Dragons and Phoenixes Among Men, World Peace

The guests were flipping through the documents quickly, and as they finished and were pondering what they had learned, they overheard the witch's confession of her plan.

Everyone's expressions turned somewhat grim.

Some of them even discussed with "Madam Mala" their experiences in raising and training ghost soldiers.

At the time, I thought this lady was quite generous, and that there was some truth in what she said.

Looking back now, in the witch's eyes, she was probably instructing them on how to raise pigs, hoping they would fatten them up quickly so they could be sent to the slaughterhouse.

What's even more embarrassing is that, according to the witch's plan, these people present are not considered farmers, but rather members of the "pig herd."

At that time, a chaotic battle will ensue in the Fire Field, where Familiar Puppet will be forged. Those present will also be materials for this forging.

"The Flame Demon Clan has quite a development plan—they deserve to be killed."

Chu Tianshu did give a fair assessment.

Those Ghost God races that, once they arrive in reality, are consumed by nothing but killing and sacrifice, will soon be exterminated.

After all, they are still outnumbered and isolated, and their actions are too flamboyant. Before they can accumulate enough strength, they will attract a powerful encirclement and suppression from humans.

The Ghost Mother Clan and the Flame Demon Clan, these Evil Spirit with long-term plans in reality, pose a far greater threat to humanity.

Chu Tianshu asked, "Where is this Fire Field located?"

The Fire Field was divided into three parts.

The witch said, "Calculate the timing, consider the terrain, and establish the array."

"Although the materials for the array plate are numerous, they can still be moved and transported, so the initiative is in our own hands. However, the right timing and terrain are not so easy to find."

"The myriad phenomena of heaven and earth are interconnected; a change in the weather may not seem to alter the surface of the terrain, but its inner workings will also change."

"The illumination of the sun and moon, the visibility and disappearance of the eighty-eight constellations, the changes in Tide activity—all of these need to be calculated."

"They didn't tell me the exact location."

Anthony and the others looked disappointed, their brows furrowed. They had said so much, but they still didn't know the most crucial point.

Chu Tianshu stared at the witch, lost in thought.

"You're making it sound so convincing, but you really don't know where it is?"

He reached out and pinched a silver needle on the witch's forehead.

"Or rather, even if they haven't told you yet, haven't you done your own research?"

Chu Tianshu could tell that although this witch was vicious, she was indeed a very ambitious person.

Such a person, having successfully transformed into Evil Spirit, will not be satisfied for long and will not stop climbing.

Although the person from the Flame Demon Clan who set up the formation didn't tell her the key locations, it doesn't mean she couldn't learn, practice, or secretly calculate them herself.

"Familiar Puppet are a profound subject of our divine race, and many of the rewards I have received through prayer are indeed related to them."

Under Chu Tianshu's threat of twisting the needle, the witch's expression changed repeatedly, but she finally revealed everything.

"To lure all these people into the Fire Field, the location must be not far from San Francisco."

"I surveyed the land, tasted the water, observed the weather, and examined the terrain around San Francisco. I believe there are three locations that are suitable within the next month."

"But December has its own unique mysteries every month. If they plan to take action next month, I can't predict in advance where to set it up."

Anthony immediately ordered someone to bring him a computer, which displayed a detailed map of San Francisco and its surrounding area.

The three locations mentioned by the witch were immediately marked in red.

The Americas have three major mountain ranges: the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Coast Mountains.

Strictly speaking, San Francisco is also part of the Coast Mountains.

Surrounded by water on three sides, this is a mountain city with many steep streets within its urban area.

Beyond the city, on the other side connecting to the mainland, there are endless mountains, valleys, and fjords everywhere.

If you take an aerial view, the roads built by humans appear as just a few thin lines in the vast mountains.

Many small towns in the Americas originated from the era of large-scale development. Along long roads, there was a need for supply depots, and settlements formed around these depots, gradually developing into towns.

Of these three locations, there is a small spot in a town not far from the side of the highway.

Two other locations are deep within the mountains.

After a moment's thought, Tang Rongfa suddenly said, "Divine Doctor Chu, I think this witch is playing tricks in her words."

"She said she could only calculate for one month. If we check these three locations and find nothing unusual, we'll just assume the Flame Demon is planning to make his move next month. To calculate the location for next month, we need to spare her life first."

"But is it possible that the three locations she mentioned are actually wrong, a way to save herself while lowering our guard, so that her accomplices might actually make their move this month?"

The thought that this witch had impersonated Madam Mala and interacted with everyone for months without anyone noticing a single flaw made some people wary, and they couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Anthony replied, "Mr. Chu has already identified our main traitor. Without an inside man, it won't be easy to lure us into this Fire Field. So there's no need to be too afraid or lose heart."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Chu Tianshu was speechless.

Although he wanted to teach these arrogant guys a lesson, if he dealt them a heavy blow, they would become timid and hesitant in everything they did, and would just follow the crowd. That wouldn't be a good thing either.

After all, these guys were, in a way, one of his hand-in-hand operations across the ocean.

He must protect his homeland, and in the future, he must conquer the world and fight against those wicked Ghost God. He cannot afford to overlook this continent.

The goal is to create entanglements between the Audit Bureau, the military, and these individuals, while simultaneously ensuring that each party maintains a certain level of cooperation with the other. This makes it easier to carry out the plan.

To be honest...

Chu Tianshu slowly spoke, "I see that you are all outstanding individuals. Not long after you obtained the secret technique of the contract, a spiritual light, like smoke rising from the sky, has already been nurtured within your banners."

"In the future, you can still share some of the heavy responsibility of safeguarding world peace."

When everyone heard him say such nice things, they felt a chill run down their spines.

The silver-haired old man, Adams, became even more uneasy and quickly said, "Mr. Chu, please tell me what you need."

"Tsk, you're the commanders of the ghost soldiers, so you're soldiers too. The most important thing is to have backbone!"

Chu Tianshu reprimanded them, saying, "If you're supposed to be exceptional individuals, how can you be so easily defeated? I think your biggest problem right now is that you're not focusing your energy on military matters!"

"I have several scrolls of military formations here, secrets left behind by the Great Yuan Dynasty. Let me count the heads—"

He glanced at the number of people present and found a large military formation in the "Heavenly Book of the Blood Dao" with a number of array cores matching the number of people present.

"Well, I will teach each of you a method of training troops. You can practice it on your own, and when you all work together, the effect will be even more amazing. Are you willing to learn?"

The crowd was both surprised and delighted, and they all stood up to express their willingness to learn this method.

Among the folk religions that have spread in the Americas, there are some who are proficient in formations, but finding one that is suitable for one is not an easy task.

Moreover, these people had previously focused on how to recruit more ghost soldiers, and were too wary of each other, making it impossible for them to coordinate and train troops and cooperate with each other.

Now that Chu Tianshu is keeping them in check and has imparted suitable and wonderful methods to them, they are naturally vying to be the first to try.

Chen Taozhi, an observer with a clearer perspective, quickly grasped the brilliance of Chu Tianshu's move.

"If we let them develop on their own, they'll eventually find other formation techniques."

"Now, we're using our formation to teach him. The main structure, the key elements, and the secrets of the formation are still in the hands of our own people, and they understand it perfectly."

"Once they've built a solid foundation in this field, switching to another school will be much more difficult, which will give us a better grasp of the situation here."

Thinking of this, Chen Taozhi felt immense admiration and looked at Chu Tianshu with burning eyes.

Chu Tianshu was condensing several ice bowls with his internal energy, and using his skill to carve military tactics inside them, when he suddenly noticed something strange in Chen Taozhi's eyes and couldn't help but glance at her.

Hmm! That look in her eyes is a bit like Yu Danxia's!

Chu Tianshu felt a sense of unease, finished carving the ice bowl in his right hand, and tossed it to Chen Taozhi.

"This military formation can be used with mental focus or internal energy; your assault team should also learn it well."

Chen Taozhi understood immediately and strained her eyes to take a look.

Sure enough, the formation given to him was the main formation of the entire combined attack formation.

In other words, if Chen Taozhi's team were to join the ranks of the ghost soldiers led by everyone present, their power would increase significantly.

But if Chen Taozhi wanted to break the formation, it would be much simpler.

Chu Tianshu finished preparing the ice bowls, then with a flick of his sleeve, each one flew out and landed in front of the crowd.

Everyone quickly picked it up and examined it closely.

But the bowl was full of Chinese characters, and everyone hesitated for a moment. A few who could read the characters also noticed that the word choice and sentence structure were quite different from modern Chinese usage.

This wasn't Chu Tianshu deliberately making things difficult.

He had some free time, so he would either study martial arts and medicine or think about food. He was too lazy to learn English. Besides, the meaning expressed in martial arts techniques was inherently mysterious. Unless one had a high level of expertise in two languages, two different lifestyles, and local cultures, it would be difficult to translate the nuances of the language.

Soon, some of the group realized that they couldn't understand Old English or Latin, and even English magical texts were quite cumbersome, so they had to seek expert explanations and translations.

Are there any experts in Chinese language exercises present?

Tang Rongfa drew everyone's attention, then looked at Chu Tianshu.

Chu Tianshu casually said, "Since you've asked for their help, Old Tang, why don't you lend them a hand?"

In this way, Tang Rongfa gained a complete understanding of all the formations except for the main formation.

Chu Tianshu's gaze returned to the witch's head.

"I know those three locations were indeed the result of your calculations; you didn't dare lie to me."

He smiled. "I'll check on you. If you're lucky, you might actually make it to next month, but don't just sit around doing nothing."

"Write down everything you know about Familiar Puppet Studies."

The witch was silent for a moment, then said, "You've sealed it too tightly; I can't use my Mind Power to write anything."

"Don't you still have a tongue? I see your tongue, soft and long like a whip, sharp as a spear. I suppose if it were to face an ordinary creature, it could even stick out its tongue and kill."

Chu Tianshu's expression turned cold.

"Then use your tongue to write; you can write at least 30,000 words a day."