Fire Monster

Chapter 131 Level Spiritual Supply Tower
Hu Baimu was dealt with, but Zhao Guanshan did not really trust him, so he still kept him under house arrest and no longer allowed him to take over any substantial assembly and maintenance work.

Hu Baimu's only role is to act as a teacher.

If Zhao Guanshan has any questions, just ask and I guarantee that he will answer them.

But as the price of exchange, Hu Baimu asked Zhao Guanshan not to use the strategy of destroying his heart again, and not to mention it publicly to the outside world. It would be best to just treat him as if he had been killed in battle.

Zhao Guanshan fully agreed to this request.

This was because Hu Baimu was a genius in the liberal arts department of the Taoist Academy at that time. He also went to the provincial government for further studies for five years and spent another ten years as a transport clerk. He was an experienced grassroots civil servant in the provincial government who had strong technical and theoretical abilities.

It is worth mentioning that there are two types of low-level clerks in the Governor's Office. One is the clerk, who is purely used to record and handle tedious yet simple affairs. This is really closer to a civil servant.

It's administration.

The other type is the operations clerk, who is a technical official who goes to the front line to handle technically difficult matters.

It is equivalent to the two departments of liberal arts and science divided within the Chief Secretary.

Hu Baimu, as a fourth-level transport clerk, is already equivalent to a technical core expert.

It was through asking Hu Baimu that Zhao Guanshan gained a relatively complete understanding of the first-level spirit-offering tower. This was much faster than tinkering with it and researching it on his own.

"The Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace has been able to last for two thousand years, and there is no sign of decline at present. The most important factor in it is the Spirit Offering Pagoda."

"Since you, Zhao Guanshan, are a liberal arts major, if this war had not broken out, then based on your demonstrated comprehension, a teacher at the Taoist Academy would have definitely recommended you to study at the Governor's Office."

At this moment, Zhao Guanshan had already brought Hu Baimu back to the barracks. The two of them sat opposite each other, with jerky, pancakes, and water placed between them. There was already a bit of an atmosphere for academic discussion.

At this moment, Hu Baimu was very calm. He no longer had the anger and despair he had had before, nor did he have the timid, cowardly, and smooth-talking appearance he had pretended to be earlier.

So even though his face was as dark as a ghost, he actually had a somewhat elegant and refined temperament.

"And if the students of the Arts Department of the Taoist Academy can enter the Chief Secretary for further studies, then their core goal will always be to learn the theory of the Spirit Pagoda."

"This is actually the division of labor between the Chief Secretary and the Demon Suppression Department. They are responsible for guarding the front line, and the Chief Secretary is responsible for the research of the spirit tower and related supporting facilities. Now there are such changes, but it has been a long time, and many things have deviated from the original intention."

"However, studying the Spirit Offering Pagoda is still a very important topic. Zhao Guanshan, the reason why I am telling you so much now is to tell you solemnly and remind you! I still don't see any hope for what you have done."

"Yes, compared to the Chief Secretary, you now have all the advantages of time, place, people and other factors."

"The Demon Suppression Department has caused trouble, so they have no time to take care of it. The Dao Palace only cares about the battle lines and people doing things. The Provincial Administration Department has suffered heavy losses and it is difficult to investigate further."

"But the war will eventually end, won't it? All your advantages now will soon disappear. What are you going to do then?"

"The Demon Suppression Department will not tolerate you, and the Dao Palace will not care about you now, and will not care about you then."

"As for the Chief Secretary, even a small fry like me can think of a dozen ways to make you fall apart, distrust each other, and scatter, and finally be caught in one fell swoop."

"You are challenging the existing rules. The Chief Secretary and the Demon Suppression Department may even join forces to deal with you."

"Are you guys ready?"

"And the Spirit Offering Tower that I am going to tell you about today is one of the preparations you must make."

"Because without the spirit tower, everything is over!"

Hu Baimu gave a long speech, starting from the establishment of the first spirit-offering tower two thousand years ago, and going all the way to the spirit-offering towers of the Provincial Government, the Demon-Suppression Office, and the Taoist temples. In between, he talked about the Taoist temple's laws, rules, standards, and spirit-offering routes for the spirit-offering towers.

It also needs to be extended to the Demon-Suppressing Net, the principles of energy storage spirit stones, the standards of psychic energy vortexes, and so on.

This class lasted for six hours.

Hu Baimu kept talking and Zhao Guanshan listened very carefully.

Although it cannot be ruled out that Hu Baimu was suspected of delaying time, Zhao Guanshan gained a lot, which gave him a very three-dimensional and detailed understanding of the spirit tower.

"Thank you, Master Hu. I will keep my promise. As for the future, we can wait and see!"

Hu Baimu said nothing and did not comment. After Zhao Guanshan walked out, he saw Liu Yuwei and others waiting for him, because according to the third seal of the governor, reinforcements would arrive early this morning and forcibly take over Kaituo City.

In any case, it seems that a fierce battle is inevitable.

"We don't have to worry about the reinforcements sent by the Chief Secretary. Today's mission is to destroy at least twenty Demon Mother nests!"

"What about the Demon Spirit Pool? We currently don't have the equipment to seal and collect the Demon Spirit Liquid?" Liu Yuwei hesitated. Now that she had the Imperial Seal Chariot, she was not worried about the difficulty of destroying the Demon Mother's Lair. However, the Demon Spirit Liquid in the Demon Mother's Lair was an important resource that even the Taoist Palace cultivators needed. If she couldn't collect and seal it in time, wouldn't it be a waste?

"Don't worry about that. After destroying the Demon Mother's lair, go straight to the next one. Your mission is to destroy it, and make sure that all of them are destroyed within two days!"

Zhao Guanshan spoke very firmly. Liu Yuwei's eyes moved and she understood a little.

"You mean, delay time?"

"That's right. After the Demon Mother's Lair is destroyed, if the Demon Spirit Liquid in the seal is not collected in time, a new Demon Mother's Lair will form again within two or three days. This sounds a bit like a waste of effort, but if we don't do this, then in two days, we will have to face a new wave of evil demons, more than a dozen seventh-level evil demons, hundreds of sixth-level evil demons, and thousands of fifth-level evil demons. We can't deal with them."

“We need time!”

Zhao Guanshan said solemnly again that after listening to Hu Baimu's long speech last night, he realized one thing, that he must deploy the first-level spirit supply array to perfection, instead of just making do with it as he had thought before.

The first-level spirit-supplying magic circle will be the soul of their city, a fortress, a barrier, and the source of confidence for everyone.

If you want to avoid confusion among people after the war ends in the future and give everyone a foreseeable future, a first-level spirit-supplying magic array is the best choice.

Because it is visible, tangible, and real.

Even so, he would probably have to spend a month or even longer on this matter.

He won't have the energy to follow Liu Yuwei and the others into battle.

He will not be able to take care of his own growth.

Many important plans may be shelved as a result.

Even though he knew clearly that this was most likely another conspiracy of Hu Baimu, who wanted to paint a rosy picture for him so that he would have to join the arms race.

This was a straight hook that left him helpless.

But he had no choice but to take the bait and was willing to take the bait.

Because of this knowledge, he may only have this one chance in his life to gain a deeper understanding.

"I see. You're not joining us?"

Liu Yuwei asked. She hoped that Zhao Guanshan could act with them, not only because Zhao Guanshan's strength was not inferior to that of a double-seal martial artist, but also because she was worried.

If she wants to lead the team to destroy the Demon Mother's lair within two days, she must take most of the elite troops with her. What if the reinforcements from the Governor's Office arrive at this time?
Even though Zhao Guanshan was a Qi Refiner and his body was made of iron, he couldn't withstand the enemy's large numbers.

Liu Yuwei was not afraid that the other party would seize the camp base, she was only worried that Zhao Guanshan would be captured first.

"I will stay to deploy the first-level spirit supply tower. Time is running out. The war is still going on. We must gain enough advantages before the war ends, otherwise I am afraid we will still lose in the end."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Guanshan said to Liu Yuwei and everyone else in a deep voice:
"Everyone, we must first clarify one concept. We are not rebelling, or betraying the Dao Palace or the human race. The Dao Palace does not care about what we have done in the past. The Dao Palace will only look at what we are doing now and what we will do in the future."

"To put it more sadly, what we are doing now is just to seek justice and the reward we deserve. We are just using various factors to achieve a balance before the war ends. This balance requires that both the Demon Suppression Department and the Chief Secretary recognize our existence, recognize that we can cooperate with each other, and recognize that we have the merit and right to protect and guard this area."

"It's difficult, but we've taken the first step. We survived. When they thought we were doomed, we survived and recaptured our city."

"We should have received a huge reward, but in the end, our efforts were plucked like peaches!"

"This is why we want to rebel against the governor. We are fighting for fairness and our honor. No one wants to return to Linjiang Prefecture and be falsely accused by the governor and thrown into prison."

"Commander Liu, there is no time to lose. Lead the team and set off immediately!"

Liu Yuwei hesitated for a moment, but still insisted: "How about I let Mo Laoer and Wang Chen stay to cooperate with you? We have the Imperial Seal Chariot, and we can also bring an extra team of 20 people, which is actually enough to sweep all the Demon Mother's nests."

"it is good!"

This time Zhao Guanshan agreed, because the team led by Liu Yuwei was too luxurious. Even if the two double-seal martial artists Mo Laoer and Wang Chen were separated, it was still very luxurious.

A quasi-third-level Imperial Seal chariot, plus a three-seal martial artist, four double-seal martial artists, and a total of thirty-five single-seal martial artists. This lineup can fight its way out even if they encounter five seventh-level evil demons.

Similarly, those who stayed behind included Mo Laoer, Wang Chen, and Sun Zei, three double-seal martial artists, as well as several single-seal martial artists, nearly eighty veterans with good combat effectiveness, and more than one hundred new recruits. Relying on the city walls and rail vehicles, they could also stabilize the situation.

What's more, Zhao Guanshan can continuously "produce" single-seal martial artists.

So he was right, all they needed was time.

(End of this chapter)