Chapter 101: Guiding Star, Illusory Set 2
After saying their goodbyes, Zhou Han returned to Azure Thunder City.
"Looks like I need to buy a house! Staying at an inn all the time isn't very convenient!"
Before, Zhou Han had never felt any sense of belonging to the Divine Demon Continent, but now it was different.
No matter what, he had to put down roots here.
However, buying a house definitely wasn't happening today, since it was already night.
"I'll find some time tomorrow during the day to buy a place in Azure Thunder City!"
Anyway, he had plenty of gold now, so this small expense wasn't an issue.
After returning to the inn, Zhou Han washed up and lay on the bed, organizing today's gains.
After killing the Red Mist Illusion Beast, two items had dropped, but he hadn't had time to check them.
Now before sleep, he finally had the chance. He opened his spatial inventory and looked through them.
The first item was a Star-grade skill book [Nine-Star Consecutive Shots], which only archers could learn.
The second item was a Diamond-grade weapon [Soul Sever], a longsword. However, since both his Golden Snake Sword and Life-Stealing Blade were already Diamond-grade, this sword was useless to him.
It could only be exchanged for contribution points.
"Next, I need to confirm the remaining two spots for entering the secret realm."
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Han entered the 'Slaughter God Hall'.
Zhou Han: @Ou Huang, @Gou Tuo, tomorrow at 10 AM, both of you meet at the entrance of the secret realm!
After all, these two guys had great luck and were sure to drop high-quality items.
And who would those drops belong to?
Wouldn't they belong to Zhou Han!
They were both in the Slaughter God Hall—did they dare rebel?
Naturally, they would be completely controlled by Zhou Han, the group leader.
Dare to disobey orders?
Then enjoy a 30% all-attributes reduction debuff!
As expected, both of them replied instantly.
Gou Tuo: Brother Han, do you have some instructions for us?
Ou Huang: Group leader, the secret realm opens tomorrow. Are we going in? But I heard you need a pass to enter, and those are hard to get!
Zhou Han: I've already prepared the pass. [Secret Realm Pass +6].JPG. Just be there on time tomorrow.
Wang Shuai: Damn, Brother Han is awesome! 90% chance to drop Star-grade items, I'm so jealous!
Li Rui: 666, as expected of Brother Han. Pulling out such top-tier items so casually—I'm drooling.
Park Duangen: Aishiba! The group leader is incredible, truly the chosen one!
Kim Taeyeon: Oppa Zhou Han, so handsome! Oppa, here's my photo, no plastic surgery!
Zhou Han frowned. He was discussing serious matters, and these Koreans were trying to flatter him.
And sending photos too?
Are you fucking trying to disgust me?
Group Notice: Kim Taeyeon has been permanently muted.
Zhou Han: All Koreans shut up now, or I'll serve you the debuff package.
Zhou Han: Ou Huang and Gou Tuo, if you get weapons for your own class, they're yours. But all other items belong to me. Any objections?
If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it some grass.
Zhou Han wasn't completely unreasonable—he had to give them a bit of hope.
Ou Huang: No objections. Everything will follow the group leader's arrangements.
Gou Tuo: Brother Han's plan is great, I fully support it.
Seeing how sensible they were, Zhou Han nodded in satisfaction.
After giving a few more instructions, he closed the panel.
[Global Announcement: Day 5 on the Divine Demon Continent. In Zone 666, a total of 52,780 players have died, with 47,220 remaining.]
[The number of deaths has exceeded half. In 3 days, some regions will be merged.]
[The secret realm is now open. Players with a Secret Realm Pass may enter and challenge it.]
At 6 AM, the system broadcast sounded again.
In just one day, several thousand more had died. The number of the dead had already surpassed the living.
The continuous announcements wiped away any sleepiness among players, sparking heated discussions.
"Glad I survived another day. Server merge is coming—new challenges ahead. Wonder what it'll be like!"
"This is artificial survival of the fittest. There must be some powerful existence controlling everything. I wonder what their goal is."
"Heh, what's the point of thinking about that? It's already hard enough to stay alive."
"The secret realm is open. Who has a pass? I heard there are all kinds of treasures inside. If you get a pass, you might take off."
"Too hard. That kind of opportunity isn't for me. I'll just grind monsters honestly, or I won't even be able to pay tonight's rent."
...
Zhou Han also kept a good routine, going to bed early and waking up early, feeling refreshed.
Three days later would be the server merge—Day 8.
He was actually looking forward to it.
After all, there would be many strong opponents to fight. Otherwise, dominating alone was too boring.
A strong person improves through constant challenges.
There was still time before 10 AM. After breakfast, Zhou Han went to the Demon Suppression Office to report.
He had originally planned to go yesterday afternoon after completing the sect mission,
but that incident had delayed him.
"Young man, what brings you to the Demon Suppression Office?"
The old gatekeeper stopped him and asked.
"I'm here to report for duty. Here's my token."
Zhou Han didn't say much and followed the rules, showing the Demon Suppression Token.
"Oh? You're Zhou Han?"
His name was engraved on the token, so the old man recognized him immediately.
There was a strange tone in his voice, and his gaze carried a hint of pity.
"You know me?"
Zhou Han had great fame in the Sword God Hall, but not much reputation in Azure Thunder City.
Seeing the strange look, he asked.
"Not exactly. But quite a few people told me that if someone named Zhou Han comes to report, I should notify them immediately."
"Really? Why are they looking for me?"
Zhou Han was curious, but didn't take it seriously.
"Why? Don't you know what kind of trouble you've caused?"
"Me? I'm a law-abiding citizen—patriotic, dedicated, honest, and friendly. What trouble could I cause?"
"Heh."
"Let me give you a piece of advice—there's still time to run."
Zhou Han was confused, but ignored him and prepared to head inside.
Suddenly, he heard a commotion not far away. A group of people were approaching aggressively.
"Well, now you can't run even if you want to."
The old gatekeeper stroked his beard, looking regretful.
Clearly, he wasn't the only one who had reported Zhou Han's arrival.
Zhou Han smiled calmly. These people were indeed coming for him.
But they were just a bunch of rabble.
Before making a move, he wanted to understand what exactly had happened.
He hadn't done anything—so why had he attracted all this trouble?
"What can I do for you all?"
A lazy voice came from Zhou Han's mouth.
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