Every day on the Flash Plain is busy and bustling, with a vast expanse of white sandy plain stretching out as far as the eye can see. This is also the region where the Kalan Empire has the most abundant mineral deposits and the most concentrated ore veins.

  On the vast sparkling plain, there is an area where hundreds of tents are gathered together. The entire sparkling plain has also been divided into a special area since three stars.

  Each block of the divided area has a strict boundary that cannot be crossed. If any mercenary group does not follow the rules, it will be completely sealed by the Mercenary Guild. The three-star division area is the largest in scope and area, and the personnel are naturally complex and numerous.

  There are over a hundred Three-Star teams registered in the Mercenary Guild, although the area is vast, but after being divided up finely, each mercenary team only gets a small piece of land. In the division of the Three-Star region, there is no stipulation as to which mercenary team guards which region. To put it correctly, this Three-Star region is jointly developed by over a hundred Three-Star teams. You can develop anywhere in this region, as long as you have enough strength to occupy here for a long time, then this place belongs to you!

  The ore that has already been excavated, others also have the right to rob, as long as you don't exceed the range of three stars, whatever you do is allowed, killing people and robbing goods, these are all permitted in the world of mercenaries.

  No one in this world will talk about courtesy before military power, coming first and arriving later. Everything is based on one's own strength to speak, whoever has the strength has the qualification to possess!

  In the Three-Star region, a dozen or so mercenary groups with top-notch strength have taken control of the low-grade mineral veins extracted from this area. Although these mineral veins can only extract the lowest grade of ore, these Three-Star groups still treasure them like precious jewels, after all, having something is better than nothing. Meanwhile, other Three-Star groups that lack sufficient strength can only search for even more barren areas, and even if they excavate for years, they won't even catch a glimpse of any ore.

  Over a hundred three-star teams, only a dozen or so have dug up mineral veins. This is not to make the other dozens of three-star teams jealous, but unfortunately, they can't compete with their strength and can only watch with envy. However, things are different now. Among these dozen or so, the Red Maple Mercenary Team's strength has greatly decreased, with only a handful of fifth-level masters. This Red Maple is fundamentally unable to defend the mineral veins it dug up. In the previous days, Wang Ming was in Flashlight Plains to deal with the espionage and provocations from other three-star teams. Under Wang Ming's late-stage fifth-level strength, Red Maple barely held on. However, something unexpected happened again to Red Maple.

  Recently, a message has been circulating from somewhere, and everyone who hears it is excited, greedy, and even eager to move. The Red Maple Mercenary Corps actually mined out a special-grade ore!

  The news spread like the wind to the ears of all mercenaries, naturally causing a heated discussion. Hong Feng excavated special-grade ore? This news was also too absurd!

  It's common knowledge that the three-star divided area is the worst place in Flash Plain, where can you mine special-grade ore? What a big joke!

  Some people are disdainful, but some people don't think so. The four five-star generals were among the "some people".

  In the headquarters of the Mercenary Guild's Ferocious Tiger Squad, four five-star squad leaders gathered here, all with suspicious expressions on their faces.

  "This news is too absurd. Can that barren land have a special-grade ore?" Ta Ba blurted out, his tone filled with deep skepticism.

  "Yes, logically speaking, our region is the most likely place to find top-grade ore." The leader of the Cold Moon Team spoke up, looking at the leader of the Blazing Fire Team who was sitting beside him. Among the four team leaders, two pairs were quite close, and although Leng Xianshuo and Tuoba Jian had a prickly relationship, if anything really happened, they would indeed be the most solid allies.

  The captain of the Blazing Fire Squad also nodded, this place is the most fertile and has the highest chance of producing top-grade ore, but no top-grade ore appeared here, yet it appeared in that place, doesn't make sense!

  Leng Xiaoze remained silent for a long time, he was the most cerebral of the four team leaders, after thinking for a long time, he naturally had different views.

  "Gentlemen, a fifth-level magician has been recruited by Hong Feng. What do you think is the reason behind it?"

  As soon as Leng Xiao's words came out, the other three people had an epiphany. The severely damaged Hong Feng was able to make that fifth-level magician so devoted, and in the face of the two five-star team leaders' crazy conditions, he didn't budge. What did Hong Feng rely on? Of course, it was something better than the conditions offered by the two team leaders! The only possibility is the top-grade ore!

  "My god, if Hong Feng really excavates the top-grade ore, does he think he can swallow it all by himself?" Ta Ba Gang's eyes narrowed, his face revealing a fierce and brutal expression.

  "General Leng, this speculation may not be wrong, but it's really...". Han Yue and Lie Huo still had a skeptical attitude, while Leng Xiao Se saw it and couldn't help but hum coldly.

  "Is it really an unreasonable thing to happen? Haven't unreasonable things been happening less often recently?! A mere three-star mercenary group letting a fifth-level mage stay behind, is that reasonable?! The most unreasonable things have all happened, what's the point of reason?! We've been excavating mines for at least several decades, have you ever seen even a shadow of an extreme-grade ore?"

  The other three shook their heads, "Who stipulated that top-grade ore must appear in which place, and who stipulated that top-grade ore cannot take root in barren places?"

  The other three looked thoughtful, "So to say..."

  "If Hong Feng didn't have that top-grade ore, how could that little girl possibly resist the temptation of me and Tuoba?"

  Leng Yue and Lie Huo's team leader was still indecisive, but Leng Xiao Se saw him and stood up with a cold smile on his lips. "I don't have time to keep you company, I'm leaving!"

  Leng Xiao Se walked away, and Tuoba Gang immediately followed closely behind, "Leng Xiao Se, wait for me! If we're good brothers, let's share it together!"

  Looking at the back of Tuoba Gang and Leng Xiao Se, who left one after another, Leng Yue and Lie Huo, the team leaders, looked at each other. Although they were relegated to the second tier, their strength was not weak either. If there really was a special-grade ore vein, but it was all divided up by those two people, wouldn't they be at a loss?

  It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not exist!

  The two of them also made a decision in their hearts, if they were going to separate, then naturally all four would be together, this is only fair, isn't it!

  On the Flash Plains, things were gradually getting out of hand. The Red Maple side was even more chaotic, with provocations and attacks increasing daily. At first, everyone didn't know the reason, they were all puzzled. However, when they heard the news, Wang Ming was stunned. Top-grade ore? Red Maple dug up top-grade ore? Which scammer came out to spread rumors?!

  After the message went crazy, coupled with Yun Feng's insistence on staying in the Red Maple Mercenary Corps being too strange, this originally almost absurd news gradually became real, evolving to the end, Red Maple really dug up a special-grade ore!

  Wang Ming's repeated explanations were no longer effective, and in the midst of frantic greed and long-standing envy, no one could listen to his defense. Everyone had a firm idea in their mind: Hong Feng had dug up a special-grade ore vein, and there was a special-grade ore vein in their area!

  Samsung's entire region was boiling, countless mercenary groups launched an attack on Red Maple, and as more and more mercenary groups joined in, Zhao Mingqi also rushed over. All of Red Maple's fifth-level masters arrived at the Sparkling Plains, and after a chaotic battle, Zhao Mingqi couldn't help but cry and laugh, knowing that saying anything else would be useless. If any of Red Maple's masters were injured in this melee...

  Every day, the territory of Hong Feng is filled with the sound of fierce fighting. The three-star mercenaries are all red-eyed, determined to fight for this piece of land no matter what. However, the three-star team is not made up of fools, they are all holding their breath and waiting for others to make a move, waiting to be the ones who reap the benefits without doing anything.

  More and more people are provoking, more and more people are being beaten back. Wang Ming and Zhao Mingqi are stubbornly guarding their own territory. Now the fake has become real, they have no power to argue with this fact. A few fifth-level masters also barely supported for a period of time. However, as time passed, more and more mercenary groups could not sit still, and even several mercenary groups had discussed joining forces to seize that piece of land!

  The four-star mercenary corps naturally also received this news, but they didn't dare to make a move, after all, if the region collapsed, things would not develop well. The four-star mercenary corps couldn't move, it didn't mean they were really helpless and let those three-star teams take advantage of them for nothing. The four-star mercenary corps immediately indirectly controlled the three-star teams they had supported, if there was a special-grade ore vein, they also wanted to get a share of it with drooling mouths.

  "Commander Ye, what do you think about this matter?" In a tent of the Four-Star Mercenary Team, four people sat together, all of whom were among the strongest in the team and also the powers backed by the five-star teams. The relationship network between the mercenary union's layers was exceptionally dense, with upper levels supporting lower levels being a normal phenomenon.

  Ye Tuanzhang sat at the top, Ye Tuanzhang's four-star team was exactly the one supported by Hansheng Mercenary Corps. Since that message came, Leng Xiaoze had been asking Ye Tuanzhang to closely monitor the movements in the three-star area and report immediately if there were any unusual movements!

  The sparkling plain of the Three Stars region is now on the verge of boiling over, with more and more Three Star mercenary groups growing restless, their eyes reddening like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing a juicy piece of fresh meat.

  "Gentlemen, I suppose those few seniors also have a clear understanding of this matter. This fat sheep cannot be allowed to be snatched away by those three-star teams."

  "What you said is right, those three-star teams should stop daydreaming. If there really are special-grade mineral veins, how could they possibly get their hands on them?"

  The rest of the people also laughed when they heard it, and one of them asked Ye Tuan in a low voice, "Are we still holding back for now? Those three-star teams seem to have formed an alliance in secret."

  Ye Tuanzhang sat there, silent, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. Each of them had their own three-star teams below, but the strong dragon couldn't suppress the local snake. Among hundreds of three-star teams, only a few had backing, while the rest relied on their own strength to fight their way up. If dozens of teams without backing formed an alliance, and these several teams with backing formed another team, the contrast between the two sides would still be too great.

  The mercenary groups with and without backing have always looked down on each other, with great contradictions. This news has shocked the entire Flash Plain, and everyone wants to get a share of it. In the three-star area, the contradictions between these two factions have also rapidly intensified with the spread of this news.

  "My family's adults have not given instructions, this matter is not easy to handle... after all, we can't cross regions, otherwise...". Several team leaders who heard this were also anxious, and the possible appearance of a special-grade ore vein happened to be in the Three-Star region, in the lowest-level region. This made the four-star teams anxious, those with subordinates were not too anxious, while those without subordinates in the three-star teams were thoroughly enraged. Due to the mercenary guild's iron-like rules, they didn't dare to act rashly, otherwise, this Sparkling Plains would be thrown into chaos.

  "The big shot from my house has arrived!" Ye Team Leader seemed to have a premonition, and the others were the same, their faces involuntarily showing a hint of excitement. What kind of matter could bring together four five-star team leaders? Besides that once-in-a-century magician, it could only be the discovery of a special-grade mineral vein!

  As soon as the words fell, the curtain of the tent automatically lifted without wind, and four middle-aged men with imposing momentum flashed in, while several other four-star generals immediately stood up from their seats and stood aside respectfully, "Sir!"

  These four four-star team leaders stood beside them with humble expressions, while the four five-star team leaders sat in their seats, all with an air of calm and majesty. The battle auras of the four level-9 warriors hovered subtly around this area, making even breathing feel stifling. The four four-star team leaders remained silent, waiting for these four big shots to speak up.

  "What's the situation like here?" asked Han Xing, the cold and frosty five-star general. Ye Tuanzhang immediately replied, "Sir, the situation here is getting more and more out of control. Now several three-star generals are planning to secretly form an alliance to snatch the meat from Hong Feng's hands."

  Leng Xiao Se's expression darkened, and Tuoba Gang loudly cursed, "I'll be damned, a bunch of three-star bastards dare to fight with me over things!"

  The four four-star team leaders couldn't help but secretly smile wryly, the three-star ones were a bunch of kids, so what were they... slightly grown-up kids? This Tuoba Gang was really not taking them seriously.

  "Alright, Tuoba, you're so quick to flare up, are you a barrel of explosives?" Leng Xiaoze gave Tuoba Gang a sideways glance, probably only Leng Xiaoze dared to treat Tuoba Gang like this.

  "Ye Gu, where is the specific location of the mine vein held by Hong Feng?"

  Ye Tuan Chang immediately pulled out a map, pointing out the location of Hong Feng's mineral vein. Cold Xiao Se and the other three looked at it carefully, but didn't think there was anything special about this region.

  "This place isn't great either, will there really be a special vein?" The two captains of Cold Moon and Lava were still not entirely convinced, especially after seeing the map, they had some doubts.

  Leng Xiao Se coldly smiled and stood up, "Ye Gu, lead the way. I want to see this land that can produce a special-grade ore vein!"

  Leaf Team Leader was shocked upon hearing this. "Sir, won't this break the rules?"

  Leng Xiao Se smiled and said, "Does the rule say that a five-star team leader can't go to a three-star area? As long as we don't take action, it doesn't count as breaking the rules."

  Ye Tuan Chang immediately understood, Cold Gentleman's purpose this time was to intimidate. If the Five-Star Team Leader personally opened his mouth to take down this fat sheep, those three-star ones would also dare not snatch it.

  "Follow me, sir!" Captain Ye immediately took the lead and walked out, with Cold Xiao's figure flashing as he chased after him. Tuoba Gang saw it and immediately followed, not falling behind at all. The other two naturally also steeled themselves and followed, their figures keeping up. The four five-star team captains set off towards the three-star region!

  "Red Maple! Hand over this mine vein, can you even hold on to it with your current strength?" A three-star captain stood with his men, sneering, while Wang Ming and Zhao Mingqi, along with Red Maple's several fifth-level experts, glared at them with boundless anger.

  Thieves, all of them are just a bunch of thieves!

  "Let me say it again, there is no superior ore vein here!" Wang Ming swung his large knife and roared with a fierce aura. The continuous intense battles of the past few days had not defeated him, but deep fatigue was evident.

  "Haha, no! Without a special-grade ore, what makes you think you can recruit that fifth-grade magician!" The leader of the three-star team, with red eyes, shouted out loud, staring at the mine entrance behind Hong Feng and the others, his eyes filled with a frenzied color.

  "Hand it over quietly! Don't make me take action, I won't give you a good outcome if I have to do it myself! What about that level 5 magician of yours? Let her come out!"

  The captain of the three-star team laughed wildly, and the others also burst into laughter. At first, they didn't dare to make any sudden moves, fearing that the fifth-level magician would come to assist. However, after so many days had passed, the fifth-level magician had lost his trace, and gradually, everyone's courage grew. Red Maple wouldn't possibly send a magician out at this time; if the fifth-level magician was slightly injured, their evaluation conference would be ruined!

  "No matter what you think, that is the young lady of Hong Feng, and Hong Feng has given her nothing!" Zhao Mingqi shouted loudly, holding his own double swords. Everyone in Hong Feng's heart was clear: Yun Feng stayed in Hong Feng for what reason! Not for benefit, not for power, but for the sake of Hong Feng and the Yun family's inheritance of justice!

  How can they understand the meaning in their hearts filled with desires and greed?

  "Haha, I've heard these words so many times that my ears are going to grow calluses! Since you refuse our toast and won't drink the penalty wine, don't blame us for not being polite!"

  "Just you come! Our Red Maple is not afraid of your despicable gang!" Zhao Yan's face was red with rage, his voice hoarse from shouting. These days he had finally realized the cruelty of the mercenary world and had been through many battles. He didn't know where this rumor came from, but he understood that someone was intentionally framing Red Maple! Handing over the mine would naturally calm things down, and fighting again would be someone else's business, but in Red Maple's bones, there were no words of surrender!

  This mine is theirs, why should they give it away to others!

  "What a reckless little kid, I'll take you down first!" The face of the Three Star Team leader changed, a ferocious look suddenly appearing on his face. Zhao Yan also showed no fear, while Wang Ming and Zhao Mingqi's battle spirit burst out again, another chaotic fight ensued, with Red Maple bravely taking them on!

  "Hmm, this three-star region is even more lively than I imagined." A voice suddenly rang out in the air, and everyone's face changed. The three-star team leader who had been shouting and killing just now also suddenly tightened his expression.

  "Who is it?" shouted Captain Three Stars into the distance, and in a few seconds, several figures burst forth from the air. When these people arrived at this chaotic Three Star area, everyone here took a deep breath.

  Four Five-Star Corps Commanders?!

  Ye Tuanzhang led the four of them to the location, and immediately stood respectfully to one side. Cold and stern, he gazed at the chaotic scene before him. The undisguised greed and desire in the eyes of these three-star team members were also a testament to the urgency in their hearts.

  "Five, Five-star Corps, Commander... " The three-star corps commander had lost his earlier arrogance and was now stuttering, not daring to look directly at Leng Xiansi, he lowered his head and took a few steps back.

  The other three-star mercenary groups also realized at this moment that the meat in the three-star region was being eyed by these five-star group leaders, and everyone's heart was angry but dared not speak out. It was clearly a matter of the three-star region, yet the five-star ones came to intervene, and it was clear that they were the fat sheep in their mouths, yet these people came over and insisted on dragging them away.

  It's just a flash of anger in my heart, and the people from Samsung naturally wouldn't dare to express it openly. They're not eager to shorten their own lives. Seeing the four big shots gathered here, they also understand that they have no chance anymore. The jackals surrounding Hong Feng in recent days have all quietly retreated because four male lions have arrived.

  "This, the four seniors have come, this mine vein naturally belongs to you, hehe... This, I will take my leave!" Under the cold and icy gaze of Leng Xue, Sanxing Tuantuan's voice trembled as he finished speaking, silently scolding himself for being so spineless. However, in front of a 9th-level expert, what else could he do?

  With his men, he left with a humiliated face. Hong Feng's crisis this time was safely passed, but Wang Ming, Zhao Mingqi and Zhao Yan had no gratitude at all.

  They are not three-year-old children, what is the difference between the reason why the four five-star team leaders came here and those jackals just now? The people of Hong Feng did not relax any defense, even if they were facing the four five-star team leaders, even if they were facing the four ninth-level strongmen, the brave warriors of Hong Feng still did not retreat.

  This is probably the fundamental reason why Hong Feng became a clear stream in this mercenary world.

  "A few adults have come, I don't know what's going on?" Zhao Mingqi put away his weapon and cupped his hands towards the four big shots, although he had already figured out their intentions in his heart, he still had to put on an air of ignorance.

  "Commander Zhao, your words are interesting. We've come here, but you still don't know why?" Leng Xian's smile was light, but the oppressive ninth-level battle aura slowly pressed in, causing Zhao Mingqi's face to change instantly as he struggled to mobilize his own battle aura to barely support himself.

  "Cold gentleman, honest people don't speak in riddles. The thoughts of these few people are probably similar to those robbers." Zhao Mingqi's words indeed made the faces of these four big shots somewhat difficult to look at. Although the four people were all holding a robber's mentality, on the surface they were doing quite well. Now being exposed by one sentence, it was indeed somewhat embarrassing.

  "Hmph! Since you're clear about it, we won't waste words. Hand over this mine vein and Red Maple will also get rid of a trouble." Tuoba Gang took a step forward, his tiger-like body exuding a strong 9th-level battle aura that pressed down on Zhao Mingqi, who was already unable to withstand the combined pressure of the cold and frosty atmosphere, and he knelt down on one knee.

  "Why don't a few adults just rob openly? Isn't it more straightforward?! Do you need to use such intimidation?" Zhao Yan angrily shouted, his body was shocked by the fighting spirit of several people, nailed to the spot, looking at his father's wretched appearance, couldn't help but redden his eyes.

  "Hey, kid! Don't think we don't dare to take action!" Tuoba Gang's temper was suddenly ignited. Being ignored by that fifth-level magician was one thing, but a mere third-level nobody dared to speak to him like this?

  "Tuoba, be mindful of your boundaries!" A cold and stern voice transmitted a message, and Tuoba's anger finally subsided. The rules of the Mercenary Guild were clear: they could not overstep their bounds. Once they did, even if they were five-star team leaders, they would still face severe punishment from the guild. They had come to the three-star region, but only on the condition that they did not take action.

  He coldly gazed at the few people in front of him, constantly thinking to himself that they couldn't make a move in this area. Once they made a move, it would be equivalent to breaking the rules. These few people might also have grasped this point firmly, which is why they had such an fearless attitude. Hehe, I really underestimated them.

  "Heh heh, Red Maple's people, this mine is a huge trouble for you all, it will bring endless disasters to you. Why bother guarding this area? Alright, I can give you some good advice."

  Zhao Ming struggled to get up from the ground, slightly curling his lips, "Let's hear what you have to say, sir."

  His cold eyes turned around, "If you are willing to give up this mine, I can lend you a master hand, what do you think?"

  This condition indeed moved Zhao Ming's heart a little, but the high-handed person you lent is only helping this one time. What if this high-handed person uses his strength to seize Hong Feng's leadership and Hong Feng becomes your puppet?

  Zhao Mingqi thought of a way out and his face couldn't help but turn slightly red with embarrassment, this cold and stern person was indeed a clever calculator!

  "General Leng, your calculations are quite good, but aren't you being a bit too greedy?" A cold and clear female voice came over, Wang Ming and Zhao Yan both looked at the figure rushing from afar, unable to help but whisper, "Miss..."