Winning goodwill

After the passage opened, Fang Weiyan could feel a chilling wind blowing around him.

As for whether his feeling was wrong, Fang Weiyan wasn't so sure.

"Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now."

Fang Weiyan's gaze fell on the centurion who had gone in and then returned.

"What's the situation inside?"

"Your Majesty, upon entering, we only found the surroundings to be a hazy, desolate gray, and we did not sense any danger."

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan immediately nodded. Since there was no danger, they could go in together.

"Everyone follow, let's go inside and take a look."

Fang Weiyan spoke, he led the way inside.

Fang Weiyan also wanted to personally go inside to see what the situation was like, as this dangerous entity could potentially threaten the Jiang Kingdom.

Seeing the Emperor lead the way inside, Lin Liyun quickly waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him hurriedly followed.

After passing through the passage in front of him, Fang Weiyan arrived alone in the passage and found himself in a gray and gloomy place.

The soldiers, lined up neatly behind him, followed him in one by one.

After Lin Liyun led the soldiers in, he did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered the soldiers to start building defensive fortifications.

The craftsmen who followed behind immediately got to work.

They were to build a complete defensive fortification here to help the soldiers defend the area.

They had already trained on these things many times before, so they were now doing them with great ease.

Seeing that the people Fang Weiyan brought were all well-trained, he stopped talking.

Fang Weiyan walked forward for a while, wanting to take a closer look at what the passage looked like.

They say this is a passageway, but it doesn't really look like one.

The passage should refer to the one that Fang Weiyan opened.

As for the surrounding area, Fang Weiyan could see was actually no different from the situation outside.

There are mountains around, but they are bare and have no trees.

It seems there's no sun in the sky, at least not right now.

Fang Weiyan carefully observed his surroundings, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

He wondered where he was.

As for that sinister thing, it hasn't been seen yet.

According to Weiwei, these things will take some time to appear after the passage is opened.

He currently has time to prepare and wait for these things to arrive.

Fang Weiyan felt slightly relieved upon realizing this.

To protect the passage behind you, you just need to build a defensive fortification around it to ensure that the evil spirits won't rush over.

Thinking of this, Fang Weiyan looked around and, seemingly unsure of the situation, immediately turned back.

People were already carrying cement in, preparing to use it to build fortifications around the area.

Upon seeing this, Fang Weiyan summoned Lin Liyun, instructed him to be careful, and then returned to the Jiang Kingdom.

After hurriedly returning to the palace, Fang Weiyan immediately summoned Weiwei and told her that the Land of Land of Ten Thousand Witherings had been opened.

"Right now, you and the others will enter the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings and guard this passage."

Fang Weiyan looked at Weiwei in front of him and spoke frankly.

The other party's clansmen are all experts in the Life Transformation Realm. If they go in to help guard the area, Fang Weiyan can feel more at ease.

Upon hearing this, Weiwei inquired about the location of the passage and immediately accepted the order to leave in a hurry.

Watching Weiwei leave, Fang Weiyan couldn't help but glance at the sky again.

The sun in the sky now appeared even dimmer.

That's strange...

Fang Weiyan muttered to himself, then immediately ordered people to gather cement, bricks, and other materials.

Given the current situation, it would be feasible to build a city on the other side of the passage to better defend against those sinister forces.

As for when these things will appear, Fang Weiyan doesn't know yet.

However, Fang Weiyan felt that time was still a bit tight and they needed to hurry up.

Under Fang Weiyan's orders, various supplies in Yanhuai City quickly began to be transported to the passages outside the city.

In the midst of this Land of Ten Thousand Witherings, the basic outline of a city began to emerge.

Fang Weiyan quickly began constructing a city to protect it from the evil spirits.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the Human Sovereign Dynasty, things seemed rather unhurried.

Based on their past experiences, the passage that opens first and takes a little longer to open will be able to absorb a significant amount of negative energy.

Other passageways open later and are therefore safer.

"Your Majesty, the passage is about to open. When would be the best time for us to open it this year?"

At this moment, in a magnificent palace, a woman dressed in armor asked her emperor a question.

If there were any members of the Mountain Spirit Clan here, they would be able to tell that the other party was also a Mountain Spirit Clan.

Empress Wanxi, standing to the side, remained calm and composed upon hearing this.

"No rush. One Human Sovereign has already opened the passage. Let him hold the line for now. Opening it later will provide more security. The guys in the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings have been getting increasingly strange over the years."

As Empress Wanxi finished speaking, a strange look appeared on her face.

She herself found it very strange when she talked about it.

The exact time when the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings opened is so ancient that it is impossible to know for sure.

The problem is that in recent years, the creatures in the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings seem to have become increasingly organized.

In the past, those things could be fully perceived, but they lacked wisdom.

But in recent years, every time I send my subordinates into battle, I can sense that something is wrong.

In the past, those guys just charged in recklessly.

Now, the attacks, though sporadic, seem very planned and organized.

This realization instantly jolted her awake; she wondered, what if these creatures actually possessed intelligence?

An immortal being, how could it possess intelligence?

Even the Empress Wanxi felt a chill run down her spine at the thought.

These immortal beings... if they truly possessed sentience...

Seeing Empress Wanxi's reply, the subordinates beside her remained silent.

She was merely a subordinate; what she did was ultimately up to the Emperor.

Meanwhile, Empress Wanxi remained deep in thought.

She was thinking about things in the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings.

The more she recalled the past and the situation in the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings, and then thought about the current situation, the more she felt that something was very wrong.

Gu Jie

"Regarding the situation in the Jiang Kingdom, have we sent anyone to investigate?"

Empress Wanxi thought for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

The Jiang Kingdom was the first to open the passage this time. Thinking of the message that Great Qian had sent earlier, Empress Wanxi couldn't help but feel a slight stirring in her heart.

"Your Majesty, you didn't previously mention paying attention to the Jiang Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, the subordinate beside him quickly responded.

"Is that so..."

Empress Wanxi thought about it and remembered that there did seem to be such a thing.

I've gotten into a lot of trouble in the last few years, and it seems that Jiang Kingdom is a bit unusual.

But she didn't think too much about it, only wanting to resolve the troubles she was facing as quickly as possible.

For example, the decrease in grain production this year.

Just as Empress Wanxi was about to ask about this, her subordinate spoke up.

"Although we didn't send anyone to the Jiang Kingdom, we do have people in Great Qian Kingdom, and they sent some news back."

As she spoke, the woman handed over the letter she had received.

When the letter was handed to Empress Wanxi Empress Wanxi, she was filled with doubt.

There was indeed someone lurking in the enemy's palace, but this person was extremely important, and to avoid being discovered by the enemy...

Unless it's something extremely important, the other party wouldn't send a message back without authorization.

But now news has come back from the Jiang Kingdom. Why?

Empress Wanxi felt something was amiss. When she opened the letter and quickly read it, her expression changed drastically.

"Jiang Kingdom? How could that be?"

After reading the contents of the letter several times and confirming them, Empress Wanxi's face showed a hint of disbelief.

She could hardly believe it, according to what the letter said.

How is it possible that one mu of land in the Jiang Kingdom can produce over ten thousand jin of crops?

How much arable land did her dynasty have? 1 billion mu (approximately 66.7 million hectares) of arable land!

If we don't calculate 10,000 jin per mu (approximately 5,000 kg per hectare), how much grain could 1 billion mu of arable land produce?

The thought of this Empress Wanxi feel a sense of suffocation.

If her Jiang Kingdom could also have such terrifying grain yields per mu, then her crisis would be easily resolved!

"Your Majesty, what's wrong...?"

The female general standing to the side watched this scene and asked, somewhat puzzled.

My lord is used to weathering many storms, so why is he so shocked now? What could be the reason?

"The letter said that one mu of land in the Jiang Kingdom can produce 10,000 jin of grain."

Looking at the letter in her hand, Empress Wanxi took a deep breath and said.

At this moment, she still found it hard to believe what the letter contained.

But since it was sent back by one of our own people, it's probably not wrong.

Furthermore, it is said that the Human Sovereign of the Jiang Kingdom has reached the summit. If he possesses such ability, it would explain why he was able to reach the top.

Empress Wanxi murmured to herself, then her eyes lit up.

Previously, the ruler of the Great Qian Kingdom had sent her some news about the Jiang Kingdom, which gave her a general idea that the other party felt that the ruler of the Jiang Kingdom was somewhat unusual, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what made him unusual.

After that, there was no further news.

Presumably, after seeing such shocking news, the other party inevitably had the idea of keeping it hidden.

After all, this is a matter concerning the strength of one's own country.

After the other party discovered this first, they naturally wanted to hide it.

If it is confirmed to be true, then we can improve our national strength.

This is of paramount importance to the Human Sovereign; there's no need to even think about it.

The more the other party tried to hide it, the more she felt it must be true.

"No, if this is true, we need to take some action."

Empress Wanxi thought for a moment, then immediately realized what was going on.

Hearing this, the female general beside him was still somewhat bewildered. "Does Your Majesty mean we should steal some seeds?"

She thought about it and felt that this was probably what the emperor meant.

After all, the other party's grain seeds were of such high quality, so naturally they had to steal them and plant them themselves.

However, Queen Wanxi shook her head upon hearing this. "No, we can't steal it. We must open the passage immediately and also send a message to the Emperor of Jiang Kingdom."

"Inform him that opening the passage ahead of time could cause a lot of trouble."

At this point, Empress Wanxi suddenly stood up.

Hearing this, the female general beside her was immediately puzzled. Didn't she think before that the other side should hold the line a bit longer?

Why is it that now we need to warn the other party to be careful?

"Why would we do that? If we open the passage now, we'll encounter far more treacherous things inside."

"The situation is difficult now, so we should be more careful."

The female general spoke with a puzzled expression.

As for the affairs of other dynasties, let them handle them themselves; there's no real relationship between them anyway.

Besides, if you want their seeds, you can just steal them; why bother being friendly?

With their abilities, stealing some grain wouldn't be difficult for them.

"You must be thinking that we can just steal the grain seeds back, and there's no need to curry favor with them, right?"

Upon hearing this, Empress Wanxi glanced at her subordinate and immediately shook her head with a smile.

Even Empress Wanxi couldn't help but smile at this moment.

At this moment, her face showed a relaxed smile, as if she had encountered some great good news.

Upon hearing this, the female general immediately nodded, indicating that this was indeed her thought.

Empress Wanxi shook her head, then smiled and said, "The grain yield is so astonishing; I'm afraid some kind of trickery has been used. If such trickery has indeed been used, even obtaining the seeds would be useless."

"If not, then let's do them a favor. If we can get our hands on seeds with this kind of grain yield, what's wrong with doing them a favor?"

The Empress Wanxi has a long-term vision; she doesn't yet know if these seeds can be planted in her area.

Putting everything else aside, if her guess is correct, doing her a favor now might leave some room for maneuver later.

Otherwise, there won't be another chance later.

Upon hearing the king's words, the female general quickly nodded and immediately arranged for someone to go to the Jiang Kingdom.

This matter needs to be handled quickly; otherwise, once everyone has opened their channels, it won't be very effective to discuss this with the other party.

The female general went down and quickly arranged for a Yin God to go to the Jiang Kingdom. After informing the other party that they must do so as soon as possible, she felt relieved and let the spirit leave.

Then, Empress Wanxi also began to take action, preparing to open the passage.

This is an action taken to gain the other party's favor.