After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2709 The Benefits of Imperial Dew
In short, the current environment is more favorable to the military than to cultivators. If the concentration of spiritual energy in the world were to increase by another 20%, then immortals and sects would spring up like mushrooms after rain, emerging from seclusion one after another.

If the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continues to increase, the demons who descend to earth will be able to move freely in the world!
This is not good news for Panlong or for the human world.

Just as dawn broke, new messages arrived from the east.

This is information sharing from Lingshan:

The sea creatures of Lingshan have recently been appearing on the new supply transport routes of Bega. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that many of the large ocean-going ships transporting supplies are actually being pulled by giant sea beasts, much like oxen and horses pulling carts.

The marine creatures that have appeared so far include giants such as silver whales, helical sharks, whale sharks, and giant rays. Sometimes, dozens of marine creatures and sea monsters pull a giant ship together, and the speed of the ship is really not slow.

In this way, although the distance is not shortened, the shortcoming of slow speed when sailing against the wind is solved.

"A Helicoprion?" Wendoron asked in surprise. "Does the Polang Kingdom have such a sea creature?"

He Lingchuan pursed his lips. The Helicoprion shark was not a specialty of Bolang Kingdom; it was very likely a subordinate of Sea King Xuandu.

Perhaps at the request of the Holy Venerable Lingxu, the Sea King Xuandu also contributed.

He commands an astonishing number of sea creatures, including many large ones.

“I’ve never heard of it. It’s probably some sea creature that was persuaded by the Heavenly Demon to join forces.” He Lingchuan exhaled a breath of irritation. “The Heavenly Demon is currently fighting with the Demon Emperor, which is bad news for us as well.”

Regarding the logistical issues of the westward expedition against Panlong, didn't the Demon Emperor insist on using slow sea transport? The Heavenly Demon couldn't change that, so they focused on improving the speed of the voyage. With exotic sea beasts helping to pull the ships, could the Demon Emperor possibly object?

At their current speed, they are at least 30% faster than originally planned by sea.

In other words, the main force of the Demon Kingdom will be deployed to the wasteland battlefield faster and in greater numbers!

Wen Daolun wanted to say a few words of comfort, but his lips moved twice without uttering a sound.

The situation is indeed extremely serious.

Although General Hu Yi was good at inspiring people and the Panlong Army had an iron will, the soldiers still showed signs of fatigue in the increasingly brutal and intense war.

Prolonged battles inevitably lead to fatigue and a decline in morale—this is an objective reality. Although Panlong City is making every effort to rotate troops to the front lines, this system is no longer adequate given the rapid depletion of manpower.

Two months ago, Wen Daolun would never have imagined that the battlefield situation could deteriorate further.

Indeed, there are eighteen levels of hell.

"Hang in there." Instead, He Lingchuan patted his shoulder and said gently, "The turning point is about to appear."

As General Tiger Wing spoke, the two men were leaning against a flagpole, bathing in the imperial dew. Managing military affairs was exhausting, so they came out for some fresh air.

If it weren't for the nightly nourishment from the spiritual rain, Panlong Army's condition would definitely be worse than it is now.

Wen Daolun looked up to the sky and sighed, "If only the rain of spirits would fall only on us."

“The divine rain benefits all living beings, how could it favor Panlong alone?” He Lingchuan gazed at the darkness in the eastern sky. “However, with the Emperor’s Dew erupting one after another, I’m afraid there will be many uncontrollable factors later on.”

"Uncontrollable?" Wen Daolun was somewhat numb; war can numb one's senses. "Is it a good thing or a bad thing for us?"

"Perhaps both are true." Heaven and Earth are in complete chaos, and even the Nine Nether Emperor cannot make a judgment on such a complex situation.

Alas, a great upheaval unprecedented in thousands of years.

In the following two weeks, the scale of the spiritual rain continued to increase, with major outbreaks occurring every few days.

It's unclear when exactly, but the time it takes for Tianluo Star to transform into Imperial Elixir has shortened, from the original three months to about two months. In other words, within two months of the Heavenly Demon's fall, its life essence will transform into Imperial Elixir and begin to descend upon the mortal realm.

In accordance with this principle, the Panlong world is synchronized with reality.

The first thing that comes is a good thing.

Since the Bega army invaded the wasteland, Panlong's territory has gradually shrunk, and arable land has become increasingly scarce, making the food supply problem for both the army and the people more and more severe. In order to save rations for the army, the people of Panlong City even went outside the city to dig up leaf buds and tree bark to eat.

But just a few days later, a large supply of new grain suddenly arrived from the rear!
As one grain truck after another drove into the camp, the soldiers cheered. Opening the grain sacks, they found it was indeed new grain, still covered in pale yellow bran, and smelled incredibly fresh!

They haven't had freshly harvested food in a long time.

Accompanying the army were live pigs, sheep, rabbits, and chickens, which were slaughtered on-site upon arrival at the camp. The fresh pig breed used in Panlong City was originally ready for slaughter at four and a half months, but due to the recent frenzied irrigation of the Emperor's Dew and the use of specially formulated feed made with spiritual dew, the livestock were fattened up rapidly, and the maturity period of the fresh pigs was shortened to fifty-one or fifty-two days!

Zhong Shengguang himself had tasted it and found that the meat of these large-scale, closed-range livestock, which were also fattened up in a short period of time, was far less flavorful than that of naturally free-range livestock. However, they grew fast and fat enough to provide more nutrition to the soldiers on the front lines in the shortest amount of time.

Everyone knows that you need to eat meat to gain strength.

Taking advantage of the aroma of roasted lamb and slaughtered pig filling the entire camp, the central army camp quickly announced that there would be enough food for dinner tonight!
The crowd cheered.

The food wasn't even cooked yet, but everyone was already holding their lunchboxes and lining up with smiles on their faces.

The generals, whose nerves had been on edge for years, finally felt a great sense of relief.

People are made of iron, and food is as essential as steel. As long as there is food to eat, the Panlong warriors will remain an ironclad camp.

The king's hair turned white as he worked to prepare provisions for the front lines.

The logistics officer escorting the grain said that the recent surge of imperial sap had directly led to several bumper harvests. Wheat and rice that would normally take more than a month to plant ripened in just three days thanks to the nightly irrigation from the imperial sap!
The officials of Panlong took off their shirts and led the people out to collect grain, working day and night to ensure that the new grain could be delivered to the front lines and into the hands of the soldiers as soon as possible.

Taking advantage of the recent surge in spiritual energy in the wasteland, Panlong has also switched to planting grain crops with higher yields per acre. These crops have a higher demand for spiritual energy, mature more slowly, but are more nutritious and richer in spiritual energy.

Panlong's territory is being constantly encroached upon. We must strive to increase the yield per mu so that the soldiers and civilians of Panlong can endure less hunger and survive for another three to five months.

The massive eruption of the Emperor's Dew was a true lifesaver, suddenly alleviating Panlong's food shortage. Not only the army, but civilians also had food to eat and no longer had to gnaw on tree bark.

Even He Lingchuan hadn't anticipated this.

Even when Zhong Shengguang contacted them, a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

At least he's been able to get a good night's sleep these past few nights.

"Furthermore, I've received a rumor: taking advantage of the recent massive eruption of Imperial Dew, it's said that a celestial being has descended to earth," Zhong Shengguang emphasized. "Not just a temporary avatar, but a complete divine descent!"