Gangzi: Raiding the Supply Lines Is a Brilliant Strategy

But none of that was a problem for Lin Yuan. He knew where to find Immortal Herbs. He could seize them when the chance came.

Besides, he could give everyone an enormous advantage, one that would help them grow stronger in very little time.

Now that he was the dean, these people were his students and teachers. He had to look after them.

And he had been wondering how to distribute the divine positions. Now the people he needed had arrived, hadn't they?

Should he have the normal Shrek Seven Monsters—no, the Shrek Six Monsters—take the divine positions held by that world's Shrek Seven Monsters?

No. That was too lame!

Were a handful of second-class divine positions even worth fighting over?

It would be far more satisfying to let others take those positions, then make the Shrek Seven Monsters watch these normal Shrek Six Monsters gain even more impressive First-Class God positions.

Originally, Lin Yuan had only planned to create a position for the Supreme Dragon God and positions for the Nine Dragon Kings. Now he intended to recreate the entire Divine Realm.

With six worlds to draw from, creating a Divine Realm would be easy. He would add positions for every Elemental God and fill in all the divine positions the Divine Realm lacked.

With enough Divine Power, he could afford to be extravagant.

Lin Yuan had good plans for all of them. Gangzi, though? Sorry.

He had spent points on Gangzi, but they had not been his own points.

He absolutely could not keep Gangzi around. Killing him would be a waste, though. At Lin Yuan's side, Gangzi would be a menace. Sent to an enemy, he would become their nightmare—especially if that enemy was Shrek.

If the enemy did not deploy a god, Lin Yuan would not deploy Gangzi.

But against Shrek, unleashing this devastating weapon made perfect sense.

Once Gangzi got there, he would be treated like an Emperor Emeritus.

For one thing, Gangzi was Long Yeyue's ancestor. Though she was dead, her family still held high standing in Shrek City. That alone would make him untouchable.

Gangzi was also one of Shrek Academy's founders and a former vice dean. Once he proved his identity, Yun Ming and the others would have to treat him with the utmost respect.

Speaking of Yun Ming, the man was remarkably hard to keep dead.

Lin Yuan remembered that he had died before. But after Lin Yuan made a trip to the Divine Realm and a month passed, Yun Ming was alive again.

Ya Li had used her Resurrection Ability, which had a one-year Cooldown, and spent a vast amount of Power of Faith to bring Yun Ming back.

In doing so, Ya Li had faced a crucial choice:

Revive Yun Ming, or revive Shrek's dead teachers and students?

If she chose mass resurrection, she could not revive a top-tier powerhouse like Yun Ming. Someone at his energy level could only be resurrected alone; otherwise, there would not be enough energy, and it would violate the rules of the world.

Ya Li had chosen to save Yun Ming and abandon every Shrek Academy teacher and student who had died.

The matter had caused an uproar across Douluo Continent. In the time between waking up and gathering everyone, Lin Yuan had checked what had happened recently and found the story pinned at the top of the headlines.

Ya Li had been caught in a storm of public criticism. She had sacrificed the lives of thousands of Shrek teachers and students to save her lover. That choice was enough to drag her from her pedestal into the mud.

Yun Ming was back, but Shrek Academy had completely lost public support. It had been crushed in the court of public opinion. How was that not a defeat?

Yun Ming's resurrection changed little anyway. When the time came, Lin Yuan could pit him against Yun Ming from another world and see which version survived.

And he still had Gangzi, didn't he?

Lin Yuan had decided to send Gangzi to Shrek and let him wreak havoc there.

Though Lin Yuan could not forcibly control someone after summoning them, that person could never reveal any information about him or the academy, nor could they do anything that harmed him. That was why he had no qualms about sending Gangzi away.

He looked at Gangzi.

"What about you, Gangzi?

What do you think?"

"Dean, stop calling me Gangzi. You're only as old as Xiao San, and you won't even call me Teacher."

"All right, Gangzi.

No problem, Gangzi.

Now tell me what you think."

Gangzi gave up arguing. What mattered was outdoing Yu Xiaogang and proving that he was more useful to the academy.

He immediately puffed out his chest, ready to present the brilliant plan he had devised.

For a moment, he looked so confident that everyone turned to look at him.

"Dean, I believe raiding the supply lines is a brilliant strategy!"

What?

Lin Yuan nearly choked on air.

"What are you talking about?"

Everyone else was just as stunned by Gangzi.

"Dean, we have a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo on our side. If we cut off everyone else's resources, how are they supposed to grow stronger?

If we can't improve our own strength quickly, we just need to bring everyone else down. Only I, Gangzi, could come up with a strategy this brilliant.

With a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, the advantage is ours."

Lin Yuan could only laugh. Gangzi had been in this world for days and had not done the slightest bit of research. Yet he still had the nerve to say something so absurd.

"You think level ninety-nine is the pinnacle?"

Lin Yuan promptly poured cold water on him.

"In this world, there are three major levels above Limit Douluo: near-Demigod, Demigod, and Quasi-God.

Qian Renxue is indeed a Limit Douluo. She has the Angel Divine Outfit, the Angel Sacred Sword, and an extraordinary arrangement of Spirit Rings.

Unfortunately, she has no Battle Armor.

Even at full strength, she would be no match for a Quasi-God of this world. Frankly, she would struggle against a Demigod wearing Four-Word Battle Armor.

Battle Armor isn't something you can obtain overnight. Top-tier Battle Armor has to be forged by its wearer, and Heavenly Refined Divine-Level Metal is exceptionally hard to come by.

Now that the Divine Examinations have begun, no one is going to let any Divine-Level Metal slip away. Qian Renxue probably won't obtain Four-Word Battle Armor for a long time, and the gap between her combat strength and theirs will keep widening.

So stop dreaming up bad ideas and learn from Teacher Yu. Gangzi, you're too impatient.

That's why, to help you grow, I'm sending you to this world's Shrek Academy."

"Dean, things are fine here. Why send me to another school?"

Gangzi was unhappy. His disciple Xiao San was here, and he still wanted to win Tang San away from this Yu Xiaogang.

Lin Yuan had to provoke him into going.

"If you stay at this Shrek Academy, you'll never surpass Yu Xiaogang.

Think about it, Gangzi. You may come from a fictional world, but they don't know that.

As far as they're concerned, you're an ancestor of this world's Shrek. You're one of Shrek Academy's founders: Yu Xiaogang."

Hearing Lin Yuan finally say his full name nearly brought Gangzi to tears.

Lin Yuan continued.

"Once you arrive at Shrek Academy, even Yun Ming, the strongest man alive, will revere you like a father. You'll enjoy status beyond anything you've known there.

And with all of Shrek's resources, you can raise gods and prove that you're better than him.

If you both stay here, you'll only compete against each other. What would be the point?"

Gangzi looked a little embarrassed.

"But Dean, with my extraordinary talent, if I go to this world's Shrek, won't you lose any chance of winning?

I can't stab you in the back. I, Gangzi, value loyalty above all else."

"Don't worry. Remember what you said?

There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless people.

Go to the real Shrek. They need you."

"Dean," Gangzi said, moved to tears, "you've been so good to me. I, Gangzi, will spare no effort to destroy Shrek—no, wait, to nurture Shrek and prove to you that I'm better than him."

Gangzi pointed at Yu Xiaogang.

"Fortunes change with time. Don't look down on a man just because he's poor in middle age."

"I, Yu Xiaogang, will raise a whole group of gods."