796: The sword is for offense, the shield is for defense; let's go fight Erlang at Guankou.

In the Human Race Alliance, there are nine super-level civilizations, or rather, top-tier factions.

Yang Dian has had contact with two of them: the Nuo Ling Civilization and the Spirit Domain.

The other seven are only known by name; he has never had contact with them.

Perhaps it is a coincidence, but two of them are identical to factions from Chinese mythology.

The first is the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court goes without saying; almost everyone in China knows of it, as it is the backdrop for the Monkey King's famous scenes.

The second is Shan Hai.

I imagine there are few Chinese people who don't know the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas,' that ancient cookbook.

So, the question arises.

Since all Chinese people should have a clear understanding of these two, even if they don't know the specific details, they should at least have heard their names.

Then why, when he first obtained information about these two civilizations, did he have no desire to delve deeper into them?

Or rather, it wasn't just him, Yang Dian.

Dr. Bai, the Think Tank, Zero and Taichu who have already become intelligent life forms, the other AIs about to become intelligent life forms, and everyone who knows about the nine super civilizations...

Why did no one, or nothing, conduct a deep investigation into these two?

It was as if they were just a pebble on the side of the road or a blade of grass, and they subconsciously ignored them.

It wasn't until Yang Dian suddenly noticed something was wrong and dug deep into his memory that a palpitation originating from his Soul arose.

It originated from the depths of his Soul, as if it were inherited from ancient times... disgust?

"But why disgust?"

Gritting his teeth to suppress the extreme disgust he felt at the words "Heavenly Court," a look of confusion inevitably appeared in Yang Dian's eyes.

"If the Heavenly Court really is related to China."

"Then shouldn't the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court be my charming Old Ancestors?"

As for the Shan Hai Civilization.

Yang Dian thought back carefully and found that he didn't have much of an emotional reaction toward the Shan Hai Civilization.

Shan Hai seemed to be an affiliate of the Heavenly Court; it was because of the Heavenly Court's cover that he subconsciously ignored Shan Hai.

"Also, why didn't I feel like something was wrong before?"

Looking inward, Yang Dian discovered that the wisp of Fate rules he possessed was trembling, and strands of the power of fate were turning into mist and disappearing.

"An influence at the level of fate?"

"Is Fate warning me, or has my thinking touched some unknown power, causing the power of fate to protect its master on its own?"

Yang Dian didn't know.

He only knew that the trouble on Earth might be even more troublesome than he had imagined.

If the Chinese people are truly in a hostile relationship with the Heavenly Court.

Then, with China's current strength, facing a clan-level existence within the Human Race Alliance, the super civilization Heavenly Court?

It feels like giving an ordinary person a shield and a blade, telling him that the blade is for offense and the shield is for defense, and then throwing him into Guanjiangkou to fight a guy named Erlang.

Is this what he should be facing right now?

'I hope I guessed wrong.'

Yang Dian's thoughts were chaotic. Beside him, Little Fatty, seeing that Yang Dian hadn't moved for a long time, couldn't help but take two steps and walk to the side of the soldier guarding ten meters away from the white jade pillar:

"Um... Uncle Red Army, is the Army Commander okay?"

Fan Hongqiang, who was called "Uncle" by Little Fatty, was stunned.

He had been a soldier for many years, fighting floods, rescuing people from disasters, and carrying out missions in busy city centers.

But being called "Uncle Red Army" by someone else was truly the first time since he became a soldier.

However... he liked this title. He liked it from the bottom of his heart.

Turning his head to look at Yang Dian, who was lost in thought in front of the white jade pillar, Fan Hongqiang lowered his head and gave Little Fatty a kind smile:

"He'll be fine."

"The Army Commander is the strongest in our China, with a record of shattering planets with the shockwaves of his battles."

"He must be considering some matters right now; nothing will happen to him."

As he spoke, he looked up at the iron curtain in the sky. Although the sky was wrapped in an iron curtain, the sunlight remained.

That was the fusion device hanging high in the sky, spreading sunlight:

"If the Army Commander had an accident on Earth, Earth wouldn't be as quiet as it is now."

Yang Dian, who had snapped out of his thoughts upon hearing their exchange, walked over to Little Fatty and patted his head:

"I was just thinking about some things earlier."

As for the things he suddenly discovered? Yang Dian was not prepared to tell anyone else.

After the feeling of dread arose, the power of fate had been burning continuously. Although it wasn't much, at the current rate, even if the power of fate on him didn't recover, it could still burn for a few hundred years.

But this didn't mean that others would be fine after knowing the relevant information. What if it triggered an alarm carelessly set by some terrifying existence, and others discovered something wrong?

Yang Dian had always possessed the necessary safety awareness.

'It's just that this feeling of potentially encountering a crisis but having no way to communicate with others about how to solve it is truly unpleasant.'

Sighing in his heart, Yang Dian turned his attention back to the white jade pillar on the peak of Mount Tai.

Or rather, it wasn't just the white jade pillar anymore.

As the Spirit Gathering Array extracted boundless Spiritual Qi and gathered all of it onto Mount Tai, the entire mountain began to become miraculous at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The mountain grew taller, the soil became more moist, and even the white jade pillar at the peak, which served as the core of the Formation, began to show signs of crystallization.

Calling Fan Hongqiang to the side of the white jade pillar, Yang Dian pointed to the circle of land around the pillar that was beginning to crystallize and said:

"The white jade pillar is the core of the Formation, and the entire Mount Tai is the base of the Spirit Gathering Array."

"Although it's hard to damage the base without Star Dome Realm strength, the necessary patrols cannot be omitted."

Seeing Fan Hongqiang nod seriously, Yang Dian continued:

"Under the influence of the dense Spiritual Qi, the entire Mount Tai will transform into a 'spiritual object'."

Speaking of this, Yang Dian felt it wasn't quite right, so he changed his phrasing:

"It shouldn't be called a spiritual object."

"It should be said that the entire Mount Tai and the Spiritual Veins beneath it, as well as all the Formation tracks transporting Spiritual Qi, will gradually crystallize and eventually become a giant Spiritual Vein that runs through China and spreads to every corner."

As he spoke, Yang Dian pointed to the pale green light orb at the top of the jade pillar:

"That is the Formation hub, and also the core of the Formation."

"I refined an intelligent brain into it and connected it to the territory map."

"From now on, it will reasonably allocate the Spiritual Qi concentration in the cultivators' cultivation rooms according to their strength, ensuring maximum cultivation efficiency."

As he spoke, Yang Dian patted the jade pillar again. The jade pillar silently sank into the mountain body that was beginning to crystallize, and Yang Dian also extended his finger and snapped it.

A pale blue token appeared at his fingertips, which he then handed to Fan Hongqiang:

"Refine it with your Qi and blood later."

Noticing Fan Hongqiang's curious and puzzled gaze, Yang Dian explained:

"The token isn't very useful; it can only be used to detect 'Spirit-Saturated' areas."

"'Spirit-Saturated' refers to when the soil and rocks contain Spiritual Qi to the limit and can no longer accumulate any more."

"There's too much Spiritual Qi; even if everyone uses all their might, they won't be able to use much. In the future, once the Spiritual Qi is full, you can notify the Resource Department to arrange for personnel to come and mine Spirit Stones."

"You can only mine the Spirit Stones in the areas indicated by the token."

"Of course, without the Formation authority granted by the token, the Resource Department wouldn't be able to mine Spirit Stones in other areas anyway."

"As for whether the Spirit Stones are used for scientific research or other things, let the Resource Department arrange it themselves."

Upon hearing this, Fan Hongqiang put away the token and bowed to Yang Dian:

"I will definitely guard this token well."

Yang Dian smiled and waved his hand:

"Don't be so nervous; only you can refine this token, and it's useless if others take it."

After arranging the follow-up matters, Yang Dian looked at Little Fatty Li Xiang:

"Are you ready? Next, it's time to take you to the Expeditionary Force to receive expedition training."

Little Fatty straightened his body:

"Always ready."

Yang Dian smiled and looked up at the sky.

After settling Little Fatty, it would be time for him to continue doing his own things...