Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 413: 228_1

Eventually, the demon beasts retreated. Ba Ke Yun laughed wholeheartedly, “All is over now. The strength of the array has been proven in action, shocking everyone. Shangguan Bowe, do you believe now?”

“Of course, I realize now that I was like a frog in a well.” Shangguan Bowe scratched his head in embarrassment but felt a deep admiration for Logan. That was a real heavenly prodigy, displaying terrifying ability at a transcendent tier and holding back millions of demon beasts.

The dark night was finally over, but undoubtedly, it had been a painful one. Initially, there were ten thousand people, but after two days of loss, only three thousand people were left in the field. The remaining seven thousand had been buried here, their bones devoured by the demon beasts, leaving no trace.

The survivors were relieved. Two days had passed, and there was only one day left before they could leave. But they were terrified of the final day. Yesterday, they had lost six thousand people, how could the remaining three thousand survive the coming night? They lacked confidence in their defensive array.

At that point, someone stood up and suggested: “Why don’t we go to Logan? His array held off the demon beasts for an hour yesterday, showing its strength. It can definitely protect us. As human cultivators, he certainly won’t refuse us.”

“Yes, let’s go there.” Everyone’s eyes lit up, and they all headed towards Logan. Logan and his companions, however, were unaware of this and were still sleeping! They were suddenly woken up by the rowdy sounds and woke up to see thousands of people waiting outside their array.

Logan was quite puzzled, but quickly realized that everyone must have seen their battle situation last night and now they knew this was the safest place, hence why more than two thousand people were coming here to take refuge.

However, Logan certainly could not agree. After all, his array was small and could only accommodate a few dozen people. If thousands of people forced their way in, the strength of the array would be diluted by thousands of times. At that point, how could he guarantee the safety of everyone, let alone his own?

Therefore, Logan pretended to be confused: “Why are you coming over early in the morning? If you want to chat or something, let’s do it later. After all, the horrifying sight of millions of demon beasts is still fresh in our minds. It’s better to go back and reinforce your array.”

“Logan, we are all human cultivators. We came here to borrow your array. What do you think about letting our three thousand people in to avoid the subsequent attacks of the demon beasts?”

The most powerful among the three thousand people opened up: “Your array is good, but it’s a waste to only cater to a few. Why not let us all in, and we can help reinforce the array? At this critical moment, we must unite against the enemy and put aside our selfishness.”

“I’m really sorry, but my array is too weak and can only accommodate four people. Moreover, once the array is disturbed, even a tiny crack can destroy it,” Logan responded.

Logan feigned regret and shook his head: “I would love to help you all, but I’m truly powerless. You should come up with your own solutions, don’t waste time here.”

“Aren’t you being too selfish? Are you going to disregard the lives of our three thousand people? Don’t you feel any pain in your heart? As human cultivators, we should collaborate, yet you are so guarded, aren’t you afraid of becoming a laughingstock?”

Someone was furious and started accusing Logan. The others followed suit, attempting to use this method to make Logan open the array and let everyone in.

Initially, Shangguan Bowe remained calm. After all, the array was Logan’s, and it was his decision. However, seeing the thick-skinned attitude of the three thousand people outside and their manipulation of the narrative, he too got angry.

“You are utterly presumptuous! Don’t use such sanctimonious excuses so casually. No one can bear that. After all, there’s no feud between you and Logan, it’s your array that’s not working, so why are you blaming him?”

But Logan waved his hand, telling Shangguan Bowe not to continue: “Don’t mind them. I don’t care if people scold me or not, so there’s no need to blame me, it’s meaningless, I won’t be affected at all.”

“And besides, what I love to see is a group of you flustered and hopeless, desperately seeking help, trying to make me feel guilty. Unfortunately, you picked the wrong person.”

Logan said calmly, “No one knows each other among the ten thousand people. We were still killing each other just now, and you think a single sentence can turn enemies into friends? If it weren’t for the presence of the demon beasts, you definitely wouldn’t be debasing yourselves in this manner.”

Seeing Logan’s firm attitude and disdainful expression towards the crowd, the three thousand people outside were dumbfounded. They had thought that Logan would either be moved by compassion or fear the criticism, and would surely give in. However, the reality was completely different from what they imagined. Logan was more domineering than they could ever imagine.

“We should negotiate again. We were a bit impulsive in our words just now. We hope you can understand. After all, our lives are at stake. We can give in a bit and are willing to give ten spirit stones per person. Can this get us a spot?”

The three thousand people adopted a respectful attitude. They knew that they had been too confrontational when dealing with Logan. After all, they were the ones asking for help. They decided to wait until they were inside the array to tackle the other issues. As for the present, to survive, they had to maintain the required decorum.

Ten spirit stones per person amounted to thirty thousand in total. They didn’t believe that Logan could resist this temptation. After all, thirty thousand spirit stones were considered a sect’s foundation, which would serve as a guarantee for Logan’s future cultivation. As long as he was not hunted down in the future, becoming a great figure was only a matter of time.

Yet Logan just laughed and asked, “Do you think your lives are worth only ten spirit stones? Do you really think you can fool people? Even if I don’t open the array, once you’re devoured by the demon beasts, your space rings will still be mine. I could offer some incentives to someone and get him to open your rings, and the spirit stones inside would still be mine.”

Even thirty thousand spirit stones are not enough? Everyone thought Logan was excessive. But they couldn’t do anything about it. They were the ones who were asking for help. Many among the three thousand were from a major sect, with many sect young masters who had never bowed to anyone since childhood.

“When we constructed the array earlier, we expended a lot of spirit stones. We hope you won’t be too harsh. How about we each contribute an additional five spirit stones? In that case, you would receive nearly fifty thousand spirit stones.”

After some deliberations, the three thousand people made another concession. Fifty thousand spirit stones were a sky-high price. A small sect could perhaps not accumulate this much even in a hundred years, and it would take a major sect with ten thousand people a year to earn this amount. They were confident that Logan would be satisfied this time.