Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 463 - 50: Massive Merit Task, Liu Tianning’s Oppressive Training! (6K)

Chapter 463: Chapter 50: Massive Merit Task, Liu Tianning’s Oppressive Training! (6K)

Liu Tianning couldn’t personally take action in the battle zone, but teaching Zhao Xing spells did not violate the rules.

"You go find Black Soul Wood, Dark Hiding Sand, Dark Spirit Luminous Stone, Red Flame Fire Pearl, Golden Gang, and Earth Spirit Sand..."

Liu Tianning listed a series of materials.

"According to my requirements, hand over the materials to the Array Masters so they can establish the foundation of the formation."

"Once the foundation materials are prepared." He paused, then continued, "Next, call thirty-two eighth-grade priests to the training field to take orders."

Zhao Xing was shocked; he had a vague guess about something.

Was Lao Liu setting up an Enchanting Array for him right now?

"Yes."

Zhao Xing immediately excused himself.

He found Wang Ji, who at that moment was chatting with Han Bing and Che Shihai.

"Back when I was studying at the Ten Thousand Skill Palace, I also made it to the final level and earned eight thousand points!"

"But compared to the boss, the treatment is literally worlds apart." Che Shihai sighed.

"The inheritance of the Grassman Skill isn’t given lightly." Han Bing also shook his head, "In the eyes of Liu Tianning, besides Zhao Xing, none of us impressed him."

So damn discouraging!

In Ten Suns Cave Heaven, other instructors were always amiable, even Blind Cheng and Ge Wuzhu wouldn’t speak to them in this manner.

But Liu Tianning gave no leeway, becoming like a stranger once outside Ten Suns Grotto Heaven.

While they were talking, the main topic arrived.

"Wang Ji, there’s work to be done." Zhao Xing held a list and hurried in, "Quick, gather some people according to the requirements on this list and prepare a batch of materials for me."

"Okay, I’ll get on it right away." Wang Ji took the list and immediately got up to leave.

"Boss, why did Mr. Liu come here?" Che Shihai asked before Zhao Xing left.

"To teach me." Zhao Xing sighed.

"You’re sighing?! Han Bing almost crushed his cup. That’s Liu Tianning! The Grassman Skill is known as the best in the world, what do you have to sigh about?"

"You don’t understand." Zhao Xing didn’t explain much.

"Be more cautious these days when Jun Shu Official transports supplies; they can no longer take Anping Road or Nanxiang Road, find alternative routes."

When talking about business, Han Bing and Che Shihai stopped joking around.

"Not taking Anping Road and Nanxiang Road means we only have the enemy’s territory left to go through." Han Bing said, "It’s easy for the enemy army to intercept us, should we have the troops pull back to Tonghuo City first?"

"Sir, I also think we should let the army come back to regroup first." Che Shihai said, "Min Zhihang of the Fierce Sun Army, what happened yesterday is a lesson."

At the mention of Min Zhihang, Zhao Xing’s expression also grew somber.

Min Zhihang led a battalion in the northern line for the Fierce Sun Army. He was a Capital Commandant of sixth-rank, ranked one hundred thirty-six in the Sixth-rank Battle Merit list.

Yesterday, the Earth Mirror relayed a message: Min Zhihang took eighty-seven thousand soldiers to forcefully attack ’Sixteen Cities in Xijiang Region’ and was defeated by Prince ’Jin Yan’ from Golden Feather Royal Court, resulting in a great loss with over thirty thousand casualties.

One of the detachments of the Fierce Sun Army was devastated.

Min Zhihang, a Capital Commandant of sixth-rank plus, who originally had over three million battle merits, had his merit reset to zero after the battle.

His official rank also dropped by five levels, to seventh-rank minus.

Given Min Zhihang’s reputation in Ten Suns Grotto Heaven, this grim defeat also served as a warning bell for other armies of the Fire Demon Territory.

All realized there weren’t many easy battles left to fight; if the Golden Feather Royal Court decided to protect Fire Demon Territory, attacking this clan might wash away decades of effort.

War merits and official positions are hard to earn, requiring multiple victories for accumulation.

But they can plummet with just one defeat.

"I know." Zhao Xing nodded, "I’ve already notified the front line to divert a ten thousand-strong force back to safeguard the supply line."

"This way, the efficiency will decrease." Che Shihai said, "Usual combat power brought back has no use."

"Let’s stick with this for now." Zhao Xing said.

A high-level Enchantment Array appeared on the supply lines, covering a wide area, which compelled the previously secure transport routes to reroute through enemy occupied areas.

The scale must remain small, otherwise, it’s too easy to be detected and intercepted.

Switching to an alternate route is only a temporary solution; the problem must still be resolved eventually.

But whether to retreat or not still depends on the decision of the front line’s main generals; as the logistics supervisor, Zhao Xing could only manage his own affairs well.

After instructing Wang Ji and Han Bing,

Zhao Xing was planning to go back and find Liu Tianning when the Earth Mirror suddenly vibrated.

He pulled it out to check, only to find that the Military Realm had issued him a mission.

[Military Realm Mission: ’Stabilize the Supply Line to the Sacrificial Soul Pass’]

[Military Realm Intelligence: Large-scale High-level Enchantment Arrays have appeared on Anping Road and Nanxiang Road from Tonghuo City to Sacrifical Soul Pass. According to the Creation Plate, this deployment will seriously affect the army’s supply needs and could even lead to defeat.]

[Mission Requirements: Please ensure the supply of the Divine Might Army, Zhenhai Army, Xuanjia Army, Huan You Army, Yuanhua Army, and Zhao Yuan Army until the end of the war.]

[Mission Rewards: Depending on the evaluation of task completion, a different level of battle merit rewards will be given, up to 400,000!]

[Note 1: You can view information about this Formation in the Earth Mirror. If the supply line can’t be maintained, leading to frontline operational failure, you will have a significant amount of battle merits deducted; please act swiftly to respond!]

[Note 2: If the large army retracts to Tonghuo City, this mission will be canceled.]

"The Military Realm’s mission has also arrived." Zhao Xing put away the Earth Mirror.

The High-level Enchantment Array had appeared two days prior, and after two days, the Military Realm had gathered enough intelligence and predicted the course of the war.

Now Zhao Xing surmised that not only he had received this task, but the front line’s main generals had as well.

The implication was clear; logistical support would face issues which would increase the difficulty of combat. Under such circumstances, each head would count double for merits.