Mated to the Beast of the Wasteland (Gillian and Merrick) novel Chapter 326

Chapter 326 Wives Always Bring Good Fortune

Chapter 326 Wives Always Bring Good Fortune

The whole group chat went dead the second he sent the message.

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The soldiers were so caught up in their excitement that they completely forgot Merrick was also in the 9th Legion’s StarChat group.

Someone typed, “What about Elara? I always thought the commander had feelings for Elara.”

The comment made many beastmen shift awkwardly in their seats. Elara stepped in and replied on her own behalf.

Elara typed, “I got married two days ago. My husband is wealthy and has no ties to the 9th Legion. Thank you all for your concern.”

Merrick typed, “Congratulations on your marriage, Captain Sterling. I’m granting you one day of paid leave.”

The chat blew up completely.

Every single soldier slumped on the spot, grinding their teeth in frustration.

Elara had been the beloved dream girl for all of them. Learning she had quietly gotten married stung even worse than hearing Gillian had married Merrick. No one was in the mood to joke around that day.

One soldier typed, “Which bastard stole our dream girl away?”

Another replied, “This is war. Who is he?”

A third chimed in, “Who’s with me? I’m going to smash that shield around his house!”

The replies flooded in. “Me!”

Maddox sneezed repeatedly down in the mine. The flower beasts beside him clamped their petals shut in fright.

He frowned and rubbed his nose.

Could I have breathed in too much mine dust?

Wails and groans echoed through the Legion channel. The tainted beasts outside took off running, terrified by the racket.

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Merrick listened to the distant uproar and smiled, deeply satisfied.

Let those rascals keep daydreaming about what doesn’t belong to them.

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Back at headquarters, Gillian stared at the suddenly silent StarChat and frowned in confusion.

She said, “Elara, this group of one hundred thousand people went totally quiet, just like we lost the connection.”

Does everyone feel upset because Elara has gotten married?

Elara shrugged, equally puzzled. “Commander Cole probably scared them silent when he popped up online.”

A small number of viewers on the StarNet live stream still refused to back down.

[We have no proof where that beast crystal came from. You can just claim whatever you want.]

[That’s ridiculous. I can buy identical red crystals for nine coins with free shipping from the mall.]

Merrick spotted those two comments right away.

He waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to roll out a medical scanner.

Merrick said, “The crystal in my hand is almost identical to the one my wife showed earlier. But since some people want to argue endlessly, I will run a full analysis and post the results live for everyone to see.”

Adrian stepped forward helpfully and flipped on the searchlight, shining it into the cargo bays of the three warships.

He reported, “We have plenty more samples here, Commander Cole. They can take their pick for testing.

“These crystals were cut from the parasite carcasses just moments ago. We can verify every single one.”

The cargo hold was piled high with glowing red beast crystals, drawing every viewer’s full

attention.

Merrick’s face darkened instantly. “You reckless spender! Who told you to drag these out? Let the skeptics believe whatever they want. We’ll end up selling all these just to pay off our debts. Turn the lights off right now.”

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Adrian nodded quickly and waved for the crew to cut the searchlights.

Right then, a flood of clan lords popped up in the comment section.

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first.]

A tiger lord from Goldspine City typed, [Black Rick, you owe me 1.5 billion coins. Pay up

A serpent lord from Terrahold City wrote, [Sell those beast crystals on the warship and settle your debt to me. You’ve owed me 2 billion coins for years. How long are you planning to stall?]

A sheep lord from Timberton City added, [Just hand the crystals over to cover 4 billion coins. Otherwise, we will cut off your grain supply next month.]

The comment section erupted.

[Holy cow, this cargo hold full of crystals dragged all the big shots from the Elemental Cities out of hiding. How much debt is Black Rick actually carrying? Adding these up quickly puts it close to a trillion credits.]

[Are these people paid trolls?]

[Shut up. My clan lord is absolutely genuine.]

More and more noble families came forward to claim the debts. Everyone realized Merrick had borrowed from nearly every major clan across the Elemental Cities.

Merrick cleared his throat loudly on camera. “Don’t believe any of this. Creditors—or rather, clan lords-these are all fake crystals. The trolls watching this live stream can back me up.”

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