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Chapter 139: Once This List Comes Down, No One Can Escape
Chapter 139: Once This List Comes Down, No One Can Escape
"Transfer voucher, tsk, one million points to save a life isn't too much."
Qin Muye had 1.2 million points and naturally chose to exchange them after the battle. This item was quite useful, as it could randomly transfer him and his entire territory to a different server.
However, he didn't know which server he would be transferred to, and Qin Muye had no intention of using it, only keeping it as a trump card.
Currently, the Magic Continent server had a high chance of winning. With True Dragon Emperor, who had god-like abilities, there was no need to worry about losing.
He spent such a high price to avoid the possibility that someone might one day try to eliminate him.
Although the likelihood was low, before the World Advancement event, True Dragon Emperor might have really tried to kill all the lords to pave his way. But now, it was more about forming alliances. Although he was strong, even he couldn't fight against multiple opponents.
Moreover, there were always stronger ones among the strong. Even he met his match in Jiang Tianjun.
This was just six servers. The population of the previous world was unknown, with 1,000 people per server, there must be at least hundreds of thousands of servers worldwide.
If the competition really went to the end, who knew if there might be even stronger lords born from different types of servers.
Therefore, Qin Muye decided to prepare just in case he needed to escape.
If his Floating City was complete, he wouldn't need to buy the voucher. However, building a Floating City wasn't easy, even with the assistance of "Lord Epoch," Qin Muye estimated it would take years, not an easy task.
This wasn't a simple Floating City, so it wouldn't be easy to build.
"Mo Xue and Xie Yu seem to have entered the stage of plundering the natives; otherwise, they would have returned by now." Qin Muye glanced at his advancement task, which had stalled at 4/10. This meant there were only four 3rd-level and above lords in the Rich Ocean, actually one 3rd-level and three 4th-level lords. As for 5th-level lords, that was beyond Qin Muye's reach.
For True Dragon Emperor, 3rd and 4th-level lords were like bones stuck in the throat, but 5th-level lords were different. They had undergone a qualitative change and couldn't be given away. That's why he never mentioned it.
A 5th-level lord was equivalent to the Dragon Clan or the Silver Star Alliance, capable of challenging deities. Their strength and resources were substantial, so even if Qin Muye had asked, True Dragon Emperor might not have given them.
Qin Muye knew his limits. Overreaching could be fatal. While he could defend against a 5th-level lord's attack, attacking a 5th-level territory would result in a Pyrrhic victory. There was a significant difference between fighting on home turf and away.
"With the remaining points, I'll first exchange them for a random dungeon scroll." Qin Muye checked the points shop and made the purchase.
Unfortunately, he only got one scroll. Spending 100,000 points left him with 100,000, and he didn't plan to spend more.
He surveyed the shop, but the selection was underwhelming. With the servers now interconnected, the Point Shop offered building plans, treasures, and gear from all five servers.
He had his eye on many good things and even wanted to research them, but he lacked the time and energy. He was still editing the third reaction mode of the Mystic Lock, and he couldn't afford to study anything else.
If it weren't for his abundant magic power, even with an ordinary physique, he wouldn't have any issues. Otherwise, such intense work would have killed him long ago.
"I'll wait for Mo Xue and Xie Yu to return before using the dungeon scroll. It's not a big deal to wait a bit longer." Qin Muye's advancement task required dungeon evaluations, but he hadn't completed the mission to destroy a faction yet, so he wasn't in a hurry.
The Rich Ocean was likely finished, and he needed to add the lords from the Zombie Kingdom and the Wasteland City, and they needed to be exclusive.
Native factions could also count, but compared to lords, native factions were widespread. For example, the Silver Star Alliance: although Qin Muye had destroyed their headquarters, it didn't mean the alliance was eradicated. They had branches in other cities and kingdoms.
So, in reality, the Silver Star Alliance still existed.
1st and 2nd-level factions were only regional, while 3rd-level and above were cross-regional. Other lords had branch territories, but Qin Muye did not.
It was because the other party belonged to a lord's force, a necessary condition for this parasitic breeding activity, otherwise, they wouldn't really be so intent on hunting them down.
Therefore, for the native forces of the Rich Ocean, True Dragon Emperor did not impose too many harsh conditions; instead, he sought to recruit them.
The enemies were the lords, not the natives, so it was possible to recruit natives from other servers, depending on the situation.
For example, in the servers like the Weird Village, Wasteland City, and Zombie Kingdom, most of the natives had fled rather than joining these servers.
The reason was simple: the environments in these three servers were extremely harsh, and most of the natives who had the means had already fled to other servers.
The Magic Continent and the Rich Ocean were the top choices, followed by the Frigid Ice Land. Although it was cold, it was nothing compared to the constant threat of death.
"Have the list been compiled?" Qin Muye, who was in the laboratory, sensed the Black Hand's arrival but did not stop his work, asking casually.
"It has been compiled, but we don't know who betrayed us yet, as there are too many factions involved," Black Hand did not give the list to Qin Muye, knowing that Qin Muye was not concerned with who was on the list, but rather how much he could gain from this situation.
"Too many factions? That's great, this time we must make them understand what it means to be cut by a soft knife." Qin Muye raised an eyebrow. He wanted to find out who had betrayed him, but it wasn't practical, as there were too many suspects.
For example, the Silver Star Alliance, the Elf Race, or certain nobles or devils who coveted his arms business.
So, who had betrayed him was no longer important. What mattered was turning this situation into tangible benefits. Qin Muye was not one to get stuck on details. Since he couldn't investigate, he would shift his focus.
"Understood. But what about the biological weapons you mentioned earlier? Should we put them on the market now?" Black Hand asked.
Qin Muye paused his work, "How will it help your plan?"
"It's a good opportunity to showcase the biological weapons and gauge the market's reaction. After that, we can further negotiate prices." Black Hand spoke pragmatically. Only when those factions felt the pain of Qin Muye's weapons would they scramble to buy them.
Not buying? Then they would be dead, not just hurt.
"You're planning a marketing strategy? That's not your idea, is it?" Qin Muye was indifferent; the biological weapons were almost complete and should be ready in a day.
"It's a plan from Smiling Face. He seems to have a larger strategy in mind," Black Hand did not hide this.
Smiling Face was a goblin hero in the territory who had become a smooth-talking merchant. He was primarily responsible for business and was as ruthless as Black Hand, often described as a smiling tiger.
"Alright, I'll finish it today. The mass production method will likely be ready by tomorrow or the day after," Qin Muye thought for a moment. The progress on the Mystic Lock was still slow, and while it was effective against 4th and 5th-level lords, it struggled against 6th-level ones.
If 4th and 5th-level lords came, they would just become experience points. Currently, the opposition was unlikely to attack again, having suffered significant losses.
Especially in the Zombie Kingdom, all the 3rd, 4th, and 5th-level lords on the leaderboard were obliterated, though their territories remained intact, so they weren't considered destroyed factions.
The lord of the Wasteland City, who was the first to withdraw, had surely seen this situation and knew that Qin Muye had the means to remotely eliminate them. They would be too busy hiding to come close.
As for 6th-level lords, Qin Muye didn't need to worry. They were all being closely watched, as killing a 6th-level lord would grant all their resources and power, and they were always ready to strike unexpectedly.
Of course, if a 6th-level lord did attack, Qin Muye would immediately recall the Demon Blood and Evil Tongue goblins and use the transfer voucher to escape.
Otherwise, he would be waiting to die.
He couldn't defeat a 6th-level lord, especially if they brought heroes and troops. While Demon Blood goblins had higher attack power with lower health, if they were instantly killed, their attack power would be useless.
(End of Chapter)
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