Zhao Fu did not intend to bring these people and cities back to Great Qin. Leaving them in the Northern Continent would, on one hand, allow them to guard and govern it; on the other, if the Demon South Continent faced danger, Great Qin could promptly dispatch troops in support.
With the matters of the Northern Continent resolved, Great Qin entered another period of quiet development, and the world welcomed another stretch of peace. So long as Great Qin did not stir up trouble, the world would likely remain peaceful like this.
Zhao Fu also returned to Great Qin. Li Si told him it was time for another round of enfeoffments. More than eighteen thousand foreign women with Phoenix Aura had been brought back from the Northern Continent, from all kinds of ethnic groups. Historically, the Northern Continent had been sealed beneath ice, with only a small number of natives surviving.
Only in recent and modern times had people of all kinds migrated there, leading to the Northern Continent's present prosperity. Apocalypse World had inherited this aspect as well, which was why the Northern Continent spawned so many ethnic groups from countries all over the world.
Zhao Fu had not expected so many women to be brought back, and even he was somewhat startled by the number. He asked, "Do all these women truly possess Phoenix Aura?"
Li Si replied with an ambiguous smile, "Your Majesty, rest assured. They certainly possess Phoenix Aura. The Northern Continent is a place where fortune has gathered in recent and modern times, and its geography and culture are unique, which is why it has produced so many such women."
"Most women in the palace are Easterners. But as ruler of all under Heaven, Your Majesty naturally cannot have only Eastern women. Otherwise, the people