On the high-rise building in the forging area, the richly dressed middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise.
Beside the middle-aged man, a priest dressed in a white priest's robe and holding a staff with a diamond inlaid at the top, did not seem so excited.
"By parking the platform near the Dark Gold-level Gold-Eating Wanderer, you might be lucky enough to catch a Diamond-level Gold-Eating Wanderer. After all, Diamond-level Wanderers occasionally swim up. I remember you've caught more than one or two before, City Lord, haven't you?"
If Jiang Hao were here, he would definitely recognize this NPC: the priest, Guardian Mingdu, who appeared in the Nightmare-level Death Mine. When he and his summoned creatures were reduced to a sliver of health by the boss Sirio, he simply waved his staff and restored their health to full.
Upon hearing this compliment, the city lord finally smiled.
"Let's not dwell on those things from back then. This adventurer was able to catch a Diamond-level Gold Eater at level 13, so he must have some talent."
"If the city lord values talent, why not help him out this time?"
"No need! If he can't even handle this little bit of trouble, he's just a brute with some skill."
With a loud crash, the golden stone, the size of a goose egg, slammed onto the steel plate of the scale, producing a piercing sound.
The guard leader was startled awake by the noise and quickly withdrew his outstretched right hand. At the same time, the other dozen or so guards also straightened their posture.
Even Old Wang, who had been lost in thought, snapped out of his reverie. He immediately shook his head vigorously at the tens of thousands of sows, indicating that this was enough and they shouldn't take any more.
With a resounding slap, the guard leader struck Old Wang across the face, the sound louder than a stone hitting a steel plate. Caught off guard, Old Wang's frail body spun in mid-air before crashing to the ground with a thud. He coughed up blood, along with two white teeth.
"You're fucking senile! You still dare to shake your head at a time like this? Do you really think I'm blind?"
Old Wang jumped up and hurriedly said with a forced smile.
"No, no, sir, you've misunderstood. I'm getting old, and I've been having gout in my neck lately. It's all a misunderstanding."
Seeing Old Wang's submissive expression, Jiang Hao was furious. The smiles on the lips of the tens of thousands of sows vanished, and they glared angrily at the guard leader.
"Why aren't you taking it? Keep going!"
With a flick of her wrist, the sow produced not gold ore, but a thumb ring. Jiang Hao immediately recognized it as the [Baron's Ring], a piece of equipment he had just been traded to. The special feature of this equipment lay in its description: a symbol of nobility, granting a 10% discount on purchases within Jinling City.
Jiang Hao instantly understood the plan of the tens of thousands of sows; he wanted to use his title to pressure the chief's guard.
However, he had absolutely no chance of success.
Regardless of whether this equipment can represent the title and status of a nobleman in Jinling City, even if it could, the guard leader in front of him probably wouldn't easily let go of the prize that's already in his mouth.
Looking around, I saw that a large crowd had already gathered in the square.
Jiang Hao stepped forward, blocking the path of tens of thousands of sows.
"Oh ho, you've finally decided to step forward. I thought you were going to keep hiding like a coward."
The guard leader drew his broadsword from his waist, twirled it with his right wrist, and the gleaming blade was instantly pressed against Old Wang's neck. Old Wang trembled violently with fear.
"Don't think I can't do anything to you! Hand over all the gold ore, or I'll chop him up on the spot!"
Jiang Hao laughed in anger.
Now there's only one way left!
"Fine, fine, I'll bring it all out. Let's see if you dare to take a single piece of ore today!"
After saying this, Jiang Hao flipped his wrist, and a golden ore the size of a goose egg appeared in his hand. Without waiting for anyone to react, Jiang Hao raised the gold ore high with both hands and slammed it forcefully onto the scale. The gold ore collided with the steel plate, making everyone's eardrums hurt with a loud clang.
The guard leader thought Jiang Hao was just having a fit of impotent rage, so he didn't stop him and just watched him continue his performance with amusement.
Anyway, the scale won't break if you smash it!
Is this enough?
Jiang Hao shouted. With a flick of his wrist, a golden ore the size of a washbasin appeared in his hand. The dozen or so guards, including their leader, all had bloodshot eyes, as if they had seen a stunningly beautiful woman transformed from a fox spirit, and were completely captivated by her. Jiang Hao raised the gold ore high and slammed it down again onto the steel plate of the scale with tremendous force. A deafening boom resounded, the impact making everyone's heart ache.
"Epic!"
On the high-rise building in the forging area, the city lord and Mingdu exclaimed in surprise.
"How...how did he capture the epic-level Gold-Eating Wanderer?"
The city lord stared intently at the shipyard square, his voice trembling with excitement, completely disregarding his image.
Mingdu wasn't much better off. Like the city lord, he was also staring intently at the plaza, watching Jiang Hao pull out the second gold ore the size of a washbasin. His fingers, gripping the railing, trembled slightly with excitement.
"If one was just luck, what about the second? How exactly did he capture the epic-level Gold-Eating Wanderer?"
Mingdu voiced his question, unaware that it was exactly the same as the city lord's.
Is that enough?
On the shipyard plaza, Jiang Hao shouted again, forcefully slamming the gold ore in his hand onto the steel plate of the scale. Then, with a flick of his wrist, another gold ore the size of a washbasin appeared in his palm...
Is that enough?
Bang bang bang bang, bang bang bang bang...
Is that enough?
The large rocks collided with the steel plate, producing a series of dull, piercing sounds. Interspersed among these sounds were Jiang Hao's loud shouts, drawing the attention of almost everyone in the square.
Soldiers, driven by curiosity, emerged one after another from the shipyard gate; the alleyway in the soldiers' living quarters was now filled with onlookers.
Jiang Hao's anger intensified. He glanced at the guard leader, then looked around, and began smashing the gold ore even more vigorously.
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang...
Before long, the shipyard's plaza was packed with onlookers. Because of the unusual noise, the military forging area to the west, the city walls to the east, the commercial and residential area to the northwest, and the soldiers' living quarters to the north—wherever people could stand, they were all crowded!
The first to react was the city lord, who was standing at the highest point of the military forging area.
"That kid, that's a very cunning move."
The city lord of Jinling sighed and said slowly.
"It's ruthless too! More importantly, it's very effective, isn't it?"
Mingdu continued from the side.
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