Chapter 3223 - 1091: [Part 2]

Chapter 3223: Chapter 1091: [Part 2]

In the end, based on the circumstances back then, although Zhou Tian was prepared to establish a castle to boost the confidence of the Heavenly Eye Users under his command, compared to building a castle from scratch, Zhou Tian hoped more to capture a nearby castle.

Undoubtedly, according to Zhou Tian’s plan, compared to building a castle himself, directly capturing a castle leveraging his ability was far more appealing to Zhou Tian.

If Zhou Tian could capture a castle, then needless to say, he would surely annex all the Heavenly Eye Users within that castle. As long as the losses during the siege were not too great, then the direct action of capturing a castle would definitely be profitable for Zhou Tian.

Additionally, the influence of the Heavenly Eye Users elsewhere could not possibly be as crazy as Zhou Tian. Thus, after Zhou Tian captures those castles, it’s believed there will also be a large number of Heavenly Eye Users nearby who can be subdued. In this way, as long as Zhou Tian captures a castle, then the number of Heavenly Eye Users he can subdue at that time will certainly not be small.

Thus, although the difficulty of Zhou Tian’s action was inevitably not small after making such a response, according to Zhou Tian’s plan, precisely how to act has long been decided in his heart.

Of course, although Zhou Tian has already made up his mind, to smoothly implement his plan, as he prepared to target the castles of those Heavenly Eye Users this time, he was not thinking of taking all of his Heavenly Eye Users with him when he was truly about to do so.

The castles of the Heavenly Eye Users are certainly not easy to deal with, after all, the strength of Heavenly Eye Users who can establish such a powerful influence cannot be weak. Coupled with the defense works that can withstand the Heavenly Eye Beasts, those castles, if they truly hold fast, would require a force many times greater than theirs to capture in one fell swoop, especially if the time is not right.

Therefore, right now, if Zhou Tian truly wishes to capture a castle, the safest decision is to lead all of his Heavenly Eye Users into action. By relying on Zhou Tian’s strength and his forces, although he may not guarantee easy success, capturing a castle should not be a problem.

But, clearly, looking at Zhou Tian’s situation at present, it seems he is not prepared to do it that way.

Indeed, considering the strength of those Heavenly Eye User castles, Zhou Tian acting with all his Heavenly Eye Users at once is the safest choice. But Zhou Tian would not ignore the potential costs of doing so.

Zhou Tian could foresee that if he really led all his Heavenly Eye Users on an expedition, then his lair would be left without any defense. In such a circumstance, if any Heavenly Eye Beasts or other Heavenly Eye User forces invaded, it’s likely his lair would lack the strength to resist such invading enemies.

To some Heavenly Eye Users, even knowing all of this, they might not care. As long as they achieve their goals, even knowing the consequences of their actions, there are still many Heavenly Eye Users willing to act that way.

Indeed, leading all Heavenly Eye Users on an expedition would surely leave the rear vulnerable, which is fine if no problems arise. But if danger does present, then losing the foothold at the rear is not out of the question.

But clearly, for many Heavenly Eye Users, even if such a situation occurs, it’s not something they cannot accept. After all, they’ve taken all the Heavenly Eye Users with them, so even if there are issues at the rear, it’s unlikely that many of their Heavenly Eye Users will be lost.

Clearly, for some Heavenly Eye Users, they only care about the number of Heavenly Eye Users they control, even if the Demi-humans won’t deliberately target them, they don’t much care about their life or death either.

Therefore, to capture a castle and gain greater power, if leading their Heavenly Eye Users brings greater odds of success, the consequences of doing so may be severe, but many Heavenly Eye Users will undoubtedly still choose to do so.

But evidently, while other Heavenly Eye Users might act that way, Zhou Tian, in that situation, would definitely not do the same.

To those Heavenly Eye Users, even the peers in their control are but ’weapons’ for combat, while the Demi-humans are more like ’livestock’ they’ve tamed.

Usually, because they need members from the Demi-humans to constantly become Heavenly Eye Users to replenish their combat power, those Heavenly Eye Users generally strive to ensure their safety. Yet, when the leaders of these Heavenly Eye Users decide to seek a larger territory for expansion, regardless of whether they truly have the confidence to capture the castle, they might be willing to sacrifice all their controlled Demi-humans for the conquest.

But clearly, these Heavenly Eye Users may willingly pay that price to achieve their goals, but Zhou Tian could not possibly let such things happen at that time.

Zhou Tian has no real intention to develop power within that world, so even if the benefits of capturing a castle may be huge in the future, Zhou Tian wouldn’t do it if the current losses are significant.

Since Zhou Tian does not know how long he will remain in that world, in that situation, Zhou Tian merely needs to maximize short-term gains. According to his previous layout, if unexpected incidents do not occur, as long as his Heavenly Eye Users comprehend the Abyssal Rules, he can swallow that world without occupying too large a territory or subduing all the Heavenly Eye Users.

Undoubtedly, if Zhou Tian can truly annex that world, then regardless of how formidable the original identities and powers of those Heavenly Eye Users were, they would be powerless to pose any threat to Zhou Tian, who controls the world.

Thus, from the start, Zhou Tian and the other Heavenly Eye Users had different pursuits. In this way, given their fundamentally different attitudes, there is no reason for Zhou Tian to do what other Heavenly Eye Users might do.

Leading all his Heavenly Eye Users to capture a castle!

Zhou Tian believes his strength is sufficient for the task, and successfully capturing a castle will yield substantial rewards. However, if Zhou Tian truly intends to do so, although the eventual gains would be sizable, the population increase from his conquest wouldn’t be significant compared to the losses in the rear.

Unequivocally, Zhou Tian could never tolerate the occurrence of such a situation.

For those Heavenly Eye Users, the life and death of Demi-humans is insignificant, even for Zhou Tian, who actually doesn’t place much importance on the current power of those Demi-humans.

Yet, Zhou Tian harbors a plan. If successful, the role of the Demi-humans under future Zhou Tian may not be smaller than that of Heavenly Eye Users. Moreover, even without such a plan, the existence of Demi-humans is, by itself, a crucial resource for Zhou Tian.

No matter how powerful a Heavenly Eye User becomes, before they open their eyes, they were merely a Demi-human. Therefore, provided Zhou Tian has a sufficient number of Demi-humans, then without publicly announcing the method to open eyes, the number of Heavenly Eye Users under him would likely increase steadily then. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote for recommendations, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)