Mobilization Order
After carrying Ba Jiang back to his rented wooden house, Chen Mobai prepared to say goodbye and leave.
"Brother Chen, I am deeply grateful and will not thank you enough. I will prepare a generous gift for you after I recover."
Ba Jiang lay weakly on the wooden bed, and spoke with a bitter smile.
"After all, we've known each other for a while, and I'd feel bad if I just stood by and watched someone die."
Chen Mobai simply shook his head, then asked about the situation of the Demon Beast, but Ba Jiang didn't know much either.
After hunting down the Black Armored Turtle, he and his sister took a detour to hunt another kind of Demon Beast, but before they could succeed, they ran into a Dang Dang flock of Black Plague Bird.
Before the Second Grade Bird King could even make a move, nearly a thousand Black Plague Bird spewed out a dense rain of arrows, covering all possible escape routes.
Ba Jiang had a Second Grade defensive talisman that saved his life, but his sister wasn't so lucky. She was riddled with holes and died in the Water Marsh.
"Do the Demon Beast of Cloud Dream Marsh frequently attack the island?"
Chen Mobai was a complete outsider, and his understanding of the situation here was limited to what he had only known about this place for a short period of time.
Although Ba Jiang was also a newcomer, he was from the Cultivating Family in the Eastern Wasteland and had grown up listening to the legends of Cloud Dream Marsh, so he knew some of the details.
"It is said that there are Fourth Grade Demon Beast in the deepest part of Cloud Dream Marsh, but a hundred years ago, they were suppressed by the Primordial Ancestor of the Five Elements Sect and several fellow cultivators."
"After the passing of the Primordial Ancestor fifty years ago, the seal became increasingly weak. Powerful Demon Beast would often break out of the Sealed Town, leading their respective clans to wreak havoc. If it weren't for the True Person Nu Jiang of the Five Elements Sect Sect's Water Vein constantly guarding the Wind Rain Dock and the Sealed Town, Cloud Dream Marsh would probably have long since become a paradise for Demon Beast."
"Even so, the Eastern Wasteland Seven Great Sects still organize their disciples to hunt Demon Beast in Cloud Dream Marsh every now and then. Otherwise, if the Wind Rain Dock is attacked from both inside and outside the Sealed Town, the legendary Fourth Grade Demon Beast might actually come out."
"In the last thirty years, the Demon Beast army has become smarter. Before the major Eastern Wasteland Great Sect launch the Demon Hunting Assembly, they will attack the various market islands pinned down in Cloud Dream Marsh in advance. Usually, the most brutal battle will take place at this time."
After hearing these words, Chen Mobai fell silent, and then asked a question.
"Can Green Light Island withstand it?"
"The Divine Wood Sect is, after all, one of the Eastern Wasteland Seven Great Sects, with extraordinary foundations. It is highly likely that they can withstand the attack, but many people may die."
Ba Jiang gave a remark that made Chen Mobai sigh.
In most cases, it's possible that it won't be able to stop it.
"At this point, we, as Rogue Cultivator, have no choice but to place our hopes on the Divine Wood Sect, and they will issue Mobilization Order to have us Rogue Cultivator help guard the island."
"Oh, is this Mobilization Order mandatory?"
"That depends on the true colors of the Divine Wood Sect. But even if it's not mandatory, we Rogue Cultivator still have to help defend the island. Once the island falls, the disciples of the Divine Wood Sect might be able to leave via Teleportation Array, but we Rogue Cultivator will definitely be abandoned as cannon fodder."
Ba Jiang revealed the key point with a bitter expression, and Chen Mobai suddenly realized.
Yes, if there were Teleportation Array array, the Divine Wood Sect could have preserved its remaining forces and retreated back to its main base.
However, he quickly realized what was happening.
As one of the best-run markets in Cloud Dream Marsh under the Shenmu Divine Wood Sect, Green Light Island Market earns at least tens of Wan Ling a month from the rent of the Cave Mansion dwellings and wooden houses on the island, plus the various shops and business commissions.
If they were to withdraw at this moment and allow the Demon Beast to wreak havoc and destroy everything, even Core Formation True Person would feel immense heartache.
Therefore, even if the Divine Wood Sect were to retreat using the Teleportation Array, it would only be under the circumstances of running out of ammunition and food and having no way to defend itself.
In this way, the Rogue Cultivator would certainly hope that the Divine Wood Sect would not retreat and would also help them guard the island.
Chen Mobai, however, was wondering whether he should leave immediately.
He has Turtle Treasure, so he can easily withdraw from the situation.
However, the attack on the island by the Demon Beast was a rare experience. Since he already had a safe way out, and the Divine Wood Sect was definitely prioritizing the defense of the island, he might as well observe the situation and use it to hone his Spell Duel skills.
"Brother Ba, you should focus on recovering from your injuries. I'll go find Brother Qi Hou and see if he's on the island."
After saying this, Chen Mobai got up and left.
He had accompanied Qi Hou on several missions to hunt Demon Beast, and he knew the address of this Divine Wood Sect disciple's residence. It was located in the highest point of the island's center, in the Cave Mansion with the best Spirit Vein, even better than the Water Mansion, Second Grade high-grade cave.
"Oh, it's you."
Qi Hou was lucky; his Junior Brother Xi happened to have something come up today, so he didn't leave the island and thus escaped a disaster.
However, Chen Mobai was even luckier. He not only left the island but also met up with the Ba Siblings. However, he chose the right direction and returned safely.
After learning about the situation of the Ba Siblings from him, Qi Hou couldn't help but sigh. He then took out a "Revival Talisman" and asked Chen Mobai to deliver it to Ba Jiang.
"Brother Qi, if these Demon Beast attack the island, how should we, the Rogue Cultivator, deal with this?"
After Chen Mobai took the Talisman, he asked about these matters.
If the Divine Wood Sect is too strict with Rogue Cultivator, he plans to run away.
"Well, I just came from Uncle Zheng's place. The Mobilization Order is about to be issued, so I'll tell you in advance."
"Our Divine Wood Sect will pay Spirit Stone to hire all the Rogue Cultivator cultivators on the island. Those in the Late Qi Cultivation receive 5 Spirit Stone a day, those in the middle stage of Qi Refining will receive 2 Spirit Stone a day, and those in the early stage of Qi Refining will receive 1 Spirit Stone a day. As long as everyone is willing to die for us, the Spirit Stone will be paid out on the same day."
"Furthermore, if they perform exceptionally well in the Island Defense War, our Divine Wood Sect may make an exception and recruit them into our sect after the battle."
After Qi Hou finished speaking, Chen Mobai couldn't help but admire the courage of this Foundation Establishment Cultivator surnamed Zheng.
Even without Spirit Stone, the island's Lips Gone Teeth Cold Rogue Cultivator would still help the Divine Wood Sect defend the island for their own lives, given the mutual dependence of the sects. However, with this generous Mobilization Order, almost 99% of the Rogue Cultivator will fight to the death to serve.
Even Chen Mobai himself was tempted.
"Junior Brother Chen, you are so young and you have already Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer. I have high hopes that you can join my Divine Wood Sect and we can become true fellow disciples."
After offering a few words of encouragement, Qi Hou said he was going to set up defenses at the Grand Array flags on the east side of Green Light Island. After waiting for his three fellow disciples to form a small team, he also hurriedly left.
Chen Mobai took his Revival Talisman and returned to the wooden house in Ba Jiang. After giving the Talisman to him, he also mentioned the Mobilization Order from the Divine Wood Sect.
"If the Spirit Stone are distributed on the same day, even the most suspicious Rogue Cultivator will have their doubts dispelled. This Uncle-Master Zheng Deming truly lives up to his reputation as one of the most likely cultivators in the Divine Wood Sect to Core Formation. He is extremely decisive and, being Rogue Cultivator himself, understands our mindset."
After listening, Ba Jiang sighed and said something.
As expected, some of the Rogue Cultivator were already packing their bags and leaving. After all, the target of the Demon Beast army was definitely Green Light Island. As long as they Leaving the Island and scattered to hide in various parts of Cloud Dream Marsh, as long as they didn't run into the Demon Beast army head-on, their chances of survival were not small.
But once this Mobilization Order was issued, almost all the Rogue Cultivator chose to stay.