Chapter 279: Planning in Tranquility
Chapter 279: Planning in Tranquility
After the thrilling cave rescue, the village ushered in a period of relative peace. However, this peace did not let Shen Mo and others relax their vigilance, but instead prompted them to prepare more intensively for the challenges they might face in the future.
Shen Mo would stand on the height of the village every day, overlooking the land that was gradually recovering its vitality, thinking about the layout and strategy of defense. He often got together with Qingfeng and the female general to discuss the improvement plan of soldier training and the optimization of tactics.
"We can't be satisfied with the status quo. We must make every soldier a warrior who can stand on his own." Shen Mo said with a serious expression.
Qingfeng nodded in agreement: "I think we can increase the number of actual combat drills so that everyone can accumulate experience in real combat."
The female general said: "In addition to individual combat capabilities, teamwork is also crucial. We need to strengthen coordination training between different arms."
Under their careful planning, the soldiers' training intensity and difficulty continued to increase. On the playground, the soldiers' shouts came one after another, they sweated profusely, trained hard, and their eyes were full of determination.
Lin Yuwei locked herself in the magic laboratory, studying ancient magic books day and night, trying to find more powerful magic power from those yellowed pages to deal with the unknown dark threat.
"Su Yao, help me get the magic book with a blue cover." Lin Yuwei said without raising her head.
Su Yao hurriedly looked for the book that Lin Yuwei needed on the table piled with books and scrolls.
"I found it. Here you go." Su Yao handed the book to Lin Yuwei.
Lin Yuwei took the book and quickly flipped through it, muttering to herself.
"Lin Yuwei, you should also pay attention to rest and don't exhaust yourself." Su Yao said with concern.
Lin Yuwei raised her head and smiled slightly: "I know, but time is running out. We must find a way to restrain the dark power as soon as possible."
Su Yao sighed, turned around and continued to organize the experimental materials for Lin Yuwei.
At the same time, the villagers are also quietly contributing their efforts to defend their homes. Women are sewing thick clothes and sturdy armor, and the elderly are telling children stories about their ancestors' heroic resistance to foreign enemies, encouraging them to bravely face future difficulties.
One day, Shen Mo was inspecting the soldiers' training when a scout came running over.
"Report! Some suspicious footprints were found to the west of the village." said the scout.
Shen Mo's eyes immediately became sharp: "Take me to see it."
They came to the place where the footprints were found, and Shen Mo squatted down and carefully observed the traces on the ground.
"This doesn't look like it was left by an ordinary beast. It might be a scout of the dark forces." Shen Mo said.
He immediately ordered the strengthening of patrols around the village and set up traps and early warning devices at key locations.
After returning to the village, Shen Mo gathered everyone to discuss the matter.
"This may mean that dark forces are planning new actions, and we must be fully prepared." Shen Mo said.
The female general said: "Our fortifications need to be further strengthened, especially the entrances and weak links of the village."
Qingfeng suggested: "We can send out a reconnaissance team to proactively investigate the movements of the dark forces."
Lin Yuwei said: "A magic shield that I recently researched may be able to enhance the village's defense capabilities."
Everyone expressed their opinions and suggestions, and the atmosphere was tense and heated.
In the following days, the village was busy. People reinforced the walls, dug trenches, and set up magic barriers. Su Yao organized the villagers to store a large amount of food and medicine in case of emergency.
However, just as they were making intensive preparations, a mysterious letter was delivered to Shen Mo.
The words on the letter were blurred, as if covered by a mysterious power.
Shen Mo frowned, trying to decipher the content.
"What does this mean?" Shen Mo fell into deep thought.
Lin Yuwei took the letter and cast a magic spell, and the words on the letter gradually became clear.
"This is a warning that the dark forces are about to launch a large-scale attack." Lin Yuwei said.
Everyone's faces turned serious in an instant.
Shen Mo took a deep breath: "In this case, we must be fully prepared to face this battle."
The atmosphere in the village became more tense, and everyone knew that a fierce battle was about to begin...
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