Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 830 - 543: Public Opinion War_2

Chapter 830: Chapter 543: Public Opinion War_2

Gaven acknowledged and supported Veranika’s opinion, "We have already passed the initial stage of quick success and instant benefits. What’s left is to lay a solid foundation and grow slowly. This is especially true for the expansion of the army. Sometimes it’s better to have a shortage than an excess of poor quality. When necessary, we can kick out the unqualified from the army."

"I’ve been taught a lesson; I considered this matter incorrectly," Darren apologized with a bow.

"There’s no need to apologize. This kind of meeting is exactly for expressing our own views. There’s no absolute right or wrong," Gaven said with a smile and a wave of his hand. "If we were afraid to speak out for fear of making mistakes, wouldn’t we miss out on many good strategies? Is there any better point to start from?"

"The Giant Dragon Coast has always been a haven for criminals, home to a large number of slave traders and pirates, and it’s often hard to distinguish between the two. We can start there," General Kopofiel suggested, pointing to the area where he was most skilled. "Striking them will not draw any sympathy, and we can reap both people and wealth. On this point, I and the old mates I brought back have relatively rich experience. We can infer their land-based lairs and warehouse locations based on the surrounding maritime conditions, and then follow the trail."

The sailors and naval hands that Kopofiel brought back were not incorporated into any Corps but formed their own unit of five hundred, serving as Kopofiel’s Guard Corps.

They were Naval Forces in the making. Since they could not approach the sea and had no ships, they could only be put on hold for the time being.

"That’s a good suggestion. What does this plan require from my side?" Gaven felt no psychological burden in striking down The Evil Forces and appropriating their wealth.

"We don’t have ships, so we can’t chase them out to sea. We must ensure that everything is blocked on land, so the striking force must be highly mobile and have great wilderness Stealth capability. I believe General Thomas’s Blood Gorge Brigade is more than capable of taking on this task," General Kopofiel advised. "The most important thing about this task is the gathering of intelligence beforehand. Once prepared, we’ll launch a surprise night attack to destroy them. If we give them any time to react, others will flee to sea, and we’ll be without recourse."

"This is a matter of your expertise, General, so I’ll leave you to handle it. General Thomas, for the next while, you will cooperate with General Kopofiel on this mission," Gaven quickly laid out the strategy.

This was a stand-alone strategic task, with success or failure not having a major impact on the overall situation.

It was just like when Gaven had sent Kopofiel to the West Coast of Thacel.

Last time, Kopofiel had brought him a pleasant surprise, and he hoped for similar gains this time.

The group pooled their ideas and came up with more than a dozen strategic directions. Few were adoptable; most were the result of heat-of-the-moment thinking and were quickly dismissed.

Moreover, most of the ideas they came up with were related more or less to war and very little to commercial tactics.

Fortunately, the Conqueror Army now had sufficient size, including talents in various fields, such as in commerce.

They soon selected a part of the mature and prudent ones, divided them into small trading groups, and sent them along Trade Avenue, some eastward, some westward. They were ready to sell the goods they had taken in from Ruitawen City and purchase materials needed by the Conqueror Army or local specialty goods. Then they would follow the army northward to make a profit on the price difference; a common tactic for trading fleets, just not often on the scale of the Conqueror Army.

This was the approach of most, but a small part chose to procure immovable properties directly and establish shops there.

Those shops they bought had one thing in common: most were problem industries in major cities, be they haunted, long-neglected, or ownerless.

These problem industries, which were an issue in ordinary people’s hands, were not a problem for the Conqueror Army.

For the haunted places, they had a dedicated team of Holy Warriors and Priests for supernatural cleansing, whether dealing with real or phony ghosts, all were purified, and with the cover of the Sanctum, these places became sacred dwellings, leaving no space for ghosts to inhabit.

For the long-neglected, the Gnoll Construction Crew would arrive the next day, and most of the properties would be as good as new within half a month.

As for the ownerless, they were even easier to handle.

After the merchants of the Conqueror Army moved in, the competitive guilds and gang leaders didn’t dare to make a peep.

Not only them, but even the bandits who ran rampant on Trade Avenue also became unprecedentedly well-behaved. As soon as they saw the Dragon Oak War Banner of the Conqueror Army, they would avoid it as far as possible.

This reached an extreme when a notorious bandit gang was uprooted overnight.

They had simply glanced at the Conqueror Army’s trading fleet once too many, leaving marks as they scoped it out.

Everyone knew this was the Conqueror Army’s tactic of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.

Whoever dared to make a move would face the same fate. Even the city could not ensure their safety, as the adversaries had the capability to attack cities.

If any gang dared to provoke them, there would be no need for the Conqueror Army’s direct intervention. Other gangs in the city would band together, tie them up, and deliver them to the Conqueror Army, just hoping they wouldn’t bring the army to their city.