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Chapter 1231: Half a Year Later
Chapter 1231: Half a Year Later
November 7th, 2017
As Lu Hai Kong busied himself preparing for the foreign invasion and the arrival of his child with Princess San, while also overseeing the rapid operations of his forces, time flew by. Before they knew it, the year 189 had come to an end, and 190 was fast approaching!
Half a year had passed in the blink of an eye, and significant changes had taken place across the land.
Those who had returned to their territories after the Dukes' campaign against Lu Hai Kong finally finished dividing up the unfortunate Dukes' lands during this half-year period.
Only after these Dukes had their fill did they pause their actions and begin to focus on development.
Although Lu Hai Kong was aware of the situation with the Dukes, he chose not to intervene. Instead, he maintained a watchful stance, preferring to focus on his own development rather than concerning himself with their affairs.
During this half-year, Lu Hai Kong's primary focus was on three projects within his forces.
The first, without a doubt, was the construction of the system city.
This project was the most crucial undertaking for Lu Hai Kong in the past five years, and its successful completion held strategic significance, determining his ability to withstand the foreign invasion.
However, the project's sheer scale meant that in half a year, they had only managed to select a location and allocate resources. Currently, there were no tangible results to speak of.
Aside from this project, Lu Hai Kong's forces had two other priorities: the creation of a special army and the cultivation of top-tier warriors.
Regarding the special army, Lu Hai Kong had made some initial progress over the past six months.
Within his nearly two million-strong army, Lu Hai Kong meticulously selected five thousand soldiers with intermediate-level talents or higher, combat experience, and resilient temperaments.
With these five thousand soldiers as the foundation, Lu Hai Kong established a legion named the 'Flame Legion'!
All five thousand members of this legion practiced a simplified version of the Phoenix Soul Transformation Art, complemented by several martial arts techniques specifically designed by Lu Hai Kong to enhance the art's inner power.
Thanks to the allocation of top-tier resources and Lu Hai Kong's personal instruction, the Flame Legion, despite being established just over half a year ago, had already become a formidable force. Nearly all of its five thousand members possessed strength levels above 50.
However, in Lu Hai Kong's eyes, the Flame Legion was not yet fully formed.
In the upcoming days, Lu Hai Kong planned to send these five thousand soldiers into the Scorched Land. Only if they survived the trials within would they be considered provisional members of the Flame Legion.
In truth, the Flame Legion was part of Lu Hai Kong's larger plan, which would likely take several years and consume vast resources to realize. The past six months had been merely a warm-up, and Lu Hai Kong found little to summarize. On the other hand, the achievements of Zhao Er and his team during this period had pleasantly surprised Lu Hai Kong.
Ever since the Crimson Land Demon Cave dungeon half a year ago, Lu Hai Kong had not recalled the instance squad, and he continued to send more members into it.
The small squad, initially consisting of Dian Wei and four others, had now expanded to over ten members.
Yan Liang Wen Chou, Yue Ying, Pan Feng, and Taishi Ci, who was originally a general under Kong Qing, were all thrown into the fray by Lu Hai Kong. Even Gao Shun, who was dedicated to his military training, was sent over.
However, among these generals, only Taishi Ci had been stationed in that area for an extended period. The others had their own military duties to attend to, and their cultivation in the Scorched Land was meant to complement their military responsibilities. If any issues arose within their armies, they would return to address them before re-entering the Scorched Land. Fortunately, Lu Hai Kong had access to the Base Portal's teleportation network, making the movement of these generals relatively effortless.
The convenience of the portal, combined with the peculiar environment of the Scorched Land and the countless instances and dungeons, resulted in the Instance Squad members' strength skyrocketing over the past half a year.
There's no need to mention Dian Wei, as his strength had already reached a critical point. Unless he broke through to level 100, there was little room for further improvement.
Apart from Dian Wei, the others experienced significant advancements.
Zhao Er was the one who made the most progress among them. Half a year later, his strength had soared to 99, inching ever closer to the critical point of breaking through to level 100.
As for the remaining generals, Gao Lan, Zhang Liao, and Zhao Yun, their strength had all reached 98. Based on these numbers, it seemed that Zhao Er was far surpassing Zhao Yun's growth, indicating that Zhao Er's talent might be superior.
Zhao Er possessed the Phoenix Soul Transformation Art and had an abundant supply of demonic energy, so reaching 99 in such an environment was not surprising. Moreover, upon reaching 99, he seemed to have hit a talent ceiling, feeling that he couldn't progress further.
In contrast, Zhao Yun and his companions didn't have the same advantageous conditions as Zhao Er, but they managed to reach 98 relying on their talents. Their progress wasn't hindered, and it seemed inevitable that they would surpass Lu Hai Kong's strength in the future.
Not only did the core members of the Instance Squad make significant progress, but even the 'temporary workers' showed impressive improvements.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who originally had strength around 97, managed to reach 98 despite not participating much in the past half year.
As for Pan Feng, Gao Shun, and Taishi Ci, their strength also climbed to 97, and even Yue Ying, whose talent was restricted, reached 95 in strength.
In just half a year, Lu Hai Kong's top-tier forces significantly improved due to his generous resource investment and the various instances in the Scorched Land.
However, this improvement also brought about a problem. As more and more generals approached the 100-point ceiling, Lu Hai Kong realized that he, too, had to address the challenge of breaking through this barrier.
After all, the Foreign Demons had strengths far beyond 100, and Lu Hai Kong didn't want his elite generals to remain stuck at 99 for years.
Coincidentally, just as Lu Hai Kong was turning his attention to the task of breaking through the 100-point barrier, Jia Xu, who was investigating the mysterious key that appeared when Yuwen Chengdu was defeated, had some news to report...
(End of Chapter)
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