United!

United!

By this point, everyone at the auction finally understood why the Mite'er Family had made the information about the Secret Realm public.

So it was because the Falling Goose Empire had intervened. The Mite'er Family could no longer swallow the Secret Realm's remaining resources on their own, so they wanted to pull everyone else in!

That was what they had been wondering—how could the Mite'er Family possibly be so kindhearted?

However, now that things had come to this, everyone else had figured it out as well.

The Mite'er Family's plan was simple: use the strength of the entire Jia Ma Empire to contend against the Falling Goose Empire!

Although the Falling Goose Empire was stronger than the Jia Ma Empire overall, the difference was not that great.

If they gathered the strength of the entire Jia Ma Empire to oppose the Falling Goose Empire, the other side clearly would not be able to claim every resource within the Secret Realm for themselves.

By then, even if the Falling Goose Empire managed to seize more resources, they would not come away empty-handed.

Moreover, they should not forget that, aside from people from the Jia Ma Empire, some of the forces at this auction had come from other empires.

Now, they had learned this news as well.

Once they brought the news back to their respective countries, the forces behind them would clearly send people to explore the Secret Realm too.

That would naturally muddy the waters even further.

This chain of schemes, one linked to the next, was where the Mite'er Family's true brilliance lay!

"So, regarding the resources within that Secret Realm, we need to compete with the Falling Goose Empire?"

Jia Xing Tian spoke up at this moment.

Although several Dou Emperors, including Jia Xing Tian, were displeased with the Mite'er Family's calculations,

they could not deny that none of them could remain unmoved in the face of a Secret Realm about to emerge.

They should not forget that this Secret Realm had caused even a Seventh-Order Magical Beast to suffer defeat.

Furthermore, the resources Hai Bodong had used to advance to Dou Emperor had also been obtained from this Secret Realm.

How could anyone not be tempted by that?

Thus, even knowing this was the Mite'er Family's scheme, they could only choose to accept it.

As long as they had even a little strength, no one would give up this journey into the Secret Realm!

After all, even if they could not eat the meat, it would still be good to have a sip of the soup!

As for their competitor, that would naturally be the Falling Goose Empire.

"Yes. I am sure all of you understand the Falling Goose Empire's strength. Therefore, I hope that when the time comes, we can unite and face the enemy together. Otherwise, we will not be able to compete with the Falling Goose Empire."

This time, Mittel Tengshan's words carried a hint of pleading.

Having benefited from part of the Secret Realm's rewards early on, the Mite'er Family knew all too well what enticing resources still lay within it.

That was why they had made the Secret Realm's information public. They hoped to borrow the strength of the entire Jia Ma Empire and take a share of the spoils from this expedition!

"Since our opponent is a foreign country, we should naturally unite to avoid being defeated one by one. The Jia Ma Royal House has no objections!"

Jia Xing Tian's words represented the entire Jia Ma Royal House.

"The Misty Cloud Sect also agrees to this alliance!"

Yun Shan also chose to accept the Mite'er Family's proposal.

As the sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, he was no fool. He did not believe he could defeat the entire Falling Goose Empire with his strength alone.

Of course, if it had been the Misty Cloud Sect at its former peak, it truly would have possessed such confidence.

Unfortunately, much of the Misty Cloud Sect's inheritance had been lost. The entire sect was declining, and it had long since lost the strength to look down upon all others as it had during Yun Potian's era.

"Although the Alchemist Guild has always upheld neutrality, that applies internally. Since we are now dealing with an external foe, we will naturally contribute our share!"

Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild, was not some stubborn old man. On the contrary, he was quite open-minded.

That much could be seen from the fact that he had stepped forward every time the Jia Ma Empire faced a crisis in the original story.

Just as he had said, the Alchemist Guild maintained absolute neutrality within the empire. But when it came to outsiders, any enemy would simply be beaten to death!

"The Xiao Household has no objections."

"The Nalan Household has no objections either."

"The Mu Household will put the empire's interests first!"

After the three Dou Emperor factions made their positions known, the Xiao Household, Nalan Household, and Mu Household—the three great Dou Wang families—immediately followed suit.

"The Li Household agrees."

"The Chen Household agrees as well."

"Autumn Water Hall agrees."

"Far Mountain Gate agrees."

"Water Cloud Sect agrees."

"Auspicious Dragon Pavilion agrees."

At this moment, every family and sect within the Jia Ma Empire, large or small, chose to unite!

After all, they were not fools. If they did not join forces against the Falling Goose Empire, they might not even qualify to enter the fray!

As for the remaining people from other countries, they had already left after learning this news.

They needed to inform the forces behind them. When the Secret Realm opened, they wanted a share of the profits too!

In the end, without a single exception, every Jia Ma Empire force intending to explore the Secret Realm chose to unite.

This was precisely what the Mite'er Family wanted to see.

Or rather, they had achieved their goal.

"Very well. Three months from now, gather at the eastern gate of the Jia Ma Imperial Capital. We will explore that Secret Realm together!"

As Mittel Tengshan's words fell, the tone for the Secret Realm expedition three months later was set.

At the same time, it marked the true end of this auction!

Soon after, the various factions gradually departed.

After chatting for a while with Nalan Jie and Mu Chen, Xiao Lin also returned home.

They all needed to prepare for the Secret Realm expedition three months from now.

After returning to the family, Xiao Lin first handed some of the items he had acquired at the auction to the clan head, Xiao Dongcheng. Then, he informed him about the Secret Realm.

Xiao Dongcheng did not say much in response. He merely stated that Xiao Lin could make all the decisions himself.

Xiao Lin's plan was simple: lead some of the clan members to participate in this struggle for the Secret Realm.

With his strength, a Secret Realm where one could fish in troubled waters was practically his ideal playground.

As for the younger generation of the Xiao Household, it was indeed time for them to gain some experience.

In the end, Xiao Lin chose ten Da Dou Shi, including Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Yi, along with a Xiao Household elder who had just broken through to Dou Ling, to set out together.

Ever since the Xiao Household became a Dou Wang family, the resources it obtained had naturally been sufficient to nurture several more Dou Lings.

Sure enough, one Xiao Household elder who had originally been stuck at the peak of the nine-star Da Dou Shi realm used part of the resources obtained when they divided up the Mu Family and successfully entered the Dou Ling realm.

Although this Xiao Household elder was only a one-star Dou Ling, he was already incomparable to a Da Dou Shi.

After selecting the clan members who would explore the Secret Realm, Xiao Lin immersed himself in studying the Basic Formation Annotations.

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