allendalepharm Chapter 682 Pre-Battle Preparations
Chapter 682 Pre-Battle Preparations
Chapter 682 Pre-Battle Preparations
"You brats! Finish your breakfast and get ready! You'd better be prepared and give it your all later!"
With a chicken leg bone dangling from his mouth and a gluttonous bone slung over his shoulder, Elder Xuan urged the members of the inspection team to eat, much like an inspector.
"Hey kid! Stop dawdling!"
Old Xuan tapped Ye Nanxiao on the head with a chicken leg bone, then casually took the meat buns from his lunchbox. He glanced at Ma Xiaotao, who was humming a tune and seemed to be in a great mood, and asked, "How many boxes of meat buns have you eaten, kid? These are all lean meat from Crimson Blood Pig. Are you going to eat like this to replenish your body first thing in the morning?"
"I'm hungry!" Ye Nanxiao replied while eating.
How could he not be hungry?
The kitchen had already been messed up by Xue Di, and when he finished steaming breakfast and brought it over, it was Ma Xiaotao's turn to torment him.
Even the most indestructible martial arts technique needs time to recharge.
"Oh, is that so? Xiao Tao, why aren't you eating?" Elder Xuan asked, looking at Ma Xiao Tao beside Ye Nanxiao.
"I ate in my room and I'm full," Ma Xiaotao replied with a smile.
Elder Xuan nodded, urged Ye Nanxiao, and then walked to the door to wait for the Star Luo royal family to arrive.
"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you." Ma Xiaotao took out a bottle of juice and handed it to Ye Nanxiao.
Ye Nanxiao took the juice, drank it all in one gulp, and let out a long breath, saying, "Why am I so hungry? What could be the reason?"
"I don't know~"
Ma Xiaotao leaned on Ye Nanxiao's shoulder, her warm breath brushing against his ear.
"Stop causing trouble! Let me rest for a bit!"
Ye Nanxiao reached out and slapped away Ma Xiaotao's hand that was groping his thigh, then withdrew it.
Even a Gatling gun needs time to recharge, right?
After a short while, Ye Nanxiao finished all the meat buns. Just then, Xuanji Douluo arrived at the hotel entrance with his group.
"Greetings, Taotie Douluo." Xuanji Douluo bowed to Elder Xuan.
Elder Xuan waved his hand and asked, "Are you the commander of this operation?"
Xuanji Douluo shook his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over the group of supervisors behind Elder Xuan before settling on the face of a salted fish yawning widely.
Noticing Xuanji Douluo's gaze, Elder Xuan turned his head slightly and saw the salted fish. He frowned and asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?"
Xuanji Douluo nodded slightly and took out a small token engraved with stars from his wide sleeve. "Young friend Sword Saint, this is His Majesty's Star Token. Please take good care of me during this mission."
Ye Nanxiao's right eyebrow twitched. Wasn't he just here to make up the numbers?
Am I not the head of the logistics department?
How did he become the commander-in-chief?
"I feel that my abilities are not enough, and my understanding of the team is not comprehensive enough! So I think this imperial decree should still be held by Captain Ma Xiaotao!" Ye Nanxiao said seriously.
"This..." Xuanji Douluo frowned slightly and glanced at Elder Xuan, who was gnawing on a chicken leg.
An imperial decree isn't something you can just possess whenever you want; he'd never seen anyone refuse it.
"You take it, kid. Xiao Tao is still in command, but you have to be the deputy commander and assist Xiao Tao along with Han Ruoruo." Xuan Lao glared at a fox that kept sending him eye signals.
Since Elder Xuan had spoken, Xuanji Douluo naturally had no objections and immediately handed the imperial decree in his hand to Ma Xiaotao.
"According to the intelligence gathered by our scouts, a group of Soul Masters with unusual activity appeared hundreds of miles away on the day of the attack. Furthermore, our scouts discovered a secret passage in the mountain. This passage is very likely to lead to one or more evil Soul Master bases." A flash of anger appeared in Xuanji Douluo's eyes.
He will never forget the humiliation he suffered that day!
Old Xuan gnawed on a chicken leg bone, a terrifying light gleaming in his eyes. He was an evil spirit master; it had been a long time since he had relaxed his muscles and bones.
One by one, a group by a group, send them all to heaven!
After listening to Xuanji Douluo's description, the members of the inspection team realized how important the person was. The tunnels deep in the mountains may be connected to a huge underground transportation network. So how big is the base of this evil soul master?
"Besides myself, there is also the Mighty Douluo leading the team. However, our main objective is to eliminate the evil soul masters within the Empire's territory and completely destroy their underground transportation network."
The presence of Xuanji Douluo and Juli Douluo, two top-ranked titled Douluos in the Star Luo Offering Hall, along with ten other titled Douluos from the Offering Hall, demonstrates Xu Jiujiu's determination to eradicate organized crime.
If the imperial city hadn't recently been attacked, Xu Jiujiu would have loved to mobilize the entire Imperial Palace.
Ye Nanxiao silently took out several giant weapon boxes and distributed them to each member of the inspection team.
This wasn't the first time Han Ruoruo and the others had seen weapon cases this tall, almost as tall as a person. The Shrek Academy's current weapons and armor were provided by the Academy's Soul Guidance Department in cooperation with the Tang Sect, and Ye Nanxiao was in charge of both sides.
"This is... a Soul Guidance Armor?" Xuanji Douluo's eyes widened slightly, showing great interest in the large box that Ye Nanxiao had taken out.
"The thing this kid made is a bit more advanced than armor, isn't it?" Elder Xuan's tone carried a hint of pride. This was a student he had taught, even though he didn't teach Soul Guidance.
Ma Xiaotao looked at the weapon crate marked with a phoenix pattern, pulled Ye Nanxiao close, and kissed him on the cheek. "My armor has been upgraded again? You truly are my little man!"
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to only have one side?" Ye Nanxiao pointed to his other cheek.
Ma Xiaotao glanced around, her face slightly flushed, but she still went over and stamped Ye Nanxiao's seal again.
Han Ruoruo looked at the weapon crate in front of her and asked curiously, "Nanxiao, how come you carry so many weapons and equipment with you? Our armor is also in your storage ring?"
"The project's spare equipment is all adjustable in size, so you can also bring it as spare armor," Ye Nanxiao said, shaking his head slightly. Of all the people in the Shrek Supervision Team, apart from Ma Xiaotao, he could only remember a few others.
"Oh, I thought you remembered my measurements, senior?" Han Ruoruo said jokingly.
Ye Nanxiao quickly shook his head, "Senior, you can't joke like that!"
Just kidding!
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao silently withdrew her small hand from Ye Nanxiao's waist.
Ling Luochen looked at the weapon box marked with the Frost Staff pattern in front of her, glanced at Ye Nanxiao, silently opened it, took out the belt component and put it on.
Even after Ling Luochen had fully donned the soft secondary armor beneath his Soul Guidance Armor, he didn't feel any size mismatch. On the contrary, the secondary armor fit his body perfectly.
Like a tailor-made garment, it fits perfectly.
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A tailor needs to know and understand the customer's measurements.
Thinking of this, a beautiful blush suddenly crept onto Ling Luochen's cold and beautiful face.
"Young friend, how much stronger are these armors in terms of defense compared to ordinary soul-guided armor?" Xuanji Douluo asked. He himself was a soul master with a defensive martial soul and was quite interested in armor and shields.
"It's hard to give a specific answer; you can try it yourself."
After saying that, Ye Nanxiao took out another weapon box and placed it in front of Xuanji Douluo.
"Oh my! You're quite interesting, young friend! Much more interesting than old man Luo!" Xuanji Douluo chuckled as he opened the weapon box in front of him, mimicking the methods of the members of the oversight group.
"Zhang Long, come and try it out." Xuanji Douluo glanced at the complete set of armor hanging inside and waved to summon a guard.
The guard named Zhang Long responded, ran to the weapon box, examined it carefully for a while, and put on the armor according to the instruction manual inside.
While Zhang Long was testing the Soul Guidance Armor, the entire inspection team had already donned their armor, their uniform jet-black armor radiating a slight chill.
Elder Xuan nodded slightly. Compared to their previous black robes and combat uniforms, the current inspection team exuded a chilling aura that was more effective in deterring villains!
After Zhang Long performed some tests, the conclusion he reached surprised Xuanji Douluo: it was comparable to the Soul Guidance Armor of the Imperial Guards.
The Star Luo Imperial Palace's guards' soul-guided armor is made from several strategic-grade rare metals with the most outstanding defensive capabilities. They also hire a level nine soul master from Mingde Hall as an advisor at a high price. The cost of a set of guards' soul-guided armor is about 500,000 gold soul coins, while the soul-guided armor of the guards' leader is even more expensive.
"Save the data and send it to Elder Luo." Xuanji Douluo made the decision immediately; he had to buy these soul-guided armors.
"Young friend Ye, on behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I would like to do business with you."
Xuanji Douluo walked up to Ye Nanxiao and took out his Elder Token of the Offering Hall.
"Could you provide these Soul-Guided Armor suits for my Star Luo's elite soldiers in this operation? Money is not an issue as compensation!"
Upon hearing Xuanji Douluo's boastful words, Ye Nanxiao's eyes lit up instantly.
The Soul Guidance Armor was secretly manufactured by the Audu Chamber of Commerce and then secretly transported by the Hunter Squad. The Shadow Stream Assassination Squad located in Xingluo City also had Soul Guidance Armor, but the assassination squad was skilled in stealth and never showed up in Xingluo City.
As for Juxingtang, they have too many collaborative projects with Yingliu, and these are all large and important projects. It is estimated that the Soul Guidance Armor project has been put on hold.
"What do you think, young friend?" Xuanji Douluo asked.
He adopted a very humble attitude because the young man in front of him was not only an important partner of Elder Luo, but also a disciple highly valued by Elder Xuan.
Ye Nanxiao roughly counted the number of guards brought by Xuanji Douluo, patted his storage ring, and fifty beams of light flew out from it and landed on the ground.
"Since Senior Xuanji Douluo has chosen to cooperate, then I, the young master, must at least show some sincerity!" Ye Nanxiao took out a palm-sized box and pressed a few buttons on it.
The fifty weapon crates immediately responded with mechanical sounds, unfolding and transforming to reveal the soul-guided armor inside.
Xuanji Douluo smiled kindly, patted Ye Nanxiao on the shoulder, and personally placed his elder token in Ye Nanxiao's hand.
"Good lad! I'll acknowledge you as my junior! If you need anything, feel free to come to me!"
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