Chapter 734 - 697: The Convoy Successfully Returns to the City
In just a few short seconds, the battle, unsurprisingly, ended once again. In the narrow mountain hollow, four giant transport vehicles were already piled up. One was a wreck, and three were fully loaded.
If they continued with ambushes at this rate, it would only be a matter of time before Da Fei devoured the entire convoy behind them. Even if these three drivers didn’t surrender, they could just burn all the cars and collect the parts, which would be a significant merit. By then, returning to the city to recruit soldiers wouldn’t be a problem in defending against the Siege Machines under Divine Punishment City. Actually, under normal circumstances, it should be this latter method, right? With the enemy’s Siege Machines destroyed so much behind, there was no reason to lose a head-on battle when going back.
Therefore, understanding this, Da Fei felt even more at ease. Once he calmed down, it struck Da Fei as the biggest waste to use the Crusader’s Token on these drivers. It was fine if they didn’t surrender; he could save those three Crusader’s Tokens and sell them to someone else.
Ninth Heaven? That was indeed the first choice. Selling to a large guild not only guaranteed credit, but also enhanced relationships. Or perhaps sell to the Bloodrose Guild? Maybe exchange the three Crusader’s Tokens for Deirdre’s Banshee Contract? Would they agree to that deal? To be honest, after discovering the method to advance God-level Light Magic earlier, he did have a vague idea, which was to promote them to God-level as a trade. But now it seemed that direct transaction using the Crusader was more reliable and convenient. They had no reason to refuse.
However, there was still a problem. Once others advanced to Crusader, wouldn’t they be able to come to Divine Punishment City too? He was not happy at all! And with the financial and material resources of a large guild, even if just one person could come in, surely there would be major actions, and that made him even more unhappy.
Absolutely, when expert players discover a hidden treasure land, they naturally want to keep it secret and not let anyone know. Da Fei had the same monopoly mentality. Not to mention, Da Fei had not yet established an absolute domination in developing Divine Punishment City, so he definitely didn’t want other players to come in and join in the mix.
Fretful! Extremely fretful! What was even more troublesome was that Da Fei wasn’t sure if the Bloodrose would bear grudges and deliberately make things difficult. After all, those ladies claimed to lack nothing and played the game based on mood, so it was impossible to use normal profit relationships to judge their actions. Maybe the more he asked for their help, the more they would stick their tails to the sky, possibly even letting the entire game world know—it was very possible that they already had a reporter ready to dampen his prestige and step on his face to rise!
Damn! The more Da Fei thought about it, the angrier he got, feeling that the Bloodrose ladies were up to no good.
Wait a minute! Fertilizer doesn’t flow to others! Isn’t my sister and my wife in Bloodrose? Damn it, I won’t sell them—instead, I’ll directly give them to Little Li and Little Fang to use, elevating them! Others coming to Divine Punishment City would make him unhappy, but having his sister and his wife come meant family reunion, and he couldn’t be happier!
Right, first bolster my sister and wife’s capabilities, then their status and discourse power in Bloodrose would rise. Even if they weren’t aware of the situation and followed Bloodrose in making things difficult for their brother—well, this was indeed a sad story, but he wouldn’t mind them and would let them know with his noble character that their brother was actually a good person.
Anyway, that’s settled! So, the next step is how to hand the items to them? This matter is quite troublesome, indeed. Anyway, once the mission here is done, he’ll call Little Li to check where she is doing missions and probe her a bit. Damn, it’s really troublesome, he shouldn’t have concealed that he was playing the game.
Just as Da Fei was pondering, the Blood Eagle Radar suddenly flashed red, and it showed a massive cluster of rapidly moving red dots! Their numbers were dense, at least several hundred!
Da Fei was shocked and stood up abruptly. This speed, this movement direction, clearly indicated Flying Creatures! Could it be General Tasima? Were all his troops Flying Soldiers? With their flying speed, there was no chance to burn the convoy and escape! Was he going to fight them? Not to mention, just their sheer number wasn’t something he could contend with!
Just as Da Fei was rapidly considering his options, those hundreds of red dots suddenly stopped at a clogged section of road in front of the Blood Eagle radar, and the faint angry roar came through the volcanic ash.
They stopped! Thank heavens! It must have been a long-standing traffic jam, and the lack of timely transport alerted that General, but at least it provided Da Fei with time to retreat!
Da Fei hurriedly issued the command, "Billbo, bring the three captives over! Elena, prepare to burn the cars! Tamilia, immediately transplant the Holy Vine Seeds away! All troops gather and prepare to retreat!"
At this time, the three drivers, looking at each other, were brought to Da Fei. This was the last chance. In any case, Da Fei had already prepared for what was to come, so even if the recruitment was unsuccessful, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
Da Fei sighed and said, "Gentlemen, I’m very sorry, but your General seems to have appeared, so I must retreat. Although I think you three are extremely brave, very upright, incredibly admirable, and someone I don’t wish to part with, it’s time to say goodbye—"
And at that moment, one of the drivers spoke, "Sir, you moved me. I’ve decided to follow you!"
—Oh hell! Da Fei was overjoyed to the point of sputtering! It turned out to be true—if you don’t see a coffin, you won’t cry—the breakthrough was achieved!
The other two drivers’ faces changed drastically as they hurriedly said, "Sir, I, I, we brothers have been moved by your generosity and grace. Whether we become Crusaders or not doesn’t matter, we’ll all follow you!"
—System Prompt: Hell Dog Tamer Sergeant Ogis, Sergeant Omira, and Sergeant Otto wish to follow you, do you accept?
Hahaha! I knew it, from the moment you abandoned resistance; it was only a matter of time before you surrendered! Accept!
At this moment, the red names above the three of them collectively turned green!
Da Fei laughed heartily, "It’s time for you to show your prowess, quickly start the vehicles, you know what to do!"
The three quickly said, "Sir, watch us!"
After saying this, the three of them climbed onto the front and back of the trailers, then cast spells on a certain handrail on the trailers, and the cars’ magic arrays flashed. Da Fei’s system prompt followed with a ding!
—System Prompt: Your team has acquired three special vehicles, "Hell Bearer"!
Oh yes! Da Fei laughed hysterically to the sky! This was what he had been waiting for, the key to breaking through easily in Divine Punishment City!
Now, enough said, better escape quickly before anything else happens! Da Fei immediately took out the Space Marker, "Is everyone ready?"
Tachiusu hurriedly said, "Lord City Lord, transplanting the Holy Vine requires time!"
Da Fei was suddenly startled, indeed, Tamilia was still transplanting the Holy Vine! Right, hadn’t he buried eleven Holy Vines in the convoy rear that hadn’t been utilized yet! What to do? Also, he still needed to explore the volcanic cavern to find that Earth Dragon! There were still many things to do, he couldn’t just go back!
Da Fei quickly made a decisive decision and handed the Space Marker to Alicia, "Miss Deputy City Lord, you lead the Forest Goddess Army and convoy back to the city, then assist Lord Will in assembling Siege Machines to guard the city. Such a daunting task is yours to handle!"
Alicia raised an eyebrow, took the Space Marker without wasting words, "Alright, then I’ll go ahead!"
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia has left the team for an Independent Expedition, 200 members of the Forest Goddess Army, and three Hell Bearers have left your team!
Absolutely, as long as the convoy was taken back, that would be the major victory deciding the war, and the Forest Goddess, a weak, regular troop with only 35 health points, wasn’t effective here and could easily be wiped out by a single Magic blast. Moreover, large teams are prone to exposure, so better take them back together.
As for why to have Alicia lead, firstly, it was to cultivate her independence, and secondly—well, it was awkward to say in front of her—it was because she likely wouldn’t be much help in the following adventures. After all, for gathering resources, Billbo was a must. To control the Holy Vine, Tachiusu was a must. Heavy firepower Elena was also a must. In short, utilizing everyone’s talents was what he was doing!
As Alicia activated the Space Marker, a golden light suddenly burst forth and enveloped her commanded troops. Then, a massive fluctuating Space Gate appeared above the team!
With a flash of light! Alicia’s team and the convoy instantly disappeared!
Oh yes!!! Finally, at this point, Da Fei couldn’t help but shout out loud! From now on, he had completed all his tasks; every extra moment he spent here was just extra profit.
And perhaps it was the massive fluctuation of the Space Gate that caught the attention of the Demon General, for hundreds of red dots on the Blood Eagle Radar immediately flew towards Da Fei’s direction.
The hide-and-seek game begins!
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