Chapter 773: Section 561: The Evolution of the Situation
Due to Da Dou’s destruction, Ci Haishen’s original plan to select assistants through the tasting session failed.
However, in the battle where Yijiu and the rest of the Death Soldiers attacked the Alchemy Workshop within the city, Ci Haishen unexpectedly discovered the talent that was Sanda.
At the time, Ci Haishen was still engaged in an eating contest. It was only afterwards, having observed the Magic Image of the battle, that he came to know of it.
“Who is this short Human Race individual?”
“His blade technique is delicate, quick, and accurate; barely qualifying to become my assistant, to help me cut and handle some rare ingredients.”
Faced with Ci Haishen’s recruitment, Sanda contemplated for a long time and ultimately declined with tact.
At first, Ci Haishen thought Sanda was holding out for a better offer and raised the price.
Sanda made his intentions clear, leaving Ci Haishen baffled!
Ci Haishen, having personally attempted recruitment, had also gathered some information about Sanda.
What he knew was this: Sanda’s status in the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps was not prominent; he was merely a Black Iron Level.
Now, faced with an invitation from a Golden Level, Sanda had refused!
Currently, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps didn’t even have a true Golden Level member, and Sanda was engaged in dangerous battles as a mercenary.
But if he became Ci Haishen’s assistant, all he would need to do was chop vegetables and handle some ingredients, and he would earn far more than his current pay. Not only was it safe, but it was also a comfortable and pleasant opportunity.
Yet Sanda had turned down such an offer!
Having been refused, Ci Haishen felt a loss of face, leaving Snowbird Port’s dock with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance.
News of this incident quickly reached the City Lord of Snowbird Port.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port pondered, once again recalling the background of the arms smuggling offenders from the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps: “It seems that their support is not just from the upper echelons, they have also placed people at the middle level, and they have a strong grip on this band of mercenaries.”
“The true loyalty of Earth Dagger lies not with the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps itself, but with the mysterious arms dealer backing them.”
“So, that’s why he shows such uncommon loyalty!”
“I’m becoming more and more interested in this arms dealer.”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port was unaware that the reason Sanda refused Ci Haishen’s invitation was largely due to Sanda’s own personal wishes.
“If it were before the incident on Mysterious Monster Island, I might have accepted Ci Haishen’s offer.”
“But now, I’ve decided to follow Lord Zong Ge!”
“Even if Lord Zong Ge hasn’t reached Golden Level to this date, he is still more worthy of my loyalty than Ci Haishen.”
Sanda’s loyalty to Zong Ge was not only because of Zong Ge’s lifesaving grace, but also because Sanda had pinned his life’s dreams on him.
“Big guy has not been found.”
“Frost Love, Bu Quan, and even Honey Snow Tower have disappeared.”
“But our business plan is still ongoing.”
“All thanks to the efforts of Lord Zong Ge, and certainly, Zi Di.”
“The Lijian family has taken on the responsibility of producing Magic Potions, so we no longer need to produce them here.”
“And according to the itinerary, they should almost be entering the Royal Capital by now, shouldn’t they?”
Inside the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, the journey of Zi Di and Zong Ge’s party to the Royal Capital carried extraordinary significance.
It meant that they had preliminarily completed setting up the shop outlets and successfully constructed the sales channels. This laid the foundation for their next big maneuver.
Not only was Sanda paying attention to the progress of Zong Ge and Zi Di’s group, but Mei Lin was also watching.
Despite just obtaining a victory over Frost Love, and Honey Snow Tower, Mei Lin did not relax or take pride in the slightest.
“The tactics of attacking the enemy at their weakest cannot continue.” Mei Lin analyzed the situation.
Her personally planned surprise attack on Snowbird Port, though it destroyed four Alchemy Workshops and achieved the mission objectives…
But then, with Frost Love’s reinforcements, and relying on Mixo Tower’s formidable strength, they rebuilt the four Alchemy Workshops in a very short time, almost turning the sacrifices of the Death Soldiers into a joke.
It was as if Mei Lin had exchanged the lives of her soldiers for a sum of the enemy’s resources.
She was unwilling to bear such wasteful tactics and outcomes.
“Moreover, now the Lijian family has taken over the production of the Dragon Power Riding Potion.”
Mei Lin did not plan on continuing to attack the production facilities of Magic Potions.
The Lijian family was one of the top three families in the Kingdom; acting against them would have an enormous impact, and the resulting troubles would be difficult to deal with.
“What price did the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps pay to have the Lijian family lower their stance and cooperate so deeply?”
Mei Lin was very curious.
Unfortunately, even she could not uncover the intelligence about the negotiation.
Because the participants of that negotiation included only Zi Di, Zong Ge, and Mian Licang.
“Even without making a move against the Lijian family, it’s still possible to target the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ plans.”
Mei Lin had already envisaged two approaches.
The first was to continue harnessing the power of the Alchemy Guild.
Previously, Mei Lin visited the Tower Master of Honey Snow Tower, successfully restraining the Alchemy Guild’s search efforts for Frost Love.
“The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps wants to monopolize the market for mount magic potions, which is an infringement on the interests of the Alchemy Guild.”
“The two are naturally at odds, but the Alchemy Guild, with its bloated personnel, complex structure, and rampant corruption, has become sluggish. Even now, its reaction in the magic potion market is slower than that of the Jingxiang family.”
The Jingxiang family was the second approach.
So far, this family had taken on the primary task of hindering the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ commercial progress.
Although not completely obstructed, they indeed managed to delay the enemy’s movements.
“Long Fu, Yao Ma, and their party are almost to the Royal Capital.”
“Their tactic is indeed clever, overlaying the foundations of the Lijian family’s shops. This makes it difficult for us to lay hands on those shops.”
“Their real weakness is actually Long Fu. Of course, this is also the strongest point of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.”
“To truly defeat this bunch, we must figure out how Long Fu managed to face three enemies alone, swiftly cutting down Jia Bing and the others, leaving them without the slightest chance to fight back.”
“The other Golden Level informants don’t want to confront Long Fu. I also don’t want to trade lives for intelligence.”
“Hua Tang… he’s the best candidate for espionage.”
“Ever since that guy set sail from Snowbird Port, there has been no news of him.”
“Where on earth did he die.”
Achoo!
Hua Tang sneezed fiercely.
He was now in a dark cave.
“Keep it down!” Other Transcendents nearby shot angry glances at Hua Tang.
Hua Tang raised his arm and chuckled, “Sorry, I seem to… have caught a cold!”
“Don’t talk so loud!” The Transcendents opened their mouths, shouting silently with changing mouth shapes.
But it was too late.
A piercing crowing suddenly rang out.
The Transcendents revealed a look of horror on their faces and scattered in all directions.
“It’s coming!”
“Run fast.”
“Eat that guy, not me wah.”
The Transcendents fled in panic.
The cave had various branches, crisscrossed and complex in layout.
A gigantic figure suddenly darted out, so fast it left afterimages on the retina.
The gigantic figure abruptly stopped, grabbing a Transcendent.
At the same time, it was clear to see for the average person.
It was a huge python, with a diameter of the snake body at least three meters. Its head was that of a chicken, covered in fluffy blue-green feathers.
On the chicken head stood a red to yellow gradient, a giant comb, bright like fire.
The python’s scales were black with yellow patterns interspersed.
The unlucky Transcendent, caught in the chicken’s beak, stopped moving. In an instant, he was poisoned to death.
A Crested Cockroach Snake.
Holy Domain Level!
At this moment, Hua Tang’s back was tightly pressed against the cave wall, without a hint of breath.
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