May 5th!
This time is considered midsummer in Paradise. What is different from the previous life is that the four seasons in Paradise are different. May and June are summer, July to October are autumn, November and December are winter, and January to April are The month is spring, and the four seasons change obviously. Although it is only the beginning of May, it is already midsummer, but it is not hot but not cool.
What's more coincidental is that this day is a unique festival of the waning moon. Its grandest occasion is the most important in the whole year, and it is called the Double Five Festival!
Speaking of this Double Five Festival, there is a distant legend: It is said that a long time ago, Cangyue Town became a Fulao Township because of its beautiful scenery and pleasant living conditions. However, since the dream forest turned into a cemetery of sighs, Cangyue has fallen into isolation, and the previous prosperity has The supplies and supplies can still support the remaining days of the waning moon, but as time goes by, without contact with the outside world, and the condition of the waning moon itself, it gradually declines. The most important thing is to sigh at the harassment of "Ren" in the cemetery from time to time. All capable people died in the battle one after another, and in the end only the old, weak, sick and disabled were left, and the waning moon was destroyed in a matter of days.
It was this chance of life and death. Suddenly one day, a god descended from the sky and actually used his divine power to fight against the "Ren" in the sighing cemetery. In the end, he drove "Ren" back to the depths of the cemetery and used his divine power to draw a boundary. , so that those "benevolent" people dare not go out, and the path Zhang Qi entered and exited was drawn by his divine power. This gave Can Yue a chance to breathe, so this godman also became Can Yue's benefactor.
It's a pity that this man of God exhausted his efforts and died. Coincidentally, the day that man died was May 5th. What's even more coincidental is that his name was Chongwu, so later people called this day Chongwu Festival. , every day, people will bring out the best food to commemorate Chongwu, intending to comfort this benefactor, because of his kindness, our life is very good.
Zhang Qi was filled with emotion after hearing this legend. Let’s not say whether this legend is true or not, but the faith and gratitude of the Cangyue people moved him very much. As a person who has experienced this, he knows that a lot of gratitude can last for a while, a day, or even a day. years, but it is impossible to inherit it forever, because most of the human nature only remembers grudges, not gratitude. If you cut off one of his arms, he will remember you as a blood feud for the rest of his life, but if you save his whole family, it will be nothing in a few years.
Of course he is familiar with the Sigh Cemetery, but it is also very unfamiliar. Although he has been in and out of there many times and stayed for a long time, it is actually only on the periphery. He still has no way of knowing what is going on inside. He even has a feeling. , the horror of the Sighing Cemetery is no less than that of the Evil Jungle. Because of this, he felt that the authenticity of this rumor is questionable, because no one can conquer the Sighing Cemetery by himself, not even the Red Order. Impossible, after all, there were great battles in which all the red-level emperors fell, so this was simply beyond human power, but even so, this spirit was still worth learning from Zhang Qi.
However, in the hearts of all Can Yue people, this is not a legend, but a reality. According to their oral tradition, Chong Wu is Can Yue’s benefactor, and it is said that on the day Zhong Wu died, this god-like man left behind A paragraph:
Repeat for five days,
Looking to the south sky,
The soul is broken and the sky is weeping,
My heart goes north!
Zhang Qi couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence. After all, it was just a rumor a long time ago. But in the eyes of everyone today, this sentence does not show the power and invincibility of the god-like person, but only The sadness and infinite nostalgia of those who return home...
He chose this day to hold a collective swearing-in meeting to express his willingness to make his own efforts for Cangyue just like Chongwu. Of course, his thoughts are understood by the people of Canyue, because in their eyes, Chongwu makes They were able to survive, and Zhang Qi made them live with more dignity, so they built a round platform on the high wall of the waning moon city, a round platform dedicated to Zhang Qi.
With the scorching sun above his head, Zhang Qi raised his eyes wildly and looked at each other. The evolution of Guanhuo made his eyes fearless of the strong light of the scorching sun. He could even distinguish the seven colors in the scorching light. The strong wind raised the hem of his clothes high up, making a fierce sound. At that moment, Zhang Qi stood like a god in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Cangyue people.
Looking at the hundreds of thousands of Cangyue people under the city, Zhang Qi suddenly felt a sense of responsibility in his heart that made him unable to breathe. He felt that he was no longer living for himself alone, and he had more responsibilities on him. He took a deep breath. In one breath, in order for everyone in the town below to hear his words, his words contained powerful purple spiritual power, and he announced the Law of the Waning Moon word by word!
One, xenophobia. The enemy is not the waning moon!
Two, fight inside. Those who deceive others will die!
The Law of the Waning Moon does not have as many rules as Tianqi, only two, and only two. This represents Zhang Qi's will, and also represents the will of the Moon. Later generations will call it the Law of the Waning Moon.
Immediately afterwards, he announced the relevant issues discussed and approved by the Presbyterian Council.
First of all, the powers and members of the Presbyterian Church were announced. As an annexed person, the new townspeople were certainly very satisfied with being able to gain such respect, because Zhang Qi also agreed to the intermarriage between the original Can Yue people and the new town residents, but only married and not married. Men and women are the same. This rule may seem unfair, but in Tianqi or the entire Paradise, the big forces are like this, and those who are annexed can only be in the lower class, let alone have the opportunity to enter the Presbyterian Church. This core of power shows that Zhang Qi's rules are still very inclusive.
Secondly, it stipulates the classification of military units: a hundred people are a school, a thousand people are a guard, and a thousand people are a guard. They are divided into one principal and two deputies. For example, the leader of a hundred people is the principal, and there are two deputy principals. The leader of a thousand people is the guard commander, and the leader of 10,000 people is the captain. He is the Wei Ling, and the deputy is the Deputy Ling. The appointment of the Wei Ling belongs to the Chief Guard, and Canyue's first Chief Guard was Shang Ding. The same is true in the civil household registration, but the name is changed from principal to school department, appointed by the old town mayor, and the position is the headquarters. The core forbidden area is personally responsible for Yu Wentie, with Yu Wenhai assisting. In fact, Xuan Tiancheng, the elder He often goes out with Zhang Qi, so there are actually only four people in the entire Presbyterian Church, two to two, which is very fair.
Finally, the area was divided. Due to the current situation of Cangyue, it is basically in a semi-war state. The entire area is divided with safety as the top priority. From the Sighing Cemetery to half of Canyue Town, it is used as a war buffer zone, so all residential areas are moved to It was moved back and a permanent trap was set up. This arrangement was not revoked until the great changes in the sky and the rising moon. This is a story later. Other areas are divided into functional areas, such as mining and processing areas, etc., and assembly lines are used as much as possible to improve efficiency.
The most important thing is the defense mechanism. The initial stipulation was to establish three defensive positions. The first one was located at the entrance of Rendao, which was also the front line of contact between Zangyue Town and the outside world. The second line of defense is located at the exit of Rendao. This line of defense is the lifeline of the waning moon. Once it is broken through, it will truly enter the waning moon. The last line of defense is the Waning Moon City Wall.
In fact, the so-called three lines of defense rely on the natural barrier of Sighing Cemetery. The first and second lines of defense are built at the entrances and exits at both ends of the cemetery, completely blocking the enemy's access. If there is an enemy attack, they can either break through the defense line, You can go deep into the cemetery and go around, but even the red steps don't dare to enter that place lightly, so you can only force your way out, so only the first and second lines of defense have become the core of the entire Cangyue's defense.
In the discussion of the Presbyterian Council in which Yu Wentie participated, he proposed to build a guard tower. This kind of guard tower has many limitations, such as its limited range and its immobility, but these have no impact on city defense. Secondly, This kind of tower defense is extremely powerful. It not only has powerful physical attacks, but also magical attacks. Because various magic runes are drawn on it, it can fight even against the red level. But again, the cost of building this kind of guard tower is also ridiculously high. It requires very high hardness of materials. Fortunately, Zangyue has this ready-made, but there is another thing that makes Zhang Qi difficult. If he wants to use the guard tower The maximum combat power must have a powerful energy source, and the best energy source currently is the innate spirit stone. In this case, it is really necessary for him to go to the Giant Valley again.
Also, in order to enhance the intensity and effectiveness of magic attacks, the guard tower must incorporate some extreme beast materials. The minimum requirement is purple level, and there is no upper limit. Zhang Qi was stunned for a moment. The difficulty was really eye-opening. In his own hands Don't you happen to have a large amount of extreme beast materials? Although only part of them are purple-level, it is more than enough to build a few guard towers. So when he poured out the materials, Yu Wentie's words made him instantly dumbfounded. It turned out that It's not that Elysium has opened his eyes, but it's just playing tricks on him.
Because even if all these were used up, he would only be able to build two at most. Zhang Qi almost screamed in pain. This was because he had looted batches of extreme beasts from the outer layer, but he could only build two. Seat, and it's still barely enough. I just mean that if the quality is higher, this thing is simply not enough. Forget it, it seems that I am really not a protagonist, and I don't even have the halo of a protagonist.
The swearing-in meeting came to a successful conclusion, and everyone seemed to be on stimulants. For them, this was an important day to start a new life, and it was known as the Five Great Meetings in history. But for Zhang Qi, his heart felt particularly heavy. All the advantages instantly turned into a new starting point, and the next journey would become extremely difficult. Both the waning moon and himself were like arrows leaving the string. There is no turning back. Once the power of the waning moon reaches its peak, it means that behind him is an abyss, with so many pairs of greedy and cruel eyes staring at him and the waning moon.
So as soon as the arrangements were made, he would rush to the next stop - the Valley of the Giants without stopping.
Zhang Qi was really worried if such an important cooperation was handed over to others, so he had to go there himself.
Although the scenery along the way was endless, the two of them were in the mood to appreciate them one by one, so they continued on their way, passing by Shilipu and passing through Jishi Town. With their current strength, it went smoothly naturally, and they soon arrived at the Valley of the Giants. .
The familiar and exaggerated gate was still the same as before. When he looked up, he saw a giant guard. The giant was about to rebuke because humans were not allowed to come and go without permission, but when he saw Zhang Qi, he smiled. This was them He is an old friend of the giant clan, so he is naturally not considered an outsider, and the superiors have already told him that when Zhang Qi comes, he does not need to announce anything, but must welcome him in politely. This is probably the result of Zhang Qi's power at the beginning.
Zhang Qi had already thought about it before he came. Since he was talking about business, he had to find the right person. Among the giants, the one who had the best relationship with him and the best talk was naturally Dak. If you think things through, you will get twice the result with half the effort, so he asked the guard to take him directly to Dak.
Under the guidance of the giant guard, Zhang Qi and the others soon arrived at Dak's house. Although they were old friends, this was the first time for Zhang Qi to come back to Dak's house, but for humans, the giant's home was really It doesn't feel like "home". It's just a giant square. It's not only big, but also simple. Apart from daily necessities, there are no more decorations.
When Dak saw Zhang Qi, he was very happy. The giant and the Waning Moon Man were also very sincere and hospitable. Zhang Qi could see this, but as a person from the previous life, he still knew some etiquette and treated Congbian Sili. Some of the top materials were lightly packaged and given to Dak as a meeting gift. For the giants, nothing was more attractive to them than the materials. They were very satisfied with Zhang Qi's gift. The two exchanged a few words and then entered. To the point.
At first, they talked about the transaction of materials, and Dak agreed wholeheartedly. After all, this was something that the ancestors of the giants had agreed to, and of course they would not object. But when Zhang Qi mentioned that the giants should send manpower to go to Zangyue, they immediately hesitated. Get up, because for the giants, reproduction is their biggest problem, so every giant is their cherished treasure. It is not something that he can decide to move so many giants at once.
Of course Zhang Qi had considered the other party's concerns in this regard beforehand, so he proposed a compromise method:
An area is specially set aside for giants to live in Cangyue Town, and giants like to live in the mountains. There happens to be a large highland behind Canyue, and Zhang Qi stipulates that humans are not allowed to disturb giants at will, and this residence is located in a mining area, where giants live. Mining resources are shared with Cangyue, and the giant safety issue that the giants are most worried about, Zhang Qi explained as follows. First, they will build a guard tower. Secondly, the giants can send the strongest members of the clan to come together, and all personnel expenses will be borne by Canyue. , In this way, the safety of the giant is guaranteed, and it is even equivalent to getting a piece of land belonging to the giant for free, killing two birds with one stone.
Zhang Qi calls this model a win-win cooperation. To put it bluntly, you contribute, I contribute, and everyone benefits. As the leader of the giants, Dak is a shrewd man, and of course he understands the benefits. However, he has not had the opportunity to benefit from such benefits before. However, the giants do not trust humans, so they have never been able to take the first step. But Zhang Qi is different. They trust Zhang Qi, and even their ancestors trust the human being in front of them. In fact, the plan Zhang Qi mentioned is indeed a golden opportunity.
Seeing Da Ke's thinking state, Zhang Qi knew that this man was interested, so he took the opportunity to administer another powerful medicine.
"Leader Dak, what do you think of the quality of this material?" Zhang Qi took out the waning moon mineral sample and handed it to Dak.
Dak took it and looked at it carefully, his eyes lit up, "Qi Shao, this is your Zangyue mineral? How much is it?"
Zhang Qi smiled and said, "Yes, this is indeed our specialty mineral of Can Yue. To be honest with the leader, the quality of this mineral is only average. You also know that Can Yue is backed by mountains, and the specific amount of minerals..." He didn't understand. But when Dak heard this, he was shocked. Oh my god, I didn't expect such a poor place to have such rich minerals. In this way, the plan mentioned by Zhang Qi was not about relocation for their giants, but He was promoted high, and he could get a piece of land for free. He could look for such good things everywhere, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
However, Zhang Qi made another request, that is, those who enter Can Yue are not allowed to go out at will, at least within the past ten years. He is afraid that there will be too many people and may accidentally reveal the secret of Can Yue's mecha.
Duck agreed to this request without thinking. For the safety of the giant, he did not approve of the giant going out. It didn't matter even ten years, not to mention a hundred years. Zhang Qi's request just gave him an excuse to prevent the giant from going out.
Duck is also considered a figure. He acts decisively and goes all out once he makes a decision. He directly increases the number of giants who moved to Waning Moon by ten thousand, which is equivalent to half the number of people in the Giant Valley. There are many like Duck among them. Strong man, Zhang Qi was overjoyed. He did not expect that there would be an unexpected gain this time, because once these giants enter the waning moon, in addition to improving the mining efficiency as planned, more importantly, it is equivalent to increasing the defensive power of the waning moon. Everyone is under the same roof. Below, nature guards the waning moon together.
Just imagine: Tens of thousands of giants, this is such a huge force that ordinary forces would never dare to mess with.
After finalizing the relevant details, Zhang Qi and Dak agreed to organize a joint trade team dedicated to the exchange of materials among the giants. In this way, the funding problem was solved. After the completion of the transaction, Zhang Qi rushed to recruit people. But the giant Dake was really enthusiastic and had to let Zhang Qi stay for a few days. He threatened that if he didn't stay, he would look down on the giant. In desperation, Zhang Qi stayed temporarily.
But later I learned that there was a reason for Dak's retention. He was entrusted by their elder Yousi to take the opportunity to be a peacemaker. It turned out that it was Yousi's opposition that aroused Zhang Qi's resentment, and an unpleasant experience occurred. , But if Dak didn't mention this matter, even Zhang Qi would have forgotten it, but Yuske remembered it firmly. Those people were the thorns in the side of the three ancestors. If he didn't want to offend anyone, why offend them? After that, for a long period of time, he received indifference from his tribe. In addition to reconciliation, he also hoped that Zhang Qi would come forward to resolve the misunderstanding. It seems that with the cooperation between Giant and Canyue, Zhang Qi had to give this face, so he took the opportunity to explain one by one. This moved Yousi very much, exaggerating Qi's open-mindedness, and the two became friends. This is More to come.
After dealing with the things here, Zhang Qi really wanted to leave this time, and it was hard for Dak and Yousi to stay. After saying goodbye, Zhang Qi decided to officially set off.
It is a very complicated matter to inspect the situation of the tax collectors. If you look at them one by one, you may not be able to figure it out in ten years, so I thought about it and decided to select one or two places to focus on inspection.
Regarding the choice of location, Zhang Qi has considered it. For example, he would not go to a place like Tianqi City. Not to mention the danger, it would also be easy to expose Zang Yue's true intentions, so it is best to choose a place that he does not usually go to. It's not easy for people to associate with each other, so he chose a very interesting place - Wind and Rain City!
