234: Please Mr. Bai

He had originally thought of sending an army to help, but seeing the distance, he felt it was too unreliable.

He would have to cross a desolate corridor, marching ten thousand li, to reach Huo Yuan.

Lord Han thought about it; he didn't have time for a distant expedition now. The Great Qian Empire was ready for war at any moment, and he didn't know how it would turn out, so he had to be stationed in Tongtian City.

However, red jade was also a mineral he absolutely had to obtain.

He wondered about Huo Yuan, whether he could be cultivated!

He pondered, then tentatively asked, "Huo Yuan, are the Sandworms on the road very powerful? Tell me what levels they are and how many there are."

Huo Yuan was a smart man. As soon as he heard Lord Han say this, his eyes lit up. Guessing that the big shot intended to cultivate him, he immediately replied, "Big shot, we originally had many Lords here, but they all died in the Sandworm riot, leaving only a few of us clinging to life in caves on the half-mountain at the edge of the Desert. It was truly miserable; no resources, no population, we didn't know how to develop."

Lord Han listened quietly to this guy's complaints; it did sound quite pitiful.

"There are many types of Sandworms, of all levels. The lower the level, the more numerous they are. First and second-level Sandworms are everywhere. Near Jade Mountain, fourth and fifth-tier are the main force there.

Furthermore, further away, there are even sixth and seventh-tier Sandworms.

Deep in the Great Desert, there is also the strongest Sandworm King, possibly an eighth-tier monster. When it opens its mouth, the sky-obscuring yellow sand covers the heavens. We took a look from a mountaintop hundreds of kilometers away and almost died of fright."

Lord Han felt the danger just listening to him and couldn't help but ask, "They're so ferocious, how did you survive?"

Huo Yuan sighed, "We were lucky. Our initial camp was on a Stone Mountain, and coincidentally, there was a hidden large stone cave on the mountain. A few of us Lords, sharing the same plight, hid here together. We usually didn't dare to go out. Fortunately, Sandworms don't like to go up Stone Mountains. We relied on picking snow lotus from the mountain and some special stone materials, doing small businesses on the trading channel to make a living."

Lord Han put himself in their shoes and also felt their survival was too difficult. If there was an eighth-tier Sandworm stationed in the Desert, this Desert must be extremely dangerous.

Especially since that place had no population, even a top-tier barracks would be useless.

Lord Han was also scratching his head.

After much thought, there was probably only one way: develop mechanical technology. mechanical units use iron and wood, these basic materials could be transported via the trading channel.

"Have you developed mechanical technology?" Lord Han asked.

"Yes, big shot, you guessed right. A few of us pooled some money and bought a second-tier mechanical spider barracks. Relying on these spiders plus a few turrets, we barely held the cave entrance. After all, occasionally some Sandworms would come over. Fortunately, there weren't many, and we could barely resist, but we were always on edge, fearing that one day we would be gone."

Second-tier barracks?

What era was this? In an era where sixth-tier units were everywhere and seventh-tier units flew in the sky, this guy was still using second-tier as his main force? Lord Han's sweat dripped down; these kids were really struggling.

This was already an era dominated by fifth and sixth-tier units.

Thinking of the millions of Lords still alive, how many were like Huo Yuan, living humbly, perhaps disappearing one day without anyone noticing? This was the reality for most of the bottom-tier.

"How about this: I'll help you develop mechanical technology, and you help me occupy that mine and dig some ore for me, how about that?"

When Huo Yuan heard this, tears almost flowed down his face. They had barely escaped death several times recently and were almost numb. He never expected a red jade mine to attract such a big shot.

Even a little bit of leftover crumbs from a big shot's hand would be wealth they dreamed of. The opportunity came just like that, truly unexpected!

"Okay, big shot, we promise to listen to everything you say. Whatever you tell us to do, we'll do!" Huo Yuan's hands were trembling as he typed. He knew this was their last chance.

Lord Han was very satisfied with his attitude.

He closed the chat.

He thought about where to find suitable mechanical blueprints for them.

Blueprints for mechanical barracks were extremely rare.

Lord Han immediately thought of the Mo Family.

He once again came to the Tulip Merchant Group and found Yan Yun. Yan Yun looked troubled, dealing with the Black Stone Castle incident. This was the first time Lord Cold Blade had attacked the Tulip Merchant Group, and Yan Yun was collecting information to report it. He didn't know if the organization would retaliate against Cold Blade.

But Yan Yun certainly didn't have that capability.

Just then, Lord Han arrived.

"Lord, are you so free today? You... came again?"

"Hmm, what are you busy with?"

Yan Yun sighed, "Don't even mention it. That Cold Blade went crazy and massacred Black Stone Castle. We don't know what happened. I'm writing a report to headquarters, but I don't even know where to start."

Lord Han sat down and took a sip of tea, "I know about that. I was at Black Stone Castle at the time."

Yan Yun was startled, "Then, Lord, could you tell me what exactly happened?"

Lord Han recounted the entire story of Black Stone Castle, from beginning to end. Of course, he didn't know it was the young Lord's drunken mischief on his way to find Mu Jiu that caused the trouble. He only knew that Lord Lin rebelled, and Tulip was caught in the crossfire.

After listening, Yan Yun slammed the table in anger, "This Cold Blade is too unreasonable. We've done a lot of business with him, and he shows no regard for old ties. He's simply an scoundrel."

Lord Han didn't forget to fan the flames, "I also heard a secret about Cold Blade: they plan to exterminate humans! What's killing a few unrelated people to them?"

Yan Yun was greatly surprised, thinking such a thing existed. He seemed to have heard of it before but didn't take it seriously, dismissing it as a rumor. But since even Lord Han said so, this matter had to be taken seriously.

Lord Han wasn't in a hurry, watching Yan Yun write furiously. Soon, a report was completed.

Seeing Lord Han still drinking tea there, Yan Yun knew Lord Han must have something else to discuss, so he quickly had the report sent away.

After returning, he cautiously asked, "Lord, are you looking for me for something else today?"

Lord Han smiled, "I'm a little homesick for Mr. Bai of the Mo Family. Manager Yan, could you please invite him to Tongtian City?"

Yan Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking, Lord Han probably has another devious idea to heavily swindle the naive Mr. Bai.

This guy was a true businessman. He grumbled inwardly but readily agreed, "No problem, I'll send him a letter right away and invite him over as a guest. Just say Lord Han is hosting, how does that sound?"

Lord Han laughed, "Great, it's settled then."