Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 464 - 50: Massive Merit Task, Liu Tianning’s Oppressive Training! (6K)_2

Chapter 464: Chapter 50: Massive Merit Task, Liu Tianning’s Oppressive Training! (6K)_2

However, the corresponding casualty rate would also increase.

Continuing to fight, the war merit rewards would increase because the opponent’s strength had also leveled up.

Of course, if you lost, the war merit deductions would be significant, possibly nullifying all previous efforts and resetting the war merit to zero, just like Min Zhihang.

"The last large-scale war merit mission of this stage, I cannot easily give it up," Zhao Xing thought to himself, "The further along we go, the harder it is to earn war merits, especially after next year when Emperor Jing becomes increasingly impatient and the Southern Barbarians stabilize their decline and grow stronger."

"My current war merit probably only secures me a Secondary Sixth-rank. Because I previously exchanged a million war merits for the Yin God spot, I don’t even have a Loose Rank or title."

Zhao Xing didn’t care much about the Loose Official Title, but transferring to the Literary Minister of Agriculture later, it would be best to have a title because the literary official system placed significant importance on it.

Loose Rank, related to annual bonuses, carried considerable reward power during wartime, especially in city-breaking merits, which added a lot to the Loose Rank.

Right now, Zhao Xing didn’t lack money, but after reaching the Sixth-Rank, he would inevitably need money because mid to high-order seeds and treasures started becoming scarce.

And for him to reach the fifth-rank during the Jing Emperor Period, cultivate the Inner Five Elements of Heaven and Earth, and strengthen the Earth Sand, he needed a large amount of resources.

If he didn’t intend to embezzle, relying on the basic salary of that meager official position, he shouldn’t even think about advancing through self-cultivation.

If not through self-cultivation, then he had to rely on the court.

However, in doing so, being demoted later would significantly reduce his cultivation and subject him to the Great Zhou’s Qi Fortune system, also affecting his long-term longevity plan.

He didn’t intend to rely on the court to improve his cultivation or magical realm; he only wanted Qi Fortune and longevity!

"It’s already November 7th in the 17th year of the Jingxin Calendar," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "War merits! I must earn more war merits!"

.....

Liu Tianning arrived during the Chen hour and instructed Zhao Xing to prepare materials.

By noon, the materials were ready.

But in that interim, Zhao Xing received news from the front line.

First, Liao Rulong contacted Zhao Xing via Earth Mirror to inquire about the supply line’s issue.

Zhao Xing received the task, and naturally, they did too.

"Can you ensure the army’s supplies?" Liao Rulong asked, "If not, we can retreat near Tonghuo City and then make plans."

"I can," Zhao Xing said.

Liao Rulong was with Xia Jing, but Xia Jing didn’t come to inquire because he trusted Zhao Xing to manage it.

Zhenhai Army’s Jiang Ming and Li Que didn’t come to ask either because they hadn’t received the task.

On the front line, the two were deputy generals of the Alliance Army, without decision-making authority.

If the main army retreated, they followed.

A portion of the Zhenhai Army’s warships was also responsible for logistics and supply transportation, and logistics had to be under Zhao Xing’s command.

Thus, there was no need for worry.

But on the other two lines, Qi Yuan Army, Wen Shaoyang, Yi Yue, and Nangong Ye all sent messages of inquiry.

Among them, Nangong Ye and Qi Yuan Army’s tone was more conciliatory.

Because for more than half a month, Zhao Xing hadn’t made any mistakes, delivering as promised each time.

But Yi Yue was more agitated.

"Zhao Xing, can this supply line be stabilized?"

"If not, I will dispatch more personnel from Yuanhua Army!"

Yi Yue’s agitation was justified.

A few days ago, the personnel Zhao Xing dispatched to transport supplies were blocked by an Enchanting Array on Anping Road.

Yuanhua Army’s supplies were delayed for almost two days.

Yi Yue ranked third on the seventh-rank battle merit list and was known to have a fiery temper, often banging the table when speaking to Qi Yuan Army and Nangong Ye.

His statement implied that if Zhao Xing couldn’t handle it, he’d replace him with someone from Yuanhua Army who could.

"General Yi, please calm down. There will not be any further delays," Zhao Xing said.

"What if it happens again?" Yi Yue retorted aggressively.

"Then I’ll let your men take my place!"

"Good, it’s a deal!"

With that, Yi Yue hung up the communication.

"Yi Yue has considerable talent and a big temper," said Che Shihai nearby, "Daring to speak to the commander like that."

"Can’t blame him for raising his voice. Lives in his army are at stake," Zhao Xing said, "If it were me, I’d be angry too."

This kind of matter couldn’t involve pride; it was about the issue, not the person.

Zhao Xing didn’t feel targeted by Yi Yue. After all, the delay had indeed been two days.

"This problem must be quickly resolved... Wang Ji, have you completed your task?" Zhao Xing asked.

"It’s done, and everything is moved to the large training ground in the south of the city," Wang Ji said.

"Han Bing, notify Priest Zhang Yi to bring people over," Zhao Xing said.

"Understood."

....

With everything ready, Liu Tianning set up a small Enchanting Array on the southern training ground.

Though small, the array also covered nearly ten thousand acres of farmland.

And it reached the level of a high-order array.

"A high-order Enchanting Array involves the Dao of Yin and Yang," Liu Tianning said to Zhao Xing while standing before the formation, "What I’ve set up is a simplistic version. It’s material-intensive and requires personnel to guard the array, barely qualifying as high-order."

"But the one you encountered should be an unattended array, based on the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth, using ghosts as materials."

"However, the principle is the same," Liu Tianning said, "If you can break through this array, you can also pass the formations on Anping Road and Nanxiang Road."

"Break through, but can’t destroy?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Impossible to destroy," Liu Tianning responded, "Breaking such a large array is exceedingly difficult."

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