Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1367 - 19: The Pacification of the Barbarians Begins, the Army Crosses the Border, and the Purple Bone Heavenly Venerate Is Actually One of Yours? (Part 4)

"The Mechanical Array has failed, so these lift tunnels will have to rely on the most primitive manpower."

"Unless you intend to use it as an underground city for hiding, or to build underground supply cities one by one."

"But if you do that, the supply consumption would be too large."

"The cost-effectiveness is not high." Zhao Xing nodded, "Comparing the current amount of work with its future utilization, it's completely a losing business. But consuming materials is more appropriate than consuming lives."

"War is meant to be a losing business, regardless of the cost."

Cloud Sky Dao nodded as well. Zhao Xing, this Grand Minister of Agriculture, was different from what he had imagined, and there were many places he admired.

Apart from these whimsical ideas, his values were very much to his own taste. Now Cloud Sky Dao was slowly beginning to believe that he could become friends with him in the future.

Next, Cloud Sky Dao asked a few more questions, and they began to improve and supplement the settings of the [Tunneling Warfare] and [Underground Supply City].

"In that great war of the Xia Dynasty, the scope of Absolute Heaven and Earth extended north to Yin You Mountain, south to Four Pillar Mountain, west to the Extreme Flame Desert, and east to Jiugou Lake."

"Between north and south, the tributaries and main stream of the Canglan River criss-cross, forming natural barriers one after another. If we can send some materials into the scope of Absolute Heaven and Earth in advance, and build some usable defensive works within, it will greatly reduce the difficulty."

Throughout the Ping Man War, what Cloud Sky Dao and Zhao Xing were most concerned with was the final step, the special area formed by Absolute Heaven and Earth.

The advancement in the early and mid-stages was nothing worth noting. For the power of Great Zhou, it was a piece of cake.

"Absolute Heaven and Earth will have three stages. At that time, we..." Cloud Sky Dao spoke, suddenly halting.

"Why did you stop?" Zhao Xing saw that he had paused for a long time, and looked up to ask.

"It's nothing, let's move on to the next discussion." Cloud Sky Dao shifted the topic.

"..."

He finally understood how Cloud Sky Dao felt at the time. That guy didn't finish the second half of what he wanted to say until the next day's discussion!

"Really, you're such an Old Six." Zhao Xing cursed inwardly.

...

The 96th year of Yuan Shuo, one day.

Zhao Xing was processing an application for funding approval.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, where's the money for this Xuanfei Army from?" Meng Kun looked at the document and couldn't help but ask curiously, "The Yuqing Bureau? The intelligence department?"

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Since when did the Yuqing Bureau have its own army?" Meng Kun was somewhat puzzled.

"Quite early on, it was established in Fifty Years of Yuan Shou." Zhao Xing said, "They specialize in war propaganda."

After returning from Jixi Road, Zhao Xing specifically sent an avatar to the Sect World for sabotage.

He intercepted sect personnel collecting Spiritual Beauty in the Primordial Qi Tide in order to advance.

At that time, he had collaborated with Qitian Palace in the Heavenly Realm, having caused trouble outside for nearly a hundred years.

To cooperate with Zhao Xing, Emperor Wu specifically established a 'Xuanfei Army.'

Actually, this army was not active in the Sect World, but in the regions of the Four Great Barbarian Kingdoms.

Their main role was to propagate the plan for ascension.

The struggle between the witches and the emperor was a battle of survival ideologies.

To lessen the resistance encountered when moving into the Southern Barbarians, the Xuanfei Army aggressively promoted the benefits of ascension.

They are mainly led by Strategic Generals, with the Ritual Repairer serving as the head of the Xuanfei Army.

First, use the Forget Sorrow Method to strip the brainwashing of the Wu Yue God from them, then educate the Southern Barbarians in the reforms of Great Zhou.

The Ritual Repairers in the Xuanfei Army were exuberant outside.

Skills like the Dumbing-down Skill and the Alienation Skill were just basic moves... Some Ritual Repairers didn't even use the 'Thousand Mechanism Transformation' suit for disguise, instead inviting people from Hou Bian Institute for a 'transformation', conspicuously turning into Barbarians. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"The Xuanfei Army's propaganda has had a huge effect." Meng Kun said, looking at the secret letter, "They even managed to instigate so many people, including bloodlines of the Golden Feather Royal Family?"

"A lot of money was spent too." Zhao Xing said, "The expenses of the Xuanfei Army are comparable to those of the Xuanming Army, which ranks eighth among the Forbidden Army."

"If they don't show us results and produce some high-ranking traitors, how could they keep getting funding approved?"

Speaking of traitors, Zhao Xing couldn't help but think of the Purple Bone Heavenly Venerate, the State Preceptor of the Golden Feather Royal Court.

"The battle is slated for next year, I wonder if the Purple Bone Heavenly Venerate is ready." Zhao Xing thought to himself, "I hope he can save me some effort."

"Also, after the Dao Debate Conference, the Fog Walker, who led the Xuantian Divine Sect, went to the Flame Light Royal Court to serve as the State Preceptor."

The Xuantian Divine Sect was originally a distinguished guest at the Golden Feather Royal Court, and the Xuantian God Venerate was also one of the three major State Preceptors.

However, since Purple Bone had already been heavily utilized in the Golden Feather Royal Court, there was no need for the Fog Walker to stay there.

After the Dao Debate Conference, Zhao Xing found an opportunity to cause a dispute between Fog Walker and Purple Bone.

By leveraging the opportunity created by the awakening of ancestors in the Xuantian Divine Sect, most of the manpower, material resources, and finances originally in the Golden Feather Royal Court were withdrawn and redirected to the Flame Light Royal Court.

This strengthened their strategic setup in Flame Light Royal Court.

"Without him, I wouldn't dare dig the tunnels so close." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Ji Che establishing the way has one advantage, the deducing predictions of the Wu Yue God were completely ineffective.

Of course, Ji Che also could no longer predict anything.

The two just happened to cancel each other out in the domain of destiny deduction, no longer needing the assistance of Ji Si and the Star Destiny Strategy.

Ji Si being demoted to the Rule Realm allows her to show her prowess and compete with the Ten Heavenly Witches. With the help of Cloud Sky Dao, who has a minor divine skill in destiny.

Many plans became logical and straightforward.

"Since the war is set to start next year, I should also send some avatars to Pinghai State."