135: Chapter 135 We Have Never Deviated from Our Faith!

Many people felt their legs go weak at this moment, stunned into kneeling on the ground by the power of money.

"Oh my god! What is this?!"

"This is cold, hard cash!"

"Big Brother, I remember this is called a star crystal, right? I recall that one kilogram of this stuff sells for several tens of millions on the market! At its most expensive, it can even fetch hundreds of millions!"

"There are at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms of star crystals here! That's... that's so many zeros..."

"Wipe your drool, can you show some dignity?"

"Brother, your own drool has already puddled on the floor!"

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No matter the era, money is extremely attractive, even in this high-martial era where strength is paramount.

Because even the Martial God Family, which represents the pinnacle of Great Xia's combat power, needs money to maintain its standing.

Even Wu Yuqing and Qin Zhengnan, who came from the Martial God Family, stared with wide eyes at this entire warehouse full of star crystals.

Because even for the Martial God Family, the amount of star crystals reserved in the clan is at most a few thousand to ten thousand kilograms, and that's only for those large, well-developed clans with thriving populations.

Zheng Jiahao's family, the Zheng family, is considered one of the wealthiest in the entire capital, yet he also stood there stunned for a long time.

"Li Mo, we've found a huge treasure! If the Black Earth Tribe didn't have a plan, they would never keep so many star crystals in this warehouse!"

Li Mo nodded slightly; he agreed with Zheng Jiahao's assessment.

Li Mo was perhaps the only person not blinded by this immense wealth.

He was now more worried about how to transport this batch of star crystals out!

People are prone to greed. These people had just fought alongside him, but in the face of this immense wealth, Li Mo could not guarantee they wouldn't become greedy.

Once someone harbored selfish thoughts, the entire unit might collapse because of it.

And what about those people from the White Gull Empire? Wouldn't they be jealous of this batch of star crystals?

The people of the White Gull Empire have always been known for their greed!

Li Mo hadn't expected such a large quantity of star crystals in this warehouse, which put him in a difficult spot.

But the current situation forced him to resolve it quickly; he had to transport the star crystals out in a short time while also blowing up the Black Earth Tribe's mines!

Morpheus might seem to have swallowed this bitter pill, but in reality, he couldn't possibly fail to send people over. This was hundreds of thousands of kilograms of star crystals; even just to try his luck, he would send a few martial artists of the Heaven and Earth Realm to salvage them.

And that was indeed the case. Morpheus might have said what he said, but in reality, he immediately ordered two Heaven and Earth Realm martial artists to rush over.

Heaven and Earth Realm martial artists were a disaster-level threat to the entire Vanguard Battalion right now; they simply couldn't stop them!

There was no other choice; Li Mo could only gamble on the character of these miners, gamble on the backbone of Great Xia's soldiers!

"Everyone, this is a massive amount of wealth, but don't forget! We are soldiers of Great Xia! This is our war trophy, but at the same time, it is wealth that belongs to the country!"

"I believe each and every one of you has undergone the rigorous baptism of your respective military units! Now, I need you to transport this batch of star crystals out. Can you do it?"

It is always easy to share hardships, but difficult to share wealth!

Li Mo trusted the 1,800 soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion he brought out, but he did not trust these miners who had defected temporarily.

If they turned against him because of this wealth, it would inevitably lead to infighting among their own kind. Although Li Mo was confident he could take them down, he didn't want to do that.

That would be the worst-case scenario, and it would make transporting these star crystals even more difficult!

However, Li Mo bet correctly.

He had underestimated the discipline of the Great Xia military.

As the unit with the strictest discipline among the three nations, the Great Xia military's reputation was well-earned.

At this moment, those miners stood up one after another and immediately gave a military salute to Li Mo!

"Please rest assured, Battalion Commander Li! We were brutally tortured and exiled to this place, yet we never betrayed our country. Now, how could some star crystals make us forsake our faith!"

"Battalion Commander Li, our combat strength might not be very strong, otherwise we wouldn't have been captured by the Black Earth Tribe, but please don't doubt our morals!"

"Exactly! If we took the star crystals, what face would we have to return to our motherland?"

"We will never betray our country! We will never forsake our faith!"

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Li Mo's expression was touched, and he also gave a military salute back to these true Great Xia soldiers.

"Since that's the case, let's load the star crystals immediately! We must be fast! The other side won't give us too much time!"

"Xu Feng, take the brothers of the Vanguard Battalion to seize the enemy's heavy weapons. We probably can't take these heavy weapons with us, but don't leave them for them either. Aim the cannons at their mines, and after everything is blown up, destroy the heavy weapons too. Leave nothing behind!"

"Yes!"

Xu Feng immediately followed Li Mo's instructions.

As for Zheng Jiahao, he had already taken Wu Yuqing and the others to destroy the enemy's roads.

Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion. It was almost impossible to complete the transportation of the star crystals and blow up the mining area within two or three hours, but Li Mo managed to turn this impossibility into possibility!

Now, there was only one problem left before Li Mo.

Zhang Ruxue whispered to Li Mo: "Li Mo, that group of people from the Baiou Empire will discover this batch of star crystals sooner or later. What if they become greedy?"

Li Mo said coldly, three words: "Kill them all!"

It was already an act of mercy for Li Mo to let these Baiou Empire people go. If they dared to covet Great Xia's war trophies, then they were asking for death!

Fortunately, after witnessing the combat strength of Li Mo and his group, even if these Baiou Empire people were greedy, they didn't have the guts. Watching the Great Xia soldiers load the star crystals, they ultimately had no choice but to flee first.

Rumble! Rumble!

With a series of deafening roars, all the mines in the entire Rainforest Mining Area were blown up simultaneously. It would take at least a year or two to restore them.

Li Mo led the mining trucks loaded with star crystals and sped away.

This operation was undoubtedly a huge success for the Vanguard Battalion.

They destroyed the enemy's mining area, blew up the enemy's roads, and brought back hundreds of thousands of kilograms of star crystals. More importantly, the number of people in the Vanguard Battalion had expanded; it now had a full 5,000 people, enough to be called a regiment in terms of organizational structure.

Vanguard Regiment!

By the time the two Heaven and Earth Realm martial artists sent by Morpheus arrived, they could only sigh repeatedly while looking at the devastated Rainforest Mining Area.

"Sigh! We're still too late!"

"Damn it! They shouldn't have run far. Let's chase after them and annihilate them all!"

"Forget it! The Marshal's order was for us to reinforce the Rainforest Mining Area. If we chase after them now and fall into an ambush by Great Xia's main force, that would be bad! Let's go down and take a look, then go back to report!"

"Sigh! Great Xia is truly a terrifying race!"