information was not news in winter. As soon as the young Lion One took office, he threw many local bureaucrats into dungeons, conscripted provincial soldiers to form the Winter Moon Army, and impleme...Capturing Chang'an was extremely dangerous.

The militia set out from Taoyuan, with only two years of training along the way. Even with nourishment from nine-headed snake meat and equipped with soul-repressing willow wood, the gap in training could not be bridged.

Lu Cheng believes that he would collapse if he encountered even a little setback.

Moreover, when first arriving in Chang'an, the morale of the militia was at its highest.

If you don't use it for a long time, its morale will naturally drop.

Therefore, they can only immediately launch an attack.

No one knows if, once defeated, Lu Cheng would really let the Shan Hai Corps attack Meng Jin Chang'an.

Setting a trap for others only to fall into it yourself is a textbook example of sunk cost. Sticking a main force card into a mirage will have severe consequences.

Fortunately, things did not end up that badly.

After seizing Chang'an, Lu Cheng did even more shocking and terrifying things.

TheShan Hai Division disbanded on the spot.

Command the students of Suwen to open a medical clinic immediately and search for talent in the local area.

In the next round, Lu Cheng disbanded the militia, turning them into civilians.

Order the dismantling of all fortifications, including excavating the walls of Chang'an City and drawing water from the moat.

A large amount of material starts to return to the hand cards.

Does he not value his life

Unprotected

It is indeed unprepared.

Even if you try to defend yourself, it won't work.

With the city's defense level and the meager militias and cultivators at hand, it would be impossible to withstand any attack.

Then just lie flat.

You hit me and I run, you don't hit me and I don't defend myself.

According to common sense, demolishing a defensive tier would cause a significant drop in morale for the garrisoned cards, but the Shanhai Corps just withdrew.

The morale boost they brought to friendly forces could support Lu Cheng in making such a deployment.

However, time is short, Lu Cheng must find a way out with what he has on hand.

There are currently three ways to play the cards in hand.

One is to wholeheartedly support the sects, refining weapons and pills, and going to Lingzhu Mountain's old site on the outskirts of Luoyang City in hopes of gaining an opportunity.

The advantage of this method is that if the school becomes strong, it will naturally not be afraid of harassment from the northern demon race.

The downside is that building a cultivation sect takes too long, starting with ten rounds. Lu Cheng was worried about lacking city defenses; in ten rounds, something could happen, and all the civilian cards on his table could be wiped out.

The second is to take the route of Yin Sha.

With the materials at hand, I command conscripts to dig hundreds of miles of tunnels from Chang'an, continuing large-scale yin sha, launching a surprise attack on the Luoyang earth palace, reviving the Luoyang imperial mausoleum meridian, and directly capturing Luoyang City.

This strategy is advantageous because it is safe.

During the process of digging a tunnel, there is a certain degree of concealment. Coupled with mirages, the safety level is higher than the first scheme.

The downside is that the success rate is low.

Moreover, manipulating the Yin Sha could result in severe pollution. While one may not be afraid for themselves, if the Yin Sha were to erupt in Luoyang and fail to be controlled in time, tens of thousands might die. Then, one would be recorded in history books for their negligence.

Lu Cheng didn't want to do such a wicked thing.

What if one day, the evil that one has done, like the 【Venus - Heart of Deception】, becomes a card in someone else's hand to use against oneself

Then he will have nowhere to bury him.

Ultimately, Lu Cheng chose the third, more stable approach.

Demolish the static city defenses and build a Mechanized Garrison - Chang'an instead, relying on the garrison to launch attacks and shatter Luoyang's defense line.

Lu Cheng's organ techniques were more than enough to build a house of ingenuity, but that was only limited to boats, pavilions, and towers transformed into organ puppets.

It takes quite a lot of effort to make an entire fortified city appear from the ground.

Even though Lu Cheng was exceptionally skilled in mechanisms and adept at accumulating funds to deliver a powerful blow with his card, this ultimate move was rarely employed by the master card wielder.

Looking back on history.

The appearance of the Mechanized City's soldiers is always a massive expense and time-consuming endeavor. From Neverwinter Citadel, which rose from the ground relying on fairy energy, to slaying the Silver Dragon, building the Great Wall, and finally deploying the Flower Flame Goddess who repelled the Leviathan, each step was a monumental undertaking.

Time is measured in centuries, and the energy consumption is even more exaggerated.

The most crucial point is that the city's army was simply too large; using them all up would have nearly dismantled it.

Of the warriors Lu Cheng used, only the Great Wall still stands today. It was built with excellent materials.

Moreover, it hasn't stood up again for thousands of years, and if it were to stand up again, it might just disintegrate.

Therefore, it can only be used as a last resort.

This energy expenditure and consumption, once unsuccessful, there will be no cards left to play in the dream.

On the other hand, Jin Long faced fewer difficulties in terms of the overall situation compared to Lu Cheng, but for the individual karmic cultivators, it was not necessarily so.

To poison the dynasty's qi, one only needs to wait for several turns.

But when Venus went back to the Water Prison to meet him again at Jingu Long, she told him.

It's too late.

She was severely wounded by the Great Sage Equaling Heaven in the Thousand-Year War and subsequently imprisoned. In her desperate attempt to awaken the Death Spirit King, she had exhausted all her energy. The Eight Kings' Rebellion and the Battle of Ye City had already drained her power; she was fading away, on the verge of disappearing with the Jin Dynasty.

Even Lu Cheng, this pawn, wouldn't have guessed that 【Venus】 was far from disappearing.

To lure Lakin into her dreams, she would go to great lengths.

But she really did that.

Jin Long looked into it and found that what she said was true.

The Lich King is the master of all spirits. Having seen so much death, he values life even more. Venus, having had relations with him, knows that he hardly trusts anyone, but he is superstitious about death.

Otherwise, he wouldn't become a loyal follower of Hades. This is almost his only weakness.

Venus took advantage of this, she truly went overboard, draining her own life force. Otherwise, she couldn't have fooled the Death King.

"Jin Long, as long as you destroy the Dragon Pillar, my corpse will still be at your disposal. Recognize your own power and use it to kill Lu Cheng."

Jinlong only feels regret.

So agreeable, and a card that could evoke memories of someone you miss would just vanish.

But it doesn't matter, as she said, her spirit and soul will dissipate, but the body can still be used.

"Haven't you always had me sing for you" Venus's voice was already fading, her power significantly diminished.

“Oh” Jin Long smiled. “Willing to sing for this King If you sing to my heart’s content, perhaps I can find a way to save you.”

Venus said nothing.

It just sang softly.

Jin Long slowly closed his eyes. This tune was very similar. When he was a child, he always fell asleep to such gentle singing.

If the price wasn't too high, I'd really like to save this card.

"Cough," Venus's cough interrupted the song. "I have fulfilled your request, you esteemed King of the Underworld. You must promise me to kill Lu Cheng."

Don't worry, I will kill him anyway.

"Kill Lu Cheng, avenge my husband!"

Venus was silent, only the dripping of water in the water prison and Jinlong's heavy breathing remained.

Husband!!!

Here he comes again!

“You’re going to die, and you only have me around!!! I sold the north for you, activated the threads of fate, do you understand!! You only have me!!!”

It's a pity.

No response.

Venus, in Jin Long's eyes, Pandia of the Golden Column is dead. Her soul has dissipated, leaving only a silent shell on the Dragon Column.

Of course, as long as the dragon pillar is broken, this shell belongs to him.

This woman, before she died, had two men in her heart, one was Lu Cheng and the other was the Young Lion King!!!

Enemy, foe. Alone there is no one but myself!

Even if she's singing.

Jinlong took two steps back.

From childhood to adulthood, I was ostracized and abused by my father, imprisoned.

Up until now, no one has truly remembered him from the heart.

Even if he is now the Lord of the Aegean Sea!

Even though he controlled millions of bodies, he never won the hearts of any people!

He didn't care before either.

I don't really care that much now, but it definitely can't be Lu Cheng, absolutely not the Young Lion King.

A white light flashed, and the Destiny Sisters appeared in the water prison.

"Honorable Lich King, it's time for us to leave. The Moon Goddess' body will be ours eventually... uh!!!"

Before the sisters could finish their story, the Death King grabbed one of them by her jade necklace and lifted her high in the air with his spider-like legs.

I wonder if this counts as choking the throat of destiny

"Do you love me" Death King Jin Long murmured, holding the goddess like a lover, his blind, hollow eyes scanning the two women who were kneeling in fear in the water.

"Cough, I love you we love. Please." The goddess held in someone's hand seemed to be unable to hold on any longer, struggling constantly.

And the two in the water, kept trembling incessantly.

The exquisitely woven garments, created by the threads of fate, were stained with the filth of the dungeon, and the goddess remained oblivious.

Your card has been imbued with fear, and your card's affinity for you decreases by 30. However, due to Necromantic Manipulation, the affinity reduction effect is nullified.

Jin Long grinned, a ferocious smile on his face.

"Really"

"Really!!!" Really.

Your card has been added with the Frightened status, your card's affection towards you has decreased, and your current attitude is: Hate.

"Heh heh." Jin Long put down the sisters of fate: "Love me if you do."

Even the Goddess "Wang" didn't dare to look at him.

"Go on, my loves."

"Yes!" The fate sisters hurriedly transformed into white light and disappeared in the water prison. They had already returned to the brain domain card group.

Jin Long stood there for a moment, stunned. Then he turned his head and looked quietly at the woman on the dragon pillar.

To be honest, she isn't as lucky in life.

“If you die like this, then This King will never win against that fool in your heart, nor will he ever win against Lu Cheng.” Jin Long walked over slowly: “This King won’t let you off easy. Nor will I let them off easy. But tell me, your card background has all dissipated, leaving only a shell, how can This King revive your spirit”

The Lich King gently stroked the woman's cheek.

([ Withering Seed - Decayed ] added to your deck.)

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