Global Lords: Me and My Calabash Kiddos

Of course I’ve got my own motives. If we can ambush a few experts tomorrow, I’ll be raking in points by the handful.

”Sure, tomorrow Mr. Tai Zhong heads for East City. Move when the time’s right. I’ll have Eastsea Falcon ready to cover your retreat.”

Yi Tian agreed to Tai Zhong, and granted him support.

The more capable you are, the more points you can earn.

This kind of thinking makes a lot of sense.

Tomorrow’s assault is bound to be fierce, shaving down the enemy’s living forces just a bit will make the fortress that much safer.

On the city walls, the three-dimensional combat soldiers kept watch tirelessly.

Golden mechanized guards had B-level beast cores slotted into the grooves on their backs.

Dragon Sparrow Guard units had stacks of iron arrows ready, spears polished and gleaming.

Aboard the warships, all main and secondary cannons had fresh beast cores installed.

Everything was set, waiting for tomorrow’s great battle.

”The pressure is crushing—I can’t tell if I’m just getting weak, or what.” Pigman Race Pig Boar said.

”Brother Pig, the fact that you’re even showing up in the chat right now means you’ve finished prepping—ready to face the challenge. Plenty of Lords are still working on their territory setups!” Sheep-headed Yang Yangyang.

”I feel that same wave of pressure hitting me too. But damn, the armors sold by Wealthiest in the World are all so huge, they don’t give a damn about us Celestial Gift Race folks. If they did, I’d sell my pot and pan to buy a suit.” Celestial Gift Race Skage complained.

”Skage, aren’t you an artifact refiner? You didn’t forge yourself some combat armor?” Earth Human Race Yi Tian.

His armor crystals could only forge Dao Body Armor; as for half-Dao and non-Dao bodies, Yi Tian couldn’t do anything for them.

Dwarves and giants—Yi Tian hadn’t even considered them.

”Boss, armor is way harder to forge than weapons and takes more time. I can only craft C-level weapons, but C-level battle armor is out of reach. I only made myself a D-level chain armor! Its defense is nowhere near a B-level battle armor.” Celestial Gift Race Skage.

”Damn, you’ve got armor? If you have spare time, make one for me too. Listening to you guys, I feel totally unsafe without armor.” Turtle Race’s Gui Jie.

”Gui Jie, you’ve already got a turtle shell—do you really need armor?” Black Stone Star Human Race Shan Dashan.

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Before going to bed, Yi Tian skimmed through the chat and checked the ID count in Zone 66.

Over sixty-nine thousand IDs.

By this time tomorrow, who knows how many will be gone?

Every major region, including S-level big shots and their territory members, all felt the same suffocating tension.

Only seven Little Kiddo were carefree.

”Yi Tian, I got [C-level Profound Iron Armor*2], I’m giving you a set—just make it back alive this time. [C-level Profound Iron Armor*1] trading [none].”

Suddenly, Qin Fanshuang sent a message offering to trade a C-level Profound Iron Armor.

C-level Profound Iron Armor had two hundred defense.

Yi Tian had absolutely no use for it.

But—!

Yi Tian sold a thousand sets of armor, and never thought of Qin Fanshuang.

Qin Fanshuang had two armors, and gave one to her fellow Earthling.

It made Yi Tian feel pretty ashamed.

Yi Tian was loaded—a B-level battle armor meant nothing to him.

For Qin Fanshuang to buy a C-level Profound Iron Armor that sold for over a million, she must’ve paid a steep price.

This kind of thing is enough to make someone flush with embarrassment.

If Qin Fanshuang hadn’t done this, it’d be fine. If Yi Tian had nothing, it’d be fine.

But Qin Fanshuang actually offered to trade him a C-level armor outfit.

Yi Tian got up and went to his villa’s little warehouse.

After rummaging around, Yi Tian found a few beads.

One bead was the Flower Spider Pill Qin Fanshuang had given him.

One was an Enchanting Bead.

One was a Scorpion Bead.

Only then did Yi Tian remember he had an Enchanting Bead.

Enchanting Bead—the inner pearl from the Enchanting Cannibal Flower.

Crush the Enchanting Bead, and it can knock out any living creature below A-level. The bead’s miasma covers up to a thousand square meters. Late-stage A-level can be knocked out for a second; mid-stage A for three seconds; early-stage A for ten seconds; B-level for five to ten minutes; C-level for one to three hours.

”Using the Enchanting Bead tomorrow should make quick work of one enemy group.”

Yi Tian caressed the Enchanting Bead.

The Scorpion Bead was loot he’d gotten off Great Sea Bubble.

Using the Scorpion Bead summons a Scorpion phantom to fight for the summoner, lasting three hours.

The Scorpion has early-stage B-level strength.

This thing was useless to Yi Tian, but definitely worth giving to Qin Fanshuang!

For her, it could be a lifesaving trump card.

Back upstairs, Yi Tian drafted a trade offer: ”[Scorpion Bead*1] trade for [Profound Iron Armor*1].”

Qin Fanshuang was so shocked she couldn’t close her mouth—this thing could actually summon a B-level early-stage beast.

For Qin Fanshuang, just barely reaching mid-level D, early-stage B was completely out of her league.

For Yi Tian to give her something so precious, what was he thinking…

But, Yi Tian’s territory level was 6, so he actually needed the Scorpion Bead more.

”I’ve still got several Scorpion Beads, so if you don’t take this, I’d feel bad taking your Profound Iron Armor. You have to accept it.” Yi Tian told Qin Fanshuang.

”Really! If you ever run out of Scorpion Beads, just hit me up anytime.”

When Qin Fanshuang saw Yi Tian taking so long to trade the Profound Iron Armor, and then heard this, she took the Scorpion Bead for now.

While chatting with Qin Fanshuang, Purple Phoenix Moon Dance messaged Yi Tian: ”I’ve got three hundred thousand points now—should be enough for some extra rewards at the end-of-month assessment.”

”Don’t tell me you’ve been stacking buildings again?” Yi Tian knew Purple Phoenix Moon Dance had scored big during the Abyss invasion. The Flame Beast raid also earned a bundle, and he’d helped her buy Black Cloud Iron and Black Flame Stone—probably another profit.

”That’s right! I built three more towers, and upgraded the city walls again.” Purple Phoenix Moon Dance replied to Yi Tian.

”Upgrading the city walls I get, but why are you building more towers? How many do you have now? Also, didn’t you see the prompt from the Celestial Dao Stone? Aren’t you afraid to die?” Yi Tian kept bombarding Purple Phoenix Moon Dance with questions.