Chapter 2235 - 2228: If Something Happens, You Can Come to Me for Help

"Hahaha, I’ve been doing business for so many years. I might not have other skills, but I’m pretty good at judging people. The feeling you give me is completely different from ordinary people," the middle-aged man pointed to the people hurriedly coming and going around them. "Although they seem to have some strength, I can tell from their expressions that they carry a sense of awe towards this Moruo Holy Nation."

"What about me?" Zhang Menglong asked with interest.

"You’re different," the middle-aged man smiled, "From you, I see eagerness, curiosity, and a desire to explore, without a hint of fear."

"You’re quite perceptive!" Zhang Menglong admired the middle-aged man’s sharpness.

"Seems I was right!" The middle-aged man showed a proud expression.

"Indeed, I’m here out of curiosity, but I’m not exactly a Soul Hunter," Zhang Menglong replied.

"Would you be willing to escort my caravan then?" The middle-aged man invited again, "Even though you don’t look as powerful as others, my intuition tells me that viewing you with ordinary eyes would definitely be foolish."

"If we hadn’t met by chance, I’d suspect you investigated me," Zhang Menglong joked, "Alright, since you think so highly of me, I’ll accompany you, but let me say upfront, I can’t guarantee absolute safety for your caravan. If necessary, I’ll prioritize my own safety."

"That’s understood; we are just in a cooperative relationship."

"Also, I don’t need the reward. A hundred Supreme Crystals mean nothing to me. But I do hope you’ll provide me with more information about the Moruo Holy Nation."

"Then, please come along, young brother!" The boss wasn’t pretentious; if Zhang Menglong truly had abilities, he likely wouldn’t lack just a hundred Supreme Crystals.

The boss’s name was Sayak, a businessman operating near the Moruo Holy Nation. Simply put, he was an import-export trader.

But his business wasn’t ordinary. This time, all the goods he was selling were a metal material called Soul Silver. Now, this metal is almost the most valuable and scarce thing in the entire Moruo Holy Nation because it can protect souls!

As everyone knows, armor can protect the body, but when faced with soul attacks, it’s essentially useless.

However, Soul Silver can be made into various things to resist soul attacks.

A thumb-sized piece of Soul Silver can almost withstand a Transcender Peak-level soul attack!

This was discovered recently by people from the Moruo Holy Nation. Some people’s accessories happened to contain Soul Silver, and when they were attacked, they surprisingly had a certain chance of survival. Although the likelihood was small, it was better than having no protection at all.

The entire Moruo Holy Nation’s supply of Soul Silver was sold out within just a few days. Sayak saw the opportunity in Soul Silver and came ahead of everyone, buying almost all the Soul Silver available in the surrounding countries.

Now in the Moruo Holy Nation, 100g of Soul Silver can sell for almost 20,000 Supreme Coins! Normally, 100g of Soul Silver would only be worth a few hundred Supreme Coins, with prices almost soaring a hundredfold in a short time!

Through his conversation with Sayak, Zhang Menglong finally understood the strange phenomenon currently happening in the Moruo Holy Nation.

Take this Teleportation Array for example. Although the capital and several large cities still have these arrays, for some unknown reason, the whole Moruo Holy Nation seems cursed. As long as a spatial jump or teleportation is performed within the national borders, there’s almost certainly a space storm!

This started two to three months ago. After a large number of people died, they urgently stopped all domestic Teleportation Arrays and moved the only transfer array here.

After this, they astonishingly found that all flight routes returned to normal, as if only the Moruo Holy Nation was cursed.

This situation almost paralyzed transportation in the Moruo Holy Nation. You should know the entire nation’s area is comparable to a Solar System. Normally, transportation between cities is achieved through Wormhole spatial jumps.

But now, they can only use Curvature Spaceships, these relatively outdated transportation methods, and it takes much longer than usual.

Originally, Sayak’s business trip would only take three days to reach the capital, but now with the spaceship’s travel, it will take at least a month!

And the most horrifying thing is those unknown creatures attacking human souls are almost everywhere, with large numbers of people dying daily.

Until a considerable number of Soul Hunters appeared in the Moruo Holy Nation, the situation was slightly improved.

Those Soul Hunters have some skills and methods to deal with soul attacks. Although they can’t find the source of these attacks, they can resist them to a certain extent, making them quite popular in the Moruo Holy Nation.

"So, what exactly is hunting human souls? You still have no idea?" Zhang Menglong asked.

"That’s right. If we knew what it was, it might be easier to deal with. Humans’ fear often comes from the unknown," Sayak responded.

By this time, the two had reached the area where the caravan was resting. It’s called a caravan, but it’s actually a large fleet.

This time Sayak almost gambled all his liquid capital. If this deal completes and all the Soul Silver is sold, he’ll be set for life, living in wealth and luxury, and regardless of whether the Moruo Holy Nation remains in its current state, he can migrate to other countries.

Apart from Zhang Menglong, Sayak also hired three other Soul Hunters. They all possess Realm Breaker-level strength and have extraordinary soul waves, indicating some prowess in soul cultivation.

"Boss, why did you hire another person? Aren’t we enough to give you a sense of security?"

"Boss, if you hired someone powerful, that’d be fine, but you hired a First Grade Transcender kid? Were you conned? Hahaha."

Seeing Zhang Menglong so young and not strong, those people instantly mocked him, thinking that working with such a weak young man meant a lack of regard and trust for them.

Zhang Menglong was used to this kind of situation and directly retorted, "It’s normal for you not to respect me, but remember to ask for my help when danger comes. I only charge 10,000 Supreme Crystals per person."

Zhang Menglong’s words stunned them. If they encountered a danger they couldn’t handle, could this young man solve it?

"Alright, everyone here is hired to help. Show some respect and stop arguing," before others could continue to oppose, Sayak hurriedly mediated, "Our route this time has a high chance of an attack. Yesterday a caravan was attacked, almost 80% casualties. We leave tomorrow; let’s hope everything goes smoothly."