Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16345 Attack
"Regret it?" Lu Lingguang looked at the family heads, his face expressionless and calm. The family heads, however, remained silent in the face of Lu Lingguang's expression.

"Actually, there's nothing to regret. Do you think I don't know the consequences of believing in gods? But as long as we don't openly establish a sect, there won't be any problems. What's the situation now? This great war won't end in a day or two. If we don't use this method to quickly improve the strength of our clan, do you think our clan will still exist after the war? I'm doing this for the sake of the clan."

The expressions of the family heads changed again. Lu Lingguang's words pointed out a very real situation: their current predicament. If they worried about the Divine Kingdom settling scores with them for joining the sect, they had to be prepared for their families to be wiped out. In this great war, small families like theirs could be destroyed at any time. So they had to make a decision now: join the sect to improve the strength of their family members, but they might be purged after the war; or not join the sect and maintain the status quo, but there was a high chance of their families being destroyed. They had to make a decision.

The expressions on their faces changed several times. After a while, one of the family heads finally spoke up: "Won't we be discovered?" His words attracted the attention of the other family heads. They all understood what he meant. If they were to improve the strength of their family disciples in a short period of time, it would be easy for others to find out. Once they were discovered, they would be finished.

Lu Lingguang shook his head and said, "It won't be discovered. The omniscient and omnipotent god only enhances our potential, not our strength. It only speeds up our cultivation, but doesn't directly increase our strength. Just like today, our disciples broke through during battle, not when they arrived here. Most importantly, their strength will continue to increase, not stop."

Upon hearing Lu Lingguang's words, the eyes of the family heads lit up. Lu Lingguang looked at them, then turned to look outside, and said, "Do you know when I became a believer in gods?"

The family heads were all stunned for a moment, then they all looked at Lu Linguang. Lu Linguang turned his head and glanced at them, then said, "When our entire family was transferred to a market town to guard it, it was only then that I began to believe in the gods, because I knew very well that we were the ones who had been abandoned. If we didn't do everything we could to save ourselves, then our entire family would be finished."

Upon hearing his words, the group was stunned. Then their expressions changed. Their family situation was the same as Lu's, so they all felt the same way about what Lu Lingguang was saying.

Lu Lingguang glanced at the group and then said, "Don't think too much about it. Survival is the most important thing. We can talk about the future later. Right now, the most important thing is to survive."

The family heads exchanged glances, then nodded in unison. One of them asked, "What should we do?"

With a flick of his hand, Lu Lingguang produced a statue. He then addressed the family heads, saying, "Come with me to pay homage to the gods, and then you can return to your homes and have your families also come to believe in the gods."

The family heads exchanged glances, then nodded in unison and knelt down before the statue along with Lu Linguang. Just as Lu Linguang had said, their most important task now was to survive. As for what kind of punishment they would receive for believing in the gods, that was a matter for later. Preserving their lives was the priority; if they lost their lives, everything would be over.

After those family heads met the God of Creation and became his followers, they left that space and returned directly to their families. Of course, they were to let their families spread the word on their own. If Lu Lingguang were to go and spread the word, he would be discovered very quickly.

Meanwhile, the other divine kingdom also received news of the attack on their base, which made them even more anxious. However, just as they had expected, many rogue cultivators were indeed tempted after hearing that they could join a sect if they helped them in the attack. They all agreed to join the battle and began to gather at the front line.

Soon, more and more people gathered at the base, and the Lu family members became less conspicuous. At least compared to those rogue cultivators, their status was much higher.

After the Blood Slaughter Sect launched its first attack on their base, it did not attack it again. Meanwhile, the number of people on the front lines continued to grow, quickly exceeding five million. This number was not actually that high, but it was much more than before.

With more people arriving, their current base was becoming insufficient. General Li summoned Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang to his office again. Once they arrived, General Li looked at them and said, "You should already know about the Divine Kingdom's plan, so I won't elaborate. Many rogue cultivators have arrived here, and our base is no longer enough. I think it's time to launch an attack on the enemy. What do you think?" Both nodded; they didn't oppose the attack. Fang Wuwei spoke up, "We really should expand our territory. When should we attack?"

General Li thought for a moment, then said, "Let's attack the day after tomorrow. These two days are a good time to reorganize those rogue cultivators. We need to let them know what their next task is. When you go back, you need to make it clear to those rogue cultivators that their task is not to kill a lot of enemies, but to destroy the enemy's underground fortifications. As long as they can destroy the enemy's underground fortifications, they will have made a great contribution."

The two responded again. They both knew what the tasks of those rogue cultivators were. To be honest, they took those tasks very seriously, since their biggest headache right now was the enemy's underground fortifications.

General Li said, "Of the five million people on the front lines, more than half are rogue cultivators. It's hard to say how many will survive this attack. But one thing is very important: these rogue cultivators absolutely cannot all die. We must leave a few alive to serve as fodder."

Upon hearing General Li's words, Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang immediately understood his meaning. These rogue cultivators were essentially cannon fodder, and the various sects and families hadn't given them any substantial benefits; they were merely offering empty promises. It was like the Americans telling some people, "Join our army, and after a few years of fighting, you can get a green card and even become a real American." It was just empty promises, yet many people still joined the American army.

These independent cultivators are the same. The sects and aristocratic families dangled a carrot in front of them, telling them to help them attack the enemy. As long as they could destroy the enemy's underground fortifications, they could join the sects or aristocratic families.

Those rogue cultivators were so eager to join sects or aristocratic families that they came here. They had no idea that very few of them would make it back alive. Perhaps they did know, but they all had a sense of wishful thinking, believing they would be the one to escape.

After General Li and his men finished discussing the attack, they dispersed and began preparations. Over the next two days, people continued to arrive at the front lines, most of them unaffiliated cultivators, and the camp became increasingly chaotic.

Unlike disciples of sects or aristocratic families, independent cultivators are not as disciplined. When they get together, they tend to cause trouble. In addition, their living quarters are somewhat cramped, which makes them even more irritable. As a result, conflicts have increased significantly at the base recently.

However, the rogue cultivators also received a notice that they would be attacking soon. In addition, General Li and his men had formed patrol teams. These patrol teams were composed of people from various sects, aristocratic families, or the military. Anyone found causing trouble would be killed on the spot. After a few times, the rogue cultivators became obedient.

Two days later, the time for the attack finally arrived. General Li stood in the command hall of his large magical artifact, glanced at his generals, then at the map, and said, "Remember, today's target is Qingyuan City. Let's go."

Everyone responded, and the army immediately set off, heading straight for Qingyuan City. They chose Qingyuan City because it was a large city, easily housing over a million people. Its geographical location was extremely important; controlling it would allow them to suppress, or even control, the surrounding dozen or so smaller cities and dozens of sects. Therefore, capturing Qingyuan City would not only provide them with a stronghold, but a crucial one, giving them a de facto strategic advantage in the region. They would become more proactive, while the enemy would be more passive. After discussion, General Li and his team decided to target Qingyuan City at all costs. Capturing it would greatly ease their burdens, allowing them to use it as a crucial base to launch attacks on the surrounding cities and sects at any time. Therefore, Qingyuan City was of paramount importance.

Although General Li is now a disciple of the Blood Slaughter Sect, Chang Jun told him to regard himself as a general of the Divine Kingdom, not a disciple of the Blood Slaughter Sect. Therefore, General Li did not consider the Blood Slaughter Sect; he truly regarded himself as a frontline commander in formulating battle plans.

Of course, after they made their decision, General Li told Gongliang Juewen directly about it, and Gongliang Juewen told Chang Jun about their plan. As for how Chang Jun would arrange things, that was none of their business. However, they believed that Chang Jun and his team would make the arrangements. As for what those arrangements would be, Gongliang Juewen and his team did not know.