Chapter 385 — Target Candidates for Plundered Talents (Thanks to 'My Name Is Wang Laoji' for the Silver Alliance Leader!)

"We came in good faith—one, just one legendary resource!!"

Having witnessed the Fox God's strength, the Black Goat's side had loosened its stance somewhat.

"Invade our city-state, demand our ruins, and you think one legendary resource settles it?" Before the Fox God could speak, the massive Moon God Fox behind it glared at the enemy.

"I #@%¥#¥."

The Black Goat could only think: what the hell is wrong with these foxes? When did they ever invade a city-state?

Only two of them had come this time. Where would they find the leisure to invade a city-state? What was there in the Heavenly Fox Kingdom's city-states worth invading? What valuable resources were there?

"It wasn't us. One legendary resource, take it or leave it. There are no valuable resources in the ruins at all—only one of our generals, sealed inside. Free it, and a legendary resource will be delivered at once."

"Invading your city-state? Utter nonsense!"

The Heavenly Fox Kingdom and the Meteor Prison faction remained deadlocked. The nine-tailed Fox God paid the Black Goat's words no heed. This black goat alone was troublesome enough; if another monster like it were released, would the other side still willingly hand over a legendary resource?

Moreover, the nine-tailed Fox God had a feeling that the opposing faction was not so simple. This Black Goat was probably not the strongest among them.

Troubled times indeed...

The Nine-Tailed Fox God was overcome with melancholy. This legendary ruin had descended upon the Celestial Fox Kingdom, and it had a foreboding that this might not be a good thing.

Still, fortunately, it had a top-tier totem-tier lackey, and with itself added to the count, it had no fear of any faction.

"Whether it's you or not no longer matters," the Fox God said.

It seemed the descent of the legendary ruin had drawn quite a few factions here.

That this bunch had discovered so quickly that a legendary ruin had descended upon the Celestial Fox Kingdom could mean one of two things. One possibility was just as they said: by some means, they had detected that the descended ruin sealed away their clansmen.

The other possibility was that within the Celestial Fox Kingdom, there were spies and moles from other factions.

Either way, it was unacceptable to the Fox God.

"Gather every beast tamer of every legion around the ruin. I want to inspect their identities!" the Fox God said to the Holy Maiden.

The Celestial Fox Holy Maiden had knee-length black hair and wore a semi-transparent gauze garment with golden trim through which her skin could be seen. She was a legendary beast tamer of considerable beauty. Hearing the Fox God's command, she gave a slight nod. "Yes."

.........

Meanwhile.

Far from the legendary ruin, atop a green mountain, a white butterfly the size of a palm froze, its gaze fixed.

"Senior Butterfly God, what is it?"

Beside it stood two elders in cloth robes, a man and a woman, and apart from them, a young man.

"Reinforcements have arrived," the Butterfly God said.

"So soon?" Legendary Ke was startled.

"But it hasn't been long since I sent the message back..." the old woman said, puzzled.

The Butterfly God said, "These are reinforcements decided on before the mission began, not newly dispatched. After they finished dealing with other tasks, they got in contact with me."

"Who are they?" Ji Feng asked.

"They're here." As the Butterfly God spoke, ripples stirred in the space beside it, and an old man leaning on a cane appeared next to them.

"Senior Butterfly God, long time no see."

Shi You had just been sent over by the Gem Cat, and immediately greeted the Butterfly God, whom he had not seen in a long while.

"Indeed, long time no see."

The Butterfly God regarded the old man oddly. Naturally, it knew the identities of the other two reinforcements: one was the Gem Cat, Eastern Radiance's newly ascended guardian deity, and the other was the foremost figure below legendary, the head of the Environmental Protection Department of Shenyuan City and archaeologist of Bureau Eleven, Shi Jin.

Waking up, the Butterfly God had also been astonished that the newcomer it had blessed had become Eastern Radiance's foremost super-prodigy.

Shi Ying's sudden arrival gave the other three a fright. The Gem Cat's teleportation was far too stealthy, imperceptible even to the Butterfly God, let alone Legendary Ke and Ji Feng.

"This is..." Seeing this gloomy old man, Legendary Ke said instinctively.

Unrecognized.

Was it a disguise?

Disguises were normal; all three of them had disguised themselves as well.

"It's me." Shi Jin restored his true voice, smiling at the three, his wrinkles quivering. Though the others had also disguised themselves, he knew the roster and could roughly determine their identities.

"Holy shit." Hearing Shi Tan's voice, Legendary Ke and Legendary Zhang were stunned, and the normally taciturn Ji Feng blurted out outright, utterly incredulous.

He was dumbfounded. "How did you get here, and looking like this..."

It somehow felt better than their own disguises. After all, they had the best disguise master of Bureau Ten help them with disguises and makeup.

"So it's you, kid!!!" Legendary Ke was also dumbstruck. Holy shit, how had Lin Shuo let Shi Cen come over? Ah, well, that seemed normal too, since this was reportedly the Iron-Eating Beast ruin...

"I want to know the current situation in detail." Shi Li.

He frowned toward the distant, transforming heavens and earth.

Legendary Ke said, "Let me explain."

"The situation has changed. A faction has also set its sights on this ruin, and the two people it sent appear to be Bai Chuan, the helmsman legendary of the Keyuan Consortium, and a totem from the remnants of the Yun'an faction."

As Legendary Ke finished, Shi Jin's expression changed. "Are you certain?"

What was going on...

Could it be, he looked toward the ruin, could it be that the so-called Iron-Eating Beast evolution material inside this ruin was a fragment of Yun'an???

Otherwise, what could possibly be worth drawing the Yun'an faction here?

Regardless, this was a good thing.

Whether the Keyuan Consortium or the Yun'an faction, both were enemies Eastern Radiance was currently seeking out.

"It's all but confirmed. Shirakawa of the Keyuan Consortium may have altered his appearance somewhat, but judging by the beasts he's contracted, we can be certain it's him."

"Lady Quling has already passed the specific intelligence from that side to us."

Aside from the intelligence that the legendary ruins might be the place where a Yunsu general was sealed—something Quling did not yet know—she had already used the access her position afforded her to inform Ke Chuanqi and the others of all the rest.

"So what do we do?" said Shi Tang.

"We've already sent word back requesting reinforcements," Ke Chuanqi said. "If it becomes necessary, our first priority is to subdue that Shirakawa."

"But the situation has shifted considerably. Just now the Fox God clashed with them to some extent. The Butterfly God judges that the Fox God's strength may exceed that of an ordinary totem-tier—that it might not be any weaker than it. And now both totems have gone silent. Either way, we certainly cannot carry out the mission flawlessly on our own."

"So unless it becomes necessary, we're better off waiting slowly for reinforcements."

Is the Fox God really that strong?

Shi Shuo was stunned.

But the Fox God clashed with the Yunsu forces?

Shi Jin's expression turned odd again.

It shouldn't have anything to do with him, should it?

He quickly looked at the old woman among the three and realized it was she who had passed on the intelligence.

This old woman was also a member of the Tenth Bureau. Her surname was Zhang, and she was legend-tier. Her beast-taming talent was very special: teleportation.

She could teleport her contracted beasts to locations where she had pre-arranged teleportation arrays.