The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2440: Magical Treasure for Detection, Why Not Take It Out Sooner?

Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Carson Flores had already been in this world for three months.

During these three months, Carson went out more than ten times, with mixed results. Altogether, he collected 48 clusters of Phoenix Fire, around 4,000 Phoenix Fire Crystal Stones, and a pile of various miscellaneous resources, making it a bountiful harvest.

Floating Cloud and the others formed teams to search, and they also reaped significant rewards, mainly because Floating Cloud and Flowing Cloud were incredibly powerful, practically invincible in this world.

Fire Crocodile?

Carson couldn’t kill the Fire Crocodile, but that didn’t mean Floating Cloud and Flowing Cloud couldn’t. For them, it was merely a matter of lifting a hand. With their strength, if not for the fear of the red-clothed woman, they might have disappeared long ago.

In three months, most of the newcomers had already adapted to life here. Those who couldn’t have already died, mostly during explorations. A small portion died trying to escape, only to be caught and ruthlessly executed.

It’s worth mentioning that among the new arrivals, there happened to be an Earth Attribute cultivator who mastered Earth Escape, named Prylor Jandric. His realm was slightly higher than Carson’s, at the Third Layer Realm of the Mystic Elephant in the Great Land Fairy stage. The unique advantage of Earth Escape allowed him to evade various demonic beast attacks and successfully find Phoenix Fire Crystal Stones.

Prylor Jandric was quite clever. After realizing the advantage of Earth Escape, he didn’t expose himself. However, he had a fondness for drink and pleasure. During a moment of carelessness while drinking with others, he leaked the information and was then tricked into revealing his secret.

The news of Prylor Jandric’s Earth Escape quickly spread throughout the camp, making him a highly sought-after figure.

The people in the camp, for better survival, had long formed various interest groups. These small groups all sought to recruit Prylor Jandric into their own.

Many small groups aimed to recruit Prylor Jandric, some even engaging in both open and hidden conflict. If there weren’t strict rules against fighting, they might have erupted into numerous battles over him.

Prylor Jandric was initially hesitant about which group to join, but when the woman who had previously stopped Carson to ask him about Earth Escape walked into Prylor Jandric’s quarters, he quickly agreed to join the woman’s group.

The woman’s group wasn’t large, consisting of only four people. The leader was Phineas Tate, with Faedric Harrison as the second, and Kharion Wolf as the third. All three of them were Supreme Immortals, with Phineas Tate being a Peak Great Land Supreme Immortal, making them very formidable.

Though they weren’t the strongest in the camp, they were among the top tier. Moreover, they were known for their ruthlessness, having long established themselves as a dominant force.

The woman was Talindra Fulton, with Early Celestial Immortal strength. Because of her beauty and femininity, she became Phineas Tate’s woman.

Of course, among the cultivators trapped in the Roulette Secret Realm, there were women. Those who survived either had sufficient strength or aligned themselves with stronger individuals, becoming their subordinates—there was no third option.

To Phineas Tate, Talindra Fulton was just a plaything he could replace at any time. When a prettier, younger face appeared, it might be the day Talindra was discarded.

With Celestial Immortal strength, in a small place outside, she might mix quite successfully. But in the Great Sects, in this Chaos Lands, it was simply not enough to protect oneself.

Women exchanged their bodies, relying on strong individuals for a chance to survive and access cultivation resources. This was the survival path for many female cultivators lacking strength here.

After Prylor Jandric joined Phineas Tate’s group, Talindra Fulton moved into Prylor Jandric’s quarters. Clearly, to recruit Prylor Jandric, Phineas Tate immediately handed Talindra over to Prylor Jandric.

There are plenty of women!

Out with the old, in with the new!

With Phineas Tate’s strength, how could he lack women?

Carson did not envy Prylor Jandric’s treatment at all. He understood very well that in Phineas Tate’s eyes, Prylor Jandric was just a temporarily valuable tool.

Phineas Tate and the others were originally very strong; adding Prylor Jandric’s Earth Escape greatly increased their efficiency and quickly multiplied their gains, making others quite envious.

Because the red-clothed woman required Carson to rely on himself, not depending on Floating Cloud and others, he always worked alone. Even in the camp, he rarely interacted with Floating Cloud and others to avoid suspicion.

Though Carson had gathered enough Phoenix Fire to last lazily for more than a year, he didn’t rest a single day, continuing to scour the world in hopes of encountering the Phoenix Fire Spirit.

Another three months passed in the blink of an eye. Carson hadn’t come across the Phoenix Fire Spirit, but he did obtain many more Phoenix Fire Crystal Stones.

When Carson returned, he handed in the Phoenix Fire.

This time, he stayed at the camp without rushing out again, because with the large increase in exploration manpower, the entire world was almost completely explored, and most of the Phoenix Fire Crystal Stones had been dug up.

More and more people gave up going out and gathered in the camp, eagerly discussing.

"All places have been explored, could the world be considered open for development now?"

"More or less, staying longer seems pointless. Perhaps that person has already prepared the next world for us."

"But the Phoenix Fire Spirit hasn’t been captured yet?"

"So many people have searched for so long and encountered it so many times without success; capturing it isn’t likely to be easy."

"I wonder if the master will take action personally..."

"Who knows, but since she values the Phoenix Fire so highly, surely she won’t let the Phoenix Fire Spirit go!"

In the midst of everyone’s discussions, Steward Roth appeared once more.

"The master has ordered that all Phoenix Fire searches cease immediately, and everyone is to begin searching for the Phoenix Fire Spirit."

"I will distribute magical treasures personally crafted by the master to everyone. Carrying this magical treasure, if you enter a certain range of the Phoenix Fire Spirit, the treasure will react accordingly."

The crowd instantly became elated—having a magical treasure to help detect?

Someone asked in confusion, "Steward Roth, with such a good thing, why didn’t you offer it sooner?"

Steward Roth’s face turned cold: "Do you think crafting these magical treasures doesn’t take time? Originally, the master expected you to find the Phoenix Fire Spirit, but no one succeeded despite so many efforts, so the master had to intervene and craft these detection treasures for you..."

The crowd immediately fell silent and dared not speak back, given their slave status.

Doubting Steward Roth wasn’t a problem, but doubting the master?

That would be seeking death, wouldn’t it?

Carson soon also received a detection magical treasure. Looking down, he realized it was just a bell?

Carson shook it, but the bell made no sound. Looking at the patterns on the bell’s surface, it seemed there was a formation inside, and the aura of the Phoenix Fire Spirit could activate it, making the bell ring.

With so many people carrying detection magical treasures, searching the world, the Phoenix Fire Spirit shouldn’t be able to hide anymore!