Chapter 196: Sudden Change

“I guess Loya definitely had a prior agreement with the Dark Moon Elves, stipulating that the other party couldn’t send hidden Experts to the transaction. That is to say, during the transaction, the strength of both sides must be about the same, to avoid black eating black. Only in this way would Loya, a mere Level 5 or 6 guy, dare to come to the transaction in person.” Old Xie then sneered, “And regarding our current man power , besides you, a Saint Domain, there is also the Old Man in my family! Because I believe he will be interested in the Revelation!”

“Even if we take a step back, if the other party really sends hard characters that we can’t handle, we can still contact the Dwarf King and ask him to send troops to completely wipe out these bastards! It’s just that with the Dwarves getting involved, it won’t be easy to privately swallow the Revelation. But with your and the Old Man’s credit in this matter, borrowing it to study the Revelation for a few days is still no problem.” Old Xie continued to laugh, “Anyway, we won’t lose out! Because on the Dwarves’ territory, we can appear openly, but the other party can only sneak around. Just relying on this geographical advantage, we are already in an invincible position!”

“But if a fight really breaks out then, who can guarantee the safety of that Siren? If something happens to her, it won’t be easy to explain to the Elves!” Lan Fake said hesitantly.

“Don’t worry about this, I will handle the Elves’ side. As for that Little Siren, hehe, just rest assured. With my full protection, nothing will go wrong!” Old Xie said with full confidence.

Hearing that Old Xie was willing to take full responsibility, how could Lan Fake have any more nonsense? His eyes immediately lit up, and he stomped his foot hard, “Fine, I’ll risk it. As long as you can handle your Old Man and that Siren, I’ll go on this trip with you.”

“Hehe, that’s the way!” Old Xie smiled, then instructed, “Remember, this is a secret operation. You can’t secretly leak our background to your Dwarf buddies, otherwise, you won’t even get a glimpse of the Revelation!”

“Don’t worry, I’m not stupid. With such a good thing, how could I tell outsiders?” Lan Fake immediately guaranteed.

“Good, then you handle the remaining matters here. I’m going to find my Old Man!” Old Xie then laughed.

“En, I’ll watch this place, no problem guaranteed!” Lan Fake patted his chest and said.

Old Xie was still very assured of Lan Fake. After all, he used to be the Clan Head of the Trolls, with hundreds of thousands of subordinates. Cleaning the battlefield and handling the aftermath was just a trivial matter in his eyes. Actually, Old Xie mainly wanted him to watch Loya and that Siren. Lan Fake naturally understood. Since he had patted his chest, there would definitely be no problem with things here.

…

Old Xie, seeing this, didn’t waste words. He directly waved his hand to say goodbye, turned his head, and left. He excitedly passed through the Transmission Array, returned to the Mage Tower, went straight to a living room on the fourth floor, found the manager of the Mage Tower, Lilith, and immediately ordered, “Go call the Old Guy out!”

Since the Old Mage’s experiments were generally on the top few floors of the Mage Tower, and Old Xie couldn’t enter, he could only rely on Lilith to pass the message.

But Lilith hesitated this time and said, “Master has been doing a very important experiment recently. He instructed that unless something earth-shattering happens, not to disturb him!”

“Then go tell him that something earth-shattering has happened now. Even if he has a more important experiment, he has to throw it away for me!” Old Xie said.

“Then alright!” Lilith heard this and immediately turned to go.

After a while, the Old Mage rushed over in a gust of wind, then angrily roared at Old Xie, “Kid, you better give me a sufficient reason, otherwise, you will have to compensate me for the loss of this failed experiment. You made my materials worth a whole 20,000 Gold Coins go to waste!”

“Revelation!” Old Xie said with a faint smile.

“What crap Revelation?” The Old Mage immediately asked in confusion.

“The Church’s Divine Artifact that records the Grand Command Spell, Revelation!” Old Xie explained.

“Huh?” The Old Mage was stunned upon hearing this, and hurriedly said, “Didn’t that thing get lost on a battlefield hundreds of years ago by a stupid Pope? It’s said to be in the Underground World now! Why are you bringing it up?”

“Because there is an opportunity now to obtain it!” Old Xie said proudly.

“Hmph!” Upon hearing this, the Old Mage’s anger instantly extinguished. He looked at Old Xie with eyes full of golden light and said with a smile, “I want to know the details!”

“It’s like this!” Old Xie laughed. “Today, a group of special guests came to my Castle!”

Then, Old Xie detailed the entire sequence of events, finally saying, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Revelation! One of the most powerful Divine Artifacts on the Continent. If you miss this, you will regret it for a lifetime!”

“Wrong!” The Old Mage said with exceptional firmness. “I will regret it for several lifetimes!”

“Hehe!” Old Xie laughed at his words, then said, “So, do you plan to board my pirate ship?”

“Nonsense!” The Old Mage said directly. “How could I be left out of such a good thing? Let me think, what else do we need? We are going to the Dwarves’ territory this time; we can’t be discovered by them. By the way, give me your Space Ring!”

“Why?” Old Xie asked immediately, on guard.

“I want to use it to store my Combat Puppets,” the Old Mage explained. “If I carry them outside, the target is too big. I’m afraid those shorties will recognize me!”

“Why bring Combat Puppets?” Old Xie immediately said with displeasure. “Those broken things are trash no matter how many you bring!”

“Nonsense!” The Old Mage jumped up immediately and cursed, “You don’t know a damn thing. What I’m actually best at is Combat Puppets. Without my babies, I can exert less than half of my combat power!”

“Huh?” Old Xie was taken aback and said, “What kind of Combat Puppets are yours? Are they really that powerful? Is it the Shield Guardian you showed me last time? No way, that broken thing is good for charging into battle, but against Experts, it’s basically trash!”

“Those are just low-grade goods I researched specifically for the battlefield; naturally, they aren’t my main force!” The Old Mage smiled mysteriously. “My babies aren’t seen so easily. But don’t worry, if we meet a big shot this time, I will let you witness the true terror of Combat Puppets!”

“You aren’t trying to scam my Space Ring, are you?” Old Xie said, remaining unusually alert.

“Cut the crap, how could I covet a junior’s things?” The Old Mage immediately said in annoyance.

“Alright, alright!” Seeing the old man was genuinely angry, Old Xie didn’t tease him further. He quickly took off the Space Ring given by the Elf King and handed it to him, saying, “Remember, return it to me as soon as we get back!”

“Just rest assured!” After taking it, the Old Mage studied it without even lifting his head. He didn’t even bother paying attention to Old Xie anymore, turned around, and left.

Old Xie had no choice but to shake his head with a bitter smile, then turned and went out.

…

After taking leave of the Old Mage, Old Xie suddenly found himself with nothing to do. Unwilling to return to the Castle to deal with the messy aftermath of the battle, he simply slacked off and went down the mountain. He found a hotel in the town below Academy Mountain and enjoyed a good meal. In the town, he met the flower-selling girl he had saved before and received a beautiful flower again. This made his already good mood even better, so he drank a few more cups.

By the time he returned, drunk, it was already late at night. Old Xie went straight to the woods behind the Mage Tower to do his daily routine cultivation, then returned, sweaty, to wash and sleep.

The next day, Old Xie did not slack off or be lazy in the slightest. He got up early and cultivated his dual-cultivation divine skill on the mountain behind the Mage Tower. Only when the cultivation cycle was complete did Old Xie return, satisfied, to eat.

After eating and drinking his fill, it was already late morning. Old Xie came to the Castle again through the Transmission Array, but was surprised to find that the Castle, which should have been bustling, was quiet, without a single human voice!

Relying on years of experience, Old Xie immediately sensed something was wrong and became alert. He carefully went to the barracks below and found that the Imps and Cyclops were all sleeping soundly. He took a general look and nothing seemed amiss. He thought to himself, could it be that they were too tired yesterday, so they are all resting?

Thinking this, Old Xie did not disturb them. Instead, he turned and quietly left so they could continue resting.

Then Old Xie went to his own room, where the Siren should be living. As soon as Old Xie reached the door, he was stunned, because he couldn’t hear any sound of breathing inside the room. Old Xie was truly anxious now; he hurriedly pushed the door open and rushed in. Sure enough, the room was empty. The Siren had disappeared!

“These bastards, all they know is sleeping!” Old Xie cursed while going out to find people.

He first went to Pars’s room, rushed in, and saw Pars sleeping on the bed like a dead pig. Furious, he directly lifted Pars up, then slapped him twice, left and right, while cursing, “Get the hell up!”