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Even though he was no longer worried about the interference from the sects, he still had to take Lv You's warning to heart. If the Frost City joined forces with Raging Flame Mountain, it would obstruct Yun Hai's journey. Most likely, it would be very troublesome.

If it was really like that, then it was really a headache. With the current strength of the fleet in Heavenly Demon Sect, it was still difficult to defeat them with absolute confidence. However, since he was a sect master, he had to first let his Children eat his fill and obtain enough Beast Crystal to support his clan.

If they were to return empty-handed from this hunt, it was likely that the vassal forces within the Heavenly Demon Sect would be at the mercy of the wind and fall apart. He sighed inwardly, but on Qin Lie's face, he was still smiling, his expression did not change at all: "I'm just asking, there's no need to take it seriously."

Palaeo- Liekong's expression immediately became slightly better, and the other fleet generals beside him also looked as if they had calmed down. Qin Lie frowned again: "This time, how many Cloud Ship s will come out from my Heavenly Demon Sect that are vassal to the Cities? "How many people?"

"Reporting to Monarch, according to the current report, the total number of Cloud Ship is less than two hundred and there are only two hundred thousand Ocean Javelins." On Palaeo- Liekong's face, there was obvious rage, "If it was in the past, there would at least be a thousand ships! Ever since Monarch ascended to the throne, these Mayor s either reneged on their promise or tried to shirk it in any way they could. It's truly hateful. "

Qin Lie also slightly raised his brows, trying to figure out what was going on. The Javelins and Cloud Ship that these people had sent to overlook the situation were obviously trying to hold back their strength, so they couldn't help but mock themselves: "Looks like I was wrong. If it was Qin Chuan, even if there were no thousand ships, he would probably be able to make it to 800, right? "

Hearing that, Palaeo- Liekong's face showed fear, and he knelt down: "Why do you say that, Monarch? Lie Kong did not know how to speak, so please do not take offense to Monarch. We saw with our own eyes how wise and wise the Monarch was. Qin Chuan might be a little clever, but in terms of talent, he could not be compared to Monarch. These people have eyes but could not recognize them, so there will definitely be times when they regret it! "

Qin Lie laughed involuntarily, he waved his sleeves, signaling Palaeo- Liekong to stand up.

He had already expected this and so did not care about it at all. He didn't resent or resent these vassal forces.

Adding to the rumors from before, it was no wonder that these people had doubts in their hearts and harbored thoughts of preserving their strength.

This was good, but it could even be said that this situation was precisely what he wanted. There were fewer ships under his command, which also meant that the Beast Crystal s that came out later were in the minority.

Four hundred and fifty Cloud Ship s, along with the Qiongshan City's fleet, would probably be enough to make up a thousand, which was more or less enough for the trip.

Thinking about it this way, Qin Lie's mood instead turned better, his face full of smiles. Not far away, a group of people were rushing over.

The one leading them, was none other than Lv You. For some reason, his face was ashen, his expression extremely unsightly. Other than the tens of guards following behind him, there was also a group of people walking around. From their clothing, they were most likely not from Heavenly Demon Sect.

Upon arriving in front of Qin Lie, Lv You made a bow, then pointed to a person next to him and said: "This is the Western Sea Frost City envoy.

Qin Lie's eyes instantly narrowed. His eyes flashed as he looked towards the side of Lv You.

This person wore a red robe, it was as though it was the uniform of the Central Kingdom. In front of him was embroidered the image of a goose, and there was a haughty expression on his face.

Instead of bowing, he first looked up and down at Qin Lie, and then bowed as he responded, "Frost City, Lin Ji greets Demon Lord of The Heavenly Demon Sect!"

Anger instantly appeared in the eyes of the spectators. Each of them stared at Lin Ji with killing intent. Qin Feng held his sword directly and took a step forward. A sharp thought vaguely suppressed outwards.

Lin Ji, on the other hand, did not mind at all. Facing off against Qin Feng, he was not at all disadvantaged.

However, Qin Lie just chuckled, and was not willing to pay attention to this guy at all. He immediately turned around and left, leaving the group of Frost City envoys behind.

At first, Lin Ji did not mind it, but after Qin Lie's figure gradually moved further and further away, there was no intention to turn back. Only then did his gaze shrink, and he said loudly: "Lin Ji has come on orders from my king, and has something to say to the Demon Lord. Ten days ago, my Frost City had already made a pact with the two cities, Raging Flames and Cloud City, and we agreed to work together to descend the sea of clouds within the next few days. If you have the intention to join forces, you can move out of the three cities and our three families can divide it up! "

The corner of Qin Lie's mouth twitched slightly. Today, he had finally experienced what it meant to have a lion's mouth wide open, overestimate one's capabilities, to have empty words and want to seize three cities from him.

He didn't even bother to scold or shout out in anger. Instead, he continued to walk further away.

However, Lin Ji, who was behind him, still did not budge. He snorted coldly, "I advise the Demon Lord to think twice before acting. Letting go of three cities, at least, was better than annihilating the entire Heavenly Demon Sect Sect! The Demon Lord can only tolerate the demise of Demon Lord Wuya? "

Hearing the last sentence, Qin Lie finally frowned. He didn't think much of anything else except for this sentence, which had really angered him.

Gritting his teeth, Qin Lie turned around and gave a brilliant smile. Just as Lin Ji was sneering in his eyes, his expression suddenly changed. "Let's throw all of them outside. If anyone resisted, he or she would be executed on the spot! Remember, you must be completely naked! "

Lin Ji and the other Frost City envoys immediately turned pale. And that principle was just a smile, and casually held the Purple Thunder Spear in his hand. And after being startled for a moment, Palaeo- Liekong did not hesitate at all as he stepped forward, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Qin Lie could not be bothered anymore and turned to look at Lv You who was walking beside him: "Prime minister, have you prepared the necessary materials to sail here?"

"We are finally not going to pay the Monarch's favor. Thirteen million crossbow bolts, food for three hundred thousand troops in April, one hundred thousand sets of spare armored blades, four hundred merchant ships engraved with floating Spiritual Array. Furthermore, the 300 Three Armed Spirit Crossbows that the Monarch brought back could be loaded onto the 20 Five-Toothed Cloud Ship in just five days! Furthermore, the eight thousand second grade Fire Thunder Arrows and six thousand Ice Arrows that were ordered by Artifact Refining Sect had arrived overnight and would arrive in five days. They were all large sized crossbows that could be used for the Three Armed Spirit Crossbow. However, the tone and attitude of the Artifact Refining Sect's outer sect master were rather strange, as if he was extremely resentful towards the Monarch. Your servant reckons that the quality of these arrows would not be very good. "

Lv You said as he took out a list and handed it over to Qin Lie. Then, he spoke up while considering his words, "That Frost City, although not as strong as mine, can't be as weak as me. But there were countless Cloud Ship s that could dominate the sea of clouds. Even if Monarch does not like it, there is no need to offend it too much. "

Qin Lie took the list and looked at it, then chuckled. He thought that the outer sect disciple Qiao Han of the Artifact Refining Sect had been ruthlessly cheated by him just a month ago. It would be weird if he did not hate him to the bone marrow.

As for the Fire Thunder Arrows and the Ice Arrows, he did not hope that the Artifact Refining Sect would be meticulously crafted for him. In short, as long as it could be used, it was fine. There were tens of thousands of Spirit Masters in the Heavenly Demon Sect, so there was no need to worry about the other party faking it.

As for the last few words of advice that Lv You had said, he pretended not to hear it. He only thought to himself, could it be that if he treated these Frost City envoys better now, the Patriarch would show mercy?

If the situation in the future reversed and the Heavenly Demon Sect recovered its former glory, would the Frost City still dare to be disrespectful to Qin Lie because of such a small humiliation?

The second item on the list was the number of Spiritual Stone that had been spent. had already prepared all the arrows, Armour, food and medicine long ago, and had taken them from Heavenly Demon Sect's storage. The ones who spent the most were the merchant ships that they collected, and the spirit arrows that they bought from Artifact Refining Sect.

Actually, the Refiner within Heavenly Demon Sect could also refine these Fire Thunder Arrows and Ice Arrows. However, the number was too small. Even if he rushed them day and night, he estimated that there were only a thousand of them.

He had spent a total of five thousand Fourth Rank Beast Crystal. It seemed that this Deacon Qiao of Artifact Refining Sect had indeed hated him to the bones. The price had actually been raised by four times, which was a huge blow to him.

In addition, he had also spent about a thousand or so for the gathering of merchant ships. If there is any damage, the compensation must be paid accordingly.

At this time, the stocks in the Heavenly Demon Sect had long since dried up, and in the end, he still had to fork over some money to pay for it.

Qin Lie did not mind, he kept the list and smiled to Lv You: "Prime minister! I do not need to repay these Beast Crystal and the 300 Three Armed Spirit Crossbows. "You only need to give me ten percent of the loot when you return from the Cloud Sea Hunt."

Lv You's face immediately turned green. In his heart, he felt that it was extremely strange, wasn't this Heavenly Demon Sect also Qin Lie's family property? Right now, the Heavenly Demon Sect are extremely dangerous. If it was any other Demon Lord, they would only take out a little more money from the treasury and try their best to increase the strength of the entire Heavenly Demon Sect City.

But this Monarch, not only did he keep his family's purse tightly in his eyes. and had even thought of all sorts of ways to earn money from Heavenly Demon Sect.

Didn't he know that even if the skin didn't exist, the fur would still not part with the body? Without your Heavenly Demon Sect, how can you keep the money in your pocket?

After observing for the past few days, he realized that the Demon Lord was either incomparably intelligent or could deal with a lot of things easily. More ingenious, more adept at the gist of politics. However, his temperament was truly too strange.

Perplexed, Lv You could only say snappily: "I can only give you half of it!"

In the past, when Heavenly Demon Sect had sent Cloud Ship to hunt beneath the sea of clouds, even if Qin Wuya personally took charge, the highest yield would only be a hundred thousand Fourth Rank Beast Crystal. Even with the recent revival of the Spirit Wave, the number of Demon Beast had increased tremendously. Based on his estimation, this trip would definitely not exceed this amount.

Ten percent of the total number of Fourth Rank Beast Crystal is only five thousand.

Using it to exchange for the 300 Three Armed Spirit Crossbows and these Rank 2 Spirit Arrows was also quite good. It could be said that he had profited.

Since the three cities were joining hands this time, it was not bad for them to prepare a few more killing weapons.

"Ten percent?"

Qin Lie raised his eyebrows with a face full of displeasure, and then actually nodded and agreed: "Fifty percent is fine too! However, this matter still needs the prime minister to inform the other clans. "

Then, he saw Lv You handing over a beast skin. After Qin Lie unfurled it, he saw that written on it were the names of various people. It was the six official systems that he had requested for, and the suggestions for the choice of officials, a few days ago.

If one looked carefully, they would see that it was similar to the difference between the three provinces and six divisions in the Meso Earth Dynasty. But after some modifications, it was more suitable for a wasteland like Heavenly Dragon Empire.

As for the officials, it could be seen that Lv You did not have any selfish motives. The candidates listed on the list were all people he had heard about recently. They were all extremely talented and of good character.

However, Qin Lie declined to comment and similarly kept the list into his sleeves. He then smiled, "This matter is not urgent. I will return from the sea of clouds later. Now that I have not established my prestige and have hastily changed the system, I will only make the people panic. The most important thing to do for Heavenly Demon Sect is still this time's hunt. "

Lv You then seemed to understand something, could it be that Qin Lie was still not trusting him? Do I need to investigate the people on the list more carefully?

Thinking of this, Lv You became speechless. Even though he knew what Qin Lie was doing, he still couldn't help but feel discouraged, and it was the first time he had the thought of leaving with a crown on his head.

Thinking about the fact that Qin Wuya still had the same status as the monarch and his subjects, it was like the difference between different generations, it left people at a loss.

Since this new monarch did not believe in him, what was the use of keeping him alive?

But Qin Lie didn't even notice what Lv You was thinking, and laughed: "That's right! If the Prime Minister has nothing to do lately, he can just make up a new budget. "

"Budget?" Lv You slightly raised his brows, as he was a little puzzled.

"It's the budget!" Qin Lie nodded, then opened his mouth to explain: "It is to estimate Heavenly Demon Sect City's income and expenditure for next year, and count all types of expenditure. "It's the feeling of living within one's means."

As expected, Lv You replied immediately, but the second sentence that came out from Qin Lie's mouth left him in awe.

"Might as well calculate it at ten times the previous year's expenditures! The price of Beast Crystal had yet to come to an end, and its value had plummeted greatly. It's better to use them all, collect more supplies, and build a house! "

Lv You was startled, and only regained his senses after a long while. If it was ten times that number, it would mean that the Fourth Rank Beast Crystal was at least three million.

Was Qin Lie treating that sea of clouds as his own backyard? Just where did this self-confidence come from to be able to hunt many Beast Crystal under the sea of clouds?

Lv You was not the only puzzled, the people at the side, also had the same shocked expression.

Lv You came over worriedly, but left gloomily.

Glancing at the Second Court's old subject's back as he left, Qin Lie could not help but pinch his lips.

What he said was the truth, but he completely ignored it. With his current age and prestige, he was still far from convincing his subordinates.

On the contrary, it was his own officials who treated him as arrogant and unrealistic.

Sighing softly, Qin Lie looked to his side, only to see that Duan Yun and the others beside him had also looked over with a strange look in their eyes. They could not help but feel vexed: "Could it be that even Brother Duan, Sister Liang Bing does not believe in him?"

Duan Yun's lips moved, but stopped in his tracks. A moment later, he decided to speak the truth. "Brother Qin! Ten times that, that was more than three million Fourth Rank Beast Crystal! There are only a total of no more than ten thousand The Mighty Ones of The Sky s with Heavenly Demon Sect. "

Chu Yunlan, who was at the side, also raised her eyebrows and said, "Monarch might not know the situation under the sea of clouds. Beneath the sea of clouds, the charm of Demon Beast had increased tremendously recently. However, the danger was increasing year by year. Even if it's our Phantom Workshop, we only receive six hundred thousand Fourth Rank Beast Crystal for every hunt. Even the ten Great Sacred Grounds would not be numerous. This time, it would be best if Monarch didn't hold too much hope. "

Qin Lie could not help but be speechless, he shook his head slightly, not bothering to explain as he walked straight towards his main ship.