The Nord family pieced together the map, and a group of knowledgeable old men gathered together to study it.

These people usually receive offerings from the Nord family, and now it's time for them to play their part.

However, they were not to be trifled with. They spent two days analyzing the route that Su Qing had casually drawn.

"Look at this pattern, it should be a forest. I checked the map and searched the books, it should be that dark forest!"

...

“Look at these lines, winding and curving, they should represent mountains and rivers, and only this place meets the criteria.”

...

“These waves should represent a lake. There isn’t one nearby, but when I checked the map, I found that there was a place called Silver Moon Lake here three thousand years ago…”

...

Once the route was fully determined, Chief Nord sent men to explore it.

It took a week to finally reach the treasure location marked on the map.

That's a canyon, and it's quite possible that it contains buried treasure.

Meanwhile, Su Qing received a letter from Adnan, which only contained greetings, but he understood what it meant.

Did they actually find it?

Su Qing looked doubtful. The map was clearly drawn casually by him. How could he have found it?

It seems there are still many talented people in this world!

But that's not important; Su Qing had the news spread.

Because of prior preparation, the news spread quickly, reaching more than a dozen nearby cities within two days, and spreading rapidly.

The Nord family discovered a map that recorded the location of the Lion King's treasure from three thousand years ago.

The Nord family obtained a map of the Lion King's treasure from three thousand years ago.

The Lion King's treasure was discovered by the Nord family three thousand years ago!

The Nord family has obtained the treasure!

The news spread quickly, but it also went bad very quickly.

The news of a knight king's treasure is enough to attract the attention of many powerful forces.

The Nord family suddenly found themselves in the eye of the storm.

If they do indeed obtain the treasure, that's not a big deal; the collection of a Knight King is enough to give them the confidence to deal with this crisis.

The problem is, they didn't find a single thing; there was absolutely nothing in the canyon.

Chief Nord held the map, his face grim.

Did they misunderstand the map, or is it simply a fake map?

At this moment, he could only think of these two possibilities, but neither of them was good news for him.

The latter would be the worst possible news.

In the former case, the Nord family no longer had time to continue their research.

Because at least seven or eight forces, no less than the Nord family, have sent people to inquire about the situation.

Although the visitors' tone was one of greeting and concern, he understood what they wanted to know.

Perhaps we could hand over the map?

...

"Would handing over the map resolve the crisis?"

Chris considered this possibility and was worried that all his previous efforts would be in vain.

Su Qing glanced at him and said, "That map is fake. Even if you hand it over, who would believe you?"

And that was indeed the case. Although he was extremely reluctant, and although this was a treasure that cost nearly 400,000 magic crystals to buy, he had no choice but to reveal the map in the face of threats from a group of forces of equal strength.

But the effect was poor because the map was fake.

Some people, based on their study of the map, also found the canyon, but there was no treasure at all.

There are two possibilities: First, the map itself is fake. Second, the Nord family produced a fake map.

Which one would they believe?

Or rather, which one are they more willing to believe?

The second one is definitely better!

With the Gustavo family stirring things up, nearly ten forces joined forces and completely annihilated the Nord family in three days.

Su Qing was satisfied to receive the news, as he had eliminated a major threat, but he was not particularly happy because he was facing a very important problem.

Why do we still have to pay protection money?

Su Qing looked at the letter that had been delivered and found it unbelievable.

Beside her, the female city lord, who had finally managed to get some fresh air, spoke up in a strange tone: "You don't actually believe that there are absolutely no rules in Chaotic Territory, do you?"

There is no place in the world without rules; even a chaotic place has its own rules.

"The forces in the Chaotic Territory can be roughly divided into four types. The top-tier forces are those with titled experts, followed by high-level forces with peak glory, then ordinary but glorious forces like ours, and then ordinary forces with honor level."

“There is a system of suppression at each level. Top-level powers protect lower-level powers, and lower-level powers are required to pay tribute to top-level powers. We are also required to pay tribute to higher-level powers.”

“I used to be the city lord, so I handled everything. Now it’s up to you to decide what you’re going to do!”

After the female city lord finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving Su Qing to worry about the matter.

Just like the Glory level, the gap between peak glory and ordinary glory is also huge.

Moreover, Su Qing's current full power is only at the fifth level of the Glorious Realm. When facing a powerful high-level force with peak Glorious Realm, he can only be ruthlessly crushed.

Moreover, I've heard that the Lily Territory, a high-level power in the City of Hope, has more than one top-tier sage.

With a sigh, Su Qing's face showed sadness.

What goes around comes around! An eye for an eye! The wicked will be punished by the wicked!

Is it finally my turn to be blackmailed?

Ten thousand magic crystals, plus some miscellaneous resources, are worth approximately twenty thousand magic crystals.

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