The plan of gambling and robbery had been discussed by Li Yao and Long Yangjun in the first place. Naturally, Li Yao had no problem with it. After pondering for a moment, the other experts had to admit that it was the best way to solve the money problem in such a lawless place as Fish Dragon City.
Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar and Master Bitter Cicada were the only ones who raised questions. "We won't attack the ordinary people, and we won't harm the innocent, will we?"
"Of course not. How much money do ordinary people have?"
Long Yangjun said unconcernedly. "The money we need is not a small number of millions. In such a foul place as the Dragon Snake Space Zone, the targets who are worth our attention must be the villainous magnates. Attacking those people will not hurt your beliefs, will it?"
"That's great!"
Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar was relieved. He smiled in delight and said, "Robbing the rich and giving to the poor is what beggars like best!"
"I have a question," Heavenly King Heaven Changsheng said.
"Since we are going to get a batch of Crystal Suit, why don't we just rob the Crystal Suit?"
"Good question!"
Long Yangjun said. "There are two reasons. Firstly, the Crystal Suit Center must be heavily guarded with a lot of Exos in crystal suits. It will be more difficult for us to attack them. Secondly, the Crystal Suit is not small in size. Most of the Cosmos Rings that we are carrying have been filled by the Colossi. How many Crystal Suits can we stuff in?"
"Robbing the anonymous crystal cards and the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures directly is much safer than robbing the Crystal Suit Center. After all, we are going to rob the money anyway. So, we might as well finish the job once and for all! Any questions? "
None.
"Alright. Let's do as we say!"
Long Yangjun waved her hands and said, "Remember, the key of the operation is not the success rate. With the Cultivation of the twelve of us, it is more than enough for us to sweep across the entire Fish Dragon City if we do our best! "However, Fish Dragon City is a place where many forces gather. The Chamber of Commerce, the Cultivators in space on Firefly, the Immortal Cultivators of the CFIA, the spies of the major sects of the Xing Yao Federation, and the special agents of the Secret Sword Bureau are all here. If we throw a random brick out, it is possible that we will hit someone who has two hidden identities. If we reveal our Cultivation in the Yuanying Stage, we will certainly be targeted by other forces. Right now, we are not familiar with the place. It will be very difficult for us to escape the investigation of our enemies!
"Over the past three days, I have collected the news files about the assassinations, sabotages, robberies, and fights in Fish Dragon City in the past five years. I have figured out a pattern. If the experts in the Yuanying Stage are involved in the fights, conflicts, and robberies, it is very likely that they will be found out later. But if they are only in the Core Formation Stage, it is possible that the case will be left unsettled. After all, in this land of desolation, you can rob me today, and I can kill you tomorrow. Then, the headhunters of the Federation will come for revenge. There are too many messy things that can happen.
"Therefore, the difficulty of the mission is that we should only use the Cultivation of the Core Formation Stage at best and finish the job neatly without leaving any traces behind in case we are disturbed when we purchase the Crystal Suit and prepare the fake identities. Do you agree?"
All the experts nodded.
"That's enough, Lord Wang. Do I need you to tell me that?"
'Heaven Battering King' Qi Changsheng was so excited that his eyes were bloodshot. He grinned and said, "This is a job that I'm very familiar with in the first place. Over the past few days, I've read a lot of 'Criminology', 'Investigation', and other courses in the jade chip library, as well as the biographies of the famous bandits of the Federation in the past hundred years! Hehe. The ten Yuanying Stage Cultivators and the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators will be giving enough respect to Fish Dragon City. If we fail even in such a situation, the twelve of us might as well slit our own throats and hang ourselves first! "
"Alright!"
Long Yangjun nodded. "Then, let's divide the remaining funds in our hands into two parts. Half of the funds will be used for our gambling, investigation, and reconnaissance, and the other half will be given to Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture. Ask him to reserve appropriate Crystal Suit and magical equipment from the Crystal Suit Center first. Perhaps we can rent a refining workshop for modification and adjustment purposes first. After we get the money, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture will be able to buy the Crystal Suit and components that are most suitable for us and modify them. Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, will Heiye Lan go with you or with us? "
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "She will go with you. She will be of some use after all. I'm only going to buy some stuff. I don't think I'll run into any danger, will I?"
"Alright. Then, please go ahead, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture. I've drafted a few targets on my side. The rest of you can study them together. We'll set off in ten minutes!"
Long Yangjun's eyes suddenly turned sharp. "Remember, fellow Cultivators, unless it is absolutely necessary, do not expose the capabilities of the Yuanying Stage Cultivators and the Divinity Transformation Stage. The key of our robbery operation is to keep a low profile. Keep a low profile!"
…
Half an hour later, deep inside Fish Dragon City, in the 'Four Sectors Magical Equipment Center' …
It was the largest magical equipment store in the Dragon Snake Space Zone jointly established by the Uranian Ring Chamber of Commerce, the Forest Ocean Chamber of Commerce, the Nether World Chamber of Commerce, and the Crystal Chamber of Commerce.
Not only did the store boast almost all kinds of magical equipment, including the Crystal Suit of various types and levels, but it also boasted a rather comprehensive collection of components, rare metals, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for sale directly. It also had refining workshops and maintenance workshops that were well-equipped for rent. There was even a magical equipment test field that could provide more than eighty kinds of extreme war environments … In short, as long as one's pockets were plentiful enough, one could buy any magical equipment except for Colossi and main-force warships!
Furthermore, because Firefly was docked at the periphery of the Dragon Snake Space Zone for maintenance and strengthening, the Cultivators on Firefly often offered their assets, magical equipment, and techniques and traded them with the Xing Yao Federation through the Dragon Snake Space Zone.
A lot of components and materials from the center of the cosmos that the refiners at the edge of the cosmos had never seen before were on sale there. It was even more abundant than the magical equipment stores in the Heaven's Origin Sector, the capital of the Federation, and it was more likely that one could pick up the scraps!
The debris of the two Colossi more than twenty meters tall that were lined up on the left and right side of the gate of the 'Four Sectors Magical Equipment Center' was indicative enough of its magnificence and magnificence.
Although they were empty shells that had lost the value of repair, and all the rare materials and core units had been dismantled, in a place like the Dragon Snake Space Zone, it was already a miracle that the magical equipment center of the Four Sectors could find two remnants of such Colossi as "stone lions" to guard the gate.
It was said that the essence of the traditional refining schools of the Uranian Ring Sector, the Giant Tree Sector, the Nether World Sector, and the Water Crystal Sector had been gathered in the place. Not only were many masters of refining from the four Sectors decades ago living in seclusion in disguise, but many of them were also from the center of the cosmos.
Even the experts of refining from the center of the cosmos on Firefly often showed up in the place. Other than selling the magical equipment on Firefly, they would also purchase a large batch of local magical equipment and even communicate with the local refiners.
As a result, sometimes, the experts of refining from the Xing Yao Federation would even change their appearances and go to the Dragon Snake Space Zone in disguise, risking their lives to compete with the experts from the four Sectors and the center of the cosmos!
All in all, the place was a real paradise for refiners. As long as one had money and skills, all the dreams and needs of a refiner could be satisfied in this place!
Wearing a shirt, a pair of beach pants, and a pair of slippers, Li Yao stared at the colorful, golden signboard of 'Four Sectors Magical Equipment Center' in the middle of the debris of the two Colossi in a daze. He couldn't help but have a lot of mixed feelings.
His memory seemed to have returned to a hundred years ago when, for the first time in his life, he walked into the biggest magical equipment store in Floating Spear City as a 'magical equipment enthusiast'. The feeling of being dazzled, at a loss, and yet at the same time being ecstatic was too wonderful!
More than a hundred years had passed. Everything had changed, but at the same time, nothing seemed to have changed, including his love for magical equipment — from crystal processors to crystal suits, from chainswords to vibrosabers, to boltguns, to triple-headed rotary cannons … his boundless love for all magical equipment!
Finally, he was all by himself again.
It was a rare moment of relaxation for Li Yao in the intense, thrilling life of battle.
It would take at least a couple of days for Long Yangjun and the rest of them to carry out the gambling match, scouting, investigation, and robbery plan.
It would take Li Yao quite a few days to finish the selection, adjustment, and modification of the Crystal Suit, too.
Over the next few days, he would be able to fully immerse himself in the world of magical equipment and relax his nerves that were too tense.
Right now, I'm all by myself. Long Yangjun must've intentionally found such an opportunity for me. Should I try to reach out to the Federation? For example, maybe I can find the local agents of the Secret Sword Bureau?
Li Yao pondered for a moment and gave up the idea.
After all, a hundred years had passed, and he did not know much about the working methods of the Secret Sword Bureau. Also, the situation right now was rather complicated. He could not guarantee that he could find the agents of the Secret Sword Bureau, and the 'agents of the Secret Sword Bureau' had not been 'corrupted' by the CIFA, Firefly, or any other random forces.
If he reached out to the Federation through the Spiritual Nexus, the spiritual wave transmission across Sectors would be most likely to be jammed and traced. Also, he could not guarantee whether or not the person who received his message was reliable, either!
He might as well make more observations first!
Li Yao vaguely had a feeling that the Federation, which boasted seven Sectors, was more than enough to deal with the Black Wind Fleet on the surface.
What would really decide the outcome of the battle was probably the spies and trump cards that were hidden under the table.
His existence and his real identity were unknown to all the forces right now. He could totally be a 'trump card' for the Xing Yao Federation and change the balance of the battle at the most critical moment!
Even if I do want to reach out to Ding Ling Dong and Jin Xinyue, I will have to wait until I return to the Xing Yao Federation and find a reliable channel, or I will have to do it in a very delicate way. There is no reason for me to give up such a great advantage that the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark!
"So … let me have some fun here first, hehe!"
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