421: You underestimate them!

"Very well, then we will use this matter to test Dongfang Lie. If everything goes smoothly, it will prove that this man, Dongfang Lie, can be used. Otherwise..."

Prince Ding, hidden in the shadows, glanced at Dongfang Lie's tent, his face as cold as ice. He couldn't be bothered to rummage through Dongfang Lie's personal belongings, so he turned and left the area...

"He's just leaving?" Long Yuan watched, dumbfounded. He knew that evidence of Dongfang Lie colluding with Prince Rui and Prince Gong was hidden among Dongfang Lie's personal belongings. If Prince Ding had gone in to search, he would certainly have discovered it and exposed Dongfang Lie as the traitor. He hadn't expected Prince Ding to just wander around so casually and leave. Could Dongfang Lie actually be a lucky general?

Looking over at the central army's information office, Dongfang Lie was eating and chatting with Zhu Deqin over good food and wine, his mouth greasy and his face glowing. Long Yuan couldn't help but smile; it seemed Dongfang Lie's life would be extended for a little while longer...

After leaving the noodle shop, Long Yuan found a hotel to stay in and sat in his room to meditate and regulate his breathing. Besides waiting for the Heavenly Eye to collect information, his Divine Sense was more than enough to cover the entire Dingyuan City. He spread his Divine Sense and began to search slowly through the city. His targets were the people who had attacked Dingyuan City last time. After looting the Dingyuan City treasury, these people had not been able to withdraw in time, mainly because there was too much stolen loot to be moved in a short period. If they insisted on moving it, they would certainly leave obvious traces and expose themselves, so they naturally wouldn't do such a stupid thing. Instead, they stored it directly in a secret stronghold of the Shadow Moon Hall in Dingyuan City. At the same time, the foreigners who had acted alongside the Shadow Moon Hall were also in a secret location in this city. Among these people were experts from Snow Eagle Country. They should be related to this transaction with Miller, and they were Long Yuan's targets.

The Heavenly Eye had long since locked onto these people's movements, so it was not difficult to find where they were. Based on the information provided by the Heavenly Eye, Long Yuan quickly discovered an inconspicuous building located in the suburbs of Dingyuan City. Outwardly, it was a public bathhouse, but behind the bathhouse was a huge private club, completely isolated from the bathhouse in front, connected only by a secret door, making it extremely hidden.

The officials of Dingyuan City had actually searched this place, but no one had expected that there would be a secret stronghold behind an ordinary public bathhouse, so they had left quickly. However, such a design could not block the observation of Long Yuan's Divine Sense. His gaze locked onto a room in the club, where a foreigner was making a video call:

"Chairman Miller, this is Vance. When will the one hundred sets of mechs you mentioned arrive here?"

"General Vance, there has been an accident. The mechs cannot arrive..." Miller said on the light screen, frowning.

"What?! What is going on?!!!" Vance asked in surprise.

"The plane transporting the mechs was attacked by unknown sea beasts while passing over the ocean. It has lost contact and is likely finished!" Miller sighed.

"Damn sea beasts!!! Then what about our transaction with Prince Ding?!" Vance said anxiously.

"How many mechs do you have there?" Miller asked.

"Here? Only ten Low Grade, five Medium Grade, one High Grade... wait, these sixteen mechs are all for our own use; it's impossible to take them out for trade!" Vance said anxiously.

Miller pondered for a moment and said, "What about the unranked ones?"

"Unranked? There are over a hundred sets; they are our usual training equipment..." Vance said suspiciously.

"Very good! Just take out ninety sets of unranked mechs and ten sets of Low Grade mechs to trade with Prince Ding!" Miller said.

"Will this work?" Vance was obviously stunned by Miller's words.

"Why wouldn't it work? In the Great Ming, only a few people like Prince Zhao have seen real mechs. As far as I know, Prince Ding hasn't seen them either. Those ten Low Grade mechs will be enough to satisfy Prince Ding's appetite. Just pass off the training mechs as Low Grade mechs, and the Low Grade ones as Medium Grade mechs!" Miller huffed.

"What if Prince Ding and the others find out later?" Vance asked.

"Later? Hahaha, who would care about him then? Prince Ding does not possess a Spiritual Root for cultivation, and this attack on Dingyuan City has caused him to fall behind in the struggle for the throne. He couldn't even break through the protective Formation of the Prince Fus Mansion. A piece of trash like this cannot reach the top in the struggle for the throne. The target we support next will also have to change!" Miller laughed loudly.

Vance was silent for a while, then said, "This is the main reason you ordered us to secretly assist the Shadow Moon Hall in attacking Dingyuan City, right?"

"Correct! But I have shifted the responsibility onto Chairman Pelos. In any case, you must keep this in mind when you are in front of Prince Ding's people!"

"Alright, I will handle this matter well!" Vance replied, but he immediately added, "What is the situation with the Sea Race?"

"The situation... is a bit grim!" Miller sighed softly.

Vance's expression tightened, and he asked anxiously, "What exactly is it? Is Yellowstone City okay?"

"It's fine for now! However..."

"However what?"

"Several satellite cities around Yellowstone City have fallen. Now, the remaining people from each city have gathered in Yellowstone City. The defensive capability in the city has increased by a large margin compared to before, so it is fine for the time being..." Miller said.

"For the time being? How long can Yellowstone City actually hold out?" Vance's expression was very grim. His territory and family were all in Yellowstone City. If Yellowstone City also fell, then everything would be over!

"Rest assured! The council has passed a resolution to send additional combat teams to support Yellowstone City, and..."

"And what?" Vance asked urgently.

"Xuanji Tower also has cultivators in Yellowstone City testing the citizens' Spiritual Roots. If anything happens, I believe they will not just stand by and watch!" Miller said.

"Those cultivators? The combat power of ordinary cultivators is not as good as our mech warriors, right?" Vance asked suspiciously.

Miller shook his head and said, "The combat power of mech warriors we assessed before was somewhat too high. After the cultivators in many cities took action this time, we realized that the true combat power of the cultivators is far beyond what mech warriors can compare to!"

"Is it really like that?!" Vance was full of astonishment.

"Yes! I didn't believe it before either, but after seeing the videos of the cultivators taking action, I understood the true combat power of the cultivators. I can only say that they are all like human war gods, not something we Mortals can compare to! If it weren't for them taking action, I'm afraid at least half of our Snow Eagle Country's territory would have fallen into the hands of the Sea Race by now!" Miller sighed.

"Are they really that terrifying? Then can they help our Snow Eagle Country repel the Sea Race's attack?" Vance asked.

"It's difficult..." Miller shook his head.

"Can the mere Sea Race actually resist the attack of the cultivators?" Vance asked incredulously.

"The mere Sea Race? You underestimate them too much! The Sea Race is not only vast in number, with an endless supply of combat power, but experts also appear from time to time. Those cultivators, even fighting to the death, can only remain on the defensive; it is impossible for them to launch an attack, let alone repel them!" Miller said, his expression extremely grim.