Chapter 75: The Beast Tide Strikes
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"Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!"
"Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!"
Thirty-six hammers fell like drums with a unique rhythm. The sword blank on the anvil was red and transparent, with even color, with almost no impurities.
Ou Chuyang felt that the second level of the snow-seeking plum blossom was almost the same. After casting this sword, he was ready to rest for three days, and then began to try to cast good-quality treasures. Once the treasures were cast, he would officially be promoted to the sword-casting master.
Once you become a swordsman, your income will immediately begin to increase exponentially. With sufficient amethyst, your cultivation speed will also increase simultaneously. By the time you break through the sword servant realm, your sword energy will also increase exponentially and you can get a qualitative leap. In this way, the best treasures will no longer be far away...
"Woo-Woo-Woo--" Suddenly there were a deep sound of horns outside.
"What's the situation? The war has happened?" Ou Chuyang felt that this kind of horn sound would only appear in costume war movies.
Ou Chuyang walked out of the gate of Meixintang in confusion and happened to run three fast horses running along the street. The horsemen kept shouting: "The fourth young master gathers to discuss matters, please go quickly, the sword masters."
"I'll go and see, you guys wait for me to come back." Ou Chuyang explained to Mu Wanqing and Li Fuquan and walked away quickly.
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When he walked into the conference hall of Di Zhenjie's mansion, Ou Chuyang was slightly shocked. The spacious conference hall was filled with at least two hundred sword masters. The strength of the fourth young master alone had surpassed that of Qianyuan Sect, and the entire Di family must be even more amazing.
Ou Chuyang stepped forward to greet Di Zhenjie, and then was guided by the servants to sit down. After waiting for another quarter of an hour, everyone was almost there.
Di Zhenjie stood up and said loudly: "The summer solstice has passed and the beast tide is coming. Please come today to discuss the matter of resisting the beast tide this year."
"Beast Tide?" Several people asked in confusion. It was probably the one who came to Jinghai City just this year, just like Ou Chuyang.
"About the beast tide, please give me a brief introduction first." Di Zhenjie asked an old man in the left.
Mr. Wang coughed lightly and said, "As we all know, Yanshan Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, dividing the entire Yanzhou into two. To the north of Yanshan Mountain is a deserted extremely cold snowfield, and to the south of Yanshan Mountain is a fertile land. Countless polar beasts are thriving in the cold snowfield of Yan, which mate in winter and give birth in spring. After entering summer, in order to nurture offspring, they will cross Yanshan Mountain and enter Yanzhong area to find food."
"In the past, these beasts did not take the initiative to invade human territory and only sought food in the wild. However, in the past century, with the increasing population of Yan and the reclaimed fields increasing, the living space between humans and beasts has intersected. Gradually, the beasts began to attack human villages and devour livestock; people also fought back and hunted. As a result, the human-beast dispute became more and more intense, and eventually led to a tide of beasts that broke out once a year."
"It's just a group of wild animals. Why do you have to make such a big fanfare and be facing a great enemy?" someone interrupted.
"Good question." Mr. Wang smiled, "Our Yanzhong is more than 4,000 miles long from east to west and more than 2,000 miles wide from north to south. It can be regarded as an extremely vast territory. But who knows how big the cold snow field in Yan's North Pole is?"
Everyone asked each other and shook their heads.
Mr. Wang said: "You don't know, and I don't know. It can be said that no one knows how big the extreme cold snow field is. Because since ancient times, no one has ever walked to the edge of the north of the snow field."
"Ah?" Dozens of newcomers exclaimed in unison. Ou Chuyang thought to himself that this extremely cold snowfield may be equivalent to the Siberia and the Arctic Circle on Earth. It was not until the 20th century that the humans on Earth arrived at the Arctic for the first time.
Another asked, "Have you never been to the sky-level powerful people who can fly in the sky?"
Mr. Wang shook his head, "Yes, even if the powerful heavenly ranks are powerful, no one will reach the border."
"Why is this?"
"I don't know very well about this," replied Mr. Wang. "Maybe it's too far away, too desolate, too cold, or too dangerous. In short, we just need to be clear: the extreme cold snow field is vast and there are countless beasts in it. This is not the most important thing."
"What is the most important thing?"
Mr. Wang replied: "The most important thing is that the beasts are not only amazing in number, but also extremely fierce, and their combat power is not weaker than those of us who practice swords."
"What?" A man suddenly stood up and said in surprise: "The number is endless, and his combat power is comparable to that of the sword master. How is this possible?"
"We resist the beast tide every year, and Mr. Wang is not a false statement." Di Zhenjie smiled and said, "But don't worry too much. Not every beast is comparable to the sword master. If that's the case, I will be the first to turn around and run away."
Everyone burst into laughter and the atmosphere relaxed a little.
"What the fourth young master said is very much." Mr. Wang continued: "Although ordinary beasts are huge in number, they can resist with enough tissues, which is not enough to be afraid. However, some of the beasts have absorbed the essence of the sword energy of heaven and earth by chance and gradually gained spiritual intelligence, becoming a special species, which we call them barbarian beasts."
"These beasts are comparable to the sword master?"
"That's right." Mr. Wang said in detail: "We don't know how barbarian beasts practice, but there is indeed a very obvious level of strength among barbarian beasts. Ordinary barbarian beasts are probably equivalent to the level of sword disciples and sword servants. The most ferocious among the stronger beasts can fight against the Sword Sect."
"It's so powerful!"
Ou Chuyang remembered the sword-tailed tiger he encountered on the first day he had just arrived in this world. I don’t know if it was a beast or a barbarian beast. However, it was injured by Mu Wanqing’s sword, so it was definitely not a rash beast.
"There is also a beast king equivalent to a powerful heavenly rank above the wild beasts." Mr. Wang stroked his long beard and said in a calm tone: "Don't be afraid. The beast king is the commander of every beast tide. He generally does not fight directly with people. Moreover, the beast tide will not attack large towns and fight with people to the decisive battle. They just swept along the boundaries of human territory and will retreat within ten days at most."
"Why is this?"
"I guess, on the one hand, it is to get food and feed the cubs." Ou Chuyang said: "On the other hand, it is to survive the fittest, control the number of beasts, and maintain the prosperity of the population's bloodline."
"Brother Mei makes sense. Many birds and beasts will carry out racial migrations, and it is probably the case." Di Zhenjie praised and continued: "You all understand what the beast tide is like. Here is Mr. Wang's solution."
"In fact, the arrangements are similar every year, and there is nothing special this year." Mr. Wang is probably Di Zhenjie's chief think tank, and he plays the role of a military advisor at this time. "First of all, there are 219 sword masters under the sect of the four young masters. In addition to the Gongzi's personal guards and the sword-casting master, two sword masters, 16 sword masters, 80 sword servants and 80 sword disciples were selected as the main forces of the battle."
As a swordsman, Ou Chuyang was naturally excluded from the main force. He looked at them easily at the formation.
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(After Wanqing recovered, Ou Chuyang relaxed for a few days, and then he was about to start having fun! Everyone, throw the storm-like votes over!)
Chapter completed!