There were roughly thirty deities before them.
The golden bull leading them was about two meters long.
It was probably still a calf.
The instant these deities appeared,
they surrounded the Deer Carriage.
Every one of them eyed the extravagantly luxurious yet utterly outdated carriage with ill intent.
In the outside world,
vehicles were also symbols of status.
Such primitive carriages
were generally only used by people from remote, backward civilizations, with rare and exotic beasts pulling them.
They looked impressive but served no practical purpose.
In the eyes of these bandits,
the passengers were prime marks.
Jiang Fu snapped out of his daze.
He asked incredulously, "These are all bandits? Isn't the outside world governed by law? Why are there still bandits?"
Shi Jiu was curious too. "And these bandits are all deities... Didn't you say deities were rare in the outside world?"
"Did these deities turn to robbery because they couldn't make a living?"
Wu Hao turned around and gave the two inside the carriage a look that was hard to describe. Then he asked a pointed question. "Isn't your world governed by law too? Does the Bearded Pirate Crew rob people because it's short on money?"
Shi Jiu answered with perfect confidence, as though it were only natural. "Of course we're short on money. We're short on resources too-short on everything. That's why we rob people."
Jiang Fu was even blunter. "If you outsiders hadn't kept stripping away our resources and stealing our treasures... leaving all Xia Country's top experts stunted and flat broke!"
"We wouldn't have needed to go out robbing people."
Wu Hao: "..."
He gave a wry laugh and finally answered honestly. "Most of these so-called bandits outside are young people from the various major factions, out gaining experience. Their higher-ups generally turn a