Chapter 553 Is My Drawing Ugly?
Everyone got serious when they went back to the main topic. Wang Teng remained quiet after he sat down. He could sense that everyone present was a runemaster. Hence, they must have their own ideas of rune arrays. Since he had just arrived, he shouldnât interrupt them. As expected, no one asked for his opinion. They started expressing their views directly.
âFrom what I see, we can create a Three Mountain Giant Array on the three mountains Young Master Wang carried over. No other array is better than this.â
The person who opened his mouth was a 40-year-old runemaster who was slightly scrawny.
Everyone started pondering after hearing his suggestion.
An advanced-stage runemaster said, âOnce this array is formed, the three mountains will be like three giant deities guarding the Donghai coastline. It can resist another invasion of sea beasts, and the defense isnât bad.â
âNo, it isnât appropriate. The scope of the Three Mountain Giant Array is limited. It will only cover the area where the three mountains are. The sea beasts can still go around the three mountains to attack Donghai.
âThey didnât succeed this time because Major General Wangâs actions were too unexpected. Those sea beasts couldnât come up with a countermeasure in time.â Another runemaster shook his head.
âBased on their intelligence, the sea beasts might not be able to think of a strategy. Hence, I feel that defending the area around the three mountains is enough. We can just send more people to guard the other areas,â the runemaster that spoke before voiced out again.
âThere will always be careless omissions if we use humans. Chu Yongnian, youâre too naive. Didnât you learn any lesson from the sea beasts riot?â Situ Yun refuted without any mercy.
He was the head of the rune faculty in Huanghai Military Academy. Hence, his rune mastery wasnât low. He was participating in this discussion too.
âBased on your words, it will only be safe if we encase the entire Donghai in a rune array, right? But⦠Can we do it?â Chu Yongnian snorted.
He paused for a moment. When he noticed everyone keeping quiet, he continued, âA normal array wonât be able to withstand a lord-level sea beastâs attack. Even if we create it, itâs useless. However, we donât have the ability to create advanced arrays. In that case, why donât we gather everyoneâs strength and form an array thatâs able to block lord-level sea beastsâ attacks?â
Everyone was in a dilemma. They had to admit that Chu Yongnian was right. The coastline was the most important defense of Donghai. Protecting that area was equivalent to protecting Donghai.
The problem wasnât which idea was better. It was whether they had the ability to do it.
They felt helpless, but that was the undeniable truth.
Earthâs foundation in runes was still too weak. They could form an array to cover the entire city since there were a few master-level runemasters here, but the arrays had different levels too. Their understanding of the more advanced arrays was still shallow.
âWhy donât we ask the runemasters from the Xingwu Continent to help?â Someone hesitated before suggesting.
Everyone was shocked. Then, they seriously started considering it. âThatâs a good idea. Earthâs relationship with the Xingwu Continent is getting closer. I donât think they will reject us if we ask them for some help.â
âWho knows? They hide their powerful rune arrays quite well. Only the direct descendants of the runemasters will be able to get these powerful arrays. Other than that, itâs impossible to get them. They wonât show it to us easily.â
âWe have helped them so much, but theyâre still guarding against us,â someone complained. âHmph, weâll do the same too.â
After a round of discussion, no results were obtained.
Wang Tengâs expression turned a little weird. These people kept complaining about the difficulty. Well, he did learn some rune knowledge from Gorlin, soâ¦
He felt that it wasnât that difficult.
Could it be that the powerful arrays they were talking about were a different thing?
Also, he would be able to create the rune arrays without any help from Xingwu Continent too. After all, his rune mastery had already reached a certain profound stage. However, if he said it himself, he would be suspected of boasting. They might not believe him at all!
Wang Teng was in deep thought. How could he say it so that his boasting would seem logical?
âYou have been discussing it for a long time, but thereâs no result. In that case, why donât you ask the relevant party? Wang Teng moved the three mountains, so he might have a plan already.â Dan Taixuanâs impatient voice sounded at this moment.
She thought that the runemasters would be able to achieve some progress, but in the end, no conclusions were formed. She felt speechless. The runemasters were stunned, feeling a little embarrassed. Then, they quickly looked at Wang Teng. Was Dan Taixuan saying that Wang Teng had an idea?
Situ Yunâs expression changed slightly. He knew that Wang Tengâs rune talent was good, but that was it. Wang Teng hadnât spent much time in school. He would find it unbelievable if he knew that Wang Tengâs rune mastery had surpassed him in a blink of an eye.
But he knew that Dan Taixuan wouldnât speak without a reason. It seemed like Wang Teng was hiding something.
The other runemasters didnât know anything about Wang Tengâs rune mastery. They didnât even know that he was a runemaster, so they were a little hesitant.
However, someone still asked in the end, âMajor General Wang, do you have any ideas?â âPlease give me a map of Donghaiâs surroundings,â Wang Teng said to Governor Jiang. He didnât put forward his thoughts immediately.
Governor Jiang was surprised before he ordered someone to get a map and laid it out in front of everyone.
âWhat is he going to do?â Curious, everyone gathered in front.
Wang Teng drew three huge mountains on the coastline first. Then, he crossed them out and started outlining Donghai.
âCan you see anything?â Wang Teng said with a smile and a confident expression. He threw the pen casually on the table after he finished drawing.
Speechless, they all looked at Wang Teng absent-mindedly.
What was he drawing? Their eyesight was a little bad, so they couldnât tell what it was.
Wang Tengâs smile froze when he saw their expressions. He lowered his head and glanced at the map, asking in a soft voice, âIs my drawing ugly?â
âHmph!â
âHahaha!â
âHahahaâ¦â
Everyone laughed awkwardly. If Wang Teng was just a younger generation, they would have reprimanded him furiously. What on earth was he drawing?
Unfortunately, they couldnât.
Wang Teng was too powerful and could kill them with a pinch. They couldnât afford to offend him.
On the other hand, Dan Taixuan didnât have such a concern. She pouted and said, âWhat the hell is this? Donât you know what your standard is?â
Wang Teng: â¦
âWhy donât Major General Wang just explain it to us?â Chu Yongnian said.
âDonât you think that this looks like a life-like black tortoise?â Wang Teng took a deep breath and replied helplessly.