The Yellow-Robed Men

Before Fran could even comprehend what was happening, almost everyone who was setting up a stall changed their expression, then hurriedly gathered their belongings and ran in the other direction, cursing as they went:

"Damn it, where's the Heart Lake Market Security Team? How did all these yellow-robed men get here?"

Fran didn't immediately run after these people; instead, she turned around and saw the source of the riot.

She saw a group of people in yellow robes appear at the street entrance of the market. Some of them picked up their things and ran away, while others remained in place, unmoved.

The men in yellow robes moved slowly, strolling along the street. Many people who wanted to buy things heard the commotion and turned around, but the men didn't run away.

It was precisely because none of the people who wanted to buy things had run away that Fran was not in a hurry. She turned her gaze to the people in yellow robes and felt as if she had heard their names somewhere before.

Back when Fran was in the Spirit Realm and still had the body given to her by the Lord of Radiance, she wore a yellow robe.

The difference was that Fran's yellow robe at the time looked like an antique because it had been stored for too long and had black spots and yellowing on it.

However, the yellow robes of these people were still very new, as if they had just been made.

Now, Fran finally remembered where she had heard about these yellow-robed men.

At that time, she heard from Velint that a group of people dressed in yellow robes like her were using Spirit Realm Guide with predatory properties to steal things from other people in the Spirit Realm.

Fran was aware of this plundering Spirit Realm Guide; she already possessed one herself, but after learning exactly what it was, she locked it away and stopped using it.

As the name suggests, this item, once used, grants the user the ability to obtain an item from other spirit Spirit Realm Guide Spirit Realm Traveler after arriving in the Spirit Realm.

That sounds good, right? But this kind of predatory behavior also has its drawbacks.

Firstly, the original owner of the items you plunder can use special methods to locate you later. Once they get your appearance information, you can expect to be ambushed by some enthusiastic Spirit Realm Traveler the next time you're in the Spirit Realm.

Of course, not everyone has the determination and resources to find out who has plundered them through special methods; this requires paying a price that only they can know.

This is why there are Spirit Realm Guide with predatory properties in the Spirit Realm, but not many people are willing to use them.

If even one person on the other side is determined to take revenge, then you can forget about living in the Spirit Realm.

Fran only discovered after arriving at the Northern Lands Society and consulting the materials that the true purpose of this thing was actually to be implanted into the body through Transmutation Surgery, so that it could plunder the physical or Mental Power of apprentice-level enemies in battle.

The Spirit Realm Guide with plundering attributes that Fran obtained was only at the apprentice level. There are higher levels above it, and at each level, one can plunder items of that level.

Fran's luck was neither good nor bad; it was good because after she plundered those two people, they didn't pay a special price to track her down.

But that's where her bad luck lay. She was actually put on display in the newspaper for over a month, making her actions known to everyone, but no one knew that the person who posted it was her.

Fran glanced at the menacing men in yellow robes who were inspecting the stalls of those still out in business, trying to see what good stuff they had.

But this disappointed the men in yellow robes; the stall owners knew they were selling junk, so they weren't going to run away.

At this point, some of the men in yellow robes were already getting restless and wanted to rush forward to find the people who were packing up to escape, but they were stopped by the others, who seemed to be wary of something.

Fran looked at the procession of people in yellow robes, which reminded her of her first visit to the Spirit Realm about nine or ten months ago, and how she became famous after being featured in the newspaper.

These yellow-robed figures truly became popular around the time she participated in the Trial for advancement in the Spirit Realm. By then, their numbers had already grown considerably.

These people in yellow robes were different from those who could only barely make a living by plundering others' property. They were more organized and less afraid of retaliation from those they robbed.

Fran knew that the birth of these yellow-robed men had nothing to do with her. The founders of those yellow-robed men just happened to take advantage of the popularity of her as the real yellow-robed man and use it to recruit soldiers.

After leaving the Spirit Realm Trial, Fran learned about this organization of people in yellow robes and discovered that it was a collective organization.

By following a unique method, one can join and become a yellow-robed person, and will also be given a Spirit Realm Guide with plundering attributes.

The difference between this and the previous solo battles is that these yellow-robed men are not afraid of retaliation from those whose belongings were stolen. They spend all their time with the other yellow-robed men and are already used to being hunted down by other Spirit Realm Traveler.

They are not only unafraid of those who might come to hunt them down, but they will even take advantage of the opponent's attacks to trade kills and obtain their belongings.

Because they are backed by the entire Yellow Robe Man organization, they receive its protection, allowing them to plunder other Spirit Realm Traveler with impunity.

The Yellow Robe Man's organization is now growing stronger, and the other Spirit Realm Traveler have not been able to organize themselves well. After seeing others being robbed by the Yellow Robe Man, some people even show a sense of relief on their faces.

This led to the yellow-robed men growing in size and their actions becoming increasingly daring.

As for the yellow-robed men Fran is currently encountering, they have clearly set their sights on this market. However, it's unclear why they haven't gone to kill the stall owners who are clearly carrying valuable items and are running away. Instead, they're leisurely strolling around here, as if they're just drawing fire.

Just as Fran was watching from the side, wanting to join in the fun, she suddenly noticed something very special on the waist of one of the men in the yellow robe.

Fran thought about it carefully, then walked straight forward.

Malcolm was once someone who had been robbed in the Spirit Realm by having his attributes stolen. After sacrificing a portion of his Mental Power from his Material Realm body, he obtained information about the appearance of the person who had robbed him.

He posted that person's information in the newspaper. Although he later learned that the person's Material Realm address had been found and the person had been chopped into pieces on the spot, he felt no joy at all.

As a price for putting that person on the newspaper, he lost a portion of his Mental Power. Although he was a physical Profession, this slight loss of Mental Power would not affect his combat ability.

However, as a price for losing his Mental Power, he occasionally finds it difficult to concentrate during battles, and in the Material Realm, he must sleep for 10 hours every day, otherwise he will feel dizzy and almost unable to move.

This made him deeply regret and hate his initial decision, and he hated himself for paying such a price just to vent his anger.

This imbalance was resolved after the Yellow Robe Man's organization was established. He joined the Yellow Robe Man's organization, became a key member, and plundered many valuable things.

There was one thing he really liked: a Wonder Item that could force him to sleep for six hours every day, and double his sleep efficiency.

This Wonder Item device comes at the cost of six hours of forced, high-efficiency sleep each day, in exchange for sustained high levels of energy.

Although his Mental Power deficiencies prevented him from feeling fully energized during those six hours, they not only shortened his sleep time but also brought his daily routine back to normal, which he greatly appreciated.

He is now very passionate about his career as a Yellow Robe Man, but he also knows that the Yellow Robe Man's demise may be just around the corner.

"Our recent actions have been too conspicuous, especially this time, we actually dared to rob the Spirit Realm Market."

This is a bad sign. Although this operation will make him a fortune again, this time he has gone too far.

The owner of the Spirit Realm Market is extremely influential in the Spirit Realm. If the other party is enraged by this, they may actually assemble a team to punish the Yellow-Robed Man.

"After this is done, let's see how things go. If it doesn't work out, we'll just quit."

Having made up his mind, Malcolm continued to look around, and he was slightly puzzled that he hadn't heard the sounds of the market's Security Team yet.

"Why haven't the Security Team arrived yet? That's strange."

His role in leading the team here wasn't to rob the stalls; as an organization, they were eyeing other, more valuable items.

The role of his team was to draw the attention of the Security Team and reduce interference with the main force.

Therefore, only a handful of people in his team used apprentice-level Spirit Realm Guide, just to put on a show.

Those plundering guides also suffer losses after use. The First Order guides are currently being used on their main force, which is why they didn't rob the stall owners like mad dogs.

Just then, a voice came from the side.

"Hey friend, how about we make a deal? I'd like to trade that compass you're wearing."

Malcolm turned his head and saw a thin person in a white robe standing on the side of the street, saying those words to him.

These words stunned not only him, but even the man in the yellow robe standing to the side. How could anyone dare to speak to them?

Even the onlookers were stunned, and after realizing what had happened, they quickly moved away from Fran.

Malcolm stopped and looked at Fran with a hawk-like gaze.