I Can See Your Combat Power - Chapter 501
Chapter 501: Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-Seven: The Bottom of the Class
The ground seemed to turn into a mire, with fierce stone beasts rising from beneath the earth. Each one looked alive. This fantastical scene was as if from a dream.
To be honest, this was Tang Luo’s first real experience of the power of the Stone Heart Bloodline, and he was greatly amazed.
Cui Dayou, who was seeing the Stone Heart Bloodline for the first time, looked at Du Sha with stupefaction, as if seeing a deity. Countless stone beasts rose from beneath the ground.
In just a short while, over a hundred thousand spirit stones rose from the ground. Du Sha opened his eyes and stood up as if he had just done a trivial task.
Tang Luo flicked a nearby stone figure with his finger, feeling its extraordinary hardness, and praised, “If Mr. Du Sha becomes a grandmaster, he can fight millions of soldiers alone.”
Even though these stone figures couldn’t hurt the Evolved Mortal Realm warriors, the scale of these cannon fodder would still cause a great deal of trouble to the Evolved Mortal Realm warriors. And Tang Luo knew this was far from Du Sha’s limit.
The twelve crystal giants forged by the Stone Heart Bloodline incorporating the Red Cloud Skill were Du Sha’s real killing weapon. These almost spirit-art-immune crystal giants could only be directly resisted by physical art. But ordinary physique practitioners could not fight against these giants that weigh dozens of tons, which is why Du Sha was able to make such a big name for himself in Xiling.
“The praise is too high.” Du Sha responded calmly: “These stone figures should be enough to create chaos. Please, three elders lend your aid to protect Tang Luo and Manager Cui. I’ll buy you some time here.”
“We’ll bother you then, Mr. Du Sha. Let’s go.” Tang Luo nodded, and with Du Ting and the others, followed Cui Dayou towards the back of the granary.
Ye Family Sphere of Influence
Ye Wu finally got to see Master Ye. He put aside his subservient attitude that he adopted in front of the steward. He spent the night not in a daze, but pondering how to get noticed and esteemed by the clan leader, to be promoted to the highest level of the Ye Family.
The first step was the order from his acquaintance in Xiling, sixty million bags of new grain!
Just as Ye Wu was eloquently speaking to Ye Qingcang, the steward barged in with a serious face, interrupting their conversation and whispering into Ye Qingcang’s ear.
The sudden appearance of the steward left Ye Wu stunned, but knowing that something urgent must have come up for steward to have barged in like this, he quietly stood to the side.
“Understood,” Ye Qingcang listened quietly to the steward’s report and then said, “You may leave.”
The steward left the room, his cold glance before he exits made Ye Wu’s heart skip a beat.
“Ye, are you aware of the background of your acquaintance from Xiling?” Ye Qingcang turned to Ye Wu and asked coldly.
Ye Wu fell to his knees with a thud, shaking all over, stuttering, “I… I know…”. “What is it?” Ye Qingcang played with his finger ring, suppressing his fury. In the southern granary, tens of millions of bags of grain vanished without a trace. More than a hundred thousand stone spirits caused havoc in the Ye Clan granaries. Although there were no significant casualties, since the Ye Clan moved to Da Lin and created a clan here hundreds of years ago, there has never been such a disgraceful event.
Hearing the question full of suppressed anger from Master Ye, Ye Wu knew for sure that the trouble came from his own friend. He felt extreme resentment and immediately spilled everything he knew about Cui Dayou: “Cui Dayou was originally from Da Lin. Later, because his family fell into disgrace, they moved to Xiling and sought shelter from the Mi Clan. Because this person is good at multiple dialects, he got the position of a head manager.”
“So, you’re saying that the backing behind him is the Mi Family from Xiling, right?” Ye Qingcang’s eyes flickered with a cold light, and his tone was chilling. “Yes!” Ye Wu shivered with fear, barely daring to lift his head.
“Do you know that they knocked out two stewards and, in a single day, emptied all the grain from warehouse three?”
“Impossible!” Ye Wu, despite his fear, raised his head in surprise and explained, “There are a full ten million bags of grain in warehouse three. There were only six of them. How could they have stolen this grain in one day? Unless…” “Unless what?” Ye Qingcang inquired with a nonchalant smile on his face.
Ye Wu swallowed: “Unless among these six people, there is one who has the power of the Endless Void Stomach…”
“Huh!” Ye Qingcang let out a cold laugh: “This Mi Family of Xiling is really lucky!”
As Tang Luo and the others left the granaries, the stone spirits started to revolt. With tens of thousands of stone spirits rampaging, the ground trembled as if a dragon was stirring beneath it.
The strongest members of the Ye Clan that were stationed in the town immediately appeared on the various streets to control the raging stone spirits. But the number of stone spirits was overwhelming, and the warriors in the town didn’t dare to unleash spirit arts with high destructive powers.
Even though a single punch could shatter several stone spirits, they were helpless against their sheer numbers. However, although the stone spirits seemed fierce, they harbored no intention of injury.
They merely rampaged through the town, scattering the crowds. People were so scared that they fell over. They closed their eyes, anticipating imminent death but only felt a gust of wind. Upon opening their eyes, they found that they were being held up by the stone spirits.
The stone spirits caused great chaos but did not kill anyone. The few who did get injured were victims of pushing and trampling among their own in the chaos.
After two full hours, the stone spirit riot was finally suppressed. When a representative from the Ye Clan entered the epicenter of the riot, he could only see an empty warehouse, two unconscious stewards, and the thick money book on the floor.
Longzhou Calendar, October 10th
The grain purchase plan scheduled for twenty days was completed in ten days. Tang Luo and the others escaped the jurisdiction of Da Lin unscathed. In three days, they would return to Xiling. Their smooth journey was hard to believe. “Qualities and loyalty like yours I’ve seen during this trip to Da Lin, Manager Cui, I’ll recommend you to the sect once we return. Being a granary manager is too humble a position for you,” Tang Luo rode on his cloud-piercing beast and addressed Cui Dayou as they left the domain of Da Lin.
Although his words at the granary had been a performance, Cui Dayou’s ability had already gone far beyond that of a regular manager. Given that such a talent had come to him, Tang Luo didn’t want to let it go lightly. After all, he was destined to rule over a city with a population of millions, and he couldn’t manage everything personally.
Hearing Tang Luo’s words, Cui Dayou was overjoyed. He quickly expressed his gratitude: “Thank you, Minister Luo, for your support. I will never forget your recommendation. In the future, if Minister Luo needs anything, I will not hesitate to do anything you need, even if it costs my life.”
Being a smart man, Cui Dayou of course knew the significance of being recommended to the sect by Tang Luo. If Tang Luo were to recommend him to the sect, he would be marked as Tang Luo’s man. Whether Tang Luo were to establish himself as a householder or take up a position in the clan, Cui Dayou would be a part of his team.
For a manager born in a charitable house becoming a part of the heavenly child’ team, he would be laughing even in his dreams..
