Just as Night Rain Misty had guessed, Great Desert Lone Smoke's ambition at this point was to take control of Heavenly Battle Heroes. Only then would he possess a force he could command, one with considerable strength, and that would be his initial capital for conquering the gaming world.
To take control of Heavenly Battle Heroes, Great Desert Lone Smoke had done many things both openly and in secret. The greatest factor was that he had cultivated an elite cavalry force of 500,000 men. However, that alone had consumed nearly all his wealth, and he had even needed to borrow money from Chang He Luo Ri. This showed just how badly he lacked funds, and it was also the main reason he had accepted Night Rain Misty's conditions without hesitation. Of course, Great Desert Lone Smoke believed that as long as he had sufficient funds, he could use those 500,000 elite cavalrymen as a foundation to sideline Hero Sword, Tiandi, Zhan Tian Xia, and the others in a short time, thus taking full control of Heavenly Battle Heroes. That was precisely why he had so readily agreed to Night Rain Misty's proposal. Besides, her conditions were not particularly harsh.
Naturally, Night Rain Misty granting him full decision-making authority was also something he valued greatly. After all, he wanted complete control over Heavenly Battle Heroes and did not want other forces interfering.
There was another important point as well: Great Desert Lone Smoke feared that if he refused, Night Rain Misty might expose his secret cultivation of elite cavalry. If that happened, all his previous plans would likely come to nothing. Zhan Tian Xia, Tiandi, and Hero Sword were all intelligent people. Once they learned that Great Desert Lone Smoke had secretly raised an additional 500,000 elite cavalrymen, they would definitely