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Chapter 198: The Road Ahead, Magical Infantry

After hearing such an answer, the two people who had originally looked full of fighting spirit became unwilling and confused.

Jiang Hongyi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he thought of his identity, he finally closed his mouth.

Hong Quan, on the other hand, did not have so many concerns. He thought he had some understanding of his gang leader's temper.

Although he is too bloodthirsty, he will not kill people at random.

Especially towards his own people, he is very reasonable.

So, he just expressed his doubts directly.

"Boss, I have a feeling that in this battle, you have deliberately held back some of your strength many times and have not used your full strength... Is that right?" Hong Quan asked.

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "Your feeling is correct."

Jiang Hongyi beside him was shocked. Hong Quan continued to ask, "Why? Don't you want to win?"

Geng Xuan said: "Of course I want victory, but I need more than just victory."

“What else do you need? If possible, can you tell us something?
Only when we understand your real needs can we provide better cooperation in specific tactical arrangements to achieve your desired goals as much as possible." said Hong Quan.

"Okay." Geng Xuan nodded.

Hong Quan was actually a little nervous when he asked this question. Even Jiang Hongyi, who was listening, suddenly felt a little frightened. He did not expect that the gang leader "Su Ruiliang" would agree so easily.

I agreed verbally, but of course I couldn't tell you the main reason.

However, apart from the reason that cannot be expressed publicly, there are still some reasons that can be discussed.

Geng Xuan asked the two of them a question.

"What do you think of the current situation in Kyushu?"

They were both surprised to hear their leader ask them such a question, but they still started to think about it seriously.

After a while, Jiang Hongyi spoke and uttered four words.

"Great chaos is imminent."

Geng Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Although the country has been in a chaotic and dark turmoil for more than five hundred years since the death of Emperor Yuan.

But if we look at different years and periods, we can see that there are still differences between "turbulent times" and "chaotic times".

This feeling will be more intuitive if presented in the form of a chart.

After the accumulation and brewing of "stable chaos" for a period of as short as a dozen years or as long as several decades, due to various reasons, the chaos in Kyushu will always usher in a general outbreak.

This kind of outbreak can be long or short, intense or relatively mild, but compared with other years, it can be described as turbulent and intense, with the whole country boiling.

All the people in the Nine Provinces, from the lowest ants to the high and mighty military commanders, cannot escape from it and must roll in this pot of "boiling water".

In response to Geng Xuan's question, Jiang Hongyi gave his own reasons.

“It should be no secret that Dong Guan is going to cause trouble.

The time won’t be too far away. In fact, it’s possible that the arrow is already on the string and could be launched at any time.”

“And with Dong Guan’s strength, once he takes action, it will definitely not be a small fight. It will definitely be earth-shattering, enough to shake the current situation in Kyushu.

No matter what Dong Guan’s specific plan is, Yuanzhou, Haozhou and Minzhou, which are adjacent to Xuanyouzhou, will inevitably be hit hard.

From then on, five out of the nine provinces in the world were involved.

No matter Haozhou or Minzhou, although there are numerous internal problems, if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, they never lack the courage to fight the enemy to the death, and they will never sit and wait for death!
With such a big change, how could the other four states just sit back and watch? "

"Now, it seems that Dong Guan's arrow is on the string, ready to be launched.

But I believe that as long as Dong Guan makes a move, the other parties will immediately move!"

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, but asked such a question.

“You just mentioned Haozhou and Minzhou specifically, saying that they would not sit idly by and wait for death, and that they have the courage to fight the enemy to the death.

But you didn't mention Yuanzhou, which also borders Xuanzhou. Why?"

"..." Jiang Hongyi remained silent.

why?
Does this question still need an answer?

Among the nine provinces in the world, Yuanzhou is the worst and the most useless. This is not because Yuanzhou hides deeply or disguises well, but this is the fact.

Among the nine provinces in the world, the other eight provinces are qualified to sit at the table for dinner.

But no matter who sits in the main seat, Yuanzhou's position will not change——

Always stay at the table, waiting to be eaten.

Hong Quan, who was listening in, suddenly had an idea and blurted out:
"Boss, do you want to train soldiers? Do you want to train more soldiers? ... And this enemy army is the whetstone for you to train your soldiers!"

Jiang Hongyi also looked up suddenly, and his eyes became brighter.

Looking at the "Su Ruiliang" who was smiling but not saying anything, they felt that all their doubts were answered at this moment.

And they had to admit that this was indeed a very rare opportunity.

The facts before them now made them realize how amazing the results of this military training were!
Of course, the cost is equally huge.

Not only did more than 2,000 "enemy troops" recruited from Beibaji die.

Nearly eight hundred of our men died on the battlefield.

If we count all the lives lost when "Su Ruiliang" dealt with internal troubles and those killed during the conscription process, the death toll would have exceeded a thousand!

All this happened within just a few days.

Apart from those who can see the overall situation, most of those who are in the situation are still confused and don't understand what is going on.

Too many people were "escorted" to Qingyuanji without knowing why, and then died without knowing why.

This kind of military training is really too cruel.

However, kindness does not allow one to command an army.

After understanding their leader's true intentions, they not only quickly changed their positions, but also fully immersed themselves in their roles.

“If this is the case, the best way is to ensure that our morale remains high.

It can’t be too strong, nor too weak.”

“Overall, we can appear a little bit weaker.

Under the pressure of the opponent, we retreat step by step and shrink back step by step, giving the opponent the illusion that we are advancing steadily and victory is imminent.

It is not difficult to do this because this is the impression the enemy has of us.”

"But when it comes to each team engaging the enemy, we can be a little tougher.

Reducing our losses will allow more soldiers to become useful."

"Strategically, we should be weaker and more conservative, but tactically, we should be tougher."

"...But if that's the case, we now have too many core combatants, and each of them is eager to fight, which will actually be a problem."

Inspirations burst out in their minds one after another, and ideas came out of their mouths one after another.

While thinking, Hong Quan suddenly remembered something else and looked at Geng Xuan.

"Boss, with my original cultivation level, I thought it would take at least several years or even longer to reach the threshold of marrow refining.

But tonight's 'miracle gift' has made great progress in my flesh-refining skills, and my blood-refining and bone-refining skills have also been greatly improved.

I feel that after a dozen days at most, I will have a huge improvement in the three body-tempering achievements of flesh, blood, and bone.

At that time, the only thing he needed to advance to the marrow refining stage was to learn a new marrow refining technique.

I believe that this won't take me too much time. In half a year at most, I will be able to get through it on my own!
If I could receive such a ‘miracle gift’ again, I would be able to enter the marrow refining realm immediately.”

After sharing his gains from "Miracle Gift", Hong Quan changed the subject and asked a question.

"Do you know how many people like me there are?"

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "A lot."

Geng Xuan thought about it and told the two of them some more details.

"You two have received the most 'miracle gifts', but there are more than a hundred people who are not much worse than you.

In addition, there are more than two hundred people who have also received considerable "miracle gifts", and their cultivation or strength has improved significantly.

In addition, although the remaining 900 people received fewer "miracle gifts", many of them were at a bottleneck in their cultivation, which could also allow them to reach a new level in their cultivation."

Hong Quan and Jiang Hongyi were both shocked when they heard this.

Originally, he had already been overwhelmed by the power brought by this "miracle gift".

But after learning more complete information, the two realized that they had still underestimated the amazing impact of the "miracle gift".

"So, it won't be long before our combat power at the marrow refining level will exceed 100?
The problem of lack of marrow refining combat power will no longer exist? ! "

Geng Xuan thought about it and nodded, "Almost."

Hong Quan and Jiang Hongyi looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Jiang Hongyi said:

"Because of the agreement between you and the enemy leader, you cannot personally go into battle now with your marrow refining level combat power.

If our goal is to win quickly, we don't have to abide by this agreement. We can even use it to paralyze the opponent and catch them by surprise.

But since we want to use this whetstone to sharpen more knives, we should try our best to abide by this agreement.

...Not only can the marrow refining combat forces not be involved in person, but those combat forces close to the marrow refining level should not be invested too much.

We must try our best to maintain this fragile balance!"

Hong Quan nodded slightly and pointed out another key point.

"If the goal is to train more usable soldiers, then we shouldn't send too many of those who have received the most 'miracle gifts' and whose strength has increased the most to the front line.

Under the premise of ensuring that our control over the frontline does not decline, we must try to reduce the proportion of these combat troops."

This is based on the consideration of maintaining a balance of power between the two sides.

Another reason is to give the next "miracle gift" opportunity to more newcomers and those low contributors who only tasted a little sweetness the first time and were far from satisfied.

Now, if we ignore this factor.

Then, the people who get the "fourth-class contribution" and "fifth-class contribution" next time will inevitably have a large overlap with the recipients of the "fourth-class" and "fifth-class" contributions this time.

In Hong Quan's opinion, this is not a good phenomenon, either in terms of training more soldiers or in terms of the future structure of the Giant Bear Gang.

The best scenario would be to try to replace the next batch of “contributors”, especially “high contributors”, with a group of new people.

In fact, this group of high contributors who received the most "miracle gifts" should now be the most loyal and courageous group in Qingyuanji.

But based on the coldest considerations of interests, Hong Quan wanted to hold them down so that more "new recruits" could have a chance to come forward.

If this conversation were to leak out, those "high contributors" who are feeling proud of themselves and ready to continue working hard would hate him to death.

Originally, if Hong Quan hadn't said it, Geng Xuan would have wanted to point this out specifically.

Now, all he had to do was show his support with a smile.

It seemed that the two of them already understood exactly how to fight next.

Geng Xuan didn't say anything more, just nodded and said:
"Now that you have figured it out, you two can discuss how to make the specific arrangements."

After Jiang Hongyi and Hong Quan saluted Geng Xuan respectfully, they left the square and returned to the front line to face the enemy.

……

At this moment, everyone else has left.

After the two of them left, Geng Xuan was the only one left in the square, except Qi Mingcheng who was waiting at the edge of the square.

Geng Xuan waved to Qi Mingcheng, and soon Qi Mingcheng came to Geng Xuan carrying a wooden box.

"Boss, can you take a look at this box?"

"Just give it a try."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan took the wooden box handed to him by Qi Mingcheng and stepped onto the platform alone.

Come to the "Baidi Dingshui Stone", put down the wooden box and open the lid.

Geng Xuan discovered that the inner walls of the long and narrow wooden box were covered with layers of silk cloth for cushioning.

Geng Xuan picked up the "Baidi Dingshui Stone" and placed it in the wooden box. The strip of pebble just lay steadily in the cushioned wooden box.

Geng Xuan closed the lid of the box, carried the wooden box containing the "Baidi Dingshui Stone" on his shoulder, jumped off the "Shetan", stood in front of Qi Mingcheng again, and said with satisfaction: "The size is just right... Well, you have been busy all night, go and rest for a while."

Having said that, Geng Xuan took a step and was about to walk away.

After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped, looked at Qi Mingcheng, and said, "There is one more thing I need to trouble you with."

Qi Mingcheng said quickly: "Please speak."

"After tonight, there will definitely be many people who will inquire about more details of this 'miracle ceremony' tonight.

In order to avoid being disturbed, I have arranged for Jiang Yizi and Su Mingxu to go somewhere else.

Please take a little more care and disclose the situation of 'Shetan' and 'Baidi Dingshui Stone'."

"The community altar? The White Emperor's Water-Setting Stone?"

Qi Mingcheng whispered these two names.

Not to mention others, he was also shocked and confused by what happened tonight.

It was not until this moment that he learned from "Su Ruiliang" the "real name" of this three-story platform and the seemingly ordinary cobblestone strip.

Geng Xuan gave him a brief account of the "Community Altar" and the "Baidi Dingshui Stone", and said:

"That's about it. If you want to know more, you can go find those old men who often hang out with Jiang Yizi and Su Mingxu. They should know more about this."

"I see!"

After listening to "Su Ruiliang's" story, Qi Mingcheng knew that this three-story platform and this pebble were actually directly related to the ancient emperor. His mind suddenly became clear and he looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

As for the White Emperor and the Black Emperor who lived thousands of years ago, not many people in this world know about their existence and deeds.

Because the time is too long, many of their deeds can no longer be examined or verified, and only fragmentary and even contradictory legends remain.

But it was well-known to the Yuan Emperor who lived more than 500 years ago.

Therefore, by analogy with the great achievements accomplished by Emperor Yuan in his short life, we can roughly imagine the style of the White Emperor and the Black Emperor.

It feels natural and even reasonable that the "Community Altar" related to the Black Emperor and the "Dingshui Stone" directly related to the White Emperor exhibit such magical characteristics.

There are other strange things and miracles in this world. Even Overlord Bone Powder can help people become enlightened.

After listening to "Su Ruiliang's" explanation, Qi Mingcheng has completely recognized from the bottom of his heart the rationality and legality of tonight's "miracle gift".

He glanced at the wooden box on Su Ruiliang's shoulder and began to worry about him.

"Boss Su, if I spread this matter, will it bring you trouble?"

Geng Xuan shook his head and said:
“I’m not afraid of trouble… Well, if you’re worried about this, you can just spread the news within Qingyuanji for the time being and ask everyone to try not to spread it outside.

Well, there is no need to strictly prohibit it from spreading. Once this kind of thing gets out, it will be impossible to keep it secret.

However, for those who have never seen it with their own eyes, they will only regard it as a rumor and it is impossible for them to believe it immediately.

It will take at least a few months for the outside world to confirm this.”

Qi Mingcheng really wanted to say, will you no longer be afraid after a few months?
However, seeing that "Su Ruiliang" was so firm and confident, he did not say much on the matter.

After watching "Su Ruiliang" carrying the wooden box containing the "Baidi Dingshui Stone" away, and when he was the only one left in the square, Qi Mingcheng finally had time to slowly savor the wonderful feeling that came from the depths of his soul.

Before tonight, he regretted and wavered several times about being forced onto the "Su Ruiliang" pirate ship.

But now, Qi Mingcheng only felt relieved.

Originally, he had given up the extravagant hope of further improving his cultivation, climbing higher mountains, and seeing more vast scenery many years ago.

But tonight's "miracle gift" had, without any warning, greatly advanced his cultivation, which had remained stagnant for many years.

His heart, which had been silent for a long time and completely content with the status quo, began to stir once again.

"Jiang Yizi obtained the 'Baidi Dingshui Stone' many years ago.

He also already knew the effectiveness of the social forum.

But he got the treasure, but he couldn't use it."

"In the end, it was Su Ruiliang who solved the mystery."

"If only 'Su Ruiliang' could bring about 'miracles' in such an easy way every time..."

Thinking of this, Qi Mingcheng shook his head and quickly put an end to any subsequent thoughts.

Because he really didn't dare to think about that kind of situation, he didn't dare to think about it at all.

……

When Geng Xuan returned to the Giant Bear Gang's base, the wooden box containing the "Baidi Dingshui Stone" on his shoulder had disappeared.

He was not sure how many people would want to get their hands on this stone after tonight.

He simply cut off these people's thoughts completely.

Anyone who wants to take possession of the "Baidi Dingshui Stone" must first get past him.

And before he falls, no matter what he thinks, it's all wishful thinking.

When Geng Xuan returned to the Giant Bear Gang's base, he immediately discovered that the two "old artists" had not yet rested and had not taken off their magic clothes. They were gathered in a corner of the yard, occasionally communicating in low voices and occasionally practicing and exchanging ideas.

"Aren't you two tired? Why don't you take a rest?" Geng Xuan asked.

The two stopped and Jiang Yizi said:
“I found that the steps I took earlier might be a little inappropriate, and they were also inconsistent with some records in ancient books.

So I asked Lao Su to practice with me, and I wanted to see where the problem lies. "

Geng Xuan said, "That's great. I also have something to tell you two."

The two looked at him puzzledly, wondering what else he wanted to say to them at this time.

"You both performed very well tonight, but I hope you can make some improvements."

When the two heard this, before Su Mingxu could say anything, Jiang Yizi asked:
"Boss Su, how do you want us to improve?"

Geng Xuan said:
“For tonight’s ceremony, you two should be referring to the sacrificial styles from the Da Ming and Da Qi periods, or even earlier periods, right?
It's fine to use it temporarily, but if I continue to use it in the future, I think it's not appropriate."

After hearing his answer, Jiang Yizi immediately said anxiously:
"Boss Su, do you take this sacrificial song and dance as a joke?
Can it be changed just by saying so?

It is a great blessing that Lao Su and I came up with this ritual by accident and it actually works. How can it be changed without permission?"

Geng Xuan looked at this confused old man and decided to let him know who the boss is first.

"You should know that I have received some special favors. Otherwise, what happened tonight would not have happened." Jiang Yizi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded slowly.

Although he didn't want to admit it.

But I have no choice but to admit it. If I don't admit it, everything that happened tonight will be completely unexplainable.

But how could such favor be given to a big devil who kills people without blinking an eye?
Could it be that even saints like the Black Emperor and the White Emperor think that this chaotic world is completely hopeless and that only a complete killer can accomplish anything?

Geng Xuan didn't know what was going on in Jiang Yizi's mind, so he continued:
“I also got a revelation.”

"Revelation? What revelation?"

Jiang Yizi's expression changed and he asked quickly.

The word "revelation" is not to be used casually.

Especially after witnessing a large number of "miracles" happening tonight, Jiang Yizi believed that even if "Su Ruiliang" had the courage of heaven, he would never dare to fabricate this matter.

Geng Xuan understood this point and used it as a breakthrough.

Sure enough, the stubborn old man Jiang "cracked" on his own initiative.

“Times change, as time passes and generations pass, everything changes.

The ritual of sacrifice is naturally no exception.

The fact that Duke Ji established rituals was a signal that couldn’t be more obvious.

But over the thousands of years, has the ritual of sacrifice only changed this time since the one established by Ji Gong?
Were the sacrificial rites during the Da Ming Dynasty the same as those during the time of the Five Emperors?

Compared with the Da Ming Dynasty, was there no change at all during the Da Qi Dynasty?

After Duke Ji established the rituals, the Ji Dynasty lasted for more than 800 years. Did the sacrificial ceremonies continue to follow the rituals established by Duke Ji, without changing?
Now, there is certainly no problem in you reusing the essence and divine will of ancient rituals to deal with the current situation.

But do you think it is really appropriate to continue using this set of rituals?

If this is the case, then over the past two or three thousand years since the Great Ming, the sacrificial ceremonies have gone around in circles and finally returned to the starting point.

So what is the significance of these two or three thousand years?
Wouldn't the significance of Duke Ji's rituals also be lost?"

After listening to Geng Xuan's words, Jiang Yizi was stunned.

The whole person seemed to be crazy.

After a long time, he finally asked:
"Boss Su, how do you think this ritual should be modified to be appropriate?"

For the first time, he used the word "you" when addressing Geng Xuan, with an expectant look on his face.

Geng Xuan shook his head and said:

"Don't count on me for this, you have to figure it out yourself.

I just hope that you can carry on the past and open up the future, so that the final ceremony can have innovation, inheritance and development.

You should know how rare such an opportunity is for a person.

...Don’t let down the favor that God has bestowed upon you.”

Jiang Yizi did not have the concept of "the evil Party A" in his mind, nor did he feel that he was being bullied.

I just felt like a burden as heavy as the sky was pressing down on my shoulders.

At this moment, another sentence came into his ears, which made his blood boil.

"If you do well, you will be the second Duke Ji."

Can this be compared to the achievements of Duke Ji?

Before tonight, I would never have had such thoughts, let alone in reality, even in my dreams.

Any normal person would not think that this is even a possibility.

But now.

It seems, as if, as long as we do it well, there really is a slight possibility!
Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Yizi felt an unprecedented motivation in his heart. At the same time, he felt that his shoulders, which were already carrying a heavy burden, became even heavier.

It was as if several layers of pressure had been added to my shoulders out of nowhere.

But the evil "Su Ruiliang" pressed the passionate and imaginative old man to death in the mud with his next words.

"If it doesn't work well... I'll find someone else."

Jiang Yizi suddenly looked up and stared at Geng Xuan closely. Looking at his fleeting expression, it seemed as if he wanted to eat Geng Xuan.

After a pause, he bit his cheek and said, "I want to try."

Geng Xuan nodded and said lightly: "Then you can try it."

The next moment, Jiang Yizi said somewhat frustratedly:
"But don't expect me to take it out right away."

As soon as these discouraging words came out, the courage that Jiang Yizi had forced himself to muster up in his heart was completely dissipated in an instant.

He smiled bitterly and said:
"Boss Su, are you trying to tease me or do you really not know how difficult this is?
Unless it is fabricated, do you really expect me, a layman who has barely touched the surface of this field, to figure this out?

How much manpower did Emperor Yuan spend in order to create a set of rituals for himself? How many years did it take?
Even so, there are not many truly remarkable results.

As for the sacrificial rituals, except for a new and bright-looking outfit, other aspects were inherited almost intactly from the Daji Dynasty.

You are now entrusting me with such an important task, and I appreciate your appreciation for me, but aren't you thinking too highly of me?
Or do you actually have no idea how difficult this is?"

Geng Xuan really wanted to say, "I just hope you make up stories."

Rather than going back thousands of years, Geng Xuan would rather Jiang Yizi made up a story.

This at least embodies the word "new" and also the word "change".

If someone jumps out to criticize the mistake, then just correct it.

It's not like he had the obsession to turn what Jiang Yizi created into the "eternal law". He could discard it and replace it with a new one at any time.

In his opinion, the specific regulations of this ritual, from clothing to ritual procedures, all these specific things are just details.

There was only one person he cared about.

【The road is to move forward. 】

As long as he did this, everything else was just a trivial matter to him.

However, such words naturally could not be told to Jiang Yizi.

He thought for a while and said:

"I don't expect you to produce results right away, you just need to keep this thought in mind and think about it slowly.

The help I can provide now is limited.

However, I think it won't be long before there are people in the surrounding markets who share the same interests as you, and you can invite them to come and discuss this matter together.

...This is only for now. In the future, I will recruit those who have talents in this area from Yueluyuan, Yuanzhou, and even Jiuzhou.

That's not impossible, right?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yizi looked at him steadily, as if he was meeting him for the first time.

Or, is this to get to know him all over again?
Finally, he nodded and said, "Then I'll wait and see what happens, old man!"

……

The ninth day, morning.

After taking some time to rest, Geng Xuan first paid attention to the dynamics of both the enemy and us.

The enemy did not continue to launch a large-scale attack, but continued yesterday's work.

The "demolition team" armed with axes and hammers started from the campsite and destroyed and flattened the houses along the way one by one.

No matter what kind of trap or mechanism, it becomes very powerless in the face of this tactic.

The only drawback is the slow progress.

The "Linzhan Hall" headed by Jiang Hongyi and Hong Quan also tried their best to stop the enemy's advance.

They transferred squadrons back and forth, from here to there, and from there to here, and it seemed that they did a lot of work.

There were dozens of people on each side, and street fights involving more than a hundred people often broke out.

Both sides suffered casualties.

But everything can be faked, except the advancement of the front line.

The Qingyuan group can only deal with a street fight involving dozens of people.

Once the enemy troops mobilize more forces to attack, they will be defeated without any substantial contact.

When Geng Xuan went to "Linzhan Hall", more than one-fifth of the area north of Qingyuanji had been controlled by the other side.

According to the opponent's seemingly slow but actually cautious and unhurried advancement speed, more than half of the area north of Qingyuanji will be under control within today.

When Geng Xuan entered the "Linzhan Hall", the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

There was an endless stream of calls for battle, and some even openly questioned the wrong decisions made by Jiang Hongyi, Hong Quan and others.

Those who asked for a fight and those who raised doubts were all the same group of people.

They are the group of people who received the most "miracle gifts" in last night's "miracle ceremony", made the most obvious progress in all aspects, and are the most eager to fight.

Before last night, almost everyone would avoid direct confrontation with the enemy soldiers if given the chance.

But now, they wanted a chance to confront the enemy head-on but failed.

If they would not receive any "miraculous gift" by acting on their own, they would have wanted to shake off "mediocrities" like Hong Quan and Jiang Hongyi and fight their way out on their own.

Now, they could only gather around Hong Quan, Jiang Hongyi and others, resisting the urge to denounce them as a group of "traitors" and begging patiently for a chance to fight.

When Geng Xuan appeared, they all looked at him eagerly, as if hoping that this wise leader would recognize who was the most loyal and trustworthy person.

Geng Xuan saw this, but he had no intention of speaking up for these "loyal people". Instead, he directly scolded them:

“Have you finished sorting out last night’s harvest?
...At this time, why don't you calm down and seize the opportunity to break through? What are you dawdling here for?
Do you think that those things, once they enter your brain, are yours?"

"...You are only one step away from refining your marrow, right? You also joined them in making trouble. You think you got too much last night, right?"

"..."

As he started to criticize, the expressions of these people changed.

No one dared to say that he, "Su Ruiliang", was stupid and didn't know how to judge people, so they could only run away and stay at the back obediently.

While taking the time to digest what you have gained, you are also waiting for the opportunity to come.

After these people left, Geng Xuan listened to Jiang Hongyi, Hong Quan and others explain the current battle situation. The situation was developing just as the two had imagined last night.

The battle line was retreating step by step, but in terms of the results of each battle, there were more wins than defeats.

Of course, if the enemy's "fleeing when they saw the situation was not good" is taken into account, then the enemy soldiers have an absolute upper hand.

After gaining a general understanding of the situation, Geng Xuan chose a rooftop and watched the slow advance of the enemy's front line from above, while concentrating on his own cultivation.

This morning, Geng Xuan upgraded two abilities from minor to major success.

First was the “Physiocratic Technique”, which consumed twenty points of luck.

After that is "Quenching Jade and Golden Fingers", which consumes another eight points of luck.

During this period, groups of red mists, like trickles of water, continued to gather towards him from various areas of the advancing front and sank into the "Flint Bead".

As the "residual energy" of both sides was refined, good luck and bad luck increased rapidly again.

However, at this moment, the amount of good luck deposited in the "Flint Pearl" has actually decreased a lot compared to when the "Beast Soldiers Battle" ended last night.

Just because of the continuous "good luck gifts" last night, the consumption was quite a lot.

Geng Xuan made a statistics himself, including three individuals, Chai Ye, Hong Quan, and Jiang Hongyi, who were blessed with more than 40 points of good fortune, and there were 115 people who had gained 32 points of good fortune.

The next group was those who received the fourth-level contribution rating and obtained 16 points of good luck, with 219 people.

In addition, there are a total of 929 people who received the three types of contribution evaluations: "Assister", "Active Assister", and "First Blood Gainer".

Adding it all up, there are 12250 points of "Lucky Gift" invested in these people.

In addition, treating 1241 seriously injured patients and allowing their wounds to heal consumed another points of good luck.

In order to let more than a thousand people experience the weight of the "miracle" firsthand, Geng Xuan really spent a lot of money, and 13491 points of good luck were spent like running water.

However, Geng Xuan didn't feel it was a pity.

From a certain perspective, yesterday's "Beast Soldiers' Campaign" reaped nearly 50,000 points of good luck, and the portion he "distributed" was less than one-third of it.

According to this model, others may make profits or losses, but he will never lose money.

……

noon.

As the enemy's front line advanced, Geng Xuan moved to a new roof.

At this moment, he had put aside all his training and was concentrating on the situation on the battlefield.

Because of the Qingyuanji's intentional retreat, no large-scale battle broke out.

But small-scale conflicts, centered on a front that continued to advance deeper, never stopped.

Street intersections, alleys, houses...

These battles could take place anywhere and in any form.

Although the scale of the battle is not large, its intensity is not low at all.

The time from the beginning to the end of each fight may be short, but there is never the option of "breaking up peacefully".

Both sides will be severely punished.

Each of them left behind several to dozens of bodies.

Because of the battles that broke out in these places, the geographical advantage is still on the side of Qingyuanji.

Therefore, in order to push the front line deeper, the enemy soldiers will always have to pay a greater price and suffer more casualties.

However, Geng Xuan put aside his cultivation and focused on these things, but he did not go to see the specific battlefields.

He looks at the changes in the "ripples" emitted by each person in the game in every collision between life and death.

The reason why he paid special attention to this.

Because he noticed a pattern.

Before the battle between the enemy and us, the "ripples" emitted by each team and each individual in each team were different.

While maintaining the common characteristics of being human, everyone has their own personality.

There are absolutely no two "ripples" that are alike.

But after the collision between the two sides begins, some special changes will occasionally occur.

The "ripples" of a team will become more and more consistent due to various reasons.

There may be many reasons for this. It may be that someone's distress or death aroused the hatred of the enemy among a few people, and then it quickly spread to the entire team.

It may also be that a good leader's good command for many consecutive times gradually makes the whole team feel "at ease" and "calm".

There are many reasons.

The result is that the "ripple" changes of different members begin to converge and have more and more consistency.

This is reflected in the specific battle situation, and this team will without exception achieve an above-average result.

Working together, we can stand firm.

Outstanding performance.

It's not the extraordinaryness of one person, but a group of people.

It seemed as if they were blessed by some mysterious atmosphere and entered into a state of resonance together.

The group with this wonderful state may exist in your own team or in the enemy team.

But it is not completely randomly distributed.

Some teams, from other aspects, clearly do not have any advantages over other teams.

But they are more likely to enter this state of "ripple resonance".

"Congenial? Compatible?"

Geng Xuan thought that some people are born to be more likely to become partners with others, while some people seem to be born to conflict with others.

A lot of hatred, a lot of friendship, a lot of the tone is set from the first sight between strangers.

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan suddenly had an idea.

"If that's the case, is there a way for me to easily pick out a group of people with 'compatible personalities' from the vast sea of people and arrange them together?

Wouldn't it be easy for them to reach the state of 'ripple resonance' and easily achieve superb results?"

“Out of thousands of people, maybe only a dozen or a few dozen can be picked out.

But if there are tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, it is easy to select hundreds or thousands of such teams.

Theoretically, the larger the base number of people, the easier it should be to pick out groups with "compatible personalities," and they can form a larger team."

“If ‘compatibility’ is numerically expressed, it should be high or low. Some people may just have a barely favorable impression of each other, not a negative impression.

Some can be loved at first sight, and last a lifetime.

So, can we just pick out the kind of friend who can be trusted with life and death and willing to die for each other at first sight?"

As he continued to observe and comprehend, thoughts emerged in Geng Xuan's mind one after another.

At this moment, a series of information emerged in Geng Xuan's mind.

[The host has comprehended the true meaning of the 'Soldier Selection Technique' and can successfully enter the door by consuming five points of luck. ]

【whether?】

[The host comprehends the true meaning of the 'Soldier Selection Technique' and consumes 100 points of good fortune to stimulate the 'Overlord's Enlightenment' and comprehend the way of face reading and heart reading on his own.]

【yes? no? 】

"..."

Geng Xuan suddenly thought of an essay in "Cold Window Chats".

[Han Bai, the military genius, was enlightened by a strange man when he was young. Later, the world was in chaos, and he fought in all directions. He then learned the art of commanding troops.

From then on, he became a master among soldiers. Even with the ability of a hegemon, it was difficult to resist him in the art of war.

After Han Bai's death, his magic art of commanding soldiers was lost and never passed down again!
If the magic had been passed down, why would there be so much conflict in the world that has not yet been resolved?

What a pity! What a pain! 】

(End of this chapter)