Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 245 Xin Xia is going to join the National Team? They'll take over the pyramid!

"It hasn't been that long, but Xinxia has changed so much. I almost didn't recognize you," Lu Ran joked.

As Lu Ran's warm, large hand gently stroked the dog's head, Xin Xia whispered:

"No way, we just had a video call not long ago. Has Brother Lu Ran forgotten so quickly?"

Knowing that Lu Ran was joking, Xin Xia wasn't angry at all; she was still immersed in the joy of meeting her brother Lu Ran.

"You bastard, do you know who you're offending?" a furious shout rang out.

In the distance, the female guardian knight protecting Xinxia's safety saw Lu Ran place his hand on Xinxia's head and stroke it, and immediately roared in anger.

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow.

Ye Xinxia immediately dismissed the guards who rushed up, and winked at Lu Ran, saying, "This is the guard that Parthenon prepared for me. Hmm, she is a super-level mage."

Lu Ran understood instantly!

It seems the Great Sage hasn't forgotten the agreement he made with him before.

That is to prepare female bodyguards for Xinxia, ​​and they must be super-level mages, which makes Lu Ran very satisfied.

Knowing Lu Ran's decisive and ruthless nature, Ye Xinxia immediately pleaded for the guard: "Brother Lu Ran, she was just doing her duty and didn't know the inside story. Please don't hold it against her."

Lu Ran laughed upon hearing this. Was he the kind of person who would act without knowing the facts?
"I'm not angry at all; on the contrary, I'm grateful to her for protecting you so well!"

Lu Ran looked at the female super-rank knight and smiled:

"You did a good job just now. You've been protecting my Xinxia for a while now, haven't you? This is a small amount of resources, so please accept it."

As he spoke, Lu Ran tossed out a spatial ring.

The female guard took the device and scanned it with her mental energy; a look of joy instantly appeared on her face!
Inside this spatial ring, there was actually a Fire Element Crystal worth over 100 million!
She suddenly realized the other person's identity and blurted out:
"You're Lu Ran, the one Xin Xia has been talking about?"

Lu Ran's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Xin Xia and teased, "Oh? Xin Xia, so you've been talking about me all this time? Do you really think that way?"

Ye Xinxia nodded, her face slightly flushed, and said softly, "Yeah, I really want to!"

Lu Ran had a sudden thought and said directly, "Xinxia, ​​if you're willing, why don't you stay with the National Team and go to Venice with us? With your current strength, becoming a regular player is just a matter of a word from me!"

Beside him, the super-ranked guardian knight stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what he was hearing!
What? Someone's trying to poach Parthenon's girlfriend?

Xinxia will definitely refuse, right?

To everyone's surprise, Xinxia was very interested and asked, "Is it okay?"

Her only hesitation was whether doing this would have a negative impact.

But if I can be with Brother Lu Ran, none of these things matter.

Using his telepathic abilities, Lu Ran understood Ye Xinxia's heart and instantly smiled:
"Xinxia, ​​don't worry too much. No bad rumors will get in!"

"Besides, you are a Kyushu native, not a Greek, so it makes sense for you to join the Kyushu National Government team."

"So what if they haven't participated in the National Pavilion before? Whether a National Pavilion contestant can advance or not is just a matter of my word, isn't it?"

To put it bluntly, the Kyushu National Team is now, at least until the Venice tournament officially begins, completely under Lu Ran's control!
If Lu Ran doesn't like someone, he can use his captain's authority to make that person leave immediately!

The higher-ups at Kyushu will give him face and grant him this power.

You won't give it to me? Then I'll withdraw from the competition!
You want to win the World University Competition and grab more international resources, right? Without me, Lu Ran, let's see how you win!

This is Lu Ran's source of confidence.

As long as he doesn't participate in the World University Tournament, the Kyushu National Academy's strength rating will drop by at least one level!
From top-tier to first-class.
What does that mean? The gap between them is enormous, an insurmountable chasm!
"Xinxia, ​​since you're willing, then you'll listen to me from now on!"

Ye Xinxia responded softly, while the guards beside her broke out in a cold sweat.

This is such a big deal, should she report it immediately?

But then she suddenly remembered that she still had the resources Lu Ran had given her, and she suddenly realized that this was probably Lu Ran's hush money.
Even if she didn't say it, Parthenon would find out sooner or later.

At most, I was simply unaware of it.

She then left quietly, leaving Lu Ran and Ye Xinxia alone.

After spending some time being intimate with Ye Xinxia, ​​Lu Ran took her to the National Team's location.

Because they were already good friends with Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue, the three of them quickly started chatting and sharing their experiences.

Afterwards, Lu Ran led the National Government team to find Fenner, a super-level strategist stationed in the military camp!
The Nationalist Army's training mission was supposed to be to accompany the army to the pyramids and deal with some of the mummies!
But Lu Ran originally planned to use the Abyss of Evil to devour the pyramid. Not to mention the mummy, even the monarch-level Dark Sword Master, Lu Ran wanted to stew them all in one pot!
Under such circumstances, the Egyptian army could operate without losing a single soldier.

If he doesn't ask for some compensation, wouldn't he be working for free?
Although the war in the underworld was not launched for Egypt's sake, having gained such a huge advantage, how could Egypt not share some of it?
Lu Ran got straight to the point, stating the details of the deal he wanted to make with Fenner.

That means Lu Ran will be in charge of dealing with the pyramids that the Egyptian army is about to advance on!

Beset by the mirage, the Egyptian army was forced to send troops to the pyramids, but that would inevitably result in heavy casualties.

Now that someone has made this request, and the other party is the captain of the Kyushu National Team, Fenner's eyes immediately lit up:

"Could it be that Kyushu is willing to send troops to conquer the pyramids? How many people have they sent?"

Lu Ran's smile remained unchanged as he slowly said:
"Kyushu will not get involved in this matter; it's purely a deal I'm making with the Egyptian military!"

"The Egyptian army only needs to stay for a few days. I have a way to solve the problem of the pyramid's shimmering light that's been troubling you!"

"Of course, in return, you need to provide me with a sum of resources that will satisfy me."

"One word: yes or no!"

Upon hearing this, Fenner fell silent!

If the other party hadn't been the captain of the Kyushu National Government, a legendary figure who had just killed the cardinal in New York and solved an international problem with a forbidden spell in Japan, she probably would have kicked him out immediately.

But Lu Ran's words really appealed to her!
If the pyramids could be destroyed without losing a single soldier, that would be something that all the people of Egypt would love to see.

The premise is that the resources requested by the other party are not exorbitant.

"How many resources do you need?" Fenner asked tentatively.

Lu Ran smiled and took out a resource list that he had prepared in advance.

“Star Sea Celestial Vein? Sure, but the quantity of magic stone ore is too large, and the mining period and share are too much!” Fenner said calmly.

Lu Ran smiled slightly: "Advisor, don't rush to conclusions. I have another piece of information: there is a monarch-level Dark Sword Master inside the Habo Pyramid!"

(End of this chapter)