Chapter 651 - 11: Treasure

"That’s impossible!" Punk reacted and said without hesitation.

Tukalu is the local overlord of the eastern region of the Uda Desert.

In this area, all "cargo" transactions must go through his hands to be processed.

He is not only powerful but also has more than a dozen equally strong subordinates and hundreds of underlings.

Tukalu also has connections with a certain figure in the main city.

Even other small forces in the Uda Desert dare not offend him easily, and even the Interstellar Hyenas choose to give up once their prey enters Tukalu’s territory.

And now, a smuggler is actually saying that he killed Tukalu?

"I am only responsible for answering. As for verifying the truth of the answer, it’s not part of our agreement." Han Zhan said blandly.

"Now, it’s my turn."

As soon as Han Zhan finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeve, revealing the shackles inside his sleeve to Punk.

"How do you remove this thing?"

Seeing the Energy Suppressor still on Han Zhan, Punk’s pupils dilated even further.

He already believed most of what Han Zhan had just said.

But he quickly thought of another problem.

This man was wearing an Energy Suppressor. How did he kill Tukalu and his men?

Could it be that he killed them with his bare hands?!

Is he even human?!

Thinking of this, Punk swallowed and found Han Zhan looking at him. He came to his senses and shook his head.

"The Energy Suppressor was developed by the Alliance Army as a method specifically to control captives."

"It is made from the hardest Eternal Sand on Yongsha Star and is indestructible. I have never seen anyone able to destroy it."

"The only way to open it is with the key in the Slave Master’s hand."

Punk paused here, his tone quite regretful as he said, "If you really killed Tukalu, I’m afraid you won’t find the key to open it either, which is normal."

"Tukalu was able to control the eastern region of the Uda Desert, related to a big figure behind him. The key to the Energy Suppressor should be in that person’s hand."

Tukalu said he had no connection inside the Alliance Army, but Punk said he had a deep relationship with a certain person in the main city.

In comparison, Han Zhan was more willing to believe Punk’s words.

The Energy Suppressor restricted the flow of Spiritual Power within Han Zhan, preventing him from using his Talent Ability, or even opening his Storage Bag.

Of course, this did not hinder Han Zhan from killing his way out of Tukalu’s living area with a single punch each to the little ones.

"Alright, it’s my turn to ask." Punk, fearing Han Zhan would go back on his words, quickly asked, "Your strength. Being able to break out of Tukalu’s place, your strength must not be weak, right?"

"It depends on your specific division of strength." Han Zhan didn’t respond immediately.

He also wanted to know how strength is divided on planets other than Blue Star.

Punk looked at Han Zhan a few times in surprise and, after making sure he wasn’t joking, began to explain it to him:

"On Yongsha Star, no, not just on Yongsha Star, but in all known Star Domains, the strength division is the same. They range from Tier One to Tier Nine, from weakest to strongest."

Punk’s words made Han Zhan suddenly freeze.

It was actually... the same as the power division on Blue Star?

"What about above Tier Nine?" Han Zhan couldn’t help but ask.

Punk spread his hands with a helpless smile, "I am barely Tier Two power, are you sure you’re asking me what realm is above Tier Nine?"

"However, you still haven’t answered my previous question, your strength?"

"Tier Nine."

"Pfft—" The drink Punk hadn’t completely swallowed sprayed out.

Fortunately, his strong survival instinct made him forcibly change direction before spraying it out, not hitting Han Zhan opposite him.

"You... you... you’re not lying to me?!" Punk felt his hands trembling slightly.

Not because of anything else, but because, that’s Tier Nine!

Punk only ever read about the feats of Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouses in the basic interstellar magazines by chance.

Even just a few words were enough to imagine the power of Tier Nine.

An actual living Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouse was sitting right across from him?!

Punk took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.

Seeing Punk’s performance, Han Zhan nodded in his mind.

This kid, although doing the shady business of human trafficking, has a decent character, and a full survival instinct, making him quite a rare talent.

"Alright, it’s my turn to ask the last question."

Han Zhan focused his thoughts and said directly.

"Why do so many smugglers come to Yongsha Star, what exactly are they after?"

This question was also the one he most wanted to understand at the moment.

Since the World Tree sent him to the end of the River of Time to hear the conversations of the gods on the Bronze Long Table, and through the Shuttle Gate left by Dawn, arrived on Yongsha Star.

Then the method of salvation is very likely on Yongsha Star.

For example, the things that lure the smugglers in droves!

After hearing Han Zhan’s words, Punk looked at him in surprise again.

This human man in front of him, who looks even younger than himself, could it be that he was taken over by some ancient parasitic species?

Why does conversing with him give one a sense of the beauty of a historical void?

The most basic common sense is instead what he doesn’t know.

The more Punk thought about it, the more probable it seemed. After once again reminding himself not to be fooled by the appearance of the other party, he answered:

"Because of the treasure."

"Treasure?"

"Yes, the treasure of Yongsha Star." Punk nodded.

"Didn’t you also ask before, what realm is above Tier Nine? Although I don’t know, according to the history of Yongsha Star that I have learned, there have been records of realms beyond Tier Nine."

"It is said that the Master of Yongsha Star was once an existence beyond Tier Nine. But he later fell, and apart from his enormous body turning into countless pieces of Eternal Sand, his wealth and the secret to breaking through Tier Nine completely disappeared."

"The treasure left by the Master of Yongsha is on Yongsha Star. But years have passed, and still nothing has been found."

"However, over the past few months, there seems to be news that the Master of Yongsha’s treasure is about to appear, hence attracting a large wave of greedy smugglers chasing after wealth."

The story Punk recounted was not particularly strange.

But logically, it seemed somewhat questionable.

"If the Master of Yongsha was really an existence beyond Tier Nine, would his leftover treasure only attract smugglers weaker than you? Why haven’t High Tier powerhouses appeared?"

"As for the rumors of the treasure’s emergence, who first spread it?"

Facing Han Zhan’s probing questions, Punk shrugged helplessly and replied straightforwardly:

"I am only responsible for answering. As for verifying the truth of the answer, it’s not part of our agreement."

Han Zhan was hit by the boomerang, leaving him momentarily speechless.