Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16131

Chapter 16129. Intelligence

Zhao Hai looked at the jade slip in his hand. This jade slip was given to him by Su Youyu. It contained intelligence about the Divine Kingdom and the Shadow Guard. Through this intelligence, Zhao Hai learned just how powerful the Divine Kingdom was. The entire Divine Kingdom was divided into thirty-six provinces and four hundred and thirty-two circuits. Each circuit was further divided into twelve prefectures, each prefecture into thirty-six cities, each city governing thirty-six smaller cities, each smaller city governing thirty-six towns, and each town governing thirty-six villages. Of course, this all referred to the management of civilians. As for the management of sects, that was completely different.

Under normal circumstances, a prefecture-level city could manage all the sects within that prefecture. However, only a prefecture-level city could suppress some large sects, while smaller cities could only manage some small and medium-sized sects.

Like the Beast Suppression City that Ling Xuzi mentioned, it was considered a small city in the Divine Kingdom, but this small city could suppress several medium-sized sects, including the Changchun Sect. Small sects like the Yuyang Sect dared not act recklessly.

The Shadow Guard is an organization specifically tasked with secretly monitoring these sects. The Shadow Guard wields considerable power, divided into two parts: the Dark Division and the Shadow Division. The Dark Division is simply responsible for assassinations, while the Shadow Division is equally simple, responsible for surveillance. Someone like Su Youyu belongs to the Shadow Division. Generally, they won’t carry out assassinations; they’ll only monitor. Successfully infiltrating a sect is far more worthwhile than an assassination attempt. As Ling Xuzi said before, if an infiltrator becomes the sect leader, wouldn’t that be incredibly successful, and their value even greater?

However, recruiting Shadow Guards is not easy, and many betray them. Therefore, Shadow Guards generally maintain single-line communication. Coupled with manpower shortages, a mid-tier sect like Changchun Sect typically only has one Shadow Guard spy, while smaller sects like Yuyang Sect are not sent any. The reason Changchun Sect currently has two Shadow Guard spies is likely related to its rapid development in recent years. Changchun Sect has gained two Kingdom-level experts, which has attracted the attention of the Shadow Guard, leading them to send an additional spy.

Furthermore, Shadow Guards generally don’t directly assassinate members of sects. Even when they do assassinate, they target the most talented disciples, making their secret forces even more mysterious.

Besides having spies in various sects, the Shadow Guard also has spies in some markets. Some of these spies are small business owners, while others may be independent cultivators. They serve as liaisons between Shadow Guard members, and if any emergency occurs, the Shadow Guard will take direct action against them.

As for small cities like Beast Town, the garrison typically consists of only 5,000 men, headed by a captain. The captain is the regimental commander, and the regiment is divided into five battalions, each with 1,000 men. The battalion commander is the squad leader. Under the battalion are platoons, and each battalion has five platoons, each with 200 men. Under each platoon are five squads, with the first squad having 40 men. This is the military configuration of a small city. In contrast, a Zhou Prefecture has a commandery captain, and each captain commands five captains.

The sheer size of this army demonstrates the immense power of the Divine Kingdom. If all its troops were at full strength, the total number would exceed one hundred billion. While this number doesn’t match that of the Blood Slaughter Sect, it’s still considerable. And this only considers the military; it doesn’t include civilians or disciples from various sects. If all sect disciples were included, their numbers would likely rival those of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

Furthermore, Su Youyu revealed to Zhao Hai that outside the Divine Kingdom’s mainland, there are 108 smaller continents, known as the Guardian Continents. These Guardian Continents also have governments and sects, though their numbers are far fewer than those of the Divine Kingdom.

This is truly terrifying. In other words, the Divine Kingdom’s strength, if truly assessed, is in no way inferior to that of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

Within the Divine Kingdom, besides the Divine Kingdom itself and the sects, there exists a third force: the religious sect. There exists a religious kingdom within the Divine Kingdom, its state religion, called the Creation God Sect. This Creation God Sect is incredibly powerful, possessing its own army. While its strength doesn’t match that of the Divine Kingdom, it operates independently and surpasses all sects, making it a nationwide sect. Because of this, its combat power far exceeds that of the sects, second only to the official strength of the Divine Kingdom.

Upon seeing this information, Zhao Hai frowned. He truly hadn’t expected the Divine Kingdom to be so powerful and the situation so complex. The appearance of the Creation God Sect, in particular, made Zhao Hai wary. He didn’t know how powerful this sect was. If, like the Arrogance God Sect, it had a deity behind it, then the deity behind the Creation God Sect was even more formidable.

After reading through all the contents, Zhao Hai put away the jade slip. He then looked up at Chang Jun sitting in front of him and asked, “What do you think of this intelligence?”

Chang Jun replied in a deep voice, “The situation here in the Divine Kingdom is extremely complex. We not only need to guard against the Divine Kingdom itself, but also against that Divine Cult. I suspect that there might be a divine figure behind the Divine Cult, making it even more difficult to deal with them. Therefore, my idea is to proceed with caution. Young Master, the strength of the Divine Kingdom is far greater than we imagine. If we want to deal with the Divine Kingdom, we can only infiltrate it slowly. If we were to wage a full-scale war against the Divine Kingdom, coupled with the help of the Divine Cult, and if they could also unite the power of those sects…” “Then their power might surpass ours, so we must proceed with utmost caution.”

Zhao Hai nodded, then said in a deep voice, “I truly didn’t expect the strength of this Divine Kingdom to be so formidable. According to the intelligence, Zhenjiang Beast City is just an ordinary small town. The power of the entire Divine Kingdom is indeed extremely strong, so we must be careful. Let’s proceed as you previously discussed: start with the markets and turn them all into our forces, then proceed with the sects, dealing with them one by one. We can’t be greedy; we must proceed slowly.”

Chang Jun nodded and then said, “Yes, Young Master, then I will proceed according to the previous plan.”

Zhao Hai nodded and then said, “Okay, go ahead and get busy.”

Chang Jun responded and left Zhao Hai’s bamboo house. After Chang Jun left, a smile appeared on Zhao Hai’s face. He smiled slightly and said, “Interesting. I really didn’t expect that our Blood Slaughter Sect would actually encounter an evenly matched opponent. It seems that we really shouldn’t underestimate the heroes of the world.”

After returning to his office, Chang Jun immediately summoned Ling Xuzi, Feng Wuya, and the others to his office. After they all arrived, Chang Jun looked at everyone and said, “Today I saw what Su Youyu gave me…” “After learning some information about the Divine Kingdom, we realized that its strength was incredibly formidable, no less than our Blood Slaughter Sect. Therefore, our Blood Slaughter Sect must be even more cautious if we want to deal with the Divine Kingdom.”

Everyone nodded. They were native to the Divine Kingdom, so they naturally knew how powerful it was. They also knew about the Blood Slaughter Sect and its strength. Because they knew how powerful the Blood Slaughter Sect was, they didn’t find Chang Jun’s words problematic at all; the Blood Slaughter Sect’s strength was indeed comparable to the Divine Kingdom.

Chang Jun continued, “I’ve already spoken to the young master, and his intention is the same: not to immediately launch a full-scale war against the Divine Kingdom. Although our people can all be resurrected indefinitely, there’s no need for such a brutal war. We can proceed slowly, following our previous method: starting with the various markets, then infiltrating other markets and sects, taking them down one by one. We absolutely cannot afford any mistakes, and we cannot let the Divine Kingdom, the sects, or the major sects discover our actions. Do you understand?”

Everyone responded, and Chang Jun nodded, then said, “Alright, let’s talk about the current situation. Elder Zhao, how’s the intelligence gathering on the surrounding markets going?”

Zhao Yuguang replied, “Because all the surrounding markets are managed by our sect, it’s quite easy for us to gather intelligence on them. Here is the intelligence on the seven surrounding markets. Please take a look, Elder Chang.” He then took a jade slip and handed it to Chang Jun.

Chang Jun took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual power, nodded, and said, “The intelligence is very detailed. Let’s choose a day to act. These seven markets aren’t very strong; we can take them all in one fell swoop. Before that, we need to make some preparations. First, the magic arrays. The magic arrays in the markets must be set up properly—barrier arrays, illusion arrays, these are essential. We’ll make our move after the arrays are set up; that’s the safest way.”

Everyone nodded. Chang Jun turned to Zhao Yuguang and asked, “How many sect disciples are there in the markets now?”

Zhao Yuguang immediately replied, “About a hundred in each market.” “There are about 100 people, mainly responsible for managing the markets. The strongest among them are only at the Imperial Carriage level, which is enough.”

Chang Jun nodded and said, “That’s indeed enough. I will send some more disciples there to set up the arrays. Once those disciples arrive and set up the arrays, we will begin our operation.”

Zhao Yuguang responded, and Chang Jun then turned to Ling Xuzi and asked, “Elder Ling Xuzi, how is the situation at Changchun Sect?”

Ling Xuzi immediately took out a jade slip and said, “Our Changchun Sect also has its own controlled markets. We control a total of twenty-five markets. This is the intelligence on these markets.” After speaking, he handed the jade slip to Chang Jun.

Chang Jun took the jade slip, glanced at it, and then said, “Not bad. The markets under your jurisdiction are much larger than those of Yuyang Sect. However, the method for dealing with these markets is the same as for Yuyang Sect: first send disciples to set up the arrays, and then act in unison.”