Inside his cave residence, Dongguan sat in the courtyard, tapping his fingers lightly against the Stone Table. His head tilted slightly as he pondered the details Jiaomu Rong had told him.
Nearly five eras had passed since he entered seclusion.
Nothing had happened during the first One Epoch until its end, when the Black Rain Society came knocking to collect a fee.
The City Lord's Mansion charged True Gods one Chaos Crystal per One Epoch, but for Void True Gods and Eternal True Gods,
there was no fee.
Dark organizations like the Black Rain Society also charged True Gods one Chaos Crystal, but they not only charged Void True Gods as well, they charged them more.
During that first One Epoch, the Black Rain Society had only collected one Chaos Crystal. At the time, they had even thought it was a good thing.
Then, in the second era, the Black Rain Society demanded ten Chaos Crystals outright, claiming they had "charged too little before."
This was considered normal among the fees dark organizations charged Void True God Level forces, but those were mostly fees for shops. Cave residences like theirs, which only incurred expenses, should not have been charged that much.
Jiaomu Rong had already awakened at the time. After discussing the matter with Jiao Mu Meng, and receiving no reply from Dongguan, they had paid the fee.
In the third era, the other side went further, demanding a hundred Chaos Crystals.
Dongguan had not emerged from seclusion. Although the two were Void True Gods, their circumstances were unusual, and it was best for them not to fight. They had paid again to avert trouble.
Then came the fourth era and a fee of a thousand Chaos Crystals, which was already beyond what a Void True God could tolerate.
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