Read Novel Full Chapter 1218 - 556: The Situation
Chapter 1218: Chapter 556: The Situation
"Long time no see."
Old Ma was the first to react, shouting, "Liang Yuan, where have you been? It’s been a month and a half, and we haven’t heard a thing from you. Everyone was worried sick about you."
Yang Shenmin also immediately brought everyone over, couldn’t help but step forward and hug Liang Yuan, saying, "You’re finally back. Any later, and we wouldn’t know if we could hold on any longer."
Liang Yuan patted his shoulder and said, "You did well; temporary compromise for short-lived peace is acceptable."
"I’ll take care of the next steps."
At this point, he suddenly looked at Tu Long and asked, "Tu Long, where did you and Nai Bai go? When did you return?"
His last trip out wasn’t initially meant for the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth.
His initial purpose was to find Tu Long and Nai Bai.
Unexpectedly, his journey didn’t lead him to the two, and Tu Long had returned on his own.
Hearing this, Tu Long quickly explained, "Mr. Liang, did you go looking for us?"
"About a month ago, we were waiting for you at the Ring City World Trade."
"Later, after waiting so long, we didn’t see you, but instead, the Water God Sect attacked."
"As per your instructions, I immediately took Nai Bai and fled."
"However, Huang Guangzu wasn’t so lucky and was directly captured by the Water God Sect."
"I later evaded the pursuit of the Water God Sect, taking Nai Bai all the way to Guangfu, circling around a lot before returning."
Liang Yuan asked, "Didn’t you encounter anyone from Spirit Jade Island?"
Tu Long shook his head, "No?"
Liang Yuan was puzzled, where did Wang Ling’Er’s people go?
They neither appeared near the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth nor went to the Ring City World Trade?
It should be known Wang Ling’Er left Yangshan initially to find the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth.
How come they didn’t show up there instead?
Liang Yuan pressed down his doubts and asked, "What about Huang Guangzu? Did he return?"
Liang Yuan didn’t sense the Gene Species’ presence within Huang Guangzu from Yangshan, which unsettled him.
Tu Long couldn’t help but say, "Huang Guangzu? He was taken by the Water God Sect."
Liang Yuan immediately frowned, it seemed Huang Guangzu really hadn’t returned.
Could it be that Huang Guangzu is still guarding downstream of Linjiang?
But he had brought the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth upstream and passed by the original place, why didn’t he see him?
The Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth was such a massive and conspicuous target, if Huang Guangzu were nearby, there’s no reason he wouldn’t have seen it.
"Forget it, solve the Yangshan issue first, and then find time to look for Spirit Jade Island and Huang Guangzu." Liang Yuan thought to himself, then looked at the crowd and asked, "I just returned and haven’t grasped the current situation yet."
"Who can tell me, what exactly is the situation at Yangshan now?"
Behind him, Ding Yan, Zhang Peng, Gu Feng, and others had already entered and had people clear out unrelated individuals.
Yang Shenmin, Ding Yan, and others began to narrate to Liang Yuan the events that had occurred in Yangshan over the past month and a half.
It turned out that after Liang Yuan left, Yangshan, under his prior arrangements, began relocating industries in an orderly manner.
They started transferring projects like breeding, slaughtering, and planting one by one into the Mirage Snake Space.
Besides that, the women, children, and elderly of Yangshan were also transferred there.
The construction department also sent people to start building houses on Little Straw Mountain. Many buildings in the Mirage Snake Space that hadn’t been submerged were also redeveloped and utilized.
Yangshan, Meishan, and Lingyun Slope were all transformed into military bases, used as camps for training professional warriors.
Yangshan focused on cultivating a naval fleet, while Meishan Yunquan Temple focused on developing tactical team organizations.
Lingyun Slope was responsible for intelligence organization training.
Just as everything was proceeding according to Liang Yuan’s plan, suddenly, a large number of spies from the Three Great Sects appeared near Yangshan.
They subsequently engaged in constant harassment, attacks, and probing.
After several minor skirmishes on the local waters, Li Qinghua and Yang Shenmin sensed that the Three Great Sects might stage a comeback.
Therefore, the core team quickly held a meeting, and after discussion, everyone agreed that external aid was necessary.
Thinking that in Guangfu, the only power capable of suppressing the Three Great Sects was the military.
Li Qinghua proposed personally going to Guangfu to seek cooperation with the military.
Meanwhile, people were immediately sent downstream of Linjiang to find Liang Yuan.
However, by then, Liang Yuan and the others had already entered the floating island, and the floating island had even drifted away from Linjiang.
Those sent out returned empty-handed, so everyone placed their sole hope of resolving the Yangshan crisis on cooperating with the military.
Ultimately, Li Qinghua offered a total of fifty Space Gene Species as a condition, which finally convinced the military to agree to an alliance and send troops to garrison Yangshan.
Perhaps because Li Qinghua owned a floating island, the military showed importance towards him.
Thus, two companies were dispatched to assist.
Currently, one company is stationed at Yangshan, while the other was initially meant to be sent to garrison the Mirage Snake Space by the military.
But Li Qinghua, being very cautious, didn’t dare let such a fully armed force enter the Mirage Snake Space.
So he refused this deployment, only allowing the troops to be stationed at Meishan.
At first, the presence of these two companies near Yangshan indeed had a deterrent effect.
The number of spies from the Three Great Sects noticeably decreased, and their activities reduced substantially.
But as time passed, the military personnel realized that Yangshan harbored many Superpower Stones.
Moreover, it seemed that there were abundant supplies at the Yangshan Shelter, but not many masters of Gene Species.
Thus, they became a bit lax.
The people of Yangshan, in order to avoid trouble, are most likely restraining their subordinates, preventing them from clashing with the military personnel.
In this process, naturally, the ones who feel wronged are the people of Yangshan.
However, this gesture did not make the military personnel grateful; instead, it prompted these people to become more aggressive.
The military personnel began to see the people of Yangshan as weak and easily bullied, so they acted more and more excessively.
"A situation like today is considered mild," Gu Feng couldn’t help but say angrily from the side.
Liang Yuan’s face darkened, and he asked, "Is it Zhao Kai guarding Meishan now?"
Yang Shenmin nodded and said, "Yes, Zhao Kai’s strength is now quite strong, and it’s winter now. His superpower has a significant advantage in this environment, and the military personnel don’t dare to act too recklessly on his side."
Old Ma sighed, "Liang Yuan, now that you’ve returned, can we ask them to leave?"
"These people are here looking like they’re allied with us, but the food and drink are all supplied by us, and these soldier thugs are not clean-handed."
"I’ve heard that they would poach our domesticated mutant creatures; over at Lingyun Slope, the Mulberry Forest has been raided by them several times."
"If it weren’t for Dong Yan restraining the Black Stone Ant Queen, it seems that a lot of soldier thugs would have died last time, which would have caused a big trouble."
Liang Yuan lightly tapped the table, suddenly asking, "Are these soldiers from the military’s Hawk Faction or Dove Faction?"
Yang Shenmin was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What Hawk Faction and Dove Faction? Does the military have such divisions?"
Upon hearing his words, Liang Yuan immediately realized that Yang Shenmin and the others were completely unaware of the internal situation in the military.
He briefly recounted the internal military situation that Wu Meng had explained to him.
"Based on the situation you’ve described, these people have no semblance of a soldier’s demeanor, and most likely they belong to the Hawk Faction."
Liang Yuan speculated that the Hawk Faction did things by any means and were more intense and ruthless in style than the Dove Faction.
These soldier thugs don’t look like the upright and selfless soldiers, not akin to the Dove Faction’s style.
"Liang Yuan, if they are from the Hawk Faction, I fear it won’t be easy for us to make them leave," Old Ma couldn’t help but say.
Yang Shenmin also sighed involuntarily, "Easy to invite the god, hard to send the god away. I fear this group won’t want to leave."
Shi Haizhu immediately said, "Now that Mr. Liang is back, if they refuse to leave, we’ll force them out!"
Han Xiangman also sneered, "Cut off their supplies, and let’s see if they will leave!"
Everyone chipped in their suggestions.
Liang Yuan listened to them and couldn’t help but show a cold smile.
"Fifty Space Gene Species; it seems Qinghua doesn’t understand the principle of not showing off wealth."
"If I were among these soldier thugs from the Hawk Faction, I wouldn’t miss this opportunity."
Liang Yuan shook his head slightly and said, "These people won’t leave easily. But it’s okay if they won’t go; I’ll force them to go!"
"Can someone inform Zhao Kai and Li Qinghua to come over?"
Zhang Peng immediately got up and said, "I’ll notify Captain Zhao."
Ding Yan said, "I’ll go find Li Qinghua."
Liang Yuan shook his head, "You stay, I still have things to ask you. Gu Feng, you should head to Mirage Snake Space."
Gu Feng immediately nodded, "Yes, Mr. Liang."
"Mr. Liang, what should we do next?" Shi Haizhu asked impatiently.
Liang Yuan’s gaze went towards the door, and he said coldly, "Go replace all their patrol posts."
"The key positions of Yangshan must remain in our own hands."
"Let someone take over Gouwu Pavilion."
"Also inform the enforcement team; anyone who has previously broken Yangshan’s laws, bring those soldier thugs back!"
"If there is obstruction, act immediately!"
Shi Haizhu, Han Xiangman, and others immediately felt invigorated, showing a trace of excitement in their eyes.
Clearly, they knew that Liang Yuan intended to take action!
Yang Shenmin couldn’t help but say, "Should we notify all the team captains to prepare?"
Liang Yuan naturally understood what he meant by preparation.
Yang Shenmin is a mature person; he worries that the military personnel will turn around and act.
Yangshan must be on guard in advance.
Liang Yuan nodded slightly, "Go make the arrangements, the fighting at the lower levels won’t decide the final situation."
"But there’s no harm in being cautious."
In an era where individual combat strength reigns supreme, what often determines the outcome of a battle are the high-end forces.
Just like when Liang Yuan alone crushed the Three Great Sects in the past.
As Liang Yuan’s orders went out, Yangshan seemed to come to life all at once.
Everyone had excitement on their faces.
At the same time, in the military camp, Zhang Dazhi’s face was exceptionally grim!
Just from today’s encounter, Liang Yuan subdued him single-handedly, making him realize how terrifying this Yangshan leader truly was.
At this moment, he was anxious in his heart, fearing that the original military plan would have to change.
He paced back and forth in the tent when suddenly, a report voice came from outside.
"Captain, Captain Ge of the Second Company has arrived."
"Invite him in quickly."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dazhi immediately called out.
The tent’s curtain was lifted, and a burly man wearing camouflage, with eyes like copper bells and a face full of seriousness, walked in.
As soon as he entered, he immediately said, "Old Zhang, I heard you’ve been beaten by those Yangshan whelps? Damn it, do these useless fools have bear hearts and leopard guts?"