World Online

by Srtyi

Earth Online – a virtual MMORPG that takes place in the future year of 2190 – a game that everyone will bet their futures on. Set in a map that is ten times the size of real-world Earth, players battle for supremacy in the first game to feature personal adventure, territory construction, and grand warfare. For every death you experience in the game, your level would drop back to 0.

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Chapter 601-The Late Reward Ceremony

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Editor: Nora

Jingchu Province, Pill Sun City.

The sudden rise of the Four Seas Bank had once again made Di Chen and the others group together.

"Really, they do not even let people go past the new year at ease," someone could not help but grumble.

It was not often that the six members of the Yanhuang Alliance would gather together.

"Guys, what views do you have regarding the Four Seas Bank operation?" As the host, Chun Shenjun had decided to chair the proceedings.

When Di Chen saw the situation, he could not help but frown. In the end, he did not say anything. The current situation needed the alliance to work together, so Di Chen did not want to burn the bridge with Chun Shenjun.

One had to say that Di Chen's growth was truly astounding.

"What to do? In my view, why don't we hire someone to destroy those banks." Sha Pojun gritted his teeth. After the Battle of Mobei, Sha Pojun was stuck in such a tough situation because of Ouyang Shuo. As a result, he hated Ouyang Shuo to the core.

"Do not be foolish!" Di Chen frowned, "The Four Seas Bank branches are set up in the imperial cities. As such, they have the protection of the imperial court. Moreover, soldiers also guard the banks. We might end up getting ourselves into trouble without achieving anything."

"Hen!"

There was no need to verbalize such facts. After all, even Sha Pojun knew that he had only spoken such words in the heat of the moment.

After the Battle of Mobei ended, Sha Pojun's position in the alliance was not even comparable to Wandering Magic. Even people within his own family were displeased with him being the representative.

As a result, Sha Pojun did not dare to rebut Di Chen's scolding. If his family wanted to regain a footing in the game, he needed to rely on Di Chen's family.

"The rise of the Four Seas Bank is already something we cannot stop. The meeting today is to come up with a plan to attract the gold from players and not allow the Shanhai Alliance to take it all." Di Chen set the tone of the meeting.

"Well said!" Zhan Lang was the first to voice his support.

"On this aspect, the Huitong Bank is willing to help." Chun Shenjun had finally found a chance, so he laughed as he spoke.

In truth, after learning that the Four Seas Bank had started to act, Chun Shenjun was first astonished but then delighted. He had realized that a chance for him to increase his influence in the alliance had arrived.

Amongst the Lords in the Yanhuang Alliance, the Huitong Bank of the Pill Sun City was the biggest and had the most professionals. Hence, it had the best chance of facing off against the Four Seas Bank.

Although Di Chen was not willing, he could not think of a retort.

"I agree!"

Unexpectedly, the first person to show support was Xiong Ba.

Astonishment appeared in Di Chen's eyes when he heard Xiong Ba voice his support. Even Zhan Lang looked toward Xiong Ba in surprise.

On the contrary, after Xiong Ba spoke up, his expression remained exceedingly normal and natural. It was like he was completely unaware of the kind of wave his words had caused in the alliance.

"Since when did Xiong Ba actually start to walk with Chun Shenjun again?"

This was the doubt in the hearts of Di Chen and the others.

They could not help but think back to the Six Tyrants of Handan in the beginning. At that time, Chun Shenjun had decided to break away under the urgings of Xiong Ba.

Things had changed in unexpected manners.

Due to personal interests, the people who had worked together to rebuild the Yanhuang Alliance had slowly broken away. In order to protect Wandering Magic, Xiong Ba had even made enemies with Chun Shenjun.

Who would have expected Xiong Ba to be such a formidable person.

Everything was based on self-interest. As long as he thought that working with Chun Shenjun would benefit him, he did not mind putting aside their grievances.

After a series of ups and downs, the current Chun Shenjun had become an experienced person, as he slowly matured.

Naturally, a renewed cooperation between the two fell into place.

With Xiong Ba expressing his agreement, Di Chen knew that he could not do anything, so he just admitted defeat, "I also agree."

Chun Shenjun gave out a slight smile.

"Since that's the case, let's take about the shareholder distribution!" Zhan Lang said.

"Based on the news that I received, 1% of shares of the Four Seas Bank is worth two hundred thousand gold. Since we need to face off against them, we cannot reduce the price. Let's just use that as the base," Chun Shenjun stated.

"No!"

Di Chen, Zhan Lang, and the others refused this proposition with no hesitation.

"Why not?" Chun Shenjun did not want to back down.

"For the Four Seas Bank to receive such a valuation, there were unique reasons." Di Chen was amused by Chun Shenjun's massive appetite, "Firstly, in terms of scale, it has branches in many territories, and it is straight up the biggest bank in China. Shanhai City has, from the start till now, invested close to a million gold into the bank. Their monthly financial income was all invested into the Four Seas Bank. Just that point alone, can the Huitong Bank do the same?"

"Based on what I know, doesn't the Huitong Bank only service Pill Sun City? The savings it has attracted has all been squeezed dry by Pill Sun City. The current Huitong Bank is just an empty shell." Di Chen continued.

"You!" Chun Shenjun's embarrassment turned into anger as he was the target of these words.

However, doubt also filled his heart.

Chun Shenjun had not expected Di Chen to actually possess such a clear gauge of the Four Seas Bank.

The legendary intel organization Emperor Wind truly had a vast influence.

"Secondly," Di Chen did not care and directly added, "The Four Seas Bank being able to gain the recognition of players is due to the reputation of Shanhai City. Hence, the guild leaders would willingly take out their money. For the Huitong Bank to fight them, we must make use of the resources and reputation of our Yanhuang Alliance."

"Brother Di Chen is right."

This time, Zhan Lang resolutely stood on Di Chen's side. Chun Shenjun appetite was truly too huge.

"Then what would you say the value is?" Chun Shenjun was a merchant and bargaining was basically an ingrained part of his being. Originally, he did not have much hopes of his proposal succeeding.

He had made such a proposition to raise the valuation of the bank.

"Fifty thousand gold and Pill Sun City cannot hold the majority." Di Chen tossed out his idea.

"Are you kidding?"

Chun Shenjun was like a cat who had its tail stepped on, as he suddenly jumped up.

"I'm serious!" Di Chen was exceedingly calm.

"Since that's the case, why not just leave. Fifty thousand? Are you stupid!" Chun Shenjun's attitude did not show even a hint of weakness.

"Going against the Four Seas Bank, we do not have to depend on the Huitong Bank."

This was the biggest chip in his hand.

As matters developed to this point, it basically turned into a battle between Di Chen and Chun Shenjun.

Zhan Lang and the others obviously treated Di Chen as their leader.

Even Xiong Ba did not want to see Chun Shenjun rip them off, so he rationally kept silent.

"Then how? The Huitong Bank is the hard work of my family. I cannot let you all take it for nothing." Chun Shenjun was resolutely denying Di Chen's idea moments ago, but now he wanted to play the emotion card.

"Pill Sun City has to give up control. As for shares, we can add another ten thousand; that's my limit. Whether or not it works, say the word." Di Chen pushed Chun Shenjun to a corner.

Zhan Lang and the others did not say anything. At this moment, it was a silent agreement.

When Chun Shenjun saw their lack of reaction, he could only helplessly accept the matter. In the end, he unwilling said, "But Pill Sun City has to be the biggest shareholder. Otherwise, I cannot answer to my family."

"Okay!"

"Raise the valuation by twenty thousand." Chun Shenjun still did not want to give up.

"Do not go too far." Di Chen's patience was approaching its limit.

As a representative of the Di Family, Di Chen did not like this kind of market bargaining antics.

"Then add ten thousand more, that is my bottom line." Chun Shenjun was extremely shameless. Different from Di Chen, merchants were willing to lose face for their interests.

When Di Chen heard these words, he exchanged glances with Zhan Lang and the others. Then he helplessly said, "Okay, then 1% for seventy thousand. However, our funds must become the reserves of the bank."

"That's natural."

After the two sides went head to head in a war of words, they finally came to an agreement.

"Should we learn from the Four Seas Bank to attract guilds to invest?" Zhan Lang asked.

"But their valuation must be two hundred thousand for 1%." Chun Shenjun knew exactly what was going on.

This time, Di Chen and the others were shockingly in unison; no one disagreed.

If these aristocratic family sons did not plan some schemes or underhanded methods, how could they display their abilities? As for how to keep it a secret such that the guild heads would not notice, each one of them had their own ways.

Next, they needed to decide the exact shareholder distribution.

The six Lords naturally could not have equal portions. Amongst the alliance, there was also a difference in status.

Chun Shenjun would hold 18% as the boss of the bank, Di Chen 15%, Zhan Lang and Xiong Ba 12% each, while Sha Pojun and Wandering Magic would have 10% each.

The remaining 23% was left for the guilds to cooperate with Yanhuang Alliance.

With that, the Huitong Bank was able to gather 8.73 million gold right away, close to three million more than what the Four Seas Bank had gathered.

The reason they could gather so much was because Chun Shenjun had taken out more than 80% of the shares. One must know that Shanhai City still controlled 60% of the shares.

The next day, the Huitong Bank announced through the Quick Daily News that it was opened to the public. The reserves of the bank had reached an exaggerated ten million.

With that, they could attract the interests of players.

The overall reputation of the Yanhuang Alliance placed the players at ease.

However, for Huitong Bank to start running in the nine imperial cities, they would still need to wait till after the Chinese New Year. Chun Shenjun and the others had not planned for the future like Ouyang Shuo.

These two banks would definitely compete in a fierce battle after the New Year.

On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Ouyang Shuo ended his break and returned to Shanhai City.

Toward the Huitong Bank, Ouyang Shuo was unexpectedly candid.

"Let them come!"

These were the exact words Ouyang Shuo had said to Xie Siyun and the others.

It was time for these two alliances to have a head on fight.

Ouyang Shuo's current might had undoubtedly reached a level that calmed down the hearts of others.

As for the specific matters of the Four Seas Bank, Meng Zhida would naturally deal with it. After the new year, Meng Zhida was still planning to invite elite talents of the financial circle to work at the Four Seas Bank.

Modernizing operations and recruiting talents formed the current ideology of the Four Seas Bank.

Feng Qiuhuang and the others also had the authority to recommend economists to the Four Seas Bank.

Ouyang Shuo had no intentions of keeping total control over the Four Seas Bank. He wanted to make the cake big, but before that, he needed to have the ability to eat the big cake.

The Ouyang Shuo that had just reincarnated definitely could not compare to the current him. Around him, with himself as the core, he had formed a strong alliance with common interests.

Be in historical talents like Xiao He or Lords like Xunlong Dianxue, they were all chess pieces in his hands.

Now, Ouyang Shuo already had a slight recognition of his position.

Only by tying the people he needed onto his war chariot and forming a common goal and benefit could he and his allies hold up in the battle against the Yanhuang Alliance.

Each person and power was a chess pieces on the chess board. By uniting them, one could plan the chess game, either sacrificing pieces or killing the enemy in the chess game.

Only then would Di Chen be filled with doubt when he wanted to deal with the Four Seas Bank.Moments after he returned, Ouyang Shuo gave an imperial edict to reward the various generals.

Since they had established the military reward system, Ouyang Shuo should have given the generals rewards after the Battle of Taiping Country had ended. However, the military reorganization had gotten in the way back then.

Right when it almost reached completion, the Battle of Mobei happened. Hence, the matter had dragged on till today.

Making use of time before the Chinese New Year, Ouyang Shuo fulfilled his promise.

Amongst the generals, Baiqi held the title of number one general in the army. Following closely behind him were Han Xin, Sun Bin, and Huo Qubing, the Great Generals.

Apart from the four grade 1 generals, next would be the three grade 3 generals.

There were currently no grade 2 generals.

The imperial decree promoted Shi Wanshui to Anxi General, Zhang Han to Anbei General, and Di Qing to An Dong General.

Out of the four An Generals, only the position of Annan General remained empty.

Next would be the grade 4 generals.

The imperial decree promoted Er'Lai, Fan Lihua, Luo Shixin, and Wei Zhang to the east, south, west, and north Zhonglang Generals, while Mu Guiying, Cao Gui, and Bai Li Shi all became grade 4 generals.

A level lower were the grade 5 generals.

Expectedly, any general who became a major general became a grade 5 general. Even the recently joined Zhao Ponu and Zhao She were promoted.

Apart from general titles, military affairs also granted the soldiers their titles and ranks based on their contributions.

A large batch of old generals were able to obtain the highest military title for their role.

Apart from titles, Ouyang Shuo also announced that everyone would receive a month's worth of salary as a reward.

Even the surrendered Taiping Country soldiers obtained the same treatment.

All of a sudden, the military sentiments reached a high level.

At the same time, Ouyang Shuo's prestige in the military reached an all-time high.

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Chapter 602-The Wedding

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Yet another Chinese New Year's Eve; it was familiar, yet not so.

The Nian Beast Event occured again, but it failed to catch Ouyang Shuo's interested.

On the other hand, the red packet snatching event welcomed a peak. As expected, Bing'er once again obtained massive gains. This time, she had earned a rare accessory to the envy of everyone around her.

Moon Pendant (Dark Gold): 25% increase in cultivation speed, 5% increase in primordial energy forming speed.

Even Ouyang Shuo felt envious when he saw the description.

Amongst the bustle, there was a slight difference.

The talent pool in Shanhai City had grown larger and larger.

As the Chinese New Year approached, the civil servants and generals had all rushed back to Shanhai City. Firstly, they needed to continue the tradition of spending the Spring Festival with Ouyang Shuo. Secondly, the wedding of the Lord.

Since that was the case, they naturally could not come empty-handed.

Apart from Pei Mo, who needed to defend Withered Flower Stronghold, the other seven governors all managed to arrive. They brought the local specialties of their prefectures, such as the strange rock of Zhaoqing Prefecture and the sandalwood from Leizhou.

Ouyang Shuo had made his stance for the wedding clear. The officials should not fight with one another to specially pick up precious jewels and treasures from the people to show their respect and worship of the Lord.

Running their territories well was the best gift that they could give him.

After the feast at the Lord's Manor, the officials and generals went back to their residences to accompany their families.

Since the Aristocratic Families Rising information piece, the wilderness had started to change. Firstly, the families of the historical people had started to appear by their sides.

The current Xiao He, Du Ruhui, Luo Shixin, and others were no longer alone, and their families had arrived at their residences.

It was unavoidable. Whether they acted proactively or not, Xiao He and the others would be swept into more fights for interests. Similarly, as their families had entered the picture, these officials and generals had more of a sense of humanity.

The wilderness had started to become more and more real.

Numerous people and interests were intertwined in Shanhai City. Even Ouyang Shuo as the Lord could feel that his territory was becoming more unfamiliar as it grew in prosperity.

Some people said that if one stood too high and looked down, the crown of the tree would cover everything else.

Ouyang Shuo now was standing at such a height over the imperial city. As he looked out at the entire territory, he only saw the prosperous aspects.

But if one looked carefully, he could only see blurry and unfamiliar faces.

Based on olden rules, on the day before the wedding, Song Jia would stay at the Song Family manor, and they could only meet during the wedding. Meanwhile, Bing'er and Qing'er accompanied Ouyang Shuo.

Even Cui Yingyu went home to spend the new year after the Cui Family moved over to Shanhai City. The entire Nanjiang Governor-General Manor seemed to bustle with excitement, but in his eyes, it looked exceedingly cold.

"In the end, I am still left with my sisters?"

On this night, Ouyang Shuo looked up into the sky; his eyes contained an indescribable loneliness. At this moment, he suddenly felt a fear. A fear of time slipping away.

Time passed year after year. Ouyang Shuo would grow older and more worn out, and Bing'er would also grow older. He feared a certain matter; he feared that when she grew up into a teen, she might not rely on him as much.

Maybe at that time, he would only have the ice cold throne and the similarly cold Chixiao Sword by his side.

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, something spread into his mind.

Ouyang Shuo felt delighted. With a shining black light, the Tianmo Spear that had slept for close to three months suddenly appeared in his hands. Now, it appeared darker and more mysterious.

Upon closer inspection, it actually possessed a magical power that attracted one's attention to it.

When Ouyang Shuo saw that, he immediately checked out its stats.

Name: Tianmo Spear (High Grade God Weapon)

Hardness: 90

Sharpness:88

Toughness: 75

Specialty: Bloodthirst (Chance to absorb the blood of enemy to evolve)

Killing Move: Blood Domination (Inject the aura of the devil to give an all out blow. With the might of an overlord, the enemy will definitely die. Cooldown Time: one month.)

Evaluation: After receiving the nourishment of the blood essence of the devil, this weapon has mutated into a high grade god weapon. Drop your blood onto the Tianmo Spear to claim it, untradeable, cannot be dropped, can be evolved.)

After completely digesting the devil blood essence, the Tianmo Spear had evolved as expected. Its stats had risen greatly and a killing move was also born.

The description of 'the enemy will definitely die' was not actually a 100% matter. If the enemy was strong enough or used some methods, they could escape death.

If not, just with that, wouldn't Ouyang Shuo be invincible? Apart from that, the one month cooldown period was headache inducing.

However, one point attracted his attention. This was the first time he saw the grade description of high grade god weapon.

Even the Chixiao Sword with the red dragon spirit did not have such a description.

With that, one could see that the Tianmo Spear was truly a pinnacle existence amongst god weapons.

"Long time no see buddy!"

Ouyang Shuo grasped the Tianmo Spear and muttered.

Hearing his words, the Tianmo Spear emitted a black light.

"Haha, good!"

Ouyang Shuo seemed to understand what it was saying. He was in a great mood, so he walked into the patio and started training in the Yang Family Spear Technique.

The moon hung high overhead, while the night sky was like water. Across the pitch black sky, fireworks rose up. Shanhai City was still bustling with the sounds of fireworks.

Meanwhile, the patio was completely silent.

Ouyang Shuo wielded the Tianmo Spear. Occasionally, rustling sounds would appear. In his hand, the spear was like a sentient being; the spear and the man were one.

Unknowingly, the Yang Family Spear Technique, Bajiquan, and the Halberd Technique he learned in his last life had merged into one, never to separate again.

Ouyang Shuo had unknowingly lost control of himself, as he continued to flourish his spear. As time went on, the sounds of the spear became even more hurried.

A full hour later, he finally stopped, and a smile appeared on his face.

In his ears, a system notification sounded out.

"System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for entering a comprehension state and achieving the level of one with the spear. Player has mastered the spear technique through comprehension, forming a unique spear technique. Please name it!"

"Tianmo Spear Code!" Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate.

Only the Tiamo Spear could use this spear technique.

Undeniably, this Tianmo Spear Code was the highest level god grade technique. After the upgrade, Ouyang Shuo's mastery level did not rise. Instead, it fell back to the perform with ease level.

At this very moment, another system notification sounded out.

"System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi, spear technique mastered, officially promoted to spear grandmaster. Player awarded two thousand merit points and fifty thousand reputation points."

Unknowingly, Ouyang Shuo's spear technique had reached such a high level.

Regretfully, he was not the first spear grandmaster. If not, he would have obtained the title of Home of Spearmanship.

After a night of fun and music, the bustling New Year's Eve was close to its end.

The 1st day of the new year was the heaven worshiping ceremony as usual.

Shanhai City's ceremony this year was even grander, larger, and more complicated.

It continued all the way till noon.

From the afternoon onward, it truly entered the time of the wedding.

The entire Shanhai City was decorated anew.

Large red patterns signifying happiness were hung across the streets and alleys. Drum or clock towers stood at each corner of the intersecting streets. Moreover, each tower had a stage.

All the troupes in the city were booked by the Nanjiang Governor-General House.

The incessant rehearsal notices spread out from all the stages, bustling with excitement.

All the people in the city were paying attention to this unparalleled wedding.

From the Song Manor to the imperial city, the entire street was covered in a red carpet, and the Guards Legion soldiers lined up at its side.

Not only that, the entire Shanhai City was closely guarded by both the city protection division and the Guards Legion. The Shanhai Guards and the Black Snake Guards were also on high alert in the shadows.

They aimed to ensure that the wedding tomorrow would have no disturbances.

As happiness arrived, the skies were naturally clear and beautiful.

Since yesterday, it was bright and sunny. The snow in the city had started to dissolve into small streams that flowed into the drains. When it reached the afternoon of the new year, there was no longer any sign of white.

The white city was drowned in a festive red.

In the afternoon, many people who came to watch the wedding arrived.

The first to arrive were the allies of Shanhai City.

Bai Hua, Feng Qiuhuang, Xunlong Dianxue, Sie Xiyun, Jianqi Leiyin, and the others had once again gathered in Shanhai City.

Each one of them brought rich gifts.

"Consonance City Bai Hua brings high grade agate beads.""Xunlong City Xunlong Dianxue brings a string of East China Sea Pearls.""Yingyu Floor Jianqi Leiyin brings a catty of premium incense."The sounds of people reporting their gifts filled the ears.

Zisu had especially chosen a side hall to store these gifts.

The people who came on the first day were all the close friends of Ouyang Shuo.

On the second day, the true auspicious day, many people came over to send their congratulations.

The most important one was the imperial courts.

Xianyang, Luoyang, Dali, and Quanzhou; these four imperial cities all sent envoys to congratulate the Lianzhou Lord.

Only Ouyang Shuo could receive such a special honor; there would be no second person.

Dali and Quanzhou already had a close relationship with Shanhai City. The role of Nanjiang Governor-General was granted to him by these two imperial courts.

As for Xianyang and Luoyang, it was another mystery.

In truth, the part that other people envied were the envoys of these two imperial courts. Not because of other reasons, just that the owners of these imperial cities were Qin Shihuang and the Hanwu Emperor.

To be able to gain their recognition was highly difficult.

The reason behind all of this was Shanhai City's possession of a large number of Qin and Han famous generals and officials.

Related to Qin Country, they had the likes of Wei Yang, Bai Qi, Wei Ran, Zhang Han, Wei Zhang, Jing Jian, and Bai Li Shi; related to the Han Dyansty they had the likes of Xiao He, Han Xin, Huo Qubing, Xia Houying, Huo Guang, and Zhao Ponu. Adding the people of these two periods together, it took up more than a third of the historical people in Shanhai City.

These two groups formed the core pillars of Shanhai City.

Shen Buhai had reported to Ouyang Shuo to be wary against them in case they truly form an alliance. If that happened, it would become a cancerous problem.

Regarding this matter, Ouyang Shuo could only quietly monitor the situation.

Four imperial courts sent imperial decrees to grant Song Jia the title of 1st grade lady.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the wives of the Lord were titled Lady. Her position was the same as an empress of the future dynasties.

Song Jia receiving this title was similar to Ouyang Shuo getting the title of Lianzhou Lord.

Just that line was invaluable.

Regarding the late wedding with Song Jia, apart from the private reasons he had explained to her, there were also political considerations. He needed to establish her position in the territory and obtain the protection of the people.

For her to obtain this title far exceeded his expectations.

Amongst the congratulating people, apart from imperial court envoys, there were also players groups.

Amongst which, there were guild leaders and Lords who were invited and commoner Lords who arrived uninvited. Their arrival was said to come to congratulate him, but the real reason was to see whether they could form relationships with him.

The explosion of the Four Seas Bank instantly made Shanhai City the most popular existence.

Especially to commoner players, who had actively drawn themselves toward the camp of the Shanhai Alliance.

Ouyang Shuo's wedding was the best chance to get close.

These people naturally brought along extremely valuable gifts.

Ouyang Shuo welcomed everyone.

For the Four Seas Bank to attract so much savings, it had something to do with him being a representative figure of commoner players.

In the game, commoner players were the majority. Although they were not able to exchange for huge sums like aristocratic families, their total accumulations still reached an incredibly sizeable figure.

In terms of overall value, the commoners held the bulk of the money.

Ouyang Shuo aimed to use the Four Seas Bank to expand the influence of Shanhai City on the entire commoner player level.

Apart from these players, there were also some special presences.

Amongst these people were Zhan Lang and Xiong Ba. Although they did not personally come to congratulate him, they had still arranged for someone to bring rich gifts.

Everyone knew that the two alliances were sworn enemies. Under such circumstances, the two of them would still send gifts, filling people with many thoughts.

On the other hand, Ouyang Shuo did not think too deeply into the matter.

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Chapter 603-Infanta

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Xiong Ba's congratulations did not surprise Ouyang Shuo.

This person always did what he wanted, so why would he bother about what others would thought? The two of them could not be considered friends, and there was even a little animosity between them. However, they were the same type of person, so they valued one another.

On the other hand, Ouyang Shuo had not expected Zhan Lang's congratulations at all.

It seems like his words during the Battle of Mobei had some effect on Zhan Lang.Amongst all the bustle, the number of people who came to watch the event swarmed the streets of Shanhai City. Various media reporters had gathered in the city to fight to report on this huge wedding.

On this day, the teleportation formations of Shanhai City had completely opened to the public.

Of course, identity checks were still highly necessary. Even if some people with ill intentions wanted to use this chance to infiltrate Shanhai City, they could not escape the tracking of the Shanhai Guards and the Black Snake Guards.

Thanks to the massive financial support, the two intelligence organization had reached a terrifying scale. The number of undercover spies and officers had now reached the thousands. It was incredibly difficult for anyone to escape their eyes.

On this day, Shanhai City was revealed to the entire China region.

On the forums, rumors had circulated that Shanhai City's prosperity would soon catch up with the imperial cities. In the player's eyes, they thought that Ouyang Shuo was just bragging.

How could an entire player territory catch up to an imperial city in just a short two years?

No one would believe that.

However, when they saw Shanhai City, they finally realized that the rumors were true.

No words could describe the shock in the hearts of the players.

One could imagine the kind of uproar Shanhai City's appearance would cause when the news spread to the entire region through the media. The image of Shanhai City in the player's hearts would rise once again.

This was absolutely great news for the recently opened Four Seas Bank.

Moreover, this was one of the Ouyang Shuo's intentions.

The current Shanhai City did not need to hide, and it could brightly display itself to the rest of the world. This was the decisive change that power caused.

Ouyang Shuo did not personally mind the noise and bustle of the people. However, the ritualists made him feel tortured. He was like a wooden puppet, as he was led through dazzling procedure after procedure.

At night, this unparalleled wedding reached its peak.

All the lanterns in the city were lit up, turning Shanhai City into a nightless city. The stages of the drum towers all officially played various shows and songs.

The commoners of the city surrounded the buildings to enjoy these musical and entertainment feasts.

The fireworks flew up in the various cities and exploded in the sky. Numerous children walked out of their homes and onto the streets to watch the fireworks.

The imperial city was the liveliest. In terms of just invited guests, there were two hundred odd tables for the feast. In the manor, there were eighteen tables where the most important guests sat.

As the groom, Ouyang Shuo naturally needed to drink with them.

Since there were so many tables, Ouyang Shuo naturally felt his head start to split. After a previous system update, to chase for a higher degree of realism, lighter would actually become drunk.

When night arrived, Ouyang Shuo was supported back to the resting palace.

Song Jia wore a Phoenix crown, while a red veil covered her face. She sat on the bed, waiting for Ouyang Shuo.

Reaching the resting palace, it was another whole host of customs. This lasted for a full half an hour before the other random people left one by one, leaving the two alone.

As for the Chinese custom where the guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds?

With Ouyang Shuo's current status, who would dare to do that?

As the sunset faded, night truly arrived.

The sun had risen high into the sky, and even if Ouyang Shuo had a strong body, after drinking for a few rounds, he felt totally drained.

Song Jia had already woken up and was brushing up.

"You awake?" Song Jia turned around.

Ouyang Shuo nodded, ready to get out of bed.

However, Song Jia asked Zisu to enter and help Ouyang Shuo change and wash up.

The just awake Ouyang Shuo was topless, and his firm muscles emitted a thick aura of manliness. In the end, Zisu was a girl, so she could not help but feel embarrassed to see such a scene. Luckily, she knew that after the Lord's marriage, she needed to serve him, so she tried her best to calm down.

When Ouyang Shuo saw her reaction, he was completely indifferent. In the early days, he was not used to being served. After two years, he had started to grow accustomed to it. Without Zisu, he probably could not even wear his own clothes.

As a Lord, Ouyang Shuo had numerous attire. Zisu would plan out when and what he would wear. If Ouyang Shuo had to handle these matters himself, he would not even know where the shirt was placed.

The guests yesterday had all left. The gifts placed in the side hall had filled the room to the brim. Meanwhile, the entire Shanhai City had regained its normality.

A massive wedding was like a wave in a river; it arrived abruptly and ended quickly too. The only change was that the people's sentiments had risen by 3 points.

After the wedding, Ouyang Shuo could not get any rest.

It was relatively rare for all the officials to gather at Shanhai City. Hence, they could not just hurry back after the wedding. Using this chance, they naturally wanted to report to Ouyang Shuo about the work they had accomplished.

Apart from that, they needed to keep a close relationship with the four bureaus.

Without mentioning other matters, the Four Seas Bank had obtained thirty million gold in just a few short days. Naturally, Shanhai City would use a portion of this sum.

With the current healthy finances of Shanhai City, they could take a five million loan without a problem.

With the addition of such a sum of money, the Financial Bureau would need to make some adjustments to the budget. It was a challenge to allocate the new budget.

Hence, how would the various governors dare to treat the officials of the four bureaus without seriousness and respect? The current Governor-General House already had the aura of an ancient imperial court. The officials were all famous and high ranking individuals that the people worshipped.

As the territory map adjusted, the concept of territories and imperial courts grew clearer and clearer.

Financial Director Fan Li had become an extremely popular existence.

The various governors were not fools, and they were extremely clear that the Lord was the one who truly controlled the finances. Hence, during their reports, they confidently described their plans.

Ouyang Shuo's attitude was mainly supportive.

During the rest period of the first half of the year, it was the best time to relax on internal administration and allow them to perform as they wished. Ouyang Shuo's only worry was that the governors would lack the drive and creativity to do more.

For the week after, Ouyang Shuo was swamped with a load of administrative matters.

Since Song Jia received the title of Lady, she was officially pushed onto the administrative stage of the territory. Normally speaking, Song Jia would handle matters such as invitations to feasts and opening ceremonies.

As a daughter of an aristocratic family, Song Jia was well-equipped to deal with such work.

In just one short week, she had established her image as the Governor-General Lady in the city.

This matter naturally delighted Ouyang Shuo.

Making use of this chance, Ouyang Shuo adjusted the status of his three sisters. He officially named them Infanta and gave them a unique position in the territory.

The imperial decree named Cui Yingyu as the Ying Yuechang Infanta, Qing'er as the Qing Yangchang Infanta, and Bing'er as the Xue Yuechang Infanta. The rank of the Infanta was similar to the 2nd rank.

Apart from the title of Infanta, they were also gifted land.

Needless to say, the entire Qiongzhou Prefecture was Bing'er's enfeoffment land.

The Qiongzhou Prefecture Governor Tian Wenjing returned at this time for two reasons. Apart from visiting the Lord, he especially went to visit the little princess.

Bing'er was still young. Naturally, she did not have to bother about administrative matters. Tian Wenjing had specifically come over with a large number of toys and also some young spirit beasts as gifts to Bing'er.

When the little brat saw these presents, she was naturally delighted.

The enfeoffment land of Cui Yingyu was chosen to be the Yanluo House in Leizhou Prefecture. As for Qing'er, it was the Shuitai House in Zhaoqing Prefecture. Of the taxes of these two houses, they would obtain 20% for their daily expenses.

The title of Infanta undoubtedly acted as a dominant protection talisman in the field of officials. In the future, be it officials or the people, the rumors regarding Cui Yingyu would completely die down.

One must know that insulting a noble was a wrongdoing of the highest degree.

Under Wei Yang's leadership, the Internal Affairs Department had started to let the people realize the existence of law. The territory laws had entered its adjustment period. After the lantern festival, they would officially push out the law system.

Toward the stingy Qing'er, with a piece of land, she would have no monetary problems and could focus on tailoring. She even sold her factories to the Cui Chamber of Commerce for 150 thousand gold.

As for their original shares in the Sangu Restaurant, the two sisters had backed out long time ago and left it to Gu Sanniang to handle. Their actions left Gu Sanniang extremely touched.

As Shanhai City prospered, as the first restaurant in the city, the current Sangu Restaurant was a money-making machine. It has been a long time since had she needed to personally cook, and she could just focus on being the boss.

Rumors had it that Gu Sanniang intended to find a good guy and rebuild a family.

Such situations were actually quite common in territories. After settling down and gaining prosperous lives, the wilderness refugees would want to rebuild their families and have a good life.

As a result, these people were filled with worship and thanks toward Ouyang Shuo. To them, he was undoubtedly the parent of their new lives.Apart from enfeoffment, the Construction Division also built Infanta Manors in Shanhai City. Cui Yingyu and Qing'er had both come of age, so after the lantern festival, they would leave the Governor-General Manor to live in their own manors.

With that, they could rid the worries of the people.

Before this, Cui Yingyu and Qing'er staying in the manor might have caused people to think that the Lord was keeping girls in the house in the name of making them his god sisters. Such rumors had stained the reputations of both Cui Yingyu and Qing'er.

The establishment of the Infanta Manor would stamp out all these rumors.

As for Bing'er, she was still underaged, so she would stay in the Governor-General Manor.

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Chapter 604-Zheng He Returns

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The moment the imperial decree regarding the Infanta title spread out, waves erupted through the city.

Some felt envious, while others cheered.

Undoubtedly, the people of the Cui Family felt the happiest. They had already gained a massive boon from purchasing Qing'er's garment factory. On the other hand, Cui Yingyu's title totally shook them up and made them relatives to the Lord.

Now, they were truly worthy of the title of imperial chamber of commerce.

To the civil servants and the officials of the territory, the Lord granting titles to three infanta at once represented the territory's prosperity. Naturally, the matter delighted them.

However, some commoners did not think that way.

As Ouyang Shuo's real sister, Ouyang Bing was undoubtedly the little princess of the territory. Hence, no would dare to say anything when the Lord granted her the title of Xue Yuechang Infanta. However, the god sisters Cui Yingyu and Qing'er were a different case.

All the long-time people of the territory knew that Cui Yingyu and Qing'er were like the other residents and were once refugees. However, the righteous Lord had accepted them as his sisters and allowed them to enter the manner.

With that, some jealous people started to spread unhappiness. Now, the two of them were granted the title of Infanta, which was like ascending to the heavens in one step, turning them from sparrows to phoenixes.

Jealousy was unavoidable.

However, now that those two had become nobles, these people could not casually comment on the topic.

Even Qing'er felt a little uneasy when she was granted the title. Only after Ouyang Shuo personally explained the matter did the two sisters place down their worries and accept it.

From Ouyang Shuo's perspective, the territory needed him to grant titles; he had not acted out of personal selfishness.

However, in the eyes of others, it was Qing'er and Yingyu climbing up the high branches; they would not know how much help they had brought him. However, what would a few rumors amount to anyways?Excitement truly filled Shanhai City's spring festival.

2nd month, 12th day, the 10th day of the Chinese New Year, a massive stone steele was erected in the square of the imperial city. It was nine meters high, five meters wide, and one meter thick; it stood at the center of the square and appeared incredibly magnificent.

The words 'territory law system' was the most eye-catching part.

Internal Affairs Director Wei Yang had taken lead of the project. The Internal Affairs Bureau, the Law College, and the modern legal professionals had worked together for numerous months to created more than ten drafts. Finally, the territory law system was approved and officially set in stone.

This steele was the Law Codex Steele.

Its unveil signified the territory officially entering a lawful time.

Tens of thousands of copies of the territory law system had been printed. Any government office, prefecture, house, county, town, and even village needed to have two or more of copies.

The various internal affairs secretaries would hold one each.

The prefecture grade schools needed to teach about the territory law system.

Based on the original words of Wei Yang, they needed to let the people in the territory get familiar with the territory law system within three months. They needed the people to fear and respect it.

According to the plans, they aimed to pass the ideals and concepts of the law deep into their hearts of the people within half a year.

Apart from that, to accurately and precisely understand the law system, the Law College in Xinan University also opened up a lecture on the research and study of the law system.

Students of the first term were the secretaries of the Internal Affairs Department.

All in all, to ensure that the people of the territory followed the law system, Wei Yang had created a full set of measures after an extended period of contemplation and discussion.

As for how to push out the law system and make it work, he already possessed a vast experience. After all, he was the most successful person in Chinese history regarding this matter.

Outside of the territory, it was similarly not calm.

First, the reveal of Shanhai City to the outside world raised titanic waves on the forums.

The popularity of Ouyang Shuo boomed.

Only now did players truly feel and understand the depth of his foundation.

The world's best Lord was not just a random title.

On the 5th day of the Chinese New Year, the Huitong Bank opened up in the nine imperial cities.

The Huitong Bank set the exact same saving interests as the Four Seas Bank. Even so, it was a raise of 1% compared to their usual amount.

The Huitong Bank definitely could not shake the foundations of the Four Seas Bank.

In regard to raising the savings interest, Chun Shenjun wanted to do so but he lacked the ability.

No one was a fool; the goal of a bank was to generate profit. If he raised the savings interest once more, he would start losing money.

Even so, the Huitong Bank could not be underestimated.

The various families had many talents to run the bank, and they were definitely enough to crush Shanhai City. Under the influence of Chun Shenjun and the others, the Four Sea Bank's large-scale recruitment was unsuccessful.

At the very least, it was not as successful as Meng Zhida had expected.

Apart from that, to snatch customers, the Huitong Bank also used real life tactics and replicated them it into the game.

For example, giving gifts for opening accounts.

After a few days, the Huitong Bank had gained a footing to compete against the Four Seas Bank. If it was not for the sudden reveal of Shanhai City, the schemes of Huitong Bank might have actually succeeded.

Apart from attracting scattered customers, the Huitong Bank also copied the Four Seas Bank and targeted guilds.

As expected, the three guilds of Jianqi Zongheng, Eighteen Horsemen of Yanyun, and Jin Yi Wei all invested into the Huitong Bank.

Apart from that, twenty large guilds in the nine imperial cities also invested into the bank. The number of guilds who applied to invest numbered 34.

News spread that this time, the six families had appeared together, and even the grandfathers acted. They used their connections to achieve this dominating stance.

This time, one could say that the Huitong Bank was bearing down menacingly.

However, this did not rattle Ouyang Shuo. He instructed Meng Zhida to proceed as planned. Hence, the development strategy did not change, the high standard investor requirements did not change, and the strict loan conditions remained.

A drawn-out war was destined between the two banks.

If they were forced to act and let the Huitong Bank bait them, they would easily fall prey to the opposition's plan.

In terms of innate conditions, the Four Seas Bank stood superior to the Huitong Bank. As such, if they just acted carefully, they would not lose. What they feared was panic and people rushing for short term goals.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to play it safe, but some people still did not want to give up.

After the Chinese New Year, a scheme targeting the Four Seas Bank started to act out in the shadows. If it succeeded, it would be enough to push the Four Seas Bank down a deep ravine.

2nd month, 14th day, 12th day of the Chinese New Year.

Nanyang Navy Admiral Zheng He had finally returned after leaving Shanhai City for half a month. During his expedition, Zheng He looked at the bases of the three squadrons and conducted a deep evaluation of the Nanyang Navy.

Moments after his return, Zheng He handed Ouyang Shuo an expansion plan for the navy.

Based on his proposed plan, they would need to fill the three squadrons under the Nanyang Navy by the end of the 3rd year.

"If that does not happen, we won't be able to rule the oceans," Zheng He said.

Apart from that, Zheng He also drafted a logical and detailed plan to change the commanding system. He also wrote of matters such as forming up squadrons, and the allocations of warships in a squadron.

Zheng He was basically a master of such matters. After all, he had sailed down the pacific seven times.

Furthermore, the shipbuilding and firearms techniques of Shanhai City came from the Ming Dynasty. From Zheng He's perspective, the three squadrons were like the squadrons from his past, filled with a sense of familiarity.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo accepted most of Zheng He's suggestions. He also granted the general the power to revolutionize and change the Nanyang Navy, allowing it to be reborn.

At the same time, Ouyang Shuo instructed the Military Affairs Department to cooperate and aid Zheng He in his reorganization plan.

As for the squadron expansion, Ouyang Shuo was filled with doubt. The proposed expansion speed was not the problem. After all, Zheng He had given a time frame of the entire Gaia 3rd year.

His doubts laid in how to find so many advanced sailors, captains, and seafarers. They could not develop such talents in such a short time.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo also had a qualm.

Till date, the three squadrons still lacked a single fleet admiral. To reach a full organization status, they needed to recruit strong navy generals. However, where could he find these people all of a sudden?

Ouyang Shuo hoped that in the future sixth battle map, he could reap some related rewards.

Zheng He helped to solve this noticeable problem, "Lord, tomorrow morning, I'll take a trip to Quanzhou to recruit many talents there."

"En?" Ouyang Shuo stared blankly.

"In Quanzhou, I have some connections." Zheng He explained.

"No wonder."

A light bulb lit up in Ouyang Shuo's head. How could he forget that in history, Quanzhou was the most important transition point for Zheng He's expeditions? In Quanzhou, Zheng He had a massive influence.

Especially on sailors and naval professions, Zheng He was a godly presence.

The moment he shows himself there, Ouyang Shuo could imagine how emotional they would get. At that point, the advanced talents that the Military Affairs Department could not hire would want to fight their way here.

Ouyang Shuo felt frustrated; how could he forget this point?

"Then I'll busy you. If you have any needs, just ask." Ouyang Shuo said.

"Not for now." Zheng He was also exceedingly confident.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and took out an item from his storage bag; it was the complete Beihai Bay Treasure Map. He passed it to Zheng He and said, "Take a look at this."

Zheng He took a look at the map and felt that it was extremely familiar.

As a commander that sailed down to the west seven times, he was not a stranger to the Beihai Bay area. Along with the tour this month, he had gained a clear recognition of the ocean in the game.

The first thing Zheng He thought about was Annan. A conflict was unavoidable if they wanted to obtain the treasure.

"What the Lord is saying is?" Zheng He asked with uncertainty.

"I hope that before we start the voyager plan, we can obtain this treasure. Treat this as a training opportunity for the voyaging squadron," Ouyang Shuo explained.

"I won't let you down!" Zheng He replied solemnly.

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Chapter 605-Out to Sea to Look for Treasure

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Gaia 3rd year, 2nd month, 25th day, Beihai Harbor.

After ten days of preparation, the planned squadron for the treasure expedition was finally ready to set off. For this expedition, Admiral Zheng He would take the role of commander, while the three squadrons would each send one division to form an alliance squadron.

This squadron included three hundred ships, and twenty large turreted boats, equipped with 150 cannons. They had a total of 36 thousand soldiers and 38 thousand sailors.

Yashan Squadron Chief General Cai Mao, Beihai Bay Squadron Chief General Pei Donglai, and Jiaozhou Squadron Chief General Yanhuo Yaonie; these three generals followed along.

For these three generals to follow along, they had to thank to Zheng He.

Zheng He's recruitment operation went exceptionally smoothly, and it even exceeded expectations. In just three days, Zheng He brought over two hundred seafarers and two thousand advanced sailors.

Apart from that, Zheng He also recruited a batch of navy generals, including five advanced generals, eighteen intermediate generals, and forty-five basic generals.

From that moment, the quality of the Nanyang Navy rose by two grades.

The matter did not end there. After asking someone to send them back, Zheng He set out and made a trip to Jianye. Although he did not reap as great rewards, he still had a decent harvest.

Zheng He's two operations undoubtedly set a deep foundation for the Nanyang Navy expansion. Following which, as long as they managed to recruit normal sailors and soldiers and trained them up, the three squadrons could reach a full status.

Conservatively speaking, it would also take half a year.

The name of Zheng He was incredibly dominating, as he instantly established his prestige in the Nanyang Navy.Beihai Bay Pier, the Dragon Head was like a lord, standing out amongst all the warships.

After considering the practical needs, Ouyang Shuo passed the command of the Dragon Head to Zheng He as the flagship of the Nanyang sailor. As for Ouyang Shuo, he did not need to own his own special flag ship.

The cannon modified Dragon Head could be called the strongest warship in China. In terms of cannons alone, the warship had twenty equipped. They were also well-equipped with weapons such as guns and fire arrows.

One could say that apart from the future iron warships, Dragon Head would be the strongest warship on the seas. Just the modification costs reached fifty thousand. If he took it out for an auction, he could probably sell it for a sky high price.

Since this expedition might cause conflicts between countries, Ouyang Shuo set out together with them to aid the decision-making.

Of course, Ouyang Shuo would not interfere in the detailed war decisions, as Zheng He would take the role of commander.

9 AM, after worshipping Mazu, the squadron left the harbor.

Using the winter season wind, the squadron rode the waves toward the unmarked island on the treasure map. The Beihai Bay Squadron had wiped the entire Beihai Bay clean, so no pirate organization dared to enter the area now. Otherwise, they would be mercilessly attacked.

Under this influence, the north coast of Annan had also turned extremely peaceful recently without the disturbances of any pirates.

The position of the island marked on the Blood Slaughterer's map was located in the middle of Annan Haiphong Prefecture and Rongping Prefecture. It was less than one hundred nautical miles away from the coast of Annan.

To the north of the two prefectures was the only imperial city in Annan Region, Henei.

When the squadron approached the Annan shore, the first group they met were fishermen. The fishermen had not seen pirates for numerous days, so they were naturally defenceless.

Seeing such a huge squadron, they felt terrified and quickly hid aside.

The squadron did not bother about the fishing boats and continued to proceed forward.

Finally, at around 150 nautical miles from the shore, they finally met the enemy navy squadron.

Sea bodies formed close to half of the Annan Region border. Hence, there was an exceptional number of players near Haijian City, and they were distributed along the shoreline.

The sea region was also a part of their territory of the Lords. Hence, they would more or less have some sailors and navy soldiers patrol the region and protect the fishermen.

Before this, these soldiers had met the Beihai Bay Squadron before. However, Pei Donglai had strictly followed Ouyang Shuo's instructions, and he did not start any conflicts.

The two of them co-existed peacefully.

This current situation was completely different.

To find the treasure, the alliance squadron needed to approach these territories near the sea region.

Undoubtedly, the Lords would take this act as a form of provocation.

The golden dragon flag of Shanhai City, and the sea dragon flag of the Shanhai City sailors, were not completely foreign to the Annan sailors.

The moment the alliance squadron approached, the enemies started to swing their flags to communicate. Their main message was that this was their region, so the Shanhai navy could not enter without permission.

"Lord?"

On Dragon Head, Zheng He sought Ouyang Shuo's instructions.

"Tell them we do not mean it. We are just using this route to complete a quest. After the quest, we will immediately leave." Ouyang Shuo's main goal was just to find the treasure.

As for country wars, it would be for the best if he did not need to start them.

"Yes, my Lord!"

When Zheng He received the reply, he immediately waved the flag to communicate.

Unfortunately, they did not trust Ouyang Shuo's kind intentions. Even someone like Ouyang Shuo, who was not well-versed in flag language, could see their resoluteness.

"What did they say?" Ouyang Shuo's tone was stern.

"Lord, they insist that we cannot enter, and their attitude is extremely resolute." Zheng He replied.

Ouyang Shuo shook his head and smiled, "Since they do not want to take the nice route, I have no choice. In that case, launch a strong attack. Sink any ship in our path as punishment."

"Lord, this…." Zheng He was a little hesitant.

In history, Zheng He took seven trips down the pacific. For these trips, his goal was not to trade or colonize. Instead, he sought to ask those small countries to head to Jingdou and worship the king.

This created a magnificent scene, where tens of thousands of small countries visited China to worship the king.

Every trip down the pacific placed a massive burden on the coffers. They sent out large amounts of jewels and silk, in return, they only received the worship of those small countries.

After the Yongle Emperor died, the Hongxi Emperor immediately stopped this practice.

Hence, Zheng He was a little unused to the direct methods that Ouyang Shuo employed.

The Yongle Emperor wanted to enrich the world; Ouyang Shuo could not comment on his ambitions. However, Ouyang Shuo was different, as he was a totally practical person.

He did not mind washing the world with blood to obtain his goals.

Furthermore, this was a game, and the wilderness was destined for war. There existed a large disparity between the wilderness and history.

War was the main focus of the wilderness.

The country war feature was just a type of war setting in the game that aimed to raise the playability. The current federal government was one that had united the world, so regions or countries had already ceased to exist per say.

"General!" Ouyang Shuo stared right at Zheng He and said solemnly, "General, please remember one thing: this is the wilderness, war is never about right or wrong. It's only the strong devouring the weak; the theory of the survival of the fittest."

Zheng He felt stunned and grudgingly replied, "Thank you, Lord, for your reminder!"

When Ouyang Shuo saw the general's reactions, he did not add anything more.

Changing a person's views and ideals of the world was a time consuming process. This expedition to search for the treasure was also a test Ouyang Shuo had set for Zheng He.

The future voyaging missions would definitely be more brutal and bloody than the war today.

Zheng He needed to change.

If not, how could a good man, who chased for peace, lead the strongest navy to fulfil Ouyang Shuo's wish of ruling the seas?

"Fire!" Zheng He turned around and ordered.

"Yes, admiral!"

As the military order was given, all of a sudden, the cannons fired.

Hong!Hong!The first round of cannon fire made Ouyang Shuo frown.

This was the first time that the Nanyang Navy had used the cannons in war, and the effects were exceedingly shameful.

Firstly, the command system was messy. The hundreds of cannons did not aim logically and lacked careful arrangement. Some fired before they even got into range, so they naturally just shot into the sea.

Some cannons were not well-aimed, so the projectiles fell into the waters beside the warships.

The first round of cannons seemed menacing and scared the enemy navy soulless. However, in truth, they only struck less than ten of the enemies.

When Zheng He saw this scene, shame and embarrassment filled his face.

"General, it's not your fault. You do not have to be react that."

Zheng He had just joined them. Moreover, he had run here and there to understand the navy. He did not have any time to truly train them. In truth, the three chief generals were the ones that trained the current alliance squadron.

"Lord, do not worry. Within half a month, all of this will change." Although he did not personally train them, Zheng He still made a promise to Ouyang Shuo.

As the admiral of the Nanyang Navy, the shoddy performance of the squadron had made him lose face.

"Then I'll look forward to it!" Ouyang Shuo smiled.

Amidst their conversation, the second round of cannon fire began. With the calibration after the first round, the effects of this round were far better, and they struck a total of twenty warships.

After two rounds, the enemy navy was basically paralyzed.

Facing such sudden cannon fire, the enemy was not prepared; they were simply blinded. They had even forgotten how to retaliate.

At this very moment, a system notification sounded out in Ouyang Shuo's ear.

"System Notification: Player Qiyue Wuyi has led troops to destroy a navy squadron of Annan Region, activating Country War. Annan Region has entered Country War mode. Players, please prepare!"

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Chapter 606-Country War Style

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Suddenly, all the Annan region players received a notification.

"System Notification: China region Lord Qiyue Wuyi has initiated a Country War, Annan region has entered the Country War mode. Imperial City Henei has ended level 2 state of alert. As for the specific situation, players, please take a look!"

The moment the notification sounded out, the country was thrown into a state of uproar.

To the players of Annan region, this Country War had happened too suddenly.

Based on the news that Gaia had revealed on the website, the Country War had two main points.

Firstly, merit points setting.

The two countries would fight one another just like the battle map, and player could earn merit points. In contrast to the battle map, you could not earn battle contribution points from the wilderness war.

Killing one normal soldier would give a person one merit point. These generous merit points were one of the motivations behind starting a country war.

Secondly, the rules for determining the victor.

Country Wars were split into all out wars and partial wars. The difference laid in whether or not an imperial city was attacked. Simply put, when two countries fought, even if a partial war was triggered, the moment the flames of war spread to the imperial city, or if the imperial city automatically participated, it would turn into an all out war.

The victor of the two types of wars were determined through different manners.

For partial wars, the overall victory or loss did not matter; the situation of the actual battle acted as the deciding factor. As for an all out war, victory was determined when one side completely destroyed the other.

Hence, an all out war was basically a battle to exterminate the other country.

The Annan region system notification mentioned that the Imperial City Henei had entered a level 2 state of alert. As such, this country war was just a partial war.

If it was an all out war, the imperial city would be at the highest level 1 state of alert.

Apart from that, during a partial war, players could chose if they wanted to participate.

If it was an all out war, both the Lords and the adventure gamemode players of the country under attack would be forced to fight.

Hence, destroying a country was an extremely difficult matter. The worst part was that all the players in the country must die at least once before the battle could end.

On this point, the China region possessed an absolute advantage.

Thanks to their number of players, the chance of a complete wipe out was rather low.When Gaia announced the Country War news, it caused an explosion in Annan region.

On the forums, there were a large number of people raring to fight. To them, the enemy was already at their door. No matter what, they could not allow it.

Furthermore, the one who started this country war was actually just a single Lord. Even though Qiyue Wuyi was the best Lord in the world, his prestige alone could not stop the passion of the Annan region players.

Although the region was not big, its population density was terrifying, close to twice of China. The entire Annan region had more than five million players.

Even excluding the old, the young, and the weak, they possessed a hugely terrifying number. Just the mature adventure gamemode players exceeded two million; it was a country that could not be underestimated.

Excluding the work occupation players, they still had close to a million combat occupation players.

Hence, how would they allow Shanhai City to provoke them?

Quickly, the intel from the front lines spread.

From the seas, Shanhai City had sent a massive squadron over; they appeared exceedingly dominating.

Suddenly, all of the Lords near the sea announced level 1 states of alert in their cities, and they activated a large number of warships to head out to battle.

The hot-blooded adventure gamemode players proactively asked to board the Lord warships. They wanted to fight a decisive battle against the Shanhai City Army.

Some rash ones even rented merchant ships and hurriedly set out to sea.

All of a sudden, thousands of ships appeared along the sea region of Annan.

However, their technology tree lacked both the modern technology of the west and the shipbuilding foundation of the Chinese. Their strongest ship could only compare to the weaker Meng Chong warship.

Hence, their only way of winning would be to rely on sheer numbers. If the players of Annan region were just a clump of scattered sand, they definitely would not pose a threat.

Luckily, at the crucial moment, someone stepped up.

He was the Lord of Haiphong City, Ruan Tianque. He gathered all the players, uniting them and placing them under the commanded of one person. They would destroy the enemy and gain honor for their country.

As the top Lord in Annan region, Ruan Tianque was undoubtedly a truly successful person. His influence amongst the players also could not be overlooked.

Quickly, hundreds of Lords united under Ruan Tianque's banner.

After some debate, a massive alliance squadron quickly formed up. However, because the north of Annan was extremely long, gathering the entire squadron in one place was going to take some time.

Helplessly, to placate the strong pleas for battle from the adventure gamemode players, Ruan Tianque could only instruct the twenty odd Lords in Haiphong and Rongping prefectures to act as the vanguard and lead the expedition.

As for those players who could not wait, they were already out at sea.

Beihai Bay, on board the Dragon Head.

The moment he received the notification, Ouyang Shuo was ready to fight a tough battle.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield and move forward." Ouyang Shuo ordered.

"Understood!"

Zheng He also noticed that a seemingly huge shift had occurred on the battlefield.

After hurriedly cleaning up the battlefield, Zheng He ordered the squadron to send out a large number of Sima Boats; they were like a net, and they would locate the enemy and gain intel.

Quickly, Zheng He's intuition was proven correct.

Shortly after they moved, they met up with wave after wave of enemies. Weirdly, these enemies were extremely weak and scattered; they lacked organization and leadership.

Amongst which, there were even some merchant ships and fishing boats.

"This can also be called a navy?" Zheng He was speechless, "Directly sink them!"

"Yes, admiral!"

Against these random fishes, Zheng He did not want to make use of their precious cannons. The modified turreted ships and the Meng Chong warships all had sharp rhinoceros like horns, and an even more terrifying iron battering head.

Normal, mid, to small-sized warships would immediately fall apart under their impact.

Do not look at Annan Region and their lousy boats, the players were actually extremely passionate and eager. Each warship was filled with adventure gamemode players, numbering from the hundreds to the thousands.

They wanted to fight a bloody battle with Shanhai City.

A close combat battle was the real way men should fight.

The sight of the numerous story high turreted ship, the Mengchong Warship, greeted them. It looked like a handsome steed, while the Sima Boats moved like ghosts. Finally, they realize that the world was a big place.

In front of the enemy, their warships were just babies.

They could already roughly feel the tragedy that was going to occur.

As expected, under the impact, numerous people fell into the sea like dumplings. Suddenly, many black heads appeared on the calm water surface; truly a sight to behold.

Zheng He was too lazy to waste arrows on these players. The moment a player fell, they would only have a very low chance of survival, so why would he want to waste precious arrows on these people?

One must know that due to the weight limit, a warship could only carry a limited number of arrows.

They only shot the people who tried to climb up the warships. After all, there were still some skilled individuals amongst the adventure gamemode players.

Martial arts were not unique to China.

Ouyang Shuo stood on the Dragon Head and did not speak. He simply allowed Zheng He to command the troops. Meanwhile, his merit points surged at a visible rate.

In just two small battles, he had obtained truly terrifying twenty thousand merit points.

Such rewards were partially due to the uniqueness of sea battle. After all, the moment a ship was sunk, the people on board would basically all die. The casualty rate was unusually high.These two battles were just the curtain opener.

In Haiphong Harbor, a huge squadron had gathered up, and they were heading toward the Shanhai City Squadron. Moreover, on the shoreline further away, tens of thousands of warships were gathering toward the harbor.

The alliance command center was set in Haiphong City, the camp of Ruan Tianque.

After dealing with those two squadrons, the journey of the Shanhai Squadron grew tougher and tougher.

The further they traveled, the more enemies they would encounter.

The passion and blood thirstiness of the Annan region players made Ouyang Shuo feel a shiver run down his spine.

The adventure gamemode players were not fools. After the terrible first wave, they calmed down. They realized that if they just charged in rashly, they would only be feeding the enemy.

Hence, the remaining player squadrons split into two camps. A portion returned to the harbor to gather with the alliance squadron, while the other portion gathered together and proceeded forward.

When Shanhai City met the enemy squadron once again, the scene left Zheng He's mouth agape.

On the boundless sea, thousands of warships had gathered. A variety of them covered the sea, and when one gazed across the horizon, various colors and types of warships would fill their eyes.

Zheng He was not crazy enough to charge at so many warships with just three hundred of their own.

As they say, many ants could bite an elephant to death.

If they used the same plan, the most likely scenario was not sinking the enemy ships. Rather, they would be drowned in the endless sea of warships.

"Send my order, fire all the cannons!" Zheng He ordered.

"Yes, admiral!"

The familiar Hong long long! noises exploded out once more.

Under the strikes of the cannons, the squadron was immediately thrown into chaos. The orderly battle formations instantly scattered and turned into a massive mess.

Just like when one dropped a stone onto the calm surface of a lake.

Even so, the squadron stood strong.

They braved the cannon fire and launched a fearless charge.

Along with the horn charging signal, arrows mercilessly rained forth onto the Shanhai City squadron. As there were too many of them, the arrows formed a black net.

The Shanhai City Squadron was going to face a life or death test.

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Chapter 607-Disguising Their way In

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"Focus all your fire to blow a path in the middle of their squadron!" Facing their relentless assault, Zheng He remained calm; he acted like nothing was up and quickly found a solution.

The moment his order sounded, the cannons fired.

What kind of scene would 150 cannons firing together create? Zheng He gave an answer.

Like a monumental sword from the heavens, the warship cannons cleaved the closely packed enemy squadron into half. Suddenly, a ninety odd meter wide path opened up in the middle of the squadron.

The debris of many warships floated on the surface of the water. The cannonball shrapnel struck tens of thousands of adventure gamemode players. It left them badly injured, and they struggled to survive in the ocean.

If one had not witnessed such a scene, they could not feel the current shock and awe.

The enemy arrow rain stopped.

Zheng He was not shocked in the slightest, and he continued to instruct, "Form up into a battle formation and swiftly pass through the middle. Shoot fire arrows from the sides toward the ships on both sides."

When the squadrons quickly moved on the water, it was extremely difficult to shoot the cannons. Especially such cumbersome and backward cannons, the great momentum might cause the warship to overturn. Hence, Zheng He could only use the next best option and fire arrows to disturb the enemy formation.

"Yes, admiral!"

"Navy soldiers, prepare to board and fight." Zheng He continued to order.

"Yes, admiral!"

The Shanhai Squadron shifted its formation and increased their speed.

Since it was a combination attack composed of three squadrons, there was a slight lapse in communication. Luckily, after a few hiccups, they finally managed to form up.

Even after the Annan region warships took such massive hits, their combat strength did not completely falter. After all, their huge numbers were not easily crushed.

The warships on both sides swiftly closed in on the center and tried to pincer the Shanhai City Squadron. The eyes of the adventure gamemode players were red with rage, as they screamed out; they wanted to avenge their fallen brothers.

Of course, they had to avoid the fire arrows first.

The current fire arrows were a utterly different concept compared to the alchemical oil fire arrows. The most representative aspect was naturally the Water Dragon, which was a new missile-like weapon.

A 1.5 kilometer range was enough to cover both wings of the enemy squadron.

The fire arrows instantly set the enemy ships ablaze, sending the people on board into a state of panic. This panic spread to the ships around them.

Hence, the attack of the enemy troops could be called ineptly planned and executed.

Even so, the huge number of small warships were like ants that bit onto the warships of Shanhai City. At this point, it was time for the navy soldiers.

This was the first time the two sides had gone head to head. This finally allowed the Annan players to vent their frustration. All of their eyes were red, as they engaged the Nanyang Navy soldiers.

"Handgun squad, get ready!" Zheng He gave another order.

Going head to head was not his style.

He was best at employing the Ming Dynasty firearms. As such, the Combat Logistics Department had followed his demands and prepared various firearms for the squadron.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo had eliminated these firearms.

However, since Zheng He personally requested it, Ouyang Shuo had no reason to reject. With the current steelmaking standard of Shanhai City, crafting a batch of firearms was not a difficult matter.

Who knew that this batch of firearms would actually be so mighty.

Under the support of the handgun unit, the soldiers managed to gain a foothold on the battle. The number of enemy casualties grew and grew. When the Shanhai City Squadron passed the middle passage, the left behind a blood ocean.

After breaking through, Zheng He still did not want to let the matter go, "Stop advancing, form up once more!"

"Yes, admiral!"

The alliance squadron had started to slow down, as they turned back their cannons.

"Fire!"

Even without Zheng He's orders, the three squadrons were ready.

Before the left behind enemy ships could even recover their senses, another round of the death god welcomed them.

Ouyang Shuo did not expect that a battle that seemed so difficult would actually be so easy to Zheng He. The enemy ships were completely on a back foot, and they could only endure hits.

A God Rank navy general was truly different.

It seems like Gaia had strengthen Zheng He's commanding ability. China only had a small number of famous navy generals. If Gaia did not strengthen them, they definitely could not be used.

On this note, the generals of other regions should also have been strengthened. Only then could Gaia maintain the usual standard of fairness.

The following battle was just a lop-sided affair.

After a few rounds of cannon fire, the seemingly menacing enemy ships finally woke up. Under the punishment of death itself, they had to admit defeat and flee.

From this battle, Ouyang Shuo had obtained twenty thousand points.Making use of the buffer time from cleaning up the battlefield, the sima boats finally returned with new intel. After learning that the proper Annnan squadron had set sail, Ouyang Shuo could not help but frown.

During these few battles, it looked like Shanhai City had obtained victory easily, but they had still incurred some losses. In terms of war resources alone, they had already used up a third.

If this carried on, Ouyang Shuo was not sure if they could smoothly reach the unnamed island. In the end, this country war was just a secondary matter; the main goal was still the treasure.

"General, we need to change our strategy." Ouyang Shuo said.

"Lord, what you're saying is?" Zheng He was also a little worried.

Ouyang Shuo gave his answer, "Pretend to proceed, while secretly going through another path."

"Split the troops into two?" Zheng He understood immediately.

"That's right." Ouyang Shuo smiled, "General will lead the main force to attract the enemy attention. I'll lead a small elite group to secretly proceed to the unnamed island."

"Lord is wise."

"However, there is one problematic point. It is truly a difficult matter for you to restrict the ships of an entire country alone." Ouyang Shuo voiced his worries.

"Do not worry Lord, I can handle it." Zheng He was exceedingly confident.

"Then I'll depend on you, general!"

Ouyang Shuo cupped his fists and set the meeting place. Then he prepared himself to lead his personal guards off the boat.

Since he was sneaking out, he naturally could not sail Dragon Head, and even the other turreted ships would pose a problem. They were too eye-catching and would be instantly noticed.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo was ready to sail on the Mengchong Warship.

At this very moment, Ouyang Shuo turned around and looked at the sea region. Suddenly, he had an idea.

On the water surface, the enemy warships had already escaped, and only some wreckage remained. Apart from that, there were still some relatively good warships that were abandoned.

"Men!" Ouyang Shuo said.

"Present!"

"Send someone to gather ten enemy ships, load them up, and use them as our warships."

"Yes, my Lord."

Wasn't sailing on an Annan warship the best disguise? The Annan region players would never expect that one of their allies had snuck into their land.

Ah hour later, they had prepared everything.

Without any extra words, Ouyang Shuo ordered them to set off. Apart from the personal guards, Zheng He had arranged the lost elite sailors, captains, and navy generals.

This small squadron crept toward the unknown sea region.

On the other hand, Zheng He led the alliance squadron to proactively sail toward the Annan Alliance Army. Their mission was to attract all the enemy attention.

The busy seas slowly regained its calm.

Just as Ouyang Shuo went out to sea, a huge scheme was slowly forming.

After the lantern festival, thousands of players would store their money at the Four Seas Bank every day. These people were not random customers; they were working together.

They were in the middle of a large number of people there to store money, so they did not attract any attention.

It was just like that for three consecutive days.

Following which, the Chang An Night News and other media outlets started to reveal information. Every article released had to do with something negative regarding the Shanhai Alliance.

"Shanhai Alliance, ever since the Four Seas Bank obtained low-interest savings, more than 90% was used to build territories. Totally no profits were made; this is a huge risk…."

"Shanhai City used up the reserves of the Four Seas Bank, the treasury is just an empty shell…."

"The Blood Evil Mercenary Group was forced to invest. Blood Romance already has the intentions of withdrawing his investment..."

Every article seemed real. It seemed like rumors, but it also seemed like insider news. If a lot of news like this appeared at once, the players would naturally notice.

Three people can become a tiger; these were not just some random words.

Ouyang Shuo was not in Shanhai City. Naturally, he was unaware of these events. Furthermore, such news mainly came from local media outlets such as Chang An Night News, so Ouyang Shuo did not pay attention to them.

Not to mention Ouyang Shuo, even Bai Hua and the others knew nothing.

Only the Black Snake Guards intel station in Chang An reported the matter to headquarters.

Helplessly, in the Gaia 3rd year, the Black Snake Guards had expanded once more, and its reach had grown extremely wide. Each day, thousands of intel would reach the headquarters. They naturally ignored such baseless allegation. It even did not make it to the desk of Black Snake, and it was removed as a normal case.

Chang An was temporarily a blank spot in the Shanhai Alliance, as there were no guilds that worked with them from Chang An. As a result, such negative news would fester and grow worse.

If not, their allies would have known long ago.

Just as the players in Chang An felt a little distrust, the group of players who had stored money appeared once more.

This time, they were not here to store but to withdraw. The Four Seas Bank had just opened for a few days, so such a large scale withdrawer was rarely seen.

Since it was unusual, it naturally attracted attention.

Just hearing about the matter caused an uproar.

Those players spread the negative news from the Chang An Night News and exaggerated the matter, as they said it, "This bank is too risky, it's better to remove the money. It's all my hard earned money."

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" some people agreed.

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Chapter 608-Bank Run

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"That can't be true, right? The reputation of the Four Seas Bank can be trusted." Some people did not believe these rumors.

"Who knows? Aren't there many people who look righteous but are actually cheaters?"

"It's better to believe than regret later."

"I do not care, just take it out before talking."

Under the coercion of those people with bad intentions, some people finally started to waver and follow the crowd.

The power of rumors was exceedingly effective in swaying the Chinese people. In history, stupid rumours had caused numerous shopping waves.

All of a sudden, the number of people who went to withdraw their money actually exceeded the number of people who went to save. Even those people who were doubtful toward the rumors decided to wait and see; they did not store their money.

Such an anomaly naturally caught the attention of all the workers, and they immediately reported the matter to the treasurer.

The treasurer of the Chang An branch was someone Meng Zhida had expended a lot of effort to recruit, he was advanced banking talent, Li Wei. In reality, he had some dealings with Meng Zhida.

"Do not panic, just deal with them normally." Li Wei instructed.

"Yes!" the workers returned to their tasks.

In the bank, the prestige of the treasurer was not to be doubted. Just like that, under Li Wei's suppression, the Four Seas Bank learned nothing about this little storm.

In just a short two hours, the Chang An bank withdrawing storm grew more and more intense, and it slowly turned into a tornado. Slowly, the entire Chang An City crazily spread the news.

The rumors grew more and more exaggerated.

At this stage, it did not need people to fan the flames, as the players who loved to join in the fun had naturally started to make up rumor after rumor.

"Did you hear? The Four Seas Bank is about to close down."

"Really?"

"Why not? Take a look at the number of people that went to withdraw their money. They are filling the streets."

"Then I'll go too."

Rumors were like a virus, crazily spreading. Originally, those who had just wanted to catch the fun could not help but want to withdraw their money too when they saw the swarm of people.

At this stage, the truth was not important anymore. Everyone seemed to have lost their rationality, and they packed the door of the banks like sardines. It seemed like the situation was spiralling out of control.

At this time, Li Wei slowly walked out and read aloud an official statement.

As expected, it had no effect at all.

It seemed like the bank vault would get emptied.

Based on the rules, the bank vault only possessed a sum of emergency funds. At set periods of time, they would shift the large quantity of gold back to the main vault in Shanhai City.

Such an arrangement was made to ensure the safety of the bank funds.

The moment the vault was exhausted, the outcome would be catastrophic.

"Treasurer, should we inform the headquarters? If not, it would be hard to solve this situation," the manager asked.

"What are you panicking for! If we cannot handle such a small matter, what will the headquarters think about our branch?" Li Wei's attitude remained highly adamant, "Instruct the people at the front desk to slow down."

"Yes!" The manager was placed on a spot.

The manager knew that slowing the speed was like drinking poison to quench thirst. The best solution was to ask for money from the headquarters to relive the panic.

As expected, someone started to stir up problems once again.

"Why are you taking such a long time? Are you all out of money?" A teen who was withdrawing his money suddenly raised his voice to show his displeasure.

"Sorry sir, there are too many people. Please wait patiently," the worker replied.

"What too many people, it's obvious that you are out of money. In just a short time, you are out? At the start, I did not believe the rumors but now I do. You guys must be making use of the reserves," the teen continued to cause a racket.

This naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the main hall.

When the others heard these complaints, their mob mentality grew.

"People, please calm down, the funds in the bank vault are sufficient. Anyone who wants to withdraw their money will be allowed to do so. However, we only have a limited number of workers, so please wait patiently," the treasurer came out to facilitate.

"Hen, empty words."

The entire place was close to exploding out of control.

If the Jinwu Guards were not already in place, the situation would have probably gotten out of hand.

Even so, they would not be able to hold on for long.

Under the meticulous planning of others, the Chang An branch of the Four Seas Bank had turned into an unrecoverable mess.

Shanhai City, Nanjiang Governor-General Manor.

"I want to see the Lady!"

Black Snake, the leader of the Black Snake Guards, arrived at the back hall with a solemn expression.

"Commander Black Snake, what's the matter?"

After a short while, Song Jia walked out; her words showed the utmost respect to him.

After Song Jia married Ouyang Shuo, he had handed the Black Snake Guards over to her to handle. After all, he was often outside, and he could not handle certain matters in time.

Song Jia's identity was the most suited for this role.

"Reporting to the Lady, something has cropped up at the Chang An branch of the Four Seas Bank," Black Snake replied.

The bank run in Chang An City quickly grew in intensity. The commander of the intel station had finally noticed that something was wrong, so he reported the matter as an emergency situation to headquarters.

When Black Snake received the news, he finally realize that something was amiss, and he immediately looked for Song Jia.

When she heard the news, she did not panic. She asked Black Snake to pay attention to the situation first.

"Make use of the power of the Chang An station to understand the situation," Song Jia instructed.

When Black Snake heard her command, awe and praise appeared in his eyes.

"As expected from the woman the Lord chose. She truly was brought up in a huge family.""Men!" Song Jia said.

"Present!"

"Please invite Treasurer Meng over," Song Jia gently said.

"Yes, my Lady!"

While she waited, Song Jia also picked up the brush and wrote over ten emergency letters. The recipients were all members of the Four Seas Bank administrative committee.

After a short while, Meng Zhida hurried over.

Although Song Jia was his daughter's classmate, Meng Zhida did not dare to treat her lightly.

"My Lady!" Meng Zhida bowed.

"Treasurer Meng, take a look at this." Song Jia passed over the intel that the Black Snake Guards had gathered.

When Meng Zhida saw the news, his hand could not help but shiver.

"I've appointed the wrong person to the job, my Lady, please punish me!" Meng Zhida felt ashamed.

As the treasurer of the Four Seas Bank, he had actually received this important news from the Nanjiang Governor-General House. One could imagine that something had truly gone wrong in the branch.

At the very least, it was a personnel error.

"As for whose fault it is, we can temporarily put that matter aside and discuss when the Lord is back. Treasurer Meng, please take some funds and head toward Chang An to stabilize the situation. If you can, please investigate the situation."

"Understood!" Meng Zhida had a face of determination and resilience.

As an experienced banker, he knew that if this matter spread, a terrifying bank run would occur. At that time, even if they cleared the rumors, they would not be able to prevent the matter.

After Meng Zhida left, Song Jia started to ask people to prepare the side hall to welcome the members of the committee.

After receiving the emergency letter, Bai Hua and the others rushed over. However, there were too many of them, and everyone was busy, so it was not that easy to gather everyone.

At 3 PM, they all finally arrived.

The intel from the Black Snake Guards were distributed to each one of them.

Song Jia knew her place; she knew that she could not completely replace Ouyang Shuo. After introducing the matter, she allowed deputy director Feng Qiuhuang to chair the meeting.

Feng Qiuhuang accepted it. Between Song Jia and her, there was the smell of competition.

"This is a scheme."

The fellow who forever believed in conspiracies, Xunlong Dianxue, was the first to speak.

"Such an obvious matter, you do not have to specifically say it." Feng Qiuhuang rolled her eyes toward him and looked around, "Let's discuss how to solve this crisis."

"Regarding the rumours about the Blood Evil Mercenary Guild, I'll deal with Chang An Night News." Blood Romance had never expected for someone to actually dare to trifle with him.

"I think that Chang An Night News is a big problem." Bai Hua continued.

"Then let's investigate who gave them the courage to disturb the Shanhai Alliance. They really do not know their ability." Feng Qiuhuang was still so dominating.

"An investigation is naturally necessary, but it is not the most important issue at hand. It is best is to end the rumors one by one. If not, if this spreads, I'm worried it might affect the other imperial city branches." Xie Siyun reminded.

"Let's investigate!" Feng Qiuhuang agreed.

There was nothing more effective at explaining than a detailed report.. As expected from the two people who were familiar with this area.

"As for the rumors that we are making use of the reserves, we can invite some players and media to the Shanhai City vault to personally act as witnesses." Song Jia suggested.

"Great idea!"

"Apart from that, toward the doubts of the profits of the territories, we need to provide real proof. Why don't all of us reveal some of our development plans?" Feng Qiuhuang added.

"No problem."

The allegations of Chang An Night News left Gong Chengshi and the others furious. What not having enough money to repay the loans? Wasn't this a slap to their faces?

"Apart from resolving the rumors, we must be wary of what other tricks they can pull." Bai Hua said.

All those seated basically had a rough idea of the situation. The people who spread these rumors were definitely people from the Yanhuang Alliance. Their goal was to help the Huitong Bank rise up through affecting the Four Seas Bank.

However, these methods were a little despicable.

"If there are fund problems, Snow-War Rose can move one million over," Xie Siyun stated.

"Blood Evil Mercenary Group can send more than a million if needed." This scheme had deepened the recognition of the Shanhai Alliance in Blood Romance's mind.

When Bai Hua and the others saw them express their support, they nodded happily.

The other guild leaders all declared theirs stances one by one.

This massive boat, the Four Seas Bank, had a bright future. They definitely would not give up this bright path just because of one scheme.

The toughness and unity of the Shanhai Alliance would probably scare the enemy.

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Chapter 609-Deep Ocean Beast

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The committee meeting lasted for a full afternoon before everyone left for their own matters.

The enemy's ambition came wave after wave.

That very afternoon, the bank run that started in Chang An city started to spread through various avenues to the other eight imperial cities. All of a sudden, the Four Seas Bank faced a state of a state of emergency.

Meng Zhida was like a firefighter, running to the various imperial cities. Bai Hua and the others all helped out to clear the rumors regarding the branches.

Only then did this chaos slowly lessen.

However, it would not be simple to totally calm down this situation. The psychology of the masses was simply too terrifying, and they would rather believe the rumors were true just in case.

A massive sum of funds shifted from the gold vault to deal with this storm.

The next day, the Quick Daily News placed out an article targeting the rumors that the Chang An Night News had spread.

The mountains of gold in the Shanhai City vault was undoubtedly the best reply.

Despite this, some people still remained skeptical. Even if they did not go to retrieve their money, the number of players who went to save had drastically decreased.

People had once swarmed in through the bank doors, but now it seemed exceedingly empty. This was the biggest blow to the Four Seas Bank since its establishment.

If they had not handled the situation in time, the losses would be even greater.

The motive of the enemy was slowly becoming clearer and clearer. They knew that through these underhanded means alone, they could not completely crush the Four Seas Bank.

Their real goal was to deal hits to the Four Seas Bank, while simultaneously sweeping up large quantities of the market share.

While the Four Seas Bank faced a crisis, the Huitong Bank pushed out activities to attract those uncertain players.

All of a sudden, the business of the Huitong Bank boomed.

Bai Hua and the others naturally did not want to let matters rest. However, they had to wait for the investigations to be completed before they retailliated.

The smell of gunpowder grew stronger and stronger between the two banks.

3rd month, 3rd day, Beihai Bay.

After many days of travel, Ouyang Shuo and the disguised squadron smoothly entered the core area of the Annan region. Although they had bumped into many warships along the way, they managed to bluff their way through.

Ouyang Shuo's flag language naturally failed miserably, and he had no choice but to back down and rest. Otherwise, the sailors might mock him.

"Lord, not far from here is the marked location of the island." The one who spoke was a middle-aged navigation officer. His name was Zhang Chenghai, and he was one of the advanced navigation officers that Zheng He had recruited from Quanzhou.

Looking out into the distance, one could see the vast sky spanning miles and miles. Occasionally, some clouds would pop up here and there.

The only thing he did not see was an island.

Ever since his Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique broke through to the tenth layer, Ouyang Shuo's senses had all greatly improved. He could hear things clearly even though they were miles away.

Furthermore, this was the vast ocean. If an island was nearby, it would be impossible for them to miss it.

"Did we sail in the wrong direction?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"Definitely not." Zhang Chenghai was extremely confident.

Ouyang Shuo frowned, "Don't tell me this treasure map is fake?"

If that was truly the case, he would have lost a lot of face this time.

"Continue forward; let's reach the spot on the map before deciding." Ouyang Shuo remained determined.

"Yes, Lord!"

In less than twenty minutes, the squadron arrived at the market location.

As they progressed, the fog grew thicker and thicker. A person's vision was limited to a hundred meters. The fog covered a large range, and one could not see the end of it; it was like the fog enveloped the entire sky.

In front of such a fog, they were just like ants.

"There's actually such a magical place?" Ouyang Shuo muttered.

"Although it's normal for seas and oceans to have mists, such a large-scale one is really rare. In my view, this fog did not just randomly appear, and it must have been here for a long time." Zhang Chenghai replied.

As an advanced navigation officer, Zhang Chenghai had travelled from north to south, and he had seen many mystical places. Despite that, the fog in front of him was still extremely weird and was unique.

"It has been a lasting presence?" Ouyang Shuo's eyes lit up, "If that's the case, there might really be a treasure island here."

Ouyang Shuo had also wondered about something. Three years had already past, and the unnamed island was near the Annan Shore. Won't the Annan region players have found it already?

The fog in front of them solved Ouyang Shuo's doubt. Only such a tough environment could hamper the advance of ships.

"Send two small boats into the fog to scout." Ouyang Shuo ordered.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Quickly, two small boats entered the fog and disappeared. After an hour passed, far beyond the agreed upon time, there were still no signs of them.

The fog in front of them suddenly turned exceedingly evil and weird, causing a look of fear to appear in the eyes of the sailors.

"Don't tell me we have met a ghost fog?" someone carefully said.

In the voyaging circle, there would often be legends regarding ghost fogs. Once a person met such a phenomenon, their ship would be unable to return.

As such, it was given the name of ghost fog.

Ouyang Shuo was not much of a believer of such matters.

In truth, with his shocking senses, he had already noticed something the others had not.

About twenty minutes ago, he had vaguely heard cries coming from deeper into the fog. The people sent to scout on the two small boats were most probably dead.

There were definitely ocean beasts in the fog.

Ouyang Shuo felt a little regretful that he did not bring Little Green along. With its identity as the ocean beast slayer, which ocean beast would dare to fool around before it?

"All of you, be alert. Firearm group, get ready. Enter the mist in battle formation." Ouyang Shuo ordered.

Even if this was truly a death zone, Ouyang Shuo still wanted to give it a shot.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Ouyang Shuo had an undeniable prestige.

The moment he sent down his orders, the soldiers all tossed their doubts aside.

The ten warships slowly sailed into the thick fog.

"Lord, look!"

The moment they entered the fog, Zhang Chenghai nervously approached Ouyang Shuo with a compass. His expression was unusually serious. The needle of the compass was shaking; it was completely unable to identify the correct direction.

"The compass is not working?" Ouyang Shuo muttered. With what he knew, he naturally did not believe in ghosts. In all likelihood, some electromagnetic interference caused the compass to malfunction.

This made Ouyang Shuo even more sure that the island was within the fog.

"Don't bother about our location and just proceed forwards." Ouyang Shuo said.

"Understood!"

The squadron sailed forth and completely entered the fog. The fog completely enveloped them. Moreover, as the compass had failed, they did not know which direction was which.

And the deeper they went, the lower the visibility.

If looking at the exact same warship, one could not tell the front from the back.

"Light the voyaging lights and use them as a guide." Ouyang Shuo ordered.

Soon after, a bright yellow flame was lit and shone through the fog. The voyaging light was researched and designed by the No.7 Research Institute, and it was modified from the technology of the nautical lighthouses.

In the fog, the lights had a miraculous effect.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo's shocking senses came into play once more. He held the Chixiao Sword in his hand, and he pointed out to the front. The ships would sail in the direction he pointed.

Thanks to these two factors, the squadron actually managed to not lose their way in the fog.

Another half an hour passed.

"Lord, there's a situation!" Personal Guards Captain Chen Dameng hurried over, "In the waters ahead, there are the wreckages of the two ships."

"Stay on alert and get ready to fight."

"Yes, my Lord!"

Peng!

At that very moment, something struck the bottom of the ship.

The massive impact caused the ship to sway left to right. However, Ouyang Shuo did not move an inch.

Hualaa!"

Along with the tremendous splashes of water, five to six waist thick appendages appeared on the water surface. They looked like snakes, and each appendage had two rows of suction cups.

"Octopus monster?"

Ouyang Shuo's eyes turned cold, and he chopped down with his Chixiao Sword.

Puchi!

His blow bisected one of the appendages into two; the limb landed onto the ship, where it continued to writhe and move.

After suffering an injury, the octopus grew crazie, as it waved its hands to smash down. Occasionally, it would wrap up sailors and drag them into the water, causing them to disappear.

"Open fire!"

The handgun group finally regained their senses.

Unfortunately, the accuracy gods did not shine on them at this moment. In the face of the flexible and quick moving tentacles, they only managed to land two hits.

The captain of the handgun squadron felt ashamed.

However, their actions had angered the octopus.

Its two longest tentacles struck down and messed up the handgun squadron. Under this impact, the members with slightly weaker bodies directly vomited blood, and their internal organs shifted.

"Kill!"

Chen Dameng led the Personal Guards and rushed up. Although he was not as strong as Ouyang Shuo, he was still a powerful general. Under the help of the Personal Guards, they chopped down and cut off one tentacle after another.

On the other side, Ouyang Shuo chased victory, as he sidestepped one tentacle before cutting it off.

The Chixiao Sword sliced through iron like it was mud, much less flesh.

Peng!

Another tentacle was cut down.

After it lost three tentacles in succession, the octopus monster finally realized the situation; the ships in front of him were not ones it could easily bully.

As for the tentacles that were chopped off, they could still be grown back.

The entire battle lasted less for than ten minutes. However, it was a real heart stopper.

Ouyang Shuo's strength had once again astonished everyone. Among the military, rumors had already spread that the Lord was like a war god. However, before now, the navy soldiers had never witnessed his might.

Today, they finally got what they wished for.

"The Lord is valiant!"

During the battle, Zhang Chenghai was so terrified that he hid inside the ship. At this time, he finally came out.

Ouyang Shuo did not mind it, as everyone had their pros and cons. As a sailor, sailing was his specialty. Even if he appeared weak on the battlefield, one could not blame him.

"Clear up this mess and continue forward." Ouyang Shuo ordered.

"Yes, my Lord!"

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Chapter 610-Special Soldier Type

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After they chased away the octopus monster, it was like they had crossed a breakthrough point. The fog in front of them grew thinner and thinner. At the very end, only an extremely fine layer remained.

However, they had not crossed the fog region.

Looking out into the distance, a massive fog still lingered. An unassuming island laid in the middle of the fog, lonely but mysterious.

"We have reached it!" A look of anticipation appeared in Ouyang Shuo's eyes.The entire island was less than twenty square kilometers long.

Likely due to the fog barrier, but the entire island seemed cut off from the rest of the world. When the animals on the island saw the Ouyang Shuo approach, they curiously came over without a sense of fear.

At the center of the island, a stark mountain peak stood out. It was like a piercing sword in the middle of nowhere.

Looking at this peak, Ouyang Shuo confirmed that they had arrived at the right place. As for the exact treasure spot, the map had detailed markings.

The treasure of the Blood Slaughterer was hidden in one of the mountain caves under the God Sword Mountain.

A giant stone blocked off the cover hole.

The Blood Slaughterer had not set up any traps. Rather, the stone was put in place to prevent animals from running in.

"Move the stone!" Ouyang Shuo instructed the Personal Guards.

"Yes!"

Chen Dameng jumped up. He grabbed the stone with both hands; his legs plunged into the ground, as he used all the strength in his body.

"Hei!"

The giant stone did not even move an inch….

"HAHHAA!"

The Personal Guards all laughed raucously; they did not bother about the face of their captain at all.

Chen Dameng was close friends with all of them, so his captain's prestige was not overwhelming. He loved to brag about his skills and abilities to them, so this embarrassment situation would naturally cause the members to laugh.

Chen Dameng's face was completely red, "Aren't you all coming to help?"

"Coming! Coming!" When they saw that their captain was about to blow up, the members did not dare to act out of hand. If not, the captain could use his martial arts skills to teach them a lesson.

Thanks to the hard work of the Personal Guards, the giant stone was finally moved.

The insides of the cave were pitch black and exceedingly humid. A person needed to light up a torch to catch sight of anything. The deeper one proceeded into the cave, the wider it grew.

After walking for twenty meters, they discovered a golden hollow ahead. The further one walked, the deeper the golden hue became. It was like there was a mysterious light attracting their attention.

Following the golden light, the path suddenly widened considerably. At last, an extremely spacious hall appeared in front of them; it had a size of over two hundred meters.

The golden light was emitted from his massive hall.

A mountain of gold filled the hall. Gold coins that numbered in the millions were strewn all around like litter, and they formed mountains that were tens of meters high.

The captivating golden light was enough to blind a person.

Siii!

At this impressive sight, Ouyang Shuo could not help but draw a deep breath. He had only seen such a quantity of gold in the vault of Shanhai City.

Conservatively speaking, there was no less than three million.

Apart from gold, there were numerous gems, jades, and precious stones. Other items were also embedded in the gold mountain, including precious swords decorated with rubies, china made of gold, and pearls the size of longans.

All these jewels seemed unassuming, but their value was definitely not lower than the gold mountain.

The pirate king had definitely built up a sizeable treasure collection throughout his life.

Ouyang Shuo's first reaction was to take a panoramic photo to remember the occasion.

When the others who came along saw this sight, they felt a little light headed. Greed appeared in their eyes.

"Everyone that came along will be rewarded one hundred gold." As they saying goes, 'Finders keepers.' If they were not rewarded, they might feel unhappy.

"Thank you, Lord, for the reward!"

The soldiers all woke up from their trance. They wiped away the drool on their faces and bowed to thank the Lord. One hundred gold was more than a few months of their pay.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and took out his storage bag, stowing away the entire gold mountain. The mountain transformed into a golden river, as it flowed into the storage bag and slowly disappeared from sight.

Such a scene was truly stunning and amazing.

During the last auction, he had purchased a larger interspatial stone. As a result, his current storage bag had a capacity of close to ten thousand cubic meters. Even if they somehow found another gold mountain, he would have enough space.

Furthermore, when gold entered a storage bag, it would just become a bunch of data. Only the gems and jewels were truly took up space.

The golden mountain disappeared, and the hall dimmed.

The entire gold mountain contained over 3.85 million gold. As for the valuation of the gems, he needed to look for professionals. Based on conservative estimations, their value should exceed three million.

This meant that from this trip, Ouyang Shuo had swept up seven million gold. This exceeded the sum of gold that the Four Seas Bank had obtained through the investment round.

If he spread this news out, other people would definitely feel jealous.

It was not over yet.

After he removed the gold mountain, a broken old iron box remained. Although it looked unassuming, it attracted all of his attention.

Normally speaking, the item inside this box would be the true treasure.

When he opened it, he only found three items inside.

A set of armor, a book, and a talisman.

Ouyang Shuo picked up the armor first; it was dark red in colour and a half body armor. The middle of the armor was a breastplate, while two golden dragons entwined the sides; the dragons looked extremely lifelike.

Name: Twin Dragon Swallows the Heaven Armor (God Rank)

Type: Heavy Armor

Weight: 25 kilograms

Defense: 95

Toughness: 85

Specialty: Unloading Force (50% reduction of the impact of hits to the body)

Killing Move: Twin Dragon Protection (inject primordial energy to form a thin protective layer around the body. Full proof protection for half an hour. Cooldown Time: one month)

Restricted Occupations: General, Chivalrous Expert, Bailiff

Evaluation: Crafted from dragon blood and gold essence, nourished by dragon blood, and forged with the fires of the heaven. Unless one is an overlord, they cannot use it. Drip blood on armor to claim. Cannot be traded, cannot be dropped, can evolve.

Add: This armor is part of the god equipment set, Dragon War. If one obtains the full set, they can activate the set specialty.

Compared to his current platinum armor, this armor was far better. Be it terms of defense or toughness, it was a massive upgrade.

More importantly, its specialty and killing move.

The specialty helped to reduce 50% of the impact, while the protection of the killing move was a life saving skill.

The only weakness was that it was a half body armor. Ouyang Shuo's current Mingguang Armor was a full set.

Thinking about the matter, Ouyang Shuo still decided to take off his current armor and replace it with the Twin Dragon Swallows the Heavens Armor.

Now, the current platinum rank Mingguang Armor was a little lacking for Ouyang Shuo. Furthermore, Baiqi and the other generals were wearing similar armor, so he did not stand out.

Ouyang Shuo only took off the main armor, while he kept the helmet and the other parts equipped. Before he obtained higher rank equipment, he would still wear them.

Who knows whether he has destiny to gather up the full set.

Following which, Ouyang Shuo picked up the small book.

Raging Ocean Warrior Training Manual: After use, user grasps the training technique of the Raging Ocean Warriors.

Raging Ocean Warriors: the guards of Poseidon, great at ocean battle, can fight on ships, and also in water.

After looking at the description, Ouyang Shuo was delighted.

After the few battles with the Annan navy, Ouyang Shuo could feel the weakness of the navy soldiers in terms of combat strength. Compared to the army, they were nothing.

Furthermore, due to the lack of navy generals, their combat strength was comparatively terrible.

With this manual, the rise of the Nanyang Navy would be something to look forward to.

The last talisman was a rare emperor rank talisman. Ouyang Shuo planned to use this item when he returned; he wanted to prevent anything unexpected from happening.

After obtaining these three items, Ouyang Shuo was filled with no regrets. Not only about this trip but also about not getting anything from the previous auction.

Of these three items, every single piece could compete with the ten auctioned items.

Blood Slaughterer, as expected from the king of pirates.

Of the treasures he kept, none of them were lousy items.

After cleaning up, Ouyang Shuo was ready to leave when he found a key in the corner of the box. Picking it up, he found that the key was carved from an unknown stone; it looked old and rusty.

Ouyang Shuo did not know what it was, so he just threw it into his storage bag before leaving the island.

On the other side, Zheng He had become the nightmare of the Annan players.

After splitting off, Zheng He led his troops to attack the Annan Navy alliance army's vanguard forces. The two squadrons had a head to head battle on the ocean.

The result of this engagement was naturally a huge victory for the Shanhai City Navy. Facing the canons of Shanhai City, the navy alliance army had no way to retaliate.

Following which, Zheng He made an unexpected move. He did not chase for the killing blow and just retreated.

Was that it?

Originally, the alliance squadron hesitated when they heard the news, but they still ended up chasing the Shanhai City Navy with all their might.

Helplessly, not only were the Shanhai squadron's ships better, but under all the buffs, their movement speed was also much faster, so how could the enemy catch up?

Zheng He used his speed advantage to perform a huge wrap around maneuver. The three squadrons split up and formed a three-way encirclement of the alliance navy.

Facing the crossfire net, the alliance navy did not know what hit them.

The crafty Zheng He was like an assassin, and he never struggled too long with the enemy. He struck once and retreated. After gaining an advantage, he swiftly left, not giving the enemy a chance to fight a close combat battle.

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Chapter 611-Demoted

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After heavily injuring the main force of the alliance army navy, the Shanhai City Navy disappeared once more. When they reappeared, they were at the two sides of Haiphong Bay.

The current Zheng He was like someone possessed by Shuo Qubing, and he purposely struck the enemy where they could not react. At the most impossible scenario, he dealt the most lethal of blows.

The squadrons on the two sides of Haiphong Bay were still rushing to gather; they did not expect for the enemy ships to appear behind them.

This strike was just too lethal.

The two troops of Zheng He moved like ghosts, as they swallowed up the enemy ships one by one.

The morale of the Annan region had fallen to its lowest point.

Of the navy near Haiphong Bay, more than 40% were lost. By the time Ouyang Shuo's disguised troops returned, Shanhai City had controlled the entire area.

The players of Annan region had already given up hope on winning. Under the leadership of Ruan Tianque, they started to set up defenses at the harbour to ready themselves for the enemy's disembarkment.

Unfortunately, they were destined for disappointment.

Ouyang Shuo was not in the mood to continue playing with them, so he simply left.

This country war had started and ended so suddenly. The players of Annan region waited on high alert for the enemies, but they only saw the boundless ocean.

"Alliance leader, it seems like they are gone?" After waiting for a long while, someone asked with uncertainty.

"Jerk!"

Even with the upbringing and well-raised nature of Ruan Tianque, he could not help but scold out.The other Lords looked at one another; this time, the Annan region had made a fool of themselves. The enemy had treated the ocean region around them like his back garden, coming and leaving as he pleased.

3rd month, 10th day.

"For the arrangements of establishing the voyaging squadron and training the Raging Ocean Warriors, I'll leave it to General!" Before Ouyang Shuo left, he instructed Zheng He.

"Lord, do not worry. Within a month, everything will be well-prepared." After traveling down the pacific seven times, no one knew better than Zheng He regarding how to prepare for this trip.

As for the training Raging Ocean Warriors, Cai Mao would take charge of it.

Ouyang Shuo nodded, turning around to leave.

During this unintended country wall, Ouyang Shuo had obtained eighty thousand merit points, more than the points from one battle map. This was enough to explain that Country Wars would be the best place to gain merit points.

At this point, his total merit point value had crossed the five hundred thousand threshold, hitting just over half.

Apart from that, through this huge battle, Ouyang Shuo had obtained one hundred thousand reputation points. His harvests would make other players envious.He only learned of the events regarding the Four Seas Bank after he returned to Shanhai City.

"Get Black Snake and Meng Zhida over." Ouyang Shuo's face looked exceedingly gloomy.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Bai Nanpu carefully backed down; he could feel the anger and rage of the Lord.

"Greetings, Lord!"

After a short while, Black Snake and Meng Zhida entered the reading room. Black Snake looked as expressionless as usual. On the contrary, Meng Zhida had a look of embarrassment and shame on his face; his expression even showed a tinge of nervousness.

"So guys, what happened?" Ouyang Shuo questioned in a low tone; his aura did not show a hint of his anger.

"Lord." Black Snake was the first to step out, "Based on the investigations of the Black Snake Guards, this bank run started out in Chang An City. Thousands of adventure gamemode players, Chang An Night News, and the Four Seas Bank Chang An Branch Treasurer Li Wei participated in this matter."

"You're saying there is a mole; what proof have you found?" Ouyang Shuo's expression immediately turned serious.

Ouyang Shuo was extremely sensitive about betrayals.

"Based on our investigations, when the bank run first started, Li Wei took matters into his own hands. He did not care about the words of the manager, and he did not report the matter in time. As a result, the situation escalated. The Black Snake Guards have found that he has some connections to the Yanhuang Alliance."

Meng Zhida's expression paled further and further.

"Where is Li Wei now?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"He has already left the Four Seas Bank. However, we are still tracking his whereabouts," Black Snake replied.

In all likelihood, Li Wei would not suspect that Shanhai City had such an intel organization with their eyes on him. As for the other members of the territory that were sent out, the Black Snake Guards would pay close attention to them.

Regardless of whether they were guilty or not.

They had to ensure that the Black Snake Guards monitored these people.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and said coldly, "Immediately capture him and place him in jail; let the Procuratorate Division deal with him. Since he's a resident of Shanhai City, he cannot escape the law system. If not, where will our prestige and might lie?"

"Understood!" Black Snake nodded.

Although Li Wei was an adventure gamemode player, he had registered in Shanhai City, and his resurrection point was in Shanhai City. Even if he killed himself, he would appear in Shanhai City.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo was not worried at all that he might escape.

When players joined the territory, while they were able to enjoy benefits, they would naturally face restrictions as well. Otherwise, how could the Lords keep an eye on them?

With this case as an example, we will start our lawful age! Ouyang Shuo thought to himself.

Seeing the Lord act like he would completely investigate this matter, Meng Zhida could not help but plead guilty, and he knelt down, "I picked the wrong person, please punish me, Lord!"

No matter what, he had recruited Li Wei. Since things had happened, he was to blame too.

A glow appeared in Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

"Punishments are definitely necessary." It was hard for Ouyang Shuo to hide his disappointment, as he said, "Not only did you fail to investigate the person you hired, but the Four Seas Bank structure itself has a problem. A treasurer of a branch could actually suppress an emergency without anyone being able to skip past him and report to the headquarters; such a preposterous matter."

When Meng Zhida heard these words, his currently pale face turned even whiter.

"Men, receive my orders!"

"Present!"

"I decree, Four Seas Bank Treasurer Meng Zhida has failed his duty. Fine a year of pay and remove him from duty, demotion to deputy treasurer," Ouyang Shuo stated.

"Yes, my Lord." Pai Nanpu left to announce the decree.

"Thank you, Lord, for your benevolence!"

Meng Zhida had thought that he would definitely lose his job; he did not expect that he would not be sacked.

Ouyang Shuo said expressionlessly, "The position of treasurer will temporarily be in the hands of Director Fan Li. As for the daily duties, you will remain in charge. I hope you do not let me down."

"I definitely won't!" Meng Zhida teared up with emotion.

"Go down. Next, I need to have a committee meeting to deal with this." Ouyang Shuo appeared extremely confident about dealing with this matter.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Looking back at the desperate back view of Meng Zhida, Ouyang Shuo let out a long sigh. His heavy punishment was to set an example, and it was also to give an answer to his allies.

After Bai Hua and the others invested in the Four Seas Bank, they had not interfered in the daily runnings of the bank. They had let the management team of Shanhai City deal with it. Since there was a mistake, they naturally had to take the blame.

If not, how could they answer the heavy trust of their allies.

As for the committee meeting, Ouyang Shuo was not in a rush to start it. Ouyang Shuo's trump card was naturally the treasure he had obtained.

In the afternoon, Bai Xiaosheng accepted his invitation.

After hanging out a few times, the two could be considered half friends.

"Once the Lord disappeared, waves started in the wilderness." Bai Xiaosheng smiled as he spoke.

Ouyang Shuo shook his head, "When has the wilderness ever been peaceful? With or without me, it's still the same."

"Lord is too humble. Regarding the Chang An Night News, I have heard about them before. But with the strength of the Shanhai Alliance, I thought that it was just a small matter, and I did not deal with them. I did not expect the matter to blow over, so Lord, please do not blame me."

As expected from a media giant.

The acts of the Chang An Night News obviously could not escape his eyes. Naturally, he did not tell Shanhai City because he wanted to maintain his neutrality; he did not want to be wrapped up in the battle of the two sides.

Now that he saw Ouyang Shuo, who remained incredibly stable and not panicky at all, he felt a need to explain himself to avoid misunderstandings.

In regards to the current Ouyang Shuo, whatever he did, others would read into it.

Ouyang Shuo understood Bai Xiaosheng's actions.

As the media, one needed to remain neutral. If he was biased, he would be unable to get himself out of the situation. The main matter was that the cooperation between Wilderness Publications and Shanhai Alliance had just started.

Their relationship was not close to the point where they needed to tell Shanhai Alliance information beforehand.

"This was something that the Four Seas Bank needed to go through." Ouyang Shuo laughed, "I have something I need your cooperation for."

"Lord, please speak."

Ouyang Shuo's attitude was incredibly casual.

"I went out to sea to complete a huge task, so I hope the media can report on it." Ouyang Shuo told him all about the treasure and the country war.

The more he listened, the more astonished he grew.

"The Lord is really magnificent." Only after a long while did he react and said, "The Lord showing off his might outside has strengthened the name of our country. In comparison, within our country, there are people who are so despicable."

He finally made his stance clear.

Ouyang Shuo could not help but smile when he heard these words. As expected from a media giant, he instantly understood what Ouyang Shuo was planning.

As for how to use this material to form an article to promote Shanhai City and turn the situation of the Four Seas Bank around, he was naturally the professional for this matter.

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Chapter 612-Taking Revenge

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The next day, on the front page, first line of the Quick Daily News, there was a commentary article with the title of 'Hero fights for country in Country War, but gets shot by hidden arrows.'

Bai Xiaosheng used his descriptive writing skills to illustrate how Qiyue Wuyi had started a Country War and destroyed the Annan Navy to obtain rich treasures, describing him as the hero of the country.

Following which, he turned the tone around to describe the bank run matter of the Four Seas Bank. Based on the Black Snake Guards investigations, this matter was a carefully planned scheme.

The goal was to utilize improper competition to achieve unspeakable goal.

Connecting the two matters together would trigger the patriotic spirit of the players. At the same time, it would wash away the negativity around the Four Seas Bank, helping to strike at the evil doers.

The moment the article went live, it naturally caused an uproar.

To the players in the China region, a Country War was simply a massive matter. Although Ouyang Shuo had went out for personal reasons, he was a hero in their eyes.

This point was enough to push the reputation and prestige of Shanhai City to the top. Any negative news and information would be repelled.

With that, the players naturally hated those despicable schemers.

They had ironclad evidence, so the perpetrators could not deny the matter.

Anyone with a brain would know the people behind this.

All of a sudden, the comments all favored Shanhai City.

The popularity of the Fours Seas Bank exploded once more. Meanwhile, the Huitong Bank lost a lot of credit. Even if they tried to pull further stunts, it would be useless.

Ouyang Shuo's action caught many people off guard, a true masterstroke.

Jingchu Province, Pill Sun City.

"Asshole!"

After Chun Shenjun read the report, he was furious regarding Bai Xiaosheng's stance. It was incredibly obvious that the Wilderness Publications had started to side with Shanhai Alliance.

Shanhai City's influence had started to seep into other territories and regions.

A well-thought out planned was easily thwarted by Qiyue Wuyi, making Chun Shenjun feel extremely annoyed.

It was like saving up so much to use your special move and wanting to one shot your opponent. However, your opponent just uses a finger to break your move; such a feeling of defeat was just incredibly awful.

"Wait and see!" Chun Shenjun remained determined.

He would not give up easily.

Shanhai City, Dongli Sword Sect.

Above the hanging cliff, two senior disciples served two female disciples, who were having a casual conversation.

"Feifei, I heard that your father was demoted," said the slightly plumb female disciple.

"En." The other female disciple was the crestfallen Meng Feifei.

During this bank run, her father had worked so hard, but it did not work out. In the end, he was demoted. When she returned home and saw the depressed back view of her father, her heart felt pained.

His health worried her.

"In my opinion, Ouyang was too vicious; he did not care about relationships." The slightly plump female disciple was naturally her good friend, Tan Xiaoli.

The two of them were able to join the Dongli Sword Sword thanks to Ouyang Shuo's help.

When they entered Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo only had the shine of the best Lord in the world. The two of them could use their relationship as friends to go and visit.

Now, even entering the Lord's Manor required great courage.

A massive divide separated them.

Even during Ouyang Shuo's wedding, the two were just two out of thousands of guests. They were the most basic of visitors, and they did not even have the right to drink with him.

"Ouyang Shuo was also put on the spot. Since my dad could keep his job, it means Ouyang Shuo has tried to take care of him." Meng Feifei understood the entire matter; she saw the situation clearly.

Sigh! Tan Xiaoli exhaled; she obviously understood.

However, since things had changed till such a state, she could not help but feel emotional.

Since when did that normal kid suddenly become a presence that everyone worshipped. Even when they talked privately, they could not help but respect him.

"I heard that Yuan Ping is thinking of attacking." Tan Xiaoli changed the topic.

"Him?" Meng Feifei's eyebrows could not help but rise, as a look of disdain appeared on her face, "Does he still not understand the gap between them?"

"Little brat, when did your words become so vicious?" Tan Xiaoli was a little shocked.

According to her impressions, Meng Feifei was a typical well-behaved, introverted girl. Even if she was unhappy with someone, she would not show it.

Her words really shocked Tan Xiaoli.

"I'm just saying the truth."

"At least people are still fighting!" Tan Xiaoli shook her head and sighed, "What about us? We do not even know where our futures will head. Who knows when the wilderness will really open the sect system. The Underworld is just a false name."

"It will come." Meng Zhida's eyes looked resolute.

The current sword wielders, including the sect disciples, were all at the training stage. They cultivated and improved their skills in wait of the Underworld's released. At that time, they could show off their skills.

A breeze blew across and brought with it their words.

That afternoon, Ouyang Shuo held the committee meeting.

Naturally, his goal was to get even after autumn.

Li Wei had already been thrown into prison by the Black Snake Guards. If nothing went wrong, he would spend the next year in the cold prison.

A single year was the longest time Gaia allowed one to lock up players.

One could say that Li Wei's game adventures had arrived at a sad and lonely end. Even after he exited prison, it would be difficult for him to gain positive fame. After all, he had made enemies with Shanhai City,

When the other players heard the news, they felt awe-inspired.

As for those players who went to save and withdraw their money for the scheme, although they were targeted, they could not get prosecuted. After all, they had not committed a crime. Hence, Ouyang Shuo could not do anything that would result in the outside world getting a bad impression.

However, for those who led them, they were naturally prosecuted.

As for dealing with the few normal players, people handled them without even the need for Ouyang Shuo to open his mouth. One must not forget that Shanhai Alliance had five to six super alliances.

The guilds were best for dealing with adventure gamemode players.

This meeting was mainly to discuss how to deal with the Chang An Night News and the other media companies.

"Gaia has a rule that the moment a media outlet reports false news that causes negative effects, it will remove their license and ban them from media-related work." Ouyang Shuo was extremely familiar with the rules, so he introduced, "I have already applied to Gaia, and we will get results soon."

The producer of the Chang An Night News likely did not know about this setting. He probably thought that it was just a random blog, and they could say anything they wanted.

How would they know that Gaia had placed relevant federal laws into the game? Since they wanted to make the game real, how could laws be missing?

These people were truly too gullible.

Ouyang Shuo guessed that Gaia was likely waiting for such a chance to deal with the various media publications who had suddenly popped up.

After all, for an industry to develop, a healthy ecosystem was important. As such, Ouyang Shuo had faith that Gaia would punish the Chang An Night News.

Ouyang Shuo was probably the first person ever to account for Gaia in his plans.

"Good, we need to give those bastards a lesson." Gong Chengshi cheered. In this defamation incident, Black Lion City was defamed the most.

"Even if they disband, they would probably be able to live wealthily with the funds that they were paid." Feng Qiuhuang was extremely clear about these matters.

"Then what can we do?" Gong Chengshi was really unhappy.

"Just leave those things to us." Moon Shines Over the River said, "If we do not kill them a few times, how will we vent our anger."

Killing intent filled his words.

Ouyang Shuo did not bother about this, as somethings were best left for the guilds to handle.

With a tacit understanding, they did not mention how to take revenge on the Yanhuang Alliance. In truth, to deal with such a huge entity was not something they could do in such a short time.

No one seated here was a fool.

Ouyang Shuo was already extremely annoyed by the despicable acts of the Yanhuang Alliance. From now on, the strategy of the Shanhai Alliance would turn from defence to attack.

After returning to Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo had started planning some ideas. However, some aspects could not be discussed without a clear plan.

In truth, Ouyang Shuo had held this meeting to maintain the military sentiments.

It was obvious that this goal was reached.

Apart from this, the situation had also exposed the weakness of the Four Seas Bank. That was that in Chang An and Xiangyang Imperial City, they did not have a partner.

The enemy choosing Chang An meant that they had seen through this weakness.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo took out a namelist of guilds and territories that had a good reputation in the five years of the game.

Ouyang Shuo suggested to use them as the breakthrough point.

After this matter, since Ouyang Shuo had solved the problem almost single handedly, his prestige rose once more. Although they still had some doubts regarding his confidence, they chose to trust him.

Soon, Ouyang Shuo would travel far away. Naturally, these matters would be led by Feng Qiuhuang. As such, Ouyang Shuo had to make things clear to avoid missed opportunities.

The blueprint of the Four Seas Bank also needed to be expanded once more.

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Chapter 613-Navy General Shi Lang

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Beihai Bay Harbor, Ouyang Shuo was sending off a person.

This man was middle-aged and looked exceedingly ordinary. If he did not wear his military uniform, others would think that he was a normal farmer.

This general was the one that Ouyang Shuo had summoned through the emperor rank summoning talisman - General Shi Lang.

Shi Lang came from Fujian, a famous General at the end of Ming Dynasty and the start of the Qing Dynasty. He was the deputy general of the likes of the Qing Army and the Fujian Navy Admiral; Emperor Kangxi trusted him greatly.

Shi Lang was good at leading troops, especially during naval battles. His troops were swift, fierce and were given the title of Ocean Lightning.

His most famous adventure was when he led the Qing Army in the conquest of Taiwan.

His stats were really eye-catching; Ouyang Shuo's luck seemed to have come at a right time, as he managed to recruit such a general.

Name: Shi Lang (Emperor Rank)

Title: Marquis Jinghai

Dynasty: Ming Dynasty End, Qing Dynasty Start

Identity: Shanhai City General

Occupation: special rank general

Loyalty: 75

Command: 88

Force: 85

Intelligence: 75

Politics: 70

Specialty: Naval Battle (10% increase in cannon range and power, 30% increase in warship speed, 25% increase in warship defences, 35% increase in navy soldiers morale).

Cultivation method: Jinghai True Manual

Evaluation: General Shi Lang possesses rare knowledge and unprecedented brawn. He is accomplished in formations and naval warfare. Proficient at reading the weather while at sea; he is used to naval quests. He dares to speak up when others do not, and he dares to act when others do not.

On the topic of Shi Lang, some people might be a little unfamiliar with him.

On the contrary, the other famous general who occupied Yizhou-Zheng, Cheng Gong was praised by many.

For what reason?

Shi Lang had changed his allegiance continuously. He worked for the Ming Dynasty army twice and surrendered to the Qing Army twice. It was not surprising that descendants had mixed opinions about him. His position in history always remained a debate.

Was he the hero that occupied Taiwan, or was he the villain that kept changing sides?

Ming Dynasty General Zheng Cheng Gong took Yizhou from the Dutch before making it the base to go against the Qing. The Qing Army sent troops to attack Yizhou, but they returned in defeat many times.

During the 22nd year of Kangxi's reign, Shi Lang led twenty thousand elite troops and three hundred warships out to sea to take over Yizhou. With this success, Shi Lang was given the title of Marquis Jinghai, which could be inherited indiscriminately. At this stage, he reached the peak of his career.

From his ability to his achievements, Shi Lang was worth of everyone's praise. He only angered people because he switched sides between the Ming and Qing armies multiple times.

Shi Lang was born in the ending years of the Ming Dynasty. In his early years, he was one of the subordinates of Zheng Zhilong, who was the father of Zheng Cheng Gong. When the Qing Army went down south, Zhen Zhilong's troops were defeated, and Shi Ling surrendered to the Qing Army.

The Qing Army ordered Zheng Zhilong to make his son surrender, but Zheng Cheng Gong was ashamed of his father and disowned him, continuing to fight the Qing. Zheng Cheng Gong admired Shi Ling's commanding ability, and he tried to persuade the latter to fight against the Qing. After many considerations, he decided to leave the Qing Army, and he returned to Zheng Cheng Gong's anti Qing Army once again.

Shi Lang was an open and straightforward person, daring to say anything; Zheng Cheng Gong had a straight temperament, and he had an explosive personality. Hence, the two of them would have conflicts and even fights. At that time, Shi Lang felt unhappy because Zheng Cheng Gong did not reward him for his efforts, while Zheng Cheng Gong distanced himself due to the arrogance of Shi Lang.

Zheng Cheng Gong linked this conflict and the conjecture that Shi Lang wanted to revolt together. In a fit of anger, he ordered men to surround the residence of Shi Lang and captured his father Shi Da Xuan and his brother Shi Xian.

After Shi Lang was captured, he was locked onto a boat. His subordinates and trusted allies empathised with him, so they released him secretly.

After he escaped, Shi Lang returned to the mainland and started to work for Zheng Cheng Gong's uncle, Zheng Zhibao, and he requested for the latter to help him solve the situation between them. However, Zheng Cheng Gong did not accept the reconciliation attempts, and he sent assassins to kill Shi Lang, determined to send him to hell.

Shi Lang managed to survive due to someone tipping him off, but this failure infuriated Zheng Cheng Gong. He ordered someone to kill Shi Lang's father and brother. As a result, a blood animosity formed between them. Shi Lang had nowhere to go. However, he wanted revenge. With no other choice, he felt compelled to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

Hence, circumstances had actually forced his so called changing sides.

Not Long after Shi Lang took over Yizhou, he wrote an article about the pros and cons of Yizhou to describe its importance to Emperor Kangxi. He also suggested for the emperor to push for the economic development of Yizhou, which would allow the emperor to obtain a prosperous island.

At the same time, he also persuaded Emperor Kangxi to get rid of the relocation and ocean ban order. In the end, Kangxi followed his suggestions and put tens of millions of residents out of their misery.

One could say that Shi Ling did not just occupu Taiwan, he also helped protect it.After Shi Ling was summoned, Ouyang Shuo immediately appointed him as the fleet admiral of the Jiaozhou Squadron. At the same time, he gave him the title of 3rd grade general, Sea Crossing General.

Such treatment was extremely special and honorable.

Naturally, Ouyang Shuo took into account the general's familiarity toward Jiaozhou and Quanzhou when appointing him as the Jiaozhou Squadron fleet admiral. He would be a massive help to Ouyang Shuo's future plans.

His mission was to train the Jiaozhou Squadron into shape within half a year.

After obtaining the Beihai Bay Treasure, Ouyang Shuo's ambition also grew. He was not satisfied with the three squadrons being filled in a year; he wanted the matter accomplished in six months.

As for the 1st squadron chief general Yanhuo Yaonie, he would follow Ouyang Shuo in his expedition. The 1st division that he led would temporarily be housed in Beihai Bay.

For Ouyang Shuo to decide to bring him along as the general, he naturally had his considerations. The territory's few navy generals were basically all river and close sea generals; they had basically no ocean generals.

Not to mention Shanhai City, it would probably be difficult to find a navy general proficient in long distance ocean battle in the entirety of China.

As such, the territory needed to train up such generals themselves.

Compared to Cai Mao and Pei Donglai, Yanhuo Yaonie was a player. Not only did he possess terrifying talent, he also had foresight and knowledge that the ancient Chinese did not have. His potential was shocking, and he was a moldable talent. Naturally, he was the best choice for the future general of the long distance travelling ships.After sending Shi Lang away, Ouyang Shuo started to prepare for the impending voyaging expedition.

Gaia had already disbanded Chang An Night News and the other two publications, causing an uproar in the wilderness. Ouyang Shuo did not bother about the fates of those players. Naturally, someone would deal with them.

The Four Seas Bank had once again set on the right path; they did not need Ouyang Shuo to worry. After this set back, Meng Zhida would definitely start a revolution in the bank.

The territory had the four directors and the various governors, so everything was well ran.

First, Ouyang Shuo needed to distribute the millions from the treasure. After the jewels and gems were evaluated, they were deemed to have a value of above 3.3 million.

Along with the 3.85 million gold, the treasure amounted to more than seven million.

Such a vast sum made all the directors and governors drool. Unfortunately, Ouyang Shuo's one sentence destroyed all their dreams and hopes.

"The financial budget that has been adjusted once will not be adjusted a second time. The seven million will be used for the specially planned specific purposes." Ouyang Shuo made it clear.

Firstly, Ouyang Shuo took out two million to support the Black Snake Guards, the Shanhai Guards, and Military Intelligence Division.

The use of intel had grown more and more apparent.

Ouyang Shuo did not mind spending a vast amount. Once again, he placed his hopes on the three intel organizations to reap huge rewards. During this round of investment, the roles of the three organizations were tweaked.

Firstly, the scope of activity of the Shanhai Guards was not limited to the territory anymore.

Both the Shanhai Guards and the Black Snake Guards would cover the entire region. The difference would be that the Shanhai Guards would focus on natives, while the Black Snake Guards on players.

Neither interfered with the other; they worked hand in hand.

Apart from that, the two intel organizations would continue to extend into the territories of the Yanhuang Alliance.

Being on the back foot and being hit was not his style.

Secondly, they would expand the overseas version of the intel organizations.

The Black Snake Guards, apart from the local intel work, would also start to acquire international intel to prepare for future country battles.

The first target would be Annan, which Ouyang Shuo had played for a fool.

Just this aim emphasized the ambition of Ouyang Shuo. When Black Snake heard the command, he could feel his blood boil. As an international mercenary, his foresight was truly wide.

Black Snake was going to show off his might once more.

To fulfil the two goals, two million gold was just a start.

The next day, Ouyang Shuo sent five hundred thousand to the Honglu Temple. The first half of the year would be when the Honglu Temple led by Zhang Yi showed their skills. Naturally, Ouyang Shuo needed to support him.

Travelling, canvassing support, and alienating one person from another; such tasks needed actual funds.

Following which, Ouyang Shuo turned his eyes to Xinan University and the Army Military Academy.

In the end, these two education organizations were going to propel the future of the territory. After all, more than half of the officials and generals in the territory had benefited from them.

The schools were holy places of culture, so talk of money seemed a bit too vulgar.

However, in reality...

Hiring hundreds and thousands of lecturers, perfect facilities, and paying for tens of thousands of scholars; each aspect was a huge expenditure.

The education organizations in history were all backed by the entire country's finances.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo did not mind spending one million gold in hope that the territory would have its next talent explosion. He hoped that these two schools would become the best school in Xinan or even the entirety of China.

"Accepting talents and scholars from everywhere, accepting everyone regardless of background, with a dominating strength to swallow up tens of thousands of miles."

This was Ouyang Shuo's ambition.

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Chapter 614-Military Martial Arts Competition

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Intel, diplomacy, and education; these three areas alone easily used up 3.5 million gold.

Apart from this, Ouyang Shuo would keep 2.5 million gold for his own use. As for the remaining one million, he would throw the sum into the military expansion.

Firstly, they would build the 5th division of the Guards Legion to complete the Guards Legion.

The Guards Legion 5th division would be elite cavalry from the three legion corps. It would also be the 3rd Cavalry Division in the Guards Legion.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo had other ideas regarding this division. However, since Huo Qubing was proficient in cavalry warfare, Ouyang Shuo could only increase the cavalry set up in the legion.

Secondly, they would expand the city protection division to a city protection legion.

The city protection division already had two divisions under it, so they would just merge the Lianzhou, Xunzhou and Zhen An Garrison Divisions into this city protection legion.

With that, the city protection division directly reached full capacity.

As for the Garrison Divisions, the reserve squad members would temporality replace it.

The General of this legion would be Er'Lai.

Er'Lai's promotion meant that this city protection division would completely break away from the brand of a local force people. Ouyang Shuo's goal was to turn this city protection legion into the 2nd Guards Legion.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo needed to send them out for training.

Based on the military agreement he had with Wufu, this completed city protection legion would teleport over to Stone City to aid in the expansion of Stone City for half a year.

During that period, the Guards Legion would handle Shanhai City's defences.

The agreement clearly stated the roles and responsibilities of each party.

Shanhai City would take charge of their salary, while Stone City would bear the teleportation fees and logistics. As such, the city protection legion would receive the needed training, while Stone City would gain a helping hand; it was a win-win situation.

Ouyang Shuo's move was naturally to impede the expansion of Handan City in the north region of Jingdou. Stone City was an extremely important chess piece in his entire strategy, so he could not allow Di Chen to remove it.

This deployment of the city protection legion could be called the opening of a new form of cooperation within the Shanhai Alliance. Consequently, Shanhai City slowly changed from an alliance leader in name to the alliance leader of a common military alliance.

Shanhai City providing military cover for its allies would become something extremely common in the future.

Now, aside from the economic field, Shanhai City had also started to play the role of an actual alliance leader in military terms; a true big brother.

Thirdly, they needed to build the 3rd legion of the Tiger Legion.

With the Zhenhai City Garrison Division acting as the foundation, along with the Qiongzhou, Leizhou, Zhaoqing, and Wuzhou Garrison Divisions, they would build up a complete war fighting legion.

With that, the eight Garrison Divisions in the territory were all removed from their duties and would need reconstruction. As a result, Ouyang Shuo had also removed some of the problems of the Garrison Divisions like local interests.

Furthermore, elite Garrison Division major generals such as Zhao Yan, Hu Yibiao, Su Wang, and Song Wu could use this chance to return to battle.

Zhenhai City, Qiongzhou Prefecture, Leizhou Prefecture, and Zhaoqing Prefecture all belonged to the Lingnan Warzone, which was under the command of the Tiger Legion. Hence, this new legion was placed under their control.

The base of the legion was chosen to be Zhenhai City.

Ouyang Shuo's goal was naturally to strengthen this area and defend the bridge. If not, what if the Lingnan City-State started something while he was away? He would not be able to help.

After this expansion, Zhenhai City would possess a war fighting legion and a complete Jiaozhou Squadron. Even if the Lingnan City-State went all out against them, they could hold on until reinforcements arrived.

Fan Lihua would take the role of general of the 3rd legion of the Tiger Legion Corps.

After this promotion, Fan Lihua had once again broken a record, becoming the first woman in the territory, and probably even China, to become a legion general.

Of course, just expanding two legions would not cost a million. More than half was spent on the expansion of the three squadrons.

The families of the thousands of talents that Zheng He had recruited also needed to survive, so just the settling down fees was an enormous sum.

Amongst this sum, it did not account for resources such as weapons and warships. If not, based on the current Shanhai City military standards, a million was definitely far from enough.The Lord continued to blatantly expand his army, while resting his forces in his territory and taking no military action.

It seemed contradictory, but it was actually in the same vein.

After a few combo punches, the logic his commands contained gave the many officials in the city much to ponder about.

Of the 2.5 million that Ouyang Shuo kept, he took out five hundred thousand once more to purchase item for trading on their voyage such as porcelain and tea leaves.

If this went well, the profits of this batch would double, helping to make up for the costs of this voyage. Needless to say, at the same time, they could bring back a massive batch of the other country's products and earn plenty.

It was similar to when Zheng He headed down the pacific in history. However, they were more practical this time and did not empty their coffers.

If Ouyang Shuo had not ordered that no merchant ships could follow them, the Chambers of Commerce in the territory would probably risk everything to stalk them on this mystical journey.

The self-produced porcelain from Shanhai City was far from standard. The best porcelain in China's history came from Jingde Town, Jiangchuan Province. In the wilderness, there was no such town, as it was just drafted into the Quanzhou Imperial City.

Making use of this chance, they opened up the sea route to Quanzhou.

Gong Chengshi had mentioned that due to his regional specialty, porcelain masters would occasionally show up in his territory, to the envy of all the other Lords.

Within Black Lion City, there was high grade earth and materials for making porcelain.

The porcelain industry had already developed into one of their core pillars. In the future, his ambition would be to defeat Quanzhou and become the capital of porcelain.

As for tea leaves, although the self-produced white tea was a territory specialty, it was not a premium product in China. The real famous teas were teas such as Biluochun (green tea) and Tie Guanyin.

Luckily, tea leaves were small in size, so they could use storage bags to hold the purchased tea from the various imperial cities.

Similarly, Lords had occupied the production regions of these famous teas, creating a monopoly.

The advantage of geography was undeniable.

Since the wilderness had developed to such a stage, apart from the outer regions that had not been opened up, there were exceedingly few regions that players had not claimed. Territory specialialites were not a fresh thing.

Various industries prospered.

The vast China had various items, which made numerous Lords rich just like Gong Chengshi.

Winter slowly left.

After the snow melted, the wilderness became as its name suggested. As the Lords farmed, the wilderness brimmed with life. The current wilderness had the prosperous scenes of ancient dynasties.

A new era was slowly arriving.In the following period of time, Ouyang Shuo was making preparations for his voyage.

The plans of the four bureaus had already been approved, and they did not need any adjustments.

The Internal Affairs Bureau's most core job was naturally to handle the territory law system to model the way the territory was run.

Apart from the expansion work, the Military Affairs Bureau would prepare the combat logistics.

Director Du Ruhui could already smell the scent of war after the Lord expanded the army once more. Hence, after the territory stabilized, war would definitely start.

There was also a chance that it would be a large-scale battle of successive wars.

In contrast to previous occasions, the future wars would move hundred thousands of men, and the logistics required would take more than a more or a half to settle.

In ancient times, to prepare for a massive war, one needed a year or numerous years.

The Combat Logistics Department had planned to build a logistics supply base near the three legion corps' base, including a huge granary, a combined military factory, and a horse breeding farm.

Their duty in this half a year was to fill up these three logistic bases.

Apart from that, as there were no war matters in the first half of the year, they would hold a martial arts competition involving the whole military to maintain morale and to ensure that their combat strength did not decrease.

The competition was based on soldier type, cavalry, bowmen, spearmen, heavy-sword soldier, sword-shield soldier, and navy soldier, six types in total. The final champion would obtain honor and prizes.

For example, the champion bowmen would be called the Marksmen. Apart from titles, the winner would rise up one military rank and receive a platinum weapon.

Such rich rewards were enough to drive one crazy.

The most crazy part was that the top three of each soldier type will fight one another to see who is the strongest soldier in the entire army.

The overall champion would receive the title of Martial Scholar, and their rank would increase by 5 grades. Additionally, they would be granted the role of major general.

Only colonel and below could participate in this competition.

Ouyang Shuo was extremely supportive of Du Ruhui's idea, and he even promised to personally hand out the prizes and prepare a special gift.

The moment the news went out, waves rose in the military.

Even those colonels and major generals were grumbling and wanted to join in.

Helplessly, Du Ruhui could only go with the masses and make it a team competition, where each regiment would send out a hundred elites to fight.

For the final champion team, all of them would receive a grade 1 prize. At the same time, the colonel would receive a promotion to major general and reach the rank of grade 5 general.

With that, he had managed to calm down the requests of the colonels. As for the major generals, Du Ruhui could not bother with them, as their participation would only be bullying the others.

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Chapter 615-Set Off, into the Starry Ocean

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Bright skies and a cool breeze.

A month later, the preparations for the voyage had been completed. 4th month, 5th day, many ships were in the Beihai Harbor waters, while numerous delivery workers moved items about.

The main force of the voyage squadron came from Pei Donglai and Yanhuo Yaonie, who each led one squadron.

The only difference was that Cai Mao would stay behind to train the Yashan Squadron. The Yashan Squadron's current three divisions were all moved under the Beihai Bay Squadron.

With that, the Beihai Squadron became the first squadron under the Nanyang Navy to reach the full member count. Weirdly, even though it was fully formed, it still lacked a fleet admiral.

The navy generals that Zheng He had recruited were basically all chief generals and majors. As for fleet generals, they lacked the skill to take up the role. Even Cai Mao, such a general who had so many contributions, was still not good enough.

This expedition was different from the alliance squadron. Apart from having different types of warships, there were also other ships. Some to carry grain, some to carry freshwater, some to carry livestock, horse boats, and vegetable boats.

There was also items like tea leaves and porcelain on the boats, while they also had specific boats for entertainment like troupes and simple entertainment shows.

All in all, everything needed for the long voyage was prepared. The squadron could last a month without needing to restock.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo kept some emergency supplies in his storage bag.

For this voyage, Zheng He also prepared two special items that could be considered secret weapons.

Firstly, the military doctors from the Medical Department.

Based on Zheng He's requirements, every one hundred people needed one doctor. The squadron, sailors, and soldiers totalled at more than ten thousand.

Hence, the military doctors number five hundred, a glamorous formation.

The greatest threat during a voyage was not storms or pirates but illnesses. It seemed unassuming, but it could destroy them.

Amongst which, there was one that was the most terrifying - Septicemia.

During the 14th century,numerous shipmen fell to septicemia onboard the adventure ships that Columbus led. However, the Chinese at that time did not face the same problems.

The root of septicemia was a lack of greens and vitamins. Beans allowed the Chinese to avoid this issue.

Chinese food culture possessed an extremely well researched history. Just beans alone could make tofu, drinks, beancurd, and many other products. Especially beansprouts, which was magical, as it could replace vegetables to a certain degree. Moreover, it had a certain amount of vitamins.

Apart from beans, tea also had vitamins.

This was Zheng He's seafaring secret.This voyage of Shanhai City held a history setting meaning.

All secretary rank and above from the Nanjiang Governor-General House had gathered. The families of the soldiers and sailors sent them off on the dock.

For this trip, who knows how many of them would be buried in the ocean.

Worshipping Mazu had already become a custom every time they left for sea. This ceremony reached a new peak. The harbor held the biggest and grandest worship ceremony, and they prayed for the blessing of Mazu.

Mazu Culture had already taken root in the territory.

After the worship finished, the auspicious time arrived.

Ouyang Shuo bowed to Xiao He and the other officials, cupping his hands, "For territorial matters, I'll depend on all of you once more!" During this voyage, Ouyang Shuo had no way to contact them, so he would not be able to care about the territory.

After a short while, Xiao He led them and bowed, "We await your return!"

Numerous officials and thousands of residents knelt on the ground, forming a stunning black swathe. Such a scene would astonish anyone who saw it.

The Lianzhou Lord already started to have the aura and actings of a king, and these aspects were becoming more and more apparent.

Above the Beihai Bay, this change influenced the fate and prosperity dragon in the skies, and it opened one of its eyes.

Ouyang Shuo vaguely felt it and looked up into the sky. However, he naturally he could not see anything. He nodded his head and once again looked toward Song Jia and Bing'er before boarding Dragon Head.

"Brother, come back soon!" Bing'er shouted.

Ouyang Shuo waved at the little brat before smiling and leaving.

This goodbye would be for several months, or even close to half a year. It was tough on Song Jia; the two of them had just married, but he had to leave her so soon.

After Ouyang Shuo left, internal administrative work would be left to her. With that, Song Jia would slowly become a new heroine in the wilderness.

Song Jia and the others stood at the pier and looked out as the squadron sailed away.

In the end, they became a black spot that disappeared into the distance, only leaving behind small ripples.

Beihai Harbor became calm once more. The next time it became this busy would be four to five months later.Riding the seasonal winds of the winter season, the voyaging squadron slowly left Beihai Bay and entered the vast ocean.

Based on the battle plan that Zheng He had set, each warship had ten quartermasters, ten inspectors, twenty lookouts, ten deckhands, ten grenadiers, ten skirmishes, and fifty commanders.

Each commander was in charge of ten soldiers.

As for the horse ships, grain ships, and non-combat ships, their member allocations would be different from the combat ships.

Hence, a warship had around six hundred men. Ever five warships would be called a post, and two posts would make a unit. Hence, each navy unit had around 5500 soldiers and seven hundred shipmen.

One division would have four units, and its soldier numbers would far surpass an army division.

The entire squadron used a formation of a swallow spreading its wings.

The flagship was at the core of the squadron, safe and convenient to command. Meanwhile, the warships would be at the outside, forming an iron wall, and the non-combat ships would remain inside to ensure their safety.

The entire squadron was like an eagle spreading its wings, soaring through the ocean. When it was under attack, the formation was like a bird's wings and a swallow's tail; it could swiftly join in the battle, possessing great battle manoeuvrability and flexibility.

As for communications between ships, apart from the usual lights and flags, when fog or waves posed issues, they could use drums to ensure that the squadron smoothly sails forward.

Hence, it could be said that Zheng He's arrival revolutized the Nanyang Navy.

Compared to the boundless ocean, this ocean swallow seemed exceedingly miniscule.On the calm ocean surface, Little Green would occasionally pop up, appearing extremely carefree and happy.

During this voyage, Ouyang Shuo finally remembered to bring this ocean overlord. The current Little Green was bigger than his father, and he was a truly terrifying sight.

With the accompaniment of spirit beasts, many interesting things would probably happen.

For this long voyage, apart from the Personal Guards, Ouyang Shuo also brought along one thousand divine martial guards. On their journey, it was obvious that not everyone they met would be friendly, so there might be several battles. Navy soldiers were strong on sea but for land battles, Ouyang Shuo naturally trusted the divine martial guards more.

The first few days of the voyage was in the Beihai Bay region, so it was naturally smooth sailing.

The only difference was that when they went past the Annan region, Ouyang Shuo specially ordered them to take a different route. He was worried that if the Annan region players saw him, they would try to skin them alive.

4th month, 10th day, the squadron finally left the Beihai Bay region and entered Southeast Asia into the Spratly Islands ocean region. This place had many islands of differing sizes that were scattered everywhere. Moreover, with the times expansion compared to Earth, it was even more so.

News said that adventure gamemode players had already started to explore this region. Gaia had set numerous islands into various weird adventure scenarios, making it an adventure player paradise.

Not long after entering this region, the ocean showed its might to them.

On this afternoon, dark clouds suddenly covered the sunny and clear skies. The black suppressive clouds formed layer after layer, and one could not see the end of it.

Especially on the ocean. When one gazed out, these layers of clouds left them feeling terrified and suppressed.

Between the heavens and the earth, the entire squadron was like a being squashed between the ocean and the clouds. This small squadron was at risk of being crushed to pieces at any moment.

This crisis sent from the heavens would change one's expression change.

"A storm is coming!" Zheng He muttered.

As expected, when the clouds covered, the sounds of thunder broke out from the cloud layer. The violent lightning struck the sea, causing numerous waves to break out.

The deafening roars of thunder sounded out one after another, making one feel a chill run down their spines.

Such closely gathered lighting made it seem like the lighting god and empress were traveling together and showing their strength.

"This lightning is different." Zheng He's face became serious, "Send my orders, prepare to brace for the storm. Treat this seriously."

"Yes, admiral!"

Zheng He knew that with the territory specialties of Shanhai City, it was easier for them to brace themselves for storms of the seas. Even so, facing such freak weather, it would be difficult for them to come out unscathed.

Along with the peals of thunder, tumultuous winds started to sweep up the ocean surface.

The calm sea surface suddenly turned violent.

The massive waves smashed down on them, causing the ships to potentially capsize. Every wave that struck them sent a large quantity of seawater into the ships.

"Quick, scoop out the water!"

The entire squadron was thrown into a state of panic.

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Chapter 616-Deep Ocean Overlord

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A huge storm; the boom of thunder.

The lonely voyage squadron that lacked help seemed like a weak chicken, shivering under the might of the heavens. Even the courageous Little Green was so scared that he returned to the deck, as the torrential rain pelted down like a waterfall.

Tens of thousands of men had to withstand the rain to scoop water out. The moment the water seeped into the cabin, their food and grain would turn moldy and cause diseases if eaten or kept.

As for sinking, that was temporarily not a problem. Their ships all used advanced water ight technology, so the current rainwater was not enough to capsize them.

There was a common phrase, 'Misfortune never comes alone.'

The true test for the voyage squadron was still to come.

In the rain, amidst the choppy waters, hundreds of tentacles suddenly rose up. Each limb was as thick as a waist.

Their massive suction cups were clearly visible and seemed like giant meat plates.

"Octopus monster!" Ouyang Shuo's eyes froze.

Last time, only one octopus monster attacked them; it was not so many of them.

Based on rough estimations, there were no less than ten.

"These octopus monsters really came at the wrong time!" Ouyang Shuo muttered. It only hit him when he saw that one of them had a clear wound.

This monster was the one that they had met in the fog. It seemed like it came for revenge, and it had brought its friends.

"So petty!"

Ouyang Shuo really did not know how this octopus beast had tracked down Dragon Head. How did it manage to calmly wait until a storm arrived before attacking?

Such sentience was truly remarkable.

Under such circumstances, Ouyang Shuo did not have much time to think.

Just one of these beasts was able to make the Dragon Head fall into a terrible shape, much less ten. Under such a weather, the entire squadron was going to face a strict test.

In a short moment, hundreds of men were swept into the ocean; thunder drowned out their cries.

Death was just so quick.

"Little Green!"

Ouyang Shuo unsheathed his Chixiao Sword and called for Little Green at the same time.

Ao!!

When Little Green heard his beckon, it roared and advanced, instantly displaying the skills of a spirit beast. It ignored the thunder and directly charged into the ocean, disappearing from sight.

It seemed like he had gone down to fight with the octopus monsters.

Ouyang Shuo raised his sword, as he stood on the deck and started another round of merciless killing. He bisected tentacles one after another, and the chopped off limbs bounced on the deck.

However, there were really too many of them.

Ouyang Shuo alone was not enough.

Moreover, the storm grew worse and worse as time went on, exacerbating the situation. Even a massive turreted boat like Dragon Head started to rock.

Under such circumstances, not to mention the basic soldiers, even the Divine Martial Guards found it difficult to gain a stable footing. Furthermore, they had to dodge the large tentacles that were everywhere.

"Chen Dameng!" Ouyang Shuo hollered, "Bring the sailers back to the cabin!" Ouyang Shuo knew that without them, the warships were just useless wood.

Hence, no matter what, he needed to preserve their lives.

"Yes, my Lord!"

The Divine Martial Guards rushed over, chasing after the sailors who were scared to the point where their knees were shaking. Along the way, numerous tentacles swept down. Some of the Divine Martial Guards were not careful and were knocked into the ocean.

All of a sudden, chaos ensued.

Despite such a crazy storm, they were still able to continue fighting, proving that they were true elites. Not only were their skills astonishing, their mental strength was astounding too, and they all remained extremely calm. Only Chen Dameng and the others could analyze the surroundings and listen through all this noise.

Along with the strikes, the first few octopuses acted like they had found the killer, and they all shrieked and directed their friends to attack Ouyang Shuo.

Instantly, more than ten tentacles smacked down toward him at the same time. The massive tentacles covered everything like a giant fleshy cage; there was nowhere to go.

Even if Ouyang Shuo was valiant, there was nothing he could do.

Peng!

Thanks to a lapse in concentration, Ouyang Shuo was finally swept by a tentacle. He could feel a powerful force spreading from his back, through his organs, and into his chest.

"Cough!"

If Ouyang Shuo did not possess a strong body, that single strike would have been enough to inflict heavy damage. Ouyang Shuo shook it off and stood up once more.

At the same time, more tentacles smacked down toward him. It was like they were determined to squash him into meat paste.

"Lord!"

When Chen Dameng and the others saw the situation, their faces turned ashen white, and they risked their lives to help.

"Damn beast."

Ouyang Shuo rolled and avoided the attack; his eyes turned cold, and he stowed away his Chixiao Sword, taking out the Tianmo Spear.

In moments of chaos, the Chixiao Sword was actually more useful. However, it did not have an ultimate skill. Hence, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to make use of the recently upgraded Tianmo Spear.

With the spear in hand, Ouyang Shuo's entire aura changed; it was like the devil had appeared.

An aura of might and arrogance burst forth.

Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate; he directly used the killing technique of the Tianmo Spear.

"Blood Domination!"

As Ouyang Shuo shouted, the golden primordial energy in his body clipped onto the devil bloodline, injecting his aura into the spear. Due to this influx of power, the spear emitted an eye catching black glow.

Primordial energy continued to flow in.

The Tianmo Spear was like an abyss, unable to be filled up.

When Ouyang Shuo saw this situation, his expression turned unprecedentedly solemn.

Ever since the Tianmo Spear had upgraded and the Blood Domination Skill was born, this was the first time that he had used it. He did not expect the requirements to be so strict.

A minute had passed, but it was like a century to Ouyang Shuo. 60% of his primordial energy was sucked up before the spear was 'full'.

During this time, he could not move, so Ouyang Shuo was smacked thrice by the tentacles. Under these hits, Ouyang Shuo could not help but bellow and spit out a mouthful of blood.

The blood was like an assist from the heavens, as it splattered onto the spear and got absorbed.

At this point, the black glow grew more abundant and eye catching.

Even in the storm, this black light was the most eye catching presence. Even those massive tentacles, which had innate senses, felt a shiver; they did not dare to approach him.

However, it was already too late to retreat.

The black glow and Ouyang Shuo were determined to go forward. He stabbed his spear forward and the light exploded forth, forming a black circle. That circle quickly expanded and anything that touched it was melted and broken into two.

That's right, melted.

The black light was like a corrosive acid, melting everything in its path.

Ge gua~

When the octopus monster was hit, it let out ear piercing screeches; it was in deep pain.

With just this strike, Ouyang Shuo had cleared out all the nearby tentacles. On the wet deck, there were many cleaven tentacles, creating a truly stunning sight.

The entire earth fell totally quiet.

In the huge storm, Ouyang Shuo was like a devil, standing still on the deck. Tentacles around him still squirmed, becoming the sacrifices to the devil.

At this very moment, Little Green jumped out of the water, the brain of one of the octopus in its mouth.

In the rain, one man and one beast laughed at one another.

Just when Ouyang Shuo thought that this battle was about to end, an immensely deafening screech sounded out in the distance. Among the sadness, there was an endless amount of rage.

Those injured octopus monsters were planning to retreat, but they became excited upon hearing that shout. They cried back; their voices filled with reliance. They seemed like a bunch of kids going to bully others but got hit instead. Now, their family members had finally arrived.

When Ouyang Shuo saw this situation, he was scared speechless.

Suddenly, he saw two huge tentacles rise up into the sky, reaching fifty odd meters high, exceeding the height of Dragon Head.

A shadow hung overhead, as the huge tentacles covered the sky.

"This is bad!" Ouyang Shuo gave out a bitter smile.

During the five years of his last life, Ouyang Shuo had never seen such a huge octopus monster.

Ouyang Shuo had only heard that in the deep oceans, there were mysterious prehistoric beasts. Each one of them were overlords of the ocean, and they could cause chaos if they desired.

Some rumours even said that the god dragon from China lived in the deep oceans and some of the deep ocean beasts could contend with it.

Ouyang Shuo did not know whether those tales were true or false, but it was enough to prove how terrifying the deep ocean beasts were.

Although the octopus before him was unable to compare with those existences, it was still close to invincible at this stage.

"What!" When he successfully found the treasure, Ouyang Shuo had thought that his luck stat was finally shining on him. Who knew misfortune would always hang around.

An unassuming octopus monster had actually caused such a change.

The killing move of the Tianmo Spear had been used, and it was now on its cooldown period. What could he use to fight this terrifying presence?

But Ouyang Shuo had to fight. He could not allow the voyage squadron to fall here.

"Then let's fight!" Ouyang Shuo was determined, "Little Green!"

Ao!

Little Green replied with an unspeakable arrogance.

"Good boy." Ouyang Shuo suddenly smiled and jumped onto Little Green, "Let us teach it a lesson!"

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Chapter 617-Washed up on a Desolate Island

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"Pass my orders to General Zheng He, immediately lead the troops to a desolate island to rest up. Little Green will bring me to find you." Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo shouted out orders at Chen Dameng.

With the might of the octopus boss, if it charged into the squadron, it would definitely cause heavy casualties; Ouyang Shuo could not bear to see such a scenario.

Hence, he could only step up to deal with the situation and buy time for the squadron to escape.

On the vast ocean, amidst the chaotic storm, Ouyang Shuo stood on the back of Little Green like a war god. They swiftly departed, leaving all the soldiers with a chic back view.

When Zheng He received the news, an emotional light appeared in his eyes.

"Such a Lord, I am willing to die for him!" Zheng He's expression turned serious as he started to use the war drums to order the troops to leave the battlefield.

The target of the octopus monsters was Ouyang Shuo. Hence, when Ouyang Shuo left, they all followed him. They did not bother about the squadron that was slowly retreating.

However, how fast was Little Green?

The lucky survivors could only stare at their back view from a distance. Not far away, the octopus boss had already stopped shrieking; its tentacles swung about on the ocean surface, causing massive waves.

This was really the case of there being an obstacle ahead and chasing soldiers behind.

Ouyang Shuo had to take this matter seriously, so he immediately activated the devil bloodline. He transformed into a devil, and his size increased by a factor of three. Even so, in front of the octopus boss, he was still incredibly minuscule.

After killing Chiyou, Ouyang Shuo had obtained the devil blood essence, granting his bloodline its first awakening. Hence, even if he transformed, he would not experience too much of a side effect; his situation was unlike the mountain barbarians' berserk state.

At most, he would temporarily lose his fighting strength and revert to the level of normal people.

As a result, Ouyang Shuo dared to use it. Otherwise, if the effects wore off, and he had no strength at all, he was basically dead.

Ge~gua!

The octopus boss let loose an enraged roar, and a tentacle swiftly smacked down toward Ouyang Shuo's head, which gave him only moments to dodge.

The tentacles looked rather clumsy and cumbersome, but it was actually swift and agile. It was ten meters away a while ago, but it arrived above his head in an instant, brimming with killing intent.

Ouyang Shuo did not dare take it head on, so he sidestepped. Helplessly, the tentacle was truly too thick and Ouyang Shuo had barely dodged it, so the force from the tentacle brushed him, causing him to lose his footing and nearly fall into the ocean.

At the crucial moment, Ouyang Shuo used his swift reactions to thrust the Tianmo Spear deep into the tentacle, using this as support to hang onto the tentacle.

This hit was just like a scratch to the octopus boss.

The colossal tentacle swung ferociously, while Ouyang Shuo tried his best to hang on.

He was flung up and down, his insides churning.

Although this was the ocean, if one was really smacked down, it was no different from falling onto solid ground.

The current storm grew more and more intense. The torrential rain was like a waterfall with no end in sight. In this rain, Ouyang Shuo basically could not open his eyes, and his only thought was to grab the spear and not let go.

Continuing to hold on required superhuman determination. The Tianmo Spear seemed to have noticed that its owner was in trouble, as the pole shone with a dark light once more.

"Bloodthirst!"

The specialty of the Tianmo Spear was activated.

Blood Essence was sucked out of the tentacle like water. A massive quantity of blood was sucked out and absorbed by the Tianmo Spear, disappearing in a short moment.

Octopuses possessed an incredibly healing ability. After a tentacle was chopped off, the blood vessels would shrink and the wound would subsequently heal. A a result, the wounds of octopuses would not bleed.

It would not bleed, but that did not mean there was no blood there.

The dominance of the Tianmo Spear was truly unreasonable. Under the absorption of the spear, the blood essence of the entire octopus boss actually gathered toward this tentacle.

It seemed like the Tianmo Spear was going to directly suck it dry.

This had finally made this deep ocean monster feel a tinge of fear. The tentacle that was swinging up and down started to swing more ferociously, as it tried to toss Ouyang Shuo away.

How would Ouyang Shuo give up on such an opportunity? He gritted his teeth, and he bore the pain in his chest. He grasped onto his spear, not wanting to let go.

The sight of this caused the octopus boss to explode, and it used another tentacle to smack him. The two tentacles crashed; Ouyang Shuo, who was stuck in the middle, felt his organs shift.

Pu!

Finally, Ouyang Shuo could not hold it in anymore, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Under the rainwater, the blood disappeared in an instance. After that hit, his grip grew weaker, and it looked like he was about to lose hold.

Obviously, the octopus boss would not stop, and the second hit arrived right after.

Feeling the wind from the strike, Ouyang Shuo gritted his teeth, as he summoned his last ounce of strength to pull out the spear. Then he fell into the ocean, his status unknown.

The bitter ocean water flowed into his mouth, making him instantly awake.

With his current cultivation, holding his breath for half an hour was not a difficult matter. Making use of this chance, Ouyang Shuo raised his head and looked into the depth of the oceans, only to see the massive and ugly head of the octopus boss floating in the water. In the quiet ocean, a pair of cold and numb eyes stared in his direction.

At this very moment, Nian Beast Little Green swam over and caught Ouyang Shuo.

If Ouyang Shuo used this chance to escape, the boss would definitely fail to notice. However, all things considered, he did not want to give up, so he patted Little Green and instructed him to swim toward the boss.

If he did not kill this monster, it would always pose a problem.

Relying on the ocean currents, Ouyang Shuo swiftly approached the boss.

The eyesight of that big octopus was incredible bad, and it only noticed Ouyang Shuo when he drew close. Suddenly, panic and surprise appeared in its cold eyes.

Ouyang Shuo laughed iciliy, as the Tianmo Spear directly stabbed toward the area right above its eyes, where its brain was located.

The octopus boss wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Its tentacles were incredibly strong, but they were too long, so they could not retract in time to help.

At the crucial moment, the boss spat out a black and pungent ink, instantly dyeing the surrounding water black.

Ouyang Shuo did not retreat. Instead, he proceeded forward, closing his eyes and using his senses to decisively stab forward. It was like sharp Tianmo Spear was cutting chopped tofu, as it easily pierced the octopus boss.

Ge~Gua!

The octopus boss let out a painful scream, as its cries became weaker and weaker.

Its head was its weakness.

However, Ouyang Shuo was similarly in a bad shape. The ink that the octopus boss had spat out did not simply stain the ocean, as it also had a numbing.

After the ink struck him, Ouyang Shuo could feel his hands stiffen up.

"Not good!"

Ouyang Shuo's heart tightened, as he used the last bit of his will to shake the Tianmo Spear, directly tearing apart the octopus boss's brain.

Regardless of the octopus boss's vitality, it probably could not survive.

It was like it knew it would not live for long, as its viciousness was no less than Ouyang Shuo. The massive tentacles swept over; the current Ouyang Shuo was stiff and tight, so he could only watch on as the tentacles smacked his chest. He fainted.

The storm above the ocean did not show any signs of stopping.

The crazy weather continued. When those small octopus monsters heard the cries of their mother, the hate in their bodies was ignited, and they swam over to tear Ouyang Shuo into shreds.

It seemed like Ouyang Shuo would lose his life here.

At the crucial moment, Little Green pulled a miracle, as it laid Ouyang Shuo on its back and swiftly swam away. The ink of the octopus boss had basically no effect on a Nian Beast like Little Green.

From the vast ocean, many cries of pain and hatred rose, and they did not disappear for a long time.

Desolate island, sunny, beach.

On a beach a short distance away laid a teen laid; he was equipped with body armor and had a spear in his hand. His breathing was exceedingly calm, and if nothing went wrong, he would wake up soon.

The magical part was a golden seal that shone brightly at his waist. It was like there was something on this island that was attracting it.

Beside the teen crouched a beast with green scales and sharp teeth. At this moment, the beast was extremely well behaved, and it carefully paid attention to the teen like a loyal guard.

The eye piercing sun finally woke the teen up.

"Where am I?"

Ouyang Shuo opened his eyes and got up; his head felt a little groggy and heavy. The attack of the octopus boss had left him with many internal injuries that had not healed up yet.

Even just getting up was exceedingly tiring.

Combined with the aftereffects of awakening the bloodline, his body physique had dropped tremendously. Moreover, he had soaked in the ocean for a really long time, so all his injuries had layered upon one another.

After doing a quick check, Ouyang Shuo could not help but smile bitterly.

It would probably take ten days to half a month to heal up.

Nian~

A happy roar suddenly sounded out beside him, it was the Nian Beast Little Green.

Ouyang Shuo turned and touched its head, smiling, "This time, it's all thanks to you!"

Wu~

The little fellow raised his head in glee and arrogance, it was basically a carbon copy of its little owner, Bing'er.

"Is that octopus dead?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

Wu!

Little Green nodded, and it suddenly clawed at the sand at its feet, revealing a circular, pristine pearl.

"This is?" Ouyang Shuo picked it up in shock and asked, "This is the inner pellet of the octopus?"

Wu! the little fellow nodded once more.

Ouyang Shuo gave out another bitter smile. Anyone would know that the inner pellet of the octopus boss was an extremely rare item, but Little Green treated it like a toy, burying it in the sand.

Just the thought of swallowing the inner pellet made Ouyang Shuo's smile grow wider and wider.

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Chapter 618-Dragon Tomb

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They were not on the same desolate island as the squadron. Ouyang Shuo knew that he must have been swept by the waves to here. Little Green saw that he was unconscious, so it did not have time to find the squadron.

With Ouyang Shuo's current injuries, he could not undergo another long trip. Luckily, he had the inner pellet.

Without any hesitation, he directly swallowed the inner pellet. The moment it entered his mouth, it turned into a cooling liquid, which smoothly flowed down his throat, into his stomach, and finally entered his dantian.

This was the second time that Ouyang Shuo had swallowed an inner pellet. The first time, he had swallowed the iron armoured beast pellet and activated his second talent.

Compared to that inner pellet, this one from the octopus boss was more than a level higher. If they had to grade it, the iron armoured beast pellet would be gold rank, while this pellet would be at least platinum rank.

Two whole ranks separated the two.

The octopus boss was the type of monster that would appear in the later stages of the game.

This was why Ouyang Shuo experienced such difficulty in killing it.

Similarly, compared to last time, when he was at a paltry 6th layer of the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique, he was now at the 10th layer.

Hence, one inner pellet could not cause a massive change.

The liquid soaked the dantian like it was watering a thirsty plant, and the dry dantian started to revitalise at a visible rate. Ouyang Shuo used the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique to guide the primordial energy through his meridians and wash the injuries.

After an hour, Ouyang Shuo was done.

He had basically recovered from his injuries. Not only that, even the slow progressing Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique had improved a notch; he was just less than a year away from the 11th layer.

After completing this process, Ouyang Shuo got up and was ready to leave.

The storm above the ocean had stopped long ago, and it was sunny and bright.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo needed to quickly meet up with the squadron; he did not want to worry them.

At this very moment, Ouyang Shuo noticed that the Gold Qilin Seal was acting weirdly. When he gazed upon it, it was like the golden light had noticed, and it shone even brighter.

"This is?" Ouyang Shuo did not understand.

After he uncovered the seal and held it in his hands, the golden glow reached its brightest level yet.

A magical moment suddenly happened right in front of his eyes.

The golden light turned into an arrow and pointed toward the northeast side of the desolate island.

"Don't tell me there's an adventure quest here?" Ouyang Shuo muttered. After encountering the octopus monster's revenge, Ouyang Shuo had given up hope on his luck stat.

There were people who had come into contact with adventure quests in this island region.

However, such a fortunate matter would definitely not land in Ouyang Shuo's hands. When had Ouyang Shuo obtained anything good without being badly hurt or losing a lot?

Hence, Ouyang Shuo did not hold high hopes for whatever was on this island. Instead, he was worried that if something bad happened, it would affect the voyaging squadron.

Just as he was about to leave, the golden light grew even brighter, and it started to burn.

This sight caused Ouyang Shuo to frown. Treasures had sentience, much less something as precious as the Golden Qilin Seal. One could only say that the item on the island was truly important to it.

After a moment of pondering, Ouyang Shuo gritted his teeth and ventured deeper into the island. Whether it was a lucky break or a tragedy, he could not avoid it. It was a destined encounter, so why not just let it come?

Who knows, maybe his appearance on this desolate island was preordained.

Following the directions of the golden light, Ouyang Shuo walked three to four miles. Suddenly, a valley appeared in front of him. Not only were the mountains on the sides not straight, they looked like something had knocked them apart and smashed them a couple of times.

A massive fog covered the back of the valley, sending off an extremely gloomy feel.

The moment Ouyang Shuo approached the valley, a cold breeze swept him from within, making him sneeze.

At this point, Ouyang Shuo grabbed the Tianmo Spear and stood on high alert.

With his current cultivation, how could a simple cold breeze make him sneeze? The only explanation was that there was something within the valley.

When he arrived at the mouth of the valley, the golden glow from the Golden Qilin Seal grew brighter and brighter.

Since he had already walked to this step, there was no reason for Ouyang Shuo to back down.

Ouyang Shuo asked Little Green to guard outside the valley, while he raised his spear and entered it alone.

Weirdly, the fog at the mouth of the valley was not that thick. However, when he ventured inside, he could not see his fingers when he raised them.

The even weirder aspect was that the fog at the mouth of the valley was a normal white. On the other hand, the fog on the inside had turned black.

If Ouyang Shuo had a third eye, he would be able to see many spirits floating around in this fog. However, with the golden light protecting him, these evil spirits did not dare to approach.

The further he walked in, the lower the terrain sloped.

Bada!

Suddenly, Ouyang Shuo stepped onto something.

He lowered his head to see the bone structure of an animal. It was even bigger than Little Green.

Following which, Ouyang Shuo saw skeleton after skeleton. They were probably at least at the desolate beast level, as their structures still remained so tough after so many years.

Only the bones of desolate beasts and stronger could stand the test of time.

The deeper he went, the larger the skeletons he found.

Ouyang Shuo could recognize some of them, but he could not distinguish a large portion.

The deeper he went, the more shocked he felt.

What had happened on this unnamed island to actually attract so many desolate beasts? One must know that around the oceans, desolate beasts were exceedingly rare.

Ouyang Shuo even suspected that all the beasts for thousands of miles around this island were attracted to here at some point in the past. When he ventured even deeper, he no longer found the remains of desolate beasts. Instead, he discovered the skeletons of the higher ranked spirit beasts.

Even though Ouyang Shuo had seen a lot, he could not help but feel his hair stand.

At this very moment, a powerful gust of wind blew through the valley.

The wind wrapped up the black fog and slowly formed a black spiral on top of Ouyang Shuo's head.

Jie Jie!

In the spiral, an evil teeth grinding sound of laughter broke out.

"Who?"

Ouyang Shuo raised his head, and his face froze.

"Little boy, you could choose to go on the path of heavens, but instead you chose to come to hell." The moment the words sounded, the spiral turned into a dragon head.

Dragons in Chinese culture represented nobility and prosperity, but the black dragon had nothing to do with either; it represented evil.

The dragon head charged right at Ouyang Shuo, catching him off guard.

Ouyang Shuo had fought numerous battles and many enemies, but who would have known that one day he would fight a spirit.

He had a plethora of skills but no way to utilize them.

Just at this moment, the Golden Qilin Seal suddenly floated into the air and circled his head, emitting a golden radiance. When the black dragon saw the seal, it froze up and did not dare to charge any closer.

Ci~~

The black dragon smashed into the gold light and a burning sound broke out.

The golden light was like the nemesis of the black fog, and it digested the fog.

"Jiejie, the kid has such a treasure, no wonder he can get here." The black dragon was not discouraged at all. Instead, it showed an expression like victory was already decided.

Ouyang Shuo kept silent and did not say anything.

During the Battle of Julu, the red dragon spirit in Liu Bang's body could not escape the Golden Qilin Seal. The black dragon in front of him had not even showed its real form, and it was already unafraid of the seal.

Comparing the two, the strength difference was immediately determined.

The spirits in the valley were swept up by the black fog and sent above the golden light. When they touched the light, they let loose painful cries.

At the same time, the energy of the golden light was quickly expended.

Ouyang Shuo could only watch on helplessly.

As more and more spirits gathered, the golden light reached the verge of shattering and started to shake.

It seemed like the barrier the golden light had formed was going to shatter.

Jiejie!

The black dragon let out a gleeful laugh.

"Who are you and what is this place?"

Ouyang Shuo decided to put down his worries and use the chance to gain some information.

"Hehe." The black dragon stopped laughing,"Since you're about to die, I don't mind telling you. I'm the dragon king of the oceans. As for this place, naturally, it is where I was buried."

"A dead dragon?" Ouyang Shuo smiled coldly.

Although they did not fight, Ouyang Shuo could tell something. Despite this dragon's incredible strength, it was just a dragon spirit like the red dragon.

If not, what appeared here would not just be an apparition.

"Little boy, you're looking to die!"

Like his weakness had been stabbed, the black dragon's expression changed.

All of a sudden, all of the spirits in the valley were swept up and thrown at the golden barrier.

A thick burning smell permeated the area.

Numerous cries broke out by his ear. In less than ten minutes, the golden light shattered with a pa! and the Golden Qilin Seal fell back into his hands.

"Die boy!" The black dragon roared and charged straight at Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo knew that normal weapons were useless against spirits. He focused and waited. Why not let it attack and try to use the golden primordial energy to fight it?

He did not believe that the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique could not tame an evil dragon.

Just at this moment, a dragon roar emanated from the clouds.

Ang!

The roar was mighty and shocked the wilderness.

The black dragon was right in front of Ouyang Shuo, but it it stopped in shock when it heard the roar. A complicated expression appeared in its eyes.

It looked up.

The clouds above the valley had spread apart to reveal a colossal dragon hundreds of miles long. It was snow white in color; this was the fate and luck dragon that Ouyang Shuo had been forming since he had entered the game.

At the crucial moment, it had finally awakened.

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Chapter 619-Dragon Battle

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Two dragons, one black and one white, stared at each other in the air.

"How many years has it been? I finally get to see someone from my race again." The black dragon was filled with emotion.The fate dragon's sentience had not opened up, so it could not speak.

"Even so, you cannot do whatever you want here; this is my territory." As expected from an evil dragon, its emotions changed so quickly. It immediately changed its target from Ouyang Shuo to the fate dragon.

All of a sudden, the strong winds in the valley acted once again, and the black dragon sucked up the massive number of spirits and tossed them into the black fog. Instantly, the black dragon looked realer and eviler.

Ang!

The black dragon roared and brought with it the black fog, as it rushed into the sky. The fate dragon was not to be beaten, as it charged down; its eyes did not show a trace of emotion.

The two giant dragons engaged in mid air.

Between god dragons, it was either close combat or a battle of magic and skills. But these two dragons did not possess a physical body, so their fighting method was enough to burst open one's eyeballs.

The two wrapped together and bit at one another.

Yes, that's right, they bit each other.

You bite me once, and I bite you once.

The black dragon bit off fate; it was spirit, swallowing the enemy to strengthen itself.

Although the battle between the two seemed extremely simple, the level of danger was no lower than any other calamitous battle.

The winner lives and the loser dies.

The fate dragon stretched for hundreds of miles, and it had a strong foundation, while the black dragon relied on the spirits in the valley. Neither were not weak; in fact, the two were equal in strength.

It was difficult to decide the victor.

Ouyang Shuo stood in the valley, as he watched on in a focused manner. If this carried on, both sides would be heavily injured. The fate dragon was the key to the prosperity of the territory, and it could not be lost.

He needed to act.

His trump card was the Golden Qilin Seal.

It was the nemesis of all things evil, and its specialty chased away all evil. Before this, it was trying to protect him. As such, it had used up its energy.

Thinking about this point, Ouyang Shuo immediately sat on the ground and placed the Golden Qilin Seal in his hands. He closed his eyes and injected his golden primordial energy into the seal.

Instantly, the golden seal shone brightly once more.

As more and more golden primordial energy entered the seal, its glow became brighter and brighter. The Golden Qilin Seal even emitted a weak sense of joy.

This sight caused Ouyang Shuo to grow even more serious.

Just at this moment, the area around the seal formed a golden whirlpool, emanating a strong suction power. All the spirits in the valley were sucked in and shortly disappeared.

Weirdly, this power only affected the spirits but not the bones.

Ouyang Shuo jolted to his senses; he had found the way to beat the black dragon.

Primordial energy like flowed water, as it endlessly entered the golden seal. The octopus boss's inner pellet had nourished the primordial energy in Ouyang Shuo's dantian, so it was at its most full state. Hence, he could keep up with this expenditure.

The bigger the whirlpool grew, the stronger the suction power.

Suddenly, a black whirlpool formed around Ouyang Shuo, as numerous spirits were dragged into the golden whirlpool and were purified.

When the spirits were purified, they let out pained cries. However, once the process ended, they showed an expression of freedom and release before they disappeared.

The Golden Qilin Seal was the seal of an emperor, hence, it had the ability to purify spirits. It purified more and more spirits, and an empty space even appeared around Ouyang Shuo.

Following which, the spirits actually started to proactively gather toward the golden whirlpool.

In the pitch dark valley, Ouyang Shuo sat on the spot, as a golden light shone in his hands. Numerous spirits gathered over, forming a truly magnificent scene. If one did not know better, they would think that it was a great monk.

Ouyang Shuo's move had destroyed the foundation of the black dragon. These spirits were what it relied on, and every time the fate dragon swallowed a part of it, it could use these spirits to replenish its strength.

As the spirits were purified, the black dragon started to lose out.

"Stupid kid!" The black dragon wanted to charge down to attack Ouyang Shuo.

Ang!

Although the fate dragon lacked sentience, its battle sense had awakened. How could it allow the black dragon to leave? It wrapped the black dragon up and continued to bite and tear at it.

Each bite ripped off a large part of the black fog, which subsequently entered the fate dragon's stomach.

Helplessly, the black dragon could only return to the battle.

In the valley, Ouyang Shuo's purification journey had not ended. Apart from having a rich dantian, a portion of the energy from the inner pellet had remained in his body; he had not digested all of it yet.

This time, Ouyang Shuo activated it all and sent the energy into the golden seal.

With both energies combined, the golden seal showed off its might.

In less than an hour, the black fog in the valley had actually become thin. The further it went on, the thinner it got; the shade turned from black to grey and finally to white.

In the valley, a saintly noise broke out.

Ouyang Shuo had performed a majorly meritorious act.

In the end, the golden seal purified all the spirits in the valley.

A system notification sounded out in his ear.

"System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi, using a treasure to purify spirits, freeing them. Specially rewarded forty thousand merit points, congratulations!"

Ouyang Shuo laughed; he truly did not expect to receive such a reward. Forty thousand merit points was huge. Normal lords would only earn such an amount in half a year, even a year.

"Virtuous acts will naturally be rewarded." Ouyang Shuo thought of something.After the spirits were purified, the black dragon in the air could not gain any further support.

Ang!

The black dragon let loose a dissatisfied roar. It wanted to break free, but it could not.

It could only watch on as the fate dragon ripped its body apart piece by piece. As the battle went on, the difference in strength grew more and more obvious, and the resistance of the black dragon faltered.

Finally, amidst the unwilling cries and hollers of the black dragon, even its head was eaten.

Ge!

The fate dragon actually burped.Ouyang Shuo smiled.

Through this battle, not only was the fate dragon unharmed, its body had even grown. Its entire body had also corporealized to a greater extent.

Its white body was also starting to turn red, half red and half white. This signified prosperity, above red was purple, and in the end, it was the most noble gold.

However, one aspect stood out; its eyes actually contained a hint of black.

As they say, if you kill one thousand enemies, you lose eight hundred of your own. The fate dragon had swallowed up the black dragon whole. It was unavoidable that it would take up some of the black dragon's evil energy.

And this was something Ouyang Shuo could not take no matter what.

Purity was of the utmost importance to a fate dragon. If it was possessed by an evil spirit, the consequences would be dire. It might cause catastrophes in the territory or even shake the base of the territory.

Thinking about this point, Ouyang Shuo used his last bit of primordial energy to utilize the golden seal. It was like the seal knew what Ouyang Shuo was thinking, as it once again rose up into the air and turned into a golden light, shooting into the body of the fate dragon.

After a short while, a golden light shone through its body.

Ah!

Within the body of the fate dragon, a painful shout broke out. It was the remnants of the black dragon; the golden seal had completely purified it.

"Little parasite." When Ouyang Shuo saw this result, he coldly smiled.

The black dragon was thinking about using the fate dragon as a nest to regain its true power.

Ouyang Shuo would not let it fulfill its wish.

After a short while, a black smoke came out of the fate dragon's body, before disappearing into the air. The evil energy hidden in the fate dragon was finally cleared out.

With a Shua! the golden seal flew of the fate dragon and returned to his hands.

During the entire process, the fate dragon did not move, and it allowed Ouyang Shuo to do whatever he wanted. When the matter ended, it finally looked at Ouyang Shuo; it nodded, before disappearing into the clouds.

Ouyang Shuo and the fate dragon were bound by destiny. Although the two did not exchange a single word, they knew what the other was thinking.

As for this titanic battle, it had finally ended.

However, Ouyang Shuo's adventure was far from over. He did not forget that the Golden Qilin Seal was what directed him here, but everything so far was of no help to it.

He had not discovered the real goal of the golden seal.

As expected, it turned into an arrow once more and led the way.

After the battle, the fog in the valley had completely disappeared. At this point, Ouyang Shuo looked around, and the first thing he saw were scattered bones.

Numerous bones filled up this valley like a quiet battlefield.

Ouyang Shuo guessed that these bones were the remains of that black dragon. Who knows what treasure was hidden here to make these desolate beasts and spirit beasts risk their lives.

Heading past the bone battlefield, they arrived at a vast graveyard inside the valley. It was made of large rocks and spanned thousands of meters, surrounding the entire back half of the valley.

In the center of the graveyard was a stone door over ten meters high.

Ouyang Shuo approached the door and pushed it with all his strength, but it did not budge.

"This…."

Based on his conjectures, the wall was four to five meters thick, and there might be a mechanism inside. As a result, brute force could not be used to open it.

There was an old lock at the bottom of the door with a carved dragon pattern. In the middle of the lock was a keyhole, the place to insert the key to opening the door.

The problem was where to find the key.

Like it had heard Ouyang Shuo's thoughts, the golden arrow pointed to his storage bag.

"In here?" Ouyang Shuo was confused.

The golden arrow actually nodded hurriedly.

Ouyang Shuo turned his attention to his storage bag, and everything within it appeared in his mind.

He saw an uncountable valley of items.

At a corner was a box that stored all the special items Ouyang Shuo had gathered.

Amongst which was a stone key.

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Chapter 620-Dragon Vein

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The stone key in his storage was the one that he had found in the bottom of the box during the search for the Beihai Bay treasure. Who knew that this key was actually the key to the dragon tomb.

Fate was truly a mysterious matter.

If Ouyang Shuo had not searched for the treasure prior to the voyage, he would not experience such a fortuitous encounter.

Ouyang Shuo took it out and plunged it into the lock and twisted. With a kacha! the sound of moving mechanisms could be heard, and the huge stone door started to rise.

A rotting smell emanated from within.

The mysterious dragon tomb was displayed right in front of his eyes.

Ouyang Shuo took out a torch and walked into the dragon tomb. The golden light from the seal became more and more excited.

Hula!

Just as he entered the graveyard passageway, two rows of oil lamps lit up at the same time. The automatic lighting up of the oil lamps was due to the spontaneous combustion of phosphorus; it was not anything magical.

This mechanism made Ouyang Shuo sure that this graveyard was definitely manufactured. After all, if this was really a dragon tomb, there was no way it would be so intricately designed.

After walking through the passageway, he reached the main hall.

The entire hall was over seven hundred meters wide and basically took up over 90% of the graveyard.

The most eye-catching aspect was the six hundred meters wide skeletal structure. If Ouyang Shuo was right, these bones belonged to the black dragon.

Although time had passed, the dragon bones still looked new and strong.

Opposite the huge skeleton was another skeletal structure. However, it was much smaller, just a little bigger than a Nian Beast. In comparison, it was eye-catching.

Just from its body shape alone, it would be something similar to the Nian Beast when it was alive; completely different from the dragon. No matter how he tried to guess, he could not figure out is background.

It was weird for such a bone structure to appear in a dragon tomb.

"Little friend, you are finally here!"

From within the hall, an exceedingly weak voice sounded.

"Who?" Ouyang Shuo was astonished.

Wasn't there only one dragon spirit in the tomb? If there was more, he was so dead. The current Ouyang Shuo had used up nearly all of his primordial energy.

"Little friend don't panic, I have no ill intentions." The same voice rang out once again.

"Who are you?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

At this very moment, the Golden Qilin Seal's glow expanded and pointed toward the smaller skeleton.

"You're it?"

"That's right." The old hoarse voice broke out, "I'm a jade qilin. I chased the evil dragon till here. After we battled, both of us were heavily hurt and perished."

"Qilin?" Ouyang Shuo's eyes lit up.

He immediately deduced that this Qilin attracted the Golden Qilin Seal.

Currently, the Golden Qilin Seal was in a half-sealed state. The unsealing requirements were to inject a Qilin's spirit. Wasn't this a Qilin in front of them?

One could say that everything was determined by the heavens.

Ouyang Shuo was worrying about where to find a legendary Qilin to unlock the golden seal. After all, setting up a country would be a joke without it.

"Who built this graveyard? It doesn't look like a dragon's grave."

Ouyang Shuo calmed himself down and carefully asked.

He needed the spirit to willingly unseal the Golden Qilin Seal.

As such, Ouyang Shuo wanted to understand the situation.

"Little friend, are you willing to listen to a story?" The old Qilin asked.

"I'm all ears."

Talking to a pile of bones was actually extremely freaky.

"In olden times, the dragon race lived in the deep oceans of the South China Sea. One day, a black dragon was born in the race; it was deemed as an unlucky dragon, so it was chased out. It bore the pain and humiliation and grew up to be a well mannered and nice dragon. The black dragon moved into this desolate island when its days were numbered and found a spiritual vein."

"Spiritual vein?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

During the cold weapons era, did spiritual veins really exist?

"To god dragons, spiritual veins are the best cultivation item. The god dragon merged with it and slowly transformed it into the dragon vein. However, such a treasure was naturally targeted by others. Those skeletons that you saw when you entered were desolate beasts and spirit beast who the black dragon killed."

Ouyang Shuo was enlightened.

"However, killing makes one lose their personality. The originally kind and well behaved black dragon became more extreme and killing became its hobby. It purposely attracted beasts here and killed them. Not only that, it didn't follow the rules of the dragon race and broke into the human world, capturing humans to build his palace."

"So this isn't a dragon tomb but a palace?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"That's right, it is a dragon palace. Not only that, the dragon carved the entire valley into a formation. As the black dragon continued its rule, everything within thousands of miles was thrown into chaos." After he talked to this point, the Qilin sighed,"I was nearby, but when I heard about this matter, I naturally could not ignore it."Ouyang Shuo did not expect that this old Qilin was actually a righteous warrior.

"I came to this island to reason with the black dragon, but it didn't listen. Hence, I had no choice but to try and bring him back for his race to deal with him. Who knew that this black dragon's formation was so strange. We fought for three days and nights before both sides were greviously hurt."

Ouyang Shuo thought back to the two broken peaks of the valleys, "God beasts fighting is really too terrifying, destroying the earth itself."

"You should know what happened. We both died; our bodies were destroyed, and only our spirits remained. My spirit cannot leave my body for too long; otherwise, it would dissipate. Meanwhile, that black dragon made use of the formation to continue to create problems in the valley." The Qilin's voice contained an unmistakable sense of self-blame.

"In the end, at least justice was served, and the black dragon perished. As for me, it's time for me to return."

"Return?" Ouyang Shuo asked with a nervous expression.

This old thing wasn't going to escape, was it?

"I didn't reincarnate because I wanted to guard against this black dragon. Now that it has perished, I can revive in peace. However…."

Ouyang Shuo noticed that this Qilin was not only righteous; it was also a depressed poet.

"However what?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"However, I have to repay your kindness. When I saw your golden seal, I realised that everything was planned, and that I did not come here by chance," the Qilin explained.This old fellow could even bring in the heavens.

"You mean that you're willing to move into the seal?" Ouyang Shuo asked. He still did not know what would happen if the qilin spirit moved into the golden seal.

"That's right."

"Phew!" Ouyang Shuo heaved a sigh of relief.

Ambition was something that was never quenched.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Ouyang Shuo had other thoughts, "Can that dragon vein be used?"

"Naturally, it can."

Ouyang Shuo was delighted and bowed,"Thank you, senior, for your help.."

"You want to use that dragon vein to link you and your fate dragon together?" the Qilin asked.

"Yes." Ouyang Shuo did not avoid the question. Since the black dragon could cultivate with the help of the spirit vein, the fate dragon naturally could too. Furthermore, the term dragon vein and dynasty were closely linked.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo could not help but think about the possibilities.

"Why not, let me help you once." The old Qilin was a brotherly and righteous person.

"Thank you, senior!" Ouyang Shuo bowed once more.

"Amongst the dragon bones, there is a formation. Sit inside it and focus; visualize the fate dragon in your head. As for the remaining matters, leave it to me!" the Qilin said.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and followed his instructions.

The formation was extremely eye-catching, and Ouyang Shuo found it right away. He sat down and concentrated on his breathing. The scene of the battle between the fate dragon and the black dragon entered his mind.

The fate dragon, many meters long, mighty.

At this very moment, the fate dragon hidden in the clouds opened its eyes once again and responded to Ouyang Shuo's summon. This was the first time the two of them had established a connection.

A familiar feeling spread forth from the fate dragon.

The current fate dragon looked massive, but it was actually a young baby. Its feelings toward Ouyang Shuo was that of a father, a close relative.

Ouyang Shuo smiled, as a warm feeling filled his heart.

Just at this moment, a strong spiritual energy burst forth from the formation beneath him and entered his body, attacking his meridians.

Ouyang Shuo did not dare to take the situation lightly, and he rotated the primordial energy.

Weirdly, when the spiritual energy passed through his meridians and entered his dantian, it all disappeared. At the same time, it appeared in the sky and entered the body of the fate dragon.

This continued on.

Ouyang Shuo's meridians were cleaned and revitalized by the spiritual energy and grew stronger and stronger. The already wide meridians were pried open a little more. Some of the smaller branches were also appearing. The Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique was improving at a visible speed; it seemed like he was about to reach a breakthrough.

In just a short moment, Ouyang Shuo had benefited a lot.

Such a fortuitous encounter was exceedingly hard to come by.

Of course, the one that benefited the most was still the fate dragon. Its entire body was becoming more real.

Scarily, the originally half red, half white body rapidly became a pure red.

In less than an hour, two-thirds of the dragon had turned red.

Ouyang Shuo sat crossed legged; the spiritual energy showed no signs of drying up. After an hour, it was still flowing like a river, pouring into his body.

At this moment, a swelling and painful feeling appeared in his meridians.

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Chapter 621-Emperor Seal

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High above in the clouds, the fate dragon strengthened again and again under the nourishment of the spiritual energy. Strand after strand of white transformed into a pure red.

It seemed like its body was going to turn completely red.

On the other hand, Ouyang Shuo was experiencing pain in the dragon tomb. All his meridians were like rivers and the spiritual energy was the tiger water.

As the river water swept down, it expanded the channel at the same time, placing a massive burden on the river.

He looked like he could not hold on much longer.

However, Ouyang Shuo remained determined; he bore the pain that normal people could not understand, maintaining the link with the fate dragon. At the same time, he cycled the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique to try and alleviate the pain.

In front of the spiritual energy river, the golden primordial energy was like a small stream, slowly flowing along the river. Along the way, it repaired the swelling pain of the meridians and made them stronger and stronger.

Throughout this process, the primordial energy would unavoidably swallow up some spiritual energy to strengthen itself. Hence, Ouyang Shuo's cultivation surged.

This was a case of a person in pain being happy too.

Half an hour later, the body of the fate dragon had turned into a pure red. However, it did not grow bigger but shrunk instead; its size decreased by 50%, becoming more solid and real.

A system notification sounded out by his ear.

"System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi, fate dragon has evolved to the 2nd stage red dragon, territory prosperity and luck has boomed; the weather will favor you and things will go your way. Rewarding player 10 luck points!"

Ouyang Shuo teared up; finally, his luck stat would not hold him back. With that, it seemed like the matter of fate affecting one's luck would only happen when the fate dragon evolves.

When the fate dragon upgraded to the 3rd stage purple dragon and the 4th stage golden dragon, there would probably be luck rewards again. At that time, Ouyang Shuo would be a person that luck and destiny favoured.

However, the road to upgrading the fate dragon was a long one that needed many fortuitous encounters

In the wilderness, player countries could be split into king dynasties, emperor dynasties, and imperial dynasties. The requirement for a king dynasty was a red dragon, emperor dynasty a purple dragon, and imperial dynasty a gold dragon.

Hence, in terms of its fate dragon, Shanhai City had already met the requirements to establish a country.

Such an achievement was truly shocking.

One must know that even first tier lords like Di Chen and the others only had white manifestation of their fate. Moreover, the white layer had not been filled yet.

At the same time, the thousands of miles away Shanhai City welcomed an auspicious sign.

In the skies of the territory, a vast red dragon hundreds of miles long appeared. Regardless of their prefecture, the residents of Shanhai Territory could see it clearly. When they saw this god dragon, they could not help but bow their heads.

"It's a god dragon, a god dragon!" Some of them teared up in joy.

It might be somewhat hard for someone who was not Chinese to understand their feelings as a result of this sign from the heavens of legends.

The sky changed, and a spirit rain immediately poured down.

That's right a spirit rain.

As the spirit rain fell, the entire landscape grew in elegance and grace.

The soil of the territory grew in fertility, the crops and animals strengthened, while the beasts became healthy and energetic. The rain was like medicine to the residents, curing them of all illnesses and health problems.

"The dragon god is protecting us, it is protecting us!" The people were thankful, kneeling to pray.

When the rain drenched the soldiers, it did not simply heal their injuries; their strength also increased. Some of them even directly upgraded thanks to the help of the spirit rain.

Baiqi, Han Xin, and the other god generals looked up into the skies with expressions of awe.

The spirit rain nourished all the people in the city, and they could feel their bodies strengthening; they felt more energised, and their thoughts became sharper. All of a sudden, the overall strength of the territory increased by a grade.

In the Xinan University, Jiangshang looked up at the god dragon with a hard to read expression.

Only the heavens could grant such an auspicious sign; words could not describe it.

The people's sentiment of the territory instantly increased by 2, reaching a terrifying 99. Based on Gaia's settings, if a territory's people sentiment reached 100, it would grant the Lord of the territory a massive reward.

Shanhai City had once again shocked the wilderness.Ouyang Shuo also received numerous benefits.

Right after the fate dragon evolved, his Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique finally broke through to the 11th layer. In less than an hour, he had saved a year's worth of hard work.

The Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique had twelve layers, so he was just one step away from the max. Of course, the last layer was the hardest. However, if he succeeded, it would be like changing his bones and tendons.

By Ouyang Shuo's estimations, it would be hard to reach the twelfth layer without two years of hard work.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo had to start paying attention to his next cultivation technique.

The Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique was the first part of the most pinnacle cultivation technique in the China region. The second part was similarly hidden as a reward during a battle map.

Ouyang Shuo had to plan ahead; otherwise, his cultivation journey would be cut short.

The second part of the cultivation technique was known as the Huangting Scripture, also a Taoist scripture. Gaia had set this technique to appear during the seventh battle map.

During this breakthrough of his Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique, Ouyang Shuo's strength increased from six oxen to nine. His strength increased by 50%, reaching the pinnacle of brute force.

Moreover, the moment he broke through to the 12th layer, he would obtain the power of nine oxen cows and two tigers, truly terrifying.The spiritual energy under Ouyang Shuo continued to pour in.

Luckily, after his breakthrough in the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique, Ouyang Shuo's meridians had strengthened, and they could withstand the spiritual energy.

Above the clouds, the fate dragon changed once more.

The red within the dragon started to morph into a majestic and grand purple.

Another hour later.

Ouyang Shuo's meridians had already reached their maximum, and he had to withstand a piercing pain. Meanwhile, a third of the fate dragon's body had turned purple.

At this moment, the spiritual energy river started to slow down and dry up.

"Friend, leave some foundation for this spiritual vein!" The voice of the Qilin rang out in his ear.

It was hard for such heaven and earth entities to form. If this spiritual river dried up, it would hurt the balance of the earth. Leaving a foundation would allow it to slowly recover, truly a moral and righteous act.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and cut off his connection with the fate dragon.

The fate dragon emitted a pleased reaction before it disappeared into the clouds once more.

"Thank you, senior!" Ouyang Shuo stood up and bowed.

"This is your lucky encounter, I only helped out…." Before the old Qilin could continue, Ouyang Shuo stood up and started to search around the head of the dragon.

"Little friend, what are you doing?" The old Qilin asked.

"Um…" When Ouyang Shuo heard this question, he felt a little awkward, "I heard that there's a dragon ball with dragons. However, I don't know where it is."Ouyang Shuo's greed left the old Qilin speechless.

"Um, I was thinking that rather than leaving it here to gather dust, why not use it?" Ouyang Shuo tried his best to explain.

"The stomach." The old Qilin spat out these two words.

Ouyang Shuo was delighted, he approached the stomach area of the dragon skeleton. Sure enough, he found a small, unassuming pearl lying within.

He did not hesitate; he pried open the bones and took out the dragon ball.

Looking at it closely, it was a little bigger than a dove egg; it was transparent like a crystal or a pearl.

"This is a dragon ball?" Ouyang Shuo expressed his doubt.

Based on his expectations, shouldn't the dragon ball be massive? This was just too small.

"Yes."

"Okay, if it is, then it is!" Ouyang Shuo did not ask anymore and simply kept it in his storage bag.

As for how to use it, Ouyang Shuo did not have any thoughts yet. After being exposed to the outside for so long, the ball had turned rock solid. Who knows whether one could digest it if swallowed.

"Can we go now?" The old Qilin asked.

"Hmm." Ouyang Shuo was extremely thick skinned, and he muttered, "if we could use these dragon bones to craft a warship, what kind of invincible warship could we create?"

As he spoke, he stared at the dragon bones and did not leave.

With the size of this dragon skeleton, even with the large capacity of Ouyang Shuo's storage bag, he still could not store it.The old Qilin was left extremely speechless; it sighed and said, "Sigh, let me help you one last time!"

"Thank you, senior!"

The old Qilin did not speak anymore. A jade light shot out from the Qilin skeleton and landed onto dragon skeleton. Instantly, it shrunk to around the size of the Qilin.

The mysteries of magic had truly opened up Ouyang Shuo's eyes. He did not hesitate and kept the shrunken dragon bones in his storage bag.

When he needed to use it, he would ask the old Qilin to remove the spell to bring the bones back to their original size.

Looking out, the huge dragon tomb had nothing other than the two massive skeletons. The god dragons of the east were not like the western ones that liked to hoard treasures.

The taste of the god dragons was exceedingly high.

"Let's go!" After the old Qilin said these final words, it turned into a green light and shot into the seal.

Instantly, the golden seal glowed. The Qilin on the seal came alive; it looked extremely sentient and active. Meanwhile, carvings of the Qilin appeared around the seal.

A system notification sounded out in his ear.

"System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi, mysterious treasure Golden Qilin Seal has obtained the willing injection of a Qilin spirit, the seal has been removed. Officially becoming the Emperor Seal, congratulations player!"

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Chapter 622-Godlike Man

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The moment the notification sounded, Ouyang Shuo eagerly took a look at the stats of the emperor seal

Name: Emperor Seal (God Rank)

Type: Secret Treasure

Specialty: Ward Off Devils and Spirits (incorruptible and helps to chase away evil). Watch over Nanjiang (the territory under the Lord's jurisdiction isn't limited to the land area of the territory. The entire Nanjiang will be under the authority of the wielder of the seal, protected and recognized by the imperial court). Conferred Lord (10% increase in people's sentiment). Protection of Fate (using the might of the emperor to lead the fate and prosperity of the territory and protect the people.)

Evaluation: this is an unlocked Emperor Seal, injected with the spirit of a Qilin. It can affect the fate of an entire country; it is a pinnacle treasure, a necessity for establishing a country.

After checking the stats, Ouyang Shuo was actually a little disappointed. The rank of the seal had gone up to god rank but its stats did not change much.

Ouyang Shuo guessed that it would only show its might when the time came to establish a country.

After stowing away the bones of the old Qilin in his storage bag, Ouyang Shuo turned and left the dragon tomb. Walking out of the valley, he found Little Green, who still stood guard loyally.

"Go, let's go!" Ouyang Shuo smiled.

As the sun set, one man and one beast disappeared from the desolate island.

Spratly Islands region, a certain unnamed island.

Zheng He's squadron had rested for three days. For three days, there were no sounds or signals from the soul of the squadron. The entire squadron had fallen into a weird and suppressive state.

The storm and the sneak attack from the octopus monsters had caused the squadron to lose five hundred men. Additionally, seawater had soaked some of the items that the squadron had brought, rendering the items unusable.

The most serious matter was that some of the members had suddenly fallen ill to ocean diseases. The entire medical team was incredibly busy, turning around and around before being able to slightly control the illnesses. After all, many of the sailors were travelling long distance for the first time, so it was unsurprising that they were not used to it.

Successive blows meant that the squadron could not function normally. They relied on Admiral Zheng He and their strong mental strength to hold on.

Now, even Zheng He was barely holding on.

From the temporarily built commander tent, intense quarrelling noises spread out.

"We can't wait any longer, we have to find the Lord!" A man's rough voice exclaimed. His tone was exceedingly uncourteous, anxious, and impatient.

"I have already arranged for cima boats to search around." The other voice was extremely gentle and special. Putting it bluntly, it sounded rather girlish.

Obviously, this voice belonged to an eunuch.

In the entire squadron, apart from Zheng He, there was no second person it could be.

"Cima boats? That's far from enough, we need to arrange the main squadron to look." The brutish man did not agree, "If you don't go, I'll bring my own men out to look for the Lord."

"No!" Zheng He's attitude remained resolute.

"A*h*le, you actually don't care about the safety of the Lord!" The one standing in front of Zheng He was Personal Guards Captain Chen Dameng. Seeing Zheng He shake his head, Chen Dameng stared at the other man with eyes as big as a cow's.

As the Personal Guards Captain and the commander of one thousand Divine Martial Guards, he held a truly special position in the voyage squadron. Even the admiral lacked power over him.

During the storm, they could not help, and the Lord had to face the enemy alone, leaving Chen Dameng extremely ashamed.

If it was not for the Lord's orders, Chen Dameng would have simply gone over to try and help. After the storm had passed, the squadron followed the Lord's instructions and found a desolate island. However, Chen Dameng's heart did not feel at ease for even a moment.

Every day, he would bug Zheng He to let him lead troops to look for the Lord.

Zheng He had headed down to the west seven times, and he had seen nearly everything. At this moment, remaining calm was the most important, waiting patiently was the best choice.

However, this barbaric horse did not want to back off.

They had not only quarreled for one or two times. As time went on, the conflicts grew in intensity, to the point where the situation was unsalvageable.

"My conscience is fine. The Lord let me lead this squadron, so I have the responsibility to ensure their safety." Facing Chen Dameng's accusations, Zheng He remained unfazed.

"A*h*le!"

Chen Dameng could not hold it in anymore, and he pulled out the massive blade by his waist.

"Protect the admiral!"

Seeing his actions, the soldiers around the tent all pulled out their blades and stared at Chen Dameng with severity. These were the Personal Guards that Ouyang Shuo had assigned to Zheng He.

The atmosphere in the tent instantly turned extremely tense.

"Back down!" Zheng He frowned and solemnly commanded.

"Admiral!"

When Zheng He's Personal Guards heard his words, their expressions turned a little anxious.

"Back down!" Zheng He raised his tone.

"Yes!"

The Personal Guards could only helplessly back out of the tent.

During the entire process, Chen Dameng stood fearless, and he just stared coldly at this scene, "One day, at most, I'll wait for one more day. Regardless of whether you agree or not, I'll head out to sea once this one day passes."

After leaving this final sentence, Chen Dameng turned around and left.

When Zheng He saw Chen Dameng leave, he let out a long sigh. For the first time, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.Morning of the next day, it was still bright and sunny. The ocean surface was like a mirror, without any waves.

Suddenly, the sun rose up.

The orange red sun slowly climbed up from the ocean horizon and shone downward. The ocean was a clear blue, while the light of the sun was a warm orange red like the milky way in the sky.

With his back facing the rising sun, a man slowly walked toward the shore.

That's right, he was walking.

The man did not have a boat under his feet, but he was approaching the desolate island at a rapid rate. Under the cover of the sun, he cast a long shadow on the surface of the water; he was like an immortal from the heavens.

Only if someone was close would they notice a beast beneath the man's feet. The beast had a vicious head, and a sharp horn popped out on the ocean surface, looking exceedingly domineering.

Weirdly, in front of the man, the beast was extremely gentle.

One man, one beast, so harmonious and close.

"Lord, the Lord is back!"

The patrolling cima boats had finally found traces of the man, and they could not help but holler.

Instantly, the entire island grew excited.

Cheers broke out incessantly.

"Lord, where is the Lord?"

Chen Dameng was like a wild horse, and he charged out of his tent and looked around frantically. Following the noise, he noticed a man that was gradually approaching shore.

"It really is the Lord!" This valiant man was actually tearing up.

When Zheng He received the news and walked out of his tent, a flash of joy appeared in his eyes. Seeing Chen Dameng and looking at his eyes, Zheng He laughed.

"What are you looking at? Sand entered my eyes." Chen Dameng shouted, as he walked away self-confidently.

The distance between the two had suddenly shortened.The return of Ouyang Shuo was a massive blessing to the voyage squadron.

After the battle during the storm, Ouyang Shuo was not just their Lord but their king, their hero.

They could not imagine how the Lord had managed to escape from that terrifying beast.

As they said, if one doesn't face storms, how would there be a rainbow?

The voyage squadron had become united after all the trouble, and their morale was now sky high. Their loyalty to their Lord had also reached a whole new level.

Of course, the road had to go on.

The voyaging mission had just begun.

That afternoon, after the squadron packed up, they once again set off and sailed away.

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Chapter 623-Malacca Straits

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The voyage squadron continued on their journey.

Going past the Spratly Islands region, they soon entered the Johor Straits.

On the topic of the Johor Straits, one had to mention the Johor State. The South China Sea split Johor into two parts. The west Johor State was located in the Malay Peninsula; the north of it was connected to Siam, the south connected to Singapore, the east Johor State was located north of Borneo, and its south was connected to Java State.

The states of Johor, Siam, Singapore, and Java, including the neighboring Annan, Luzon, Brunei, Nanzhang, Zhenla, and Laos, were all members of the Southeast Asian Alliance.

Based on the federal regional planning, the ten states of the ASEAN were considered the South East Asia Region. Hence, these ten states competed and worked with one another in the game.

As a member of the east alliance, Johor State was famous for its tin mines, as its tin deposits were the greatest the world. The Johor in history slowly became famous due to the discovery of tin.

Who knows how much blood and disputes the tin mines caused within Johor state.

On the topic of tin, China historically desired the Johor's tin mines, especially the high-quality tin. Tin could be used for the inner layer of tea boxes and helped to defend against humidity.

Apart from that, the peppers of Johor also had a famous reputation in the west.

Apart from these two specialties, Johor did not have anything else of interest to Ouyang Shuo. For this voyage, the final destination of the squadron was to reach England after traveling past the english straights; it was an unprecedented task.

If the squadron could purchase peppers and ship them to the west to sell, they could earn a massive amount. However, Ouyang Shuo was not planning to do that.

In truth, when the squadron sailed into the Johor straits, Ouyang Shuo had already started to have intentions about a certain bullet-sized country.

It was Singapore.

Singapore neighbored Johor; they were separated by the Johor straits, on the east Xinzhou Straits with Java. It was located at the southern tip of the Malacca Straits, an important strategic choke point.

The Malacca Straits was a sea route that connected the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. If someone from Europe or Africa wanted to travel to South East Asia or East Asia, they would need to past this route.

Singapore was smaller than even a County in China, and they had less than four hundred thousand players.

Such a country occupied this important chokepoint, so how could it not be eye-catching?

Even if the game map expanded by ten times, the entire Singapore only covered seven thousand square miles, not even the size of a grade 3 County, which reached ten thousand square miles.

After excluding the only imperial city in Singapore, Lion City, and the small islands around it, Singapore spanned an even smaller amount of land.

Hence, the entire Singapore only had a single County, and they had five to six villages on the islands. Apart from that, there were no other player territories.

The biggest port in Singapore had the name of the best port in Asia. Lion City was located near the Xinzhou Port; this was the strategic attack point.

To avoid the imperial city, the Grade 2 Fengshan County was located on the east shore of Singapore.

As for the player guilds, there was only one large guild known as the Temasek Mercenary Guild, which was housed in Lion City. Apart from that, there were only some scattered adventure groups and some causal adventure gamemode players.

Even so, it would be difficult for Ouyang Shuo to occupy Singapore.

Even without mentioning other reasons, just the one hundred thousand combat occupation players would be enough to handle the voyage squadron, much less the guards inside the imperial city.

Based on Gaia's settings, the number of troops housed in the city would be 10% of the population. If a country had more than one imperial city, this number would be split evenly.

Hence, since China had one hundred million players, each imperial city had around one million soldiers.

As a result, it was incredibly difficult for a Lord to take down an imperial city. One must know that these troops were all elite with good equipment.

After the emperor moved into the imperial city, the soldiers inside would change to the special troops of that dynasty. For example, Xianyang City had the famous and terrifying Qin Iron Army.

Moreover, the one leading these armies would be the likes of Wang Jian and Meng Tian, such famous generals.

Similarly, those in Luoyang were basically of the Han Iron Cavalry.

Based on the four hundred thousand players in Singapore, there should be around forty thousand troops in Lion City.

If they were fighting at home, Shanhai City definitely would not fear forty thousand troops. They could simply take out any one of the legion corps and easily destroy them.

The problem was that the troops that Ouyang Shuo currently led was an alliance squadron formed from two divisions.

Additionally, Fengshan County was also a Grade 2 County, so they should have no less than five thousand troops.

One hundred thousand combat occupation players, forty thousand Lion City troops, and five thousand Fengshan County troops; these groups formed the main force of Singapore. If Ouyang Shuo wanted to occupy Lion City, he would need to destroy these three forces one by one.

That's right, destroy.

After all, during a country war, neither side could surrender.

The only matter that Ouyang Shuo felt was fortunate was that Singapore belonged to the Chinese circle and followed the same technology tree. Hence, Singapore lacked the strong boats and cannons of the west.

If not, they would have stood no chance.

4th month, 20th day, on board the voyage squadron ship, Dragon Head.

The Cima boats that were sent out to investigate the geography of Singapore had returned with detailed intel.

In the battle room on the 3rd floor of Dragon Head, the four generals, Zheng He, Chen Dameng, Pei Donglai and Yanhuo Yaonie stared at the map drawn by the intelligence officer, as they discussed strategy.

Ouyang Shuo sat at the helm without saying a word.

He did not just come up with attacking Singapore recently. When he had set the voyaging plan, he had created a mock-up strategy. Zheng He was also briefed on this matter.

However, the other three generals were surprised. As they needed to keep the matter a secret, these three were only told when they left the Spratly islands.

Out of the three, Yanhuo Yaonie felt the most astonished.

Chen Dameng as the Personal Guards Captain did not think have many thoughts on the matter, as his job was to protect the Lord's safety. Pei Donglai was a proper army person, so he only cared about following orders.

Yanhuo Yaonie was different, as he was a player with great foresight. He knew that occupying Singapore would be of incredible value to the rise of Shanhai City, especially in terms of ruling the seas.

Once again, the Lord's ambitions left him amazed.

One had to mention that Yanhuo Yaonie's heart was burning. He felt truly fortunate that he chose to join Shanhai City. Otherwise, he would not have the chance to participate in this tantamount mission.

One could imagine how crazy the players in China would grow once they received the news. In reality, the Chinese players had experienced countless conflicts with Singapore.

Although the two could be said to be allies, they were also many altercations.

Once Shanhai City occupied Singapore, the Chinese players would feel delighted.

"I feel that the key to this battle is to quickly take down Lion City." Yanhuo Yaonie stared at the map and continued, "If this battle drags on, the neighbouring countries would join in. At that time, we would be under attack from multiple sides and can only regretfully retreat."

Yanhuo Yaonie was truly direct, pointing right out the possibility of defeat.

When Chen Dameng heard these words, he stared at Yanhuo Yaonie.

Naturally, Yanhuo Yaonie would not bother with Chen Dameng, and he turned around to look at Ouyang Shuo.

"Three days, we only have three days." Ouyang Shuo said.

As for how to attack Singapore, before the voyage, Ouyang Shuo had asked the Military Affairs Bureau to run some simulations. Their conclusion was that they could not take more than three days, as if they did, the situation might get out of hand.

However, they lacked detailed first-hand intel at the time, so they could not form a specific battle plan.

Ouyang Shuo agreed with their conjecture. In his last life, a few famous wars had warned them that the ASEAN was a beehive. If one did not pay attention, they might be dealt a heavy blow.

Hence, they needed to fight fast and end the war quickly.

"The enemy players alone number one hundred thousand. Even if they line up for us to kill them, it'll still take a long time. Three days is too rushed." Pei Donglai frowned.

"So, we can only use tactics." Yanhuo Yaonie suggested once more, suddenly stepping forward and pointing to Fengshan County, "Lion City and Fengshan County, one in the middle, the other to the east. The key is misdirection; we should split the squadron into two."

"One will attack Fengshan County. The moment it is attacked, the country war will start, and the players will rush to help Fengshan. We can use it as a bait to destroy the Singapore players."

Yanhuo Yaonie's plan made their eyes light up.

"Continue." Ouyang Shuo did not show any emotions.

"The other group will disguise themselves and hide on the ocean. When the situation in Fengshan County enters a stalemate, this group will kill out into Xingzhou Harbour and attack Lion City. At that time, there will only be forty thousand troops inside, so it'll be much easier." Yanhuo Yaonie explained.

"Forty thousand with a city to defend. The players within will also fight to the death. After splitting the troops, can we still take it down easily?" Pei Donglai did not believe it would be that simple, "If we enter a stalemate, the enemy might make use of the chance to counter attack. It's a bad idea."

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Chapter 624-Country Destruction War

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Pei Donglai's words caused the room to fall into a momentary silence. The generals instantly felt the difficulty of the upcoming battle.

When Yanhuo Yaonie saw the situation, he directly asked to lead, "Lord, I'm willing to lead the troops to attack Lion City."

"Say what you need!"

Pei Donglai's words were logical; Ouyang Shuo would never believe that they could take down Lion City with only a single navy squadron and two thousand soldiers. If he believed they had such ability, he would not be confident but arrogant.

However, no matter how Ouyang Shuo looked at him, Yanhuo Yaonie was not an arrogant person. To Yanhuo Yaonie, this battle could allow him to shoot to fame, so he definitely would not act rashly.

"I have two tough asks." Yanhuo Yaonie said, "Firstly, I hope that the cannons of the squadron can be assigned to me. Secondly, I hope to have the help of five hundred Divine Martial Guards."

"Wishful thinking." Before Ouyang Shuo could reply, Chen Dameng was already unhappy, and he stared at Yan Yaonie with bull-like eyes, "The Divine Martial Guards will only listen to the Lord."

Ouyang Shuo did not bother with Chen Dameng for the moment; he looked at Yanhuo Yaonie and calmly said, "The cannons and Divine Martial Guards, I can give to you. However, what if the mission fails?"

"If I fail, I'll give you my head." Yanhuo Yaonie made his military declaration.

"How much is your head even worth?"

Chen Dameng muttered, growing more and more annoyed with Yanhuo Yaonie.

Ouyang Shuo saw the determination in his eyes. Only with determination could one create miracles. As such, he chose to trust this general and said, "Listen to my orders!"

"Yes, my Lord!"

Military orders were like the will of god, so Zheng He and the other generals stood in position in the middle of the hall.

"I order Zheng He to take up the position of commander of the east troops and Pei Donglai to take up the role of deputy; you will lead the 1st division to attack Fengshan County. You have to grab the attention of all the enemy troops." Ouyang Shuo ordered.

"Yes, my Lord!"

"I order Yanhuo Yaonie to take up the role of commander of the mid troops, Chen Dameng will take up the role of deputy; you will lead the 2nd division and one thousand Divine Martial Guards to attack Lion City. You must win in one go!"

Ouyang Shuo had assigned double the number of Divine Martial Guards compared to the number Yanhuo Yaonie had requested. Apart from the Personal Guards, he had assigned all of the Divine Martial Guards to the middle troops.

"Yes, my lord!" In Yaohuo Yaonie's eyes, there was a glimmer of fire.

The trust of the Lord was incredibly important.

Even Chen Dameng, who had disagreed with Yaohuo Yaonie, could only accept the matter at this point.

Everyone knew that this was going to be an all-out brawl.

"I'll lead the Personal Guards to clear out the island villages." Ouyang Shuo actually planned to distract some of the players to reduce the burden on the army.

Although it seemed simple, it was extremely dangerous.

"Lord!"

Zheng He and the other generals were shocked; they wanted to express their disagreement.

"Generals, there's no need to discuss anymore. This battle is incredibly important for Shanhai City. We need to go all out." Ouyang Shuo waved them off, stopping them from trying to persuade him.

"We will fight to the death!"

Instantly, a wave determination permeated the battle room.

"Go make preparations!" Ouyang Shuo ended the meeting.

4th month, 21st day, Zheng He led the east troops to launch the first attack.

The forty odd main warship force and the sixty support ships formed a squadron. In the morning, they suddenly appeared in the surrounding sea region of Fengshan County, attacking the fishing boats and navy warships.

Fengshan County had its back toward the ocean, so the navy formed half of the territory's troops.

Under the relentless assault of the east troops, the three enemy thousand troop had no way to return fire.

In less than an hour, without even needing to fire the cannons, the east troops completely annihilated the Fengshan County navy. Apart from a few that managed to escape to shore, the rest were buried in the ocean.

Apart from that, numerous fishing boats were collateral damage.

After destroying the navy, the east troops did not rush to disembark. Instead, they taunted the enemy at the port.

When the Fengshan County lord received the news, his face turned ashen white. He immediately announced the lockdown of the city gates, and that the County had entered level 1 state of alert. As for the villages outside of the city, they were lost in his eyes.

At the same time, a system notification sounded out in the ears of all the Singapore players.

"System Notification: China's Lord Qiyue Wuyi has initiated a country war; Singapore has entered war mode. Lion City has entered a level 2 state of alert. For the specific details, players please check it out for yourselves."

The moment the notification sounded, the Lion City players panicked. They had never expected to encounter the China region Lords at this point in time.

This country war had arrived too soon.

"Qiyue Wuyi? Isn't he the best Lord in China?" someone asked.

"Not only China, he's the best in the world. The World's First Town, the World's First County, and the World's First Prefecture." someone added.

Gasp! The players who learned of these facts for the first time could not help but take in a deep breath. The world's first was something truly amazing; furthermore, he had a triple crown.

"Why did he come here and even start a country war?" someone asked.

"Who knows!"

"No matter what, we cannot just sit and do nothing."

"The problem is, where did the enemy come from? Is it Xinzhou Bay?" Most of the players were clueless.

At this very moment, the envoy from Fengshan County had arrived at Lion City with frontline intel, "Brothers of Singapore, an enemy has attacked; please lend a hand to protect the honour of our country!"

"Count me in!"

"Me too!"

"Let's go, screw him!"

Suddenly, many players gathered.

This was a game, so quite a number of people only played for fun. Why would they think deeply into the matter? This was especially true for normal players. How would players who had never experienced war know about its cruelty?

Once the honor of the country was mentioned, many players felt their blood boil, and they just rushed up. In less than an hour, they gathered seven thousand players, who teleported to Fengshan County.

Following which, more and more players threw themselves into this battle.

The Fengshan County envoy decided to simply create a recruitment point besides the teleportation formation. Every five hundred people would form a team to teleport to Fengshan County to assist.

Amongst the bustle, the Temasek Mercenary Group - the core pillar of Singapore players - did not move out. 90% of the high leveled players in Singapore were part of this guild. Without them taking action, the player forces would not be strong.

It was not that the Temasek Mercenary Group did not like the country, however, as a large sized guild, they were more careful and calmer than normal players. They would not rashly throw themselves into battle.

An enemy attacked, a country war started.

The place that most needed protection was not Fengshan County but Lion City.

The moment Lion City fell, the country war would end.

Hence, the moment they received the news, the Temasek Mercenary Group sent a large number of men to the borders of the country to obtain intel and see if the enemy had hidden any troops elsewhere.

Naturally, they mainly searched around the Xinzhou Bay region.

Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed. How would Yanhuo Yaonie's middle troops still hang around that part of the ocean? When they spotted no enemies by the afternoon, the Temasek Mercenary Group finally decided to help Fengshan County.

The current Fengshan County was facing great peril.

After obtaining the help of these adventure gamemode players, the Lord of Fengshan County grew bold. Along with the players incessant requests to fight, they decided to open the city gates to form up at the harbour to stop the enemy from disembarking.

Based on their words, they wanted to destroy the enemy on the ocean.

Of course, some people were doubtful about such a decision, "Why not play it safe and just defend the city? Why choose such a risky tactic?"

"Defending on the back foot is a cowardly act; we are not cowards!"

"Even if we want to fight outside the city, we should wait till more people come. Why are we rushing?"

"Wait? What are we waiting for? If we wait and the enemy disembarks, it will all be too late."

"This is war; this is not a game!" someone disagreed.

Before the war had even truly started, many players were quarrelling, their views unable to be unified.

The first batch of players were all lawless people, so how could they listen to other people? Even the Lord of Fengshan County lacked the power to control them.

"We cannot let the enemy step foot on our land!" players shouted.

It was these words that fanned the flames. Suddenly, many players felt their blood boil, and they collectively hollered. They screamed that they wanted to take the head of the enemy and protect the honor of their country.

Helplessly, he could only compromise and order the city gates to be opened. He did not dare to antagonise these players, as the fate of Fengshan County depended on them.

The moment the city gates opened, tens of thousands of players swarmed out and headed straight for the harbour.

Their dreams were big, but reality was completely different. If they defended the walls, they could hold on for some time. The moment they went out, it was like they were courting death.

What awaited these formed up players were the attacks of the cannons. Hundreds of cannon shells exploded in the enemy formation, causing numerous casualties. Broken limbs flew all over the place and blood splattered.

Some of the cowardly ones turned around and ran. Some did not dare to stay at the harbour; they panicked and ran back into Fengshan County.

The army formation that looked so menacing collapsed immediately. The scattered soldiers escaping created a truly embarrassing sight. During this battle, the players of Singapore had really thrown away their face.

Hahaha!

The embarrassment of the enemy made the east troops amused, and they mocked the Singapore players.

This scene caused Pei Donglai to describe the enemy in this manner, "What an awkward bunch."

When Zheng He heard these words, he shook his head, "Let's not underestimate the enemy; the battle has just begun. The enemy did not know about the power of cannons, resulting in this scene. If they manage to gain a foothold, it would be a tough battle."

"Thank you, admiral, for your teachings!" Pei Donglai was a little ashamed.

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Chapter 625-Cannon Formation

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After crushing the first wave of players, Zheng He ordered the troops to disembark. He decided to use this time to build up defences between Fengshan County and the harbour.

The navy soldiers were mainly archers. The remaining 30% were light armoured sword-shield soldiers in leather armor. There were no heavy armoured infantry or cavalry.

Apart from these soldiers, there was also the specially built Handgun Unit.

These three soldier types were all relatively fragile. As a result, they were more suited for close combat.

Zheng He knew these facts. When facing the enemy's city defence, they would be fighting the enemy's strength with their weakness. Even if they blew open the city gates with their cannons, the sailors who charged into the city would still face a tough situation.

Ideally, they would be able to lead the enemies out of the city once again and fight outside. Consequently, they needed to build up defences. If not, just one cavalry assault could destroy them.

Fortunately, Singapore was too small and did not have any war horses. Cavalry were also the rarest soldier type in Singapore. Even the adventure gamemode players were basically all infantry.

Hei! Hu! Hei! Hu!

The moment the warship approached, hundreds of sailors used their chariots to load up the cannons from the ships. They moved the cannons onto the harbour and pushed them to the designated cannon spots.

It took an hour to move twenty cannons into position.

The entire voyage squadron had a total of three hundred cannons. Apart from leaving some for the middle troops, the east troops had one hundred left. Zheng He's plan was to at least move half of these cannons onto land and create a cannon formation.

Amusingly, the Ming Dynasty Cannons could only shoot in a straight line. Hence, even if they aimed at the city walls, they could only hit it directly and not shoot over it.

As a result, during a siege battle, the only use of these cannons would be to blow open the city walls or gates. Furthermore, these cannons were extremely cumbersome and burdensome.

Luckily, the sailors had Zheng He, who was great with firearms. He knew how to use them to their fullest extent. In straight up battles, the strength of the cannons was undeniable, and they were potent defensive killing machines.

Hence, Zheng He grasped this chance where the enemy was caught off guard and rushing back to the city to use the harbour as their back garden and build a perfect defence.

The soldiers grabbed materials from nearby to build walls formed from bag after bag of sand and planks of wood. At the highest point, they lined up fifty cannons; the east troops would rely on this.

The overall firepower of the formation was split into four levels based on their ranges.

At the first level, they had archers. Their arrows shot the furthest, and they had the greatest killing range. Their weakness would be that the moment the enemy broke through, their killing strength would be drastically reduced.

The second level was a net of cannons. After charging past the arrow rain, the enemy would face the strikes of these cannons. Be it in terms of killing power or impact, the cannons were the strongest.

The third level was the support from the handgun troops. Based on the navy personnel arrangements, each lost would have one handgun platoon; each division would have eight platoons.

During an active battle, handguns were considered a burden due to their complicated mechanisms and bad accuracy. However, in terms of pure defense work, the handgun troops hidden behind the sandbags had an exceedingly high killing strength.

The fourth and final level of strength were the sword-shield soldiers. Their mission was to protect the safety of everyone else.

Any enemy who managed to charge past the first three levels of defense would have to face the cleanup crew of the sword-shield soldiers.

Along with a logical intersecting net of fire and strong defensive work, this formation was basically the nightmare of all enemies.

Zheng He's use of firearms was truly the best out of all the generals; no one could compare to him in this aspect.

Of course, his plan had a big 'if', which was whether or not the enemies would attack their base. If not, and the enemies decided to go around it, the firepower net would be rendered useless.

Alternatively, if the enemy decided to hide in the city and not come out, Zheng He would also consider the mission a failure. Zheng He did not forget that his mission was to attract all the attention of the enemy players. If they reached a stalemate, the enemies could teleport back to Lion City at any moment.

Fengshan County, city wall.

One could say that Zheng He's plan was exceedingly smart.

The army did not disembark at first. Instead, they sent a round of cannon fire to scare off the enemy. Following which, they chased the win and successfully disembarked.

One could see that without this first wave, the enemy could cause them numerous problems.

What about now?

The terrified players could only stare at the city walls and look on as the enemy busied themselves. With shocking speed, the construction of the defences were built up without obstruction.

However, amongst the Singaporean players, there were still many fearless ones.

While the east troops were moving the cannons, some players suggested they head out to prevent the enemy.

However, after the first loss, the Fengshan Lord did not dare to open the city gates. In his eyes, as long as they defended the city, the territory would be fine with the support of the players.

The moment they attacked, if something went wrong, the enemy could strike back.

After balancing the pros and cons, the Fengshan Lord naturally chose the safer strategy. The so-called country's honour was a pure concept to the common players; it had no personal interest within.

However, the Lords and guild leaders needed to make a choice.

The Fengshan Lord's choice was not surprising at all.With that, a morning had slowly crept away under this standoff. The next morning, more and more players teleported over from Lion City to assist the frontline. The number of player troops approached thirty thousand.

Apart from combat occupation players, some work occupation players had also arrived at Fengshan County. They provided medicine, equipment, and items for free to the frontline fighters.

Countless players filled Fengshan County. Each one of them were extremely solemn, and they brimmed with the desire to fight for their country.

These two opposite feelings mixed together, stimulating the players desire to fight and not ask for anything in return. Even those who died had no complaints, and they even felt a little proud of themselves.

In the face of war, the Singaporean players did not cower and stood united. The goal of the entire country had become one when facing danger.

At noon, the number of players gathered in Fengshan County had passed fifty thousand. Apart from the Temasek Mercenary Group, more than half of the other adventure gamemode players had gathered here.

Such a scale once again instilled the players with confidence.

When they saw the enemy troops start to construct a wall outside the city, how could the Singaporean players swallow the anger and frustration they felt? More and more people wanted to fight, each wave of people bigger than the last.

"This is our territory; we can't let the enemy contaminate it. We have to fight!" someone hollered.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

The sounds of the people pushing for war pierced through the clouds, and even the east troops could hear their voices.

When Pei Donglai saw this scene, his face turned extremely solemn. An enemy with such high morale could not be underestimated. Thinking back to the admiral's words, Pei Donglai felt even more ashamed.

Zheng He remained incredibly calm and ordered his troops to enter a level 1 state of alert. As time went on, their defence work grew stronger and stronger.

However, this battle was not just one battle; it was one part of a bigger war, so he had to end it quickly. Hence, Zheng He hoped that the enemy would come out to fight them soon.

Thinking up this point, Zheng He ordered the troops to shout at the city to provoke the enemy. He wanted to make the already sensitive and angry enemy to start to battle early.

"All you tortoises up there listen up; do you dare to fight with me, your grandfather?"

"They were scared till they started peeing, how would they dare to come out?" someone purposely replied.

Hahahaha!

The uncontrolled laughter filled the air.

"It's no use you weaklings, stop looking and run back to your parents."

"These bunch of cowards are just afraid of our cannons and don't dare to attack."

Hahahaha!

The soldiers were all massive brutes; these words of scolding could be considered relatively civilized.

When the Singaporean players on the city walls heard these words, they were infuriated. They finally could not take it anymore, and their anger erupted like a volcano.

At this moment, even if the Fengshan County Lord wanted to stop them, he could not. If he wanted to forcefully do so, the first one to get hurt would probably be him.

The explosion of a volcano was a sign from the heavens; humans could stop not it.

For the Fengshan County Lord to hold the crown of the best territory in Singapore, he naturally possessed some skill. Seeing that he had no way to stop them, he had to go with the flow.

After the first lesson, he broke up his troops and sent them into the player squads to take charge of battle commands.

The players accepted these arrangements. They knew that as adventure gamemode players, they were used to killing beasts and had no experience in warfare.

Singapore was small, so the killings between Lords in the wilderness basically did not occur at this place. As a result, this place seemed extremely tranquil, and things like mercenary guilds did not exist.

Comparing the two, Singapore seemed like a paradise cut off from the world. The problem was that this was a game, this was the wilderness, and such a thing did not exist.

When war comes, any fairytale would cease to exist.

The chaos lasted for an hour before the players finally managed to reorganize themselves. Forty thousand players waltzed out of the city gates and head directly for the enemy formation.

In front of the army were five thousand rare cavalries.

They were cavalry, but their mounts came in a wide variety. Apart from horses, there were animals such as boars, leopards, tigers, and wolves.

Such a sight could be called extremely rare.

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Chapter 626-Battle of Emptiness

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The player troops were menacing, unfortunately, this was destined to be a tragedy.

Under the net of firepower formed from the arrow rain, cannons, and handguns, no one was able to smoothly charge near the east troops formation. Even if a small number of experts managed to survive and arrive before the formation, the sword-shield soldiers showed them the terrifying strength of a numerical advantage.

However, the Singaporean players stood strong, and they were not scared off like the first time. As they previously declared, even if they would die, they would die still c ge forward.

Such valiant warriors!

On a short two-thousand-meter path, many sad and touching stories were left behind.

The cavalry who charged at the front suffered the heaviest damage; basically, all of them fell. However, they still launched wave after wave of attacks on the formation.

Honour, glory, and responsibility could allow people to overcome their fear of death. Even if their friends fell, the other soldiers still proceeded forward.

When the work occupation players behind the city walls saw their comrades fall one by one, they teared up. Most of them were girls, who were generally more emotional, so how could they withstand such a sight?

The entire Fengshan County was enveloped in an infuriated and devastated atmosphere. The current Singaporeans had no way to differentiate between game and reality.

Everything was just too real.

The glory of your country, such an obscure term had become so tangible and close to their hearts, accumulating into an unassailable sense of will.

The fate of their country and the fate of each and every one of them were suddenly linked closely together.

This was a country war.

Heroic but mournful, fates tied togetherLion City, imperial palace.

When the minds and goals of the players united and slowly gathered toward the skies of Fengshan County, a massive snow-white tiger deep in the palace slowly opened its eyes.

The county war had welcomed its turning point.The battle outside of Fengshan County continued; it would not simply stop because of the emotions of the people. Death was unavoidable, and there was no place for mercy during war.

This was the strangest battle Zheng He had ever experienced in his life.

On the battlefield, cannons spewed, and arrows rained; however, no blood river formed. This was because the moment the players were killed, they were revived back in Lion City.

When they died, all their equipment dropped.

Hence, weapons, armor, and even mounts were scattered across the battlefield. On the brutal frontlines, the armor of the soldiers formed a thick layer on the ground, shining brightly.

This scene clearly depicted the intensity of the battle.

As too many players were trying to revive, the Reincarnation Hall in Lion City had become extremely crowded. Countless spirits floated around the hall, forming a terrifying sight.

When batch after batch of 'newbies' walked out, the entire Lion City was shocked.

The strength and cruelty of the enemy let the Lion City players realise the danger their country was facing. Suddenly, even more players walked valiantly toward the teleportation formation and headed onto the battlefield.

The players who joined the battle were mostly teens, and they were the most passionate group. However, when the players received the news that the frontline efforts had failed once again, many middle-aged men threw themselves onto the battlefield.

The goals and determination of the entire country was coalescing.

The forums of Singapore exploded. Posts about the war appeared everywhere. Frontline intel continued to be spread and announced.

There were some players who were not in Lion City when the war broke out. They were either undergoing missions in the wilderness or training in the mountains. When they received the news, they all swiftly returned without hesitation. Those close to Lion City returned to Lion City, while those near Fengshan County returned to Fengshan County.

The strength of the entire country had started to act.

This battle was swiftly becoming a full-scale war.

Undoubtedly, the Temasek Mercenary Guild was facing a lot of pressure since they did not act. A great number of work occupation players blocked the mercenary guild's gates in protest.

Plenty of insults and words of scolding targeted them on the forums. The Har of 'country traitors' were already being placed on their heads.

Despite these protests, the Temasek Mercenary Guild still did not act.

Even without mentioning the players outside of the guild, even the guild players were unhappy with the decision. The number of people asking to fight grew. Some of the rash ones even acted on their own.

Helplessly, the guild leader, Chen Guang, had no choice but to step out to explain.

"Brothers, we have to be calm at this time. Just like you, I am anxious and angry about the enemy's invasion and killing. But what's the use? Can being anxious solve the problem? If they attack Lion City and we aren't here, what will happen?"Total silence ensued.

"If Lion City falls, we will be the sinners of our country." Chen Guang hailed from an aristocratic family in Singapore, so he had a sense of responsibility and duty to his country.

This kind of responsibility was something that only true aristocrats would possess. One could say that he was more passionate about Singapore than any other player.

In Lion City, the Temasek Mercenary Guild was the emperor, gathering all the elites of the country. In comparison, the Fengshan Lord was just a normal aristocrat, and he was not even close to being on the same level as Chen Guang.

In Singapore, the guilds were strong, and the Lords were weak.

Such a situation was different from China and the other major regions.

The small land size related to this situation, as Singapore did not have a lot of land for the Lords to control.

For example, in the case of Fengshan County, rising to Grade 2 County was already its maximum.

On the other hand, guilds did not need that much land to develop. The game situation in Singapore was like traditional adventure games, where guilds reigned supreme.

Chen Guang's words definitely had a massive impact on the normal players.

The atmosphere was incredibly solemn. The higher ups of the mercenary group were highly supportive of his decisiveness. The only ones who did not understand were the basic members, but they were also a pillar of the organization.

"But we can't just sit and not do anything, right?" one person asked.

"If the enemy only has one line of troops, wouldn't we be falling for their plans if we stay to defend Lion City? At that time, we would have already suffered massive casualties, so how would we salvage the situation?" someone tossed out this thought.

The moment his words landed, many players expressed their agreement.

"We aren't doing nothing." Chen Guang was resolute, "Brothers, I promise you that if the intel from our scouts show no other enemy, I'll personally lead you all to assist Fengshan County."

"Great!"

The atmosphere heated up.

"But I'll say the unpleasant words first. Before the guild acts, if any member dares to act on their own accord, I will kick you out of the mercenary squad." Chen Guang followed up with these words.

"Understood!"

After they received the promise of the guild leader, the normal players knew what to expect.The basic level members left, while the higher ups of the mercenary group gathered.

"Guild leader, should we ask for help from the ASEAN?" someone asked.

Asking for help was a taboo topic.

However, Chen Guang's expression remained extremely calm, as he thought about it, "No, not yet. If the enemy is just a twenty thousand men squadron and we ask for help, won't the other states laugh at us?"

"That's right. If we can't fight off twenty thousand enemies with the strength of our entire state, we would be a joke. How would Singapore be able to survive in the ASEAN circle?"

This topic was shelved, and no one mentioned it anymore.

While the winds surged in Lion City, the battle in Fengshan County was far from over. The forty thousand Singaporean players were determined to fight to the death. The players who rushed over tossed themselves into the battle without any hesitation.

With that, the pressure on the east troops mounted.

The first to fall off were the archers. Since they were on a voyage, they only had a limited number of arrows, and the unceasing arrow rain used up a shocking amount.

With no other choice, Zheng He ordered his men to transport all the arrows and bolts from the warships. One must know that these items were all prepared for ocean battles.

Apart from that, the cannons were also facing a situation.

The continuous cannon fire was a huge ask on the cannon barrels.

Luckily, the cannons Shanhai City crafted used barrels made of the newly designed steel from the No.7 Research Institute. If it was made using the Ming Dynasty Steelmaking Technology, the barrel would have blown apart already.

Even so, the barrels were burning and could not last for too long. When Zheng He received the news, he ordered for the fifty cannons to shoot on rotation; they would take turns to shoot, allowing the cannons to rest.

Suddenly, the cannon firepower was cut in half.

Luckily, the back portion of the harbour was still under the control of the east troops. Zheng He quickly ordered the sailors to ship all the cannons onto the front lines.

Zheng He was going to go all out, completely destroying the way out for the east troops. One could foresee that if the east troops retreated, they could not bring the cannons and the used-up arrows; only an empty rack would remain.

The east troops were prepared to fight to the death on land.

The only certain factor was the handgun troops and the sword-shield soldiers. As time went on, as the firepower at the front was weakened, more and more players would unavoidably manage to charge to the front of the formation.

The pressure on the sword-shield soldiers mounted.

One could say that the entire east troops was at a critical point. If the pressure continued to increase, the east troops could collapse at any moment.

If the Temasek Mercenary Group attacked, this battle would end in a jiffy.

The worse part was that the east troops could not cower in fear. If the enemy players realized that they were exhausted, it would increase their fighting spirit.

In such a scenario, the players would become crazier and bolder.

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Chapter 627-Cruel Methods

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War; it was slowly becoming a battle of wills.

Whoever wavered first, whichever side showed fear, they would lose.

Fortunately, the east troops had an experienced god general in charge, who made suitable adjustments based on the situation. After the slight adjustments to the cannons, Zheng He ordered, "Deputy Pei!"

"Yes, admiral!"

"Bring your Personal Guards, the reserve forces, and two thousand sword-shield soldiers to cut in from the two wings. You have to one shot them and destroy their mental state. Understood?" Zheng He pushed up all the troops he could use to fight proactively.

"Yes, admiral!"

Pei Donglai fully trusted Admiral Zheng He.

"Remember, you only have half an hour." Zheng He's expression was still extremely tense. All the east troops were like a tightly pulled bow; they might break at any moment.

"Understood!" Pei Donglai turned around and left.

Five minutes later, the various troops had gathered up. Like two sharp arrows, they charged out of the camp from left and right to stab into the player forces.

As time was limited, Pei Donglai's troops went out with an extremely determined and brutal mindset. Meanwhile, Zheng he commanded the archer, cannon, and handgun units to provide cover fire.

Facing the sudden attack, the players panicked. In the end, they were simply a bunch of adventure gamemode players, and this was their first time going to war. They had completely depended on their passion and fighting spirit to hold on until now.

In terms of tactical knowledge, these player troops were not even comparable to a group of newbies.

Their two wings were under attack, while their middle troops were stopped in their tracks. The enemy formation was like a devil, clawing away at the lives of their comrades in a seemingly infallible manner.

Sadness and despair started to permeate the army, as the number of casualties soared.

With that, the morale of the troops reached a freezing point.

"Let's retreat!" some people suggested.

Anymore fighting would just increase the number of unneeded sacrifices.

"Retreat!"

The players left the battlefield slowly, tearing at the corners of their eyes.

This time, they had not left the battlefield out of fear. They were not deserters, but just people who had chosen to make a strategic retreat due to the unwinnable situation in front of them. They could only back off to Fengshan County to think of new plans.

No one could scold or blame such an army.

"You have already done well enough!"

"Welcome back, our heroes!"

Many Singaporean players cheered out and clapped for the soldiers who returned.

The willpower of Singapore was far from being destroyed.

However, the two successive failures had a massive impact on the confidence of the Singaporean players. After the clash came to a pause, more than half of the combat occupation players in Singapore were buried on the battlefield.

Of the forty thousand players, less than ten thousand were alive.

A solemn and tragic feeling circled Fengshan County, unable to fade away.

Thanks to the current situation, the players naturally grew angrier about the lack of action from the Temasek Mercenary Guild. The voices scolding the mercenary guild were even stronger than those scolding Shanhai City.

Within Fengshan County, emotions such as anxiousness, anger, and sadness lingered. In such an emotional environment, Chen Guang finally led the Temasek Mercenary Guild over to Fengshan County.

When the news arrived, the county was thrown into an uproar.

This time, the Temasek Mercenary Group basically sent out all their elites. A total of fifty thousand combat occupation players had arrived, while ten thousand work occupation players lined up. This count exceeded the number of players from the first two wave of attacks.

Now, there were less than three thousand reserve forces left to defend Lion City.

With that. the rumors naturally died down.

No one could blame the Temasek Mercenary Group anymore.

As the core in the hearts of the Singaporean players, the Temasek Mercenary Guild was an invincible presence. Even the Fengshan County Lord had to submit when he saw Chen Guang.

Without any obstacles, Chen Guang took control over the player army.

From the mouth of the Fengshan County Lord, Chen Guang obtained comprehensive frontline intel. After hearing the description of events, he sank down into silence. The strength and stubbornness of the enemy had far exceeded his expectations.

Chen Guang climbed up the city wall and looked out at the dark, suppressive enemy formation, and his face clenched up. In just an hour, the east troop camp seemed totally renewed.

The entire formation was now a massive arc.

Along the arc, hundreds of cannons were spread out, the cold barrels terrifying. Most crucially, the formation had many people going around working, continuing to strengthen this castle.

Chen Guang was not a normal player, and he definitely would not be rash. Charging out to attack such a base was just sending men to die. The massive arc was like a gaping mouth that could swallow any enemy thrown at it.

It was like the enemy had dug a hole and was waiting for them to jump into it.

Hence, Chen Guang decided to defend the city and not strike out. With that, Singapore would be in an unbeatable situation. The moment the enemy ran out of resources, the formation would be broken without them even needing to attack it.

One had to say that it seemed like Chen Guang had considered everything.

Noon, the east troops camp.

"Phew!"

When he saw the enemy retreat, Zheng He's white face flashed with a sense of relief. In this battle of wills, the east troops had claimed victory thanks to his decisive actions.

With that, the east troops had managed to obtain some hard to come rest time.

The burning hot cannons were able to rest, while the newly transported cannons could be moved to higher ground.

When the battle came to a pause, it was already 2 PM.

As the winning side, Zheng He ordered the sailors to rush out to the battlefield and collect all the equipment and items that the players had dropped. Most importantly, they had to try and collect the arrows and bolts.

As for the soldiers, they took the time to rest up and recover their energy.

The formation that the players had worn down was repairing at a shocking rate. The Singaporean players on the city walls could only look on as the enemy troops recovered their strength.

By the time Chen Guang led his troops over, everything was over.

"Damn it!" Some people were filled with hate, but there was nothing that they could do.

In truth, the east troops did not simply repair the formation.

Making use of this chance, Zheng He's east troops not only successfully built up a stronger defense, he even sent out men to scour for food and resources from the nearby villages.

Some of the native villagers were also moved to the battlefield to help the army improve the defenses; these people would help to dig moats and build barricades.

The entire project was growing more and more perfect.

Zheng He even ordered some of the especially strong men to take up arms and form a servant army.

From the perspective of the farmers, a country war and a fight between Lords was the same. Their goal was just to survive, and they would do anything to do so.

After all, they were not soldiers.

Hence, the establishment of the servant army went extremely smooth. However, their combat strength was truly minimal; they were probably even worse than the player's army.

Naturally, Zheng He did not hope for them to kill the enemy and contribute; he had other plans.

Apart from that, amongst the strong men, there were a few Singaporean adventure gamemode players. Prior to their capture, these players were either killing mobs in the wilderness or doing quests in the villages; the east troops had brought them back to the camp.

They were facing a crisis.

These players included both combat and work occupation players.

During the afternoon, the east troops were busy in the surrounding villages. They brought over three thousand laborers, forming a servant army of two thousand men and two hundred captured players.

Truly a bountiful harvest.

Apart from Fengshan County, the entire territory had become the home of the east troops, and they did what they want.

Their audacious acts left all the players within Fengshan County furious, their eyes bulging out of their sockets. If Chen Guang did not come out to stop them, they would have charged out and fought to the death with the east troops.

Chen Guang was also being pushed to his limit. Rationally, he knew that the enemy's actions were aimed at baiting them out to fight. However, emotionally, he was still extremely furious.

He could not take it when he saw his comrades, especially the players, being captured and tortured.

The hatred between both sides grew deeper and deeper.The Singaporean players were furious, while Zheng He was also facing a tough situation.

He did not expect the players to remain so calm. No matter how the east troops provoked them, the enemy did not act; they seemed determined to defend all the way. He was not confident in their ability to break through the strong Fengshan County. If this continued, his mission to hold up their attention would end in failure.

Zheng He felt worried just thinking about how the Lord was waiting for them. Seeing the sun slowly setting in the west, and that the first day was about to end, Zheng He could not remain calm any longer.

"Admiral, I have a plan." Pei Donglai suddenly said, "However, this plan would anger the heavens."

"Quickly, speak!" Zheng He rushed.

"Didn't we capture a bunch of players? Why don't we bring them to the front of the formation and kill them one by one. We will threaten them that every ten minutes, we will execute one person if they don't come out." Pei Donglai said coldly, "I don't believe that the enemy would be able to hold back."When Zheng He heard this suggestion, his face froze up, and he did not give a reply. At the very core, Zheng He could not be considered a passable general, as he was not vicious enough.

In history, Zheng He was a well known pacifist.

If the commander was Baiqi or even Han Xin, they would not have hesitated. They would have directly accepted Pei Donglai's suggestion.

But Zheng He could not.

If Ouyang Shuo did not give Zheng He a firsthand war lesson during the Battle of Annan, he would face a mind block simply attacking Singapore.

However, he now needed to order his men to kill hostages, which truly placed him in a difficult situation.

"Let me think about it." Zheng He barely got these words out.

"Admiral, we can't drag on any longer!" Pei Donglai was a little anxious,"If this continues, it'll affect the entire battle proceedings. How are we going to answer to the Lord!"

Pei Donglai's words jolted Zheng He awake.

After a short while, he opened his mouth, "Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Yes, Admiral!" Pei Donglai did not hesitate at all.

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Chapter 628-Sad and Tragic

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Hundreds of wooden poles formed a massive line before the arc formation.

On the Fengshan County city wall, the Singaporean players found the current scene weird; they did not know what the enemy was up to. Then they saw their captured comrades roughly hauled out of the prisoner camp and tied to the poles.

"People, listen up, if you're a man, come out and fight us. If not, we will kill all these hostages. When the time comes, don't blame us for being vicious." Under Pei Donglai's instructions, the soldiers shouted.

These words enraged the Singaporean players.

"Animals!" some people scolded."Cowards!"Various hard to listen phrases were thrown at the east troops. However, scolding was only scolding; they could not exit the city. None of them dare to go against Chen Guang's prestige.

Furthermore, more than 70% of the players inside the city were members of the Temasek Mercenary Guild, so they definitely would not go against the orders of their guild leader. They could only scold back at the east troops to vent their anger.

When Pei Donglai saw their lack of action, his eyes turned cold, and he waved his hands at the Handgun Unit that was already awaiting instructions.

"Ready!" The handgun captain immediately ordered, "Fire!"

Pa! Pa! Pa! A round of gunfire broke out, shooting to death the ten prisoners at the left.On the Fengshan City wall, there was utter silence. The Singaporean players did not expect the enemy to truly follow through on their threat.

"Listen up, we don't want to waste words. Every ten minutes, we will kill one person. If you are willing to just watch on, then just stay inside your city!"

The east troop soldiers shouted.

Hahaha!

The soldiers cooperated and laughed uncontrollably.

This was the last straw; the addition of the execution had an extremely strong effect. The Singaporean players on the city wall were shocked, and they did not know what to do.

"Report to the guild leader!" someone suggested.

"Okay!"

A short while later, Chen Guang, who had returned to the Lord's Manor, received the news. At his side was the Fengshan County Lord and four higher-ups of the mercenary guild.

When the others heard the news, they were left speechless.

"These bunch of animals; they actually thought of such a despicable move," someone cursed out.

Chen Guang frowned and coldly said, "I heard that Qiyue Wuyi's reputation in China was good. Why are his subordinates like this?"

"That was within the country. Now, it is a country war. Naturally, he wouldn't care so much," replied the Fengshan County Lord.

"Guild leader, what should we do?"

Chen Guang gritted his teeth and said, "Bear it."

"But I'm afraid that the normal players might not be able to take it." Some of them felt worried.

"Try your best to give them something to do. This is a scheme by the enemy, so we just can't fall for it," Chen Guang said.

"Understood!"

They nodded, but they lacked confidence deep down.

How was such a matter easy to suppress?

In less than an hour, people started to riot on the Fengshan County city wall. Every ten minutes, one comrade would be shot. The pain and helplessness they felt were tough to bear, and it was a massive test on their mental strength.

Even if the higher ups of the mercenary group stepped out to try and persuade them, the situation grew more and more out of control. Especially those non-mercenary guild members, they were furious. As their voices were being suppressed, their ill feelings toward the Temasek Mercenary Guild grew.

The Temasek Mercenary Group came late, and now, they were tortoises that were not willing to head out to fight. Obviously, this would raise questions about them. The gazes toward them were filled with doubt and question.

This made the mercenary guild members feel exceedingly uneasy. They were loyal to their country and filled with a passion to fight for it. Not only were they not recognized by their countrymen, they were even doubted and questioned.

This resulted in these members starting to doubt the decision of their own higher-ups.

"One hour has passed, give them some more to think about!" Pei Donglai ordered. The moment he gave his order, the guns sounded out once more, killing ten people.

To make matters worse, the enemy had executed ten girls this time. Ten golden flowers withering in front of them, how tragic and cruel.

Such a scene brought their anger to a breaking point.

"I can't take it anymore." A young teen stepped up. He pulled out the long sword by his waist and loudly proclaimed,"If you're a man, charge out with me. Even if I die, it's better than living like a coward."

"We can't even protect our women, what kind of men are we?"

"We won't live our lives without a purpose!"

"Guys, calm down. Don't be rash!" The mercenary guild higher-ups once again came out to try and persuade them.

Unfortunately, calmness did not welcome him; instead, he was greeted by an even intenser storm.

The teen who had jumped out first pointed his long sword at the noses of the mercenary guild higher-up, his face filled with a mocking intent, as he angrily declared, "You want to be cowards, I don't care, but what right do you have to lead us? To make us do what you say?"

"That's right!" A scar-faced middle-aged man stepped out and looked around,"A bunch of cowards who have never fought before, I am ashamed to be on the same side as you!"

The unhappiness of the players toward the Temasek Mercenary Guild exploded out.

"We are not cowards!" the members tried to argue back.

Both sides nearly got into a fight in the city.

They only stopped because the work occupation players interfered to calm the chaos. Even so, there was a divide between the two sides, and they would not be able to walk together anymore.

"Brothers, let's kill our way to save our comrades!" The lucky survivors from the previous battle were ready to throw themselves back onto the battlefield.

Ten thousand players stepped out once more, ignoring the people trying to persuade them. They knew that more or less they would die, but they would still try. The soldiers walked out and sang their thousand year war song that had been passed down.

"Over the mountains, through the rivers, we came here."

"The sharp swords out of their sheaths and our blood boils!"

"Soldiers, we are destined to create miracles!"

"Don't fear, don't hesitate, follow me to kill the enemy!""Ladies afar, who is missing you?"

"Who will shield you from the rain!"

"If I die, please don't cry for me!"

"If I die, bury me in this land that I love!""Loyal to death!"

"Fearless warriors, let our country rise up once more!"

"Our country is strong; we will never collapse!"

"Infallible mental strength is our secret to immortality!"On the city walls, numerous female players were already tearing up till they could not speak, as they sent their heroes off to their deaths.

Cries broke out across the entire city.

Members of the Temasek Mercenary Guild remained emotionless, as complicated expressions appeared on their faces. In their eyes, there was guilt, shame, and anger.

Ever the higher-ups were silent.

A sort of tragic atmosphere enveloped the entire country; such a matter would only happen during a country war.

In the end, war was a battle between men.

They would only understand the cruelty and merciless of war when they realized that every person in war was a fresh life.

A country war was not different from a real-life war.

Respecting the lives of natives would be respecting life itself and also respecting yourself.Ten thousand players charging out undoubtedly created a tragic sight.

The opposing Shanhai City Army definitely would not show any mercy because of this. However, the expression of the admiral was extremely complicated, as he had not completely adapted to the cruelty of war.

When the Singaporean players hung on the wooden poles heard the familiar war song, they cried out. They shouted out, "Comrades, don't come over; it's not worth it!"

"Comrades, you have all done well; we will die without regrets!"

Similar words continued to ring out.

"Over the mountains, through the rivers, we came here!"

"The sharp swords out of their sheath and our blood boils!"Countless war songs sounded. The player army looked at death as a respite, as they charged toward the formation with a steel-like determination.

"Shoot the arrows!"

The archers launched the first wave of the assault.

"Shoot the cannons!"

The cannons followed.

Instantly, the player army suffered heavy casualties. Even so, they did not back off and charged forward, hellbent on saving their brothers.

The sight was truly stunning.

"Are you all just going to watch them go to their deaths? Aren't you afraid of your conscience?" On the city wall, many female players could not help but scold the members of the Temasek Mercenary Guild.Many of the guild members felt ashamed.

"If you don't go, we will!" When a nation faces a crisis, heroines would appear. Female players, even work occupation players with no combat strength, were ready to throw themselves onto the battlefield.

"You girls can't go!" Members of the mercenary squad stepped out to prevent them from leaving. How could they let a bunch of female players, and even work occupation players, head onto the battlefield? It would be a massive humiliation to them.

"Move aside!" The women were completely annoyed with the mercenary group members.

"*!" One man could not help but yell vulgarities, "I can't take it anymore. Even if I get kicked out, I can't just stand here and watch our comrades die!"

One stone caused many ripples.

Finally, the players' minds, which were pulled tight like a rubber band, snapped.

Seeing someone lead the way, it was like pushing down dominos, causing a seismic wave. Numerous mercenary group members could not care less anymore, and they threw themselves into the battle.

Chen Guang and the others had already lost control over the members.

This battle had finally reached its most crucial moment. Be it win or lose, Zheng He had completed his mission. The first part of this country destruction battle had succeeded.

Within the Lord's Manor, Chen Guang's face turned ashen white.

"Singapore is finished!"

A sharp pain appeared in his eyes; what would other people know of his current pain, where the people on his side did not listen to him?

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Chapter 629-Follow Even to Death

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Another red sun, the boisterous battlefield regained its silence.

Courage, tragedy, and hot-bloodedness, these factors could not truly decide the result of a battle. Strength, technology, and equipment determined the outcome.

In any field, the player army was losing out.

The east troop's arc formation was a gargantuan trap. It was like the player army was diving into a pocket, as they got struck by firepower from all sides.

Under such a perfect formation, thermal weapons like the cannons and hanguns were at their most powerful. Meanwhile, the players were using cold weapons, so how could they not lose?

In less than two hours, the victor was decided.

The results of the east troops had exceeded everyone's expectations. Through this battle, the player army of Singapore was utterly annihilated. In the end, less than ten thousand men were able to escape through the teleportation formation and return to Lion City.

As for the hostages strapped to the wooden poles, they naturally were not so fortunate. During this battle, the players were simply too rash. They wanted to save their comrades, but they failed and sacrificed themselves in the process.

No wonder Chen Guang would feel so heart pained.

After the battle, the bustling Fengshan County had totally become an empty town. When Zheng He saw that, he ordered his troops to Attack it. Without expending much energy, they took down Fengshan County.

In just a day, Fengshan County fell.

Its fall meant that the country wall had entered a full scale war.

The east troops as they were hiding behind the defences, only lost some gunpowder and ammo, the amount of casualties were less than a thousand, what a miracle.

With that, it was also a good news for attacking Lion City.Lion City, imperial palace.

The moment Fengshan County fell, the Guards housed in the palace finally appeared. They moved into the city gates and walls to take over Defence.

Their armor, shields and weapons were all top grade products.

At the same time, the Snow White tiger in the palace had totally awaken.

The entire Lion City was wide awake.The bad loss in the 3rd battle had caused an uproar in Singapore.

Fear, unease all festered in their hearts as everyone was asking,"What about us? What will happen to Singapore?"

No one could give an answer to this.

The appearance of the guards gave Singapore players a little hope. 3 defeats in 3 battles was a huge sense of failure and the strength of the enemy was solidified in their hearts.

Could just 40 thousand guards defend Lion City? The players were doubtful!

The negative emotions couldn't help but spread in the city.

At this moment, Chen Guang who had escaped back to Lion City once again stepped out and took responsibility. He said resolutely,"Singapore brothers and sisters, we still have hope."

"Guild leader, what should we do?"

A few players couldn't help but crowd around him, their faces filled with fear and their hoped to get answers.

Chen Guang found a high platform and continued his speech,"Fengshan County's failure wasn't because we weren't strong enough or because we won't courageous enough. We have lost because the enemy is too cunning, they used despicable methods to bait us out."

As they listened to this, the players couldn't help but feel ashamed. At this point, they realised Chen Guang's efforts as well as the detriments of their rash behaviour.

Even so, Chen Guang didn't blame them and instead blamed it on the despicable enemy. Such a merciful leader was really worth them following.

"As Long as we are united and just defend the city, Lion City will never fall." Chen Guang was motivating the crowd,"Brothers and sisters, please follow me and allow me to lead you to victory."

"Guild leader, please give the order, we will follow you to death!" Soldiers were so touched they teared up."

"Follow to death!"

Be it teens, middle aged men, even old men, women and kids all shouted in unison, pledging their loyalty to the leader. Their eyes were filled with determination and one could see the light of victory.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere of Lion City started to heat up.

Their morale bloomed.

One had to say that Chen Guang was truly a born leader. In the last life, Simeone commented that he was a calm head with exceptional speech abilities and with his crafty ideas, making himself shine.

Singapore in the last life used their geographical position to rise up in the game. In the global environment, Chen Guang could be considered to be one of the famous figures.

Unfortunately the times were different and he had to meet Ouyang Shuo so early on, it was destined to be a tragedy.After calming down the normal players, Chen Guang gathered the core members to discuss.

At the moment, his expression suddenly became really solemn,"We can't place the fate of our country all on the hands of the Guards." It showed that he wasn't as confident as he showed just now.

"What should we do?"

"Ask for help from the ASEAN." Chen Guang said.Total silence.

"It's not the time to bother about face. If we lose the country war, we lose everything." Chen Guang was the same as Ouyang Shuo, a utilitarian, to protect Singapore he would do anything.

"It seems like the only thing we can do!"

Everyone sighed, filled with a tragic emotion, in the end they had walked on this path of no return.

Singapore was an island surrounded by water. The one closest to them was Johor in the north. Between the 2 was the narrow Johor Straits.

To be able to assist them, only Johor could do so.

Even Johor when they receive the request for help, they needed to verify it. After all, a cross country war was still a very unfamiliar phrase.

After verifying, they must discuss how many soldiers and how to sent the soldiers. Along with time spent on the road, it will take at least 2 days for them to arrive in Lion City.

Chen Guang concluded,"Hence we need to defend for 2 days."

"Defend Lion City to the death!"

Everyone swore in unison, Lion City had no other route.

Johor Straits, dragon head.

The moment Fengshan County fell, Ouyang Shuo received the system notification. He smirked. As expected, Zheng He didn't let him down and did far better than he had expected.

In just one battle, Ouyang Shuo had obtained close to 100 thousand merit points. How crazy was that? It was through the merit points that Ouyang Shuo was able to deduce what happened there.

The combat players of Singapore had pretty much all fallen.

To prevent war slayers from being born from country wars, Gaia made the rule that only combat occupation players have merit points.

The work occupation players wouldn't be tabulated into the merit points.

This rule was similarly targeting the old and weak.

Hence, lords couldn't earn large amounts of merit points through slaughtering normal civilians.

Even combat occupation players, only the 1st kill was tabulated. The newbies after reviving, even if they were killed again wouldn't be calculated again.

Such a setting was to prevent players from blocking up the reincarnation hall and slaughtering them over and over. Gaia promoted war but not meaningless killing, as that was totally immoral.In the reading room, Ouyang Shuo was pumped up and started to give out military orders.

As the east troops had obtained a huge victory, the entire plan needed to change.

Based on the plan, Ouyang Shuo originally needed to sweep the nearby islands. Under such circumstances, sweeping the surrounding islands would have no meaning.

If his estimations were correct, the players on the nearby islands had gathered in Lion City.

Hence the next morning, Ouyang Shuo would personally lead his troops to Lion City. Of course, the middle troops would still be led by Yanhuo Yaonie and Ouyang Shuo wasn't prepared to butt in.

Next morning, the mid troops would assault Lion City, first to clear out the surrounding Lion City Region. The east troops will rest for a night before rushing to Xinzhou bay to meet up with the mid troops.

The final battle would happen tomorrow!

4th month 22nd day, the 2nd day of the country war.

The sky just turned bright, Yanhuo Yaonie's middle troops had already reached Xinzhou Bay.

The flames of war were ignited once more!

As compared to the east troops, the mid troops Mission was much more arduous. This was because they needed to Attack Lion City and had only 2 days to do so. To rely on just 20 thousand navy soldiers to take down an imperial city? Just thinking about it would be hard for one to believe.

Who knows what miracle move did Yanhuo Yaonie prepare?

As compared to Fengshan County, apart from Lion City being more majestic, the city walls were much bigger. It also had one specialty which was the water paths in the city were linked to Xinzhou Bay.

The imperial city had a total of 3 river passages which was linked to Xinzhou Bay. As the game had expanded 10 times, each path was over 50 meters Long. The widest one always even 200 meters wide.

In the last life, who knows how many merchant ships directly entered Lion City through the river passage to help increase the prosperity of Lion City.

These river passages were the chances that Yanhuo Yaonie had grasped.

Similar to the Fengshan County battle, the key to winning was how to use their firearms to their most efficient. Especially the use of cannons. If they were just used to blow open the city gates, it would be a waste of a treasure.

Zheng He chose to build a Cannon formation outside of the city. The mid troops let by Yanhuo Yaonie was unable to replicate it.

No matter how rash they were, the a Singaporean players wouldn't fall at the same spot 4 times. Furthermore this time the main defending force was the imperial palace Guards. Their duty was to protect the safety of the imperial city and wouldn't go out to fight.

The moment the middle troops reached Xinzhou Bay, it caused stunned Chen Guang and the others.

anyone would know that no matter how strong the squadron at Fengshan County was, they couldn't reach here in just 1 night. The only explanation was that these were the hidden troops of the enemy.

Thinking about this, Chen Guang's heart became heavy.

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Chapter 630-God Weapon Starlight Sword

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The middle troops easily occupied Xinzhou Bay without much effort, as there were no opposing naval troops in the bay. Moreover, the fishing boats and the other boats had stopped work when the war started.

The usually busy bay was exceedingly cold today.

After taking a short rest, the middle troops officially launched their attack on Lion City. Yanhuo Yaonie chose to use the river passages to approach the city walls.

The Ming Dynasty cannons could only shoot directly forward, but with the warship as a base, it was enough to damage the guards on top of the city wall. On the contrary, the arrows from the guards did minimal damage.

After less than an hour of fighting, the guards were already on the losing end. Seeing that the enemy was relying on their cannons once more, the Singaporean players watching from the city walls were so furious that they gritted their teeth.

Luckily, the strategy of the guards was rather quick and flexible, they would not gather on the walls as living targets. Seeing that they stood no chance and had no effective way to hurt the enemy, the guards on the south wall immediately retreated.

Obviously, the guards were prepared to fight in the middle of the city.

One had to say that this strategy was truly smart. The middle troops, who had smoothly entered Lion City through the river passages, felt stunned when they looked at the spot where the streets and river intersected.

"General, where do we fire at?" A soldier ran over.

"Aim directly at the palace!" Yanhuo Yaonie ordered.

Similar to attacking territories, as long as one destroyed the stone steele in the imperial palace, one would be considered the victor of the country war. Of course, for a country like China with nine imperial cities, you would have to destroy them all.

If not, why would some call China an undefeatable presence.

Yanhuo Yaonie's idea was great. Unfortunately, the river passages turned away outside of the palace. Hence, it was impossible for him to directly carry the cannons to the gates of the palace.

With that, the middle troops had to head deep into enemy territory, a spot where going forward and retreating were both difficult.

Yanhuo Yaonie's face flashed with a hard to detect awkwardness.

Similarly, be it the guards or the players in the city, they did not dare to approach the enemy warships in the river, as they were afraid of being blown up.

Both sides ended up in a weird standoff just like that.

Such a standoff was extremely good for Singapore. A lack of enough time worried Chen Guang the most. He would rather the situation stay like this all the way till reinforcements arrived.

At noon, Ouyang Shuo met up with the east troops and arrived at Xinzhou Bay.

"Lord, the middle troops seem like they are facing a situation, how should we act?" Zheng He asked.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and emotionlessly ordered, "Attack!" At the stage, the country war should come to an end, and any plan or scheme was to help it reach such a point.

"Understood!" Zheng He nodded.

Immediately, the east troops sailed along the river and similarly entered Lion City. Half an hour later, the two squadrons regrouped in the river, blocking it up.

"Lord!"

A short while later, Yanhuo Yaonie rushed to Dragon Head to greet Ouyang Shuo with an ashamed expression.

When Ouyang Shuo saw that, he gave a slight smile,"General there's no need to, just fight the war well." He could understand Yanhuo Yaonie's anxiousness and guilt, but he did not think too much about it.

"Thank you, Lord!" Yanhuo Yaonie nodded his head solemnly.

After a simple greeting, the three of them started to discuss specific battle plans.

Pei Donglai would take charge of the river passage and command the entire squadron to maintain their threat against the territory. At the same time, a portion of archers would be left to cover the cannoneers.

The remaining forty thousand troops would disembark and form up. At this point, the only thing that they could do was fight.

Apart from a proper army, there was also the five thousand men servant army that Zheng He had brought along.

At this stage, it was time for them to show their use. They would place the servant army right at the front to act as a barrier for the archers behind. In the middle stood the sword-shield soldiers, the main force of this battle, while the handgun forces and archers would stand further behind.

As for the cannons, they had no place in this battle.

After the army formed up, they directly charged toward the imperial palace gates.

The guards were already alert, and ten thousand players had also gathered with them. As for the work occupation players and the civilians, they had headed home to avoid being wrapped up in the flames of war.

Forty thousand men with archers as their core to fight against fifty thousand elites, this was going to be a tough fight. If he did not have the one thousand divine martial Guards, Ouyang Shuo definitely would not dare take up this challenge.

Of course, the five thousand servant army that Zheng He recruited was also a brilliant move, a god stroke. The players did not have any thoughts or worries about the servant army; however, they cared about their comrades.

But the guards were different. In their eyes, players and natives were the same. Hence, looking at the servant army in front of them, they were caught off guard.

This lapse granted some valuable time for the archers and handgun forces on the back lines. Each minute, each second, they could inflict huge damage.

When the players saw the situation, under Chen Guang's instructions, they actually started to aim and kill the servant army, hence releasing the guards from their moral dilemma. One had to say that this was truly a vicious move.

In less than an hour, the five thousand men servant army fell.

The true war had just begun.

Both sides fought until the sun started to set, the flowing blood forming a river.

The most eye-catching ones on the battlefield were naturally the Divine Martial Guards led by Ouyang Shuo. Even the guards seemed much weaker than them.

Such an iron army could do whatever they wished against the enemy; they were an invincible presence.

During this battle, Ouyang Shuo met a strong opponent, Chen Guang.

As the guild leader of the Temasek Mercenary Guild and also the best adventure gamemode expert in Singapore, his strength could not be underestimated.

Right at the start of the battle, Chen Guang took the initiative to find Ouyang Shuo for a decisive battle.

"Qiyue Wuyi, if you're a man, fight with me." Chen Guang asked to fight.

Ouyang Shuo laughed, he knew that Chen Guang wanted to distract him to prevent him from commanding the Divine Martial Guards. However, he did not mind; he waved his Tianmo Spear, accepting the challenge.

If it was before this voyage, Ouyang Shuo would have hesitated. But after his fortuitous encounter on the desolate island, the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique had climbed to the 11th layer. In this short period of time, his combat strength had rocketed.

Till date, his combat strength rating had already reached the middle gold grade, and he was just two grades away from the low dark gold grade. The top-ranking expert in his last life had only reached such a level.

Chen Guang's rating definitely would not exceed high-silver grade.

As the two fought on, Ouyang Shuo was confident of taking him down within thirty rounds. Chen Guang wanted to hold him up, while Ouyang Shuo wanted to slay him and totally crush the morale of the players.

The weapon that Chen Guang wielded was the most orthodox sword, and it was also a god weapon. The name of the sword was 'Starlight'; the only god weapon in Singapore.

God Weapon.

Chen Guang had obtained this Starlight Sword through the system auction.

In terms of game balance, Gaia had done extremely well. The system auction was something that every country had. At the same time, the ranks of the items were different.

As the biggest region in the game, a god weapon had appeared in China during the 2nd system auction. What appeared during the 3rd system auction was an overpowered set like the god weapon set.

However, if a player in a small country like Singapore had a weapon rank similar to the China region, it would be exceedingly unfair to them. This was because their player numbers were not on the same level.

Hence, the Starlight Sword only appeared during their 3rd system auction, and it was also the most pinnacle item, which Chen Guang obtained.

The reason Gaia had such settings, apart from fairness, was to ensure that players did not gain too many god weapons through the small countries, which would cause a depreciation of the value of god weapons.

"Starlight!" After less than ten rounds, Chen Guang was already barely holding on. Finally, he could not take it and used the killing move of the Starlight Sword.

A light shot out from the sword directly toward Ouyang Shuo's heart. The killing move of god weapons basically all had the sure kill effect; this move was just like the bigger dipper of the Qixing Longxuan Sword, formless and unavoidable.

When Chen Guang used this move, his enemy basically stood no chance. When he saw the light successfully pierce Ouyang Shuo, Chen Guang's face lit up, as he thought that victory was in his hands.

Ouyang Shuo laughed coldly; he did not care about the light. He even used the chance when Chen Guang was stunned to stab the Tianmo Spear into Chen Guang's heart.

"Eh!"

Looking at the hole in his chest, Chen Guang gasped in disbelief. He did not understand, even in death, how the enemy remained totally fine under the sure kill attack of the Starlight Sword.

Naturally, Ouyang Shuo would not explain anything to a dead person. He simply picked up the items that Chen Guang had dropped, especially the Starlight Sword, which he quickly kept in his storage.

As the best player in Singapore, Chen Guang was extremely rich, and all of his equipment was higher than platinum rank. However, because they were still in the midst of a chaotic battle, Ouyang Shuo did not have the heart to check the items one by one.

Ouyang Shuo was able to ignore the light from the Starlight Sword because of the Twin Dragons Swallow the Heavens Armor. Its ultimate move provided 100% defense.

One could only say that Chen Guang was too overconfident.

He did not know how big the game was, and how many special treasures there were. Ouyang Shuo also knew that apart from armor, there were many other items that could dodge the killing moves of god weapons.

If not, the god weapons would be extremely overpowered.

The equipment in the game each had their own flaws; naturally, there was not anything invincible.Chen Guang's death meant that the players had lost their leader, so they were thrown into chaos. In such a war, the weakness of the player army lacking training was once again exposed.

When Ouyang Shuo saw the situation, he led the Divine Martial Guards to once again start a slaughtering spree.

The player army was decreasing at a visible rate. Their dropped equipment covered the ground. Along with their destruction, Ouyang Shuo was like a war god, emitting an invincible aura after he slew Chen Guang. He rushed into the enemy guards and focused on killing the advanced general.

With that, the guards panicked.

The scales of victory were finally tipping toward Shanhai City.

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Chapter 631-Country Protector Beast

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At the gate of the imperial palace, blood flowed and bodies were strewn all over.

This was the toughest battle in Shanhai City's history, and it also caused the most casualties. It was because this battle was not to defeat the enemy but to destroy them. During a country war, especially against the palace guards, yielding was impossible.

After this battle, the ten thousand players were killed. On the other hand, out of the forty thousand guards, five thousand were forcefully captured, while the rest died in battle.

Such glorious battle results obviously meant that the voyage squadron had to pay a similarly heavy price.

Without mentioning the five thousand servant army, out of the one thousand Divine Martial Guards, only two hundred remained. Ouyang Shuo's personal guards were basically completely wiped out. Out of the forty thousand sailors, only around ten thousand remained. Under the relentless assault of the guards, basically all the archers and handgun troops perished.

The voyage squadron was unable to maintain their organization. If they did not have the warships to rely on, even the civilians could drown out these invaders.

This battle could be said to have heavy casualties on both sides, the casualty count was similar, and there was no true winner.The moment the guards fell, the players that watched on were dead silent. Despair started to spread in their hearts; there was nothing that could save them any longer.

"Singapore is over!" someone cried.

The cry started a domino effect; more and more cries spread out amongst the crowd.

"Who will save Singapore?" Someone asked helplessly.

After Chen Guang revived, he had no face to meet those comrades who supported him. He hid alone behind the walls of the mercenary group camp to reflect. As for the result of the country war, Chen Guang already had a premonition.

Singapore would not have even a single hero that could step out.

To ask the work occupation players to fight the enemy? That was just adding to the slaughter.

The game still was not real life, and the winner or loser was determined by numbers. The combat strength of the work occupation players was deemed to be 0, even lower than that of natives.

Even if Shanhai City was left with ten thousand soldiers, it was enough to suppress these players.While some people were in despair, there naturally would be others who were happy.

"We finally did it!" Ouyang Shuo looked at the corpses on the crowd, and a chill ran down his spine.

There were a few times where the guards broke through the Divine Martial Guards and sword shield-soldiers and entered the archer formation. Shanhai City was on the verge of losing, and they only barely held on because of Ouyang Shuo and the Divine Martial Guards.

In the end, Ouyang Shuo even had to activate the devil bloodline.

Zheng He and the other generals, as well as the lucky survivors, had ugly expressions on their faces, as they looked at the current scene. Some even started vomiting on the spot.

One could not blame them for that, as the battlefield was no different from hell.

It was disgusting, but they still had to clean it up.

Especially the equipment the players dropped, they could not be missed.

Based on the game's settings, if the equipment dropped was not picked up within two hours, they would be removed.

This cruel battle had lasted for over an hour.

Hence, some of the equipment was already removed; they needed to pick up the remaining ones.

"Lord, take a look!" Chen Dameng passed Ouyang Shuo a seal.

When Ouyang Shuo took it, he saw that it was a territory item, no wonder Chen Dameng was so solemn about it.

Mountain Opening Seal: After use, can open up a path through any mountain in the territory.

After the game expanded by ten times, normal hills and forests had become enormous, which made transport extremely inconvenient.

With ancient technological standards, opening up a path in the mountains was nearly impossible. Even if one was determined to do so, the manpower and time required was something that normal territories could not take.

Hence, to increase the playability of the game, Gaia had designed some lord items to help out the Lords.

The Mountain Opening Seal was undoubtedly a great item.

Its previous owner was the Fengshan County Lord. Unfortunately, Fengshan County was too small, and it did not have any mountains that needed him to use this item on.

After he died, this seal benefited Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo stored the seal, as his eyes flashed with a weird glow. He already knew what to use this item on.In less than twenty minutes, the battlefield was cleaned up. Time was of the essence, and Ouyang Shuo could not wait any longer. He ordered the troops to enter the palace to complete the final step of the country war.

Suddenly, a loud roar broke out from the depths of the imperial palace.

Kong!

The roars spread out from the palace, deafening to the ears. When the soldiers heard the roar, they were shocked and stopped in their tracks.

A short while later, a snow-white lion walked out.

Charming, majestic.

When Ouyang Shuo saw this creature, his face grew solemn. During the five years of his last life, multiple country wars had happened. Hence, he was quite clear about the country war settings.

Based on the rules, apart from the imperial palace guards, each country would also have a special existence, the country protector beast, which would act as the last barrier for a country.

The beast was a true god beast, exceeding even a spirit beast.

China had a total of nine god beasts, including the Qilin, the azure dragon, the white tiger, the vermillion bird, the Xuanwu turtle, the Xiezhi (mythical Chinese unicorn), the Hou, the white marsh, and the Kui (one-legged mountain demon).

If a Lord from the same region attacked the imperial city, the country protector beast would not appear. It would only appear during country wars when the country was at its brink.

Singapore's imperial city was known as Lion City. Naturally, the country protector beast was a lion, and it was a extremely rare white lion.

The lion in front of them was exceedingly unusual. Just the aura and might it exuded caused the faces of the soldiers to turn ashen white.

"Retreat!" Ouyang Shuo ordered.

Facing such a god beast, normal soldiers were of no use. Luckily, Ouyang Shuo also had a spirit beast beside him. When the white lion appeared, Little Green, who was meandering in the river, could sense it.

Nian!

Little Green roared out, instantly appearing on the battlefield.

The two beasts were similar in all aspects, and they fought on the same level.

Although Little Green was only a spirit beast, its time in the Spirit Beast Hall granted him an immeasurable rise in cultivation. Its current strength exceeded its father, and its potential was shocking; it had a chance to become a god beast at any moment.

Hence, facing the white lion, Little Green had no fear.

Every county protector beast possessed great strength. Based on the strength of the country, the beast could be graded into three grades, top, middle, and low. For a small country like Singapore, the white lion was naturally a low-grade god beast.

The two beasts could be said to be fighting neck in neck.

The battle between beasts did not include anything special. They simply charged at one another and fought, claws and teeth going for flesh, their massive claws slamming their opponents.

It was either biting or charging; a truly brutal and wild fighting style. It looked simple, but each move was exceedingly risky and dangerous. If a basic soldier was struck, they would die instantly.

The fur of the white lion was quickly dyed red; it was in a sorry state. On the other hand, Little Green's scales were also clawed off by the white lion, dripping fresh blood.

The battle between the two beasts grew more and more intense, and their eyes were covered in blood, while their bestial natures were brought out.

Ouyang Shuo stood on the side, watching on with complete focus. During the battle, he had activated his devil bloodline. Now, he was just a normal person, and he could not help Little Green.

Even if he was at his full strength, he would not necessarily help. To Little Green, this was a battle between beasts; it would not let others butt in.

However, Little Green not using its horn left Ouyang Shuo confused. Logically speaking, in such a battle, its horn was far better than its teeth and claws.

Kong!

The white lion's fighting spirit was ignited, and it roared, suddenly standing up on its hind legs. Its front limbs were like two massive hands, suddenly slapping down, bringing along a whirring of the wind.

It all happened in an instant, and the huge paw smacked Little Green. With a Peng!, Little Green was caught defenseless and sent flying. With a Hong!, it crashed into the ground and could not get up.

"Little Green!" Ouyang Shuo exclaimed, "Stand up!"

When Little Green heard his words, he gazed at Ouyang Shuo, trying to get up once more. Unfortunately, it was halfway there before it crashed down once more.

It was apparent that the white lion's strike was not a normal attack, and it was some mysterious technique. If not, with Little Green's abnormal body, it would not have been hurt so badly.

"Good!"

Cheers broke out amongst the crowd at this inopportune moment. It came from the Singaporean players. When they saw the white lion appear, they had felt a little hope, so they stayed to watch.

Seeing the white lion display its might, the Singaporean players naturally could not help but cheer out and express their joy.

Amongst them were also some mocking toward Little Green.

When Ouyang Shuo heard them, his eyes turned cold, as he said, "Men!"

"Here!" Chen Dameng stepped up.

"Make them shut up!" Ouyang Shuo said coldly.

"Understood!"

When Chen Dameng received the order, he brought one hundred men and walked out. Instantly, a commotion started amongst the crowd.

Ouyang Shuo was not in the mood to bother about the Singaporean players. Instead, he nervously looked at Little Green. At this moment, the white lion pounced right at Little Green.

Looking at its stance, it wanted to take this chance to kill Little Green.

A battle between beasts was completely merciless.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to help, but he thought back to Little Green's gaze before holding himself back. If the army helped at this moment, it would be an insult to Little Green.

Now, they could only look on and hope that Little Green could fight back.

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Chapter 632-Country War Rewards

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Kong!

The white lion jumped and stepped onto Little Green. Little Green was a spirit beast, so it naturally possessed intelligence. Suffering such humiliation, rage appeared in its eyes; it could not take it anymore.

The white lion suddenly opened its bloody maw and viciously chomped toward Little Green's neck. With its jaw strength, if this blow connected, it would kill Little Green on the spot despite its tough skin and thick scale armor.

"Little Green!" Ouyang Shuo hollered.

Helplessly, Little Green did not even move; it was like it had no power to resist. Just before the white lion bit him, Little Green suddenly moved. Its ugly horn suddenly shone with a bright light and shot a white glow into the white lion's body.

Aooo!

The white lion let loose a painful growl, as it instantly crashed to the ground and started tossing and turning.

"Brilliantly done!" Ouyang Shuo was delighted.

Ouyang Shuo was curious about why Little Green had not used its horn. After all, its mysterious technique laid with its horn, and it had awakened the move in the Spirit Beast Hall.

Looking at the strength of the light, if it simply struck the white lion, it would only cause a superficial wound. Hence, Little Green decided to take the risk and fight back from the brink of death.

The light shot into the white lion's stomach; its destructive ability was simply too strong. The light burned its organs, and if it was not for the strong regenerative ability of the god beast, it would have perished on the spot.

However, Little Green was not done yet. It stumbled its way up and walked before the white lion. With a Peng! it stepped onto the white lion's head. A desire for revenge flashed in its eyes, as it chomped down.

There were no miracles this time.

The white lion's neck was bit and instantly broke with a Kacha! sound. Singapore's last barrier was finally broken.

Little Green did not stop there; it bit open the white lion's belly, retrieving the inner pellet and swallowing it.

Gulp!

Ouyang Shuo could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. One must know that the god beast inner pellet was an incredible nourishing item. If Ouyang Shuo used it, the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique would have gone up a grade.

However, Ouyang Shuo did not try to interfere.

The white lion's body was Little Green's spoils of war. Naturally, it could do whatever it wanted with it. Apart from the inner pellet, the fur and flesh were also nourishing items.

After swallowing the inner pellet, Little Green stumbled its way in front of Ouyang Shuo and gave him a look of arrogance.

Ouyang Shuo smiled and bent down, touching Little Green's head, as he smiled, "Little fellow well done! Rest well on the warship; I look forward to when you upgrade to a god beast."

Nian!

The arrogant little fellow nudged Ouyang Shuo before turning and leaving. When the soldiers saw that, they automatically made way, their eyes filled with respect.

Under Ouyang Shuo's instructions, Pei Donglai protected Little Green and escorted it back to Dragon Head.

"Let's go!"

Ouyang Shuo led the way into the palace.

The current palace only had people like the emperor, his concubines, palace maids, and eunuchs. Facing the Shanhai City army, they had no way to fight back, and they were either killed or captured.

Ouyang Shuo walked into the main hall of the palace, where he saw a golden steele rise up; this was the country steele of Singapore. Without hesitation, he stabbed down on it with the Tianmo Spear.

The moment the stone steele broke, a system notification sounded out around the world.

"Global Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for leading his troops to destroy Singapore. Rewarded one hundred thousand merit points and two hundred thousand reputation points. Congratulations!"

In truth, after destroying the guards, Ouyang Shuo's had already earned a total of 150 thousand merit points from this battle. Along with the one hundred thousand merit point reward, he had earned 250 thousand merit points from this battle alone.

With that, his merit point total had reached 790 thousand, just 210 thousand points away from the duke rank. If he went through one more similar country war, he could reach his goal."World Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for becoming the first person to destroy a country, specially awarded one hidden building. Congratulations!"

At the same time, a system notification sounded out in his ear.

"System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for becoming the first person to destroy a country, specially awarded one hidden building as a reward. Congratulations!"

After the Mazu Temple, the Recruitment Hall, the Yellow Emperor Temple, and the Silver Prayer Hall, Shanhai City was going to welcome its fifth hidden building, truly insane.

In his last life, the number of hidden buildings in China definitely did not exceed five.

Name: General Appointment Stage

Type: Hidden Building

Function: ever two years, one can choose a god rank and below general

Specialty: 20% increase in attraction of historical people, 5% increase in reputation of territory

Description: This is a platform used to specifically recruit generals, cost of ten thousand gold. Recruitment chances cannot be stacked and will be removed if expired.

It was another extremely potent hidden building similar to the Recruitment Hall. However, this building could only recruit generals, and it had a cooldown of two years.

Based on the game progression, apart from the first free chance, the next recruitment chance would be during the 1st month of the 5th year of Gaia. Hence, during the entire course of the game, Ouyang Shuo could only use this building's effect four times.

Although there were many restrictions, pros were also aplenty. The most valuable factor was the ability to choose the general you want, which was much better than the randomness of the Recruitment Hall.

With that, Ouyang Shuo could follow the territory general structure to choose generals. Unfortunately, Ouyang Shuo was not currently in Shanhai City, so he did not have a chance to use the recruitment opportunity.

Ouyang Shuo needed to ponder about what general he should recruit. After all, it was an exceedingly rare chance."World Notification: Singapore was destroyed. All the players, abilities, cultivation methods, and levels all return to 0. At the same time, the Singaporean players are all teleported to the sealed land as punishment!"

Along with the notification, all the Singaporean players, regardless of whether they were combat occupation players, male, female, or still in the Reincarnation Hall, their stats were wiped, and they were teleported away.

As for the location of the sealed land, even during the 5th year of Gaia, the players could not find the answer. However, one thing was for sure, the Singaporean players would continue to play the game.

Hence, the sealed land should be a special game map.

Gaia's principle was balance. To the players whose country was wiped, sending them to the sealed land was both a punishment and a chance; it all depended on how the players chose and adapted.

There would probably be chances for Ouyang Shuo to meet the Singaporean players again. Naturally, he did not know that in the future, they would once again bump heads. Moreover, at that time, Singapore would have risen and would pose a massive problem to Shanhai City.

Of course, this was later, and it would not be mentioned for now."World Notification: China Lord Qiyue Wuyi won the country war, China region obtains 10 points of country honor, and all player's innate stats 1. Congratulations, China!"

Achieving victory in the country war did not only benefit one person but the entire country. Without mentioning other matters, just the 10 honor points far exceeded the value of a hidden building.

Others did not understand these country honor points, but Ouyang Shuo obviously knew as a person experiencing a second life!

As the name suggested, honor points would be used during country wars. During the country war, be it the attacking side or the defending side, they could choose buffs.

One country honor point represented a 1% buff. For example, 10 country honor points represented a 10% increase in the attacking power of all troops; they could also choose to flexibly increase attack by 5% and defense by 5%.

The buffs were like the buffs in the battle map.

It was not hard to imagine the large-scale effect of such a buff to all the troops in the country. Even if it was a 1% buff, it would result in a major increase.

The preciousness of honor points was evident.

Especially to such a huge country like China with so many players, as this also meant that the buffs were more valuable.

Moreover, the person who had the right to select the buffs was the representatives of the country. Hence, Ouyang Shuo had been fighting with Di Chen and the others to be the leader of China.

Apart from that, the country honor points also affected the country weapon setting.

The so-called country weapon setting referred to the country protecting god weapons, similar to the country protector beast. However, the number of country weapons were not fixed, and a country might not even have a single weapon.

Based on the settings, for every 30 points, a country weapon would be born. As for ownership over the weapon, the players would have to fight for it.

If the country honor points were obtained collectively, rewarding everyone with stat increases was the best choice.

Who did not know the precious of innate stats? Even a top-grade internal cultivation technique could only raise innate stats by one at every layer.

To the China region players, this was the best reward.

With that, the players were extremely grateful to Ouyang Shuo, this war hero. It also helped to raise his position and prestige in the country.

From the rewards of the country war, one could see that Gaia really supported it. The victors of the war were heroes, while the defeated were destined to be humiliated.

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