Apparently, the three generals were settling accounts. Some sighed, while others frowned.

Hearing the noise, the three of them raised their eyes and were overjoyed to see Ning Zhuo back.

"Commander, the military counselor is here!" Liu Er immediately ran down and welcomed Ning Zhuo with open arms.

Zhang Hei laughed loudly and pushed the account book to the center of the table: "Everything is done by the military advisor, my eyes are dazzled!"

Guan Hong was more straightforward and stood up directly: "I'm going to train."

Liu Er enthusiastically pulled Ning Zhuo and pushed him into the position of general.

Ning Zhuo quickly gave in and said humbly: "How can I take the position of general?"

Liu Er said: "These account books all depend on the military advisor. If the military advisor can complete it, it will be a great achievement. So why not let you become the commander-in-chief?"

Although Liu Er only said nice words and stage words, he also revealed some of his true feelings.

Ning Zhuo sat on the chair and saluted reluctantly, saying that he would go all out.

Liu and Zhang left Ning Zhuo in the tent and followed Guan Hong.

Ning Zhuo is very good at settling accounts. For more than ten years in Huoshi Immortal City, he was not popular, and he had to spend every penny when training resources were needed.

Even if he acted as a favored customer and made huge profits through external sales, he also spent a lot of money to purchase mechanical artifacts. It can be said that he earned a lot and spent a lot.

Moreover, he has been the master of his own family since he was a child. Only when he becomes a family member does he realize how expensive oil, salt, firewood, and rice are.

Ning Zhuo was quite confident in this, but after really immersing himself in calculating the account books of the three generals' camps, he also felt a headache.

He immediately understood the pain of the three generals Liu, Guan, and Zhang.

On the one hand, the various accounts were quite complicated; on the other hand, the expenses were so large that even Ning Zhuo felt frightened.

The bulk of military expenditures lies in salaries.

Currently, there are more than 300 monks gathered in the military camp, among which there are about fifty or sixty monks in the foundation-building stage, and the remaining two hundred or so are Qi-refining level monks.

For Qi refining monks, the monthly salary ranges from 3,000 to 8,000 low-grade spiritual stones, depending on the specific cultivation level and combat strength.

For foundation-building level monks, the monthly salary is between 30,000 and 80,000 low-grade spiritual stones.

This means that the monthly salary of a monk in the Qi Refining Stage alone is at least 1.3 million low-grade spiritual stones.

Although there are few foundation-building monks, their salary is as high as more than three million low-grade spiritual stones.

The monthly salary expenditure alone costs at least more than 4.3 million low-grade spiritual stones.

As for this salary standard, it is still relatively low. The Third General Battalion distributed the share of the spoils to the maximum to attract these monks.

Among all the current armies in Canglin Immortal City, the salary of the Three Generals Battalion is considered to be the second to last, and the first is the Honghua Battalion.

Next, we need to purchase magic weapons in a unified manner.

Monks in the Qi refining stage and foundation building stage generally use magic weapons.

According to the market price, the magic weapon used for attack ranges from 1,000 to 100,000 low-grade spiritual stones per piece. The price of defensive military magic weapon ranges from 200 to 4,000 low-grade spiritual stones per piece.

Ning Zhuo carefully studied the market in Canglin Fairy City, and based on the two offensive and defensive magical weapons selected by the three generals, the total purchase cost was about six million spirit stones.

Next, there are talismans for daily use, elixirs (bigu pills), etc.

Talisman includes commonly used talismans such as speed talisman, protective talisman, sharp blade talisman, etc. These can be purchased from the military channels of the two countries, and the price is about one and a half to three low-grade spiritual stones each.

Ning Zhuo calculated based on the smallest plan, each monk consumes about twenty talismans per month, and consumes various elixirs, averaging 100 to 200 low-grade spiritual stones per person per month.

In this case, the expenditure for this part is also 57,000 low-grade spiritual stones.

"Distributing elixirs is not as good as purchasing medicine pools."

"Calculating the cost, if the army can last for more than three months, it will be more cost-effective to purchase a medicinal tank."

"For the same reason, it's best to purchase a mana pool."

These two important military weapons were purchased according to the smallest specifications. Each one requires four million low-grade spiritual stones, for a total of eight million low-grade spiritual stones.

Then there are the maintenance of magical instruments, accidental wear and tear, military camp construction, unexpected emergencies, etc. A budget must be set aside for this part.

Calculated based on the standard of 10% of the normal total expenditure, that is nearly half a million low-grade spiritual stones.

"But these are not enough."

"You also need to equip a battle flag, and preferably a mount."

The battle flag is very important.

Battle flags are often the carrier of military spirit and the eye of the battle formation, which can qualitatively improve the entire army's operations.

Procurement is necessary in this regard, but there is no rush for the time being - it depends on what kind of battle formation Liu Er, Guan Hong and Zhang Hei can develop during military training.

Through the battle formation, it is most appropriate to purchase the battle flag.

Mounts may seem unnecessary, but they are not.

Monks in the Qi Refining Stage cannot fly with swords. Although monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage can fly with swords, they can only fly for short distances and not for long distances.

When put on the battlefield, an army must consider the whole.

This means that an army without mounts has very weak mobility and is often attacked by the enemy, leaving it at an extremely passive disadvantage.

Many battle cases in the past have warned future generations that the mobility of the army is extremely important.

Sometimes, whichever army arrives on the battlefield first, occupies favorable terrain and forms a battle formation in advance will often have a huge advantage.

Because of this, in the art of war, the magic of "soldiers are more valuable and faster" is always given priority.

This is recognized by many people in the art of war.

"The monthly salary is more than 4.3 million."

"The total cost of equipping the entire army with offensive and defensive magic weapons is about six million."

"The consumption of talismans and elixirs is 57,000. This is the minimum standard, but in actual training, it will often exceed a lot."

"Purchasing a medicine pool or a magic pool requires an investment of eight million."

"Five hundred thousand should be set aside for maintenance of magical instruments, accidental losses, etc."

After all calculations, the military expenditure will reach 18.9 million low-grade spiritual stones.

"We haven't even considered purchasing battle flags or mounts in the future."

After thinking about this, Ning Zhuo's mouth felt dry and his heart felt very unreal.

When the actual calculation was done, military expenditures were higher than he expected. However, these were purchased according to the minimum standards, adhering to the principle of saving when possible.

"How wonderful it would be if it were a great war in ancient times."

Ning Zhuo couldn't help but remember the historical past.

At that time, the various arts of cultivation were not yet developed, and they were far from being a hundred flowers blooming. There were wars in the cultivation world, and they were all organized and carried out in the form of employment.

Each monk is self-sufficient, receives military tasks, and upon completion receives rewards, either material or military merit.

This kind of battle depends on the individual monk's cultivation and combat prowess.

However, with the advancement of formations and the formulation of unified magic weapons, spiritual energy has become more and more intense, and the vigorous development of military art and official skills has made the use of luck and national power more and more sophisticated.

The former form of mercenaries became increasingly backward and gradually swept into the corner of history.

Not to mention now, in the later period of the Bloody Dynasty, the war form of the monk army has already appeared on the stage of history.

After two subsequent dynasties, multiple dynasties, and countless dynasties, the war of monks has become very professional and pays attention to all aspects.

There must be unified offensive and defensive weapons in order to give full play to the advantage of numbers!

We must have the art of war in order to better integrate forces and create the actual combat effects of leapfrog operations!

If it is to be an elite soldier, every monk in the army must practice the same skills! For example, the Golden Halberd Army is a country where the two countries searched for good men from all over the country and trained them from the beginning of their training. They are equipped with weapons.

The armor, mounts, etc. are all uniform and excellent.

Once such an army starts a war, it will burst out with very terrifying power. A primitive army like the Third General Battalion cannot withstand a single round and will inevitably collapse at the slightest touch!

"Burning money to build an army means burning money all the time!"

After Ning Zhuo calculated everything, there was already a thin layer of sweat on his back.

Currently, the spiritual stones on the books of the Three Generals Camp can last for up to three months.

Ning Zhuo wished he could mobilize the army now and head to the front line. There were more than 300 people, and the daily consumption would make it difficult to breathe.

But he knew very well in his heart: they must practice diligently, and their training must reach a certain standard before they can enter the battlefield.

Otherwise, you are just cannon fodder!

And if you have to be diligent in training your troops, your daily expenses will increase again.

"If it doesn't work, I'll have to fill in the gaps." Ning Zhuo left the tent and watched the three generals Liu, Guan, and Zhang train from a distance.

Ning Zhuo's knowledge is limited, after all, he only traveled in the mountains this year, but his knowledge is still solid, at least the basics are quite comprehensive.

He looked at it for a moment and recognized it as a triangular arrow formation.

If viewed from a high altitude, this formation looks like an equilateral triangle.

Three Jindan-level generals are distributed on the three corners. The one at the front is Liu Er, the one on the left is Guan Hong, and the one on the right is Zhang Hei.

This triangular arrow array is the most classic assault formation. On the three corners are the strongest monks in the army. The middle is filled with a large number of Qi-refining-level monks. The two front sides are filled with foundation-building level monks.

The formation method is divided into dynamic formation and static formation.

The history of the static formation is much longer than that of the dynamic formation. The most classic static formation is the spirit gathering formation. This formation allows the monks to condense the surrounding spiritual energy for their own practice and increase the efficiency of the monks in absorbing the spiritual energy.

The history of the dynamic formation is probably less than half of that of the static formation, but once it developed, it was extremely vigorous, especially in the battlefield, where it was widely used and improved very quickly.

The triangular arrow formation is a typical dynamic formation.

Ning Zhuo watched for a moment and couldn't help but worry secretly: "It's difficult to practice the formation. How long will it take to reach the minimum formation standard? It will cost money every day!"

Every movement drill requires a lot of time, material resources, and manpower.

Ning Zhuo felt more and more that building an army was like a huge gamble.

The three generals Liu, Guan, and Zhang have staked their entire fortune!

Ning Zhuo wanted to plot his mother's relics in the hands of the Liudong Sect, such as the machine carriages, etc., so it was undoubtedly the most labor-saving way to rely on the two countries and the three generals of Liu Guan and Zhang.

"If the fee is not enough, I'm afraid I will have to help out."

Ning Zhuo must seize the time and follow closely.

When the war breaks out, his mother's machine compartment and other belongings are likely to disappear in the war. He needs to personally participate, visit the scene and adapt accordingly, so that he can possibly seize the target items.

If he misses this battle, it will be countless times more difficult for him to find these things.

Ning Zhuo returned to the agency to count his assets.

He has many spiritual stones.

The last time he was in Wuyin Mountain, the mountain god gave him 10,000 middle-grade spiritual stones, which converted into low-grade spiritual stones was one million.

He also has many treasures.

For example, Wu Xiulan, Heavy Thunder Beetle, Tianlu, Floating Cloud, Walnut Mountain Spirit, Haze Stone, Ghost Shadow Bamboo, etc.

If this is sold, there will be a lot of spiritual stone.

Among the treasures, the most valuable is undoubtedly the Nascent Soul-level treasure produced by the old monster in the stone.

But these treasures may have hidden dangers.

Ning Zhuo had taken out a lot of them before, but now if he wanted to rely on principles to cultivate, he couldn't use these treasures at will.

It is worth mentioning that the starting price for each Wanli Wandering Dragon's journey through the void is 500,000 low-grade spiritual stones.

These assets are more than enough to satisfy Sun Lingtong and Ning Zhuo's cultivation.

But on the battlefield, it immediately becomes much thinner for maintaining an army.

Ning Zhuo came to the training cabin and knocked on the Tire Breath Lingge.

Sun Lingtong, who was practicing inside, opened his eyes and walked out of Lingge: "Xiao Zhuo, what's the matter?"

If nothing happened, Ning Zhuo would not interrupt his practice.

Ning Zhuo informed Sun Lingtong of the details: "I plan to increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

"On the one hand, contact Wanyao Sect and purchase basic elixirs such as Bigu Pill from them in bulk. According to my relationship with them, I can get a low price."

"On the other hand, I can separate the Ning family and refine the jade-rich black steel. Boss, do you still remember the battle beside Wuyin Mountain?"

"At that time, the sergeant Meng Zizhong wore jade steel heavy armor and was quite effective in dealing with those demon cultivators and monsters."

"If I can sell these armors to the three generals' camp, I might be able to open up a new market for the family."

"Alas... the time is still too short."

"I really hope that the poisonous flame chrysanthemum can be harvested now."

"I wonder if our ancestors have returned to Huoshu Mountain now."

Sun Lingtong thought for a while: "Even if we can do this, water from afar cannot quench our thirst, and the extent of quenching our thirst is quite limited."

Ning Zhuo nodded: "So I'm thinking about that old monster in the stone again. If we steal him back, we will become rich overnight, and the current financial gap is completely worth mentioning!"

Speaking of this, Sun Lingtong's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, yes, yes, Xiao Zhuo, your idea is great."

"To tell you the truth, I have been thinking about this matter when I have been quiet these days!"

"We can deal with the injuries now, and that stone ball is a complete treasure."

"This needs to be done as soon as possible."

"Once others discover that the old monster in the stone is dead, it will be all over."

Ning Zhuo muttered: "To enter Thousand Peaks Forest again, we must first repair the Wanli Wandering Dragon, resolve the blood shadow on the dragon's body, and at the same time have more fire essence reserves."

Because I have been there before, there are precise signposts in the dragon tour, so I can travel directly to the destination in one go.

Very convenient.

Sun Lingtong frowned and felt embarrassed: "The master of the Blood Shadow Cave is at the Nascent Soul level. It is very difficult for us to eliminate the methods he has planted."

"It would be great if there was water, which could wash these things away."

"It's difficult for us to do this alone. We have to rely on external help."

Ning Zhuo: "How about Zhang Chongyi?"

Sun Lingtong thought for a moment and said: "His medical skills are very strong and he can even heal Dao injuries. After all, he was once a monk at the Nascent Soul level, and the blood shadow spell probably won't be able to stop him."

"But, in this case, we will expose the existence of Wanli Wandering Dragon."

"Is this appropriate?"

"In other words, can Zhang Chongyi be trusted?"

Ning Zhuo thought for a while: "Zhang Chongyi upholds the right path and has the same heart as me."

"Whether he was convicted before, or this time he joined the army and helped General Mulan, it can be seen that he has a life philosophy of repaying kindness."

"Our treatment this time is thanks to his intervention. Without him, it would not have been possible."

"I still trust him more."

"Alas..." Ning Zhuo said this and sighed deeply, "I didn't want to treat a good man like this, but for our safety, I decided to use the thread of life and my Buddha's heart demon seal against him!

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Sun Lingtong patted Ning Zhuo's forearm: "Xiao Zhuo, I know you are kind-hearted, but don't bear any burden."

"We are not trying to kill him."

"It's just that you have to be on guard against others."

"Just talk to him!"
Chapter completed!