Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

After the initial excitement, the Old Alliance guild gradually calmed down. Some people rested, some leveled up, and Shabak City also became quiet.

After a full day of fighting, everyone was exhausted. Death Angel, Xiao Jingjing, and the others left Marfa early to rest.

Although Xiao Xia Mi was also very tired, he still had to go to the palace to ask the steward of Sand City to repair the damaged palace gate and walls.

"Xia Mi, Bayin and I will go with you." Brooke said.

Earlier in the palace, the Sand City steward had looked at him and Bayin with a different look, as if he had something to say. However, there were too many people around at the time, so they didn't talk.

The three of them arrived at the palace. There was no one else in the palace at that time.

After the Old Alliance occupied Shabak, the Sand City Steward was no longer indifferent. City Lord Xiaoxiami found the Sand City Steward and could ask him to do something.

"Dear Lord Lord of Xiaoxiami City, since we just occupied it today, the total gold in the castle is: 0, and today's income is: 0."

"You can collect and store cash from me. You can also control the city gates and repair the castle. You can also hire defense guards and adjust the guards' defense methods."

It turns out that the city of Shabak collects a daily tax from merchants, roughly 8% of their total revenue. This tax revenue is deposited into the Shabak treasury. The city lord can use this gold to repair the castle, hire archers, or even withdraw it for personal use.

Of course, there is a limit on the amount of gold coins that can be withdrawn, with a maximum of 200 million gold coins per day.

Since the city had just been occupied, the income was still zero. Xiao Xia Mi had no choice but to withdraw his own gold coins and save them to repair the three doorways of the palace. With the extra money, Xiao Xia Mi hired several archers, each with 0 gold coins, and assigned them to defend the second floor of the palace.

After the repair was completed, Xiao Xia Mi walked out of the palace to check the effect of the repair and check the position of the archers.

Inside the palace, the steward of Sand City looked at Brook and Bayin, shook his head slightly and said, "What a pity, what a pity."

"Master Steward, what does 'pity' mean?" Brooke asked.

"It's a pity that you two are not deputy city lords." said the steward of Sand City.

Deputy City Lord? Are there some things that only the Deputy City Lord can say?

"Master Steward, what if I am the deputy city lord?" Brook asked.

"I can only tell you when you become the deputy city lord."

At this time, Xiao Xiami returned to the palace. He was very satisfied to see that the three broken gates of the palace had been repaired well and the archers were well positioned.

"Brook, Bayin, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Xiaoxia Fan was ready to take a rest.

"Xia Mi, please promote me to deputy city lord." Brook said.

"Oh? Okay." Xiaoxiami was a little surprised, but didn't ask any more questions. He immediately demoted San Buzhi to an elder and promoted Brook to the position of president.

"The position has been changed. You can handle the personnel and information as you like. Just let me know tomorrow when it's changed. I really can't hold on any longer. See you tomorrow, bye." Xiaoxia fan thought that Blue became the president in order to modify the guild's announcement information, so he said hello and left.

The only ones left in the palace were the steward of Sand City, Brook and Bayin.

The Sand City Manager clasped his fists towards Brook and said excitedly:

"By order of the City Lord: If a Warrior Guild from another world occupies Shabak and appoints Brother Mafa as deputy city lord, the Red Blood Formation can be activated!"

Brooke quickly returned the greeting and asked, "Red Blood Formation? Sir Chief, could you please tell us in detail?"

The Sand City Chief slowly said:

"Many years ago, the City Lord, along with the two saints, Tianzun and Fashen, fought a fierce battle against demonic beasts in the Treasure Pavilion. They eventually encountered a demonic beast leader named Ksitigarbha and obtained a red blood bead from him."

"This Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is no ordinary demon beast, but an intelligent incarnation. He discussed many things with the Three Saints. The First City Lord didn't tell me the details, but he did mention that there was a hidden reason behind the demon beast and the Red Star's arrival."

"The most important thing is this Scarlet Blood Pearl. It has a magical effect, storing and collecting the blood of fallen human monks. If it can be fully stored, it can be used to seal the Scarlet Star."

"The Red Blood Pearl has an extremely large capacity. To quickly replenish its Qi and blood, the Three Saints developed a Red Blood Formation, which can gather the Qi and blood of all deceased cultivators within its coverage area into the Red Blood Pearl."

"Of course the Three Saints would not choose to sacrifice the Marfa monks. Fortunately, warriors from other worlds have arrived. They can be resurrected infinitely, which is just the right amount to provide a constant source of Qi and blood for the Red Blood Pearl."

"Shabak is a battleground for all the major guilds, a place most prone to conflict and death. Therefore, the Three Saints deployed the Crimson Blood Formation in Shabak City."

"However, this Crimson Blood Formation has a flaw. It can only be activated by the City Lord or Deputy City Lord of the Shabak Guild. And once activated, the Shabak Guild cannot change hands. If so, the Crimson Blood Formation will cease functioning, and the energy stored in the Crimson Blood Pearl will flow back into the formation, eventually vanishing into thin air and all previous efforts being wasted."

Brook and Bayin understood somewhat. In other words, if they wanted to fill the Red Blood Pearl with Qi and Health, they had to occupy Shabak.

"But why must I be the deputy city lord?" Brook asked puzzledly.

"Shabak City is a troubled place. To protect Brother Mafa, the city lord forbade the guild founded by Brother Mafa from participating in the war. However, to activate the Scarlet Blood Formation, the consent of the city lord or deputy city lord is required. I cannot casually reveal this to the warriors from other worlds. Even if I tell them, they won't believe it. Therefore, Brother Mafa must be the deputy city lord before I can tell them this."

"In addition, it takes a long time to collect all the red blood beads. If you can become the deputy city lord, it means that you have a good relationship with the city lord. Then, it may be possible to persuade him to hold on to Shabak until all the red blood beads are collected." The general manager of Sand City said.

"A long time, how long exactly?" Brooke asked.

"The Three Saints once calculated that it would take approximately days."

Brooke and Bayin gasped. Oh my god! It's so long?

If converted into the time of a warrior from another world, it would take 2190 days, almost 6 years.

What made Xiaoxia fans and "Former Alliance" stick to Shabak for 6 years?

This is ridiculous, there's no way Brook can tell this to the Shrimp fans.

Brooke was very worried. What should he do?

"Master Manager, where is the Red Blood Pearl? Can we take a look?" asked Bayin beside him.

"Okay." The steward of Sand City knew that Bayin and Brook were together, so he carefully took out the red blood bead from his backpack.

It was a pale red bead, only the size of a fist. Its material was very unique: neither stone nor jade, neither copper nor gold. It was translucent, with cloud patterns carved around its edges. It was hard to imagine that such a tiny bead could hold so much.

"The Red Blood Pearl is just in your backpack?" Bayin asked.

"The entire city of Shabak is within the Red Blood Formation. As long as the Red Blood Pearl remains within the formation, it will continuously absorb Qi and Blood. It's safest to keep it near me. I'll be there during the siege, and the alien warriors won't be able to harm me," the Sand City General said. According to the rules of Marfa, alien warriors cannot harm officials or ordinary civilians.

Bayin nodded and asked, "How do you know when the deposit is full?"

"When the entire bead turns crimson, it's considered full."

Brooke thought about it again and again, but still felt that it would take too long, so he said, "Master Steward, is there no other way?"

The Sand City Chief shook his head and said seriously, "It can only be done this way. The First City Lord said that if we want to seal the Red Star, the Red Blood Pearl is the most crucial item."

Brook sighed and said helplessly, "I understand. Don't activate the formation yet. This is a serious matter. I still need to discuss it with the City Lord of Xiaoxiami."