Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1748 - 1064: Flying Boat, Puppet, Divine General Chessboard

"Hmm, very good, is there anything else?" Yang Zhenshan nodded and said.

Yang Zongyuan stepped forward and said, "True Monarch, we can manufacture Puppets!"

"Puppets?" Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard and thought for a moment, "What grade of Puppets can we manufacture now?"

Spirit Origin has research on Puppet making. When Yang Zongyuan first went to White Cloud Immortal City, he was very interested in Puppets. After he returned, he began studying Puppets. Not only is he an outstanding Alchemist, but also a Puppet Master, although Yang Zhenshan does not know what grade his Puppetry Technique has reached.

"Second-Order! As long as we have enough ores, we can mass-produce Second-Order Puppets!" Yang Zongyuan said excitedly.

Alchemy is his expertise, but Puppetry is his passion.

Compared to Alchemy, he prefers Puppetry.

Of course, he hasn’t neglected Alchemy because of Puppetry. He is not foolish and knows the importance of Alchemy to himself and Spirit Origin.

Moreover, he has already achieved considerable mastery in Alchemy, so he certainly won’t set it aside for Puppetry.

Therefore, Puppetry is just his pastime, while Alchemy is his most important and proficient craft.

"Puppet control also requires Puppet Masters, right? Besides you, do we have other Puppet Masters?" Yang Zhenshan asked.

Puppets are indeed a way to enhance strength, and they are relatively effortless and convenient.

However, Puppets have many drawbacks. Firstly, the manufacturing cost of Puppets is exorbitant. Normally, the materials needed to manufacture one Second-Order Puppet are enough to refine three to five pieces of Magical Treasures.

Secondly, Puppets require skilled Puppet Masters to operate. Without them, the combat strength of Puppets would be significantly weakened.

So, in many major forces, Puppets can only perform tasks like patrolling and guarding.

For Spirit Origin, the cost issue can be resolved, as it is not short on funds. The key issue is the Puppet Master.

Yang Zongyuan smiled and said, "Puppet Masters can be trained slowly. Puppet Masters at the Qi Refinement Realm can control Second-Order Puppets, and while they can only utilize 80% of the Puppet’s power, it’s far easier than training a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!"

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "Indeed, compared to training Foundation Establishment Cultivators, training Puppet Masters is undoubtedly much more manageable!"

"Leave this matter to you. First, create a Puppet army of three thousand for Spirit Origin!"

Puppets combined with Flying Boats, this is a promising strategy.

If the number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators cannot be increased rapidly, then external resources can be used to gain power equivalent to that of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

If there is a three thousand Puppet army along with twenty large Flying Boats, it might not be able to challenge the thirty thousand Ghost Soldiers of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, but at least it could contend with five thousand Ghost Soldiers.

"Understood!" Yang Zongyuan replied.

Yang Zhenshan then turned to Xuanzhen and asked, "Can you teach others how to make Divine Generals?"

Xuanzhen’s Divine Generals are comparable to Ghost Generals. In terms of sheer power, they are not much different from the Ghost Soldiers of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, and their growth potential surpasses that of Ghost Soldiers.

Xuanzhen thought for a moment and said, "To make Divine Generals, at least one must know the Purify Heaven and Earth Divine Spell and the Golden Light Divine Spell, and have a Magical Treasure similar to the Divine General Chessboard!"

"Currently, only a dozen disciples at Wuzhen Taoist Palace know the Purify Heaven and Earth Divine Spell and Golden Light Divine Spell, and only two of them have cultivation reaching the Foundation Establishment level!"

Actually, the Divine General Chessboard is similar to the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner; they share many similarities as both are Magical Treasures for controlling Yin Gods.

However, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner aims to control a large number of spirit entities, while the Divine General Chessboard focuses on quality over quantity.

Upon hearing Xuanzhen’s words, a spiritual light flashed through Yang Zhenshan’s mind, and an idea emerged.

"Afterwards, give me the refining method of the Divine General Chessboard!"

"No problem!" Xuanzhen replied.

The cultivation techniques at Spirit Origin are shared, including those from Wuzhen Taoist Palace and Yang Zhenshan’s own techniques. They are recorded on the Mystic Iron Stele in the Transmission Hall, which also includes the refining methods for various Magical Treasures, even Spiritual Artifacts.

The current Transmission Hall at Spirit Origin is modeled after the one in the Ancient Relic Array. In addition to the cultivation techniques originally recorded on the nine Mystic Iron Stele, many more have been added by Spirit Origin, including the Eight Great Divine Spells cultivated by Xuanzhen.

The Transmission Hall not only stores cultivation techniques but also allocates the most suitable ones based on each person’s talent.

It can be said that the current Transmission Hall is the most vital source of cultivation inheritance at Spirit Origin.

"As for the disciples of Wuzhen Taoist Palace, if possible, refine a Divine General Chessboard for each of them as a Magical Treasure," Yang Zhenshan added.

The most powerful aspect of the Divine General Chessboard is that it allows a person to exert strength far beyond their own, gaining numerous aides in battles.

The crucial point is that Divine Generals are not afraid of death. Even if they are dispersed, with a period of nurturing, they can be revived.

Because the True Spirit of the Divine General resides within the Chessboard, as long as the Chessboard isn’t destroyed, the Divine General remains immortal.

One could say the Divine General is the most qualified cannon fodder.

Following that, Yang Zhenshan discussed various strategies for enhancing the strength of Spirit Origin with everyone.

These strategies can be divided into two sections: short-term and long-term. The short-term includes measures that can yield powerful results within three to five years or a decade, primarily focusing on manufacturing large Flying Boats and Puppets, with refining Divine General Chessboards and training Divine Generals as ancillary efforts, as well as refining Magical Treasures and creating talismans.

The long-term approach involves systematically training Cultivators and Martial Artists, reducing the exchange prices at Merit Hall, and widely distributing resources to everyone in Spirit Origin, aiming for all inhabitants to acquire sufficient resources to accelerate the pace of cultivation advancement.