Great Zhou Wensheng

Chapter 39 Divine Comprehension, [Every Bush and Tree Seem to Be an Enemy]
The students unleashed the [All Plants Are Soldiers] spell, transforming them into a bunch of plant puppet soldiers.

"Wrong!"

As Instructor Zheng walked through the school, he looked at the straw soldiers holding wooden swords and tridents and shouted, "Weapons are instruments of violence. These messy straw men and wooden forks can't kill the enemy!"

You will encounter demons on the battlefield someday.

Are we really going to use these stiff, slow-moving wooden stake puppets and straw puppets to fight the enemy?

"Using Xiang bamboo as its vein and thunderwood as its skeleton, we forge thunder armor spearmen!"

[Every bush and tree seems like an enemy soldier!]

Li Yunxiao uttered a low shout.

Suddenly,

A soldier, his body crackling with lightning, sparks flying from his eyes, stood imposingly, clad in armor and wielding a spear gleaming coldly.

This Thunder Armor Soldier stood proudly among the wooden puppet soldiers.

Its imposing presence frightened the surrounding students, who quickly retreated several feet away to avoid being accidentally injured.

"Not bad, a promising young man! The puppet soldiers are agile and nimble, and they exude a chilling aura. That's more like it!"

Instructor Zheng Shuqian couldn't help but praise him.

"You flatter me, Instructor!"

Li Yunxiao couldn't help but smile. He had practiced this literary art in advance, so he was naturally far more proficient than the other students.

"Every bush and tree seems like an enemy soldier! Rise up!"

A green light emanated from Jiang Xingzhou's fingertips, and with a single stroke, he released the [All Grass and Trees Are Soldiers] spell.

In an instant,
A lithe puppet cavalryman, riding a straw horse, clad in armor, carrying a spear, and with a bow and quiver on his back, appeared majestically in the school.

Like a crane standing among chickens, it looked down on all the grass, wood, puppets, and infantry.

"Brother Jiang, why do your plant puppet soldiers have mounts?"

Gu Zhimian was taken aback.

Looking at the plant and wood puppet soldiers he released, one was a wooden stake puppet infantryman, wearing wooden armor and holding a wooden sword—the difference was enormous.

"Cavalry is still soldiers. Who says that every bush and tree can be an enemy and can't be a cavalryman? When you release a spell, all you need to do is provide it with a straw horse mount, a bow, a spear, armor, and other straw and wood materials, and it will naturally have them!"

Jiang Xingzhou smiled lightly.

Giving the puppet soldier an extra grass horse mount will consume twice as much talent.

However, the overall combat power of the Super Wooden Puppet Cavalry can be increased by three to five times or more, which is entirely worthwhile.

"cavalry?"

Zheng Shuqian's eyes lit up and fell on Jiang Xingzhou.

He only glanced at the grass and wood cavalry puppet and knew that Jiang Xingzhou's mastery of the "[Every Grass and Wood is an Army]" literary technique far surpassed that of the other students.

However, it remains to be seen just how deep Jiang Xingzhou's cultivation is.

He couldn't help but think of taking the teacher's exam.

"[Every bush and tree seems like an enemy soldier], Imperial decree—!"

Zheng Shuqian casually plucked a leaf and a flower, tossed it out, and in an instant, it transformed into a green-armored wooden warrior.

he asked:
“Sailor, this instructor will test you.”

If I were to attack you with this blue-armored wooden warrior, how would you respond?

"The Green Armored Wood Warrior is easily ignited when encountering the [Fire] spell!"
I used my troops to resist.

Then attack with [Fire] magic; the enemy can be defeated in an instant. This is the best strategy.

This is also a fatal flaw of all [seeing enemies in every bush and tree] puppet soldiers!

Jiang Xingzhou thought for a moment and then said.

"There's a small problem: everyone's puppet soldiers are moving sluggishly! How can we solve this?"

Zheng Shuqian pointed to the plant puppets created by the students' spells in the school.

The young scholar's literary rank was low, and his literary skills were lacking, resulting in puppets that were too dull and lifeless.

No matter how he tries to teach him, he just can't learn.

Jiang Xingzhou thought for a moment and said, "The ancient method requires the use of Ji Shen Incense, which can greatly enhance the intelligence of the plant puppet soldiers and produce immediate results."

However, this item is expensive, and poor families cannot afford it.

While browsing through the Compendium of Materia Medica, I discovered another inexpensive alternative—soaking cocklebur seeds in the wine of "Cutting Sandalwood".

Applying cocklebur wine to the chest of a puppet soldier activates its mind and significantly enhances its intelligence.

"I need a scout to guard against enemy attacks, but what kind of material should I use?!"

Zheng Shuqian asked again. "Mugwort should be used!"

Jiang Xingzhou said casually.

"Have you studied?"

Zheng Shuqian asked in surprise.

Jiang Xingzhou said, "When I was in the Xue residence, I read through the 'Essential Techniques for the Common People' section on plants and trees. It contains the technique of 'borrowing soldiers from the god of grain,' which records a large amount of material on 'all plants and trees are soldiers' and the corresponding types of soldiers."

And how to upgrade puppet soldiers.

He has some knowledge of the phenomenon of seeing enemies in every bush and tree.

"Even if you've studied the 'Essential Techniques for the Common People,' you still can't do this!"

Zheng Shuqian shook his head.

He read this agricultural classic every day, but he couldn't be as relaxed as Jiang Xingzhou, who could answer any question fluently.

Jiang Xingzhou pondered for a moment, then said, "In addition, if one uses the 'Grass and Trees' chapter of the Book of Songs as a foundation for cultivating [All Grass and Trees Are Soldiers], one can achieve even greater results!"
For example, the Book of Songs, in the section "Wang Feng: Cai Ge", records:

"She gathers kudzu; a day without seeing her feels like three months!"

She gathers artemisia; a day without seeing her feels like three autumns!

She gathers artemisia; a day without seeing her feels like three years!

This poem mentions three herbal materials: kudzu vine, artemisia, and mugwort. Coincidentally, the combination of these three materials, when used to create the effect of "every plant is an enemy," has a remarkable effect.

By binding the feet with kudzu vines, one can restrain enemy troops and capture enemy prisoners.

Xiao Hao, Hua Ge, is incredibly sharp.

Artemisia can be used to create firework signals, releasing early warning smoke signals.

These three plant materials can be transformed into a scout cavalryman, capable of reconnaissance over a hundred miles with surprisingly good results!
If one needs to create a scout from plants and trees, this is the best material.

The newly appointed students were stunned and looked at each other in disbelief.

"The Book of Songs... it can actually be interpreted in this way?"

Han Yugui looked astonished.

"I've read the Book of Songs a hundred times. I never imagined it was related to the idiom 'every bush and tree seems like an enemy'! I've wasted all my time reading it!"

Cao An suddenly looked up, his expression one of astonishment.

"Why am I so stupid? The Book of Songs, 'Wang Feng, Cai Ge,' could even reveal the plant materials needed for the beacon fire scouts?!"

"Why is there such a huge difference in their comprehension abilities?"

The students looked bewildered.

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Zheng Shuqian was also a little confused.

The point of knowledge that Jiang Xingzhou mentioned was beyond what he had learned and touched on his blind spot.

[Every bush and tree looks like an enemy] is one of the four-character literary techniques most commonly used by students.

But it is by no means a rigid and monotonous art. With just a few thousand or a hundred different combinations of herbs, plants and flowers, it can be ever-changing and unpredictable.

But the question is, how do you combine them to achieve the best results?
This has always been the biggest challenge in this field.

It turns out that the sacred texts had already foreshadowed this. It's just that I hadn't grasped the truth.

"Thanks for the advice!"

Zheng Shuqian's expression had already become humble, and he cupped his hands in greeting.

At this point, he no longer dared to teach the young scholar Jiang Xingzhou in his capacity as a scholar-instructor, but instead treated him as an equal in terms of literary rank.

"You flatter me!"

Jiang Xingzhou smiled.

This is actually just a basic application.

There are deeper mysteries, but he won't reveal them.

The Book of Songs contains too many secrets.

For example, in the poem "Ten Mu Between" from the Wei Feng section of the Book of Songs, the marching rhythm of a large group of grass and wood soldiers can be greatly adjusted.

For example, the poem "No Clothes" from the Qin section of the Book of Songs greatly enhanced the combat cooperation between plant soldiers.

Once a large number of [plant puppet soldiers] form an army, these will almost always be necessary.

Otherwise, they would be a group of scattered soldiers, fighting alone, and would be easily defeated.

If you skim through the Book of Songs without careful consideration, you will naturally lack understanding and comprehension.
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(End of this chapter)