It was clear that, at least for this moment, Wu Shitou had truly submitted. This time, a wisp of azure energy directly appeared, leaving his body and entering Lin Yang's.
It can only be said that barbarians fear power but do not appreciate virtue! However, this time they are truly convinced. Therefore, Lin Yang gestured to Su Qing'er and glanced at her.
Seeing this, Su Qing'er pleaded, "Young Master, I think this person is truly convinced of his surrender. Why don't we just let it go? After all, he surrendered directly. It wouldn't sound good if word got out that he died here."
Upon hearing this, Wu Shitou looked at Su Qing'er with great gratitude. At the same time, the sound of kowtowing grew even louder.
"Alright, that's enough. Tell me the rest of the secrets, how much you've done, and then I'll decide," Lin Yang said.
Upon hearing this, Wu Shitou finally raised his head, glanced at Lin Yang with great fear, and then looked at Su Qing'er with great gratitude.
Seeing this, Su Qing'er was stunned for a moment. She looked completely at a loss, which made Lin Yang feel happy, gratified, and a little heartbroken.
Silly Qing'er, I've finally found you a powerful force. You must manage it well.
As his future designated wife, the Queen of Wu (or perhaps a royal consort?), she would definitely need to have a powerful faction under her command.
Otherwise, how could Su Qing'er suppress Cai Yan? Lin Yang felt both happy and worried when he thought of Cai Yan's classmates, or rather, fellow disciples, all over the world.
The good news is that as long as he becomes powerful, these people will all pledge their allegiance. The bad news is that Consort Cai Yan's power is far too great, many times greater than that of the foolish Su Qing'er!
Therefore, to prevent internal strife, or rather, to prevent the two from fighting over their son, the best approach is to make Su Qing'er stronger beforehand.
As long as Su Qing'er is strong enough (relatively speaking), so that Cai Yan's fellow disciples won't have such thoughts, wouldn't that be enough?
"Thank you, Holy Maiden, thank you so much, Holy Maiden," Wu Shitou kowtowed profusely. Then, he smiled and continued speaking.
"The entire village has three storage locations for supplies. One is open, and two are hidden. There's gold... silver... grain... treasures... and... more..."
Guo Jia saw all of this and kept it in mind, but he smiled without saying a word. Or rather, he simply didn't dare to speak.
Wu Shitou is a talented person, and his early surrender, coupled with his identity as a Yue person, means he is destined to rise to a high position in the future!
Unless Lin Yang intends to exterminate all the Yue people, he will definitely need to recruit many tribes. At that point, if they are clever, they will certainly become a force to be reckoned with.
So why did Lin Yang so obviously have Su Qing'er show goodwill towards Wu Shitou, openly winning people's hearts?
This seemed obvious! However, Guo Jia, usually so incredibly intelligent, lowered his head, as if observing ants. He remained like a background figure, neither thinking nor saying anything.
Throughout history, no matter how loyal you were, how outstanding your abilities, or how strong your bond with the monarch, how many of those who dared to interfere in the struggles for favor in the harem, or even the struggle for the throne, had a good ending?
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Chapter Six: Initial Successes and Population Issues
roar!
roar!
roar!
Following the powerful roar, one can see an Yinglong lying on the ground, ready for something at any moment.
With its occasional head-shaking and tail-wagging, the hundreds-of-feet-long Yinglong frequently stirred up clouds of dust, turning the area within a radius of over a thousand feet into a hazy gray.
Just then, with a loud bang, a blue firework exploded directly in front of Yinglong. Seeing this, as if receiving a command, Yinglong moved. It immediately launched a charge straight ahead.
Its pair of wings on its back fluttered gently. At the same time, the single horn on its head shimmered with mysterious light. Its four claws on its abdomen moved rapidly.
Like a race car, with a whoosh, Yinglong shot off. Despite the many jungles and uneven rocks that blocked its way, they were all as if they were nothing to Yinglong.
If the trees are blocking the way, then uproot them! Whether they are tens of meters tall or hundreds of meters tall, Yinglong gently uproots them.
If a rock is blocking your way, then flatten it!
If the water flow is hindering our journey, then we'll drink it all!
Soon, in just a few moments, a fairly smooth road appeared. One can only say, Yinglong works incredibly fast! One Yinglong is equivalent to thousands of workers!
If it's just road repair, this is pretty much all you need to do. All that's left is to send a few workers to do some finishing touches.
But it was clear that this Yinglong wasn't doing road repair work. After a few breaths, the Yinglong changed direction and continued its charge. Then, it charged several more times in this spot before finally stopping.
By this time, the original area had been largely leveled. A cursory glance would reveal that a large flat area had been formed.
Immediately afterward, Yinglong left the area. Then, accompanied by another yellow firework, a hundred Imperial Guards who had been prepared in advance set out.
With a series of rhythmic footsteps, the Imperial Guards drew their swords and shields and marched toward the flat area, which was about several square kilometers in size.
Although the giant trees had been uprooted, and the enormous rocks (some several meters or even tens of meters high) had been smashed to pieces by Yinglong, and the enormous creatures had been easily killed by him, there were still many animals only a few meters in size left!
In Yinglong's eyes, animals this size, such as young tigers or juvenile leopards, were nothing special. However, they still posed a life-threatening threat to ordinary people.
Thus, an army was formed. Although its numbers were small, only a hundred men, they were nonetheless elite troops, rare in the land, such as the Imperial Guards. Therefore, killing all the living animals inside was not difficult for them.
Soon, about fifteen minutes later, all the living animals were killed. After all, they were just small animals less than ten feet in size. To the Imperial Guards, who possessed early-stage third-tier cultivation, it was nothing more than shoving children.
Immediately afterward, the Imperial Guards withdrew. This time, what appeared were over a thousand mountain laborers, moving in very orderly groups of a hundred. They were all men, all young and strong, and quite capable of working.
This time, it took longer. On one hand, it was because they weren't strong enough, so their work speed naturally slowed down. On the other hand, it was because they had a lot of work to do.
For example, in the process of felling trees, those large trees that have been uprooted are completely cut down, dragged away, and transported to places where timber is needed for secondary processing, turning them into various useful timber materials.
For example, they gather grain and stockpile meat. Don't be fooled by this flat area, only a few square kilometers in size; it teems with all sorts of animals. On the contrary, there are quite a lot of them. (Considering it's an enhanced version of a rainforest, the variety and number of animals are extremely rich!)
Generally speaking, in such a large area, one could easily find tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of kilograms of meat. (Actually, the author doesn't know the exact amount either; this is just a rough estimate.)
The role of the mountain workers was to transport the dead animals out in groups and then send them to meat processing plants for various processing methods. The specific value naturally varied depending on the type of animal.
Of course, a lot of low-value meat ended up as dinner that evening. It was a way of making use of waste, since with so much meat, it wasn't worth much anyway.