376: Chapter 376 Resources Arrive

Sophia stood beside Joseph and saw the shock on her father's face. She was momentarily stunned; after all, she had almost never seen such an expression on his face before. Goodness.

In an instant, the thoughts in her heart became even more resolute.

After the planting was finished, everyone went to inspect the progress of the mineral vein extraction.

Compared to the Jiangcheng Barrier, the extraction progress of the mineral vein at the Modu Barrier was much faster.

After all, the strength of the personnel extracting the Ore was much greater than those at the Jiangcheng Barrier.

"Lord Ye!"

"Lord Ye, you're here!"

"Lord Ye..."

...

Everyone began to speak up. They did not yet know about the assassination attempt on Ye Qing, so they greeted him as they usually did.

However, later on, those Family heads began to inquire about things. As for what they were inquiring about, it was naturally what had happened after Ye Qing left the Modu Barrier.

They almost surrounded John and listened to him recount the story.

After a while, the eyes of each Family head widened abruptly; they simply could not believe what they were hearing.

Ye Qing had actually slain that King-level Expert and those Marquis Realm Experts; this was simply too powerful, was it not!

Furthermore, he had even gone to the outer regions and snatched back the resources from the God Awakening Society headquarters and several of its branches.

My god, what a massive amount of wealth this was.

They looked at Ye Qing, and in an instant, it was as if they were looking at a wealthy landlord. Although they were all great Families of the Modu Barrier, and the assets in their hands were already unattainable by others, compared to the wealth in Ye Qing's hands, their wealth was simply not worth mentioning—or rather, it was merely the tip of a hair on a cow's hide.

It was not worth mentioning.

After seeing it, Ye Qing returned to Qishan Villa. Next, he just had to wait for those resources to be transported over. According to Ye Qing's guess, they should arrive at the Modu Barrier by tomorrow morning, so he could have a good sleep tonight.

Upon returning to Qishan Villa, Ye Qing began to rest.

On the other side.

Sophia and the others also returned to the military department and arrived at their room.

Joseph still had some questions he wanted to ask John, so he immediately started talking to him, asking about some details he wanted to know.

Sophia was listening from the side.

John looked at her as she listened with great interest. "You little girl, with that expression of yours, do you think this is storytelling? I am talking about a life-and-death battle."

"I know, I know."

"Hey, you're getting impatient? If you talk to me like that again, I'll kick you out and won't let you listen anymore," John said, sounding annoyed.

Upon hearing this, Sophia immediately puffed out her cheeks to show she was angry.

"Alright, alright, you two are simply mortal enemies."

Joseph said, and the two of them calmed down a bit.

Sophia gave a light huff. "Have you forgotten? It was I who went to Ye Qing to beg for the medicine for you. Otherwise, you would still be fighting the God Awakening Society! Even just walking around would hurt you to death!"

Listening to Sophia's words, it was a killing blow for John. John nodded inwardly; indeed, if Sophia hadn't helped him get the medicine, it was hard to say if he could even stand here right now.

Sigh.

After a while, Joseph finished listening to the situation, and his face wore an expression of understanding.

"It seems Ye Qing has grown to a very high level, one that even I must look up to."

Hearing her father's assessment, Sophia looked at her dad. "Father, there is something I want to tell you..."

She hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back.

Joseph looked at her appearance and felt strange. What was wrong with Sophia today?

Usually, her personality was quite carefree; why had she become like this today?

On the side, John looked at her and immediately spoke up. "Just say it directly; what are you afraid of? There are no outsiders here."

After that, Sophia pointed to the door. "Get out."

Huh?!

John: "..."

Is there anything I'm not allowed to hear?

At this moment, he felt helpless.

On this side, Joseph seemed to sense something, and his mood suddenly became excited. He looked at John, who was still stunned there, and said sternly, "I told you to go out, so go out. Why all the hesitation? Get out, get out. Your sister has important matters to discuss with me; why are you just standing there?"

John: "..."???

You didn't think I was in the way when you were asking me for details just now, but now you're finding me annoying?

Fine, fine, fine. You two are really good at crossing the river and burning the bridge!

John walked out, pouting in anger.

Only Sophia and Joseph remained in the room.

Sophia looked at Joseph, hesitating, but then she thought about it and said, "Father, I have thought about it. I want to form a Contract with Ye Qing."

Boom!

In a single sentence, it was like a thunderclap on flat ground, causing Joseph's heart to tremble. Although he had a premonition of this, now that Sophia had actually said it out loud, he was still very surprised.

You must know, Sophia had never said anything about wanting to form a Contract before, nor had she expressed any urgency about it.

It was always him who was anxious.

Now it was good; Sophia didn't make a move until she did, and once she did, she chose such a young talent.

"However, Father, do you think Ye Qing would be willing to form a Contract with me? After all, I am only..."

Sophia said, pursing her lips and lowering her head.

Joseph looked at Sophia and naturally understood what she meant.

"Rest assured, I understand what you mean. Give me a day or two to inquire about Ye Qing's intentions. After all, those Artifact Spirits of Ye Qing's were all Wasted Artifact Spirits, but after forming a Contract with Ye Qing, they underwent Ancestral Return and became powerful Artifact Spirits. Isn't this original situation the same as yours?"

"You don't need to worry."

Sophia: "..."

Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Dad.

Outside, John wandered around the courtyard. Later, hearing the two of them whispering inside, he wanted to listen, but he stopped his footsteps. Forget it; since they didn't want him to know, why should he be so annoying?

Afterward, he walked away.

After Sophia left, Joseph thought about what she had just said, and his eyes narrowed slightly. This was also a difficult problem; it seemed he would have to go to King Fenghai to gain some experience first, so as not to fail.

This success and failure were simply the difference between Heaven and Hell.

Thinking this, he headed towards King Fenghai.

At the same time.

The Western War Zone and the Southern War Zone had already received news from their outposts.

And they had transmitted the news to the headquarters of the two major war zones.