The Innkeeper

Chapter 1082 Treasure hunt

Chapter 1082 Treasure hunt

Gerard and Lilith did not even know how they thoroughly destroyed the carefully orchestrated tension Lex and built up. They only had eyes for each other. They walked over to the grand piano sitting in the corner of the room, and Gerard made himself comfortable, and began showing Lilith how to play.

Considering her cultivation level, she was a quick learner, and in only moments there was a soft, romantic duet being played in the var. Lex sighed, though Oak mistook his expression as irritation.

"Mr. Tyrant, that's Mr. Gerard, one of your colleagues. Please excuse him, he surely did not mean to bother you."

Lex raised an eyebrow. This Professor Oak was very averse to confrontation, wasn't he? He was trying to stop Lex from getting into fights at every turn.

"Do not worry, Professor. I am naturally familiar with Gerard. I was just sighing at how relaxed he is. It is good that he is enjoying himself. After all, that's what the Inn is for. Also, you may have some misconceptions about me. I am not going to the Notknit Islands to fight anyone, and even if I do, it's not like I'm going to go about randomly killing people.

"I'm a nice guy, really. Okay sure, I sometimes have to be a little rough, but that's only against people who harm the Inn in some way first. Other than that, I'm very friendly. Honest. I've only destroyed one planet! You see how I hold myself back?"

Lex wondered if he could really take credit for the destruction of the planet where the Midnight Battalion had been trapped. Technically speaking, it had nothing to do with him. The space around them just spontaneously tore. But it was not like anyone would come to dispute him.

For the locals of the Midnight Realm, the statement of him destroying just one world was abstract, but for the older guests it definitely wasn't! They eyed him, though covertly as they didn't want to get caught.

"Haha, of course Mr. Tyrant! You're a very friendly guy! I believe you! We're having drinks aren't we? We're friends! So in that case, would you mind sharing why you want to go to the islands? Maybe I can guide you so that you might not even need to fight the eight island leaders."

"Truth be told, I'm searching for a treasure. I've heard that there's a really valuable treasure on the islands, so I want to try my luck at it."

Suddenly, a large number of people in the var turned to look at him, and their expressions were very serious. Many quickly looked away, considering Lex's aura was not weak at all, but many still continued to look.

"I feel like there's a story here," Lex said slowly, as he looked around. Gerard and Lily were literally the only ones who hadn't noticed the sudden return of the tension in the room. They just kept playing music that definitely did not suit the mood.

Maybe they couldn't find it.

"Where did you hear about this treasure?" one of the bar's patrons asked. It was a treant, though it looked significantly different from Pinophyta.

"Oh, here and there. Why are you so surprised? It seems like everyone knows about it."

"Did you get a clue from somewhere?" asked the treant again, this time standing up and walking up to Lex.

"Maybe. What's it to you?" Lex asked, not bothering to suppress his smile since he was wearing a mask. He was hoping for a volunteer he could beat- no, eh, a volunteer he could spar with so that the rest understood not to mess with the Inn. It would serve as a small deterrent, until a big one was needed.

"The Tree of Heaven has sent 7 expeditions after the Chaos Crystal. If it were not real, they would not have happened," the treant said, finally reaching Lex, his figure towering above him. "If you have a clue you will submit it to the Treant Empire now, in service of the Tree of Heaven's needs."

"Wow, that almost sounded like an order," Lex said before taking another sip. It was remarkable how the mask did not stop the glass from passing through, but would stop anything else. Very multifunctional.

"All living beings are subject to the will of the Tree," the treant said, as if that explained everything.

"Ah, so it was an order," he said, as he stood up. "You want to take this outside? I find that I talk much better on a sparring platform."

Lex didn't bother waiting, and walked out of the manner. For whatever reason, wherever there were cultivators, there were fights, so even close to the Manor there were a few stages and platforms built where guests could spar one another without breaking the rules. Of course, both participants had to accept and the spar had to be monitored by a worker, but they were still popular.

Lex walked up to one such platform, then turned to look at the treant who was following. In fact, it seemed like the whole bar, excluding two certain individuals, had followed them.

"Why don't you convince me to share the hint with you," Lex said, as he crossed his arms and stood there. "I guarantee this is going to be your last chance, because after this, there won't be any more treasure hunts. I'll definitely find the crystal. It's a sad tradition to end, but it can't be helped."

The treant, instead of responding, directly attacked, revealing his cultivation level at the peak of the Golden core. Lex did not bother moving, and instead started to plan out his next set of actions. After the Crystal, he would go visit the other two continents. They were much larger, and contained more treasures for him to find. Hopefully, they would be useful.