Chapter 966: The ultimate move doesn’t necessarily only deal damage
Looking at Ling Ying's expression, combined with the previous information that [Nanli Dao Realm] had asked for help from surrounding countries, Mo Cheng roughly came to a conclusion that was not very good for [Nanli Dao Realm], but a piece of news that he liked very much.
"So, the army that came to support was defeated?"
Ling Ying shook her head. "Gui Yimou kept spreading the plague, causing the reinforcements that came to support him to be defeated. Some of them withdrew when they saw the situation was not good, and others are struggling to hold on."
Very good, this means that the super large experience gift pack of [Ten Directions Demon Bandits] will not be shared by other people.
This was undoubtedly a happy thing, but Mo Cheng controlled his facial expression very well and did not show it.
Judging from the battle situation, [Nanli Daoyu] is now at a disadvantage. Many of the reinforcements have escaped, and those who did not escape have also been infected with the plague and may need to be treated by other personnel.
In this situation, if Mo Cheng just took his troops and left, no one would say anything.
After all, they first escorted back the leader of [Nanli Daoyu], then lifted the siege of [Yueting], annihilated the [Fu Haijun], defeated the [Yuyi Army], and even Fantianjiao died at the hands of Mo Cheng.
It can be said that on the entire battlefield of [Nanli Daoyu], Mo Cheng's output, treatment, and annihilation are all maxed out, accounting for more than 95% of the total output.
The best of the match, above the heavens, MVP...
There would be no objection to wearing these titles directly on your head.
Mo Cheng has done this for [Nanli Daoyu], which is an act of utmost kindness from any angle.
Ling Ying was already prepared for Mo Cheng to leave, but the Jixia student just asked calmly, "So are the food and supplies ready for the rest?"
"ah?!"
Ling Ying seemed not to understand the meaning of Mo Cheng's words, but also seemed to understand them. However, this incident was beyond her expectations.
"Not enough food and fodder?" Mo Cheng scratched the back of his head, feeling a little distressed. [Yueting] had been under siege for quite some time, so it was possible that they could not provide food and fodder for an expedition.
But in this case, Mo Cheng's idea of leading his troops directly would have to be delayed for a while.
Although there is a shortage of food and supplies, there are still solutions. You can either resort to plundering, or as long as you keep winning, you can naturally seize food and supplies from the enemy.
Or they could directly [collect] grain from the locals. However, judging from the current situation in [Nanli Daoyu], directly collecting grain from the locals is not much different from massacring a village or a city.
The Qilin tribe's warriors were strong indeed, even without the blessing of the halo, they could fight three or even five at once. But the side effect of such fighting power was that it consumed a lot of food, and their fighting power dropped drastically when they were hungry.
It's not that he doesn't have a way to destroy an entire army, but Mo Cheng doesn't intend to do that.
There are many reasons, the most direct one is that after a single person destroys one of the armies, it is easy to scare away the remaining [Ten Directions Demon Bandits]. If they run away, Mo Cheng will suffer a great loss.
At this time, Ling Ying finally understood, or reacted, "You want to stay?"
In response to her, Mo Cheng looked helpless, "Otherwise, I asked you about the food supply. Are you planning to take some gifts with you when you leave?"
There is another reason for staying, and that is that the food and supplies needed by the Qilin tribe are impossible for him to obtain by legal means alone.
After confirming from Mo Cheng that this reinforcement force would not leave but planned to stay and help in the battle, Ling Ying immediately began to calculate the current food inventory in [Yueting].
"If we want to gather enough food for the troops, it will take half a year based on the current output of Yueting."
Half a year?
This time was not too long, but too short, because Mo Cheng knew clearly that the 10,000 soldiers of the Qilin Tribe plus the guards of Yue Ting totaled more than 100,000. Could the food and grass for more than 100,000 soldiers be gathered in just half a year?
This is a joke.
As if she had anticipated Mo Cheng's doubts, Ling Ying brought him to a place in the Moon Pavilion, where there were three black pyramid-like buildings with their own space inside. As soon as Mo Cheng entered, he looked up at the sky.
Inside this black pyramid you can see the vast starry sky, and if you look closely you can even see wisps of materialized starlight falling there.
“This is really… a big deal .”
Mo Cheng could see that a special [Spirit Gathering Array] was set up in this place. Ordinary spirit gathering arrays gathered the spiritual power of dragon veins for one's own use, seizing the fortune of heaven and earth and becoming immortal magical powers. They were like extracting oil (spiritual energy) from nature, and thus developing one's own heavy industry (cultivation).
However, the spirit gathering formation before him was actually the opposite. It used the mysterious realm of the cave as its base, and drew the power of the nine heavenly stars to flow back into the spirit veins.
"This is the [Black Tower]. It draws the Nine Heavens Star Power back into the Spiritual Veins, producing Spiritual Soil to cultivate Spiritual Seeds. There are three to five [Black Towers] in each city in the [Nanli Dao Territory] to supply the city's food needs."
Ling Ying briefly introduced the function of the [Black Tower], "With this spiritual soil, we can grow spiritual rice, and we can get four harvests a year. If we run it at full capacity, we can gather enough food in just half a year."
"Unfortunately, [Yueting] is not a major grain-producing city. If it were one of those major grain-producing cities, the grain needed would only take one season..."
As she spoke, Ling Ying suddenly shook her head and said, "No, if it were those big cities, the grain storage would be enough."
Mo Cheng walked forward curiously, squatted down and picked up a handful of dark soil. At the same time, he knew for the first time what "fertile land that can produce oil" meant. The fertility of this land was enough to produce four crops a year .
Even someone as knowledgeable as Mo Cheng couldn't help but grit his teeth. With the existence of this [Black Tower], there would be almost no problem with food.
For lord players, this thing is an absolute artifact-level building, and it is not wrong to call it a [wonder].
While Mo Cheng was observing, a staff member nearby came over and reported some not-so-good news to Ling Ying.
A few days ago, the [Black Tower] suffered some damage when the [Winged Army] attacked the city because it was close to the city wall. Overall, there was no big problem, but the productivity was reduced due to the damage.
It used to take more than half a year to produce enough food, but now it may take closer to a year.
Although one year is not a very long time, Mo Cheng does not want to wait any longer. If the army of [Nanli Daoyu] is free and drives away the [Ten Directions Demon Bandits], he will not get any benefit.
After thinking carefully, Mo Cheng asked Ling Ying, "Can the black soil here guarantee fertility?"
Although she didn't quite understand why Mo Cheng asked that, Ling Ying nodded anyway, "The spiritual soil infused with Nine Heavens Star Power, even if its fertility is exhausted, it will just take a while for the Nine Heavens Star Power to recover. You're going to..."
After getting a clear answer, Mo Cheng nodded, then took out the six-pointed star ice crystal, "Half a year is a bit long, I plan to speed up the progress, and it just so happens that [Strange Treasure] has this function."
As he spoke, in front of the others' surprised gazes, the [exotic treasure] glowed with a vibrant green light.
Wherever the green light shines, seeds sprout, ears grow, and fruits emerge...
In an instant, I experienced a reincarnation.
【Growing like crazy】!
