"That concludes today's meeting. If you have any questions about the remaining details, please feel free to contact me privately."
In Chen Village, Chen Mu was the key figure, so Chen Hongjie immediately ended the meeting and sent everyone else out.
"Let's go, Chen Mu, let's talk in the study."
Chen Hongjie led Chen Mu to his study, which was decorated in a warm and relaxing way.
At the table in the main hall, Chen Mu and Chen Hongjie sat on either side. Servants served them tea and set out several dishes of tea snacks.
Chen Mu wasn't in a hurry. He picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite.
"Hmm, this pastry is quite nice."
Although the cooking techniques in this world are rudimentary, it is in no way inferior to Earth in terms of pastries. This is probably because people in this world who can afford to eat pastries are usually very wealthy.
"Eat more if you like it, I can ask them to make more."
Chen Hongjie looked at Chen Mu with a smile.
After finishing his pastries and taking a sip of tea, Chen Mu began chatting with Chen Hongjie about village affairs.
Although Chen Mu was confined, he could still maintain contact with the outside world at Black Wind Cliff, so he was still very clear about the development of Chen Village.
Three months ago, Chen Village declared itself a superior tribe and began to occupy the surrounding territory. Now, half of the Wuyan Mountain Range belong to Chen Village's territory, where there are four medium-sized tribes, including the Taiyan Tribe.
The Wuyan Mountain Range were not previously ruled by any superior tribes, so Chen Hongjie's development has been relatively smooth. His goal is to conquer the entire Wuyan Mountain Range within three months.
With their Spear Squad and Cannon Squad, Chen Village was invincible in battles against other tribes; no tribe could withstand them.
However, Chen Village's biggest problem is still the lack of manpower. There are only six or seven hundred people in the Chen Village clan, and only two or three hundred are the real backbone. It is okay to maintain the small place of Chen Village, but once the territory expands, management will become very troublesome.
Therefore, Chen Village's rule over the Wuyan Mountain Range requires a steady and gradual approach, and cannot be achieved overnight.
"Third Uncle, I came back this time to infiltrate the Flame Blessing Tribe and rescue Father and Mother."
I'm only telling you this; please don't tell anyone else for now.
If Father is able to return, the Flame Blessing Tribe will likely go to war with us, so I hope you can be prepared to avoid disrupting your plans.
After chatting for a while, Chen Mu finally told Chen Hongjie the purpose of his return.
"Huh? You're going by yourself? Isn't that too risky?"
Chen Hongjie couldn't help but feel worried.
Don't worry! I can protect myself.
Seeing Chen Mu's expression, Chen Hongjie knew that he couldn't be made to give up, and sighed.
"Then you can go without worry! Chen Village, you can rest assured. Although we are no match for the Flame Blessing Tribe in a direct confrontation, we are absolutely capable of protecting ourselves."
"Good!"
After Chen Mu finished speaking, he took out a storage ring and handed it to Chen Hongjie.
"There are Spirit Augmenting Pill, Spirit Breaking Pill, some Spirit Stone, and magic treasures in here. You can keep them!"
Yesterday, after Hou Tian handed over the profits from the last two quarters to Chen Mu, he made a special trip to the exchange center to exchange for a lot of cultivation resources. He also bought some more on the way to Alkaid City this morning, and now he has handed them all over to Chen Hongjie.
After receiving the storage ring, Chen Hongjie used his spiritual sense to explore the space inside and revealed a look of surprise.
"So many? You still have a lot of the resources you gave me last time. Aren't you going to keep some for yourself?"
"It's nothing. I made a fortune selling the Floating Light and Fleeting Shadow Disc recently, this is nothing."
Chen Mu shrugged, looking indifferent.
"Great! With these resources, Chen Village's development can be accelerated significantly."
Chen Hongjie put the storage ring away with a relieved expression.
" A Mu, you've done so much for Chen Village, but Chen Village can't help you with anything."
I can only assure you that no matter what you do in the future, Chen Village will always be your strongest support.
Chen Hongjie looked at Chen Mu with a serious expression.
"Okay, Uncle, I know."
As Chen Mu spoke, he picked up his teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
"I'm leaving. Don't contact me unless it's urgent, as I might be unavailable during this time."
After speaking, Chen Mu strode out of the study.
Haotian Empire, Azure Waves Pass.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the thick clouds blocked out the sun. Even at noon, it was still extremely dark under Azure Waves Pass.
Countless Otherworldly Demon relentlessly attacked the Azure Waves Pass defense line day and night, and the Canglan City Wall, stretching for tens of kilometers, became the last barrier against the alien race.
The walls of Canglan City are covered with powerful traps. Each swing of the blades leaves behind dozens of Otherworldly Demon corpses, like a merciless meat grinder.
Occasionally, some Otherworldly Demon would climb the city walls, only to be slashed to death by the Mountain Army on the walls and kicked off.
Countless cannonballs and crossbow bolts were fired out of the city. Explosions, screams, and shouts of battle echoed below Azure Waves Pass. Countless corpses piled up like mountains, a scene of utter carnage.
Inside the city wall and fortress, a female general clad in armor couldn't help but speak.
"Have these Otherworldly Demon gone mad?"
Lu Xiaoyun had served in the army for fifteen years and participated in dozens of wars against the Otherworldly Demon, but he had never seen such a Otherworldly Demon attack from them.
Although the Otherworldly Demon are cruel, they are also intelligent beings with independent consciousness; they feel pain and fear death.
But this time, the Otherworldly Demon attacking Azure Waves Pass seemed to have gone mad, attacking desperately without regard for their own lives, which was chilling.
In the past two weeks, over a million Otherworldly Demon have died at Azure Waves Pass, but they remain fearless and continue to pour in.
"It's no use. Even tens of millions of these ordinary Otherworldly Demon couldn't break through our defenses."
Gu Xiaoshan looked calmly at the external situation projected on the magic mirror.
"So what's their goal? Are they going to outnumber us?"
Lu Xiaoyun frowned. The number of soldiers who had died at Azure Waves Pass was now four or five hundred thousand. Although this was much less than the number of Otherworldly Demon, if the Otherworldly Demon continued to pour in, they would eventually run out of manpower.
Although they can transfer troops from other cities, the Otherworldly Demon is backed by an alternate world, and no one knows exactly how many of them there are.
"No! They're just testing the waters. Their real target is our Mountain Army."
"Hmph! How could these cannon fodder possibly warrant our Mountain Army's involvement?"
"Although the Mountain Army will not take action, Mountain Army war supplies will be depleted."
The same supplies have completely different effects in the hands of the Mountain Army versus these ordinary soldiers.
"You mean he's wasting our Spirit Stone and cannonballs?"
"That's right! The essence of war is a contest of resources. The fact that the Otherworldly Demon dared to attack Azure Waves Pass like this probably means they already know that the court is in chaos and our Mountain Army is running out of manpower, so they want to compete with us in terms of resources first."
After all, the elite troops among the Otherworldly Demon are far more valuable than these cannon fodder legions.