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Chapter 815: Chapter 52: Smuggling Feng Yan Over

“After your improvements to the Formation, the balance between offense and defense has finally stabilized,” Lou Ming said swiftly.

“Hmm, I know,” Long Long nodded calmly, his expression one of ‘just as I expected’.

How to design a Formation that minimizes manpower expenses while ensuring defensive output… these were basic skills for an Array Master, how could he possibly not know?

“However, the speed of resource consumption is still a major issue,” Lou Ming continued with concern.

“Don’t be afraid,” Long Long waved grandly, “the siege party’s resource consumption will only be faster than ours!”

Lou Ming was speechless. What time is it, and you’re still comparing this?

True, besieging consumes more resources than defending, but their supplies are incessant, and we have to use the river’s cover even to send a Flying Sword message, lest it be intercepted! Can we really compare?

“When do you plan to lead us to evacuate?” Lou Ming asked cautiously, fearful that this fellow might declare “we won’t retreat, we’ll fight the enemy to the death.”

“No rush on that,” Long Long said leisurely, “Let me study it a bit.”

Lou Ming left, feeling drained and helpless. This isn’t urgent? Then what is?

The thought process of the Dragon Clan, I, as a member of the Feathered Clan, truly cannot comprehend!

However, what Lou Ming didn’t know is that, to be fair, Long Long wasn’t lying.

He really did need to study it.

About half a day passed, the siege still did not cease, but Kunlun Mirror finally returned.

The round-faced young lady hurried into the hall, and Long Long quickly went to greet her.

Oh my, young lady, how long have I waited for you! Without your intelligence, I couldn’t make any strategic decisions! Below, a bunch of bird-people all gaze eagerly at us!

Long Long had a litany of complaints ready, but was immediately interrupted by Kunlun Mirror:

“I’m dying of thirst, get some tea!”

“After transforming, do Divine Artifacts still get thirsty?” Long Long teased as he poured her tea.

Kunlun Mirror downed the cup of tea in one gulp, then gave him a look, saying:

“What? Just because I’ve transformed should I work tirelessly and thanklessly without eating or drinking?”

“…Never mind, continue talking,” Long Long could only respond with a forced smile.

There were still many uses for this broken mirror, best not to offend her.

“That White Tiger Divine General, is really too devious, too sleazy, too disgraceful, too cunning!” Kunlun Mirror said indignantly.

Long Long merely oh’ed, then continued asking:

“How is he devious, sleazy, disgraceful, and cunning?”

“He has planted insiders within the city!” Kunlun Mirror said.

“Ah, spies.” Long Long thought this was trivial, then suddenly snapped back to reality.

Could this be you implying something by beating around the bush?

“Who are the insiders?” Long Long asked, smilingly.

Kunlun Mirror quickly reported three names, then said:

“The White Tiger Divine General has already turned these three people. They’re planning to coordinate from inside and outside at the right time to seize the city in one fell swoop.”

Long Long quickly noted down the names and disdainfully said:

“I thought it was something big. Turns out it’s just this outdated tactic of internal-external collaboration.”

“If it were me, I’d play the long game and let these spies climb the ranks, gain Long Long’s trust, and then wait for a chance to directly assassinate and decapitate! By then, Yuanjiang City’s people would be disheartened, and wouldn’t it be easy to take over?”

“Indeed.” Kunlun Mirror earnestly said, “But you also have to consider the quality of the spies. If they aren’t truly sinister, seedy, despicable, and cunning, they wouldn’t last long as spies without being detected.”

“You’re right.” Long Long seriously agreed, “Another point to consider is that spies might not be willing to take on such dangerous tasks. The White Tiger Divine General’s method of bribery and turning might not put much constraint on spies.”

“What if there were Artifact Spirits that could live inside the spies’ Sea of Consciousness, tempting them all day to commit shameless acts? Forget about assassinating the enemy’s commander, even if it’s the major responsibility of stealing a Sect’s Divine Artifact, spies wouldn’t be able to refuse, right?”

“Makes some sense.” Kunlun Mirror passed over the tea cup, “Any more tea?”

“Plenty here.” Long Long hurriedly filled it up.

“This tea tastes really good.” Kunlun Mirror smacked her lips, seemingly quite pleased with the flavor.

“I’ve practiced my tea brewing skills for a long time.” Long Long immediately boasted.

“The quality of the tea leaves is quite good,” Kunlun Mirror suddenly said, “Even if a pig were to brew the tea, the taste probably wouldn’t be bad.”

“That’s not necessarily true.” Long Long objected, “The art of brewing tea complements the art of tasting tea. If you bring a pig over, even if it chews on tea stems, it might still think they taste good.”

“Ah, let’s drop it, I’m dead tired.” Kunlun Mirror put down her tea cup and transformed into a streak of light, hiding inside Long Long’s Sea of Consciousness.

“Speaking of which, how much longer do you plan to stay in my Sea of Consciousness?” Long Long suddenly asked.

“Why?” Kunlun Mirror said discontentedly, “Just because I made a few jokes, you’re in such a hurry to drive me away?”

“That’s not it,” Long Long replied, “But haven’t I already collected the fragments of your true body for you? You’ve already transformed; continuing to reside in my Sea of Consciousness as you did before when you had no physical form is somewhat strange, right?”

“If I don’t hide in your Sea of Consciousness and stay next to you, what will you do when other people like Junior Sister Xu, Senior Sister An, Miss Shi, and Jiang the Witch see me?” Kunlun Mirror scoffed.

“Well, it’s not like I’m completely alone now,” Long Long said nonchalantly.

“So I’m just a substitute for them, huh,” Kunlun Mirror grew even more displeased.

“Who said that?” Long Long immediately denied it, “I just wanted you to experience the beauties of the world more, instead of staying in the Sea of Consciousness all day chatting with that sword. Its troublemaking character is just terrible, I’m worried it might negatively affect you.”

The Summoning Sword caught in the crossfire: ……

“Alright then.” Kunlun Mirror reappeared, transformed into a cute, round-faced girl, sat down in a chair next to Long Long, and started cracking melon seeds, “What do you intend to do with these three insiders?”

“Let’s just watch for now.” Long Long also began to crack melon seeds, “If we arrest them without any evidence, it could get tricky.”

“Your position is still too awkward.” Kunlun Mirror pointed out bluntly, “If it were a member of the Feathered Clan here, they definitely wouldn’t be so hamstrung.”

“Isn’t that the truth?” Long Long sighed, “Maybe I should have just assumed a Feathered Clan identity.”

“That definitely wouldn’t work.” Kunlun Mirror said, “It’s because of your identity as Long Long that you got this mission from Qin Chaocang and Feng Yan.”

“That’s true.” Long Long finished his seeds and then tried to steal some from Ah Jing’s stash.

“So the problem really lies with the Feathered Clan themselves.” Kunlun Mirror slapped his hand away, “It’s Feng Yan who should be introspective.”

“Hey, I’ve got an idea!” Long Long suddenly had a burst of inspiration, “What do you say if we smuggle Feng Yan over here?”

Kunlun Mirror was suddenly baffled.

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