At the end of April, Cao Du organized another attack, but this time it didn't go well. Before the fleet reached Shuang Continent, they were attacked by a large number of cultivators.
Although Xuanfu also had a lot of people following them, the other side was not afraid of death. Even some low-level cultivators carried Xuan weapons, causing the fleet to suffer a certain amount of damage.
Only cultivators could attack a fleet of flying ships in the wilderness, because only they could carry out long-term and continuous activities in the wilderness without any support or station.
This role was also irreplaceable. Even if some of the armored soldiers were not weak, their performance in small-scale battles was far inferior to cultivators.
Because the fleet's losses were too great, considering that they could no longer pose a threat to Shuang Continent, the captain in charge of commanding the fleet immediately gave the order to give up the raid and return ahead of time.
Cao Du didn't blame the captain too much, but praised him instead.
Although this raid didn't achieve its goal, it succeeded in forcing out the hidden power of Shuang Continent. Because of the captain's decisiveness, this loss was within an acceptable range. He could organize another attack after making sufficient preparations next time.
However, this matter also made him realize that he needed more support from Xuanfu.
But perhaps it was because he had frequently and proactively sought cooperation with the Profound Palace, which had led to him constantly receiving letters from people within the continent.
Some of these letters were doubts, thinking that his actions were not like a general of the army. Some advised him not to get too close to Xuanfu. Some suggested that he use the army's power to conquer Shuang Continent without relying too much on Xuanfu.
These letters were all thrown to the side. In his view, these people only needed to move their mouths, but when something went wrong, he would be the one to be punished, not these people.
Moreover, they tried to interfere with the war with their own likes and dislikes. This was a big matter, but it was also a small matter. If it was a strict general, he would have already handed the report to the imperial envoy. He was afraid of affecting the war, so he didn't say anything.
Moreover, these people couldn't do anything right. It would be bad if it affected the promotion of soldiers after the war.
Therefore, he only memorized the names of these people in secret. He was prepared to wait until the war had completely calmed down, and after the discussion of merits was over, then he would submit the book to his superiors.
After making up his mind, he wrote a sincere letter, and then called Chai An over, saying, "You and Zhang Xuanzheng are old acquaintances, so it'll be easier for you to speak. Go back in my place, deliver this letter and the battle report to Zhang Xuanzheng."
After Chai An received the order and left, he returned in the afternoon and said, "General, Xuan Zheng said that he already knows. However, General needs more manpower, and I'm afraid that there won't be enough in the outer realms. You still need to send people from the inner realms. Xuan Zheng still needs to discuss this with Daoist Yun Chen.
Cao Du was startled after hearing this. He pondered for a moment and said, "Marquis Chai, you should rest first."
Chai An cupped his fists and said, "General, this subordinate will take his leave first."
Cao Du stood in place for a moment and shook his head. Speaking of which, Zhang Yu was only Xuan Zheng, but now he naturally treated him as Head Xuan. Thus, he believed that Zhang Yu could make all the decisions, and had forgotten about the Xuanfu of the continent.
This was probably the result of Head Zhu Xuan not caring about worldly affairs for a long time. Even though he still had a disciple, Yun Chen, his presence was far less intense than Zhang Yu's.
After Chai An walked out, he saw a beautiful soldier in military uniform waiting there. He walked over and said, "There should be no more matters here today, I'll accompany you for a walk."
The female soldier looked at him and said, "Have you forgotten something?"
Chai An was startled. "What?"
The female soldier sighed helplessly and took out a letter from her uniform. She patted his chest and said, "You don't even know how to care for your own student."
Chai An took a look and saw that it was a conscription order for his student, He Mu, and was delighted.
Because of the high probability of victory in this expedition to Shuang Continent, many people tried to send their friends and relatives to the army to fish for merits.
He had also planned to do this before. Compared to these people, his student, He Mu, was at least really capable. However, it wasn't difficult to recruit him, but it was troublesome to transfer him to a suitable position. There was a set of complicated steps to go through, and there were many joints to be cleared. Thus, it was delayed.
He looked at the female soldier and said gratefully, "Yao Ji, thank you. I was still thinking about how to transfer this kid, but I didn't expect you to have already done it. It's great to have you by my side."
The female soldier complained, "You're thinking about this and that, when have you ever thought about yourself?" While speaking, she also turned her face to the side.
Chai An looked at her side profile in a daze, and his heart suddenly surged with an impulse. "Yao Ji, after this battle, we'll …"
At this time, he suddenly noticed that the sentries on the side were staring at them. He immediately stopped, coughed, and said, "Let's go back and talk, let's go back and talk."
The female soldier rolled her eyes at him, turned around, and directly left in the loud sound of military boots.
At this moment, outside the square station, Zhang Yu was standing on a mound. The Cicada Sword on his body made a sound, and then suddenly flew out. After a while, the sword light turned back.
In this short period of time, the Cicada Sword killed a spiritual creature thousands of miles away, but it wasn't so easy to deal with cultivators or enemies of the same level.
However, compared to last month, he had made some slight progress. Moreover, he didn't expect to reach a high level all of a sudden. At present, it was enough to be able to cooperate with his magical power and visualization diagram.
After cultivating in the wilderness for several days, he turned back to the station. At this moment, a cultivator presented a letter and said, "Xuan Zheng, Daoist Yun Chen has sent a letter. There are also many scrolls, disciple has placed them on the table."
He took it and opened it. Yun Chen replied that in a month at the latest, enough people would be dispatched to support this battle.
He walked to the side of the desk, put the letter aside, and then sat down. He took the scrolls placed here into his hand and flipped through them.
Inside were the scrolls about curses, wishes, and other techniques that he asked Yun Chen to collect.
After encountering the wishing box that day, he also thought about how to deal with such power.
Fortunately, in the previous expeditions of the EsGod Kingdom, Tianxia had encountered similar magical powers, and he also wrote down the methods to deal with them. Although these powers were different in some details, the overall difference was not big.
After reading down, he had a rough idea in his heart.
Similar to wishing, curses, and other techniques, if needed to target a person, then generally needed to get the person's belongings, blood, and hair in the past.
However, wishing to curse a person to death required ten or even a hundred times the price.
He pondered for a moment. If that was the case, it would be almost impossible to directly curse and kill some powerful mid-level cultivators. Even if it could be done, the gains would not make up for the losses. Rather than doing that, it would be better for the caster to use this technique to directly improve himself.
If he wished for something, then he would need to instill a strong belief in it.
This was usually not something that could be done by one person. It required a long and firm accumulation. If he did not succeed in the end, it could cause all kinds of strange changes, such as the situation where the people of Helier became gods and ghosts in between life and death.
He thought for a moment. Generally speaking, if the wishing technique could be used, it would be very powerful. However, once a wish was made for something, it could not be easily changed. Moreover, it needed to be continued unswervingly.
This was in line with the practice of the people of Helier. The people of Helier used thousands of years to fulfill their wishes. Because of the effect of the box, their beliefs were incomparably firm. Even so, in the end, there was still an accident.
Therefore, even if the Frost Continent had the wishing technique, he did not need to worry that this person would use it to deal with cultivators. As for whether it would be used for other purposes, he could only wait and see.
Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, another half a month had passed.
The originally empty wasteland looked like it was filled with military buildings, and as the mooring boats and roofs were erected one after another, more and more flying boats flew from the continent to this place.
Zhang Yu stood on the large platform and looked at the scenery in front of him. At this moment, Wen Liang was standing beside him and said, "Xuan Zheng, currently the military headquarters has transferred three thousand flying boats, and all of them are warships. There will be more later, the number may reach ten thousand."
Zhang Yu nodded. This was about the number of Combat Airships that the Sharp Strike Army had. After all, they weren't attacking the Mythical Titan, so there shouldn't be more than that. Even if there were more airships, they would only be carrying airships.
At this time, his eyes moved, and he looked back and said, "Our people are also here."
Wen Liang also looked over. At first, he did not feel anything, but a moment later, hundreds of bright spots appeared in the eastern sky. After a while, he could tell that it was a bright escape light, and then there was a rumbling sound of flying and flying breaking through the air.
And this movement also alarmed many soldiers in the barracks. They came out of the barracks and stood on the flat ground to watch. They saw one after another like a long rainbow flying from the distant sky, and then breaking through the sky above their heads. The airflow caused the flags above the barracks to flutter incessantly.
Zhang Yu watched for a while, and suddenly looked to the north as if he had noticed something. He saw that there were dozens of lights floating there, and they were flying towards the barracks.
After a while, the dozens of rays of light descended together.
After the lights dissipated, the people who appeared were all wearing Daoist robes, and the mana on their bodies was surging. There was no doubt that they were True Cultivators from the Exquisite Mysterious Realm, and the first five people were all cultivators who had cultivated the Nascent Spirit Reflection Shadow.
Wen Liang took a step forward, blocking in front of Zhang Yu, and looked at these True Cultivators warily.
At this time, a young cultivator walked out from the opposite side. This was Yu Fu, who came to the square platform to receive Mo Guangchen's soul. He came up and bowed, saying, "Zhang Xuanzheng greets you."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "So it is Fellow Daoist Yu. May I know why you and these Fellow Daoists are here?"
Yu Fu said seriously, "Previously, it was also because of Zhang Xuanzheng's news that we knew that many evil cultivators had fled to the Frost Continent. This time, my Exquisite Mysterious Realm is also preparing to take advantage of the internal attack on the Frost Continent to get rid of this generation once and for all."
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