Before going to the dungeon, Guhan had to make a trip to Yaoguang. A few minutes after Guhan entered the game, Yaoguang's invitation was sent to Guhan's personal terminal. Clearly, he had a very strong need for Guhan … Err, the adjective was not quite right.
Therefore, after appeasing King Yue and Heavenly, Guhan brought the two of them to Yaoguang's encampment.
Heavenly had no interest in such a dirty deal, so she forcefully dragged King Yue to the tavern in the encampment for a drink.
Therefore, Guhan entered Yaoguang's meeting room alone. It was the same meeting room that he had talked to Yaoguang after clearing the dungeon. At this time, Yaoguang was already waiting in the meeting room. Looking at the empty teacup in front of Yaoguang, it seemed that Yaoguang had been waiting for Guhan for a long time.
"Did Sect Leader Yaoguang wait for a long time?" Guhan sat opposite Yaoguang and asked with a smile.
"It's alright, it's only been an hour!" Yaoguang replied without changing his expression.
"Looks like Sect Leader Yaoguang has been very relaxed recently. It's my honor that you can wait for me for an hour."
After Guhan finished speaking, two NPC maidservants placed a cup of tea in front of Guhan and filled Yaoguang's cup.
Guhan took a sip. "Let's skip the small talk. Sect Leader Yaoguang asked me to come here in such a hurry. What's the matter?"
"Our challenge with Eternal Autumn Water has been brought forward." Yaoguang drank the tea that he had just poured.
"Brought forward?
Brought forward when? "
According to the original plan, Yaoguang would challenge Everlasting Autumn Water in a month's time. There were about twenty days left until then.
"The day after tomorrow!" Yaoguang was silent for a while, then spat out the time.
"The day after tomorrow!!" Even with Guhan's shrewdness, he couldn't help but look surprised.
What kind of joke was this? The original one month's time had been shortened by twenty days.
This was equivalent to reducing the mobilization time and logistical preparation time of a large-scale war by more than half. If you reduced the mobilization time of World War I and World War II by half, let's see if Germany would be defeated.
These 20 days were very important for Yaoguang Sword Faction. They had to make plans, arrange manpower, and prepare various battle resources. In short, without these 20 days, Yaoguang Sword Faction's chances of winning had dropped by at least 40%.
"Can't it be a few more days?
The battle is going to start the day after tomorrow. Many of your Sword Faction members probably have their own plans or are not online at all. Whether you can gather half of your members by the day after tomorrow is a problem. "Guhan couldn't help but remind Yaoguang.
"I have no choice. The battle has to start the day after tomorrow. If possible, I would even like to start the battle tomorrow."
Yaoguang looked helpless. It was obvious that he wasn't prepared for such an outcome. He hadn't expected it.
"Did something happen?"
Seeing Yaoguang's expression, Guhan knew that Yaoguang was forced to make such a decision. How could a smart person like him do such a stupid thing?
"Take a guess!"
Yao Guang suddenly wanted to keep him in suspense and play the traditional game of 'you guess' with Gu Han … It was probably because Gu Han had directly seen through his plan to challenge Everlasting Autumn Water's position as one of the ten great sects last time, so he felt a little unreconciled and wanted to regain some face and so on.
"Childish!"
Guhan snorted coldly. The word "childish" made Yaoguang feel embarrassed. Damn it, this is indeed a little childish.
Forget it, childish it is. If you, Military Governor, can't guess it, I can at least feel better.
However, guessing and whatnot had always been Guhan's forte.
"There's nothing to guess. You suddenly brought forward the time of attack. It's nothing more than a sudden change that forced you to bring forward the time."
Guhan analyzed slowly. "Such a change can only come from two possibilities. Either your Yaoguang Sword Faction has become weaker, or Everlasting Autumn Water has become stronger."
"On my way here, I noticed that there are a lot more people in your Yaoguang Sword Faction than before. The members' faces are also filled with excitement. It seems that because of the First Clear of the Instance Dungeon and the defeat of Great Waves, your Sword Faction has gained a lot of new blood.
Right now, Yaoguang Sword Faction should be on the rise. It's impossible for their strength to decline. "
"Then, the problem lies with Everlasting Autumn Water. Everlasting Autumn Water must have become stronger as well.
If a Sword Faction wants to become stronger, the simplest way is to add a large number of experts.
Given the complicated relationship between the Eternal Autumn Water and the Great Waves of Storm's founder, it was normal for the Great Waves of Storm to lend Eternal Autumn Water a hand at a critical moment. Moreover, the Great Waves of Storm's victory was built on the Great Waves of Storm's failure. The Great Waves of Storm wanted revenge even in his dreams.
And the best way for them to take revenge on Yaoguang Sword Faction is to make you fail this challenge and make you spit out everything you got from them. "
"So, I think you should have noticed that a large number of experts from Great Waves of Storm have started to withdraw from Great Waves of Storm Sword Faction.
Great Waves of Storm Sword Faction is famous for being difficult to join. It's not normal for so many experts to withdraw.
The higher-ups of Great Waves of Storm Sword Faction must have given the order for these experts to withdraw from the faction. Then, they will have to let these experts join Everlasting Autumn Water. That way, Everlasting Autumn Water's strength will skyrocket to the point where your Yaoguang Sword Faction will not be able to defeat them. "
"Fortunately, there is a 72-hour cooldown period after withdrawing from the sect. Those experts will have to wait for 72 hours before they can join Everlasting Autumn Water. These 72 hours are your only chance. If you can't defeat Everlasting Autumn Water within these 72 hours, your Yaoguang Sword Faction will have no chance of defeating Everlasting Autumn Water at all."
"Oh, right. This 72-hour cooldown period starts from the moment those experts withdraw from the sect. I don't know when they did that, but it's clear that you no longer have 72 hours."
"If that's the case, I'm afraid you can't wait to challenge Everlasting Autumn Water right now, right?
Starting the battle the day after tomorrow should be the time you calculated several times, right? You must have omitted all the time that you could possibly spare to obtain the most optimal time. "
"In other words, when the time comes, you will only have around 30 hours to truly challenge Everlasting Autumn Water. That's quite a tight schedule. Yaoguang, you sure have a big heart. It's truly beyond my expectations."
Guhan went through the series of analysis without pausing, scaring Yaoguang so much that he nearly dropped the teacup in his hand.
"Military Governor, are you even human?" Yaoguang's face looked as though he had just seen a ghost.
"Looks like I guessed right. Tell me, then. What's the exact situation? I'm all ears." Guhan shut his mouth and waited for Yaoguang to speak.
"Hehe, does this count as me asking to be humiliated?"
Yaoguang sighed. "You guessed right. Two hours ago, I received information from an insider in Great Waves of Ocean Waves. Approximately five thousand elite sword-bearers had withdrawn from Yaoguang Sword Sect at the same time.
At first, I couldn't understand it. It was only when I linked it to Everlasting Autumn Water that I realized it. "
"My plan to challenge Everlasting Autumn Water must have been leaked … or perhaps it wasn't leaked at all. Wonderbrush really knows me better than anyone. He must have guessed that I would be interested in Everlasting Autumn Water."
When Yaoguang mentioned Wonderbrush, his tone was rather subtle. This former enemy of Yaoguang Sword Sect had now become Yaoguang's strongest enemy.
"If I were you, I would give up on this challenge!"
Guhan ignored the ugly expression on Yaoguang's face when he heard this. "If Great Waves of Ocean Waves only wanted to support Everlasting Autumn Water, there would be no need for them to make such a big fuss. The best way would be to arrange for a small number of their members to withdraw from the sect and enter Everlasting Autumn Water every day.
As long as they enter Everlasting Autumn Water silently, unless your insider has become a high-level character, it would be impossible for them to discover such information. "
"But now, Great Waves of Ocean Waves is doing the exact opposite, arranging for five thousand people to withdraw in such a big fuss. This means that Great Waves of Ocean Waves is doing this on purpose for you to see, to tell you, Yaoguang, that I'm going to support Everlasting Autumn Water. You only have seventy-two hours left. If you don't act now, you will never have the chance to challenge Everlasting Autumn Water." Guhan continued to analyze.
"Great Waves of Ocean Waves is forcing you to make a choice. Are you going to attack within seventy-two hours, or are you going to give up on your ambitions for Everlasting Autumn Water?
If you give up on your ambitions, then Great Waves of Ocean Waves will be able to protect Everlasting Autumn Water and achieve their basic goal.
If you make the first move, then that would be even better.
Since ancient times, other than Great Waves of Ocean Waves itself, there has never been a sword sect that could end a sect challenge in a mere thirty hours. If you really do that, Yaoguang, you will be courting death.
Once the original members of Everlasting Autumn Water survive these thirty hours, and the main force from Great Waves of Ocean Waves joins Everlasting Autumn Water, then you will be completely finished. Everything that your sect has accumulated for over ten years will all be in the hands of Everlasting Autumn Water. "
"Oh, that's right. If I were Ou Genou and Ou Genou of Great Waves of Ocean Waves, then I would arrange for a few of my top experts to withdraw from Great Waves of Ocean Waves Sword Sect and join Everlasting Autumn Water.
That would at least increase Everlasting Autumn Water's battle prowess by half. That way, it would be even more impossible for you to defeat Everlasting Autumn Water. "
"This is actually a rather simple trap. They are using the seventy-two hour time limit to force you, Yaoguang, to make a risky decision.
Once you step in, Great Waves of Ocean Waves will have tens of thousands of ways to crush you to death in front of Everlasting Autumn Water. So, if I were you, I would definitely not have any designs on Everlasting Autumn Water. That is simply courting death. "
Guhan's words were like a bucket of ice water that was poured over Yaoguang's head, causing Yaoguang to be completely dumbfounded.
The latter part of what Guhan had said was something that Yaoguang had never thought of. He had thought that this was merely Great Waves of Ocean Waves' operation to support Everlasting Autumn Water. He had never expected that there would be such a huge trap hidden within. Once he jumped into it, he would most likely be consigned to eternal damnation.
"But … but …" Yaoguang's expression was filled with conflict and hatred.
Finally, Yaoguang closed his eyes and his expression returned to a calm state.
"There are no buts. I have to take down Everlasting Autumn Water. If I can't, I would rather the entire Yaoguang Sword Sect be reduced to dust and cease to exist." Yaoguang revealed a rarely seen vicious expression.
"Since Sect Leader Yaoguang has already made up his mind, I won't try to persuade you anymore. Goodbye. As a Military Governor, I do not wish to get involved in this mess." Guhan stood up and was about to leave.
"Help me!
You must have a way to help me, right? "
Yaoguang appeared in a flash and blocked Guhan's way. "Whatever request you have, I will agree to it. As long as you are willing to help me this once."
"Any conditions!" Guhan raised his brows and sent a text to Yaoguang through his communicator.
"…"
After reading the text, Yaoguang did not even frown as he replied, "Sure, I agree to your request."
"You really aren't a good person, Yaoguang. I've thought so from the start!"
Guhan did not expect Yaoguang to agree so readily. He glared at Yaoguang and said, "Alright, hand over the command of the challenge the day after tomorrow to me. I have sixty percent confidence to help you win this challenge."
"Sure. Including me, Yaoguang, everyone in Yaoguang Sword Sect will listen to your command, Military Governor. From now on, you, Military Governor, will be the Deputy Sect Leader of my Yaoguang Sword Sect."
"Hehe, it's a good thing that I forgot to leave Yaoguang Sword Sect after completing the mission … Otherwise, I would have to wait for seventy-two hours too."
Guhan shook his head and turned to leave the meeting room. "That's right. The only person who could grasp your personality and set up such a trap for you is probably that guy. This time, I'm going to turn from a teammate to an opponent. This is really interesting. I'm looking forward to it."