"I'll take you in. As long you are truly loyal to me, I will provide for you and periodically provide you with resources for cultivation, on the condition that you won't betray me."

"We won't, we won't."

The two women quickly waved their hands, expressing their loyalty, for fear that Xiao Mu would misunderstand.

They joined the alliance and willingly served as maids to the strong. All they wanted was the protection of the strong and resources needed for cultivation.

These were what Xiao Mu could provide for them.

When they first became Xiao Mu's maids, they still had some concerns.

Though Xiao Mu was a human like them, there were too many Mutated Beings hostile to humans in the alliance, which made them feel more insecure.

Xiao Mu's astounding speed in breaking through made them quickly make up their minds and they began to see hope.

They took the opportunity to show their goodwill.

"Let's go to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall first,"

Xiao Mu changed the topic. He was not completely trustful of the two women yet and needed a period of observation.

"I'll lead the way,"

Zhou Ying took the initiative to lead the way, Wang Ruoluan accompanied Xiao Mu.

The trio headed toward the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

"Record my strength level!"

Xiao Mu walked up to Zhu Zhu's desk.

"What?"

In the office of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, upon hearing Xiao Mu's words, all the workers turned their heads in surprise.

They doubted their own hearing.

"Strength level registration!"

Xiao Mu repeated his words.

"You...you have already broken through to the mid-stage so quickly?"

Zhu Zhu opened her mouth wide, finding it hard to believe.

"Do you have any questions?"

Xiao Mu stood still and released a powerful force that pressed against Zhu Zhu.

Zhu Zhu, who had eight arms, was so shocked that her eyes nearly popped out, "He really...really broke through!"

The other Mutated Beings in the hall were also as shocked as she was.

Half of these mutant beings were of the Beast Race, most of whom had seen Xiao Mu before, knew he was a human, and knew he'd only been there for a few days.

No one expected that he would make a breakthrough so quickly and become a mutant in the mid-stage of the Fourth Realm.

Such progress was simply startling.

"Register it!"

Xiao Mu didn't bother explaining any further.

"Oh! Okay, okay!"

Returning to her senses, Zhu Zhu repeatedly agreed, staring at Xiao Mu in disbelief a few more times before finally registering him.

"Congratulations, Brother Xiao, for making such a quick breakthrough."

A Stone Man at the edge of the office was the first to congratulate Xiao Mu.

"Brother Xiao's breakthrough speed is truly amazing. It seems that the cultivation speed of humans is indeed the fastest among all races."

A beautiful woman who had attained Dao through flowers and plants praised him with a click of her tongue.

Among the mutants in the hall, apart from the envious and unhappy Beast Race mutants, the other mutants of various races didn't have any hostility toward Xiao Mu, and quite a few people stood up to congratulate him.

Xiao Mu made his acknowledgments with a humble and polite attitude.

As the strongest Beast Race Mutated Being in the hall, Yang Li's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

The speed at which Xiao Mu broke through was too fast, making him feel threatened.

"Now that I have entered the mid-stage, should I change my residence?"

Xiao Mu asked Zhu Zhu after the registration was completed.

"Yes, you should."

Zhu Zhu reluctantly stood up and said, "Come with me. I'll take you to your new residence."

"Mr. Xiao, let's get together when you have time. Let's become friends."

The Stone Man enthusiastically called out to Xiao Mu.

Other than the Beast Race Mutated Beings, the rest of Mutated Beings couldn't help but chime in.

Xiao Mu's cultivation speed made them consider forming connections with him.

"All of you are always welcome to visit my place."

Xiao Mu saluted the mutant beings, "I am moving now, see you later."

"Follow me."

Zhu Zhu, helplessly, led Xiao Mu to his new place of residence, which was area two.

There's a small courtyard in area two, it's not just a solitary mansion.

"Here's the key to house number 391 in area two."

In front of house number 391, Zhu Zhu handed Xiao Mu the keys and immediately left.

"Let's go check it out."

Xiao Mu opened the door and entered with Wang Ruoluan and Zhou Ying.

The environment in Area Two was indeed much better than Area One, not only did it have a courtyard, the houses were larger and more spacious.

However, that was all it had, the upgrade wasn't considered massive.

After all, the mid-stage and early stage are still just ordinary mutated beings. Only when they reached the later stage, becoming leaders of a faction would they have the privilege to own their own manor.

"You both go and invite two friends to come to the banquet tonight."

He called Wang Ruoluan and Zhou Ying forward and asked them to invite Stone Soul and Wood Spirit.

After the ladies left, Xiao Mu went out alone to visit the Sword in the Stone.

Regrettably, the Sword in the Stone wasn't there, it had gone to defend Nanke City.

Xiao Mu was slightly disappointed and had to return to number 391.

Soon after, Wang Ruoluan and Zhou Ying returned and told Xiao Mu that Stone Soul and Wood Spirit had accepted the invitation and would certainly attend the banquet.

Xiao Mu instructed the two women to prepare the food needed for the dinner. He bought some mutated fine food and wine from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and thankfully the prices weren't too high.

In the evening, Stone Soul and Wood Spirit came on time for the banquet.

After some small talk, Stone Soul finally brought up the serious matter.

"Mr. Xiao, the alliance's fixed missions will soon commence, I hope we three can team up."

Wood Spirit immediately added, worried that Xiao Mu might refuse, "Mr. Xiao, I hope you can consider this proposal. Real Man Xiao and the others are from the Beast Race and have been sidelining me and Stone Soul. As a human, you would even be more ostracized."

"Only by collaborating can we gain larger benefits."

Xiao Mu didn't agree right away but asked, "I've always been curious, what exactly is this so-called 'fixed mission' of the alliance? Could two of you explain it to me?"

Stone Soul replied, "It's understandable that Mr. Xiao, being new to the alliance, isn't aware of what the fixed mission is. Allow me to explain."

Upon receiving a nod from Wood Spirit, Stone Soul continued, "Mr. Xiao, you may not be fully aware that since the World Mutation, other than evil ghosts, zombies and the recently landed Greenfin Clan, demons have also descended upon the human world."

"Demons!"

Xiao Mu sharply focused his glance.

He thought of the demon fruit tree he had seen in the past.

Stone Soul nodded and continued, "Yes, demons. Demons differ from others like evil ghosts, zombies, and the Greenfin Clan. Because they forcefully entered, this world strongly repels them."

"Additionally, the powers of the demons are peculiar, they're capable of devouring evil ghosts, zombies, the Greenfin Clan and humans among others to increase their strength."

"Hence, demons are not only enemies of the human races, but also of zombies, evil ghosts and the Greenfin Clan."

"They were not supposed to enter this world, but after the world mutated, many channels to the outside were opened, leading to this loophole."

"These loopholes connected to the world of the demons, resulting in their invasion."

"The so-called fixed mission is to enter the special space where the demons reside, kill the demons and avoid chaos in the human realm."

Xiao Mu suddenly thought of something, "So that's why the alliance is divided into two factions, one supporting the alliance with evil absurdities to combat the demons and even sacrificing humans, and the other strongly resisting them?"

"What Mr. Xiao said is correct, that's it."

Stone Soul nodded.

"But what does this have to do us teaming up? Since we're all going to enter the fixed world and kill demons, and our mission is aligned, why would Xiao and the others ostracize us?"

Xiao Mu felt confused and raised the question again.

"Sigh!"

Stone Soul sighed, "Mr. Xiao may not be aware of this but the alliance rewards those who kill demons in the ancient demonic land. The reward is calculated based on the number of demons each person kills, and the prize is a certain amount of energy fruits."

"Because of this, every time when Real Man Xiao assigns tasks, he manipulates things which results in Wood Spirit and me attracting demons, but never able to get the opportunity to kill them."

"This resulted in Wood Spirit and me, killing the least amount of demons in the group during every fixed mission, and sometimes we don't even get a chance to kill a single demon."

Xiao Mu's brow furrowed. Only then did he understand how Xiao had been ostracizing Stone Soul and Wood Spirit. He asked, "Since Real Man Xiao has been manipulating every task assignment, have you ever thought about reporting it to the higher-ups of the alliance?"

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