The Demonic World I designed
Chapter 1218 - 1216: Redirecting Fire...

Chapter 1218: Chapter 1216: Redirecting Fire...

"Chen Qing..."

After Old Liu and the member of the Siao Family left, Ziyue couldn’t help but ask.

"You previously spent such a great expense to hold the North, did you want to guard those ice-bound blood essence resources at the North Pole? Now clearly there is room to negotiate with Old Liu, why did you agree immediately?"

"Times change..." Chen Qing smiled, "Back then, holding there was because it was the richest blood essence resource on the surface. Whoever took it could fully mobilize their army, and even if we didn’t take it ourselves, we couldn’t let the Demon Realm have it."

"The characteristic of the Demon Realm is that it requires resources extremely. Once resources are plentiful, the power is nearly invincible. So, the best way to suppress it is to cut off resources in the early stages. I was holding the North to cut off the Demon Realm’s path, but now the situation has changed."

"The Extraterrestrial Demons have gathered. I didn’t expect this initially, which led to the Celestial Serpent fleeing into the Mortal World in large numbers ahead of schedule, letting the Demon Realm take advantage. Now, the Demon Realm can mobilize the first wave of their army without the Northern resources, which is troublesome. It’s impossible for me alone to hold the Northern Wasteland."

"So you agreed with Old Liu so easily?" Ziyue frowned, "Even so, you could still demand some resources..."

"There’s no need..." Chen Qing shook his head, "The resources of the Northern Wasteland are indeed abundant, but if we want Old Liu and others to put their full force, we have to give all the resources away. Only then will they give their all, and only then will they fully oppose the Demon Realm, and that’s what we want."

"Hmm?"

"Think about it, the Demon Realm holds great hostility toward me and might attack us in three directions, but if... they’re obstructed in the Northern Wasteland?"

Ziyue immediately reacted, yes, the Demon Realm is now trying to attack us while Jiangnan’s forces are too scattered, which is ideal for them. If they kept being held back by the Demon Realm, we might not be able to outlast them, as that’s their domain of expertise.

But what if they’re obstructed in the Northern Wasteland?

The Demon Realm’s characteristic heavily relies on resources, with ample resources, manpower is nearly inexhaustible, but once resources are cut off, it’s different.

This Western lord’s controlled force has gotten used to the Northern Wasteland’s resources, so this time they had no qualms about slaughtering the Celestial Serpent to get the resources, but what if they couldn’t get the Northern Wasteland’s resources?

Then the Demon Realm would have no way to keep troubling Jiangnan but would instead focus all its efforts on the Northern Wasteland, and those who promised to heavily guard the Northern Wasteland would then face the Demon Realm directly with no possibility of standing by.

At that time, the pressure would transfer there.

Although we lost the Northern Wasteland’s resources, we shifted the pressure, gained breathing space, and had precious time to let our forces grow.

"But without enough blood essence..."

"Take a good look outside, where’s the lack of blood essence?"

Ziyue was startled and instantly realized that Chen Qing planned to target those demons outside. But with that scale... dare Chen Qing really do that?

Chen Qing seemed to have seen Ziyue’s concern and explained, "Now those demons are temporarily banded together. Once time drags on and the spiritual energy in the Mortal World soars, they will soon madly want in, and to compete, they might even start killing each other. At that time, we’ll storm and take on them one by one, there won’t be a shortage of blood essence. Three-Eyed and White Tiger Star Lord, these Divine Generals, are very experienced in fighting demons from Outer Space!"

"You’re really full of schemes..." Ziyue rolled her eyes, then said, "Do you think Old Liu wouldn’t see through this?"

"He obviously would." Chen Qing smiled, "But he won’t refuse!"

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"Does Buddha Lord not see that Chen Qing’s trick is to redirect the trouble eastward?"

"Hehe..." Old Liu chuckled, "It’s not a clever trick, but he hit the sore point. You saw it, Your Majesty, and yet you agreed, didn’t you?"

The Emperor slightly smiled at this, Chen Qing... adept at using overt schemes!

Indeed, once they take over the Northern Wasteland, blocking the Demon Realm, the Demon Realm’s firepower will directly shift to them. But even with that, neither of them could refuse.

The Ghost Generals at King Xiang’s army all need sufficient Blood Essence Stones to revive, and the quality improvement of the Ghost Army also demands high amounts of these stones. The Buddha Kingdom is no different, tons of blood essence represent the level of revival. At this critical juncture, Chen Qing’s direct handover of not only the Northern Wasteland resources but also the Northern Wolf City stronghold, is an almost irresistible temptation.

"Does the Buddha Lord have confidence?"

"Heh..." Old Liu sneered, "That bunch are all shrewd merchants. When the Demon Realm fell into their hands, it was indeed a mistake and a waste. Discussing battle skills, the current Westerners still have nothing to show for it?"

Even less during those pre-apocalypse times, the Western armies had already rotted, with heads of armies extorting the government, and a few so-called goats could wring billions of dollars, indicating the military’s rot had reached its roots. The infantry, of course, still had decent soldiers, as military benefits were fair, but the leaders were a bunch of corrupt parasites.

Without intelligence, they brazenly split their forces, recklessly ignoring the moves of the other three. Just that strategy alone proves the foolishness of those Westerners.

Chen Qing indeed needed suppression, but at this moment, focusing on seizing the Northern Wasteland was paramount, and yet they dared split their forces, wasn’t that just giving others opportunities?

Sometimes he envied those Western fools, even in such stupidity, they still got so lucky, basking in their forefathers’ benefits during quieter times, later somehow getting the Demon Realm’s inheritance upon entering this New World by accident.

But fortune always runs out in the end.

"If that’s the case, then let us, Buddha Lord, try to do something significant." The Emperor also smiled.

Old Liu looked at him and nodded, "The Sixteenth Ancestral’s inheritance, my transaction with the Heavenly Dao is already done. Since you’ve obtained the memories, you should understand there’s no conflict between us. Our ideas align, this world suits both you and us for survival, and against those outside creatures, focusing power is more crucial than internal strife."

"I understand..." The Emperor closed his eyes, the golden flames in his eyes flickering slightly.

He disliked these so-called creators, but as seen in the memories, if there’s infighting in this world, there’s every likelihood of being devoured by Outer Demons."

"But since that’s the case, why not have the Demon Realm join forces..."

"That bunch is the root of chaos!" Old Liu said coldly, "They will never understand long-term vision, nor will they care about collective interests. Capitalists are things that believe in winner-takes-all, this defect is engraved in their bones. To focus power, we must first remove these parasites."

"And what about Elder Long?"

"Him? He might be the greatest adversary later..."