Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Edited by Aelryinth
Time flew by. It was already the first of October of the thirty-sixth year of the new age.
There were less than five days to the promised date of the arena deathmatch.
Seeing as so much time had passed, Huang Juyun couldn’t help but be very worried.
Although he knew Zhang Che had extraordinary luck and it wasn’t very likely for something to have happened to him in the beast world, who could be certain of such matters in this world?
If something had happened to the kid, wouldn’t his daughter be heartbroken?
Over this period of time, Huang Juyun left many voice messages for Zhang Che, hoping that he’d see them immediately when he came out of the beast world and not be held up by other matters.
At this moment, his personal terminal suddenly vibrated.
-Could it be that the Wang family has finally agreed to sell me their mid-tier epic-quality beast card?- Huang Juyun was moved. There was a look of surprise on his face.
He had only purchased two epic-quality beast cards previously, after all. He still felt it was a little lacking, with no spares. If any one of them received too severe of an injury, it would become much more troublesome for Zhang Che to claim victory in the deathmatch.
So, once he learned that the Wang family in Bei Du also had a epic-quality beast card, he immediately contacted them and offered more than three times the market rate for it.
Even so, they obviously knew he was in urgent need of the beast card and didn’t agree to it immediately, wanting to make even more.
After all, the Huang family and the Wang family’s relationship wasn’t that good. Who would reject an opportunity to make a fortune? It was already very kind of the Wang family to be willing to sell their epic-quality beast card to them.
To put it in perspective, the number of clans in the whole of Hua Xia who had mid-tier epic-quality beast cards wasn’t small. However, most of them would not sell them, because they were considered strategic weapons. It was basically a seller’s market, with demand and no supply. Who would be willing to sell their beast card if not for a good relationship?
When Huang Juyun opened up his personal terminal and took a look, a look of incredible happiness and surprise came over his face.
“Xiaoche, you little brat, you are finally back!”
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At a plaza not far away from the spatial gateway in Bei Du City’s northern suburbs, Zhang Che narrowed his eyes slightly after ending the call with Huang Juyun.
“I didn’t expect that my killing that group of people was actually seen by others. How careless of me…”
Zhang Che totally didn’t think that someone would be hidden nearby at the time.
Even so, so what if he was seen? Was he afraid of the Zhen family?
As for that arena deathmatch or whatever, if Zhang Che hadn’t risen to Tier Six, he really wouldn’t know how to handle it.
Now that he too was a Tier Six beastmaster, he could employ the Earthen Rock Demon in combat, in addition to the two swords which he had regained control over. He really wasn’t afraid of anyone at the same rank.
Moreover, his father-in-law even tried all methods and helped him purchase two six-star epic-quality beast cards. He’d be much more confident now.
“It’s about time for me to bare my fangs. Otherwise, who knows what other troubles will find their way to me!” A strong killing intent suddenly flashed in Zhang Che’s narrowed eyes.
No matter what the Zhen family had prepared, Zhang Che wasn’t afraid of them. He had already decided that he would kill his opponent right away in a dominating fashion, and let the world bear witness to his strength.
Done thinking, Zhang Che phoned his mother Sun Lan, and Miss Tienan, in that order, informing them of his safe return and telling them not to worry about him.
After ending the calls, the car Huang Juyun had arranged for him came out of the military camp and stopped at Zhang Che’s side quietly.
“Mr Zhang, please get in!”
A Captain got out from the driver’s seat and pulled the door open for Zhang Che respectfully. After the latter got in the car, the Captain drove the military vehicle out of the military grounds and headed in Bei Du city area’s direction.
Zhang Che didn’t go home right away. Instead, the Captain drove him directly to the Huang family’s ancestral house.
Although Zhang Che was confident in winning the arena deathmatch, he couldn’t skimp out on his preparations. At the very least, he had to learn the rules.
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Huang Juyun was already waiting at the entrance when Zhang Che arrived at the ancestral house.
“Uncle Huang, I’ve worried everyone during all this time,” Zhang Che sighed. He knew that Huang Juyun and everyone else must have been very worried for his delayed return.
“What’s there to worry about? I know a brat like you would return safely. Come, let’s talk inside,” Huang Juyun smiled. Since Zhang Che had returned, there was nothing to worry about anymore.
“I have already told you about the basics of the situation over the phone earlier. Now let’s talk about the specifics.”
The two sat down in the study. Huang Juyun started introducing Zhang Che to the matters regarding the arena deathmatch with a grave expression.
“Since the Zhen family are the ones who proposed the arena deathmatch, and have grasped the initiative with them having appointed you as our representative and them being able to appoint a mid-tier beastmaster of their choice, it doesn’t mean that we have no advantages to speak of.
“We can choose the location of the fight!
“This is something no other factors can compare to. Once we consolidate the characteristics of your subdued beasts and chose a location advantageous to you, putting other things aside, we have at least secured the advantage of time and place.
“That’s why, Xiaoche, you don’t have to be too worried.”
Zhang Che smiled faintly. He said confidently, “Uncle Huang, I’m not worried. If anything, it should be them who needs to be worried. I heard that if the party who proposed the arena deathmatch were to lose, they are required to compensate the other party with a large sum. I wonder how much exactly is that?”
Seeing Zhang Che acting so confidently, naturally Huang Juyun knew that the former had some sort of hidden trump. He finally relaxed thoroughly and smiled, “About this… the sum is different for every arena deathmatch. Various factors have to be taken into consideration.
“This time, in order to exact revenge against you, the Zhen family paid ten million purple crystal points to propose the arena deathmatch. This sum of money will be transferred to the related department of the government before the fight.
“As long as you obtain victory in the end, this sum of money is yours.”
-Ten million purple crystal points!- Zhang Che’s eyes widened immediately when he heard the amount. -Is the Zhen family the freaking angel of fortune?-
Ten million purple crystal points was definitely not a small amount, even for a clan as large as the Zhen family. Even if it wasn’t enough to cripple them, it was definitely heavy bleeding!
Also, if the beastmaster the Zhen family sent out were to lose, naturally Zhang Che wouldn’t let them go. He had to kill that beastmaster. With that, the epic-quality subdued beasts bound to them would also vanish.
That loss was far greater than ten million purple crystal points.
In that case, there was a question. The Zhen family were no fools. Why were they willing to pay such a huge price to initiate the arena deathmatch?
Although Zhang Che had killed their descendent, and this feud was indeed large enough they had to take revenge for it, for a large clan like theirs with so many members, oftentimes they had to put their clan’s overall interests at the front before considering these matters.
Without the confidence of a guaranteed win, would the Zhen family dare to do something like this?
When the two discussed this, Huang Juyun couldn’t help but grew a little worried. He said, “Although I know you should have a powerful hidden ace up your sleeves, they might have some secret weapon, too. You have to be careful.”
Zhang Che nodded heavily, saying, “Rest assured, Uncle Huang. I will take note.”
Truthfully speaking, Zhang Che really wasn’t afraid that they might have some sort of secret weapon.
It was only a duel between mid-tier beastmasters. At the most, his opponent would have a few epic-quality subdued beasts. What other tricks could they pull?
Could the Zhen family possibly have a divine-quality beast?
Even if they really did have a divine-quality subdued beast, it would be a high-tier beast at the very least. Mid-tier beastmasters had no way of employing them, and would be unable to use it against him.
Moreover, if the Zhen family owned a divine-quality subdued beast, they wouldn’t have proposed an arena deathmatch against him, and would have demanded the Huang family simply hand Zhang Che over instead, right?
Done talking about all this, Huang Juyun told Zhang Che about details related to the arena deathmatch. Although they weren’t very important, it was still beneficial to know about them beforehand.
While the two conversed, Huang Juyun’s personal terminal suddenly vibrated. He opened it up to take a look and his complexion changed slightly. After accepting the call, he heard Zhen Manting’s deadpan voice.
“Huang Juyun, I heard your son-in-law is back. How is it? Have you decided on the time and location?”
Huang Juyun’s expression stiffened slightly. Afterwards, he chuckled, saying, “You don’t have to worry about this. There’s still a few more days until the deadline. I’ll report the time and place to the related government departments at that time and you can go see for yourself.”
After saying his piece, Huang Juyun didn’t want to continue his conversation with Zhen Manting anymore and directly ended the call. Afterwards, he looked at Zhang Che and asked, “Xiaoche, do you need a few days to prepare yourself?”
After all, Zhang Che had just returned from the beast world. Perhaps he might need a couple of days to prepare before he could fight at full strength at the arena deathmatch.
Zhang Che smiled slightly in response, saying, “The time doesn’t matter to me. There’s nothing much for me to prepare, either. But, I would prefer the location be set at a mountainous terrain with scarce vegetation. It’s best if the terrain is all rocks.”
In order to display the full might of the Earthen Rock Demon, naturally the optimal location would be the kind of terrain with no vegetation, or even soil.
“Hmm, like that? Alright, I’ll immediately give the order and have my subordinates pick a good place.”
A glint shone in Huang Juyun’s eyes. He already knew that this should be one of Zhang Che’s trumps. Perhaps this kid had a powerful subdued beast and needed that kind of terrain to display its greatest might.
“Oh, right, these are the two six-star epic-quality beast cards I prepared for you during this period of time. Familiarize yourself with their attributes over the next couple of days, if not you might not be able to display strength to their fullest.” Huang Juyun finally remembered the most important thing. He smoothly took out two rainbow-colored six-hexagram beast cards out from his spatial storage equipment.
