"Oh? Aren't you going inside to find your room yet?"
"Sir, you're recruiting ten thousand members. I imagine there are enough rooms inside for ten thousand people, so whether I find one sooner or later doesn't make much difference."
"Oh? While the airship does have enough space for ten thousand people, choosing earlier means you get a better spot. Choosing later means you'll have to settle for a place with poor lighting and air quality."
"We've been cultivating for decades, or even hundreds or thousands of years. What extreme environments haven't we experienced? A little poor lighting and air quality won't affect our cultivation. It doesn't matter where we stay."
"Yo, you're quite the ascetic."
Roy chuckled at the words of this Saint Realm cultivator.
Being born in a Material Plane versus a Divine Plane had its advantages and disadvantages.
Those born in Material Planes, if lucky enough to be born in a peaceful country, could live a stable life. Among those with cultivation talent, perhaps one in hundreds of millions could break through to the Saint Realm.
However, those born in Divine Planes or Supreme Planes, no matter how poor their aptitude, could cultivate to Level Nine and enjoy a lifespan of five hundred years.
That said, those below the Saint Realm in Divine Planes and Supreme Planes were no different from slaves. Their lives were spent mining and being sold.
If they were lucky enough to comprehend a sliver of the Profound Mysteries of Laws and enter the Saint Realm, they could escape servitude and become "people."
Perhaps one in a hundred Level Nine cultivators would successfully advance to the Saint Realm.
However, the difficulty of becoming a God-level expert alone increased exponentially.
Roy didn't believe this Saint Realm cultivator when he called himself an ascetic.
A true ascetic would already be in their room cultivating, not here chatting with him to build connections.
This Saint Realm cultivator was definitely a high-ranking official, if not the leader of some faction in a Material Plane.
However, Roy didn't mind.
He just wanted to cultivate in peace and see more of the world.
Managing such matters was the responsibility of the City Lord, Laurent.
After assigning the task of recruiting personnel to this Saint Realm cultivator, Roy closed his eyes and began to comprehend the Profound Mysteries of Laws.
All reverence and flattery stemmed from one's own strength.
A hundred years later, Roy awoke from his cultivation.
Ten thousand people had been recruited.
And in those hundred years, ten Saint Realm cultivators had successfully advanced to the Divine Realm.
In total, Roy had recruited seventeen Demigods and nearly ten thousand peak Saint Realm cultivators for Sanhe City.
After gathering the seventeen Demigods and teaching them how to input divine power to pilot the Metal Life, Roy and his group began their journey back to Sanhe City.
To ensure the safety of these people, Roy stood at the very front of the Metal Life during the return journey. Anyone who tried to approach the Metal Life was met with Roy's powerful intervention, without any mercy.
Thus, through people's word-of-mouth, the news of a large Metal Life being escorted by a powerful expert spread along Roy's flight path, especially since Roy's route was a straight line, making it easy to intercept.
Roy showed no mercy to those who came to intercept him for reasons unknown.
In the skies Roy flew through, countless planets condensed by "Chibaku Tensei" hung in the air, making people recognize Roy's methods.
Especially after Roy sealed several Four-star Devils, the devils who recognized his techniques began spreading the reputation of the "Star Demon."
People speculated that the "Star Demon's" strength had reached that of a Five-star Devil, otherwise, none of the Four-star Devils who went to attack would have escaped.
"Lord Roy."
"What is it? Ian."
Roy dispersed the divine power in his hands and asked.
Ian was the Saint Realm cultivator who had helped Roy recruit people.
Over the past few hundred years, more than a hundred people from these ten thousand had successfully advanced to the Divine Realm. With their help, the Metal Life had maintained its maximum speed.
Ian had not advanced to the Divine Realm, indicating his talent or that his focus was not on cultivation.
Having killed so many attackers, Roy had acquired quite a few Godheads. He bestowed a Fire Element Demigodhead upon Ian.
Ian decided that if he hadn't advanced to the Divine Realm within another thousand years, he would refine the Godhead he held and become a god.
On the Metal Life, Ian, leveraging Roy's authority, could command these God-level experts to some extent.
However, as Roy had said, if they couldn't become gods upon returning to Sanhe City, they would remain ants forever.
"Yes, according to the map of Crimson Flame Prefecture we obtained, if we fly for another five years, we will reach Nichols City. Matrit, Clinton, and Sammy wish to settle in Nichols City, and more than fifty Saint Realm cultivators want to disembark with them."
Matrit, Clinton, and Sammy were among the first seven Demigods.
"Heh heh..."
Roy shook his head.
They had already reached Nichols City?
This meant that at the speed of this Metal Life, they would be able to return to Sanhe City within a hundred years at most.
On the journey back to Sanhe City from the planar teleportation array, Roy had killed no less than a hundred attacking God-level experts, acquiring a considerable amount of Ink Stones and other supplies.
Among these, Roy directly distributed information about the Infernal Realm to the people on the Metal Life, allowing them to understand the situation in the Infernal Realm and the place where he would be living.
Roy could guess some of the thoughts going through Matrit and the others' minds.
In their eyes, Sanhe City was just a new city, and a small one at that, established less than three thousand years ago.
Nichols City, however, was different. It was a central city that had been established for over a billion years. If they could join Nichols City directly, wouldn't they receive much more than by joining Sanhe City?
What a pity…
Shoving these thoughts out of his mind, Roy couldn't be bothered to say more to these people.
"Don't mind them. Once we arrive at Nichols City, anyone who wishes to stay in Nichols City can disembark the airship."
"Understood, sir."
After leaving Nichols City, Roy and his group encountered no more attackers.
One reason was that the further they were from a central city, the weaker the bandits they encountered.
Another reason was that Roy had made quite a name for himself this time. At the very least, the moniker "Star Demon" had begun to spread among the four and five-star devils.
It had taken Roy over three hundred years to travel from Sanhe City to Birel City, cultivating as he went.
The speed of this large Metal Life was, naturally, several times faster than Roy's speed back then.
A little over a hundred years later, Roy and the others returned to Sanhe City.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Facing the imposing city walls, the Demigods who injected divine power into the Metal Life didn't dare to pilot it into the city.
Roy didn't say much either, letting them park the Metal Life outside the city.
Led by Roy, over nine thousand peak Saint Realm experts, along with twelve Demigods, marched towards Sanhe City in a grand procession.
"Hahaha, I knew someone was bold enough to bring trouble to Sanhe City. So it's you, Roy, who's back."
Before they even approached the city gates, a figure flew out from the city and stopped in front of Roy.
Seeing the person who arrived, a smile appeared on Roy's face.
"Long time no see, Alva."
"Indeed, it's been almost three thousand years in the blink of an eye."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you're amazing, kid. Your reputation as the 'Star Demon' is quite well-known in our Sanhe City."
Roy chuckled at Alva's teasing.
Reputation, after all, depended on one's own strength.
With sufficient strength to match one's reputation, it could naturally deter many.
But if one's strength was insufficient, they would merely become a stepping stone for others.
There was even a chance that after someone climbed to power using your reputation, they would spit on you and call you all talk and no action.
"Are all these people you brought back?"
Alva looked at the over nine thousand people behind Roy in surprise.
As the second-in-command to City Lord Laurent, Alva knew that Roy had been sent by City Lord Laurent to the planar teleportation array to recruit members. However, he hadn't expected Roy to recruit nearly ten thousand people.
These were all from material planes, and each one was comparable to a genius in a divine plane.
It could be said that within five thousand years, at least eight thousand of these Saint Realm experts would become Demigods, and twenty to thirty would become Gods.
By then, Sanhe City would truly be on its way to development.
"Yes, I have fulfilled my mission."
"Alva, please arrange for them first. I need to report back to Lord Laurent."
"Alright, hurry up."
"If the City Lord finds out you've brought back so many people, he'll definitely be very happy."
After a few words with the people he brought back, Roy flew towards the City Lord's mansion.
"Lord Roy, Lord Laurent has been waiting for you in the living room for quite some time."
When Roy landed at the entrance of the City Lord's mansion, a butler, who was a Demigod, respectfully led Roy to the mansion's living room.
"City Lord."
Upon seeing Laurent, Roy quickly bowed.
"Hahaha, Roy, you've given me a huge surprise."
Before Roy could finish his bow, Laurent rose from his seat and helped him up.
"I've heard the name 'Star Demon' from many friends. With your current strength, you are qualified to be the Vice City Lord of Sanhe City. There's no need to be so formal with me."
"Currently, Fred and Queller are out on business and haven't returned yet. Once they are back, we will discuss making you the third Vice City Lord."
"Lord Laurent, as you know, I have no interest in becoming a Vice City Lord. I only wish to cultivate diligently and strive to become a High-level God as soon as possible."
"Hahaha, Roy, cultivating and becoming a Vice City Lord are not mutually exclusive."
"As the Vice City Lord of Sanhe City, except when Sanhe City is in crisis and you need to face it with us, all other times are yours to allocate freely."
"This…"
"Don't refuse, Roy."
Laurent patted Roy's shoulder and said, "Roy, with your talent, making you the deputy City Lord of Sanhe City would definitely be underestimating you."
"If you want to leave Sanhe City and forge your own path, I absolutely won't stop you."
"But since you have no intention of going far, I naturally can't treat you unfairly."
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