novelraw Chapter 530 - 271: Sabo: My Friend, You’re in Trouble_2
Chapter 530 - 271: Sabo: My Friend, You’re in Trouble_2
In the beginning, the Baiyi epidemic mostly consumed medicinal herbs with this kind of characteristic.
And as for Metheus... that soil formula, worth a Gold Coin per hundred grams, didn’t mean much.
What irritated him was that after asking for the formula, Baiyi also dug up his herb fields, replacing them with ordinary soil and burying two jars of wine, graciously saying: What does the honorable Legislator plant? Tasting more wine is what’s truly advanced.
"Here’s the situation, the Marvel will arrive in three days, and this time the number has reached thirty million, with the cap reaching Silver Middle Tier."
"And the Marvels are chaotic by nature, which means they’ll find it hard to settle down. Therefore, if we don’t want the Marvels to disrupt the Federation’s order, we have to keep them occupied."
Baiyi smiled and said, "Let’s extend the originally planned clearing zone; we need more elites and to build more Teleportation Arrays."
The legislators gathered their various expressions; the population of Dawn now reached a billion, but thirty million players... could absolutely throw the order of these billion people into disarray.
However...
"Baiyi City Lord’s proposal isn’t without merit, but the consumption of Space-Time Stones is too great; we need more Space-Time Stones," a legislator said solemnly.
"Indeed, one Space-Time Stone allows a Teleportation Array to teleport a thousand kilometers ten thousand times, but in this counteroffensive, teleportation within a thousand kilometers is almost nonexistent. The direction towards Dongwu City starts at tens of thousands of kilometers. If we continue to expand, the consumption of the Teleportation Array will be too great."
"The thirty million Space-Time Stones you sold to the Federation will be exhausted within three years amidst such a substantial group of Marvels..."
"Maybe not even three years; with teleportations exceeding fifty thousand kilometers, energy consumption will increase again, and only Magic Teleportation Arrays can be set up. The frenzy of Power of Space could triple the energy usage..."
"But Marvels can’t be killed, and they’re a double-edged sword. If not handled properly, this force could heavily damage the Federation. Even though Baiyi City Lord prepared us in advance, it’s still extremely hard to manage."
"Why not seal it? This power is too formidable for us to control."
"That’s not viable; we can’t seal them perpetually, and they always find inexplicable ways to vanish."
"We still have to follow Baiyi City Lord’s plan, keeping them active. But once the Space-Time Stones are depleted, the Marvels will ultimately remain within the Federation’s borders..."
Thump, thump, thump...
Metheus suddenly knocked on the table, bringing the market-like council into silence.
He asked somewhat impatiently, "Tell us your thoughts."
"My thoughts?" Baiyi shrugged, "I’ve already made my thoughts clear: send the Marvels to clear out the invaders of Xia."
"What about what they’ve been discussing?" Metheus asked calmly.
With some helplessness, Baiyi said, "Legislators, do you think Xia doesn’t have Space-Time Stone veins? I heard a legislator mention three years. Isn’t it possible to find new veins within three years?"
"Or are you suggesting..."
With a bit of confidence in his eyes, Baiyi looked at Patriarch Ren Chu: "Do you think Helen won’t reach Legendary within these three years? He’s been stuck at Level 80 for half a year now, and Yuan Tang is at Level 78, ready to advance to Legendary at any moment."
As Baiyi continued to craft some machinery, he asked with a smile: "Plus, I’m nearly there too. Space-Time Stones only hinder those below Legendary."
"So, how about my proposal just now?"
The legislators were left dumbfounded, looking at one another until someone raised their hand.
The proposal to expand the range of player hunts was quickly approved, which meant that some official adventure teams would take Golden Level Mages in all directions to find more Mutated Zones and Catastrophe Zones, establishing Teleportation Arrays in safe places.
Then, players would demolish all the invasions within the Dawn Continent, from the inside out!
"Since it’s been approved, go ahead and implement it. You don’t need to worry about things here at Dongwu City; I can manage this direction well."
As Baiyi cut the communication, some legislators also followed and cut their connections, but many continued discussing what Baiyi had just said.
After all, progress wouldn’t only benefit Baiyi alone.
The emergence of every Golden Level figure was worth discussing. The number of Gold-holders in the Capital City had nearly reached a thousand; the council had names for each of them, and their purposes were planned out.
However, if they wished to expand their territory further, they were shocked to discover that... despite already possessing thousands of Golden Level powerhouses, it was still insufficient!
"Hey, what conflict do you have with Baiyi?" Curious, Patriarch Ren Chu asked Metheus, leaning nearby.
Still wearing a stern face, Metheus’s mouth curled up slightly, barely noticeably.
He immediately said indignantly, "He’s just a bandit, even stole my herb fields, twice!"
"You know how much I cherished that herb field. I didn’t say much about the first time, but the second... he claimed he just wanted to take a look, then dug up all the soil too."
Sympathy flashed in Patriarch Ren Chu’s eyes as he patted Metheus’s shoulder: "Have some understanding; he has a city to maintain."
"That’s precisely what angers me... he dug it up and I wasn’t petty about it, but he actually..."
"He actually what?"
"He left two jars of top-quality wine aged five thousand years! Their value approaches that of an Epic item. Do I, Metheus Di Feng, look like someone who seeks cheap advantages? Hey, don’t go... I haven’t finished!"
"Scram! Playing Versailles at your age? To think I kindly comforted you, but you, old brat, have a heart as black as coal!"
"Hehe, don’t mind it, okay? By the way, do you want to taste that five-thousand-year-old top-tier wine? I’m planning to host an old friends’ gathering tonight to properly introduce this five-thousand-year-old top-tier wine..."
"You... don’t need to repeat, I got it..."
"I’ll tell you, that kid..."
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Dongwu City.
[You crafted Star Core F01×1, Experience Value +10000, Extra Experience Points +10000.]
Baiyi looked at the starship service robot before him, engraving the last Alchemy Array Text.
Buzz~
"Fu 50 is happy to serve you."
The robot before him was humanoid but only one meter tall, bowing slightly to Baiyi, its joints looking natural and smooth.
He pondered for a moment and decided to use the same white exterior as the previous forty-nine service robots.
Round head and body, combined with a hovering structure, it looked both cute and high-tech.
These would replace some servant roles, but more importantly, they would be used to entertain guests and attend to those in the City Lord’s Mansion.
And although small and adorable, don’t underestimate them; they have a battle mode. Once activated, superior players attempting to sneak into the City Lord’s Mansion would be directly eliminated.
Moreover, their anti-invisibility, anti-teleportation, and anti-stealth functions were maxed out.
The players who wanted to try their hand at everything would find it impossible to cause any trouble within the City Lord’s Mansion under the patrol of thirty Star Core F Series robots.
This task was now at an end.
Baiyi stretched, as Diane had begun her retreat to reach Golden Upper Tier.
Luoning was also in a rare retreat, soon entering Golden Middle Tier.
But Luoning’s retreat... could only be described as enviable.
Prepared to sleep for three months, and upon waking, he would naturally be at Golden Middle Tier.
How effortlessly casual?
"Oh, my friend, which of these little cuties are mine?" Sabo’s voice echoed, his form slightly unstable, in a somewhat flickering state.
It didn’t quite seem like reality.
Examining him, Baiyi frowned and asked, "How long until the Evil God’s descent you mentioned? Is your Sacrifice going too fast?"
"I’ve accounted for everything," Sabo said with a smile: "So are these the little cuties?"
Behind him, Fu 31~Fu 50 were already standing, waiting silently.
The finance department is crucial, and some departments also need support from the Star Core F Series robots. After all, one can never be too cautious with players....
"Right, the Marvel will arrive in three days. Prepare yourself."
"That’s not an issue; the Outer City has been completed with over three hundred Teleportation Towers, more than enough to accommodate millions of Marvels. However, my friend, I feel like trouble is heading your way."
"Trouble?" Baiyi paused, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Yes, it seems like a Nightmare World; it’s approaching Dongwu City," Sabo said with a mischievous grin.
Before Baiyi could respond, Sabo rubbed his hands together and slyly said, "My friend, if you don’t mind, I can help you... quickly acquire the World Core, but... all the resources within must belong to me."