407 A Map of the Lands Unknown
"No," Azmodeus denied flatly. "I neither come from a prestigious household, nor am I a noble young master. I am simply the one who takes care of the Black Qilin Horses in the Royal Castle's stables."
He assumed this brief introduction would make the Merchant act normal, but contrary to his expectations, the Merchant's face lost even more color than before. He immediately hit the ground and bowed at the deepest of angles, causing his shiny golden jewelry to jingle and smack against the thick stone pavement. "Please forgive this lowly one for his earlier rudeness," he shouted passionately, sweat beads pouring down his face. "If I had known that I was talking to a mighty Immortal Venerable, then this lowly one would have complied with any of the young Lord's demands! You want chocolate!?"
BING!
Wrapped balls and square-shaped pieces of chocolate fell out of the Merchant's storage ring. "Here, have it!" he said as he shoved a small hill's worth of the highest quality chocolate into Azmodeus's hands. "A map of the Lands Unknown!? Say no more," he blathered as more items fell out of his storage ring. "In that pile is a map, a brief introduction of the Factions in the Lands Unknown, and anything else that is made available to the public! Now, it is all yours!"
Question marks went off in Azmodeus's head, as he never would've expected his status as a stableboy to be so renowned to the commonfolk. Like seriously, he didn't even have someone receive and show him the ropes. There was only a small slip note on the side of the stable that instructed him on how he should go about caring for the Black Qilin Horses. Other than that, he might as well have been treated as thin air, expected to go in blind and figure everything out.
'Apparently, even a stableboy of the Royal Castle is widely known,' Azmodeus thought. 'It's even to the point that a common Merchant in the All-Encompassing Immortal Realm knows the average cultivation of the Stableboys, which also means that the Omega Dome chose within the right league bracket.' n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
'Well, if things are like this, then I will take advantage of what I can.'
His thoughts stirred behind the scenes, whereas on the outside, he wore a forgiving and understanding expression. "Don't worry about it," he said empathetically. "These things; are you sure you wish to hand them over for free?"
"Anyway," Astaroth said as he relaxed on top of Rudolph, with his legs propped up on Prancer and Dancer. "The more I read about this Lands Unknown, the more intrigued I become."
"The land that even Immortal Transcendents find nearly impossible to survive in? The land that serves as the exit gate for those wishing to leave the Eternal Jade Heavens Immortal Realm??" His devilish smirk widened. "To me, this sounds like the perfect paradise."
"But unfortunately..." His face suddenly morphed from an excited one to something more downcast. "To enter this place, one must be, at the very minimum, of the Immortal Emperor Realm. And Battle Power does not affect this minimum requirement, which means that I still have to stay here and amass more strength," he sighed. "Well, I have some loose ends to tie up here, so I guess I can force myself to wait."
Ultimately, he decided to be patient and bide his time. For now, however, he had some unruly reindeer to manage.
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