The Great Overlord: Simulating the Future, Dominating Speedrunning

Chapter 121: Fallen Battlefield, Retreat and Practice

A few days later,

Tianyan Palace, below the Thunder Demon Abyss.

The Nine Nether Guards, clad in gray-black armor, sat quietly cross-legged on the gray-black sea of ​​thunder. Looking around, it looked like a black tide.

After careful counting, there are nearly 10,000 people.

The sound of thunder was heard all around, and the mighty earth demon thunder raged out wildly, hitting the Nine Nether Guards who were sitting cross-legged.

Thousands of figures were like rocks, allowing the earth thunder to bombard their bodies, still gritting their teeth and trying their best to hold on.

Waves of gray-black thunder surged out from their bodies, constantly tempering their physical strength. The spiritual power in their bodies was also roaring, surging like a black ocean, constantly improving their own cultivation.

Right in front of these Nine Nether Guards, Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back. Beside him were Qin Tiangang, the current second-in-command of the Tianyan Palace, and Tang Bing, the chief steward of internal affairs.

As for the commander-in-chief, it is naturally Jiuyou.

Lu Chen looked ahead for a while, then a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes. He said to Qin Tiangang beside him, "Old Qin, these Nine Nether Guards are practicing well."

"I didn't expect this simplified version of the Thunder Demon Body to be so effective when combined with the Earth Demon Thunder to cultivate my physical body. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

"I dare not, Palace Master, thank you for your praise."

"But we are only training the Nine Nether Guards according to the old way of training the Thunder Demons. If it weren't for the strong support of the Palace Master, I wouldn't dare to let them practice in this way."

"only……"

Qin Tiangang paused, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his originally resolute face. It was obvious that he had something to hide.

"Just what?"

Lu Chen turned his head and looked at him, frowning, and said in a rather unhappy tone: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I think I am still quite tolerant, so there is no need to worry too much."

"Yes."

"It's just that the amount of Supreme Spirit Fluid consumed in training these Nine Nether Guards is too huge. I think that since our Tianyan Palace is just beginning and is short of funds, the number of these Nine Nether Guards can be slightly reduced by one or two."

Qin Tiangang smiled awkwardly, glanced at Lu Chen secretly, and said cautiously.

It’s not that he is too timid, but the palace master has always been powerful, and it has become even more so since Long Fengtian returned.

The terrifying aura that inadvertently emanated from that body made him feel that the Palace Master could kill him with a single slap, so he had no choice but to be careful.

Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned, turned to look at Tang Bing beside him, and said, "Sister Tang Bing, how much Supreme Spirit Liquid do these Nine Nether Guards need to consume for a month of training?"

Seeing Lu Chen's question, Tang Bing's face became serious, and a jade book appeared in his hand. He flicked his finger, and the jade book glowed faintly, and a spiritual light curtain emerged.

Tang Bing lightly tapped her jade finger on the spiritual energy light curtain, and as her finger moved, she explained, "Palace Master, please see that the Nine Nether Guards are now generally composed of three mixed armies."

"The first group is the 300 Daluotian soldiers that the Territory Lord has allocated to you. Each of these people is a powerful person in the Supreme Realm. Each of them needs to consume about a thousand drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid every month."

"The second group consists of the elite selected from the original Nine Nether Guards, totaling 5,000 people. These people are the backbone of the current Nine Nether Guards. Their strength ranges from the Three Days Realm to the Supreme Minor Three Difficulties. Each person requires approximately 100 Supreme Spirit Liquids per month."

"The third group consists of the remaining Thunder Demons, a total of 2,000 people. These people are slightly weaker than the Nine Nether Guards. At the same time, considering that they have just joined the Nine Nether Guards, each of them will be given 50 drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid every month."

"The total number of the Nine Nether Guards is 7,300, and they consume approximately 900,000 Supreme Spirit Fluids every month."

"so much?"

After hearing Tang Bing's explanation, Lu Chen was also surprised. He frowned and said, "I remember that our Tianyan Palace seems to have only a few hundred thousand Supreme Spirit Liquids in stock, right?"

"Even if the city lords offered tribute, the total inventory of Supreme Spirit Liquid would be less than 500,000, right?"

Hearing this, Tang Bing nodded and said, "Indeed, although the Thunder Fire Plain is one of the richest areas in the Hundred Battles Domain, its annual income is only a few hundred thousand Supreme Spirit Liquids."

"Adding the 170,000 Supreme Spirit Liquids we looted from the Thunder Demon Sect earlier, our total inventory is 330,000 Supreme Spirit Liquids." "But Palace Master, you forgot the thousands of pieces of Spirit Flame Marrow you left behind after your return. Each piece is worth tens of thousands of Supreme Spirit Liquids, enough to sustain our Sky Flame Palace for several years."

Lu Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's reduce the army and only keep the Nine Nether Guards at the Supreme Realm and the Supreme Minor Three Difficulties Realm. How many people will be left in this way?"

Hearing this, Tang Bing frowned slightly, but still answered seriously, "In this case, there are only 3,300 people left. The monthly consumption of Supreme Spirit Fluid can be cut in half at least."

"enough."

Lu Chen nodded and sighed inwardly. If he didn't need to train some useful people to prevent himself from being sidelined, he really didn't want to spend this Supreme Spirit Liquid.

After all, the group of soul-eating insects he raised in the Supreme Sea only needed to consume tens of thousands of drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid every month.

Even if you can't afford to support them, you can use the secret method in the Insect Control Sutra to force them into a deep sleep, greatly reducing the consumption of spiritual power.

Moreover, after the death of those soul-eating insects, their bodies can be devoured by their own kind to strengthen the remaining soul-eating insects, just like raising Gu, constantly cultivating stronger soul-eating insects.

Compared with the regular army, his Zerg army is full of advantages!
Lu Chen pondered silently for a while, and secretly made up his mind that he must continue the way of controlling Gu as a soldier. Even if there is no way, he must deduce it through simulation. The difference in the consumption of cultivation resources is too great.

hum!
Suddenly, just as Lu Chen was thinking, he saw the space in front of him suddenly fluctuate.

Immediately, a petite figure who looked a little dusty stepped out from the twisted space. She raised her hand, and a jade bottle and a Qiankun bracelet shot towards Lu Chen.

When the jade bottle shot towards Lu Chen, her indifferent voice also rang out.

"Take this: Ice God Liquid and 10 million Supreme Spirit Liquids."

"In order to find this Ice God Liquid for you, I went to no less than ten large auction houses!"

The jade bottle and Qiankun bracelet flew towards him, and Lu Chen quickly caught them. Then he bowed and said with a smile, "Thank you, Territory Lord."

In the sky ahead, Mandala stood in the air, but she looked a little exhausted at this moment. In response to Lu Chen's thanks, she pouted in annoyance.

"No need to thank me, just practice well."

"I've learned everything about the Nether Palace Master. He's recovered from his injuries. This time when we enter the Fallen Battlefield, we'll first surround and kill him. We'll inevitably have to clash with the powerful men under his command. Here's the information about the Nether Palace. Take a closer look."

As he spoke, Mandala threw out a jade slip.

Lu Chen quickly caught it, and when he looked up again, he found that the domain lord had disappeared.

"It seems that the Territory Master is also very busy."

Lu Chen retracted his gaze, then turned to look at Qin Tiangang and Tang Bing and said, "Sister Tang Bing, you will be responsible for streamlining the Nine Nether Guards. Elder Qin, you will still be in charge of the Nine Nether Guards' training from now on."

"If there is nothing else, I will also go into seclusion to practice."

"There are several pieces of fourth-grade spiritual flame marrow in here. Don't fall behind in your cultivation."

After saying that, Lu Chen flicked his sleeves, and several fiery red chalcedony flew out and landed in front of Qin Tiangang and Tang Bing.

Qin Tiangang's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he said in surprise, "Thank you, Palace Master. I will definitely live up to your cultivation."

Tang Bing silently collected the spiritual flame marrow and nodded to Lu Chen.

She has quite a few of these things, all given to her by Jiuyou. This guy Lu Chen is extremely generous to Sister Jiuyou.

It's just Sima Zhao's intention, everyone knows it.

Seeing that both of them accepted the Spirit Flame Marrow, Lu Chen nodded slightly, then took a step forward and flew towards the bottom of the sea of ​​thunder in a blink of an eye.

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(End of this chapter)