Bringing the farm to another world

Although Gongliang Juewen was the king of the Divine Kingdom and could enjoy many cultivation resources, his cultivation conditions were far superior to those of ordinary cultivators in the Divine Kingdom. However, after entering the Blood Slaughter Sect, he realized what true cultivation conditions really were.

In the Blood Slaughter Sect, everyone can cultivate the most suitable techniques for them, and they all have endless resources. Most importantly, they can all be resurrected. These are conditions that he never dared to dream of before. Because of this, he always felt that he could be an ordinary elder in the Blood Slaughter Sect without any problem, let alone now that he is Wen Wenhai's disciple. It can be said that he has already reached a height that many elders in the Blood Slaughter Sect cannot reach.

When Gongliang Juewen returned to the divine kingdom once again, his state of mind had completely changed. He first tried to imagine power as a force, as Wen Wenhai had instructed, and then used this force to cultivate. Wen Wenhai had already taught him the method of transformation. The first step he needed to take was to comprehend the laws of power.

For others, comprehending the laws of power might be extremely difficult, but for Gongliang Juewen, it was not difficult at all. As the emperor of the divine kingdom, he naturally knew what power was, so comprehending the laws of power was very easy for him.

In Gongliang Juewen's view, power is a balancing act. He aims to achieve balance among all parties and then use this balance to do what he wants. That is power.

Of course, everyone's understanding of power is different, and Gongliang Juewen and Wen Wenhai's understanding of power is also different. Precisely because of this, the laws of power they comprehend are also different. The same law can be understood differently by different people, which is a truth that everyone understands.

Just as Gongliang Juewen was comprehending the cultivation technique, something changed at the front lines. General Li summoned Shi Yong and Xu Zhengqing to his room. After they arrived, General Li said to them, "You two should have received the notification from above, right? What do you think of the arrangements made by above?"

The two were silent for a moment, then Shi Yong spoke up: "The higher-ups agreed to send people over to us so that we could attack the enemy. What else is there to say? Just attack. Anyway, they've already finalized the plan, and to be honest, I think their plan is feasible."

General Li nodded after hearing Shi Yong's words, and then said, "An attack is definitely necessary, but we must figure out how to arrange our defenses. After these battles with the enemy, I've realized that the enemy we're facing now is very vengeful. If we really manage to capture their people this time, they will definitely retaliate. Have you thought about how we should deal with their retaliation?"

Xu Zhengqing said, "Our defenses have already been set up. Even if they want to retaliate against us, it will be very difficult. If we can withstand their first attack, we can withstand their second. I don't think we have anything to worry about in that regard."

General Li said in a deep voice, "I know that our defenses are well arranged, but we must make some adjustments. This time, the defenses must also be well arranged. We must be wary of a situation where we are attacking the enemy, and the enemy turns around and attacks us. This situation is not impossible."

Both men were taken aback by General Li's words, but then they nodded in agreement, agreeing that General Li's words made sense and that their defenses here should indeed be properly arranged.

General Li glanced at the two men, then asked, "What are your thoughts on the arrangements at the front?"

The two men exchanged a glance, then both shook their heads. Shi Yong said, "I think our defenses here are already quite good; we don't need any further arrangements."

General Li thought for a moment, then said, "How about this, after we get back, we'll immediately send our trusted men to secretly check out those strongholds. Remember, we have to go at night to see if the people at those strongholds can spot us. That way, we'll know whether the people at those strongholds have been effective."

Upon hearing General Li's words, Shi Yong and Xu Zhengqing both nodded. Xu Zhengqing said, "Okay, it's fine to go and take a look. It's a good opportunity to check it out."

Shi Yong also said, "Yes, there was a small family in our area who escaped from the enemy. They were very careful and discovered the enemy in advance, so everyone hid and escaped. They even sent us a message. It's a pity that Elder Lü and the others couldn't retreat back then."

General Li said, "That's how it should be. We arranged for them to guard those places so that they could discover the enemy in advance, not so that they could go to their deaths. As long as they are vigilant, they actually have a good chance of survival. This time, we should observe those strongholds from the enemy's perspective and see if they have played their corresponding role."

Both of them nodded and then said, "Okay, we'll make the arrangements when we get back." General Li nodded and then said, "This time, the higher-ups will be sending a lot of people over, so we must make proper arrangements for their accommodation. We can't have them come without a place to stay, can we? The underground space needs to be expanded, and all the rooms on the surface must be utilized. You can handle the arrangements."

Both of them responded, and then the three of them discussed what to do next. Only then did Shi Yong and Xu Zhengqing leave Huyang City and return to their own camp.

As soon as Shi Yong returned to Wuwei City, he immediately summoned several of his trusted subordinates, all of whom were members of the Shi family and were extremely loyal to him.

After they arrived, Shi Yong said to them directly, "I'm giving you a task. At night, sneak over to those strongholds to check the situation and see if the people there can spot you. If they do, reveal your identities. If they don't, just come back."

They all responded, and one of them spoke up: "Fifth Uncle, do we need to sneak in secretly, just like the real enemy?"

Shi Yong nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. You need to be careful."

The group all responded and then turned to leave. Just as they were about to leave, Shi Yong suddenly said, "By the way, this operation will be commanded by Shi Yan. You all need to listen to Shi Yan." The group all responded, and only then did Shi Yong let them leave.

After they left, Shi Yong went to attend to other matters; for him, this was no big deal at all.

Shi Yan and his group left Wuwei City directly and flew towards a stronghold. The others had no objection to Shi Yan taking command. Shi Yan was the oldest and strongest among them, as well as the most serious and meticulous in his work. He also took great care of them, so they had no objection to him leading them.

When they came out, it was already dark. They carefully sneaked towards the first stronghold, and even after they reached the outside of the stronghold, the people inside still did not discover them.

Shi Yan and his group left without alerting the people in the stronghold. They then went to a second stronghold, where they were also left undetected, much to their disappointment. The people in those strongholds were far too careless. If the enemy were to actually infiltrate the area, they would certainly not be able to detect them, and the enemy could simply wipe out these strongholds and launch a direct attack on Wuwei City. Most importantly, by then, Wuwei City might be completely unprepared, which would be terrifying.

After visiting several outposts, Shi Yan's expression turned quite grim. They flew towards the next outpost, but after flying for quite a while, they still couldn't find it. This made Shi Yan frown. He then stopped, looked around, and said, "Something's not right. There should be an outpost here. Why haven't we seen it yet?"

The others were all taken aback when they heard him say that. They looked around but couldn't find any stronghold. One of them frowned and said, "We haven't arrived yet, have we? The stronghold here seems to be a market town, but look around, it's all forest. That means we haven't arrived yet."

Shi Yan looked around carefully, then shook his head and said, "No, look at the terrain around here. It's very similar to the terrain of that market town on the map. Logically, that market town should be nearby, but we can't see it now. This is definitely not normal."

The others were all somewhat surprised to hear him say that. They looked around carefully but found nothing. Shi Yan also looked around carefully and then said, "Something's not right. Let's go down and enter the forest. We'll slowly explore the surroundings. I suspect that the people at this stronghold used an illusion array." The others nodded in agreement, and then they descended from the sky.

Once they landed in the woods, Shi Yan immediately said, "Carefully survey the surroundings. If you find anything amiss, retreat immediately. We'll meet here in a quarter of an hour." Everyone responded, and then they began to search the surroundings.

Shi Yan flew slowly forward, carefully observing his surroundings as he went. Suddenly, he frowned and stopped. He sensed something was amiss; the surroundings were too quiet, and the plants seemed strange, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it. However, it was enough to alert him. He carefully examined the plants around him, and suddenly his eyes narrowed sharply as he noticed the plant beneath his feet—this plant was odd. (End of Chapter)