The Girl Samantha

Congo Kingdom.

King M'Buer Nzinga frowned deeply as he read the urgent report in his hands. "Sigh, where did this Yanhuang Empire come from? How can it be this outrageous? It wiped out every country in all of South Africa in one year. It's simply absurd."

The next target would probably be Congo. After all, the Yanhuang Empire was far too close."

The Congo Kingdom was located near South Africa. If the Yanhuang Empire intended to continue expanding, the Congo Kingdom would be the first to bear the brunt of its attack. There was simply no way to avoid it.

At that moment, M'Buer's son and next heir, Pei De Luo, entered the palace. Seeing M'Buer's tightly knitted brows, he immediately asked, "Father, are you worried about the threat posed by the Yanhuang Empire?"

M'Buer looked up at Pei De Luo. This was his favorite son, so he did not hide anything from him. "The Yanhuang Empire's military strength is far too powerful. In particular, those iron birds that can fly through the sky are practically invincible. There is simply no way to counter them.

"What worries me most now is this: if they attack Congo, how are we supposed to deal with their iron birds?"

Hearing this, Pei De Luo nodded. He had also heard the refugees who had fled South Africa talk about the Yanhuang Empire's iron birds. If things were truly as those people described, then they really had no good way to deal with them from the ground.

After thinking for a moment, Pei De Luo looked at his father and said, "Father, since those are a kind of bird, why not design an enlarged bow and arrow and shoot them down?

"As long as the bow and arrow are powerful enough to pierce iron plates, they should definitely be able to shoot them down."

Hearing this "good idea," M'Buer nodded thoughtfully. He then ordered Pei De Luo to find someone to make it.

Seeing that his father had actually accepted his suggestion, a trace of delight appeared on Pei De Luo's face.

If I manage to pull this off, my position will certainly become even more secure.

Pei De Luo then hurried off to find skilled craftsmen and figure out how to build the kind of bow and arrow he had envisioned.

After watching his son leave, M'Buer thought for a moment and prepared to send envoys to several other countries. After all, the threat from the Yanhuang Empire did not affect him alone.

He believed the rulers of those countries should understand the principle that when one's neighbor's house is on fire, one's own is at risk.

South Africa.

The former capital of the Zimbabwe Kingdom was now one of the Yanhuang Empire's forward bases in Africa. Today, a passenger plane had flown there from the Yanhuang Empire.

As the plane landed, Ye Chen stepped out. Seeing the buildings around him, which were filled with an exotic atmosphere, he looked around curiously.

This was the first time in either his previous or current life that he had come to Africa. In the past, his impression of the place had been that it was dirty, chaotic, and backward. Now that he had arrived several centuries early, well... it was still dirty, chaotic, and backward.

"Your subordinate greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"

The base commander, Lin Xuan, led his officers and bowed respectfully when he saw Ye Chen step off the plane.

Lin Xuan then led Ye Chen toward the palace in the city.

On the way, Ye Chen saw many women and children outside the imperial garrison, building simple huts out of grass. Others had merely gathered several leaves and curled up on the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan's heart jolted. He knew that Ye Chen hated these foreigners most of all.

"Your Majesty, these are the elderly, weak, women, and children left behind by the Zimbabwe Kingdom.

"At first, I drove them all away, but they kept sneaking back at night. Even killing a few people to intimidate them was useless. They still secretly returned.

"In the end, seeing that they behaved themselves and caused no trouble, I allowed them to fend for themselves outside the base."

Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled. These people might all appear to be elderly, weak, women, and children, but there was certainly someone among them who was in charge.

Moreover, that person was very clever. She knew that if they left this place and lost the familiar environment they had always known, these elderly, weak, women, and children would not survive.

By remaining near the Yanhuang Empire's base, they still had a familiar environment. Although survival remained difficult, they still had a chance to live.

She had also realized that since the Yanhuang Empire had not killed them but had instead driven them out to fend for themselves, there was a high chance it would permit them to survive around the outskirts of the base.

Therefore, taking a gamble offered a great chance of survival. Refusing to gamble meant certain death. The choice was not difficult.

Judging by the situation outside the city now, that person had clearly bet correctly.

"Find the person in charge among them. I'm rather curious about her."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Ye Chen had not blamed him, Lin Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After entering the city, Ye Chen rested for a while before touring the military base. He then presented awards to several meritorious individuals.

The ceremony itself was plain and unremarkable, without even any stirring music, but its effect was tremendous.

After all, these were rewards personally presented by the Emperor. Their value was immeasurable, and they were priceless treasures that could be treated as heirlooms and passed down from generation to generation.

After making the rounds, he returned. He would have to inspect and present awards at other bases tomorrow.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Ye Chen heard Lin Xuan report that the person in charge he had asked for had been found.

"Bring her in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon, Ye Chen saw a girl wearing pale yellow animal hide clothing, with several animal bones hanging around her neck.

Looking at the little girl, Ye Chen honestly had not expected the person in charge of that group to be a mere child. However, judging by her clothing, she did not appear to be an ordinary person.

He thought about it, but could not figure anything out. He was completely unfamiliar with Africa.

"What's your name?"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan translated the question for her.

Soon, Ye Chen learned the girl's name: "Samantha Palance."

Samantha looked at the imposing Ye Chen before her, trembling inwardly. She did not know what her fate would be, but she only wanted to survive.

"Samantha. That's a nice name. You're also quite bold and clever. What made you think that running back here would allow you to survive?"

Ye Chen looked at the little girl and asked with interest.

Samantha looked at Ye Chen, her eyes filled with a desperate longing for life. "Without the protection of the city's army, even if we didn't starve to death, we would eventually be eaten by wild beasts at night. So if we left the city, we would certainly die.

"There are your soldiers here in the capital. The wild beasts don't dare approach, so at the very least, we don't have to worry about falling asleep and never waking up the next day. That's why returning was our only hope of survival.

"As for whether you would kill us, that was not something we could consider. If we wanted to live, we had no other choice.

"And if I had to choose, I would rather die at your hands than be eaten by wild beasts."

Looking at the little girl, a trace of admiration rose in Ye Chen's eyes. She was logical, quick-witted, and rather interesting.

If not for this war, the girl's future achievements would not have been insignificant. Of course, that was assuming she did not die prematurely.

"Do you want to live?"

"Thump!"

Hearing this, Samantha's eyes lit up. She immediately knelt and said, "Samantha is willing to do anything for you, sir. I only beg you to spare me a bite to eat."

"Hahaha, interesting."

Seeing Samantha's cleverness as she seized every opportunity to climb higher, Ye Chen could not help laughing.