Passing on the Lamp of the Buddha's Heart: Infusing Wu Song with Spiritual Power, and the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

"Madam, you have only seen the strength of our forces, while overlooking the essence of this land.

Today's West Lake may have peerless generals standing guard and elite naval troops patrolling it.

But it lacks the advantage of terrain!"

Lin Chen rose to his feet, walked to the window of the painted boat, and pushed open the carved wooden window.

Beyond it stretched the vast, boundless waters of West Lake, with rolling yet untreacherous green hills in the distance.

"Since ancient times, any land contested by the Military School has needed high walls and deep moats to be defended.

My usual style has been to use the Door Gods' advantage of guarding their home ground to construct defensive lines and protect the gates.

So long as Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong establish their divine domain, any Ogre-ghosts and Serpent Gods trying to force their way in will have to shed a layer of skin!"

Then Lin Chen changed tack, his tone turning grave:

"But West Lake cannot work that way!

West Lake is where the spiritual energy of the Qiantang River's water veins gathers.

There is already you, the Lotus Goddess; Xi Shi, the Water lord of Flower Harbor; as well as Zhang Shun, Bai Suzhen, and a host of other gods and card spirits representing the 'rules of the water system.'

The water vapor here is too dense. The authority of the Water Attribute has already been thoroughly branded into the foundations of this region!

Meanwhile, the faith of the Door Gods is, by its nature, inclined toward the lethal guardianship of 'metal,' 'earth,' and 'fire.'

If I forcibly brought the Door Gods' authority here now, not only would it fail to form a united force, it would instead cause an extremely severe 'conflict of divine authority' and 'disorder