Volume 6 Chapter 35: Celestial - Desolate war (3)
âAs truth has it, the information regarding the Eastern Riverâs fortress was indeed falseâ under a tree as large as a heavenly pillar, the upper brass of the Celestials were exchanging their information.
âThere were other spies, but all of them had sent in false information as well. Our information network has practically been paralyzed, the Desolates have evidently found a method to deal with our information sourceâ
âIn other words, we donât know where they will attack from at allâ
With a wave of a leaf, a sand table appeared in front of everyone, which clearly depicted the Celestialsâ territory as well as over ten areas marked out as vulnerable to attacks.
âThe Destiny Variation Machine also couldnât simulate any results. The Grand Shamans on the other side have performed a Cede curse to prevent our reading of the information seaâ the vice-director of the technology department, Yun Yi also reported while scowling.
The Destiny Variation Machine was the product of one of their researches during these past years, which could derive the information available within the Ancestral Wild using machinery and simulate them to predict almost any outcome.
âThe competition between Lord Negary and the Desolate spirit for the worldâs authority has reached its most critical point, he wouldnât be able to provide us any further support, but the Desolate spirit would also be the sameâ Noah looked up, using the giant tree behind him, his eyes could see through the nature of the world.
Under the worldâs seemingly peaceful atmosphere, the madly shifting nature of the world, at a place that no living being could witness, countless struggles for authorities continuously began and concluded. Even the blooming or withering of a flower was related to their competition.
The representation of this in the normal aspect of the world was the war between the Desolates and Celestials. Neither of these consciousnesses interfered when it came to this, as not getting involved was far better for them compared to getting involved.
âOf course, it wasnât as if we hadnât obtained anythingâ¦â Noah glanced at Killer J who was adjusting himself and Yun Rong who sat with him, âWeâve obtained some crucial informationâ
âYoungster, do you see that polite glasses-wearing scoundrel?â Killer J kept a tight grip on Yun Rongâs shoulder and pointed at Yun Yi, whispering to him: âBoth of you have the surname Yun. Your master has raised you up using even his poop and piss, but I wonât ask you for anything, as long as you can make that brat seem lower, you will have not wasted my meticulous efforts in nurturing youâ
âYun Rong is only my alias, so I donât actually have the Yun surname, feeding people poop and piss will kill them, and Iâve only just known you for less than a year, and only became your disciple without knowing why 3 days ago, how the hell could you have meticulously spent any efforts!â Yun Rong felt like he was retorting more than he had ever done before in his entire life for the past few days.
In front of Killer J, Yun Rong seemed to be forever stuck in a retorting role, but this really couldnât be helped, all of Killer Jâs actions aroused everyoneâs desire to retort him way too much.
âAlright, let us ignore those twoâ with a wave of Noahâs hand, a tree branch slightly moved and literally put the Killer J pair of retorter and retorted out of everyoneâs vision.
This gigantic tree was originally a branch of the World Tree. After being nurtured by the Celestialsâ department of technology for a while, it was now starting to show its usefulness. If nothing else, its roots had already reached deep into the world and spread out over half of the Celestialsâ territory.
As long as they were within the range of the roots, through varying levels of authority, a Celestial could communicate through the World Tree, transfer images, and even a small group of people.
Within this network created by the World Treeâs roots, there was even an entertainment venue for the Celestials that had the ability to simulate reality. Some Celestials who had gone through an extended period under stress would be able to use this function to relax themselves a bit.
After all, the Celestials were still only people who walked the path of eternal peace, they hadnât actually reached the Land of Eternal Peace. Not everyone could be like Negary, so they needed some entertainment to relax, and even Negary had his little game of catching Killer J.
âAnd so, I have a proposal. Regardless of where the Desolates might attack from, we Celestials should gather our troops towards the Eastern Riverâs fortress and initiate an attack into the Desolatesâ territoryâ
âIf they truly are attacking from the Eastern Riverâs fortress, then we arenât afraid of a direct confrontation; but if theyâre attempting to attack our territory from another direction, we will give up on defense and focus our power on attacking the Desolatesâ territory to take it overâ
Noahâs gaze turned to the sand table: âThe following reasons can support this strategyâ
âFirstly, we Celestials are no longer reliant on Ancestral Altarsâ
âA male and female Celestial can perform a joint offering to obtain a Vitality Root Fetus of their own, but the Desolates cannot. They still require an altar to perform an offering at, to obtain new Vitality Root Fetusesâ
âThis means that they have a huge natural requirement for territory, new altars arenât so easily created, while most of the Ancestral Altars within our Celestialsâ territory have already been disassembled to be used as raw resourcesâ
âSecondly, the core technology that we Celestials have, a lot of our foundational structures can be rapidly constructed as long as there are resources. Although Lord Negary has managed to retrieve the authorities during these past years, it is still undeniable that they have an abundance of resources compared to us. After switching our territories, our development would surely be faster than theirsân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThirdly, due to our limited resources, we Celestials have always emphasized raising elites. Our total number is barely 1/5th that of the Desolatesâ, which makes us more flexible in switching territoriesâ
âFourthly, the branch of the world tree has taken up root in our territory, which is under my complete control. Even after switching territories, we would be able to leave a group behind to take advantage of the World Tree network and our underground tunnels to sabotage the enemy from the insideâ
âFifthly, this way, we will have the initiative!â
âLetâs now vote, who agrees with my proposal?â Noah slowly spoke as his gaze passed through the many excited Celestials participating in the meeting.
In reality, the first four points werenât important at all, but the fifth point was extremely crucial. They could naturally send experts out to investigate the Desolatesâ information and establish a complete defense plan, or continue to stall until Negary had the absolute advantage in the authority competition, or even use the advantage of the World Tree to stop the Desolatesâ advances and stabilize the situation.
But they would prefer to take the initiative and strike first rather than passively wait for the Desolates to attack. They would not underestimate the Desolates, but they, the Celestials, were a race that surpassed the Desolate, they were confident that they should be the side that took the offensive stance!
âSure enough, all of our tactics have been completely flipped aroundâ Killer J said as he looked at Noah from afar: âThese guys who play with strategy all have black hearts, I will definitely never play with strategyâ
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After determining the direction of their race as a whole, the Celestialsâ elite discipline immediately began to show itself. With the policy to militarize all aspects of their species, they swiftly collected their belongings, organized themselves into groups, and began marching towards the Eastern River fortress.
The few spies who were implanted among the Celestials were also singled out and removed. If the Desolates were able to counteract the Celestialsâ intel network, there was no reason for the Celestials to be unable to do the same after spending some effort.
Most of the spies were swiftly weeded out, and even the few who remained would find it difficult to obtain the full extent of the information through their physical encryption, and even if they could, thanks to the World Treeâs anti-prophecy and anti-communication technology, it was impossible for them to send that information back to the Desolates in time.
In this manner, the Celestials race as a whole organized themselves into six legions that all began marching towards the Eastern River fortress. This was the border between the two racesâ territories, which made it suitable for an army to move through.
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