Chapter 1834: Chapter 1834 Training in Real Battlefield
Ye Liuyun instructed his soldiers, "For the time being, the formation will remain as such, but it may be modified later depending on the circumstances. But, even if it’s only temporary, remember that your comrades in your group are the ones who will watch your back. The more you trust one another, the stronger the formation will be!"
After that, Ye Liuyun ordered them to board the flying vessel. At this moment, Xiao Yunfang rushed over, wanting to join Ye Liuyun. She was curious to know how effective was his training on a real battlefield.
Ye Liuyun didn’t refuse her. He let Xiao Yunfang come along, allowing the soldiers to pilot the flying vessel rushed to Triodge outside the city.
Once they left the city, Ye Liuyun began to complain. "I need to buy another flying vessel. The flying vessel of the Praetorian is too slow!"
Xiao Yunfang laughed as she replied to him. "I wonder how many resources you’ll loot this time. Will it be enough to offset your costs?"
Ye Liuyun chuckled at her comment and replied. "We will just have to wait and see!"
At that moment, a soldier in the flying vessel started to emit his genuine energy, though, it wasn’t clear why.
Ye Liuyun rushed over and kicked him. He scolded, "Do you have too much Genuine Energy to waste? If it’s useless to you, why don’t you go outside and run there and not ride in the flying vessel!"
The worried soldier quickly withdrew his energies and dared not to brag any longer.
"Listen up, all of you! Conserve your Genuine Energy, make it a habit. Remember my words, Genuine Energy are for combat, not for show off or intimidation!" Ye Liuyun harshly reminded them.
"Yes!" The soldiers collectively responded, no one dared to erratically use their genuine energy anymore.
"Do you have to be that exaggerated?" Xiao Yunfang didn’t fully comprehend Ye Liuyun’s approach.
"It should be made a habit!" Ye Liuyun simply said these four words.
Subsequently, the flying vessel landed before reaching Triodge.
Ye Liuyun then ordered Lei Ming and his team to scout the terrain.
Soon, Leiming returned with a complete report of the terrain information and condition inside the fortress.
After looking over at it, Ye Liuyun ordered his troops to move in for the kill.
He took the lead, relying on the speed of his Soaring Boots, joining forces with Lei Ming and his teams to breach the gates of the fortress.
The fourth realm’s bandit leader was soon taken down by Ye Liuyun and his team. The rest of the soldiers guard the gates, waiting for the rest of his soldiers to charge in.
After that, Ye Liuyun did not participate in the fight and went directly to confiscate the bandit’s treasury, leaving the soldiers to deal with the bandits.
Lei Ming and his teammates were responsible for taking down the strong adversaries of the advanced third realm. Bandits of the elementary third realm were left to the soldiers.
The first battle result was not ideal, with over two hundred casualties almost instantly.
After Ye Liuyun led them to clean up the battlefield, they didn’t immediately leave the fortress right away but were ordered to start summarizing their experiences.
Those who survived in the groups were asked to tell everyone how their teammates were killed.
Then Ye Liuyun helped to analyse their tactics and teamwork. This process was carried out by all the groups.
When it was time for groups without casualties to share, they would describe their experiences and hardships throughout the conflict.
After Ye Liuyun answered their questions, group by group, he immediately started improvising their grouping.
Lan Xin had already roughly tallied the goods they had obtained.
Ye Liuyun kept half for himself and announced that the rest would be evenly distributed among the soldiers.
His generosity was hailed excitedly by the soldiers.
"What are you excited about?" Ye Liuyun said disdainfully, "Do you think this is it? Is this little stuff enough to compensate for your hellish training for the past few days?"
Upon hearing this, all the soldiers looked at him with expectation.
Ye Liuyun laughed and announced, "Let’s head to the flying vessel. The target has already been locked. Everyone, recover your genuine energy as soon as possible. Save up when you can, we’ll need it for the coming battles!"
"Aye aye!" The soldiers cheered and immediately lined up to board the flying vessel.
Only then did Xiao Yunfang understand that Ye Liuyun was planning to rob a few more places.
When she used to follow directions, she would come back right away after finishing the task assigned, never daring to do more or cause trouble along the way for fear that it would affect her mission result.
However, with Ye Liuyun’s ability, she believed he dared to do so.
As expected, Ye Liuyun’s next target was bigger than the bandits of Triodge. But the casualties of his soldiers were much lesser this time with only over fifty of them.
However, Ye Liuyun was still dissatisfied.
"Do you people understand teamwork? Or do you think you’ve lived long enough, tired of your life?" Ye Liuyun started to reprimand them again.
He then started assisting them with formation coordination.
This time, he even took out a third-level whip. Whoever repeated the problems he had reminded them, would be whipped.
However, to Xiao Yunfang’s surprise, the ones who got beaten didn’t complain. All of them accepted the teaching humbly.
After it was done, Ye Liuyun announced the gains from this looting, and the soldiers were ecstatic.
Subsequently, these men hurried to the next bandit gang. The next gang wasn’t as large, but their nest was very close. Some soldiers did not have enough time to recover their genuine energy before they had to start combating again.
It wasn’t until then that they realized how vital it was for them to retain their genuine energy.
The damage this time around, Ye Liuyun thought, was manageable, with only two perished and three or four injured.
However, because they were faced with a much smaller group of bandits. Hence, the result wasn’t as reliable.
Ye Liuyun’s main intention was to let them develop a habit of constantly replenishing their genuine energy through continuous battles without wasting it unnecessarily.
Next, Ye Liuyun and his men didn’t even use their flying vessel for the next destination and ran their way to the next bandit group. After the battle was over, they proceeded to the next one.
This time, the constant hurrying and depleting of genuine energy caused more casualties. More than twenty soldiers were lost in a single battle.
After the combat, Ye Liuyun finally halted.
He asked his soldiers a question, "What should we do if we were chased by tens of thousands of enemy soldiers on the battlefield?"
"Run!" one of the soldiers responded.
"Absolutely! But how to run, is indeed a profound knowledge," Ye Liuyun chuckled.
He explained, "The soldiers’ levels are roughly equal. As one side runs and one side chases, they both will nonetheless deplete their genuine energy. But if our genuine energy is collectively greater than our opponent’s, we would be at an advantage and even tens of thousands of them would not be a problem."
"Yes!" one of the soldiers yelled his reply.
Another soldier wondered, "So, how do we retain our genuine energy more effectively than the enemy?"
Ye Liuyun answered with a smile, "At the same level and distance, it’s unlikely that you’ll utilise less than your opponent. However, there’s a way to recover faster than them!"
The soldiers did not seem to grasp his meaning. Ye Liuyun, however, showed them a piece of Alora Crystal in his hand.
Then, he asked, "Who told you that cultivation could only be done while meditating, and not absorbed while running?"
"That’s right!" A soldier exclaimed, "At critical moments of survival, we can use this method!"
Ye Liuyun pointed to the more than twenty corpses on the ground and asked, "Isn’t this a critical moment for survival?"
At this moment, some soldiers finally came to their senses, took out their Alora Crystals, and began to absorb the energy surrounding them.
Ye Liuyun laughed and scolded, "You bunch of fools! You only realized this now? From now on, you have to get used to cultivating while doing other things. Always keep a part of your Divine Sense on alert."
"From now on, you will learn to recover your genuine energy while cleaning the battlefield. After cleaning up, then we will move to the next bandit nest!"
"Yes!" The soldiers started to practice cultivating at the same time they carried out tasks.
