Chapter 541 - Taking Advantage (1/2)

Outside the underground city of the Greater Rats, there was a rail through the main underground passages.

Trains full of supplies sped through the rail periodically.

Lights blared on the sides of the rail, where fully-armed soldiers would patrol.

Different from above-ground, sky, and naval battles, most underground battles were fought in dark and narrow tunnels, which made them dangerous.

In every nook that light could not reach, there was a chance that someone could land a fatal strike to another.

Bai Shifu was taking Chong Daqing on a patrol on this brightly-lit main passage.

Naturally, the main passage was the aorta of the city.

They could give up on everywhere else except for this passage.

The main passage was the connector of several underground farms that were close to the aquifer. Utilizing the cheap geothermal energy, they could soillessly produce a large number of vegetables, grains, and all sorts of fruits.

With enough power, these farms could provide strong lighting and formations that speeds up growth, increasing production. Not only could they satisfy the entire demands of the underground city, they could even export the extras to ground-level cities to exchange foreign currencies…

These underground farms can be said to be the heart of the underground city of the Greater Rats.

Having thought that, Bai Shifu was puzzled. ‘Why didn’t Bai Shixin ask me to send my men to guard the geothermal power stations, instead of letting it fall into the hands of Nie Yuan?

‘Nie Yuan will definitely find a way to cut off the energy source to the underground farms, and the city will fall into disarray…

‘In reality, the farms had already reported that the power supply was not cut short and could only cut down production. The news was suppressed.

‘Without the endless source of provision from the farms, a city wouldn’t be able to hold up for long. A city with millions of Greater Rats like this would consume an astronomical amount of food daily.

‘Didn’t Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao 1 by burning his backup food supply?

‘Even if they could actually keep up for some time, as soon as the people were freaking out, the scales of victory had tipped.’

Bai Shifu could not think of a reason, but he did not want to ask Bai Shixin as well, as it would only show his stupidity.

Just as he was thinking, the green insect was getting impatient.

“Hey, didn’t you say they will definitely attack here? Why are they not here yet? I’m hungry…” Chong Daqing said forthrightly.

‘Since the Great Azure Dragon had said it was a just cause, my food should be taken care of.

‘Besides, I’m going on a business trip, they should actually provide meals, shouldn’t they? Everyone was saying that even emperors would not be able to command a troop of hungry soldiers.

“Before we left, my big brother had given me an interspatial ring and said all your provisions are in there…” Bai Shifu said with an indescribable expression on his face before handing over the bronze ring.

Daqing was ecstatic. “Your big brother is such a considerate person, he even knew to prepare food beforehand. Well, I can continue my patrol now.”

After appeasing the irritable Daqing, Bai Shifu sighed in relief before casting his gaze toward a side path where Nie Yuan’s people might hide…

…

It was bleak at the geothermal power station, with only a few operators maintaining the operations of the power generation devices.

“Hmph, how dare they invite a powerhouse from the Upper Realm to suppress me? Since that was the move they take, we’ll see how long you can remain afloat!”

Nie Yuan mumbled angrily after reading the reports. He gave an order, “Immediately attack all the other geothermal power stations, cut their cables, and stop all power supply. I will let them know what the true despair!”

At this point, a worker asked hesitantly, “Leader Nie, if we do that, all the underground farms would be paralyzed and would stop production entirely. Many of our brethren would be starved to death, they’ve already gotten used to earning their keep and not steal from humans anymore.”

“Hmph, are you questioning my decision?” Nie Yuan’s eyes turned cold as a silhouette in the shape of giant rat appeared behind him.

That was the common ancestor of all Greater Rats.

The blood of the Greater Rat royalty came directly from it.