"So far, there have only been three times that can truly be called wars between us and the eight tribes."
Although we won all three wars, this does not mean that the eight tribes were weaker than us.
Rather, it was because the eight tribes were wary of each other, and their core forces were concentrated on defending their territories, leaving only peripheral legions to deal with us.
Chen Hongjie paused for a moment, then continued.
"But things are different now. The Jianglan Tribe and Flame Blessing Tribe have clearly come to regard us as real adversaries, so we are likely to encounter their elite troops, or even their core legions, in the future."
Although we have developed rapidly in recent years, in terms of military strength, there is still a considerable gap between us and the eight major tribes.
So I'd like to hear everyone's opinions on how we should play this time.
At this moment, Nan Huaiyuan stood up and said loudly.
"My lord, at the point where our army meets the enemy's forces, there lies a treacherous mountain range called Ghost Rock Mountain. This mountain is high and easily defended, making it difficult to attack... I wish to emulate Master Mu's victory at Broken Blade Mountain and lead my elite troops to garrison this mountain range..."
As Nan Huaiyuan spoke, he gestured and roughly explained his plan.
"Excellent! This plan is brilliant. I grant you permission to execute it."
Chen Hongjie was very satisfied after hearing this and immediately approved the granting of military command to Nan Huaiyuan's two elite troops.
Subsequently, other people offered Chen Hongjie suggestions, some of which were adopted after careful discussion, while others were rejected.
"My lord, as far as I know, both the Jianglan Tribe and the Flame Blessing Tribe have an extremely terrifying core force."
The Jianglan Tribe is called the Jianglan Army, and the Flame Blessing Tribe is called the Blazing Flame Army. Although they are not numerous, their members are all cultivators at the True Spirit Realm or above. If these two forces are deployed, I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand them!
An elderly man from a subordinate tribe expressed his concerns with deep worry.
"Indeed, that's what I was worried about, which is why I invited Master Mu over today."
Chen Hongjie smiled, drawing everyone's attention to Chen Mu.
"Many of you here today may not know that Chen Village also has its own core legion, namely the Five Elements Legion trained by Master Mu."
Now, let's hear what Master Mu has to say.
Chen Mu had anticipated Chen Hongjie's actions and nodded.
"That's right! After three years of training, the Five Elements Legion is mature enough."
This time, I will have my bodyguards, Chen Rufeng as commander and Miao Ya as deputy commander, accompany the army on the expedition.
They are absolutely capable of defeating Jianglan Tribe's Jianglan Army and Flame Blessing Tribe's Blazing Flame Army. Everyone can go into battle with confidence.
Chen Mu's confident expression boosted the morale of everyone present, making them feel much more relaxed.
"Alright! That concludes this meeting. Let's immediately put into action the decisions we just made."
If you have any questions, please let me know...
After Chen Hongjie finished speaking, everyone left one after another, leaving only Chen Mu, Chen Duo, and Chen Hongjie.
"Third Uncle, after all I've told you, why am I still in charge of defending the position?!"
I want to go and wipe out those bastards from the Flame Blessing Tribe, to avenge my mother."
Chen Duo walked up to Chen Hongjie angrily and muttered in dissatisfaction.
Three years have passed, and she has turned seventeen, growing into a graceful young woman.
Over the years, she has become much more composed in her actions, but in front of her family, she is still as lively and cheerful as ever.
" Duoduo, your third uncle is simply making the best use of people's talents and assigning them to suitable positions. You're naturally better at defense when leading troops, so stop fooling around with your third uncle."
Chen Mu spoke, Chen Duo had no choice but to obediently shut her mouth.
Chen Hongjie smiled and brought up another matter with Chen Mu.
" A Mu, any news about A Huo lately?"
Upon hearing Chen Hongjie mention A Huo, Chen Duo's face stiffened, and her whole body tensed up.
"Yes, he said he should be back in two months."
"Hmph! Another two months have passed, it's been four years, and he hasn't even come back for a single day."
If he doesn't want to come back, then let him not come back. It's like nobody cares about him.
Upon hearing this, Chen Duo turned around and stormed off, ignoring even Chen Mu calling her name.
"Well, actually, Duoduo's anger is understandable. A Huo really is being too outrageous."
I've been away for so many years, I should at least come back and visit everyone occasionally.
Now that Chen Village has a teleportation array, how difficult would it be to come back?"
Chen Hongjie sighed, looking rather helpless.
A Huo was someone he had watched grow up, so he often thought about A Huo.
" A Huo has his own ideals and plans, and we should try to understand him."
Through the details of his communication with A Huo, Chen Mu learned that A Huo was also facing many challenges. However, since A Huo didn't say anything, Chen Mu couldn't interfere and could only let him solve them on his own.
"Fine! You young people are all a worry."
Chen Mu, what are your plans next?
"What else can I do? My strength exceeds the Temple's limits, and I can't participate in the tribal wars."
I plan to venture into the depths of the Wilderness again in a few days to hone my talisman-making skills and see if I can gather any high-grade spiritual materials.
"Alright, then you need to be careful. Although Core Formation Realm experts can't attack us ordinary people in the Wilderness, I guess some people have already guessed that you've broken through to the Solid Realm Fourth Layer."
"Our Chen Village has many enemies now, and there are definitely many people watching you. You must be careful when you go out."
"Don't worry! The entire Wilderness is so vast. Without someone to guide me, even a Creation Realm expert would have no chance of finding me."
Chen Mu patted his chest confidently.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Chen Mu left the clan hall.
In a dimly lit, secret room, Mingye's hands flew rapidly as he sorted and labeled the papers around him, then placed them into different boxes.
She then tapped a few times on the mechanism on the table, and the boxes were sent one by one to other people's rooms.
These papers contained intelligence gathered by Chen Village's Shadow Guards. After Mingye reviewed them, she assigned tasks to the other Shadow Guards, such as finding out the specific identity of a person, eliminating that person, or stealing that item, etc.
The Secret Guard Department, in addition to assassination, also includes intelligence gathering, covert protection, and secret operations.
Mingye has been in charge of Chen Village's Secret Guard Department for the past three years, and now he is able to handle it with ease.
Whoosh!
A white light flashed, Chen Mu suddenly appeared in Mingye's room.
" Mingye, I plan to explore the depths of the Wilderness tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"
Mingye wasn't surprised by Chen Mu's sudden appearance; clearly, Chen Mu often appeared here unexpectedly like this.