Chapter 364 - 286: Alien Race and Holy Race (3)
Chapter 364: Chapter 286: Alien Race and Holy Race (3)
The production speed was quite fast.
’With 30 Blacksmiths now... does that mean they can make 90 blades in one 20-minute round?’
’These Speeding Charms are incredible. Completely worth the price.’
Zhao Chi took out 70 Speeding Charms and handed them to Gu Qing.
"Two for each Blacksmith. Tell them to keep up the pace. I’ve included an extra ten, so if any blades fail during crafting or the quality is too poor, you can just use those to make replacements. The target is 100 Two-Handed Phoenix Cry Sabers."
Gu Qing took them and put them away securely.
"Understood, my lord. Are you two going to make the Kerosene now?"
Zhao Chi smiled. "Of course. We’ve stockpiled plenty of materials, just waiting for me to turn them into profit."
"Got it. Good luck, you two."
Zhao Chi had intended to go all out with production, but after just one round, a voice echoed in his mind. It was his tenth clan brother, Zhao Kong.
Zhao Kong: [Zhao Chi, it’s time for the meeting. Come to the conference room.]
Zhao Chi: [Okay, Tenth Brother. How come you’re the one notifying me this time?]
Zhao Kong: [Nothing to be done about it. Blame it on Zhao Huai and the others having such bad luck. I’ll probably be the one contacting you from now on. Hurry up.]
After emerging from Tang Ruan’s body, Zhao Chi immediately teleported to the Great World.
’I don’t even have to guess what this meeting is about.’
’It’s definitely about the Alien Race.’
Back in the conference room once more, all the other Lords had already arrived.
Everyone was silent.
Zhao Chi took his usual seat in the corner.
But Su Qin wasn’t sitting across from him this time; she was already seated in the chair right next to his.
"You’re the last one here," Su Qin said softly.
"How long have you all been waiting?" Zhao Chi asked, keeping his voice down.
"Not long. We got here two minutes before you."
"That’s good."
At that moment, Zhao Shizhang began to speak.
"Alright, let’s officially begin the meeting.
"Qizong, Qiye, and I held a private meeting with some of the other families, including the Xiao Family.
"You all can probably guess the general situation.
"The nobles’ power is dwindling. They’ve been completely pinned down in the Central District by the Alien Race, with no way to break out.
"In truth, it’s not that the Alien Race has grown stronger. Rather, they’ve found a way to divert the Magical Beasts from the outside world directly into the nobles’ territories."
Everyone was shocked to hear this.
It also cleared up their previous confusion.
No wonder the quota of Magical Beasts hadn’t increased, despite the nobles’ withdrawal.
And the Magical Beasts were no longer rampaging into the cities.
It turned out the Alien Race had been diverting them all along.
No wonder those nobles could never break through. So that was the reason.
Fighting Magical Beasts is, of course, a huge boon if you can overwhelm them.
But if the advantage isn’t clear, or if the two sides are evenly matched, then even the strongest nobles will be rapidly worn down.
And if they are weaker than the Magical Beasts, they will naturally be torn to shreds.
Zhao Shizhang continued:
"So, it will be very difficult for the nobles to break the blockade anytime soon.
"And now the Alien Race can spare some of their forces to dismantle and deal with the resistance army.
"After all, the resistance doesn’t just fight the nobles. If the Alien Race wants to replace the nobles in the future, the resistance will become their enemy, too.
"That’s why Xiao Ning was sent to control our village—to consolidate Combat Power under the Alien Race’s command and use our strength to wear down the resistance army.
"Then the Alien Race can just swoop in and reap the rewards."
The crowd nodded in silent understanding.
Zhao Huang asked, "Then what should we do? Ally with the resistance?"
Zhao Qizong shook his head. "We can’t. We don’t have the Ability to do that right now. The good thing is that our current target is the Celestial King Army. We won’t have any qualms about fighting them."
Zhao Huang said, "The Celestial King Army is no pushover, either. Even if those twelve Alien Race Lords are powerful, they can’t possibly take on the Celestial King Army, can they? The difference in numbers is just too vast."
Zhao Shizhang nodded.
"You’re correct. However, we won’t be confronting the core of Jiang Yang’s Celestial King Army head-on. We’ll be fighting the subordinate robber factions affiliated with them, similar to Zhou Hua’s Robber Armies we dealt with before."
Zhao Huang asked, "But if we keep taking out the Celestial King Army’s affiliates, won’t Jiang Yang come after us with his main force for revenge? They’re known for being extremely vengeful."
Zhao Qizong replied, "Jiang Yang and his army aren’t in a good position themselves right now. They annihilated several families in Xijiang County and plundered many more. Now, a coalition has formed to encircle and attack them. While they aren’t on the verge of defeat, they’re in a sorry state and have no spare energy to deal with us."
Zhao Cang asked, "So, we’re to coordinate with the Alien Race and proactively go on the offensive?"
"Yes," Zhao Shizhang confirmed with a nod.
Zhao Huang sighed. "I suppose that’s not the worst outcome. If we can’t avoid it, we might as well fight. At least there will be plenty of spoils if we win."
"Spoils?" Zhao Qiye snorted. "Those Aliens are demanding 50% of them."
"Fifty percent! On what grounds?" Zhao Huang slammed his fist on the table.
He voiced what most of the Lords were thinking.
But there was nothing to be done. All he could do was slam the table to vent his frustration.
Zhao Huang then heaved another heavy sigh.
Reality was a crushing weight.
When one had to bow their head, they had no choice but to bow.
Zhao Shizhang said, "We managed to secure seven days of Time. After all, the last battle just ended, and no one has recovered their Vitality yet. Use these seven days to process the spoils from the last battle as quickly as possible."
Zhao Jing asked, "Grandfather Clan Leader, what’s the Combat Power of our next target? Are they stronger or weaker than the robbers we just fought?"
Zhao Shizhang answered, "They’re a bit stronger. However, the Aliens will be taking part as well, so the overall difficulty should be about the same, I imagine."
Hearing this, the hearts of everyone in the room sank.
The Zhao Family had suffered heavy losses in the last battle. Between deaths and lost territories, the Zhao Family had lost nine Lords.
There would absolutely be more losses this time.
If this continued, the Zhao Family would only grow weaker and weaker.
Zhao Chi couldn’t help but ask, "Clan Leader, last time I heard you mention that our village had sought out three groups of reinforcements? What’s the situation with them?"
Hearing this, Zhao Shizhang let out another deep sigh.
"Don’t count on them anymore. One was a family clan—they’ve been annihilated. One was a mercenary army—they’ve been absorbed by the Alien Race. And the third has actually come to our village asking for help... As for the rest, they all have their own hands full. Now, everyone is truly on their own. We all have to rely on our own strength."