Hearing Shaxiong's words, Lu An didn't show any joy. He was as calm as before. The reason was simple. Even if Shaxiong agreed, Lu An would still have doubts in his heart. If Shaxiong beat him at his own game, it was likely that he would provide false information and lead his own people into a trap.
Cooperation wasn't something that could be done with words. It was always necessary to cooperate a few times to slowly build trust.
"What do you want to know?" Shaxiong saw that Lu An didn't speak and asked in a deep voice.
"There are many things I want to know." Lu An said, "First, I want to know the location of each top race, including the Dragons. You don't have to mention the Flaming Lion Race."
Hearing Lu An's words, Shaxiong frowned. There was no doubt that Lu An's first question was extremely direct. It could even be said that it directly hit the vital point of the entire Strange Beast Army. If this information was given, all the sects hiding in the dark could unite and attack each race one by one. Although the Strange Beast Army could crush humans, a single race was likely not a match for humans. After being defeated one by one, the Strange Beast Army would definitely collapse and it wouldn't take long for them to retreat.
Just like how Lu An didn't trust Shaxiong, Shaxiong also didn't trust Lu An. He looked at Lu An solemnly and said, "I can't tell you all the information now. I can only tell you one or two."
"Okay." Hearing the other party's words, Lu An was more satisfied and said, "Go ahead."
"King Crocodile Race." Shaxiong said, "They are located in the Lingyi Lake in the southeast of the continent. This lake is very big. You should know the specific location. "
Lingyi Lake?
Lu An did have some impression of this lake. It seemed that Liu Yi had mentioned which sect's resource territory it was. It was normal for a powerful race to occupy a resource territory. Lu An asked, "Is this King Crocodile Race a race in the Extreme South Ocean?"
"Sort of." Shaxiong said, "But their strength is the lowest. There aren't many Rank Nine Strange Beasts. There should only be a dozen or so, at most no more than twenty."
Lu An's body shook when he heard this!
Even the lowest ranked race in the Southernmost Sea Region had so many Rank Nine Mystical Beasts. Then, how many Rank Nine Mystical Beasts would a powerful race like the Flaming Lion Race have? In an instant, Lu An realized that both he and the Alliance had made a serious mistake in their estimation of the strength of the exotic beasts in the Southernmost Sea Region. They were much stronger than they had imagined!
Seeing the slight change in Lu An's eyes, Shaxiong continued, "I can also tell you about the Dragons. Although the Dragons aren't part of our allied forces, we've gathered intelligence from all sides and more or less know the whereabouts of the Dragons. Now, the Dragons on the continent have no fixed abode and are roaming everywhere. "
Lu An frowned slightly and didn't say anything.
"If the information is correct, the number of Dragons that have entered the continent has reached half of the entire race, and it's still increasing." Shaxiong said, "The upper eight races and the lower sixteen races have already entered. At this rate, in less than two months, all the Megalosaurus in the two southern seas will enter the continent. Of course, these Megalosaurus only have one goal … and that is to find you."
Lu An heard this and still didn't say anything.
"The Dragons that have no fixed abode are the most difficult race to deal with, whether it's for humans or you," Shaxiong said. "The Dragons are much crazier than us. Wherever they go, they'll dig thousands of feet into the ground and swear to find you. This is a devastating blow to the ordinary humans who are hiding. This is all the information I can tell you now. It's the price for letting me go. If we can still work together in the future, you can come here to find me. Of course, you have to come personally. "
Hearing Shaxiong's words, Lu An finally opened his mouth and asked, "Why are you in the Infinite Desert alone? Isn't it very dangerous?"
"The Flaming Lion Race is different from you humans. I'm already an adult. Even if I'm the young patriarch, I have to work my way up and not be protected all the time," Shaxiong said. Shaxiong said, "Managing the Ten Thousand Desert region is my current mission. It will also become my future contribution."
Shaxiong paused and continued, "I hope that working with you can also become my contribution and not the stain of infamy."
"…"
Lu An looked at Shaxiong. He originally thought that this person was just a hot-tempered brute, but now it seemed that he was definitely not simple.
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According to his promise, Lu An let Shaxiong go. He didn't continue to stay in the mountain. Instead, he opened the Teleportation Portal and left quickly.
He didn't go out to train but returned directly to the Ice Fire Union.
After all, Lu An had just returned home to meet the seven girls yesterday. When Liu Yi saw Lu An suddenly appear, she was shocked. She was very happy and also knew that something must have happened to cause Lu An to come back. She asked, "What happened?"
Lu An quickly told Liu Yi about entering the palace, kidnapping Shaxiong, and the conversation in the mountain. He didn't leave out a single word to avoid affecting Liu Yi's judgment. He wasn't sure if Shaxiong was telling the truth or lying to him. In terms of reading people, Liu Yi was better than him.
After listening to Lu An's words, Liu Yi was also very shocked. She didn't expect so many things to happen in just one day. The conversation between Lu An and Shaxiong was especially important. Liu Yi seriously thought about every word of Shaxiong's and asked Lu An about Shaxiong's condition at that time. After making a judgment, she said, "The credibility is higher than the risk. We can try."
Lu An naturally didn't doubt Liu Yi's judgment. He said, "Should we report it to the Alliance?"
"No, we can't rush this matter." Liu Yi immediately said, "Even if the credibility is higher, we have to avoid the risk as much as possible. At least if something happens, the Ice Fire Union can't be blamed. We can deliberately release the news or deliberately lead the Alliance to discover the information about the Lingyi Lake and let them make their own decision. "
"Okay." Lu An nodded.
"If this mission is successful, we can continue to consider cooperating with Shaxiong." Liu Yi said, "Before this mission is successful, I suggest that you don't go to the Infinite Desert again. Otherwise, if Shaxiong reports this matter, you will face extreme danger. The risk will far exceed the gain of the experience."
Lu An also understood this principle, especially after hearing Liu Yi's words. He decided to change the place to experience.
In the next four days, Liu Yi still decided to deliberately leak the news. During the Alliance meeting, they said that they encountered a powerful strange beast somewhere in the southeast. It looked like the King Crocodile Clan that had been collected in the intelligence. There were so many of them that it was likely the King Crocodile Clan's headquarters. However, Liu Yi didn't say anything definite. Instead, she exaggerated the risk of this matter and told all the sects not to blame the Ice Fire Union once they took action.
After the sect masters and leaders of the various sects received the news, they personally went to the Alliance to hold a meeting to discuss this matter. Because of Liu Yi's deliberate exaggeration of the crisis, these sect masters and leaders were also very afraid that the strange beast alliance deliberately leaked the news. It was a trap to lure them to go and catch them all in one fell swoop. However, this news was the first information they received about the race in the Extreme South Sea. If they gave up just like that, they wouldn't be able to get over it.
In the next four days, many sect masters and leaders gathered to discuss this matter many times, whether in the Alliance or in private. However, their views on this matter were different. Some people felt that they should try it, while others felt that they shouldn't act rashly. More importantly, the number of people with these two views was almost the same, so they were in a deadlock and couldn't get a definite answer.
Today, four days later, all the sect masters and leaders gathered in the Alliance headquarters again, including Liu Yi. This matter had been discussed for three days. They couldn't drag it on and waste their energy. No matter what, they had to vote together today.
Unfortunately … the hope was beautiful, but the debate and disputes were the same as before, or even fiercer. Both sides were in a deadlock, and no one was willing to compromise and give in.
Halfway through the meeting, a voice suddenly spoke up!
"Stop arguing!"
A heavy and powerful voice rang out, with a commanding tone. Immediately, all the sect masters and leaders quieted down. Everyone looked at the person who spoke. It was none other than the martial arts maniac, Wang Yangcheng!
Wang Yangcheng's eyes were firm. He clenched his fists and stood up from his seat. He said loudly to everyone, "There will never be a result if you continue arguing. Since everyone can't come to a consensus, wait for me to come back!"
Wait for you to come back?
Everyone looked at Wang Yangcheng with a puzzled expression!
Wang Yangcheng had always been straightforward and wasn't someone who kept people in suspense. He glanced at all the sect masters and leaders and said seriously, "I will go to the Lingyi Lake to find out. Wait for my news!"
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