Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 384: All parties gather together, harboring ulterior motives
In Yan Yu's opinion, all three of Lin Ning's choices are okay, belonging to the standard type, and there is no strong must-have like "Two-handed Sword Technique".

Considering that he had just mastered the two-handed sword-wielding technique and would pass it on to Lin Ning after returning, it would have been better for her to choose the Broken Jade Gou Yin Sword so that she could start practicing two-handed sword-wielding directly.

But suddenly I thought of the green-clothed fairy in the Mirror Lake Temple.

The opponent used two swords, one was obviously a green bamboo sword, and the other had a dark red sword light, which looked like a fire-attributed flying sword. As for the Broken Jade Gou Yin Sword, you could tell from the name that it was made of metal.

After all, flying swords are easy to replace, but if the grade is not good, they will not last long. Although the "secret realm drop rate" of magic weapons is similar to that of flying swords, the categories are ever-changing, and it is not easy to find a sword immortal who can use it.

Why not choose the sword box!
Lin Ning did as she was told and successfully obtained the Zhenze sword box. It was an antique ebony box with a lacquer painting of a storm on it.

The method of using it was also instilled into her mind: it turned out that this sword box did not need to be activated. As long as the flying sword was placed in it for a moment, it would be able to cultivate three layers of golden thunder energy, adding a lot of power when chopping.

If you slash at the enemy from a distance, you can also transform the golden thunder energy on the sword into sword energy and shoot it out. The power is similar to that of normal sword control, but it is invisible and colorless like the Jin Xing Chong Curse, making it difficult to guard against.

However, Lin Ning had always had a problem-solving mindset. If a teacher told her how to use the sword case, she would quickly master it through extensive practice. However, if she was left to explore its use on her own, she would be a bit confused. She could only strap the sword case to her back, let the Green Bamboo Sword fly into the case, and begin to nurture it.

After leaving the palace, Lin Ning's eyes became stern again.

I saw that seventy or eighty foreign extraordinary people had gathered at the edge of the square outside the palace, keeping a safe distance from the palace so that they could not attack each other.

The monks guarded the three steps leading up tightly and hid behind the railings, ready for battle.

"What do you mean?" Lin Ning came to Yan Yu and asked.

"Xie Ruoxi and Ai Lu are the only ones who haven't come yet." Yan Yu replied.

There are still two people who haven't come... Lin Ning looked at the square below and immediately took a breath of cold air.

Oops!

There are already so many foreign extraordinary people in the square now. If the two of them were to be teleported here suddenly, they would be immediately besieged by enemies from all directions and would be caught off guard. If they are not careful, they would be in great danger!

But there is nothing we can do now. We can only hope that they will be more vigilant and not come in so foolishly without any precautions... If we think about it carefully, with Ruoxi's personality, she may not be aware of this.

The view turned to the square, where three groups of extraordinary people gathered together, but they did not rush to take action.

The reason is simple: if they were to break through the defenses of the Lu Kingdom cultivators and open the entrance to the Li Palace, who would go in first and who would go in later?
The first ones to arrive eat the meat, and the last ones drink the soup. The problem now is that everyone wants to eat the meat, leaving the soup for others. This is also the intention of the State of Lu to deliberately release the information that "the first ones to leave the palace will receive a better reward", which is clearly intended to alienate the three forces.

No one is stupid. If they cannot reach a consensus on this issue, once the road to the entrance of the palace is opened, it will be time for the allies to turn against each other. By then, before even entering the palace, the three forces will start killing each other, and whoever rushes to the front will be beaten. Wouldn't that let the monks from the Lu country succeed in their plan?
"Our demands are simple," Xiandao Jingyin said first. "First, we must defeat the blockade of the Lu cultivators with all our strength."

"After the battle is won, whoever enters the palace first or last will compete based on their abilities. Whatever they take is theirs, but you are not allowed to attack your allies."

"Objection," Park Changmin objected on behalf of the Ewhawon. "If they truly penetrate the mainland defenses, they'll undoubtedly fight tooth and nail to stop us. And you, the Sakura Empire's Onmyoji, are masters of concealment. Breaking free from their hold and entering the Imperial Palace will be much easier than it is for us. This clearly favors you."

Sendou Jingyin scoffed at this, thinking to himself, who’s proposal of conditions that are not most beneficial to their own family?

But since Park Changmin had made it clear, she asked back:
"Then what do you think?"

"Each of the three parties should send out a number of people," Park Changmin suggested. "They should be responsible for holding back the Lu cultivators and creating an opportunity for the remaining people from our own faction to break into the palace."

"Okay." Sendou Kagamine nodded.

"No." On the other side of the superhero, "Judge" Stevenson flatly rejected it. "Those responsible for suppressing the Lu Kingdom monks are doing the heaviest and most dangerous work. They have to enter the palace later than their teammates and receive inferior spoils. This distribution is unfair to them."

"Get the treasures from the Li Palace first, and then you can distribute them however you want after you go back." Xiandao Jingyin said.

"No." Stevenson still shook his head. "We can't forcibly confiscate a superhero's loot. This would damage the hero's honor."

Onmyoin and Lihuayuan are essentially still state institutions, and the extraordinary people are currently willing to obey the orders of their superiors. Those who leave the palace first can hand over the spoils afterwards for secondary distribution to compensate other teammates who have made greater contributions.

But Mitch's side has its own special national conditions. Most of the superheroes are free mercenaries from Europe. They are just bound by the Super Hero Alliance with commercial interests and do not have strong obedience to the Homeland Security Agency.

I've already got this good stuff, and you want me to give it up and redistribute it? Absolutely not! If you dare to pressure me with orders, I'll just terminate my contract and return home. I won't stay in this rubbish place of yours anymore!
Stevenson rejected this plan on the grounds that it was "damaging to honor" precisely because he knew the nature of his own mercenaries very well. Even if everyone rushed to grab things in a disorderly manner, at least whoever grabbed it would own it, and it would become a fait accompli on the spot, and would not cause any waves afterwards.

Seeing that Chaoying refused to agree, Park Changmin shrugged helplessly, but Sendo Kagamine frowned and said:

"What's Chaoying's opinion?" "We have only one purpose for this trip," Stevenson said calmly, "and that's to get the spoils from the palace. We don't care about anything else."

Sendo Kagamine and Park Changmin were stunned for a moment, and immediately cursed in their hearts that he was shameless.

The other party is actually putting pressure on you and hinting that your Yin Yang Academy and Lihua Academy are adjacent to Lu State, so there is a need to weaken the strength of Lu State cultivators. We are separated by the Pacific Ocean but we are not so afraid. We just want to get the treasures of Li Palace - as long as you take too little, we won't do it. You can do whatever you want!
But don't forget, it was Mitch's Homeland Security Agency that spearheaded this tripartite alliance! So one of you plays the good cop, the other the bad cop, and you both want the face and the back!
The overall situation was important, so Xiandao Jingyin could only swallow his anger and asked coldly:
"We want to fight our own way, but Lihuayuan disagrees. We also want to divide the work and cooperate, but Chaoying disagrees. But we have to have a plan, right? The monks from Luguo won't just give way to us."

Stevenson remained noncommittal. In fact, he was more in favor of Kagamine's plan. Even if the Onmyoji were skilled at stealth and infiltration, seizing the initiative and obtaining better loot, that was due to their own strength. His mercenary teammates would at most offer a few sarcastic remarks, but they wouldn't turn against their allies and start a war.

But according to Park Changmin's plan, some people would stay outside to contain the enemy while others took the opportunity to go in and retrieve the treasure. The superheroes all knew what kind of people their teammates were, so no one would want to stay outside to contain them. But if they were to let everyone go in first to retrieve the treasure, Yin Yangyuan and Lihuayuan would definitely not agree.

It’s not easy to handle.

Just as Stevenson was about to express his support for the Sendo Kagamine plan, he heard Park Changmin say:

"In that case, I have an idea."

"What do you mean?" asked Xiandao Jingyin.

"We'll still storm the palace in batches, but with a unified surrender and distribution system," Park Changmin said. "Those outside will be responsible for containing the enemy. Those who go in are not allowed to keep anything for themselves. Upon exiting, all loot must be surrendered to the alliance. Then, the three of us will negotiate and divide the spoils."

"What if they insist on keeping the spoils?" Stevenson asked with a sneer. "How can you guarantee that the group that rushed into the palace first will abide by the agreement and take out the best spoils to redistribute them with the other two parties?"

"I see," Xiandao Jingyin suddenly understood and explained, "Anyone who dares to break the agreement will be attacked and killed without mercy. Is that what you mean?"

Stevenson understood now and started to think about it in his mind.

Superheroes are undisciplined and profit-driven, so the risk of reneging on their promises is high. However, if Ewhawon and Onmyoji were allowed to enter the palace first, given their strict hierarchy and rigid rules, they could theoretically demand that everyone hand over all their spoils for redistribution among the three alliance members.

Of course, in reality, there is also the possibility that the two parties will break the contract and turn against each other afterwards, but Sendō Kagamine also said, "Anyone who dares to turn against each other and break the contract will be killed."

No party present could withstand the combined attack of the other two. In addition, with the Lu Kingdom cultivators eyeing them covetously, even if they intended to turn their backs on each other, they had to think carefully about whether they could leave the East Lu Kingdom Sea alive with the spoils.

In addition, this plan has another advantage, which is the subsequent secondary distribution process. As the captain, you will have the final say in who gets which trophy.

"I agree," Stevenson said reluctantly.

The three parties finally reached a consensus, and Sendou Kagamine also felt relieved and asked:
"So what's the order?"

"Let's go first." Park Changmin volunteered.

"No," Stevenson quickly rejected. "Your swordsmen are too fast."

The Lihuayuan swordsmen's lineage essentially stems from the Lu Kingdom's swordsmen, though they simply refuse to acknowledge it. If the Lihuayuan swordsmen were to renege and flee at full speed with their loot, the other two factions wouldn't necessarily be able to intercept them.

"Then what about the super heroes?" Sendō Kagamine expressed his concession.

"You Onmyoji should go in first," Stevenson declined.

After all, if the Lihuayuan swordsman has the capital to turn against them, then the superheroes have a strong desire to do so. Who knows, there might be some bastard who would risk his life to challenge everyone and forcibly take something away from them - there really is someone among these idiots who can do it.

"That's fine." Sendou Kagamine nodded.

"The Onmyoji didn't bring a live camera, did they?" Park Changmin sneered. "What if they took the items and then handed over half and hid the other half? We wouldn't be able to verify it."

"We are willing to be searched," said Sendo Kagamine. "We will immediately hand over the spoils upon our release. We will also search our bodies again to ensure that nothing is hidden."

"If there is a magic storage device..." Park Changmin wanted to question, but was interrupted by Stevenson:

"Do you have any evidence? Proof that they have storage magic weapons on them?"

Of course there was no evidence. So Park Changmin just sneered again and kept silent.

　Chen Lingyun: This is all within my expectations.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)