518: Is there more than one master of the secret realm?

Gu Qinghan's words were no less than a heavy bomb thrown into the water, stirring up immense waves in everyone's hearts.

First, they hadn't expected Gu Qinghan to actually announce the Secret Realm he possessed.

Second, they also hadn't expected Gu Qinghan to announce all of his Secret Realms at once.

In this Secret Realm, although they didn't get the final precious rewards, such as the item that allowed Enlargement, or the key to open the instance dungeon.

However, as Clerics, whose leveling difficulty was very high, they had already gained several levels here.

This was something unimaginable in the outside world, as outside monsters were either too dense or too few in number.

Besides the increased levels, they also gained some other benefits.

These people's levels were far from as high as Gu Qinghan's, so the probability of dropping equipment items was very high. Overall, it was a great harvest.

Rather than offending Gu Qinghan and then competing with others for one or two rewards, it would be better to follow Gu Qinghan's plan and seek opportunities in the other seven Secret Realms!

Thinking of this, many people became somewhat moved, and a faint smile even appeared on their faces.

Chu Tian glanced at Gu Qinghan beside him and asked in a low voice:

"Are you that kind-hearted? I don't care who you are, get off Gu Qinghan immediately!"

Gu Qinghan rolled his eyes and didn't explain much.

He had his own plans. The reason he announced these seven Secret Realms was mainly because he saw the difficulty of this Secret Realm.

If the members of Whale Fall City were to explore this Secret Realm one by one, it would definitely drag on indefinitely.

Moreover, although the members of Whale Fall City had stronger individual combat abilities, they would definitely not be able to walk unhindered in such a Secret Realm.

Publicly announcing all the Secret Realms and fostering good relationships with these Clerics and their associated forces would also have considerable benefits for the progression of the next few Secret Realms.

Most importantly, Gu Qinghan wanted to quickly improve everyone's strength.

This strength not only referred to the strength of Whale Fall City members but also the strength of all Professionals and Clerics.

The exploration in this Secret Realm, even with strong individuals from all over the world participating, still took more than half a month. Other Secret Realms should not be much different.

He felt that it was somewhat unrealistic to fight the dragon that could appear at any time and the watchful gods by himself.

Coupled with his genuine need for the Enlargement item, Gu Qinghan made this decision due to a combination of factors.

After a brief commotion, the crowd gradually calmed down. These people were all high-ranking members of various organizations, so they had seen quite a few situations.

The calm man who had spoken earlier took a deep look at Gu Qinghan, then said:

"From a personal perspective, I am quite satisfied with the compensation you mentioned.

But I have one question: you said you would provide us with some help. What exactly does this help refer to?"

Gu Qinghan smiled. He looked at the crowd and slowly said:

"This is information I obtained from the Cleric Alliance. As the person who publicly announces the Secret Realm, I can purchase some items to prevent specified groups of people from being randomly dispersed within the Secret Realm.

The ten-person teams from the Cleric Alliance we saw earlier utilized such items.

At that time, I will have the strong individuals of Whale Fall City establish temporary camps in the Secret Realm for everyone to rest and trade.

Of course, this service will not be free, but it will definitely not deliberately make things difficult for everyone. You can rest assured."

The information Gu Qinghan obtained was naturally from the souls of those people.

After hearing his words, everyone's faces showed uncontrollable joy.

If there was one point that left the deepest impression on them during this Secret Realm entry, it was definitely the pursuit by the Cleric Alliance.

These guys, relying on their numbers, caused heavy losses to the Professionals and Clerics who entered within the first few days.

Compared to monsters that could take lives, humans themselves were sometimes the most dangerous.

Because you never know whether beneath that human skin lies a normal human or a ruthless demon.

However, someone quickly reacted and cautiously asked Gu Qinghan:

"Then your people from Whale Fall City must have some distinguishing features, right? I mean, features that allow us to identify you.

Otherwise, if we encounter people impersonating you, not only might we be in danger, but it would also be bad for the reputation of Whale Fall City."

Gu Qinghan nodded. He was indeed considering this issue.

Tying a red cloth strip on the shoulder was not only inconspicuous but also very easy to impersonate.

He pondered for a moment, then slowly said:

"I need to consider this issue carefully, but I will definitely notify everyone before announcing the Secret Realm."

"How will you notify us? After we leave the Secret Realm, we will return to our respective territories. Are we supposed to go to Huaguo to find you?"

Someone immediately asked anxiously but quickly shut his mouth.

Gu Qinghan smiled. It seemed these people were indeed very tempted by his proposal, otherwise, they wouldn't have lost their composure like that.

He understood this feeling very well, so he explained:

"Don't worry, I will find a way to notify everyone before the Secret Realm opens.

I have no need to deceive everyone. You've seen the difficulty of an immortal grade Secret Realm; we definitely cannot handle it alone.

At times like these, only cooperation leads to a win-win situation, isn't that right?"

Upon hearing this, many people nodded involuntarily.

They had just collectively defeated the Lord of the Secret Realm, but everyone understood that if they hadn't cooperated, they wouldn't have been able to do it.

Even Gu Qinghan, that would definitely not be possible.

In this situation, only cooperation could lead to a way out, but everyone found it difficult to completely trust each other.

Coincidentally, Gu Qinghan appeared as the top-ranked individual, a figure with a legendary aura.

If he was willing to be the one to balance all parties, this kind of trust would actually be very easy to establish.

No one wanted to offend such a powerful person, so a wonderful balance was achieved.

Correspondingly, all parties could also let down a large part of their guard against each other and better engage in cooperation.

Thinking of this, someone immediately expressed trust in Gu Qinghan.

As more and more people expressed their stance with Gu Qinghan, the small remaining portion of hesitant people could only compromise as well.

But then another problem arose: what should they do now?

The creature they had killed in the Giant Palace earlier was indeed called the Lord of the Secret Realm.

However, with the Lord of the Secret Realm dead, they really had no way to leave this Secret Realm.

Among these people, there were quite a few who had previously cleared simpler Secret Realms, and one immediately offered a possibility:

"I once entered a silver-grade Secret Realm, and at that time, there were three Lords of the Secret Realm in it.

Since we can't leave now, does that mean there's more than just one Lord of the Secret Realm in this Secret Realm?"

His words silenced many people. One Lord of the Secret Realm had already made them so miserable, and now they were being told there was more than one?