On the day the Treasure Hunt Competition began, the world was hit by a bombshell.
Essendel, the renowned Darkness Grandmaster, had been found guilty. The Holy Judgment Court had issued an order for his capture and execution, with no retrial.
Media outlets around the globe rushed to report the news, and the world was shaken.
It showed just how influential Essendel was.
Even Zhou Sining, who paid little attention to the outside world these days, had been flooded with reports and learned far more about the case than he had intended.
Mu Nujiao sighed. "The Holy Judgment Court has issued a Verdict Order, so the evidence must be conclusive. They won't give Essendel the slightest chance... It's hard to believe. He was always such a respected grandmaster, and overnight he became someone everyone condemns."
"My—oh, Mo Fan's Dark Duke Cloak was donated by him. It's pretty useful, just not a good fit for me." Zhou Sining couldn't really relate.
The higher someone rose, the more dirty dealings they tended to have behind them. Most simply managed to walk away unscathed.
"Mo Fan? Wasn't the Dark Duke Cloak yours?" Mu Nujiao moved on quickly from the news, turning her attention back to what Zhou Sining had said.
"Mo Fan borrowed it a few times and really liked it. It didn't suit me anyway, so I sold it to him," Zhou Sining said.
"That was generous of you. I thought you'd wait until you reached Super Level and awakened the Shadow Element so you could use it."
"I'm not going to choose an element just for one piece of Magic Equipment. Besides, Mo Fan paid me two hundred million for it. That's about what the Dark Duke Cloak goes for." Zhou Sining shook his head.
The System Shop sold it too, for