217 This is Absurd! (1/2)
”Secondly, we need to gather more manpower.”
Shui Wuyin continued to elaborate his point, ”Our manpower is laughable, our cultivation base weak. If we were to meet a strong opponent, we wouldn't even have the power to maintain our defenses.”
How could Yun Yang not know about this? It was not an easy task to curb this weakness. There were indeed plenty of experts and talents out there but there were few who would willingly be a subordinate and obeys orders when they had already reached the fifth peak and above.
Fascinating as it might be to be called Supreme Cloud, the think tank of the Nine Supremes, the one who attacked the front line in wars, one whose reputation was known among the people; Yun Yang was nothing much when faced with a genuine expert.
On how large a foundation did he stand on? How could he attract the strong ones to follow him?
”That would be easier said than done…” Yun Yang chuckled bitterly.
”Thirdly…” Shui Wuyin continued, ”We can’t only strike with our own forces in the future. Others will hire assassins to kill us. We can, of course, do the same.”
”Leveraging the incoming attacks to strike against the others is a tactic we can definitely use right now – we can’t forgo it. Although such actions will need to be supported with copious amounts of wealth, we mustn’t totally discard them.”
Yun Yang stroked his chin in agreement, this was indeed something worth considering; he had an abundance of wealth anyway.
”Fourth, you may have to flaunt your identity, boss,” Shui Wuyin said.
With a frown, Yun Yang questioned, ”My identity? What do you mean?”
”Of course not your genuine Supreme Cloud identity, letting others know that you were the Nine Supremes’ think tank will only attract endless waves of attacks. What I meant are your other identities. You can portray the illusion of the Nine Supremes being still alive and keep in touch with important contacts whilst roaming the world…” answered Shui Wuyin.
”You can also borrow forces from the entire nation, the military and the civil side…”
”Boss will have to consider this with more depth as to how to do it in order for it to be a surefire tactic,” Shui Wuyin ended his explanation.
Yun Yang gave a deep nod. ”I understand what you mean, I’ll think of how to go about it and what to do later.”
It was a weakness that Yun Yang had found out recently – no matter what it was, he could only use his popinjay identity of Marquis of Heavenly Clouds’ son in handling it. Obviously, such an identity was inadequate!
It could, perhaps, resolve some petty matters, but for more serious cases, it was severely insufficient!
”Anything else?” Yun Yang asked.
”Yes but they’re still scattered thoughts. I need to reorganize them before I can raise them for discussion,” Shui Wuyin replied.
Yun Yang heaved a long sigh.
”In addition… the probability of the few names young master has gotten from Mi Kongqun being true is very high – at least an eighty percent chance, in fact.” Shui Wuyin announced, ”These people shall be our next targets.”
”First, I have to collect some interest for my boss!”
”Our initial target is, of course, Supreme Lord Spring Frost He Hanqing…”
”Although this person is an urgent plague that needs to be terminated, the plausibility to wipe him out is still less than a tenth of a chance, even if we use all the tricks up our sleeves. The privilege to try isn’t even ours when we’re so powerless before such a strong force… It’s only possible to tackle him when we have assistance from a powerful one who can compare to his prowess… We can attempt to recruit some experts after this – best if they serve us… but even if they’re only helping us just this one time, it’s much better than us simply attacking by ourselves!”
Shui Wuyin finished his speech and looked at Yun Yang.
He could only speak for him and watch the rest regarding the topic he had just raised. Shui Wuyin had too cold a heart, so he did not know too many people, had no friends to speak of.
Yun Yang’s replying chortle was devoid of humor. Looking at the room Bai Yixue resided in,healing his injuries and feeding himself well without stepping out of the door, his lips pursed. ”Which of these big lords are easy to serve?”
If it had been before, Yun Yang would have been thrilled to kill someone as important in the Four Seasons Tower as Mi Kongqun, in addition to obtaining several other people’s accurate information.
Now though, not even a hint of happiness existed – it was all because of He Hanqing!
He knew Supreme Lord Spring Frost was like a grand mountain obstructing the path right in front of him but no matter what he did, he could not move him! It was this that reflected his powerlessness the most.
Just like what Shui Wuyin said, he had only the intention but not the power before an absolutely formidable force.
When the Nine Supremes prevailed, the world was their oyster; having met their doom and leaving only Yun Yang behind, he still held the same ambition close to him – with vengeance for his brothers added to his agenda. However, with the improvement of his cultivation base and skills, as well as the increasing meetings of experts, came the realization of his own insignificance. All the more he felt the infinity of the universe and his inadequacy; the peak of a hill was but the bottom of another mountain…
”But…”
Yun Yang’s eyes glinted suddenly. The matter was not hopeless after all, it seemed.
”Fang Mofei…” Yun Yang turned to call out – he had figured out a way.
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Bai Yixue, who was dressed in his usual white clothes, sat quietly before the window. He looked at ease and relaxed, very much enjoying the serenity of the Residence of Yun.