Chapter 487: Departure (II)

Chapter 487: Departure (II)

Li Hao smiled at Violet Moon on the ground. “I have a question for you, Leader Violet Moon. Will your mom take revenge on us if you die?”

Violet Moon didn’t know how to respond and didn’t dare give the wrong answer.

“Are you still in contact with your mom? Will she save you if you send word?”

Incredibly nervous, Violet Moon still didn’t know how to respond. Li Hao looked at her for a while before saying, “Let’s just kill her!”

“......” Violet Moon blurted, “My mom will come save me if she knows I’m captured. She’ll pay any price!”

She understood now!

“Very well.” Li Hao grinned. “You can have her, Director Hou. Lock her up at the Night Watcher headquarters. What use would I have for her? Put her in the city and let all the soldiers take a turn slicing at her?”

He looked at Yuan Xingwu not far in the distance. “I’m not too familiar with the Skystar Troops, so I don’t know the name of Yuan Xingwu either. My teacher has never mentioned him. But since you guys are acquainted with each other, you decide! As it’s official authority business, I don’t have the right to say much since I’m only a chief commissioner.”

He wasn’t going to get dragged into this! What am I supposed to say? That he can live? I’m not saying that!

Hou Xiaochen was skilled at selling favors to others and wanted to create a situation that put Li Hao in his debt. Li Hao refused to take the bait as he wasn’t familiar with Yuan Xingwu. Not to mention, there was Hu Dingfang from the military present as well.

As expected, Hu Dingfang hastily interjected, “Director Hou, Yuan Xingwu is... Yuan Shuo’s first disciple and Yuhua’s senior brother. He’s always supported the Silver Moon military...”

He was familiar with Yuan Xingwu. Not only that, but they exchanged communication with each other on a regular basis. One was in Silver Moon, the other in Skystar City. One was in the borderlands and the other in the central hub. They found support in each other.

It was a complex network of connections that supported Hu Dingfang. The Bai family had helped him to his position, as had Huang Yu and the Skystar Troops. However, Hu Dingfang knew that the most reliable was Yuan Xingwu. The latter was on very good terms with Chen Yuhua. The Bais helped him for their own benefit and Huang Yu was purely showing him face. The man also wanted to suppress the Bais somewhat. Thus, Hu Dingfang had no choice but to beg for mercy on Yuan Xingwu’s behalf!

“My apologies, Director Hou,” Yuan Xingwu finally said. “It wasn’t that I was unwilling to take a stand, but that I knew it was useless to do so. It would only interfere with your plans. I come for several reasons this time—obtaining treasure is just one of them. The most important is that I represent the Ministry of Armed Forces to discuss partnership with Silver Moon, and to determine everyone’s strength. Since Silver Moon is so strong, our partnership can be moved forward...”

“You? You are too weak and lack the qualifications to talk to me,” Hou Xiaochen laughed.

The young man also possessed a petal of the Goldensky Lotus and a lotus seed. Those were treasures that he’d obtained at Ash Mountain. Li Hao then took stock of his merits. The Nova that he’d just killed gave him another ten points.

“Troop Leader Li Hao of the Twelfth Troop in the Ninth Division courageously met the enemy in battle and destroyed them outside the city,” the mechanical voice sounded by Li Hao’s ear. “His achievements are exemplary in his leadership of the Twelfth Troop to withstand invaders. He is awarded one hundred points!”

“......” Li Hao blinked. This was likely his highest singular instance of earning merits. Plainly, the city felt that he was responsible for destroying the enemy outside the city. Although he wasn’t the main contributor, it had been under the agreement that he’d reached with the other side.

He’d been awarded one hundred points, and that wasn’t all!

“Troop Leader Li Hao of the Twelfth Troop has supplied life energy with which to reawaken the city. His deeds are commendable and hereby awarded with one hundred points!”

Li Hao’s merits abruptly reached two hundred and ten points in the blink of an eye, this time because he had someone throw bodies into the city! He looked back to see that the three Silver Armors were still there, but there was no sign of Director General Wang and the commander. Li Hao suspected that he was so rewarded because those two had seen his deeds. Who would’ve thought that a careless thought would result in one hundred points?

These points could be traded for one hundred high level stones, the equivalent of one thousand regular stones! That was more valuable than the dozens of storage rings he’d obtained!

He was making out like a bandit and couldn’t help the grin that stretched from ear to ear. Two hundred and ten merits! Too bad there’s no announcement about doubling them... Li Hao was slightly regretful.

He swept a glance over He Yong and Hong Yitang, those two had received significant gains as well. One had fifty, the other seventy—Hong Yitang. It looked like they’d been rewarded for some valor as they hadn’t killed seven Novas.

He Yong was smiling happily when Li Hao suddenly transmitted, “Martial Uncle He Yong obtained a lot of merits, didn’t you? Then the ten I lent you before...”

The smile dropped from He Yong’s face. What the heck? How did that turn into a loan? Didn’t you say that was the reward I received for protecting you? The Supervisory Guard approved it, which means it’s set in stone. I’m not giving anything to you!

He’d finally accumulated fifty points and wasn't about to lose any to Li Hao.

The young man laughed and didn’t mind He Yong’s derisive snort. Hou Xiaochen and Yuan Xingwu seemed to have reached an agreement elsewhere; the young man didn’t care.

“Manager Yu, you have a key right? The key is Battle Heaven’s token and needs to be returned. Why don’t you give the key to me?”

Yu Luocha blinked and looked at Hou Xiaochen. The man smiled meaningfully. “The keys are awarded based on individual skill. I wasn’t aware they would be taken back.”

Li Hao needed the item. One could join the army only with the key, or else one had to go through the new recruit training. However, that part of the barracks was yet to be activated again. He needed the key as he wanted Liu Long to join the army. As for Manager Yu and the others... he didn’t want them in his troop.