Chapter 2492: Trading
Chapter 2492: Trading
If the actions of the families made waves, Sam straight up created a tsunami.
The fact that he even offered the hub’s technology, made them wonder if Sam is just an associate of Joker. If they didn’t know any better, they would have thought he was the Joker...
They would have thought the same if they actually choose to accept facts. But in their minds, Sam with all his might, is still far away from creating something like a hub.
As usual, people judge others by their own measly standards.
Anyway, the academies that were previously trying to stay on the fence and see what kind of disturbance Sam will create now became heated.
Even before the families realized, forces were deployed. Not just to attack the people who were already in the academy realm. But instead, directly went to their planets and realms. Before Sam took away the next victim, the families went through a slaughter.
Swarms of cultivators mostly divine plane cultivators from different organizations, went to different families, invaded their estates and killed every person they could see.
Men, women, young, old, even the kids that barely got awakened, were all killed. Usually, it is a big taboo within the academy realm for a person of higher cultivation to attack the weaker ones.
But now, Divine plane cultivators are competing to slaughter mortal plane cultivators.
It just too two days. Two days and three families were completely killed. They had enough power to influence the politics of academy realm even. But now, they were fucked beyond all repair.
Back in the hub.
Sam looked at the myriad of screens as he watched the activities of various students, instructors and even elders killing helpless people.
There was no expression on his face.
Icarus and Ivar who just kidnapped their next victim looked at the bloodshed on the screens.
"I still can’t believe this." Ivar muttered.
"Can’t believe what?" Sam asked.
"You are weaker than a worm, but you have power unlike anything I have ever seen. The only time I saw this much power at play was..." Ivar trailed off, not daring to continue.
"Was what?"
Ivar hesitated a bit and said
"The only one who had this much power before was a god. The academy realm only committed such atrocities when their gods gave them the commands.
And now, you didn’t even command them. You made them do this voluntarily. They put their pride and morals aside to do this." Ivar said with a trembling voice.
"But so many innocents..." Icarus stopped saying and just left the room. He really couldn’t see the meaningless bloodshed. And he was not going to stop Sam. He knew what he signed up for.
Ivar paused for a moment and asked.
"Sam, this is all good. The Olympian families did suffer huge losses. But are you really going to give up your technology?"
"Yes, its not that big of a deal. And they really won’t be able to buy somethings even if I put them up for sale.
And this will leave us an avenue to escalate this situation. After all, bringing one target every three days is a bit too much of a hassle and too much wait."
"How are you planning to do that?"
"You can see it. Our first customer is here. And it’s an elder from the Thor academy. I am sure you are familiar with him."
The screen changed.
Sam and Ivar could now see the entrance of the Norse region’s hub.
There was a silver haired old man, wearing lion fur, walking over with a sack in his hands.
"He made a move as well?"
"Yeah, the old man that barely moved even when both of us wreaked havoc in the Thor academy. He came out just for the announcement I made. In fact, he was the one that collected highest bounty."
As Sam said that, the door to the hub opened. The old man looked at it curiosly, but didn’t stop to observe. He just walked.
Soon, he came face to face with the projection of Joker in the empty hall.
"I see that the first person had arrived. I didn’t expect a person of your seniority will be taking up our offer."
The old man didn’t speak. He poured the contents of the sack.
Twelve heads rolled out.
"All of them are Divine Plane consummate cultivators. That’s 12 million coins."
"Yes, indeed. Do you want to take a look at our trading list?" Joker replied.
"No, I have something that I want."
"Please, do tell."
"I have been in seclusion for a long time and I didn’t have any contact with the outside world. I only came out for the conquest and I came to know about the hub.
I understand you have problem with the academies, but I don’t want to interfere with that. Instead, I want to know if you can help me figure out a solution to a problem.
I will pay whatever the cost is."
"Please, tell me the problem first. I will let you what the cost of that would be."
"I need to exterminate a clan. However, the patriarch of the family is just as strong as me and he has a natural advantage over me because of his physical constitution. I need you to help me figure out how to defeat him.
If you can do that, I don’t need anything else for these 12 million coins and I will pay whatever much you want on top of that."
Sam was intrigued and so was Ivar.
"I thought I would have try harder. But I found just the right guy."
Sam muttered to Ivar and then focused back.
"Alright, first I need to know the strengths and weaknesses of that opponent of yours." Joker asked the elder.
"Weaknesses?" The elder asked as if he was asking ’Seriously?’
"Of course, I don’t want you to tell me the weaknesses, that’s my job to figure out. I need you to give me all the details that you can possibly give about the person.
In fact, if you have the videos of both of you fighting, it will be very helpful."
"I have everything you need."
"That’s perfect. Just drop them all on the floor. They will reach the place they should reach..."