Master Huang Seems to Have Gradually Become the Will of the Nation
Huang Cao has done its best. Only wise people are qualified to judge morality and right and wrong. Before that, one must ensure one's own survival.
Utopia has been letting these wild animals roam freely for a very long time, and in the near future, Huang Cao has decided to designate 40% of the Sargon area to establish a large Sargon Nature Reserve.
The plan is to relocate all the wild animals in the country to this area and create a corresponding natural ecological environment for them.
In general, the goal is to integrate all the natural environments of the country and create a smaller version of Sargon within Sargon.
As for the other areas, they were all transformed into modern societies.
Of course, this does not mean that the Huang Cao is planning a natural extinction program.
Within the protected area, no one is allowed to hunt any of the animals except for those whose populations are officially controlled.
Outside the protected area, although hunting restrictions on Huang Cao have been relaxed, most of the time the focus is still on guiding it into the protected area.
Creatures that are willing to live alongside humans will not be driven away or killed.
The only difference from before is that this time Utopia took the initiative to clean up the surrounding area, instead of foolishly waiting for these wild animals to attack their convoy.
The orders were transmitted to Sargon's Utopia base as quickly as snowflakes.
Upon receiving the order, the Utopia Warrior donned armor that stood over three meters tall and emerged from their tents.
The Legion Commander stationed in Utopia summoned all his soldiers to the parade ground for his routine pre-operation briefing.
"The operation will begin in one hour. All soldiers must clear the wild animals from the designated area as ordered by the lord. Do not kill too many or indiscriminately. Do not let killing taint our spirit and loyalty!"
"We mourn the lives lost, but this was a necessary sacrifice!"
"Remember, for every five identical prey killed, one must be captured intact and sent to the protected area. Also, do not kill any creatures still carrying young."
"At the same time, the logistics troops must use preservation technology as soon as possible to transport the carcasses of these wild animals to the rear for processing."
"They will use the high-quality canned meat to make local residents, and the surplus materials will be sent to the rear to make handicrafts. We must not let the value of these lives be wasted."
"As for surplus materials such as furs and scales, they will be preserved and stored in warehouses, to be transported to the capital of Utopia after the operation concludes."
"This operation needs to be carried out as quickly as possible, ending the prey's suffering as soon as possible while minimizing damage to the local natural environment. You don't have any urban redevelopment tasks assigned to you; just do your job well."
Lamenting the passing of spring and the coming of autumn is never a required course for Utopia Warrior.
As aircraft carrying soldiers landed in various locations, this was only the second time in decades that Utopia had held such a grand military event in Sargon.
The first time was when we conquered this land.
However, the wild animals on this land are not to be trifled with, and they showed no fear in the face of the sudden attack.
For a time, in Sargon, on the land controlled by Utopia, there were wild beasts and Utopia soldiers fighting each other.
The Crocodile People, who had been staying in the rainforest all year, couldn't resist coming out to join the fun, but they were swatted back by a bunch of wild beasts as soon as they stepped out.
Local Wild Beast: What kind of trash is this? Daring to become my prey! You're not even as good as that big guy in the golden armor! Go back to the drawing board, you piece of trash!
In short, after a month of intense fighting, the commotion even alerted the feudal nobles next door that something was amiss.
Is there some internal strife next door?! This is truly a stroke of luck!
Command Chief Wang, mobilize your troops!
The old emperor chose to make a final gamble before his death, but reality soon slapped him hard in the face.
The advance Antimatter Legion encountered a group of beasts on the way, preparing to engage the Utopian army.
As a result, the former was easily defeated by the latter, who treated it like a monster, even chewing up its bones and swallowing it whole.
Even Sargon's regular army didn't dare to directly confront the beast tide, after all, the creatures on this land were simply too overpowered.
Rhodes Island uses the life-giving calculation method in Sargon, and Utopia also uses the life-giving calculation method here. They even start from the same point, except that the development speed is not as constrained by resources.
This shows how difficult this land is; it's basically not a place where normal people can live well.
This is why there are so many chieftains; since there is only so much land available for survival, and they cannot leave, they can only survive by forming settlements.
If Sargon had not appeared with the calendar and the King of Kings, the humans living on this land would probably still be in a more brutal war of division, and there would be no safe capital.
Emperor of Sargon's vanguard suffered heavy losses in just a few days. Now, the King of Kings, after making inquiries from various sources, learned that Utopia dared to attempt to eradicate the wild creatures from this land.
This is a feat that even the original King of Kings had never accomplished!
As the cleanup work progressed, the creatures on this land exhibited an unprecedented tendency toward frenzy; apart from the cities and villages under the official administration of Utopia, wild and bloodthirsty animals roamed everywhere.
Emperor of Sargon's army was unable to maintain a high level of combat effectiveness under the onslaught of these creatures, so it had no choice but to retreat.
Overall, however, with the strong support of Utopia, the country's wildlife clearing and capture efforts are progressing steadily.
The number of animals in the nature reserve is also increasing constantly, and it soon reached a certain scale.
However, there are still a few tough opponents, namely the mythical beasts from Sargon's legends that are difficult to deal with.
Apart from a few relatively docile beasts that were captured, the rest were extremely ferocious, possessing both high agility and destructive power, which made it difficult to achieve significant results.
Unless the local natural environment is severely damaged, depriving these strange beasts of their hiding places, it is impossible to prevent them from hiding.
Chapter 530: Master Huang seems to have gradually become the will of the state
"The Sargon Royal Family currently has two princes and several pashas. Only the First Prince poses a threat to me. As for the pashas... they are not a concern."
At least in the main storyline, this prince has managed to pull Sargon back from his former powerful illusions somewhat.
However, the number of kings and chieftains is also increasing exponentially, and they are currently at their peak.
Previously, the occupation war in Utopia had resulted in the deaths of most of the royal chieftains, prompting the Sargon Royal Family to strengthen their control over the region.
But for some reason, decades later, the number of these chiefs suddenly increased again.
This also indicates the gradual decline of the Sargon Royal Family's power, although they still maintain considerable control even now.
If the territories occupied by Utopia are excluded, Emperor of Sargon's control over his country has decreased by less than one-tenth of what it was before.
That said, Peipei should have just been born at this time. As a prominent family of historians in the country, her family should have possessed a lot of damaging information about the Sargon Royal Family.
If these historical accounts are true...
"Hmm, this is tricky..."
Huang Cao lay on the sofa, scratching his head. After much deliberation, he decided to use the same methods he used against Columbia to deal with Sargon, employing a three-pronged approach.
As everyone knows, I have many schemes, but I never keep my promises.
Huang Cao suddenly realized that he seemed to have a very good reputation in international politics.
Basically, he's all about fighting when necessary, and setting aside all the conspiracies and schemes, he seems to have never broken any agreements or oaths.
"As expected, the only way to deal with a monarchical slave state is to exacerbate its internal conflicts, let wise rulers die from framing, let villains ascend the throne and then be devoured by enemies. This has been the same drama for thousands of years."
After a series of deliberations, Sargon's situation became clear.
The current First Prince Sargon is the kind of wise and ambitious ruler who possesses both strategic acumen and ambition.
But in Master Huang's eyes, this prince could not possibly be called a sage, at least not someone who could coexist with utopia in this world.
Because the majority of slaves are still living in dire straits, their treatment is only slightly better than before, with just a few more mouthfuls of food.
Most people still lack freedom and remain unclothed.
How can such a country keep up with the pace of development in Utopia?
A wise ruler cannot implement reforms from the top down.
That doesn't really qualify as braking; it's just a slight release of the accelerator.
Huang Cao's strategic policy was simple: increase military pressure on the other half of Sargon, while supporting the Second Prince, who had little advantage, to succeed to the throne within the Sargon palace.
The Second Prince was utterly incompetent and immoral; it's easy to imagine what would happen if he became emperor—those below him would suffer greatly.
Throughout his life, the now-elderly Emperor of Sargon has only had two sons and no daughters.
Therefore, in order to ensure the consolidation of the regime, everyone had to choose from the two princes, since the king and officials had no other choice.
We can't possibly elect Master Huang, can we?
The problem is, how do we get rid of the First Prince?
Even Master Huang would have to sigh twice when he saw how abstract the Second Prince was.
Stupid and wicked, he was the undisputed loser.
Furthermore, as Emperor of Sargon's health deteriorates, the Second Prince's behavior gradually becomes increasingly erratic.
Because as soon as the Second Prince's father dies, his elder brother will have to succeed him.
At the same time, according to royal tradition, his treatment will take a sharp turn for the worse, and he may even be eliminated by the new Emperor of Sargon.
A wise ruler cannot allow such a foolish relative to cause trouble everywhere, so it is better to nip it in the bud.
Therefore, the day his elder brother ascended the throne was the day he would die.
But Huang Cao was willing to give him a false hope. Once the cruel and ruthless Second Prince ascended the throne, the internal conflicts would inevitably intensify, and that would be the time for Utopia to advance unimpeded.
Moreover, as long as the Second Prince agrees to Utopia's "request," there will definitely be evidence left between the two parties. If, by chance, this guy suddenly changes his mind and wants to be a wise ruler...
This evidence is enough to kill him, and the Huang Cao Army can also use the pretext that the Second Prince's ascension to the throne was illegitimate.
Although the Utopian army may encounter very fierce resistance at the beginning of the war, it doesn't matter; they can just find a reason to convince the international community.
The preceding actions merely provided a pretext for the utopian army to launch its attack.
Whether or not the name is used won't change the outcome; it will only increase or decrease the difficulty of the game.
"All I need to do is promise that Utopia will not interfere with his rule in the future, but the secret is known only to the two of us. Once the other party dies, the lie will cease to exist."
Huang Cao had a well-thought-out plan.
Given Second Prince Sargon's level of stupidity, he only needed to use some sweet talk and threaten his life to easily get him to comply.
He would make promises first, and then wait until chaos broke out in the Sargon region under his control, causing the people to lose their support.
In the chaos, Huang Cao could simply send men to kill the Second Prince, who had only recently become emperor.
In this way, no one knew their secret, the Utopian army was no longer an obstacle, and they took advantage of the chaos to liberate a large number of slaves, thus winning the hearts of the people.
It's a win-win situation, meaning I won twice!
If the emperor were killed outright, the long-oppressed slaves would not be filled with enough anger, and their thinking would be easily swayed, making them vulnerable to exploitation by the feudal aristocracy.
It wasn't that Huang Cao was afraid, but rather that it would cause a lot of unnecessary killing, which was something the kind-hearted Master Huang didn't want to see.
Let's get started.
Huang Cao immediately arranged for spies from Utopia to break through the yellow sand shrouding the capital with special equipment, in preparation for making contact with Sargon's Second Prince.
About two months later.
The Utopian army responsible for clearing out the wild beasts had finally completed its mission.
In reality, this cleanup operation only dealt with the more destructive organisms.
When dealing with gentle herbivores, the Utopia hunting party's main strategy is to prioritize their capture.
Carnivores are an indispensable part of the food chain, but due to their unique predatory power, they often follow the strategy of killing five and capturing one.
After these operations, within a short period of time, 90% of Sargon's creatures were driven to specially established simple protected areas.
The Huang Cao simultaneously used its Power of Abundance to construct a barrier, preventing these creatures from escaping by any means.
Once Utopia conquers Sargon on the other side, this region will continue to expand until it occupies 40% of the country's territory.
At the same time, the Huang Cao also creates a special pheromone, which, through the action of Abundance fungal carpets, attracts a large number of insects and their predators to the protected area.
Through a series of actions, the ecosystem suffered almost no damage, but there are still some details to be addressed.
Due to the large-scale migration of organisms, these plants, lacking predators, can easily become invasive species.
Although they will still be logged in the future, after all, only human social animals will remain outside the protected area, leaving only medium or small carnivorous and herbivorous creatures that do not pose a threat to humans.
All the high-attack creatures have been moved to the protected area. They'd better stay here and stop robbing my convoy.
Therefore, this is a large-scale, systemic project, and it will take at least ten years to fully stabilize.
Within two years, Huang Cao was confident that he could completely unify the entire territory of Sargon and incorporate it into the territory of Utopia, making it one of its provinces.
The troops sent to contact the Second Prince delivered good news to Master Huang, who was far away in Utopia, one morning three months after their departure.
"Your Highness, Second Prince Sargon requests a private meeting with you."