155: Chapter 155 A Secret Maneuver

Zhan Wuji remained silent, picking through Tang Mo's spoils of war on his own.

Tang Mo suddenly added another sentence, "By the way, Dean and Elder Wei, remember to settle the bill with me in a bit."

Zhan Wuji looked puzzled. "What? I didn't get any saint artifact-grade equipment, so why should I pay?"

Tang Mo pointed at the supreme-grade equipment in his hands and said, "These supreme-grade equipment and those incredibly powerful Secret Technique Scrolls are all yours to take. Take as much as your storage space can hold. I'll charge you 10 billion gold coins in total."

"Including one piece of saint artifact-grade equipment, Elder Wei owes me a total of 11 billion gold coins."

"This is already a friendship price."

Tang Mo said very seriously to the two of them.

Zhan Wuji's hand picking through the equipment froze in mid-air. 10 billion?! And that's a friendship price?!

Zhan Wuji was indeed the Dean of Xiafu University, but he could never produce that many gold coins.

Of course, if he could really fill his storage space with supreme-grade equipment, 10 billion was definitely not a loss.

Zhan Wuji quickly thought of his own Principal.

The Principal had been in charge of the school for so many years; he must have a lot of private savings.

Right, when the time comes, he'll give half of the equipment to the Principal and then let him settle the bill. Wouldn't that work?

With so many pieces of supreme-grade equipment, the Principal should be very willing.

Zhan Wuji then readily agreed, "I'll settle the money with you once we get back to the school. I'm your Dean, so I naturally won't deceive you. However, some people might not be so certain."

Zhan Wuji deliberately dragged out the last sentence, intending for Wei Shenchou to hear it.

"Well, you two, master and disciple, are putting on a double act for me, aren't you?"

"Don't worry, I, Wei Shenchou, am a man of my word. I'll naturally do what I promised. It's just 11 billion gold coins, no big deal."

While saying this, Wei Shenchou was calculating in his heart how to use this batch of equipment and scrolls to squeeze a bit out of Ye Shao.

Speaking of which, Tang Mo's friendship price was definitely a friendship price; supreme-grade equipment wasn't common on the market.

Even if he sold off a portion at market price, his family could still keep some top-tier supreme-grade equipment.

Wei Shenchou wouldn't lose out either.

In the end, Wei Shenchou did not notify the soldiers to clean up the battlefield. If he let this equipment circulate, how could he fleece Ye Shao?

Of course, this was a decision Wei Shenchou made only after receiving news that the Orc Allied Forces had retreated and had no temporary intention of attacking.

After recycling the remaining equipment on the ground, Tang Mo had over 650,000 skill points, which was completely enough to upgrade four or five God-level Skills to the maximum level.

Not only that, Tang Mo even discovered five Epic-grade Skill Evolution Scrolls among the spoils, which could be said to be a complete pleasant surprise.

Wei Shenchou had already received the specific location where the Orc Allied Forces had retreated.

With saint artifact-grade equipment right before their eyes, there was no reason to give up.

Tang Mo used the Gate of All Things to return to Yulin City and then used the teleportation array to head directly to Tieling City.

According to the information Wei Shenchou received, Chebman likely used a spatial teleportation gate first to go to the Orc Allied Forces' camp outside Fuxin City.

When retreating, they turned toward the direction of Tieling City.

The three of them tracked all the way and finally discovered traces left by the Orc Allied Forces nearly three hundred miles outside Tieling City.

The ground was covered with footprints of various ferocious beasts, and the surrounding trees were also destroyed. But even so, the footprints on the ground were very orderly without any mess, showing that the Orc Allied Forces' retreat was well-organized.

Seeing this, Tang Mo's expression couldn't help but turn grave.

From the intelligence Wei Shenchou obtained, the Orc Allied Forces outside Fuxin City were forced to retreat only after suffering heavy blows and losing more than half of their numbers.

Even under such circumstances, the Orc Allied Forces still didn't fall into chaos, which showed that the discipline of this army was extraordinary.

The combat power of such a team would definitely not be weak.

With levels, equipment, and items being completely crushed, it would be very difficult for Great Xia to win this war.

The three followed the traces left by the Orc Allied Forces all the way to the banks of the Guanshan River; it looked as if they had crossed the river.

Tang Mo followed the footprints to the opposite bank of the Guanshan River and indeed found traces left by the Orc Allied Forces on the shore.

"It seems they are really scared, retreating all the way across the Guanshan River in one go."

Looking at the traces on the ground, Wei Shenchou said with some pride.

Zhan Wuji also nodded in agreement.

But Tang Mo keenly sensed that something was slightly wrong.

He leaned down to carefully examine the traces on the ground.

Tang Mo discovered that since coming ashore, the traces left by the Orc Allied Forces had clearly become disorganized, completely different from the previous orderliness.

"The Orc Allied Forces didn't come ashore; they probably slipped away along the Guanshan River."

Wei Shenchou and Zhan Wuji were both startled upon hearing this and hurriedly asked Tang Mo why he said that.

Tang Mo pointed out the difference between the traces on the other side of the river and here.

"These traces should have been left by the cannon fodder beasts recruited by the Orc Allied Forces."

"If they wanted to leave alone, they would have to drive away those cannon fodder."

"They deliberately left some traces on the shore to divert our attention."

Wei Shenchou leaned down to carefully examine the marks on the ground and found that it was exactly as Tang Mo said. It seemed the Orc Allied Forces had indeed set up a deceptive formation here.

Now it seemed that things like being afraid and retreating were just an act those Orcs put on for them; in reality, they were crossing the Chencang secretly.

The Guanshan River, also known as the Raoshan River, starts from Zuolun Mountain in the east and flows west into the sea, passing through multiple cities and districts of Great Xia. If the Orc Allied Forces launched an attack along the river, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Although Great Xia had always maintained strict defenses in these places to deal with various dangers, given the strength of the Orc Allied Forces, these defenses would be negligible.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Wei Shenchou quickly took out the heavenly sword token and contacted the Heavenly Sword Bureau members responsible for guarding the riverbank.

But he received no response for a long time.

"Not good! Something has happened!"

The ominous premonition came true. Tang Mo directly opened the Gate of All Things to return to the vicinity of the Tieling City teleportation station.

The three used the teleportation station to go directly to Dayi City, the first city the Guanshan River passed through.

Boom~!

Roar~!

The three had just stepped out of the teleportation station when a deafening roar sounded in their ears.

The Great Xia Guard Army had already engaged the Orc Allied Forces.

Facing the powerful items of the Orc Allied Forces, the Guard Army suffered heavy losses.

Everywhere Tang Mo could see was filled with human corpses and the rubble of houses.

Several magic energy assault cannons were severely broken, their barrels exploded, and they were clearly unusable.

Most of Dayi City had been destroyed. The scope of the explosion directly swallowed half the city. Looking out, one could see a massive, dark crowd of Orc Allied Forces gathered outside the city.

Because Dayi City's teleportation station was built on the northern side of the city, it managed to escape the disaster.

The defenses of Dayi City could be said to be almost non-existent. The few remaining Guard Army soldiers were dragging their mangled bodies, clutching magic energy crystals, waiting to perish together with the enemy.