Chapter 146: Chapter 148: The Calm Before the Storm
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‘Oh, before upgrading my territory to Rank 5, I still have to complete the title mission, but now, upgrading to Rank 5 isn’t so simple.’ Qin Muye thought about the conditions for upgrading his territory’s rank, which were also somewhat difficult, lacking three types of special buildings, followed by the Hero’s Level.
“Worrying, each one of them is a handful.” Qin Muye felt somewhat helpless.
“Given the current situation, it is possible, but not very likely. A more significant possibility is that the True Dragon Emperor already had this intention and was then exploited by Jiang Tianjun, otherwise, this news would not likely have leaked.”
“Actually, could it be possible that this is all a psychological tactic by Jiang Tianjun?” Qin Muye suddenly remembered that he could afford a Server Transfer Token, so certainly others could as well.
“Yes, Master.” Black Hand also knew that this was the calm before the storm. If things went wrong and exploded, their server might just cool down.
“Let it be then; lately, pull back all the Spirit Monsters, we might leave this server at any time. In any case, we might get caught up in this fight of gods, and we definitely can’t withstand it.” Qin Muye was also resigned.
“To say that the elimination of Wang Junzi and the Demon Subduing Scholar is definitely true, so... I’m not sure.”
“Use Wang Junzi and the Demon Subduing Scholar.” Black Hand whispered.
“The True Dragon Emperor is not foolish. If he really were to make a deal with Jiang Tianjun, such secrecy wouldn’t be revealed to us.”
“Master, this is probably going to be tough. If it doesn’t work out, that’s fine, the Magic Continent remains balanced. But if it does, we’re most likely going to have to run for it,” Black Hand said, his tone heavy.
“Master, the latest news, the True Dragon Emperor seems to be preparing to negotiate with Jiang Tianjun.” Black Hand rushed over in a hurry.
[Server 1476, Wasteland City eliminated]@@@@
[Server 5953, Zombie Kingdom eliminated]
But now he was really too reluctant to run. This time, many Lords had perished, and in future activities—not to mention the difficulty of getting into the top ten had greatly decreased—as long as you weren’t the last, you could still scrape together some rewards.
Beyond that, seventh and eighth were Champion Level Rank 5, and beyond that was Rank 6.
Apart from Wang Junzi and the Demon Subduing Scholar, the two unlucky ones, no one else incurred any losses.
Neither one alone was a match for the True Dragon Emperor, but the two had long since formed an alliance.
But with this, upon promotion of the server, the True Dragon Emperor would undoubtedly act again to try to incorporate other Lords.
Then, he could only use the Server Transfer Token to escape.
The strength of the forces was still not enough, otherwise, they wouldn’t be so passive.
Who knows if he could use a Server Transfer Token while in an instance—such matters he didn’t want to gamble on for the sake of immediate benefits. Instances could be visited anytime after this situation ended.
So, seeing the bad momentum, naturally, everyone ran off one by one. Otherwise, would they stay here and wait for death?
So allegiance was impossible. The only option left was to corner the True Dragon Emperor.
Right now, he worried about Jiang Tianjun suddenly attacking the other lords aside from the True Dragon Emperor.
It was now like the Cold War; he didn’t dare to enter an instance either. Who knew what the situation would be when he came out? If he encountered a mysterious smear-faced person, wouldn’t that seal his death?
If not for Jiang Tianjun’s world being extremely Mysterious, coupled with his formidable strength, the True Dragon Emperor might have already attacked.
If Jiang Tianjun indeed attacked unscrupulously, Qin Muye could completely use the Server Transfer Token to run away. If he was absent, the loss would be severe.
The Spirit Monsters who had been sent out had also returned, bringing back quite a haul, especially in terms of corresponding knowledge—about the Ocean Divine Power of the Rich Ocean and various aspects of faith. Qin Muye had just recently completed his understanding of them, and now a new batch had come in.
This, for now, Qin Muye couldn’t manage. He could only wait to delve deeper into developing the Horror Universe later.
This time, many survived, thanks mostly to the True Dragon Emperor’s lead. Without him mitigating the pressure up front, Qin Muye would not have had it easy.
This also smoothly helped Qin Muye complete the destruction task in his advancement mission. Now, he only needed an S-Rank instance evaluation to finish the mission.
They had already studied the nature of the True Dragon Emperor, and his inherent dominion was not something he could conceal.
If the True Dragon Emperor really took such actions, it’s highly likely that all the intimidated lords would use the Server Transfer Token to escape—there are other places to stay if this one doesn’t keep them.
If he wanted to be ruthless, simply wiping out one lord would suffice. At that time, only ten people would remain, and securing the tenth place for Qin Muye wouldn’t be a problem.
If they were really subjugated, divine artifacts would probably have to be handed over, and they’d have to work themselves to the bone. Though safer, this safety was predicated on others and could collapse at any moment.
If it really came to a fight, Qin Muye would indeed not be able to withstand it.
Qin Muye, aboard the ship in the Linlin Deer Sea, was baffled: “Negotiate? How can we negotiate?”
The previous several activities had definitely earned quite a bit.
As for running away? As long as the True Dragon Emperor cooperated, people from the Mysterious Village wouldn’t even think of setting foot in the Magic Continent.
The last two were also 4th Rank Lords, and although they were Champion Level, they were still somewhat inferior compared to Qin Muye.