65: Chapter 65 Fang Yun's Mechanical Warriors

The combat soldiers that Guli Mu put up on the mall were bought out in just a few minutes, but he didn't mind.

This little bit of profit was negligible to him, but what he enjoyed most was the feeling of buying low and selling high; regardless of the amount, it was purely his personal preference.

"Big Brother, are the batch of mechanical combat soldiers you bought really that powerful? Suobo and his followers are extremely formidable, and they definitely have mechanical combat soldiers too."

In the training ground, Shangguan Yi looked at his elder brother, Shangguan Hong, with a worried expression, a trace of anxiety showing on his face.

The Shangguan family was an ancient clan with a heritage spanning tens of thousands of years, and generations of the Shangguan family had lived on Minglan Star in the Pula Starfield of the Federation's northern border.

Minglan Star was an agricultural planet with fertile soil that was very suitable for Planting, and the Shangguan family was one of the top major clans on Minglan Star.

Shangguan Hong and Shangguan Yi were the biological sons of the Shangguan family's current head, Shangguan Hao, and the two were twin brothers.

Bodri City, the capital of Minglan Star.

In a training ground, nineteen-year-old Shangguan Hong had a firm look on his face: "Yi'er, trust me, I specifically bought this at a heavy price."

Shangguan Yi looked at his older brother with some helplessness. Today was the day of the battle between his brother and Suo Bo from the Suo family. The Suo family was also a major family on Minglan Star, and due to competitive relationships in business, there had always been friction between the two families.

This friction also extended to the younger generation of both families, and the leaders of the younger generation of the two families were precisely Suo Bo and Shangguan Hong.

"Shangguan Hong, if you lose this time, either you obediently call me Big Brother whenever you see me in the future, or you cough up one billion in Faith Points. How about it?"

Suo Bo was full of confidence. This time, he had specially selected a large batch of Tier 1 Extraordinary modified beasts and mechanical combat soldiers from the Federation's top-ranked military enterprise—Tianxing Heavy Industries.

It cost him nearly five billion in funds, all to defeat Shangguan Hong in this duel, and this victory would also elevate his evaluation within the Suo family.

"Hmph, the stakes were decided long ago. Why waste words now? Let's start the battle directly."

Inside the training room, Shangguan Hong and Suo Bo entered the simulation pods. These simulation pods could provide a channel for them, who had not yet reached the realm of gods, to enter the Divine Domain space.

Instead of establishing divine kingdom connections to wage divine kingdom wars, they could directly summon followers to battle in the Divine Domain space.

Their duel this time was limited to 100,000 combat units, because if there were any more, once one side was defeated, it would be an unbearable loss for either of them.

The 100,000 combat units summoned by Suo Bo were all purchased war resources without any followers; similarly, Shangguan Hong made the same choice.

On one hand, they did not want their own followers to be consumed in such duels; on the other hand, these purchased Tier 1 extraordinary life forms were far stronger than the followers currently in their divine kingdoms.

Among Suo Bo's 100,000 combat units, there were many mechanical beast unit types, such as mechanical wolves, mechanical bears, and mechanical dogs, with nearly half the proportion being these modified beasts.

As for Shangguan Hong's side, it was an array of pure mechanical combat soldiers.

Seeing this scene, a proud smile appeared at the corner of Suo Bo's mouth.

He had long anticipated that Shangguan Hong might purchase resources like mechanical combat soldiers, so he specially targeted the characteristics of mechanical combat soldiers and bought these modified beasts with more agile movements that could effectively counter mechanical combat soldiers.

"Damn it, why did that guy Suo Bo prepare so many mechanical beasts? These mechanical beasts happen to counter my mechanical combat soldiers."

Shangguan Hong's expression was somewhat ugly. Mechanical beasts moved quickly, and their beast-like structures would reduce their functionality, but it could maximize their hunting capabilities.

They were common killers of mechanical combat soldiers, and in many campaigns, the win rate of mechanical beasts against mechanical combat soldiers was as high as 99%.

"Haha, Shangguan Hong, I expected you to purchase mechanical combat soldiers for battle. How about it? These mechanical beasts were specially prepared for you."

Suo Bo was in high spirits at this moment, proud of his own intelligence and wisdom.

He couldn't wait to tear apart the opponent's battle line; at this moment, he seemed to have already seen the scene of Shangguan Hong's miserable defeat.

With an order, nearly 50,000 mechanical beasts surged toward Shangguan Hong's battle line like a metallic frenzy, while 50,000 mechanical combat soldiers were arranged in the rear to reap the harvest.

Shangguan Hong was very conflicted at this moment. It was absolutely impossible for him to concede defeat to the other party, but if he didn't concede, his 100,000 mechanical combat soldiers would probably find it hard to survive.

Seeing that the enemy had advanced with their entire army, he had no other choice but to also choose a full-army assault.

The two men stared closely at the battlefield, and the very first moment of contact between the two sides exceeded both of their expectations.

The scene imagined by Suo Bo, where mechanical beasts one-sidedly slaughtered mechanical combat soldiers, did not appear. On the contrary, Shangguan Hong's mechanical combat soldiers cooperated seamlessly.

The mechanical combat soldiers at the very front first used energy weapons for attrition. Once the weapon energy was exhausted, they immediately switched to using the alloy battle sabers on their backs to fight, not wasting a single bit of combat time.

"Good!"

Seeing this scene, Shangguan Hong couldn't help but cheer. He had thought there was no hope left, but these mechanical combat soldiers gave him such a huge surprise.

"Damn it, are these Tier 1 extraordinary mechanical combat soldiers? Why is their tactical literacy so much higher than my combat soldiers, and how can they actually cooperate in squads with each other?"

This was definitely not an ordinary Tier 1 combat soldier—Suo Bo immediately made a judgment in his heart.

He guessed that this must be a Tier 1 extraordinary combat soldier specially custom-made by someone for Shangguan Hong for this competition. Just this kind of tactical cooperation required equipping advanced smart AIs; otherwise, such coordination could never be accomplished.

Subsequently, the performance of the opponent's mechanical combat soldiers on the battlefield made him even more certain of his guess.

Energy reserves far greater than ordinary mechanical combat soldiers, tactical coordination far surpassing ordinary combat soldiers, and much more agile speed and reactions.

Even when some mechanical combat soldiers faced an obvious certain-death situation, they would directly choose to self-destruct, which also brought huge trouble to the mechanical beasts and mechanical combat soldiers under Suo Bo's command.

He originally thought he could steadily devour the opponent through mechanical beasts, but he never expected that Shangguan Hong was also holding back a trump card.

In the end, after the battle ended, Suo Bo's 100,000 war units were completely wiped out, while Shangguan Hong still had over 10,000 combat units remaining.

This wager and duel—he had won!

"Hahaha, Suo Bo, a bet is a bet. Make your choice."

Shangguan Hong was extremely excited inside at this moment. If he had lost this time, not only would the purchased mechanical combat soldiers have been completely wiped out, but he would also have to compensate the other party with one billion in Faith Points.

As for calling the other party Big Brother? Both sides knew that the other definitely wouldn't choose this. Their respective families were mortal enemies; if a core member of one family called the other Big Brother, how was that any different from defecting to the enemy?

"Hmph, Shangguan Hong, I didn't expect you to be willing to invest so heavily for this wager. You're ruthless."

In his heart, Suo Bo also felt that he didn't lose out entirely. After all, he fought and destroyed so many of the opponent's expensive Tier 1 combat soldiers, which could be considered depleting their strength.

Afterwards, he transferred the wager of one billion Faith Points to Shangguan Hong, and the two parted ways right there.

After winning the wager, Shangguan Hong was thrilled inside. He knew that his victory this time was thanks to this batch of combat soldiers he bought from Guli Mu's shop, and he planned to continue purchasing these powerful combat soldiers in the future.

Such fierce combat soldiers only cost 40,000 Faith Points per unit; they were truly of high quality and low price.

Thus, he prepared to communicate with the owner of Guli Mu's shop; he wanted to make a large-scale bulk purchase!