using their platinum-tier special ability to increase their speed in forging weapons. As you may have known, the weakest person on Mount Creation is also a platinum-tier elite. It is quite common for them to make a lot of noise when they are doing something.”
Watson blinked; his voice was not loud, but his words were thunderous. It caused Lophis to fall into a daze.
Everyone on the entire mountain was platinum-tier!
He thought that Watson had only created a group of angels. He did not expect Watson would allow everyone on the mountain to compete for their advancement. What kind of concept was that?
After a long while, Lophis finally snapped back to his senses. He swallowed his saliva and stood up abruptly from his chair.
“Young Master Watson, I take back what I just said. Vermillion Town no longer wants to deal with Mount Creation. We want to become a part of this place. I don’t know if it’s still too late to make that choice.”