Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15879 Choice
Ding Chunming and the others watched the projection, which displayed the reactions of the large magical artifacts. The reactions of the large magical artifacts varied. Some large magical artifacts were accelerating forward, while others were constantly attacking their surroundings with smaller magical artifacts, as if they were surrounded by enemies. Some large magical artifacts were on guard and advancing cautiously. Among all the large magical artifacts, only Zhuge Qingsong's large magical artifact was somewhat special, because Zhuge Qingsong's large magical artifact did not move at all, but simply opened all its defensive shields.

Ding Chunming observed the reactions of the large magical artifacts and said in a deep voice, "You can tell what kind of people these large magical artifact commanders are from their reactions. Those who command the large magical artifacts to charge around randomly are probably the easiest to deal with. Those who command the large magical artifacts to attack from all sides are probably trying to see if they can break our magic array, which is why they are doing this."

Cheng Wanchun nodded, then he enlarged the projection of Zhuge Qingsong's large magic artifact and said, "This large magic artifact's reaction is the most special. It seems to be a smart guy, and he should know some magic arrays. So he did not attack other large magic artifacts rashly. He defended first. It seems that he guessed that he was in an illusion array, so he did not move around.

The old man chuckled and said, "He does indeed understand magic arrays. He probably guessed that we set up a huge magic array, which is why he's defending. He's probably trying to stall for time because, in their understanding, a large magic array like ours requires a massive amount of energy to support it. We can't keep this magic array running indefinitely, so he had their large magical artifacts remain motionless, only maximizing their defenses. This way, their large magical artifacts would save more energy for combat or defense. After all, their large magical artifacts also need energy. If they were to fly around randomly and attack indiscriminately, the energy consumption would be enormous, and they wouldn't be able to sustain it for long. He's definitely going to try to outlast us. It's a pity he doesn't understand our magic arrays at all, otherwise, he would never have done this."

Everyone nodded, and Ding Chunming asked, "So what should we do now? Attack them directly?"

The old man smiled and said, "No rush. They can't send messages out right now. The people from those regions probably don't know their current situation. Aren't those guys running around and attacking randomly? Let them run. That way, their energy will be depleted even faster. Just wait and see. Anyway, they can't escape our formation."

Ding Chunming and Cheng Wanchun remained silent. Wen Wenhai had already stated that this battle would be primarily commanded by Elder Zhen, and they would only intervene when necessary. Without Elder Zhen's orders, they were not allowed to act. Therefore, they could not interfere too much with what Elder Zhen did.

Looking at them, Elder Zhen smiled and said, "It's alright, they can't run away. Let them cause trouble for a few days. Actually, if we leave them hanging for a few days, they will be more obedient. Sometimes, this kind of unknown is what scares them the most. I will inform everyone in a while and tell them not to worry. Just treat these days as watching a show."

Ding Chunming and Cheng Wanchun both nodded. Then, Elder Zhen sent a letter to everyone, telling them his plan. After hearing Elder Zhen's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had been preparing for battle, and now that they heard Elder Zhen say this, they were finally relieved.

In fact, everyone in the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Formation or the Blood Slaughter Sect members in the Thousand Machine Star could see the situation outside. Everyone could see the projection, and if the formation elder wanted, he could contact everyone involved in this operation at any time, but he simply didn't need to.

On the other hand, Zhuge Qingsong had been very cautious. Inside his large magical artifact, there were three kingdom-level experts. After arranging the defenses, Zhuge Qingsong sent someone to invite those kingdom-level experts over. These kingdom-level experts were not from the Fire God Sect. Zhuge Qingsong kept them in his large magical artifact for the sake of easier management. That's why those kingdom-level experts didn't come to see Zhuge Qingsong immediately, because Zhuge Qingsong didn't want to see them at that time.

After he had arranged everything, he invited the kingdom-level experts over. When they arrived at the command hall, Zhuge Qingsong clasped his hands in greeting, and they quickly returned the gesture. Zhuge Qingsong then said to them, "We've encountered some problems. We've fallen into the enemy's trap..." He then briefly explained their current situation to the three kingdom-level experts.

After he finished speaking, he explained his solution. He continued, "The reason we're defending in place is to conserve energy and be ready for battle at any moment. Our goal is to stall the enemy and prevent their magic array from supplying energy, which is crucial for us. That's why I haven't let the magic artifacts move around. If they attack us, we'll prioritize defense because I'm worried that the attackers might be our own people, just transformed by the illusion array. In this situation, the best approach is to defend. The longer we defend, the greater the chance we can stall them. Right now, we're testing our patience against the enemy."

Upon hearing Zhuge Qingsong's words, the three kingdom-level experts all nodded. To be honest, they hadn't expected things to turn out this way. It was indeed somewhat frightening. One hundred of their large magical artifacts were simultaneously trapped in a single magic array—how large must that array be? How powerful must it be? They didn't believe the other large magical artifacts would behave as docilely as they did. Those other large magical artifacts might be attacking, yet the array showed no abnormalities under their attacks, demonstrating its formidable power. Although they weren't skilled in magic arrays, they were all kingdom-level experts. In their long lives, they had witnessed countless things, including magic arrays. Having witnessed the power of magic arrays, they understood their terrifying nature even more. Therefore, how could they possibly oppose Zhuge Qingsong's suggestion at this moment?

Zhuge Qingsong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the three of them agreed to his proposal. These three were all experts at the Kingdom level, and if they really started causing trouble, it would be very troublesome. Therefore, Zhuge Qingsong valued their opinions very much; otherwise, he would not have bothered to explain it to them.

After confirming that all three of them agreed to his proposal, Zhuge Qingsong said to them, "Because we are preparing for a long-term battle, we have begun to implement a rationing system for our supplies. I hope you three can understand. What do you think?"

The three exchanged glances and nodded again. One of them said, "Elder Zhuge's arrangement is excellent. We completely agree."

Zhuge Qingsong finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then said, "I'm having the disciples try to contact other people to see if we can. If we can, that would be best. If not, we'll have to rely on ourselves. So, I plan to have a few of you take turns with me on guard duty these days. That way, we can react immediately if anything happens. Of course, you don't need to worry about commanding the large magical artifacts. I've already made arrangements. The disciples will take good care of them, so we don't need to worry about it."

The three quickly responded, and one of the elders said, "Of course. We are now in the same large magical artifact, so we are all in the same group and should naturally share all responsibilities. Of course, the three of us will follow Elder Zhuge's lead. Just give us any orders you may have. We must unite to break out of here, otherwise we will be in real danger."

The other two nodded as well. Zhuge Qingsong glanced at the three of them, then clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Thank you all for your understanding. We are all in the same boat now, so we must unite. I thank you all for your understanding."

The three quickly returned the greeting, and one of the elders said, "Elder Zhuge, you are too kind. Please give the order to make the arrangements now."

Zhuge Qingsong nodded, then glanced at the projection and said, "I've been thinking, if I were the enemy, and I trapped all my enemies with a magic array, what would I do next? I have two choices. First, I would attack those enemies immediately, but I would first concentrate my forces on attacking one or two large magic artifacts, destroying them and killing everyone inside. This is better to cut off one finger than to injure all ten, so that I can slowly kill all the enemies. Second, I would trap them for a period of time, making them anxious and afraid, and then I would deal with them slowly. But there is a problem here. If I want to trap them, the energy of my magic array must be sufficient. Otherwise, the daily consumption of the magic array alone will give me a huge headache. So, completely trapping the enemy is not an easy task."

The three nodded, and one of the elders said, "Actually, the first and second options can be carried out simultaneously. If they only attack one or two large magical artifacts, then the other large magical artifacts will be trapped and not attacked. Only when they are attacked will they know that they are being attacked. I think that's the situation now. The enemy may be attacking other large magical artifacts, but we just don't know it."

Zhuge Qingsong nodded and said, "That's possible. If that's the case, we don't really have a good solution unless we can contact other people and agree to act together. Otherwise, we can't attack the enemy's formation with just one large magic weapon. So we can only defend. If everyone agrees, then we'll do what we said before and defend with all our might. What do you think?"

The group nodded, and the matter was considered settled.