PFC Chapter 7287: Only Unconventional Methods Work
Chapter 7287: Only Unconventional Methods Work
Chapter 7287: Only Unconventional Methods Work
With Zhao Ying taking over another command position in Yunmeng, the demons fighting on the western side of Yunmeng near Jiangling became somewhat sluggish. The demons that were originally advancing became a little confused and then began to move eastward.
Of course, since most of the demons lacked self-awareness, some were left behind when the demons suddenly turned around. This scene puzzled the retreating main force of the Han army, but at that moment they did not realize what had happened.
Of course, Zhao Ying was also unaware of what was happening at the front. As for Zhao Ying's command abilities, he hadn't yet demonstrated them. He was still studying how to command the demon gods. However, the good news was that since he put on this demon god command as an outer garment, the surrounding demon gods had indeed stopped attacking him, and that was a significant piece of good news.
As long as the surrounding demons don't attack him, he has plenty of ways to cause trouble within the main force of the demons. Whether it's creating a split, mobilizing forces, or finding another demon to command and fight against them, none of these are problems.
Anyway, everything is difficult at the beginning. Now that the first step has been completed, the rest depends on how well you perform. Zhao Ying is very confident in her ability to perform, and her six babies have also gained the recognition of other demon gods, so her safety is already very guaranteed.
It can be said that everything is developing in the direction that I need most. Of course, if Zhao Ying knew about the news that the main force of the Demon God was retreating, and successfully passed it on to Jiang Guang and Wang Mao, the two of them would probably have a more accurate guess.
However, the two of them were now perched in a tree several kilometers away, observing Zhao Ying's situation. After confirming that Zhao Ying should be fine, the group felt that everything was settled.
"It seems there shouldn't be any problems. After we ran away, Zhao Ying seems to have been accepted." Wang Mao squatted on a tree branch, looking at the Yunmeng Demon God area, which hadn't shown any chaos, and breathed a sigh of relief. This time, his family's title had started to change, which was truly good news.
"Of course there's no problem. That guy has the ability to absorb killing power. As long as he doesn't deliberately convert it, it's not a big problem. He can extract the life force of the demon god and then release it, which should be enough to completely cover up his own human aura." Jiang Guang grinned. As for the injuries to his internal organs, who cares about such injuries at this time? The title is about to be obtained, and he's about to take off. These injuries are nothing.
"If you extract the life force of the demon god like this and then release it out, won't the demon god be killed?" Bashu asked with some worry as he stood under the tree. He was also waiting for his title so he could go home for the New Year.
“That’s not treatment. That’s just extracting a small amount of the demon god’s life force as a cover for release. The way Zhao Ying used to treat you, extracting life force, would take decades’ worth of the demon god’s life force at a time. This time, it’s one second at a time. The demon god’s life force of several hundred years can be released for a long time even if it’s just leaking out.” Zhang Huang said with a smile. “Let’s observe for a while, and then send someone back to report to Lord Chen.”
"I'll report back later," Ma Ye said to the others. Compared to the others, Ma Ye, who could actually fly under the clouds thanks to his pet snow eagle, had a significant advantage in mobility.
"Alright, observe for another half an hour. If you're sure there are no problems, Ma Ye, you can go back and report." Guang Yuan felt that the current situation was already quite good. After observing for a while, he should be able to report. As long as Zhao Ying's life was saved, the rest would just be a matter of how many merits he would receive.
“Okay.” Ma Ye nodded, and then a group of people squatted on the tree branches, pretending to be large eagles, and watched the group of demons lingering in the same spot from afar.
"Speaking of which, I wonder how General Guan's main force is doing?" Hou Jing suddenly asked. Using the God-Slaying Spear as an arrow was indeed an eye-opener for Hou Jing, as it was an effective way to increase the lethality of their archers. However, after this strong charge against the main force of the demon god, Hou Jing realized a problem: they could destroy the demon god, but they didn't have enough time to eliminate it.
They had gone all out before, and although they probably destroyed dozens or even hundreds of demons, they didn't kill them. That's what survivability is.
Thinking about this, Hou Jing was somewhat worried. The main force on the front line, those young people, were going to fight the Demon God. What if they ended up not killing many of them?
"It's hard to say. The Demon God's vitality is too strong. If we remove this vitality and only consider combat power, we've killed at least a hundred of them before. But if we take this vitality into account, it's even worse." Wang Mao's expression was also somewhat grim. He was also a little worried, after all, his son was there too.
"It's not easy. The difficulty lies only in the strength. The real problem is this super-fast regeneration ability. Moreover, it's not about killing the demon god, but about wearing it down. That's very troublesome." Bashu chimed in from the side. In his current state, he could easily crush these mindless demon gods in a few moves, but killing them would take one or two hours.
“That’s not something we should be concerned about,” Jiang Guang shook his head and said. “The way we deal with demons is different from the way the army deals with them. Maybe the main force has some special stuff that can eliminate these things faster.”
Huang Xiu and the others nodded after listening. After all, they had seen strange things before. When the commander of the army led the charge and launched a fierce attack, they could kill any kind of supernatural thing.
"Let's wait and see if there's anything unusual. I'm going to rest for a bit. Damn it, my heart is damaged." Jiang Guang's breathing trembled, a sign of organ damage. Coupled with mild angina, Jiang Guang realized after a moment's thought that his heart was damaged. So he didn't want to talk to these guys anymore and found a place to take a nap and let his body try to heal itself.
As for injuries of the level of internal organ damage, how to heal on its own depends on whether the self-recovery ability of the Jiangguang Adult Adaptive Belt is sufficient.
"Then you rest. We'll keep an eye on you. Don't fall asleep. Your Heavenly Demon Stage 3 power is indeed terrifying, but it also puts a lot of pressure on you." Bashu gave Jiang Guang a few instructions. Jiang Guang nodded, found a good spot, lay down, and then fell silent.
"Uh, are you alright? You fell asleep so quickly?" Hou Jing was somewhat shocked to see Jiang Guang lie down and fall asleep instantly. Jiang Guang's breathing also changed as he fell asleep, and Hou Jing couldn't help but worry: Was he going to die?
"It's okay, just leave it there. This seems to be some kind of special hibernation recovery technique that we learned before, and it seems to have been integrated into the adaptive mechanism as well." Bashu glanced at it and realized what was going on with Jiang Guang. After all, he and Jiang Guang had really been Huangfu Song's dogs together, and had even appeared in front of Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song could even recognize these two "bodyguards" who had shielded him from arrows.
"Is it that thing that greatly restores your energy after you fall asleep, speeds up your recovery, and eliminates all kinds of injuries and mental damage?" Qi Xiu asked with a hint of recollection, and Bashu nodded.
"Who developed this thing? Where did they get the talent templates from?" Qi Xiu asked with some curiosity, as he hadn't actually learned it either.
"Just don't touch him. It seems he's integrated this technique into his talent, which not only has its own effect but also the effect of the surrounding spiritual energy." Bashu observed for a moment and gave an accurate answer. "He'll probably be mostly recovered after a good night's sleep. As for who developed this technique, it's obviously the guy who didn't want to die after being seriously injured."
Upon hearing this, the veterans present who had lived through the previous era fell silent. Damn it, in their time, there was no such thing as first aid, disinfection, or emergency treatment for serious injuries. On the Han Dynasty side, veterans of their rank, unless beheaded on the spot, could most likely be brought back to life on the spot thanks to their tenacious fighting spirit and the amazing medical skills of the Han Dynasty's emergency medical personnel.
With the current limb reattachment technology, even lost arms and legs can be restored, at most resulting in a short-term loss of combat ability. This left Zhang Huang and the others speechless with astonishment.
Back then, many veterans worked on super-fast recovery and developed it extensively. However, even after a lifetime, they might not be able to reach the level of the current mainstream Han Dynasty veterans who possess super-fast recovery. To put it bluntly, you used to rely solely on super-fast recovery to tough it out, but now it's just a supplement.
"Alright, let's not talk about those sad things anymore. Let's have some candy." Bashu realized he had hit a nerve with everyone. Which of the guys here didn't have a few brothers who died from injuries or infections? So after rambling on for a bit, he stopped, took out a bag of candy from his pocket, and distributed some to the people present.
"Which brand of wedding candy did you buy? Is it Double Happiness?" Zhang Huang asked casually, taking a look at the clear characters in the middle of the candy.
"I don't know, but this is the most commonly sold candy on the market," Bashu said casually.
“It’s probably from the Zhen family.” Ma Ye took the candy and put it in his mouth, saying with some speculation, “The head of the Zhen family is a legend. I used to think that the Zhen family relied on connections and nepotism. But after the Zhen family was destroyed last time, the head of the Zhen family set up a sugar factory and hired people to help with security and harvesting. After that, I realized that there is a huge difference in the efficiency of people in making money.”
“Yes, after hundreds of years of human accumulation were wiped out, they accumulated assets in a very short time that our group could not accumulate in several lifetimes.” Qi Xiu chimed in from the side. There was no way around it; the efficiency of making money was too heaven-defying, so much so that Qi Xiu could only admire them.
In the past, one could say that Zhen's success was due to luck, but now that luck has been eliminated, it can be said that she relies entirely on her abilities. Well, even if it's not entirely due to luck, at least more than half of it is due to her abilities, and yet she has risen to prominence again.
To be honest, if the people present switched places, they would be in the Zhen family, and after the last disaster, they would probably be doing manual labor now, while Zhen Yan would soon be a sugar tycoon again.
Well, being a sugar tycoon was his previous job. Recently, Zhen Yan has been selling sugar coupons on the Ganges. The Brahmins are a bit suspicious of these sugar coupons, but the Zhen family's sugar factory has been operating on the Ganges for more than a year. Although the old factory has been acquired, the people are still the same, and their credibility is still there. In addition, Zhen Yan said that his family could even destroy the Midianite Empire, and now all they have left is to make some money. They have a very strong backing and can even mediate the war between the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire!
Do you understand what it means that my mother is the wife of the King of Jin, my sister is the wife of the Marquis of Chen, and my connections extend throughout the entire Han Dynasty? You may doubt my abilities, but you don't need to doubt my network.
That Shulak family, it's your family. Redeem 200 million coins worth of sugar coupons. When the Kushan Empire is destroyed by the Han Dynasty, my Zhen family will protect your family. Surely your family has 200 million coins!
The Shulak family subscribed to 500 million coins, saying that this was not just about making money, but also about buying peace and the future. Shulak even donated the sugar coupons to a member of the Xiumi clan, who was his closest relative in the royal family. After the other party accepted them, the rhetoric became somewhat meaningful. Subsequently, Zhen Yan reprinted "Sugar - Peace, Fortune, Longevity - Life Safety Coupon".
In short, this thing has already taken on some other factors, and selling it is like printing money. Even Zhen Yan finds it extremely terrifying. The only problem is that this thing is linked to war, which has led to the fact that the members who are selling this thing with Zhen Yan, who have appeared out of nowhere and whose backers are unknown, are all eagerly waiting for the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire to start fighting.
After all, selling for a few hundred million now is nothing. If the Han Dynasty were to demonstrate the strength to crush the Kushans, it wouldn't be a matter of a few hundred million. It would be like squeezing out thousands of years of accumulated knowledge from Brahmanism with this kind of paper.
So recently a large number of people want to join this thing, but Zhen Yan is able to control it and prevent these people from messing around. Otherwise, this "Candy-Peace and Longevity-Life Safety Coupon" could have sold like hotcakes.
However, precisely because Zhen Yan suppressed this item so tightly, its value has actually increased significantly. After all, it's normal for things that can make money on the market to be hard to come by, or extremely hard to come by. Anything that can be easily obtained is a scam, right? So recently, Zhen Yan has actually established his authority.
Moreover, compared to the loose structure of the Zhen family back then, Zhen Yan's authority now relies almost entirely on his own abilities, making it more stable.
Of course, soldiers at this level are basically unaware of these things. Later, Chen Xi might allow veterans who participated in the war to try it out with a few months' salary and earn several more years' worth of income. After all, this is a way to empty the Brahman's millennia-old accumulation. Consider it a benefit for the veterans who participated in the war. Each person will receive two more years' salary, and their wallets will be fuller when they go home.
With this additional measure, veterans who are willing to sell will receive more money, which will further increase their trust in the country. When the country arranges local factories and mines for them upon their discharge, they will be more accepting. As for those who did not buy, when the country arranges work for them next time, they will definitely remember that the country solemnly told them last time that this was a good opportunity, and they should now understand what it means!
Of course, this thing also has the intention of helping Zhen Yan. Although the Zhen family has many elders who act in a peculiar way, the Zhen family in the past was a large family with various branches and guards, which could form a whole. But now Zhen Yan is just an individual and needs this kind of external help.
Even though hundreds of thousands of veterans who had received money from Zhen Yan knew it was an arrangement by the state, they would still have some goodwill towards Zhen Yan, and that goodwill was enough to determine Zhen Yan's future life.
However, this matter is still in its first stage, in the stage of selling and collecting sugar coupons. The safety coupons and the like are just a side business, so the veterans are basically unaware of this matter. At most, those veterans selected by the state to follow Zhen Yan and protect his safety might invest a few times. Anyway, with a profit margin of several thousand percent, there's not much to say.
On the other side, after confirming that Guan Yu's side was safe and had retreated smoothly, Chen Xi immediately started pulling people up without saying a word. What the hell? So this is what it means when Sun Tzu says there are no special effects. You might as well have special effects, huh?
The so-called battle of command is essentially about manipulating the essence of heaven and earth, the clouds, and the wandering will of the soldiers to form a special structure that can completely negate the opponent's outward talents. Then, it's all about brute force. Back when he was still a Wu Jia human, Chen Xi still had a way to break through it, since he wasn't afraid of numerical advantages. But now, he's a Seventh-Level Demon God, it's all about numbers!
From this, Chen Xi fully understood why Sun Wu developed the talent stripping and fusion thing. This thing was fully aware of its own true situation. What it wanted was numerical value, and now there just happened to be a way to create numerical value, so it directly raised the level cap and created a batch of super demon gods.
Since Sun Tzu was already being so shameless, what else was there to say? Of course, he would also act shamelessly.
"Where is he?" The spiritual talent connected with the imperial will, and then began to filter, painstakingly finding Liu Tong, whose name was more vibrant, and then sent a new message.
"You didn't even call me Princess!" This was Liu Tong's first reaction upon receiving the news.
"It's serious business," Chen Xi said, her lips twitching.
"So it turns out that none of this was serious business before." Liu Tong said with a hint of sarcasm, then, sensing that Chen Xi might be about to jump up in anger, he restrained himself. "In Yuzhou, after the Yuan family withdrew, they left behind too many power vacuums, which led to the growth of some dark aspects."
“I’ve already sent someone over. Is Si Niang with you? If so, have her teleport you here. I know she has a way to pinpoint my location and can teleport you here regardless of distance or time,” Chen Xi said in a deep voice.
"Of course I'm here!" Liu Tong's voice came directly from the Jiangling government office, and then he walked in with Si Niang.
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