Reborn to Open Up Wasteland in the Empire!

The westward development of the empire actually began when Zhao Xing came to the Red Star Empire, and it has been more than seven thousand years since then.

The initial plan included only three large star trails and a dozen or so medium and small-sized trails.

Today, there are seven large-scale ancient star trails and over a thousand medium and small-sized ancient trails.

When he first entered the Primordial Beginning Realm, he went to the Layered World Mountain to comprehend the secret realm. There he encountered Tao Yang, the eldest disciple of Emperor Hongshan, who was pondering deeply. Five Poisons Emperor Lord also scolded Tao Yang as a good-for-nothing in front of Zhao Xing.

When the six super powers of the Empire, Ancient Hill of Antiquity, Reincarnation Temple, Academy City, Ancient Kingdom Alliance, Origin Heavenly Palace were jointly developing the area, Zhao Xing even staged a fixed match with Du Yun to determine who had the most rights.

When they truly got involved and became Sea Trade Envoy, seven large ancient star trails were established, which was also three thousand years ago.

After ending his conversation with Emperor Hongshan, Zhao Xing immediately began searching for relevant information and sorting out the timeline.

"It is now the 1197th Solar Year of the Desolate Territory Era 2, and there are only 2585 World Star Year left until the Third Era of the Desolate Territory."

"The resolution of the Layered World Mountain issue accelerated the development of the seven ancient trails, but the development challenges of the Desolate Territory are not limited to just Layered World Mountain. Moreover, the expansion of small and medium-sized ancient trails has never been so smooth. The difficult parts are still difficult, and the progress is almost the same as in my previous life."

"There is still a long way to go before high-end theories can be applied to low-end scenarios. Even in the highly developed Red Star Empire, there are still many places where primitive manual mining is used."

"Large-scale ancient trails are officially managed by the six super powers, while the development rights for medium and small-sized ancient trails are granted to noble lords and medium and small-sized forces."

"A nation can develop without regard to cost because it involves survival. The Red Star Great Emperor and the Gu Luo River are determined to open up the Si Yue Desolate Territory. But individual forces have to consider the costs and be very careful."

Zhao Xing, acting as Sea Trade Envoy, retrieved a set of financial data from the Star Mirror.

The above shows the profit and loss situation of unofficial contracted development of the Desolate Territory Desolate Territory the past seven thousand years.

Nine out of ten families (or forces) at the Reincarnation Realm are operating at a loss! The extent of the loss varies; even among Emperor Lord Level families, only about ten are profitable. Furthermore, the more powerful the family, the greater its losses.

On the contrary, 80% of the families (powers) at the Dao Domain Realm are making money.

Why does this happen?

One possibility is that Red Star Great Emperor did this intentionally.

Developing the Desolate Territory always incurs costs, and these costs need to be covered. One source is the cooperation of the other five major powers, which can share some of the burden.

On the other hand, there is domestic expenditure, and for this part, the Emperor's principle is: not to squeeze money from the poor.

Secondly, the development of the Desolate Territory project itself is a long-term investment.

The families and forces in the Reincarnation Realm have lived long enough to look towards the future, and everyone was already mentally prepared for the losses incurred in the early stages.

To be honest, it's already pretty good if even 10% of a family's influence is profitable these days.

Normally speaking, these large families would almost never be able to make a profit within ten thousand years.

Judging from the data curve, the reason for the profit was mainly due to the discovery of the Spirit Void Source Origin Realm on the Sea Passage Ancient Road, which gave the exploration team a much-needed boost.

However, with the six super powers dividing up a single Source Origin World, individuals benefit very little, and the enormous expenses still cannot be sustained. Moreover, only one Source Origin World has emerged out of the seven ancient paths, which still cannot solve the problem.

Although the empire is vast, its internal social hierarchy has become quite rigid over the years. The fact that forces at the Reincarnation Realm Reincarnation Realm are losing money while those below are profiting is a deliberate arrangement by the Emperor. The rise of new social classes can revitalize the empire.

To alleviate internal conflicts.

"Assuming the empire did not cooperate with the other four superpowers, and assuming it did not achieve a brief peace with the Demon Race..."

The empire's current financial pressure is probably hundreds of times greater.

Zhao Xing's gaze returned to the Annihilating Star Ancient Road.

"The rights and interests of the Annihilating Star Ancient Road are defined as those of a medium-sized ancient path, belonging to the Carlos Family, the Manin Family, the Blue Ice Yang Clan, and..."

The Haihe Ji Clan was jointly contracted by the Ji family, with the Carlos Family holding the majority share (60%). The remaining three families shared the remaining 40%.

"The Manin Family, the Blue Ice Yang Clan, and the Haihe Ji Clan are one thing, they're just Lord Level families, how come even the Demigod family of Carlos couldn't hold on? Oh, I see."

After looking at the list, Zhao Xing suddenly realized what was going on.

The Carlos Family is Demigod family, but the Carlos Family is also quite large, with many branches.

The family responsible for the Annihilating Star Ancient Road here is the fifth-generation descendant of Grand Duke Carlos, a branch located in the Ruin Star System in the northern part of the Empire.

Ruin Carlos is an Emperor Lord Level Mechanism Master. According to the registered family members, he has dozens of brothers and sisters. However, the other brothers and sisters are of average level, with the highest being only Lord Level. Most of them are mediocre. Ruin Carlos is the most promising.

"Looks like Ruin Carlos is facing financial difficulties," Zhao Xing chuckled. The Annihilating Star Corridor was always a tough nut to crack.

After thousands of years of development, there is still no hope in sight; all that can be found is some ore. It is truly frustrating.

However, Zhao Xing was still unclear about the specific reasons for the sale and how willing the other party was to sell it.

Judging solely from the publicly available data of the Ruin Star System, Ruin Carlos wouldn't even be considered significant if it reached the third era.

So there must be some other reasons behind this.

"Captain, are you there?" Zhao Xing immediately contacted Yang Baihe, a senior executive at Starfire.

"What's up? You're not going on another mission, are you?" Yang Baihe's face appeared somewhat reluctant when he appeared in the Star Mirror. "Let me make this clear first, I'm already on leave, a very long one. I can't be fighting to the death anytime soon."

Yang Baihe was also terrified of Zhao Xing.

He discovered that although he had been promoted and made a fortune in all three missions he had undertaken with Zhao Xing, each time he had narrowly escaped death.

Now that Yang Baihe has reached the Lord Level and holds a high position, he has lost that fighting spirit. Now, he only wants to find Dao Companion to continue his lineage and enjoy life.

"Haha, Captain, don't worry, I just have a question." Zhao Xing told Yang Baihe what it was about.

"Ruin Carlos, I know this person. He's a ruthless one," Yang Baihe. "Although he is the fifth-generation descendant of Demigod, he wasn't favored at first. Oh, I wouldn't say favored. Before he reached the Reincarnation Realm, Grand Duke Carlos didn't even remember having such a descendant."

Zhao Xing nodded; this wasn't exactly a rare occurrence.

Jing Yan is still a prince of the Beiye Star System, but Emperor Bei Ye has no recollection of having such a descendant.

Since Grand Duke Carlos is Demigod, he should be like Gu Luo River, only wanting to break through to the Divine Realm, especially since he is the fifth generation.

"This person rose to prominence during the Dao Domain Realm, first killing eight of his brothers and sisters with inheritance rights in Glory Duel."

He then drove away his seven elder relatives, acquired their debts, and used business tactics to exile them to the Bagley Desolate Territory.

"Therefore, he also successfully inherited the Succession Vault wealth left by the Carlos Family, which amounted to approximately one million five hundred million coins."

Succession Vault, similar to a family fund, is often used by large families after a division of assets to help future generations rise in status. Similar systems include Reincarnation Treasure Trove and Reincarnate and Cultivate Anew grants.

"After he cultivated to the Reincarnation Realm, he never actively reincarnated once. He is considered a relatively strong and young Emperor Lord Level." There is a rule in the Red Star Empire that Reincarnate and Cultivate Anew that all original positions and territories are not inherited. Many positions are forgotten once the person leaves. Not reincarnating means that the accumulated connections remain.

In fact, many young Emperor Lord Realm, when they "Passing Reincarnation," are simply having their true spirit leave their bodies to undergo trials. They usually maintain the coordination between their physical body and soul, unless they encounter a life-threatening situation and have no other choice but to actively Reincarnation.

"I've also heard about Ruin Carlos giving up the Annihilating Star Ancient Road."

The Star Corridor was a tough nut to crack; for seven thousand years, there had been no hope whatsoever, only a little bit of ore to be mined, which left Ruin Carlos in despair.

"Furthermore, the World Transfer Tower has reopened at this time. Making money from the World Transfer Tower might be a better option than developing the Desolate Territory, so it's normal to give it up."

"So, he's actually under financial pressure? Does the captain know the specific reason?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Wait a moment." Yang Baihe suddenly disappeared into the Star Mirror, only to reappear about two days later. "A long time ago, you asked me to investigate, and I actually found some clues."

When Zhao Xing was still at the Source Origin Realm, the Great Zhou had suffered a loss at the hands of the Carlos Family, but no concrete evidence was found at the time, and the conflict did not escalate, so it was dropped. However, Yang Baihe did investigate the cause at the time.

Having risen to a high position, he knew more, and with a simple search, he found some clues.

"Ruin Carlos's financial pressure likely stems from a mechanical artifact he's crafting to survive the next True Spirit Tribulation," Yang Baihe. "This artifact requires a huge investment, and it's somewhat urgent."

"Seven hundred and thirty-five years ago, Ruin Carlos killed more than fifty million slaves in his own territory, including two or three thousand citizens of the Empire. He was investigated by Starfire for this, and the final conclusion was that Ruin Carlos had an unconscious spiritual outburst and killed these people in his dream."

"Given his privileged status, after the investigation by Starfire, the punishment was left to the military. Ultimately, the matter was secretly sealed off, and he was only fined."

"Killing in Dreams?" Zhao Xing clicked his tongue. "Is he using human blood to refine weapons?"

Yang Baihe shrugged. "Of course Starfire also suspected that this wasn't just a simple case of Going Berserk, but they handled it well. By the time the investigators discovered it, most of the people were already slaves, and the non-Imperial citizens were killed."

For powerful and privileged individuals like them, the punishment is minimal.

"Starfire only has the power to investigate, not the power to enforce it. The military's Law Bureau's decision is final, and we have no right to interfere."

Zhao Xing also understood that for Emperor Lord Level powerhouse, this was nothing. The Secondary People were composed of stowaways, alien races, and criminals, and were not protected by the Empire.

Ruin Carlos can kill as many sub-citizens as he wants and only have to pay a fine. The reason for the punishment is that it affected several thousand imperial citizens, but those were all people from his territory, so it wouldn't seriously harm him.

After chatting with Yang Baihe for a while, Zhao Xing roughly confirmed some information: Ruin Carlos, this Emperor Lord Level, was very eager to sell himself, even to the point of being impatient.

Having confirmed this, Zhao Xing asked, "Captain, are you interested in making some investments?"

Yang Baihe raised an eyebrow. "You want to take over the development rights of the Annihilating Star Ancient Road?"

Zhao Xing nodded. "That's right, but I can't eat all by myself. You should know I'm short of money."

Yang Baihe knew, of course, that Zhao Xing owed money to three Emperor Lord Realm, and the amount was not small.

What he didn't understand was why Zhao Xing would jump into this mess when the four major families had already given up on him.

However, he didn't ask any further questions. This was a trade secret, Zhao Xing wouldn't just tell anyone unless they were his partners.

"I'll join." Yang Baihe didn't hesitate for long. "When do I need the money? I still have about 300,000 Five Emperors Coins."

"Captain, aren't you going to ask? This is your secret, isn't it?" Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised by Yang Baihe's straightforwardness. The Annihilating Star Ancient Road was obviously a trap.

"I don't know much about your Agricultural Official, so you don't need to tell me the specifics. But I've cooperated with you three times without losing money, so I'm willing to take another gamble for that reason." Yang Baihe said with a grin, "If I can make a big profit, I might find Emperor Lord Realm to be my Dao Companion in the future."

Zhao Xing gave a thumbs up; he had to admire Yang Baihe's vision and courage.

After talking with Yang Baihe, Zhao Xing began his crowdfunding plan.

To take over the Annihilating Star Ancient Road, a small amount of capital is simply not enough.

Paying the four major families to withdraw is one expense, and subsequent development costs another.

"I can't be a contractor by myself; I need to bring in more contractors."

Zhao Xing opened his friend list and began to quickly lock onto his target.

He first targeted Great Zhou, and he was determined to bring his own people over. He had to make use of Great Zhou's existing manpower, material resources, and financial resources; he couldn't just get something for nothing.

Secondly, there's Zhao Xing's network of connections in the Primordial Beginning Realm.

"Xu Youling, First-Class Flower Mountain Envoy; Tuo Sen, Chief Officer of the Brightlight Realm; Wu Yanlin, Second-Class Kangming Envoy; and also Miao Song Dao Ren Miaosong, Han Chiba, He Bisi, Senior Brother Wei Lan, Senior Sister Ai Miaomiao, Su Jiu Dao Ren, Miao Song Dao Ren, Pu Tianrui, and Yuan Qiusheng— "

We also need to cultivate connections with people outside the Primordial Beginning Realm.

Jing Yan and Yu Tianqing are old friends, not to mention Du Yun, and Zhao Xing still owes him a favor.

"Du Yun should be out by now, but I wonder if he'll be willing to come."

A moment later, Du Yun's figure appeared in the Star Mirror.

"Zhao Xing, I was just looking for you. Congratulations on your recovery!" Du Yun congratulated him.

"Brother Du already knows?" His recovery hasn't been announced yet.

"Of course." Du Yun gave Zhao Xing a meaningful look. "I know quite a lot. After Emperor Tianwu went out, he gave your teacher a thorough dressing-down, and you were dragged into it too. You have no idea how angry he was."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing knew that Du Yun must know something about the matter of the Xu Zu's transformation into a divine bone.

He said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Brother Du."

The battle was forced to stop after Zuo Qiyu joined the Realm Transmission.

There was no way to stop it; Zuo Qiyu outnumbered the two opposing forces.

In terms of combat strength, even if Zuo Qiyu Cannot Be Killed them in a short time, he can wear them down in the long run.

After Zuo Qiyu mediated, the journey to the Realm Transmission ended quickly.

In the end, the Origin Heavenly Palace and the Demon Race Emperor Lord Realm not only gained nothing, but were also injured and destroyed several treasures.

The Demon Race Emperor Lord Realm was deceived by karma; there's nothing more to say about it, he can only accept it with a heavy heart.

Emperor Tianwu was invited in, but the Primordial Beginning Realm obtained the secret method from the rebirth bone of the Xu Zu, while they got nothing.

Emperor Tianwu thought Zuo Qiyu was unkind, so he was naturally angry.

"It's alright. We all have our own things to do, but it doesn't affect our friendship." Du Yun was very open-minded. "Now the Empire has the fragments of the Xu Zu, Origin Heavenly Palace also has them. Perhaps there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

The Origin Heavenly Palace possesses a fragment of the Xu Zu Molting Bone, while the Empire obtained the "Devouring Tribulation Art." Both possess incomplete versions, and their strengths are roughly equal. It's highly likely that they will consider completing the incomplete version; it all depends on how the negotiations proceed.

"Speaking of cooperation, Brother Du, would you be willing to cooperate? This is a personal matter for me," Zhao Xing said.

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it."

"I'd like to take over the development of the Annihilating Star Ancient Road," Zhao Xing said. "If Brother Du is interested, you can come to the Primordial Beginning Realm to discuss this in detail."

"I also invited Gu Ming, the Mechanism Master from the Origin Heavenly Palace, who was formerly the chief officer of the Lu Profound Mystery Division Taoyang Star Continent."

"And then there's Han Chuchen, oh, the one who made a deal with you and me and was punished by the Divine Temple to be reincarnated."

"Come on, of course I'll come!" Du Yun's eyes lit up. Du Yun would have to think about other things, but this involved Zhao Xing's Agricultural Official duties, so he was very interested.

Having already dealt with most of his peers, Zhao Xing then set his sights on his elders.

He wrote letters to three major creditors —Zuo Qiyu, the Five Poisons Emperor Lord, and the Emperor Hongshan —expressing his desire to take over the Annihilating Star Ancient Road.

"Is he crazy? Trying to get investment from me." Zuo Qiyu snorted coldly and burned the letter.

The Five Poisons Emperor Lord waved the letter in his hand. "I think it's a good idea. Any problems?"

"One of us has to die," Zuo Qiyu said, frowning. "Are you out of your mind?"

"Will this affect your investment in the Annihilating Star Ancient Road?" The Five Poisons Emperor Lord posed a soul-searching question.

"—" Zuo Qiyu thought about it and realized that made sense.

Someone of his rank wouldn't go to the Annihilating Star Ancient Road; Zuo Qiyu has his own official position. But investing money doesn't prevent him from doing so.

No need to meet in person, that makes perfect sense.

"In short, I'm not willing."

"Don't do that. If you're going to kill him later, consider this money as funeral expenses."

Busy with work, going back and forth to meet guests.

In about two years, Zhao Xing amassed an astonishing fortune.

After Zhao Xing completed the fundraising, Ji Si also came to visit, accompanied by Jing Yue.

"Sea Trade Envoy Zhao Xing," Ji Si said expressionlessly, "From this day forward, you will be under the guardianship of me and Senior Sister Jing Yue."

These are the terms of guardianship. Do you have any objections?

Zhao Xing took the terms and shook his head. "No objection."

These clauses primarily impose economic restrictions on Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing's plan to take over the Annihilating Star Ancient Road and the large amount of funds he raised meant that within two years, he had actively spread out a large number of Karma Thread caused by wealth. Naturally, the Celestial Master Mansion noticed the anomaly immediately.

Sending Ji Si and Jing Yue over was both to strengthen protection and to prevent Zhao Xing from absconding with the money.

Regardless of whether Zhao Xing wanted to run away or not, that's just how the process is.

The main reason is that Zhao Xing's own foundation is too weak.

Within the empire, he only had about ten Realm Star as his territory. He had not been rooted in the empire for very long, so he faced much more trouble with such protective procedures than the old nobles.

It is foreseeable that once the deal is finalized, Starfire will send someone to oversee the process.

On the other side, Emperor Hongshan was also warning Zhao Xing.

"It's not impossible for you to take over, but neither I nor the Five Elements Emperor Lord can do anything but invest money. Even the personnel from the Ancient Hill of Antiquity who have been assigned tasks cannot come forward to the Annihilating Star Ancient Road."

"I understand," Zhao Xing nodded. Using public resources for private gain is unacceptable; otherwise, the nature of the offense changes. It would be tantamount to Zhao Xing exploiting the resources of a superpower for personal profit.

"It's good that you understand." Emperor Hongshan nodded. "However, Lord Lushan doesn't have a specific position. Once things are settled, you can have him take up a post on the Annihilating Star Ancient Road."

"Yes, thank you, Your Emperor Lord Realm."

The Annihilating Star Ancient Road is a medium-sized ancient road. For Zhao Xing to take it over, money alone is not enough. He also has to face Second Stage: the qualifications to undertake the project.

The Red Star Empire's evaluation criteria stipulated that the receiving party must have five main departments: the Profound Mystery Division, the Agricultural Supervisorate, the Pioneering Army, the World Transport Department, and the Medicine Division, as well as subordinate departments such as the Internal Inner Treasury Division, the Audit Bureau, the Miscellaneous Purchases Division, the Miscellaneous Sales Division, and the Exchange Documents Division.

It includes more than a dozen institutions such as the Didi and Heji.

In addition, a medium-sized ancient road requires at least five Reincarnation Realm to be in charge.

If something goes wrong, there aren't enough heads to go around for the Dao Domain Realm.

"When it comes to actually getting things done, you still have to rely on your own people," Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh as he looked at these rules and regulations.

He raised the money, but he didn't have the necessary qualifications.

But... the Great Zhou actually fits the bill!

"Reporting to the Grand Minister of Agriculture, after many years of development, the number of guest elders in the Reincarnation Realm of the Great Zhou has exceeded twelve. This firstly meets the standard of strong individuals to take over medium-sized ancient paths."

"Secondly, there are the Fengdu Division Commerce and the World Transport Department of the Great Zhou Great Zhou. Our transportation capacity has reached the minimum threshold for undertaking the development of medium-sized ancient roads."

"Only the Martial Office Pioneering Army, we haven't yet met this requirement."

"However, since the opening of the World Transfer Tower and Bowei's announcement of the theory of education for all, the Empire and the Demon Race have reached a brief peace, and the requirements for the Martial Office Pioneering Army have been greatly reduced."

"The Lord Beihe has agreed to borrow manpower. He has sent Yang Zhuo to lead troops to join the Martial Office of Great Zhou, so this part of the problem has been solved."

"The Medical Division is still lacking some conditions, but His Majesty is trying to persuade independent healers to join, and three healers at the Reincarnation Realm have already expressed their interest."

"The requirements for the Agricultural Supervisorate are the highest. Among the twelve guest ministers of the Great Zhou, there is no Agricultural Official at the Reincarnation Realm."

"Grand Harmony King is currently in seclusion, breaking through to a higher level, but it's unclear when he will emerge."

The person who reported was Tong Wensheng, the Left Chancellor of the Great Zhou.

Hearing his words, Zhao Xing couldn't help but smile, "The matter of the Agricultural Official is easy to solve. It's very simple for me to find a Agricultural Official at the Reincarnation Realm to fill in for me and give me a temporary position. I already have a suitable candidate."

Finding Agricultural Official in the Reincarnation Realm is difficult, but Zhao Xing has partners.

Qi Tian of the Four Seasons Palace is Zhao Xing Xingding's choice.

This person had infiltrated the Cloud Immortal Realm with him and completed their transformation together in the Demon Ape Race's cave. He was also the one who taught Fang Linghou of the Four Seasons Palace his Hou Bian Method.

Later, Qi Tian followed Yang Baihe's Reincarnation Group and broke through to the Reincarnation Realm during the Breaking Boundary Operation. Now he is also one of the partners.

"If that's the case, then the Great Zhou is fully qualified to take over the Annihilating Star Ancient Road."

"Prime Minister Tong, make preparations. Have the Great Zhou's negotiation team conduct negotiations two months from now," Zhao Xing said.

"Yes."

Two months later, the negotiation team from the Great Zhou arrived at the Jiachen Fourteenth Pass, Crystal Island, and met with the delegations of the four major families.

With the Lushan Emperor Lord acting as an intermediary, the delegations from the four major families met with the relatively unknown "Abundance City Chamber of Commerce Negotiation Team".

Six months later, the price negotiations for Crystal Island concluded.

Because Ruin Carlos was eager to escape the bottomless pit of the Annihilating Star Corridor, and the price offered by the Great Zhou was relatively high among the bidders, allowing for a one-time settlement, the negotiation was quickly finalized.

The Great Zhou took over the developed areas of the Annihilating Star Ancient Road in its entirety, and sold the constructed Magic Array, mechanisms, facilities, and even the survival bases to the Great Zhou as a package.

After the two delegations signed the Divine Spirit Contract in front of the huge long table, a rainbow light enveloped the entire hall.

The delegations from the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Carlos Family left with smiles on their faces.

When their eyes met, they both saw what seemed to be two words in each other's eyes:

After it's over.

Looking at the now-effective contract, Zhao Xing smiled and said, "From now on, I'm the foreman of the Annihilating Star Ancient Road."

Tong Wensheng, who was standing next to him, seemed to want to say something but then stopped himself.

Zhao Xing glanced at him. "Prime Minister Tong, please speak frankly."

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, regarding the undertaking of the Annihilating Star Ancient Road, the Great Zhou only possesses the minimum qualifications," Tong Wensheng said worriedly.

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture cannot abuse his power for private gain. We need manpower to develop the Annihilating Star Ancient Road, especially the most important Agricultural Official."

"While the Agricultural Supervisorate of the Great Zhou has developed rapidly, it is far from meeting the requirements for Grand Minister of Agriculture."

Can we really succeed?

He couldn't influence Zhao Xing's decision. He wasn't the one making the final decision this time, and he didn't even know him. Tong Wensheng was just accompanying him to broaden his horizons.

But the content, the wealth involved, and the responsibilities were truly terrifying to him.

There are some things I just have to say.

The Great Zhou has finally achieved its current status, and now it is about to undertake something that seems impossible. If it succeeds, it will soar to new heights; if it fails, it will face utter ruin.

Is it really necessary to take such a risk?

Zhao Xing saw through Tong Wensheng's thoughts. "Your concerns are not wrong, but in this world, everything depends on human effort."

"The Layered World Mountain was once hailed as a century-old problem, but now, I've conquered it!"

"Doing only certain things and taking no risks will not bring much benefit; it will only waste time."

"Does Prime Minister Tong really want the Great Zhou to spend its entire life working for others?"

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"As for your concern about the Junior Minister of Agriculture," Zhao Xing smiled confidently, "Prime Minister Tong, you don't need to worry about it."

"If I were to ask all the Agricultural Official in charge of agriculture to come with me to kill people, they might not be willing. But if I were to ask them to clear land—ha, do you believe I could make everyone in the Ancient Hill of Antiquity abandon their public duties and follow me?"

Yes, those with official positions cannot come; that violates imperial regulations. But what if someone is willing to give up their original position on the ancient road and follow Zhao Xing to the Annihilating Star Corridor? Then there would be absolutely no problem with that!

Tong Wensheng was somewhat stunned. Having lived in China for a long time, he had no concrete idea of Zhao Xing's influence. How could the Grand Minister of Agriculture have such a great reputation?

Zhao Xing did not blame him, but said gently, "Prime Minister Tong, you have stayed in the country for too long, only dealing with official documents. It may not be a good thing. Reading books is not as good as traveling. I called you here today to broaden your horizons."

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture's advice is well-deserved; I will certainly observe and learn more," Tong Wensheng, bowing respectfully. He immediately asked, "How does the Grand Minister of Agriculture plan to recruit talented individuals?"

"I will be holding a Dharma assembly in the Annihilating Star Corridor," Zhao Xing said.