Apocalypse: Transmigrated General's Daughter Uses Space to Survive
Chapter 242: Hiding Strength

Chapter 242: Chapter 242: Hiding Strength

"Okay, Daddy. I will listen to you. I also think that we cannot be complacent and think that no one in the world could defeat us just because we are cultivators.

It is said that no matter who you are, and no matter what you do, always remember that there is always someone better. So, it’s in our best interests to keep a low profile for the time being." Chu Miao agreed with her father on this one.

Even though she was already on the foundation establishment realm and the other members of her family also had the strength to crush ordinary superpower users with the pinky finger, they didn’t know if there were other cultivators out there.

What if their Chu family wasn’t the only ancient family still surviving until now? What if there were other reclusive families that have hidden their presence and identities so as not to draw unnecessary trouble?

It was better to be cautious.

"I learned from those soldiers that the government had established several safe zones in different provinces in the country.

The base where the soldiers came from also had a safe zone being constructed around it.

It was like an expansion of some sort. However, the construction work had to be cut short when the floods began. It is estimated that once the rain stopped and the flood water receded, the construction would continue.

Moreover, the leaders in charge of these safe zones aim to offer citizens a safe place to live in without the fear of zombies at a low cost.

The soldiers had found some information the leaders intended to release once there wasn’t the inconvenience of the flood water.

If anyone wants to help construct and finish the building of the safe zone quickly, they can go and work for the base. It didn’t matter what kind of work they did as long as it could speed up the construction of the base.

Anyone who participated would be given priority when distributing houses. Moreover, they can also be given a certain amount of supplies as compensation." Chu Hao explained the gossip he had gathered when giving food supplies and water to the soldiers after the luncheon that day.

"You found out about all that in just a few hours of knowing the soldiers?" Grandpa Chu asked his only grandson whom he always thought was disappointing.

He had not expected him to have the brains to collect useful information. But it looked like he had underestimated him. That was good though.

"Of course, even though those soldiers still have a sense of loyalty towards the military and wouldn’t reveal any military secrets, things like job opportunities weren’t a top secret affair.

Moreover, it’s just that they were telling us in advance as it was something that would still be announced later for people to join." Chu Hao replied with a smug expression as if he had made a significant contribution.

"Then we can talk about things related to cultivation with the new members who join our team after those who want to go to the safe zone base have left to avoid unnecessary trouble.

I know that not everyone would want the best for us or would want to join us in our area. So, it’s better to be careful." Mother Chu suggested this because she didn’t want her family to take a risk of being betrayed by those they thought they were helping.

"Alright, mother, don’t worry about these things. Once the rain stops and the flood water dries, we will start making plans.

For now, let’s just focus on making the current members stronger by giving them spiritual spring water and crystal cores to those who have awakened superpowers.

They will be the elite group of the sect when the time comes. With a group of senior brothers and sisters who can hold the fort in case anything happens, we can adopt the ancient practice of having a secret force.

Such a force is not known by others. Even in the sect, only a few trusted elders would be aware of their existence and they would be trained separately.

Their training is more vigorous and dangerous than that of other members. But this is the force that will come out and stand at the forefront when the sect faces imminent danger. Not just when some shallow fights break out but when the sect is in danger of being wiped out.

This hidden force makes an appearance. I remember that some elders who had lived for hundreds or even thousands of years go into seclusion and don’t come out unless absolutely necessary.

This is because they had seen it all and were no longer interested in worldly affairs. The Chu family was the same. It used to have such elders. They would stay in the ancestral ground to cultivate and not care about the affairs of the family unless something big happened.

Moreover, to keep the real strength of the family or sect hidden and give the outside world a false belief of their abilities, some powerful elders who go into seclusion are reported dead after a few years.

This way, everyone outside of the family’s or sect’s highest power would believe that their power had declined. This is to confuse the enemies. Once they attack with a lesser force, they would be wiped out.

However, not many forces dared to attack others no matter the grudges they had because of this practice.

After all, every sect and big family did the same thing. When you hear that a certain elder had died because his lifespan had run out, no one knows whether it’s true or a scheme to hide the real strength.

In that case, everyone has to be careful of who they offend. I wonder what had happened for so many forces to disappear from this world along with spiritual energy.

All those powerful monsters who could live for up to five thousand or even ten thousand years if incredibly talented, where had they disappeared to?" Chu Miao had gotten carried away while explaining her suggestion of what they should do to protect their sect in the future.

"Such a strategy is indeed good. It’s like keeping your strongest force as the reserve of the sect. Unless facing unquestionable defeat, they could not appear." Grandpa Chu felt as if a veil of fog had been cleared in front of his eyes.

How had he not thought of such a good strategy? Moreover, this strategy could also be employed in the modern world in the military.

If he had used such strategies when he was still in active duty as a general, he might have saved a few more soldiers.

"It’s indeed a good strategy, but little Bunny, where would we keep the people of this hidden force? Unlike in ancient times where land was vast and even places like secret realms and ancestral grounds existed, things are different now.

Also, if they stay hidden and don’t go out to practice and gain experience, their strength alone would probably be useless in a real battle." Butler Cheng asked as he took as a former soldier was intrigued by this strategy.

"It’s actually very simple. Not all the members of the hidden Force were secluded out of view. Those secluding themselves were those who had seen too much of the world and no longer felt any appeal towards it.

Most of the chosen members of the younger generations mingled with the others and pretended to be normal members of the sect or family.

However, when going out for training with the other normal members of the sect, they would suppress their own strength and limit it to the same level as the others.

Only when the sect was in trouble would they unleash their true strength as they would be in a battle to the death." Chu Miao explained patiently to her family what she remembered from the ancient era.

"Then you can talk to Xiao Xuan later and decide who you would choose to train as part of the hidden force. By the way, I forgot to ask, in this strategy, since the force is hidden in plain sight and even other members don’t know about them, do they know about each other?" This was a question that had occurred to Grandpa Chu.

Since such forces are formed to avoid betrayal and keep some trump cards for a rainy day, what if one of the members of the hidden force turns and betrays them?

"This is one of the challenging parts of keeping the hidden force. If the sect is big, such a force is divided into various groups that do not know about each other.

Each elite group would probably think that they were the only hidden force. This is to keep insurance for eventualities like the one grandpa just mentioned.

If betrayal happens and one hidden force is exposed, then the others can still remain in the dark. However, such incidents are rare because the people chosen as the elite hidden force are vetted thoroughly and are the ones who had proved their loyalty to the sect." Chu Miao replied to her grandfather according to what she had heard from her grandfather when she was the ’little general’ in ancient times.