Bounty

Somuo Castle is located in the center of Somuo City. It has three floors. The first two floors are halls with many long counters displaying all kinds of goods.

"Godhead, divine artifacts, Soul Gold Bead..."

Andres saw many familiar goods, but compared to what Linley saw when he first entered the Zijing Castle in Emperor Wing City, there were far fewer.

"No Amethyst, no Death God Puppet, no Metal Life..."

Many common goods from the original era are not available here.

"Master, look, these are all rare treasures brought back from other regions by the Four Great Families." Dup introduced some of the unusual items to Andres from time to time.

In total, about 30% of the items sold at Somuo Castle come from other regions, and these items are not cheap.

"Huh? What's that?"

Andres saw several thick books in a counter, all with the same cover.

He was about to browse the contents of the book when he was stopped by the staff behind the counter.

The staff member, a Red-clad Girl, coldly told Andres, "These are maps of the entire area within a hundred million miles of Somuo City. They are very expensive, and you are not allowed to look at them unless you buy them."

Andres smiled slightly, "I want a larger map, do you have one here?"

"A wider area?" The Red-clad Girl was taken aback. "We don't have that. If you want, you can ask on the third floor."

"Master, the third floor of Somuo Castle is a reserved area where people from the Four Great Families can pay high prices to bring back treasures from other regions. However, I haven't heard of anyone buying maps of other regions yet," Dup said to Andres.

"Then let's go up to the third floor and take a look."

The third floor of Somuo Castle was much quieter than the first two floors, with only one counter and no customers at the moment.

"Hello, I'd like to buy a larger map." Andres walked to the counter and smiled at the staff behind him.

"Maps?" The staff member looked somewhat embarrassed. "Well, we don't offer that service. I need to report to my superiors. Please leave your name and address, and we'll send someone to notify you when we have more information."

"Address?" Now it was Andres's turn to be in a dilemma, as he didn't have a place to stay in Somuo City.

Dup said at the opportune moment, "Master, I stayed at a hotel when I came to Somuo City before. The environment was quite nice. Why don't we stay there for now and wait for their news?"

"Alright." Andres nodded.

Dup left his name and address with the staff behind the counter.

After the staff member made a note of it, they said, "Please pay a deposit for a Highgodhead first."

"I have to pay a deposit?" Andres was somewhat surprised, especially since it was such a high price for a Highgodhead.

The staff member calmly said, "This is our rule. Reservations are only for clients with substantial resources. A Highgodhead is the minimum requirement."

Dup said, "Master, there is such a rule: if the deal falls through after the deposit is paid, the deposit will be refunded."

Andres understood upon hearing this: when Linley entered the third floor of the Zijing Castle to sell items, he also needed to show the items first, which was equivalent to verifying his wealth.

He took out a Highgodhead from his Space Ring and handed it to the staff behind the counter.

The Four Great Families are large and powerful, so he is not afraid that the other party will default on the debt.

The staff accepted the Highgodhead and then recorded it in a thick book.

"Okay, we'll send someone to let you know once we have definite news," the staff member said.

Thank you.

Andres didn't linger and left Somuo Castle with Dup and Clark, checking into the hotel Dup had mentioned.

There is a lot of life in Somuo City, and unlike the city in the original story, there is no curfew here, nor is there a ban on fighting in the city. Even at night, there are many God-level expert on the streets, and battles even break out from time to time.

However, the hotel where Andres and his group stayed was owned by the Four Great Families, so no one dared to cause trouble there. They were safe and the place was very quiet.

After checking into the hotel, Andres devoted himself entirely to his spiritual practice.

During the three years of his journey, his Wind Element God Clone was responsible for vigilance and combat, while his main body and Fire God Clone were constantly cultivating.

Over three years, he successfully fused the three Profound Mystery of the wind element.

Now, all three of his bodies are fully engaged in the Profound Mystery fusion of the "Wind Elemental Law" and the "fire element".

The fusion of Profound Mystery from different laws is more powerful than the fusion of Profound Mystery from laws of the same system. Andres plans to fuse these two Profound Mystery to the bottleneck first.

After arriving in Hell, his understanding of the Heavenly Law became clearer. In addition, by constantly absorbing the Soul Gold Bead to strengthen his soul, Andres' cultivation speed was more than ten times faster than in the Dylan Plane.

"Cultivating with three bodies at the same time, at this rate, it shouldn't take more than a hundred years to reach the bottleneck of fusion," Andres estimated the progress of his cultivation.

A month passed quickly.

News has finally arrived at Somuo Castle.

"Mr. Andres, I'm sorry, we do not sell maps of other regions."

A Three-eyed youth found Andres at the hotel where he was staying and informed him of the decision of the Four Great Families.

Although Andres had anticipated this, he couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

A significant portion of the goods sold by the Four Great Families were brought back from other regions; this was a business they monopolized.

To travel to other regions, they need maps, and of course they won't trade them away, thus disrupting their monopoly.

"We need to think of another way." Andres thought about how to get the map from the Four Great Families while preparing to close the door.

Unexpectedly, the Three-eyed youth spoke again, "Mr. Andres, there is another thing I have to tell you this time."

Andres stopped closing the door and looked at the Three-eyed youth with a puzzled expression.

The Three-eyed youth took out a Crystal Ball, on Crystal Ball appeared the figure of a Gray-haired old man.

The Three-eyed youth said, "The heads of the Four Great Families jointly issued a bounty today. Anyone who can find the person in the Crystal Ball can make a request to the Four Great Families. As long as the Four Great Families can do it, they will not refuse."

Andres looked at the crystal ball first, and then asked doubtfully, "What do you mean-"

The Three-eyed youth smiled slightly, "Mr. Andres, I was just relaying a message. This news might be useful to you. Well, my mission is complete, I'll be leaving now."

The Three-eyed youth handed the Crystal Ball to Andres and then left the hotel.

Andres looked at the Gray-haired old man in the Crystal Ball.

He was worried about how to get the map from the Four Great Families. If the bounty the Three-eyed youth mentioned was true, then as long as he found this person, he could use that to make a request to the Four Great Families and obtain their map.

However, he did not immediately believe the Three-eyed youth's words, but instead sent Dup to inquire about the situation in various parts of the city.