Chapter 953 - Preparation For Rainy Days (2/2)

“Ask away,” replied Tang Xiu.

“It’s about the Lightning Art you used previously. Its might is amazing, so I arbitrarily took a decision and told Xingzi to inform our Master about it,” said Jin Chanzi. “My Master also excels in this art; she is even extremely obsessed with it. I think she’ll be ecstatic after hearing about it and will immediately catch up with us so she can ask you about the Lightning Evoker Art.”

This made Tang Xiu’s face slightly changed. Although he didn’t know how high of a cultivation level Jin Chanzi’s Master was, knowing that such a powerful cultivator would come soon was far from good news for him.

It was because Nine Dragons Island would become his future base. He was instinctively unwilling to let other powerhouses come over in case they were able to discover the island’s secret, as well as to prevent any incidents where others had greedy thoughts to occupy it.

He hadn’t yet figured out on what side of morality this Whole Unitary Sect belonged to. He had seen countless sects with decent disciples who posed as people of high morals, yet committed disgusting deeds regarding their interests. What’s more, he didn’t even know what kind of person Jin Chanzi’s Master was.

This being the case, it was rather urgent for him to arrange the array ahead of time, so as to avert any accident before it was too late.

While looking at the calm faces of the six youths, Tang Xiu said without flinching, “Since some seniors will be coming soon, I’ll naturally welcome them. I’ll also compare notes with your Master when she arrives, in hope of our mutual progress.”

Tang Xiu spent some time chatting with the six youths before excusing himself to tend to some other issues. He left in a hurry and came to the third floor of the palace, where Mo Awu, Mo Awen and the other men had already converged.

“Have you disposed of those two Celestial Wizard’s experts?”

“It’s been done and no traces can be found Boss,” reported Mo Awen.

Nodding at him as an answer, Tang Xiu then shifted to Mo Awu and said, “Contact Xiaoxue and tell her to pass my message to Tang Guang and Tang An. Their task is to protect Singluen and then head over with them to Nine Dragons Island secretly. Kill any group sent by Singkuo should this guy make a move on them. Also, transfer all the remaining core members of our Everlasting Feast Hall here.”

“But what about the other members on Clam Island, Boss?” asked Mo Awu, hesitating. “Do you want them to be transferred here too?”

Tang Xiu was silent for a short while before shaking his head and said, “Those assigned to Clam Island don’t need to come over for now. But the construction project on this island will be finished soon, and they will escort the talented children who have been carefully selected to this island by then.”

Mo Awu nodded, but whispered shortly after, “Boss, I kinda have a hunch that a storm is brewing. Are we going to battle these wizards and shamans from this Celestial Wizard Clan soon?”

“I can’t say for sure. But given the fact that their two experts have died here, it’s highly likely that they won’t let this matter go,” sneered Tang Xiu. “The battle with the Celestial Wizard clan is inevitable, but we still have to be on guard against cultivators from the Whole Unitary Sect regardless.”

“Is that the sect of those six youths?” asked Mo Awu.

“Yeah.” Tang Xiu nodded and said, “From what they told me, this sect has some Nascent Soul Stage experts and several others at the Golden Core Stage. If all of the disciples of this sect were to attack us, I don’t think we can fend them off unless Yan’er or Ji Chimei came over to deal with them. It’s unlikely that we can obtain any benefits even if all of our Everlasting Feast Hall’s people come over.”

With a changed complexion, Mo Awu felt that the more he progressed, the more he became aware of the gravity of the gap between cultivation levels. There was no need to speak about the arrival of those at the Nascent Soul Stage, as he and the others would probably be unable to fend off the arrival of some experts at the Golden Core Stage.

The resourceful and quick-witted Mo Awen had eyes sparkling upon overhearing the conversation between Mo Awu and Tang Xiu. He interjected, “Boss, if we’re really going to have a battle with the Celestial Wizard clan or the Whole Unitary Sect, I think it’s best not to set up the battlefield on Nine Dragons Island. You just said that this island is going to be our main base in the future, so I’m afraid that if we have a battle here, our place will be ruined after the battle. Carrying out the construction project here is very intensive, so we must set up the battlefield elsewhere since we have the initiative.”

Tang Xiu’s expression shifted and he asked, “Do you have a suggested location?”

“There are 16 small barren islands around our Nine Dragons Island,” said Mo Awen. “The nearest island is about 50 nautical miles away, while the furthest is about 200 miles. I recommend setting up a monitoring station on these 16 islands. That way, we can spot the enemies as early as possible no matter the direction they come from. We can use choppers to transport our men on the other islands and use ships to carry the troops on Nine Dragons Island. This way, we can set up the battlefield on those barren islands.”

“But we don’t have many helicopters now, while the signal at sea is also quite bad. It will be even more difficult to send a message should any stormy weather occurs,” said Tang Xiu. “If such a situation does occur and the enemy arrives, it’s gonna be us who’ll fall into a passive situation.”

“We can purchase the choppers immediately if there’s not enough, Boss,” said Mo Awen. “I have the means to buy at least 10 of them in a short time. As for the environmental issues, I don’t think it will affect our ability to communicate, Boss. I think you forgot our identity…”

Our identity?

Tang Xiu stared blankly.