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Chapter 511 - 281: The Butterfly Effect, A Major Omen of Disaster for Jiang Lu!_2

Chapter 511: Chapter 281: The Butterfly Effect, A Major Omen of Disaster for Jiang Lu!_2

After receiving the intelligence brief, he simply began flipping through it.

"What the hell?" Gu Shanhai was bewildered—the alliance had been defeated.

Yes, the alliance had been defeated. Just moments ago, he had been reviewing the intelligence about the alliance disbanding, and now, in no time at all, it had lost.

Back in the day, not even a Daoist Soldier commander commanding a million soldiers and a force of ten million had been able to defeat the alliance, yet this time they had suffered such a crushing defeat.

"First there was the battle cry, then rebellion, and finally, chaos that shattered the alliance, each fleeing in their own direction."

"Subsequently, they were defeated one by one, especially those of different surnames from the Royal Family. Each and every one of them was hunted down in the most pathetic way."

"This is like some fantasy drama."

Gu Shanhai looked quite amazed himself; it was indeed beyond belief.

The enemy’s three lanes had collapsed, and their own side had already pushed to the enemy’s crystal, but then a Heavenly God descended, took on five alone, not to mention smashing through their three lines of soldiers.

Jiang Lu escaped because he was quick and his influence was inconspicuous, but it seemed he was also blocked.

Just thinking about it was ludicrous.

He didn’t know how the enemy had managed it.

The main thing was that it was so sudden. Jiang Lu didn’t even have time to react, and the entire alliance fell into disarray.

"I’ll do a divination to see if he can make it back," Gu Shanhai thought simply. Failure was not the end; as long as one was alive, there was still a chance. The fear was that the kid might die on the way.

Gu Shanhai had realized that Dalong truly was a chaotic place, where from time to time a genius of extraordinary talent would emerge, like the one he had encountered before, and like the one who had dispersed the alliance.

"Great misfortune???" Gu Shanhai quickly divined Jiang Lu’s situation, his expression changing abruptly.

"He got away, didn’t he? Why is it still great misfortune?"

"The problem is quite serious."

At this point, Gu Shanhai was also weighing the pros and cons.

Great misfortune basically meant there wasn’t much difference between facing near certain death. Gu Shanhai might get through, but it didn’t mean others would be able to do the same.

He was an exception with his capabilities, and Jiang Lu didn’t have Gu Shanhai’s outrageous abilities, so the likelihood of his survival was low.

"I’ll save him..." Seeing this, Gu Shanhai knew he had to act.

Over the years, Jiang Lu had provided him with vast resources, allowing him to perfect the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers and giving him enough time and leisure to practice. He couldn’t just watch him die.

Yet Gu Shanhai also knew that he couldn’t just head out without making preparations first.

"There’s at least ten days or so, and with my speed, I can get there in one day. That means I need to prepare enough trump cards in the remaining time."

For Gu Shanhai, it was better not to activate his ultimate state if possible, to avoid using the World Tree form if he could.

Depleting his lifespan was one thing; the main issue was overspending his vital energy.

While his lifespan could be regenerated, a depletion of vital energy would mean a temporary decrease in his strength. What’s more, he couldn’t just leave this world at will. Once he left, returning would require waiting for ten thousand years unless he got a second blank invitation, which was harder than waiting ten thousand years.

Plane Merchants were not so easy to encounter; after mingling for so long, he hadn’t met a third Plane Merchant.

In his past life, it took a substantial amount of time to bump into one, sometimes going through hundreds of worlds without meeting a single Plane Merchant.

"Let’s see what I should prepare..." Gu Shanhai began searching his memory for ways to break through the situation.

After some searching, he quickly locked onto an efficient and straightforward method of dealing with it.

"Bombs!"

"I’ll bring a warehouse full of bombs, and with missiles, conduct a saturation strike."

Gu Shanhai’s demand was not high; even if the enemy couldn’t be killed, it would at least buy some time.

"Someone, notify Li Yu," Gu Shanhai recited a long list of names, essentially all high-ranking individuals, "to meet with me immediately, there is an urgent matter."

The order was passed quickly, and everyone arrived just as fast.

"Teacher, what urgent matter do you have for us?" Li Yu rushed over, dust-covered and somewhat puzzled.

"Is everyone here? I need these items, gathered within three days, whether it is Zhan Yan or Zhang He’s side, give this matter top priority," Gu Shanhai said with an undeniable firmness in his tone.

"Yes, Teacher," Li Yu was also seeing Gu Shanhai in this state for the first time and quickly took the list from Gu Shanhai, then directed others to copy it down.

"Just what does Teacher need all this for?" After arranging for the list’s reproduction, Li Yu hesitated before asking, as such major resource and authority mobilization needed some explanation.

Even though the power structure was centered around Jiang Lu, Gu Shanhai could also act unimpeded, but still needed to consider the others.

"The matter is confidential," Gu Shanhai stated with a stern face.

An explanation? Completely unnecessary; each additional person in the know was an added risk.

Besides, there wasn’t enough time to mount a rescue, not even the Daoist Soldiers’ forced march could arrive promptly; only Gu Shanhai, who could rely on the Five Elements Great Escape’s teleportation ability, could reach the destination within a day.

Seeing Gu Shanhai’s response, everyone repressed their curiosity.

In normal circumstances, Gu Shanhai was amiable with them, willing to communicate and interact when it didn’t involve significant matters. This abnormal behavior now led everyone to speculate what kind of issue could evoke such a change in him.

"Any other questions, ask them all now—I’ll answer what I can. If there’s nothing else, get to work. Gather as much as you can," Gu Shanhai softened his expression slightly before continuing.

During this time, only Li Yu asked some specific questions regarding the materials; the others naturally had no more thoughts to share.

Even Li Yu didn’t dare to probe further, and the others certainly had no other intentions.

This meeting was the quickest they had ever held, ending in the time it took to finish a pot of tea, but the difficulty of their tasks was not lessened at all. The materials Gu Shanhai required had to be procured both locally and from abroad. Moreover, Gu Shanhai had set a deadline: three days.

As for those who might consider using procurement difficulties as an excuse not to act, they might face no consequences now, but when accounts were settled later, Gu Shanhai was known for never holding back.

Despite his typically genial demeanor, the madness exacted by the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers alone was enough to deter anyone from being lax in their efforts.

"It’s a pity that energy technology hasn’t had a breakthrough; otherwise, I’d have directly arranged for the Mecha armies."

After everyone had left, Gu Shanhai sighed. Both Giant God Mecha and God Slayer Mecha, due to energy limitations, could not be mass-produced. Otherwise, with the addition of the Upper Four Holy Beasts System, a counterattack might not be assured, but a rescue mission would pose no great issue.

Having him wear a Giant God Mecha would be futile; it wouldn’t be as strong as his own power, and he couldn’t fit into a God Slayer Mecha—nor serve as its power source.

Sadly, this world differed from the Xuanzhen Realm; a commander couldn’t serve as an energy source, and for Daoist Soldiers, it was even more unlikely.

Otherwise, just arm the Mecha army with a vast amount of ammunition—though lacking in conflict strength, detonating and causing explosions could result in considerable force, eliminating the need for Gu Shanhai to carry bombs personally.

He had not developed energy technology partly because it was outside his realm of knowledge, and on the other hand, because he himself was a walking large-scale energy source.

After all, his body housed a significant Spirit Vein, and if he were to refine a worldly miracle in the future, he could ascend even further.

But now, he faced this unfortunate situation. Jiang Lu, after all, was not the main character with destiny in his favor, and thus could not expect to turn calamities into blessings.

Even if he were destined, the world’s destiny most likely would amplify effects such as talent and ability, not luck. Opportunities were only a part, and it would still fall to him to seize them.

’Come to think of it, Jiang Lu is really unlucky; in his past life, he never faced such life-and-death crises,’ Gu Shanhai mused internally. After all, at this point in his previous life, Jiang Lu was still relying on his Royal Family-relative status under the dominion of various lords, at most serving as a commander and never in such a position.

Naturally, he didn’t have to worry about being targeted and hunted down.

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