Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 248 - 196 Are You Sure This is a Feint Attack?_1

Chapter 248: Chapter 196 Are You Sure This is a Feint Attack?_1

These Fae, with their extraordinary inclusivity, did not discriminate against Gaven despite him being a foreigner.

That’s not right.

To be precise, the Fae of Spring Bud Forest showed exceptional tolerance towards Gaven.

In most cases, the Fae are a conservative and shy race, almost xenophobic, with many Fairy Wilderness territories actively severing connections with the Material Plane, which is evidence of this.

Gaven’s Milestone of Destiny affected the attitude of the Spring Bud Forest Fae towards him.

In addition to the creation of the Dragon Oak Dream Realm, this increased the Fae’s fondness for him significantly, gathering here for the sake of the Dragon Oak Dream Realm.

As for recruiting Fae to help him tend the fields, Gaven was no longer in a hurry.

He now had a better idea—hold the recruitment event directly in the Dragon Oak Dream Realm.

This was much easier than searching all over the Spring Bud Forest for those Fae villages.

In the meantime, he could simply keep increasing his reputation with the Spring Bud Forest.

Thornspike, though tall, had no difficulty moving through the Dragon Oak passage; after all, it was a tunnel made by a Super Transcendent Red Copper Dragon, big enough even for a Carrier Bug to traverse.

Should any spot be problematic, simply ducking his head allowed him to pass through.

Going back to the Dragon Oak Dragon Nest, the first thing Gaven did was bring Thornspike before Lord Virginia.

Hehe, a good thing should be shown off, especially to those who appreciate it—there’s nothing more satisfying.

Upon seeing Thornspike, Lord Virginia was clearly taken aback. As the Fairy Wilderness Lord, she saw through Thornspike’s essence without the need for Dragon’s Sight Glasses.

It was a powerful Treant, a recently Enlightened one.

Not uttering a word, Lord Virginia circled around Gaven curiously, making him feel uneasy enough to ask, "What are you doing?"

"Honestly, are you the illegitimate child of the Goddess of Luck Tymora? Or one of the Chosen?" Lord Virginia asked with a serious expression.

It was then that Gaven realized that Lord Virginia was joking with him, and he couldn’t help replying, "I would like to be the illegitimate child of the Goddess of Luck or one of the Chosen, but unfortunately, I am neither. I believe that the enlightenment of Thornspike into a Treant isn’t just simple luck; there is a pattern behind it..."

Gaven thoroughly explained his speculation on enlightening Treants, including the assistance provided by the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, to Lord Virginia.

After hearing everything, Lord Virginia couldn’t help saying, "I have a Druid friend in the Court of Summer, and I could introduce you to become a Druid Apprentice there. If you take this path, your future achievements will surely exceed being just a Druid."

"We are being serious here," Gaven, not used to someone who rarely jokes making continuous jokes, felt out of place as he couldn’t tell which words were jest and which were sincere.

Lord Virginia spoke earnestly, "I’m not joking; I’m serious."

"Well, alright then," Gaven replied, spreading his hands, "I have my own career plan already, and I don’t currently have the time to switch to being a Druid. If there’s a chance to discuss this area of knowledge, I’m very interested. So you agree with my speculation?"

"More than agree, I have never heard such a clear and comprehensible speculation. When you have time, you should listen to what those Druids, especially the high Druids, have to say about it. It’s all about nature, about self-cultivation, self-awakening. As a Lord, sometimes I find it all very puzzling," Lord Virginia confessed, expressing her grievance towards some of the Druids’ theories, "Theory alone is not enough; we need to experiment. When the time comes, I will have our people in the forest watch for ancient trees with stories, especially around the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. If you can awaken more Treants, I will be able to use this theory to prove those old fellows wrong."

Gaven couldn’t resist asking, "Do you have a grudge against them?"

"No grudge," Lord Virginia replied without hesitation.

Well, with that tone, even if there’s no grudge, there were clearly some past issues, and not minor ones at that.

Speaking of which.

As a part of the Fairy Wilderness, the majority of Druids in Spring Bud Forest were below Transcendent.

The absence of any Druids near Legendary status was a significant issue on its own.

Clearly, there was more to the story.

Gaven decided not to dwell on this and steered the conversation back to the pressing issues, "About the dual-strategy combat plan I proposed earlier, what are your thoughts?"

"I’ve weighed it carefully, and there’s no issue on my side. As long as we can ensure that fifty thousand Fae enter the Dragon Oak Dream Realm simultaneously, we can pose a serious threat to the Corruption, forcing them to divert part of their forces to the Corrupted space. However...," Lord Virginia paused, glancing at Gaven, "there is much uncertainty on your side, as we still haven’t scoped out their exact military strength or how many forces they will keep in reality.

Moreover, I must be vigilant against any reaction from the Foul Giants in the Black Forest. All of the Yaling Army, including Stelina, must be redeployed in that direction; she must replace me in command. Therefore, I cannot offer you much military support," she said.

Their discussion centered on the group that had entrenched themselves in the Dark Domain, corrupting the roots of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree—the Foul Giants.

"I understand," Gaven said, having anticipated Lord Virginia’s pointed out concerns, "Who says we’re unclear on the enemy’s forces? The stress we’ve brought to them with the recent peak incursions has been tremendous. At times, they’ve even used the souls of a great many Dark Servants to make up numbers, and what does that signify?

It indicates that their upper echelon’s combat strength is lacking.

To be safe, before we officially execute the plan, we should launch several large-scale feints on the Dragon Oak Dream Realm front.

First, this would test their forces, especially the high-level ones.

Secondly, it would gauge the reaction of the Foul Giants in the Black Forest to see how closely the two groups are connected."

"Whether there is a reaction or not, it reflects some problems."

"This is simple." Lord Virginia strongly agreed with Gaven’s suggestion, "Starting tonight, I will make adjustments and lift some of the restrictions on Fae Race logins, increasing the number of people online simultaneously and carry out a feint attack every night."

"But we can’t do it too frequently. If, in the end, they don’t take it seriously, that would be bad. Maintain it once every two or three days. By the time the third one happens, my forces will also be nearly assembled."

Gaven had been brewing this plan for more than a day or two and continued, "I’m preparing to form two combat echelons. The first echelon will be responsible for the main attack, and the second echelon will provide support, setting up demolition traps in the appropriate areas.

Should the battle turn unfavorable, we will retreat. Even if we can’t trap and kill them, we can still block their pursuit."

"How about this, you start preparing for the second line of attack. Whether we attack or not will be decided after our first round of feint attacks," Lord Virginia gave a compromise.

"Alright." Gaven naturally had no objections to this, safety first.

After the agreement was made, Gaven directly followed Lord Virginia into the Dragon Oak Dream Realm.

The figures of Lord Virginia and Gaven appeared simultaneously in the sky of the Dragon Oak Dream Realm, and all Soul Consciousnesses within the safe zone of the realm felt a response and involuntarily looked up at the sky.

Lord Virginia’s gentle voice reached the ears of every soul consciousness: "My people of the Spring Bud Forest, I believe many of you remember clearly that our Spring Bud Forest was not always tucked away in a corner. Our homeland was once infinitely vast, stretching all the way to the Court of Summer.

Every year at the Court of Summer’s Festival of Flowers, we could see the figures of our people from the Spring Bud Forest.

But all of that, due to those ugly, evil Foul Giants, has become the past.

They have corrupted our forest, enslaved our people, and incessantly pressured us.

We have been only barely preserving ourselves amidst their corrupting erosion.

The reason we have been so passive is because of their corrupting abilities, which cause too much harm to our forest and our people.

To thoroughly defeat them, we must find a way to counteract this corrupting ability.

With the help of Lord Gaven, we have found this method.

This method does not lie in me, nor in you, but in all the members of the entire Spring Bud Forest. Only if we unite sincerely, bringing all of our intentions together, will we be incredibly powerful. We will overcome the corruption, defeat the Foul Giants.

Today, we declare war on those corrupted souls, defeat them, cleanse them."

Lord Virginia’s battle speech motivated these typically free-spirited and somewhat lax Fae Race members, stirring them to loud cheers, and they all responded eagerly.

"Lord, tell us what you need us to do. I’ve been wanting to give those monsters a good thrashing for a long time."

"Lord, please open the battle area so that we can fight those corrupt monsters fiercely and clean their souls."

"Lord, let the battle begin!"

The true purpose of the Dragon Oak Dream Realm had already been explained to every entrant by the Guides.

However, since their combat strength varied and they were unfamiliar with the Dragon Oak Dream Realm, it was feared they would act rashly.

Lord Virginia had been keeping the battle area sealed off, with only Gaven and some special personnel having access rights.

"Everyone, get ready for battle. Today, we go to war," Lord Virginia shouted, raising his arms.

"To battle! To battle! To battle!"

All the Fae Race members shouted excitedly. They were not the small beings from the real world, but tall, strong warriors. Now, they were full of anticipation for this unique war.

"All troops, enter the battle area," Lord Virginia opened a mass teleport.

Since there was no special summoning, the number of Fae Race present online was just above ten thousand, the normal daily number, and this number was surging as more received the notice and began entering.

The situation of over ten thousand Fae Race soldiers entering the battle area all at once was unprecedented, and it triggered equally unprecedented happenings.

With so many pure souls gathering together, they dealt a terrible shock to the war-torn area shrouded in black mist, clearing away much of the black fog in their vicinity and exposing the horrified and deformed monsters.

In the past, it was always them, the enemies who used zerg tactics against us; this time it was the Fae Race who did it.

And while these Fae Race were all unarmed, their sheer numbers made a difference.

The scene was like the opening of an enormously popular online game when there were more players than monsters.

Several people surrounding one monster, each delivering a punch or a kick, and the monster was swiftly taken down.

Adding to the gaming feel was the fact that these monsters dropped equipment loot.

This made the Fae Race members who had never played online games thrilled, and their enthusiasm for the attack was even higher.

They rushed towards the next target, shouting as they attacked, "This one’s mine, this one’s mine!"

In just one round of attacks, they smashed hundreds of the deformed monsters.

It triggered a major upheaval throughout the entire war area.

Gaven couldn’t help but wonder if with so many Fae Race soldiers, they could take down the war area in one charge, eliminate all the corruption, and turn the feint attack into a full assault? Maybe they wouldn’t even need a second line of attack?