Dragon's Origin

Chapter 511: Anything I Can Help With (Part 2)

The nine individuals exchanged glances, sensing that Wang Sheng's smile meant he had seen through something. Would they try to hide it or seek Wang Sheng's help?

"Oh, right!" Wang Sheng spoke up again, "I forgot to remind you, there's been quite a commotion outside recently, with everyone on guard. Your families might not be able to spare any attention to you for the time being."

"Lord, could you tell us roughly what's happening?" A Shi family expert asked Wang Sheng earnestly.

"I'm sorry," Wang Sheng started, and just as the group thought they wouldn't get any information, he continued, "I'm no longer the Marquis of Changsheng, but the Duke of Changsheng now!"

Wang Sheng's promotion happened after these people entered the Thousand Layered Earth. No one could enter the inner circle, and they were stuck underground, so how could they know what was happening outside?

His words relieved everyone. They had almost thought they wouldn't get any news from Wang Sheng.

"Duke, please tell us," the leader of the Gan family quickly changed his address, respectfully requesting Wang Sheng to inform them.

This time, Wang Sheng didn't keep them in suspense. He told them about the sudden emergence of Baoqing Surplus Hall, which had become a major concern for everyone. He emphasized that Baoqing Surplus Hall had flying mounts and had inflicted heavy losses on the Qiu and Xia families, with casualties on all sides.

A suddenly emerging powerful force like Baoqing Surplus Hall, with flying mounts and a number of experts comparable to those of various factions, a formidable organization that could fly over any country's ruler's head at any time, was giving everyone a headache. Who would bother with the matters in the Thousand Layered Earth? Perhaps everyone thought that they were all peak Legend experts and could overcome any difficulties!

Of course, Wang Sheng didn't forget to add that his health had deteriorated significantly after leaving the core area of the Thousand Layered Earth, so he had spent several months recuperating. This was to make them understand that no one but Wang Sheng himself could enter this circle, dispelling any thoughts of relying on others.

This was the truth. Because Wang Sheng couldn't enter, the Shi and Gan families, even if they racked their brains, couldn't send in supplies. They could only go hungry and carefully calculate their food, passing the days by cultivating.

The nine people were somewhat surprised and relieved. No wonder supplies hadn't been sent in for so long; it was all blocked by Wang Sheng. If Wang Sheng hadn't come in this time for some unknown reason, they wouldn't have even seen him.

"To be honest, Duke!" Seeing the situation, the nine people understood. In this situation, even if they restrained Wang Sheng, it would be useless, as they had to rely on him to go back and forth. If they had known this, they shouldn't have come in last year, but now they were stuck and had to bow to Wang Sheng. "Duke, do you have any extra food? Could you spare some? We're almost at our limit."

Seeing their attitude, Wang Sheng knew they had seen the situation clearly. He didn't press them further and directly threw over a small storage ring. The ring was full of food, including demon beast meat, rice, and some vegetables, enough to last them for a while.

The Gan family leader caught the storage ring, easily erased Wang Sheng's aura, and injected his own. He was immediately overjoyed. Although the storage ring wasn't large, not like Wang Sheng's top-notch one, the contents were enough for them to use sparingly for a month or two.

Since Wang Sheng was so generous, they didn't dare act presumptuously. The Gan family leader didn't hesitate and threw over a higher-grade storage ring. However, it was empty; anything inside had long been used up. But the value of this storage ring alone far exceeded the value of everything Wang Sheng had just given them several times over.

"You guys endure for a while longer. I'll go inside and take a look," Wang Sheng accepted the storage ring without hesitation. "In about a month or so, after I go out and ask your families, I'll send another batch of supplies in for you."

"Then thank you, Duke!" Both families thanked Wang Sheng politely.

"Forget it, we'll talk about it when I return," Wang Sheng cupped his hands to the experts, patted the giant bear under him, and the giant bear obediently raised its head, ready to turn around and leave.

As it turned its head, the two white snow rats on Wang Sheng's back caught everyone's attention. Seeing that Wang Sheng dared to carry two living snow rats that weren't afraid of the giant bear on his back, everyone was horrified. Fortunately, they hadn't had any bad intentions from the start, or who knew how many hidden demon beasts were in the surrounding snow?

The scene of Wang Sheng casually summoning a giant bear from the snow when he first came in was still vivid in their minds. They had even been forced to kill a Shi family expert who had provoked him. Back then, there was only one giant bear, but now the ones they could see were much more powerful than before.

Suddenly, the Shi family leader had an idea and called out to Wang Sheng, "Duke, may I ask, what are those on your back?"

"These two?" This time, Wang Sheng didn't even pat the giant bear, but the giant bear immediately turned its head back, allowing Wang Sheng to face the crowd again. He stretched out both hands, and without any other movement, the two snow rats darted from his back to Wang Sheng's arms. The speed was so fast that Wang Sheng's eyes only caught a flash of white light.

"These are two little pets I found this time," Wang Sheng introduced with a smile, "They're just a bit fast and have a good nose, making it easy to find things. What, are you interested?"

Some experts didn't think much of it, but the leaders of the Shi and Gan families were already excited. Wang Sheng said that these two snow rats were just fast and had good noses, which they believed, but to make them believe that the snow rats only had these abilities was unlikely.

However, just having a good nose was enough! Hadn't Wang Sheng just said that it was easy to find things? They were digging around underground like headless flies. Wouldn't having something with such a good nose be a great help in finding treasures?

"We wouldn't dare covet the Duke's pets," the Gan family leader immediately followed up with a smile. "We just wanted to ask, Duke, when you leave, could you take one or two of us out so that the outside world can know the situation inside?"

"Sure!" Wang Sheng didn't mind this seemingly presumptuous request and agreed generously. "But let me be clear, whoever leaves has to follow my rules."

"Of course!" The Gan family leader quickly agreed.

"Also, this isn't free," Wang Sheng laughed again. "Whether it's taking people out or bringing supplies in, I'm afraid your respective families will have to spend a lot. You know, I'm a poor man who can't stand not seeing gold coins."