Chapter 1807: Protracted War
Wang Gang laughed heartily:
(๑͡ʘ┏ᗜ┓͡ʘ) "Sister-in-law's training is really not bad either, worthy of being a loyal member of my Muscle Transformation Department!"
"Every muscle on your body is carved with sweat, right?"
"Seeing you guys working so hard makes me feel my blood boiling too. Let me do a set first!"
As he spoke, he let out a roar, muscles bulging, clothes bursting on the spot!
One hand holding Wu Liang, the other holding Tieniu, he started doing curls!
His limbs and torso were all tied with specially weighted rune sandbags!
While curling, he was also squatting, leaving afterimages!
Muscle heat waves spread in all directions!
And even with all that, he didn't forget to hold a spirit bead in his mouth to absorb it—not a single moment wasted!
Jiangnan was almost blinded by the dazzling light of his effort!
(＊口＊#) "Who is this brother? Starlight Four? There's such an expert in Dragon Abyss? I've never seen him before?"
Zi Yuan looked puzzled: (•︠ˍ•︡) "You've never seen him? But he says you're his idol, his goal, his favorite, his second parent, his lighthouse of life?"
"His name is Wang Gang, international code name Muscle Miracle."
Jiangnan shuddered:
∑(❍ฺ口❍ฺlll) "Wang Gang... s-sigh... the Aggressive Wang Gang?"
Is he the president of the Muscle Transformation Department? The one with talent so bad it exploded, who only climbed up after eating over thirty marrow-washing fruits?
His ability is giantification?
The moment he heard Jiangnan's voice, Wang Gang turned his head sharply. When he saw Jiangnan, his gaze couldn't move away anymore!
He was so excited his eyes were red!
(๑థ┏ʖ̯┓థ) "Nan Shen!"
As he spoke, he tossed the Wu Liang Tieniu-brand dumbbells aside, rushed over like a cannonball, and grabbed Jiangnan's big hand!
"I finally get to see you!"
Jiangnan was also overjoyed, giving Wang Gang a big bear hug!
"Haha! You really joined the army? Awesome, right?"
He never thought he'd see Wang Gang again!
Wang Gang's voice trembled with excitement: "Nan Shen! I've always remembered what you said to me, and I've been putting it into practice!"
"I remember the responsibility on my shoulders. I didn't let your hard work go to waste. I didn't embarrass you!"
As he spoke, hot tears rolled down. Wang Gang always wanted to prove to Jiangnan that he was a good man!
After entering the spirit martial world, Wang Gang did inquire about the marrow-washing fruit!
But he found that no precious spirit treasure could improve talent, and such a rare marrow-washing fruit—a thing that had disappeared—Jiangnan had given him more than thirty of them!
This debt of gratitude, Wang Gang always kept in his heart!
Jiangnan laughed: "Good! Good job!"
But his expression suddenly froze:
(‧̣̥̇͡ʘ_ʖ͡ʘ) "Wang Gang? Wait! How the hell did your rank jump to Starlight Four? It's only been this long?"
This isn't right, is it?
Even if you ate Jin Kela and urea, you wouldn't level up this fast, right?
Wang Gang scratched his head and smiled shyly:
୧(๑⁼̴┏ᗜ┓⁼̴) "I've always taken you as my goal to train, never missing any opportunity to improve!"
"There are 24 hours in a day; you can also cultivate while doing things, so the time isn't short!"
Jiangnan: ???
"24 hours a day? You don't even sleep?"
Wang Gang: (๑꒪┏ʖ̯┓꒪)?
"What is sleep? Do spirit warriors even need to sleep? That's hardly necessary, right?"
Jiangnan: =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)
A sudden thunderbolt struck Jiangnan's crown chakra!
What the hell?
Has this guy never slept since becoming a spirit warrior? He uses all his time to cultivate?
Even now, he's still holding a spirit bead, absorbing the heaven and earth's spiritual energy?
How much longer has he been cultivating than me?
Zi Yuan patted Jiangnan's shoulder, looking proud:
(︶.̮︶๑) "See? Learn from him! Know why he's called Muscle Miracle?"
"Keep that momentum, and he might break Old Fire God's record of reaching Dao Heaven in five years!"
"And you? Only Starlight Three? Can't even compare to Wang Gang? What trash!"
Jiangnan's face darkened: (̿▀̿益▀̿̿)̄ "Go away, go away, you trash Yuan have no right to talk about me!"
"You were Starlight at Platinum, and I'm Starlight and you're still Starlight? Are you stuck leveling?"
Looking at Wang Gang's rank, Jiangnan was so jealous!
I only told you to imitate, not surpass me, alright?
That makes me look like I'm slacking off and not training properly!
Yang Jian smiled: "Back then, an unintentional act of yours created a muscle miracle!"
"The flame of will is passed down like this. Wang Gang was exceptionally active in this global spirit calamity, saving countless people!"
Wang Gang's expression turned serious:
(๑･᷅┏ʖ̯┓･᷄)و "Without that night when Nan Shen generously taught me, there would be no me today!"
"This is all Nan Shen's merit!"
At this moment, Zi Yuan's CP soul blazed fiercely, her eyes shining:
(⑉ಡ꒨ಡ) "That night? Generously taught? Can you describe the details? I'm not short on data allowance!"
Jiangnan gritted his teeth: "Your soul is completely rotten! What generous teaching? I just gave him some small persimmons!"
Yang Jian laughed: "Alright! Time is almost up. After catching up, it's time for the meeting!"
Jiangnan was puzzled: "What meeting?"
Yang Jian led everyone straight to the conference center!
"The top brass of Huaxia are mostly in place. The civilians in the Starfire Shelter have been mostly transferred by now!"
"Naturally, we need to formulate Huaxia's next course of action!"
"Moreover, under the White Information Network, global communication has been restored. All countries have basically survived the hardest part. It's time to hold a global post-disaster summit to discuss the future path together!"
"After all, this war is not just Huaxia's affair."
Jiangnan nodded. At this moment, the top brass of Huaxia gathered together, beginning to discuss future actions!
Most of the surviving civilians are in the Lingxu shelters!
After surviving the initial wave, it's time for a counterattack!
Thus, a series of strategies were formulated for the upcoming domestic counterattack!
First, leaving only Jingdu as a city is definitely not feasible. They need to gradually reclaim more territory!
Now that the Great Wall has fully awakened, it's not just defending Jingdu!
The northern line, even extending to Qingsheng, has the Great Wall's Sky-Obstructing Wall!
With such a powerful defensive measure, why not use it?
So the next step is to reclaim all cities along the Great Wall line!
Backed by the Great Wall, establish city fortresses to resist the tide of beasts!
After stabilization, they could use methods like Steel Dragon City to link up the various city fortresses!
That way, the transport of personnel and supplies would no longer be a problem!
In these reclaimed cities, production must first be restored!
Industry is the pillar of a country. Whether it's spirit-binding weapons or various supply materials, production is needed to support the prolonged war!
This spirit calamity won't end in a short time. They must be prepared for a protracted war!
So next, this is where the effort needs to be focused!
With the Beast Spirit Martial Forces, the Pupil Clan mercenaries, plus Star Cheng baby, and various top experts!
Reclaiming those cities isn't difficult!
Jiangnan's expression turned serious: "If possible, it's better to reclaim Luocheng as soon as possible. Old Brother Chen is still standing there!"
"Don't let some blind spirit beasts ruin it!"
Mentioning this, the atmosphere in the meeting room turned heavy!
Yang Jian nodded: "The Great Wall also surrounds Luocheng, so it's on the reclamation list this time. Rest assured!"
"The sky-reaching tree that symbolizes the miracle of life won't be allowed to fall. It will keep growing on Huaxia's land!"
"Later, the Chen Clan will be stationed there, fulfilling his wish."
Jiangnan silently nodded!
"I still have over eighty Sentinel Mech Legions, each with individual combat power around Starlight, and many methods!"
"More than enough to deal with spirit beasts. Let them join in the cleanup this time. Everyone can call them Ai Jiang!"
Yang Jian's eyes bulged!
Σ(ଵĹ̯ଵˀ̣ˀ̣)
Damn! Don't say such shocking news so casually, okay?
Eighty-plus Starlight-level combat powers? That's already terrifying!
Did he gain so much from one trip to the Star Palace?
Everyone was also excited. A Mech Legion? Freaking awesome, right?
With various means stacked together, reclaiming the cities along the Great Wall won't take much time!
The plan also includes restoring education within the Lingxu shelters!
That's right, even in the apocalypse, kids still have to go to school!
And after this battle, the Spirit Martial Forces have suffered heavy losses. It's time to recruit. A batch of spirit warriors will be selected from each Lingxu shelter to join the forces!
All students of Pioneer Academy will also have to go through military training!
In this situation, war is the best whetstone. Even rookies will grow rapidly and become experienced veterans in no time!
As for the Heavenly Green Vine in the Western Frontier, the plan is to pile up resources until it reaches the Dao Heaven ceiling!
While cleaning up the Western Frontier, it will also expand southward!
This thing has no racial limit. As long as there are enough resources!
It can be piled up to Star Breaker, even Star Devourer!
And the current opportunity couldn't be better!
Reclaiming the cities along the Great Wall and connecting them is only the first step!
After completion, they will continue fighting south, reclaiming cities one by one, forming a spiderweb-like network of city fortresses across Huaxia!
Like sparks of fire, once the prairie blaze starts!
One day, humanity will return to this fertile land!
This is destined to be a protracted war. The original spirit calamity raged for five years!
And this time, no one knows how long it will last. Fortunately, humanity has the patience to fight to the end!
Yang Jian rubbed his brow: "Plans can never keep up with changes. I just don't know if the Star will give us this chance!"
Mentioning this, everyone's expression darkened. No one knows what the Star's next move is!
They won't let go of the spirit medium, and the development of the Star Ruins won't stop. A World Purification Plan has already brought humanity to this loss!
Who knows what the future will bring? They can only take it step by step!
Jiangnan rubbed his nose: (͡°ก͡°) "I might have to leave for a while. I probably won't be able to participate in the next moves!"
Yang Jian was stunned: "Going to do what?"
Jiangnan's expression hardened: "Re-enter the Void Sea! Defeat the top of the Four Calamities, the Yuxu Dragon Loach. I need its warp bubble as a Starlight technique!"