Chapter 3101 Raphael Su

Ahead of Zen and Gant was the silhouette of a tall, imposing wall. It was over a hundred feet high.

As they moved closer, they saw that the wall was being patrolled by grave-looking Oneness Guards in military attire.

Zen and Gant continued walking. But they soon found their way blocked by a Oneness Guard.

"This is a restricted area. You are not allowed to get any closer," he said stiffly.

Gant had no choice but to leave with Zen.

The two of them walked alongside the high wall, trying to find another entrance. However, they were forced to conclude that the area was entirely enclosed by the wall.

Since they kept their distance, the Oneness Guards didn't pay any attention to them. Gant came up with the idea of using his spiritual sense for exploration. He stood motionless outside the wall and allowed his spiritual sense to expand towards the wall. But as his spiritual sense probed the top of the wall, about to go inside, a yellow light curtain rose from the surface of the wall. It blocked his spiritual sense completely. A Oneness Guard noticed what he was doing and came over to reprimand him.

"Fine, we'll go somewhere else," Gant said with some frustration.

Many of the buildings near the center of the Blue Cloud City had sustained some degree of damage. Soldiers had commandeered some of the structures for their temporary use.

Meanwhile, enterprising locals set up makeshift booths and sold daily necessities and other items.

Zen and Gant wandered around the impromptu marketplace, taking an interest in some of the things displayed. There were long swords, fragmented runes, and unknown ores for sale.

Gant could identify most of the items, but they were of inferior quality, so he and Zen had no interest in buying anything.

As they turned a corner, they heard a man shouting, "Swords from the Su Clan! Swords from the Su Clan are on sale. Come take a look!"

In the next street, there was a middle-aged man with a unibrow perched behind a booth containing three swords. The swords caught Zen's and Gant's attention immediately. The surface of the blades emitted a faint green light, and each sword was embedded with a magnificent gem. At a glance, they seemed to be extraordinary, peerless weapons.

Then Gant noticed the middle-aged man, and his eyes narrowed.

Zen noticed his expression. "Do you know that man?" he asked.

"Yes, yes, I know him. He is... Well... He is..." Gant hemmed and hawed for a moment, and Zen waited patiently. Finally Gant admitted, "He is one of my uncles."

Zen smiled. "That's good, right? Since he is your uncle, then we can ask him for some news. And as an elder of your clan, he must have knowledge."

To Zen's confusion, Gant looked even more awkward and unhappy at his words.

Gant clenched his teeth. In a low voice he said, "My uncle is not a reliable man. Look at the swords he's selling."

Not all the members of the Su Clan had attained success. This uncle of Gant's, for instance, had been born with good talent, but instead of developing his skill,

phael, he swung the broken weapon across his body, and it was damaged even further, splintering into several pieces.

The other guards chimed in to support their leader. "How dare you sell that kind of stuff here! It's fraud!"

"It's very bold of you to trick Oneness Guards. Bold, and foolish!"

The third-star Oneness Guard threw the broken sword in front of Raphael and sneered, "I know you are a member of the Su Clan, so I won't put you on the spot. I paid you three hundred thousand divine crystals yesterday. Return them to me."

All things considered, the demand for compensation was a very reasonable request. But it was a request Raphael could not accommodate. Looking somewhat ashamed, he admitted, "I have spent all of what you paid me. I don't have any divine crystals to pay you back."

The three-star Oneness Guard stared at Raphael. "What is your solution, then? How do you think we should solve this problem? Do you want me to go straight to your elders? Or can you find a way to return my divine crystals?"

Raphael smiled bitterly. During his years in this city, he had become notorious among many of its inhabitants. He would not be able to borrow or obtain three hundred thousand divine crystals any time soon. Going to the Su Clan was not an option. They had bailed him out too many times before. They would not hesitate to punish him, and in fact might outright refuse to help him, if they discovered this latest misdeed.

Under the hard stares of the Oneness Guards, Raphael fidgeted anxiously. He regretted ending up in this dilemma. He should have gone into hiding as soon as he sold that sword yesterday. He hadn't expected them to discover it was a fake so quickly.

Watching from the sidelines, Zen and Gant exchanged meaningful glances. They each knew what the other was thinking. Zen nodded at Gant to indicate he agreed.

Gant stepped forward. To the guards he said, "This man is my uncle." Then he turned to Raphael. "Uncle, I can give you three hundred thousand divine crystals right now."