Within half a month, the three alliances had set up a stronghold on the mountain. An endless stream of resources was sent down, prompting the Northern and Eastern Alliances to bypass Stone City and stop paying taxes.
In less than a month, Stone City's taxes had plummeted. Lee Chao-young's expression darkened as she looked at the accounts.
War was a battle of resources. Stone City now had two hundred thousand soldiers and was spending money like water. If this continued, they would run out of money sooner or later.
This was still supported by the resources on the mountain. However, once the Great Five Alliance started marching up the mountain and stopped paying attention to the rules set by Stone City, the resources on the mountain would be divided. Without any advantages, how would Stone City support an army of two hundred thousand?
The system they had worked so hard to establish would collapse.
However, Ye Tianze still didn't give any clear orders. After looking for him several times, Lee Chao-young didn't dare go again. She was afraid that Ye Tianze would annoy her and remove her from her post.
However, she still believed in Ye Tianze. Although Stone City was in a state of panic, she didn't lose hope.
It was at this time that Lee Chao-young received news that the yao and shura armies were gathering and pressing down on the city.
"General, what are your arrangements?" Lee Chao-young asked.
"Two paths, four hundred thousand soldiers, will attack the yao and shura armies respectively," said the scout. "The central army will not move!"
Lee Chao-young sighed in relief. "It's fine as long as the central army doesn't move!"
She knew that if Long Yan's central army moved, it would be a huge problem. The Great Five Alliance didn't dare attack Stone City because they had the army to hold them back.
However, without the army, in the current situation, once the Great Five Alliance attacked Stone City, Stone City would be a lone city.
With the Great Five Alliance's strength, they could exhaust Stone City to death. Although Tang Yuan was holding the fort now, who knew if the Great Five Alliance wouldn't send down a half-step great emperor?
Only three days later, Lee Chao-young received another piece of news. The Demon Race had sent reinforcements. Long Yan's main army of 100,000 had begun to move towards the Demon Race. Clearly, they were guarding against the Demon Race's attack.
However, this wasn't the only bad news. When she received this news, news also came from the top of the mountain. The people of the three alliances had begun to advance to the second level. Moreover, they had sent reinforcements to the top of the mountain. They had completely surrounded the stronghold on the first level that Father Ming was guarding.
Zhuge Qi sent someone to her and asked her to be on guard against the Great Five Alliance's troops at the foot of the mountain and possible sneak attacks on Shi Cheng.
The news spread like wildfire throughout Stone City. The strong cultivators in Stone City began to leave. They knew that the Great Five Alliance wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity.
Once the Great Five Alliance's army arrived, staying in Stone City would only result in death.
Lee Chao-young knew that if she did not go to Ye Tianze now, she was afraid that the world would really change.
In the Spirit Chamber, Ye Tianze heard Lee Chao-young's report and slowly opened his eyes. He walked out and said, "Stay in Stone City. I'm going out for a while."
"Sir, where are you going?" Lee Chao-young asked.
"Someone set up a chessboard for me. Naturally, I'm going to play chess," Ye Tianze said.
"Chess!"
What kind of situation was it now? How could he still be in the mood to play chess?
Ye Tianze had no intention of explaining to her. His figure flashed and he disappeared without a trace. He only left behind a sentence. "Don't worry, the sky won't fall!"
Lee Chao-young's heart calmed down because of this sentence. However, she was thinking that the sky was about to fall.
Ye Tianze went directly to Long Yan's tent. When he arrived, Long Yan was already facing off against the Demon Race.
The Demon Race had an army of five hundred thousand, while his side only had three hundred thousand. In terms of momentum, the Demon Race was clearly superior.
Seeing his arrival, Long Yan asked curiously, "Why aren't you in Stone City? What are you doing here?"
Long Yan realized that Ye Tianze's strength was much stronger than before. In the past, he was confident that he could easily crush Ye Tianze.
But now, he did not have such confidence.
"You're here, but I'm not?"
Ye Tianze asked with a smile. "Don't worry, I'm only here to play chess. I'll leave after the game. After all, although both sides seem to be at loggerheads, in reality, it's just an act for the other side to see, right?"
Although Long Yan was unhappy with him, he could not help but admire Ye Tianze's judgment. This was something that his subordinates could not compare to.
Both sides had drawn out their stances. In fact, neither side had any intention of fighting a real battle.
However, if Long Yan did not come with his men, it would be different. The Demon Race would definitely take the opportunity to bite the humans.
After all, both sides knew that the real battlefield was not here. Most of the Demon Race and Asura Race were fighting the Wu people.
If they fought here, it would only benefit the Wu people. This was something that the Divines would not allow.
"Play chess? Aren't you already in the game? "
Long Yan asked. "Don't you want Stone City anymore? If you lose it, you won't even be able to stay on Mount Buzhou anymore! "
"Is that so?" Ye Tianze did not explain. Instead, he said, "General, do me a favor. Help me call the Demon Master out!"
Long Yan did not understand, but he still ordered his men to leave. "You really want to play chess with the Demon Master?"
Ye Tianze did not explain. He just waited.
After a long time, the Demon Master came out of the Demon Race army on a wolf chariot. There were three people beside him: the Demon Crown Prince and Princess Chong Ming.
Other than them, there was the Sky Sword Elder.
The Demon Master stopped at a safe distance and looked over. Ye Tianze immediately walked out. "I'll leave after the game. Don't make a fuss. If we really fight, we won't gain anything. Although we're allies with the Wu people, we don't have to sacrifice our own warriors' lives to fulfill this fate."
"Get out of here. I don't need you to teach me."
Long Yan huffed, but couldn't help reminding him, "I don't care what you're up to. Don't screw it up. I won't be able to save you then!"
He was a half-step Great Emperor. The Demon Race naturally had half-step Great Emperors as well.
If he attacked, the Demon Race would attack too. If they really fought, it would not do them any good.
The Demon Master was shocked to see Ye Tianze appear. He started calculating in his mind. He did not know where he had missed.
However, he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Ye Tianze was only carrying Qin Weiyang and there were no half-step Martial Emperors accompanying them.
"You shouldn't be here!" said the Demon Master.
"You've already set up the game. If I don't play, it'll be disrespectful." Ye Tianze slowly sat down.
He raised his hand. Under the influence of earth spirit energy, a chessboard appeared on the ground. "Do you want to go first, or should I?"
The Demon Master looked at him strangely. He did not see anything wrong with it. He walked up. "Since you want to play, I'll play with you!"
The Demon Master looked at the chessboard. He did not show any signs of modesty. He placed his piece. "I'll do as you say!"
Ye Tianze smiled. He looked at where the Demon Master placed his piece. "You're being disrespectful!"
Although he said that, his kung fu did not drop at all. He placed his pieces and fought for the best, not showing any mercy.
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