Unlucky Draw

After the meeting with everyone, Su Jiu took Old Huang on a tour of Cloud City and the Cloud Houses everyone had painted.

Old Huang had lived for most of his life, yet he had never seen such a magical place. Everything was made of clouds, and people could even walk on them.

It was also Li Qi's first time seeing a city like this. She said, "This place is wonderful."

Su Jiu rolled his eyes at Li Qi. "It's nothing special."

Su Jiu brought Old Huang to the rest area, where fifty Cute Pets were calling out for their poop.

Seeing this, Old Huang and Li Qi both gave Su Jiu strange looks.

As if he had not noticed their gazes, Su Jiu said, "Old Huang, this time, a large number of robots will be joining the battle. I'll give you all the remaining sets I have. When the time comes, those robots will have to deal with the ordinary Taotie Warriors."

Old Huang sat in a chair and said, "Don't worry. When the time comes, one wave of troop flooding will catch the Taotie off guard before they can react."

Li Qi sat nearby, watching the two talk. "It'll be a prolonged battle. I just hope not too many people die."

Su Jiu said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. We've already done what we can. The rest will depend on the ordinary soldiers. At most, we can defend one city."

Old Huang said, "Defending one city is already quite good. The Xiong Bing Company will join the battle too, so it should be a little easier."

Su Jiu thought of how, in the original story, the Xiong Bing Company had been scattered by explosions. He did not know whether he could change anything.

After discussing a few more matters with Old Huang, Su Jiu sent Old Huang and Li Qi back.

On the Juxia Aircraft Carrier, Qi Lin received a message on her phone: "When Blue Sword is drawn, the blood will not stop; the battle will not cease."

Qi Lin stared blankly at the message on her phone and murmured, "This is the Blue Sword Summoning Order."

In a military camp, an officer looked at his phone, then at his comrades who had already gone to sleep. He softly said, "Everyone, if we make it through this time, we'll drink together someday."

The officer walked to the general's office and knocked on the door. He heard a voice say, "Come in."

The general looked at Old Wei Qi as he entered and said, "Old Wei Qi, what is it? It's so late."

Old Wei Qi straightened his back and took out the Blue Book. "When Blue Sword is drawn, the blood will not stop; the battle will not cease."

When the general saw that special Blue Book, he immediately became solemn and saluted Old Wei Qi. "When you return, I'll hold a victory banquet for you."

Old Wei Qi said, "Thank you." After that, he turned and left.

The general knew of that special department. It could be said that people at his level normally had no way of knowing it existed. This general only knew because he had some connections, but even knowing about it, he did not dare speak of it.

A Taoist priest was practicing tai chi in a Martial Arts Arena when his phone began ringing. He looked at the message, entered the Taoist Temple, lit three incense sticks before the statue of a deity, and then went into the inner room.

Five minutes later, the Taoist priest left with a bag on his back.

In the mountains, a Swordsman practiced with his blade in a bamboo forest. The blade carried a faint, indistinct force. A gust of wind swept past, and an entire row of bamboo before him fell.

Then his phone rang. The Swordsman took it out and looked at it, his expression turning grave. He sheathed his blade and strode out of the bamboo forest.

At Liangshan Base, one strange person after another arrived. Qi Lin had arrived as well.

One hundred people stood neatly arranged on the platform.

Once Li Qi saw that everyone had arrived, she said, "In a little over ten days, aliens will invade. Among those gathered here are Super Soldiers, soldiers, and civilian experts. We don't know how many of us will survive this time, but we have no choice but to do it."

None of the hundred people below spoke. They all watched Li Qi.

Li Qi continued, "We are not needed at the center of the battlefield this time. We'll fight on the outskirts. The core Blue Sword personnel will take part in the central battlefield, while we clear the outer perimeter."

Li Qi paused and looked at the men and women below. Thinking of something, she said, "Right, there are still more than ten days left. Spend more time with your families." With that, Li Qi turned and left.

The hundred non-staff Blue Sword members said nothing. Carrying heavy hearts, they each went their separate ways.

Li Qi's words had contained too much information. They now knew they were heading to the battlefield. Some of them had families, while others had people they cared about. If they did not go, even more people might die. Aliens would not show mercy.

On the third day, Su Jiu had once again saved up one hundred thousand Energy Coins. The Taotie force this time was far larger than in the original story. Su Jiu felt a growing sense of urgency, which made him want to prepare more.

Su Jiu said, "System, use one hundred thousand Energy Coins for a draw."

Congratulations, you obtained:

Inheritance Crystal (Emperor Rank)

Congratulations, you obtained:

Character Card Fragment ×25

Congratulations, you obtained:

Character Card Fragment ×25

Congratulations, you obtained:

Character Awakening Card Fragment ×5

Congratulations, you obtained:

Character Awakening Card Fragment ×5

Su Jiu felt that his luck was terrible this time. Four of the five draws had been fragments. There was also one Inheritance Crystal.

Inheritance Crystal

Description: Randomly grants one inheritance.

Su Jiu opened a private chat channel and contacted Zhao Yun.

Su Jiu: "Yun, find someone suitable to use this random inheritance and have them join Ideal Homeland."

Zhao Yun: "Captain, understood."

After chatting with Zhao Yun for a while, Su Jiu closed the private chat.

Liu Chuang had been extremely depressed these past few days. He had nowhere to go, and no one knew what everyone else was busy with. So, he simply rode the Sky Dragon abroad to take a look around.

Liu Chuang and the Sky Dragon looked down at the cities below from the sky. Liu Chuang said, "Brother Dragon, don't you think these cities are not as pretty as ours? Look at those beauties down there, they're still not as pretty as the ones back home."

Sky Dragon: "Roar, roar, roar..."

Liu Chuang continued, "Brother Dragon, look again. That mountain... damn, there's red light coming out of it. Come on, let's go take a look."

The Sky Dragon saw the red light too. At Liu Chuang's suggestion, it flew toward the place emitting the red glow.

They happened to see a demon run out from inside.

Liu Chuang took one look. "Damn, a demon. Damn, Crocodile Jerky."

Morgana had just summoned the demon, Da Bolun.

She was just celebrating when she saw a dragon flying over. Morgana blurted out, "What the hell is that? Isn't that a dragon? Aren't those things only supposed to exist in books?"

"No, no, something's wrong. A Tuo, investigate it." Morgana paced back and forth on the ground as she spoke.

"Queen, we cannot find any information on the thing in front of you," A Tuo replied through Dark Dimension communication.

Morgana said, "What the hell are you all good for? You can't even find that out? I'll go take a look myself."

A Tuo said, "Queen, be careful."

Morgana spread her wings and flew before the Sky Dragon. When she saw someone riding on it, she was stunned. Well, well, wasn't that Liu Chuang?

Morgana said, "Yo, isn't this Liu Chuang, the Nuoxing War God? What are you doing here?"

Liu Chuang smiled awkwardly. "Miss, who are you? Do we know each other?"

Morgana said, "Who are you calling miss? Who are you calling miss? I'm your Queen, got it?"

Liu Chuang looked at the woman before him, who was hopping mad, and said, "Miss, miss, not Queen, okay?"

Morgana said, "Call me Queen, or I'll throw these lumps at you." As she spoke, two black lumps appeared in her hands.

Liu Chuang sensed danger—deadly danger. He smiled and said, "Queen, you're the Queen. Queen, carry on, carry on. I'll be leaving now."

It felt like too many words could not be written, for fear of the censorship god.