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Soon, Song Mingzhu offered a further explanation.

Firstly, the number of bandits currently lingering in Wild Wolf Gorge far exceeds that of Wild Wolf Village.

Although these bandits belonged to dozens or even hundreds of different bandit gangs, they were nothing more than a motley crew.

If you want to organize them to attack a single target, then don't even think about it.

However, it is precisely because of this characteristic that it will be much more difficult for the Black Wind Gang to achieve the same level of success as the Wild Wolf Stronghold.

Because their behavior is more uncontrollable.

Even Dong Guan's operations targeting key trade route nodes like Dicui Beach were made lenient towards the bandit groups. This was partly due to his calculations against the bandits, fearing that they might be driven to desperation.

The number of bandits at a trade route node was far less than that at Wild Wolf Gorge today.

Geng Xuan agreed with Song Mingzhu's analysis.

However, this did not change his decision to take action against Wild Wolf Gorge next.

However, Song Mingzhu's reminder prompted Geng Xuan to make more thorough preparations before taking official action.

It is currently around 3 PM.

Aside from Geng Xuan, who was able to seize every opportunity and utilize the miraculous properties of the "Heaven and Earth Stake" to quickly restore his physical and mental state in a short period of time, no one else had such privileges.

More than 900 members of the Black Wind Gang set off from the Iron Arrow Mountain Villa, traveled more than 600 miles north, and then engaged in the battle to capture Wild Wolf Village.

Judging from the results, it seems quite easy.

However, it consumes a tremendous amount of physical energy for each person.

Now, another blessing ceremony has been held, which has taken a toll on their health.

Taking action against Wild Wolf Gorge at this point would not be a wise decision.

With this in mind, Geng Xuan first spent some time reorganizing the Black Wind Gang, which had expanded to 2,037 members.

The original groups were broken up again to distribute the old members and the new members who had just joined as evenly as possible among the squads and companies.

The new recruits, who had just been "transferred" from captivity, naturally had no objections to this.

Even the old members of the Black Wind Gang, after experiencing the test of a real battle, fully understood the profound mysteries hidden behind Geng Xuan's seemingly casual reorganization.

In addition, given the various amazing skills Geng Xuan has demonstrated in other areas, no one had any objection to his seemingly troublesome approach.

After the reorganization was completed, the Black Wind Regiment had two hundred squads and forty companies.

Given that the Black Wind Gang is growing in size, the opponents they face will also become stronger.

Therefore, Geng Xuan added a battalion structure above the company level, with ten companies forming a battalion.

The Black Wind Gang has now formed four battalions.

In terms of size, a large squad consists of about 500 people, ranging from those at the Marrow Refining Realm to those at the Skin Refining Realm.

In terms of combat strength, a large team led by Song Mingzhu and Tie Lang can defeat even a peak Marrow Refinement cultivator.

Even though the other two are slightly weaker, thanks to Geng Xuan's ingenious combination, they can maintain a mediocre situation for a short time when facing enemies at the peak of the Marrow Refinement level.

After the Black Wind reorganization was completed, Geng Xuan completely digested and absorbed the "Commanding Technique" of the Grandmaster level.

After consuming eighty points of good fortune, "Commanding Troops" took another step forward and advanced to the Grandmaster level.

After the reorganization was completed, Geng Xuan instructed Cao Ao, Song Mingzhu, and others to suspend the inventory and sorting of the Wild Wolf Village and to take a break.

However, Geng Xuan himself did not have any free time.

There were over thirty horse-drawn carriages that Tong Hui had taken to Dicui Beach for a round trip, and now they were being taken back to Wild Wolf Village, a round trip of one or two thousand miles.

Back when he was at the Iron Arrow Mountain Villa, Geng Xuan had already gained a basic understanding of the goods being transported there.

Generally speaking, there are two categories.

One type is various precious and rare minerals, which, when added to iron, can mostly give weapons and equipment some special properties.

It may be harder, more resilient, or more prone to causing damage, etc.

These items were mostly small in size but heavy in weight, enough to fill twenty-four horse-drawn carriages.

One category is various medicinal herbs.

Because of the different regions and environments, these medicinal materials are basically completely different from the various medicinal materials produced in Yuanzhou, and very few are exactly the same.

Even if some look roughly similar, their medicinal properties are vastly different; they are not the same thing at all.

There were ten carriages, filled with medicinal herbs from various parts of Xuanyou and Erzhou.

Because these were collected from various bandit gangs, they were not only diverse in type, but some were also too far removed from their harvesting date, and many were not properly preserved, resulting in significant loss of medicinal properties and inconsistent quality.

Making use of such a seemingly "messy" pile of medicinal materials is a huge challenge for the alchemist.

Geng Xuan, however, turned a blind eye to this.

He ordered his men to remove all the medicinal herbs and pile them up like garbage in an open space, then quickly inspected them.

He then instructed a group of people who were already waiting cautiously to take action.

These people were all "talents" that Song Mingzhu recruited from Wild Wolf Village.

To say he has great talent wouldn't be an exaggeration; he's just someone with a basic understanding of pharmacology and herbal medicine processing, or someone with experience in making medicinal wine.

Although Xuanyou and Youzhou are "poorer" in all aspects compared to Yuanzhou.

Regardless, Wild Wolf Village is far superior to neighborhoods like Changpingfang and Wanfufang. Its basic talent pool is no less impressive than that of a Yuanzhou neighborhood.

Soon, following Geng Xuan's instructions, these medicinal herbs, which were different from those produced in Yuanzhou and whose names Geng Xuan could not even name, were pre-processed using various methods.

Fry, grill, steam, boil, roast...

After arranging everything and making sure that these people would not deviate from his intentions, Geng Xuan temporarily left Wild Wolf Village and returned to the sandy plain outside the cliff to the left of the main hall on the top of Wild Wolf Village.

That is, the sandy plain that Iron Wolf had been gazing at before he was captured.

Geng Xuan had just lightly descended from a cliff tens of meters high when the surrounding environment, which blended seamlessly with the earth and withered grass, suddenly began to move slightly.

Upon closer inspection, they realized that they were actually sand wolves.

They lay prone on the ground, hiding in the grass, their body color blending almost completely with the color of their surroundings.

At this moment, more than fifty sand wolves, led by seven sand wolf underlings who had been successfully contracted by Geng Xuan, appeared in Geng Xuan's field of vision.

Geng Xuan reached out and pressed his hand against the forehead of the first sand wolf.

Before long, after he had gone through the process step by step, the pairs of eyes that had been wary and inquisitive turned into gentle and affectionate ones.

"Go."

Geng Xuan said this to them.

A total of fifty-six sand wolves growled affectionately at Geng Xuan a few times before quickly disappearing into the withered yellow grass.

Even if these sand wolves are in packs of dozens or hundreds, they pose little real threat to cultivators whose cultivation level has reached the Blood Refinement stage or above.

If they encounter combatants with strength above the Marrow Refinement level, running away with their tails between their legs is their only way to survive.

However, if used properly, their potential impact is immeasurable.

It's an absolute master at monitoring and tracking.

In this Wild Wolf Gorge, and even in the wider desert, if they are determined to track a target, their success rate is far higher than that of cultivators.

Furthermore, their very existence is a natural enemy and nemesis to horses.

This is almost an instinct of fear ingrained in our blood and genes.

Even a powerful horse like the Xuanyou Horse, a divine breed among horses, could smash a sand wolf's head with a single flying kick in terms of raw strength.

However, if the Xuanyou horse, which is moving at high speed, suddenly hears a chorus of wolf howls, it will immediately become uncontrollably terrified.

Geng Xuan, who had mastered both "horse judging skills" and "dog-running skills" to perfection, was well aware of these characteristics.

In this situation, given the opportunity to casually recruit a group of sand wolves as his underlings, he certainly wouldn't refuse.

After taking some time to collect the batch of sand wolf "little brothers," Geng Xuan returned to Wild Wolf Village and found that the first batch of medicinal herbs had already been pre-processed.

He then said to Song Mingzhu, "Light the fire."

Next to it, there were eight newly erected makeshift stoves, with eight huge iron pots on top.

They are arranged in a circle, end to end.

With a leap, Geng Xuan stood in the very center, surrounded by eight large iron pots.

Because there was no professional and proper furnace for refining pills, Geng Xuan could only make do with the large iron pot used for cooking large meals.

Fortunately, this did not pose any particular obstacle for him.

Looking at the scene before him, Song Mingzhu felt somewhat dazed, but still asked, "How many stoves are you going to light?"

Geng Xuan glanced at the speed of the herbal medicine pre-processing, thought for a moment, and said, "Three bites... Your speed in processing herbs is still a bit slow."

Song Mingzhu smiled bitterly:
"We have done our best."

"Don't say that. You've been watching for a while now, do you really think it's difficult to process these medicinal herbs?"

Even if you haven't tried this before, after taking a look, I think anyone who is familiar with the kitchen and good at cooking will not have difficulty mastering it.

The Wild Wolf Stronghold has several thousand men. Even if they aren't sent to fight, can't they at least do this kind of work?

“…Alright, I’ll go find another group of women who are good at cooking.” Song Mingzhu only paused for a moment before giving in.

Soon, as the three stoves were ignited and preheated, Geng Xuan began to pour the prepared medicinal herbs into the pot.

Pour it in while stirring.

To avoid discrepancies in weighing, Geng Xuan always does it himself, which often makes him feel like he doesn't have enough hands.

Fortunately, there is the great help of the "Crane Control Hand" who is at the master level.

Before reaching the Master level, this method of attacking from a distance is still quite lacking in "refinement".

If used in daily life, "mistakes" may occur.

Using the "Crane Control Hand" to disarm or kill is relatively simple, but using it to serve tea or water, or to peel a boiled egg, would be extremely clumsy.

However, once this skill reaches the Master level, this flaw basically disappears.

Although it cannot yet achieve the same level of delicacy and precision as a real hand, it can easily handle most everyday scenarios.

For example, the operation in this case requires more arms to complete the task simultaneously.

This undoubtedly saved Geng Xuan a lot of time, allowing him to brew more medicinal liquid at the same time. (End of this chapter)