69novels #167 - Chapter 167 The idea of taking advantage of others’ misfortune
#167 - Chapter 167 The idea of taking advantage of others’ misfortune
Li Xing felt a bit annoyed by Fang Che's request.
Fang Che's method to break the Kunlong Formation would allow the Iron Hand Group to obtain massive resources from other groups.
However, no matter how many resources, they couldn't compare to a plane.
Li Xing would rather pay more resources than provide a plane.
Moreover, Soul Masters have seen many good things; providing an ordinary plane would likely displease them and make them angry.
In short, satisfying a Soul Master is much harder than satisfying Fang Che.
However, now that the Soul Master was actively requesting a plane, Li Xing didn't dare to refuse. Being deliberately targeted by a Child of the Plane would result in immeasurable losses.
Li Xing felt helpless but outwardly agreed readily:
"No problem, once you advance to the fourth rank, I'll give you a powerful enough plane, ensuring both you and the Soul Master are satisfied!"
Seeing Li Xing's promise, Fang Che smiled, "Thank you, Senior."
Li Xing smiled and shook his head, "You're welcome."
As he finished speaking, Fang Che and Li Xing suddenly heard a commotion in the distance.
Turning their heads, they saw the chains formed by the Kunlong Formation rapidly fading away.
When the chains completely disappeared, only the tentacle-formed passage remained suspended in the air.
A professional stepped into the area where the chains had disappeared and excitedly shouted, "My body isn't weakening; the Kunlong Formation has really disappeared!"
Hearing this, a relaxed smile appeared on everyone's face.
Li Xing also smiled slightly, recalling the valuable materials held by other groups, preparing to negotiate with them.
Just then, Li Xing felt his communication token emitting heat. After injecting energy, a hurried voice came through:
"The Kunlong Formation at Star Moon Academy hasn't disappeared. Everyone is unable to contact them. Star Moon Academy must be the main target of the attack. Bring people over immediately; I'll give you access to teleportation!"
Hearing this, Li Xing quickly shouted to the distance, "Fifth and sixth-rank professionals, come to me."
Then, Li Xing said to Fang Che, "You come with me too. After capturing the bandits there, you immediately contact the Soul Master and find a way to break the formation."
Fang Che nodded lightly, "Understood."
A moment later, the fifth and sixth-rank professionals arrived at Li Xing's side. Li Xing took out an item and crushed it. A crack immediately tore open in the air, sucking everyone in.
Star Moon Academy was sealed off by countless chains. At this moment, a gap had been torn open in the chain wall on the east side.
At the same time, the formation-formed passage was stuck in the gap, preventing it from closing.
At this time, spatial cracks opened one after another, teleporting many fifth and sixth-rank professionals over.
When all the teleportation was over, a sixth-rank formation master said, "After we solved our own problems, we tried to enter the Star Moon Academy area, but the formations on our bodies didn't work."
"After a brief study, we found that the formation trapping the Star Moon Academy area only superficially resembles the Kunlong Formation. The specific situation is unknown."
"Now that everyone is here, let's forcibly break the shackles and enter this area. All losses will be provided by Star Moon Academy. What do you all think?"
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
After a moment, a sixth-rank professional said, "Star Moon Academy is weak and is a key target of the bandits. I'm afraid it has already suffered heavy losses and cannot compensate us for our losses."
"Also, if the academies around you annex Star Moon Academy after we repel the bandits, Star Moon Academy won't be able to stop them."
"And many of us are far away from Star Moon Academy and can't help them. Solving Star Moon Academy's problem now is not in our best interest!"
Everyone remained silent, but their eyes were on the professionals closer to Star Moon Academy.
The person in charge of a group stationed west of Star Moon Academy immediately assured, "We will absolutely not take advantage of the situation."
The person in charge of a group stationed south roared angrily, "What do you take us for? How could we possibly take advantage of the situation?"
Other professionals closer to Star Moon Academy also expressed their views, vowing not to take advantage of the situation.
But other professionals didn't believe these words at all.
The expansion and development of academies all rely on local groups fighting and killing each other.
And in order to reduce losses, groups usually choose to take advantage of the situation.
Now that Star Moon Academy is being targeted by bandits, surrounding academies and groups will definitely take advantage of the situation.
At this time, Li Xing said, "Everyone knows what you're thinking, so let's not pretend anymore."
"If you weren't worried about not being able to solve the bandits, you wouldn't have opened teleportation access and let us come over."
"However, since we're here, you must offer enough benefits; we can't come for nothing!"
The professionals far from Star Moon Academy felt as if they had found a backbone when they heard Li Xing speak, and they gathered around Li Xing, with Li Xing at the head.
At other times, everyone wouldn't care about Li Xing, but the formation Li Xing provided solved the Kunlong Formation and helped everyone a lot.
Everyone was willing to give Li Xing face, let Li Xing be the leader, and occupy the most benefits.
The professionals near Star Moon Academy saw Li Xing speak, and they no longer pretended, all gathering together, revealing their ambition to take advantage of the situation.
Then, a professional said, "Since everyone understands, we won't pretend anymore."
"We will pay a sum of resources to ask you to help solve the bandits and then solve the strong people of Star Moon Academy. Let's talk about the follow-up reward issue now."
Several deputy leaders of the groups immediately gathered together to discuss the reward issue, completely ignoring the besieged Star Moon Academy.
The professionals far from Star Moon Academy believed that there were many powerful enemies in the Star Moon Academy area, and that intervening after the Star Moon Academy professionals and bandits had exhausted each other could preserve their own strength.
The professionals near Star Moon Academy believed that Star Moon Academy couldn't beat the bandits and would be destroyed by the bandits sooner or later.
The later they intervened, the more dangerous the situation of the Star Moon Academy professionals would be, and the more grateful they would be after being rescued.
If they took advantage of their gratitude, they could easily occupy Star Moon Academy and have the opportunity to gain the loyalty of these professionals, which would be more suitable than directly destroying them.
While everyone was discussing the rewards, Chen Heng, who was commanding the bandits to besiege Star Moon Academy, was already in a state of rage.
Chen Heng had already considered all aspects of the problem when setting up the formation.
According to Chen Heng's idea, it would take dozens of days to observe the formation in order to break the Kunlong Formation.
Even if the Kunlong Formation in one area was broken, it would take some time to prepare to break the Kunlong Formation in other places.
This time was enough for Chen Heng to destroy Star Moon Academy.
But Chen Heng didn't expect that, except for the Kunlong Formation of Iron Hand Academy, other Kunlong Formations were forcibly broken within an hour.
Chen Heng couldn't figure it out, but now was not the time to think.
Chen Heng now only hoped that other academies would prepare to take advantage of the situation. Only in this way would he have enough time to destroy an academy.