340: Chapter 340 I saw a joke

"What's going on? What happened inside the Modu Barrier?"

"Did something bad happen?"

"Hurry up and say something. You're just staring at the report without saying a word."

"..."

Several King-level Experts saw King Yu's expression and immediately lost their composure, speaking up in a hurry. King Yu looked at them, a helpless expression on his face.

Didn't they analyze it just fine a moment ago? With three King-level Experts inside the Modu Barrier, there was no need to fear any emergencies, yet here they were, worrying like this.

These old guys are truly hypocritical.

He then handed the report to them. "You can take a look yourselves. There's no bad situation; it's just that Ye Qing has discovered another mineral vein inside the Modu Barrier."

Boom!

With that one sentence, it was like a thunderclap on flat ground.

It made their eyes widen, and they simply couldn't believe what they had heard.

Even on their otherwise calm faces, there were now ripples of shock.

It seems Ye Qing has truly mastered the method for finding mineral veins; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to find so many of them so easily.

This is truly a good thing for Huaxia.

They already knew about the mineral vein situation in the Jiangcheng Barrier. That mineral vein had benefited many people, allowing many to increase their strength, and Ye Qing had also earned a fortune.

Looking at the report, according to Ye Qing's estimates, the reserves of this mineral vein were significantly larger than the one in the Jiangcheng Barrier.

"Good! This guy Ye Qing really brings prosperity wherever he goes. I think we should call him to the Imperial Capital Barrier to see if there are any mineral veins inside or around it. If there really are, that would be incredible."

"Or we could let him wander around other Barriers. If he can really find mineral veins, it would be a good thing for those Barriers and for all of Huaxia."

"..."

As the King-level Experts spoke, King Yu waved his hand. "Right now, Ye Qing is with King Fenghai. That guy Old Jing treats Ye Qing like his own treasure, clutching him in his palms and refusing to let him go. There's nothing we can do but discuss it with Old Jing. After all, Ye Qing isn't a member of our Military Department, so we can't force him."

"Also, Ye Qing's current strength is evident, and he still has potential. Our Military Department's Leader is currently away. If the Leader were here, I feel the Leader would likely reach out to Ye Qing as well."

"But for now, our priority should be to maintain good relations with Ye Qing."

"It's not like we aren't on good terms with Ye Qing," a King-level Expert immediately protested. "We just can't stand Old Jing's tactics. What is he trying to do, keeping Ye Qing holed up in the Modu Barrier? What, does he think he can keep Ye Qing trapped there forever?"

"We can't even get in touch with him. That guy is simply too overbearing!"

"Exactly!"

"Next time we meet, let's deal with him together!"

The King-level Experts were all filled with righteous indignation. King Yu watched them, unable to laugh or cry; these King-level Experts still hadn't grasped the situation.

"You guys still don't see the situation clearly. The relationship between King Fenghai and Ye Qing can be said to be deeply rooted. Old Jing's two nieces have both entered into a Contract with Ye Qing, and furthermore, these two nieces have both undergone Second Ancestral Return, becoming powerful Weapon Spirits—powerful Weapon Spirits capable of Body Integration, at that."

"Now that Old Jing and Ye Qing are practically relatives, you really can't do anything about Old Jing."

Everyone: "..." Hey! That's true, but thinking about it, it seems they really can't do anything about Old Jing.

"Then what should we do? Just let Ye Qing stay in the Modu Barrier forever?"

"Don't worry. Based on Ye Qing's potential, it shouldn't take long before he outgrows the Modu Barrier. At that time, he will naturally come to the Imperial Capital Barrier. Or, after some time, if the Leader returns to the Imperial Capital, there will be an opportunity to call Ye Qing over. Why are you all so anxious right now?"

"Alright, it's enough that we know this news. I will issue a report to Old Jing shortly, asking him to check if Ye Qing is willing to come over. If I'm not mistaken, when Old Jing sees this report, he definitely won't tell Ye Qing."

King Yu chuckled. "But we still need to apply a little bit of pressure on him."

"At the very least, we can't let him be like this."

"But he is already being very presumptuous." A King-level Expert flipped to the back of the report and found an attachment. As he looked at it, his face showed helplessness. "Take a look, King Yu. This guy is asking our headquarters for money, and it's a huge sum!"

What?!

King Yu also stood up abruptly, losing all his previous composure. After all, this involved money, and a huge sum at that.

He took the report again, looked at the situation on it, and after a while, the corners of his mouth began to twitch.

Good grief.

Good grief.

Old Jing is really making an outrageous demand!

Asking for so much all at once!

For a moment, King Yu felt his blood pressure rising, but there didn't seem to be anything he could do right now.

"Let's do this: we can give the money, but the Ore must be allocated uniformly by headquarters!"

King Yu said, and handed over the report.

A while later, after the secretary finished writing according to King Yu's report, not only King Yu but the others' expressions softened quite a bit. This was more like it; they couldn't just let that old guy have his way with everything.

"Alright, go and send this, along with the funds, to the Modu Barrier overnight. Afterward, tell Joseph at the Modu Barrier that once he's finished touring the Modu Barrier, he can return first. We still need to discuss some other matters."

King Yu made the arrangements and then looked at the others. "Let's go. Let's not waste any more time here. Let's go back and rest."

"I was already feeling sleepy, but after what Old Jing pulled, I feel like my sleepiness has completely vanished from anger."

"Me too."

"I think we should take a trip to the Modu Barrier sometime soon. Since Ye Qing won't come over, can't we go there ourselves? We can go see this legendary young man and, while we're at it, look for an opportunity to teach Old Jing a lesson."

"What do you all think?"

"I think that works. Not bad."

"I think so too."

...

As they talked, they made up their minds.

King Yu watched them, his face full of helplessness. It seemed these guys were truly quite angry.

"You can go, but mind your manners. Don't let others make a laughingstock of the Military Department."