Chapter 144: The Righteous Lei Yaotian

It was definitely an unusual situation that could make Lei Yaotian so shocked.

There was a triangle with a golden border. At the top was Lei Yaotian’s pseudonym ‘Odin’. Below that were the names of Andrew and Bruce. There were also several lines of text at the top of the triangle.

After Lei Yaotian carefully read those lines, his mood instantly became very bad.

It turned out that because he, Andrew, and Bruce had reached a verbal agreement earlier, the System had categorized the three of them into a primary Trade Alliance model. This meant he was the initiator, while Bruce and Andrew were secondary managers.

Additionally, the three had to support each other. For example, this time Andrew was about to face a Dimensional War, so he, as the top initiator, had to provide help and might even have to participate personally.

It was precisely because of this that Lei Yaotian couldn’t help but curse out loud.

Lei Yaotian had seen this triangle before, but he hadn’t looked at it carefully back then. Only today did he learn what it represented, and it made Lei Yaotian deeply regretful.

But since things had come to this, regret was useless.

If he refused Andrew’s request, the System would impose a very severe penalty.

It would forcibly take away all his property and ban him from Dimensional Trading for one hundred years.

This punishment was enough to get him killed.

Because of this, the words Lei Yaotian had intended to use to refuse Andrew remained unspoken.

“The situation isn’t good now. If I refuse Andrew’s proposal, I won’t survive the System’s punishment. With all my property taken away and unable to conduct Dimensional Trade for a hundred years, that means I won’t have enough Credit Points to pay the Tax.”

Thinking about the consequences of refusing Andrew, Lei Yaotian’s face showed a look of despair.

“Isn’t this just a roundabout way of eradicating me?” Lei Yaotian muttered to himself.

Sigh.

After letting out a long sigh, Lei Yaotian reluctantly looked at Andrew.

“Alright, I agree to your request. I will do my best and bring my strongest warriors to this war.” Lei Yaotian agreed to Andrew’s request.

Actually, Lei Yaotian had no choice but to agree. If he didn’t, he would undoubtedly die. But if he agreed, with some luck, he might survive.

Lei Yaotian was very clear about this problem.

Andrew had no idea why Lei Yaotian agreed to help him. All he knew was that Lei Yaotian had agreed to his request and was willing to face this war together with him.

Because Lei Yaotian was the one recognized by the System as the initiator of the primary Trade Alliance, only he knew about this matter. Andrew and Bruce were completely unaware of it. So, in Andrew’s view, Lei Yaotian’s decision was entirely because ‘Odin’ was absolutely a friend worth deep friendship.

Moreover, he was the kind of friend with whom one could share life and death.

Andrew was extremely excited. He hadn’t interacted with Lei Yaotian many times before, yet now Lei Yaotian was willing to lend a hand for his sake.

You should know, many Merchants avoided such wars like the plague.

Before coming to Lei Yaotian, Andrew had already approached many of his friends in the Dimensional Trading System. But when they learned about the situation he was facing, they either immediately turned off their Communicators or came up with a bunch of excuses.

This also made Andrew see the cruelty of reality and the fickleness of human relationships.

It was only when he had absolutely no other options that Andrew tried Lei Yaotian as a last resort.

Moreover, Lei Yaotian was the last person Andrew planned to ask. And it was Lei Yaotian who gave him a big surprise and warmed Andrew’s already cold and broken heart once again.

“You really want to join this war and face those enemies directly with me?!”

Andrew trembled all over with excitement and was deeply moved.

Lei Yaotian’s face was pale, but he nodded firmly.

“Yes, I am sure I want to join this war. To give my friend, my brother, you, Mr. Andrew, my greatest support!”

Lei Yaotian guessed that Andrew probably didn’t know about his situation here, so he acted cool in front of Andrew and spoke those righteous words.

At the same time, he kept cursing the darn Dimensional Trading System in his heart.

“Why, just because of one sentence from me, did it have to create this so-called primary Trade Alliance? And now, because of this alliance, I have to risk my life to help this guy Andrew fight against other Dimensional Merchants. Moreover, according to Andrew, the other side also had an alliance, and there were many more Merchants in their alliance than on our side.”

Damn it!

Lei Yaotian really wanted to shout out loud to vent.

But since the Communicator was still on, Lei Yaotian had to maintain his composure with a pale face. At the very least, he had to make it look like he wasn’t being forced to join due to some danger.

This way, Andrew would think more highly of him, right?

Actually, after hearing Lei Yaotian’s agreement, Andrew didn’t just think more highly of him. He practically regarded Lei Yaotian as his own brother, maybe even closer than a real brother.

After all, even real brothers might not extend a helping hand in such situations.

“As long as I don’t die and can get through this crisis, I, Andrew, will definitely consider you my brother. I would go through fire and water for you without hesitation!” After slowly calming down, Andrew silently made a decision in his heart.

If Lei Yaotian knew what Andrew was thinking now, he would probably feel satisfied. This was the effect Lei Yaotian wanted, and now he had achieved it.

However, Andrew just kept this thought quietly in his heart, because he felt there was no need to say such words out loud; he just needed to show it through his actions later.

So, it was impossible for Lei Yaotian to know Andrew’s current inner thoughts.

“Mr. Odin, I, Andrew, have been an orphan since childhood. My family had already fallen into ruin long ago. Since I was young, I suffered from many people’s disdain, mockery, and insults. It was only after meeting you, sir, that my life changed. I must thank you for all this.”

Lei Yaotian didn’t know why Andrew was saying these things now, but he still forced an ugly smile and nodded at him.

“Don’t say that, Andrew. Everything you have now is what you deserved. You don’t need to thank anyone, really.” Lei Yaotian said these insincere words to Andrew.

You should thank me! I really regret selling you the Sweet Potatoes I planted so cheaply. But to appear honest and gain the System’s rewards, I had to silently endure it all!!!!

That was Lei Yaotian’s inner scream…

“Mr. Odin, you now have twelve hours to gather your armed forces. Twelve hours later, the Dimensional Battlefield will open, and then after another twelve hours, the full-scale war will begin.” Andrew reminded Lei Yaotian.

“Gather armed forces!?”

Lei Yaotian was currently on his way to the Southern Star Region. Besides him, he only had over twenty thousand Artificial Human Soldiers, one Heavy Aircraft Carrier, and a dozen or so light, medium, and heavy Warships.

“May I ask, can we only gather the armed forces we currently have with us?” Thinking of this, Lei Yaotian hurriedly asked.

“Yes, Mr. Odin. This is also a System bug. This method gives a great advantage to the side initiating the war.” Andrew replied.

“Damn it!”

Lei Yaotian really wanted to destroy this System, because this was just too much.

“The armed forces I have with me now, I don’t know if they are strong enough. I’m not at my base right now.” Lei Yaotian said to Andrew.

“Mr. Odin, are you outside right now?” Andrew asked. Lei Yaotian nodded and said, “Yes, I can’t get back to my base in time now, so I can’t call for more people in a short time.”

Andrew thought for a moment and said to Lei Yaotian, “Then, do you still have any Credit Points in your account? The System allows the purchase of any armed forces using Credit Points within twelve hours.” Andrew inquired.

Hearing this, Lei Yaotian thought for a moment, then called Wangcai and asked him to check how many Credit Points were left in his account.

Soon, Wangcai finished the check.

“You have over three billion Credit Points left in your System account, Young Master.”

After hearing Wangcai’s report, Lei Yaotian said to Andrew, “I still have three billion Credit Points in my account. I don’t know if that’s enough.”

Andrew smiled bitterly and said to Lei Yaotian, “Whether it’s enough or not, we have to use it all. Use it all, don’t be reluctant. This is the capital we use to protect our lives. If we fail, we shouldn’t leave even one Credit Point for the enemy.” When Andrew said this, his expression was very sinister.

“Otherwise, could you lend me some? I’m afraid my Credit Points aren’t enough!”

Lei Yaotian felt what Andrew said was right. So, to be even safer, Lei Yaotian wanted to buy some ‘big killer weapons’.

Unexpectedly, after Andrew heard this, he silently shook his head and said to Lei Yaotian, “The System restricts members of the same faction from lending Credit Points to each other when gathering armed forces. So, although I have some Credit Points on hand, I can’t transfer them to you because the System has blocked it.”

Lei Yaotian was really going crazy because the System had too many restrictions.

This wasn’t allowed, that wasn’t allowed. This was restricted, that was restricted.

“Does it absolutely have to be that we get defeated and tortured for it to be satisfied!!!!”

Lei Yaotian was so anxious he was pacing around in circles.

Andrew’s expression darkened, and he said to Lei Yaotian, “You can still back out now. I haven’t sent you the confirmation procedure to join the faction yet. Therefore, you aren’t considered a member of my faction and can avoid this disaster.” Andrew said these words quite sincerely.

Because Lei Yaotian had already agreed to join him against those enemies. For Andrew, who had been abandoned and avoided by all the other Merchants, Lei Yaotian’s friendship truly moved him deeply.

So Andrew felt that it was really wrong to let a good person like Lei Yaotian accompany him to his death.

If I don’t participate, the System will eradicate me.

How could Lei Yaotian let such a thing happen? That was absolutely unacceptable.

So Lei Yaotian stopped pacing and looked at Andrew with a righteous expression, saying loudly, “No! You are my brother. I cannot abandon you and let you face those enemies alone! In my view, brothers should face difficulties together…”

Andrew was once again deeply moved, and even tears fell.

Such a good person! Mr. Odin is such a good person!

Why must the System eradicate me if I don’t participate! Damn it!

Lei Yaotian’s face showed a righteous expression, but inside he was in great pain.