Chapter 397: Four-Way Battle (Continued)
Lin Mu read the first five messages and felt that a surge of fighting spirit seemed to burst out from the paper, which made Lin Mu yearn for it.
Although it was just a few short sentences, it represented several fierce fights, and the intrigues, dangers, fierce competition among the princes, etc., were also vividly written on the paper, which shocked Lin Mu.
Especially when he saw the fifth message, Yu Jin's expedition was made with Ling Cao and Ling Tong, father and son. They were historical generals, but now they were directly put on the table as bargaining chips. What a boldness!
Fortunately, Yu Jin won, and the father and son of the Ling family got it!
Ask yourself, if Lin Mu was there at the time, he might have hesitated to use the legendary historical general Ling Tong as a bargaining chip.
It's not that he doesn't have the courage, but he doesn't want the generals who have the opportunity to become his subordinates to become bargaining chips!
Lin Mu sighed in his heart.
"Wen Ze, what's so rare about this item [Talisman of Bad Luck]? Why is it so popular?" Lin Mu asked in confusion.
This item is a relatively frequent item. All the princes are quite eager for it.
"My lord, this [Talisman of Bad Luck] is very precious. According to the information from the captured Zhang Hong, two of them are loaded with 100,000 Azure Dragon soldiers! There is also one, which is loaded with 100,000 elite Azure Dragon soldiers!"
"And the princes are chasing it because before the gambling war, Lord Feng Zhong was not sure who had the talisman of Azure Dragon soldiers, so he directly proposed it and asked the princes to show their treasures. Among them, there are two [Talisman of Bad Luck] in the two purple treasure bags that Cao Ren snatched."
It can be imagined that before the gambling war began, the princes must have discussed it fiercely, and the competition was very sharp!
"Space Soldier Talisman? Space Soldier Talisman with 100,000 quotas?! Hiss..." Lin Mu took a breath of cold air in shock.
A precious talisman with huge space capacity actually appeared? This was the first time he knew of a space military talisman with such a huge capacity!
"These three talismans are tainted with bad luck, so it can't be used?" Lin Mu asked anxiously, and then, he didn't know what he thought of, and turned his eyes to the calm Long Chu.
Long Chu, who was drinking tea, felt Lin Mu's strange gaze, smiled slightly, and didn't say much.
Seeing him like this, Lin Mu confirmed some guesses.
"Yes, three talismans, due to special reasons, were tainted with some strange bad luck and could not be used. The only information obtained by using the identification technique was 'Talisman tainted with bad luck'!"
"Lord Feng Zhong attaches great importance to these three talismans, and other princes also have their own plans. At that time, the chips, the battle, the rules, etc., were all discussed fiercely for a day!" Yu Jin had a trace of indignation and unwillingness on his face at this time.
"During this period, there is bad news. During the discussion, Sun Jian and Cao Cao found Lord Feng Zhong separately, and hinted at Lord Feng Zhong, implying that Wang Lang intends to join forces with Sun Jian and Cao Cao after the gambling war to capture Jiuyou Town and plunder the rare resources inside." Yu Jin said with a murderous look in his eyes.
"The three lords want to attack us? No, since Sun Jian and Cao Cao have found Feng Jin, there should be some conditions, right?" Lin Mu said in a deep voice.
Relatively speaking, Lin Mu's side is the weaker party, and the weaker party has no right to speak. They join forces to attack Jiuyou Town with an ordinary reason!
"What is the reason for their attack on Jiuyou Town?" Lin Mu asked again immediately.
Sun Jian and Cao Cao hinted at Feng Zhong, so there should be enough reasons.
"Yes, they have a reason, and the reason is the prisoner Zhang Hong in our hands! They want to march into Jiuyou Town on the grounds that we are harboring the second thief leader!"
Sure enough, Wang Lang, after dealing with the foreign threat, immediately attacked the friendly forces. Or is it because his political background is too poor? If he had a deep accumulation and a backer, would he dare to do so?
"Jiuyou Town has a big secret. Lord Feng Zhong has no choice but to meet one request from Sun Jian and Cao Cao, and they will support us to occupy Jiuyou Town!" Yu Jin said with a bitter smile.
Being blackmailed, this is the first time that such a situation has occurred in the Great Wilderness Territory!
"Hehe, on the grounds of harboring the leader of the bandits?! Isn't Xu Huang, who Wang Lang harbored, the leader of the bandits? He led the army and tenaciously resisted the army of the court. In terms of the degree of harm, Xu Huang ranks first!" Lin Mu narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, with a touch of unwillingness and anger in his tone.
"What are the requirements that Feng Jin agreed to Sun Jian and Cao Cao respectively?" After a long pause, Lin Mu regained his calmness and asked in a deep voice.
"People and drawings! Originally, Lord Feng Zhong didn't want to use General Ling Tong as a bargaining chip, but unfortunately, Sun Jian wanted Ling Tong, so he asked the Lord to add Ling Tong to the bargaining chip! And Cao Cao wanted us to help him get the special building drawings [Pointing Platform]!" Yu Jin said in a deep voice.
Lin Mu nodded. It seemed that Feng Zhong must have bargained. Otherwise, he just wanted to exchange chips and help get the blueprints? With Sun Jian's personality, he might even ask Ling Tong directly.
It seems that this battle is full of variables! Since Sun Jian can agree to Feng Zhong, he must be sure to get Ling Cao and Ling Tong.
Originally thought that Ling Cao and Ling Tong were already in the bag, but as Lin Mu read on, he found that the ending was not so good:
Sixth match, Xu Huang at the peak of the heavenly rank vs. Lord Feng Zhong
[Chips]: [Talisman with bad luck] - Talents of the first battalion of the blacksmith camp (Winner Feng Zhong)
Seventh match, Zu Mao at the peak of the earthly rank vs. Li Dian at the peak of the earthly rank
[Chip]: [Talisman with bad luck] - Ling Cao (winner Li Dian)
Game 8, Earth-level peak Zu Mao vs. Earth-level peak Li Dian
[Chip]: [Talisman with bad luck] - Ling Cao (winner Li Dian)
Game 9, Heaven-level mid-level Cheng Pu vs. Heaven-level mid-level Yu Jin
[Chip]: Blueprint of special building [Pointing Platform] - Scroll of [Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate] (winner Yu Jin)
Game 10, Earth-level peak Huang Gai vs. Earth-level peak Jiang Qin
[Chip]: Blueprint of [Qingyu Training Ground] - Ling Cao (winner Huang Gai)
Game 11, Heaven-level mid-level Cao Hong vs. Heaven-level mid-level Yu Jin
[Chip]: [Territory Stone] - Blueprint of special building [Pointing Platform] (winner Cao Hong, this game is to complete Cao Cao's request!)
Game 12, Heaven-level high-level Shi A vs. Heaven-level mid-level Yu Jin
[Chip]: Three boxes of luck gold cakes - Five boxes of luck gold cakes (winner Shi A)
The 13th match, Han Dang, the top of the Earth rank, vs. Li Dian, the top of the Earth rank
[Betting chips]: [Qingyu Parade Ground] architectural blueprints - Ling Tong (winner Han Dang)
The 14th match, Xu Huang, the top of the Heaven rank, vs. Yu Jin, the middle of the Heaven rank
[Betting chips]: Three boxes of luck gold cakes - Three boxes of luck gold cakes (winner Xu Huang)
The 15th match, Huang Gai, the top of the Earth rank, vs. Jiang Qin, the top of the Earth rank
[Betting chips]: [Eight Oxen Crossbow Bed] production illustrations - [Imperial Hospital] architectural blueprints (winner Jiang Qin)
The 16th match, Cheng Pu, the middle of the Heaven rank, vs. Yu Jin, the middle of the Heaven rank
[Betting chips]: [Qingyu Parade Ground] architectural blueprints - [Territory Stone] (winner Yu Jin)
A total of 16 gambling matches were held. After careful analysis, Lin Mu found that Sun Jian and Cao Cao had achieved their goals, and Wang Lang seemed to have achieved his goal as well. He actually won eight boxes of luck gold cakes from Lin Mu!
Every battle with Yu Jin started after Yu Jin finished the previous battle, which was obviously taking advantage of the situation!
In the four-way battle, Lin Mu's side, Feng Zhong obtained three strange talismans, the architectural drawings of [Qingyu Training Field], and the production illustrations of [Eight Oxen Crossbow Bed], but lost eight boxes of luck gold cakes, and lost Ling Cao and Ling Tong! In Lin Mu's opinion, the loss was heavy!
On Sun Jian's side, the biggest gain was the two generals Ling Cao and Ling Tong, and the loss was only a few drawings and illustrations, which was harmless to Sun Jian!
Cao Cao and Wang Lang were considered to have picked up a bargain!
However, the two drawings that Lin Mu obtained from Xu Zhao were considered to have been preserved!
It can be seen that Sun Jian, who achieved his goal, let the water go in the last two gambling battles! It can be considered to have stopped the bleeding!
Holding the battle table, Lin Mu was silent!