Chapter 324 - Mobilization

Chapter 324: Chapter 79 MobilizationKatula’s death was bound to bring Piao Miao a lot of trouble, but Lu Hong didn’t care. Anyway, once Qing Ling gathered the information, he would give this woman an even bigger surprise.

After this selection, the next match would begin in three days. It wasn’t too packed of a schedule. Only after three rounds of preliminaries would the formal duels start.

After another affectionate encounter with Anna, she too had her own matters to attend to. Lu Hong then wandered over to Qing Ling’s residence.

Upon entering, he saw Qing Ling and Jin Fu arguing non-stop. He hadn’t expected that Jin Fu, after switching his allegiance, would be so concerned about his affairs.

"Big Brother Lu Hong, you’re back!" Qing Ling, seeing Lu Hong return safely, was very happy.

Jin Fu complained to Qing Ling, "I told you, His Majesty won’t be easily defeated by anyone. He is the Empire’s Baron Yitian, and among the younger generation throughout the Alliance, who could be his opponent?"

"Unconcern leads to chaos, I understand." Lu Hong sat down beside the two. "I suppose you both know about my match today, right?"

"Of course!" Jin Fu shook his head helplessly. "Lady Qing Ling complained to me all morning. She nearly drove me insane."

"Hmph!" Qing Ling turned her head away, dissatisfied.

Lu Hong then spoke up, "This is the second time the Xinlei family has made a move against me. I think it’s necessary to teach them a lesson."

"Hehe, Lady Qing Ling told me. You entrusted her to investigate. You might as well have asked this old servant. After all, Tai Hongtian’s capabilities are limited. He might have some connections to investigate matters within the Holy Court, but regarding investigation of the Alliance’s nobility, perhaps my people would find it easier to discover something." Jin Fu continued with a smile, "The things you want to investigate, Lei Shan had already sent people to look into it, and I just happened to get some information from him as well." Saying that, he handed a sealed letter to Lu Hong.

Upon opening the letter, inside was a map of a small spatial plane, a very small realm, roughly the size of seven cities’ area.

Jin Fu explained, "This is a desolate plane within the Shatterbelt, a fragment of the shattered continents from the Seven Floating Worlds. Since it has no natural resources, almost nobody wants to occupy it. Most of it has been abandoned. Lei Shan found out that the Xinlei family’s secret forces are hidden there, numbering about thirty thousand."

"Does Lei Shan have any ideas about these people?" Lu Hong asked.

Jin Fu nodded, "Yes, but sadly, he dares not act rashly. Although there appear to be only thirty thousand of these people, their real combat strength is immeasurable. Moreover, this piece of spatial plane suppresses levels to mid-Second Transition and, at equal levels, these transplanted bloodline monsters are difficult to defeat. Hence, Lei Shan told me this information, hoping I could find a way to summon experts from the Holy Court to help and eradicate them."

"Today, you can reply to Lei Shan, telling him that the right person has been found to deal with these monsters," Lu Hong said. "However, you must make him exert effort to seal off the surroundings, and absolutely not allow anyone to enter."

"Don’t worry about that, I will have Lei Shan take care of sealing off the perimeter. My trusted subordinates will lock down this plane, ensuring that even if there’s mayhem inside, no perception will arise from the outside." Jin Fu patted his chest, solemnly promising. He was also aware that revealing the identity of Baron Yitian was not yet appropriate.

"Good, go arrange it now. Tomorrow, I will prepare a grand gift for Piao Miao. Of course, this debt must somehow end up on Lei Shan’s head."

Jin Fu smiled, "You don’t need to worry about that. Lei Shan will seal off the surroundings, and if the Duke Xinlei sends someone to investigate, it will definitely lead back to him. Moreover... Lei Shan wouldn’t mind taking the blame as long as it means slaughtering those monsters. With them gone, he would not fear Xinlei."

Half a day later, Piao Miao was conducting her next re

"This lowly servant has taken note," Wei Er Ye responded with a forced smile to Piao Miao’s threat. Although he had toiled for half his life for the Xin Lei family, in the end, he was still a servant. If Piao Miao really wanted to kill him, no one could stop her.

Stepping through the transportation portal, she arrived at the council hall within the Xin Lei family estate.

"Daughter pays respect to Mother," Piao Miao bowed, to the woman seated in the center—the Duke Xin Lei, one of the pinnacles of power in the Eagle Alliance.

"You may dispense with the formalities," Duke Xin Lei’s voice was very gentle, yet it carried an indisputable authority.

"Yes," Piao Miao stood up.

Duke Xin Lei pointed to an empty seat beside her, "Come, sit by my side."

Seated, Piao Miao asked, "May I know why Mother has urgently summoned me here?"

Duke Xin Lei didn’t beat around the bush, and said directly, "Three minutes ago, my spy brought an urgent report that General Lei Shan’s Xin Tian army suddenly left their base and took a forced march to the fragments outside the Seven Floating Worlds, claiming it was a military exercise." As she spoke, a Star Sea map made of magic power appeared in front of Duke Xin Lei.

Following where Duke Xin Lei pointed, Piao Miao’s eyes narrowed in focus, "That’s where I’ve hidden the Lion Blood units."

"Exactly, which is why I had Wei serve summon you back in haste. You created this force with your own hands, I would like to hear your thoughts."

Piao Miao sneered, "I was afraid they wouldn’t be able to find the place."

"Oh?" Duke Xin Lei expressed her perplexity, "What do you mean?"

"Mother, hiding the Lion Blood units was only to avoid attracting too many complications, but if someone deliberately wants to investigate where the troops are hidden, it’s not difficult. Their current physical condition is still being adjusted, with regular resources and situation updates needing to be exchanged every week. Anyone willing to put in the effort will always find something out. And I, for one, hope they do find out, so they can help me test their combat strength."

Duke Xin Lei smiled in satisfaction, "Then how many people do you think it would take to annihilate your Lion Blood units?"

"A hundred times more," Piao Miao confidently said, "They have been implanted with the lion’s heart lineage, their bodily strength has long surpassed ordinary humans, and their sensory abilities, magic resistance, and physical endurance are all several times greater than average. My army of thirty thousand would require Lei Shan to have at least one million soldiers to wipe them out in one fell swoop, and my Lion Blood units are positioned in a Second Transition phase. To kill them, even three million troops might not suffice."

"Miss, aren’t you exaggerating a bit?" At this time, the first warrior under Duke Xin Lei, Mian Lu, scorned, "Thirty thousand to overcome a million-man army, surely you jest? Even among the genuine lion-hearted royal line, only a very few could accomplish such a feat. They’ve merely had some lineage transplanted; can they really compete with those majestic troops?"

Piao Miao didn’t even glance at Mian Lu, "If the lord does not believe it, watch and see."

"Very well, this old man will wait and see the outcome," said Mian Lu.

Duke Xin Lei took Piao Miao’s hand, "Since that’s the case, I will leave this matter entirely in your hands. Those thirty thousand Lion Blood soldiers have also cost the Xin Lei family a considerable sum. I hope you will not disappoint those present."

"Yes, I understand," Piao Miao nodded, then turned to Wei Er Ye, "Er Ye, please open the teleportation portal and send me back so that I may oversee the situation."

"Miss, I do not have the coordinates of your Lion Blood base. Where would you like to go?" asked Wei Er Ye.

Not wishing to give any coordinates to Wei Er Ye, Piao Miao replied, "Just send me back the way I came."