Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand

Speaking of which, Lin Chen turned his gaze to the war chessboard.

The most deadlocked battle was the Cang Mountain Campaign.

Many people died in this battle, so the campaign was divided into many stages:

Early stage, middle stage, late stage.

In the early stage of the Cang Mountain Campaign, the human race still had considerable strength, but by the middle and late stages, the human race suffered heavy casualties, making it even harder to break through.

"Can I take some materials back to study?" Lin Chen asked.

"Of course." Ding Feng kindly said, "If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Lin Chen cupped his hands.

After returning, Lin Chen read by the lamp while Xiaobai and Xiao Hong were actively engaged in training.

Xiaobai mainly honed its skills, while Xiao Hong focused on its level.

The Immortal Beast Spirit Spring was a rare opportunity, so Lin Chen naturally had plans and arrangements for them.

...

After several days, Lin Chen became increasingly absorbed the more he read, yet the more he read, the harder it seemed to become.

The most challenging aspect of the Cang Mountain Campaign was the various dominating factions, as even though every human participant wanted to defeat the demon race, the problem was...

A lack of leadership.

The later success of the First National Preceptor Gu Wei was due to multiple reasons.

Firstly, he solved the problem of having no leadership.

Secondly, after experiencing a major defeat, the human race began to value the position of tactical leaders, no longer blindly chasing personal prowess.

Thus, Lin Chen understood that to resolve the Cang Mountain Campaign, one must approach it from this perspective.

However...

When Lin Chen entered the war chessboard, he was just a small piece among many big players, and to get a say in such a setting was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

...

After 15 days, Lin Chen returned to the war chess area. Ding Feng asked in surprise, "So soon, have you figured something out?"

"A bit, but it requires practice."

"Indeed, merely talking on paper is useless. The best part about the war chessboard is participating in it." Ding Feng nodded in agreement.

This time, Lin Chen did not bring the Little Fox and Big White Bear because it seemed that the Little Fox was about to level up again, and Lin Chen left the Big White Bear to supervise.

Or rather as a companion, because the Little Fox still had a small heart and easily lacked a sense of security.

After bringing Lin Chen into the chessboard room, Ding Feng said, "I wish you triumph."

Lin Chen nodded.

He chose the campaign:

The early stage of the Cang Mountain Campaign.

At this moment, the human race still had the strength to fight, presumably the easiest deadlock in the Cang Mountain Campaign to break.

....

"I think we should hit while the iron is hot."

"We can't. Without clear information on the enemy, blindly pursuing isn't prudent."

Lin Chen drowsily opened his eyes and heard arguing voices.

A scholar of history himself, he could even recognize who was arguing.

Currently, Cang Mountain was occupied by three forces:

First, the South Mountain Sect, a cultivation sect from the late Taichu, led by Bai Zheng, a representative of the aggressive faction, advocating for an attack.

Second, the North Courtyard, also a cultivation sect, led by Shi Feng, a representative of the conservative faction.

Third, the Yin Family.

The Yin Family had a reputation, being one of the four famed families of the Cangling Ancient Country back in the day.

Later they gained merit in resisting the demon race and were still one of the four great families in the Celestial Capital.

The Yin Family's foundation was deep; a single family was enough to rival sects.

However, the leader of the Yin Family was the third head, Yin Quan, who was a centrist balancing between aggressive and conservative factions.

In other words, he reasoned with both sides, inconsistently swaying.

Lin Chen was fully aware that many students thought from Yin Quan's perspective. If he could be pulled into either the conservative or aggression faction, achieving unity of thought, then the war might see a breakthrough.

But Lin Chen thought differently.

Yin Quan loved to waver, indicating his personality wasn't strong enough. Being the third head, he liked to defer to the main family's decisions.

So, one shouldn't support this incapable leader but should target the other two.

Lin Chen couldn't guarantee his approach was 100% correct, but a lot of things had to be attempted first.

In reality, warfare tests not only strength but also human nature.

As Lin Chen pondered, the three-party argument had ended, and everyone dispersed.

As night fell, no decision was made.

Lin Chen knew that fundamentally, the Cang Mountain Campaign was a slow death.

As they vacillated, the demon race already began to encircle here.

Thus, whether attacking or defending, decisions needed to be made promptly.

Lin Chen's identity was a beastmaster from the South Mountain Sect, with strength equivalent to cannon fodder in reality.

One could say that such a person couldn't stand out here at all.

"Xiaobai, did you see any spirit beasts easy to bully this afternoon?" Lin Chen asked.

Xiaobai thought for a moment and indeed nodded, telling Lin Chen it saw a wild boar, much weaker than itself.

"Then tomorrow, let's find it and give it a hard time."

Xiaobai furrowed its brows, thinking this was not good.

Lin Chen advised, "When the fish are hard to catch, you have to muddy the waters."

Xiaobai naturally didn't understand, but whatever Lin Chen said, it believed...

Bullying a wild boar was simple and easy.

So the next day, Lin Chen found the wild boar's beastmaster and gave him and the spirit beast a good lesson.

"Hey, you... what are you doing?" the beastmaster was a bit puzzled.

He hadn't done anything, but Lin Chen just hit him.

Until he saw Lin Chen's South Mountain Sect attire, he immediately ran away angrily, and soon, a large group of people arrived.

The other side came aggressively, claiming Lin Chen's life.

Upon catching word, people from the South Mountain Sect rushed to support.