Chapter 883: Building Momentum

Boom!
Boom!!!
The deafening sound of iron hooves shattered the skies.
Over 20,000 Central Plains cavalry charged wildly across the grasslands, colliding head-on with 20,000 Mongol cavalry rushing in like a storm.
In just a moment of contact…
The front ranks of the Mongol cavalry were crushed inward as the Central Plains cavalry surged into their ranks, launching a brutal, one-sided massacre.
Ten days ago, such a scenario would have been unimaginable on the grasslands.
The Mongol cavalry were far superior in quality and combat strength to the Central Plains cavalry—during head-on charges, the casualty ratio usually stayed at around 2:1 or 3:1. It was only the Central Plains cavalry who suffered such heavy losses in a single encounter.
But what was happening now completely overturned the initial dynamics of the battle.
At the forefront of the cavalry was a large group of heavily armored cavalry, followed by a group of skilled experts from the Mu family. With the strongest firepower concentrated among the heavily armored cavalry, they unleashed an overwhelming assault and killing power, making it even harder for the Mongol cavalry to withstand this dual onslaught.
“Haha…”
“A single person can hold off a deputy general and two demon sect elders? Not bad, Xiao Bei! Has your ‘Mystic Yellow Robe’ reached the fourth stage already?”
As Silver Fox’s hearty laughter rang out, Xiao Bei screamed like a woman caught spying by a pervert:
“Don’t come over! Boss Silver Fox… please don’t come! Spare me! You’ve already gotten the fourth ‘Perfect Forging Opportunity’… I still need over 30,000 combat points to qualify for a third one… Please!”
“Damn it! There are only three deputy generals and ten demon sect experts in this mission. Ren Leizhan only got one deputy general, yet you’ve already taken three… That’s too much…”
“That’s right, Xiao Bei, you’re really unfair.”
Before the words faded, Bao Long, Dao Zi, Mo Mo, Feng Wu Cai Yi, and others rushed over like ghosts from behind the crowd!
They barged into Xiao Bei’s battlefield, acting like bandits:
“Enough talk! Whoever grabs it gets it!!”
“Damn you, Xiao Bei! You stole my combat points last night. Guys, don’t be gentle with him!” They fought while shouting insults.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Bei was in tears as a bunch of beast-like men slaughtered the deputy generals and demon sect elders he had so hard worked to obtain. Others blocked him out, and in the end, they left without even leaving a single gold coin.
“…Disgraceful…!”

After the crowd scattered, Xiao Bei, left with no tears to cry, stood there in a daze for a long time.
Silver Fox, riding on his tall horse, shrugged his shoulders, giving the impression that he couldn’t help her either.
Now, the people of Yipin Tang refused to enter the grasslands, which were practically Mu Family’s backyard and the best place to gain combat merits—extremely easy.
The only competitors were their own brothers.
However…
There were rules for happiness: combat merits could be seized, but these sect leaders and vice-leaders had to first deal with high-level experts like generals, ten-thousand-man commanders, anddemon sect elders. Only after clearing the threats on the battlefield could they turn to compete with their brothers for the merits of ordinary Mongol cavalry.
Each could then exchange the merits they obtained for what they needed!
This decision was naturally made with everyone’s interests in mind, and no one had any objections.
But in practice, some problems arose.
Because everyone realized that these high-leveldemon sect experts and generals not only had a large amount of combat merit—equivalent to killing dozens, hundreds, or even more ordinary Mongol cavalry—but also had a chance to obtain magical equipment, weapons, and martial arts secrets. These generals anddemon sect experts instantly became highly sought-after.
Even Happy couldn’t stay out of it. He got involved and acquired four decent-quality magical armor pieces during this time—armor was relatively rare, and its defense and attributes far surpassed those of first-class equipment.
Currently!
Fourth-stage first-class equipment wasn’t rare for Mu Family’s experts; it was magical-grade armor that truly excited them.
But…
Mu Family didn’t yet have enough financial resources to refine all these items to the fourth stage.
Although there was an abundance of magic crystals, materials weren’t an issue…
However, the success rate for refining magical items was even lower than that of first-class masterpieces, with greater risks. Every attempt required extreme caution—because even a slight mistake could result in losing treasures worth hundreds of millions of silver.
Mu Family’s top experts almost all had one or two magical items each. Experts like Silver Fox and Xiao Bei had even more, over three.
But they too faced pressure to refine all these items to the fourth stage.
After all!
Although there was some stock of “Flame Qilin Scales,” it couldn’t be supplied in large quantities—a fact Happy couldn’t deny.
So…
After discussing it with Lei Zhan and Happy, Silver Fox decided that everyone should first accumulate combat merits and exchange them at the military’s merit exchange point for a “100% successful” refinement opportunity.
One opportunity required 100,000 points of combat merit.
Tie Wuxin was responsible for refining the first three stages of their magical items, while the most risky fourth stage was left to the military…

As for those with insufficient combat achievements, they can use them to exchange items needed by the Mu Family, which will count toward their contribution to the gang. With this contribution, they can then obtain “Fire Qilin Scales.” During this time, Silver Fox has been fairly lucky, avoiding several monstrous figures from the Demon Sect, and has managed to earn a considerable amount of combat achievements every day… His accumulated achievements have exceeded 400,000, and he now possesses four 4th-tier magical weapon armor pieces, giving him considerable strength. Even if he were to fight against a powerful warrior like the Heavenly Monarch, he wouldn’t be killed at first sight—his self-protection ability is now sufficient.

“Silver Fox.”

Hearing the familiar call, Silver Fox turned around. Happy had appeared behind him somehow, smiling faintly as he stared at him. “Have you gathered enough combat achievements?”

Before he could speak, Happy glanced at him and smiled. “Your armor, greaves, boots, and gauntlets are all 4th-tier. Now, even experts at the Life and Death realm find it hard to break through your defenses. All that’s left is head armor. Not bad—once you get that last piece, you should be able to fight even ordinary Mythic Realm experts.”

“That’s not urgent. I was just thinking that a month has passed, and Wind Chime has now reached the Mysterious Realm. I want to give her a zither.”

“…” Happy’s smile faded slightly. “So Wind Chime still chooses to continue mastering the skills of the Six-Fingered Zither Demon?”

“Mm. She says she’s used to it and doesn’t want to practice any other peerless martial arts.” Silver Fox’s reply made Happy sigh. “It’s not urgent for Wind Chime. Anyway, her current cultivation level isn’t suitable for her to get involved in this battle. We can get her one when she really needs it…” After a pause, Happy changed his tone and warned seriously, “Silver Fox, focus on preparing your last 4th-tier magical weapon. Once this mission is over, it’s time to settle the grudges between our Mu Family and the First-Class Hall.”