"What? You guys want to infiltrate and investigate too?"
Wu You looked at the two centurions who had followed him for four or five years, his expression somewhat puzzled.
Di Yun and Old Li were also taken aback. What did he mean by "also"?
Seeing their blank expressions, Wu You said with a dark face, " Old Jin came by earlier and proposed the same plan as you. If it weren't for your stupid looks, I would have thought you two had conspired together."
Di Yun: "."
Old Jin, Jin Dazhong, a centurion with even more seniority than them, had reportedly been with Wu You for fifteen years and was one of the few centurions who managed to stay. But the outcome was exactly as they had expected?
Wu You looked at the two of them, her heart filled with complex emotions.
People's hearts have fallen apart.
He had considered the possibility of this situation, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
"General, we were just making a suggestion," Old Li finally couldn't hold back any longer and said guiltily, "We just felt that constantly gathering intelligence outside wouldn't yield any results, so it would be better to infiltrate the ranks. If the General thinks it's inappropriate, just pretend we didn't say anything."
Upon hearing this, Di Yun glared fiercely at Old Li. What a coward!
"Go."
"Huh?" The two were stunned, and looked up in disbelief.
Wu You sighed, "You two have been with me in the north for almost eight years now, haven't you?"
"Yes," the two quickly bowed, "We have served under the general since we enlisted, and we are grateful for the general's care over the years."
"It's not a matter of taking care of you," Wu You waved his hand. "I brought you to Jiangnan to join Jiangnan Black Dragon Guard because I wanted to find you a place to retire. After all, you've worked hard and made great contributions over the years. Jiangnan has good benefits and is relatively safe, making it more suitable for settling down. That's all I could give you back then."
The two lowered their heads, their feelings suddenly becoming complicated.
To be honest, General Wu treats people well. He gives ordinary centurions who follow him a decent place to settle down, unlike other generals who are more demanding.
But, just as they said, that's all there is.
It's impossible to advance any further. Right now, none of the generals in the Great Jin can offer a better future to anyone outside their bloodline.
"Go ahead," Wu You waved his hand, "Don't embarrass me by letting those farmers and hunters outdo me!"
Upon hearing this, the two men exchanged a glance, then both knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, General! We will never forget your kindness!"
After the two left, Hong Lie's massive body emerged from the doorway, looking at Wu You with a puzzled expression. "You just let them go like that? They're centurions! What if the other Black Dragon Guard follow suit after they took the lead in signing up for the Tiger Guard Army?"
"Then they'll all go!" Wu You said coldly. "I want to see how much this prefect of Liuzhou can swallow!"
Hong Lie was taken aback, but then he understood what the other person meant.
These bloodline families also maintain private armies, and they all know that although the soldiers of their bloodline are powerful, they consume dozens of times more resources than ordinary people. Although these so-called believers of the gods in Liuzhou seem somewhat strange to them, the affairs of the world are all the same in principle. No matter what kind of blessing power it is, it cannot be obtained out of thin air; it must require the accumulation of resources.
Clearly, a prefect of Liuzhou should not have the resources to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers, let alone Transcendent soldiers who are like bloodline families.
"Where do you want to see Liuzhou's bottom line?" Hong Lie asked.
"Yes!" Wu You nodded. " Liuzhou already has several thousand soldiers with such extraordinary abilities. Expanding the recruitment will allow us to see where the limits are. Let Di Yun and others participate as well. This will help to squeeze out the existing soldier resources. With a large number of soldiers, there will always be weaknesses."
"What if he can eat it?"
"Impossible?" Wu You shook his head. "His power must have a limit!"
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"Oh?"
On the Yangtze River, Chen Qing, who had successfully crossed the dividing line, was surprised when he saw the Spirit Speech sent by Wei Gongcheng.
Did the Black Dragon Guard collectively join the Tiger Guard Army?
That new guy the imperial court sent is quite something.
Chen Qing understood what the other party was planning almost immediately upon receiving the message.
Are you trying to see where your limits are?
For an NPC without any prior intelligence, their judgment is quite accurate.
Indeed, Liuzhou has its limits.
The other party guessed correctly; neither the Battle God nor the Gate Gods can be expanded indefinitely, and the Power of Blessing is indeed finite.
At present, Xu Hu can recruit a maximum of seven thousand warriors, while the gatekeeper Old Wolf has just entered the eighth rank of the Yellow level and can recruit three thousand gatekeepers. This is the limit, and the Power of Blessing that can be given is actually quite limited.
Well, it's like the daily budget allocated to you by the finance department, but it's only a small amount. How to allocate this budget is within the authority and responsibility of each deity.
If everyone is allocated the same amount, progress is likely to be mediocre, just like before Old Wolf, who only had two level-two gatekeepers after so long, and that was only because those two guys were quite talented and hardworking. On the contrary, Xu Hu's approach was very scientific, using various methods such as competitions and battle merits to select the best and bless them. In just a few months, there were already dozens of level-two fighters, and Chen Qing was very satisfied with the progress.
A level two fighter is already considered Ninth Rank- rank martial artist among martial artists. Moreover, they can stay away from the gods and go out on missions alone without being affected. When level three, four, or even higher fighters are available, they can even transfer some of their power to ordinary people around them. That will be a decisive force in taking over Jiangnan later!
Chen Qing wasn't afraid of having many people. The Divine Path Style was different from ordinary mortals. The Divine Path Style's resource was people. The more people there were, the more resources there were. This was something that Wu You, a native, could never have imagined.
"Daddy, look ahead!" The Ghost Child pointed to the river ahead. Chen Qing looked over and his eyes lit up. There was a large group of zombies, and at the top of the zombie group were several advanced zombies whose bodies looked like flowing black liquid.
"That guy seems to be sincere after all," the Ghost Child murmured to itself.
Sincerity?
Chen Qing gave a cold smile, but said nothing more.
From what we've seen so far, it certainly seems like they're being sincere.
The next second, a folded mirror image suddenly appeared before them, and all the zombies became extremely excited, roaring and scrambling to get ahead. The few black-bodied zombies glanced coldly at Chen Qing and his companion, then swam forward on their own. All the zombies avoided them like reverse magnets, creating a small path.
"Go into the water!" Chen Qing glanced at the back of the boat. There were about thirty people behind the boat, most of them were from Xu Huhu's guards. They were almost all the level two fighters that had been trained, as well as the only two level two gatekeepers!
Dozens of burly men stripped off their clothes, revealing smooth and firm muscles. Under the blessing of divine power, each of them was full of energy and blood, clearly a master of both magic and martial arts!
But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that everyone's muscles are trembling uncontrollably, indicating that they are under considerable psychological pressure about swimming into the dense horde of undead.
Actually, Chen Qing was also uneasy, but he had no choice; he had to take the lead, and this was a crucial moment.
The current situation cannot be delayed. According to the intelligence from the guy behind Yuchi Feihong, the scheme to lure the Shen Family patriarch was devised by four of them, but there was a traitor among them. Who the traitor is is still unknown, so she is not entirely sure which ones escaped in the end!
The only thing that can be confirmed is that Chen Qing's guess was correct: some of the nine protozoa had indeed escaped and possessed the bodies of the Shen Family's leaders.
Time will be very limited, because according to calculations, the worms that escaped have actually occupied the body for many years.
The insects that possessed the bodies of those members of the Shen Family had been lying low all these years, fearing that they would be found by the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley. The remaining insects in the Mirror Valley were naturally unwilling to watch their escaped brothers develop in secret.
But there was nothing they could do until three months ago, when the head of the Shen Family family's eldest branch appeared in the West Sea, took the initiative to enter the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, and lured the remaining members of the family to come out in full force.
The magic array restarted, and everyone schemed against each other. In that battle, she only knew that two of her compatriots had been schemed to die, namely the Laosi and Laowu brothers, while the one who occupied the body of the Laoda brother of the Shen Family was on the verge of transforming into a dragon!
This incident was most likely caused by the one that occupied the Laoda's body; as for the remaining ones, she didn't know their situation.
Therefore, she was also very anxious and wanted to marry the Laosan of the Shen Family as soon as possible, but she did not dare to because she had no intelligence. If she made a rash move, she would most likely suffer the same fate as the Laosi and Laoliu sons who died first.
It was against this backdrop that she took the initiative to subdue Yuchi Feihong!
After learning this information, Chen Qing reached an agreement with the other party.
The other party will help Chen Qing invade the four remaining states of Jiangnan, excluding Nanming Prefecture and Nanyang City, but on the condition that Chen Qing eliminates as many of the other protozoan corpses as possible, while sparing her subordinates as much as possible and giving them some space to grow stronger.
When necessary, assist her retinue in devouring enough high-level corpses from other factions!
Second, do your best to provide information about the Shen Family, help find those Shen Family members who have been possessed, and help her plot against the body of the Laosan of the Shen Family!
Of course, in return, she could provide safe passage for her soldiers to other states and actively cooperate in wiping out the remnants of other protozoan forces.
Thump!
As Ghost Child and Chen Qing entered the water first, the remaining warriors exchanged glances and, without further hesitation, followed Chen Qing into the water. It must be said that the soldiers of the Divine Path Style thought have a very strong sense of obedience. If they were ordinary human soldiers, it would be very difficult to train them into such fearless warriors in just a few months.
As Chen Qing and his soldiers entered the water, the zombies in the water immediately began to boil. They looked at Chen Qing and his group as if they were looking at lumps of fat meat, and almost all of them wanted to rush over, but under the pressure of the black zombies, they dared not move.
Chen Qing glanced at them and saw that these black zombies were already at the ninth level, which would be roughly equivalent to the strength of Above First Rank martial artist among humans!
That must be one of that guy's most treasured family members.
The other party's sincerity is quite great, but we can't let our guard down. When designing these nine protozoa, he designed their abilities, but he also participated in their personalities. He clearly remembers that the Seventh Ancient Worm initially possessed a princess of the West Sea Kingdom, who is now the woman in the seashell.
He was a vicious person who sacrificed his parents, relatives, and even nine million living people across the country in pursuit of immortality!
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