I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 483 - 267: Conscription, Dragon’s Demise, Legacy of Disaster_2

Chapter 483: Chapter 267: Conscription, Dragon’s Demise, Legacy of Disaster_2

Otherwise, the array of protective measures on Gu Shanhai’s body would not have been triggered.

Especially the Heart Demon Substitute and Heart Demon Protective Talents had spun so vigorously they almost smoked, because these contaminations were essentially similar to negative emotions and desires.

"Hiss—now that I think about it, it seems like I’ve come out on top," Gu Shanhai couldn’t help but remark, winning on both fronts meant he won twice.

Not only did he freeload a copy of "Dragon Tooth Military Technique," but he also dismantled the pollution passed on by the other party, adding a large number of Guardian Demons to his forces.

"Tsk, must have been quite a few people who missed out."

Gu Shanhai analyzed the relevant data and quickly found the standard for judging strength.

Only those generals who were talented and outstanding could receive it, and their number of Daoist Soldiers could not exceed ten; exceeding this number meant they could no longer obtain it.

This was clearly a restriction that targeted the lower-ranked personnel.

A general without official status could maintain ten Daoist Soldiers, which showed that one still had to take the route of the lower echelons.

Gu Shanhai perfectly met these conditions; he was a genius, even man-made counted, and also a general, with not a single Daoist Soldier to his name.

"The Abyss Demon Dragon?" Gu Shanhai swiftly finished reading "Dragon Tooth Military Technique," and then frowned, realizing this was not some native’s custom purchase from Protective Umbrella Responsibility Limited Company. Instead, it was a special military technique penned by a real Abyss Demon Dragon.

Should a normal general truly refine this technique to the end, they might very well transform themselves and all their Daoist Soldiers into real Demon Dragons.

The contents contained no strategies; it was all sheer military might, passive skills.

And with more Dragon Tooth Daoist Soldiers, the whole would increasingly shift towards the direction of the Demon Dragon.

The highest state would be reverting to an Abyss Demon Dragon, with the Dragon Tooth Daoist Soldiers also becoming Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

A bit of chaos wasn’t much of an issue, but the real problem was that the stronger the general and the Daoist Soldiers became, the more likely they’d attract the gaze of the Abyss Will. Because after the military technique was fully mastered, one wouldn’t just be a person anymore but an Abyss Species.

Having something like an Abyss Lord come over wasn’t a big deal; the generals could still handle that. The fear was the entire world being dragged into the abyss because of it.

The gaze of the Abyss Will wasn’t just a mere glance; it was an erosion of the world itself.

"This thing has no referential value at all; it’s just a bloodline transformation method masquerading as military technique," Gu Shanhai quickly discovered a major flaw within the military technique.

The truly ineffable beings, their bloodlines were not any real genes or biological changes, but more akin to concepts, rules of a sort. What the "Dragon Tooth Military Technique" yielded after full accomplishment was the Demon Dragon Bloodline under the command of the Abyss Bloodline.

"I’ll have to find a way to eliminate this looming problem; otherwise, if a bunch of Abyss Demon Dragons and Dragon Tooth Soldiers start running amok, they will be tough to handle," Gu Shanhai was also a bit vexed.

This thing was a real calamity for ten thousand years.

To say it was a bloodline, yet the carrier was the military technique, perfectly integrated into the world’s system. But were it a military technique, it was just masked as one, making it hard to detect.

"Fortunately, before the military technique achieves full mastery, the most a Dragon Tooth Daoist Soldier can be is a medium-ranking Daoist Soldier."

The reason the previous Dragon Tooth Daoist Soldiers were so powerful was very likely because their general was a true Abyss Demon Dragon. If a human replaced the position as the general, the quality and strength of the Dragon Tooth Daoist Soldiers would naturally not be top-tier before the general genuinely reverted to their primordial state.

"Coming back to it, why would that Abyss Demon Dragon end up in this world, and furthermore, have its power reduced to the point of being surrounded and slain by generals."

Gu Shanhai did not know exactly what type of dragon the Abyss Demon Dragon belonged to, but even the weakest Abyss Demon Dragon species had at least a strength level of 4000 at the base, and only an adult was capable of summoning Dragon Tooth Soldiers, so it had to be injured and its strength decreased for it to be surrounded and killed by the general.

More importantly, Gu Shanhai also wanted to know whether this Abyss Demon Dragon was truly dead. Judging from that dying dragon’s roar, it should be dead, but Gu Shanhai couldn’t make assumptions about the Abyss Species using common sense.

In his past life, he had fought against the Abyss Species and players who had the Abyss Bloodline, and being favored by the will of the Abyss, death was never the end for the members of the Abyss Species.

"Forget it; let’s talk about this later. Even if I had a plan, I wouldn’t be able to implement it." Gu Shanhai was very realistic about himself; he knew that the premise for the execution of his plans required sufficient power or influence, of which he currently had neither.

To execute the plan, he had to at least wait until Jiang Lu became a sole ruler, which would take some time. By Gu Shanhai’s estimation, it would probably take about ten years.

Now, while still in the stage of accumulating his first pot of gold, he shouldn’t think too much.

Furthermore, did he really think that the Dalong Dynasty’s generals and the noble families were fools? It was estimated that before long, they would find out, and whether out of greed or a desire to avoid disaster, they would undertake a certain level of extermination.

Also, to thoroughly research the "Dragon Tooth Military Technique" to a high degree of proficiency was not so easy; without proficiency, the "Dragon Tooth Military Technique" could not pose an effective threat.

Gu Shanhai, in fact, wanted to witness someone achieving this proficiency; thinking it was a problem and wanting to study it weren’t conflicting interests.

If he could perform a dissection on a recently reverting Abyss Demon Dragon, it would be like obtaining an opportunity for further study for Gu Shanhai, and it might even allow the Azure Dragon to enhance along with him.

"As for what’s next, it should be wrapping up, I suppose. The difficulty has decreased quite a bit."

Wrapping things up would require at least five months’ time. The good news was that without the Dragon Tooth General, the power of the Dragon Tooth Daoist Soldiers had significantly decreased. The bad news was that it was very likely that other generals who practiced the "Dragon Tooth Military Technique" would take over the Daoist Soldiers and form a new force.

What remained, naturally, was the division of benefits.

A lot of positions and lands would be vacated due to the many deaths; even someone like Jiang Lu would be able to scavenge some leftovers. The main issue was that he was too weak and lacked the necessary reputation.

But even the so-called leftovers could at least amount to the position of a County Magistrate.

"Mr. Gu, what are you thinking about now? I see that you never seem to rest." Zhan Yan, carrying a pile of governmental documents, walked over and asked with some curiosity, seeing that this time Gu Shanhai wasn’t lying down.

In the eyes of others, Gu Shanhai was just in a daze, but Zhan Yan had guessed a little; Gu Shanhai always seemed to be doing something, though what exactly, he didn’t know.

"I’m thinking that the rebellion is about to end," Gu Shanhai replied perfunctorily.

"End? Mr. Gu, did you deduce that from this military draft?" Zhan Yan thought it was either an emergency or a decisive battle, but he received a completely different idea from Gu Shanhai’s words.

"The Dragon Tooth Daoist Soldier’s general is dead; you should understand what that means," Gu Shanhai said outright. Zhan Yan was a smart person; just by giving him this key information, he could figure out the rest.

"I see; so this must be the final extermination, right? If it goes well, Mr. Jiang might not be able to avoid a lordship," Zhan Yan mused, his eyelids drooping as if pondering something else.

"How confident are you if you take charge of it?" Gu Shanhai asked.

"I have a 70% chance of success; the rest is up to fate," Zhan Yan knew that they weren’t the kind to divide the cake but simply folks who fed on scraps. The premise for proper operation was that those positions weren’t already reserved by the great families; otherwise, with their little strength and influence, they couldn’t compete.

"Then I’ll leave it to you. If it’s successful, you’ll also rise with the tide," Gu Shanhai said, then turned and walked away.

He would wait to cast divination after the dust settled; otherwise, the variables were too numerous over such a long time.