A Town of Dubian's Size, with a Population of Over a Million

Days passed by, and before we knew it, it was the end of December.

Looking back on the entire month of December, Dubian Town underwent many changes.

First, the population of Dubian Town exceeded one million for the first time.

On the Azure Dragon Continent, a place inhabited by a million people can be called a city.

The difference between a city and a town is still quite significant.

More importantly, most of the outsiders in Dubian Town are practitioners and merchants—people who mingle in the middle strata of society.

The arrival of these people brought prosperity to Dubian Town, but it also had negative consequences.

First, most of the ordinary people who originally lived in Dubian Town were forced to leave Dubian Town and settle in Yuanfang City.

Because so many people flooded in, Dubian Town simply couldn't accommodate them all, so these ordinary people were driven out of Dubian Town by the group of cultivators in various ways.

Of course, most practitioners were persuaded to leave by spending money, but a small number of holdouts resisted stubbornly, so the only option was to suppress them with force.

As a result, most of the ordinary people in Dubian Town left, leaving behind only young and strong men who became the Dubian Town's labor force.

Secondly, the influx of a large number of cultivators into Dubian Town has led to a severe deterioration of Dubian Town order, with fights and deaths occurring daily.

Meanwhile, Zhou Wuji, the mayor of Dubian Town, did not return. It was also rumored that he had taken his entire family to the capital, seemingly abandoning the governance of Dubian Town, which left everyone puzzled.

In addition, Deputy Mayor Zhang Wu died in the world of the book, leaving Dubian Town without a manager. As a result, the government could only stand by and watch as Dubian Town became increasingly chaotic.

In addition to the chaos within Dubian Town, the road from Dubian Town to Nine Heavens Mountain is also unsafe, with at least a dozen assassination attempts occurring every day.

The assassination targets were all cultivators who possessed Pokémon.

There was no way around it; as time went by, news of the sprites spread wider and wider, and more and more people knew about them. In addition, a few days ago, a cultivator's sprite evolved into a fourth-tier spirit beast, and then fought a fifth-tier spirit beast one-on-one. He defeated the fifth-tier spirit beast with a single skill, which caused a great sensation.

It is precisely these combined messages that have made the little sprite the most Covet item among cultivators.

Those cultivators who possessed sprites were naturally doomed.

Those with high cultivation levels are fine and have no problem; but those with slightly lower cultivation levels will have a hard time. Hiding in the town is slightly safer, but the little sprites need to fight to level up. To fight, they must go out and find spirit beasts to battle.

But if they go out... they're afraid of being killed, so this group is in a really awkward situation.

Some cultivators who couldn't withstand the pressure had no choice but to set up a stall in the Wantong Trading Market, listing their little sprites for sale in exchange for some Spirit Crystal to save their lives.

Of course, there are also some cultivators who are not highly skilled but stubborn.

What did they do? It was simple; they came up with a brilliant idea: hire bodyguards.

In the Wantong Trading Market, a new profession has emerged: protecting the personal safety of employers when they are away from home.

This profession was also initiated by Wantong Trading Market. Highly capable individuals can register with the official platform of the trading market, and then the official platform will forward their information to employers for screening. Once a match is successfully made, both parties will begin to fulfill their responsibilities and obligations.

Because of the guarantee provided by Wantong Trading Market, both parties must abide by the rules while fulfilling their duties and obligations; otherwise, they will be subject to penalties from Wantong Trading Market.

People are generally satisfied with this kind of platform-based transaction.

Employers don't need to worry about their paid bodyguards turning around and killing them; bodyguards also don't need to fear that their employers won't pay them even if they've performed their duties.

Under these specific circumstances, this service quickly became a hit in Dubian Town, becoming one of the most popular topics of conversation.

On the edge of the third of the Nine Heavens Mountain Range, a Charmander is fighting a fourth-tier Azure-eyed Wolf.

"Bang bang bang~"

Various skills flew everywhere, and the Charmander and the Azure-eyed Wolf were having a great time fighting.

Not far from them, a man was intently watching the battle, holding a spirit sword in his hand, his Spiritual Power ready to be unleashed at any moment.

"Charmander, Charmander! You're the best!" the man shouted, clenching his fist.

Behind the man, Chang Kong stood there expressionless, his eyes vacant, seemingly lost in thought.

"Master, once this deal is finished, we'll have enough money to buy two exclusive phone numbers." Liu Ying, still dressed the same, stood beside Chang Kong, holding a Jigglypuff in her arms, watching the battle ahead, and whispered.

The Chang Kong is dotted with dots, silent and still.

"Master, are you angry with your disciple?" Liu Ying asked in a clear voice, her tone tinged with grievance.

Chang Kong forced a smile and said, "No, Master was just thinking about something."

But Chang Kong didn't think that way.

"Shouldn't I be angry with you? You spent over two million Spirit Crystal just to buy a regular quality Jigglypuff! Are you stupid? Huh? Are you stupid?" Chang Kong roared.

"Master, you're angry..." Liu Ying said, feeling wronged.

"Master didn't." Chang Kong tried hard to cheer himself up, but his face was too serious, and when he smiled, it made the Jigglypuff in Liu Ying's arms tremble.

"Master, you scared Jigglypuff," said Liu Ying.

'Ha, scare it? I'd rather kill it.' Chang Kong silently turned his head away, suppressing the impulse in his heart.

"This cost two million; we can't act impulsively."

The reason Chang Kong had such a strong opinion about this Jigglypuff was because of the Spirit Crystal.

The two of them brought a total of three million Spirit Crystal with them when they came to Dubian Town. They spent some of them on cultivation along the way, leaving them with a little over two million.

Chang Kong later learned the price Zhang Yunji had to pay to obtain the Sacred Beast. In addition, the Sacred Beast was indeed easy to attract the attention of Saint, so Chang Kong allowed Zhang Yunji to stay in Dubian Town temporarily as Bookstore employee.

But the New Year is just around the corner! I can't let my daughter and Sunzi not see their husband and father during the New Year, can I? So Chang Kong thought of going back to the capital to bring his daughter and Sunzi to Dubian Town, and the family planned to spend the New Year in Dubian Town.

However, since the two had only just arrived in Dubian Town, and the girl Liu Ying was very interested in the Mysterious Bookstore, she insisted on buying a special number to enter the store and read books. Chang Kong thought that since there was still plenty of time, there was no rush, and he also wanted to go in and take a look, so he agreed to Liu Ying's suggestion and let Liu Ying go to the trading market to buy two special numbers.

In the end, he went, but didn't manage to buy an account. He bought a little sprite instead, and spent all the Spirit Crystal he had.

Chang Kong was devastated and rushed to find the seller, only to discover they had already packed up and disappeared...

The outcome was predictable.

Forget about getting a personal phone number; even finding a place to live is in danger.

They stayed in an inn with protective arrays, which cost several tens of yuan per day. If they hadn't paid for ten days' worth of rooms at once, they probably would have been kicked out that very day.

But you still need to train, right? You need to buy a dedicated phone number, right? You need to pay for accommodation, right? What if you don't have the money?

Ah~ that's when the profession of bodyguard appeared, and so our Lord Nine Emperors Chang Kong gloriously became a bodyguard!