22: Chapter 22: Tips on the Tier 4 Mass Production Strategy

After the red light over the Northern Plains completely dissipated, the three hundred Heavy Immortal-Martial Legion returned to the town and were respectively sent to the recuperation area to recover their spiritual exhaustion.

Wang Pingan did not immediately continue accelerating, but instead had Wang Mu and Wang Shan pause their high-pressure training and first compile the gains and losses of this alien sparring session into a booklet.

Outside time flashed by for several more days. On the tenth day after Awakening, just as Wang Pingan walked out of the secret room, the light of a Formation lit up outside the estate.

A silver divine boat slowly parked in the courtyard. Wang Chengyue stepped down from the divine boat, his face carrying a bit of the satisfaction of an elder looking at a junior.

Wang Shoutian and Liu Yun had long received the news and hurriedly greeted them at the door, not daring to show the slightest negligence.

Wang Chengyue waved his hand and said in a gentle tone: "Clan Younger Brother Shoutian, Clan Younger Sister Liu Yun, no need for formalities. Today, I am acting under the orders of the Clan Chief to give Pingan a separate tutoring lesson."

Upon hearing the words separate tutoring lesson, Wang Shoutian perked up entirely and quickly cleared the way.

Liu Yun was even busier serving tea, unable to suppress the joy on her face, yet she did not ask a single extra question.

Wang Pingan walked to the main hall and bowed to Wang Chengyue: "Uncle Chengyue."

Wang Chengyue looked him up and down and smiled: "Winning all weekly exams, taking first place with zero casualties, and daring to proactively take on virtual orc sparring partners—you truly haven't been idle these past few days."

Wang Pingan was not arrogant, but simply replied: "The Nova Assessment is getting closer, and I don't want to waste time standing still."

Wang Chengyue nodded. After sitting down, he took out an off-white Jade Slip and gently placed it on the table.

The surface of the Jade Slip had old patterns, and its edges even carried tiny cracks; at a glance, one could tell it was not an ordinary skill-transmission Jade Slip.

Wang Pingan's gaze fell on the Jade Slip, and he instantly realized in his heart that this item was probably more precious than ordinary resource cards.

Wang Chengyue put away his smile and said in a serious tone: "This is something temporarily approved by the Family's Council of Elders, originally intended only for clan members at or above a Tier 3 Deity to consult."

Wang Pingan's expression stirred, but he did not rush to reach out.

Wang Chengyue continued: "You are still only a Divine Being right now, so logically your qualifications are not enough. But since you practice Immortal-Martial Dual Cultivation and also follow the pure Combat Path, both the Clan Chief and the Third Ancestor feel that you should take a look at it in advance."

Upon hearing the words Third Ancestor, Wang Shoutian's hand holding the tea paused for a moment.

Liu Yun also did not dare to make a sound, fearing she would disturb this tutoring lesson.

Wang Pingan suppressed the fluctuations in his heart and asked: "Uncle Chengyue, what is recorded in this Jade Slip?"

Wang Chengyue pointed at the Jade Slip on the table: "The insights on Divine Kingdom warfare from a predecessor of the Wang Family."

Wang Pingan's eyes lit up slightly.

Wang Chengyue looked at him and said word by word: "That predecessor also practiced Immortal-Martial Dual Cultivation, also abandoned logistical balance, and chose the pure Combat Path and extreme troop-flooding."

The air in the main hall suddenly quieted down.

Wang Pingan felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

What he lacked the most right now was not low-tier Cultivation Techniques nor short-term resources, but the experience of high-tier deities who had walked the same route.

Wang Chengyue said: "That predecessor ultimately advanced to a Tier 4 Deity, expanding their Divine Kingdom to a planetary scale, with combat citizens under their command numbering in the hundreds of millions."

Wang Shoutian's face was filled with shock, and he couldn't help whispering: "Combat citizens numbering in the hundreds of millions..."

Liu Yun also felt her chest tighten as she listened.

To demigods like them, a mid-tier Tier 4 Deity was already a towering mountain, let alone a predecessor who reached Tier 4 via the troop-flooding path.

Wang Chengyue looked at Wang Pingan: "Pingan, this insight is not for you to copy verbatim, but to let you know in advance that when walking the pure Combat Path for real, what it relies on is never just cultivation and equipment."

Wang Pingan nodded: "I understand."

Wang Chengyue handed the Jade Slip toward him: "Extend your Divine Thought into it and only look at the first layer. Do not forcibly look at the subsequent content."

Wang Pingan took the Jade Slip with both hands and slowly probed his Divine Thought into it.

The next moment, the main hall before his eyes vanished.

He saw a Divine Kingdom continent so vast that its end could not be seen.

Across the earth, military camps stretched endlessly in unbroken patches, drill grounds crisscrossed each other, and battle banners spread from the mountain ranges all the way to the end of the plains.

Countless Human Race citizens clad in battle armor stood neatly in Formation; some hovered in the air riding Flying Swords, some had blood Qi soaring into the sky, some pushed giant Formation carriages, and some controlled war Puppets.

Wang Pingan's Divine Thought was forced to elevate before he could see the true scale of that battlefield.

That wasn't hundreds of people, nor thousands, let alone tens of thousands.

That was legions numbering in the hundreds of millions.

When the Immortal Dao military Formations unfolded, pillars of Spiritual Qi pierced the firmament, and countless Flying Swords transformed into a sea of swords, suppressing the distant alien Divine Kingdom.

As the Martial Dao Legions advanced, the earth trembled underfoot, blood Qi connected into patches, and a torrent of heavy armor smashed through city walls, mountain passes, and fortresses all the way.

Within the alien Divine Kingdoms, there were tall Giant race legions, orc berserkers, seas of undead skeletons, and temples floating in the air one after another.

Yet under the advance of the Human Race Immortal Martial Legion, those alien defense lines collapsed layer after layer.

Wang Pingan saw the phantom of an orc demigod roar as it descended upon the battlefield, attempting to suppress the front lines with Divine Power.

The next moment, hundreds of thousands of Cultivation Citizens formed a Formation simultaneously, with Sword Qi piercing upward through the air to forcefully slash and shatter that orc demigod's phantom.

He also saw the steel fortresses of the Mechanical Race spew out sheets of firelight, covering a large area of the legions ahead.

Yet the Martial Dao Legions pushed forward against rune shield walls, while Formation Masters in the rear unfurled defensive Formation patterns, hard-carrying the firepower to slaughter their way right up to the fortresses.

A steel fortress was smashed open by heavily armored Martial Artists, and subsequently completely incinerated by the Cultivation Citizens using fire Spell arrays.

Wang Pingan's mind and spirit were pressed so intensely by this war that they grew scorching hot.

He finally understood that a true troop-flooding path wasn't just about stacking numbers.

Quantity was merely the foundation.

Formations, supplies, space, command, troop type coordination, and battlefield depth—every single item could determine the life and death of tens of millions of citizens.

The scene continued to change.

That Wang Family predecessor's Divine Kingdom hung within the Void Realm; the massive planetary Divine Kingdom slowly unfolded, and countless warfare continents separated from the edge of the Divine Kingdom, crashing toward the alien Divine Kingdom.

Stationed on every single warfare continent were millions of legions.

They did not need temporary mobilization, nor did they need to crowd into a cramped area; instead, they deployed in layers according to battle zones, legions, reserves, and second-line reserves.

Wang Pingan watched with a heavy breath.

This was a truly mature Divine Kingdom warfare system.

A Divine Kingdom was not a simple dwelling place, but a war machine capable of continuously projecting troops.

The scene within the Jade Slip suddenly shifted.

The predecessor's voice transmitted into Wang Pingan's mind.

"The first essential principle of the troop-flooding path: population is merely a source of troops, not equal to combat power."

"The second essential principle of the troop-flooding path: resources are merely fuel, not equal to victory."

"The third essential principle of the troop-flooding path: battlefield depth determines the legion's upper limit, and a cramped Divine Kingdom cannot nurture a true torrent of war."

"If the Divine Kingdom is too small, an army of a million will also crowd together into a meat heap; the enemy only needs to bombard with long-range Spells to make you sever your own arms."

Wang Pingan's heart shook.

When his Divine Thought withdrew from the Jade Slip, the main hall reappeared before his eyes.

Wang Chengyue did not disturb him, only picking up his tea to take a slow sip.

Wang Pingan put down the Jade Slip, the warmth in the depths of his eyes not yet having dissipated.

Wang Chengyue saw his expression and asked: "How much did you understand?"

Wang Pingan was silent for a moment and replied: "I've understood that I am still very far behind right now."

Wang Chengyue smiled: "Being able to say these words shows that you truly comprehended a bit of it."

Wang Pingan said earnestly: "That predecessor's legion numbers are too exaggerated, but what truly concerns me is that he divided the Divine Kingdom into many battle zones."

Wang Chengyue nodded: "Correct. When walking the troop-flooding path to the later stages, what one fears most is not having no troops, but having too many troops yet being unable to deploy them."

Wang Pingan's gaze narrowed slightly.

Wang Chengyue put down his teacup, his tone becoming heavier: "Pingan, your current combat power is very dazzling, but hidden dangers have already appeared."

Wang Pingan did not refute.

Wang Chengyue said: "Your Divine Kingdom is only one hundred square kilometers. At the initial stage, it looks quite large, but you walk the pure Combat Path, your population grows fast, and your legion expansion is also fast. Soon, you will be stuck to death by space."

Wang Shoutian listened from the side with a tightening expression.

Liu Yun couldn't help asking: "Clan Older Brother Chengyue, will one hundred square kilometers not be enough either?"

Wang Chengyue looked at her and explained: "If it were an ordinary logistical path, one hundred square kilometers could be used for a very long time. But Pingan is different; his citizens need to Cultivate, form arrays, charge, undergo collective training, and also leave space for Spirit Plantings, medicine fields, and residential areas."

Wang Chengyue paused for a moment and added: "Drilling three hundred people in the Army-Breaking Sword Formation is very easy, and one thousand people can barely squeeze together. But when it reaches three thousand, five thousand, or ten thousand combat citizens, problems will directly explode."

In Wang Pingan's mind, his town, Spirit Plantings, martial arena, and military camps instantly surfaced.

Now the population was only over four thousand, and it was already somewhat cramped.

If the population truly approached ten thousand, coupled with large-scale combat citizens undergoing full-time training, that continent would definitely become crowded.

Wang Chengyue's tone turned stern: "Battle Formations fear most having no space to unfold, and legions fear most having their marching routes blocked by their own people."

Wang Pingan listened very clearly.

Wang Chengyue continued: "The reason you can win the school's weekly exams right now is because the sand table gave you a battlefield. But in actual Divine Kingdom warfare, the enemy might not give you a comfortable frontal plain."

"If the enemy bombards your residential area from afar, if the enemy unleashes a swarm of bugs to impact your Spirit Plantings, or if your own legions have to crowd outside the town just to assemble, then it will become very troublesome."

Wang Chengyue's words didn't have the slightest bit of politeness.

Yet Wang Pingan listened to them very comfortably.

This kind of reminder was far more useful than false praise.

Wang Chengyue looked at him: "Family resources can give you a start, but they cannot judge your route for you. If you wish to continue troop-flooding, you must resolve spatial depth in advance."

Wang Pingan pondered for a moment: "Uncle Chengyue, with my current Realm, can I expand the Divine Kingdom?"

"Yes, but it's expensive, and very expensive at that," Wang Chengyue stated bluntly.

Wang Pingan was not surprised.

"Space-expansion type cards involve the underlying rules of the Divine Kingdom and have always been in tight supply on the market. Cheap ones can only expand by a few square kilometers, which is meaningless."

"If I want to resolve my current Bottleneck, what grade is needed?"

"At least a Grade B medium-sized space-expansion card," Wang Chengyue said with a firm tone. "Below this grade, you will get stuck again very soon."

Wang Pingan memorized this name.

"After expansion, Spiritual Qi and blood Qi will also be diluted, so you cannot just expand the space; you must also supplement energy sources."

Wang Pingan rapidly calculated his balance in his heart.

After previously purchasing equipment, Spirit Plantings, Spiritual Vein fragments, and blood Qi crystal cores, he still had over sixty million Source Power points remaining.

This sum of money looked like a lot, but if he truly bought a Grade B space-expansion card, plus Spiritual Qi and blood Qi resources, he would probably be cleared out by more than half.

Or even bottom out completely.

Seeing him not speak, Wang Chengyue knew he had already thought of the key point.

He said slowly: "Pingan, burning money is not scary; what's scary is burning money in the wrong place."

Wang Pingan looked up: "I understand. If space is not enough, no matter how many troops there are, they are just targets crowded together."

Wang Chengyue nodded with satisfaction.

He stood up, took back the Jade Slip, but did not leave immediately.

Wang Chengyue said: "You can only view this Jade Slip once right now. Later, when you advance to a demigod, the Council of Elders will open the second layer again."

Wang Pingan bowed: "Thank you, Uncle Chengyue, and please also thank the Clan Chief and the Third Ancestor on my behalf, Uncle Chengyue."

Wang Chengyue waved his hand: "If you really want to thank them, achieve results in the Nova Assessment. The Wang Family giving you resources is not for you to hide away and live a small, cozy life in secrecy."

Wang Pingan's eyes shone brightly: "I will secure a ranking that is good enough."

Wang Chengyue let out a laugh: "Quite a big tone, I like it."

When Wang Shoutian and Liu Yun saw Wang Chengyue off as he left the estate, their faces still had a dazed look.

In the past, when they worked in the medicine garden, what they contacted the most were Spirit Planting losses, subsidy withholdings, and Formation repairs.

Yet what Wang Pingan talked about now was Divine Kingdom warfare, the troop-flooding path, and spatial depth.

Their social strata had truly changed.

Wang Pingan stood in the courtyard, watching the silver divine boat ascend into the air and distance itself.

What Wang Chengyue brought today was not resources, yet it was more important than a resource card.

He allowed Wang Pingan to see the true appearance of the troop-flooding path in advance.

And he also allowed him to see clearly his greatest Bottleneck right now.

Wang Pingan turned around and walked toward the secret room, his heart already harboring a money-burning plan for the next step.