Chapter 173: The Reward Arrives

In the past few days, the weather had been unusually gloomy and oppressive.

Under the condensation of cold air, low-pressure clouds and heavy snow howled through the wind, sweeping across every corner of Sog遗迹 City.

This was probably the last snow of winter in Sog遗迹 City.

But it was exceptionally fierce and violent.

Purple Magnolia Castle.

Gunie sat quietly in the dim secret chamber.

After learning about the million-pound bounty on his head,

Gunie had spent most of his time in his private alchemy laboratory.

Compared to being outside, the safety inside this chamber was obviously higher.

At the same time, his counterattack capability was maximized.

Even if a Transcendent Master assassin sneaked in and killed Gunie,

while Gunie resurrected, he could throw out the Unnameable Flesh, and the assassin who killed him would not fare much better.

A life for a life—Gunie might not gain, but the other party would definitely suffer a huge loss.

Outside, however, he obviously couldn't do that.

Neither the secret of resurrection nor the Unnameable Flesh could be known to outsiders.

Fortunately, Gunie had already prepared an excuse—for instance, claiming he possessed some peculiar blood curse lineage vitality that could save his life at critical moments.

As for whether others believed it, that was their own business.

Of course, these were all last-resort solutions.

The best approach was still to hide.

Although life was a bit worrying, overall Gunie could remain calm.

…

In the afternoon.

After brewing a batch of Rune Potions,

Gunie came to the fireplace rest area again.

When he entered the hall through the stone staircase passage,

Gunie saw Lord Freys standing before the fireplace in the rest area.

Seeing this, Gunie felt a slight surge of joy.

“More than a week has passed… has the stuff finally arrived?”

As if hearing Gunie's footsteps, Freys turned around.

A faint smile hung on his face, and Gunie also glimpsed the standard Transcendent Bracelet of the Pioneer Group in his hand.

“Senior Freys, has my stuff arrived?” Gunie walked over and asked.

“Yes, Lord Gunie.” Freys nodded gently.

“This is everything you purchased.”

With that, Freys handed the Transcendent Storage Bracelet to Gunie.

Taking the Transcendent Storage Bracelet, Gunie inspected it briefly.

The spells, tomes, materials, treasures, and so on that he had previously purchased were all quietly lying inside.

“Hoo…”

Gunie let out a long, soft breath.

With so many treasures in hand, the gloom brought by the million-pound bounty on his head had cleared considerably.

“At least now I have the capital to hide,” Gunie thought to himself.

Previously, because he needed to conceal his identity, participate in black market auctions, and sell Life Spring Water, Gunie already required some peculiar treasures to hide or even change his appearance.

Therefore, among the many Transcendent treasures he purchased,

Gunie had asked Freys if the Pioneer Group had any items that could change one's appearance.

On Freys's recommendation,

Gunie bought a Mithril-grade Transcendent equipment: the “Disguise Mask.”

This was a peculiar Transcendent equipment that could perfectly integrate into the cheeks, thereby altering one's appearance.

Its only defensive property was to bring facial defense up to the level of Mithril armor.

Undoubtedly, this was a highly creative Transcendent equipment.

When Freys described it, Gunie had already taken a liking to this Transcendent equipment called the “Disguise Mask.”

And now, a Disguise Mask lay quietly in the storage bracelet.

After a few days of touch-contact nurturing, Gunie would be able to change his appearance.

More importantly, Gunie had purchased quite a few teleportation scrolls.

He had bought those instant-cast teleportation scrolls.

He had also bought those that required long incantations but allowed longer-distance teleportation.

The combination of the Disguise Mask and the longer-distance teleportation scrolls would allow Gunie to leave Purple Magnolia Castle silently.

After safely storing the many treasures into his system space,

Gunie also placed a Rune Spell Shield Scroll in the most easily accessible spot in his system space.

The system space was different from the Transcendent Storage Bracelet.

The Transcendent Storage Bracelet required Gunie to use source energy or mental power to open it.

But the system space could be opened with a thought, much faster than the Transcendent Storage Bracelet.

With these items arranged,

Gunie completely settled his mind.

Since he now had the means to escape and save his life, Gunie no longer had to worry.

At worst, he could die once—Gunie was fully capable of escaping from a Transcendent Master.

“Meyersa, my dear sister.” Gunie's gaze gently fell on the dancing flames in the fireplace.

“I have felt the killing intent behind your million-pound bounty.”

“When I grow strong, I will personally storm into the lair of your Church of the Face of Flowers,” Gunie said softly.

Just as Gunie was pondering, a group of footsteps approached from behind.

Gunie turned sideways and saw none other than the three powerhouses: Nigel, Hiro Hinton, and Parks Trelais.

Gunie quickly rose and bowed to the three seniors.

“The three seniors coming together—has the Pioneer Group's reward for me also arrived?”

“Today really is a double blessing.” As he bowed, Gunie thought to himself.

“No need to be so formal. We're here today with good news.” A smile appeared on Nigel's face.

“It seems so.” Gunie felt a slight joy inside.

“With you saying that, I'm truly full of anticipation!” Gunie laughed.

“Hiro, Parks, you two rest here. I'll handle the rest with Gunie alone.” Then Nigel looked at the two Transcendent Masters.

“Mm.”

Both Transcendent Masters nodded slightly.

They had cooperated with Nigel many times and trusted him completely.

Moreover, they knew that Nigel was highly valued within the Pioneer Group.

Also, this Gunie belonged to Nigel's faction, so many things were not suitable for them to hear.

“Follow me.” With that, Nigel walked toward the underground alchemy laboratory.

Gunie followed.

When the two disappeared at the stone staircase exit,

Hiro and Parks, resting on the sofa, withdrew their gazes.

“Did you sense it?”

“Mm.”

“This Nigel is about to break through!”

“Yes.”

The two exchanged glances and smiled lightly.

“The Dawn of the Soul—this potion is of great help to us, but even more important to a Transcendent stuck at a critical point like Nigel.”

“Indeed. Once Nigel breaks through, I'm afraid another powerhouse will be born in our Pioneer Group.”

They knew very well that Nigel could have advanced to Transcendent Master.

But Nigel was very ambitious.

He was not satisfied with being a seventh-rank Transcendent Master, nor an eighth-rank one; Nigel pursued the pinnacle—the ninth-rank Transcendent Master.

And that was one of the reasons he was highly valued within the Pioneer Group.

If successful, Nigel's status would be higher than theirs.

He might even become one of the new leaders of the Pioneer Group in the future.

This time, the birth of the Soul Rune Potion was an enormous help to Nigel, who was just one step away.

“Not just Nigel; in the coming period, I'm afraid a batch of powerhouses will emerge within our Pioneer Group,” Hiro said softly.

“Indeed.”