Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

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Imperial Palace, Jiade Hall.

Lin Mu, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu gathered in front of the palace, watching the battle unfold. They didn't seem to be in a hurry, and didn't immediately send all their generals to participate.

Since no one was in a hurry, Lin Mu was happy to watch the show.

He could have put Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Taishi Ci on the field, but if he did that, he would definitely become the target of everyone's criticism.

Because Huang Zhong and his men were too conspicuous, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu would be wary and might even intervene to help them before Huang Zhong and his men killed Guan Yu.

Yuan Shao and his allies are actually quite wary of Huang Zhong and his forces, but they haven't immediately joined forces, which Lin Mu is happy to see.

It would be much easier to make a move once they were both severely weakened and Liu Bei had packed everything up.

However, Lin Mu knew that the fact that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not join forces against him immediately proved that both of them had trump cards up their sleeves, and these trump cards were not afraid of Huang Zhong and Dian Wei.

As for the portal with its halo, even knowing that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had already led their men inside, he wasn't in a hurry.

No rush, let's find something else to do. Huang Xu and Dian Wei split open the seven meteorites next to where they were standing and collected them.

Lin Mu stood by and watched, while also keeping an eye on the battlefield where Guan Yu was fighting Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

Even at such a crucial moment, Lin Mu and the others did not forget to collect meteorites. Their relaxed attitude was something that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and others could not learn.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and others only had their core objective in mind, and everything else was negligible. So even if they knew that there were rare minerals inside the meteorite, they would not collect them. They only had the heart of the city and the national treasury in their eyes!
Seeing Huang Xu and the others collecting meteorites like trash, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu both sneered and curled their lips in disdain.

Just then, a figure rushed in from outside. It was Cui Wu, bringing intelligence from outside.

Cui Wu hurried over and handed a report to Lin Mu, transmitting his voice: "My lord, my lord, the ambush on the other side of the Yellow River was a great victory! My lord's foresight is truly divine!!"

"Furthermore, the middle fleet of Dong Zhuo's fleet has begun to change its strategy. They are no longer continuing along the river, but are unloading supplies at the docks along the way!"

"Then use empty ships to delay our fleet," Cui Wu reported.

Lin Mu frowned upon hearing this.

He immediately opened the intelligence report and quickly browsed it.

The backup plan for this ambush was something he had prepared in advance after sensing the danger facing Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.

The appearance of the Yellow Springs Legion was not something Lin Mu had anticipated, but rather something Xi Zhicai deduced based on the intelligence he provided and some ancient secrets.

"I never expected it to be so effective! The Yellow Springs Legion may be the natural enemy of all kinds of dead people in China!!" Lin Mu sighed inwardly after reading the intelligence on the Yellow River ambush.

"Could it really have been unearthed from the imperial tombs of the Han Dynasty?" Lin Mu pondered.

"What a pity, those two dragons of the Three-Element Divine Generals actually escaped..." Lin Mu continued to review the intelligence and sighed softly.

Dong Zhuo's camp not only set up the Ice Barbarian Shadow, but also secretly hid two divine-level dragons!
However, after failing to ambush Zhu Kui and fighting with Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin for a while, they disappeared into the Yellow River.

Although Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were both naval commanders, the surging Yellow River was their home ground, and they easily escaped the pursuit.

"Hopefully, they won't run into Zhou Tai's mounts when they swim upstream, otherwise those two little guys will only end up as food for them."

There are also two dragons in the Great Wilderness Territory, but they are not very strong and are currently wandering in the Yellow River as scouts.

Fortunately, they weren't with Zhou Tai and the others, otherwise they might have frozen to death when the Shadow of Ice appeared...

Because dragons, and even the divine beasts of the Great Wilderness, cannot be bound to the Soul Tower and have no chance of resurrection, they are generally rarely sent out to perform missions.

This battle on the Yellow River was extremely important, which is why the two dragons were dragged out.

"Dong Zhuo's fleet has changed its strategy... It seems they were confident they could stop our pursuit before, so they didn't change their strategy. Now that we've performed so well, we've threatened the safety of their entire fleet sailing on the Yellow River, so they have to change their strategy."

Sure enough, it's not good to stand out too much. Once the other side realized they couldn't win, they changed their strategy and ran for their lives.

Lin Mu continued reviewing the intelligence. The intelligence ended with Zhou Tai's prediction.

He predicted that if they went all out, they could still complete twenty annexations before Dong Zhuo's fleet unloaded all the resources and transferred them from water to land.

"The first time, 500 ships; the second time, 1,000; the third time, 1,500; the fourth time, 2,000; the fifth time, 830..." "Currently, we have captured approximately 5,800 ships in total... Dong Zhuo has 100,000 ships, including fishing boats, transport ships, warships, and so on..."

"Not even a tenth...and the resources transported by the ships behind are not even half the value of those at the front...Even so, Dong Zhuo was heartbroken...He sent his most important strategist, Li Ru, personally, and even used the terrifying trump card, the Shadow of the Ice Barbarians, at great cost..."

"Twenty times... 1,500 each time... at most that's only 30,000 ships... even adding the previous ones, it doesn't exceed 40,000... it's constantly crippling Dong Zhuo."

"It would be best to take a bite out of them, seventy or eighty thousand ships, then he'll feel the pinch!" Lin Mu kept thinking to himself.

In fact, Dong Zhuo's strategy of traveling in batches was very effective, which greatly slowed down the annexation of the Great Wilderness territory.

"It seems it's time to bring in the Star Legion, Azure Tiger Legion, and Mount Tai Legion..."

Taishi Ci's army is still in its infancy; the recruited soldiers are currently undergoing training. Li Dian's army has gone to infiltrate... Dian Wei's army is in Bingzhou defending against foreign tribes...

The Nine Suns Legion and the Thunder Legion were at the Imperial Palace, while the two naval legions were fighting on the Yellow River. The Night Shadow Legion's area of ​​responsibility was too scattered, and many of its members already had missions—whether infiltrating, spying, or monitoring—making large-scale deployment impossible. Xu Huang's legion was already causing trouble, and the Black Mountain Army and the Yellow Turban Legions in Qingzhou and Xuzhou were also untouchable... The National Protection Army and the Defender Army were stationed in Youzhou, leaving only these three legions as options.

"Tell Youping and the others to be careful and prioritize stability; don't be reckless. Although the enemy's strategy has changed, it doesn't prevent them from setting up traps against us later," Lin Mu instructed Cui Wu.

"promise!!"

"Also... send the Star Legion, Azure Tiger Legion, and Mount Tai Legion to launch a surprise attack along the Yellow River. Since they've just changed routes, there's bound to be some oversights in their defenses," Lin Mu instructed.

"My lord, weren't these three legions supposed to be attacking migrating transport wagons? These wagons must be even more valuable!" Cui Wu asked, frowning.

"No... I have a feeling the cargo on the fleet is even more valuable. Dong Zhuo and his men might be playing a trick on us!"

"Okay!" Cui Wu nodded and quickly left.

Although this was Yuan Shao's temporary rest camp, surrounded by countless of Yuan Shao's soldiers, there was no restriction or action taken against Cui Wu's entry and exit.

After that, Lin Mu opened the communication system in the attribute panel.

"Ning Xinhua, the meteorites in Luoyang City haven't been collected yet? How much time has passed?!" Lin Mu asked.

It's very difficult to take on Dong Zhuo's terrifying resources by going it alone; it's better to team up with other players. Players can also act as decoys to draw enemy fire!
"Although many people keep coming in and it takes a lot of time, there are still quite a few meteorites that haven't been dug up yet!"

"According to rough estimates, there are still more than 20,000 that have not been dug up. These were all smashed very deep, and the residual energy waves are still very strong, all of which have affected Earth-rank martial generals."

"More than 20,000 left?! Hiss!~~~" Lin Mu couldn't help but gasp.

He hadn't expected the meteor shower to be so large!
This time, we're really going to strike it rich!!
"Boss, many of these are over ten zhang tall. They should have created huge craters when they hit us, and the area damage should have been immense. But why are they causing such shallow area damage, instead of creating very deep craters? What's going on?" Ning Xinhua asked, seizing the opportunity.

"This is Luoyang, the capital of China, not an ordinary city. The damage caused by the meteorite is not as high as you might imagine! Moreover, there is a national guardian beast here, which will prevent the meteorite from causing greater damage," Lin Mu patiently explained.

While explaining, he was also observing the battlefield.

Whether it was because of him or not, Guan Yu gradually fell to the bottom!
Indeed, at this moment, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, working together, actually managed to overpower Guan Yu.

Lin Mu frowned, observing closely, and vaguely noticed that Guan Yu's strength seemed to have decreased, while Yan Liang and Wen Chou seemed to have activated something, their combat power soaring...

"Liu Bei has entered a crucial area!" Lin Mu secretly guessed.

"Also, boss, there are so many meteorites this time. Can you really meet the acquisition conditions you proposed? My acquisition team has already collected enough to exchange for at least 20,000 cultivation technique learning slots, and there are other teams that haven't been counted yet... This number is huge. Are there enough slots?"

“Now many people are starting to question it. The value of meteorites was originally going up, but as more and more meteorites are being mined, their value has actually decreased... Some ill-intentioned guys are buying up meteorites on a large scale, possibly to squeeze out the number of places you have for learning cultivation techniques. If there aren't enough, they might make things difficult for us!” Ning Xinhua is indeed a strong woman, as she wisely discovered the follow-up effects of many problems.

However, outsiders have no idea just how terrifying the number of cultivation technique learning slots Lin Mu possesses is!
"Don't stop, keep buying! Buy as many as you can! I still have at least 300,000 learning slots! Release that number to reassure people!" Lin Mu said firmly.

"Hiss!!! Boss, are there really so many?! This is practically a fortune beyond measure!!!" Ning Xinhua knew the terrifying value of the cultivation technique learning slots, and when she heard that there were still so many, she gasped.

You know, I exchanged quite a few slots back in the Celestial Spirit Realm, and now there are even more... Invincible!

"Hehe... If it's really sold, it will indeed make them richer than a country!" Lin Mu said with a meaningful smile.

"We didn't release them before because we wanted to make them rare and valuable. Unfortunately, those guys with deep pockets didn't bring out their most treasured resources... Now that some time has passed, the value of the cultivation technique learning slots isn't as high as before, so we might as well just release them and exchange them for what we urgently need!" Lin Mu explained briefly.

"Ahem... Since there are so many spots available, can we exchange the meteorites collected by our own people for study opportunities?" Ning Xinhua asked with an awkward smile.

"Of course! Lowering the conditions a bit is a benefit for them," Lin Mu said generously. He hadn't considered this before, so this was a way of making up for it. (End of Chapter)