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They were all soldiers trained by Lian Yun, who naturally understood their capabilities well enough to dare challenge the neighboring Five Nations simultaneously. After all, there were more than a hundred thousand of these nearly omnipotent scouts within Cloud Nation.
Finally, Lian Yun utilized his forging skills to design a type of concealed crossbow for them. Its power was not particularly great, but it was cleverly crafted, easy to carry and use, and capable of firing three shots in succession.
With the scouts' abilities combined with this concealed crossbow, Zhou Tong remarked, "With this weapon paired with Seven Thousand People, if we cannot achieve victory, then I, Zhou Tong, am unworthy to lead troops into battle."
Zhou Tong's words carried a certain bravado; they were still unaware of the military strength or hidden cards possessed by the other fourteen nations. His statement had an air of arrogance about it.
However, Han Huang countered, "Victory is not difficult; our goal should be to have seven thousand elite soldiers without losing a single one after the battle."
Such a demand essentially equated to a perfect victory. Not only did Zhou Tong feel a strong sense of challenge, but even the seven thousand elite soldiers wore expressions of longing.
It was important to note that while they did not fear death, no one wished to die unnecessarily.
As for the role of Three Thousand Innocent Civilians, it was certainly not as simple as merely provoking the fourteen nations. Inciting anger was merely the least desirable outcome; they approached it with an attitude of hoping for the best while being indifferent if it did not happen.
The main objective was to infuriate the leaders of the fourteen nations, forcing them to pacify their Ten Thousand People under command. During this time, the Three Thousand Innocent Civilians would infiltrate every corner of the city, meticulously gathering intelligence on the specifics of the empty city.
They would then report back to Han Huang and Zhou Tong.
What was the greatest ability of those from Evil Spirit City? Perhaps their combat prowess was secondary; their survival in Evil Spirit City indicated their capability to find excellent hiding spots without being detected by Spirits or Evil Spirits.
Thus, with the intelligence gathered by Three Thousand Innocent Civilians, Zhou Tong and others could identify potential hiding spots and predict where the enemy might conceal themselves. This would allow for ambushes and counterattacks, making direct strikes against enemy capitals feasible.
Just this alone showed that while Three Thousand Innocent Civilians seemed to reduce the overall combat strength of their forces, their actual impact might be greater than that of normal soldiers with three stones' worth of strength.
Moreover, could Three Thousand Innocent Civilians truly serve only this purpose?
Han Huang had been regarded as equal to Crouching Dragon and Hidden Phoenix during his time with the Han Family. Crouching Dragon and Hidden Phoenix referred to today's Peerless Demon Master and Master Pang, as well as General Yue Fei. Han Huang could unleash ten times the strength of an individual. Coupled with Zhou Tong's year of advanced study at Hundred Schools Academy, the actual effectiveness of Three Thousand Innocent Civilians would undoubtedly astonish the world.
In reality, near the outpost of Cloud Nation, there were not just a few but hundreds of Innocent Civilians from neighboring countries, dancing and jumping in front of the enemy forces to draw their attention.
However, over time, the enemy began to ignore them, for they were Innocent Civilians—untouchable and unworthy of even a curse, as it would only waste their breath.
Yet at a certain moment, one of Cloud Nation's Innocent Civilians managed to assassinate a Deputy Commander from the enemy nation with a single strike. This revelation shocked the enemy, making them realize that hidden among the Innocent Civilians were soldiers from Cloud Nation.
Where there was one, there would inevitably be more. The enemy became increasingly wary of Cloud Nation's Innocent Civilians.
In this situation, the Innocent Civilians of Cloud Nation grew bolder, often striking aggressive poses toward the enemy forces, provoking them into attacks.
Close-range hits barely affected them due to the protection of Earth Formation; as for long-range attacks, it was even better. The Innocent Civilians could easily collect arrows, thus increasing Cloud Nation's weapon stockpile.
The Innocent Civilians truly made the neighboring countries feel like they had a thorn in their throats, driving them to madness.
Consequently, the two nations secretly allied and launched a full-scale assault on Cloud Nation.
They were determined that even if they failed, they would at least peel away a layer of skin from Cloud Nation.
However, while Cloud Nation's Innocent Civilians distracted the two neighboring nations, scouts from Cloud Nation stealthily evaded their gaze and reached beyond their territories.
Then, when the two nations initiated their total attack, they struck at the enemy's rear, capturing key figures such as the King or military strategists and seizing both nations' flags.
Thus, Cloud Nation managed to capture troops from both nations under almost Harmless conditions.
Zhou Tong and Han Huang did not take in personnel from the two nations; they merely extracted their Realm Power. However, they did not resort to complete annihilation but instead covertly instigated rebellion—true rebellion.
Initially, this instigation only stirred anger among people. But now that absolute power was displayed, instigating rebellion became much easier. Even if instigation failed, Zhou Tong and his companions would not be overly concerned.
If those who were instigated returned to their homeland and reported to their king, even if the king outwardly showed trust, he would likely harbor suspicions. As a result, these ten thousand soldiers sent into battle would inevitably face demotion or punishment. This could lead some who had no intention of rebellion to develop rebellious thoughts while solidifying the resolve of those already inclined toward treason.
This could lay an important foundation for future national conflicts.
Gaining the Realm Power of Twenty Thousand from the two nations naturally meant enhancing the strength of the seven thousand scouts. However, this enhancement was not evenly distributed.
Firstly, this was a significant limitation stemming from their origins in Evil Spirit City; their original realm was barely above that of a newly ascended King. Elevating their strength to three stones was considered the limit, while reaching four stones would require significantly more Realm Power.
It is important to note that although individual power is categorized from one stone to five stones, these categories represent the distinction between Kings and Monarchs. Consequently, the Realm Power required to elevate someone from three stones to four stones is far greater than that needed to advance from one stone to two stones.
The nearly Twenty Thousand in three stone strength might seem equivalent to sixty thousand in Realm Power, but in reality, this sixty thousand Realm Power may not necessarily be enough to create six individuals with five stone strength.
Nevertheless, all seven thousand scouts were carefully selected by Jiang Ao, with about one thousand five hundred of them showing considerable potential. Therefore, Zhou Tong and Jiang Ao prioritized enhancing the strength of these one thousand five hundred individuals.
These one thousand five hundred were all team leaders.
Despite undergoing nearly two years of collective training, those hailing from Evil Spirit City, being elites, should ideally function in teams of three to five, just as Zhou Tong, Jiang Ao, and Murong Ying did initially. This would maximize their individual combat effectiveness.
Zhou Tong and Han Huang chose not to retain the defeated forces from the two nations because the current seven thousand scouts had nearly one thousand five hundred teams whose optimal operational range covered almost half of the city.
As their team's activities had not yet reached maximum capacity, there was no immediate need to increase personnel. Of course, they did not leave everyone behind; individuals with King status and Innocent Civilians from the two nations remained.
(End of Chapter)
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