Chapter 1670
Chapter 1670 - 1666: The Seeds That Were Planted
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War regards courage as a crown.
Warriors see bravery as a virtue.
However, the losers in war often do not lack courage, and the victors do not consider it the main reason for their win; the real victors are the stronger party, the ones who plan further ahead, and the ethnic groups with greater endurance and awakening in war....
"Although the propaganda calls for all citizens to fight desperately and boldly form armies, this doesn’t seem like preparation done in the short term at all. How long have you been preparing for this? Did it start three years ago? Or even earlier, it wasn’t during the Nirvana Plan, was it?"
And the wooden statue, now imbued with part of Elder Liu’s will, responded with a smile.
"Even earlier than that."
"Earlier? Twenty years ago?"
"Hehe... More than fifty years ago."
𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Alright, you’re awesome, you’ve kept it well hidden.
At this moment, Lu Ping’an also came to a realization.
From beginning to end, the Misty Moon Lord he saw, Elder Liu, had never moved... The Misty Moon Lord had long since completely integrated with Dragon Moon Island, gradually transforming the isle into his own flesh.
"Back then, among the various war-chess simulations, once the Eastern Country encountered disaster, Dragon Moon Island would either be the first to go or the last... "
Though these words seemed contradictory, Lu Ping’an paused, pondered a bit, and realized that it actually made sense.
The reason is quite straightforward; it hangs solitarily at the southernmost end of the sea, whether it is the "first" or "last" mainly depends on the direction from which a calamity approaches.
If it is not the first to be attacked, it might very well end up as the last bastion for Mortals fleeing for their lives, naturally becoming the last one to fall.
"... Don’t blame the Ministry of National Defense for not telling you, it’s not that they don’t trust you, in fact, the Director and the Generals all found out about half a month ago. This is part of the Nine Stars Plan left over from the Nation-Building period, later incorporated into the Dragon Pond strategy, with only some old folks waiting to be awakened."
Alright, you’re not the only one to know.
Watching the earthquakes and tremors, and the storm and waves gradually being calmed by the top Extraordinary beings, Lu Ping’an also came to understand the difficulties of Mortals.
Because Mortals are mortals, inherently weak, they must seize every opportunity, prepare in advance.
"Is it worth it... "
In the end, Lu Ping’an couldn’t help but ask such a question.
It goes without saying how strong and challenging a Quasi-God of the Life system can be, and a top Gardener specializing in Spiritual Power is even rarer in the Life system; Elder Liu who has reached this point could even Clone and Ascend to Godhood, he was destined to become a true Undying.
But now, in order to completely change the state of existence of this island, transforming it from ordinary rock into the "flesh" of "life forms," he needed to keep integrating himself into it.
Fusion isn’t just one tier; that kind of Fusion with nature is reversible, but if you directly fuse Spiritual Power with stone, doesn’t that make you a Stone Statue?
He was giving up everything of a ninth-order (in Spiritual Power) Quasi-God, from an "Ethereal Spirit with no physical form" to an "actual big rock."
And no matter how long the rock has Life Force, it will still undergo wind erosion and decay, every loss is like cutting flesh from his body, all amount to stripping away a part of him.
Even if he wasn’t killed and sunk in battle, by scattering his entire Soul across this island, he was destined to dissipate and return to the earth with the dust.
Upon hearing this, the Old man laughed.
"It’s not about whether it’s worth it... Someone has to do it, why not me."
Lu Ping’an sighed and said no more; he probably couldn’t catch up to the awakening of the older generation.
"Compared to my peers, I’ve lived too long, far too long... But you’re still young; you shouldn’t be here."
The change of topic made Lu Ping’an furrow his brows.
He knew the old man was purposely seeking him out at this time for no good reason.
"Do you have enough troops?"
"Yes, we even have far more than expected... The soldiers can stay."
Implicitly, this was still a request for you to leave as soon as possible.
At this time, certain secrets are naturally unveiled.
If it were merely a "ship," it would be insignificant... But sufficient troop deployment is not only exceedingly challenging, it’s bound to alert the enemy.
Clearly, this was a planned surprise attack, which could only achieve its utmost potential if the enemy was completely unprepared.
The strategic goals are layered, supporting the Mountainous Country at the minimum and reaching Australia at the maximum... Isn’t this a situation of taking whatever can be taken?
With Dragon Moon Island being the Eastern Country’s southernmost fortress, who knows how many spies and scouts are watching. Not to mention large-scale troop movements, even large-scale transportation of goods could trigger a reactive response from the enemy, especially at this sensitive time.
However, there is an existence which in itself is a legion, or even war itself.
"Have they all agreed?"
"None of them plan to leave... We originally expected seven Quasi-Gods to be enough, but in reality, we now have fifteen Quasi-Gods of the Life system, and now we need to worry about the logistics of food."
Among all Quasi-Gods, those of the Life system are the most unique. Those Healers, Gardeners, and Beast Tamers are never known for their individual strength (with exceptions like Big Cat); they fight based on their own research results, their own "legions."
It can be said that every high-tier life series can potentially become war itself at any time, let alone the pinnacle of the Life system—the Quasi-Gods of Life.
Lacking troops? Why not borrow the accompanying forces from a few "touring" Quasi-Gods of the Life system? Not to mention, if Lu Ping’an were to open his courtyard and deploy the resident forces inside, and those temporary dwellers still in cultivation (trading), couldn’t he also wage a war?
Lu Ping’an gauged the situation and indeed, that was the case. In his earlier days, he had fought against the legions of an established eighth-tier Quasi-God of the Life system, whose numbers and quality were outrageously overbearing, and now here there were double-digit ninth-order Quasi-Gods.
The fleet and soldiers of the military region, the permanent forces on Dragon Moon Island, along with these accompanying legions of the Life system Quasi-Gods... Indeed, that was sufficient.
Lu Ping’an looked out to see that the surrounding sea had, without his noticing, been populated by more than a dozen ultra-gigantic sea beasts, the weakest of which radiated life signals above seventh-tier Rule-level. Such blatant disregard for the Poison Sea clearly indicated specialized protection measures had been taken.
In the uninhabited areas of Dragon Moon Island, these Quasi-Gods were already dividing their territories and starting to deploy their legions... They might have long been prepared or perhaps were inspired by Elder Liu’s enlightenment, but this time, nobody intended to back down.
On the contrary, Lu Ping’an felt like he might be the one being "evicted."
On one hand, judging by the number of legions alone, Lu Ping’an’s "record on paper" was inconspicuous, which in the eyes of common folk, required the accumulation of experience.
On the other hand, it was because Lu Ping’an, as a strategic chess piece, was too important.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t be used, but rather compared to his presence here, becoming one of the dozen top combat powers, the risk of using him as a strategic chess piece outweighed the benefit.
"Actually, I have a few cards in hand that you might find useful..."
Lu Ping’an did not try to persuade the others with "war friendship" or "I should also charge" type of rhetoric. As part of the high-level decision-makers, pursuing the greatest strategic interest was the responsible choice for everyone.
Lu Ping’an could forcefully stay, but that would certainly be resented and possibly waste the advanced combat power on bodyguards.
Thus, so long as he could convince himself to follow, creating greater strategic value than if he stayed in the Eastern Country, that would suffice.
Fortunately, Lu Ping’an had prepared such incentives.
And his cards were quite effective. Merely the third one he showed caused the opposing Admiral and Quasi-God to nod helplessly, steeling themselves to report back and explain to their superiors.
Lu Ping’an himself, with a tangible courtyard, didn’t need to expand his domain.
He just moved into Dragon Moon City, awaiting the moment of the enemy’s attack.
— End of Chapter 1670 —