Chapter 326: The Allies' Decision
Darkmoon City, Arena.
The ancient arena was brightly lit, and the original broken part was also renovated, and it was full of people, even in that strongest high-level demon battle, Agulie did not have so many spectators against Alaux.
After the Dark Moon War four hundred years ago, this arena was full for the first time, and I wonder if this lively and vibrant scene faintly indicates that the Fallen Angel Empire's once most prosperous territory has begun to recover?
There was no one-on-one battle in the field as before, but a group of people fighting and fighting balls.
About two months ago, the Arena held a free competitive tournament between the Praetorian Guards and the Guards, and from that time on, the Darkmoon people began to like this passionate and bloody "Set Sail for the Fragrance of Fragrance", with the cooperation of the team, the sparkle of the individual, all kinds of excitement, all in the battle ball.
In that competition, the guard army, which was not supposed to be seen, narrowly defeated the Praetorian Guard army by one goal and was rewarded with fifty sets of high-grade armor. Since then, the arena has held a weekly ball game, with both sides winning and losing, and the stadium is almost full. Battle orbs have also become popular throughout the Dark Moon, and the eldest princess Xia has deliberately used a few abandoned areas in the corners of the city to build a simple court, with a basic magic circle, for the residents to use for free.
In addition to the large-scale battles of 11-a-side, the Battle Ball can also be used in small matches of three-a-side and five-a-side, and for a time it became the most popular movement of the Dark Moon, and even broke out in a battle for the arena, "Sailing without Xiangxiang", for which Xia had to send guards to maintain order and act as referees. For a while, the shadow of the battle ball could be seen in the streets and alleys.
The Magic Shop of Princess Place and Cloak Club also launched several battle balls in both deluxe and regular editions, including a tournament version and a popular version, with discounted prices and quite popular prices. The battle ball is easy to use, but it is not easy to play fine, especially the ball will also absorb liliang, which is extremely physically demanding to kick, and it also invisibly exercises the combat power and physique of the residents of the dark moon.
The dark elf striker of the guard received a header from his teammate, a little under his feet, rose into the air, spun in the air, twisted his waist and threw his legs, and a beautiful barb made the ball go straight to the upper right corner of the goal, and the Great Demon Goalkeeper of the Praetorian Guard reacted half a beat slower, but launched his natural skill in time, and a teleportation appeared in front of the ball, and he hit it far away in time.
When I saw the ball shoot out of an arc and fly away from the goal, a large number of regretful voices sounded in the stands, especially the spectators who bought the Praetorian Guard to win, clenched the gambling tickets in their hands, and wished to be able to pinch the ball into the goal. At this moment, one of the horned demons of the frontcourt guard team held the feet of the big demon teammate with both hands, and threw it with all his might, and the big demon jumped high with the help of his companion's liliang. This jump was about three meters high, and if it weren't for the gravity magic array in the field, it would have jumped even higher. The archdemon whipped his leg in the air and volleyed hard into the high-bouncing battle ball.
The battle ball that was ejected under the two afterburners, turned into a straight line, like a meteor roaring towards the goal, the opponent's goalkeeper just used up the teleportation skill, could not recover in a short time, tried his best to save, and finally was a step too late, and was pierced by this powerful follow-up shot. When the battle ball crossed the goal line, it burned like a flame and glowed brightly, signaling that the Guards had finally taken a one-point lead 5-4.
This goal made the whole stadium boil, cheers, regrets, cheers and even scolding were intertwined, and the whole arena was filled with a frenzied atmosphere.
In the VIP seat, Joseph, who had seen all of this, frowned: this battle ball is really a troublesome thing, and it can cause such a craze. Judging from the performance of the guards today, under Athena's training, the combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced, and during the period of his death match with Kanita in Mordor Town, the changes in the Dark Moon seem to be quite large, not only in terms of combat power but also in terms of economic strength, which is a big bad thing for the Red Shadow Territory that is tasked with weakening and controlling the Dark Moon.
Not only that, due to the intervention of the Shadow "Set Sail for Xiang Xiang" Empire's Custer family, the food sanctions that were originally enough to choke the neck of the Fallen Angel Imperial Capital had little impact on Dark Moon, and the Custer family was the first business family of the Shadow "Set Sail for Xiang Xiang" Empire, and this move was likely to be instructed by the Shadow Emperor Catherine, on the bright side, the regent Obsidian, who was obviously inferior to people, really didn't have much to do. ...,
However, with the barren land of the Darkmoon generation, it is impossible to truly get rid of the dependence on food, and with the intelligence of Yixia, he should know that the trade or "assistance" of the Shadow "Set Sail" Empire to the Darkmoon also has a far-reaching purpose, and these should be ...... expedient.
While he was thinking, a small voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "My friend, you seem to be bothered by something?"
This long-lost familiar voice made Joseph tremble slightly, and a look of surprise crossed his eyes, and he looked around, but did not find a figure in a cloak.
Joseph thought for a moment, didn't continue to watch the game, got up, and walked off the field.
Out of the noisy arena, Joseph turned all the way to a remote alley with no people, he didn't feel that someone was following him, but in the purple moonlight, he could clearly see an elongated figure appear behind him, or was it ......
Joseph turned back sharply without warning, and saw a cloaked black figure behind him, and Joseph flicked his feet and jumped in the air, his fist lit up with fiery red flames, and rushed towards the black shadow like lightning.
The black shadow did not dodge, stretched out a finger, and met Joseph's fist, Joseph's eyes flashed with a different color, suddenly changed into a battle form, and his whole body was on fire, and the liliang of this punch suddenly doubled.
The black shadow did not react to Joseph's changes, it was still a finger that met it, and in the blink of an eye, the fist and finger touched together, and a figure suddenly flew upside down, staggering a few steps before standing firm, it was Joseph.
Joseph's face was full of unbelievable horror, he changed into a fighting form, punched with all his strength, and was actually repelled by the opponent's liliang with one finger!
Joseph's punch was not intended to kill this guy in a cloak, it had a faint sense of temptation and prestige, but he was shocked by the other party and changed his face.
"Who are you?" Joseph looked vigilant, this man's strength was far beyond imagination, in this secluded place, if there was really any poisonous thoughts, he was afraid that he would still be in great danger.
"My friend, have you forgotten me?" said the familiar voice from the cloak, "It's a sad thing. β
"Agureh!" Joseph was shocked, it was really him! It's just that last time, this Beelzebub royal family was only a demon king-level strength, similar to himself, but now it is .......
"Demon King level peak, you have really improved a small realm", the cloak praised it, "It seems that the effect of that devil fruit is not bad, but its benefit is more important than the breakthrough in the big realm, I believe you can go further in the future." β
This compliment sounded more sarcastic to Joseph's ears, but the other party quickly explained: "Compared to my liliang, who feels that "set sail and does not smell fragrant", your progress is already quite fast. β
Joseph quickly regained his composure and showed a habitual smile: "It seems that Your Excellency has reached the level of the Great Demon King when Liliang has awakened from the 'Sailing Incense', which is really a thing to congratulate." β
"The more you go to the upper level, the more difficult it is for you to wake up, and I am stuck on the Demon Emperor-level seal now", Chen Rui sighed and casually diverted the topic: "You have been a busy person in Mordor Town for a long time, haven't you been back to Dark Moon for a long time, what do you think of the changes in Dark Moon? I used some small means, even if someone passed by, they couldn't hear our conversation."
Joseph heard that the level of "Agulie" had reached the peak of the Great Demon King and was impacting the seal of the Demon Emperor level, once he reached the Demon Emperor level, it was equivalent to stepping into the ranks of the real powerhouse, and his father Zhuo Che was now just a Demon Emperor, it seemed that he had found a great ally, and he was definitely an object that could be used well.
It's just that Joseph is self-aware, his current strength is already a big realm behind the other party, once the other party reaches the Demon Emperor, it is not certain whether he can admit him as a weak ally at that time, so he must maintain his value to the other party in order to gain more benefits when the other party has great use value.
"Whether it is combat power or economic strength, Dark Moon's improvement is quite rapid, but fortunately, the historical problem of barren land has never been solved, otherwise even my father's Chiyun Territory would not be able to control it. Joseph looked puzzled, "As far as I know, the hottest night market in Darkmoon right now is from the Cloak Club, my friend, may I ask you, how did you do it? β...,
"I once said that the first step is to get the dark moon, of course I don't want to start on my own The foundation is a barren and broken place, the stronger and more rectified, the more beneficial it will be for me", Chen Rui's voice was full of confidence, "Although the ownership of the princess fang and the night market is still under the control of the eldest princess, as long as the time is ripe, I have complete confidence to accept all the resources in Xia Ya's hands, or, including the arrogant eldest princess herself." β
"It's just that I'm the leader of the Cloak Society, so I need a spokesperson who can do all this on the bright side, my friend, I think you're the most suitable person. β
Joseph's eyes lit up, but the other party's next words made his heart beat wildly: "However, before that, there is a rather important piece of information that must be told to you. As my ally, and possibly the future of Chiyu, there is one of the greatest difficulties that lie ahead of you. If this is not solved... I'm afraid that you will completely lose the competition with Kanita Liliang. β
"Did Kanita be particularly ostentatious some time ago? And you have repeatedly adopted a strategy of evasion, even enduring the burning of the granary, the purpose of this is to use your economic power to drag down your opponent step by step. Chen Rui looked at the uncertain changes on Joseph's face, and said confidently, "Don't question my intelligence ability, as a bystander, I am more sober than the two of you in the bureau." To put it bluntly, your greatest crisis has come, my friend. β
JosΓ© was secretly frightened and asked, "I admit to using delaying tactics, but is your biggest crisis a bit exaggerated?"
"Not at all!" Chen Rui's voice became solemn: "The cause of this incident is a human being, a human who came to the Demon Realm! This human has brought an important opportunity for Kanita, which can allow him to obtain a steady stream of wealth, according to my intelligence analysis, in just the first month, Kanita's income may exceed one million black crystal coins, this is just the beginning, and this number will increase exponentially in the future! If this situation continues, you should know better than me what the consequences are." β
"A million a month! It will be doubled later!" Joseph was much more sensitive to this aspect, and his face suddenly changed drastically. In fact, Joseph also has some doubts about Kanita's recent movements, and he also has a lot of clues, and the information of "Agulie" should not be fake, and it also confirms some vague speculations in his heart, which makes people shudder.
The other party is right, if this development continues, his biggest financial advantage will become worthless in front of Kanita, then it is almost equivalent to losing the ability to compete with Kanita for the position of lord.
Joseph barely managed to calm himself down and asked, "What is the origin of this human?
"I don't know very well, it should not be a simple help, but a kind of transaction for the benefit of both parties. Worst of all, when I confirmed this information, Kanita had already taken the human to the Red Ghost City, and it seemed that she had your father's support. I have no doubt that your father also became the beneficiary of this deal. Now your situation is quite dangerous. β
The news was like a series of heavy blows, and Joseph was almost stunned, and with his wisdom, he would never have realized the crisis until he was cornered: in fact, it was already quite a critical moment, and Kanita had obtained an unexpectedly huge financial resource, which he had shared with his father, Zhuoche, and both the benefit and the credit had almost driven him to the edge of the precipice.
"That human seems to have the ability to shuttle between the demon world and the ground shijie, I have secretly contacted him, but unfortunately, with my current body and status, I can't get the trust of the other party, and I can't get more relevant information. Moreover, the strength of that human being made me dare not act rashly, and I should have reached the level of the Demon Emperor level. β
This made some of Joseph Zuihou's assassination thoughts also come to naught, and his heart was desperate.
"I think there's only one way out of this now. β
"Tell me!" Joseph's words gave Joseph another glimmer of hope.
"The collusion between the Red Shadow Lord and the human Shijie, if the emperor knows about it, it shouldn't be a crime that can be ignored. The laughter behind the cloak looked wicked, "Even if this charge can be explained, the benefits will definitely not be exclusive to Zoche and Kanita." If a bottle of wine is divided between two people, each person can get two glasses, and if it is divided into twenty people, then everyone will not get even a small glass. What's more, that obsidian regent will definitely drink the most glass, and you, maybe you can get a small one, even if you can't get it, it's a great credit. If you can get the attention and support of Prince Obsidian, you will be able to "set sail for the fragrance of incense" in the body of the eldest son of the Lord of the Red Shadow, and you will ...... in the future In any case, if you can control Chiyu, it will also be quite beneficial for my jihuaδΈ¨. β
Joseph's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he finally made a decision in his heart...... οΌγ If you like this work, you are welcome to come (9u than u bi) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. γ