Now that the two regions had merged, Zhao Fu could choose whether the Void-Severing Belt between them would remain. He chose no, making travel between the two regions more convenient in the future.
With Plain Prefecture cleared, Zhao Fu's next target was Eastern Azure. There were not many trees there to obstruct the view, and it lay beside both Plain Prefecture and Xianyang, allowing the three regions to connect together. As for the clearing itself, it was all handed over to the Great Qin army.
At this time, Great Qin's strength received another major boost from clearing Plain Prefecture. Its total population reached 9.6 million, while its soldiers increased to 1.8 million. Great Qin would face countless wars in the future and stood in a difficult position, so it needed enormous military strength to support it.
Thus, it could not adopt the one-hundred-to-six ratio used outside. Once the wars settled down and Great Qin successfully passed through its crisis, Zhao Fu would not continue expanding the military so drastically.
At present, there were 19 heavy cities, 4 small cities, 18 small towns, and 1,869 villages.
After dealing with these matters, Zhao Fu summoned all the generals to the discussion hall and told them about what lay beyond the Land of Inheritance.
Everyone wore grave expressions and clearly understood the dangers ahead. This was only the strength of the previous world; if other worlds became involved, then no matter what the Land of Inheritance did or how hard it struggled, it might still be destroyed. This was no ordinary crisis.
The future was full of uncertainty. Great Qin now had only one goal: to grow stronger, stronger, stronger without end. Only sufficient strength could withstand every danger.
After a round of discussion, Great Qin began making preparations for the future.
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