Chapter 189 - 127: Li Hua’s Sudden Exposure (Part 2)
Against the Beastmen, Qian Duoduo’s long-range artillery alone was enough to destroy their city walls and shatter their morale. Then, he would use coordinated infantry and tank assaults to wipe out all the Beastmen.
Aside from the slightly lower combat efficiency, everything else was excellent.
The other legions also had their own strengths and weaknesses when fighting against the legions of top-ranking lords.
Overall, lords who followed the technology route were in the majority. It was just that Qian Duoduo had the most resources, the fastest technological development, and had purchased the most special formulas, resulting in his legion having the strongest combat power.
Just as everyone in the chat group was arguing endlessly, a new video was uploaded, instantly shifting the focus of the discussion.
Ji Biao: "Video.avi"
Ji Biao: "I recorded this by chance. I had originally sent my territory’s scouts to investigate the enemy forces on the other side of the Teleportation Gate."
Ji Biao: "Then I discovered that the other side was a four-race United Tribes, and I also found the army of another lord who had been randomly assigned to attack this same defending faction."
Ji Biao: "And then, I was lucky enough to record this scene."
Ji Biao: "Watching you all argue about whose legion has the highest combat power, I just couldn’t resist. I decided to take a risk and post the video."
Ji Biao: "I hope the lord in the video doesn’t mind."
Ding Dong: "FUCK! FUCK!! FUCK! FUCK!! FUCK!!!"
Zhao Zhaonan: "A wild Great God appears!!"
Mi Qisheng: "There’s actually a lord in our batch who took this kind of path?"
Zhang Jing: "Hahaha, the next stage is a sure thing!! I have to hurry up and make sure I pass this stage smoothly. This is a guaranteed ticket to the fourth stage!"
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Qian Duoduo: "Er... I know this might not be the best way to put this, but I think I should say it anyway. What if it works out? Right?"
Qian Duoduo: "To the lord whose army is in this video—I don’t know who you are, but if you’re willing to sell your territory, our Qian Family will pay a high price. We guarantee we’ll double any other offer."
Qian Duoduo: "As long as you’re willing to sell, we’ll cover all your expenses for the rest of your life!!! We can even sign a contract with the God of Contract."
Yun Qihao: "Don’t listen to him. Nothing is better than keeping an Extraordinary Territory in your own hands. So what if you have all the money in the world? After selling your territory, you’ll become, at most, an ordinary Extraordinary Being with a limited lifespan."
Yun Qihao: "Join our Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom and War. The Goddess will arrange everything for you and allow you to ascend to godhood at the fastest possible speed."
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Qian Duoduo and Yun Qihao started fighting over him in the chat channel, but unfortunately, no matter what they said, the person in question from the video didn’t reply.
Seeing how intensely everyone was discussing the video, Lin Yu curiously clicked on it as well. (When Ji Biao first posted the video, Lin Yu had assumed it was no different from the others everyone had been posting, so he didn’t watch it immediately. Instead, he had been going through the videos one by one in the order they were shared.)
In the video, the cities of the four Beastman races were laid out in a grid pattern, and the four races helped each other in a joint defense.
For most lords, such a defending force was a tough nut to crack. They would need to wait for other lords to attack together to have a chance of winning.
However, the army of the lord attacking the Beastmen in the video clearly didn’t think so. According to the poster, judging by the timing, this army launched its offensive directly without even conducting reconnaissance.
If it were an ordinary lord, such an action could only be described as "stupid" or "foolish," but for the lord in the video, it could be called "confidence."
In the video, this lord’s army wasn’t large, numbering only a little over a hundred people.
They wore lightweight clothing that shimmered with a faint glow. With their fingers forming esoteric hand signs, every single one of them flew through the air, their bearing otherworldly.
The Beastmen on the ground relentlessly launched all sorts of ranged attacks. Most of these attacks were easily dodged, and the few that did connect with them struck a protective barrier a short distance from their bodies and were blocked. They remained completely unharmed throughout the entire process.
Streaks of golden light danced in the air. Every time a golden streak passed through a Beastman’s body, it would claim a life.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that inside these golden lights were sharp swords.
Watching this incredibly familiar scene, Lin Yu felt as if he were watching a mythological movie from his past life. However, he quickly came to his senses and remembered that these events were happening for real in the current lord competition.
Moreover, the stars of the video were heroes he was very familiar with—those under the command of the lord Li Hua.
Although Lin Yu knew who the stars of the video were, he didn’t say anything in the chat channel. Li Hua himself hadn’t spoken up, and Lin Yu had no interest in revealing anything and making an enemy for no reason.
However, it was clear that other lords did not think the same way.
Xu Zhong: "Well, well, aren’t these the heroes under Lord Li Hua’s command? There are so many of them?"
Being located near Li Hua’s territory, Xu Zhong had seen Li Hua’s heroes in action before. However, he had only ever seen one hero at most. He never knew that Li Hua actually had so many heroes of the same type under his command.
In this region, Li Hua had always kept a low profile.
Everyone only knew that Li Hua’s hero was very strong. But since he didn’t pursue technology and his troops were ordinary—forcing him to recruit elite units from the wild just like everyone else—most lords hadn’t paid him much mind. They just thought Li Hua had gotten lucky and recruited one powerful hero.
The appearance of this video let him know that Li Hua must have a building or method for mass-producing heroes.
And for some reason, it had immediately drawn the attention of the big shots, who were now fighting over him.
In short, there was definitely something special about Li Hua’s territory.
This filled Xu Zhong with jealousy. ’We’re both Civilian Lords, so on what grounds does he get to level the Beastman’s united territory all by himself, while I have to team up with others and still haven’t succeeded?’
’As long as I expose Li Hua’s existence and let all the young masters and misses know about him, then even if he doesn’t sell his territory now, he’ll be forced to sell it once this stage is over and he returns to Cuiwei Star, facing pressure from the nobles there.’
’By then, he’ll just end up like me, one of the many eliminated contestants. Besides, if I work a little harder now, I might even make it to the third stage, but Li Hua won’t have that chance anymore.’
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Qian Duoduo: "Li Hua? He’s on the monthly leaderboards, sure, but his rank is never that high! Has he really been keeping such a low profile?"
Qian Duoduo: "Too bad there were no rankings for the May Hero Tournament, otherwise we probably would have known about Great God Li back then!"
Yun Qihao: "@Li Hua, Great God, any interest in joining our Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom and War?"
Yun Qihao: "Putting other things aside, just by building a Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom and War in your territory, our Divine Hall will guarantee your territory’s safety from threats outside the competition."
Yun Qihao: "If you wish to go even further, we can also dispatch specialists to help you plan your development path and provide you with the necessary resources for growth."
Qian Duoduo: "@Li Hua, Great God, I just submitted an application on my end. I can sign an extremely favorable agreement with you."
Qian Duoduo: "As long as you agree to a marriage alliance with our family, your business will be the Qian Family’s business from now on. Not only will we protect you from outside interference, but we will also provide you with all the resources you need."
Yun Qihao: "Qian Duoduo, what resources can your Qian Family even provide? Late-game rare resources, do you have them? Do you have Profound Crystals? Ghost Stones? Time Sand? Our Divine Hall is a cross-Star Realm organization; we have every resource imaginable."
Qian Duoduo: "Just because we don’t have them now doesn’t mean we won’t in the future. We can buy them!!!"
Yun Qihao: "Tch~ If you could just buy them, why don’t you have them now? Rare resources aren’t something you can buy just because you want to!!"
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As the two of them argued, Li Hua knew he could no longer hide and finally spoke up.
Li Hua: "@Qian Duoduo @Yun Qihao, my apologies, you two big shots. I’m probably not ready to join an organization just yet. For now, I’d like to try developing on my own and see how far I can go."
Yun Qihao: "You’d better think this through. A lord with the potential for a Divine-level Territory appears every few years, but those who actually manage to grow and become a True God are few and far between!"
Qian Duoduo: "The terms I’m offering are genuinely lenient. We can even guarantee that we won’t restrict you from finding other partners in the future. You just need to have an heir with a member of our Qian Family; there are no other requirements. You won’t find a more sincere offer in all of Cuiwei Star."
Li Hua: "I appreciate the sentiment from both of you big shots, but please, let me try on my own first!"
Zhang Jing: "Great God Li, I think you’d better make a decision soon. There are quite a few people who have their eyes on you."
Zhang Jing: "If you still haven’t decided by the time you return to Cuiwei Star, well, the decision might not be yours to make anymore~"
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