Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 144 - 143: Huge Harvest

Cleaning up the battlefield after a fight was essential. When a major incident like the complete annihilation of a Mercenary Corps occurred, the Mercenary Guild couldn’t possibly turn a blind eye. They would launch a full investigation.

After all, whether it was to maintain stability, prevent internal strife, or reassure its members, the Mercenary Guild had no choice but to take action.

Although such investigations were often fruitless, if they didn’t erase all traces of their presence—for example, if the Mercenary Guild found recording devices on the dead members—they would be in serious trouble.

So, cleaning the battlefield was necessary. However, Lin Xinghai felt that collecting the weapons was a bit excessive, since they couldn’t take them back to the Mercenary Guild to sell.

But Fang Tianhe just gave a mysterious smile. "There are many things we can’t do through the Mercenary Guild, but we can with the military!"

Hearing this, Lin Xinghai’s breath quickened as a guess surfaced in his mind. "Are you saying we can sell this weaponry and equipment to the military?"

"Exactly! Right now, we’re basically on the front lines, fighting the Morgan Conglomerate to the death. The military can’t just offer no support, can they? This was one of the benefits I negotiated for before we set out."

At this point, Fang Tianhe paused before adding, "Of course, this stuff is a bit of a hassle for the military to deal with, so they’ll only buy it at half price. Also, they’ll deduct a certain amount of Points for any damaged equipment, based on the extent of the damage."

Lin Xinghai showed no disappointment at hearing this. His expression remained excited, because even at half price, this was still an absolute fortune.

The firearms and ammunition alone were worth a lot. From two Mercenary Corps combined, it would be at least 100,000 Points.

Beyond that, the Armored Vehicles were worth at least 20,000 Points each, and that was without any modifications.

With a few simple modifications and the addition of some instruments and equipment, their value would start at 30,000 Points.

The enemy had a total of five Armored Vehicles, which meant they were worth at least 150,000 Points.

Of course, the most expensive pieces of equipment were the Mecha.

A single Mecha, even a stock model, was worth 200,000 Points. A few modifications could easily cost tens of thousands of Points.

Therefore, after modifications, a typical Mecha was worth around 250,000 to 400,000 Points. On average, each of these five Mecha had to be worth at least 300,000 Points.

But Mecha weren’t like Armored Vehicles. The Armored Vehicles weren’t heavily damaged—at most, some of their external armor plates were busted. They would be simple and cheap to repair, not costing many Points.

The Mecha, however, had gone through intense combat. Broken external armor was the least of their problems; the cockpit of every single one had been destroyed.

The cockpit housed not only the main control system but also the connections to all other systems, making it arguably the most crucial part of the Mecha. Repairs of this kind would cost a sea of Points—at least 100,000 Points to start.

Therefore, after factoring in the damage, each Mecha was probably worth around 200,000 Points on average, making the five of them worth a total of 1,000,000 Points.

Ammunition, Armored Vehicles, and Mecha—the total estimated value was around 1,250,000 Points.

Of course, since they were being sold to the military at half price, the final amount of Points they would receive was 625,000.

After calculating this sum, Lin Xinghai’s breathing grew ragged again.

"Once we get our hands on these Points, the Mercenary Corps’s strength will probably take another huge leap forward," Lin Xinghai remarked with a sigh.

However, Fang Tianhe shook his head. "No. This wasn’t a mission, so all of these earnings will be distributed as bonuses."

Hearing Fang Tianhe say this, Lin Xinghai was genuinely surprised. Fang Tianhe really didn’t need to do this.

But after a moment’s thought, he understood the leader’s intention. The amount of Points was simply too massive.

If they followed the usual distribution plan, where 80% of the net profit went to the Mercenary Corps, it wouldn’t have a huge impact on the high-ranking members like them.

After all, the richer and more powerful the Mercenary Corps became, the better the benefits and treatment they would enjoy.

But the same wasn’t necessarily true for the regular Mercenaries, so this could easily lead to jealousy among some of them.

If, at a time like this, agents from the Morgan Conglomerate fanned the flames from behind the scenes and threw in a few incentives, there was no guarantee someone wouldn’t leak the story. If that happened, they would be in serious trouble, even with the military’s support.

But if all the proceeds were distributed as bonuses, the situation would be different. Everyone would receive a handsome bonus, which would strengthen their sense of belonging to the Mercenary Corps.

Of course, they wouldn’t lose out with this distribution method. Although it was being given out as bonuses, the final distribution would certainly be based on merit.

And in this battle, the role played by the regular Mercenaries was truly minuscule compared to theirs. Thus, the lion’s share of the income would still end up with the high-ranking members.

Having figured all this out, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but give Fang Tianhe a thumbs-up.

Under Fang Tianhe’s command, they spent the next half-hour or so finally finishing the cleanup of the battlefield.

After destroying all the personal terminals of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps and the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps, Fang Tianhe gave another order: everyone was to delete the records on their own personal terminals, leaving only the mission logs.

Once all that was done, the grand convoy began its journey back.

"Grand" was indeed the right word to describe it. After all, the returning convoy now consisted of a full nine Armored Vehicles. Compared to the one or two that a typical Mercenary Corps might have, their procession was truly massive.

Of course, having such a large convoy wasn’t entirely a good thing, as it would attract a lot of attention and could arouse suspicion.

Therefore, throughout the journey, Ling Xiu stood on the roof of a vehicle, continuously scanning the horizon. The moment his Thousand-Mile Eye detected another Mercenary Corps, they would immediately take evasive action.

And they did indeed encounter another Mercenary Corps on the way back. However, Ling Xiu spotted signs of them from seven kilometers away. Once they entered the five-kilometer range of his Superpower, he confirmed their presence, and the convoy immediately changed course to avoid them.

In the end, without being discovered by any other Mercenary Corps, the convoy returned to the location where they had first met the military to receive their weapons.

...

After handing the weapons over to Fang Tianhe and his people, Zhang Yue hadn’t led his team away. Instead, he had remained here, waiting.

This matter involved the Morgan Conglomerate, so of course he had to wait here for firsthand news.

As for whether Fang Tianhe could defeat the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps, to be honest, he only felt there was a fifty-fifty chance.

After all, while on the surface it looked like a clash between two Mercenary Corps, it was actually a probing test between the powers backing each side.

Both sides had done their best to secretly provide maximum support to their respective Mercenary Corps. Therefore, the outcome of the battle would allow them to estimate the approximate strength of the opposing power.

Time ticked by. Zhang Yue had already been waiting here for over three hours. Based on the estimated time for the mission Fang Tianhe and his team had accepted, they should have been back by now.

"Sir, a convoy is approaching!" a soldier on the watchtower suddenly shouted.

"Confirm their identity immediately," Zhang Yue ordered, his heart leaping with joy.