Odysseus is very well-known among both the residents and adventurers. He can also talk to many brigades. In Mu Hua's eyes, he was definitely a big shot.
But to be honest, Odysseus can hardly communicate with adventurers above the level of the brigade.
Perhaps because of his work, whether it is the ghosts or the shadow of the crown, they may know Odysseus, but they are generally unwilling to have any intersection with him.
"Has your vision recovered now? What are your plans for the future?" In the dark nightclub bar, the noise subsided and everyone sat at their tables, chatting and relaxing. The waiter served Mu Hua drinks and left, and Odysseus asked Mu Hua.
"Whatever you're planning, you'll probably have to wait a while. There are still a lot of trivial matters that need to be sorted out in Caines. The business here is really good." Mu Hua said relaxedly as he observed the customers here.
In an atmosphere where it is difficult to distinguish between day and night, there are many customers patronizing the bar. This is only the bar on the first floor, but many of the customers who come here are not just here for leisure.
Although it is a bar, even if old Barron had not "changed careers" to the ghost business, there would not be any conflict between this place and old Barron's bar.
The high consumption prices are one aspect, but on the other hand, most of the people who come here are adventurers, and most of them don’t come here to drink. A few come here to buy magic materials that are hard to find in the outside world, and more people come here to select demon mercenaries.
It seems that some people occasionally come here to borrow money. In addition to the casino, massage, function rooms and other projects upstairs, the bar on this floor alone seems to have a wide range of business.
Most people with special needs here will be entertained by waiters, and Lucifer will personally talk to those who are wealthy and have higher spending power.
He was smiling but with a hint of arrogance. No one made trouble on Mu Hua's side. Lucifer was like a nobleman in the dark night, going from table to table, communicating with different customers with different attitudes. Occasionally, he would attract the flirtatious glances of female customers. He looked like a good socialite.
"If there are any trivial matters, don't you let the girls handle all the trivial matters on your side?" Odysseus raised his chin and looked at the table where Alice and Ajel were.
"Look, your guy, the price of ambergris is higher than that of the familiar. Haha, seeing how troubled Ajer is, I am considering raising his salary." Odysseus said with a smile.
Mu Hua did have some trivial matters to deal with, but the various issues in Cairns City were secondary. The main thing was that he needed some time to spend money.
During these years on the Island of Abyss, he had been very cautious in learning magic. Now that the problem of the petrifying magic eye had been solved, he had to take some time out to strengthen himself.
"Who wants the ambergris? Ajer or you?" Looking at the smiling Alice and the anxious Ajer, Mu Hua asked Odysseus.
"The familiars you sell here don't include griffins. I plan to add some griffin knights to the team, so I want to collect some ambergris to try myself. Let them talk, don't worry about it." Odysseus smiled casually.
Mu Hua and the griffins are not compatible. Those hairy beasts are stubborn and hard-headed when it comes to matters related to demons. Even if he uses ambergris to seduce them, the griffins will not pay attention to him.
Even though all the familiars sold in Caines City are kidnapped using ambergris, the so-called familiar market is not just for making money. Alice's price for ambergris is higher than those for regular familiars.
Hearing that Odysseus wanted to raise griffins, Mu Hua curled his lips in disdain. Why do he want griffins? Aren't earth dragons and flying dragons better? If they are given full spiritual fortitude, they dare to show their teeth to the dragon.
Since he wanted to add war beasts to the strategy team, it was estimated that what Odysseus spent was probably other people's investment. He originally wanted to give him some benefits or something, but when he heard the word griffin, Mu Hua simply didn't mention it.
"What do you think about the idea of working on a strategy together that I mentioned to you earlier?" Odysseus asked Mu Hua, as he really didn't care much about the ambergris fruit.
"Are you sure you want to give up your teammates?" Looking around, Mu Hua lowered his voice. He was not afraid of anything, but he was mainly worried about the impact on Odysseus.
As Mu Hua's strength continued to grow, and Mu Hua didn't care about his identity as much as those veteran adventurers, Odysseus didn't want to attack the courtyard;
He wanted to organize some adventurers who could really fight and kill with Mu Hua to seriously attack the courtyard, instead of contacting various parties for support and looking for various adventure teams to cooperate with them.
But if that's the case, then the members of his current strategy group will be somewhat useless. Well, they can really stand out if they want, but the mortality rate might be a bit high.
"It's not that I've given up. Just let them continue filming. You know, I was originally an adventurer. The reason why I started the strategy group business is mainly because I don't have much hope for the future." Odysseus was quite emotional.
When Odysseus was young, he was a dragon rider in a certain country's dragon knight corps. Later, he became an adventurer. Then, probably because of problems with Tamara's evolution, he became a little discouraged and became the brave mentor Odysseus today.
Although he has gained both fame and fortune now, unfortunately, these do not seem to be what he pursues.
Now that Tamara's problem has been solved, his strength has increased, and he has gained a longer life. As a result, the old guy's passion has revived, and he is no longer willing to accompany a group of handsome men and beautiful women to show off.
"I understand if you want to seek excitement occasionally, but if you really want to conquer the courtyard, it will take more than a year or two. I don't need to explain the details, right?" Mu Hua shook his head. "Of course, I know these things better than you. As long as you are willing to fight against the Lord of the Courtyard, it doesn't matter if I join the Dandelion Team. What do you mean, Captain?" Odysseus winked at Taibesha beside him, which made Taibesha look embarrassed.
"Tell me, what do you want?" Without any intention of teasing, Mu Hua tapped the table with his fingers.
"Oh, that's what I told you. You can never be so quiet." Odysseus said happily.
"It's not that I'm restless. Who wouldn't want to occupy a place like the courtyard if they have the ability? But it takes time to prepare for a war. Don't talk about me, ask Betha. Don't talk about her, Vivian probably has dreamed of occupying the courtyard many times."
"Let's not talk about anything else. Tell me what you want first. You don't just want to fight with monsters, do you? If you want this kind of excitement, you don't have to go to the courtyard. Just tell me how cooked you want me to be, and I'll satisfy you."
Mu Hua shook his head, and his deskmates Tabitha and Vivian rolled their eyes at him.
"The purpose of conquering the courtyard is naturally for the territory. The time and resources involved in Tamara's future growth also require the support of a territory that can be sustainably developed. However, isn't it too early to talk about this now?" Odysseus stopped smiling and frowned.
"Not early." Mu Hua shook his head again.
"Hmm? Are you sure? You want to go to war with the Lord of the Courtyard directly? Kanes?" Odysseus's eyes narrowed and he stared at Mu Hua, excitement and uneasiness flashing alternately in his eyes.
"It's not a matter of going to war directly. I have some ideas and am considering more about how to deal with the counterattack of Bloody Hills. The scale of the battle may not be too small. After all, you have to join them. If you withdraw easily in the future and affect the deployment, I'm afraid you will no longer be friends with us." Mu Hua said seriously.
Mu Hua regards the city of Kanes as the rear base, but this territory can be regarded as the product of fate. The rear base in Mu Hua's mind is essentially the human world. It doesn't matter where it is. It would be better to have a city in the sky.
With a rear base, there naturally needs to be a place for development and growth, which also involves the issue of subordinates making achievements. How can it be possible to just leave the garden in front of the house undeveloped?
Mu Hua’s Abyss Island is a dimensional fragment, but no matter it is a dimensional fragment or a dimensional world like the courtyard, they are essentially broken worlds. This kind of broken world can only be open for entry and exit if it is attached to a complete world.
Just like when Mu Hua first came to Loren and gained the ability to enter and exit the Abyss Island, if the Abyss Island is compared to a ship, then Loren Star is a port. Only when the ship docks at the port can outsiders board the ship.
After Mu Hua planted the World Tree, because of the World Tree, the Abyss Island gained a certain degree of upgrade in terms of space, replacing Loren Star. The entire human world can be said to have become the port of the Abyss Island.
But no matter how he upgrades, if this world is destroyed, Mu Hua will not be able to enter the Abyss Island until he finds the next complete world to depend on.
Therefore, the statement that the human world is the rear base is not simply out of concern that the courtyard will be easily destroyed, but it is also inevitably related to Mu Hua's free entry and exit of the Abyss Island.
Just like the city in the sky that he wanted to build, even if he had to establish a certain foundation in the human world, he was not willing to entrust his family business to the Magic Empire.
Mu Hua had originally envisioned using the relatively independent Sky City as his home in the human world and developing his own territory in the courtyard.
Regardless of whether he could build a sky city or not, it was inevitable to attack and seize cities and territories in the courtyard. A courtyard like Kanes, which produced hanging stones but had not been integrated by large forces, must be his first choice.
"Tell me what you think. If there is a large-scale war, even if it is a local defense, you have so many people now?"
"Not to mention those magical lives. If too many people are involved and there are large-scale casualties, even if it doesn't kill you, it will ruin your reputation. Do you need to coordinate with other forces?" Odysseus asked seriously.
"All the serial numbers have been naturalized by the Magic Empire. I will not conscript them. I guess some coordination is needed."
"As for the front half of the Kanins Courtyard, if I can get everyone to defend the city, do you think they can let us take charge of the overall situation?" Mu Hua turned to Odysseus and asked.
"Defend the city? You mean... the petrified magic eye?" After a brief thought, Odysseus guessed.
"Yeah!" Mu Hua nodded.
"Hiss~, this is a bit unethical. Will it make the master of the courtyard angry?" Guessing Mu Hua's intention, Odysseus took a breath of cold air.
"I plan to find an area to try it out first. Do you want to come?" Mu Hua stretched and leaned back.
The Petrifying Demon Eye does not have an instant death effect. If those projected monsters are petrified, they are not dead in the first place, and their real bodies cannot reappear in hell, so naturally they cannot project themselves again.
It is self-evident what Mu Hua wants to do. He originally planned to do it on his own. If Odysseus joins the group, he can coordinate with various forces, which will save Mu Hua a lot of effort. (End of this chapter)