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Chapter 467 - 259: Sifang, Sun and Moon, Dazhuo Village_2

Chapter 467: Chapter 259: Sifang, Sun and Moon, Dazhuo Village_2

"No wonder it took me ten thousand years; it turns out that my previous ’Prophetic Divination’ was equivalent to directly copying and buying the fate itself," Gu Shanhai finally understood why it was so expensive.

"This world is terribly flawed, directly giving me a bundled sale."

What Gu Shanhai wanted was a strategy, but the world, being very cunning, bundled the essence along with the strategy and sold it to him.

As for this military equipment, the "Sun and Moon Military Method" also contains the corresponding refining techniques. If Gu Shanhai wanted to replicate them, he could just refine them himself, but the power likely wouldn’t be as great as that of the Four Directions Marshals. They need to be strengthened through campaigns to the south and north, similar to growth-type equipment; if you don’t provide the corresponding experience, they remain merely initial-equipment attributes.

This is the difference between top-tier military methods and ordinary ones.

Just like in the "Green Lizard Military Technique," where only the Biluo Spear is a piece of military equipment. Once given to the Daoist Soldiers, its growth is limited, and the enhancement effect is also restricted.

Unlike the military equipment in the "Sun and Moon Military Technique," which ranges from armor to bladed weapons to various warhorses, and logistics, etc., all corresponding military equipment can comprehensively enhance the power of the Sun and Moon Daoist Soldiers.

The advantages are too complex to clearly articulate; the only downside is that they are expensive.

After reviewing it, Gu Shanhai was almost numb; he even suspected that the reason why the previous dynasty ordered to kill the Four Directions Marshals wasn’t because his power threatened the sovereign, but because his unit of Sun and Moon Daoist Soldiers was just too expensive, too costly for the entire court to sustain.

At its peak, this unit of Sun and Moon Daoist Soldiers totalled one hundred thousand men. They were constantly engaged in campaigns, horse and man alike gnawing on rations; the daily expenses were immense.

Moreover, the previous dynasty couldn’t possibly maintain just this one unit of Daoist Soldiers. Bits and pieces added up, it was very likely dragged to death.

Just like this time, the Long Dynasty had just defeated the barbarians, winning indeed, and had driven deep into the prairies, almost crippling the barbarians.

Correspondingly, their vital energy was greatly damaged.

If warfare were profitable, naturally there would be no problem. However, as the barbarians were poorer than the Long Dynasty, this led to costs exceeding revenue, and after the imbalance of expenses, the Long Dynasty edged towards its decline, and more importantly, the group that went to fight rose in military rank.

Thus, driven by hunger, they turned against the Long Dynasty, marking its downfall.

If the dynasty had been prosperous, the generals and Daoist Soldiers would have been the greatest guarantee.

But once the dynasty was exhausted, unable to sustain so many generals and Daoist Soldiers, it would backlash.

Although not all generals thought of rebelling, their original intention might have only been to obtain corresponding resources, but insufficient resources and allocation issues gradually exacerbated the conflict.

"Alright, let’s go back, having wasted thirteen thousand years and one month of lifespan." Gu Shanhai sighed, not surprised that the previous divination showed auspicious signs; misfortune comes with fortune, as long as I arrive swiftly, it’s almost like picking it up.

"But speaking of which, why would the Four Directions Marshal’s ’Sun and Moon Military Method’ become my fortune?"

On the way back, Gu Shanhai pondered on this matter.

Such fortune would not likely fall on him without reason.

First, it requires a certain amount of luck and experience. For example, in Little White’s case, he was able to receive Little White because firstly, it was an ownerless fortune; secondly, he was an Imprint Druid; and thirdly, because the Imprint Druid was affluent, he was able to notice it.

Having acquired a legitimate identity formed by Previous Life Biluo, this life’s fortune, and the Time History Book, Gu Shanhai then possessed this fortune. The previous two were effective based on the Time History Book’s identity as an extension, so theoretically, the fortune was for his identity, not for himself.

"That is to say, Dazhuo Village could potentially be the descendants of the Four Directions Marshals, or possibly the descendants of a friend of the Four Directions Marshals."

Gu Shanhai immediately thought of his own identity. The Four Directions Marshals, said to have his entire family executed, couldn’t there be a chance that a son or daughter escaped?

Who can say for sure? The bundled sale strategy that he obtained didn’t mention these, only containing a fraction of the secrets, not in much detail.

"Unfortunately, Dazhuo Village is gone; otherwise, going back to explore would definitely have been possible."

"Wait, so could it be that my identity as a forgotten sage from the countryside is supposed to be linked here..."

At this point, Gu Shanhai suddenly realized.

If it had been before, Gu Shanhai solely relied on his own actual strength to establish his fame, but now it was different; he had obtained the "Sun and Moon Military Method" and thereby solidified his identity as a descendant of the Four Directions Marshals.

With this, his reputation could completely skyrocket.

Although the Four Directions Marshals were from the former dynasty, they were still immensely renowned in the current dynasty, after all, they were executed along with their family by the last sovereign of that dynasty. Thus, for certain reasons, he naturally became a positive figure, for the founder of the Long Dynasty was established over the fallen former dynasty, thus the last sovereign of the previous era must be a negative character to legitimize the founder of the Long Dynasty.

This led to the situation where the Four Directions Marshals still held considerable renown, and to accentuate the incompetence of the former dynasty, the current dynasty had often conferred additional posthumous honors to highlight their own benevolence.

If there was anything regrettable, it was that the military methods of the Four Directions Marshals were lost; otherwise, their popularity could have been even higher.

Thus, it was as if Gu Shanhai already held a great banner in his hands; it was clear that with the Sun and Moon Daoist Soldiers appearing along with his identity, he could completely rise in rebellion.

"It’s somewhat useful, but only somewhat," Gu Shanhai sighed.

If Gu Shanhai wanted to start on his own, this could indeed serve as a boost, and it could even align with a peasant uprising to invoke a special effect of revolution to restore the Ming, and then casually finding someone to pose as a descendant of the current dynasty’s Crown Prince would basically settle it.

Yet, he understood the entire situation of the Long Dynasty, which was more akin to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty than the end of the Ming dynasty.

In the late Eastern Han, when warlords rose in power and factions divided the land, each being fierce fighters, mere righteousness was useless.

In contrast, the late Ming was simply rotten to the core, from top to bottom.

If it were the latter, Gu Shanhai could wave the flag and proclaim righteousness effectively; in the former, raising that cry would just invite suppression.

After all, it was the Long Dynasty now, not the former dynasty, which had been gone for who knows how many years.

"With the ’Sun and Moon Military Method,’ it seems my Daoist Soldiers could also be brought up on the agenda," Gu Shanhai browsed through the military methods, believing that the great flag of the Four Directions Marshal could be used to enhance the splendor, but it wouldn’t be the deciding factor for victory.

For instance, once Jiang Lu truly became a regional warlord, the revelation of Gu Shanhai’s identity would then be opportune. The royal kin identity coupled with being the descendant of a teacher of the Four Directions Marshals would definitely not be inferior to those of prestigious families in terms of reputation.

"But now it’s too early; if I were to return, I’d just be waiting; maybe instead..."

Gu Shanhai thought, since he had already come out, why not try finding some other military methods.

But this time, when undertaking prophetic divination, he would need to be more careful, not to get tricked into another bundled sale again.

The military methods he sought had to be at least of the same upper echelon as the "Sun and Moon Military Method" or even slightly inferior upper-tier Daoist Soldiers could be acceptable. As for something like the "Golden Mist Military Method" or "Mad Sand Military Technique," forget it; the quality was too low; he didn’t even want them for reference.

With such low-grade military methods and Daoist Soldiers, if Gu Shanhai wanted, he could infer a multitude of them on his own. He aimed to create a military method of his own, and accordingly, the Daoist Soldiers would not merely be numerous, but at least had to be of an upper-tier having nine abilities.

The military method of Gu Shanhai wasn’t the traditional kind known to the world. The Daoist Soldiers he aimed to form were similar to "beans turning into soldiers," "grass transforming into horses," "straw becoming a sword," and similar types of Daoist Soldiers akin to Divine Power.

Thus, this led to systemic incompatibilities, format differences, and a range of other issues.

If he hadn’t come out by chance to seize this opportunity, he wouldn’t even consider delving into Daoist Soldiers at this stage but rather continue studying the Goddess system. Now that he had come out, he might as well handle more matters before returning.

Otherwise, this trip of Gu Shanhai would have been too wrongful; not only consuming his time but also costing his lifespan. Without taking something in return, he genuinely wouldn’t be able to swallow this grievance.

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