Next Steps

"Since you’re being so cooperative, I’ll tell you about it."

When the Bounty Hunters saw the cigarettes Dam offered them, each took one. They chimed in one after another, explaining the legend of the God of the Void.

After hearing it, not only did Dam’s expression become quite a sight, but the other guards looked equally stunned.

"What does he look like?"

Still, Dam asked to make sure.

"No one knows his true appearance, but this is usually the form he uses when acting."

"He joined the bounty world barely three months ago and has already become its undisputed legend."

"His name is now being spread across every planet in the Milky Way Galaxy."

"We came here because of his reputation too, hoping we might run into him and establish some connection."

"If you can build even the slightest connection with him, the benefits will be huge."

"Alright, we’ve finished these cigarettes. We’re leaving."

"We’re going to the Bounty Bar to check the information and see whether it’s real."

"If it’s fake, I’ll slaughter whoever started this rumor."

After displaying an image, the Bounty Hunters left on their own.

Dam kept recalling the figure clad in purple-and-gold armor and wearing a golden mask. His heart trembled without stop.

He remembered that Kassadin had once told him that if he ever heard of Kassadin’s fame in the future and needed something, he could seek Kassadin out.

Back then, he had not taken it seriously, because glory was not so easily forged.

Yet in just a few short months, Kassadin’s name had already resounded throughout the galaxy.

"Dam, haven’t we really met this guy before?"

Seeing Dam standing there as though his system had crashed, the other guards beside him spoke up.

"Kassadin… Kassadin, I remember now."

"Isn’t that the name of the guy who looked like some big shot?"

"Dam, your chance has come. If there’s something you want to achieve, go find him. It might actually work out."

"After all, things we may never accomplish in our entire lives might take just a single word from someone like him."

The other guards were even more excited than Dam.

"That may be true, but Kassadin might have already forgotten me."

"After all, he looked like a big shot."

Although he now knew that Kassadin had truly begun to forge his glory, Dam was not carried away by excitement.

"If there’s a chance, shouldn’t you at least give it a try?"

"Maybe he’ll remember you. A little help from him could let you leave this ordinary guard job behind."

"Didn’t those Bounty Hunters just say that Kassadin’s current bounty is at least over three billion?"

"Over three billion! We only make around fifteen thousand a month doing this job."

"To earn over three billion, we’d have to work for… hundreds of thousands of years to amass that kind of wealth."

When the guard got to how many years they would have to work, he counted on his fingers before shouting the answer.

"How would you know there’s no chance if you don’t go?"

"We want to try, but we don’t even have the opportunity."

"Dam, do you really want to spend your whole life as a guard here?"

The other guards all encouraged Dam to pursue this chance.

As colleagues of many years, they knew that being a guard was an easy job, but one with little room for advancement.

Only a handful of people could be promoted and transferred to other positions where they could earn more money.

"Alright, I’ll give it a try…"

Seeing them all cheering him on, Dam made up his mind as well.

If life offered a turning point, no one would refuse to seize it, soar from then on, attain complete financial freedom, and reach the pinnacle of life.

Even if Kassadin truly did not remember him, he would at least have tried.

"If you make it, don’t forget us. Give us a hand."

"Yeah, Dam, don’t forget us brothers."

"I haven’t even made it yet. Why are you all acting like I’ve already succeeded?"

Dam said helplessly upon hearing them.

However, if Kassadin was truly still on Xandar, it would not be difficult for them to find out where he lived.

Dam accessed the guard information system and checked Kassadin’s entry and exit records.

He discovered that Kassadin had arrived on Xandar more than three months ago and had not left the city since.

Furthermore, the last address in Kassadin’s registration information after entering the city was Celebrity Hotel.

Seeing this information left Dam feeling somewhat defeated.

Celebrity Hotel was the kind of place he would not even dare consider staying at for a single day.

Yet Kassadin, whom Dam had thought was at the lowest point in his life back then, had checked into Celebrity Hotel as soon as he entered the city.

Having found the information, Dam decided to go take a look, hoping it might bring a turning point to his life.

Meanwhile.

Over the course of more than two months, Harvey completed one hundred and fourteen Level Two bounty missions. After the final disaster-type Level Two bounty mission, his wealth had accumulated to 3.2 billion.

It was not much money, but it was enough for him.

Moreover, in those two-plus months, he had evolved seventy-six times, bringing his total number of evolutions to an astonishing four hundred and fifty-seven.

With these disaster-type missions gone, his evolution speed would clearly slow considerably.

With his current strength, as long as he did not run into certain unreasonable opponents from the Marvel universe, he could fully protect himself.

If he encountered a powerful enemy he could not defeat and was pushed to the brink, then even if the process was torturous and painful, he would eat iron, steel, and vibranium.

Most importantly, his reputation had now spread through most of the Milky Way Galaxy.

That meant he could begin preparing for the next stage of his plan.

First, he would spread the Void throughout the universe. Then, once he obtained more Hero Templates and became even stronger, he would spread the Void on Earth.

It was now July 2009, and there was still around a year until the explosive emergence of superheroes on Earth in 2011.

Before then, he still had enough time to strengthen himself.

"Mr. Kassadin, welcome back. The fruit tea you requested is ready."

When Sonia saw Mr. Kassadin return, she said with a smile.

After several months together, she still did not know exactly what Mr. Kassadin did, but he had begun telling her how long he would be away.

So whenever Mr. Kassadin was about to return, she would prepare the things he needed.

"Sonia, I’m preparing to leave this place."

Harvey lay on the sun lounger, picked up his drink, took a sip, and spoke.

Since he was moving on to the next step, he naturally would not continue staying at Celebrity Hotel.

Instead, he needed to buy a large plot of land and build—or simply purchase—a residence of his own, so he could freely alter its structure.

It would make moving around more convenient, and others would also be able to find him more easily.

A trace of astonishment flashed through Sonia’s beautiful eyes when she heard those words.

"Mr. Kassadin has stayed here for more than three months now."

"I’ve been very happy to serve Mr. Kassadin for so long."

However, Sonia quickly suppressed her surprise. Standing quietly to one side, the smile on her face unchanged, she spoke softly.

Whether or not she had enjoyed this time, she was ultimately only a villa manager at Celebrity Hotel, while Mr. Kassadin was a guest. Their parting had always been inevitable.

Thank you to Luo Laowu for the reward. Two chapters a day may not be very fast, but before release, it should not be considered slow either. I hope everyone will continue reading.