Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15591 Looking for trouble

Building a permanent base requires a large amount of resources, and who will provide these resources is a major problem. If a temporary base is built, the resources needed will be less, and the cost can be spread among everyone. However, a permanent base requires far more resources; even if shared equally, the amount would be enormous, making it undesirable for anyone to contribute. Furthermore, and very importantly, once the permanent base is built, who will own it? Will everyone have the time to continuously station clan members there? If not, then the resources invested in building the base will be wasted. These are all issues.

That's how alliances are, not to mention they're not a real alliance, just a temporary one, so it's even less likely they could establish a permanent base like this. Sima Wuyan understood what he meant and fell silent. He realized he had oversimplified things. Sometimes, just because you genuinely care about everyone doesn't mean everyone will support you. There are many practical issues that need to be addressed, especially those concerning everyone's interests. No one wants to invest too much in attacking the Seven Realms because they see no benefit in it.

Although taking over the Wood Spirit Realm would grant them some resources, no one could say how much. In their view, it was unlikely they would obtain many resources; otherwise, the Sima family wouldn't have given up so easily. If they truly couldn't obtain many resources from the Wood Spirit Realm, why would they waste so many resources there? It was precisely for these reasons that all the families opposed building a permanent base.

Seeing that Sima Wuyan had stopped talking, Master Qingyu then spoke up: "If everyone agrees, then we will build a temporary base, about ten thousand miles away from the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall. However, we will only tell everyone about this decision after they have all arrived. I believe they will not object. In the next few days, I plan to send people to scout ahead and see how the people in the Seven Realms react. What do you all think?" Although Master Qingyu was the commander, he could not possibly ignore the opinions of other sects and families and make decisions unilaterally. That was obviously impossible, so he had to ask for everyone's opinion.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Master Qingyu glanced at everyone and then said, "Then who would like to go and scout?" After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone, and when they heard him say this, they all looked at each other without saying a word. They didn't want to go because they all knew that if they went, there might be losses. After all, scouting was the most dangerous job, and they didn't want to take the risk. So, of course, they remained silent.

Master Qingyu frowned as he looked at them, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. He actually looked down on these people; they really disappointed him. Whenever something happened, all they thought of was running away. Even though they were allies, their tendency to run away when trouble arose still made him despise them.

Just then, Sima Wuyan spoke up, "Let's send people over. After all, our family has fought against the people from the Seven Realms in the Wood Spirit Realm, and we have some information about them. Let you go and take a look; you might discover something."

Master Qingyu's expression relaxed, and he immediately said, "Alright, then the Sima family will send someone. I think we'll stop here for today. Elder Sima, go back and prepare, then immediately send someone to scout ahead. Remember, this scout is to see if it's safe to establish a base ten thousand miles away, as we just discussed, and to select a location for the base. Then you can return; there shouldn't be too much danger." Sima Wuyan responded, and then Master Qingyu adjourned the meeting.

Sima Wuyan quickly returned to his family's garrison. He immediately gathered his generals and told them he had accepted the reconnaissance mission. He then dispatched a small team of only a thousand men to scout ahead. These men were elite troops selected from their own army, incredibly fast, strong in combat, and highly agile. Sima Wuyan's first order to them was to protect themselves. If they were discovered by the Seven Realms, they were to retreat immediately. Even if they didn't find anything, their safety was paramount. He stressed their self-preservation because he had discovered that the allied forces were incapable of achieving anything significant. They always retreated in the face of trouble. With their current state, how could they possibly contend with the Seven Realms? They were joking! Once the Allied Forces attacked the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall and suffered casualties, some families would likely flee immediately. They shouldn't even dream of dealing with the Seven Realms. Sima Wuyan knows how powerful the Ten Thousand Snake Wall is.

After the Sima family left, Sima Wuyan couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, participating in a battle he knew he would lose was really uncomfortable, but he had no choice; he had to participate, which was his most helpless situation. On the other side, a Liang family disciple was delivering supplies to a courtyard. They were all very careful, and these supplies were all paid for with spirit stones by the allied forces, so they weren't losing out. However, the Liang family members remained cautious because there were many people on the Jade Bamboo Continent who they couldn't afford to offend. For example, the courtyard they were delivering supplies to was inhabited by disciples of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, one of the eight major sects, whose strength was even greater than the Sima family, let alone the Liang family. Because of this, the Liang family disciples were even more careful. They kept their heads down while delivering the supplies, with only one steward going to communicate with the Myriad Manifestations Sect members. This was originally a small matter, after all, it was just delivering supplies.

The steward of the Liang family arrived at the front of the courtyard, then carefully walked to the gate and gently tapped the iron ring on the gate. This courtyard originally belonged to their family, but now they had not only given it up, but they also had to be careful when going to the courtyard, and they dared not express any dissatisfaction. This really made the Liang family feel aggrieved, but they could only hide it and dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

At this moment, the courtyard gate was opened, and a cultivator dressed in black robes stood inside, looking at the steward of the Liang family. The steward of the Liang family felt a tightness in his heart as soon as he saw the man in black robes. He could sense an extremely dense aura of death emanating from this man, which meant that this man was a ghost cultivator. In the Meteorite Domain, ghost cultivators were either from the Myriad Ghosts Sect or the Myriad Manifestations Sect. The Myriad Manifestations Sect meant that it encompassed all things, which meant that you could cultivate any kind of cultivation technique within the Myriad Manifestations Sect. There was no cultivation technique that they could not cultivate, which is why there were ghost cultivators within the Myriad Manifestations Sect.

The reason the Liang family steward was afraid was because ghost cultivators were notoriously difficult to deal with. They were known for their eccentric tempers, and offending them could lead to endless retaliation. Therefore, the Liang family members trembled upon seeing that the other party was a ghost cultivator, and immediately bowed, saying, "Greetings, sir. These are supplies for you gentlemen. Please accept them." The Liang family steward was extremely cautious, even watching the expression on the face of the Myriad Manifestations Sect disciple as he spoke.

The ghost cultivator nodded and then said, "Bring it in." The steward of the Liang family immediately responded and directed the Liang family members to bring the items inside. Upon seeing this, the ghost cultivator's expression changed, and he asked, "No spatial equipment? You just sent it like this?"

The person in charge of the Liang family immediately spoke up: "Reporting to you, sir, our Liang family is just a small family and does not have that many spatial equipment. Please forgive us." After he finished speaking, he bowed to the ghost cultivator.

At this moment, the ghost cultivator suddenly spoke up, "Are you mocking me?" His expression had already turned somewhat ugly as he said this. His words puzzled the Liang family steward. He was clearly just answering the ghost cultivator's question; how had it become mockery? What was there to mock? The Liang family members were very confused, but the steward immediately said to the ghost cultivator, "No, how dare we mock you, sir? We absolutely did not mean to mock you. Please understand, sir."

At this moment, the ghost cultivator was still staring intently at the steward of the Liang family and said, "It should be common knowledge that small families like yours cannot afford spatial equipment, but I didn't know that and you had to remind me. You still dare to say that this is not irony."

Upon hearing this, the steward of the Liang family's face darkened even further. This was truly a case of "wanting to find fault, one can always find a pretext." They had no such intention whatsoever, yet they were being falsely accused. How could they not feel wronged? At the same time, the Liang family members were secretly angry. The other party was clearly looking for trouble; otherwise, why would they say such a thing? That's why they were truly angry. However, they still suppressed their anger. The steward of the Liang family bowed to the ghost cultivator once more and said, "Please don't misunderstand, sir. We really didn't mean to mock you. Our small families can also afford to use space." "The equipment we had wasn't prepared because our Liang family isn't strong enough, and we've just taken on the task of receiving the large army. Therefore, we lack sufficient spatial equipment, which is why we couldn't use it to deliver supplies to you. It's understandable that you see we didn't use spatial equipment; we didn't mean to mock you. Please understand." He then bowed to the ghost cultivator in the pool. Although he had already cursed the ghost cultivator to death in his heart, he still had to be cautious in front of him, because he knew very well that this ghost cultivator was someone they couldn't afford to offend.