Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2547: Chapter 2539: Deduction Again (Second Update)

Feng Jun’s words were quite direct, but in the end, he still agreed—helping others can become addictive.

The Zuo Jing military also paid a certain price—they dispatched another five hundred soldiers to assist in defending the production base.

This request was made by He Runxian. After receiving Feng Jun’s reminder, he estimated that the production base would face a retaliatory attack from the Insect Race once the rain stopped. Although the base had sufficient energy stones, manpower was still lacking, and firepower was not enough.

The military found his concerns reasonable, so they sent five hundred people, bringing along a considerable amount of weaponry and ammunition. The only condition was that the base had to provide its own energy stones.

However, when the soldiers arrived, He Runxian almost lost his temper, "More than half of them are injured. Are they really treating the base like a hospital?"

Muller also felt that the higher-ups were somewhat overstepping, as they had already obtained quite a few medical supplies from Hesheng. Now they even wanted to use the base’s medical resources?

But he could only explain with reluctance, "There are particularly many soldiers fighting with injuries right now. Director He, please bear with it. There aren’t many firepower points in the base, and when the intensity of attacks by the insects isn’t high, the soldiers can heal and rotate in combat."

"If the intensity is high, everyone would directly engage in battle. Honestly, this arrangement is also for the rational allocation of resources."

What else could He Runxian do? He could only accept this explanation.

As dawn approached, it started raining in Zuo Jing City, covering an area exceeding a thousand square kilometers from the city to the suburbs—this is also the area currently being held by the Human Race.

Above the Hesheng production base, the rain gradually stopped, and the rain clouds began to disperse. This was the delayed effect of the Rain Prayer Array.

In fact, with a bit more effort, the Rain Prayer Array could barely cover the base. However, neither Feng Jun nor Yi Jue were such good Samaritans. The protection time they promised had elapsed, and in the end, they had also agreed to help Zuo Jing City.

Thus, there was no need to include the base. Expanding the Rain Prayer Array’s scope would mean increased consumption of Spirit Stones. Feng Jun didn’t mind providing some energy stones—they were inherently produced by this world, but Spirit Stones were essential to his cultivation.

In fact, they also wanted to know what kind of retaliation the base would face from the Insect Race so they could judge the Insect Race’s next moves accordingly.

When it started raining in Zuo Jing City, Yi Jue suddenly realized something, "Oh no, if the Insects still attack Zuo Jing, in such a complex terrain, Si Ganlin might struggle to operate. The key issue is that the Fed could retrieve the insect corpses."

If the Federation found that the insects were pierced by water droplets, it would confirm that they were part of a mysterious faction.

"As long as we are true to ourselves," Feng Jun remarked nonchalantly, "Do you think we can hide it forever?"

Yi Jue pondered, "Should we ask a Great Sage for help with the aftermath?"

"We’ll see when the time comes," Feng Jun replied casually, "I believe the insects might not dare to enter the rain."

His idea was a bit too optimistic, as four swarms of insects entered the rain zone by morning.

However, these insects were all at the Golden Core level or below; there were no Nascent Souls among them, which clearly indicated they were probing.

After Yi Jue’s Si Ganlin exterminated the first wave of insects, she decided to turn the entire edge of the rain zone into a white mist. The next three swarms crashed directly into the fog, making her chuckle softly, "Operating like this really consumes Spiritual Energy."

"I’ll compensate you later," Feng Jun didn’t mind the consumption of Spiritual Energy, "I estimate they won’t have more probing attempts."

The fact was indeed so. Even if the insects were reckless and fearless of death, they wouldn’t continue sending their kind to die in vain after four attempts.

Even the officials of Zuo Jing declared that the surrounding white mist was a formidable weapon, strictly prohibiting citizens from entering.

What surprised Feng Jun was that five citizens still entered the white mist.

Once inside, there was no expectation of coming out alive! This was something he had decided upon long ago. He didn’t even need Yi Jue to act; he personally executed them.

However, during the process, he also discovered that these five truly were courting death,

two were Insect God Cult Followers, and three were pawns of various underground resistance forces—clearly there to gather intelligence.

So all the busyness was in the morning, and the afternoon was much more relaxed.

During this time, the transport capacity of Zuo Jing City was at full throttle. The streets were filled with transport vehicles, both on the ground and in the air, creating a bustling scene reminiscent of the prosperity three years ago—before the Insect Race invasion began.

Feng Jun was even a bit surprised that after two years of war, Zuo Jing still had so many vehicles. How many vehicles must there have been back then?

However, it was half sea water and half flame, as expected, the Hesheng production base was indeed besieged.

In the besieging insect swarm, there are actually four Nascent Soul Bugs, and the attack strength is indeed much stronger than before it rained.

However, Feng Jun still noticed the clue, "This attack strength... relative to the defense of the production base, really hasn’t improved much."

The defense of the production base has definitely become much stronger. Previously, Spirit Stones were in short supply, and some defenses had to rely on physical strength. Now there is no shortage of Spirit Stones, and knowing that the Insect Race will definitely seek revenge, spending more Spirit Stones is quite normal.

So the five hundred soldiers sent by the military, with just over a hundred participating in the defense, have already defended the base very well.

Yi Jue also noticed this, "So... they’re just putting on a show, pretending to retaliate?"

"That’s really possible," Feng Jun nodded thoughtfully, "If there’s no real retaliation, people’s morale scatters, and it’s hard to lead the troops."

"Useless," Yi Jue shook her head. She could understand what Feng Jun was saying, but she didn’t agree with that logic at all. "Strength is strength, weakness is weakness. Just holding on for appearance, it’s really meaningless... It can’t change the essence."

"War itself is a test of comprehensive management, and tactical deception is nothing much..." Feng Jun was halfway through his words when he uttered a light gasp, "Oh? Did you say change the essence?"

Yi Jue’s mind is definitely sharp. Upon hearing this, she nodded, "Yes, the key is we might have changed the direction of the war... You can simulate it again and see how long it will take to end the war."

"I’m already thinking about this," Feng Jun nodded and took out his mobile phone, "Please help me as a protector."

This time, he didn’t spend much time on the simulation, and his expression was quite strange, "The three-month option is gone, which means it can’t end in the short term, but the chances for six months and eight months have increased, which implies that..."

"It implies that even for the sake of face, the insects won’t end the battle in the short term," Yi Jue analyzed calmly, her intelligence really is impressive, "but they also lack the determination to continue fighting, so it’s very likely they’ll launch a fierce attack and then retreat."

Feng Jun nodded at her words and spoke seriously, "I think that’s a very smart decision. No matter what their strategic goal is, it’s certain they can no longer achieve it, so... why persist?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Jue also let out a breath. She didn’t have any other thoughts, just pure relief that their judgments were aligned, no longer needing to worry about such "unworthy" matters, "We shouldn’t need to give them any more Spirit Stones."

Unlike most cultivators of the Kun path, she really isn’t a miser. In terms of money and resources, she’s quite generous, simply disliking tedious caretaking.

Feng Jun was actually still thinking about the situation in Xiajing. In the coming months, the Insect Race definitely won’t give up on fierce attacks, whether Ninth Brother and Sister Qin can hold out until the war ends is really hard to say.

However, the shortcomings on Xiajing’s side are very obvious. There isn’t something like Hesheng to bear the brunt. Sister Qin may have some talent in socializing, but in terms of background, she’s nowhere near Hesheng, and as for Ninth Brother, he’s far behind that.

The Chen Clan Association is indeed a major force, but unfortunately, it’s really too scattered. When things happen, internal disagreements may arise.

The key point is, whether it’s Ninth Brother or Sister Qin, they don’t have Hesheng’s capacity, can’t accept Spirit Stones, nor have such an independent space for Feng Jun to freely utilize the Rain Prayer Array to its potential.

So over there... it’s really hard to say, Feng Jun thought helplessly, he actually quite likes Ninth Brother’s temper and personality...

Yi Jue felt his mood and she actually knew all about his actions on Xingzheng Star, "Thinking of going to Xiajing?"

"No," Feng Jun shook his head, answering straightforwardly, "We’ll leave at dark, return to Spirit Plant Dao first, recover your Spiritual Energy."

"We can recover here just as well," Yi Jue’s lips curled slightly upwards, "There are many Human Race people who need Spirit Stones and material support."

"They don’t know me well, I’m a very selfish person," Feng Jun responded without hesitation, "You are about to break through to Out of Body stage, recovering Spiritual Energy here might shake your foundation... we’ll return to Tianqin."

"It’s really not necessary," Yi Jue straightened her face and finally replied seriously, "Reaching Out of Body for me is like reaching into a bag and taking something out... This small different world can’t stop me."

"Can’t stop you isn’t good enough!" Feng Jun’s attitude was very firm, "You must return to Tianqin to recover Spiritual Energy, I don’t want you to complain later saying... your Out of Body is incomplete, because you were held back by Mountain Master Feng."

There is indeed a difference between a complete and an incomplete Out of Body, just like the Innate hundred zhang, the perfect Golden Core, and the nine-inch Nascent Soul. Out of Body mainly refers to the degree to which the Nascent Soul separates from the body - a hundred percent separation is best, below sixty percent separation is false Out of Body.

Hearing this, Yi Jue was actually quite pleased in her heart, but she still stated, "If I return to Spirit Plant Dao, to recover Spiritual Energy perfectly, I’ll need at least a ten-day retreat."

Ultimately, recovering Spiritual Energy over here is inappropriate, it’s still better to return to Tianqin.

"Then ten days it is," Feng Jun answered without hesitation, "Fifteen days isn’t a problem either."

"But here..." Yi Jue hesitated before speaking, "In another five days, aren’t you supposed to receive the goods?"

"You go to Spirit Plant Dao to recover Spiritual Energy," Feng Jun replied lightly, "Insect World over here, there’s still much I need to handle."

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