Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 727 Medicine, Food, and Salary, Prince Oirat
After carefully inquiring about the so-called medicine and provisions, Chu Danqing finally understood what it was.

It was indeed a salary, just as he had guessed.

However, the medicinal herbs were exclusively supplied to generals and officers who had practiced martial arts, while the food was given to ordinary soldiers.

It was also learned from Zhou Siquan that these things were inevitably exploited, and the good stuff in the medicine rations had long been replaced.

As for provisions and pay, it would be quite good if they could provide 50% of the old grain on the books.

Fortunately, this time it was for the entire Yujian Pass, so if the quality wasn't good enough, quantity would make up for it.

Hearing this, Chu Danqing was also surprised. The imperial court dared to embezzle the border troops' supplies?

Zhou Siquan, on the other hand, seemed to take it all in stride, saying that it was a common occurrence.

No wonder Zhou Siquan was so quick to become an outlaw.

As for what will happen to Yujian Pass without this batch of medicine, food and supplies?
It won't amount to much; the imperial court will simply have to make up for it.

Anyway, it's not their responsibility to hold them accountable.

There's no need to worry about the imperial court refusing to give it; they only dare to withhold it, not to renege on their promises.

Judging from Zhou Siquan's tone, Chu Danqing strongly suspected that the other party had used such methods to rob the medicine and food supplies.

He snatched it and said he hadn't received it, demanding that the imperial court reissue it.

If someone does this once or twice, even if the imperial court finds out, they won't investigate too thoroughly.

After all, for those in the court, it meant another chance to get away with something, and someone else would take the blame without lifting a finger. Why not?

Overall, everyone profited; the one who lost money certainly wasn't the imperial court.

The imperial court couldn't conjure up these medicinal herbs and grains out of thin air.

Chu Danqing tacitly approved of this matter.

What else can we do but fall out with our own dimensional apostles?
He's not crazy. The Jin Dynasty is so ruthless to itself, why should Chu Danqing go against his own people for the sake of a group of outsiders?

Besides, if Chu Danqing and the others don't take it, does that mean Zhou Siquan won't try to steal it?

So, before noon the next day, everyone arrived at the designated location and lay in ambush.

“After we finish this mission, we’ll have to go our separate ways,” said Cretaceous. “If we really try to come together, it might not be so easy to find the anomaly.”

"Moreover, the target is too big, and it is easy for them to spot it."

Chu Danqing had some idea of ​​this, since each apostle had a different identity and obtained different information, so the direction of their investigation and the content of their mission were also different.

The original plan was to disperse at Yujian Pass.

As a result of so many things, it has been delayed until now.

“One of our apostles is a space-type expert, specializing in teleportation,” Chu Danqing said. “I discussed it with him yesterday. We’ll leave a mark so we can teleport together if anything happens.”

"Of course, there are risks involved. If the other side is caught, they may be able to reverse-code the coordinates, which could lead to us being picked off one by one."

"However, with a public channel available, if anything unexpected happens, it shouldn't be too difficult to spread the news as long as the person isn't instantly killed."

"So whether or not to use this label is up to everyone's opinion."

Chu Danqing also knew that if they broke up the group into smaller units and each person disguised their identity, the possibility of being exposed would be greatly reduced.

But this creates another problem: it's not easy to get people together.

There are solutions, but nothing in this world is perfect, so this convenience also has its downsides.

"Then there's the opposing faction," Chu Danqing said, pausing for a moment, "Fantasy City will probably choose to break up into smaller units, just like us."

"The real challenge lies in the war territories. Their main structure consists of lords, legions, and forces, and they are likely to band together to crush their opponents with overwhelming force."

To put it simply, if the War Disciples were equal in number to them, they might have to face a combined force of hundreds of millions of subjects, legions, and soldiers.

Even though the strength of hundreds of millions of people varies, they are all definitely combat power.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the War Disciples will likely choose to simply sweep through this mission.

This style is also a result of their strengths developed during trial missions.

War, conquest.

Of course, this does not mean that the disciples of war are invincible.

Without the top figures among the disciples of war, no matter how many people there are, it's all the same.

The strategy of "capture the king first" is a weakness of most war strategists.

As for the other side also investing a lot of resources in themselves? Then their army and territory will definitely be weaker.

The resources available to each person are like a piece of cake; if one piece is taken from here, another piece will be less.

Instead of saying I want to develop in all aspects, and then becoming strong myself, my legion, and even my subjects.

Unless the other party has some kind of ten-thousand-fold boost, or a sign-in system that gives away a million-strong army that doesn't need to eat or drink, etc.

However, even if they existed, they wouldn't be used in faction competitions to overkill.

If Chu Danqing felt that he was not strong enough to protect himself, he would have trained in melee combat, and then felt that he needed to make up for his shortcomings by training in ranged combat.

Then he found that he didn't have enough resources, so he went to learn alchemy and so on. At most, he can only become a mid-level apostle.

He was still that kind of middle-level apostle who was neither good enough for high positions nor good enough for low ones, and mediocre at everything.

It's not even certain if I can reach level 3; I can forget about even touching those most difficult tests.

“This is also their disadvantage,” said Elong. “This trial world is definitely not Tier 3. When they become the target of everyone’s attacks, they will inevitably have to confront the native forces.”

"Secondly, if they don't choose to split their forces, they will be at a significant disadvantage in finding anomalies." "After all, there's no way to detect those soldiers and civilians."

"However, the mission has only just begun, and we can only adapt to the situation."

At this point, Elong paused, glanced into the distance, and then said, "A group of people is approaching."

Unlike Chu Danqing, whose perception was merely a blank slate.

Therefore, even though the two have similar perception attributes, Chu Danqing's perception is far superior in terms of intensity and efficiency.

Guo Ming, standing to the side, was far inferior; perhaps only Yang Qianyuan could rival him.

"Is Zhou Siquan planning to double-cross us?" Chu Danqing immediately thought of this.

“It might not be him,” said the Cretaceous Dragon. “It looks like it might.”

“The Woyi people,” Guo Ming added smoothly.

Clearly, the target personnel had also entered his perception range.

“That’s interesting.” Chu Danqing narrowed his eyes: “How did they manage to bypass Yujian Pass and enter Jin Dynasty territory?”

"The number of people isn't large, about a hundred riders," Elong said. "They definitely can't get around them; their target is clearly this batch of medicine and provisions."

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing immediately understood the cause and effect.

This is a coordinated attack from within and without.

I wonder whose idea it was this time.

“There are three experts among them,” said Elong. “You stay here to cover the battle, I’ll take care of them.”

"Otherwise, with Zhou Siquan's strength, he would have been killed in one move by the other party."

The Cretaceous Dragons didn't care whether the other party lived or died; they were just worried that if the other party died, their share of the resources would be hard to divide.

"Wait a minute, I'll send Da Bao and Brother Guo over. We two need to hide for a while, to prepare for a surprise attack on the War Disciples and the Illusion Saints," Chu Danqing said.

As they were talking, Woyila's hundred cavalrymen entered Chu Danqing's perception range.

The leader is a rank 5.

He should be much stronger than Tantai Han, whom Chu Danqing had met before.

The remaining two are at level 4.

If Zhou Siquan were to encounter these two level 4 opponents, he would have a chance of winning against them both.

But if he were to face that level 5 opponent, he would surely die.

That Rank 5 Oirat person should be a member of the royal family of the royal court, and should have been restrained by others, not dealt with by Yujian Pass.

Upon hearing this, Elong immediately understood that Guo Ming was not Chu Danqing's trump card, but merely his regular strength.

“Alright, then you can handle it.” Elong didn’t refuse, and then asked, “Should we inform Zhou Siquan? Let him scout ahead for us.”

"Let's give them a heads-up, so they won't be caught off guard later," Chu Danqing said.

Guo Ming nodded, then subtly flew over on his sword.

Upon hearing this news, Zhou Siquan, who was about to take action, changed his gaze towards the batch of medicine and provisions.

“It seems we’ve encountered something truly formidable this time,” Zhou Siquan said. “This is most likely not the medical supplies and provisions allocated by the imperial court to Yujian Pass.”

"It's probably a deal between Wen Kang and Oyila, otherwise it's impossible for a prince from Oyila to come and collect it in person."

Based on Guo Ming's description, Zhou Siquan quickly identified the leader of the group as Prince Arutai of the Royal Court.

The opponent's martial prowess was extremely high; even Tantai Han, the number one warrior of the royal court, was no match for him.

He was one of the most powerful figures among all the princes.

As for Tantai Han? He was just the first 'warrior,' and in the end, he was nothing more than a general.

He was naturally compared to other generals. Arughtai was a prince, and could compete with him, but he would never discuss rankings with him.

Guo Ming immediately relayed the information Zhou Siquan had provided to Chu Danqing via the team channel.

"I'll kill Arughtai, and leave the rest of the Oirat people to Dabao," Guo Ming said. "What you need to do is very simple: you must take this shipment and ensure that no one survives."

Zhou Siquan was also taken aback when he heard this.

He hadn't expected Guo Ming to be so arrogant, but then he thought, it's not like the other side was without support.

"I hope you won't hold us back. Brother Chu won't kill you, but that doesn't mean others won't," Guo Ming warned.

He could sense the terrifying savagery that the dragon was suppressing beneath its shy demeanor.

Even the slightest hint of something was off to him.

It was because he was with the other apostles that Erlong acted like one of their own.

Who knows if they will continue to maintain this shyness towards the indigenous people after they leave?

These words made Zhou Siquan's expression tighten. They were very blunt, meaning that someone was dissatisfied with him.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems." Zhou Siquan was confident in this regard.

After all, he had defended Yujian Pass against the Woyi La for so many years, so he must have some judgment about the target.

"That's good." Guo Ming didn't say much, then simply said to Da Bao, "Let's go, let's get started."

(End of this chapter)