Chen Yu sneered, pushed his way through, and strode off.
Of course, this 'pushing' was merely an accidental bump during normal walking, not an act of aggression.
"Alliance Leader, this..."
The lackeys stood rooted to the spot, at a loss.
The main reason was that after being arrogant and overbearing for so long, this was the first time they had encountered such a situation, and for a moment, they didn't know how to react.
While the Lord World indeed prohibited physical conflict, the Dark World did not!
An alliance like the Angel Sanctuary had, over the past few centuries, spanned almost half of the Dark World.
It could be said to be the top alliance in the Dark World.
Normal people, upon hearing its name, would yield three points out of respect, fearing that the alliance would cause them trouble in the Dark World later.
But this guy in front of them...
Was he not afraid of returning to the Dark World in three days only to die without a burial place?
Saint Lingfeng's face was grim.
He said coldly, "Go, I want all of this person's information within three minutes!"
"Yes, Alliance Leader!"
The outskirts of the Awakening Square were now packed with people.
Besides relatives and friends waiting to pick up their Lords, there was another group of people who were most concerned about the life and death of these Lords.
They were their creditors.
Lord Loan was a very popular type of loan in this world, designed to 'help' commoner Lords who had no money to Awaken. Generally, if one could Awaken and become a War Lord, then the loan was considered profitable.
If one Awakened as a Dungeon Lord, then it was definitely a loss.
At this moment.
Dozens of loan company representatives were here, eagerly awaiting their debtors to return alive from the Dark World.
Among them, one figure looked extremely anxious and uneasy.
This was because several of the Lords whose loans he had approved had actually Awakened as Dungeon Lords.
If none of these Dungeon Lords returned this time, he would suffer a huge loss.
Worst of all, among the Lords whose loans he had approved, even those who had successfully Awakened as War Lords had not sent any news.
"This is infuriating, they're not all dead, are they...?"
This made the loan officer pace back and forth in agitation.
Although borrowers would more or less mortgage some assets here, the most valuable among them was the one who mortgaged a house; the others were worthless.
If these guys didn't come back, he would be finished...
The Lord World prohibited any physical conflict with Lords, but that didn't mean it prohibited it with ordinary people.
If things went wrong this time, a corpse might appear on the street tomorrow.
"Sigh!"
"No one has come out yet, could it be that they're all finished?"
"At least one should come out..."
Amidst his prayers, the loan officer saw a familiar figure appear at the entrance of the Awakening Square.
"My Lord!"
He cheered and immediately rushed forward.
As Chen Yu stepped out of the Awakening Square's gate, someone abruptly appeared in front of him.
The person looked him up and down a few times.
"Oh, thank goodness, I didn't expect you to actually make it out alive. I really misjudged you!"
Chen Yu saw this person and was amused, "I was just wondering where to find you, and you just ran into me. It really goes to show, the one who cares more about your life and death than your parents is your creditor."
"Ah, don't even mention it. These days, those who owe money are the bosses. If I don't block them here, they'll vanish in the blink of an eye."
The debt officer eagerly said, "How was it? Did you earn soul crystals? I'm telling you... 200,000, not a single cent less. If you pay in installments, interest will be added!"
When his predecessor borrowed the money, it was actually less than 50,000.
The contract signed at the time was a fixed-price agreement, meaning that at the time of the first Dark Tide, 200,000 would be repaid, principal and interest included. If he couldn't afford it, installment payments would be calculated separately.
In fact, constrained by the system, these loan companies were quite regulated. Everything was clearly laid out and explained to you. If you were willing to accept, you signed; if not, they wouldn't force it.
200,000.
The exchange rate for soul crystals was 1:100, so a 200,000 debt only required 2,000 soul crystals.
This amount of money was actually a huge sum for other new Lords; very few people could afford such an amount. If other resources were used to repay the debt, their value was not as high as soul crystals.
In this early stage, there were also very few people who could repay such a large sum in one go.
Even War Lords found it difficult to repay.
Let alone Dungeon Lords.
Therefore...
The debt officer naturally assumed that Chen Yu would definitely choose installment payments, but it didn't matter as long as the person was there.
As long as the person was still here, the debt was still here.
He wouldn't be beaten up by the company due to his work performance.
But what he didn't expect was...
Without a word, Chen Yu directly opened his system, exchanged 2,000 soul crystals for 200,000 currency, and stuffed it into the debt officer's hand.
"No installments, I'll pay in full!"
After paying the money, Chen Yu suddenly asked, "By the way, what's your name?"
The debt officer was still in a daze. Hearing Chen Yu's words, he subconsciously replied, "Li Ming!"
"What do you want to do...?" Li Ming asked warily after realizing.
"Why so nervous? I remember your business is quite extensive, right? Do you sell houses? Go find me a bigger house. The price is negotiable!"
Chen Yu remembered that before going to the Dark World, he had seen this guy selling Dungeon IPs over there.
Something called 'Slaughter 3'.
He didn't know if it was a scam or a genuine IP.
But in any case...
This guy had been in the Lord World for so long, he must have some connections and resources.
Chen Yu didn't want to run around, so he simply thought of letting this guy handle things for him, saving himself trouble and effort.
Hearing that Chen Yu wanted to buy a house, Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Of course, no problem. Who doesn't know that in this area, I, Li Ming, am a jack-of-all-trades. Whatever kind of house you want, I can find it for you. Looking at the boss, he must have made a fortune and plans to move into a bigger house?"
"Don't worry about whether I've made a fortune. Go find me an independent castle, preferably close to the Awakening Square. The price is negotiable, but if you try to rip me off... then don't blame me for beating you up!"
Chen Yu said with a half-smile.
That smile sent a chill down Li Ming's spine.