Chapter 1076: [Demon-Vanquishing Order] Acquired, Fang Zhou’s Loyalty_2

This miser Hecarim, Fang Zhou really had no interest in dealing with him any longer.

Originally, Fang Zhou wanted to purchase some Glory Champion Demon corpses from him, but this guy kept stalling and gave no concessions.

Hecarim sighed wistfully and said, “Since you’ve made up your mind, I won’t try to keep you.

This is the letter of recommendation you asked for; take it to the Lord’s mansion in Tusk City, and you’ll get what you want!”

Hecarim handed Fang Zhou a scroll.

“Thank you, Lord!”

Fang Zhou looked at the scroll in his hand and said to Hecarim with satisfaction.

After obtaining the long-awaited item from Hecarim, Fang Zhou could not wait to leave after a brief exchange of pleasantries.

This pasture really didn’t have any benefits for him to gain.

Upon returning to his tower, Fang Zhou began to pack his belongings, planning to leave the next day.

Before departing, he sought out his temporary guard, Tutankhamun, whom he had relied on for some time.

The state of the Crowned Mummy brothers was now very different from when they first met.

When Fang Zhou first encountered Tutankhamun, they and their brothers were dirt poor.

Over half a year had passed, they had committed themselves fully to battle, and none perished under Fang Zhou’s lead.

After surviving the wars in the Blood War Furnace, they had chances to upgrade their equipment.

The four brothers scavenged quite a bit of spoils from fallen War Mercenaries and, of course, shared a significant portion with Fang Zhou.

After all, every time they were picking through things, a squad of Golden Blood Spirit Knights accompanied them.

“Tutankhamun, my contract with Lord Hecarim has concluded as well.

I’m about to leave, so I think our temporary guard contract should also end here,” Fang Zhou told him.

Tutankhamun was taken aback by the news and said, “So sudden, Lord Fang Zhou?”

“Indeed, this is not a place to stay for long,” Fang Zhou nodded.

Tutankhamun respectfully bowed to Fang Zhou and said, “Lord Fang Zhou, our contract with Lord Hecarim hasn’t ended yet.

Otherwise, I would have definitely followed you to continue as your guard.

Once our contract here is fulfilled, I will join you again!”

Fang Zhou nodded indifferently.

Tutankhamun and his brothers were adequate as guards, but given Fang Zhou’s current strong power, he didn’t particularly care for these moderately skilled protectors.

…

After packing up, Fang Zhou departed the Funeral Bell Fortress with his greatly expanded Tomb Personal Guard, heading towards Tusk City.

They took more than half a month to return to this massive city.

The Lord’s mansion of Tusk City was right in the city’s center.

After submitting a written request to the guards here, Fang Zhou spent some Blood Moon Coins to rent a place and waited.

The Undead particularly valued hierarchy and order, so the bureaucratic atmosphere was thick.

Especially with these Undead bureaucrats who followed the Great Undead Lords within the city.

Fang Zhou waited for several days without any notification from the Undead, so he went to inquire again.

The one who received Fang Zhou was a Hate Samurai of Golden Tier.

After listening to Fang Zhou’s plea, he said indifferently, “Lord Fang Zhou, I’ve received your request, and I will arrange it as soon as possible.”

Fang Zhou promptly asked, “Lord, how soon is soon?”

The Hate Samurai smiled, sitting in his chair, rubbing his fingers, and said, “You know, the Lord is very busy.

Your request for the Demon-Vanquishing Order involves a lot of procedures indeed.

It needs to go through over fifty departments: the War Department, Mercenary Department, Strategy Department, Population Department, Territory Department, Market Department, Trade Department, Slave Department, etc.

Then, there are many signatures needed from various Undead Rulers and suggestion papers to be issued.

If any department head doesn’t sign, the process for the Demon-Vanquishing Order just can’t continue…”

Hearing about all these myriad departments, Fang Zhou felt his head spin.

He cautiously asked, “How long would it take to get through all these departments?”

The Hate Samurai smiled slightly, rubbed his fingers again, and said, “It’s hard to say, quickly maybe a year or two…

Slowly, well, it could take ten years or eight.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhou suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes; his Soul Fire nearly twitched.

Not to mention ten years or eight; even a year or two was more than enough for him.

Fang Zhou looked around, deciding to give it a go.

He took out a small piece of Space Equipment, subtly handing it to the Hate Samurai in front of him: “Lord, this is a little token of my appreciation.

Could you expedite it a bit?”

Inside the Space Equipment were a thousand Blood Moon Coins.

There was no choice; although he wasn’t sure if this Undead was deliberately being difficult, the time to complete these procedures was just too long, longer than Fang Zhou could afford.

Judging from his interactions with Hecarim, this New Moon Governor, bribery seemed quite common among the Undead bureaucrats.

Fang Zhou had no fear of him not accepting it.

The Hate Samurai accepted Fang Zhou’s Space Equipment with a cheerful smile, perceived the quantity of Blood Moon Coins within, and got the idea.

He said, “I’ve received Lord Fang Zhou’s goodwill, and I will expedite the supervision of this matter!”

Fang Zhou cautiously asked, “Lord, how much longer will it be?”

The Hate Samurai’s cold lips parted in a grin; he said, “I will indeed pay special attention to Lord Fang Zhou’s matters, but it may still take two to three months.”

Fang Zhou sighed and said, “Lord, you know, I’ve always wanted to contribute more to the Lord.

Is there any way to complete the Demon-Vanquishing Order application sooner?”

The Hate Samurai solemnly saluted and said, “I can understand Lord Fang Zhou’s eagerness.

There is a way… but it might require more of your goodwill.”

Fang Zhou was overjoyed, as long as there is a method.

Compared to when he first arrived in Tusk City with nothing, now he had plenty of Blood Moon Coins; problems solvable by money weren’t problems at all.

Fang Zhou quietly asked, “Lord, how much goodwill will it require?”

Even while discussing accepting bribes, the Hate Samurai’s expression remained grave and solemn.

After a brief thought, he extended five fingers with a righteous bearing and said, “I estimate it would require five more of your goodwill.”

Extending five fingers for five pieces of goodwill meant fifty thousand Blood Moon Coins.

Fang Zhou gritted his teeth, donned a pained expression, and handed the Hate Samurai a space pouch filled with fifty thousand Blood Moon Coins, saying, “Lord, here is my five pieces of goodwill!

Please expedite this matter; I truly wish to advance, to serve the Lord more!”

The Hate Samurai cheerfully took these Blood Moon Coins into his pocket and said, “I recognize Lord Fang Zhou’s loyal intentions.

Rest assured, I will expedite the handling of these matters for you!

You may return and wait; I will have news for you within five days!”

Fang Zhou nodded in satisfaction, indeed, money can make the devils turn millstones.

It’s just that these Undead bureaucrats were too greedy!

……….

After spending the money, the Hate Samurai’s efficiency improved greatly.

On the third day after the bribe, he sent a Resentful Spirit to inform Fang Zhou about the meeting with the Lord of Tusk City five days later.

By this point, Fang Zhou was no longer in a hurry.

The information from the Hate Samurai gave Fang Zhou some understanding of the following events.

Firstly, this wasn’t a one-on-one meeting.

The Lord of Tusk City was, after all, a high-level Undead Ruler, a Legendary Undead warrior; being able to find time to meet even Golden Tier people was already impressive.

This time, about ten Golden Level Undead would be attending, all recommended recipients of the Demon-Vanquishing Order.

Five days quickly passed.

On this day, Fang Zhou arrived early outside the Lord’s Mansion of Tusk City to wait.

Soon, he was guided by the Resentful Spirit sent by the Hate Samurai into a palace within the estate.

Here, several Undead were already waiting, including Corpse Witches, Vampire Nobles, and Hate Samurais.

This grand hall was heavily styled after the Blood War Furnace aesthetics.

The high dome above was even adorned with murals depicting the war history of a powerful Undead.

There were battles fought alone as well as battles with the leadership of Undead Legions.

If guessed correctly, the powerful Undead in the murals should be the Lord of Tusk City, a mighty Legendary Tier Death Knight.

As the number of arriving Undead increased, Fang Zhou took the opportunity to survey his companions.

There were a total of fifteen Undead, each at the stage of Golden Upper Rank.