Jason had entrusted most of the affairs of Moonwheel City to Maisiji. If it weren't for the current unstable situation in the surrounding area, he might have left the city to wander around the Infernal Realm.
As for the Four Divine Beasts Clan, his wife and daughter have been brought back. After talking with Alhaitham, he decided he no longer wanted to have much contact with the Four Divine Beasts Clan and that maintaining his personal relationship with Linley would be enough.
Currently, Jason's main activities besides cultivation are assisting the Rhine Clan in their development and searching for the necessary materials for the Deathgod Golem.
As mentioned before, Jason's cultivation doesn't require constant seclusion. After all, he now has five clones, and some of them are always in a state of lack of inspiration.
Jason met Delisha shortly after returning to Moonwheel City.
Delisha, as always, casually told Jason, "The family has been doing well lately, and I don't really have much to do. So I've asked Tarosse to look after the family for a while, and I'm going to take the Demon Medal exam."
Tarosse had already completed the Demon test; Jason had met him a few times in the city before.
Jason took out samples of several materials. "These are the metals I've found recently that can be used to forge the Deathgod Golem, but we're still short a lot. We might have to find a way to substitute them, but that would require adjusting the relevant magic arrays."
Jason found these metals according to the refining recipe Lloyd had given him. Many metals in the Netherworld are also found in the Infernal Realm, but some are not distributed near the Indigo Prefecture. If the shipping cost is too high if purchased from a distance, it will not be worth the effort.
"Cloud crystal, goldstone, chalcopyrite, Dragonblood, Lightning Strike wood—we're missing several key materials," Delisha said while taking inventory. "I haven't arranged for anyone to raise Violet Light Pearl Mussel on a large scale. After all, we haven't gathered all the other materials yet, and hoarding so many Violet Light Pearl is pointless."
Violet Light Pearl are mainly used in power applications.
"How about we make a batch of mid-grade Deathgod Golem first? We have enough materials now, and we can even make a few low-grade Deathgod Golem from the scraps," Jason suggested.
"Sure, even if the Deathgod Golem is low-grade, it's still considered a high-end item. There's potential to make a profit." Delisha looked up. "You, the city lord, are planning to make it yourself?"
"Of course, we should find a few trustworthy members of the tribe," Jason tentatively suggested. "What do you think of Edward?"
As a director of the Rhine Clan, Jason possesses sufficient ability and prestige, and his aptitude is also very high; it's only a matter of time before he becomes Highgod. Jason still holds a rather favorable impression of this senior who mentored him during his time in the Saint-level.
"If you think it's acceptable, then it's acceptable. You obtained the method for creating the Deathgod Golem by exchanging a drop of the Sovereign’s Might, so you have the authority to make the decision. The Rhine Clan only needs to earn a small profit from the raw material costs."
Jason nodded. "Then I'll coordinate with Edward."
A hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Jason entrusted Edward with the creation of the Deathgod Golem. This kind of task could be accomplished by a single Deity-level being. Edward two Divine Clone and one main body, so taking out one of his Divine Clone wouldn't interfere with his cultivation.
In a hundred years, Edward could only forge a total of ten Deathgod Golem, five of medium quality and five of low quality. After deducting the cost of materials, this batch could earn him five million Inkstone.
Of the total, two million went to Jason, two million to Delisha, and one million to Edward.
Currently, both of Edward's clones are still Midgod. Once they reach the Highgod, the success rate will increase, making it still extremely profitable overall.
That concludes the discussion about the Deathgod Golem. As for crafting a top-grade Deathgod Golem, that will have to wait until Jenny completes the debugging of the crafting array.
On this day, Jason was sparring with Bessalie.
According to Bessalie, the breakthrough she achieved using the Heavenly Waterfall Pearl last time has reached a new bottleneck; in other words, she has stabilized her realm.
Jason and Bessalie were evenly matched. Bessalie specialized in both water and earth attributes, making her strong in both attack and defense. With the addition of her Soul Defense Divine Artifact, she had reached the average level of Seven Star Fiend. Apart from being slightly slower, she had almost no weaknesses.
Jason's longsword and Bessalie's twin swords fought for half a day without a clear victor. Jason admitted that his attacks could barely break through Bessalie's physical defense, and that her recovery ability was so high that she could recover before Jason could catch up.
"It's a draw. You still need to save your Divine Power for the battle a year from now," Bessalie said.
"Very well." Jason sheathed his longsword.
The battle a year later refers to the challenge against Jason, the city lord.
Yes, three years ago, someone challenged Jason to become the lord of Moonwheel City.
Jason did not accept the offer immediately, but instead asked Beirut to investigate the other party's background. Beirut readily agreed and had his men investigate.
"Black Ring Fiend," a well-known seven- Seven Star Fiend Seven Star Fiend on the Blood Peak Continent, specializing in Darkness Element and Earth Element magic. It is said that its true form is a very common Saint-level magical beast, the Black Ring Python. The demon is not from the eight Eight Great Clans Eight Great Clans, but it is indeed on good terms with them.
Beirut's intelligence network also unexpectedly uncovered some information—detailed information about Jason as the lord of Moonwheel City had been sold in large quantities to intelligence dealers on the Blood Peak Continent.
This wouldn't normally be a big deal, since the lord of the Infernal Realm is considered a "big shot" and would always attract attention. However, one thing is very strange— Jason possesses Soul Defense Divine Artifact, or even Sovereign Artifact.
The intelligence report was presented with absolute certainty, and included a full-body photo of Jason, astutely pointing out the "Ink Soul" ring on Jason's left hand.
Jason hasn't hidden the fact that he possesses Soul Defense Divine Artifact lately. He previously bought up all the Amethyst in Moonwheel City and Indigo City, and Olivier also gifted Jason a large quantity. More knowledgeable and powerful individuals naturally noticed this.
He never intended to keep the Ink Soul as a trump card that no one could know about. In a few thousand years, he would be aiming for the Asura level, so what was a Soul Defense Divine Artifact?
However, those who know about the Soul Defense Divine Artifact's properties are at least at the peak of the Seven Star Fiend. What powerful figure of that level would be so bored as to spread this news throughout the entire continent? -- Of course, it's the Eight Great Clans.
"What a clever scheme by the Eight Great Clans to kill me with a borrowed knife! I'm just a newly appointed city lord. If they kill me, they'll get a Soul Defense Divine Artifact and the city lord position—a win-win situation. I'm afraid even those lone Seven Star Fiend will be interested in my life," Jason remarked.
"You were too high-profile before. However, since the Eight Great Clans have already set their sights on you, even without Soul Defense Divine Artifact, they will find other ways to target you," Bessalie said jokingly, arms crossed.
Soul Defense Divine Artifact are very attractive to most Seven Star Fiend and weaker Asura, since to forge Soul Defense Divine Artifact, one must have the strength of a top-tier Asura and be skilled in soul techniques; weaker Asura cannot obtain them.
Jason had previously thought that the Soul Defense Divine Artifact was "compatible" and could not be used without the previous owner's permission, so he never thought that someone would try to steal it.
Later, Bessalie told him that the Soul Defense Divine Artifact's characteristic could be modified, though it was quite difficult and required Seven Star Fiend skilled in soul manipulation.
"Let them fight then, I'm not afraid of them." Jason was completely unafraid of the mere Seven Star Fiend.