Global Martial Arts: Slaughter to Become Emperor

Chapter 431 Zhang Tao Playing the Victim

Chapter 432 Zhang Tao Playing the Victim

On the other side, after Zhang Tao left, he was all smiles. Others might not know what happened, but he knew perfectly well that it was Fang Ping who did it. As for why he didn't find anything in the storage ring, Fang Ping had been keeping secrets for a long time.

Suppressing his smile, Zhang Tao prepared to make his move. Fang Ping could gain quite a bit of benefit this time, and it would be a good opportunity to extort a sum of money from him.

"You guys were amazing in the Battlegrounds! You were so impressive! You wiped out everyone on the other side!"

"—The main problem is that they're all too useless—"

Fang Ping was initially excitedly talking, ready to boast about his achievements, but after glancing at Zhang Tao's expression, he stopped talking. "Keep going, why did you stop? You guys were so powerful, weren't you? You wiped them all out, was it fun to just kill everyone like that?"

Zhang Tao snorted coldly.

They were indeed trying to extort money from Fang Ping, but what he said wasn't entirely false. It wasn't that killing was unacceptable; killing was fine, so what? The key was that they didn't expect this kid to be so good at killing, almost wiping out everyone. If Li Zhen hadn't quickly called Zhang Tao over, and if there hadn't been other top-tier guardians watching over Yu Hai Mountain, they might not have made it back this time. Did these guys really think everyone else was stupid? Almost everyone else was dead, and only the humans had a large number of survivors. Even if they shifted the blame, they couldn't pin it on anyone else. This time, they stumbled upon a weakness of Ji Yao's, at least giving them a plausible reason to leave. Otherwise, they would have really let her stay.

Without saying anything more, Zhang Tao changed the subject and asked, "Where is the storage ring hidden?"

"Huh?" Fang Ping feigned ignorance. "Don't pretend, you definitely have a storage ring. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to bring back so much stuff from Tiannan. Wang Jinyang and the others' storage rings couldn't hold it all."

"—Huh? No—"

Zhang Tao looked at Fang Ping with a half-smile. "A higher-level storage ring? Merged with the Three Jiao Gate? Fine, I won't ask about your luck, but what about the other items this time?"

"what?"

"What, are you pretending to be stupid? Don't tell me you didn't get any loot from your killings? Otherwise, I'll throw you back here so you can tell those top experts."

"Are you trying to rob me again?" Fang Ping said with a wronged expression.

Wang Jinyang and the others who were listening remained silent. After all, neither side was easy to mess with, so they decided to just be bystanders.

"What are you saying? Do I look like that kind of person?"

Fang Ping gave Zhang Tao a look that told him to figure it out for himself—it wasn't just similar, it was exactly like him!

"Look, our two top experts are protecting you, and the top experts of Yuhai Mountain are confronting each other. They are taking huge risks. You can calculate for yourself how much labor fees, compensation for mental distress, and lost wages you need."

When Fang Ping heard Zhang Tao even bring up compensation for emotional distress, he knew that he was going to have to pay a hefty price this time. He also knew that the trouble he had caused was indeed considerable. Helplessly, he said, "Minister Zhang, please stop. I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you. We didn't steal that much this time. Here are five divine weapons for you."

Zhang Tao didn't say anything, just smiled and looked at him. Fang Ping got goosebumps all over from his gaze, and had no choice but to speak again.

"Ten handles————"

Seeing that Zhang Tao still didn't move, Fang Ping rubbed his head and said helplessly, "Minister Zhang, I really didn't grab much this time, only forty or fifty in total. It's not like I'm the only one getting a share. You can't expect me to go to the battlefield for nothing and get nothing, can you?"

"20 of them. Those divine weapons aren't very useful to you. They're mostly seventh or eighth-grade divine weapons, which your Magic Martial Arts Academy doesn't lack. But the Grandmasters on the government's side are missing them. Each divine weapon could potentially save their lives. You don't want the Grandmasters to die tragically on the battlefield this time because they don't have divine weapons, do you?"

Zhang Tao then began to play the emotional card.

"Alright, I'll take the loss and support those grandmasters on the front lines," Fang Ping nodded firmly and said.

"That's right. You see, if you need anything in the future, the government will definitely not be stingy. If you need the ultimate weapon, we won't hesitate either," Zhang Tao nodded in satisfaction.

After all, he only came to support the event, and before a fight even started, he got 20 divine weapons. What a lucrative deal!

Li Zhen, who was standing next to him, was also very happy. He wondered how much he could get back. His military was poor too, and they needed divine soldiers.

Zhang Tao glanced at Li Hansong and the others, then spoke again, "People, when they get old, like to reminisce about the past. Not many of our generation remember it now. Back then, many reached the seventh or eighth rank before me, but none of them survived. We advanced early, so we had to face the attacks of the underground world early. Humans can't show weakness. To gain a foothold, we can only risk the lives of our predecessors. I remember the prodigy who came with me back then, who reached the eighth rank at a young age. In a great battle, to resist the ninth rank, he charged in bare-handed. In the end, his golden body was obliterated. If he had had a divine weapon, he wouldn't have ended up like this. Maybe he would be a peerless master now. Not only him, but how many other grandmasters fought against the underground world bare-handed? They burned their lives and fought to the last moment—"

"This is the glory of our human race! If the grandmasters of yesteryear had possessed a divine weapon, they wouldn't have achieved this. It's a pity that we have all this strength, yet we can't even provide the grandmasters with a suitable weapon. I, as the head of this department, am truly ruthless!"

The people from Zhenxing City nearby were filled with sorrow, while Fang Ping cursed inwardly. Enough already! Old Zhang, you're a peak expert, playing the victim in front of us, and you keep saying you're unarmed and have no divine weapons. Are you trying to trick them into revealing your true wealth? "Minister, this time entering the King's Battleground, we also captured quite a few divine weapons—"

Yao Chengjun, who was standing next to him, said, "Those are your own spoils of war, you can use them yourselves." Zhang Tao refused.

"We don't need that many. Humanity is in decline now, so these divine weapons are useless to me. Minister, I am willing to give 10 divine weapons to all of you grandmasters."

Yao Chengjun said firmly.

"I thank you on behalf of the masters fighting on the front lines. With your divine weapon, they will be able to fight the underground warriors better and be safer."

Zhang Tao said with a serious expression.

"Minister Zhang, I'll also place ten bets."

Li Hansong, in a moment of impulsiveness, also raised his hand and spoke.

"You are all good children————"

Zhang Tao covered his face as he spoke, barely able to hide the smile on his lips. He had suddenly acquired another 20 divine weapons, and with the ones he had before, now even rank eight could use divine weapons.

Fang Ping, standing nearby, was furious. These people were betraying him. He had just managed to fool them for so long, but it was no use. They just casually pulled out ten of them. Didn't he have even more in his own stash?

Fortunately, only Li Hansong and Yao Chengjun were fooled; the others were quite normal.

Otherwise, he would be completely unable to explain himself.

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