Chapter 466: Rearguard Arrangements

A few days later, the various parts of the Rengian had basically been subdued. With the assistance of the arranged military strategists and advisors, the foundation of a unified regime was rapidly forming.

At the same time, a large number of laborers and craftsmen from various regions of the Rengian were conscripted and began to build special structures like the Anti-Gui Towers according to requirements.

Lin Feng himself had not been idle these past few days; he was trying to find ways to strengthen the Blazing Sun Array in the sky, and it was already showing initial results.

However, the real danger was still in the Yinjian. After the Xue Hai, a second type of disaster that swept across the entire Yinjian erupted.

It was a terrifying black curtain that blotted out the sky and sun; wherever it went, everything was completely plunged into darkness, with not a single glimmer of light in the sky or on the ground.

The original Yinjian sky was already a deep scarlet, and later, the howling winds stirred up dust, causing dimness. Now, it had turned into a terrifying scene of pitch-black darkness where one could not even see their own fingers.

Moreover, this kind of darkness was different from the Rengian, where it could be dispelled by simple fireballs. When this darkness descended, places outside the military camp were like being immersed in ink.

Inside and outside the military camp, with the protection of the Anti-Gui Array, lighting fire basins and torches could still provide illumination, but once outside the range of the Anti-Gui Array, nothing could be seen.

"Do you know the origin of this darkness?"

In the military camp, Lin Feng looked up at the sky and asked the Shousui Zhi Nu beside him.

"I don't know. Back then, he was also the first to strike. At that time, the entire Yinjian entered its darkest era, and the vast majority of living beings died in the darkness due to the lack of light and warmth."

"At that time, even lighting a torch could only illuminate an area smaller than a single room. To save their subordinates or relatives, various True Monarchs desperately took them into their inner spaces. Even my father gradually went mad in the process of resisting this darkness..."

The Shousui Zhi Nu seemed to recall those painful experiences of the past and briefly told Lin Feng some secrets.

Clearly, this dark power was extremely terrifying. He must be the mastermind behind the Yinjian becoming the ghost-ridden place it was today, and according to the Shousui Zhi Nu, the opponent hadn't even truly struck back then.

This was the first time Lin Feng had encountered such a terrifying enemy. More importantly, after this disaster appeared, it would be much more difficult to explore other parts of the Yinjian.

Even the Shuangzi Gui could not see much in the thick darkness unless they possessed abilities similar to the Fiery Eyes.

Of course, this was not the most important thing. The most critical point was that Lin Feng tried to have the Tanshi Gui or the Gui Mother devour and absorb this dark power, but they could not find the source at all.

This meant that the methods originally effective against other sources of calamity had failed when facing this darkness.

Under these circumstances, it was basically unrealistic to take the initiative to attack. One could either defend passively or rely on the massive numbers of Tanshi Gui or Infant Gui to occupy the outside space bit by bit.

But the key question was, would the opponent watch them continue to develop and remain indifferent?

After these few days of spreading, the Xue Hai had already covered more than half of the Yinjian. If it weren't for the large number of Tanshi Gui and Infant Gui constantly devouring and blocking it, the Xue Hai would likely have spread outside the military camp already.

If other monsters appeared in this darkness and caused a huge impact on the Tanshi Gui and Infant Gui, then this blocking effect would be greatly diminished.

"I didn't expect the opponent to put us in a passive position by merely showing a portion of their power. Fortunately, the current preparations are still quite sufficient!"

However, Lin Feng had already anticipated this situation. Making the worst-case plans and considering multiple schemes was the best answer those military strategists and advisors had given him.

"Tell them to enter a state of shifting from offense to defense, continue to increase the number of Zhiren armies, continue to perfect the construction of the Yinjian military camp, and continue to keep the Rengian's defensive layout well-prepared!"

"In addition, organize the collected technology of the hundred craftsmen, start cultivating and training new craftsmen, and start the warship manufacturing plan immediately!"

"..."

Since he knew the opponent's capabilities, Lin Feng naturally would not sit and wait for death, so he immediately began issuing orders.

"Yes! Master!"

The Tou Gui appeared behind Lin Feng and immediately accepted the order. Soon, everyone else in the military camp was notified, and they began to execute the plan meticulously according to the previous arrangements.

According to the plan Lin Feng and those military strategists had made at the time, the worst-case scenario was that the enemy could not be blocked, the Yinjian layout could only delay time, and the Rengian preparations could not withstand the erosion.

Then they could only make the worst preparations: transferring the personnel and resources of the Rengian to the Yinjian as much as possible, and starting to cultivate a large number of craftsmen, Gui-riders, and other talents in all aspects according to the farming-warfare model.

Ultimately, they would strengthen and expand the Yinjian military camp, and perhaps even completely cut it off in the end, creating an inner space world with the Gui Mother or other sources of calamity-level power as the core.

By then, whether hiding or fighting against other sources of calamity, they could do it. As long as they continued to accumulate and develop, there would eventually be a day when they could completely wipe out those sources of calamity!

Lin Feng had now issued this prerequisite order, and if necessary, they could start the relevant arrangements directly.

"Come on, at worst we'll perish together, who's afraid of whom?!"

In the Rengian, Li Yanbing had already prepared a batch of clever, half-grown children for Lin Feng. When Lin Feng's order was issued, these children were taken away directly.

Although the unified regime in the Rengian had not been completely established yet, it could already do quite a lot for Lin Feng.

From this point alone, the Rengian had already brought enough benefits to Lin Feng. If there was enough time, having a stable and well-developed rear would be enough to support Lin Feng in wearing down those sources of calamity for a long time.

Unfortunately, what was lacking now was time. However, what Lin Feng did not expect was that the Shuzhuan Gui brought him good news at this time.

"Master, my attempt was successful!"

"Using the power of historical records, I can construct a space on a small scale with a different time flow than the outside world. This space can accelerate time to ten or even a hundred times that of the outside world. Using this space, we can complete important construction tasks or talent cultivation tasks."

Hearing this news, Lin Feng laughed directly. He didn't expect that something he mentioned casually would actually succeed!

"Hahaha, good. How big is this space? How many people can it accommodate?"

However, happy as he was, the real effect still needed to be verified specifically.

"Currently, it can only maintain a radius of one hundred meters. The larger the range, the greater the burden, and the worse the effect."

The Shuzhuan Gui immediately explained in detail to Lin Feng, then waved his hand to manifest it, letting Lin Feng experience the actual effect personally.

He saw a large number of ancient characters spreading out one by one from the Shuzhuan Gui, forming special chapters that filled the entire room.

Finally, these articles completely disappeared, but Lin Feng could see that everything outside had slowed down; whether it was the speed of people walking or the movement of flames, everything was as slow as stop-motion animation. ===== CHAPTER 467 =====