Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 3101: Chapter 98: The Wang Family! A Model Among Prominent Families

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The hall was silent!

Four pairs of eyes fixated on Wang Baoguang, who remained calm and composed, their expressions incredibly complex.

Compared to those conspiracy deceits, such open strategies are the hardest to unravel.

In this short span, they had inwardly cursed his shamelessness and audacity ten thousand times, yet after careful consideration, they still couldn’t find a strategy to counter it.

Silence spread through the air.

After a long while, the projection of Taoist Master Ziyun was the first to break the silence: ”In any case, the Dongxia Divine Dynasty is our neighbor, separated only by a strip of water. Our Purple Cloud Taoist Sect, as a prominent righteous sect, cannot stand idly by and watch the Demonic Clan attack the Dongxia Divine Dynasty without intervening.”

Taoist Master Taiyang also shot a fierce glare at Wang Baoguang.

He finally saw through it; Wang Baoguang’s series of actions before this was precisely to make this strategy for capturing the home flawless.

All that talk about being dedicated to work and forgetting his mission was just a pretense!

This kid first opened channels through the gossip of various Taoist Masters, then tied himself with vested interests, talking them into supporting his channel expansion. Once the channels were complete, he used them to heavily publicize the plight of the Dongxia Divine Dynasty, guiding public opinion, leading to the current situation where supporting Dongxia has become popular sentiment in the North Shu God Continent.

As the saying goes, ”Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.” When public opinion is unified, even they, the Taoist Masters, can hardly act alone.

Privately, he further threatened the higher-ups with the ”capture-home strategy” as an open threat.

This combined strategy landed with immense power.

Such a meticulous plan, this kid was definitely prepared; he had calculated every joint well in advance.

It was infuriating that previously, he had fallen for it, not only failing to see through Wang Baoguang’s malicious intent but even happily helping him establish the channels!

Though Taoist Master Taiyang had already developed a sense of dread toward Wang Baoguang inwardly, outwardly, he remained warm and coughed lightly, amicably saying, ”Baoguang, you really are something, staying at my Ice and Fire Taoist Sect for so many years without mentioning the crisis in Dongxia Divine Dynasty earlier. That way, we might have initiated support sooner.”

”Hahaha~” Given the momentum, the Blood Sea Demon Emperor also let out a hearty laugh, ”Baoguang kid, your ’Truth’ magazine is quite excellent. Even I have benefitted from it. How about this, why don’t you bring something up and see if I can accomplish it?”

”Indeed, support is necessary, but our family is large, and we’re struggling ourselves. How to support must be carefully considered.” The Purgatory Demon Emperor echoed with a serious expression.

At this moment, it was as if they had all become noble and selfless ”saints,” ready to assist the Dongxia Divine Dynasty in facing the crisis together.

Their expressions were as sincere as could be, showing no flaws.

Each of these bigwigs, when considered individually, was far less powerful than the Cangping God Emperor; combined, however, they might even surpass the Dongxia Divine Dynasty slightly.

Unfortunately, they were pitted against each other, divided into two major camps of righteousness and demonic forces, constantly countering one another, resulting in the North Shu God Continent’s continuous instability. Forget about uniting against external threats like the Dongxia Divine Dynasty; it was fortunate they hadn’t fallen into infighting.

This time, it was rare that the four of them reached a consensus.

Seeing this, Wang Baoguang inwardly smirked, his lips curling slightly upward.

Considering the feelings of the four bigwigs, he hurriedly lowered his head, coughed twice to conceal his expression, then calmly said, ”Thank you, seniors, for your chivalrous hearts. To be honest, our Dongxia Divine Dynasty lacks everything right now—money, grain, armies, and materials. How about this, seniors, first donate resources or money equivalent to twenty thousand Chaos Spirit Stones, so we can recruit subsequent forces.”

”Pfft!”

Taoist Master Taiyang spewed out a mouthful of Immortal Tea directly.

Ignoring the mess, he widened his eyes at Wang Baoguang: ”How, how much?”

”Twenty thousand.” Wang Baoguang put on a pitiful face, as if he hadn’t just made an outrageous demand, ”Our frontline forces alone can’t withstand the Demonic Clan’s full assault.”

”Why don’t you just rob us?!” Taoist Master Taiyang roared furiously, ”The entire Dongxia Divine Dynasty’s military expenditure for a year tops out at just over ten Chaos Spirit Stones. Twenty thousand Chaos Spirit Stones in resources could fund you for two thousand years.”

”It’s truly too much.” Taoist Master Ziyun’s face was equally displeased, ”Our sect alone would have to contribute five thousand. How can we bring that out all at once?”

”If it can’t be done in one go, you could provide it in installments.” Wang Baoguang replied cheerfully, ”For instance, each sect could first contribute resources worth a thousand Chaos Spirit Stones, just to save face.”

Each sect contributing a thousand first?

Although there would be significant pressure, it’s still much less compared to five thousand.

The faces of all the bigwigs eased slightly.

”Support is feasible, but we, the Purple Cloud Taoist Sect, can at most initially provide resources worth five hundred Chaos Spirit Stones.” Taoist Master Ziyun bargained, ”More than that, and it would cause an uproar within our sect.”

The other bigwigs also voiced the same, firmly sticking to five hundred.

However, Wang Baoguang was equally insistent on one thousand.

After much back and forth, both sides finally made concessions and agreed that each sect would initially support with resources worth eight hundred Chaos Spirit Stones, totaling three thousand two hundred Chaos Spirit Stones.

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