Chapter 256 Continuous Trading Materials
Refining one Nailhead Seven Arrows Book allows it to be used indefinitely.
However, the materials required to defend against the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book are of similar quality to those for the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, but they can only be used a few times.
These materials are of comparable quality and have similar drop rates, yet their effects are vastly different.
Under these circumstances, market prices are naturally affected and manifest in all aspects.
The fact that the mission reward has not returned to its original high amount is also due to this influence, which is normal.
Fang Che waited quietly for a moment and finally found a fifth-tier assassination mission.
Since Fang Che did not use the Transformation Array to disguise himself, he did not accept the mission but merely observed quietly.
The next second, over a dozen hands reached out, and the mission was ultimately snatched by a Professional, who handed it to a Curse Master in the distance.
Seeing this, Fang Che was slightly disappointed.
He had thought that after the mission rewards decreased, he would have a chance to snatch a fifth-tier assassination mission, but he did not expect so many people to still be competing for it.
It seems that to collect resources, he still needs to use the Curse Flag to force the Plane Will to create Curse Tool materials, and then trade with those Curse Tool materials.
Afterward, Fang Che turned and left the Mission Hall, returned to the Iron Hand Group, and knocked on Li Xing's door.
After Li Xing opened the door, Fang Che immediately bowed: "Junior greets Senior."
"No need for formalities," Li Xing said with a smile. "Are you here to trade some materials again?"
Fang Che nodded and said, "Yes, Junior has collected another batch of materials for refining the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book."
"Let's talk inside the room," Li Xing smiled slightly, then turned and walked into his room.
Fang Che followed closely and closed the door.
Immediately after, Fang Che handed Li Xing the storage ring containing the materials, as well as a list of the materials he needed.
After inspecting the materials in the storage ring, Li Xing smiled slightly and then looked at the list.
Seeing the contents on the list, Li Xing said in surprise, "Why are you starting to collect materials for other professions?"
Fang Che immediately offered his prepared excuse: "Some friends helped me when I was weak, and I want to repay them."
Li Xing nodded and did not press further, only asking, "I mentioned before that I would give you an extra ten percent. What materials do you want to exchange for that extra ten percent?"
Fang Che replied, "Junior does not have any particularly needed resources. Senior can just give me an average distribution of resources."
Li Xing nodded, then took out two storage rings, transferred resources from a black storage ring to another red storage ring, and then handed the red storage ring to Fang Che, saying, "Go ahead and check it."
After inspecting the resources, Fang Che smiled and said, "Thank you, Senior. Do you have any other instructions?"
Li Xing pondered for a moment, then took out a list and said:
"After the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book appeared, many people have been buying defensive Curse Tools;
The Nailhead Seven Arrows Book can only be used by Curse Masters, but many people are using these defensive Curse Tools; this market is much larger than the Curse Master market;
Currently, there are not many defensive Curse Tools on the market, and Professionals are extremely eager for these Curse Tools, willing to pay high prices. I plan to stock up a batch of goods and need your help to collect the materials listed on this list;
This needs to be done quickly. Once various groups start selling defensive Curse Tools, prices will definitely plummet."
"Junior will do his best to collect the materials," Fang Che promised, then took the list to examine it.
Seeing the acquisition value of the materials on the list, Fang Che was somewhat disappointed.
The value of these materials was clearly inferior to those for refining the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book; they were entirely about quantity over quality.
Fortunately, Fang Che had never needed these resources, and he also had a large stockpile of them stored in his Real Domain, so Fang Che could sell some materials to free up some space.
So, Fang Che said, "Junior previously stored a portion of these resources. I can send them to Senior in half an hour;
As for the remuneration, I hope Senior can give Junior some materials for the various professions listed on the previous list."
Li Xing was very pleased to hear this and said, "No problem. If you provide enough resources, I can give you an extra ten percent of the price. Go and prepare quickly."
Fang Che cupped his hands and said, "Junior takes his leave."
Subsequently, Fang Che left the Iron Hand Group, found a secluded spot, and quietly returned to his Real Domain to collect resources for refining defensive Curse Tools using his storage ring.
After gathering a batch of relatively common resources, Fang Che returned to the Emperor Plane, came back to Li Xing's room, and handed the resources to Li Xing.
Li Xing examined the resources in the storage ring and found that they were all common materials; as for the rare materials, there was not a single one.
The only thing that made Li Xing happy was the large quantity of materials.
Li Xing smiled and said, "These resources are exactly what I lack, and there's a lot of them. I can give you an extra ten percent price."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Senior."
"No need to be polite," Li Xing smiled slightly, took out a storage ring, retrieved the materials Fang Che needed, and handed them to Fang Che.
Li Xing continued, "For the next month, any of these materials can be sold to me; I will continue to acquire them;
As for the materials for refining the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, I will acquire them long-term at a price ten percent higher than the market price;
Also, some Curse Masters have recently been refining Voodoo Dolls, Revenge Evil Mirrors, and Substitute Puppets, and they need materials in this area. I need to acquire some here;
However, these Curse Tools are either difficult to use or have many targeted Curse Tools against them;
Therefore, the acquisition price can only be at market price; I cannot give you more resources."
Fang Che also had a large stockpile of these materials that Li Xing mentioned.
Since Fang Che's Plane could not use these materials to refine Curse Tools, he could only sell them to the Emperor Plane.
Fang Che had been waiting for others to refine these Curse Tools, waiting for these materials to rise in price.
However, everyone's attention had been drawn to the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, and those Curse Tools had remained neglected.
Now that Li Xing brought this up, it meant that these Curse Tools were gradually gaining attention, and their material prices would rise sooner or later.
Even if he couldn't get an extra ten percent of resources, Fang Che would still profit.
Fang Che said, "Junior will collect these materials. Does Senior have any other instructions?"
Li Xing shook his head and said, "There are no other matters. You go and be busy."
Fang Che cupped his hands and said, "Junior takes his leave."
After leaving Li Xing's residence, Fang Che walked towards the Iron Hand Group's mission release area.
Now, both of Fang Che's Planes had been exploited to their limit, and he needed to find new Planes to exploit.
Therefore, Fang Che planned to use the excuse of missions to go to those weaker Planes that had already been locked onto by the Emperor Plane.
Of course, Fang Che was not going to exploit these Planes, but rather to find Other Plane materials hidden within them.
Fang Che wanted to use Other Plane materials to go to Planes that had not been noticed by the Emperor Plane.
After walking for a while, Fang Che arrived at the Iron Hand Group's mission area.
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Chapter 257 Plane Invasion Mission
The Iron Hand Group's Mission Hall had many missions hanging, all of which were retrieved by Iron Hand Group Professionals from various Mission Halls.
At this moment, many Professionals from the Iron Hand Group were here selecting missions.
After Fang Che's Observe, he found that most of the missions here were long-term missions, group missions, and short-term individual missions were almost non-existent.
As for assassination missions, there wasn't a single one.
It was normal for there to be no assassination missions.
Assassination was inherently unpopular; if the strongest group in an area collectively engaged in assassinations, all Professionals outside the group would instinctively stay away from the area, which was detrimental to the area's development and the group's development.
Fang Che searched for a moment and quickly found an unpopular Plane invasion mission.
The goal of this mission was to eliminate all Professionals invading the Plane and help the ordinary people within the academy awaken their professions.
The mission rewards included a batch of Professional promotion resources and the right to mine resources during the invasion process; after the invasion was completed, the mining rights would disappear.
However, this mission prohibited Professionals from exploiting Plane energy for cultivation and from forcing the Plane Will to Creation resources.
In most Plane invasion missions, what groups valued most was the qualification to exploit energy for cultivation.
By exploiting Plane energy, Professionals could be quickly trained, allowing for both mission completion and cultivation without delay. After the mission was completed, a large number of people could even reach the promotion standard.
Now, with signs of a high-level Plane war erupting, everyone was trying to improve themselves.
If the cultivation qualification was canceled, then executing the mission would be a waste of time.
The Professionals would rather wait for new missions to appear than accept this mission.
And the fact that this mission appeared here meant either it was accepted previously, or the Plane Will forcibly assigned it, requiring the Iron Hand Group to do it.
The ultimate outcome of this mission was that it would be forcibly assigned to some Professionals of the Iron Hand Group.
As for abandoning the mission, that was impossible.
Group missions were different from individual missions; every group mission was a mission that the Plane Will focused on.
If the Iron Hand Group abandoned a group mission, it would be targeted by the Plane Will, and the rewards for all future Iron Hand Group missions would be reduced.
Unless the Iron Hand Group was disbanded, these effects could not be avoided.
However, the Iron Hand Group, through continuous effort, has developed to the point where mission rewards can be increased by an additional 30% compared to the original rewards.
If it were disbanded, all additional rewards would be lost, and even if it were re-established, the additional 30% reward could not be reclaimed.
Now the Iron Hand Group could only bite the bullet and accept the mission.
Fang Che was a relatively free person within the Iron Hand Group and would not be forcibly assigned missions.
However, Fang Che did not need to cultivate himself now and urgently needed materials from Other Planes; therefore, this mission was very suitable for Fang Che.
Fang Che noted down the mission number and went to queue at the mission registration desk.
After queuing for a moment, it was soon Fang Che's turn. Fang Che immediately said to the Professional registering the mission, "My name is Fang Che, and I want to claim mission number thirty-seven."
The Professional registering the mission quickly recalled mission number thirty-seven, then took out a notebook, and while registering, said:
"The strongest in the Plane where mission number thirty-seven is located possesses Fifth-Order Professional strength, and the Plane has the ability to forcibly Creation Six-Order Professional. When you go, you must prioritize eliminating all Fifth-Order Professional there.
As long as it is ensured that the Plane can no longer cultivate Fifth-Order Professional or Six-Order Professional, the group will give all mission rewards above Fifth-Order Professional to you.
If that Plane cannot even cultivate Third-Order Professional, all rewards above Third-Order Professional can be given to you, and the group will also receive additional rewards.
As for First-Order Professional and Second-Order Professionals, they can be spared; the academy needs to use them to cultivate more Professionals!"
Fang Che was not surprised by these rewards.
If Fang Che eliminated all the strong individuals in the Plane, the Iron Hand Group would not need to dispatch corresponding strong individuals, allowing them to do things elsewhere.
For the Iron Hand Group, this was a profitable deal.
Fang Che replied, "I will do my best to eliminate the strong individuals of that Plane."
The Professional recording the mission quickly registered all the mission information, pushed the notebook in front of Fang Che, and said, "Please leave a trace of energy, senior, to prove you've claimed the mission."
Fang Che nodded, releasing a trace of curse energy that merged into the mission information, forming a red handprint.
The Professional registering the mission put away the notebook, took out a token and a storage ring, handed them to Fang Che, and then introduced:
"The storage ring contains some items. Carrying it will teleport you to a desolate place after the transmission.
Additionally, there are some materials for the Suppression of Plane Will, as well as formation diagrams. You can arrange them according to the diagrams.
The token is an item for traveling to the Plane. After entering any transmission room, just place the token on your forehead to be transmitted to the mission Plane. To leave that Plane, you just need to crush the token.
Also, for this mission, senior, please do your best, and always prioritize your own safety. Do you have any other questions you need to consult about?"
Fang Che replied, "Thank you for the reminder. I have no other questions. Farewell."
"Please proceed slowly, senior."
Afterward, Fang Che left the place and arrived outside the transmission room specially built by Iron Hand Academy for the Iron Hand Group.
Fang Che communicated with the Professional guarding the transmission room for a moment, then entered the transmission room, took out the circular item inside that teleports people to desolate places, and put it into his pocket.
Then he took out the transmission token and placed it on his forehead.
A moment later, spatial fluctuations appeared in the transmission room. The token on his forehead emitted suction, absorbing the surrounding spatial energy, and then released a mist that enveloped Fang Che's body.
Moments later, the mist dissipated, and Fang Che had already left the transmission room, arriving in a barren mountain range where not a single blade of grass grew.
This place was the Plane that Fang Che needed to invade.
Upon arriving, Fang Che immediately noticed that the surrounding energy was drilling into his body, attempting to increase his energy reserves.
Fang Che had been to countless Planes, and this was the first time he had seen a Plane actively give out energy to help Professionals increase their strength.
However, the mission stipulated that absorbing the energy of this Plane was prohibited, so Fang Che could only isolate the energy.
During the process of isolating the energy, Fang Che discovered that the energy aura of this Plane was very similar to the energy aura of the Emperor Plane.
The energy here did not need to be converted; it could be absorbed directly.
Even low-level Professionals from the Emperor Plane could use the energy here to directly increase their strength.
If methods were used to exploit the energy, the speed of strength improvement would be even faster!
This place was truly a cultivation treasure land for Professionals from the Emperor Plane!
Unfortunately, cultivation was prohibited here!
Fang Che was not too concerned about cultivation and quickly adjusted his emotions, activating a burrowing tool to quickly enter underground.
After Fang Che opened up space underground and set up various defensive formations, he threw out the Voodoo Doll to investigate the situation of this Plane.
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Chapter 258 Suppressing the Will of the Planes
The Voodoo Doll moved through the Plane and quickly discovered various precious resources.
Fang Che immediately transferred these resources into his Plane.
Although the mission issued by the Emperor Plane prohibited energy cultivation and forced Creation of materials by the Plane Will, it did not prohibit the collection of existing materials.
As the Voodoo Doll continued its actions, Fang Che discovered that this Plane had an abundance of resources; he could find a resource every few meters.
The resources here surpassed all the small Planes Fang Che had visited before!
Fang Che happily controlled the Voodoo Doll to collect resources, while simultaneously checking the information of the formation that was Suppressing the Plane Will.
After some time, Fang Che finally discovered the Professionals of this Plane.
The Professionals of this Plane were also a group of humans, indistinguishable from Fang Che in appearance.
The humans here were organized into families, occupying territories of different sizes.
They mastered different professions, cooperating with each other based on their Professional characteristics, and striving for development.
After a brief Observe of their situation, Fang Che quickly discovered the treasure vaults that various families had specially built to store resources.
Although the formations of the treasure vaults were numerous, they were overall quite rudimentary and full of flaws in Fang Che's eyes.
The Voodoo Doll circled along a specific route and quickly entered the interior of a treasure vault, where it saw a large amount of resources and the Professionals guarding them.
The Voodoo Doll easily evaded the sight of these Professionals and inspected the resources.
There were many resources here, many of which this family could not fully utilize, and some that Fang Che desperately needed.
Moreover, these resources were all more valuable than the resources the Voodoo Doll had just collected.
Fang Che unhesitatingly transferred a batch of resources he needed, as well as the most expensive batch of resources, to his Plane, abandoning all other common resources, and then continued to the next location.
Next, Fang Che completely gave up on excavating resources buried in the ground, focusing instead on stealing the valuable resources that various families were not using.
During the process of stealing resources, Fang Che also gradually understood the situation of the Professionals.
Fang Che recorded the number of Professionals above Third-Order, and at the same time, used the Voodoo Doll to place the materials that Suppressed the Plane Will in fixed positions and set up simple formations.
After a little over half a month, the Voodoo Doll had already explored the entire Plane, determined the Plane's situation, and collected a large amount of resources.
Among them, only nine types of materials belonging to Other Planes were collected.
Subsequently, Fang Che took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, mobilized a portion of the Professional energy stored in the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, stripped the energy out, condensed it into the shape of this Plane, and then prostrated himself in worship!
As the worship was completed, the Plane shape condensed from Professional energy instantly dissipated.
At this moment, within the various families of this Plane, the bodies of Fifth-Order Professionals suddenly underwent strange changes.
Some Professionals developed a hole in their chest, some had vines growing out from under their skin, some had their bodies turn into a puddle of flesh, and some were burned to charcoal by fire...
Regardless of the change, all Fifth-Order Professionals in this Plane died instantly at the same time!
The family members who witnessed all of this screamed in terror.
At this moment, screams of terror from Professionals filled every part of the Plane!
As the Fifth-Order Professionals died at the same time, the Plane Will rapidly weakened.
It was at this moment that the Voodoo Doll successfully completed the last formation setup and placed the last material.
Immediately after, Fang Che released energy through the Voodoo Doll, activating the formation.
As the formation was activated, its aura rapidly spread, connecting to other formations nearby that were Suppressing the Plane Will.
After being connected, these formations were also activated one after another, and their auras spread.
Before long, the auras of all formations had successfully spread throughout the entire Plane, and all formations were activated!
An invisible pressure condensed out of thin air, and the Plane Will was instantly Suppressed, unable to communicate with Professionals, let alone cultivate Six-Order Professionals.
After the Plane Will was Suppressed, Fang Che glanced at the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and found that after eliminating the Fifth-Order Professionals of this Plane, he had collected a large amount of Professional energy.
The energy collected was even more than the energy Fang Che had just consumed!
If Fang Che wished, he could use the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to kill all the Professionals in the entire Plane in the shortest possible time!
However, Fang Che put away the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and stopped using it.
The Nailhead Seven Arrows Book was too destructive; if all the Professionals in this Plane were killed, the Emperor Plane would definitely discover the problem when it devoured this Plane.
To avoid being discovered, Fang Che could only kill the fewest number of Fifth-Order Professionals.
As for the Other Professionals, some could be killed, and the resentment released upon their deaths could be used to disperse the aura left by Fang Che's use of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
Furthermore, Fang Che dared not process the Concession Token materials here.
The characteristics of this Plane were too close to the Emperor Plane; it would eventually be devoured by the Emperor Plane and was unlikely to be rewarded to others.
If Fang Che processed the materials now, he would definitely be discovered by the Emperor Plane Will.
However, Fang Che could capture the Professionals here and take them to the Niu Jiao Ren Plane to deal with them.
Capturing them by Fang Che himself would be too slow.
Fang Che planned to use his old method: instigate wars among the various families, allowing them to capture prisoners and buy prisoners during the wars.
Subsequently, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll and arrived at the home of one of his chosen targets.
At this time, the Fourth-Order Professionals of the Liu Family were gathered together, discussing animatedly.
"It seems there was a terrified scream from the Zhang Family's side. Do you think something happened over there?"
A middle-aged man next to him said angrily, "Something happening is good news, and if all their family's Fifth-Order Professionals die, that's even better news!"
The Liu Family Clan Head at the head of the table spoke, "It's unlikely for Fifth-Order Professionals to have problems. We shouldn't harbor such illusions. If we want revenge on the Zhang Family, we still need to rely on our own diligent cultivation."
The middle-aged man retorted angrily, "Our family's genius was crippled by the Zhang Family. How can it be so simple to surpass the Zhang Family?"
Just as he said this, the middle-aged man noticed that the Clan Head's expression was off.
Following the Clan Head's gaze, the middle-aged man turned his head to the left and discovered that a puppet had appeared there at some unknown time, currently writing.
"The Zhang Family's Fifth-Order Professionals are all dead?"
The angry middle-aged man saw the words written by the puppet and subconsciously asked, "Is that true?"
"Third Brother!" the Clan Head called out to the middle-aged man, then looked at the puppet and asked, "Who are you, esteemed guest?"
Fang Che, from a distance, heard this question through the Voodoo Doll and controlled the Voodoo Doll to write:
"Nineteen years ago, a family of three passed through here. The parents were killed by the Zhang Family, and the child was saved. Don't you recognize me?"
The Clan Head's eyes widened instantly, and he asked, "You are that child from back then? Why do you not show your true face?"
Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to continue writing: "There are unmentionable reasons, so it's inconvenient to meet. Please forgive me. I have returned today for revenge, and also to repay a kindness."
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Chapter 259: Provocation and Inducement
Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to write down words of revenge and gratitude, then controlled the Voodoo Doll to throw out a pile of powerful tools.
The Liu Family members, feeling the powerful aura emanating from the tools, were all shocked, and then a look of desire appeared on their faces.
The angry middle-aged man couldn't hold back and eagerly asked, "Are these really for us?"
"Liu Family Third Brother!" The Liu Family Clan Head glared at the middle-aged man, who instantly fell silent, though his eyes still gleamed with desire for the tools.
The Liu Family Clan Head looked at the Voodoo Doll and cautiously said, "Saving you back then was just because I couldn't stand the Zhang Family bullying others; you don't need to mind it.
Besides, we didn't help you much; we just sent you to a village in the south."
At these words, the expressions of the Liu Family members became somewhat subtle.
And Fang Che understood that this was a test.
When the Voodoo Doll had previously stolen items from the Liu Family, it had heard the Liu Family members discussing the matter of saving someone.
Although Fang Che was unclear about many details, he could be certain of one thing: the Liu Family had sent the person to the big river in the north back then, where they escaped by boat.
So, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to continue writing: "I left from the riverside back then, Clan Head, you don't need to doubt my identity."
Upon seeing these words, the Liu Family members instantly relaxed, their faces breaking into bright smiles.
However, the Liu Family Clan Head remained wary after seeing those words.
If he was so eager to reveal his test, then it would be difficult for him to continue testing.
This puppet seemed very afraid of his tests.
The Liu Family Clan Head thought this, but on his face, he could only feign a relaxed smile to avoid displeasing the puppet's master.
The Liu Family Clan Head said, "I've been deceived too many times, so please don't mind it. Is the information about the Zhang Family's Fifth-Order Professional's death true?"
Fang Che continued to control the Voodoo Doll to write: "You can spread the news. If the Zhang Family wants to deny this news, they must send out a Fifth-Order Professional, or a Fifth-Order Professional who has been disguised.
Among the tools I gave you, there is a powerful Observe tool. Give it to a Fourth-Order Professional skilled in perception to wear, and it can see through the disguise of a Fourth-Order Professional."
All disguises must ultimately be executed by people, and as long as it's done by people, traces will be left.
Tools created on this Plane might not be able to detect these traces.
However, the tools Fang Che provided are excellent tools from the Emperor Plane; the disguises on this Plane will certainly not escape the Observe of the Emperor Plane's tools.
Upon seeing this information, the Liu Family Third Brother quickly picked up a tool to examine it.
The Liu Family Clan Head gave him a somewhat displeased look, but he did not stop him as he had before.
A moment later, the Liu Family Third Brother found a lens-like tool, injected a trace of energy into it, and placed it before his eyes.
The Liu Family Third Brother held up the lens, observing his surroundings, and excitedly shouted, "My Observe ability has greatly increased! What a treasure!"
Hearing this, the others couldn't sit still and picked up the remaining tools to examine them.
The Liu Family Clan Head did not participate but looked at the Voodoo Doll and smiled:
"Thank you for providing these tools. We will verify the Zhang Family's situation as soon as possible. Is there anything you need the Liu Family's help with?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to write:
"I hope that after you confirm the Zhang Family's strength, you will unite with other families to attack the Zhang Family.
After capturing Zhang Family members, do not rush to kill them. I wish to do it myself.
Additionally, I won't hide it from my benefactor: I also need to refine tools using Zhang Family members and test the tools' effects.
In the future, I will give my benefactor more powerful tools to purchase Zhang Family members."
Although the Liu Family Clan Head was wary of the Voodoo Doll, upon hearing the information about using tools to purchase Zhang Family members, his wariness was instantly largely swept away by excitement.
The Liu Family Third Brother, standing beside him, even more excitedly shouted, "We have a feud with the Zhang Family, so we will definitely go to war with them and capture prisoners to sell to you."
After the Liu Family Third Brother said this, he felt the Clan Head's gaze.
The Liu Family Third Brother glanced at the Clan Head's calm gaze, pursed his lips a bit nervously, and then said:
"I think this is a good deal. Of course, if the Clan Head thinks it's not good, I will obey the Clan Head's decision."
The Liu Family Clan Head turned to the Voodoo Doll and nodded, "I am willing to hand over the Zhang Family captives for your disposal. When and where shall we trade?"
Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to write: "I still have many matters to handle, and even if a time is set, I may not be able to arrive on time.
When I am free, I will send the puppet to find you. You just need to put the captives into a storage bag and give them to my puppet."
After reading the message, the Liu Family Clan Head nodded, "No problem. I have another request: I hope you don't sell the tools to other nearby families.
In the future, after the Zhang Family is eliminated, various families will certainly erupt into new wars for the Zhang Family's inheritance.
We want to use your tools to contend for the most inheritance."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to write: "No problem. In the future, you can also capture prisoners from other families and give them to me, and I will give you more tools."
The Liu Family Clan Head hoped to be the sole dominant power and eliminate other families. Now that he saw that capturing Professionals from other families could also be exchanged for tools, he was very happy.
However, the Zhang Family had not yet been dealt with, so solving the problem of other families was still premature.
Therefore, the Liu Family Clan Head did not make a promise, only saying, "As long as you don't give the tools to other families, I'll be at ease."
Fang Che was unclear about the Liu Family Clan Head's thoughts, but Fang Che knew that the nearby families had many conflicts over resources.
If they could eliminate all families and monopolize resources, each family would certainly not hesitate to act.
Fang Che now only needed to wait patiently, and he would certainly gain many captives.
Then, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to write the words 'farewell' and then controlled the Voodoo Doll to burrow underground, heading to the next family.
After the Voodoo Doll left, the Liu Family Clan Head looked at his clansmen, who were still studying the tools, and said:
"The tools will remain with me for now; I will distribute them according to everyone's needs. What's important now is to spread the news of the Zhang Family's Fifth-Order Professional's death and test the Zhang Family's reaction."
The crowd reluctantly put down the tools and left the room one after another.
After everyone left, the Liu Family Clan Head eagerly examined the tools, a brilliant smile appearing on his face, no longer able to maintain his previous calm and composure.
While the Liu Family was preparing to deal with the Zhang Family, the Voodoo Doll was also heading to other places, instigating various families to deal with those families whose Fifth-Order Professionals had died.
These various families already had conflicts among themselves, and under Fang Che's instigation and the temptation of various powerful tools, most families had already decided to attack the families whose Fifth-Order Professionals had died.
The few families that had not agreed would also conduct tests, and after the tests, conflicts would inevitably erupt.
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Chapter 260 Zhang Family Youth Exposed
After Fang Che incited and lured some of the most ambitious or vengeful families, he controlled the Voodoo Doll to observe the situations of various families.
At this time, the news of the death of a Fifth-Order Professional from the Zhang Family had already spread.
In the square at the entrance of the Zhang Family, Fourth-Order Professionals from various families had already gathered.
When the Fourth-Order Professionals from various families became impatient, the Zhang Family's gate opened, and a group of Fourth-Order Professionals walked out arrogantly.
The Professionals from various families stared intently at the Zhang Family's Fourth-Order Professionals, but did not detect any signs of panic or unease.
The Zhang Family members were still as confident as before.
Seeing their meticulousness, the Professionals from various families instantly recalled the fear of being dominated by the Zhang Family, and could not help but lower their heads, secretly cursing the person who spread the rumor.
In the crowd, the Liu Family Third Brother, wearing a pair of glasses, was observing the situation behind these Zhang Family Fourth-Order Professionals, looking for traces of a Fifth-Order Professional.
However, there was no Fifth-Order Professional behind them.
Moreover, after these Fourth-Order Professionals came out, they immediately closed the door.
Upon seeing this, the people present stopped cursing the person who spread the rumor, and began to have some doubts about the death of the Zhang Family's Fifth-Order Professional.
At this moment, a Professional spoke up, "Today is Zhang Family Old Ancestor's three hundred and twenty-seventh birthday. We are here to wish him a happy birthday and would like to personally greet him. Could Zhang Family Old Ancestor please come out?"
The surrounding people immediately echoed, "Yes, please ask Zhang Family Old Ancestor to come out, we miss him!"
"Please ask him to come out!"
The Zhang Family Clan Head listened to the voices of the crowd, then expressionlessly raised his hand. After the crowd quieted down, he said,
"I have long said that the Old Ancestor's birthday banquet is held once every ten years. You all came early, merely to see if the rumor is true or false."
When the crowd saw their intentions exposed, they felt some fear, but still braced themselves, not showing too much fear.
The Zhang Family Clan Head continued, "I can overlook your actions. Since you are here to wish him a happy birthday, then when the Old Ancestor comes out, present your birthday gifts;"
If the Old Ancestor is not satisfied with your birthday gifts, then don't blame us for being merciless!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they gave a birthday gift, they would live, which was the best outcome.
Subsequently, everyone racked their brains thinking about what kind of birthday gift to give, no longer paying attention to the rumor.
The Zhang Family Clan Head saw the crowd's reaction, felt a sense of relief, and then shouted loudly, "Welcome, Old Ancestor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying aura was released from the Zhang Family residence, and then, a youthful man with a rosy complexion appeared before everyone.
Upon seeing this person, everyone was startled and bowed their hands in salute, "Greetings, Zhang Family Old Ancestor."
The young man spoke expressionlessly, "You may dispense with the formalities. Since you are here to wish me a happy birthday, present your gifts."
Immediately, a Fourth-Order Professional scurried to the young man, and with a fawning expression, took out a storage ring and said, "This is a small token of Junior's regard. Please take a look, Zhang Family Old Ancestor."
The young man took the storage ring, explored it with energy manipulation, and nodded in satisfaction. Then he directly poured out the resources from the storage ring and said, "The rest of you, your birthday gifts must not be less than these!"
The remaining people saw the resources on the ground and realized that these resources were similar to what they had prepared. They all looked annoyed, regretting that they hadn't been the first to step forward and offer a gift.
The Professional who offered the first gift, however, was beaming with joy.
Being the first to give a gift not only meant giving the least, but also gaining the Zhang Family's favor. This deal was truly too cost-effective.
The young man continued, "I have other matters to attend to, so I will excuse myself. You may leave your gifts and then depart."
As soon as the young man finished speaking and was about to leave, a shout suddenly came from the crowd, "Wait!"
The scene instantly fell silent, and many Professionals wanted to see who was so daring.
The Professionals near the voice quickly moved away, afraid of being affected.
Then, the Liu Family Third Brother appeared before everyone.
The Liu Family Third Brother cupped his hands and said, "Junior is being impolite. I came here today hoping to spar with Zhang Family Old Ancestor. Please enlighten me, Zhang Family Old Ancestor."
As soon as these words were uttered, the surrounding Professionals ran even further away, completely distancing themselves from the Liu Family Third Brother.
And the Liu Family members, upon hearing these words, already understood that this Zhang Family Clan Head was an impostor.
However, they did not stand with the Liu Family Third Brother, but instead hid in the crowd, quietly observing the Zhang Family members.
"Presumptuous!" The Zhang Family Clan Head roared, directly condensing a fireball and throwing it at the Liu Family Third Brother.
The Liu Family members immediately released invisible energy to intercept the fireball.
The Liu Family Third Brother still stared at the young man and said, "Please enlighten me, Zhang Family Old Ancestor!"
The young man sneered, "You are not worthy to fight me!"
As soon as these words were uttered, the many Professionals present instantly widened their eyes, looking at the young man with some disbelief.
Being provoked by a weaker person and remaining indifferent, this was not the Zhang Family Old Ancestor's character.
Everyone stared at the young man for a while, finding no trace of disguise, but they did see panic in the young man's eyes.
The expressions of everyone present instantly became subtle.
The Zhang Family Clan Head hastily said, "You are not worthy to challenge the Old Ancestor. Old Ancestor, please return to rest first, I will personally deal with him!"
The young man nodded and instantly disappeared.
The expressions of everyone present became even more subtle. The Professional who had given the first congratulatory gift even put the resources on the ground back into his storage ring.
Upon seeing this, the Zhang Family Clan Head's expression became very ugly.
For a moment, the place became so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping, an eerie silence.
A few seconds later, the Liu Family Clan Head spoke up, scolding, "Third Master, how could you do such a thing in this kind of occasion?"
The Liu Family Third Brother obediently said, "It was my recklessness. Please forgive me, friends of the Zhang Family."
Upon hearing this, the Liu Family Clan Head looked at the Zhang Family Clan Head, cupped his hands, and said, "We were impolite today. I will go back and discipline Third Master. Farewell."
Subsequently, the Liu Family members turned and left directly.
The remaining families also smiled and politely cupped their hands, saying, "I just remembered I have something urgent at home, so I will take my leave now. The congratulatory gift will definitely be sent over."
"Farewell, the congratulatory gift will definitely be delivered. Please do not blame us, Zhang Family Old Ancestor."
After politely speaking, everyone left one after another.
However, the Zhang Family Clan Head was filled with despair at this moment.
The Zhang Family had already prepared for the exposure of the problem and to face the attacks of all the Professionals present.
But now, everyone had retreated, and the formations set up within the family could not exert their maximum power.
And with the various families retreating this time, they would definitely unite to annihilate the Zhang Family next. The Zhang Family would likely find it very difficult to escape.
The Zhang Family Clan Head was silent for a moment, then said in despair, "Gather the resources and tell the Juniors to prepare for a breakthrough!"