Chapter 543 - The Murderous Dao Lake
The old man pointed to the end of the crossroad. “Head this way and you will reach the Wormhole in one hour of journey. Every district will guard the Wormhole for a month…”
He then paused and looked at Di Jiu and Zhuo Wujia. “It looks like both of you are very smart and did not join any of them, but you won’t be any better off. You both have to go to the Wormhole at least once within four months and you have to go there at least three times a year.”
Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force scanned along the end of the crossroad. As his Spiritual Force scanned this huge city, he was stopped by a valiant isolation Dharma Array which he knew he could not break even if he used the nomological array flags.
He withdrew his Spiritual Force and once again asked, “May I ask if we are supposed to join a power?”
The old man shook his head. “Not necessarily. You two can choose a place of residence in any of the four districts and you will be considered a resident of that district. When the time comes, the leader of this district will assign both of you to the Wormhole, which you can’t refuse to do. If you refuse, only death will await you. Of course, if you two are unfamiliar with the Wormhole, you can purchase Wormhole resources at some shops. There is only something you don’t expect, but nothing you can’t buy.”
“May I ask if this is the Dao World?” When Di Jiu saw someone coming over, he spoke faster.
“Of course, this is the Dao World. However…” Before he could finish saying that, the old man saw someone coming over so he did not continue. He then cupped his fists before Di Jiu. “Thank you for the immortal crystals. I will take my leave now. If you really have to reside somewhere, I would recommend residing in the East District…”
The old man then hurriedly turned and left.
“Let’s go. We’ll find a place to stay first.” Di Jiu did not continue pushing the old man. He understood what he needed to know and could just purchase some introduction jade slips later for details.
“To the East District?” Zhuo Wujia looked at Di Jiu.
Upon seeing that Shen Changshui did not want to befriend him, Di Jiu got straight to the point. “Leader Shen, please advise us.”
Shen Changshui nodded. “I wouldn’t dare to advise you. Since both of you have become part of the North District, you have the responsibility to go to the Wormhole three times a year to guard it…”
“How long each time?” Di Jiu had never been to the Wormhole before, but it was definitely dangerous since he had to guard it.
Shen Changshui explained, “Both of you better join a power. The North District is responsible for guarding the Wormhole three months every year. We have a total of 3,120 people, including both of you. Each time, one-third of the people will head over for around 10 days. Of course, you can continuously guard it for a month, which is three times put together.
However, this is not a fixed number. If we encounter a lot of Worm Tide, the remaining people of the North District will have to head over as well. Regardless of whether you have guarded it for a month or not, you’ll still have to go.”
“What if we don’t join any power?” Zhuo Wujia asked.
Shen Changshui still smiled as he said slowly, “It’s fine if you don’t join any power as long as both of you give me your identification jade slips. When I arrange for you two to go to the Wormhole, you’ll just need to guard it for a total of one month per year.”
Di Jiu believed that the old man earlier had said something correct. If the newcomers joined a power and could not take anything good out, they would become cannon fodder. Di Jiu was also aware that even if they did not join a power, they would still become cannon fodder. A newcomer simply did not have the power of speech. Thus, there was no need to join any powers since they would become cannon fodder anyway.
Di Jiu took out his identification jade slip and handed it to Shen Changshui. “I don’t plan to join any powers at the moment. This is my identification jade slip. Leader Shen, please make the right arrangements.”
Upon seeing Di Jiu take out his identification jade slip, Zhuo Wujia immediately took his out too and handed it to Shen Changshui.
Shen Changshui did not find this strange. These two were definitely ignorant if they had chosen not to join any powers. If they had known this place well, they would not have chosen to reside beside the Murderous Dao Lake. After he recorded the information on their identification jade slips, he left another voice transmission and handed their jade slips back. “When it’s both your turns to guard the Wormhole, the identification jade card will transmit a message…”
Shen Changshui paused for a while before adding, “If there is no need, don’t reside beside the Murderous Dao Lake. This place is not suitable to reside in. Although my district is the weakest among the four districts, we also have many places to reside in.”
“May I ask why we can’t reside by the Murderous Dao Lake, Leader Shen?” Di Jiu hurriedly asked.