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After unsuccessfully pursuing Clodar Vanzhuo, Li Mochen returned to Rochelle Canyon.
Many commanders, headed by Major General Michael Wood, have established temporary headquarters here, and many generals are gathered here.
"A total of 1,342 people died, and 3,600 people were slightly or seriously injured, mainly from the defense forces of the artillery positions. Before the BOSS arrived, they were bearing the greatest pressure——"
"Thirty-two outlaws died in the battle, and 17 others are missing and their whereabouts are unknown. Although they cannot be regarded as escaping during the battle, we still decided to issue a wanted order for them."
"A total of 175,000 tons of various materials were seized, which are basically things that we can't use. The supply system of the undead is different from ours, and there are even 10,000 tons of blood bags among them. To say that they are useful, that is
There are only those magic stones. The quantity is huge and the value is 1.2 billion gold shields."
"——But we found a large amount of ore in various mines, as well as various metal ingots stored in the smelter, totaling more than 200,000 tons, with an initial estimate of 9.7 billion gold shields. They don't seem to think they will lose.
During this war, these properties and the various mining equipment in the mine were all lost.
Some were shipped out in advance. However, the equipment is very backward. They all use various undead and there is almost no labor cost. Of course, we who already have many necromancers can also do this. Here is just a superficial report, detailed statistical work and
For subsequent arrangements, we will hand it over to Xuri Mining Company."
Almost everyone was looking at Li Mochen at the top with curiosity, awe and admiration.
If they chose to join the Rising Sun Group before, it was because of their own various compulsions and the various superior conditions provided by Li Mochen.
So now, they have truly devoted themselves to this group and respect their employer from the bottom of their hearts.
Today's scene really shocked them.
Six demigods and dozens of legends were wiped out by Li Mochen's divine power of life and death! The whole process took less than ten minutes.
This is even more brilliant than Anthony Brayden’s record of independently defeating two supreme families a few years ago!
The strength of their BOSS is by no means inferior to Anthony. Today alone, Li Mochen has displayed four kinds of divine power.
Prior to this, Li Mochen had also demonstrated the two divine powers of ice and fire in the conflict with the Medici family. There is no doubt that this is an existence that is on par with the richest man!
There is no doubt that Rising Sun Group has unlimited prospects, and it is a group worthy of their full commitment after retirement.
The only regret for them was that they did not contribute much in this battle. When the fierce battle began, Li Mochen arrived in time and made the final decision.
After each department reported casualty numbers and statistical results, Major General Michael Wood took over the chairing of the military meeting.
"The next battle plan is to clear out the towns established by the undead and vampires after entering the blood-red highlands, and occupy several mature mineral deposits around them. This will be carried out by the 29th Armored Regiment of the Wildenstein Foundation, and
The 2nd, 3rd and 5th Armored Regiments of the Rising Sun, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, and the Ice Death Legion were required to complete it. Considering that the Earldom of Highgarden had already been depleted of all its troops in previous battles, this was an easy task.
"
"Next, our strategic focus is still the Rochelle Canyon. My idea is to choose good terrain to build two fortresses at the exit and entrance of the canyon. The scale is a medium-sized fortress that can accommodate 50,000 troops, and one that can accommodate 50,000 troops.
The small fortress of 20,000 people completely controls this 500-kilometer-long canyon in our hands. In the future, this will also be the throat that controls the Blood Red Highlands, and is the most important passage between the Blackstone Plains and the Ghost City."
"BOSS has reached an agreement with our enemies through the mediation of the President's special envoy, agreeing that there is no need to participate in the war under the legend. But we can't help but count on the enemies to abide by the agreement. Everyone is from the army, so they should all know that the government's guarantee
That’s what it is. If the Rising Sun Group perishes because of this, will our Excellency the President really uphold justice for us?"
This sentence made everyone in the headquarters laugh tacitly.
"So these two fortresses must be built within a month. This allows us to use abundant military power in the light world. Fortunately, our BOSS has foreseen it and has already informed Will a month ago.
Dunstan Construction Company placed an order for building materials, design and construction teams. In addition, because the two previous temporary fortresses failed to start construction, we have a ready-made construction team and a large amount of materials, which can save a lot
time--"
"In addition to this, there is also the task of forming a reinforced mechanized infantry division and two armored regiments. Since the two mines around the Holy Stone Fortress are already producing, the interior of Rochelle Canyon and the exit of the canyon on the Blood Red Highland side
, there are a total of nine mature mines and four large-scale dark production sites.
It is expected that this will bring our group company a monthly income of 3.5 billion gold shields, so the group already has the conditions to expand the army. Of course, the specific matters of forming a new army will be handled by the BOSS and the personnel department, but each department
All need to be prepared to redeploy some manpower.”
While Major General Michael Wood was talking, Li Mochen was distracting him.
He is reviewing the gains from this battle - although he did not stop at all during the battle. But the things left by the demigods have been accepted by him. The little dragon vein is under his control
With his quick eyes and quick hands, as soon as he opened the 'Shadow Trace', all the sacred weapons and space equipment would automatically fall into Li Mochen's hands.
The vampires of the Demon Party are very poor in the impression of outsiders. They generally cannot run industries normally and have always been the key targets of various governments. However, this was the situation hundreds of years ago. Since the two major races of the Demon Party
By establishing the Bloodwing Grand Duchy in the Dark World, they rarely worry about money anymore.
Although they can't get much cash in the dark world, they already have enough sources of materials, and the income from illegal industries in the light world is enough for the devil's party's expenses. And these long-lived vampires are by no means short of superb skills.
The alchemist.
Therefore, Li Mochen's harvest this time was quite good. The seven demigods alone left him twenty-nine holy weapons and weapons, none of which were lower than the third-level holy weapon.
In addition, the troops directly under Alyssa also helped him sweep the entire battlefield.
At that time, there were at least fifty-two legends in the Vampire Clan who died directly from his 'life and death interference' - according to the rules, the trophies left by the Vampire Clan will also belong to him.
It's a pity that the battlefield at that time was too chaotic, and many things have disappeared. After all, Li Mochen's foundation is still shallow. Most of the outsiders he hired have served under him for less than half a year. And people's hearts are unpredictable, and some of them are not
Everyone can be honest and trustworthy. These people can fight bravely when facing ten or even twenty powerful vampires without flinching, but when sacred equipment worth at least 80 million gold shields falls in front of them
, but it is difficult for these people to suppress their greed.
However, Alyssa still collected thirty-two sacred artifacts for him, and there were more than thirty quasi-sacred artifacts.
It is worth mentioning that among the sixty-one pieces of holy weaponry, six of them are level five, which are very powerful equipment. In particular, the cloak left by Elromé Gimitra is a
This quasi-mythical weapon is called the 'Iron Windbreaker', and is made of 'Night Marrow Divine Gold' and 'Divine Meteoric Iron', a type of weapon that is said to come from the kingdom of the gods.
After carefully sensing it, Li Mochen did not hesitate to throw the object to the Wildenstein Alchemy Laboratory in Atlanta, and handed it over to Abraham Wildenstein for processing.
In addition to the ultimate metal domain, this thing also has four advanced domain abilities, all related to defense. Its own defensive capabilities are also extremely powerful and extra strong, almost equivalent to two layers of dragon scales from a demigod dragon.
.It also has a certain ability to change. Not only can it change into armor, cloak, coat, etc., it can also change according to the owner's body shape.
What's amazing is that even if it is stretched into the shape of a giant's or dragon's armor, its defensive capabilities will not be significantly reduced.
The only thing that makes people dissatisfied is that the shape of the armor and coat of this thing is biased towards the dark and vampire style. In addition, blood energy must be used to stimulate its maximum ability.
Li Mochen believes that this equipment is very suitable for Hazel. The latter has already mastered the ability to 'transform into a giant dragon' after fully inheriting the strength of Adriana, the disaster dragon girl.
This allows her to transform into a real dragon, possessing more than twice the strength of her human form, as well as the more terrifying destructive calamity, and summoning a massive calamity and fire rain.
This state has limited effect against true demigods, but if used on the battlefield, it has huge lethality. The only thing that worries people is Hazel's ability to resist strikes, and the red dragon's dragon scales
Their defense power can only be considered above average among their kind.
But before that, he must first transform the magic energy array of the 'iron windbreaker' to make it more suitable for a dragon vein magician. In addition, the styling aspect also needs to be dealt with.
The Wildenstein Alchemy Laboratory, the alchemy department of the Wildenstein Group, was completely in the hands of Kang Xiuli some time ago.
About two months ago, the latter's trusted cousin Abraham Wildenstein had resigned from the Wildenstein Medical Charity Foundation. He was appointed by the board of directors and took over the most important department of the Wildenstein Group.
At the same time, he is in charge of the group's equipment R&D and manufacturing company.
It was also at that time that Li Mochen learned for the first time that there was such an outstanding person in their family.
His great-uncle has made great achievements in both alchemy and medical skills. Especially in alchemy, Abraham has the level of a great alchemist. So far, he has mastered nineteen pieces of sacred equipment, and even Kang Xiuli's
That magic tower also has him
A credit; and in terms of medical skills, this is also Atlanta's most famous general surgical expert, and is a director of the American National Medical Examination Committee - only the 80 top medical experts in the entire country can be honored to be honored.
job.
But before that, Mr. Abraham Wildenstein had always been unknown. He only served as the director of a charity hospital under the Wildenstein Medical Charitable Foundation, and he only showed his talent in the medical field.
It wasn't until Consulli took complete control of the Wildenstein family that he led a large number of his personnel and three top laboratories to dominate all the R&D and manufacturing departments of the Wildenstein family.
Only then did the world learn that Kang Xiuli actually ran such a powerful alchemy and equipment manufacturing team.
Li Mochen felt very regretful when he found out. If he had known this, he should have dragged this person to his Rising Sun Biopharmaceutical Company to study the Moshra people's biological cloning technology.
Abraham Wildenstein's identity and scientific research ability may be more suitable than Professor Gu Hong.
He himself does not mind sharing the bio-reproductive clothing manufacturing technology with Kang Xiuli, he just hopes that this technology can mature and be put into practical use as soon as possible.
In fact, Li Mochen did this. In the past six months, the reason why he has put into use twelve consecutive pieces of legendary creature breeding equipment is largely due to Abraham's contribution.
The latter gave a lot of useful suggestions based on some of the technical information they shared, which helped Xuri Biopharmaceutical Company avoid many detours.
It can be seen from this that this person's alchemy and technical abilities are indeed among the best, and it is easy to transform the 'Iron Windbreaker'.
Li Mochen even threw away most of the sixty-one sacred weapons after that.
These holy weapons also have the same problem. On the one hand, they are not suitable for use by humans and other races. They have to use blood energy and even need to suck human blood. On the other hand, their appearance and style are very unsightly.
I also need to make some modifications along the way.
After something happened on Anthony's side and he had to be frozen most of the time, the alchemy laboratory on the Wildenstein family's side was just enough to meet his needs in this regard.
Their level of alchemy and equipment manufacturing is certainly incomparable to that of Light and Magic Industries, but the gap between them has not reached an irreparable level.
——This is a common practice of almost all big families in America. They would rather bear huge losses in order to support an alchemy team with capable personnel and extremely high standards, even at the forefront of the times.
Not only must we ensure that at least 30% of our top-notch equipment and cutting-edge pharmaceuticals do not need to be purchased from outside, we must also achieve mass production of equipment at some point to avoid being restricted by others in this regard.
So to see if a family is strong, you only need to look at their team of alchemists to get a clue. When a family lags behind in alchemy, it often means that they are heading for decline and decline.
The same is true for the Wildenstein family. Although their equipment manufacturing company has little sales, some of the high-quality products that the company occasionally releases are still highly respected among magic professionals.
After Abraham joined, the group company's alchemy ability and equipment manufacturing level even entered the forefront of all large groups, almost as good as those of the supreme families.
"BOSS? BOSS?"
Just as Li Mochen was cleaning up the trophies one by one, Michael Wood's call brought him back to consciousness again.
Li Mochen found that everyone in the conference room was looking at him. He was stunned for a moment, and then realized that it was his turn to make a concluding speech.
"First of all, I have to thank you all! If it weren't for your hard work during this month, we would not have had the opportunity to force the vampires to leave the canyon and enter our preset positions for a decisive battle. This glorious victory would not have happened -
"
Li Mochen's eloquence had been honed very well when he was in the original realm. At this time, he was eloquent and passionate. In just a few words, he mobilized the atmosphere in the command room. Almost everyone
They were all excited, their faces flushed, and they looked proud.
"——Finally, I have one more request for you. Take a good rest within this month and a half, and then be ready to continue fighting! As you all know, the current goal of the Rising Sun Group is to capture the entire Blood Red Land.
Therefore, after resolving the battle with Philip, I will let you engage in the invasion of the Blood Red Land as soon as possible. And the goal of this operation is to directly capture Highgarden City! This will be our Rising Sun Group's victory in the dark
The foundation of the world!"
After Li Mochen finished speaking, the many generals sitting on the long table in front of him couldn't help but look at each other with strange expressions.
They could tell that their boss really didn't care at all about the battle for hegemony in Atlanta that was about to happen soon.
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After the meeting, Li Mochen handled various matters and files submitted by Alyssa on the spot in this temporary command room.
Although the war in Rochelle Canyon was resolved extremely quickly, the subsequent aftermath was more troublesome to deal with. Such as compensation for casualties, supply of materials, disposal plans for mines and smelters, etc., Li Mochen had to worry about it -
- As the leader of the group, he must at least be informed about these things.
However, not long after Li Mochen's work started, he raised his head helplessly and looked at the 'King of the Void Night' Delphinia, who was walking around in front of his desk with a look of admiration.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't be like this, Del. You make me unable to concentrate on the official documents."
Delphinia was still hesitant until she saw Li Mochen's face becoming increasingly impatient, then she gritted her teeth and said, "Can you draw me a piece of land in the blood-red land, or around here? I don't want much.
, one hundred thousand square kilometers is enough.”
"You want to take a piece of land in the blood-red land, are you sure?"
Li Mochen looked at this person with suspicion: "I heard that you took over a small island from the Bahamas government in the Caribbean? Isn't it very well managed? Many strangers call it their paradise. And, you
Those tribesmen are very taboo about the dark world, right?"
These aliens believe that their mutations originate from the dark world. Continuing to live in this world will intensify their physical changes.
This point has been confirmed by those black demons and the dark ethnic groups originating from humans in the Old Continent.
"Savan Island is very suitable for my tribe, but our tribe cannot live without food and drink, and also needs resources for spiritual practice. I also have to hire a professional company to reclaim the sea and expand the area of Shawan Island - all of which requires money."
Delphinia looked serious: "Not all of my tribe are averse to the dark world, and some are willing to make sacrifices for the tribe. As for mutation, it can be solved through potions. There are various drugs that inhibit mutation.
, can be used to alleviate our condition.”
In fact, Rising Sun Biopharmaceutical, owned by Li Mochen, has it. Anthony and his father bought the patent for this drug in the past. However, it is very troublesome to make, and the materials required for the drug itself are also very expensive. Not many of the Inhumans can afford it.
of.
“A very good idea.”
Li Mochen laughed: "But Del, this time you have already taken 500 million gold shields from me, and also distributed three sacred weapons. One hundred thousand square kilometers of land? Do you know how big this is? This is the entire Blood Red Highlands
One-sixth of the area? How many minerals are there? How many dark creature farms can be built? How much profit can it bring me? How much will I pay for it? With just one sentence, you want to easily transfer this
Will the land be taken away?"
"The Inhumans can work for you, and we can establish a relationship similar to that of a lord and a vassal, or a vassal."
But Delphinia's eyes were a little reluctant: "I said, it must be the Blood Red Highlands. It can also be in the Blood Red Highlands, or near the Holy Stone Fortress. You can lend the equipment of the two brigades to
We, let’s take this territory by ourselves. It’s very good there——”
As she spoke, she pointed to the map hanging behind Li Mochen.
Li Mochen glanced behind him, and then laughed dumbly.
It is another canyon located to the north of the Blood Red Highlands. There is at least 120,000 square kilometers of land in the canyon, and to the east of the canyon exit is a large lake - overall, this is a land with relatively rich resources and easy access.
Undefensible land.
However, if the Inhumans want to stand firm here, they really cannot do without the support from the Blood Red Highlands and the Rising Sun Group.
In addition, this should not be Delphinia's own idea, but the advice of some think tanks of the Inhumans.
"Vessal?"
Li Mochen thought that this 'King of Xuye' had finally fallen into his trap, but there was a look of hesitation on his face: "But I still can't see where my interests lie? Rising Sun Group does not
There is no need for the effectiveness of the aliens, but for this reason
You have to take risks. Many of you, including you, are on the wanted list of the CIA, FBI and other agencies, and you have committed numerous crimes. What's even more ridiculous is that I have to pay more than two billion gold shields for this.
All kinds of equipment.”
Delphinia's face turned pale: "But you only need to pay two billion gold shields and a piece of land that does not belong to you, and you can get two reinforced mecha brigades and more than twenty strangers.
The legendary effectiveness, and even the safety of the north of the Blood Red Highlands. Our clan's combat effectiveness is world-famous. In addition, I can also promise that all our purchases of living supplies and medicines, as well as the sales of all ores and magic energy materials, will be guaranteed.
Leave it to your Rising Sun Group to take charge."
"That sounds pretty good."
Li Mochen thought to himself that this alien race was quite smart.
"But I have to study the feasibility with my think tank, and you have to give me some time to think it over. But Dale, you know what the word vassal means, right? If I agree, then you can ensure that your tribe
Do they all agree with your decision? As far as I know, many of your people don’t—”
"This is my business! I will take care of it."
Delphinia interrupted him in a strong voice: "If you have made a decision, please inform me as soon as possible. I hope it will be within three days."
Li Mochen looked suspiciously, thinking, does this woman need to be so anxious? Is she still showing off in front of him?
Could it be that something happened within the Inhumans?
Just when he was about to investigate in detail, Li Mochen's satellite mobile phone rang at the right time.
Li Mochen originally planned to hang up, but after seeing the caller ID, he stood up and said, "Sorry, I have to answer the phone."
That is Angela's number. The priority of this lover is naturally much higher than that of the Inhumans.
And when Li Mochen answered the signal in an unattended place outside the headquarters, Angela Medici's figure appeared directly in front of him.
——Although the girl’s professional level is only that of a high-level outlaw, her divine power is extraordinary and can cross boundaries and affect the electromagnetic waves here.
Then Li Mochen discovered that Angela's condition was not quite right.
"What's wrong with you, An Qi? What happened?"
Because the electric current manipulated the body formed by the nearby particles and dust, he could not see the girl's face. However, Li Mochen could detect the panic in Angela's eyes - it was a frightened expression.
"Amo!"
There was a vibrato in Angela's voice, and her emotions were obviously in a state of violent ups and downs: "An hour ago, I entered the sealed fifth underground floor of the Money Wings Building, and then I saw the magic array here -"
As she waved her right hand, countless dust particles around her were attracted by the electromagnetic waves, and an image appeared under her feet.
This should be a 1:1 comparison with the fifth underground floor of the Money Wings Building. Unfortunately, Angela's divine power can only show the array structure of the surrounding thirty meters.
However, with Li Mochen's level of magic pattern knowledge, his pupils had already shrunk into needle shapes after just one glance.
"I don't know what my father wants to do? But I know that many people will die in the process. Not many people will survive just in Manhattan or near the Money Wings Building."
Listening to this hesitant voice, Li Mochen raised his eyes expressionlessly: "An Qi, does your father know that you entered here?"
"Probably not! I'm very careful, he is in the continent of Antolia now. There is a problem with the business there, and he has brought many good people here. And -"
Angela raised the 'Loki's Hand of Deception' she wore on her hand: "He doesn't know that my Dragon Vein Warlock level has broken through to level 18. My illusion ability can already deceive the guards here.
Two legends.”
Li Mochen couldn't help but let out a long breath: "Then let me teach you how to do it, An Qi. Now erase all traces and restore everything to its original state. You need to be 300% careful and careful. Your
My father is thoughtful and suspicious, and any suspicion will make him guess the truth. Then he will return to Atlanta and pretend that nothing happened. After you come back, we will find a way. I think they still need time. "
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Three hours later, Li Mochen came to Bethel Estandine's magic tower again with a heavy heart.
Originally, at this time, he should have embarked on the road to retrieve Jennifer Wildenstein. But the scene Angela showed in front of him made him come here to seek help from this powerful mage.
"As expected!"
After looking at the drawings provided by Li Mochen, Professor Estandin sighed: "I had already guessed a few things before, but I didn't expect that he really had such a plan. This guy is quite crazy."
"Can you explain it to me in detail?"
Li Mochen looked at this person with piercing eyes: "I want to know, what exactly is he planning to do?"
Like Angela, he saw that it was a magic energy array destined to cause a huge disaster, but he still knew nothing about the specific purpose of this array.
"The Underworld! They want to build the Underworld that belongs to this land in America."
Professor Estantin knocked his pipe on the corner of the table: "You know, this is the New World. There is such a thing as Hades in the Old World, in Egypt in Africa, and in the East and Poison, but not in America. Maya
The God of Death, A. Puch, once controlled the Kingdom of the Underworld, but before the colonists from the Old World arrived, most of the Mayan Nine Gods no longer existed, including those responsible for leading people to the world of death.
This Lord A. Puch."
Li Mochen was stunned. He was shocked by the generosity of Michelle and the Dragon Witch Cult, and felt even more confused.
"But what good will this do to Michelle?"
"Of course there is! For example, let his partner, Angela's mother, become the 'God of Death' in the New World. I have heard that Diana Olivia also has the power of death, although her level is very low.
Not as good as you. But if her soul is still there, she can be resurrected
The opportunity, that is indeed qualified to compete for this divine position. After all, her illusion ability is almost omnipotent, and she can strengthen the power of death to a high level. You must have a deep understanding of Angela's talent, it is almost
The incarnation of Olivia, the 'Fantasy Dragon God', in the human world."
Estantin knew everything and said endlessly: "Cooperating with the Dragon Witch Cult is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, but I guess Michelle must be extremely confident that he can repel the Dragon Witch Cult as a collaborator and competitor."
opponent."
Li Mochen frowned when he heard this, and then fell into meditation.
"Do you want to stop him?" Estantin asked curiously: "Why? This is very good for you. If Diana Olivia really becomes the God of Death, she will be your strong backing.
With the huge population of America, even if it only takes ten years, it is enough to support a belief in the main god or a high-level law god. This will give you a considerable advantage in the upcoming battle between gods."
"Professor, do you think this kind of test is interesting?"
Li Mochen glanced at the other party coldly, with an unhappy look on his face.
If he could accept such a thing, he would not be the same Wenjian Taoran who had been fighting fiercely with demons for more than sixty years in the Realm of the Original Firmament.
The former ‘Shenxiao Wuji Zixu Immortal King’ was not a pure and upright gentleman, but he was never ambiguous on major issues of right and wrong.
"Okay! It's my fault."
Professor Estandine sincerely apologized: "But what you can do now is actually very limited. You signed an armistice agreement with the Dragon Witch Cult, which has now become the biggest obstacle. But you don't want to go to war with Michelle, right? Even if there is no accident
You can’t bear the opinions of other people and your girlfriend, and Michelle’s backlash. That guy is so scary that even I don’t dare to provoke him easily.”
Li Mochen's aura was gloomy, and this was where he felt embarrassed. At the moment when he was going all out and preparing to fight his many enemies, but he was bitten hard by one of his own, his feeling was naturally indescribable.
The key is that now, he already has many powerful enemies.
"Of course, you can also inform the CIA and other agencies of this information. Although some people are also looking forward to the establishment of Hades, our President will definitely stop it. But in this way, Michelle and your
My girlfriend will also face disaster."
Estantin laughed at this time: "But I can give you good news. Their preparations should not be completed yet, and it will take at least half a year."
As he spoke, a map appeared beside him: "Did you see it? These buildings are located near the Great Lakes?"
"Pentagram array?"
Li Mochen blinked, then relaxed his expression again, and said thoughtfully: "Professor, please speed up the fantasy dragon control. In addition, I have to trouble you with something -
—”
"I don't have any problems here."
Estantin probably knew what Li Mochen wanted to ask for, and shook his head: "But do you know what will happen to you if Michelle's plan fails? The president, the Bright Protestant Church, the Supreme Family, the CIA, the Medici family, and even freedom
Goddess. He will offend many people. Michelle may have already made up her mind to become a benevolent person if she fails, and no longer wants to live. But after his death, things will not end there."
"Of course I know."
Li Mochen raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of unruliness in his eyes: "If they think they can get something or take revenge, I will accompany them."
But before that, he still had to confirm Angela's wishes, even though he was determined.