Mythical Three Kingdoms

”Alright, you will deal with Tian Feng,” Chen Xi stared at Guo Jia and said, ”But if it turns out to be otherwise, and you also fail to probe anything else, leave it to me to tackle him. We’ll take on Yuan Shao’s elite forces and wipe out Tian Feng first!”

”Alright, but I am confident that my plans will not be seen through by him,” Guo Jia nodded and said, agreeing to Chen Xi’s request.

In fact, Chen Xi also knew that such a move was somewhat reckless. The most correct approach would probably be for him or a cautious and risk-averse strategist like Zhuge Liang to deal with Tian Feng, especially since they do not need to worry about their foundation at Mount Tai when it comes to leveraging power.

Unfortunately, some matters concerned the entire calculation of Mount Tai and necessitated Guo Jia’s probing. After all, everything about Cui Jun was, in essence, merely conjecture. If there were any loopholes, it might indeed become troublesome.

”Then be careful. I will be stationed in Linyi while you go to Jiyin to meet with the Second Master. As for Shuzhi, he will also join your side,” Chen Xi said after a moment of thought. It wasn’t that he doubted Cui Jun’s capability, but the matter was too significant and could not afford any errors.

”Understood, I will thoroughly test Tian Yuanhao. But you, too, be cautious on your end. Xuu Ziyuan, despite being greedy and undiscerning, was very formidable in intellect and decisiveness from what I knew during my time under Yuan Shao,” Guo Jia nodded and then instructed Chen Xi.

One very good point about Guo Jia was that he never refused others’ good intentions. With the addition of five hundred Tuntian Soldiers, it would be easier for him to deal with Tian Feng. After all, Yuan Shao’s deployment to Yanzhou could truly be regarded a genuine army of a hundred thousand, without any embellishment.

”Hmm, I am aware of Xuu You. Apart from his excessive greed, his abilities are indeed strong. But you need not worry too much about me. I will be stationed in Linyi, and by the time he arrives, the middle layer of the city wall will almost be complete,” Chen Xi said, nodding as he recalled the image of Xuu You.

”That’s good to hear. Linyi is in your hands now. I’ll go determine Tian Yuanhao’s Spiritual Talent. By the way, try to probe Xuu You’s Spiritual Talent as well, alas, it’s a pity about Zhicai’s Spiritual Talent,” Guo Jia said, bringing up the topic of probing for others’ Spiritual Talent and shifting to Xi Zhicai.

”Indeed, it’s a pity. As for Xuu You, I will keep an eye on him, but don’t be too hopeful,” Chen Xi also remembered Xi Zhicai, who struggled until his last breath, having truly exhausted his life in service to Cao Cao.

Speaking of Xi Zhicai, Chen Xi couldn’t help but think of the Small Jade Bi Disc. Lately, he had not been dreaming of it as much, but Chen Xi felt that the object was by his side, and the Clear Radiance on the Small Jade Bi Disc was getting more dazzling, even though it also occasionally dimmed.

Recently, there had been severe natural disasters like a late frost and blizzard attacking many parts of the Great Han Dynasty. The regions under Chen Xi’s protection also faced such disasters, but were blocked by his Spiritual Talent.

However, such a rare disaster, occurring once in a hundred years, directly wiped out one layer of the Free Spirit Energy that formed the Spiritual Shield around Chen Xi. Consequently, the Clear Radiance of the Small Jade Bi Disc now seemed even more intense than the Great Jade Disc, which Chen Xi represented.

The reason why Chen Xi remembered so distinctly was simple; when the layer of Free Spirit Energy was wiped out, Chen Xi himself felt drowsy due to the significant loss of Spirit Energy, and he had the vision right after falling asleep.

Seeing that the Clear Radiance of the Small Jade Bi Disc was so vibrant, Chen Xi unreservedly drew a lot of it onto himself, which instantly made him feel much better, and he woke up full of energy.

After dreaming of the Small Jade Bi again, Chen Xi discovered that the one he had drained of thirty percent of its Clear Radiance to replenish his own had seemed to recover by a good seventy to eighty percent, which piqued Chen Xi’s curiosity as to why it had restored so quickly.

Previously, Xun Yu had quite a shock when he found that a third of the Spiritual Capacity reserved from Xi Zhicai’s legacy had mysteriously disappeared.

During the previous natural disaster, Yanzhou had also been affected, but fortunately, Xun Yu managed to weather it comfortably with the occasional extraction of his own Spiritual Capacity reserves stored in Xi Zhicai’s legacy, relying on a large-scale Changing Heavens.

Speaking of which, when the storage of Spiritual Capacity became a reality and a large-scale Changing Heavens could be performed, Xun Yu was nearly moved to tears, relieved that he wouldn’t have to worry about food issues anymore. But a few days later, he discovered that a third of his reserved Spiritual Capacity had vanished.

This discovery scared Xun Yu half to death, and he went three days and nights without sleep to confirm that extracting Spiritual Capacity from the civil and military officials could still be replenished, and that it hadn’t disappeared without a trace.

In the end, Xun Yu thought about his actions during the Changing Heavens and, after some estimation, suspected that it was lost due to consumption, but the thought of the Spiritual Capacity used up being several times the amount required for Changing Heavens caused him continuous twitches of pain.

Although direct Changing Heavens consumed a lot of Spiritual Capacity, Cao Cao’s territory was small after all. Though Chen Xi’s Spiritual Talent adjusted the climate with smaller expenditure, the disaster covered too large an area, and Chen Xi had to withstand a larger brunt of it, leading to a case of small amounts accumulating over time...

Is this a matter of Cao Cao’s territory being too small, or Liu Bei’s being too big...

However, without any means to uncover the actual truth, Xun Yu could only grudgingly accept it. Even though the consumption was high, as far as Xun Yu was concerned, if the Spiritual Capacity was depleted, he just needed to continue extracting more. Since it was storable, he could harvest it daily, and every ten days, he could reserve enough Spiritual Capacity for one large-scale Changing Heavens.

So Xun Yu busied himself again, like a diligent honey collector, extracting the surplus Spiritual Capacity of Cao Cao’s civil and military officials to store it up. Since extracting in small amounts meant most wouldn’t notice the reduction if their abilities weren’t at a certain level, the Small Jade Bi soon recovered...

Soon after, under the protection of Chen Dao, Guo Jia went to Jiyin, and the construction of New Linyi City truly kicked into high gear. After all, Chen Xi had never intended to engage Xu You in field battle, as his forces were somewhat lacking compared to Xu You’s.

To be honest, just comparing forces, Liu Bei’s side could be said to be at a complete disadvantage against Yuan Shao. But that’s not to say Liu Bei had no source of troops or couldn’t arm hundreds of thousands of soldiers; it simply wasn’t necessary.

All under Liu Bei’s command were many high-quality Tuntian Soldiers who, at a time of need, could suffice with just a Conscription Order. Of course, Yuan Shao’s forces also possessed a vast number of Tuntian Soldiers, but in the war between Yuan Liu, they would not resort to this method unless absolutely necessary, as it was the last resort.

Given the current state of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, the forces they commanded were respectively the maximum troop capacity their military generals could lead and the optimal force to exhibit the strength of their corps.

After Liu Bei chose an optimal force structure, Yuan Shao resolutely equipped his military generals with the maximum troop capacity, which refers to the extreme limit a military general can command. Any more than that, and the team structure would become bloated, with Combat Power likely declining due to inefficient command. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian ) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)