Huang Zhengyang tapped the terrain map on the desk and explained his approach to northern defense to Long Yue. "We don't intend to slaughter them outright. We intend to drive the indigenous people farther north."
The people of the Empire had sealed off the passes leading south to warmer lands. If the indigenous people wanted to survive among the towering mountains and steep ridges of the north, they could only open up new land there.
Once that land was more or less developed, the people of the Empire would advance again, occupy the newly developed territory, and drive the indigenous people even farther north.
Until the indigenous people shed their very last drop of blood, the Divine Realm Empire's development of the north would never end.
The people of the Divine Realm Empire were absolute beasts!
Long Yue slapped his thigh. "Great plan! The lives of our people are far more important than those of the indigenous people."
"But the difficulty lies with the King Kong Tribe. The King Kong King has that divine artifact that counters tool martial souls."
The region north of Pale Stone Pass was circled in red. Densely packed markers indicated the areas where the indigenous tribes operated, and a savage beast's head symbol had been drawn at the very center.
"North of Pale Stone Pass, there's more than just the King Kong Tribe. There's a whole group of indigenous tribes. The leader of this alliance of homeless curs is the King Kong King, who has a Soul Douluo cultivation level."
Huang Zhengyang continued, "Large-scale operations by the Soul Engineer Corps are suited to battles of annihilation, but they can't completely eliminate indigenous people who scatter into small groups in an organized fashion. That's why we need you to carry out the Ultimate Individual Soldier plan: