Chapter 986: He Shou
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The friends of the dead man shut their mouths. They knew Jiang Chen was not a person to be trifled with, just like the Ancient Apes. They tried to mingle with the crowd, but the people around them all hurried to avoid them. It was a funny scene.
The captain was severely injured, but not dead yet. As a Star Venerable, as long as he was not dead on the scene, his strong vitality would allow him to come back to life again. Unless the enemy kept on attacking—for example, Jiang Chen, who was about to draw his sword out.
Seeing him grasp the handle of the sword, the people in the city kept exclaiming. They were wondering who this man was. He was completely lawless. Fortunately, whoos.h.i.+ng across the sky, a golden beam raced up to Jiang Chen at this crucial moment.
“Commander!” The golden beam turned out to be a forceful man. The Dark Armor Soldiers in the city all cheered up on his arrival. The Dark Armor Army were not only stationed in this city, but also in many other places. Commander was their highest rank. Below it was captain.
This commander was surprisingly young. He was in his early 20s,, good-looking, with an imposing appearance. His dark armor was also special. It had many symbolic decorations. The most eye-catching was the long dark cape on his back.
“What’s your name?” he asked.
“Is that important?”
“I won’t force you to tell me if you don’t want to. Let’s let the matter rest. What do you think?” the commander said.
He was not being aggressive. Neither did he speak with sarcasm. He only wanted to solve the problem.
Jiang Chen eased up a little bit. Shrugging his shoulders in a casual manner, he moved his hand away from his sword handle.
“My name is He Shou.” Showing a kind smile, the commander introduced himself.
“Jiang Chen.” Jiang Chen felt bad about his previous att.i.tude, so he told He Shou his real name. He Shou, from the Seventh Realm, took it calmly. He nodded at Jiang Chen. Then he told the Dark Armor Army to take the captain to get some medical care and to get rid of the corpses.
“Shall we talk in some other place?” After all this had been done, he came up to Jiang Chen.
“Sure.” Jiang Chen did not reject him.
When people saw the two leaving, all sorts of feelings welled up in their minds.
“As expected, strength is the most important thing in this world.” Someone let out a long sigh, jealous of Jiang Chen. Only people as strong as Jiang Chen could win the admiration and friends.h.i.+p of the commander of the Dark Armor Army.
The commander took Jiang Chen to a bar. “Peace is the most important thing in the Seventh Realm. We are treating the Ancient Race very kindly. Whoever picks a fight with them would be considered at fault.” The commander did not look happy with that.
“But the Ancient Race isn’t a disadvantaged group. Why are you treating them this way?” Jiang Chen said confusedly. Then the two naturally started to talk about this matter.
Jiang Chen learned from him that in the Three Upper Realms, the humans at the top of the pyramid were all admitting other races very actively. There were many reasons, like a disaster that could occur. It was also because those races had brought them many things that had been lost to their worlds, like, for example, the formula of the Immortal Elixir!
“Some people in the Seventh Realm are stupid and ignorant. They think so many races’ appearances are an omen of the human race’s prosperity. They think the human race will dominate all other races. That’s why they are trying so hard to defend those races’ interests and excuse them, in the hope of winning those races’ good opinions and loyalty.”
The commander said annoyedly, “So, it’s not that my men are incapable. I was demoted and sent here because I did the same kind of thing you did today.”
“Understood.”
By then, the two had found so much in common that they regretted not having met each other earlier. It made sense. They were both young. And their talents and strengths were quite similar. They even had the same att.i.tude about the Ancient Races.
The commander had invited Jiang Chen to meet with him because he appreciated the latter’s courage to fight with the Ancient Ape.
“Let’s change the topic. This is too heavy.” This topic made He Shou feel terrible. He said, “Brother Jiang, are you also here to seek treasures?”
“Exactly,” Jiang Chen admitted immediately.
“But you antagonized the Ancient Race. That’s not good.”
“Oh?”
Jiang Chen knew the Ancient Race was behind all this. He felt He Shou was insinuating that the Ancient Race had cracked the secret of the stele.
“People are all chasing their tails. Only the Ancient Race has some real information. Now the whole city is trying to befriend them so that they can act together with the Ancient Race. With your strength, you can be on an equal footing with them. I can help you with that. Although you had a conflict with the Ancient Apes, Sheng Tian won’t place obstacles in your way because of that. It’s not their style.”
It was exactly what Jiang Chen needed. He wanted to know how strong the Ancient Race was.
“Commander, I have a hot temper. Judging from my past experiences, I will probably have conflicts with the Ancient Race,” Jiang Chen said.
He Shou was struck dumb. Then he burst out laughing. He thought it was quite interesting.
“It doesn’t matter. I will only introduce you to them. Even if you raise the roof, you don’t have to worry about affecting me.”
“Well, good,” Jiang Chen said, smiling.
The two kept talking. Both of them had a great time.
At dusk, the commander took Jiang Chen to meet the Ancient Race.
There happened to be a banquet on this night. Three Ancient tribes would gather to discuss the details of their future actions.
“There will be the Ancient Apes, the Holy Wings, and the Silver Bloods. They are all of king grade,” He Shou said.
“King grade?” Jiang Chen did not understand what it meant.
The commander explained it to him patiently. This was the grading system the Nine Realms had invented for all races. It did not only facilitate management, but also could help avoid many misunderstandings. Those of the king grade were eligible to live in the Three Upper Realms. Those ranked high in the Ancient Race’s social system that Jiang Chen had read about in history books were all of king grade.
“Commander, I’m afraid it won’t be simple as some conflicts may arise tonight. People may even die,” Jiang Chen said in a cold tone.
As the plotters who ambushed Jiang Qingyu, the Holy Wings’s sin was unforgivable. The emperor of the Silver Blood also partic.i.p.ated in it. He was also one of the three emperors who had survived.
He Shou turned around, staying silent. “So, try your best to invent an excuse for me to get involved,” he said.
It would be difficult for Jiang Chen to kill people at the banquet and then leave safely if he was all by himself.
“I’ll try.” Although Jiang Chen answered in this way, he had decided he would not bring trouble to He Shou. They had just met. He was quite grateful for He Shou’s sincerity. However, he did not want to involve others in his own problems.
Soon, they came to a big house in the city. The three Ancient tribes of king grade were in the house. Jiang Chen saw soldiers of all races patrolling outside. He Shou pulled a long face after noticing that as well. The Dark Armor Army was stationed in the city, but the Ancient Race apparently did not take them seriously.
“Let’s go inside!” He Shou held his temper. He calmed down quickly.
When the two were about to go inside, a carriage with colorful lights on it flew over. The night had fallen by then. The carriage instantly drew many people’s attention. The seven-colored lights illuminated the dark night. It was like the sun or the moon, something no one could ignore.
Jiang Chen was exclaiming about how exaggerated the carriage was when it came up to him. To be more precise, it stopped in front of He Shou.
“Apprentice Elder Brother He Shou.”
“Bro, long time no see.”
“Elder Brother He!”
A bunch of youngsters jumped out of the carriage, greeting him warmly.