Chapter 2657 - 2658: Preparations on All Sides

Two days of calm passed, Feng Yuan didn’t linger in Kui Shan Town, and once the spatial strength recovered, Feng Yuan directly had Long Boduo take him back to Bian Shui Fort. As for Kui Shan Town? He didn’t need to worry about it.

The Mythological Remnants are not to be trifled with; rather, eyeing them would only anger them and make them retaliate. For the Mythological Remnants, allowing their descendants who bear no sins to live peacefully and integrate into this new era is now their top priority.

In this situation, any external presence that poses a threat to them will be met with hostility.

Not to mention that those folks have already set their sights on them. Not only the Mythological Remnants, but even the Kastantos Remnants have also focused their attention on those Imperial People.

They certainly don’t like those guys who covet their heritage, even if they’ve already prepared to gradually seal off this information.

Thus, before the space stabilized, the Mythological Remnants had already contacted the United Army and Great Xia, expressing their intentions to build defenses in Kui Shan Town.

The prior preparations were based on the standard defenses for potential attacks on Maomu City, which is why they struggled to defend against previous hits and faced the risk of having their defenses broken.

This time, they decided to strengthen the defenses set outside. As for The Old World Continent? That place is much easier; in their own territory, all sorts of chaotic devices would be activated, aiming for any Imperial mosquitoes to enter and leave nothing but ashes.

With the Mythological Remnants taking over Kui Shan Town’s defenses, Feng Yuan naturally wouldn’t stay here. Before the Mythological Remnants arrived, he returned to Bian Shui Fort.

"Won’t you stay and experience the leisurely life amidst the warfare?"

Seeing Long Boduo turn to leave after bringing him back, Feng Yuan smirked as he spoke, looking at Feng Yuan in frustration, Long Boduo said,

"I don’t have time for that; recently, all their dispatches have involved us..."

"Tsk, if the troop movements are really affected, why not just lift the spatial blockade and be done with it?"

Rolling his eyes, Feng Yuan spoke in a displeased tone. The Netherworld Divine Beasts inherently lack the means for rapid spatial movement like the Space Divine Beasts; even when borrowing the Netherworld’s paths, they need to walk some distance to reach the designated area.

Moreover, the Netherworld Divine Beasts lack convenient methods for mass transportation. The most efficient option so far is Long Boduo’s Road to the Underworld, which resembles a Space Gate; unfortunately, it cannot be too far from Long Boduo.

Once Long Boduo leaves, the Road to the Underworld automatically closes because a permanent connection point between the Netherworld and the real world can’t freely exist, or else it would cause trouble.

This has led to the recent scenario where the Netherworld Divine Beasts have been acting like drivers, helping to move people and things around. Fortunately, those who request help are either Divine Beasts or Mythological Remnants, keeping them busy but not overwhelmingly so.

However, in Feng Yuan’s view, this approach might as well just cancel the spatial blockade altogether. After all, the Imperial People aren’t thoroughly stopped by the blockade; why cause such a big hassle?

Unfortunately, this isn’t something Feng Yuan can decide, and even Long Boduo didn’t mention it, as this matter involves the whole world. When opinions differ, if maintaining the status quo costs less damage, they generally leave things as they are.

Unless there’s evidence proving that new measures could bring positive change.

The two consecutive peaceful days couldn’t relax Qi Chen and the others; rather, their nerves remained tense, afraid a suddenly undefeatable army might appear.

Before Feng Yuan returned to Bian Shui Fort, Dou Yanlan specially took Qi Chen to seek Feng Yuan again for the power of Mythical Transformation, as without such a trump card, they couldn’t be at ease.

Even holding the Mythical Transformation power doesn’t reassure them entirely. They clearly understand that even with Mythical Transformation, they can’t acquire the strength to resist a regular army.

"If we replace the defenses at Kui Shan Town, we might serve some warning purpose, but this requires prior understanding of Kui Shan Town’s defensive area."

During rest time when camping, Dou Yanlan and other commanders discussed the next course of action. With Kui Shan Town handled by the Mythological Remnants, Maomu City had also completed preparations for the upcoming battle. The reserve teams like Qi Chen’s weren’t directly dispatched; instead, they were allowed to decide their upcoming moves themselves.

Of course, the condition is that they mustn’t conflict with Maomu City’s defensive setup. They weren’t surprised about this, as in the subsequent battles, their effect would be negligible. If facing an overly strong enemy, they wouldn’t have the ability to even hold back the enemy to give civilians escape time.

"Kui Shan Town is now under Mythological Remnants’ defense task. Would they agree to let us assist? And wouldn’t our presence make things chaotic?"

A commander voiced their doubts. For the Mythological Remnants, aside from Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan, the others present hardly understood them.

"I don’t think so. They’re serious this time; if I’m not mistaken, maybe we can borrow their weapons."

Dou Yanlan said, pursing her lips. Her suggestion aimed at the Mythological Remnants’ weapons, suitable for on-site defense to avoid unexpected events.

Because Feng Yuan had previously mentioned the Mythological Remnants matters, Dou Yanlan understood clearly that beings who can withstand gods with mortal bodies must have unique weapons, and those items might not require high demand from users.

Otherwise, given the Mythological Remnants’ situation, during the Mythical Era, they wouldn’t have had the power to confront the gods seated high above the clouds.

As for whether they could borrow the weapons, Dou Yanlan was not entirely confident, knowing the Mythological Remnants’ attitude toward bygone Mythical Era items — things they wish to archive.

If they refused to lend weapons, patrolling that area might still be decent because, in Dou Yanlan’s view, Kui Shan Town’s strength might be higher compared to any regular army. The precondition being the Mythological Remnants using all their tactics.

Since they’d already taken direct control of defense, even wanting to stick it to the Imperial People, they’re unlikely to hold back.

Dou Yanlan made this judgment on her own but didn’t voice it because these personal opinions carried too much bias. Speaking out might mislead others, or, for caution’s sake, she considered the worst-case scenario.

She knew her mindset couldn’t truly evaluate the worst-case scenario now, so she’d rely on others’ assistance.

"Warning? They likely have such means; even with us assisting, it wouldn’t hold much warning significance. I think we should stay in the city district; if something really happens, we can still delay it for a bit."

By the end of his speech, there’s a sense of frustration. Compared to civilians, they could be considered legitimate Beastmasters, yet this former pride can’t provide enough security now. They can’t even assure they’d shield their relatives in Data City against incoming foes.

"Yanlan, do you expect help from the Mythological Remnants?"

In hesitation, Qi Chen glanced at Dou Yanlan and spoke slowly. Although he didn’t grasp much strategy, Dou Yanlan’s intentions were glaringly obvious, and Qi Chen, aware of the Mythological Remnants, vaguely guessed what Dou Yanlan wanted to do.

"Actually, if we really want to do this, perhaps Feng Yuan could help."

Recalling the unusual relationship between Feng Yuan and the Mythological Remnants, Qi Chen hesitated before speaking, wondering whether it was necessary indeed.

After all, calling upon Feng Yuan taps into his social credit, and such an act might not necessarily be a needed measure.

From Maomu City’s defensive allocation excluding them, clearly, they are veered out of the defense plan, or said Maomu City had judged the battle scenario accurately, assessing that their participation wasn’t required to fend off the invaders.

"Feng Yuan..."

Just like Qi Chen, Dou Yanlan wasn’t inclined to do so because she viewed this as their own operation, with its necessity still uncertain.

The others looked at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan puzzled, not understanding why suddenly another person was involved in the discussion.

"Qi Chen and his team actually want to borrow weapons from the Mythological Remnants. Tsk, hope such a scale of conflict doesn’t ensue."

Putting down his phone, Feng Yuan continued lounging on the chair, enjoying the view of nature at Bian Shui Fort with some sweets. Hearing this, Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Impossible, those folks have no benefits using such massive force to attack here; it barely counts as retribution."

"Who knows, but I didn’t expect the Mythological Remnants would move so many weapons. Tsk, those things could wage a divine war."

Slightly shaking his head, Feng Yuan smiled wryly. After receiving Qi Chen’s call, he casually sought information from the Mythological Remnants. Due to Feng Yuan’s influence, borrowing some weapons wasn’t an issue, which was beneficial for the Mythological Remnants.

Since it’s unlikely they’d dispatch many people to Kui Shan Town, weapons from the Mythical Era aren’t all automated. Lending them to Dou Yanlan’s team somewhat aids the Mythological Remnants’ plan.

But Feng Yuan didn’t anticipate the Mythological Remnants would relocate so many weapons, marking a stark difference from Qi Chen’s team. Just from quantities, Feng Yuan could foresee such weapon scales sustaining a sizable conflict, suspecting weaponry might even be excessively abundant.