Chapter 720: Cang Xu’s Strategy

Cang Xu looked solemn, and in a rare instance, he put his hands behind his back and strolled about.

After circling about three times, he recovered from hearing this astonishing news.

He looked at the dragonman youngster, whose eyes wide open and staring back at him.

Cang Xu bowed his head, and after reflecting for a long time, he turned to face the dragonman youngster, “So that’s how it is, I see.”

“Lord Commander, I know you are very cautious, you shouldn’t be agitated to advance so prematurely.”

“I understand your scheme; you want to use all of your strength to seize the Dueling Godhead!”

“Hic.” The dragonman youngster scratched his chin in embarrassment.

Cang Xu then said, “Indeed, wanting to seize the Dueling Godhead means you have to gain the Godhead’s favor. And becoming a dueling champion is undoubtedly crucial to this. Even if you aren’t the ultimate winner, the greater your Lordship’s renown in the National Ceremony Grand Duel is, the greater your hopes in this endeavor.”

“This renown to some degree represents your faith and how much the dueling believers support you. There are a great deal of benefits in this.”

“This time, when you displayed a saint level aptitude, you were able to obtain more of the populace’s approval. You were not only able to relieve any doubts of your winning streak but also were able to more easily win esteem and respect.”

“The Dueling Godhead…I didn’t expect, I really didn’t expect that there would actually be such a significant treasure!”

Cang Xu suppressed his excitement and calmed down, “Lord Commander, regardless of whether what Charming Blue Goddess’ scheme is, since you have already decided to go all out in this and willing to brave the dangers, then this old man will naturally follow you and do his best to assist you.”

It was the dragonman youngster’s turn to sigh, he chuckled bitterly, not hiding anything from Cang Xu, “I wasn’t thinking of fighting for it with everything I have.”

“I only wanted to try.”

“But when I heard your analysis, Cang Xu, I came to a realization. Since the moment I exposed my saint level qualifications, I have already stepped on a path of no return, and I must walk this road at all costs.”

“Regardless of what is said, I am really happy to have your support.”

Cang Xu narrowed his eyes as he looked at the dragonman youngster, it contained plenty of frustration from the older generation and also sincere feelings for the dragonman youngster.

Memories flashed across his face, “In White Hair Trench, you saved me Lord Commander.”

“What more is there left to say?”

“Mystifying Monster Island was where we were fated to meet. If the beginning mirrors the end, then even if we are destroyed like Mystifying Monster Island, I will still follow you to the end.”

The tranquil tone contained Cang Xu’s resolve of one who had gone through myriad changes.

Zi Di looked at Cang Xu, then at the dragonman youngster, her heart incomparably happy.

She could sense Cang Xu’s sincerity. On the one hand, she was happy her sweetheart could get Cang Xu’s vow of loyalty and devotion. On the other hand, she also felt a closeness with Cang Xu when he truly became one of them.

The dragonman youngster hesitated, then said, “Thanks to your guidance, I now understand we are faced with immense risks.”

“I also want to seize the Dueling Godhead, but I am unclear as to who the enemy is.”

“I suspect the Ice Sculpture Family, they revere dueling activities, and vigorously promote it throughout the country, that is very suspicious. They might know the facts and might even be actively accumulating faith and fermenting the Dueling Godhead.”

Cang Xu smiled, and nodded without hesitation, “They know the truth, and are also a leading party in this.”

“If we want to seize the Dueling Godhead, we are bound to have to step across the gigantic obstacle that is the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.”

“But it is likely they aren’t the most powerful of our enemies.”

“The Sheng Ming Empire is also our enemy.”

“Da Han is also very likely to become a stumbling block.”

“Teacher Si Ling has come here, and his true objective is not yet known. But why can’t it be the Dueling Godhead?”

“Since Charming Blue Goddess could give you a divine oracle Lord Commander, when the moment comes, as saint levels, could Zhou Zhang and that Snow Pear Octopus in the Ocean Mother Nest show up?”

“Calculating this in, as of now, our enemies are the Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s three saint levels, the Sheng Ming Empire used Tan Mo’s warship to sneak in one saint level, the Undead Orthodoxy has a saint level, there is a pirate saint level, and there is Charming Blue Goddess’ saint levels too. If we include the saint level magic beast, there are already nine saint levels in play.”

The dragonman youngster and Zi Di: !!?

For a moment both were somewhat numb.

Don’t be fooled by the dragonman youngster’s immense progress, and his three gold level transcendent levels, when confronting a saint level, he was a baby.

What’s more, there wasn’t just one saint level, but nine!

Cang Xu seemed to pile it on, “The saint levels aren’t even the highest levels, the Millenium Dragon Formation is already built, and according to Teacher Si Ling’s investigation, this formation can create a Millenium Dragon Ice Sculpture with god level strength!”

The dragonman youngster and Zi Di couldn’t speak, they were caught up in silence together.

Zi Di especially didn’t dare to believe it somewhat, seeming to struggle as she asked, “I am a little curious, Cang Xu. Why are you sure the Ice Sculpture Royal Family knows about the Dueling Godhead and are also a leading figure in it?”

Cang Xu looked at her, “It is very clear, the duelists on Tranquil Hill Divine Domain are filled with large qualities of the royal family’s power!”

The dragonman youngster knew about Tranquil Hill through Lan Zao, and after exchanging information, Cang Xu also knew about this too.

Zi Di contemplated, “The duelists have Mei Lin, Bao Li Gen, and Gu Dong, who are Ice Sculpture Kingdom soldiers. But that doesn’t represent…”

Cang Xu interrupted her analysis, “It isn’t just those three. Teng Dong Lang the Axe Gang Leader, Jia Bing, and Lin all had a military background. They were discharged from service, but in reality, they were still the royal family’s people.”

“Oh, why do you say that?” Zi Di was puzzled.

Cang Xu lowered his voice, “One can see it based on the fact that they acted together, targeted our businesses, and raided our Snow Bird Harbor branch.”

Zi Di frowned, “Perhaps this is an alliance of camaraderie, and not necessarily the royal family’s will.”

Cang Xu shook his head, “This is an almost definitive fact.”

Zi Di’s doubts deepened, “What is the evidence?”

Cang Xu shook his head again, “I don’t have any evidence. I just obtained the key information from the Lord Commander. I know just as much as you do.”

“Although this is a mere conjecture, I am almost certain this is the truth!”

Zi Di was confused, and so too was the dragonman youngster.

Seeing the two young people’s expressions, Cang Xu knew he had to guide them properly. He expediently asked, “Do you know about the armor prohibition?”

The armor prohibition was one of Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s ten prohibitions.

The prohibition stipulated that the Ice Sculpture Kingdom made no more than 27 pieces of gold level armor. When using gold level armor in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, one had to inform the government in advance, even during the National Ceremony Grand Duel, this prohibition had to be abided by.

This prohibition was carried out to an extreme degree.

Cang Xu inquired, “Miss Zi Di, what do you believe is the reason the Ice Sculpture kingdom put into place this prohibition?”

Zi Di reacted instantly, “Armor is more threatening than bows and other weapons, this is how the Ice Sculpture Kingdom safeguards public security and maintains its rule.”

Cang Xu shook his head, rejecting it, “The biggest assurance to maintaining public security and rule is the king with saint level strength. So long as this strength exists, then how can they be afraid of gold level armor? Thus, even if there is an armor prohibition, it should restrict saint level armor, why does it restrict gold level armor? That is absolutely not a normal national policy.”

Cang Xu had served as a noble steward for many years, due to his lowly bloodline, he had attained the limits of his individual strength. His many years and energy was used to study all kinds of historical records and delve into all sorts of information.

He not only accumulated astonishing erudition, but as he read extensively, he put their lessons into practice as he worked as a steward and cultivated wisdom that clearly understood how society operated.

Although Zi Di ran a merchant alliance, she was too young. As she matured, most of her energy was put into attending college and cultivation. After her father died, she was determined to contend with experts and large powers, messing with danger again and again to avenge him. Thus, in this aspect of accomplishment, she was far from Cang Xu.

The dragonman youngster also thought back, he also gained first-hand knowledge of how saint levels fought, confirming that even if one was draped in gold level armor, it was very difficult to vie with a saint level. From Da Han’s powerful suppression of the Second Navy Fleet, one could also see the extreme dominance a saint level had in the face of gold levels.

Cang Xu replied, “This national policy of armor prohibition, this limiting of gold level armor production in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, it is quite harmful to it.”

“Ensuring public security and maintaining rule, that is just an explanation to the masses.”

Zi Di felt baffled, and she asked, “Since that is so, why did the Ice Sculpture Kingdom implement it?”

Cang Xu didn’t answer, instead he looked at the dragonman youngster encouragingly, “I’ll give you two a small hint, the armor prohibition policy was issued and put into practice 40 years ago. What do you two think happened at that point in time?”

The dragonman youngster racked his brains and found nothing.

But Zi Di was struck by the light, and she blurted out, “Was it that great rebellion?”

“That’s right.” Cang Xu nodded, “40 years ago, the Ice Sculpture Kingdom just replaced its king. An internal rebellion was triggered, a large one indeed, and although the king successfully suppressed it, the internal damages were quite severe.”

“After cleaning out the rebels and securing his throne, the king issued the armor prohibition.”

“Looking on the face of it, it was to prevent another internal rebellion and stabilize public security, but that’s not actually what it was for.”

The dragonman youngster suddenly perceived it, “Oh, I’ve seen this information before.”

When the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps arrived at Snow Bird Harbor, they bought a lot of information to increase the survivors’ understanding of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.

The great rebellion 40 years ago was included in it and was found to be unremarkable. So, the dragonman youngster never cared about it.

Zi Di looked at the dragonman youngster, smiled, and relieved her beloved’s anxieties, “If I didn’t travel to Blood Kin City, I wouldn’t have thought of the rebellion 40 years ago either.”

She explained, “After me and Zong Ge left Snow Bird Harbor with our group, our first stop was Blood Kin City.”

“There, we and the Axe Gang Leader negotiated. Afterwards, when we left the city, there was a teleportation problem, then Zong Ge, by means of the Pearl Bubbles, won a 3 v 1, killing the Axe Gang Leader and the others, therefore it left a deep impression on me.”