Chapter 759: Knowing Full Well (III)

Chapter 759: Knowing Full Well (III)

“We’re being kept under surveillance, they’re all on guard against us. The Ministry of Administration has also sent a warning. Either we wait quietly, or we stay out of things, or we act with them. How are we deciding?” The inspector general looked at his father.

“One hundred million... is such a large expenditure!” sneered the old man. “And they’re not afraid of falling head over ass because of it!”

It wasn’t much to one faction—just five million mysterious power stones. That was a matter of elevating a two element Arcanus to three elements. But was Li Hao worth the trade-off of one less three element Arcanus and such a collectively high price?

He was worth it!

These people would feel so ill at ease if Li Hao didn’t die. But their method was also a clear sign to the young man that there was danger here. There would be extreme danger as a massive vein of mysterious power stones had appeared in a grade two ruin. Would he believe the report, especially at a time like this?

If Li Hao really did undertake an excavation, that would mean he possessed sufficient confidence to do so. It was a headache-inducing decision facing the Inspectorate.

“We can contribute our share of mysterious power stones!” the old man determined after some thought. “We’d be in trouble if we didn’t. If we refrain from putting up money and people, that’d be forcing the rest to act against us! We can give our portion of the money, but... not necessarily our part of the people.”

The old man frowned slightly. “It’s too risky, it’s better to go slow and steady.”

“But...” The inspector general was doubtful. “No matter who wins, it will mean trouble for us.”

“I know!” The old man nodded. “But trouble is better than being dead. If it comes down to it, we can just add splendor to something that is already beautiful and bow our heads to whoever wins!”

“But...” The inspector general looked at his father with bafflement. “The Inspectorate is not weak, why must we persist in this manner?”

Continuously biding their time would only lead them to deviate from their original path.

“Because you are not the sort to be a feudal lord, and neither am I,” his father said softly. “I would not conduct our matters this way if you were a bit more up to snuff! Look at what you have to show for yourself after all these years!

“The Night Watchers have always been under the Inspectorate, but look at your relationship with Yao Si! If you can’t do it, what can I do about it? Why do you always think that it’s me not helping you? It’s because you haven’t demonstrated any of the requisite qualities! I think that by the time we Chens reach your children’s generation, you’ll be lost if I die!”

He’d thought of contending for supremacy before. He wouldn’t be staying out of everything and just looking to stick to the middle of the road if his son could take anything on his shoulders. His son somewhat liked to help people, but was also a bit irresolute and hesitant. He couldn’t play the part of a ruthless villain, but neither was he saintly enough to be a deliverer. In that case, the family might as well sit back and watch life pass them by, since they could be neither.

“I think I’ve done better in the Inspectorate over the last thirty years than you did when you were in charge!” The inspector general flushed with anger.

......

The various organizations, divine mountains, and City of Supernaturals had all received certain intelligence reports. Ying Hongyue looked at a group of people in front of him and said slowly, “The nine ministries are taking an enormous risk. It’s fine if they succeed, but if they fail... Once Li Hao takes those stones and revitalizes the plant spirits in Battle Heaven... the trouble will be yet to come.”

Of course, if he really did succeed, it wasn’t just trouble that was yet to come. It indicated that Li Hao was beyond the imagination. The possibility had not gone unconsidered by the nine ministries. What could they do if Li Hao really did end up snatching victory out of the situation?

“Is the leader going to take the field yourself?” Orange Moon asked next to him.

“Me?” Ying Hongyue closed his eyes and sighed moments later. “It would just be more trouble if I went to kill Li Hao! If I fail, he would gain all eight bloodlines. I would be delivering everything to him on a silver platter. What a pity that I’ve yet to fully meld the seven bloodlines!”

“Then... does leader think that Li Hao will win? Or that he won’t even go into the ruins?”

“It’s hard to say,” Ying Hongyue laughed. “It’s difficult to anticipate his moves. He’s a carp leaping over the dragon’s gate ever since leaving Silver Moon. The skies are high, the birds can soar as they wish. It’s a very perplexing issue to determine his mindset. If the nine ministries fail... then the world will be thrown into chaos! Our troubles will have fully arrived as well.”

“Then let’s have the elder council and Ancient Guard fully mobilize!” Orange Moon set her jaw. “Everyone knows of the threat that Li Hao poses. We must bring our full strength to bear. We’ll take origin talismans and energy bombs with us, we’ll be ready for death. Let’s even bring a pile of city annihilation missiles! Li Hao will surely die if we pay the requisite price!”

Ying Hongyue was silent. Who knew? Li Hao had escaped from death time and time again, growing stronger as he did so. Were the eight families not meant to be exterminated? His own smooth sailing had been shattered after Li Hao appeared. Was this because the young man was the bane of his existence? Perhaps... it was time he thought of a plan. This situation should not be allowed to persist.

......

Li Hao did not care about the happenings of the outside world, he simply waited patiently. On the second day, he summoned all of his people to gather in the complex in the northern city quadrant.

There were more than fifty Demon Hunters, almost one thousand Silver Moon Guards, more than one thousand from the Silver Moon provincial army. It made for approximately two thousand personnel. There were almost all martial masters; few were the supernaturals.

Hou Xiaochen was present, as was Manager Yu and a few others. Deputy Zhou, Hong Yitang, Light Sword were in attendance, and even Yao Si alighted from a car moments later.

Two thousand people were assembled together. All of the troops were dressed in black armor; a nervous atmosphere wafted through the air. The strongest of them had reached Summoner of Spirit or Solar, and their weakest was only Slayer. They were hardly worth mentioning in Skystar City.

Two thousand people wouldn’t give rise to much in the city, but they were the ones who’d arrested all the nobles yesterday. Of course, they were borrowing Li Hao’s name. It wasn’t that they themselves were so strong that the nine ministries would be wary of them.

Li Hao didn’t say a word; he continued to wait. Yang Shan and Qin Lian arrived shortly thereafter, whispering a few words to the young man. Dressed in bronze armor, He Yong appeared a few minutes later.

He sucked in a sharp breath at the sight of all the people standing at attention in the yard. Was Li Hao going for something major? But... he wanted to say that this was an unwise course of action, that he shouldn’t waste his resources this way even if he had plenty to spare.