The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 873: Everfrost Realm, Scum's Favor



After the contract with the Great Devils was completed, Hecate returned to Gehenna shortly after to deliver the recording crystal to the other Great Devils.

Although the recording crystal wasn't necessary for the Great Devils to find out about Vaan's agreement to join their circle of Great Devils, it still contained the full details of the process. Just seeing Vaan's name in their shared contract wasn't enough to satisfy them.

After all, Vaan's existence was too special to be taken lightly; he was a big variable capable of changing the trajectory of their lives. Thus, reviewing the recorded proof was absolutely necessary.

Nevertheless, when the Great Devils sensed the changes to the shared contract within their seas of consciousness, they immediately checked it.

Before they could feel assured with the addition of Vaan's name to the list, they quickly noticed the special clause that came with it.

Thanatos: "..."

Mephistopheles: "The... fuck?"

Astarte: "Interesting..."

Balmodan: "Looks like Hecate has some explaining to do..."

Helcan: "..."

The five Great Devils had varying reactions to the discovery. Nevertheless, none of them found the change to contract desirable or pleasant.

This was especially so for Helcan; it reinforced his treacherous intent and plan.

...

Although Gehenna was a border star realm of the Skymagia Star Kingdom and was even close to the edge of the Eternal Darkheaven Sector, it still took Helcan a couple of days to reach the outermost region of the Great Divider.

Moreover, this was after passing through several dozen Stargates and crossing over a distance of more than three hundred light years away.

Without the assistance of Stargates, such a trip would have likely taken Helcan thousands of years to travel.

No matter how impressive Helcan was, he was still limited to the realm of Rank 6 Divine Beings, the lowest level required for stellar travel without any external help.

The starry heaven was simply too vast for Rank 6 Divine Beings.

Being capable of stellar travel did not mean Rank 6 Divine Beings could reach other locations in the endless star of stars easily; it only implied they could survive its unaccommodating environment.

When Helcan arrived at the outermost region of Great Divider, his sharp gaze scanned across the endless dark expanse filled with space junk left behind by the ancient wars of the past.

Frozen corpses of various lifeforms aimlessly floated about while damaged tools and broken scraps accompanied them in their eternal rest. Even fragments of planets and stars could be found in this vast region of space.

However, nothing of particular value could be seen or attracted as hundreds of scavengers filtered the trash mountains.

To Rank 6 Divine Beings, only very few things within the vast region of floating trash could attract them after the space had been repeatedly looted and scavenged over the years.

However, to those below Rank 6 Divine Being, the place could still be considered a massive treasure trove.

Helcan's arrival initially garnered little attention as the regular scavengers minded their own business. After all, everyone who came to the Great Divider was generally considered penniless vagrants or outlaws.

As such, there was no reason for the scavengers to look for trouble when there was nothing to be gained.

Of course, it was a different story once something of value appeared. Then, it would become everyone's business and a chaotic period of violence and slaughter over treasure would be ensured.

Nevertheless, it was not Helcan's first visit. Thus, a few scavengers were still able to recognize him. Still, they only monitored his location in silence; their veiled intentions were hidden behind a façade of indifference.

A bag of wealth had entered the arena, but no one made a move.

Even if most of the scavengers wanted to, they couldn't. Helcan was still a Peak Rank 6 Divine Being, a considered champion among the bottom feeders of Chaos.

The scavengers were smart enough to have this bit of self-awareness. The stupid ones had already joined the ranks of the deceased.

That said, should Helcan's status change for whatever reason, the scavengers would not hesitate to rip him apart for all his worth.

Nevertheless, Helcan ignored the trash of Chaos and continued his search. He had a very specific target and destination in mind - Everfrost Realm.

The Everfrost Realm was the core location of lawlessness in the outermost region of the Great Divider. It was the place where all scavengers gathered to exchange, plunder, slaughter, or

simply relax.

Since it wasn't governed by law but freely operated on interest, it boasted the greatest freedom of choice yet also the violation of all.

The weak and timid would not survive here.

It took Helcan six hours of searching before he finally located his destination within the vast region of trash-an enormous mass of ice as large as a small planet but shaped like an airship. However, the Everfrost Realm was no planet or star; it was a broken Realmship with disabled functions.

Several hundred thousand large chains of varying lengths could be seen tied to the broken Realmship. At the other end of the chains were the dwelling abodes of the scavengers, except they looked no different from cheap shipping containers.

Evidently, they were poorly built from the metal scraps in the vast region of trash.

That said, only the lowest of the low among scavengers, outlaws, and pirates would live in such slum-like housings. Those with statuses and power all had a place within the Everfrost

Realm.

After boarding the icy Realmship, Helcan headed straight for the most popular bar, where information and opportunities were aplenty besides the dangers.

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The hubbub within the bar died down a notch when Helcan entered the glacial store.

However, a smile appeared on the rock golem bartender, who was also the bar owner.

"A rare guest has visited. What brings you here today, Lord Helcan?" the rock golem bartender pleasantly greeted.

'I have an easy job with good pay for you, Scummy. I need your people to spread a few rumors to a few neighboring stars for me. If you can make them reach the ears of the Skymagia Royals, I will also add a bonus,' Helcan privately promised via sound transmission.

At the same time, he pushed forward a low-rank interspatial ring containing the deposit

reward.

The bartender's black crystalline eyes glimmered before his rigid smile widened as he accepted the interspatial ring, knowing a great opportunity had arrived at his doorstep.

Rumor-spreading was a low-risk, high-return job, depending on the client.

For a Territory Lord like Helcan, who governed an entire planet, the reward would certainly be

more than just 'good.'

"Let's hear the details."

"Alright."