Chapter 347: Battle Armor

"If they can provide sufficient support over there, it might be worth a try."

Li Mochen's eyes glinted with sharp light as he carefully weighed the balance of power between the two sides.

This time, he did not intend to let Hazel act, nor did he plan to involve that Major General. At most, Hazel would be stationed at the Death's Home magic tower to prevent any unexpected incidents.

However, this meant the specific action plan would need careful consideration.

He closed his eyes to sense the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda,' observing the nearly two hundred strands of merit energy on it, while sinking into deep thought.

After about three minutes, Li Mochen made up his mind. He formed a hand seal at his chest, and then his spiritual consciousness receded from this secondary body.

Once he returned to his main body, he used a landline phone to dial a number.

Since he had decided to intervene, he did not intend to use Ms. Dru as an intermediary. Directly contacting the client would undoubtedly be more efficient for bargaining.

The voice that came through the phone was soft and clear, naturally conjuring in Li Mochen's mind the image of a graceful and elegant woman.

After hearing Li Mochen's opening offer, she only made a brief attempt at bargaining before agreeing to almost everything.

Li Mochen knew that the billionaire's situation was extremely passive, leaving the other party with few options. So he was exceptionally assertive during the negotiations.

He was very rational and did not make demands that the other party could not fulfill. After all, this girl named Natalie Mays was not the billionaire himself.

Overly harsh conditions would only increase the risk of the other party defaulting. Although Anthony Braden had always had a good reputation, Li Mochen dared not gamble on his character remaining steadfast when interests involving over twenty billion gold shields were at stake.

"—In addition to the equipment and supplies you mentioned, you also need two legendary-level combatants to provide assistance inside the magic tower array, correct?"

"I've formulated an operational plan that requires some help."

Li Mochen did not disclose the detailed plan, his tone as firm as before: "That Lord of the Void Night has at least three legends among his subordinates."

"Agreed!" Natalie pondered briefly before consenting: "But sir, you must also ensure that our president comes through this operation unharmed."

"Of course!"

Li Mochen thought to himself that if he took the money, he naturally had to resolve the client's troubles.

"Additionally, you must gather at least ten legends outside the magic tower array and launch an attack on the array before my operation begins."

This time, the other end of the line fell silent for a long time without a response. Li Mochen knew the reason and did not press.

Although Guangmo Industries had a market value of over three trillion gold shields, the company's shares were held separately by Anthony Braden and several founding members.

While the former held operational control, he did not have an absolute advantage in shareholder voting rights or on the board.

Thus, even though Anthony Braden's wealth was second to none in America, the actual power he wielded was only slightly stronger than that of Michelle Medici.

And this time, asking Ms. Mays to deploy ten legends at once outside Atlanta was indeed a stretch.

It wasn't that Anthony Braden's forces couldn't manage it, but they would have to pull personnel from other locations.

The key issue was that such a large-scale mobilization would inevitably attract attention from all sides, leading to the leak of news about Anthony Braden's kidnapping.

However, two minutes later, he still heard Natalie Mays's reply: "Agreed! I will do my utmost to gather all the legendary experts we can mobilize, expected to be over thirteen. Is that sufficient? Also, Mr. Wiltonshire, if you need anything else, please speak freely."

"Ms. Mays, your boldness is impressive!"

Li Mochen couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, thinking that there was indeed a reason why the billionaire trusted this lady without doubt.

"My requirements are limited to these for now. Please prepare as soon as possible, Ms. Mays. Once you're ready, I'll act. In any case, the longer we delay, the more complications arise. The sooner we rescue him, the better."

Just as he finished the call with this lady, Carl's negotiations in the meeting room also concluded.

"Our Nathan Group will bear 70% of the costs alone. Those two are experienced negotiators, tough to deal with."

But despite saying this, Carl's face was beaming with a smile.

"Anyway, we'll get these two matters settled as soon as possible. Within seven days at most, I'll give you a week to adapt, OK?"

Li Mochen was indifferent; his attention was now focused on this sudden incident. The NHSAA state-level fighting competition had receded to a secondary position.

After seeing Carl and the others off, Li Mochen began to busy himself, using the following time to make as thorough preparations as possible.

Seven hours later, Li Mochen and Hazel together passed through a spatial gate and arrived at the Death's Home magic tower.

Natalie Mays had been highly efficient; she had just called to say that her side was almost ready, waiting only for Li Mochen's signal to commence operations.

Together with the legendary lich waiting there, they came to the left side of the fourth floor of the magic tower. Lind Emerson had been ordered to set up a directional teleportation magic array there.

As the magic array activated, emitting faint spiritual light, the space around them began to warp and fold. In an instant, several sealed boxes appeared.

A strong look of anticipation flashed in Li Mochen's eyes. He stepped forward without ceremony and opened the sealed boxes one by one.

The first sealed box contained an exoskeleton armor that gave a strong sci-fi feel. As Li Mochen's hand pressed against the armor,

the equipment instantly disassembled into dozens of parts, covering Li Mochen's body.

—This was the experimental version of Anthony Braden's 'Guangmo' battle armor, a legendary-grade suit.

Since its creation, this armor had remained obscure. Only after Anthony Braden used 'Guangmo' Model 5 to slay a demigod did the earlier models of this armor become known, leaked by news media.

After putting on the armor, Li Mochen carefully felt and sensed it for a moment, then ran, jumped, and occasionally threw punches within this demiplane.

Li Mochen found that although this armor possessed at least legendary tier 3 strength and speed, it still had many flaws. In actual combat, it was difficult to fully utilize its power and speed. On one hand, it was hard to control; on the other, its insufficient sensory transmission capability made it difficult to keep up with the reaction speed of a legendary expert.

It was estimated that an ordinary quasi-legend could crush this 'Guangmo' Model 2 armor.

Moreover, its endurance was insufficient. Its energy core was the elemental core of a legendary tier 5 Fire Elemental Lord.

In theory, this should be sufficient, but the armor's internal energy absorption array and energy conversion efficiency were low, requiring top-grade magic stones as supplements.

These loaded top-grade magic stones could sustain at most fifteen minutes of high-intensity combat; beyond that, the armor's combat effectiveness would drop sharply.

What was astonishing was the luxury and financial power Anthony Braden displayed in this armor. To create it, he used an unknown amount of rare metals and top-tier magical materials, costing at least three billion gold shields—equivalent to the value of a low-grade divine artifact.

After this, Anthony Braden also built two more experimental versions of the armor, only achieving success with 'Guangmo' Model 5.

Li Mochen could not possibly pilot this 'Guangmo' Model 2 in battle; for him now, it was almost a burden.

However, this time, Li Mochen needed the legendary-level power of the 'Guangmo' Model 2 armor.