Chapter 64: An Imp

Now everything was ready, only the east wind was missing, fortunately, although Old Xie didn’t have time himself, he had a shrewd guy under him, Pars, who was completely capable of being responsible for this matter.

However, to Old Xie’s surprise, when he said his plan to sit there and divide the loot, Pars immediately showed a look of difficulty. Old Xie couldn’t help but ask strangely, “What, you think this won’t work?”

“Master, you may not know!” Pars smiled bitterly: “Although our place is an unmanaged junction, it involves the interests of many aspects, especially the upper class of the Human Race and the high-level Nobles of the Beast Race, they rely on this passage to earn a lot of money, if we do this, I’m afraid they won’t be happy!”

“Che!” Old Xie immediately said without caring, “So what if they’re not happy? At worst, it’s about whose fist is hard, right? With this broken place, a thousand miles of Gobi, no water and no food, it’s impossible for a large army to enter, at most a few thousand people will come, do you think, with the strength in my hand now, I would care about that little force?”

Pars was stunned for a moment, then thought of the key to the problem, it seemed that although Old Xie’s team was small, they were all elites among elites, 200 Steel Golems were equivalent to the combat power of at least two thousand ordinary Human Race soldiers, plus more than 30 Cyclops, Savage Bull King, Wyvern King and Demon Explosive Spiders, added together, it seemed he really didn’t care about a few thousand Human Race troops.

And the most critical thing was, Old Xie didn’t have no backup either, if the Old Mage was willing to make a move, he alone could probably kill ten thousand people, this was a matter without doubt. Moreover, even if the Old Mage didn’t make a move himself, just pulling a batch of Puppet guards from the Mage Tower would probably be enough to deal with the attack of at least ten thousand troops. Obviously, this was not a place that ordinary troops could break through.

After figuring this out, Pars frowned and said: “Master, actually, you naturally don’t care about small troops, but the problem is, those people are the ruling class of various countries, what if they jump over the wall after losing? You know, whether it’s the two great countries of the Human Race, or the Beast Race Kingdom, it’s not impossible to mobilize a hundred thousand troops here in a rage. By then, there will definitely be Saint Level Experts following, I’m afraid, Teacher may not be able to stop them!”

“Haha!” Old Xie immediately laughed: “You are really naive! A hundred thousand troops, crossing a thousand miles of Gobi, how much cost would that be? Just the provisions would eat them to death, if those idiots dare to do that, I will leave immediately, at worst I will take you guys to the old guy’s place to avoid the wind. Those idiots definitely can’t station a hundred thousand people here, right? When they leave, I will just come back! Hehe, anyway, I have plenty of time, let’s just toss and see who can outlast who?”

Hearing Old Xie’s words, Pars knew that his master obviously had a plan in mind, but in the end, he still kindly reminded, “Master, have you discussed this plan with Teacher? If you get his support, it will naturally be no problem according to your plan, even if you just use his name, maybe no one will dare to come here to harass. But if Teacher disagrees, I’m afraid it’s just empty talk!”

“Nonsense, the things here are all my own business, I don’t want the old guy’s flag, you just build the base for me, then collect the tolls, if anyone refuses to submit, call Saras to beat them, when I can’t beat them, I will naturally make a move, you can rest assured!” Old Xie then said proudly: “There is nothing I can’t settle!”

“Yes!” Since Old Xie had said this, Pars naturally didn’t dare to say more, so he nodded and agreed, then said: “But, we only have soil here, no stones, so the Castle built won’t be too solid, do you think we should transport some stones from the old home?”

“No problem with that, I will provide it for you!” Old Xie immediately nodded and agreed.

…

Just as Old Xie and Pars were discussing how to become bandit kings, the Old Mage also met with the Ice Magic Saint, Rui Li. Originally, Rui Li was considered a junior and student of the Old Mage, and she used to respect him very much. But this time, she was obviously angry, so she just sat down on the sofa in a carefree manner, with a sour look on her face.

The Old Mage felt guilty, so he apologized with a smile, “So it’s Rui Li. How have you been?”

“I haven’t been angered to death yet!” Rui Li said hatefully.

“Well…” The Old Mage immediately felt a bit awkward and had to say, “I already know about the Little Princess’s matter. Don’t worry, I will punish that kid properly. I guarantee the Princess can vent her anger!” Of course, the Old Mage was just saying that. To say he would punish Old Xie, heh, that was simply nonsense.

Rui Li naturally heard the perfunctory tone in the Old Mage’s words and immediately said angrily, “Is that it?”

“Huh?” The Old Mage was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, “What else should be done? You tell me the plan?”

“I want you to agree to a Duel between the Little Princess and Little Stephen!” Rui Li said coldly. “Of course, if Little Stephen gets beaten up, you cannot hold it against him!”

“That’s impossible!” The Old Mage couldn’t help but smile wryly, “You and I both know that the Little Princess is young and can’t possibly beat Little Stephen!”

“Don’t worry about that. As long as you agree to a Duel between both sides with no equipment, that’s fine!” Rui Li said disdainfully.

“Oh!” When the Old Mage heard this, he immediately understood something. He wasn’t an idiot; his mind was quite sharp, and he almost instantly sensed a conspiracy in it. However, he actually had some bad ideas himself, so he couldn’t be bothered to expose it. Instead, he pretended to be foolish and said, “But what if that kid bullies the Princess again? What should we do then?”

“No way, I have confidence in my disciple!” Rui Li immediately said proudly.

“Pei!” The Old Mage immediately showed a look of disdain and said, “Confidence? Who doesn’t have that? If having confidence meant winning, why would we still cultivate? Not to brag, but Little Stephen’s current strength is very strong. Although the Little Princess is not bad, she is young after all. To win against my Little Stephen is absolutely, absolutely impossible! Unless the sun rises from the west!”

“Hehe!” Rui Li suddenly laughed slyly, “In that case, do you want to bet on it, following our old rules?”

In the circle of Mages, Duels between disciples were very common. Sometimes, just to show off, teachers would even let their disciples fight each other. After all, actual combat was the foundation of improvement. Of course, generally speaking, battles between Mages were quite dangerous, so teachers would watch from the side to ensure safety. And at times like this, a small bet between them was naturally unavoidable.

“So, what do you want to bet?” Although the Old Mage’s face looked calm, his heart was already blooming with joy. Everything was proceeding according to the script he had envisioned. As long as Old Xie lived up to expectations, winning a fortune would be very easy.

Although the bets of ordinary Mages were not big, for Magic Saints at the level of the Old Mage and Rui Li, it would be embarrassing to bet trash items. Generally, they were Magic Items worth thousands of Gold Coins. And this time, Rui Li came prepared, so the bet was even bigger!

So Rui Li opened her mouth wide like a lion and said, “I want an Imp!”