Long Zhan gathered his thoughts and said:
"Three months ago, Lin Mo discovered he could travel to the Terra Continent."
"He reported it to the country."
"Once the higher-ups confirmed the situation, they immediately launched the New Hope Plan."
Liu Yishou pricked up his ears and listened closely.
Long Zhan continued.
"We first worked with the Elves to open a temporary portal lasting ten days."
"After taking Emerald Leaf City, we established trade relations with the various races."
"We traded weapons for all kinds of resources and so on."
"There were all sorts of negotiations along the way, but we finally secured a Permanent Portal and a fief belonging to our Great Xia."
He raised a hand and pointed at the vast stretch of land in the distance.
"This fief is Great Xia's foothold on the Terra Continent."
Liu Yishou nodded.
"I noticed several kinds of natives here just now. What races live on this continent?"
Long Zhan counted them off on his fingers.
"Elves, the Holy Human Race, the Dwarf Clan, Half-Orcs, and the Dragons Clan."
He paused, his tone heavy.
"As for the Goblins and Merfolk, the Demon Clan wiped them out."
"Only a few branches of the Merfolk still exist, having integrated into the Half-Orcs."
Liu Yishou frowned.
"The Demon Clan?"
Long Zhan nodded.
"Yes. The Demon Clan invaded the Terra Continent nearly two hundred years ago and now occupies almost seventy percent of its territory. Even with magic, Terra's races can't beat them."
"However, as far as we currently know, all of Terra's races have powerful fighters held in reserve, which is why the Demon Clan hasn't wiped them out completely."
"Instead, they've adopted a war of attrition, slowly boiling the frog to keep Terra's races from fighting to the death."
He took a tablet from