Chapter 1450: Delayed Rewards

"Wha... What? How could there be no more Demonic Beasts outside? Where did they all go?"

No one dared to believe Chen Xiaobei.

Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "After I reasoned with those Demonic Beasts, they had returned to where they came from!"

The one million people scratched their heads at his response.

"Big Bro Chen! Please don't blabber!" Linghu Shuang pouted. "The Demonic Beasts see us as their nemesis! How could they possibly be convinced by reason? This is about everyone's lives! Can you please be more serious?"

Dong Xiaowu nodded in agreement. "Yeah! Mr. Chen! We are dying of anxiety here! Please don't joke around! Just tell us the truth!"

"I am telling you the truth! If don't believe me, you can all go outside and take a look!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

"Re... Really?"

Had someone else said this, the one million young people would not have believed it. But since it was Chen Xiaobei, they were more than willing to believe what he said!

After all, they all saw Chen Xiaobei as a religious fugure, and had already become Chen Xiaobei's disciples.

"Alright! Let's go out and see! Mr. Chen risked his life for us, and he will definitely not lie to us!"

Everyone began to shuffle out of the canyon.

Outside, there was not a Demonic Beast to be seen. Chen Xiaobei had already collected the bodies of the dead beasts into his Infinite Space Ring.

All that was left on the ground were the bodies of the humans who had died.

Every one of them still had their storage bracelets on them. Chen Xiaobei did not take them. After all, these were the heirs of some of the most powerful nobles. Taking them would be asking for trouble.

In the same way, there were probably a lot of goodies in the Demonic Beast capital city but the Demonic Beasts were the Temple's puppets. If Chen Xiaobei took anything of theirs, he would be targeted by the Temple. Whatever he had taken, he would have to return even more.

After all, he had already filled his pockets to the brim. Chen Xiaobei would not risk taking those troubling things.

"There really aren't anymore Demonic Beasts. Mr. Chen really didn't lie to us."

"This is incredible. Mr. Chen really did make all the Demonic Beasts disappear! We're safe now!"

"We're safe! Thank you, Mr. Chen! You saved our lives! We will remember your kindness forever!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chen! Thank you so much!"

The one million people cheered loudly.

Every one of them was extremely grateful to Chen Xiaobei. They looked at Chen Xiaobei, filled with devotion, as if he was their sole almighty benefactor.

Clearly, what Chen Xiaobei gained this time, apart from the Overgrown Forest treasury, Osnur, and 10 million merit points, also included one very important thing - the people's hearts!

Chen Xiaobei could have ran off on his own, but he returned and risked his life for these people. This act of kindness had bought the people's hearts!

The one million people there were not individual units but it also included their powerful families!

Whilst not all nobles would be truly grateful to Chen Xiaobei, as long as there was one portion of them who saw him as their savior and as their friend, Chen Xiaobei's future endeavours in the Northern Wilderness Starfield would be smooth-sailing.

What was more important was that these young people were the future of the Northern Wilderness Starfield, and would soon take over as the heirs of their respective noble families.

Some would become the family heads, while others would work as officials in the temple.

Chen Xiaobei would then become a prestigious, formidable character! It would not be impossible for him to do whatever he wanted!

More importantly, when that day came, even the Temple Overlord would not dare to touch Chen Xiaobei!

Hurting Chen Xiaobei would mean losing the hearts of millions of people. This was a frightening prospect to a ruler.

Of course, that was a story some another time.

Right now, what Chen Xiaobei and the whole populace needed to do was to safely evacuate Overgrown Forest Planet.

This was a major incident. When the Temple rescue team comes, they would make sure to turn the whole place upside down.

For a long time in the future, this place would be reduced to rubble, a place best avoided.

"Mr. Chen! I've already contacted the Temple!" Meng Qianshan said. "The Temple has already been informed, and the rescue interstellar spaceship will arrive in five days time! When the time comes, they would send everyone to a planet nearby, and the use the portal there to send everyone back to their respective planets!"

Chen Xiaobei nodded. "Good. Since we have five days to spare, I will be cultivating in seclusion! In the meantime, Old Meng, you'll have to keep watch over everyone!"

Meng Qianshan swallowed, anxious. "Mr. Chen, are you sure the Demonic Beasts won't come back?"

"Of course! Are you afraid, Old Meng?" Chen Xiaobei chuckled.

"How could I not be?" Meng Qianshan blushed. "I am not as remarkable and capable as Mr. Chen. If the Demonic Beasts return, I won't be able to stop them!"

"Don't worry. I can personally guarantee that the Demonic Beasts won't be coming back!" Chen Xiaobei said confidently.

The one million Demonic Beasts were all inside the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd. That was a divine gift from Lady Nuwo. It would be impossible for the Demonic Beasts to escape!

"Alright! Because you've promised, I can relax now." Meng Qianshan nodded. "Also, I'm here to ask Mr. Chen if you're willing to return to Divine Cloud Planet with the Ninth Young Lord?"

"Divine Cloud? What place is that?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

"Divine Cloud Planet is the core of the Northern Wilderness Starfield! It's where the Temple is located!" Meng Qianshan said. "With Mr. Chen's legendary medical skills and strength to go up against Demonic Beasts, and also after saving the Ninth Young Lord, you will surely be placed at an important position when you get to the Temple!"

"Let me think about it first huh." Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "I need to return to Silver Plume and treat Lady Wenren first before I make the next move."

"Sure! No problem!" Old Meng sounded very excited. "I'm acting on behalf of the Ninth Young Lord. As long as Mr. Chen is willing to come to Divine Cloud Planet, the Ninth Young Lord's doors are always open to you!"

"Good! I will consider it!" Chen Xiaobei nodded. "Oh, right, Old Meng, how do you claim the rewards of the Elite Hunting Competition? I have the corpses of over 500 Demonic Beasts. 10 of them are Diamond-ranked Demonic Beasts. I probably won the first place, right?"

"Based on past practices, the rewards are normally given on the day when the hunt concludes!"

Meng Qianshan frowned. "But with everything that happened to the hunting competition, the reward ceremony would have to be postponed."

"Postponed? For how long? Ms. Wenren's illness doesn't wait for anyone!"