Tianbei Base City's Stance

The worst has happened.

The Land of Dawn are very small, which involves many issues.

Have you decided on your residence in the capital?

"Not yet, it's hard to decide."

"Will it ultimately be that only extraordinary individuals and their relatives will be allowed into the Land of Dawn?"

"This is not a good choice. If those ordinary people don't enter the Land of Dawn, and without the protection of superhumans, their shelters, given their level, will simply become nourishment for evil spirits and beasts. If these evil spirits and beasts slaughter and absorb billions of people, even ordinary people, they will evolve to a terrifying level, and that will be the end of us superhumans."

"Ordinary people need protection, and we also need more extraordinary individuals and strong people to emerge from among ordinary people. The coastal areas of the Land of Dawn also need to be guarded."

"Given all these factors, I think the best solution right now is to allow only the extraordinary individuals guarding the coastal areas and their families to reside in Land of Dawn, while everyone else lives in the surrounding areas, and Land of Dawn is used for farming."

The sounds of generals conversing could be heard from the surrounding area.

Cao Fengqi nodded slightly upon hearing this.

A general who can say such things reveals his character.

Humans are selfish; naturally, they don't want themselves and their families to live in endless night.

The powerful and wealthy enjoy the sunshine, which many of them consider a matter of course.

"It's not that simple. Let alone whether the official channels can reach a unified answer."

At the front, General Chen couldn't help but speak up, "The Land of Dawn aren't just under our control. Besides our official forces, there are seventy or eighty other factions. None of them can be underestimated, and our official forces can't afford to offend them either."

The population of Tianbei Base City is not considered large among the various sanctuaries.

The population of these five safe havens—Beijing, Demon Capital, South City, Shen City, and Spring City— is close to one hundred million.

Within the two sanctuaries of South City and Spring City, the official power was even weaker than that of the local extraordinary forces.

Similar situations exist in other places of refuge.

The allocation of resources in Land of Dawn is not something the official authorities can decide on their own.

Even though the official power remains an unshakeable hegemon, if it displeases other extraordinary forces, it could lead to a major war.

Moreover, there is still no consensus within the official ranks.

Every safe haven has its own hidden agenda.

Who wouldn't want to gain more benefits and advantages?

Furthermore, extraordinary individuals from Tianzhu are about to arrive...

No wonder the prophet of wind and rain said that the Land of Dawn was a conspiracy.

"Internal strife alone makes it unavoidable."

Cao Fengqi thought to himself.

The internal strife within the Great Xia Dynasty might be contained to a limited extent, but what about the situation in Tianzhu...?

Two tigers cannot share one mountain; a major battle is inevitable.

"Looking at it this way, my strength is still a bit weak."

Ideally, all your battle pets should be upgraded to level 9.

Thinking about the future situation, Cao Fengqi also felt a sense of urgency.

He had originally planned to rest for two days and see if he could obtain some resources in the Fifth Land of Shelter to improve himself.

It seems I still can't let my guard down.

"Currently, the Fate Witch Grand Church has encountered a bottleneck. Unless their battle pets are upgraded to level 11, further exploration is simply suicidal."

"However, there is another option: to go to the territories of other factions within the Fate Witch Grand Church himself."

As for why they'd go to other powers' territories?

Naturally, I would help them with the strategy.

Cao Fengqi is happy to do things that bring him joy.

Whether the other party is willing or not is not up to them to decide.

The Fate Witch Grand Church is essentially ownerless to everyone; whether or not one can occupy a territory depends entirely on strength.

Simply put, those with the ability will take over.

"There's a second area for improvement, and that's at the Radiant Mystic Gold Mine. Go and meet those Aberrant Claw Demons."

"If I can wipe out that group of Aberrant Claw Demon, my strength will increase dramatically."

Of course, Cao Fengqi wasn't planning to clash with that level 10 Aberrant Claw Demon for the time being.

His only level 10 Fangelanya Demon battle pet only has a constitution of 12,000, making it very difficult for him to kill a level 10 evil beast.

"Let's go check out the mine first. It would be best if we could hunt down some Aberrant Claw Demon."

"If that doesn't work, then we'll go to the territories of other factions within the Fate Witch Grand Church."

"..."

"Any good news?"

After making his decision, Cao Fengqi looked at Sister Fenghua and asked.

No, there's some bad news for you.

Xu Fenghua shook his head and looked at him, saying, "A level 9 Cloud-Hunting Stone has been discovered in the capital. It's a type of stone that can explode through special compression. The capital is currently mining it at full capacity, and the research project on Perfect level 9 artillery shells will probably have to be suspended."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Cao Fengqi didn't seem to care that his Level 9 artillery shell research project had been halted.

Now that his strength has increased dramatically, it won't be too difficult for him to gather the 1,000 level 7 souls needed to advance to the Artifact Refiner Sequence.

As for the title of general?

Strength is everything.

"Can I exchange some of the mined Cloud-Hunting Stone through official channels?"

Cao Fengqi cared a lot about this.

If he could acquire a large amount of level 9 metal now, his battle pets would be able to level up rapidly.

"Not yet, but perhaps it will be possible if enough resources are extracted."

Xu Fenghua shook his head, then looked at him and explained, "The reason why the Level 9 artillery shell project was halted by the capital, besides the discovery of the Cloud-Hunting Stone, is mainly because the forging of Level 9 artillery shells requires Smelter master-level weapon Artifact Refiner. The number of Smelter in the entire Great Xia government is not large, and in the current situation, these Smelter also need to refine other weapons and equipment."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter."

Cao Fengqi smiled and shook his head indifferently.

Seeing that he didn't look disappointed, Xu Fenghua nodded slightly.

The discovery of the level 9 Cloud-Hunting Stone was certainly not good news for Cao Fengqi.

"Gentlemen, we will be migrating to the Fifth Land of Shelter tomorrow; it will only take a day to get there."

"Before we go any further, let's reach a consensus on the choices we face in the Land of Dawn."

"I have a suggestion, and I'd like to hear everyone's opinions."

"If this suggestion is adopted, it will represent the position of our Tianbei Base City in the future."

At this moment, Xu Zhenjiang's voice resounded throughout the venue, attracting the attention of all the generals.

"Our stance is singular: if we want our loved ones to live in the Land of Dawn, we must guard the coast and the dangerous borders."

The rest of the land was used for farming and animal husbandry.

He spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

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