"I'll pay first …"
Xing Yun immediately opened the trade window and transferred 10 million gold to me. This was a huge sum of money for God Slayer. The high-level mobs in the Ironhead Wastelands were incredibly fierce and unkillable, and the mobs were too low-leveled to drop many magic stones. Moreover, there were very few NPCs in the Ironhead Wastelands, so there was no way to accept quests or earn money from them. Therefore, everyone was in dire need of gold right now. Xing Yun's generosity was a blessing to us.
Weighing the money pouch in my hand, I lightly smiled and said, "It seems that the guild that I've created in the Iron Head Wasteland is actually a mercenary guild. Whichever boss can afford it, we'll sell our lives for them. Xing Yun, thank you for your ten million gold coins."
Xing Yun leaned against a tree and said, "Don't just talk. In 15 hours, you and your men will depart from the Ironhead Wastelands, pass through Froststained Canyon, and travel along Thunder Mountain Range. It won't be long before you reach Elephant City's map, Lament Valley. That territory will spawn in the Lament Valley, and every player can only enter the Lament Valley once within 24 hours after it spawns. If they die, they'll be sent back to the previous map and respawn randomly."
"And then?"
"That's why …" The corners of Xing Yun's mouth lifted slightly as he said, "I'm not asking too much of you. Intercept the Green Beast Guild's Beast King Cavalry at the Lamentation Valley. If you can achieve the feat of burning 100,000 Beast King Cavalry at the Vine Valley, this Rank 9 territory will belong to me like flowing clouds and flowing water. When that time comes, once it becomes my territory, your guild will have the privilege of being able to move freely from the north to the south."
I curled my lips and said, "That fire attack at Ivy Valley was a pure coincidence, and it won't happen a second time. God of War's strategic mind won't fail at the same place twice, so it's impossible for me to kill 100k Beast King Cavalrymen for you. If I had the tens of thousands of Dragonlight Cavalrymen and Dragonlight Archers under my command, it wouldn't have been difficult to defeat the Beast King Cavalrymen. Unfortunately, as you can see, my troops are far inferior to the Beast King Cavalry in terms of level, equipment, skill, and coordination. Their numbers are also less than 100k, so there's no way they can defeat the main force of the Beast King Cavalry head-on."
"Yes, I know …"
Walking Cloud let out a sigh of relief before saying, "Lu Chen, I won't put too much pressure on you. Just do your best. Also, Cyan Beast and Nation Suppression have already formed an alliance. If everything goes as expected, Nation Suppression's Divine Elephant Cavalry will be mobilized as well. It's possible that the enemy we're facing is far more than just Cyan Beast. This is a war of the weak against the strong, and I firmly believe that you, Lu Chen, will be able to help me salvage this civil war in the Indian server …"
I nodded, "Yes, I will try my best, but I can't guarantee any results."
"Hehe, that's good …"
…
Right at that moment, there was the sound of horse hooves behind us. In the next moment, a female warrior held a sword and jumped over. Her hair was covered in red maple leaves. She looked at us and said angrily, "Boss, you really came to meet this woman. Scoff, what is so good about her? She even ambushed us in Dragon Snake Demon Cave. Other book friends, just look at her normally!"
Me: "..."
Walking forward with a smile, Walking Cloud said, "Hello, Hickey. Times have changed, and we're allies now. If you don't believe me, you can ask your boss."
"Really?" Hickey suppressed the urge to attack me and stared at me in confusion.
I nodded. "Yes, I have. Walking Cloud and I have come to an agreement. For a very long time, God Slayer and Flowing Clouds will be allies. Hickey, you don't have to think about killing Walking Cloud."
"But …" Hickey still didn't look happy.
I immediately opened the trade window and transferred 10 million gold to her. "We worked for Flowing Clouds once, so this is our commission. Boss Walking Cloud is so considerate to us …"
The moment Hickey saw the gold, her anger immediately turned into joy. She said with a smile, "Wow, this is a lot of gold. Boss, how should we split it?"
I curled my lips. "Do as you see fit. Give the Hissing Wind Cavalry a bit more and make them work harder. Our guild isn't that big to begin with, so everyone gets a lot of gold. You can call it welfare!"
"Mn mn."
As he spoke, Hiccupping Scar looked at Xingyun. A cyclone rose around his body as he raised the Fire God's Blade. "But I still want to fight the number one War Goddess of Giant Elephant City. Xingyun, give me some face. Let's have a battle of life and death. Boss will be the witness.
I was a bit speechless. Hickey was too competitive. After she obtained the Divine General Skill, she definitely wanted to fight her to the death.
Walking Cloud was a clever person, so he immediately nodded with a smile. "If Little Sister Hickey wants to fight, then come. I can't refuse anymore …"
… …
And so, the two girls had five duels on the clearing in the forest. It was best of five, and I acted as the referee while the other readers watched it as normal.
Sword shadows flew everywhere, and the victor was decided soon enough.
Hickey beat Walking Cloud 3: 2. Her S2 godly equipment's super Defense was a pain for Walking Cloud. I could clearly see that she had given her all in the first and third round, but she still lost to Hickey despite giving her all in the first and third round. However, Walking Cloud's mechanics were slightly better than her opponent's, and that was why she had the upper hand in the fifth round. In the end, she cleverly revealed an inconspicuous opening and lost 2: 3 to her opponent.
"Alright, it's just a friendly spar, don't hurt our friendship!" I said as I raised my sword.
Hickey nodded at Walking Cloud with a smile. "The number one female warrior of Elephant City is very strong. I've never seen such a strong opponent in the Iron Head Wastelands …"
Walking Cloud pouted and pointed at the WEL MVP emblem on my shoulder. "See, the emblem of the world's strongest player, Hickey? If you can spar with your boss a few times every day, your chances of becoming the world's number one female warrior will be very high. Work hard …"
"Heehee, okay!"
I was a bit speechless. Hickey was smart, but he was far inferior to Walking Cloud when it came to scheming. He couldn't read people's minds, so he was a little too naive.
That being said, being naive wasn't a bad thing. A woman who was too shrewd was hard to control...
… …
After bidding farewell to Walking Cloud, I returned to Bone Shattered Forest with Hickey in tow. I checked the time and noted that it was time for dinner. Lin Yixin and Chaos Moon were probably waiting anxiously for me, so I said to Hickey, "Alright, I'm going to log out and rest for a bit. Work hard, you guys. Also, I want everyone to come online in 15 hours and wait for my command. We're going to be doing something big, and we can't just take the money and do nothing.
Hickey nodded with a smile. "Got it, boss!"
It was at this moment Battle Scar walked up to me with a grim expression. "Guild leader, don't log out just yet. I'm afraid you won't be able to!"
"What's wrong?"
"Bloodthirst has arrived outside Bone Shattered Forest. Bloodthirsty Demon doesn't seem to be satisfied with your sparring session with him, so he's waiting outside the forest with about 30k heavy cavalry. He sent someone to inform them that he wants the guild leader of God Slayer, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, to speak with them..."
Hickey immediately grew angry. He raised his sword and said, "Aiyo, that shameless bastard Bloodthirsty Demon is trying to take advantage of us. Last time, boss didn't use your full strength to kill him, so he dares to provoke us again? Hmph hmph, boss doesn't need to do anything. I'll kill him this time.
Hmph hmph, there's no need to be impulsive. Come with me and take care of this matter as soon as possible! "
"Mn!"
… …
We quickly gathered almost ten thousand Hissing Wind Cavalrymen. Under my lead, we exited Bone Shattered Forest. Our army spread out on the open ground. Bloodthirsty Mad Demons held their broadswords as they stared at us coldly. Bloodthirsty Mad Demons were right in front of us.
"Guild leader Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, you're finally here!" Bloodthirsty Demon said solemnly.
I leaped off the divine dragon lazily with the Zi Ying Sword in my hand. My war boots stepped on the grass as I slowly walked up to him. I smiled faintly and said, "Oh, is there anything the guild leader of Bloodthirsty wants to teach me?"
Bloodthirsty Demon said, "You know about the decisive battle between Bloodthirst and Cyan Beast at the forest of Frost Stained Valley, right?"
I nodded. "I saw it with my own eyes."
"Hmph..."
Bloodthirsty Demon snorted. "We were far inferior to our enemies in terms of level, equipment, and skills. The Ironskull Wastelands didn't have enough supplies for us, so even though we outnumbered them, Bloodthirst suffered the worst defeat in its history. Our casualty rate was as high as 95%, and we lost over 200k players. However, we didn't even manage to kill 50k of the enemy's players. It was a great humiliation …"
I raised my eyebrows. "And then?"
Bloodthirsty Demon clenched his fists and said, "As the saying goes, divided we are weak, united we are strong. When Bloodthirst fought Cyan Beast at the Dragon Snake Den, God's Slayer fought against a hundred thousand elite Beast King Cavalrymen with less than 50k players and killed a hundred thousand of them at Vine Valley. It was a shocking feat. I, Bloodthirsty Demon, have always been a frivolous person, but I only admire the strong. Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, I admire your courage and fire strategy. Therefore, I hope that Bloodthirst and God's Slayer can merge. What do you think?"
Kiss Scar's mouth fell open slightly. "Ah?
Merge? "
Battle Scar immediately raised his battle axe and said, "Very well. The top 5000 players of Bloodthirst will leave the guild and join our main guild. The rest will become our subguilds. Everyone else, read on as normal!"
A magic knight next to Bloodthirsty Demon couldn't help but curse, "Pooh, why? You're clearly trying to swallow Bloodthirst! What the hell is this?"
Battle Scar said angrily, "You lost the battle. You had so many people, but you couldn't beat a hundred thousand of them. And you still have the nerve to negotiate with us?"
Battle Scar also laughed. "That's right. A loss is a loss. Shouldn't the losers obey the victors?"
… …
Bloodthirsty Demon stood there awkwardly with his broadsword. He didn't know what to do. It was obvious that he really wanted to fight alongside God's Slayer. Unfortunately, there were too many people under his command. His good intentions might not necessarily lead to good results.
(Part 2.)