"..."

The council members didn't expect this young man to be so unyielding, not leaving any room for maneuver. He actually just left, and they didn't react for a moment. By the time they came back to their senses, Li Chenzhou had already closed the door.

"This... what does this kid mean?"

The old man who spoke first looked blankly at the door to Li Chenzhou's bedroom, stammering as he asked.

He just wanted to give Li Chenzhou a stern welcome to make it easier to bargain with him later. Also, saying that they weren't necessarily going to trade with him was naturally a negotiating tactic, meant to make the other party feel that you weren't so desperately in need of their goods!

They often used this method when trading with other worlds, and they were already skilled at it. It had indeed allowed them to gain many advantages. Even if it failed, the other party would just defuse the situation lightly, and then the two sides would continue to talk! Until they reached an agreement that satisfied both parties!

But this guy in front of them wasn't playing by the rules! He actually said that it was fine if they didn't trade, and then just left?

"Councilman, I think... you may not understand Little Li very well. He's straightforward and doesn't beat around the bush. So, he'll take everything you say at face value!"

Hu Tao naturally understood what Li Chenzhou meant, so he looked at the old man and explained,

"He heard your tone and thought you didn't want the war fortress, so he immediately agreed. Since there's no trade, he feels there's nothing to talk about, so he left. He should have gone back to rest, because he and those 156 guys inside have been training for a whole week, and they only get one hour of rest each day, including eating, drinking, and sleeping!"

"This... then what should we do? When will he come out?"

The old man almost cried when he heard this. Damn it, can you take that seriously? Does he not know how to negotiate? Are the people in his world all lacking a brain? Sending such a person to negotiate a trade with them?

"Councilman, I can't be sure about that! After all, this kid disappeared for a week before, who knows if it will be a month this time?"

Hu Tao replied.

"A month?"

The old man's mouth twitched. "Can you call him out?"

"No way! This is his war chariot, and he has the highest authority over everything inside. If he's told the intelligent butler, then we can only wait for him to come out!"

Hu Tao looked at the old man and replied, then tentatively raised his voice and asked, "Little Lu, I want to see your master. Can you pass on the message for me?"

"I'm sorry! Master is currently training the soldiers and doesn't have time to answer the phone. Your permissions are insufficient to change Master's decision!"

Little Lu replied immediately.

"Councilman! You see, this kid's previous setting hasn't been canceled! We can't contact him at all!"

Hu Tao turned around and looked at the councilman, saying helplessly, "Why don't... we leave first? With Little Jin here, we'll come over immediately when Little Li comes out!"

"Still waiting? We've already waited a week! Do you know that?"

The old man suddenly jumped up, pointing his finger at Hu Tao's nose and scolding, "Now you want us to wait again? What are you planning? This place is so close to Base No. 3, what if the Blue Demons and zombies attack us?"

"Shouldn't you be the one to answer that question? Little Li left because of your words!"

Hu Tao's face suddenly darkened, and he glared at the old man, saying, "Wang Hailong, I respect you and call you Councilman, but don't push it. We're on the same level, do you have the right to scold me? Try pointing at me again?"

"..."

The old man finally realized that the person in front of him was Hu Tao, a military giant, not someone he could easily provoke! It was just that Hu Tao had been acting very humble before, and he had been flustered by Li Chenzhou's departure, so he had temporarily forgotten Hu Tao's identity and treated him as his subordinate!

"Alright, alright, now is not the time for us to quarrel. The problem we need to solve now is how to wake them up as soon as possible!"

The old man who had been supporting him earlier saw that things were going badly and quickly tried to mediate!

"Hmph! I can't solve this, you guys can figure it out!"

Hu Tao snorted unhappily, then went over and sat on the sofa, ignoring everyone!

In fact, Hu Tao knew that Li Chenzhou was going to lead the team to set off tomorrow, but he didn't plan to tell those guys, letting them get nervous first. Tomorrow, they probably wouldn't dare to pressure Li Chenzhou like this again.

Although Hu Tao and these councilors were all from the Duoluo world, and they were considered his own people, Hu Tao now valued Li Chenzhou quite a bit. Besides, the military didn't have to pay for the war fortress anyway, so he simply sided with Li Chenzhou.

Du Gu Tianfeng also ignored them. In his opinion, no matter how much the council fussed, he would buy a war fortress from Li Chenzhou. Anyway, the Avengers Alliance had money, so he could just trade directly with Li Chenzhou, right?

The other councilors looked at each other, then conferred in whispers for a while, and finally all made a decision: "Wait!"

So, they all ran over to the sofa and found places to sit.

Of course, this time they didn't have to wait too long—at least it was much shorter compared to the previous week. The next morning, Li Chenzhou walked out of the bedroom.

The councilors who had been guarding here immediately surrounded him, and this time someone else was chosen to talk to Li Chenzhou.

"Mr. Little Li! I am Feng Hen from the Feng family..."

The councilor who spoke was from the Feng family, because among the four great families, only the Feng family had always been friendly to Li Chenzhou, so they chose him to communicate with Li Chenzhou!

"Sorry! I'm very busy right now, I don't have time! If there's anything, we can talk when I get back!"

Li Chenzhou interrupted him directly. "I'm about to drive out, and the destination is Base No. 3. You should all know what the situation is at Base No. 3, so if you don't want to go there, please get out of the car immediately!"

"Go to Base No. 3?"

The councilors immediately quieted down, looking at Li Chenzhou in disbelief.

The fall of Base No. 3 was no longer a secret. Even ordinary people knew about it, so how could these big shots not know?

Moreover, they all knew that the higher-ups had already abandoned Base No. 3 and had no plans to retake it. So what was this Li Chenzhou going there to do?

"What are you going to do at Base No. 3?"

Wang Hailong, the old man who had offended Li Chenzhou yesterday, couldn't help but ask.

"Councilman, I'm not from your Duoluo world, so I have no obligation to answer your questions!"

Li Chenzhou looked at him and said, "I'm just here to inform you! In one minute, I will start this car and drive towards Base No. 3. We will not stop on the way, so if you don't want to go there, get out of the car quickly!"

"Little Li! Are you going to Base No. 3 to...?"

Before the councilors could make a decision, Du Gu Tianfeng stood up and looked at Li Chenzhou with an excited expression, asking...