The entire afternoon passed, and Lin Da Shao emerged from his room, refreshed. He said to the maid serving him medicine, "That, ha, this medicine is excellent. Remember to keep the prescription."
The maid, her face blushing, replied, "Yes, young master. The barbecue ingredients are ready. When should we start?"
Lin Zhan shook his head and said, "No rush. We'll wait for Xiao Ming to get back."
With that, he walked alone towards the garden.
Lin Zhan sat on a chair and stealthily called out to his surroundings, "Master Suo, Master Suo, are you there? This kid needs you. Please come out for a chat."
The Dragon Binding Rope tore through space and emerged.
"I know what you want to say. Master Suo's answer is no. Besides, there are only a few months left. Can't you wait a little longer? Master Suo is doing this for your own good. Aren't you enjoying yourself now with music, chess, calligraphy, and painting?"
"Kid, don't be impatient. Master Suo is waiting for you to reach the peak of being an Emperor so I can reshape my dragon body."
Lin Zhan knew that the Dragon Binding Rope was also acting in his best interest. He said to it with a helpless expression, "Alas, I know Master Suo is doing this for my own good. It just feels a bit wasteful. Master Suo, don't worry. If I ever have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely help you reshape your dragon body."
The Dragon Binding Rope nodded and said, "Kid, I know your Lin family is small, but you also need to consider Xiu Ya. Having her conceive offspring at this age will cause some harm to her body."
Lin Zhan instantly came to his senses and bowed respectfully to the Dragon Binding Rope, saying, "Thank you, Master Suo, for your care. It was merely my impulsiveness."
The Dragon Binding Rope nodded and retreated back into the void.
"Big Brother, we're back." Just as the Dragon Binding Rope retreated into the void, Di Xin flew down from the sky, carrying the young Taoist priest.
Upon seeing Lin Zhan, Di Xin directly threw a jade slip to him: "Kid, everything the elders wanted to tell you is in here. The elders mean that if you want to do something, let's do it big. Don't be stingy and act like a petty person."
Lin Zhan placed the jade slip on his forehead and carefully felt its contents.
After a moment, Lin Zhan removed the jade slip and said, "The old ones are indeed wise. The elders are planning to harvest a wave of fortune power."
Di Xin nodded and said, "It's good that you understand. It's best for our Great Shang to take the lead and gather enough fortune power for me to advance to the Human Emperor realm. That way, I can lend a hand during the War of Ten Thousand Races."
"Alright, you two can handle the rest. I'm heading back." Di Xin disappeared before their eyes.
Lin Zhan looked at the hurried Di Xin and said with a hint of curiosity, "What's so urgent for that old guy? He even used teleportation."
He then called out to the maid, "Prepare dinner for the barbecue. Also, send someone to invite William and the others."
Soon after, Lancelot arrived with William, looking anxious. Seeing Lin Zhan grilling meat, he cautiously asked, "Young friend Lin, have the elders considered our proposal from this morning?"
The young Taoist priest beside him shook his head and said with a helpless expression, "Don't ask. It's useless to ask. The elders don't like to meddle in these matters. We have plenty of our own problems at home, so how can we spare time for yours? Unless..."
After hearing the first half of the young Taoist priest's sentence, Lancelot was terrified. Only when the latter half was spoken did he breathe a sigh of relief and say, "Unless what? As long as you make a request, our Great Britain can definitely fulfill it."
The young Taoist priest cut a piece of roasted lamb, put it in his mouth, and said indistinctly, "Unless... you pay more."
He then said to Lancelot, who was looking bewildered, "What? You're not happy? Or do you intend for us to work for you for free forever? Let me tell you, this is no small matter. If you truly want this done, we'll have a lot of people going, and we'll need fees for appearances, food, copyrights, transportation, and so on."
William looked at the Taoist priest, Zhang Haoming, with confusion and asked, "Brother-in-law, I understand appearance fees, food fees, and transportation fees. But what is this copyright fee?"
Zhang Haoming glanced at William and said impatiently, "I just couldn't think of any other excuses to ask for money. Just pay up, what's with all the nonsense?"
Lin Zhan saw that Zhang Haoming had warmed up the atmosphere sufficiently and took over the conversation, saying, "Mr. Lancelot, just as my brother-in-law said, this is not a small matter. There will be many people going, so you need to be prepared for reception and cover some necessary expenses."
"This time, a total of four legacy Human Emperors, two legacy Dragon Emperors, one Imperial-level ferocious beast Xiangliu, four clan-protecting Human Kings, and eight High-level Kings will be dispatched from China. Additionally, there will be a hundred clan-protecting Quasi-Kings and a thousand Quasi-Kings."
"Furthermore, we have the Great Shang Xuan Niao Army, with an average strength of Platinum level, totaling 1 million. The main objective this time is not only to resolve the crisis of the blood race in Great Britain but also to penetrate the blood race plane, at the very least heavily wounding the blood race and killing more than half of their blood emperors and princes."
"Military operations and high-end combat power of this magnitude require considerable resources. Moreover, during operations in Great Britain, all supplies and military expenses should be borne by Great Britain. If your side agrees, we will proceed with further negotiations."
Lancelot and William's eyes lit up instantly after hearing Lin Zhan's words: Holy cow, this is truly a case of mountains and rivers exhausted, yet another village appears in the shade.
They thought they were finished, utterly doomed, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better, and Great Britain stood up again.
As for the cost, was that even a problem? It wouldn't even cost as much as a secret realm treasure vault. Were these expenses within Great Britain's consideration?
The young Taoist priest Zhang Haoming looked at the excited Lancelot and said impatiently, "You should really thank my Big Brother. Originally, the elders decided to lead troops to attack a certain ten thousand races' plane, but my Big Brother spoke up and gave this opportunity to attack to you. So, the fees cannot be lacking, otherwise, it would be my Big Brother's face that is lost."
Lancelot said happily, "Thank you, young friend Lin, for your consideration. Our Great Britain warmly welcomes all the elders of China to visit Great Britain."
"Also, please rest assured, young friend. We will provide 15 billion Lord-level resources of various kinds as employment fees for this operation. All other logistical supplies and military expenses will be borne by Great Britain."
"In addition, each elder above the King level will receive a token of appreciation, and the Human Emperors will receive a great token of appreciation. We have also prepared red envelopes for all generals above Quasi-King."
With that, Lancelot took out two storage bags and handed them to Lin Zhan: "Of course, young friend Lin, we have a great token of appreciation for you as well."