Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16129 Intelligence
Zhao Hai looked at the jade slip in his hand. This jade slip was given to him by Su Youyu. It contained some information about the Divine Kingdom and the Shadow Guard. Through this information, Zhao Hai realized just how powerful the Divine Kingdom was. The entire Divine Kingdom was divided into thirty-six provinces and four hundred and thirty-two circuits. Each circuit was further divided into twelve prefectures, each prefecture into thirty-six cities, each city into thirty-six smaller cities, each smaller city into thirty-six towns, and each town into thirty-six villages. Of course, this all referred to the management of ordinary people. As for the management of sects, that was completely different.

Under normal circumstances, a prefecture city can manage all the sects in the entire prefecture. However, some large sects can only be suppressed by the prefecture city, while some small cities can only manage some small and medium-sized sects.

Just like the Beast Suppression City that Ling Xuzi mentioned, it is considered a small city in the Divine Kingdom. However, this small city can suppress several medium-sized sects, including the Changchun Sect. Small sects like the Yuyang Sect dare not act recklessly.

The Shadow Guard is an organization specifically tasked with secretly monitoring these sects. The Shadow Guard wields considerable power, divided into two parts: the Dark Division and the Shadow Division. The Dark Division is solely responsible for assassinations, while the Shadow Division is equally simple, focusing on surveillance. Someone like Su Youyu belongs to the Shadow Division. Generally, they won't attempt assassinations; they'll only monitor. Successfully infiltrating a sect is far more profitable than an assassination attempt. As Ling Xuzi previously stated, if an infiltrator becomes the sect leader, wouldn't that be incredibly successful, and their value even greater?

However, recruiting Shadow Guards is not easy, and many betray them. Therefore, Shadow Guards generally maintain single-line communication. In addition, due to manpower shortages, a medium-sized sect like Changchun Sect would typically only have one Shadow Guard spy, while a small sect like Yuyang Sect would not be sent by the Shadow Guard. The reason why Changchun Sect has two Shadow Guard spies now is probably related to the sect's rapid development in recent years. Changchun Sect has gained two more Kingdom-level experts in recent years, which has attracted the attention of the Shadow Guard, hence the Shadow Guard sent an additional spy to Changchun Sect.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, the Shadow Guards do not directly assassinate members of sects. Even if they were to assassinate someone, they would target the most talented disciples of a sect. Therefore, their secret forces are actually more mysterious.

In addition to having spies in various sects, the Shadow Guard also has spies in some markets. Some of these spies are small business owners, while others may be independent cultivators. These people are the liaisons between the Shadow Guards. If any emergency occurs, the Shadow Guards will take action against them directly.

As for small cities like Zhenshou City, the garrison usually consists of only five thousand men, with one captain as the commander of the regiment. The regiment is divided into five battalions, each with one thousand men. The battalion commander is the squad leader. Each battalion is divided into five gangs, each with two hundred men. Each gang is divided into five squads, with the first squad having forty men. This is the military configuration of a small city. In contrast, a Zhou Prefecture has a commander of the vanguard, with each commander commanding five captains.

The sheer size of this army demonstrates just how powerful the Divine Kingdom is. If all its armies were at full strength, the total number of troops would exceed one hundred billion. While this number is not comparable to that of the Blood Slaughter Sect, it is still considerable. And let's not forget, this only counts the number of troops, not civilians or disciples from various sects. If all the disciples from various sects were included, their numbers would likely be no less than those of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

Besides these, Su Youyu also revealed a piece of information to Zhao Hai: outside the Divine Kingdom Continent, there are 108 smaller continents. These 108 smaller continents are called Wei Continents. There are also governments and sects on Wei Continents. Although the number of them cannot be as many as in the Divine Kingdom, the number is definitely not small.

This is extremely terrifying. In other words, if we really consider the strength of the Divine Kingdom Continent, it is in no way inferior to that of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

In the Divine Kingdom, besides the Divine Kingdom itself and the sects, there is a third force: the religion. Within the Divine Kingdom, there exists a religious state, the state religion, called the Creation God Religion. This Creation God Religion is extremely powerful, possessing its own army. While its strength is not comparable to the Divine Kingdom, it exists independently and is stronger than all the sects, making it a nationwide sect. Because of this, the Creation God Religion's combat power far surpasses that of the sects, second only to the official strength of the Divine Kingdom.

Upon seeing this intelligence, Zhao Hai couldn't help but frown. He truly hadn't expected the strength of the Divine Kingdom to be so formidable, and the situation to be so complex. In particular, the emergence of the Creation God Cult made Zhao Hai even more vigilant. He didn't know how powerful this cult was. If, like the Arrogance God Cult, this cult had a deity behind it, then the deity behind the Creation God Cult must be even more powerful.

After reading through all the contents, Zhao Hai put the jade slip away. Then he looked up at Chang Jun sitting in front of him and asked, "What do you think of this intelligence?"

Chang Jun said in a deep voice, "The situation here in the Divine Kingdom is extremely complicated. We not only have to guard against the Divine Kingdom, but also against that Divine Cult. I suspect that there may be a divine figure behind the Divine Cult, so it will be even more difficult to deal with them. Therefore, my idea is to keep a low profile. Young Master, the strength of the Divine Kingdom is much stronger than we imagined. If we want to deal with the Divine Kingdom, we can only infiltrate it slowly. If we were to start a full-scale war with the Divine Kingdom, plus the help of the Divine Cult, and if they could also unite the power of those sects, their power might surpass ours. Therefore, we must keep a low profile."

Zhao Hai nodded, then said in a deep voice, "I really didn't expect the strength of this Divine Kingdom to be so formidable. According to the intelligence, Zhenjiang Beast City is just an ordinary small town. The power of the entire Divine Kingdom is indeed very strong. We must be careful. Let's do as you discussed before. Let's start with those markets and turn them all into our people. Then let's start with those sects, dealing with them one by one. We can't be greedy and we have to take it slowly."

Chang Jun nodded and then said, "Yes, young master, then I will do it according to my previous plan." Zhao Hai nodded and then said, "Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Chang Jun responded and then left Zhao Hai's bamboo house. After Chang Jun left, Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Interesting. I never expected that our Blood Slaughter Sect would encounter an evenly matched opponent. It seems that we really cannot underestimate the heroes of the world."

After returning to his office, Chang Jun summoned Ling Xuzi and Feng Wuya to his office. Once they arrived, Chang Jun looked at them and said, "Today I read some information about the Divine Kingdom that Su Youyu gave me. I realized that the Divine Kingdom is incredibly powerful, no less so than our Blood Slaughter Sect. Therefore, our Blood Slaughter Sect must be even more careful if we want to deal with the Divine Kingdom."

Everyone nodded. They were native to the Divine Kingdom, so they knew how powerful the Divine Kingdom was. Of course, they also knew about the Blood Slaughter Sect and how powerful it was. Precisely because they knew how powerful the Blood Slaughter Sect was, they didn't think there was anything wrong with what Chang Jun said. The strength of the Blood Slaughter Sect was comparable to that of the Divine Kingdom.

Chang Jun continued, "I've already spoken to the young master, and his intention is the same: not to immediately launch a full-scale war against the Divine Kingdom. Although all our people can be resurrected indefinitely, there's no need for such a brutal war. We can proceed slowly, following our previous method: starting with the various markets and then infiltrating other markets and sects, taking them down one by one. We absolutely cannot afford any mistakes, and we cannot allow the Divine Kingdom, the cults, or the major sects to discover our actions. Do you understand?"

Everyone responded, and Chang Jun nodded, then said, "Alright, let's talk about the current situation first. Elder Zhao, how's the intelligence gathering on the surrounding markets going?"

Zhao Yuguang said, "Because all the surrounding markets are managed by our sect, it is quite easy for us to collect information about them. This is the information on the seven surrounding markets. Please take a look, Elder Chang." After saying that, he took a jade slip and handed it to Chang Jun.

Chang Jun took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual power, nodded, and said, "The intelligence is very detailed. Let's take action one day. These seven markets are not very strong. We can take them all in one fell swoop. Before that, we need to make some preparations. First, the magic arrays. The magic arrays in the markets must be set up properly. Barrier arrays and illusion arrays are essential. We'll make our move after the arrays are set up. That's the safest way."

Everyone nodded, and Chang Jun turned to Zhao Yuguang and asked, "How many sect disciples are there in the market now?"

Zhao Yuguang immediately said, "Each market has about a hundred people, mainly responsible for managing the market. The strongest among them are only at the Imperial Carriage level, which is enough."

Chang Jun nodded and said, "That's enough. I will send some more disciples there to set up the formation. Once those disciples arrive and have set up the formation, we will begin our operation."

Zhao Yuguang responded, and Chang Jun then turned to Ling Xuzi and asked, "Elder Ling Xuzi, how is the Changchun Sect doing?"

Ling Xuzi immediately took out a jade slip and said, "Our Changchun Sect also has its own controlled markets. We control a total of twenty-five markets. This is the information on these markets." After saying that, he handed the jade slip to Chang Jun.

Chang Jun took the jade slip, glanced at it, and then said, "Not bad. The markets under your jurisdiction are much larger than those of the Jade Yang Sect. However, the method for dealing with these markets is the same as that for dealing with the markets of the Jade Yang Sect: first send disciples to set up formations, and then take unified action."