"It's not Yin Ji's remnant, how can you be sure?"
Hearing Ai ask this, Zhao Meng carefully recalled his feelings when he saw that thing.
There was neither a yinji big butt nor the familiar feeling of a female ghost with a head on that thing.
If his feeling was not accurate, then Xixi Lake in the Magic Network also came to the same conclusion as him.
"Since it has nothing to do with Yin Ji, but she took the initiative to get out of the Pulse Immortal Channel, could it be the Lord of Pain and the external demon?"
"The source of suffering cannot be determined, but the external demon..."
Zhao Meng stood up and opened the drawer beside the bed. There was an exquisite doll inside. This was the clone of the external demon who came to this world with him.
However, after he escaped from the Witch Academy, Zhao Meng asked it to go into autonomous sleep because the little thing kept harassing Pu and Ai.
Now think of things coming from the universe. Zhao Meng mentioned this external demon clone and started shaking:
"Little one! Wake up."
"I'm here!" The miniature clone of Sanyu Waimo slowly woke up under Zhao Meng's shaking:
"Do you know this thing?" Zhao Meng extracted the information about the magic net and passed it on to the little thing.
"Under analysis...I don't know you!"
Hearing that the little thing was uncertain, and seeing it extending its clutches to Pu and Ai, Zhao Meng quickly put her into forced sleep, and then threw her into the drawer beside the boat again:
"It seems that it's not the demon outside the Sanju, but the Lord of Suffering..."
"If it is the suffering owner, the situation is much more complicated and needs to be discussed separately..."
…
Something that will come in two months makes Zhao Meng a little uneasy, but uneasiness is uneasiness. In reality, things still need to continue to advance.
Zhao Meng checked his physical condition and saw that his consciousness was out of the body and did not cause any problems, so he continued the work of spreading the cats.
He didn't know how much control of the magic network could be increased in two months, but the greater the control, the higher his safety in this world.
However, for Zhao Meng, the worse things are yet to come.
Three days later, in a newly built hall, the leaders of various areas in the territory were whispering about something.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and Zhao Meng and Xiwei were seen walking in from the outside.
With the arrival of Zhao Meng, the hall instantly became quiet.
"Lord Lord!"
Everyone stood up and saluted, but Xiwei glanced at some vacant seats, and his face turned a little ugly.
Before Zhao Meng could sit down, a guard wearing armor stepped forward and said:
"Sir, the kingdom has sent troops, how should we respond?"
"The current strength of our territory is not enough to deal with the army."
After hearing the guard's remarks, Zhao Meng did not answer, but sat on his seat. Then he raised his head and glanced at the man in armor:
"Hadad, you didn't escape?"
Hearing Zhao Meng's question, the man seemed to smile bitterly, and then shook his head gently:
"Even if I leave, where can I go? It was the Lord who gave me a new life."
Zhao Meng glanced at the guard captain in the territory, waved his hand and asked him to sit down:
"Tell me about the current situation."
"yes!"
"According to the information from our caravan, the kingdom's army has gathered in the royal capital. The prince and the king have reached a reconciliation and formed a coalition.
There are about 50,000 coalition forces. They are marching towards the southern border under the pretext of fighting against the rebellion. They are expected to arrive in the southern border in a month! "
"Although the army will arrive in one month, the vanguard will be able to enter the southern border in about seven days, and in ten days..."
"There are also troops gathering in the southern border. They are supporting the kingdom's army. Although they will not attack the territory, they will form a certain blockade."
"Sir, what should we do?"
After hearing this, Zhao Meng pondered.
"Finally, are you here?"
Zhao Meng was not surprised or nervous that the Lunsa Kingdom sent troops to attack its territory.
After all, the benefits of cats are already great enough. Under the influence of [love to suck cute things], women cannot refuse such pets.
If only some business interests are not enough to make the father and son put down their prejudices while they are fighting among themselves, what really makes the father and son unable to sit still is that cats can give some women extraordinary powers.
For those in power in this world, extraordinary power exists between powerful arms and nuclear weapons.
Cats can give ordinary women extraordinary powers, and the benefits and impact they have are immeasurable.
"After all, they are still father and son! Not enemies. Even if unimaginable things have happened between them, there is still the possibility of reconciliation."
At this time, a fat businessman suddenly stood up and said. After saying this, the businessman did not forget to glance at Princess Xiwei next to Zhao Meng.
Zhao Meng, who was still thinking about something,
After hearing this, he raised his head and glanced at the businessman in charge of the caravan, then waved to Xi Wei and whispered a few words to her,
Xiwei glanced at the businessman, nodded slightly, and continued to sit back in his seat.
When the fat businessman saw Zhao Meng and Xi Wei whispering, sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead. He hurriedly explained:
"Sir, what I mean is that you can take advantage of the conflict between the king and the prince and delay the march of the army!"
"Good advice, please take a seat!"
"Sir, I..."
The businessman wanted to say something else, but facing Zhao Meng's gaze, he could only sit down obediently.
Zhao Meng glanced at the remaining people and saw that there were many empty seats in the hall.
It can be seen that some well-informed people have fled the territory after learning that the kingdom sent troops to attack here.
On the way here just now, he even heard that some people stole a lot of cat eggs when they escaped.
Facing the territory where people were panicking, Zhao Meng sighed helplessly in his heart.
It only took two months to establish the territory. Even if he gave preferential treatment to the people in the territory regardless of the cost,
But how much loyalty can be built up in two months? The foundation will be seen when a strong wind hits.
As for the rest of them:
"If any of you want to leave, I won't make it difficult for you. You can take the remaining cat eggs in the warehouse."
Hearing this, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Princess Xiwei on the side also widened her eyes when she heard this. She grabbed Zhao Meng's arm and seemed to ask Zhao Meng to take back what he just said.
As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the entire territory were completely dispersed.
Zhao Meng didn't seem to feel Xiwei's gesture, but continued:
"Go back and think about it!"
"Yes!" Zhao Meng waved away the remaining people.
…
A moment later, on the third floor of the attic, Zhao Meng looked through the window at the somewhat chaotic territory.
Some people were running around holding things, and some women seemed to be looking for their lost children.
And more people are holding those eggs in their arms
Just now, Zhao Meng ordered the warehouse to be opened, allowing those who wanted to leave to take away the cat eggs.
Maybe it’s because everyone is holding a large number of eggs in their arms, carrying them on their backs, and pulling on ropes.
There was no such thing as murder, arson, looting, etc. After all, people no longer had time to do these things.
The once prosperous new territory suddenly became bleak. This reminded Zhao Meng of a sentence from his previous life:
"Prosperity without the protection of strong force is false prosperity."
"Why? You don't look sad at all."
Princess Xiwei walked to Zhao Meng's side at some point.
She stared at Zhao Meng with confusion on her face. At this time, Zhao Meng seemed to be an outsider, silently watching the territory dissipate.
There was no expression of sadness or anger on Zhao Meng's face.
She remembered that her brother, the prince of this kingdom,
Because one of his caravans was robbed, he was furious, but the man in front of him acted so calmly.
She couldn't understand that there were people in this world who were so indifferent to power and interests.
Seemingly infected by Zhao Meng's indifferent atmosphere, Xiwei did not continue to ask, but quietly looked out the window at the territory he had worked so hard to establish. After a while, he silently asked:
"Are we ready to leave too?"
Feeling the fragrance coming from around him, Zhao Meng shook his head gently:
"I will not leave!"
"What!"
Upon hearing Zhao Meng's answer, Princess Xiwei's expression changed. She thought she had heard wrongly and looked at Zhao Meng beside her in disbelief.
After all, Zhao Meng's previous behavior seemed like he was giving up this territory.
But the answer given now was beyond her comprehension.
"Most of the people in the territory have fled now. You are in danger here!"
Zhao Meng turned to look at the princess of the kingdom. Perhaps due to the changes in the territory, the original aura of the queen on the princess was no longer so obvious at this time.
Without the blessing of this aura, his slender figure showed some kind of fragility.
"I will wait for those kingdom armies to arrive. You can leave first!"
"No! I'll stay with you."
Xiwei didn't understand why Zhao Meng did this, but the look in her eyes became determined.
…
In the blink of an eye it was already three days later,
At this time, Zhao Meng was overlooking the scene below on the hill behind the territory.
"If this was the situation in the past life, this place could be defended against the mountain."
Although Zhao Meng doesn't understand military affairs, he can still understand the basic terrain.
The mountain behind the territory is surrounded by water on three sides. Although it is just an ordinary river, because it is located in a tropical rain forest area, the river is wide and fast.
And the part not surrounded by rivers,
It is a relatively steep terrain, and there is a water source on the mountain, so he is not afraid that Ma Su's incident will happen to him again.
The terrain here is excellent, and it is a rainforest area, which is hot and harsh.
With the level of ancient science and technology in previous lives, it would not be a big deal to hold off tens of thousands of troops here with just a few thousand people.
But it's a pity that there are extraordinary powers in this world.
This existence completely changed the form of war, and the geographical advantage was no longer so obvious.
Just like the previous Witch Academia War, even though the Witch Academia is surrounded by snowy mountains,
But the coalition forces of the three tribes can still enter the Witch Academy on the cliff, and the geographical location's presence in this world has been greatly weakened.
"Although there is a danger of being besieged, this is not an opportunity." While Zhao Meng was watching, a servant came over:
"Sir! Dinner is ready. Madam invites you to come over."
"I see!"
Along the path, Zhao Meng saw a brand new castle standing in the mountains, with some guards walking around in the castle.
Looking at these people in the castle, Zhao Meng also had some inexplicable emotions.
Although most of the people in the territory fled, some people were still unwilling to leave, and Zhao Meng led these people into the castle in the mountain.
This castle is not big. It was originally built by Zhao Meng to escape the summer heat. Therefore, it is still very difficult to block the army.
"You're back!"
When Xiwei saw Zhao Meng return, he didn't say much and reported the situation of the past three days to Zhao Meng.
The coalition of lords in the southern part of the Lensa Kingdom had already arrived near the territory ahead of the kingdom's army and blocked the territory.
Most of the eggs carried by the territorial residents who fled with their eggs were plundered by these lords.
However, in order to make Zhao Meng's territory lose its ability to resist, these lords did not do anything but allowed the residents who handed over the eggs to leave.
In short, the territory under the mountain is empty, and there are basically no living people.
"Zhao Meng, all the things you requested have been put away!"
"But is this really good?"
"Just give things to those people for free!"
Hearing Xiwei's doubts, Zhao Meng did not answer, but asked about another situation:
"How are the other warehouses in the forest prepared?"
"Already prepared!"
"Yeah! Once the eggs in the territory are evacuated by these people, we will reveal these locations to them."
"...Yes" Xiwei obviously had many questions about his arrangement, but Zhao Meng didn't explain anything.
For him, the primary purpose of establishing a territory is to spread cat eggs.
Let the cat collect the fragments of Yinji's brain and consciousness to complete the control of the magic network.
At the beginning,
Zhao Meng thought about using commercial methods to spread cat eggs.
But after these two months of development, Zhao Meng discovered that although his price dropped again and again as the reputation of cat eggs spread,
But the spread of cat eggs was still lower than he expected.
Facing the unknown existence that landed two months later, it is still very difficult to restore the control of the magic network.
The reason is that there are some drawbacks to using a business model to deliver eggs, the biggest obstacle being tax.
Due to the long and narrow terrain of the Lensa Kingdom, the kingdom's management and control capabilities are limited. Therefore, there are many small lords who are nominally the territory of the kingdom but actually have independent rights.
When eggs pass through these territories, a layer of tax will be added.
After leaving the territory, you will be taxed by the kingdom again, and when you enter other kingdoms, you will be taxed again.
In short, after layer upon layer, the dumping of eggs has been invisibly restricted.
He wanted to send the eggs out, but lacked the transport capacity.
But now facing the sudden army, Zhao Meng suddenly discovered that there seemed to be a faster way to spread eggs than the business model.
Looking at the lights gradually lighting up at the foot of the mountain, Zhao Meng muttered silently in his heart:
"You can take whatever you want without being polite."
(End of chapter)
