#1526 - New news and decisions

"Your Majesty, I have received a call request from our manager at the Misty Shadow Market, saying that he wants to communicate with you about something urgent."

In the command hall where all the powerful men gathered, Bing Lao touched his chest and saluted, and reported to Lei Xiao: "Should we contact the other party immediately?"

"No one here is an outsider, just connect directly to the manager."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and gave an affirmative answer.

Not long after, the figure of our manager, still fully armed with brown armor, was projected onto the conference table through the communication magic stone.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

The manager's figure just emerged, and there was no time to exchange pleasantries with Lei Xiao. He went straight to the point and said, "According to the latest news from L and K, the half-titans and stone giants are stationed on the border between the Rainforest Fortress Alliance and the Desert Alliance respectively. A large amount of supplies have also arrived. It seems that they are ready for a big battle!"

"Mr. Administrator, I already knew about this matter."

Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, and slightly turned the communication magic stone on the table, reflecting Loris and Xina, and said: "We are discussing countermeasures."

"That's good. Although we don't know why the other party suddenly made such an abnormal move, with your majesty taking the lead, it is the best start for us."

The manager was obviously relieved, and then he said in a serious voice: "In addition, I also received a special message!"

"oh?"

Hearing that the manager had new information, Lei Xiao collected his thoughts and asked, "Could it be that this was also sent by the two managers, L and K?"

"No, although he is also a manager, he is not one of these two, but ranked I!"

Our manager's voice became more serious, and he responded: "He is the manager in charge of the semi-titan and stone giant areas!"

"The manager in charge of the demi-titans and stone giants?"

Hearing this, Xina and Loris looked at each other and blurted out, "Is the Shadow Market also involved in this matter?"

"Not only that, I also sided with the other party. This is also reasonable. After all, the Stone Giant and the Demi-Titan are I's bread and butter, and our friendship is extremely deep."

The manager nodded slightly, confirming what Xina said.

"Mr. Administrator, please tell me the specific content of the message."

Lei Xiao brought the conversation back to the point and asked.

"Your Majesty, Manager I sent me a banquet invitation letter and asked me to pass it to Your Majesty, inviting Your Majesty to attend a dinner party at the other party's market!"

Our manager did not hesitate and told everything immediately.

"Attending the dinner? This is really unexpected news."

Lei Xiao looked at the magical image of our manager and nodded thoughtfully.

According to his understanding of the Shadow Market, the Shadow Market does hold grand dinners regularly, inviting a group of forces in charge of the area and individuals from other areas to participate in order to enhance exchanges and communication between each other.

But the problem is that he does not represent an individual, but the entire human race and even a group of foreign forces under his command.

The most crucial thing is that the other party sent out the invitation at this critical juncture when heavy troops were pressing in. This was obviously in cooperation with the half-titans and stone giants. No wonder the manager said that I stood on the other side.

Just when Lei Xiao was thinking about this, the voice of our manager sounded again: "Your Majesty, not only that, K and L also sent a message. They also received an invitation letter from I, inviting the Rainforest Chief and the Desert Chief to attend the dinner!"

"We have also received an invitation?"

Because the news came too suddenly, the already anxious Loris opened his eyes wide, obviously not yet reacted, and asked in confusion: "Holding a banquet at this time, what on earth does Administrator I want to do?"

"I'm afraid this is not the intention of Administrator I, but the demi-titans and the stone giants who are behind it."

Xina gently stroked the snake-like hair hanging from her forehead and nodded thoughtfully.

"Leader Huangsha is right. This is clearly a Hongmen Banquet."

Lei Xiao snapped his fingers lightly, confirming Xina's idea.

After that, Lei Xiao looked at the confused faces of the people present who didn't know the meaning of the Hongmen Banquet, and explained concisely and clearly: "To put it simply, the half-titan and the stone giant obviously have ulterior motives. On the surface, they are holding a banquet in the name of the Shadow Market, but in fact, it is very likely that they are hiding murderous intentions."

"So that's how it is. Your Majesty the Human Race is right."

"But since they have already deployed a large number of troops, they could have just marched in when we were least prepared. Why did they hold such a Hongmen Banquet?"

Xina rolled up almost all of her snake hair and frowned.

"Don't forget that both the Demi-Titan and the Stone Giant have always been rivals. Although our combat power is not as good as that of either of them, it will not collapse at the first blow. The other side will definitely pay a price, especially if we concentrate our strength on dealing with one of them."

When Lei Xiao said this, the answer became very clear.

"Your Majesty, you mean that no matter which one we focus our forces on, the opponent will definitely suffer heavy losses, and neither the Demi-Titan nor the Stone Giant wants to be the one that suffers the most damage?"

Loris reacted quickly and blurted out, "In this case, even if they succeed in eliminating us, the one who suffers the most damage will be seriously injured and will be at a disadvantage in the duel with the other party?"

"That's right. If they succeed in eliminating us at the banquet, our side will be in chaos. Then everything will be much easier. Or maybe the other side wants to force us to submit so as to achieve their goal."

Lei Xiao confirmed Loris's words and concluded: "This is the key reason why they deployed troops on the border but did not immediately launch an attack on us, because no one wants to be the first to come forward and let the other benefit from it."

After listening to Lei Xiao's analysis, all the generals and strong men present nodded in sudden enlightenment.

In any case, since the half-titans and the stone giants are still restraining each other, we may still have a chance of survival.

As they thought of this in their hearts, everyone's extremely nervous mood eased a lot.

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of these two people that they suddenly reconciled temporarily and then sent troops to us?"

Xina suddenly understood, but frowned again and asked, "Is it because we worked together to wipe out the lich and the demon?"

"I'm afraid that's exactly the case. The other party must have felt threatened. After all, before this, the third-rate forces were just a pile of loose sand. Even the two alliances, Rain Forest and Desert Sand, were not in the eyes of the other party."

Lei Xiao continued along with what Xi Na said, and then said: "But if we all stand together, it won't be as simple as one plus one."

Lei Xiao clearly understood that no matter whether the other party's target was him or not, it was extremely necessary to closely connect everyone present.

I would not stop anyway. Since these two second-rate forces took the first step, I certainly would not retreat.

"Everyone, only when we stand together can we make the other side feel afraid."

Lei Xiao stood up from his seat and nodded to everyone.

"Your Majesty is right. Those high-ranking second-rate forces have never taken us seriously. Now that they have deployed troops on the border, it is a sign that they are afraid of us! We must teach them a lesson!"

Broy was the first to stand up, followed by Chris, Fanny, Hanshu, Bruno, Gray Old and others.

With the encouragement from our team, the morale of the other people present was also high, and they all looked eager to show their skills.

Seeing this scene, Loris and Sina couldn't help but feel excited. His Majesty the Human Race inspired everyone with just a few words, making the originally solemn and depressing atmosphere rise again. It was truly extraordinary.

If it were them, they would not have the courage to fight the other side, otherwise they would not have thought of His Majesty the Human King in the first place.

While feeling excited, Xi Na collected her thoughts and asked Lei Xiao again, "Your Majesty, can we just reject the other party's Hongmen Banquet?"

"No, we have to go, and we have to go openly, otherwise we will surely encourage the other side's arrogance."

Lei Xiao waved his hand and smiled at Xina.

"But Your Majesty, since this is a Hongmen Banquet, the other party must be well prepared."

Loris's wild lion face was full of confusion, and he asked in confusion: "Knowing that the other party had dug a pit, why did we jump into it?"

After Loris finished speaking, all the powerful people in the two alliances who knew something about half-titans and stone giants also cast puzzled looks at him.

You know, no matter it is the half-titan or the stone giant, it is said that there are three half-step seventh-level strongmen in charge, and the strongest people in the two alliances, Loris and Sina, have not even reached the peak of the sixth level. They are not opponents of the same level at all!

It is no exaggeration to say that if these six half-step seventh-level warriors take action alone, I am afraid that all of our top warriors will be slaughtered!

"That only works if the other party digs deep enough. If it only reaches our ankles, can it still pose a threat to us?"

Lei Xiao smiled faintly, looking calm and composed.

Lei Xiao was of course very clear about the concerns of the powerful men.

If he had not experienced the Battle of Guanwang City, he might have been extremely wary of the six half-step seventh-level powerhouses, but the situation was completely different.

With Fei'er's joining, the number of our half-step seventh-level warriors has reached four. Plus, I still have a few seventh-level trump cards in my hand. It is not impossible to blast a big hole in the Misty Shadow Market, which is a place favored by the gods. At least, I will not be at a disadvantage after a fallout.

As for the opponent's sixth-level strongmen, with the newly acquired 200 sixth-level alchemical puppets and hundreds of sixth-level summoning scrolls, plus a group of strong men under his command, they may not be at a disadvantage.

After all, even Loris and Sina don’t know their current strengths, let alone those stone giants and half-titans?

Of course, the only uncertainty is that the opponents are all giants over five meters tall, with strength and destructive power far exceeding that of physical warriors of the same level. But correspondingly, their magical abilities are relatively weak, which can be regarded as a loss of one thing while gaining another.

All in all, I have enough confidence to participate in this Hongmen Banquet. Apart from the reasons I just mentioned, I always feel that there may be other reasons why the half-titan and the stone giant suddenly stand together.

The most crucial thing is that even if one's strength increases greatly and one has some capital to compete with the enemy's army, once the war starts, the fortune one has just accumulated will probably be lost, or even lead to a catastrophic disaster.

Therefore, if one could intimidate the opponent at the banquet, and then use the contradictions between the two to check and balance the opponent, perhaps one could turn passivity into initiative, and avoid having to face the armies of both at the same time.

"Since His Majesty the Human Race is not afraid of the other party, then my Desert Alliance will fully support him!"

Looking at Lei Xiao's calm face, Xi Na nodded without any hesitation and said, "I am willing to accompany His Majesty the Human Race to this Hongmen Banquet!"

"The same goes for the Rainforest Fortress Alliance. What's so scary about those big guys who only have brute force? Even in terms of strength, I am not afraid of my opponents!"

Loris also patted his firm chest muscles and said, "Everything is up to the command of His Majesty the Human Race!"

The reason why the two were so decisive was, on the one hand, that they knew very well that Lei Xiao would never act rashly, and on the other hand, Lei Xiao had indeed defeated that terrifying demon not long ago. Even a genuine demigod was defeated enough to defeat him, let alone a half-step to the seventh level?

"That's settled then."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and continued: "Before going to the banquet, we have one more thing to do." (End of this chapter)