Chapter 403: The Hyderabad Ore Is Stolen! (1/2)
Chapter 403: The Hyderabad Ore Is Stolen!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Boom!
There was a massive thud as dust plumed up from the peak of Mount Qiongqi. A stone door opened, and a slender and tall figure walked out.
Beneath his feet, a miniature version of the Halo of Earth unfurled, exuding an aura of mountainous weight, making him seem even more powerful.
Without any sign or particular posture, this person standing there seemed like a pillar supporting the heavens, naturally becoming the center of the world. He instantly suppressed the auras of all the bandits and brigands in a radius of several dozen li.
His imposing will seemed to reach to the heavens and swallow seas, shrouding the entire region and weighing down the atmosphere.
”Paying respects to Boss!”
Loud and clear voices resounded through the world. The thousands of bandits and brigands around Mount Qiongqi almost simultaneously dismounted and kneeled on the ground.
These violent and bloodthirsty bandits who regarded life as grass were all lowering their proud heads, showing respectful and docile looks to the man at the summit.
From Longxi to the Western Regions, all the bandits and brigands, no matter where they were, had to acknowledge the rule of this man.
He was the true king of the road to the west, the king of bandits, the king of the desert!
No matter how far a bandit was, they had to send a heavy tribute each year to show their respect.
”Rise!”
A resounding and magnetic voice thundered in the ears of the bandits. On the summit, that man's giant sleeve drifted in the air as he slightly extended a hand.
”Thank you, Boss!”
A chorus of voices spoke as the countless bandits and brigands rose.
Starting from Longxi in the East, the Dragon Bandits were known throughout all of the road to the west in the Western Regions, their reputation soaring to the heavens, and there was no one who didn't know the name of Black Dragon Zhao. He was the true king of all bandits.
Black Dragon Zhao had risen to fame a few decades ago, and he had long since gathered a large number of top-notch experts under his banner, even commanding several hundred True Martial Tier 7 and 8 experts. Moreover, he was extremely familiar with the geography of Qixi, and he had made himself a mighty power in the west road.
Creee!
Right when everyone was standing, a cry shattered the stillness. As the crowd raised their heads, they saw a massive black falcon flying out of the horizon, shooting through the sky like a sharp arrow, pointed straight at Black Dragon Zhao.
For an instant, all was silent.
Black Dragon Zhao's eyes flashed and he immediately stretched out a hand, allowing that sharp-eyed black falcon to land on his arm.
With the wave of his other arm, a fearsome bandit at his side stepped forward and threw a fresh cut of horse meat into the falcon's mouth.
Black Dragon Zhao nodded and untied the letter from the leg of the falcon.
”Hehe, it's finally here.”
After reading the contents of the letter, Black Dragon Zhao kneaded it into a ball, his eyes seeming to say that all was as expected. After waiting for so long, he had finally obtained the information he was waiting for.
”Prepare yourselves; we're leaving immediately!”
As Black Dragon Zhao jolted the paper ball in his hands into pieces and threw it away, he issued the order to attack.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the silent crowd of bandits exploded in a cheer that could cause a landslide. The entirety of Mount Qiongqi was rejoicing.
After so long, their boss was finally going to move.
Everyone knew that their boss had never acted on a whim. Something that was worth his personal participation was bound to be a major affair.
”HAHAHA….”
Seeing the excited brigands and bandits, Black Dragon Zhao also smiled. As the uncrowned king of the western road, Black Dragon Zhao had long since stopped caring about wealth.
At his level of strength, he only cared about one thing: authority. But he certainly did not want to be some king of bandits.
He wanted true authority!
And now, this letter was offering him just such a chance.
As long as he could complete the matter mentioned in the letter, he could smoothly join King Qi's faction. With King Qi's status and authority, and his own control of the bandits, he could definitely climb to a higher level, one that he had never dared to imagine before.
As for those several dozen great monks from Sindhu, he wasn't worried about them at all.
For a second, Black Dragon Zhao's eyes shone with the vigorous flames of ambition.
”Move out!”
It was only for a moment. Black Dragon Zhao waved his hand and all of the Dragon Bandits set off, majestically thundering through the sea of sand and toward the convoy transporting the Hyderabad ore.
……
”What? The convoy transporting the Hyderabad ore was robbed!”
Several days later, on the spirit vein mountain, Wang Chong exclaimed, his face covered in shock.
He almost didn't believe his ears.
”How is this possible?”
The matter of the Sindhi High Priest sending him a thousand jun of Hyderabad ore had been kept extremely secret. In the entire capital, the number of people besides him who knew of it was extremely small.
Just a few days ago, he had been waiting for the one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore to be smoothly delivered to the capital. He hadn't expected that this shipment would be stolen a few days later.
This abrupt news threw Wang Chong's mind into chaos.
This shipment of ore was extremely important to him and he could not allow a single mishap.