Glancing at Counselor, James Carter smiled to himself. Only now did he truly understand that this hidden warehouse must have been established by the prefect. Even if it wasn’t, the prefect still played an important role here—he just wasn’t visible on the surface. No wonder Counselor had brought him here.

　　Now that he understood the situation, James Carter smiled and said, “I suppose you all know about my upcoming trip to Jinling. My people are not strong enough, so I came to see if there are any items with strong offensive capabilities. If you have anything good, please bring it out!”

　　Counselor and Helen Price exchanged a glance. Helen Price took out quite a few items from her ring and laid them out on the table, smiling as she said, “Your Highness, please choose!” As she arranged the items, James Carter noticed that the flower embroidered on Helen Price’s chest seemed to grow from that fair, tender cleavage—snow-white and pink! His heart fluttered.

　　A pleasant fragrance also wafted from this woman.

　　With a woman’s sensitivity, Helen Price sensed James Carter’s gaze. Whether intentionally or not, her chest swayed slightly as she moved, making that snow-jade flower seem to come alive, drawing James Carter’s eyes toward it.

　　Momentarily distracted, James Carter quickly circulated his spiritual power, took a deep breath, and, regaining his composure, secretly marveled at her skill—this woman had unknowingly released a seductive charm technique.

　　Looking again at the items on the table, the lustful light in James Carter’s eyes had vanished.

　　Helen Price was equally surprised in her heart. This prince’s spiritual power was truly formidable! She had always been confident in her beauty, and with her charm technique, she could usually handle anyone below the official rank with ease.

　　Recalling many things from the capital, James Carter now looked at the items on display and realized it was impossible to get anything truly good here. In any case, nothing here caught his eye; at best, they could be used to equip his subordinates.

　　Thinking of the ambushes along the way, he felt frustrated. He had killed so many enemies, yet hadn’t gotten anything useful from them.

　　After looking for a while, James Carter said, “To be honest, these things are of little use to me!”

　　Helen Price smiled and said, “Your Highness, as far as I know, Jinling City is now indefensible. Once you arrive, your top priority will be to prevent the city from being breached again. I do have something here that should suit your needs.”

　　As she spoke, she took out a set of formation disks.

　　“Your Highness, this was crafted by a master at the Overlord level. I’ve heard that the grand protective formation at the Jinling county office has been broken, and these disks are just what you need. As long as there’s enough spiritual energy, you can block any attack below the Overlord level, and they can also be used independently.”

　　Glancing at the item, James Carter was tempted. After searching his memory, he smiled and said, “You must be joking. This formation disk requires a huge amount of spiritual energy to activate. Does Jinling City really have that much spiritual energy? I don’t have many high-grade spirit stones myself.”

　　Although James Carter was a prince, he was not wealthy.

　　Helen Price knew James Carter was telling the truth and smiled, “It really is a good item.”

　　“Actually, what I want most are formation technique manuals!” James Carter said.

　　“Haha, we don’t have any advanced ones, but if you need general knowledge, we have collected some.”

　　“Your Highness will surely encounter battles along the way. As it happens, we have a set of repeating crossbows operated by ten people. I believe you’ll need them.” With a charming smile, Helen Price took out ten repeating crossbows from her ring.

　　Seeing these ten repeating crossbows, James Carter’s heart skipped a beat. These were not ordinary crossbows, but top-tier magical weapons used by the military. In a country with many cultivator experts, the army couldn’t possibly have that many masters, so these advanced magical weapons became treasures for victory. James Carter had owned several sets of ten-man repeating crossbows before, but after a series of ambushes and fierce battles, they had all been used up. If used well, these powerful weapons could greatly enhance his subordinates’ combat strength. If conditions allowed, using a set of fifty-man repeating crossbows together could even kill experts at the highest level.

　　Thinking that he couldn’t even gather fifty men now, James Carter sighed. The ten-man set was just a dispensable item.

　　In any case, he would have to recruit soldiers in Jinling County, so buying some as a precaution wouldn’t hurt.

　　Looking at Helen Price’s face, James Carter said, “If there’s a ten-man set, there must be a fifty-man set. Bring it out.”

　　With a coquettish laugh, Helen Price exuded an alluring aura and once again took out a set of fifty-man repeating crossbows from her ring.

　　James Carter had checked the weapons sent by the prefect and found that none of them had such powerful repeating crossbows. The prefect probably didn’t have many of these powerful magical weapons either, and even if he did, he wouldn’t give them to James Carter.

　　To increase his chances of survival, James Carter ended up spending quite a few spirit stones to purchase two sets of repeating crossbows, the recommended formation disk, and some manuals on making formation disks.

Chapter 008: Formations and Feng Shui

　　“Mobilize the army immediately!”