After making the You Song Clan happy for a while, Qi continued, "Grandfather, this is only the beginning. If our Shang Kingdom is to truly rise, we still need to keep a low profile and accumulate strength."
The You Song Clan nodded, reining in the smug expression on his face. He said in a low voice, "Great Xia is indeed something we cannot afford to let our guard down against."
Qi's gaze flickered. "It's fine. That person probably won't notice us for the time being. But we can't relax our vigilance because of that. The development of the Shang Kingdom must remain cautious."
"Grandfather, perhaps we can set up another smokescreen. While ordering all the tribes not to draw attention, we can also announce to the outside world that construction of Hao Capital is difficult and resources are scarce."
"At the same time, we can send some people out under the pretext of searching for opportunities, allowing them to recruit a group of useful talents for Shang Land."
"Shang Land is actually quite expansive, but there aren't many living beings within it. From now on, we must not only encourage childbirth."
"We must also have those people we send out bring in some of the population from outside for Shang Land, filling out the construction of Shang Land."
"Excellent. My good grandson is truly brilliant!" The You Song Clan understood at once and immediately arranged for his trusted aides to spread out in all directions and begin carrying out Qi's instructions.
Above the clouds, Jin Yu sat cross-legged atop a cloud, lazily gnawing on a Spirit Fruit. Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow and looked into the distance. "Oh? Another little rat has come."
A Black-Robed Cultivator was sneaking toward the border of Shang Land, holding a bronze mirror in his