Chapter 429: Chapter 342: The Large-Scale Exploration Plan【5K】_3

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In terms of clothing, equipment, and overall appearance, the Master Leo Fan Club and the Mountain and Sea Alliance’s squad of lords indeed outshined those solitary lords by quite a bit.

At the same time, they were also the strongest combined forces of lords that Leo Ray had ever seen, with each squad having around four hundred members just within the scope of his vision.

“According to Gabriel Jordan, such a scale is considered to be an extremely large force among lords. After all, there aren’t many places as suitable for development as this one, and very few lords have territories grouped so densely,” muttered Leo Ray as he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Of course, even with such strength, it was still not worth mentioning for him.

“Looking at the current situation, the development level here is considered the ceiling for most lords, right?”

Thinking about this, Leo Ray nodded slightly, a puzzled look appeared on his face, and he murmured to himself, “What exactly is this ‘operation’ that these lords are talking about?”

Just as Leo Ray was pondering, Gabriel Jordan seemed to have thought of something, smiled faintly, and took out a mottled stone axe from behind, handing it to Leo Ray, “Take this for self-defense, Shawn Sands, brother. Something is always better than nothing.”

Accepting the crude axe from Gabriel Jordan with some surprise, Leo Ray thanked him before murmuring with a wry smile in his heart, “Goodness, this crude logging axe really brings back memories.”

“No need to be so polite, Brother Shawn Sands, we’re all members of Master Leo Fan Club. If Master Leo were here, he would do the same,” he said.

After saying that, Gabriel Jordan’s eyes were filled with irrepressible admiration.

“If Master Leo were here and saw such a slacker in the Master Leo Fan Club, that would be interesting!”

Hearing that, James Hugh snorted disdainfully and left with the other lords.

“James Hugh, if you keep acting like this, I’ll go to Team Leader Quinn Serena and complain!”

After shouting at their retreating figures, Gabriel Jordan turned to Leo Ray apologetically, “Brother Shawn Sands, please don’t mind them. Actually, that guy is really a nice person.”

“It’s fine.”

Leo Ray raised an eyebrow and smiled indifferently.

He naturally wouldn’t bother too much about those people.

Leo Ray had come to participate in this so-called operation as a normal lord in order to blend in and learn more about the current state of the other lords.

Their behavior only served to make Leo Ray more ordinary and better observe everything.

After a moment of contemplation, Leo Ray raised the question that had been lingering in his mind to Gabriel Jordan: “To be honest, my arrival here is purely accidental. I don’t know the reason for your gathering here.”

“So that’s how it is. No wonder you only brought five subordinates, Brother Shawn Sands. Your territory must not be far from here, right?”

On the other side, Gabriel Jordan nodded thoughtfully.

This mountain range, with its crisscrossing ravines and dense vegetation, made it extremely easy to hide a lord’s mansion and several buildings.

Realizing this, Gabriel Jordan smiled faintly before replying: “Since Brother Shawn Sands is also a member of our Master Leo Fan Club, I don’t have to hide anything from you.”

“Yesterday morning, one of our teammates from Lane No.9 Club who has an awakened treasure-seeking talent discovered a very hidden natural cave not far from this mountain stream. They deduced that there must be a treasure or some other high-value item inside.”

“That cave happens to be in the territory of the Mountain and Sea Alliance, so after several unpleasant negotiations, we formed a joint exploration team with those guys from the Mountain and Sea Alliance.”

“The specific lineup includes Team Leader Quinn Serena, their boss Levi Marshall, and several other capable lords, as well as more than twenty Tier 1 Seven-Star elite warriors as subordinates who then entered the underground cave together.”

Upon reaching this point, Gabriel Jordan paused before continuing: “According to Team Leader Quinn Serena, the underground cave has a vast, unique space.”

“However, not long after entering the cave, the team was attacked by a group of Tier 1 magical beasts and a Tier 2 magical beast. They barely managed to escape with their lives.”

“Through our experiences during this time, we found that the more people there are, the less likely most demon beasts are to appear.”

“So, after discussing with the Mountain and Sea Alliance, we decided to gather a large number of people to resume the exploration. If we’re lucky, we might be able to obtain the treasure inside without fighting.”

“Moreover, to gather more manpower and be prepared for any unforeseen circumstances, Team Leader Quinn Serena announced the assembly location in the chat channel. All the lords who come will have their spoils evenly distributed as long as they follow the commands.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Upon hearing this, Leo Ray raised an eyebrow and thought to himself, “One thousand people exploring a vast underground cave together… That’s quite interesting. But what I’m more curious about is the treasure inside.”

“Speaking of which, these two groups who couldn’t get along have chosen to cooperate now? Things probably won’t be as simple as they seem, right?”

“Well, the current me is just an ordinary lord. I’ll just watch and see what happens.”

Just as Leo Ray was thinking this, several lordly figures approached from the Mountain and Sea Alliance’s camp, led by the young man with the twin swords named Levi Marshall.

When they came closer, Levi Marshall smiled slightly and said, “Alright, Team Leader Quinn, it’s about time. Let your Master Leo Fan Club take the lead and be responsible for both wings.”

From his tone, it was obvious that he did not take Quinn Serena seriously at all.

“We’re taking the lead and responsible for both wings? Are you kidding? Didn’t we agree to distribute things evenly?”

Quinn Serena snorted lightly and responded sharply, “Don’t forget, according to what we agreed on yesterday, I am the commander for this operation!”

“You said you’re the commander?”

Hearing this, Levi Marshall laughed as if he had heard a hilarious joke, “How could I possibly let you be the commander for this operation?”

“Levi Marshall, what are you implying?”

Seeing the mocking expression on his face, Quinn Serena’s fair cheeks started to darken.