MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1393 - 368: Holding the Line

After capturing Four Waters Pass, Lu Hong and the others in the allied army didn’t rush to attack the next stronghold. The decisive battle would come eventually, and attacking prematurely might not necessarily weaken the opponent but might instead force them to consolidate their forces faster.

Currently, the most crucial task for the allied army is to maximize their strength using the resources within Four Waters Pass.

As time passed, for three full months, the Kai Family made no moves against Four Waters Pass, while the allied forces from the Dark Continent had more than tens of thousands breakthrough into the Martial God Realm and began engaging in battles with each other to hone their skills. Moreover, the number of Martial Gods continued to increase by at least ten per day.

At present, Xia Yuanlang and other Ancient Titans are also crafting weapons and armor suitable for themselves to arm themselves.

These Ancient Titans, despite tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of years passed without any breakthrough in strength, don’t expect to achieve much in just a few months, so they started opting to reinforce their battle prowess with external equipment.

And within Four Waters Pass, aside from the enthusiastic allied forces striving to enhance their abilities, there were also a group of bizarre but quiet civilians of Four Waters Pass. These civilians were the weakest among the Titan Clan, but even at their weakest, they were no less powerful than any Martial God-level powerhouse in the allied forces. However, they did not participate in these struggles. Though they possessed Titan’s formidable physique, comparable to the Divine Master Realm, they had no combat experience and had forgotten the art of slaughter after being at ease in the city for too long.

Although these civilians were somewhat resistant to the low-born Titan Martial Gods of the Dark Continent wandering before them, they ultimately lacked the courage to confront them.

However, this group remained a hidden danger, with at least over 100,000 civilians living within Four Waters Pass, and they consumed a massive amount of meat daily. Even though there is a large stockpile of fierce beast meat available in Four Waters Pass, it is still insufficient to last a few days.

So now, the headache for Lu Hong and his team is this group of civilians.

If they could continue to eat and drink as usual, that’d be fine, but the problem is, it’s difficult! Feeding and hydrating over 100,000 Titans is no simple task.

Originally, under the rule of the Kai Family, a hunting party of about 5,000 people would be formed, led by skilled hands from the army, to venture into the Longmang Wastelands, hunt beasts to supply the stronghold, allowing civilians to purchase fierce beast meat, facilitating the flow of money and resources. This was the most basic circulation method and an indispensable way to promote the establishment of a Gold Coin system.

However, now, the hunting party has disbanded due to the defeat of the Kai Family’s army. So, to maintain the normal operation of life in Four Waters Pass, Lu Hong and his team must form new hunting parties to sustain the civilians there.

The problem is, the hunting party requires a large number of people, and simply put, the Martial Gods of the Dark Continent don’t qualify to be members of the hunting party. The fierce beasts’ size and defensive capabilities are far more robust than the average Titan. Expecting these Martial Gods to kill a fierce beast is hilarious, as they can’t even break their defenses. Sending these Martial Gods to hunt fierce beasts is like delivering meals.

Having Xia Yuanlang’s Titans hunt, the problem still persists. These individuals survived the Kai Family’s hunting not because of their strength, but rather due to their weakness, which made them unworthy of the Kai Family’s attention, obtaining a precarious chance of survival.

If they are to hunt, more than 8,000 people would need to be deployed compared to the 5,000 hunting party standard. Yet Xia Yuanlang’s group is barely over 20,000 strong, and deploying 8,000 would deplete half their force.

If the Kai Family attacks, it would result in severe shortage of troops, and when the hunting party ventures into the wastelands to hunt fierce beasts, it takes at least half a month to return.

Near the stronghold, the number of fierce beasts is minimal because they have all been killed. Fierce beasts are not fools; after being hunted for years, instinct tells them to avoid those places, knowing it’s akin to delivering themselves.

Therefore, to hunt fierce beasts, one must delve deep into the wastelands, at least for half a month or more. If luck is bad, further depths must be explored to hunt enough beasts to return, to replenish the city’s consumption.

Moreover, the hunting party needs to be led by sufficiently mighty experts to handle some extremely powerful and cunning fierce beasts in the wastelands.

If no expert oversees, the hunting party could very likely be annihilated by incredibly powerful fierce beasts.

However, among Lu Hong’s allied army, true experts are only Lu Hong and Qin Hong. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"If worse comes to worst, we mobilize forces from the Dark Continent outside to transport food supplies here to Four Waters Pass, what do you think?" Qin Hong proposed a solution.

In response, Xia Yuanlang and others remained silent, offering neither affirmation nor rejection.

This attitude clearly indicates underlying issues.

"If there’s anything inappropriate, speak up, we need to find a way to resolve it. Since war with the Kai Family is already underway, our ultimate goal must be to annihilate the Kai Family and for you to reclaim control over the 13th Domain. If the Kai Family is destroyed, the issues we face now will still be a thorny problem in the future."

Lu Hong spoke, seeking to reassure Xia Yuanlang and others.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuanlang sighed and said, "External food isn’t inedible, but... Titans in the 13th Domain don’t enjoy outside food. Since the Holy King opened up the 13th Domain, various families began to attempt transit business, targeting food from your Twelve Domains first. Unfortunately, these foods didn’t sell as expected within the 13th Domain; instead, after tasting them once, Titans almost never want to eat them again. Furthermore, the external food provides very little sustenance. Whereas fierce beast meat is sufficiently filling to keep us Titans satiated for at least three days; your external food, however, requires three meals a day yet still leaves us hungry. It doesn’t solve the actual problem, and we cannot force civilians to consume your food. If we do, resistance among civilians would rapidly arise, resulting in chaos within Four Waters Pass, and if the Kai Family attacks, we’ll undoubtedly be doomed."

Xia Yuanlang’s words conveyed deep pessimism regarding the situation, reflecting regrets over attacking the city, which now appears unwise, as despite acquiring resources, they exhausted a great deal of energy here.

Upon hearing Xia Yuanlang’s explanation, Lu Hong nodded; he could understand these issues and then asked, "Given the current reserves of Four Waters Pass, how long can they suffice for the entire city’s needs?"

"At most a month, and rationed purchases would be necessary," Xia Yuanlang replied.

One month...

Lu Hong pondered briefly before asking again, "Are you sure there’s no movement from the Kai Family?"

Xia Yuanlang nodded: "At present, there hasn’t been any troop mobilization within the stronghold. If there’s any, news will be conveyed immediately, so you can rest assured."

"The nearest to Four Waters Pass is Dragon Tiger Pass; even if troops are mobilized from Dragon Tiger Pass to attack, reaching Four Waters Pass would take at least half a month. So perhaps I could lead a team for a hunt, trying to hunt sufficient fierce beasts to address Four Waters Pass’s food supply issue." Qin Hong proposed.

Upon this suggestion, Lu Hong nodded: "It’s perfect, take these Titans out for further training, sharpening their battle array more, to form more formidable combat power in the late stage."

Currently, small battle arrays are the only thing Xia Yuanlang’s group of Ancient Titans can count on, with the hope to defeat the Kai Family’s formal army using collaborative battle formations.

Thus, honing warfare through fierce beast hunting is indeed a viable strategy.

"It’s a viable plan, but taking so many people away at once, wouldn’t chaos erupt within Four Waters Pass?" Xia Yuanlang still expressed concern, given that the civilians in the 13th Domain harbored certain exclusivity, particularly seeing the Twelve Domain Titan Clan members as lowly born.

If Xia Yuanlang and others face troop shortages, some might conceive dangerous thoughts and actions.

"No worries, I’m watching over it, chaos won’t erupt," Lu Hong smiled reassuringly.