MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Hearing Li Yao's words, Dragon Head was about to explode with rage. In reality, he is like a crown prince, one of the heirs of the Lizardmen Chieftain; wherever he goes, he is highly revered. Even in the interstellar era, he's treated as a top-notch VIP everywhere, getting whatever he desires.

Last time, he put on a grandiose act but was utterly ignored by Li Yao, who straightforwardly humiliated him. His face still burned from embarrassment; this time, he paid a considerable price to lead such an operation again, swearing to destroy Li Yao's Drying Sun to avenge the previous humiliation.

Yet, once more, Li Yao gave him no face, leaving him infuriated.

"Damn it, Prairie Fire, you will surely regret this. You have no idea what kind of enemy you've provoked. This time, I will undoubtedly destroy your Drying Sun, making you wish you were dead."

Being likened to a barking dog by Li Yao only made Dragon Head more furious. If it weren't for the protective shield between them, he would have probably lunged and bitten Li Yao to death. Of course, if looks could kill, Li Yao would have died a million times already.

"If you can break the Magic Shield, if you can defeat me and my army, not only could you destroy Drying Sun, but perhaps even occupy it. Unfortunately, you lack that capability," Li Yao shook his finger and continued, "Moreover, I must correct one of your misconceptions: even if Drying Sun were destroyed, it wouldn't break my heart."

"Hahaha, that's the biggest joke! Destroying your Air Fortress wouldn't pain you?" Dragon Head mocked, waving his hand. Some masked Lizardmen suddenly produced special Blood-colored Staffs, and with obscure incantations, beams of blood-red light struck the light shield, causing a piercing sound as magic clashed with the shield. Clearly, they had begun damaging the barrier.

Li Yao nodded slightly at the Black Dragon Queen, laughing silently to himself, "Of course, it would be painful, but that kind of pain is far from breaking my heart. It's like forming an attachment to a pet cat or dog over time. But I need to correct another thought of yours: the very Air Fortress you consider extremely precious is but ordinary to me. If I can acquire one or two, naturally I can get three or four. For me, it's not a question of whether I can get them, but whether I want to."

Dragon Head and the Lizardmen behind him looked extremely displeased. If Li Yao really only had the Drying Sun as his sole warship, then they could just rebut him, claiming he was boasting and merely lucky to have obtained one ship to flaunt in front of them.

But the issue was, regarding the matter of acquiring a second warship to gift the Queen, who didn't know? Even the big shots of the Lizardmen factions lamented—if anyone could give such a gift, what harm would there be in making him the Race's Military Governor?

The initial victory over the Death Knight was solid proof; killing a formidable world-class Death Knight and directly seizing an Air Fortress—such fierce achievements were beyond their wildest dreams.

So they had no way to refute, nor could they. Dragon Head saw Li Yao standing with his hands behind his back within the barrier, flanked by the electrically charged Dragon Queen, and two other players, nothing more.

Watching them attempt to break the barrier, instead of organizing, the Skeleton General retreated back to the lower level with such confidence. If he truly cared for the warship, he would have already ordered the deck forces to attack.

At this moment, Dragon Head felt like a fool. His plan seemed to strike at the heart of the enemy, but in fact, they didn't care at all, a realization that nearly drove him insane.

But the military objective was set, he needed this victory. No matter what Li Yao thought, as long as he won, he'd have military credit and leverage.

"Destroy my Air Fortress then talk to me like this," Dragon Head's face darkened. "Damn it, can't you break the shield yet? Didn't you say this exotic radiation was the best way to break barriers? No barrier can withstand the corrosion of the beams, so why hasn't it worked yet?"

"General, this shield's magic structure is too stable, and its linkage with the Magic Net is too close-knit. We can't sever it; without severing the connection with the Magic Net, the shield's endurance and strength increase several fold."

The masked Lizardmen trembled, but continued to channel Mana into the Magic Wands, firing beams, hundreds of which converged, yet the shield merely rippled slightly, still far from being destroyed.

"I don't care about that; I just want to know how much longer to break the shield," Dragon Head barked in anger and shame.

"Well, at the current strength, at least two days," the Lizardman replied.

Pff...

Dragon Head nearly spat blood—two days, my ass! Not only might they not give you two days, but can you even continuously output for two hours, let alone two days, you think you're hilarious.

"Bunch of country bumpkins, knowing the Blue Dragon Queen is with us, yet failing to anticipate she'd set up a Magic Net node and bind it, what poor intelligence," Black Dragon Queen mocked.

On the warship, besides Starfire, the only ones with rooms in the VIP area were Fleeting Beauty and Sea Broad Calm.

They could each bring some people to stay in the VIP rooms. Now, everyone else was offline, including Li Jia, who naturally had a VIP room, second only to Captain Li Yao's suite.

Hearing Li Yao mention acquiring three or four ships, Sea Broad Calm and Fleeting Beauty privately messaged Li Yao, asking him if he could help their guild obtain an Air Fortress, offering anything Li Yao wanted, whether in real-world credits or in-game items.

Li Yao pulled them into a discussion group and said, "Am I fooling around? Only the foolish Lizardmen would believe it, and you guys too?"

"Believe, why not? After all, haven't you already got the second one?" Fleeting Beauty said.

Sea Broad Calm also chimed in, "Exactly, those words were too domineering just now—your fangirls are crazily spamming my stream, expressing their wish to have your babies, without requiring you to be responsible, not needing you to cover travel or hotel costs either."

Li Yao was speechless, "Not fair, streaming as the big boss."

"Hehe, usually don't, just for fun sometimes, I leveraged your spotlight and got a burst of popularity," Sea Broad Calm laughed.

Li Yao helplessly remarked, "Does someone worth billions care about such small beer?"

"Alright, let me make it clear again, the second ship was a coincidence, and I truly have no way in the short term. I can't blatantly go to the Plane of the Dead to steal; it's beyond my reach." Li Yao added, actually considering another reason: scarcity enhances value. Recently gifting the Queen the Air Fortress, then acquiring two more soon after would greatly diminish its value.

Even if he could get more now, Li Yao wouldn't aim for them in the short term...