Death... and me

Of course, those cultivators wouldn't be there for that long. Once the test was over, the illusory or dream city would disappear, so their consciousness would return to their bodies. However, one couldn't say that they were disqualified like the guys who died. If someone set them free, they could still try to find ten Existence Pearls.

Rean smiled from a distance before looking at Roan. "Did you see? We're nothing more than simple humanoid races without any particular strength. Naturally, we can be easily overwhelmed by a larger number. Also, in this city, I noticed a point. It sure does have a lot of guards. You better think twice before trying to steal something forcefully. Other cultivators aren't the real strongest power here. The city's people are."

Roan had to admit Rean made sense. "Quite well perceived. Although if it was the two of us in their place, we could still defeat those guards. It's just that we would need to flee as fast as possible before even more of them come." Roan then stood up before saying, "Let's go to a clothes shop and buy something to hide our faces. Without Divine Sense and Soul Power Scan, a hood should do the job."

Rean didn't mind. "Sure, let's go."

Little did the twins know, it wasn't only Fabio watching their actions. Cassia had also taken quite an interest in them, so she was watching as well. Besides, the twins didn't use their Soul Connection to talk just now but spoke naturally. 'Impressive. Just one look and they already understood most of the mechanics of this city. They even lured other cultivators to test their own theories. If they're this good, how come their cultivation is still so low?' Cassia then shook her head after that. 'Well, they did come from a very small country, after all. It won't be a problem if they succeed in entering the Sacred Land later.'

Well, those guys Rean lured into the old man's house for testing weren't the only ones caught. Many cultivators simply didn't care about the city's people and began to enter places unannounced to look for the Existence Pearls. Unfortunately, not even a single one of them was able to find Existence Pearls. Besides, with the exception of a few lucky ones who escaped after, most of them were killed or thrown into prison.

Fabio had a reason to feel proud again, though. Except for Milina, he didn't have a single Royal Family protege in his group. Rean, Roan, Regio, and Samanta all came from common backgrounds...well, at least Regio and Samanta definitely did. They all had nothing against common people and didn't think about using strength to get what they wanted in the first place.

In Milina's case, well...she simply didn't like these kinds of things to start with. "Hmm...sir, would you mind giving me some food? I'm hungry."

The guy at a stall looked at Milina's fat appearance and waved his hands, telling her, "Go away, go away. If you don't have money, then don't bother me. First of all, you're obviously not someone with a hunger problem."

Milina couldn't help but sigh after hearing that. She didn't get angry as it was common for others to think that she was the typical fat person. No one would believe that her real weight was the same as a slim girl of her age. "Then, do you know how I can make some money?"

That was a problem that the twins immediately found themselves in when they arrived at the clothes store. None of their items came with them as this city and their bodies weren't even real to begin with. "Well, guess we need to change the plans. We can obviously feel hunger as well, so we need money for food."

Roan snorted before walking away from Rean. A few minutes later, he came back and threw a bag with many gold coins inside it. "Let's buy the clothes."

Rean couldn't help but laugh after seeing what he had received. "Hahaha! So the great death himself has some light hands, huh? Well, this is all an illusion, so it matters little how and who you got this bag of coins from."

"Stop the bullshit and let's enter," Roan said in response.

A few minutes later, Rean and Roan left the clothes shop while still using their own clothes. Of course, they knew they were being observed by other cultivators, just like how it was with the old man. That's why they didn't change into new clothes straight away. With that said, they used Roan's experience to leave those guys behind until they finally found a concealed place to change into new clothes.

Roan understood that Rean was better to find those tasks that could give Existence Pearls, so he simply let Rean decide what to do. "So, what now? Should we head back to the old guy to take his pearl?"

Rean pondered in silence for a bit before saying, "Although the old man should still have his Existence Pearl, I'm pretty sure that many participants are watching his house. Let's give up on that one." As Rean and Roan walked through the streets, Rean finally saw something interesting. "Oh, let's join the city guards!"

"The city guards?" Roan was taken aback for a moment before he faintly smiled. "Now, that seems promising."

Meanwhile, the other countries began to understand how the city worked. Venali wasn't an idiot, so he didn't go around attacking or stealing people using force. He waited to find a few of his members from the same country and got them to gather information. "I see...so we are no match to the guards. In fact, even the young people of this illusory city are hard to deal with."

Venali pondered on whether they should gather everyone and go out on a stealing spree. If the guards came out, they could fight against them together. He could even use the low-level members to escape if necessary. As long as he got the ten pearls, that was enough.

Ricab, who was on his side, then asked, "Cleyg, did you find any way to acquire Existence Pearls?"

Cleyg, who was silent all this time, nodded in response.