Chapter 10: Revenge Operation (Part 1)

“Maidun City has a population of over 17 million and is an important city for our Gu Mi family. There are nearly a million professionals here, whose skills are the best in the continent. Maidun City has large teleportation arrays that can transfer goods and people between the four continents. The commerce here is highly developed; whatever materials our elders want to purchase can generally be found here…”
“…There are more than 160 main roads in total. The commercial areas and residential zones for professionals are all located in the city center, while ordinary people live on the outskirts…”
“…There are advanced professional certification systems here. By paying a certain amount of gold, one can acquire the traditions of our family…”
Guo Shier looked speechlessly at the tireless patrol captain, who kept explaining things so patiently that he felt embarrassed even from taking action. He was the type who would yield to softness rather than force. With the other party being so polite, he didn’t want to offend them. He certainly couldn’t slap them while they were explaining, so he just stared at them with frustration.
Luo Jie and the others couldn’t help but laugh. It was the first time they had seen Guo Shier suffer such humiliation.
By then, they had arrived at a very luxurious inn. The patrol captain personally went to call the innkeeper to arrange rooms in a courtyard, then respectfully took his leave without any further nonsense. He led his team away promptly. Before leaving, he even added, “The room fees for these distinguished guests… are on me!”
The group stood silently in the courtyard. After a while, Guo Shier said with frustration, “How could this happen? Damn it…”
Eagle Demon finally couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.
Luo Jie also laughed and said, “You’re not afraid of hard tactics, but when soft tactics are used, you back down… Hehe, Shier, it really doesn’t matter. Just act when it’s time. Don’t worry about those guys’ reactions. That man has good judgment—he’s a talent… He’ll live long!”
Qi Nanshan nodded and said, “If he had reacted violently, I guess… he would already be dead.”
Guo Shier thought for a moment and said, “Actually… fighting directly has its advantages and disadvantages. I think if we could learn more about Maidun City, we’d be more proactive once fighting starts.”
The old hero couldn’t hold back any longer and roared through his soul, “Find their warehouses first…”
This time, the soul fluctuation was so intense that everyone heard it. Luo Jie frowned and shouted, “Who?”

Guo Shieru hurriedly said, “Master, it’s my spirit offering.” He was still puzzled: Didn’t the old man fear Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan so much? How could he not hold back from shouting? He had no idea that because the last harvest had been poor, the old man was filled with resentment. After searching for a long time, he hadn’t found much useful material, which is why he couldn’t help but shout.

Hearing that it was a spirit offering, Luo Jie smiled and said, “Not bad. I don’t even have a good spirit offering. Well, it’s a pity that a spirit offering needs to be voluntary; if forced… it’s not very useful. It’s better without one. Your spirit offering seems to really consider your interests.”

Qi Nanshan mused, “This is indeed a good idea. Let’s first loot the warehouses and the vast wealth of the Gu Mi family. Hehe, we can gain benefits while causing a big stir. They will surely send experts. By then, we can kill them one by one and torture them slowly. Fighting directly… it’s quick, but this method is more effective!”

Guo Zhan said, “This city is enormous, with a large gathering of professionals. Even if we can win a fight, we’re too few in number. Even if we do win, most of them will escape. I agree with this method—torturing them little by little. Hehe.”

Guo Shieru said, “If that’s the case, we need to leave here. First, we blend in with the crowd, then stay at another inn. Otherwise, if that patrol captain reports it, someone will definitely come to investigate. Hmph, we’re not in a good mood, and things might escalate into a fight.”

After discussing for a while, they left the inn immediately and soon merged into the crowd.

Sure enough, the patrol captain reported it. Unfortunately, it was a super-large city with complicated and trivial affairs. It wasn’t until the third day that someone came to investigate, but of course, they found no clues, so they stopped pursuing it. The city was simply too big, and they didn’t believe anyone would dare cause trouble. Nearly a million professionals—that wasn’t something to be taken lightly.

Guo Shieru and the others found a relatively quiet area. Instead of going to an inn, they rented a small courtyard from an ordinary family. Guo Shieru was shrewd—he knew that ordinary people meant nothing in the eyes of professionals and wouldn’t draw attention. The family consisted only of an old couple; their children weren’t around, so they had an empty courtyard they rented out to supplement their income.

Guo Shier was very generous. The rent for a small courtyard was only about ten gold talismans a year, but Guo Shier gave them a hundred right away, saying he would give more if it wasn’t enough. They actually only planned to stay for a dozen days or so; once they understood the situation better, they would start taking action, and by then it would be impossible to stay here anymore.

The room was clean, and the courtyard was neatly tidy as well.

The group sat around a big tree in the courtyard, and Guo Shier began assigning tasks.

Guo Shier said, “Master and Grandpa Nanshan, your two tasks are to find out how many altar-level experts there are in Mitan City, and to locate the warehouses in the professionals’ gathering area.”

Luo Jie laughed and said, “No problem. It’s a piece of cake… We’ll figure it out in less than two days.”

Guo Shier continued, “Uncle Luo and Nan You, go together and investigate how many large businesses there are in Mitan City, which ones are the most famous, and where their material warehouses are.”

Luo Zhan nodded and said, “Okay.”

Guo Shier added, “Uncle Yingmo and I will go out and see if we can gather some other information. Three days should be enough.”

Luo Jie said, “It won’t take three days. Well, fine, even if it does! We’ll discuss our next steps in three days.”

Guo Shier reminded them, “It’s best if everyone changes clothes. Our current appearance clearly shows we’re outsiders.”

Nan You said, “When I first came in, I saw a clothing store at the end of the alley. I’ll go buy some clothes and bring them back.” He turned and left the courtyard, heading down the alley.

After a while, Nan You returned, tossing over a bag of talismans and saying with a smile, “I bought all the clothes suitable for us from that clothing store. Everyone can choose for themselves. The clothes here are really cheap—just a few hundred gold talismans can get you half of them.”

A pile of clothes was brought out. Guo Shier picked up one and said, “No wonder. These are clothes for ordinary people, so of course they’re cheap.”

Nan You spread his hands and said, “I didn’t know where professional clothes could be bought. Let’s make do for now. Anyway, our goal is to avoid drawing attention.”

Ordinary people’s clothes weren’t of poor quality; it’s just that they weren’t infused with any talismans. Only professional clothes had various talismans added to them. In fact, ordinary clothes were also quite fine, and Nan You had bought the best ones.

Guo Shier selected a dozen or so suitable pieces, put some away, and then got dressed. It was evident that he had transformed from a majestic professional into an ordinary person who merely seemed wealthy.

Eagle Demon also put on his clothes with a smile. Guo Shieru watched with his chin in his hand. After a while, he said, “Uncle Eagle Demon, even when you’re dressed like an ordinary person, you still carry a murderous aura. Truly worthy of being a bandit from the great plains.”
Eagle Demon replied, “I’m not a bandit!”
Nan You turned around and said, “Well, I also think Eagle has a bandit vibe.”
Eagle Demon pouted and said, “I’m a robber… Is that okay?”
Guo Shieru laughed and said, “There doesn’t seem to be much difference between bandits and robbers.”
Eagle Demon said, “Robbers usually act alone, while bandits work in groups… The significance is different.” Everyone burst into laughter.
Luo Jie laughed and said, “Eagle Demon is right. Robbers are even more ferocious.”
The ordinary clothing here was somewhat similar to the silk from Guo Shieru’s past life, with excellent quality, but it couldn’t compare to the clothing of professionals. Guo Shieru chose a set of black robes. When he arrived in Mitan City, he found that most ordinary people here preferred black or gray clothing, so he chose black to blend in quickly.
Eagle Demon picked a gray robe and said, “Shall we go now?”
Guo Shieru nodded and said, “Hurry up. The two of us will go to the tavern to see what news there is.”
Luo Jie joked, “You little brat, you’ve given yourself such an easy task. Alright, Nan Shan, let’s go too. We’ll look for experts from the Gu Mi family and see how many warehouses there are.”
Guo Shieru suddenly remembered something and said, “By the way, everyone, be careful. If a conflict arises, if it’s small-scale, it’s fine. But if it turns into a large-scale conflict, don’t hesitate—just start killing and send signal tokens. We’ll act together. After all, we’re here to cause trouble, so there’s no need to be cautious.”
Luo Jie laughed and said, “Right. Once someone attacks, just kill them without worrying too much.”
Eagle Demon rejoiced, “Hmm, this time we should be able to have a good fight.”
Guo Shieru continued, “Of course, if we can get through these three days smoothly, we’ll return here to regroup and discuss our next steps. I think a planned approach will deal the greatest blow to the Gu Mi family.”
The six of them discussed the details further. Guo Shieru casually crafted a dozen rescue signal tokens and distributed them, saying, “They’re not for seeking help, but to confirm our location.”
With their strength, unless a large number of altar-level experts showed up, they wouldn’t fear anyone.

After discussing it, Guo Shier and the Eagle Demon finally stepped out of the courtyard. Guo Shier said, “I remember seeing when we came here that there was a main street filled with various restaurants. Let’s go there.” As soon as the two stepped out of the alley, an old man came by pulling a magic carriage, trying to attract business.