Faced with this decision, some people hesitated to speak, but most people became excited: "If Boss Wei has decided, then we'll do it."
"Yes! We'll deal with whatever comes our way, let's just get it done."
"Haha, your style is just my style!"
Yes, sweeping attacks are Wei Huan's style.
If he could crush the enemy with a massive number of undead and win, why would he need to scheme and plot?
All the calculations and tactics stemmed from insufficient firepower.
In addition, these territories that have taken root along the way must also be eliminated; their presence here is not merely for gathering intelligence on Wei Huan.
At the same time, they are also collecting supplies.
In this assessment, there is a high probability that powerful dark beasts will guard the final pass, which will make it easier for dark beast lords to form a "multi-territory alliance" formation, supporting each other with supplies and unconditionally supplying resources to the leader dark beast.
With so many dark beast territories crammed together, their normal development will inevitably be limited by the terrain, resulting in a significant reduction in resources.
These Dark Beast Lords who escaped are simply here to collect resources. If they develop rare resources and give them to the final boss, it will greatly affect their chances of clearing the level.
A level 5 lord's level 5 territory, with heroes and troops recruited using special resources, including some special buildings, are all very powerful.
So, not only must the territories along the way be flattened, but those that are hiding and developing should also be found.
However, this makes things very uncomfortable.
Searching for the Dark Beast Lords scattered throughout the vast assessment area will significantly impact the efficiency of completing the challenge. Conversely, if Wei Huan wants to be efficient, he should confront the resource-rich lords at the end of the level.
This time, it was the Dark Beasts who used the "open strategy," and Wei Huan would gain or lose no matter which side he chose.
During the ongoing operational meeting, Mu Zhong also mentioned this point. After analyzing the pros and cons, all eyes were on Wei Huan.
The reason why not just anyone can be a leader is because a leader must bear the final decision and be responsible for all the consequences.
A correct decision can lead to a resounding victory, but a wrong one could cost everyone in front of you, including yourself.
"I've made up my mind, I won't change it." Wei Huan stood by his decision.
It's just a level 5 territory, and it's not like we haven't fought it before, but there's no need to be intimidated before the battle even begins. If we could do it before, we can do it now. He's already at Sequence 4!
Wei Huan's unwavering attitude gave everyone confidence.
With a leader in mind, everyone seemed to have no need to think too much anymore. They knew that as long as they followed Wei Huan, they would definitely win.
This is the true meaning of a leader's existence.
"Do the scattered lords take charge?" some people asked.
Wei Huan said, "We will only use our troops on the territories within the marching range of the Great Xia chariot formation."
In other words, it doesn't matter what happens in other countries.
"What if you call for help?"
"If we refuse, they can bypass our territory. Unless they discover ruins, relics, or similar sites and request joint development, we will not interfere."
Yes, discovering the Dark Beast territory doesn't mean you have to push it; you can also go around it, so there's no humanitarian issue.
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The reason why the Great Xia caravan was able to destroy a Dark Beast territory so easily was because of Wei Huan's undead army, coupled with the main generals on Wei Huan's caravan, which made the battle so easy.
Are we to make Wei Huan abandon command of the army and travel thousands of miles just for a Dark Beast territory?
If the ruins were of gold or higher quality, they would barely be enough for Wei Huan to make a trip.
While everyone was holding a combat meeting, it got dark before they knew it. The process of setting up camp and resting had already begun, so Wei Huan didn't need to worry about it; the people in charge handled it directly.
For dinner, we went to a buffet restaurant. With the help of the robotic arm, Liu Chengzhi was able to prepare three meals a day for 34 people.
However, due to the large number of people and their different tastes, a buffet style was later adopted, with each meal including fruit, pastries and soup, and the number of dishes kept to around 12. There was also a relatively simple late-night snack.
When Wei Huan and the others arrived, Dou Lin had already finished eating and was helping Liu Chengzhi clear the dishes.
No one assigned Dou Lin any work, but Liu Chengzhi usually took care of him. Gradually, Dou Lin became Liu Chengzhi's "little shadow," and the two were inseparable, even helping each other with chores.
Wei Huan casually ordered some food, but before he could eat more than a couple of bites, he saw Dou Lin leaning on the table, staring at him.
He was not afraid of Wei Huan. Wei Huan's prestige grew stronger day by day, and even some older generals were afraid of Wei Huan, but Dou Lin was not.
Dou Lin opened his big eyes and asked Wei Huan, "You said if I give you stars, you'll give me DKP, right? When are you coming to collect them? I've been preparing for this for so long."
Wei Huan then remembered that he had indeed said that, but he had been too busy lately to pay attention to this matter.
Wei Huan nodded: "Wait for me to finish eating."
After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "How much have you prepared?"
Dou Lin tilted his head and said, "A lot, a lot."
He can't count; he makes mistakes even when counting to ten. At seven and a half years old, he can't even write his own name, so someone has to be arranged on the bus to teach the child.
We can't keep arranging things for Brother Mu. We can't keep taking advantage of everyone; even an old ox would be exhausted.
Wei Huan sped up his eating, but Dou Lin still thought it was slow. He didn't quite understand why Wei Huan always chewed on one side of his mouth and kept wiping the left corner of his mouth with a tissue, even though there was nothing on it.
Dou Lin asked a question when he didn't understand. Wei Huan stared at him for two seconds, then took off his glasses, revealing a severely disfigured face to the child.
As expected, Dou Lin wasn't scared at all. He simply said, "Are you not good-looking, so you wear glasses?"
"The commander is very handsome. He's just injured. He'll look even better once he's healed." The voice came from behind, and Wei Huan turned around to see Mu Zhong.
Mu Zhong and Dou Lin spoke directly.
Dou Lin asked, "Can those who pray receive medical treatment?"
Mu Zhong said, "The one who prays is of the light element, while the captain is of the darkness element."
Dou Lin thought for a moment: "Why not stars?"
Mu Zhong also looked regretful: "A doctor cannot save himself. The dark energy of the star originated from him, so it is impossible to cure him."
"Then why can it heal the dead?"
"Because we share the same origin, it's less about treatment and more about replenishing energy." After saying that, Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan. "Am I right?"
Wei Huan nodded.
That's exactly what Mu Zhong summarized.
Very well done.
Therefore, Dou Lin's star can also be interpreted as a small energy container, but with a single method of use.
Mu Zhong smiled and ruffled Dou Lin's hair, saying, "If you're not in a hurry, wait for me. I also want to see Linlin's stars."
Dou Lin said, "There's no rush."
Mu Zhong brought over the food and ate quickly, sitting face to face with Wei Huan without saying a word.
Dou Lin kept staring at the two of them with his eyes wide open, clinging to the table. It was a hard feeling to describe; it was like having a puppy or adopting a child.
Wei Huan and Mu Chong were of the same sex, so they were destined to have no children. They were quite open-minded about this; with humanity on the verge of extinction, why worry about procreation?
Humanity has not achieved victory, and even those with children live in fear.
But having a child by your side is still nice. The young life can soothe their tense nerves, and they will realize that all their hard work is to bring smiles to these children's faces.
As they were leaving, Mu Zhong picked Dou Lin up in his arms.
Dou Lin felt a little awkward, but after fidgeting for a moment, he put his arm around Mu Zhong's neck and relaxed.
The three of them walked out of the restaurant and headed towards the training room.
Once inside, Wei Huan summoned an ordinary Shura, and Dou Lin released a star.
For a long time afterward, they were testing the energy conversion between stars and the dead.
First, ordinary training horses cannot turn stars green. You must upgrade a training horse to level four in the Undead Ranch, and you need three of them to convert into a Death Star.
This might seem like a bad deal, but considering that Wei Huan can't directly summon the Death Star from the Great Tomb, and that the Death Star also has healing effects, this conversion rate is acceptable.
After all, once a star reaches the Great Tomb, it won't disappear even if its energy is depleted. Like a Hellfire Bomb, it can return to the Great Tomb after death, replenishing the star's death energy and restoring approximately 3000 stamina points.
This amount of health is equivalent to one and a half level 4 Shura.
The key is that the stars can be used repeatedly.
If you add two stars and two flying monkeys, and put the kite on the bear, the bear will definitely become a tank even tankier than a regular tank.
Another thing is...
"...You're saying that because Brother Qiang consumed a large number of undead, his body possesses a great deal of death power. Not only might he be captured by the Great Tomb after death, but perhaps even the stars would have an effect on him?" This was the first time Mu Zhong had heard Wei Huan talk about Xu Qingqiang. His expression was one of great surprise. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Then, Brother Qiang, who was resurrected in the Great Tomb, would he still be...?"
Wei Huan shook his head, he didn't know, and he never wanted to know the answer.
Mu Zhong's expression was complicated. Looking at Dou Lin, who had already run to the corner to play with Xingxing, he said, "Alright, we can only talk about this up to this point. Whether Death Star can heal Brother Qiang will be known after we try it during the battle."
Qiang was incredibly skilled in today's siege battle; he's improved a lot recently. Qiang told you about wanting some positions, right? Wei Huan…"
Mu Zhong took Wei Huan's wrist and looked at him intently, saying, "Brother Qiang and his men will become your true elite force. The remaining spots can be given to him."
Wei Huan frowned slightly: "I have no other thoughts."
"I do," Mu Zhong said. "The situation behind me is too complicated. Even if Commander Mu and the Mu family have no designs on me, others will. Don't underestimate the greed of some old foxes. We might fall into their trap without any warning. So you must hold onto power tightly."
Wei Huan's feelings were complicated: "You always overthink things."
"Because I've seen too much, I'm not pure at all; my heart is darker than you can imagine. But I love you, and I'm afraid that one day you'll distance yourself from me and become wary of me because of this. I know I never will, but the human heart is terrifying, and public opinion is a fearsome thing..."
Wei Huan opened his arms and hugged Mu Zhong tightly, whispering in his ear, "You have to believe me too."
"I believe you." Mu Zhong looked at him, his tone firm.
After a few seconds of pause, she said softly, "Shall we go upstairs?"
Not wanting to mix too many complicated interests into pure feelings, they met amidst the flames of war and fell in love through life and death. This was a love tempered by fire, as brilliant as gold, allowing no impurities whatsoever.
So pure, so dazzling, it was a treasure in Mu Zhong's heart.
Mu Zhong didn't know how to express his feelings. He wanted to swear his unwavering loyalty and keep telling the man that he loved him.
But all these voices were eventually crushed into fragments and swallowed up in the raging storm.
In the end, he could only hold back his tears, bite his lip, lift Wei Huan's cheek, and kiss him.
Wei Huan brushed aside Mu Zhong's sweat-dampened forehead, a thin mist shrouding his glasses, and in that blurry, swaying light, the word "depression" remained the only thing he could see.
He felt sorry for him.
She responded to the kiss with the utmost tenderness.
...
"A Dark Beast Lord appeared today, and there will be more in the future. We can seize this opportunity to take action against Wei Huan."
"You mean, we should ambush Wei Huan while they are attacking our territory? Putting aside whether we can even get close to him, I strongly oppose the timing of this attack."
"Don't forget that beyond the hatred within our human race, our greatest enemy is the Dark Beasts. No one can interfere with the Dark Beast battlefield; this must be our bottom line, Mr. Shi Heng."
These words were spoken by a leader of Osham, who looked very young, no more than 20 years old. He should have been at the peak of his passionate and impulsive years, yet his blue eyes held a composure rarely seen at his age.
The man he was watching was a black-haired, black-eyed man, Shi Hengchuanjing, a core member of this secret meeting.
There are six faces in this online connection right now, many of whom are quite well-known on Earth.
They come from Osam, the Three Kingdoms, the Koreans, as well as the Tula Kingdom and the Fence Kingdom.
Compared to Shi Hengchuanjing and the Koreans, who were somewhat furious after Wei Huan ransacked their abandoned mobile phone warehouse, the three countries were relatively calm.
Wei Huan didn't take all the warehouses of the Three Kingdoms; their most important mobile phones were centrally managed. Furthermore, the Three Kingdoms benefited from the "population welfare" after the world challenge began, and they are now the fourth strongest military power after Great Xia, Osama, and Great Goose. Their social status has changed, naturally leading to a different mentality.
As for the two nations of Tula and Fence, although they waver from time to time, they generally follow Osham's lead, and they will change their stance before and after the arrival of the world.
The change is quite obvious; it's no longer as dominant.
The two leaders of Tula and Fence nodded in agreement with the young leader of Osham, saying, "This is a war between humans, and what we want has never been Wei Huan's life. As a shining new star of humanity, he should stand on his battlefield to live up to his abilities. But as the Great Xia said, humanity shares a common destiny. Since he has the key to open the treasure chest, he should share it so that everyone can become stronger together."
"I also oppose attacking Wei Huan. Come? See the latest chapter? Full chapter" The leader of the Three Kingdoms was a monk, over 40 years old. He wore a monk's robe that signified his status, held prayer beads in his hand, and spoke with his eyes half-closed.
After attracting everyone's attention, he said, "However, you are right. The equipment of the Posuo must be taken out of the phone. If you don't have a better way, I will choose to trade with Daxia."
Shi Hengchuan, his neck stiff with anger, retorted, "Aren't we sitting here because we're allies? Saying things like this at a time like this, are you a traitor?"
The monks of the Three Kingdoms merely glanced at him; the innocent remain innocent.
"Alright, Shi Hengchuanjing, we're not here to argue." Osham's young general interrupted Shi Hengchuanjing, his eyes warning, "We're trying to find a way to resolve this perfectly. Everyone, please share your thoughts. I want to hear more than just complaints and arguments."
After a long silence, it was finally the Korean who said, "No one can resist the temptation of a treasure chest. When someone can easily open a gold or even a platinum treasure chest, he will definitely not let go of the meat that is in his mouth."
The leader of South Korea this time is a woman who is very beautiful and looks to be only 25 or 26 years old. But that's when she doesn't smile. Once she smiles, her face looks like a piece of dead flesh.
This also made her smile as she said these words, like a sinister viper: "The ruins only have one entrance and exit, and since we're not fighting the dark beasts, we can do a lot of things."
Finally, she said, "It just so happens that I am an astrologer, and my predictive abilities are very good at finding things."
This is indeed a good idea.
Using the news of the advanced ruins to lure Wei Huan away from the main force, they could almost imagine the wonderful scene of "closing the door and beating the dog" at that time.
Moreover, in the desolate ruins, it doesn't matter if they accidentally go too far, since no one can see them anyway. If they can also collect additional supplies from the ruins, that would be even better.
For a time, everyone was calculating when would be the best time to enter the market.
The good news came quickly; the Korean actress fortune teller soon divined three locations.
In her words, "I have used all my abilities, spent a lot of money to buy props, and risked having my abilities sealed, and finally divined three directions."
She pointed in three directions and said, "What we need to do next is to arrange for people to explore in these three directions, sending people from low to high levels to contact Wei Huan. If he doesn't come, that's fine, but if he does..."
Shi Hengchuanjing rubbed his hands together: "Then we can only have a good talk with the treasure chest monster together."
"That's right." The South Korean female fortune teller smiled.
The monks of the Three Kingdoms period seemed to be in deep meditation, remaining silent.
Meanwhile, the leaders of Osham were discussing strategies with the generals of Tula and Fence, and ultimately decided to proactively leak the information they had.
"Those two-faced gangsters,"
The right wing and the bounty hunters have long been known to be unreliable, but if used properly, they can become the sharpest blade in our hands.
They took a huge sum of money, but they only wanted to profit from both sides. Now it's their turn to do the work.
That very evening, after making this decision, Mu Zhong received a message from the group of double agents.
Mu Zhong was on duty for the first half of the night. As soon as he arrived, he sent his cousin Mu away to rest. The reason was that Mu's cousin had covered his shift yesterday, and only he knew that he had missed his post during the march.
This is a very shameful and irresponsible thing to do.
However, Mu Zhong had no regrets. If it was a matter of doing this when the relationship had reached this stage, he was more than willing to spread his wings and rush into the flame of love for jade.
This feeling of open-mindedness and contentment kept him in a great mood almost all day.
It's been a long time since I've felt this good. It's like the whole world has brightened up, and the air is filled with a sweet taste.
But this good mood came to an abrupt end at this moment.
Within ten minutes, he received messages from four private organizations informing him that they had discovered a golden ruin and wanted to jointly develop it.
Did all four factions discover it at the same time?
funny!
Let alone four coming together, even if only one force tries to contact him secretly, he would have to think it over carefully.
Now, they look like four vicious dogs being driven together, and their eating habits are absolutely disgusting.
However, the golden treasure chest... He knew Wei Huan well; Wei Huan would never give up such a delicious treat that was offered to him.
So, since he knew Wei Huan wouldn't give up, it goes without saying that his job was to orchestrate this dramatic scheme of snatching chestnuts from the fire.
First, Mu Zhong spoke with the leaders of four different factions to assess the extent of their involvement in the matter, and finally selected the mercenaries from the Goose Kingdom.
These burly, hairy men had no vested interests with the Great Xia Dynasty and, in fact, often shared a common enemy with it on the international stage. So it's understandable that Wei Huan chose them.
As for whether these burly men are making money from both sides, that's hard to say. Mu Zhong is keeping them hidden while they are in the open, making preparations first, and will deal with it later.
In short, we definitely need to get the crates from the golden ruins. There are so many people on the vehicle now, no matter how much equipment and supplies we have, it won't be enough.
Mu Zhong chose to trade with the mercenaries of the Goose, and finally agreed to split the supplies 30/70, with Mu Zhong getting 70% and the Goose getting 30%. The Goose didn't have to lift a finger; he just needed to take them to the location and confirm that it was the Golden Ruins.
However, before setting off, Mu Zhong called Xu Qingqiang out of the Temple of Professions and said, "We're going to explore the Golden Treasure Chest. Take a sniff, does it smell good?"
Xu Qingqiang rolled his eyes. "Am I a dog?" But as he said that, he closed his eyes to sense the situation and finally yawned, saying, "There's nothing there."
Mu Zhong said, "I suspect this is the work of Osham's group. Smell it again."
"No, no, that's all. Don't talk about letting me go hungry. What's with that fat thief's robotic arm? It's awful. I've lost weight these past few days, didn't you notice?"
"..." Mu Zhong seemed to understand something, then quickly figured it out and asked Xu Qingqiang, "The Snow Clan's food must have a unique flavor. Don't you plan to have a late-night snack?"
When Wei Huan came out of the Temple of Professions, the car had already left the main group and was on its way to the Golden Ruins.
There weren't many people left on the vehicle, and Mu Zhong had made arrangements. Xue Dui and Mu Zirui's chariots would stay behind to guard the city. Their strength was insufficient for attacking the city, but it was enough for defending it.
A car upgraded to level 5 drives like lightning, reaching speeds of 2200 miles per hour, leaving a deafening sonic boom as it flashes across the sky.
The journey to the Golden Ruins takes just over three hours, and the return trip is even faster with the "Two-Pole Device," allowing for a round trip that can be completed in the same evening.
Wei Huan sat in the driver's seat, looking energetic, listening to Mu Zhong's whispered analysis, his eyes gradually revealing a sharp edge as he looked ahead.
He hoped it wasn't a scheme by his own people. If, at this point, these people were still restless and only interested in infighting, he wouldn't hesitate to strike hard, to send a hundred punches flying!