448: Xu Chuanzhong's mission

After Long Yuan arrived at the Xu Family's Elder Hall, he demonstrated the performance of that set of mecha to Xu Chuanwei and the others, shocking everyone!

Because they discovered that the upper limit of that mecha was not the Martial Commander Late Stage, but had reached the Martial King level!

Because Xu Ruoying's strength was too weak, she could not unleash the mecha's actual capabilities at all. However, after a Martial Commander like Xu Guanghu put it on, he was finally able to push its performance to the limit. The data produced completely reached the Martial King level, which brought the shock of Xu Chuanwei and the others to a new height!

No matter how they thought about it, they could not figure out how Long Yuan, just a young boy, managed to craft a treasure of this level.

Furthermore, according to what Xu Ruoying revealed, even the latest mecha just developed by the Tiangong Group could only increase the wearer's ability by three minor levels. However, this mecha from Long Yuan directly boosted the wearer by several major ranks, with its limit reaching the Martial King level!

One must know that combat power like that of a Martial King is still at the top tier of the entire Blue Star. In other words, if someone possessed such a mecha, they could transform instantly and become the strongest combat force on this Blue Star!

Thinking of this, everyone in the Xu Family could no longer sit still. Their eyes turned red, and their breathing involuntarily became heavy...

Xu Chuanzhong was the first one who could not hold back and asked aloud, "Ruo Ying, how many more sets of mecha does Long Yuan have on hand? How does he craft them? How long does it take to craft one?"

Xu Ruoying was bewildered by his rapid-fire questions. After collecting herself, she replied, "Elder, Long Yuan left right after giving me this mecha. How would I know how many more he has?"

"Hurry and ask him! No matter how many there are, our Xu Family wants them all!" Xu Chuanzhong said fiercely.

Xu Ruoying's face turned pale from his domineering Aura. Trembling, she took out her phone and was about to dial Long Yuan's number when she heard a voice say, "Wait!"

She looked up and saw the Great Elder, Xu Chuanwei. She saw him shake his head and say, "You cannot make this call!"

Xu Chuanzhong was stunned and asked curiously, "Brother, why is that?"

"A mecha of this level is a top-tier treasure no matter where it is placed. Long Yuan might only have this one set, yet he took it out and gave it to Ruo Ying, which is enough to show his sincerity and his recognition of our Xu Family! If we were to ask him if he has more and demand to buy them all, that would be going too far. It would also make our Xu Family appear lacking in etiquette and overly greedy," Xu Chuanwei said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuanzhong's face flushed red, and he argued, "I was just thinking that if our Xu Family could get a few more of these mecha, it would help increase the Family's foundation!"

Xu Chuanwei glared at him and snorted, "A Family's foundation is not increased through such methods of coercion and extortion! Treasures are obtained by those fated to have them. Ruo Ying being able to obtain such a mecha has already added to our Xu Family's foundation. But if we, in turn, offend an Artifact Refiner of Long Yuan's caliber, and ruin his good impression of our Xu Family, do you think what we gain would still be a Family foundation?"

"This..." Xu Chuanzhong opened his mouth, but could not say anything...

"You, you've spent so many years Cultivating and still cannot rein in that foul temper of yours! You must think thrice before acting, and in chess, you must at least look three steps ahead. Why don't you think about it: if we return a generous gift to Long Yuan, or help him in secret, or even facilitate a match between him and Ruo Ying, and pull him onto our Xu Family's ship, then wouldn't all the mecha he has on hand belong to our Xu Family? We could even provide him with Materials and have him craft mecha for us. Wouldn't that be a more natural course of events?" Xu Chuanwei explained in detail, which not only made the other Elders nod repeatedly but also made the stubborn old man Xu Chuanzhong lower his high-held head, and in turn, praise, "Big Brother's methods are still the most effective!"

Turning his head to see the blushing Xu Ruoying, Xu Chuanzhong chuckled and said, "Ruo Ying, did you hear that? Now it depends on your methods. Whether we can get more mecha to increase our Xu Family's foundation in the future all depends on your relationship with that kid Long Yuan. You must not let us down!"

Xu Ruoying's face turned from red to purple upon hearing this, her delicate body trembling slightly, and she muttered, "Third Elder, please stop teasing me! My relationship with Long Yuan is just business dealings. Every time we meet, it's in a rush; where would I have time to talk about romance?"

"Hahaha, hahahaha..." The Xu Family members immediately laughed until they were bent over, and even Xu Chuanwei could barely keep a straight face.

He laughed and said, "You do not need to feel pressured. Just seize the opportunity to interact with him; the rest will be handled by our Xu Family behind the scenes. Don't worry about letting him slip away!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ruoying's beautiful eyes lit up, and she quickly bowed and said, "Yes! Ruo Ying accepts the order!"

"Hmm, do you know why Long Yuan left?" Xu Chuanwei asked.

"I don't know! He didn't say, and I didn't ask!" Xu Ruoying replied.

Xu Chuanwei nodded and pondered, "He learned in advance that Shuntian Prefecture was going to enter a state of combat readiness, which shows that the emergency combat readiness meeting in the palace is also related to him! Him leaving in such a hurry is very likely related to this matter as well. Third Brother, you remember the mission I mentioned to you earlier, right? Leave immediately to reinforce the Nanyue Base. The main task is to protect the Nanyue Royal Residence, especially the safety of Prince Fu and Long Yuan!"

This time, Xu Chuanzhong did not hesitate and replied directly, "Understood!"

"Remember, treat Prince Fu and Long Yuan well. Do not put on that foul face of yours, understand?" Xu Chuanwei instructed.

"Big Brother, where do I put on a foul face? I wouldn't treat our Xu Family's future son-in-law the same way I treat others!" Xu Chuanzhong said with a laugh.

"Go!" Xu Chuanwei waved his hand at him, not bothering to say another word to him.

Xu Chuanzhong quickly got up and left...

Seeing this scene, Long Yuan could not help but shake his head. It seems he would need to be more careful with his future actions. Although Xu Chuanzhong was rough, he was still a Martial King with incredibly sharp senses. If he were to discover his secrets, it would be bad. With his big-mouthed personality, let alone hiding things from the Tianji Pavilion, he would not even be able to hide them from the Xu Family!

"Ahead is Yuantong City, where there is a super Genius named Bai Qiming. I must quickly recruit him. And further ahead is Jiangyin City, which has a super Genius, Meng Hongdie..." Long Yuan thought to himself, accelerating his pace. His figure streaked across the sky like a meteor and disappeared in an instant!

Inside his space, he had carved out a dedicated living area. The number of super Geniuses currently inside was already six. Adding Bai Qiming and Meng Hongdie would make eight. This was the main goal of his trip!

Because these people were scattered in ordinary small cities and lived in poverty—some were even orphans—they had no money to test for Spiritual Roots. Yet, they had been locked onto by the Heavenly Eye. It could be said that they were the most precious cultivation talents in the Great Ming. As for those high-quality immortal seedlings selected by the Xuanji Tower, they could only be considered Geniuses of the ordinary Cultivation World. Even Chang Hanshan's proudest little granddaughter, Chang Wan'er, was far inferior to these eight...