Lin Zhan and the other Human Emperors and Human Kings ate and drank, watching wave after wave of rockets and missiles being launched into the sky, heading for various parts of the Great Marsh.
Unnoticed by the crowd, the face of the young Daoist sitting beside Lin Zhan grew paler with each wave of missiles launched.
Lin Zhan turned his head, looking at the young Daoist who hadn't touched his chopsticks, and asked with a hint of curiosity:
"What's wrong, brother-in-law? Start eating. The food here might not be as good as what we have at home, but it's not bad considering we're in a war."
Hearing Lin Zhan's words, everyone around couldn't help but secretly sigh:
"This kid truly lives up to his reputation as a legendary big spender. He's complaining that this level of meal is inferior to his home's? Then what does this kid usually eat at home?"
Di Xin, Shang Tang, and the other Human Emperors and Human Kings from the Great Shang dynasty had already considered the young Daoist as their prospective son-in-law.
Seeing that this usually greedy and gluttonous little fatty had lost his appetite, they were also very curious.
The young Daoist, with a face full of worry, said to Lin Zhan, "Big Brother, do you know how many Flaming 4 missiles we've launched?"
Lin Zhan shook his head indifferently and said, "What does the number matter? We have the resources."
"Big Brother," the young Daoist said with a teary voice, "we've launched 10 waves in total, 36,000 Flaming 4 missiles. Each Flaming 4 missile costs the equivalent of 5,000 Lord-level crystal cores. That means in the past two hours, you've thrown away 180 million Lord-level crystal cores worth of resources."
"Congratulations, Big Brother, you've thrown away all of our brother's and my wife's dowry."
"Holy crap." Hearing the young Daoist's words, Lin Zhan was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks.
Shang Tang, Di Xin, and Xuan Shang, the four brothers, instantly took to the sky and flew towards the depths of the Great Marsh.
The others looked at Lin Zhan with astonishment. The Human Emperors were all depressed, thinking:
"Damn, this kid is truly extravagant. If he keeps fighting like this, how many resources would be enough for him to waste?"
Generals like Li Siyi, who led troops, looked at Lin Zhan with excitement, happily thinking:
"Damn, this boss is too wealthy. We finally have a chance to feast like kings."
Lin Zhan smugly took out his communicator.
After the communicator rang a few times, Leng Shan answered: "Reporting, Commander. This is Leng Shan. What are your orders?"
"Leng... Uncle Leng, stop for now. Don't fire anymore. These things are too damn expensive. Let's wait until the Ancestors return with their findings," Lin Zhan said tremblingly to Leng Shan.
Leng Shan was taken aback, then looked confused and said, "Yes."
After hanging up the communicator, Leng Shan quickly said to the staff officer beside him, "Order all firing elements to cease fire and await further instructions."
After Lin Zhan waited anxiously for an hour, Shang Tang, Di Xin, and Xuan Shang, the four brothers, returned in disheveled states.
Seeing their appearances, everyone guessed that they had encountered the Lizardmen.
Yu Longyan immediately asked, "Shang Tang, what happened? Did you fight the Lizardmen?"
Shang Tang nodded and said:
"Chaos! The entire central part of the Great Marsh and beyond has experienced massive explosions. All the Lizardmen tribes in the Great Marsh, including the two major clans, have suffered heavy casualties."
"The few of us fought a combined force of Lizardman Emperors. Now, the Lizardmen still have over 30 high-level Emperors and over 50 ordinary Emperors. They are heading towards the two major clans, preparing to carry the coffins of those two Emperors and fight us to the death."
Yu Longyan narrowed his eyes and said coldly:
"I didn't expect that such a small Lizardman plane could hide so many Emperor-level powerhouses. If the Lizardmen could produce an Emperor, they would directly advance to become a major race among the Ten Thousand Races."
Lin Zhan chuckled and said to the Human Emperors, "Esteemed Ancestors, do you have the confidence to defeat these Emperors?"
Yu Longyan and the others narrowed their eyes and said, "The Lizardmen have over 80 Emperors left in total, plus the Nine-headed Dragon Lizard, it's just over 100. This number isn't enough to stump us old fellows, it'll just take a little time."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Don't forget, we have an Ancestor who has fully recovered to the Emperor level in our family. There's no reason not to go all out."
Then Lin Zhan looked at Zhang Dabiao beside him and said:
"Dabiao, order all troops to assemble in formation. All soldiers are to enter the Tiger Talisman's troop deployment space, especially the missile corps. Preserve them, people and missiles alike, they are too expensive."
Zhang Dabiao quickly led a group of staff officers away, taking out his communicator as he walked and began to notify the troops.
Then Lin Zhan looked at Li Siyi, Dian Wei, Zhao Zilong, and the eight commanders of the Great Shang Ancestral Court Guard and said:
"Esteemed Ancestors, you can accompany me and hold the line outside."
"Ancestor Siyi, once the Lizardmen gather their army and arrive, have your Mo Dao Army come out and withstand the first wave of attacks."
Everyone nodded and said, "Yes."
Li Siyi then added, "Young Lord, rest assured. My 500 Mo Dao soldiers are enough to deal with the Lizardmen's main combat forces. Even if there are a hundred million of them, killing them all will only take some time."
The young Daoist was stunned and quickly asked Li Siyi:
"Ancestor Siyi, didn't you only have 3 million Mo Dao soldiers in the battle this afternoon? How can you say 5 million now? Don't worry, since the Mo Dao Army is so strong, I won't hold you accountable for the empty salaries of 200 people."
Li Siyi's eyes widened: "I..."
Dian Wei, who was beside him, quickly pulled him aside and whispered to Li Siyi:
"Siyi, calm down. You can't afford to provoke this little fatty. This little fatty has too strong a background. Not counting the Great Shang family, he has five more high-level Human Emperors who have recovered. We can't afford to offend this little punk."
Li Siyi was stunned when he heard this, and quickly changed to a kind and amiable expression, speaking gently to the young Daoist:
"What are you saying, old ancestor? Could I be that kind of person? It was just that the battlefield was too small this afternoon, and our Mo Dao soldiers require a certain amount of space to maximize the killing power of the Mo Dao. So, having so many people come out was of no use."
"The most important thing is that the old ancestor has to keep some cards up his sleeve, right? If the enemy thinks we only have 3 million Mo Dao soldiers, then when the war starts, I can give them a surprise."
After Li Siyi finished speaking with a smile.
Lin Zhan and the young Daoist exchanged a deep glance and muttered softly:
"From now on, if anyone tells me that the face reflects the heart, I'll beat them to death. I won't leave them a single breath. This old guy looks so honest and kind, but turns out to be a master schemer with a belly full of bad ideas."
Li Siyi...