Time slowly passed, and Dongguan had spent more than a hundred eras in Dragon Sleep City.
Apart from encountering a few thieves, all of whom he had detected in advance, his life had remained relatively peaceful.
He still had nine hundred eras left on his cave abode's lease, and he still had quite a few Hunyuan crystals on hand.
Occasionally, he browsed the city's shops and bought things that interested him, mainly new varieties, a few useful rare treasures, and low-tier Hunyuan lifeform materials. Secret treasures, however, he had hardly bought at all.
Although no attempt to steal from Dongguan had ever succeeded, the last thief, whose methods were exceptional, had discovered that he carried only a few thousand Hunyuan crystals.
In particular, the second-to-last thief had not only failed, but had his methods countered and suffered heavy losses. Only then had he asked his boss to act, yet even his boss, whose aura was roughly on the level of a mid God Emperor Dao Comprehender, had failed.
Since the target was troublesome and the returns mediocre, word seemed to have spread through the trade afterward, and he had encountered no more such incidents.
Still, perhaps some thief who had achieved a breakthrough in their methods might want to test themselves against a "high-difficulty target."
After all, the strength Dongguan displayed was insufficient. With an early God Emperor aura, he could at most be an early God Emperor Dao Comprehender, and he had never gone hunting. Even if an attempt failed, the cost would not be great.
That day, Dongguan was browsing new varieties of low-tier Hunyuan lifeform materials at a shop.
In fact, there were only so many low-tier Hunyuan lifeform species around Dragon Sleep City, and Dongguan had purchased materials from virtually every one.
However, hunting circumstances differed.