One Lineage for All Eternity

"Or are you planning to turn back now?"

When Longbo Giants heard Xiluo's undisguised voice, his expression visibly darkened.

Li Boyang's steel aircraft carrier is not the first steel aircraft carrier to pass through the East Sea.

However, like all previous steel aircraft carriers, there weren't enough [Mist and Cloud Gauze] here.

In fact, this is not surprising.

[Mist and Cloud Gauze] appears to be just one of many imitation gauzes exported from the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

However, it is limited by its production volume and the characteristics of [Mist and Cloud Gauze].

In the hands of the vast majority of living beings, and even gods, [Mist and Cloud Gauze] is undoubtedly a defensive and life-saving artifact.

For something like the Longbo Giants, which demands thousands of tons, even if other Mountain Folk possessed it, they would never dare to sell it all to the other party. After all, such a large quantity of [Mist and Cloud Gauze] is enough to alter the balance of power in a region.

Furthermore, with the land area now greatly increased, the distance between two kingdoms and tribes can be described as extremely long. Apart from the Mountain Folk who possess steel aircraft carriers, the connections between other kingdoms and tribes have significantly decreased.

While theoretically, an increase in land area has indeed effectively reduced wars and promoted peace, it has also significantly slowed down the exchange and progress of civilizations.

When the distance between two places becomes large enough...

When exchanges between the two ethnic groups begin to occur on a monthly or yearly basis...

When an ordinary member of one country travels to another, it can take more than half a year...

In this situation, besides the Mountain Folk, the only ones who can maintain normal communication and contact are the powerful gods. Or perhaps Li Boyang himself would take action, abandoning the almost infinitely vast land and forcibly gathering all the human kingdoms and tribes together. But forced relocation is clearly only a temporary solution and cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

Just like a country's effective ruling area is only so big.

Once the territory exceeds this effective ruling area, division becomes inevitable.

Solving this problem is quite simple.

That is to increase the effective area under control and strengthen communication between different regions.

Only in this way can the ever-growing population avoid fragmentation due to regional isolation, and eventually evolve into different civilizations. Li Boyang's tacit approval of the Mountain Folk using steel aircraft carriers to sell various goods is essentially an attempt to strengthen the connections between intelligent beings. However, this is still only a temporary solution.

After all, communication and exchange between two ethnic groups cannot be fully achieved solely through a "mediator".

Thus, within the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, ambitious Mountain Folk proposed to establish a trade route connecting all countries. To advance this plan...

A group of radicals, led by Lu Huaijin, had already been itching to make a move.

As far as Li Boyang knows, Lu Huaijin and the others seem to be planning to persuade Nü E to spread the [Mystic Garden Barrier] throughout the four seas and eight wastelands.

In this way, any intelligent being can quickly travel to other regions through the [Mystic Garden Barrier] without having to worry about the distance.

Of course, this also means that the Mountain Folk can invade the areas covered by the [Mystic Garden Barrier] at any time if they want.

Because the risks involved are simply too great.

The various Xia states, led by the Great Xia, rejected the proposal without hesitation and were very wary of the expansion of the [Mystic Garden Barrier]. Under these circumstances, after some discussion, they had no choice but to settle for the plan proposed by Wu Zhen.

This means engaging in close technological and resource exchanges with various countries to jointly establish a dense land, sea, and even air transportation network. For the Hundred Lands Mountain Range today, this poses little technological challenge.

Even so, many rulers of various states chose to refuse.

From the perspective of the rulers of these states, with the world changing dramatically and the land expanding, resources that were once scarce were no longer scarce. So why should they risk joining any transportation network?

Maintaining the stability of their rule, and even restricting the people's contact with the outside world, to form a "one-lineage" rule that lasts for ten thousand generations, is what they desire most.

With the existence of deities who symbolize "absolute power," achieving this is actually not difficult.

However, it's uncertain whether the Mountain Folk and the Great Xia would accept the ideas of these rulers.

Li Boyang alone would never allow this to happen.

So, despite the slow progress, a dense transportation network consisting of highways, railways, and air routes is gradually being established. This process may take decades or even centuries, but this trend is one that Li Boyang is happy to see.

In the world of mythology, Divine Ability are always the primary driving force.

Roads paved with [Xirang] can self-sustain and, theoretically, will not decay or collapse for hundreds of years.

Rails made of various Geng Metal and steel are also sturdy and durable, and will not be damaged unless deliberately damaged.

Needless to say, the existence of these aircraft carriers has a far greater deterrent effect on ordinary living beings than any deity. Li Boyang's trip to the East Sea can be seen as a paving the way for the subsequent expansion of the transportation network.

Although the Mountain Folk would certainly not agree to their prophet leaving the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and coming to this remote place in the East Sea.

But unfortunately, nobody knew that Li Boyang had secretly slipped out of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

As for Xiluo was the only one in the know?

She was so eager to agree that she couldn't possibly refuse the trip.

Do you want to buy "Mist and Cloud Gauze" to weave clothing?

With a turn, she appeared beside Li Boyang, Xiluo also looked down at the Longbo Giants and asked.

"Since the fall of the Longbo Kingdom, many things have been lost."

"Judging from your tattered armor, you probably don't know anything about weaving or spinning."

"If the goal is simply to weave a well-fitting garment, it's not always necessary to use ' Mist and Cloud Gauze '."

Upon hearing this, the Longbo Giants merely coughed lightly, then murmured with a slightly evasive look in his eyes.

"Ahem... For me, whether I have clothes or not is not important."

"I can wear tattered armor and tattered clothes, and being naked won't hinder my movement either."

"But my fellow tribesmen are different from me; I have to think about them."

"Mist and Cloud Gauze is impervious to water and fire, and can be made in any size, making it the most suitable material..."

The Longbo Giants clearly wasn't lying, so his hesitant and stammering words lacked any credibility whatsoever. "I can understand the importance of size, but why do you value invulnerability to water and fire?"

Even a normal person could see Longbo Giants's lack of confidence, so how could the shrewd Xiluo not see it?

"..."

Suddenly widening his eyes, the Longbo Giants realized that a careless remark he had made seemed to have revealed some information he shouldn't have. (Monthly ticket, Lunwang/Female C recommendation ticket, Heart Death)