The Thoughts of White Butcher

Zhou Xu did not stay long in Yellow Sand City. After making a simple inspection tour and getting a general understanding of the situation, he set off again.

When he passed by Black Stone City, he noticed two hot-air balloons drifting through the sky.

The area outside Black Stone City had practically become a hot-air-balloon training camp. Every day, several hot-air balloons floated back and forth above the city, and it had already become the norm.

At first, the people of Black Stone City had mistaken them for divine manifestations and hurried to kneel and worship whenever they saw them. But with the patrol teams deliberately spreading information, they had gradually grown accustomed to them.

At the same time, they had developed several more degrees of respect for Great Zhou, the kingdom that had annexed them.

"Has there been any movement from West Mountain City or Anling City lately?"

Standing atop Black Stone City's walls, Zhou Xu gazed toward West Mountain City, deep in thought.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, those two cities have shown no movement for now. Liu De is probably busy with spring plowing at the moment and doesn't have much energy left for anything else."

At that, Shi Lei's voice paused, and he could not help asking,

"Your Majesty, are we really not going to do anything?"

Clearly, Shi Lei was worried that Liu De might stabilize his situation after this round of spring plowing and cause them even more trouble later.

After hearing that, Zhou Xu shook his head.

"Shi Lei, you're worrying too much. One round of spring plowing won't change anything. Once these crops are planted, even if they grow quickly, only some of them can be harvested in summer. Most will have to wait until autumn. That can't immediately change their circumstances."

"Under