socalfunplaces Chapter 84 The Deal with Xu Jiujiu
Chapter 84 The Deal with Xu Jiujiu
Huo Yuhao didn't notice Xu Jiujiu's strange behavior. "Let's not talk about that now. Before returning to Xingluo City, I went to the Mingdou Mountains and saw many interesting things. Would Your Highness like to see them?"
Xu Jiujiu's voice remained steady, but he withdrew his foot that was stretched out in front of Huo Yuhao, appearing more serious.
"you say."
At this moment, Huo Yuhao began his performance, looking at her expectantly and making up a story, "I risked everything to get over there and find these materials. Shouldn't Your Highness offer a reasonable price?"
Xu Jiujiu simply smiled elegantly, rested her chin on her hand, twirled her purple hair with her fingers, and looked directly into Huo Yuhao's eyes with a hint of ambiguity. "Then how about... this princess and Young Master Huo have a date for a day? Of course, Young Master Huo can..."
She suddenly stood up, leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear, and whispered sweetly, "...Do whatever you want."
Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched, and he leaned back, slightly increasing the distance between them.
Princess Jiujiu holds a high position in the Star Luo Empire, and is a household name. She is also quite shrewd. On the surface, she is the chief auctioneer of the Star Light Auction House, but in reality, she is also the person in charge of the Star Luo Empire's intelligence department.
They really think this woman is some weakling? She's the one who'll suffer the most...
"Ahem, enough joking around. Your Highness, during Dai Hao's command of the army, were the battle reports sent to the Empire all official statements about him repeatedly repelling the invasions of the Sun Moon Empire's border troops and achieving countless victories?"
She showed no intention of teasing him any further, and sat back in the main seat, quickly adopting a businesslike demeanor.
"Yes. My brother had long suspected his military achievements, but the Dai family of the White Tiger Army was deeply entrenched in the Western Army Group, and the officials sent to investigate were unable to find anything conclusive."
Huo Yuhao snorted disdainfully, "Battle reports can lie, but the battle lines can't. If Dai Hao really had achieved countless heavy losses against the enemy as he claims, then he wouldn't have been stuck in the Mingdou Mountains for so long. He should have already fought his way to the Sun Moon Empire."
"Although I haven't witnessed him commanding troops in battle against the Sun Moon Empire, I can still glean some insights from certain aspects. However, please relax, Your Highness. Also, please deactivate your mental shield; I will let you see what I see."
With the spiritual power of Xiao Huo Lingyuan, he could basically ignore the spiritual defense soul tool that Xu Jiujiu was wearing, but after all, this was on someone else's territory, and he still had to show them the respect he deserved.
Xu Jiujiu was a decisive person. She immediately turned off the mental defense soul tool she carried with her and closed her eyes.
Soon, Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing landed on Xu Jiujiu, and what he had previously detected in the Mingdou Mountains was also shared with Xu Jiujiu.
The officers took in everything they couldn't access during the previous inspections of the Western Army Group of the Star Luo Empire, including its barracks, equipment, and troop rations.
The details of the Sun Moon Empire's high-altitude detection soul tools and soldiers' barracks were not so detailed; he could only take a general look. After all, the Sun Moon Empire had countless reconnaissance and detection soul tools, and high-level soul masters were as numerous as hairs on a cow. It was already quite an achievement for Huo Yuhao to be able to take a general look at the outer perimeter.
After a long while, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, her noble body convulsed frequently, and she slowly arched backward.
After a long while, she opened her eyes with a complicated expression.
Her jade-like hands clenched tightly, and her voice was forced out through clenched teeth, "Semi-permanent housing, three meals a day, such a vast soul-guiding array... what did Dai Hao use to win this battle?!"
It wasn't that she didn't trust her country's army for a long time, but rather that what she saw before her eyes was simply unbelievable.
From any perspective, it's regrettable that for a long time, no one felt their own army had even the slightest hope of winning...
Huo Yuhao sighed slightly, "Based on the number of barracks and soul guidance positions, my estimate is that the Sun Moon Empire's border troops number only around 50,000. After all, their combat troops don't need that many people; tens of thousands of logistics troops are enough to support a few thousand or even a few hundred soul guidance masters."
"The Western Army Group of the Empire has a force of hundreds of thousands... Not only is it extremely costly, but it has also not won any battles and has not achieved any results. I think Your Highness should investigate the Mingdou Mountains thoroughly."
Huo Yuhao's reason for wanting to deal with Dai Hao is simple: the tragedy of Huo Yuhao and his mother Huo Yun'er, on the surface, is due to the Duchess's jealousy, but in the final analysis, it is all due to Dai Hao's irresponsibility.
Just like how those deposed monarchs blamed the loss of their kingdoms on a woman, calling her a femme fatale, if you can't control yourself, you can't control yourself, so why bring up other things...
Killing him is pointless; let him watch his power slip away, let what he's so proud of crumble before his eyes.
This is called killing someone by destroying their spirit.
After a long sigh, he said, "It's not as simple as you think. Even if the Empire removes Dai Hao from his post, it won't be able to find a suitable replacement in a short time. Moreover, the Empire's soul tool technology is not as advanced as that of the Sun Moon Empire. Although the cost of hundreds of thousands of troops is huge, it can at least ensure the security of the Empire's borders..."
Being backward means being vulnerable to attack. If our technology is inferior to others, we can only increase our manpower. This is an indisputable fact, and there's nothing we can do about it.
Xu Jiujiu said solemnly, "No matter what, the information you provided, Young Master Huo, is very important. I will report it to my elder brother and ask him to reward you."
"But it's not enough to just talk the talk. What do you need right now? As long as I can provide it, just let me know."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I'm already very grateful that the Empire is willing to help me deal with Dai Hao. I don't ask for anything else. I don't want anything right now. I'll ask Her Highness for help when I need it."
Xu Jiujiu pouted, "Do you think our Star Luo has no resources? We can provide spirit rings and spirit bones. Even if we can't compare to Shrek Academy, we're not far behind."
Huo Yuhao shook his head again. Favors are hard to repay once you've owed them too many times. At least the two sides still have a common enemy, so Huo Yuhao doesn't need to worry too much at the moment.
Once Dai Hao, our common enemy, is gone, the Star Luo royal family might become our new enemy...
"Then please take good care of the two young masters of the Dai family, Your Highness. I will not disturb you any longer, Your Highness. I will take my leave."
Watching Huo Yuhao's departing figure, a long old woman in a bright red dress suddenly appeared beside him.
It was none other than the princess's personal bodyguard, Nebula Douluo, Manyi.