The Atlas of Monsters is important, but Visen Town cannot be abandoned. It's the foundation for standing in this strange world and the bridgehead for exploring it!

  After a moment of contemplation, Yang Ling bluntly put away the demon beast map in his spatial ring and looked at Elder Kruyff with sincerity: "Elder, Visen Town is still waiting for its industries to flourish, which requires a large amount of funds, labor, and merchants. Now isn't the best time to build a branch hall; let's discuss this matter again after some time has passed. Of course, as compensation, I won't restrict your actions within my territory."

  "Hmph, since you don't agree, return the Beast Spectrum to me!" Seeing Yang Ling put away the ancient book but still didn't agree, Meriel gritted her teeth in anger.

  Return the map of the monster?

  Yang Ling smiled, he wouldn't spit out the fat meat that had already reached his mouth!

  As arch-nemesis, the Vatican would never allow the Dark Association to run amok, let alone spread their followers in Visen Town. After a moment of contemplation, he thought of a natural excuse.

  "Miss Meryl, in fact, allowing you to move freely on the territory, I have already taken a great risk! Looking at the indignant Meryl and then at the calm Kruyff, Yang Ling said: "Recently, many papal envoys have come to the town. If they find out that there are large groups of Dark Knights and magicians coming and going on the territory, they will definitely put a lot of pressure on me!"

  When Yang Ling said this, Meryl was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but Cruyff on the side did not comment, and calmly said: "Yang Ling, do you mean we can guarantee our safety in Weissen Town?"

  "Elder, I'm afraid that with my current abilities, I am unable to participate in your struggle against the Vatican!" Yang Ling shook his head and said: "However, in terms of intelligence, I can help out a bit. If you encounter any difficulties, I can also try to think of a solution."

  After a moment of contemplation, Yang Ling continued: "I'm actually planning to build a magic experiment tower on my territory, which can serve as a legitimate identity for you under the guise of recruiting magicians. As long as you're careful, you should be able to move freely within the territory!"

  Take people's money and wealth, help people eliminate disasters. Since the other party wants to develop in Weisen Town, Yang Ling decides to use their plan to his advantage! Wanting to build a magic experiment tower in a short period of time, an experienced magician is indispensable, he believes that the Dark Magic Association will definitely have many talents in this regard.

  This way, you can give the other party a reasonable price and solve your own urgent problem. Kill two birds with one stone!

  Build a magic experiment tower?

  Seeing Yang Ling making progress inch by inch, Meryl became even more furious, her face flushed red, and her eyes almost spewed fire. For some reason, whenever she saw Yang Ling's faint smile, she was filled with anger!

  What a pity! One hand can't clap!

  After glaring for half a day, Yang Ling seemed to be oblivious to her anger, treating her as if she was air. Meryl was so angry that she almost went crazy. But in front of the master, no matter how angry she was, she didn't dare to lose control, and had to suppress the flames of anger burning within her again and again.

  Looking at the clever Yang Ling, Cruyff hesitated. Over the years, he had experienced countless storms and didn't need to think much to understand Yang Ling's small cleverness. However, he didn't care about some petty gains and it was completely unnecessary to haggle with Yang Ling.

  Since handing over the Warcraft Atlas, he never thought of taking it back. What he cared about was whether he could pull Yang Ling into the dark camp and form an alliance with his family behind him!

  Yang Ling has made rapid progress recently, but in his eyes, it's still not worth mentioning. With Yang Ling's current strength, he can't even enter the secret realm to tame various powerful dark magic beasts, and the hope of building a high-level fantasy beast army can only be placed on the backs of his seniors.

  Although the Demon Beast Atlas is precious, it's nothing compared to a powerful high-level demon beast army. With an army of 9th or even higher-level demon beasts, the Dark Guild can not only withstand the Church's attacks but may also launch a strong counterattack in a short period of time.

  After careful consideration, Kruyff agreed to Yang Ling's request in one go, and even explained the pros and cons of various magic trial towers on the spot. Under Yang Ling's persistent questioning, he slowly began to explain the methods for sensing and cultivating magical elements.

  "Shengjie is Shengjie, elder, thank you for your teachings!"

  After asking for a long time, seeing that the black-robed old man was not impatient at all, Yang Ling took out a bottle of rum from his spatial ring and handed it over with respect.

  "Holy Steps, it's just a new threshold, in this regard, your family elders should be clearer than me!" After taking a sip of rum, Kruyff said: "Yang Ling, as long as you work hard to cultivate, with the help of your family, one day you will surpass me!"

  After finishing, seeing that the time was almost up, the black-robed old man did not linger and quickly left. After staring at Yang Ling fiercely, Meryl and the Dark Knights followed closely behind, and soon, the group disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

  Reaching the Holy Rank, is it merely crossing into a new threshold?

  Witnessing the black-clad old man's swift departure, Yang Ling was stunned for half a day. A Saint could instantly wipe out his massive beast army; he couldn't imagine how terrifyingly powerful those above Saints must be!

  After calming down, Yang Ling decided to cancel the action of hunting spatial demons in the depths of the forest. Since the Dark Association was making a big fuss, it meant that the rumors of the dragon's treasure were not unfounded, and other forces on the mainland would also come one after another. He had to hurry back to Weisen Town to prepare for the unexpected.

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  In addition, the Beast Atlas records information on most of the beasts on the continent of Tairon. Taking the time to understand it clearly will be extremely beneficial for future actions. Perhaps when the time is ripe, one can lead spiders, horned wasps and evil eyes and other low-level beasts to hunt down large numbers of high-ranking beasts one by one, building an elite beast army.

  With the speedy unicorn as his mount, Yang Ling returned to Visen Town by evening. As soon as he entered Visen Castle, before he could even warm up his butt, old butler Mulberry rushed in hastily.

  "Something's gone terribly wrong! The mercenaries have all gone mad. If we don't stop them, they'll tear Shangri-La apart!"

  Are all mercenaries crazy?

  Looking at the pale-faced old steward, Yang Ling appeared calm on the surface but was shocked in his heart. What had made the old steward so flustered and what could make the mercenaries stir up?

  After swallowing his saliva, the old steward began to speak nervously.

  Originally, two mercenary groups simultaneously claimed to have discovered nearly thirty freshly killed Earthshaker Bears deep in the forest. For the sake of the priceless magical crystal cores, neither side was willing to back down.

  They were originally going to find someone to reason with after returning to Visen Town. Unexpectedly, under the temptation of money, even more mercenaries tried to get a share, claiming that they had killed the prey, and the situation became increasingly chaotic. In the end, almost all the mercenaries living in Shangri-La got involved, and the situation became more and more chaotic!

  "Hum, a bunch of foolish guys, get out!"

  After understanding the situation, Yang Ling strode out, although Gu De had just led a team of warriors to the Tardon Valley, there were still many warriors left in the castle. Not to mention others, suppressing the mercenaries who took advantage of the chaos was more than enough.

  As soon as I arrived at Shangri-La, from a distance, I saw a large group of mercenaries and adventurers gathered around the entrance of the inn. From time to time, there were shouts and screams, it seemed that someone had already started fighting.

  *sigh*...

  As the unicorn let out a loud roar, the restless mercenaries felt a surge of murderous energy and turned around to see a large group of ferocious magical beasts appearing behind them.

  Look at the withered wooden warriors covered in thorns, over ten meters tall; look at the evil-eyed army lined up in formation, waiting to strike; look at the stone statue ghosts and horned beasts rapidly flying back and forth in the air... The mercenaries swallowed hard. Some alert guys saw that things were not going well and quickly hid to one side without a word.

  "Hmph, I'll count to three, everyone scatter, otherwise..."

  Seeing the chaotic situation, Yang Ling let out a cold hum and took the most direct approach. Sometimes, violence is the best way to solve problems, no need to waste words.

  After witnessing the fate of the Gale Mercenary Group, no one would doubt that the demon army in front of them was just for show. After a brief hesitation, the majority of the jeering mercenaries and adventurers dispersed, as the Crystal Core of the Earthly Violent Bear was worth a fortune, but they needed to be alive to enjoy it.

  After the guys on the periphery dispersed, the mercenaries who were fighting inside suddenly found themselves exposed in front of the monster army. Perhaps they had killed to the point of madness, or perhaps they thought Yang Ling wouldn't dare to act, but more than a dozen blood-soaked mercenaries still gritted their teeth and clung together, as if they wanted to chop off each other's heads with one slash of their blades.

  "Hum, asking for it!"

  With a cold hum, Yang Ling commanded a team of horned beasts to charge forward fiercely. After a dense wave of poisonous stingers, the desperate mercenaries all fell to the ground powerless, not one escaping.

  Is this the true power of the demonic legion?

  Look at the sharp and fierce Anglewasp army, look at their lightning-like speed and vast numbers, the surrounding mercenaries and adventurers all gasped in unison. Just a small part of the Anglewasps is so formidable, if Yang Ling's entire beast army charges forward, what will happen?

  "Orlando, bind them all and drag them back to the castle for severe interrogation!" After leaving three hundred warriors to garrison, Yang Ling gathered up the demon beast army and departed swiftly without looking back.

  Behind him, Orlando ordered the warriors to tie up all the mercenaries who were lying on the ground, numb and weak, and prepare to take them back to the castle for further interrogation.