Chapter 0100: Meeting the Master!

As the commander of the Thunder Eagle Legion, the strongest army in the Kingdom of Lutong, Huang Xiong was stationed in the royal city to ensure its safety. When he heard from his subordinates that a renowned orc mercenary group of over 20,000 members was approaching with aggressive intent, he was shocked.
“A whole orc mercenary group coming?” Huang Xiong murmured to himself. But for safety’s sake, he decided to lead his troops to “welcome” them in person.
Although his son and the saints were present, the orc mercenary group might still try to cause trouble. With the auction approaching, there could be no mistakes.
Zhao Rong also heard about the orc mercenary group. The two planned to go out to greet them. As soon as they left Huang’s residence, they saw their son Huang Long coming out as well. Huang Xiong said, “Long, you’ve come at just the right time. I just received news that a group of over 20,000 orcs is coming—seems they have ill intentions.”
If they were coming for the auction, it wasn’t necessary to bring such a large force. Thus, Huang Xiong believed they had malicious intentions.
Huang Long was speechless but said nothing, only smiling and replying, “It probably isn’t.”
Ill intentions from the orc mercenary group?
Huang Long had originally planned to go out for a stroll, but now he had no choice but to accompany his father.
As the three reached the city gates, the orc mercenary group arrived outside them. Seeing the imposing and bloodthirsty army of over 20,000 orcs—each a warrior who had fought fiercely in the Magical Beast Mountains—Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong were deeply surprised. It was quite “spectacular.”
However, they recognized a familiar face among the two leaders at the front of the orc group. Wasn’t that the disabled Sacred Realm mage his son had bought from the slave market before? His name was… Bog, right? How was he with the orc mercenary group?
The man standing beside him must be the leader of the orc mercenary group. Could he know the leader?
But that leader also seemed familiar—had they seen him somewhere before? The nine orc mercenaries behind him also seemed familiar.
Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong were puzzled.
They recognized Bog, but they couldn’t identify the orc named Nat right away.

Back then, when Huang Long bought ten orcs from the orc Nat, the ten of them stayed in the Huang family’s residence for some time. But over the years, they had undergone tremendous changes. In particular, orc Nat had grown from a level 6 warrior to a powerful level 9 fighter. His presence now exuded the aura of a superior, making it impossible for anyone to associate him with the orc slave he used to be.

Just as Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong were about to speak to the leader of the orc mercenary group, suddenly they saw the leader dismount from his battle pet. Immediately afterward, more than 20,000 orcs behind him also dismounted from their battle pets in perfect unison, swiftly and in coordination.

“We pay our respects to our master!”

Suddenly, led by the leader of the orc mercenary group, more than 20,000 orcs knelt down together, shouting in loud, resounding voices with utmost reverence.

What? Paying respects to their master? Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong were stunned for a moment, then turned to look at their son in confusion. The direction in which those 20,000 orcs were bowing was toward their son.

More than 20,000 orcs from the mercenary group, including their leader, were bowing to their own son and calling him master!

“Master” was the term used by all slaves on the Hengyuan Continent to refer to their masters!

Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong stood there in shock.

“Master, we are late. Please forgive us!” Orc Nat and Borg added respectfully.

Huang Long nodded and then ordered everyone to stand up. Turning around, he saw his parents standing there with stunned expressions. He smiled lightly and said, “Father, Mother, have you forgotten that I bought Borg and those ten orcs from the slave market back then?”

Only when their son mentioned those past events did Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong slowly recognize orc Nat and the nine other orcs behind him.

Yet they still couldn’t believe that the leader of the renowned orc mercenary group was actually the orc slave their son had bought from the slave market.

After a long while, Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong exchanged glances. Huang Xiong felt complicated—his son seemed to hide many secrets.

Next, Huang Xiong arranged accommodations for the more than 20,000 members of the orc mercenary group.

The arrival of these 20,000 orcs greatly strengthened the defense of the royal city. After all, the orc mercenary group now had over 500 warriors at level 7 or above. Just this force was comparable to that of some major noble families.

After all, the holy beasts like the Sky Blue Python Ox couldn’t replace the regular guards in patrolling the royal city. Huang Xiong had previously been troubled by the weak defense forces there. Now, all these problems were solved.

Borg and Nat arrived, with ten days left until the auction. Yet the royal city was already packed with people from various nations. The restaurants in the royal city were also overcrowded, with room prices more than tripling from usual, yet there were still no vacancies. As the deadline neared, there were more fights in the streets of the royal city. Fortunately, no one dared to be too reckless and cause major trouble, as the royal city of the Kingdom of Lutong was no longer what it used to be. In the eyes of various factions, its status was now on par with that of the imperial capitals of the five great empires. Of course, everyone knew that all of this stemmed from the existence of one person—Huang Long, the fifteen-year-old peerless powerhouse of the Sacred Realm. As the auction date approached, the ten Sacred Realm magical beasts also acted as “guardians,” patrolling the skies above the royal city. When these ten beasts flew in a row above the city, their enormous bodies covered half of the sky, intimidating factions from all corners. Some solitary and proud Sacred Realm powerhouses tried to fly directly into the city from above, but upon seeing the ten beasts in formation, they were terrified, their arrogance vanishing instantly as they obediently descended and entered through the city gates. The sight of the ten Sacred Realm beasts lined up above the city also sparked much discussion among the factions. “Heavens, I heard that when Senior Huang Long attacked the palace of the Dragon Speech Empire, he only brought eight Sacred Realm magical beasts. I never thought there were two more that didn’t go with him!” “Senior Huang Long must have thought the Dragon Speech Empire wasn’t worth deploying ten Sacred Realm beasts, so he brought eight and considered it enough.” “Ten Sacred Realm beasts? Senior Huang Long is truly amazing!” A princess from the Grassland Empire’s royal family gazed at him admiringly. “If only I could marry Senior Huang Long, even as a maid, as long as I could be by his side, I’d be satisfied,” dreamed a daughter from a prominent family. “A maid? You? I heard his maid is a great Asura from the demon race—beautiful and seductive. Can you compare to her?” mocked another daughter from a noble family. Huang Long, the fifteen-year-old peerless powerhouse of the Sacred Realm, had naturally become the dream lover of all young girls, even married women and noblewomen across the Continent of Hengyuan after the battle at the Dragon Speech Empire’s palace. He was the invincible hero and the powerful figure they admired! Such discussions could be heard in every shop, restaurant, hotel, and even alley in the royal city.

And on the fifth day before the auction, Master Zhao Yang and his party from the Blizzard Empire finally arrived as well.