When Su Han heard Chu Shi's translation, he asked, "Number 1, our missiles don't need two hours, right? Can we shorten the time to a few minutes?"
Chu Shi thought for a moment and said, "To shorten it to a few minutes, we can only launch the missiles first and then trap the evil dragon at an opportune moment."
Su Han asked, "Can such a moment be created?"
Chu Shi nodded and said, "Yes. But it will require adding a navigation system. While the evil dragon isn't yet trapped, the missiles will patrol from a distance. Once the black dragon York is confined, they can bomb from a hundred miles away. Based on the distance, the time can be controlled to at least within five minutes, but most likely six minutes."
After getting the answer, Su Han once again asked Chu Shi to translate.
"Your Excellencies, two Archmages. We don't need two hours. We only need six minutes. As long as the black dragon York is contained for 6 minutes, our missiles can hit it."
"Six minutes?" Meg Carol and Julisha, the two elven Archmages, looked at each other.
Meg Carol said, "If that's the case, then the two of us Archmages, plus a hundred intermediate mages, should suffice."
"What about high-level mages? If we look for high-level mages, would we need even fewer?"
"Well, with high-level mages, the magic power of one high-level mage is equivalent to three intermediate mages. A great mage is equivalent to four high-level mages. In short, the more mages we find, the better."
Thus, Su Han and the two Archmages discussed for an hour and finally determined some methods for finding mages.
During the discussion, besides finding mages, they also needed knight orders to provide mobility. Therefore, a group of knights would also be needed to assist.
The method for recruiting mages and knights was to hire them with Elven Coins. The calculation for these Elven Coins surprisingly reached 300 million Elven Coins.
Su Han was a little surprised by the figure of 300 million Elven Coins, but Chu Shi beside him considered the price acceptable. Su Han and the others obviously did not have 300 million Elven Coins.
So, Su Han proposed exchanging other items, which would require some time for delivery. This would necessitate a wealthy elf to act as a guarantor.
Su Han first approached Valen Vinnisa, the lord of Gabo City.
Valen Vinnisa directly refused Su Han and the others' request for a guarantee.
Without a guarantor, the dragon-slaying endeavor could not proceed.
Chu Shi immediately thought of another potential guarantor: the lord of Jiaco City.
"Looking for the lord of Jiaco City? How long will it take to find her?" Su Han asked.
"We have already located the lord of Jiaco City," Chu Shi replied.
"What? You've already located the lord of Jiaco City? So quickly?" Su Han was somewhat surprised, wondering about the efficiency.
Chu Shi nodded and said, "A drone has been tracking the lord of Jiaco City. After we launched the satellite, we used it for tracking. The whereabouts of the lord of Jiaco City have always been within our control."
Su Han quipped, "Chu Shi, everything that happened today was within your control, wasn't it!"
Chu Shi nodded and said, "It wasn't entirely within my control. I just had a feeling that the lord of Jiaco City might be useful later."
...
Su Han left a tablet for each of Meg Carol and Julisha, allowing them to communicate with Su Han and the others.
The scene when they received the tablets and made calls astonished Meg Carol and Julisha, the two elves.
The two Archmages had not expected communication to be possible in such a way.
Matters in the Elven Royal City were temporarily concluded.
Su Han and the others returned to the portal by plane.
As Su Han and the others passed through the portal, a cheer erupted.
"Great, they're back!"
"The portal didn't have an accident."
"..."
Su Han looked around and saw a large circle of experts.
"What are you all doing?" Su Han asked.
At this moment, Bai Lang, the leader among the experts, stepped forward and said, "Doing what? You've been gone so long. We thought the portal had an accident, so we were researching it. What's going on? Did the portal really have an accident?"
Su Han replied, "No, there was no accident. We just had some important matters to attend to over there, which caused the delay."
Bai Lang said, "Important matters to attend to? Look at the time. It's already 18:00 the next day. According to the schedule, you should have returned 20 hours ago. Next time you do something like this, you need to notify us in advance! Alright, since you're back safely, I won't bother with your affairs anymore. Let's go!"
Bai Lang turned and left, followed by the other experts.
At the very back, Li Chengfu, the head of the Otherworld Development Department, remained.
"Minister, you were here. Why didn't I see you earlier!" Su Han said.
Li Chengfu said helplessly, "I was squeezed to the back by those scientists. Of course, you couldn't see me. You don't know, when you were gone for so long, Academician Bai Lang was extremely worried. His bad temper was because of this."
Su Han nodded and said, "I understand. Academician Bai Lang was worried about us."
When exploring the portal, Su Han and the others usually returned before 22:00. Even if they were late, they would return before 23:30. This time, however, they didn't return until 18:00 the next afternoon. It was no wonder Bai Lang and the other experts were worried.
It was already 18:00. Su Han said, "Minister, we still have some things to do. It's already 18:00. We have more than three hours left. We need to transport today's supplies as quickly as possible, otherwise, we'll waste today's quota."
Li Chengfu said, "There's no need to rush for this little bit of time. Let's go and eat and rest first."
Su Han said with unease, "No, let's transport the supplies first. After these supplies are transported, I won't be able to sleep soundly."
Since Su Han had already decided, Li Chengfu couldn't say anything more.
"Chu Shi, are those supplies ready?"
"Vice Minister Su Han, the supplies are all prepared. As long as the order is given, they can be transported down within half an hour."
"Then Chu Shi, can we add a few more communication tablets to the supplies being transported?"
"Vice Minister Su Han, according to calculations, the supplies being carried today can accommodate another twenty satellite communication tablets."
"Then let's bring twenty communication tablets!"