I never expected Old Madam Huang and Du Chuanqi to actually dare steal the Crescent Moon Stone. Most of the Shanhe Ants were now master-level worker ants and soldier ants, and even if they were heroic-level, Old Meng and Chu Jiao were watching over them, so I turned my Gale Beast around and immediately raced toward the city.
Zi Mou saw me and hurried after me. "The City Lord already plucked the Crescent Moon Stone and handed it over to our Hunter Bureau. At the time, you ran off to rescue the Chu family's children. They personally watched me put the Crescent Moon Stone into the underground warehouse."
"Now they want to abandon the city and flee, so they pressed me for the Crescent Moon Stone. That was why I asked them to participate in defending the city and wait until the great city was safe before discussing things further. Instead, they wanted to retrieve it themselves..."
"They're legendary hunters. If they don't participate in defending the city, doesn't the Hunter Bureau have rules for dealing with them?" I asked curiously.
Zi Mou could only shake his head and sigh. "Legendary hunters aren't like hunters below the heroic level. Our Hunter Bureau can't force them to obey us... We can only tempt them with great benefits. That's the only way to retain legendary hunters."
"Unfortunately, the location of our great city isn't very good. There aren't many Shattered Jade Sand ore veins nearby, so all our expenses come from taking a cut from the hunters. The ferocious beast seasons haven't been frequent these past few years, but every time one comes, our great city can't withstand it."
"And you've seen our great city's situation. It truly can't compare with the other great cities..."
"I can see that. If the two