As noon approached, Chen Mo and Alina were talking when they both received a Heavenly Path’s Hint.
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You have successfully occupied Storm City, completing the second subsection of the first phase of the mission. Your forces suffered 0% casualties during this mission, eting the requirent of a casualty rate below 50%. Your mission completion rating is Perfect, and you have gained 200 dungeon points.]
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: By using your own ingenuity to control all of Storm City without bloodshed, you have achieved the super hidden achievent "Wisdom and Plan" for this subsection. You are awarded an additional 600 dungeon points for this mission.]
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Your current dungeon points are 2,100.]
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: The current mission phase of the first stage has been completed. Please arrange your remaining ti freely and await news of victory from the other two teams...]
"From the looks of these Heavenly Path’s Hints, this first stage won’t be completed so easily. Sothing is bound to happen to the other two teams. The ti Heavenly Dao has prepared for us is likely intended for us to continue strengthening our forces," Alina said after reading the Heavenly Path’s Hints.
"That’s right," Chen Mo agreed. "I took a tour of the city earlier and scouted around. I found quite a few places selling high-quality military equipnt. These items should be enough to fully arm our rather diocre Rebel Army, substantially boosting their combat power."
"It seems this ti we’ve been given is for that purpose. But I’m a bit curious—if we hadn’t used your thod to take this ironclad fortress, how would one normally go about capturing Storm City?"
Alina had previously observed Storm City’s terrain and defensive strength and felt that it would take at least ten tis the troops to even have a chance of conquering such a city.
"There’s an underground secret passage within the city, and there’s an arsenal inside," Chen Mo explained. "If one were to infiltrate the city through the secret passage and detonate that arsenal, the entire Storm City could be blown sky-high. Under normal circumstances, the difficulty in taking Storm City isn’t actually the siege itself, but rather a test of infiltration capabilities and whether one can secure the arsenal after infiltrating."
"Oh, so that’s how it is. That makes sense."
If it’s just a matter of detonating the arsenal, the forces she currently commands are indeed sufficient. Otherwise, she truly couldn’t imagine how they would capture this impregnable city under normal circumstances.
"Since Heavenly Dao has given us ti to strengthen the entire army, let’s proceed with that plan," Chen Mo said with a smile. "Although we don’t really need them to participate in battles, following Heavenly Dao’s lead might still earn us so reward points."
"Hmm, but upgrading the equipnt for the entire army will probably cost a significant amount of money," Alina said, considering the expense.
"No problem. My current identity is Devil Marshal Kahn. Money is not an issue," Chen Mo smirked.
"What are you planning to do?"
"We’ll just requisition it directly. Tell them we’ll settle the accounts at the end of the month. By then, we’ll have long since completed the dungeon and be gone."
"Chen, you’re so mischievous!" Alina scolded playfully.
"This is called wisdom," Chen Mo retorted.
Soon after, Chen Mo once again summoned the workhorse, Taskum.
"Taskum," Chen Mo began, "there are reports of the Rebel Army stirring up trouble. Many of our people in Storm City are still poorly equipped. Go to the Smithy and the equipnt rchants, order a batch of quality military equipnt, and distribute it. We need to prepare for a rainy day and ensure we are fully ard."
Taskum imdiately assented but didn’t move from his spot.
"What is it?" Chen Mo asked, looking at him curiously. "Is there sothing else?"
Taskum’s lips twitched. He hesitated for a mont, then said, "Sir, earlier you... you took the operating funds from the treasury. This purchase of military equipnt will require..." He trailed off, figuring the City Lord should understand.
Chen Mo understood at once. "Regarding the funds, you don’t need to worry. Just tell them it will be settled at the end of the month. And get the items procured as quickly as possible; it would be best if it could all be arranged within a day. We don’t know when the Rebel Army might attack Storm City."
"Your subordinate understands," Taskum replied. "I will see to it at once."
Taskum exited the City Lord’s Mansion and went straight to the Smithy and the equipnt rchants to order the quality military equipnt.
There, he found the craftsn at the Smithy sowhat flustered and uneasy, having heard the news about the Rebel Army’s disturbances.
Taskum quickly reassured them, explaining that the City Lord already had a plan to deal with the situation and guaranteed their safety.
Hearing this, the craftsn felt sowhat relieved. Moreover, when they heard that this batch of military equipnt was to arm the City Guards to prevent an attack by the Rebel Army, delaying the paynt until the end of the month didn’t seem like a big issue.
They imdiately began to ticulously craft the military equipnt.
Taskum recalled Chen Mo’s words and conveyed the City Lord’s directive to the Smithy and the equipnt rchants: it would be best if all the military equipnt could be ready before that evening.
Although the task was urgent, the Smithy and the equipnt rchants were the city’s best suppliers. They were experienced, well-stocked, and possessed a high level of skill and speed in producing and outfitting military gear.
They just needed to take so ti to re-polish all the quality equipnt they had in stock.
They imdiately began working overti to complete the preparations as quickly as possible.
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