Chapter 706: Is the Golden Core Already Considered Very Impressive?_1
"Our Park Family’s merchant ship has been hijacked," Park Xiuhui said. "The bandits have demanded a ransom of two million Spirit Stones before they will release the people they’ve kidnapped from the ship. That’s exactly why I’ve come here—to deal with this matter."
Park Xiuhui gave a brief answer, then remembered that Carson Flores might not be familiar with the situation here and thus explained, "In the Barbaric Wilderness Realm, cities stand numerous and far apart, with ferocious beasts roaming the earth, making large Flying Boats the main mode of transportation and trade. A large Flying Boat loaded with goods is of no small value and naturally attracts some desperados who form groups to rob the passing vessels. These robbers are known as Sky Pirates."
Carson Flores suddenly understood and asked, "What’s the situation now?"
Park Xiuhui answered, "Our merchant ship was delivering goods to White Wave City. Although the goods themselves aren’t of particularly high value, their total worth is estimated to be around three million Spirit Stones. The ship also carried our trading team. After the Sky Pirates seized the goods and ship, it’s certain that we can’t retrieve them. Now, they’re demanding two million Spirit Stones to release our people."
Carson Flores let out an "Oh" and then asked, "Wasn’t there a Cultivator accompanying the ship?"
Park Xiuhui sighed, "Of course there was—one at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection level. However, clearly, he couldn’t stop the Sky Pirates."
Carson Flores raised an eyebrow, "There wasn’t even a Golden Core Realm cultivator on board?"
Park Xiuhui replied with a wry smile, "While the Nutwood Heavenly Cave might be a smaller heaven, it ranks highly among such places, possessing considerable strength overall. Therefore, within the heaven, you can see quite a number of Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, which might make you think that Golden Core cultivators are commonplace. However, in the reality of the Barbaric Wilderness Realm, those at the Golden Core Realm are considered quite formidable; most Cultivators are still at the Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Stage."
"Moreover, the goods transported by the merchant ship weren’t of particularly high value, and the Park Family’s experts are limited in number, so naturally, they wouldn’t dispatch Golden Core or even Nascent Soul cultivators to accompany the ship," he continued.