328: Chapter 328 New Ideas

Frozen Soil Camp, nearby hillside.

The third and fourth Apostles under the Pope stood side by side on a large tree branch, gazing at the camp and the bustling players.

After watching for a while, the third Apostle sighed.

"Archbishop Meng's intelligence cannot be wrong; Tang Long definitely left the city."

"But he must have gone somewhere else; he probably won't come here."

"According to intelligence, he rarely comes to find these minions of the Alien God in recent days."

"The last time he appeared was near Feng City, in a place that seems to be called Dajiao Mountain. That's where the fifth one went."

The fourth Apostle gave a light hum, "That lone wolf always has good luck."

The third Apostle smiled, "The fifth one is indeed unsociable, but come to think of it, his abilities happen to counter the mask of calamity."

The fourth Apostle sighed, "Indeed. It is said that the kid can resurrect, so it isn't easy to truly kill him."

"The power of the mask of calamity is disgusting. His Holiness the Pope personally replayed the events using the seventh's soul fire and confirmed that he only accidentally destroyed the mask, which ultimately led to his death."

"But if that kid runs into the fifth one, heh..."

"Regardless, let's end this farce quickly. It's truly too embarrassing."

The third Apostle curled his lip, "Tell me, is there a possibility that he really is the Reincarnation of the Saint?"

"I heard that not only does High Priest Jiang of Song City hold him in high regard, but even High Priest Zhou of Feng City has an unusual attitude toward him, even personally participating in the siege and killing of the Xu family father and son."

"This newly appointed High Priest Shang of Song City has an even closer relationship with him, to the point of sending his own sister to his bed. When Archbishop Meng came to negotiate, his attitude was extremely tough; he almost drove him away on the spot."

The fourth Apostle sneered, "What difference does it make whether he is or isn't?"

"The orthodoxy of the Red God Church belongs to the divine bloodline; it belongs to His Holiness the Pope."

"His Holiness the Pope does not wish to see any Saint. Besides, if there were another Saint in the world, what would we be?"

The third Apostle shook his head, "Who doesn't understand that? That's not what I meant."

"I mean... if there really is a Saint reincarnated at such a time, is it possible that it is the will of our Lord?"

"You should remember that, according to legend, Saints are protected by divine grace, and harming them incurs divine punishment."

The fourth Apostle laughed even more strangely, "Isn't that perfect? Let our Lord bring down divine punishment and take that lone wolf back to the Divine Kingdom. His dozen or so concubines are quite nice; we can divide them up later."

As the two spoke, they both revealed knowing smiles.

Just as they were laughing, dust rose in the direction of the camp, and a convoy soon appeared.

On the chariot at the very front, the person driving was none other than Tang Long.

"That kid actually came! Shall we act?"

Regarding the fourth Apostle's inquiry, the third Apostle was also a bit stunned.

But he quickly shook his head, "No rush. Let's see the escort strength of the convoy first."

And so, they were quickly disappointed.

The escort strength of the convoy was very strong. Accompanying them were not only Elder Zheng and Shi Chengyu, but also two Spirit Map Elders of the Blue Blood Clan, plus dozens of Open Origin guards led by Gu Yue.

Tang Long had already encountered assassination attempts several times; how could he be so forgetful? Moreover, the Pope's delegation had already arrived in Song City, so the defensive strength naturally had to be maximized.

As soon as he jumped off the carriage, he saw the players surging over like a mountain torrent, and he immediately felt refreshed.

He reached back and hauled the little fatty off the carriage, then pointed to Lu Xiaohu.

"You watch this kid. If he doesn't listen, eat him."

Lu Xiaohu agreed with a sound, rubbing the little fatty's head while letting out a few wicked laughs.

The little fatty pursed his small lips, tears already swirling in his eyes, but he dared not disobey at all.

In his view, not only was his Master's aura terrifying, but this Senior Brother was also a demon who could turn into a big tiger. He could only submit to their overwhelming power.

He looked back at his grandfather, but his grandfather, who had always treated him like a treasure, ignored him today for some reason.

In fact, Elder Zheng was heartbroken at this moment. He had always granted every request of this only grandson; how could he bear to see him suffer even the slightest grievance?

He had pleaded with Tang Long before not to be too harsh on Zheng Daqian all at once.

But Tang Long retorted with a single sentence: "Are you trying to raise a piece of trash, or do you want the future of the Zheng Family?"

Following Tang Long's idea, he didn't even want to bring Elder Zheng on this wild 'training' trip, but he was so worried that he pleaded until he was allowed to follow.

These two little ones, one being the future Blood Tiger King and the other the future God of Wealth, Tang Long also had high expectations for them.

For the players, they were both important main-line NPCs, and early contact might have benefits.

However, they were still young after all, so Tang Long didn't pay too much attention.

After greeting Jiang Hanwen to deploy the convoy, he immediately issued a mission.

The first mission was still blood collection, with rewards even richer than before. After all, both the Jiang Family and he himself had a high demand for this.

However, when members of the Dragon Speakers came to speak, he would give a different hint.

"XXX, my loyal subordinate and friend, you have come just in time."

"We, the Dragon Speakers, are about to have a major operation. Please gather at the Deer Island camp near Haimu City in Haixing Kingdom by dawn tomorrow."

"That will be a fierce battle, and we need many people. If you can gather a full group of troops as a leader, I will give you rich rewards."

When this news spread, the players immediately exploded with excitement.

"Wow! Big Boss Zhulong is going to do something big!"

"Is this the rhythm of going to war?"

"The Dragon Speakers now have 5,000 people. If everyone forms a 40-person full group, that's an army of 200,000!"

"What? What? What are you talking about? How come I didn't receive this mission?"

"Small fry, move aside. Only Dragon Speakers can accept this mission."

"Today's 5,000 milliliters of blood is almost double the price of last time, plus a piece of blue equipment. With such a big mission tomorrow, won't we be high as the sky!"

"Damn! I was slow in grinding favorability and didn't join the Dragon Speakers. What a huge loss!"

"Level 16 Dragon Speaker forming a group, preparing to participate in Big Boss Zhulong's battle tomorrow. Solo players prioritized!"

"Haha! My Qingyun Dragon Speaker is 3,000+! This time it's going to be awesome!"

"Move aside in front, make a path for the Azure Emperor!"

"President Shang, reply to my message, let's talk about cooperation!"

"The Anal-Exploding Squad has five groups, 195 spots. Big Boss Zhulong's own son, Lv Zong, is leading personally. Fighters level 18 and above, come quickly!"

"Damn, why is everyone squeezing? Let the old man sell his blood first!"

"Sigh! I might not be able to grab a spot today again."

The players were as enthusiastic as fire, which made one happy from the bottom of their heart.

However, his own legendary attributes were still too low, and the number of completed missions was limited. As more and more players gathered, it was destined that many would not be able to accept the mission.

Unfortunately, the internal testing time was too short to improve.

Therefore, issuing missions in team form was also a helpless move.

And the Dragon Speakers, currently the faction limit was only 5,000 people. Many who reached 10 points of favorability still couldn't join.

Before the public beta starts, these shortcomings must be well-compensated.

While waiting for the issuance, Tang Long suddenly heard a commotion behind him.

Actually, some players were attacking Lu Xiaohu!

Although the attacking players were immediately killed by Gu Yue, there were still many players eager to move.

"Wow! This little fatty actually has a mission too!"

"The mission content is to attack his Senior Brother Lu Xiaohu, which is the kid next to him."

"Hey, hey! Don't mess around, PK is forbidden in front of Big Boss Zhulong."

"Brothers, the one who just died is my buddy. He only hit him once and the mission was completed. Dying once is worth ten thousand!"

"Wow! This is more profitable than selling blood!"

"Isn't it just dying once? Just enough to make some medicine money for tomorrow!"

Three or four more players attacked one after another. Lu Xiaohu was beaten back repeatedly, feeling shocked, angry, and confused.

Didn't Master say these Chaos Walkers don't attack people? Why are they picking on me?

Although he was very tough, but... why don't they hit others?

Gu Yue and the other guards were also confused, and even Elder Zheng hurriedly came to his grandson's side.

Everyone was puzzled. Only Tang Long, after watching for a while, immediately saw some clues.

This... it must be the little fatty Zheng Daqian playing tricks!

Because everyone else had a serious expression, only his face carried an undisguisable pride and smile.

He... can he already issue missions?

After another while, two more players attacked, one of whom was a Dragon Speaker.

Tang Long took action personally, using a Spirit Blade to kill the two, and then directly displayed a message.

"How dare you attack my Disciple?"

"Gu De Mao Ning, I am very disappointed in you. You have been expelled from the Dragon Speakers and will never be accepted again!"

The players were shocked.

"What the hell! That kid is Big Boss Zhulong's Disciple?"

"The one issuing missions is one too!"

"So, this is the Junior Brother issuing a mission to beat the Senior Brother, and then the Master got pissed off~!"

"And then that guy just now was kicked out of the Dragon Speakers and won't be accepted again?"

"Heaven-sent wealth, kicked away in one go. This is so damn pit!"

"Luckily I didn't take action, damn it!"

"Not only kicked out, but all favorability points were cleared to zero, treated the same as Wonu!"

"Damn! There's a spot in the Dragon Speakers!"

"Damn, move aside in front!"

"Hahaha, thanks to that big boss for giving up the spot! Forming a group, forming a group, those who don't have a group for tomorrow's battle, contact me!"

The players were noisy. Tang Long had already walked over and reached out to grab the little fatty by the ear.

The little fatty screamed in pain.

"Hold it back! If you dare to play tricks again, I'll cut off your ears!"

The little fatty immediately quieted down, looking at his grandfather, whose face was twitching, with a grievance-filled expression, then stood to the side squeezing out tears.

Tang Long looked fierce on the surface, but his heart was blooming with joy.

As expected of a future god, he knows how to use someone else's hand to kill at such a young age.

And it seems like he was born with the ability to issue missions; no teaching required!

This kid should be useful very soon!

The small interlude passed. After waiting for a while, the missions were almost handed in. Tang Long checked the time and immediately called Shi Chengyu.

"Old Shi, you take a look here. I'm going to handle some things."

Shi Chengyu frowned, "You're going to act alone again? Ask those two Elders to follow you."

Tang Long waved his hand, "No need, I'll be back soon."

As he spoke, he soared into the air and flew away into the distance, again causing a commotion among the players.

On a remote rocky hill somewhere, a player was also looking this way.

When he saw that figure flying through the air, his face was both surprised and gratified.

Tang Long slowly landed in front of him and tried to ask: "Dragon Head?"

Dragon Head revealed a knowing smile and nodded deeply at him.

"So, you clearly had a very simple way to verify it, but you just wouldn't say. Instead, you deliberately directed that play last night, just to make me fly solo."

Dragon Head smiled, "That doesn't prove anything. And I don't understand what you mean by directing a play. I just came to see this... game today."

Tang Long sighed, "Fine, it doesn't matter if you don't want to admit it. You probably have your own difficulties; at worst, I won't borrow the strength of the Dragon Group."

Dragon Head still shook his head, "You're wrong. You are already an external intelligence officer for the Dragon Group now, otherwise why would I give you those safe houses?"

"At least before you commit any major crimes, this identity will be useful."

"Director Ding from the Imperial Tomb called me, saying there are some questions he wants to consult you about. If you have time, you can go over and guide them."

"Oh, also, I have organized a group of people to play the game, and they will log in tonight. If you can take care of them, please take care of them."

Tang Long was very puzzled, "Why wait until tonight?"

"Comrade Jiaying and the others will land at night. Also Old Kui and Little Deer, those three will be the leaders of this group."

"How many people exactly?"

"The first batch, fifty-four people."

"So few?"

Hearing this number, Tang Long couldn't help but frown deeply.

To be honest, this mobilization effort was far from his expectations.

But Dragon Head waved his hand with a smile, "Don't be impatient. This batch of people are all those I have carefully screened and considered usable. There will be more in the future; it will take some time."

"You should understand best that what we lack is precisely time."

"Of course, of course."

Dragon Head paused and said: "However, the heavenly change will stop the server in two more days. Even if I stuffed a hundred million people in these three days, it would be useless."

"Also, I want to provide you with an idea."

"What idea?"

Dragon Head narrowed his eyes, "You can call the wind and summon the rain in this world, and you can also appear on Earth."

"To some people, you are no different from a god."

"You can fully utilize this point to develop people you have your eyes on; they will very easily become your believers."

"If you have a group of such people in your hands, wouldn't doing certain things be simpler?"

"I see that Azure Emperor, which is President Shang, is a very good candidate."

"Don't limit your vision to just the country. The Earth is big; how can the resources of one Longxia country compare to the whole world? If you use some people abroad well, you can also achieve miraculous results."

"Of course, this is just a suggestion."

"Your mind is not bad; maybe you already have a plan. I'm just talking casually."

Tang Long's eyes burned with intensity.

Dragon Head's words were not just talking casually; they hit the nail on the head.

In fact, he also had similar ideas, but he was too busy and tired to think about them carefully.

But Dragon Head's reminder came so timely, even more comprehensive and far-reaching than he had thought.

That's right!

Why must I stare at Longxia?

Longxia is indeed one of the few powerful countries on Earth, but Longxia's nuclear policy has always been extremely restrained. It is naturally difficult to strongly push for nuclear expansion, or even unlikely.

What about other countries? Aren't there a few other nuclear powers?

Their warheads are already many, and they can completely shamelessly continue to build them wildly!

For example, destroying Wonu, why must Longxia do it? Others can do it too!

In this way, the prospects are suddenly broadened!

Thinking about this, Tang Long couldn't help but smile and bowed deeply to Dragon Head.

"Ginger is still hot when it's old! If you were willing to be a thief, the Thief King wouldn't be my turn."

Dragon Head couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But just at this moment, two blasts of strong wind came suddenly from behind.

When Tang Long suddenly turned around, it was already too late to dodge!