Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 195 Fame and Profit
The protection time limit of dropped items has indeed exceeded. This time, I didn't miss it. Xiaoyue's hand has already grabbed the "Prince Order" on the ground. I couldn't help but feel a little happy, but I didn't dare to take it lightly. Only by putting the "Prince Order" into Xiaoyue's "storage belt" will it not fall out again after being killed. Glory and Fearless don't have high-level thieves present, so they can't steal. Only then can we really take the "Prince Order". At this time, the "Prince Order" is still in Xiaoyue's hands. Once killed, it will almost certainly fall to the ground again. For Glory and Fearless who are unwilling to give up, it can be said to be the last chance. They will definitely not let it go easily. However, Xiaoyue is at the weakest moment of defense - during the period of picking up items, she cannot attack, defend or dodge. The two main enemies she faces are both among the three super powers of the world, and the distance is relatively close, so she is still in extreme danger.
Compared with the normal Supreme Honor and Fearless Warriors, Ibora and Khufu should be slightly stronger and will never lose to them. However, if they do not care about the damage they have suffered and fight to the death, it will be difficult to completely entangle them and not give them any chance to fight back. Seeing that the "Prince Order" has fallen into Xiaoyue's hands and is about to put it into the "Storage Belt", Supreme Honor and Fearless Warriors finally showed their strength as super masters. While being blocked by Ibora and Khufu, they have already started the corresponding actions - Supreme Honor resolutely jumped off the velociraptor mount, and chose an excellent position. Using the cover of the mount's body, it not only separated Ibora, but also blocked its "teleport" route, preventing it from passing through the "teleport" in the first time. He used the "Move in Time" technique to rush to the front to intercept, and dodged a gap to attack Xiaoyue directly. The wings of light behind him fluttered, driving his body to rush forward quickly, swinging his spear straight into Xiaoyue's chest. The fearless warrior ignored the demeanor , and performed a move similar to the "Lazy Donkey Rolling". He lay on the ground, rolling several times continuously, not only avoiding Khufu's "Thunder Strike", but also bypassing its defense, and also seized an opportunity to attack, swinging the "Thor's Hammer" to hit Xiaoyue's lower three roads.
After dodging the interceptions of Ibola and Khufu, the two super masters waved their weapons and rushed towards Xiaoyue, who was temporarily unable to parry or dodge. It was a lucky coincidence that six black shadows suddenly rushed out from the ground near Xiaoyue, almost sticking to her body, and quickly entangled together, like a cage, encircling Xiaoyue. This was the last line of defense I arranged. The six ground-walking night shadows were responsible for the action. Unlike the previous ones, they were the strongest and fastest-reacting subordinates I carefully selected. Under my guidance, they had undergone long-term professional training in "cooperating with each other to form a prison". They must be able to start action at the fastest speed after receiving my order, and at the same time, they must pay attention to keeping the movements synchronized, without any lagging behind or ahead, so as to trap the enemy and protect themselves, in case of use at certain critical moments. The speed of action was definitely not something that other ground-walking night shadows could achieve, so they were able to stand up in time at such a critical moment and resist the attacks of the two super masters for Xiaoyue.
My efforts were not in vain, the protection was completed in time, and the spear of the Supreme Honor and the "Thor's Hammer" of the Fearless Warrior both fell on the Ground Night Shadows surrounding Xiaoyue, but did not achieve their goal. Then, although they continued to swing their weapons and tried their best to find the gaps in the "wall" formed by the six Ground Night Shadows, wanting to hurt Xiaoyue inside as soon as possible, the six Ground Night Shadows participating in the action had too high tactical qualities, and their actions were very well carried out, leaving no flaws for them to exploit. After several consecutive attacks, they only hurt the Ground Night Shadows who acted as bodyguards, causing them serious damage, but they were unable to pose a threat to Xiaoyue.
"I've got it!" When Ibora and Khufu entangled Supreme Honor and Fearless Warriors again, I also heard Xiaoyue's victory cheers from the communication channel. The "Prince's Order" had been successfully put into her "Storage Belt" by her, and it was impossible for Glory and Fearless to take it away. I removed the encircling Night Shadow, revealing Xiaoyue's figure, with a happy face, empty hands, even weapons put away, raised her right hand, and made an "OK" gesture to us, cheering and jumping for joy, not worrying that Supreme Honor and Fearless Warriors who were still fighting not far away would take the opportunity to harm her. After a fierce battle and struggle, our United Alliance finally defeated Glory and Fearless, and luckily won the reward of this "Prince's Order".
The situation was irreversible. The Supreme Honor and the Fearless Warriors had lost their fighting spirit and did not want to kill Xiaoyue to vent their anger. They took the initiative to retreat to the rear. We won the victory with great difficulty. In addition to being happy, we had no intention of continuing to cause trouble for our mortal enemy, Glory. Compared with the strength of both sides, Fearless would definitely not stand on our side. It would be difficult to gain any advantage if we continued to fight. We did not want to do anything too much for ourselves. We withdrew our troops and stopped fighting with Glory and Fearless. The three forces gathered in one place and ended the melee.
As the victors, our Tongxin League was naturally jubilant. Everyone's face was filled with unconcealed joy, and they hugged and celebrated as if no one was around. This was definitely another stimulus for Glory and Fearless, who were full of frustration and depression. Supreme Honor did not stop and led the members of Glory to the cave entrance. Fearless Warriors came over, barely squeezed out a smile, greeted Xue Wuxia from a distance, said a few words of congratulations, and left the cave with the two elf archers. The survivors can return to the city they came from through the teleportation array outside the cave, and the mission will be officially over. It will never be possible to reach here by teleportation again.
After returning to the base, we were about to announce to the whole group that we had successfully captured the "Prince Order", and then convene a meeting of core members and a member representative conference to discuss applying for the mercenary group's promotion mission and upgrading to a super mercenary group of 50,000 people as soon as possible, but we received a report that Long Xing Tian Xia was in the meeting hall and had been waiting for us for a while. There is no need to visit the Sanbao Hall. As the leader of Long Teng and the chairman of the Dark Council, there are many things to take care of. Now he came in person to wait, without even saying hello in advance. I am afraid that it is not just to be able to congratulate our Tongxin League for winning the "Prince Order" and having the opportunity to become the first super mercenary group in "Tianxia". It is very likely that there are other major events. We dare not neglect it at the moment. The three leaders Xue Wuxia, Afeng, Yun Wuying, and I, the dark councilor, went to the meeting hall to meet Long Xing Tian Xia.
As soon as we met, Long Xing Tianxia burst into laughter before we could even open our mouths. "Looking at your expressions, you all seem to be very happy. You must have obtained the 'Prince Order'. I knew that with the wise leadership of Captain Xue and the support of the two artifact holders, Ah Dai and Ah Feng, it would be impossible for Glory and Fearless to take advantage of you. This is not only the glory of the United Alliance, but also the pride of the entire resistance alliance. It is really gratifying and worth celebrating!"
After exchanging pleasantries, we started chatting casually. Long Xingtianxia seemed to be hesitant to speak several times, as if he was in a difficult situation, as if he had something difficult to discuss with us, but he was too embarrassed to speak, so he just kept chatting with us. Xue Wuxia and Afeng exchanged glances, and Afeng asked, "Boss Long, you are usually so busy, so you can just send us a message for ordinary matters. You came to us today, is there something important?"
Long Xing Tianxia hesitated for a moment, and then glanced at us one by one. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he nodded and said, "For reasons that cannot be helped, I do have an extremely important favor to ask you. However, I feel that it is a bit difficult to ask, so I dare not speak rashly, fearing that it would embarrass you and damage the good relationship between us."
"How come the usually generous Boss Long has become so fussy? Just tell us what's the matter. We'll know whether we can do it or not only after we listen and discuss it. As long as the request is not as excessive as asking us to make selfless contributions in vain, what can't be discussed? There will always be a solution." Ah Feng has been working hard to make money recently and is particularly sensitive to profits. Normally, he is determined not to suffer any loss.
"Before making this request, I would like to ask you a few questions to see if my proposal has the premise and reasons that you can accept. I hope you can answer truthfully so that I can make the final decision."
What on earth was going on that needed to be so solemn and mysterious? Even I, who had always been too lazy to participate in and deal with specific matters, was aroused with curiosity. I straightened up from the sofa and stared at Long Xing Tianxia with wide eyes. "Boss Long, don't keep me in suspense. Just ask me if you have any questions."
I don't know if it was because I urged him, but Long Xing Tianxia first looked at me, "A-Dai, are you interested in taking my place as the Speaker of the Dark Council?"
I was stunned at first, then hurriedly shook my head to deny, "Boss Long, are you kidding me? I have neither experience nor interest in management affairs, but I have never had the ambition to usurp power."
"Yes, Boss Long, I can't guarantee for others, but I know Ah Dai best. He has never had any ambitions, is not cut out to be an official, and has no political ambitions or aspirations. The reason he can achieve today's results is entirely because of his diligence, hard work, willingness to remain lonely, and courage to fight, plus a little bit of luck. At most, he just wants to make more money to spend, and doesn't care much about reputation and status." Ah Feng also chimed in, fearing that Long Xing Tian Xia would have some misunderstandings. In recent times, with my growing reputation and the increase in artifact players, as the former "No. 1 in Darkness", Long Xing Tian Xia has lost some of his glory, and most of the limelight has been taken by me and the United Alliance. His position in the resistance alliance has become unstable. I don't know if the Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Chang Tian want to divide us from within. There are rumors that the strong are respected, and Long Xing Tian Xia should give way to players who are stronger than him. Although it is not stated explicitly, I'm afraid everyone will think of me.
"I know. After being together for so long, I can still see Ah Dai's character. He does more and says less. He is not the kind of person who plays two-faced tricks. Don't worry about those rumors. I just want to know, if I really want to give you the position of Speaker and will do my best to help you manage the resistance alliance, are you interested?"
"Not interested," I shook my head firmly, and refused without a second thought. It is important for people to know themselves. Not everyone is suitable to be a leader, especially for a large-scale organization like the Resistance Alliance, which requires strong management skills. I am also tired of those intrigues, so I am not the material to be a leader. Moreover, my achievements today all depend on my strength. The things in the "Dead Soul Space" have taken up almost all of my time, and I really don't have the energy to interfere too much in the affairs of the human world.
Long Xingtianxia didn't say anything more, and turned to look at Xue Wuxia and Afeng. "Captain Xue, Afeng, as the chief and vice-chief of the Tongxin League and members of the Dark Council, do you two plan to support Ah Dai to obtain a higher position and nominate him as the speaker, or with Ah Dai's support, do you plan to run for the speaker yourself?"
Xue Wuxia and Afeng looked at each other with puzzled expressions, and shook their heads at the same time to deny, "Afeng and I have no relevant management experience before. A Tongxin League of 10,000 people has already made us anxious and busy. If we were to deal with a resistance alliance of millions of people, we would probably be exhausted to death. How could we have the spare time to do anything else? We will not take the initiative to go looking for this trouble."
"Let me ask you again, what is the purpose of your establishment and development of the Tongxin League? Is it for fame or for profit? Which one do you prefer? Or do you want to gain both fame and fortune, to look down on the world and be the only one who is supreme? At the same time, do you want to gain greater benefits from this?"
Regarding this issue, we have held a special meeting within the Tongxin Alliance to discuss it. We believe that each mercenary group will also clarify their own goals in order to better formulate corresponding development plans and avoid any deviations in action. Xue Wuxia still gave the answer, "We don't care much about fame. What we value is to be happy with revenge, have a clear conscience, not be despised and bullied, and do what we want to do. We have never intended to dominate "The World". The main purpose is to earn more benefits for ourselves and those players who follow and depend on us."
"If there is an irreconcilable conflict between fame and profit, and you have to give up one, would you rather keep your fame or make a profit?"
"Fame is like floating clouds to us. As long as it does not violate rules and morality, of course actual benefits can move us more."
After hearing A Feng's answer, Long Xing Tianxia nodded, and he seemed to be slightly relieved. "I have finished asking my questions," he straightened his face and looked at Xue Wuxia, "Captain Xue, on behalf of Long Teng, I would like to propose a deal to the Tongxin League. I hope you can seriously consider transferring the 'Prince Order' to us. We can buy it at a high price and will never let you suffer a loss."
After going around in circles for a long time, and wanting fame and fortune, he actually wanted to buy the "Prince Order" we just obtained. It was really unexpected. We were all shocked and looked at each other. No one could say anything for a while. Long Xingtianxia didn't say anything more. He looked at us one by one, and there seemed to be a helpless smile on his face. After a long silence, Afeng spoke first, "Boss Long, do you want to obtain this "Prince Order" and make Longteng the first super mercenary group in "Tianxia" to increase your reputation?"
Long Xing Tianxia sighed, "We are all family, so there is no need to beat around the bush. You probably all know something about my background, and you should also be aware of my recent situation, which is really embarrassing. Although I am the speaker, I am not very lucky. Apart from the ' Poison|Dragon Spear' I won in the early lottery, I have not been able to obtain a new artifact. In addition, the increasingly prominent achievements of Ah Dai and your Tongxin League have made not only me, but also Long Teng, who has been suppressed and is not as powerful as before. You all know the recent rumors, and you should be able to conclude that it was the work of the Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Chang Tian, who wanted to take the opportunity to force me out of office. Moreover, they have been organizing their own treasure hunting teams and contacting other powerful treasure hunting teams, eager to possess a powerful artifact. By then, with the power of the new artifact, if my strength has not made any major breakthroughs, they don't need to rush me anymore. I am afraid that I will not have the face to continue to occupy the speaker's position. In fact, Ah Dai You have a good reputation and the support of the Tongxin League. I'm afraid Qingwu Feiyang is also closer to you. It's not impossible for you to take me away as the speaker. This is not a bad thing. Based on my understanding of you, you should not cross the river and burn bridges, and turn against me and Longteng. It will be very pleasant for us to cooperate with each other, and there will be no inconvenience or things that will harm our interests. But you don't have this intention. Based on the interests of different groups, I can't easily give the leading power to the Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Changtian, and I don't feel at ease to give it to others. I can only continue to persevere and try my best to keep my position as speaker. Artifacts are hard to come by, and even if they appear, they may not be obtained by me or the members of Longteng. The "Prince Order" you just seized is naturally the best choice. If you are willing to transfer it to me, Longteng will become the first super mercenary group of 50,000 people in "Tianxia", far surpassing Jiaoyang and Zhongtian, which should be able to play a significant role in consolidating my position. "
