Deployment of tactical deployments was a time-consuming and labor-intensive project.
Furthermore, not all places were suitable for setting up formations.
Deployment of tactical deployments was essentially a process of communicating with heaven and earth and borrowing power from heaven and earth.
And the power of heaven and earth was so mysterious, vast, and complicated. It was not easy to borrow it.
To borrow the power of heaven and earth, the right time, the right place, and the right people were indispensable.
Therefore, the requirements for terrain and geomancy were extremely high. What kind of tactical deployments should be deployed in different terrains, and what kind of tactical deployments could not be deployed were complicated.
When a tactical deployment was studied deeply, it could communicate with heaven and earth and even change heaven and earth.
According to the old faker's description, in the depths of the distant universe, there used to be a peerless figure called the Imperial God Emperor, who used tens of thousands of stars as chess pieces to deploy tactical deployments and turned the entire Star Zone into a mysterious forbidden area. He could kill immortals with a single thought, which was extremely terrifying.
That was also one of the few figures that Li Mu heard from the old faker that made him admire and admire him. Most of the time, the old faker always put on a "second in the universe and I am the boss" posture, which showed how supreme the Imperial God Emperor was.
Unfortunately, the old faker only mentioned it once or twice, but he did not mention it in detail.
When Li Mu asked him again, the old faker was unwilling to say more. He only said that the vast universe was vast, and there were so many stars and Star Zone that it could be said to be as numerous as the sea of smoke. The Imperial God Emperor he mentioned was a figure in the depths of the universe, who was too far away from Earth, the solar system, and even the Milky Way. Even a Great All-Embracing Golden Immortal could not travel such a long distance.
Using stars as chess pieces in tactical deployments was a realm that Li Mu dared not imagine.
What he could do now was to make some changes to the terrain, vegetation, and water around the county government with the various materials submitted by the Sky Dragon Faction, Huya Faction, and other Jianghu factions, so that it could gather qi and absorb qi, and then use the power of the qi to protect the county government.
That was the initial stage of "deployment".
It was also the stage that Li Mu could try.
For three consecutive days, Li Mu did not have a moment of rest.
He measured every inch of land around the county government clearly and even dug a hole five or six meters deep to observe the composition of the soil and the density of the underground water. Then, he calculated all the kinds of plants around the county government, the twenty-four-hour water output of each spring, and even the number of ant nests, snakes, insects, and other animals in the area. All of these were meticulously calculated.
For Li Mu, setting up a formation was like solving a complicated math problem. He had to make sure that every step of the solution was flawless in order to get the correct answer in the end.
The old faker was usually crazy and unreliable, but he was extremely rigorous when it came to setting up tactical deployments. Even when he went out to perform a common religious ceremony or to survey a tomb, he was meticulous. That kind of rigor affected Li Mu.
In many mythical novels on Earth, the protagonist could set up a formation with a wave of his hand, casually throw a magic tool, or carve some patterns and inscriptions. That was nonsense.
A true formation would not be that simple. It would require consideration of all sorts of factors. Even the tiniest details could not be overlooked.
For example, ignoring the spring water might cause the foundation of the tactical deployment to be eroded by the ground water and become ineffective. Ignoring the ant nests might cause the "qi" absorbed to go berserk because of the expansion of the ant nests. Ignoring the composition of the soil layer, once there was a layer of sand underground, it might cause the buried True Eye jade ware to sink and cause the energy of the entire tactical deployment to go berserk …
It was no exaggeration to say that setting up a tactical deployment was almost the same as building a building, and both required complicated procedures.
For three whole days, Li Mu was busy working around the clock.
As a temporary assistant, Li Zhaochen, who had been following Li Mu these days, felt strange and kept muttering to himself, "What's going on? Did the county magistrate suddenly change his temperament? Why is he so interested in the soil, mountains, flowers and plants? Is he tired of being a devil?"
Li Zhaochen was the brother-in-law of Warden Zhen Meng.
A few days ago, he performed well at the critical moment. Therefore, when Feng Yuanxing, Zhen Meng and the others were recuperating and there was no one available, Li Mu promoted this young jailer to be his personal guard and kept him by his side.
This young jailer, who had just turned 18 this year, was full of respect for Li Mu, the county magistrate.
That kind of respect was not only because of the difference in their official positions, but also because of the strength Li Mu had shown in the past several sword strikes, his protection of his subordinates, and his almost invincible strength. All of that was too in line with the definition of a hero among the hot-blooded young people.
Or to be more precise, it should be worship.
Li Zhaochen, like other jailers, had become a fanatical believer and admirer of Li Mu.
"It's basically done."
Li Mu once again measured the entire county government. After making sure there was no omission, he went back to the study and began to draw.
After half a day, he drew a total of 36 drawings.
He called Li Zhaochen in and asked someone to take the drawings. According to the drawings, they began to transform the entire environment around the county government.
"Remember, the drawings must not be leaked. You read it once and remember it. Then, you lead the team in person and order people to do it. When all the works are finished, bring back the drawings without any mistake and give them to me."
Li Mu arranged very seriously.
His tone made Li Zhaochen feel the importance of this matter and the great responsibility on his shoulders. He was very excited to do such an important thing for the county magistrate.
"Your honor, rest assured. Even if I lose my life, I will never lose a drawing." Li Zhaochen patted his chest and said.
Li Mu smiled and said, "Life is more important."
Li Zhaochen chuckled.
After following Li Mu for a few days, he had already figured out his temper. In fact, in the eyes of those Jianghu people, the county magistrate who was as terrible as the devil and the god of killing was simply a very easy-going and approachable person.
Soon, the large-scale production campaign to transform the periphery of the county government was carried out vigorously.
Many Jianghu people were taken out of the prison in batches, still wearing shackles, holding shovels, chisels, buckets, and other tools. Under the supervision of the soldiers and guards, they began to dig canals, dig ant nests, dig deep pits, move boulders, and plant trees according to the requirements of the "chief engineer" Li Zhaochen …
In the past, those Jianghu people who were awe-inspiring in the northwest Wulin World and did all kinds of things like murder and arson were now doing farm work. This scene was extremely funny, but they dared not to say anything. Even the "Sky Dragon Sword" Dongfang Jian and the "Iron Hand Holding up the Sky" Tie Zhendong were working honestly with a shovel and a basket on his back.
They had heard about the news that the new Dianshi janitor and the county magistrate were killed, the failure of the Taibai Sword Faction, and the detention of the two Grand Elders of the two factions. Moreover, there were all kinds of bizarre rumors spreading among them, saying that Li Mu was the incarnation of a big demon, who ate human flesh and drank human blood, liked to torture people, liked to pickle human flesh, and so on …
These legends frightened the desperados out of their wits.
How could they still want to make trouble? They were afraid that one day, the devil Li Mu would be in a bad mood and capture them to cut out their hearts to eat with wine. Therefore, they behaved as obediently as they could. They obeyed the orders of the jailers and did not resist at all.
Li Mu did not pay much attention to this process, nor did he personally supervise it.
Because the drawings he gave to Li Zhaochen were all simple civil transformation projects, such as digging new wells around the county government, guiding underground water, building canals, arranging rockery, clearing ant nests, planting trees, and so on. Even some people could not see any mystery from these simple projects.
Of course, such movements still attracted the attention of some people.
For example, Wind Gentleman Wang Chen.
This middle-aged warlock in cyan would come to the outside of the county government every day and stand outside the yellow line to observe.
He could see that the materials used for the transformation around the county government were basically the things Li Mu "extorted" from the Sky Dragon Faction and other Jianghu factions. But even so, he still could not figure out why Li Mu would go through so much trouble to extort those things and why he wanted to carry out such a transformation.
In his impression, the young Taibai County magistrate was definitely not a person who was greedy for pleasure.
The more he could not figure out, the more curious he was.
Even when he returned to the tall building of the manor, he was still pondering.
On top of a tall building, the little boy, Qin Zheng, leaned over the window on the top floor of the tall building, doing his daily routine. Princess Qin Zhen, dressed in a simple and plain long dress without any makeup, stood in the corridor outside the window and looked outside.
"Mr. Wang."
When Qin Zheng saw Wang Chen, he stood up and respectfully bowed to him as a disciple.
Wang Chen nodded with a smile and asked him to continue his homework, while he went to the corridor outside.
He found that the direction Princess Qin Zhen was looking at was the county government.
The entire Taibai County was built along the mountain. The county government was located at the top of the mountain and had the highest geographical position. The Orchid Pavilion where Wang Chen and the others were in was located below the county government. But because the Orchid Pavilion had a total of six floors and was more than 30 meters high, when standing in the corridor on the top floor, they could see the county government.
"Your Highness, have you figured out what the young county magistrate is going to do?" Wang Chen smiled and started the topic.
Qin Zhen slightly shook her head and frowned, "I can't."
Although she did not have a good impression of Li Mu and disdained his character, she would never look down on his ability. As a political creature who had experienced ups and downs in the capital, Qin Zhen clearly knew the difference between character and ability. So she would not simply think that this transformation of the county government was just a project for Li Mu to pursue pleasure.
She could not figure out what Li Mu was going to do.
Of course, she did not want to spend too much time in this aspect.
Because she had no interest in winning over a misbehaving, greedy, and brutal county magistrate. Even though Wang Chen had indirectly praised Li Mu many times, she still had no interest in him. The more she heard about Li Mu, the more disgusted she became with him.
Once bitten, twice shy. She did not want to repeat the same mistake.
Qin Zhen was not even interested in knowing what Li Mu looked like.
"I can't figure it out either." Wang Chen walked over, sighed, and said, "I have a hunch that he is up to something big, but I can't figure out what it is. In all these years, Li Mu is the only freak that I can't figure out at all."
Qin Zhen did not respond to that.
Wang Chen sighed inwardly.
He knew the princess had a knot in her heart, but he did not know how to solve it. If she missed out on Li Mu, it would definitely be a great loss. Wang Chen was extremely anxious, but this matter could not be rushed.
Qin Zhen withdrew her gaze and said, "Is there any news from the east?"
Wang Chen's eyes suddenly froze, and a trace of worry flashed across his eyes. He said, "It has been confirmed. General Tang's wife and children will be escorted to Chang 'an City in ten days."
Qin Zhen nodded and stood there quietly, thinking and weighing for a long time.
In the end, a trace of determination flashed through the princess's beautiful eyes. She relaxed her brows and said, "Ten days from now, huh? So urgent … Well, then we will set off in seven days and secretly go to Chang 'an City. Mr. Wang, please make the arrangements in advance. "
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