The Geared Immortal

Chapter 958

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The night before…

After Shin Jiao caused three noble families to be drowned in blood, he suddenly appears in a particular location in the palace. 

In that place, a tall and regal-looking man is standing by the terrace while looking at the horizon with a deep frown on his face.

From where he stood, he could see traces of burning buildings as thick smoke rises in the air. He knew that something has happened in the capital city. But what it is he did not know. So he wanted to call for his special guard but before he could say anything, he noticed a figure standing on the opposite side of the terrace he is in.

That figure is smiling at him like he is looking at a friend or something.

The king did not say anything and nodded his head.

Deep in his heart, he knew that the person is not simple.

Suddenly, he saw that person floating in the air as he approaches the king's location.

When the figure appears more than 20 meters, several people suddenly appear around the king to protect him.

"Who are you? How dare you…" before the special guard could finish his words, the king cut him off.

"I am the king of this kingdom… What is it that you want, young man?" the king asked.

The figure of Shin Jiao slowly landed on the terrace as he casually sits on the railing.

"Hmmm… You are a level 58 warrior… I think that you can fight and defeat any Grand Magus in this kingdom and yet you are confined in this small space called… the castle." Shin Jiao said as if he is offering something for the king.

"Haha… You are that Si Ji." The king suddenly blurted.

"Umm… You can call me that." Shin Jiao said as he waves his hand as if it was nothing.

"I have a business proposition to you… King Grav."

"You wanted to make a deal with this king? What do you think made you worthy to do so?"

"Haha… Well, I do not want to beat around the bushes. This is my condition…" Shin Jiao said as a metallic helmet appears in his hand.

In these 3 or 4 days of staying in the Capital, Shin Jiao has finally able to finish something that he was planning to make using the Beguiling stones he got his hands on from the Dwarven kingdom. He has been trying to manipulate the stones ever since coming in contact with them. But not until he learned about Soul Trapping Dimension that he was able to fully utilize the properties of the stone.

To control one's dream and to be able to make them control their own thought and body in that dream. That is what he is aiming to do. And after a few tweaks and experimentations, he has finally created a prototype of a new version of a virtual world.

Since in this world, souls are a bit restricted and only a few can use the virtual world in the immortal land from this place. Shin Jiao wanted to create something that could turn the hostility of these people away from each other for a while. This way, the karma that they could gather would be much more than just living their boring short lives.

And so, his first test subject is the battle-hardened king. He has already heard of the king's battle records in the war from his acquaintances, and he knew that once a warrior would always be a warrior. They would always want to relive those days on the battlefield.

Hence giving this king a chance to bring those hormone-inducing and adrenaline-pumping battles would be a good trade, right? And also the promise of a new world would also be a good prospect. But that new world is just in words no one knew what would happen next.

But experiencing something would truly make his words give weight.

"What is this?" the king asked with a frown.

"You can try it out. I suggest you take a comfortable seat, your highness…" Shin Jiao suggested.

Inside the study room of the king, a few of his special guards are watching. Because of the danger, one of the guards volunteered to try the helmet himself.

He just puts it on while standing as his expression is full of confidence with a hint of disdain on his face while putting the helmet on.

When Shin Jiao saw this, he said.

"Catch him before he falls to the ground…" when his word ended everyone saw that the guard suddenly turned limp as if he fell into sleep.

"What… what happened?" the king asked in concern.

"It's just something that I made your majesty… wait for 5 minutes before waking him up by removing the helmet." Shin Jiao said.

The group waited, and soon after 5 minutes, the guard himself woke up.

"What happened?" the king asked with confusion and curiosity.

The guard was a bit stunned at first, but then an expression of amazement was pasted on his face.

"I… I was… I was in a training field… I… I was killing monsters…" he said as his emotion is a bit excited.

"What? You… you are clearly unconscious." The king asked with a frown.

"I'm... I'm not lying to you, your majesty." The guard said as he suddenly kneeled on the ground.

Shin Jiao decided to explain.

"This is what I call the dream world… I am a member of the Mystique Shop merchant group. This would be our new product. It is a new world inside this thing, a world of endless possibility accessible only in your dreams… I can explain a lot of things about it, but I suggest that your majesty will try it." Shin Jiao said with a smile.

After 5 minutes…

The king woke up with a great smile on his face.

"You… what is your condition?"

When the king asked this, Shin Jiao knew that he already won.

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The next day after the court session, the noble houses and the 2nd prince immediately gathered a large army of soldiers as they wanted to scour the city once again to find Shin Jiao.

But what happened next causes a great commotion amongst the people in the capital. This is especially true of the noble houses.

This is because in broad daylight even under the protection of the mages and the army of the kingdom, the patriarch of the noble houses who supported the manhunt fell one by one.

One of them died with a large hole on his forehead while having a meeting with some of the generals. Meanwhile, one of them died with a large hole in his heart while trying to raid a village with his army was obliterated in the process. Another one died with a hole in his temple, and so on…

What confuses everyone is the way these wounds were caused. It was as if they were pierced by a long invisible javelin.

And because of this incident, the whole capital city felt terror gripping their very core. The noble houses immediately closed their doors and the surviving patriarchs hid in their cellars, fearing that they would be the next one to die.

This commotion might have had a great effect on the noble houses and the mage towers, but the commoners in the capital became happy.

This is because; they would not be bullied by those nobles at last. Secretly in their hearts, they are thankful for that mysterious guy who made these haughty nobles kneel down in defeat.

Meanwhile, inside one of the noble houses, a young woman is happily talking to a young man sitting on the opposite side of the round table.

"Si Ji, you've caused too much trouble this time… Hihi…"

"I did not ask for this trouble." Shin Jiao said with a helpless expression.

"Yeah, I know. But you are too wicked. Killing that many patriarchs would surely cause you too much trouble, right?" Ji Yaolin asked with a hint of concern.

"If I am really in trouble, would I have the leisure time to visit you?" Shin Jiao replied with a smile.

"Well, I guess you did not care. So, what is the purpose of your visit to my humble home?" she replied with a smirk.

"I wanted to talk to your father… It seems that he is one of those nobles who did not want to harm me. I don't mind giving him some incentives for that."

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Ji Yaolin walks ahead while following behind her is the figure of Shin Jiao. They soon reached a large hall with a few people inside of it.

These people are showing guarded and alarmed expressions as they knew who the person visiting them.

How could they not fear this young man who singlehandedly made the other powerful noble houses kneel on their knees?

And so, when they saw the figure of Shin Jiao, everyone is already showing nervous expressions on their faces.

"Father, this is my friend… Si Ji." Ji Yaolin introduces casually.

And her casual attitude made the men in front of her feel more nervous.