"But, Clan Leader, what does this have to do with the situation you mentioned?"
Yang Yao smiled after hearing this and said,
"Don't rush. Let me finish. The reason I'm telling you all this is to let you know something.
This is an opportunity. If the world falls into chaos, many forces will rise with the tide.
Any force with a Heavenly Realm expert overseeing it will inevitably seize a region, and we can do the same."
The moment those words were spoken, everyone present trembled and looked at Yang Yao.
"Clan Leader, could it be... have you already become a Heavenly Realm expert?"
Yang Yao shook his head and said,
"No, not yet. I'm still short of it, but I'll be able to break through within a year or two.
But that isn't important. With my strength, even against a Heavenly Realm expert, as long as they haven't reached heavenly perfection, I can contend with them.
Besides, we don't need to occupy too large a territory, nor do we need some especially good land.
This Western Region is quite suitable.
It looks remote, and no one is willing to come here, but over the years, you should have seen it yourselves. Through trade with the Western Frontier, we have gained immense wealth.
And that is an opportunity.
We have vast deserts here, especially with deserts surrounding us on all sides. Even cavalry would not dare enter without a proper guide.
Thus, this place is also a natural barrier.
Moreover, we have at least three hundred thousand troops in our hands.
Added to that are the people we sent out back then. At the very least, they can bring back another hundred thousand troops, perhaps even more.
Adding everything together, we can even gather half a million troops.
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