The Elders Have Something to See You For

If it were someone else, they would probably be troubled by the injury for a long time, worrying about how to prevent them from suspecting it was them.

After all, the injuries on his hands and feet were quite noticeable.

But it's not so bad for Su Zhan. His recovery ability far exceeds that of ordinary people. Moreover, he has greatly improved his strength during the expulsion of the Devil Race, and with the Gold Qi protecting him here, his physique is now completely different from before.

A day later, his injuries had healed by about 70-80%. Although not completely healed, he could manage to keep them from being noticed if he tried hard enough.

To avoid arousing suspicion, he went out for a stroll at his usual time after daybreak.

Sure enough, seeing the entire Drum Tribe on high alert, he pretended not to know anything and went to ask a soldier guarding the side.

What happened today?

The soldier whispered, "High Priest, you don't know yet, the Treasure Pavilion was robbed yesterday. That person even had the ability to put something into the Formation, and several Elders are discussing it inside."

Su Zhan was secretly alarmed, wondering what they had gleaned from his demonic creature.

Suddenly someone called his name again, Su Zhan came to his senses. The person said, "The Elder want to see you."

Su Zhan was filled with doubt: Had they already discovered that it was me who did it?

This shouldn't be happening! Although they obtained the condensed demonic object, they shouldn't be able to discern anything from the Devil Qi; at most, they could only tell what the Devil Race were doing.

He hasn't revealed his Devil Qi abilities here, so there shouldn't be much danger.

However, there haven't been many outsiders coming during this period, which puts him at a risk.

But he wasn't worried. It wasn't a big problem. As long as he refused to admit it, those people wouldn't dare to do anything drastic to the High Priest they had personally chosen for their Altar.

After Su Zhan made up his mind, he calmly walked in. The Seventh Elder saw him and said:

"Yesterday, Venus was robbed; it must have been a foreigner."

They didn't reveal that it was the work of the Devil Race. Su Zhan wondered: Could it be that they were still wary of him?

Su Zhan remained silent, and the Seventh Elder continued, "During this time, you should not go out casually. You may not know, but for certain reasons, the Drum Tribe does not go out at night. However, you outsiders do not have this restriction, and we have not reminded you of it. If you encounter this person, it could be quite troublesome and dangerous."

Su Zhan was taken aback, then realized that he was worried about him, afraid that he might get hurt or something if he went out at night and encountered this person.

He was somewhat surprised that no one suspected him; there were very few foreigners who had entered during this period, or rather, very few foreigners currently detained on Venus.

The scope of the investigation was actually very small; I didn't expect them to trust me so much.

What he didn't know was that these Elder trusted him for two reasons: first, they thought he wasn't Devil Race, but an Ordinary Grade person; second, they thought he probably didn't have that much ability yet.

He looks so young, and he hasn't shown any extraordinary abilities.

He knew Su Zhan was a genius, which gave Su Zhan an opening to exploit. He immediately spoke haltingly to the Elder:

"Yes, I will definitely remember that, and I won't let it slip out."

Then I listened carefully to the Elder's instructions and the rules here, and learned about the city of the Drum Tribe.

The history of the Drum Tribe is more complex than I imagined, and their civilization seems to have been interrupted, with records only dating back to when I arrived here.

Or rather, records only exist after the Altar was built; their background and why they came here before that are completely unknown.

Su Zhan didn't know if they still remembered the history of driving out the natives and exterminating them.

Su Zhan felt that they probably knew, but were just pretending not to, or perhaps they hadn't told him because he was a foreigner.

Su Zhan didn't press the matter. Since no one suspected him yet, he'd better escape as soon as possible and not leave any strange traces. The longer he stayed, the more he would be exposed.

We must get the Artifact from the Altar right away!

He was about to leave the main hall when the Third Elder called him back.

"You must have been cultivating Gold Qi recently. You know, the Gold Qi of Venus is very suitable for strengthening the body. I see that you've become much stronger. Come here and let me take a good look at your physique."

Su Zhan was startled. He knew that the Third Elder was testing him. He had injured his hands and feet yesterday, and although they were much better now, it was still noticeable.

He seemed rooted to the spot, unsure of what to do. He secretly assessed the strength of the Elder and realized that his chances of escaping from here were slim.

These seven are all like ancient Monster; each one could be called an Ancestor.

To curry favor with them, one must be someone like the Ancient Ancestor of Samsara.

Su Zhan could only feign innocence and smile, saying, "Okay."

Slowly, I walked towards him, one step, two steps, three steps...

As he got closer, he broke out in a cold sweat. It was at this moment that another Elder came to his rescue.

He said, "Look how tired he's been these past few days. He must have put a lot of effort into the Altar. What are you looking at? Let him go back and rest."

That sentence is simply heavenly music.

Su Zhan declined a couple of times, saying, "I won't get tired. How can I get tired from serving the Altar?"

These are all devout followers of the Altar. The higher one's strength, the more resources one has received from the Altar, and naturally, the more respect one has for the Altar.

Hearing Su Zhan say this, his eyes were filled with relief.

The Sixth Elder said, "We are relieved to have selected such an excellent priest as you. You are still young and have great potential, so you must cultivate diligently. We will also spare no effort to provide you with resources and assistance."

Then, he took out a ring from his pocket and said to Su Zhan, "These contain Artifact and pills. If you need anything, feel free to use them. If you need more, you can come to us for more."

"Remember this: from now on, this is your home, and you are part of the Drum Tribe. You must never again call yourself an outsider."

Su Zhan nodded, his mind filled with excitement and joy as he held the heavy object in his hand.

To my surprise, not only was I not suspected, but I also received a gift.

Seeing the Elder' expressions also improved considerably, and he pondered the value these things could bring him. He felt incredibly lucky, as if blessed by God.

Of course, what he didn't expect was that a person's luck is always limited. He was lucky now, but soon he would be unlucky, and very unlucky at that.