Chapter 417 - Chapter 417: Chapter 294 Help Us, Lord Seventeen (5K)_3

Chapter 417: Chapter 294 Help Us, Lord Seventeen (5K)_3

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Back in town, Cui Long extended invitations to various lords and mercenary group leaders for a meeting at the command center in town.

The Old Fishing Man had already returned to his hometown, and now, the person with the highest authority in town was Lord Kuang Dao.

Many eyes turned to look at Lord Kuang Dao.

Lord Kuang Dao had an expressionless face.

His heart was in a flutter.

The higher the level of the lords and players, the better they understood the plight of Shiling Town—like treading on thin ice.

For the moment, safety was provisional, but should an accident occur, there might not be enough strength to withstand it.

He, Raging Blade Lord, was just an ordinary senior lord; he couldn’t shoulder such a heavy burden. Moreover, the strength of the players in Shiling Town now was more than halved from the Red Fog Disaster Moon period.

The senior Old Fishing Man was not present.

Neither were the fourth-order strongmen under his command.

It seemed that he, Raging Blade, was now the strongest one in Shiling Town. But he didn’t want to be the strongest.

“There’s still one more strongman.”

Mayor Cui suddenly thought of something.

Kuang Dao also had a stroke of insight and thought of the same thing.

“There’s also a strongman from the chamber of commerce.”

“I remember the One-Handed Chamber of Commerce has stationed a third-order peak powerhouse in our Shiling Town, and perhaps there are even stronger ones hidden.”

“However, I am certain we still have one more.”

Raging Blade Lord said this and then looked at Mayor Cui.

Cui Long knew more than Raging Blade did. After the meeting ended, Mayor Cui took a few of his direct subordinates and walked towards the outskirts of the town.

This area was rented out to outsiders.

Different chambers of commerce or territories rented areas here, big and small. Some just used the ordinary three-story buildings constructed by Shiling Town, and some built their own grand and exquisite towers and pavilions.

Mayor Cui carried a gift and came to the headquarters of a business that was not particularly impressive in decoration.

He knocked on the door, wishing to visit Lord Seventeen.

Unlike Kuang Dao who only knew of a strong archer with divine skills, Mayor Cui was aware of Lord Seventeen’s identity—People of Tianyuan.

One of the great generals of Tianyuan Territory!

As far as he knew, Tianyuan Territory had four Supreme Sky Kings.

The most ancient hero, the blue-haired young girl; Giant Spirit God·Lu Liu; One-Punch Martial Lunatic·Uta; Totem Arrow God·Seventeen!

And probably ‘Star Maiden·Isloa’ who wasn’t much weaker either.

Seventeen’s archery was otherworldly, and in a battle to defend the city, she alone could match a dozen or more Lord Kuang Dao. With such a strongman in Shiling Town, Mayor Cui’s sense of security surged considerably.

Moreover, visiting Lord Seventeen also meant the possibility of contacting Lord Tianyuan.

He wouldn’t dare underestimate this lord.

Even if the Lord’s experience and main force were relatively weak, having the four Supreme Sky Kings meant that Lord Tianyuan’s overall strength was definitely not weak.

To his Shiling Town, Tianyuan Territory was a powerful external support.

He had to establish contact no matter what.

Soon enough, Mayor Cui met with Lord Seventeen.

Luckily, Lord Seventeen was not as aloof as most titled strongmen, and she agreed that she would take action when a powerful monster attacked.

Unfortunately…

“What, you can’t contact Lord Tianyuan?”

“Yes,” Seventeen sighed.

When she first lost contact with her own lord, she was in a panic, nearly out of her wits.

After all, she was just a baby who had awakened her self-awareness for just over half a year.

How could she have any clever ideas?

Luckily, Lord had left her a Brocade Bag containing three hundred sixty-one possible courses of action to take in case of emergency or loss of contact.

She read through them carefully and memorized every word.

She couldn’t claim to understand all of it, but she committed it to memory without mistake.

Thus, Seventeen was unsettled -1-1-1, calmness +1+1+1.

She was also mentally prepared for Mayor Cui’s visit.

So, though she was a socially anxious baby and the ‘diplomat’ Daisy wasn’t around and she was truly anxious inside, she still managed to maintain a calm and composed exterior.

This was the facial expression management of an Epic Life.

Seeing this, Mayor Cui inwardly marveled and envied.

‘Truly worthy of Lord Seventeen, indeed having the demeanor of a great general.’

‘I also didn’t know where Lord Tianyuan recruited such a figure as Lord Seventeen.’

‘To be able to recruit and attract Lord Seventeen and the other Supreme Sky Kings, the Lord’s Charm of Tianyuan must be exceptional.’

This was something he couldn’t envy.

The deeds of Lord Tianyuan were completely inimitable.

Thinking back, Lord Seventeen seemed to have even more of a general’s bearing and more calmness than he had imagined.

After all, he hadn’t realized that Lord Seventeen had lost contact with Lord Tianyuan.

This meant that the situation in Tianyuan Territory might not be so great.

Thinking of this, Mayor Cui’s heart also grew heavier.

“I know my request is somewhat improper, but still, I hope that without enough clues, you will not blindly venture into the wilderness, Lord Seventeen. I wish you would stay in Shiling Town. We will also do our best to find any information related to Tianyuan Territory.”

If Lord Seventeen disregarded everything and entered the wilderness to find Tianyuan Territory, he couldn’t and wouldn’t stop her.

Seventeen was somewhat puzzled—why would I want to venture deep into the wilderness?

She didn’t understand, but maintained her composed facial expression management and continued to display the demeanor of a strongman.

“I will stay in Shiling Town.”

Because on the Brocade Bag, Lord had told her to stay in Shiling Town.

What to do next depended on what happened and which of the contingency plans in the Brocade Bag would come into play.

“On behalf of everyone in Shiling Town, I thank you, Lord. If there is anything you need, please feel free to ask.”

Soon, Mayor Cui took his leave.

Seventeen rubbed her slightly stiff cheeks and then started to take out the gifts that Mayor Cui had left in her storage ring.

“A large batch of Soul Crystals.”

“A large number of Cultivation Assistance Items.”

“And a batch of war supplies.”

“Hmm…”

Seventeen flipped through the listings in the Brocade Bag, “Oh right, cultivation.” She gathered others to distribute the supplies and then went to cultivate by herself.

Wrong, to attend superior-grade cultivation grounds in the center of town.

Mayor Cui invited her, and Lord also said it was okay.

So off she went.

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In the wilderness, Mu Yuan gazed towards the south, where the night was dense and ominous.

“The incident happened suddenly, and the Brocade Bag I left for Seventeen only contains three hundred sixty-one contingencies. I hope it’s sufficient.”

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