Cosmic Trading System

"What? The mission failed? All three Huajin Grandmasters died? And over fifty Flying Eagle Guards also lost their lives?"

Inside a conference hall at the center of the Mie family's compound, the high-ranking members of the Mie family were having a video meeting with the top echelon of the Lu family. They were discussing how to divide the profits after seizing Lin Yun and his family members, while waiting for the results of the mission.

However, they quickly received this shocking news, prompting all the high-ranking members of the Mie family to stand up in disbelief.

"How is that possible? The strength of the Huajin Grandmasters is extraordinary. How could they all die? Moreover, all three of them? They were Huajin Grandmasters! What about the over fifty Flying Eagle Guards?

Their equipment, along with their Martial Arts abilities, should be enough to counter the attacks of three or five Huajin Grandmasters. How could such a heavy casualty occur?"

A high-ranking member of the Mie family spoke in disbelief.

"Even I can't believe it. Even if the opponent had ten or eight Huajin Grandmasters, it wouldn't be possible to cause such devastation, especially considering the equipment of the Flying Eagle Guards. It should have deterred the Huajin Grandmasters…"

Another high-ranking member of the Mie family also shook his head, unable to believe the news.

"Get the remaining members to report the detailed information of the battle immediately!" The Mie family leader ordered with a gloomy expression.

Since the report had been submitted, the devastating news was likely to be true.

They had lost greatly this time, not only in manpower but also in reputation and political standing.

The operation initiated by their two major families had stirred such a great commotion.

If they had succeeded, it would have been great. But they'd failed. The three Huajin Grandmasters who died had important roles in the military, and the Flying Eagle Guards were also a significant force within the military. Such a massive loss would be challenging for their two families to explain politically.

Now, he needed to clarify the truth about this battle as soon as possible, especially to ascertain the strength behind the Qingyun Company, to plan their next move.

On the video call, the Lu family's side was in total chaos as well.

The shock from this news was too immense. They were also discussing how to handle the situation.

"Such a massive power stood behind Lin Yun…" Among the Mie family members, Lu Minghui muttered, his face turning pale.

He thought that as a representative of the Lu and Mie families in carrying out such a significant operation, it would have been a great achievement. If this mission was successful, he would have secured his position among his generation in the Lu family.

Even if the much favored Lu Mingtao returned, his position would remain unshakeable.

But surprisingly, this operation turned out to be a disaster.

Now, with the enormous loss from this operation, the Mie family and their own Lu family were probably facing significant trouble.

"Oh no, Family Leader, we just received news from Immortal Origin County, our task force was decimated, and all of Lin Yun's family members have been rescued…" At this moment, someone rushed into the meeting room and reported urgently.

"From Immortal Origin County, there was a heavy loss as well? What exactly happened, and how many were killed or injured?"

Upon hearing the news, a high-ranking Mie family member's face drastically changed, and he hastily questioned.

The task force they dispatched to Immortal Origin County wasn't weak. A heavy loss… how many were dead, and how severe was the casualty?

For some reason, he connected this with the earlier report of casualties among the more than fifty Flying Eagle Guards and the three Huajin Grandmasters.

"Over sixty people died, including a Huajin Grandmaster. Many more Dark Strength experts and Mingjin Martial Artists were injured or killed…" The man reporting the news turned pale upon seeing the harsh expression on the faces of his family leaders. Although he didn't want to relay such grave news, he knew he had no choice but to do so at this crucial moment.

Truth be told, he was also shocked when he received these figures. Ordinary people might not understand the implications of these numbers, but as a core member of the Mie family, he knew exactly what they meant.

How powerful could the opposing force be to inflict such casualties on them?

"What? Another Huajin Grandmaster is dead?" Many high-ranking Mie family members' faces turned extremely pale.

"How could that be? Who on earth is Lin Yun from Qingyun Company? How much power did he have at his disposal that caused us such massive losses?"

"Beyond the Huajin Grandmaster, over sixty more people died, including many Dark Strength experts and Mingjin Martial Artists…"

Several high-ranking Mie family members voiced their disbelief.

Even the Huajin Grandmasters, the Super Warriors, were exceedingly rare throughout Huaxia. Even families of their stature treated these individuals with great respect, generally opting not to cross them.

Lin Yun had a Huajin Grandmaster by his side, and though they did fear him, the profits represented by Qingyun Company were so vast that they dared to act in this manner.

It was because of this fear that they had sent such a formidable force.

Moreover, as Lin Yun had a formidable Martial Artist at his side, they had sent not just any individuals to Immortal Origin County, but their most robust, they even invited a Huajin Grandmaster to hold fort.

They thought with such a formidable force, they couldn't possibly fail.

Unexpectedly... all four Huajin Grandmasters had fallen.

They found this hard to accept. Huajin Grandmasters were not ordinary Martial Artists... the fall of a single Grandmaster was a big deal within Huaxia. How could this have happened?

In comparison, the demise of the Dark Strength fighters and Mingjin Martial Artists was hardly worth mentioning.

"Master, the details of the situation have come in..." Just then, another person reported.

"Speak up!" the Mie family leader commanded darkly.

"Lin Yun's people have in possession numerous powerful weapons that can seriously injure or even kill a Huajin Grandmaster. Most critically, they have a device that can emit a light shield capable of blocking our bullet attacks. Many of our people were killed because we failed to anticipate this," the man reported hastily.

"They have so many powerful weapons?"

"I always said, there was something fishy about Qingyun Company. Daring to hoard so many formidable weapons, what audacity! This is Huaxia!"

"No wonder Lin Yun dared to cross us!"

Upon hearing the report, the higher-ups of the Mie family were outraged.

"Master, Qingyun Company, hoarding so many powerful weapons and daring to harm so many official personnel, we should report them immediately and have higher order forces deal with them!" one of the men suggested.

At that moment, they seemed to understand why their side suffered so many casualties.

All because Qingyun Company had a large arsenal of advanced weaponry.

This made them extremely angry; to them, such audacity was unforgivable.

They had forgotten the massive force they deployed against Qingyun Company and their own men against Lin Yun and his people.

Meanwhile, similar events were happening at the headquarters of the Flying Eagle Guards and some other official departments.

In Shen City's Qingyun Hotel, the Lu and Mie families had engaged the Flying Eagle Guards. In Immortal Origin County, they enlisted others, along with their own people. Their own men were few, merely occupying a few key roles.

"We've really messed up this time!"

"We've been screwed over by the Lu and Mie families!"

"How can there be such powerful armed forces domestically? Qingyun Company sure has guts!"

Some people exclaimed in shock and anger.

While some blamed the Mie and Lu families, others blamed Qingyun Company.

"The Mie and Lu families have really screwed up, hah, serves them right!"

"Never would I have thought that Qingyun Company had such strength behind them. Lucky we never targeted Qingyun Company!"

"Ah, just as I said, these rules are handy, aren't they? The Mie and Lu families decided to target Qingyun Company and all we could do is watch. Now, they've suffered a major loss, hahaha!"

Apart from the baffled and outraged ones, there were also people from other influential forces who reveled in their misfortunes.