When that time comes, why would they care about Gold Sea Town?
What a joke. Are they even worthy of challenging Void Town?
Suddenly, Luke thought of something else Daniel had said earlier.
What did he mean by… he has already received his deserved punishment?
Who was he?
And what punishment was he referring to?
At this moment, Luke truly felt as though his mind was in chaos.
Because connecting the dots…
It clearly referred to that person.
Yes, the ruler of the entire Five Elements Divine Domain.
But… was that really possible?
Thinking about this, Luke hesitated to speak.
“Did he really… receive punishment?”
“You just need to know that this is the result,”
Daniel said lazily, unwilling to explain further.
“Right, what did you come here for today? Surely you didn’t come just to learn about what’s been happening in the Mortal Realm over the past few years or what happened to your friend, right?”
Daniel asked as he looked at Luke.
“It’s like this—I heard that a young man had ascended from the Mortal Realm, one who spends very lavishly, so I wanted to ask if you had any connections to the Element Temple or the Dragonscale Bank… and if you knew about the forge,”
Luke said hesitantly.
“The forge… can be said to be Void Town’s most guarded secret. It’s precisely because of the forge that Void Town’s industry exists…”
Hearing Luke’s explanation, Daniel understood.
He had previously asked Crane about this matter.
The reason those people from Gold Sea Town had provoked Crane and challenged Void Town was to uncover the secret behind Void Town’s spirit plant business.
It now seemed that the forge was the key reason.
The liquid drops produced by the forge were indeed very beneficial for plant growth.
Daniel recalled the lakeside trees at Du Heng Academy—they had grown so quickly that they were almost gaining sentience.
“How many forges do you have?”
“There are four in total. One is level nine, and the others are level eight or six,”
Luke replied after thinking for a moment.
“I see. Let me give you a few more. We can’t let our world be laughed at by others,”
Daniel said casually.
They were both from the Mortal Realm.
And Luke himself seemed like a decent person.
Regardless of how much of his story was true,
at the very least, he hadn’t joined forces with the Element Temple’s lord.
For that alone, Daniel felt Luke was worth investing in.
Moreover, they came from the same world.
In the future, when the Crossbridge World ascended, they would all come here as well.
Building goodwill was never a bad idea.
“No, no! The forge is an incredibly valuable thing. You should keep it for yourself. Currently, our Void Town…”
Before Luke could finish, Daniel casually took out ten translucent Origin Towers with a faint golden hue.
Seeing this scene, Luke couldn’t help but gasp sharply.
With a level-nine forge of his own, he naturally recognized what these were.
These were… level 12 Origin Towers!
“This… this is far too valuable! You should really keep these things for yourself. Such…”
“It’s fine. I have plenty of these. If ten isn’t enough, I can give you a hundred more,”
Daniel said nonchalantly.
Hearing this, Luke didn’t dare refuse further and silently accepted the ten level 12 forges.
Because he had a feeling that Daniel might really take out a hundred level 12 forges.
The critical problem was that while Daniel had them and dared to give them, Luke truly didn’t dare accept that many!
A hundred level-12 forges…
Ten might be manageable.
But with a hundred, Void Town wouldn’t survive for long.
Luke understood the concept of treasuring a jade ring invites envy.
Afterward, Daniel asked Luke about the situation in Void Town.
At this moment, a voice came from outside:
“Gabriel has come to pay respects to Lord Daniel.”
Gabriel?
Daniel thought for a moment. He hadn’t been in Ascension City for long.
The people he knew were only a handful.
There was no one by that name.
Daniel swept the area with his mind power and found an elderly man standing respectfully outside.
The man’s aura was roughly at the god lord level.
So Daniel asked Luke:
“You’ve been here longer. Are there any god lords in Ascension City?”
“There are, such as the lord of Ascension City…”
Luke began but then paused as he realized something.
Wait, what?
God lord? Gabriel?
Wasn’t that the name of Ascension City’s lord?
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“Wait here for a moment. I’ll go check,”
Daniel said before disappearing.
This left Luke sitting there, muttering two words:
“City Lord…”
When the old man saw Daniel, he hurriedly bowed and said:
“Gabriel greets Lord Daniel.”
“I don’t believe I know you, do I?”
“I am the lord of Ascension City, and I have been sent by the God King to deliver something to you, my lord.”
“I see…”
Daniel understood. The Five Elements God King had sent someone to deliver items to him.
He remembered the God King mentioning something about giving him tens of millions of divine stones.
He hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly…
The speed and attitude were both quite good!
“Alright, come in then,”
Daniel said, leading Gabriel into the courtyard.
When Luke saw Gabriel, he immediately stood up and bowed.
As the mayor of Void Town, he had naturally seen Gabriel before.
Gabriel merely nodded.
After all, the Five Elements Divine Domain encompassed so many worlds that he couldn’t possibly know everyone from them.
“Alright, take a seat,”
Daniel said.
Both men sat down quickly.
“Lord Daniel, these are the divine stones prepared for you. Please accept them. Also, the matter of renaming the Void Realm to Crossbridge World has been completed,”
Gabriel said respectfully.
“In the future, we will designate a new area for those who originally belonged to the Crossbridge World,”
Gabriel added.
Luke sat on the side, stunned.
He hadn’t expected this to involve Void Town… no, it should now be called Crossbridge Town.
And it was all because…
Daniel’s faction was called Crossbridge Academy.
Gabriel had been managing Ascension City for quite some time.
Naturally, he knew how to make arrangements that would satisfy Daniel.
At the very least, this ensured that mages ascending from Crossbridge World would have a stable life here.
With Luke overseeing things and Gabriel backing them up, Daniel no longer needed to worry about the future of Crossbridge Town.
“You’ve done well. I’ll let the Five Elements God King know,”
Daniel said.
He then handed the storage crystal containing tens of millions of divine stones to Luke.
“Take these and handle the arrangements. I have only one request—spend all of this on those who ascend to the God Realm in the future.”
“Rest assured, my lord, I will make sure of it!”
At that moment, Luke’s communication device buzzed.
After checking the message, Luke frowned deeply.
“What happened?”
Daniel asked.
“It’s the people from Gold Sea Town. They’re causing trouble again. They’ve always wanted to uncover the secrets of our… Crossbridge Town. I’ve been ignoring them because they have support from a heavenly god-level world.
“But this time… it seems they’ve brought their own mayor along as well. It looks like something big is about to happen. I need to head back immediately,”
Luke said with a frown.
“I see… City Lord Gabriel, I’ll leave this to you,”
Daniel said, turning to Gabriel.
As the lord of Ascension City, Gabriel should have jurisdiction over those outside the city.
Gold Sea World, or Gold Sea Town…
Daniel had only been here for a short time and had already heard of it multiple times.
He was getting a bit annoyed.
“Please don’t worry, my lord. I’ve long wanted to manage the outer towns! I will ensure you are satisfied with the outcome,”
Gabriel promised with determination.