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Chapter 520 - 286: Your Abacus Beads Have All Popped onto My Face

Chapter 520: Chapter 286: Your Abacus Beads Have All Popped onto My Face

"Teacher, are you sure making this change will work?" asked Jiang Lu, who had just returned from a skirmish in Xuanzhou, as he looked doubtfully at the "Sun and Moon Military Method 2.0" delivered to him by Gu Shanhai, something seemed off no matter how he looked at it.

"How can it not work? I think it’ll work," Gu Shanhai stated righteously.

"It won’t cause any problems?" Jiang Lu flipped through it and couldn’t see any issues—everything seemed logical, and there were even additional military formations he didn’t know how Gu Shanhai could have developed.

"Based on the data on paper, there shouldn’t be any problems," Gu Shanhai said conservatively. He only guaranteed the data on paper; everything else was not assured.

Jiang Lu immediately caught the hidden meaning in Gu Shanhai’s words and thus also held his forehead, no wonder the man had proactively sought him out today—it was because he had something up his sleeve.

"Alright then, what’s the success rate?" Jiang Lu asked, helplessly.

"Quite high, there’s more than a ninety percent chance of success," Gu Shanhai did not lie. Before he had researched the "Sun and Moon Military Method 2.0," he had already given his Heart Demon Dao Soldiers an upgrade patch that successfully turned them from high-class to king-level Daoist Soldiers.

Which meant his Heart Demon Dao Soldiers were now as powerful as Luo Chuan’s Hidden Dragon Daoist Soldier. Overall, they were still slightly inferior because the enemy had a military might enhancement while Gu Shanhai did not—he only had a Mana aura, although that was enough to defeat the enemy.

The tenth ability, named Heart Demon Tribulation, was a passive skill that gave an extra boost to the nine other abilities, achieving an all-around enhancement in strength. The only thing was that the battles fought by the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers became more twisted and less pleasant to watch. It was challenging enough to common sense before, but now it carried an indescribable, eerie sense of strangeness.

Accordingly, the nine skills would even give enemies the feeling of facing some great horror.

Hearing the probability Gu Shanhai mentioned, Jiang Lu breathed a slight sigh of relief; a ninety percent chance was not low.

"So, have you only perfected the ’Sun and Moon Military Method’?" Jiang Lu knew that just one book of the Sun and Moon Military Method wouldn’t likely influence the overall situation.

He saw how powerful Luo Chuan had become but was still stuck in the same place; strong as he might be, his subordinates needed to be capable as well. When you’re powerful, it’s all too easy to stand out from the crowd.

"What? You’re not satisfied that I perfected the ’Sun and Moon Military Method’ in such a short amount of time?" Gu Shanhai raised an eyebrow and said teasingly.

"Not at all, I just think that we can’t strengthen Liang State’s forces by me alone being strong," Jiang Lu said. He could possess the most Daoist Soldiers, but he couldn’t ignore his subordinates.

Being stingy and ungrateful is a sure path to doom.

Sharing blessings and facing difficulties together is the strategy for longevity.

"It will take some time, as you know. I have many military tactics to deal with, and even changing them one by one takes time," Gu Shanhai said noncommittally.

But that wasn’t actually the case. After improving his own Heart Demon Dao Soldiers’ Divine Skills and having the "Sun and Moon Military Method" as a foundation, the subsequent modifications didn’t actually require Gu Shanhai’s personal involvement—he could just leave it to the Four Saints Beasts System, and with White Tiger joining, its computing and logical abilities were sufficient for the task.

At first glance, there may seem to be differences between one military method and another, but the foundation is the same, similar to how 1+1=2 and 1.9+0.1=2 are basically the same. As long as Gu Shanhai had the final answers and a wealth of data, the Four Saints Beasts System could make extrapolations based on the foundation of the military methods and the data input by Gu Shanhai.

The process might take longer than Gu Shanhai himself and could sometimes be error-prone, but it was ideal for dealing with such trivial matters.

Gu Shanhai simply did not have the spare time to personally deduce each and every high-class military method into a king-level one.

He still had to perfect the "Thirty-Six Strategies", develop entirely new military formations, cultivate military might, and lots more.

The six military formations that Luo Chuan had were actually pretty good; they just didn’t quite fit him. And after careful study, it seemed they were very basic formations and not some high-end stuff.

Basics have their advantages because many things develop from them.

The only disadvantage might be that they don’t compare to the power of more advanced stuff.

But in this era, military formations were like a dimensionality reduction attack, especially when everyone was on the same level. If you possess an additional enhancement, you’re much stronger than the others; victory then naturally belongs to you.

"I will have to rely on you a lot for this, Teacher. However..." Jiang Lu knew that with the "Sun and Moon Military Method 2.0," other military methods would need to keep up, although they could do so more slowly. There was, in fact, something else currently that required Gu Shanhai’s help.

When Gu Shanhai heard the word "however," his expression immediately became vigilant: "What are you planning?"

"That is... the maritime trade in Xuanzhou—it requires someone reputable and capable to oversee it," said Jiang Lu, somewhat sheepishly.

His demeanor made it clear that there was no other choice but for Gu Shanhai.

After all, with financial interests and portions of military power at stake, Jiang Lu would naturally choose the teacher he trusted the most.

In fact, Li Yu could also go, but he wasn’t suitable for political reasons and didn’t have the transcendental detachment of Gu Shanhai.

Li Yu already controlled Liang Wang’s financial power, and both his daughter-in-law and son were the covert commanders of a special intelligence agency. If he also took control of an economic lifeline and some military power, it could easily become unbalanced.

With such an enormous power base, Jiang Lu, as Liang Wang, was beginning to balance the scales of power.

"So you mean I’m the person for this job, right?" Gu Shanhai stated emotionlessly.

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