Chapter 126 Borrowing a Knife
In the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Shanren sat on the main seat with a gloomy face.
There were more than a dozen people sitting in the hall, all of them were the leaders of the most powerful forces in the City of Extreme Evil, and each of them had a mysterious expression.
More than a dozen forces united together and were not afraid of Zhang Shanren. They did not need to hide their intentions anymore and stated their intentions directly.
"City Lord Zhang, we also want to lend you a helping hand. We are not here for the abominable stone vein, but to help you eradicate the underground beasts!"
"Yes, City Lord Zhang, where there are ore veins of yew, there are often a large number of ferocious beasts. What if too many of these ferocious beasts gather and attack our city?"
"That's right, that's right. Once we destroy the beast, we'll split the profits from the nasty stone vein 20-80. You take 20 and we take 80."
"We worked so hard to help you, the city lord, kill the beast. Isn't it too much to ask for some hard work fees?"
Zhang Shanren's face darkened even more when he heard this. These shameless people were really amazing. They were almost catching up with him.
Zhang Shanren's eyes changed, as if he was struggling with his thoughts. After a moment, he sighed and said as if he had compromised: "You two come here together. Is there any chance for me to refuse? It's not impossible to share the disgusting stone with you, but you have to agree to one condition of my condition. Otherwise, I won't give up the disgusting stone, but I won't let you get it for free!"
Seeing Zhang Shanren give in, everyone was delighted. They did not dare to push too hard, lest the old man lose everything. So they asked sincerely: "City Lord Zhang, please tell us what conditions you have. As long as they are reasonable, we will agree to them!"
Zhang Shanren's expression eased slightly, he nodded and said, "My request is very simple, each of your factions must bring out all the elite troops and lead the charge."
"I'm not afraid of you knowing that the abominable stone vein discovered by this city lord is not small. There are many fierce beasts underground. If there are not enough people, I'm afraid we won't be able to take it."
Everyone in the hall looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed. With more than a dozen forces united, they were not afraid of Zhang Shanren's mischief. Besides, it was difficult for everyone to survive in this black prison, and Zhang Shanren had no motive to plot against them.
Fighting for power and territory?
In this black prison, apart from spiritual energy, everything else is meaningless. Zhang Shanren already possesses the greatest power in the City of Extreme Evil. There is no benefit in plotting against them in a thankless task.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that there was a variable called Bai Donglin in the Black Prison. Due to the information error, Zhang Shanren's plan with many flaws went extremely smoothly.
After everyone decided on a departure time, they all left the City Lord's Mansion with great joy, thinking in their hearts how long this harvest of disgusting stones could extend their lives.
Zhang Shanren pondered for a moment and decided to inform Bai Donglin. If this plan succeeds, the master will not be short of manpower for a long time in the future.
Bai Donglin, who had just finished an experiment, happened to receive a message from Zhang Shanren. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go there in person, even though it would only take a little time.
Zhang Shanren's plan was a good one. If it went well, the millions of criminals in this evil city would be in his pocket, enough for him to push the experiment into the next stage.
After replying to Zhang Shanren, Bai Donglin gathered his thoughts, took out another experimental sample and continued the experiment. He still hadn't found a way to peek into the inner part of the spiritual orifice. He could only risk his life and try again and again, and he would eventually find the right way.
As the sun sets and rises, five huge suns hang suspended in the sky, scorching the air above the scorched earth until it becomes slightly distorted.
The bad weather did not affect the happy mood of the leaders of many forces in the City of Evil. They were still fantasizing about the beautiful scene of harvesting a large amount of disgusting stones. As soon as the sky was light, they began to gather their men.
The whole city was in chaos, and streams of people began to gather outside the city. Such a big movement woke up the criminals in the city who had nothing to do all day.
What happened? The last time there was such a big movement was when the beasts attacked the city hundreds of years ago. Many monks concentrated their minds and sensed the beasts, but did not detect any aura of the beasts. They were even more confused, but they did not dare to ask. The days of living in the Black Prison had dulled their edge.
Bai Donglin was wearing black armor and standing behind Zhang Shanren with Commander Wang, just like an ordinary bodyguard.
Zhang Shanren led tens of thousands of black-armored men. These were all his subordinates. However, this time the master was personally out, so these men were just there for show and might not be used at all.
The City Lord's Mansion and more than a dozen other forces have gathered on the open space outside the city. The dozen or so forces have a minimum of two to three thousand men and a maximum of four to five thousand men, totaling more than 40,000 men.
Although their overall strength and equipment are slightly weaker than Zhang Shanren's Black Armor Guards, they have the advantage of being more numerous, so it is no wonder that they are fearless.
"All troops march out! Destination: Dark Mountains!"
Zhang Shanren raised his arms and shouted loudly. Eight strong men carried a bronze chariot and marched forward with long and steady steps. Their speed was not slow. Bai Donglin, Zhang Shanren and the other two sat on the chariot, as did the leaders of other forces.
With the monk's terrifying strength, he could lift this small thing as if it were nothing.
After crossing the canyon, everyone walked very quickly and it didn't take long for them to arrive at a dark mountain range.
Zhang Shanren led the large army and circled around the mountains, finally entering a hidden valley and stopping.
"City Lord Zhang, is the Yanshi mine located in this valley?"
At this time, someone was already asking impatiently. Zhang Shanren jumped off the bronze chariot and led the way into the valley, saying loudly as he walked:
"Yes, there is a huge cave deep in the valley that leads to the underground. This is the place that this city lord accidentally discovered. Yesterday, I asked Commander Wang to explore it, and he found traces of disgusting stones inside."
The valley was extremely large, and even with more than 50,000 people entering it, it did not seem crowded. Just as Zhang Shanren had said, they did not walk long before they saw a huge cave entrance deep in the valley. It was dark and deep, and led obliquely to the depths of the earth.
"That's right! I sensed the breath of the beast! And the smell of disgusting stone! Mmm, what a wonderful smell!"
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"Hahaha, City Lord Zhang is right!"
At this point, the dozen or so leaders finally felt relieved that Zhang Shanren was not playing a trick on them.
"In that case, please go ahead, everyone!"
Zhang Shanren gestured with his hand, and the leaders of a dozen forces didn't care. If these subordinates died, they could recruit new ones. There were many idle people in the city. If they were given a bite to eat, they would run away faster than dogs!
In their hearts, they secretly despised Zhang Shanren's feigned mercy towards his subordinates. They were all extremely vicious criminals in the black prison, and they didn't know each other, so why were they pretending?
At a command, he entered the cave with 40,000 subordinates. Although they felt that they had more people and more power, these people did not dare to be too careless and they all took out their weapons. At this time, they did not need to worry about saving energy, as they could naturally replenish it with the abominable stone veins.
Bai Donglin stood beside Zhang Shanren, watching the large army in front file in, and slowly asked, "Zhang Shanren, tell me, the most critical step in your plan is how to capture these 40,000 people alive?"
With his strength and his immortality, if these people refuse to run away, he can kill them all with some time. However, it is impossible to capture them all alive. After all, these are not 40,000 pigs, but monks in the realm of supernatural powers!
Zhang Shanren no longer kept the secret at this time. A cunning look flashed in his eyes, and he chuckled twice and said:
"Hey, Master, it is true that there is a huge vein of abominable stone deep in this cave, but that was hundreds of years ago."
"Hundreds of years ago, I discovered this place by chance. I thought I had made a fortune, but I didn't expect to encounter a terrifying monster deep in the cave. I didn't even see its face, but this monster instantly froze my soul. If I hadn't consumed a life-saving item, I would have died long ago."
"Now, hundreds of years have passed, and this monster has devoured the energy of the entire abominable stone vein. I'm afraid its strength is..."
"We just need to hide in the back and not enter the attack range of the monsters. When their souls are fixed, we can seal them away from the back. Originally, I was not sure I could take them all away, but now that the master is here, I will definitely be able to catch them all in one fell swoop!"
Bai Donglin nodded slightly. Zhang Shanren, this old guy, is really a talent! However, his mind was not on these people at this time. The weird thing inside aroused his curiosity, the strange attack that could freeze a person's soul.
He wanted to try and see if this monster could hold him down.
(End of this chapter)