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“Admiral, this thing is completely different from the style of this world. Could it be a weapon from another country in this world?” Rodney reached out and patted the gun. The alloy used on it was a non-reflective matte material that felt very comfortable to the touch.

Qin Shan said in a deep voice, "We can be even bolder in our speculation: is it possible that this weapon doesn't even belong to this world?"

Of course, this is just speculation, and there is no evidence to support it. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dragon Clan in the Imperial City has been wiped out, so there is no way to ask an elderly powerful demon from the clan.

But these were all minor matters. After packing everything up, Qin Shan led a group of ship girls out of the completely emptied treasure room. Now it was time to take over more things as the victor.

For a country, the treasures in its treasury are only a small part; land and population are the real assets. The combination of these two can continuously create more wealth. That's why it's said that those who steal a hook are punished, while those who steal a country become kings.

The former only stole products, while the latter obtained the means of production.

"So, my two subordinates, what do you have to say about the work ahead?"

Wu Qi smiled and looked at Yu Yi Hu Qing and Shu Tun Tong Zi Wu.

Section 151: We must give them a good talking-to

One objective fact facing Qin Shan is that he cannot spare enough manpower to manage World Five at the moment.

The seeds brought from World Four (those refugees settled in World One) are still being nurtured and are in a promising state for the future, so World Five is left to be managed by the local primitive order.

"My lord, there are eleven kingdoms in Ying. As long as you demonstrate your true strength, they will serve you as their master."

This was Yu Yi Hu Qing's suggestion, which was basically the same old method used by the Heavenly Dragon Clan to rule Ying Kingdom in the past—subjugate them, and then divide them into fiefdoms.

At this moment, a huge map had been unfurled by the fox-clan maids arranged by Qing; this was the complete map of Ying Kingdom.

The entire Ying Kingdom is structured much like an abstract rice ball. The most fertile plains and important passes are under the control of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, while the rest of the land is divided into eleven territories, each ruled by one of the eleven great demons.

This includes six major clans: the Fox Clan, the Wolf Clan, the Dog Clan, the Ghost Clan, the Feather Clan, and the Earth Clan. The others are all single, powerful demons leading other demons and monsters. Therefore, in the context of the Eastern Kingdom, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is a synonym for something low-class. True powerful demons all have large clans, and a single powerful demon leading a scattered group cannot enter the capital.

Here, the Feathered Clan refers to the avian demon race, while the Earth Clan refers to the rodent race. Although their names sound like pests, the Earth Clan is quite powerful. Not only are they the most numerous among the six major demon races, but they are also particularly good at business. In Japan, there is a saying, "Earth Gold Good Merchants" (Earth refers to the Earth Clan, and gold is produced from the earth and is the hard currency for large-scale commercial transactions. Together, it symbolizes the connection between the Earth Clan and commerce. Good Merchants is easy to explain; there are many great merchants in this group). Many Japanese merchants would place golden rat statues in their homes as a way to worship the God of Wealth, which shows the influence of the Earth Clan in the business world.

The remaining five territories are all scattered territories of powerful demons in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. In terms of resources and manpower, they are weaker territories than those of Ying Kingdom. Once the six major demon clan territories are dealt with, the remaining five demon territories will obediently submit.

The subservience between demons is very simple: just defeat them.

At this moment, Yu Yi Hu Qing added, "However, my lord needs to pay special attention to the dog clan. This dog clan, which is loyal to the Heavenly Dragon, will definitely not surrender. We can only... we can only annihilate them."

Qin Shan asked with a smile, "Even if they know they can't beat me, will they still be blindly loyal to the end?"

Yu Yi Hu Qing nodded seriously: "Yes, my lord, even if the Heavenly Dragon Clan is reduced to only a few branches, they will still support these branches and fight to the death until they are all wiped out."

Qin Shan nodded; this situation was not unexpected.

If wolf demons are good friends, then dog demons are good subordinates. Their loyalty is quite obsessive; once they've chosen a lord, they'll stick to him no matter what. However, judging from the way the dog tribe disperses among various demon clans, their survival strategy is a typical example of diversifying their bets. They are just more reliable than humans, even if that reliability comes at the cost of their own destruction, they are happy to accept it.

From a macro perspective, this method is very clever because the canine race is so useful. Any great demon who ascends to power will purge the previous canine race, but leave behind a new generation of canines to be trained as his loyal dogs. This allows the canine race to continue and brings the altruistic attribute of loyalty to the extreme, making it a kind of inherited culture.

So, in such a long period of time, haven't there been any disloyal members of the canine clan?

Of course, there are such cases. However, disloyal dog breeds will be hunted down by the entire breed. Under this style, after many generations of inheritance, just like how Russians bred sled dogs like the Husky, the optimal solution that fits the current version will eventually emerge, then dominate, form an advantage, and be widely recognized.

In the cultural atmosphere of Yingguo, loyalty, or rather, the kind of blind loyalty that has been distorted to an extreme, is the standard sought by almost all those in power. Thus, under the common influence of internal and external factors, it is not surprising that a demon race like the dog clan has emerged.

"The task of eliminating the dog race is entrusted to the two of you. You know what to do."

Qin Shan decided to let the people of Ying Kingdom handle the affairs among themselves, and also to learn about the strength of the Ghost Clan and the Fox Clan.

After all, the current situation in Ying Kingdom is equivalent to a feudal system. If the Zhou emperor wants to secure his rule, his fist must be big enough. And to manage the world, he needs enough people from his own faction. The fox clan is quick to choose sides, and the ghost clan recognizes the strong. But their loyalty and ability can only be tested through their actual performance.

"As you command, my lord."

Hagoromo Gitsune and Shuten-dōji Takeshi had no objections to this, and were even somewhat excited.

After Sakura's outburst, Japan entered a new era, and everything from the past would be reshuffled.

Ying Kingdom nominally has eleven territories, but the size and wealth of each territory must be earned through one's own efforts. Opportunities for territorial expansion often arise during the transition between new and old kings, and one's neighbors become one's own opportunities and granaries.

They are perfectly capable of being ordered to conquer the disobedient.

The premise is that the new king has the strength to control the internal situation of Ying Kingdom and prevent the struggle between the feudal lords from turning into the Warring States period.

When feudal lords fight with rules, it's called a redistribution of interests; when they fight without rules, it's called a battle for supremacy.

Therefore, Qin Shan's next task is to demonstrate the new king's power to the other demon lords, preferably an unparalleled power.

Simply put, it's about making an example of someone, but choosing which one to kill is a very profound question.

But that was for the new king who lacked strength. Qin Shan clearly had no such concerns, and he directly chose an unexpected target to demonstrate his strength. Chapter 151: He Must Be Severely Struck

One objective fact facing Qin Shan is that he cannot spare enough manpower to manage World Five at the moment.

The seeds brought from World Four (those refugees settled in World One) are still being nurtured and are in a promising state for the future, so World Five is left to be managed by the local primitive order.

"My lord, there are eleven kingdoms in Ying. As long as you demonstrate your true strength, they will serve you as their master."

This was Yu Yi Hu Qing's suggestion, which was basically the same old method used by the Heavenly Dragon Clan to rule Ying Kingdom in the past—subjugate them, and then divide them into fiefdoms.

At this moment, a huge map had been unfurled by the fox-clan maids arranged by Qing; this was the complete map of Ying Kingdom.

The entire Ying Kingdom is structured much like an abstract rice ball. The most fertile plains and important passes are under the control of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, while the rest of the land is divided into eleven territories, each ruled by one of the eleven great demons.

This includes six major clans: the Fox Clan, the Wolf Clan, the Dog Clan, the Ghost Clan, the Feather Clan, and the Earth Clan. The others are all single, powerful demons leading other demons and monsters. Therefore, in the context of the Eastern Kingdom, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is a synonym for something low-class. True powerful demons all have large clans, and a single powerful demon leading a scattered group cannot enter the capital.

Here, the Feathered Clan refers to the avian demon race, while the Earth Clan refers to the rodent race. Although their names sound like pests, the Earth Clan is quite powerful. Not only are they the most numerous among the six major demon races, but they are also particularly good at business. In Japan, there is a saying, "Earth Gold Good Merchants" (Earth refers to the Earth Clan, and gold is produced from the earth and is the hard currency for large-scale commercial transactions. Together, it symbolizes the connection between the Earth Clan and commerce. Good Merchants is easy to explain; there are many great merchants in this group). Many Japanese merchants would place golden rat statues in their homes as a way to worship the God of Wealth, which shows the influence of the Earth Clan in the business world.

The remaining five territories are all scattered territories of powerful demons in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. In terms of resources and manpower, they are weaker territories than those of Ying Kingdom. Once the six major demon clan territories are dealt with, the remaining five demon territories will obediently submit.

The subservience between demons is very simple: just defeat them.

At this moment, Yu Yi Hu Qing added, "However, my lord needs to pay special attention to the dog clan. This dog clan, which is loyal to the Heavenly Dragon, will definitely not surrender. We can only... we can only annihilate them."

Qin Shan asked with a smile, "Even if they know they can't beat me, will they still be blindly loyal to the end?"

Yu Yi Hu Qing nodded seriously: "Yes, my lord, even if the Heavenly Dragon Clan is reduced to only a few branches, they will still support these branches and fight to the death until they are all wiped out."

Qin Shan nodded; this situation was not unexpected.

If wolf demons are good friends, then dog demons are good subordinates. Their loyalty is quite obsessive; once they've chosen a lord, they'll stick to him no matter what. However, judging from the way the dog tribe disperses among various demon clans, their survival strategy is a typical example of diversifying their bets. They are just more reliable than humans, even if that reliability comes at the cost of their own destruction, they are happy to accept it.

From a macro perspective, this method is very clever because the canine race is so useful. Any great demon who ascends to power will purge the previous canine race, but leave behind a new generation of canines to be trained as his loyal dogs. This allows the canine race to continue and brings the altruistic attribute of loyalty to the extreme, making it a kind of inherited culture.

So, in such a long period of time, haven't there been any disloyal members of the canine clan?

Of course, there are such cases. However, disloyal dog breeds will be hunted down by the entire breed. Under this style, after many generations of inheritance, just like how Russians bred sled dogs like the Husky, the optimal solution that fits the current version will eventually emerge, then dominate, form an advantage, and be widely recognized.

In the cultural atmosphere of Yingguo, loyalty, or rather, the kind of blind loyalty that has been distorted to an extreme, is the standard sought by almost all those in power. Thus, under the common influence of internal and external factors, it is not surprising that a demon race like the dog clan has emerged.

"The task of eliminating the dog race is entrusted to the two of you. You know what to do."

Qin Shan decided to let the people of Ying Kingdom handle the affairs among themselves, and also to learn about the strength of the Ghost Clan and the Fox Clan.

After all, the current situation in Ying Kingdom is equivalent to a feudal system. If the Zhou emperor wants to secure his rule, his fist must be big enough. And to manage the world, he needs enough people from his own faction. The fox clan is quick to choose sides, and the ghost clan recognizes the strong. But their loyalty and ability can only be tested through their actual performance.

"As you command, my lord."

Hagoromo Gitsune and Shuten-dōji Takeshi had no objections to this, and were even somewhat excited.

After Sakura's outburst, Japan entered a new era, and everything from the past would be reshuffled.

Ying Kingdom nominally has eleven territories, but the size and wealth of each territory must be earned through one's own efforts. Opportunities for territorial expansion often arise during the transition between new and old kings, and one's neighbors become one's own opportunities and granaries.

They are perfectly capable of being ordered to conquer the disobedient.

The premise is that the new king has the strength to control the internal situation of Ying Kingdom and prevent the struggle between the feudal lords from turning into the Warring States period.

When feudal lords fight with rules, it's called a redistribution of interests; when they fight without rules, it's called a battle for supremacy.

Therefore, Qin Shan's next task is to demonstrate the new king's power to the other demon lords, preferably an unparalleled power.

Simply put, it's about making an example of someone, but choosing which one to kill is a very profound question.

But that was for the new king who lacked strength. Qin Shan obviously had no such concerns, and he directly chose an unexpected target to demonstrate his strength—the great demon leader of the Tu tribe.

After hearing that Qin Shan had chosen the Tu tribe as his target for a show of force, Yu Yi Hu Qing said tactfully, "My lord, although the Tu tribe is not good at fighting, they are skilled at defense, and they don't usually do anything outrageous. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to attack them so directly?"

Compared to other powerful demons, the rats of the Earth Clan are natural-born earth and wood experts. Because they love doing business and don't take the initiative to attack, they have accumulated enormous wealth. At the same time, they have built their home into Ironforge. In the lands of the Earth Clan's powerful demon territory, every city and village has a complex underground structure. Even the underground of cities and villages is interconnected. The Earth Clan's main home is the underground city of Jinjian. Originally a gold mine, it is now a city that is hundreds of meters underground. Layer upon layer, there are also water-powered elevators. The fact that the area was completely excavated by man means that the builders had absolute control over the place. Therefore, many traps and mechanisms are hidden in it, waiting for reckless intruders.

The chieftain of the Tu tribe, Kamaitachi Jin, is skilled in earth magic and has the ability to move mountains and fill seas. The Tu tribe has also built fungi production facilities underground to ensure that food can be produced even when completely isolated from the surface. The entire Tu tribe's Great Demon Territory is a super fortress that makes people's scalp tingle, and the cost of eradicating it completely is extremely high.

Demonstrating against such a powerful demon lord is likely to be a thankless task. Even if you capture a city, you've only occupied the surface. There are still more troubles waiting underground. Moreover, they can simply choose not to fight you and hide away, implementing a scorched-earth policy to prevent your resources from being replenished locally. They can also emerge from anywhere to harass your army. Over time, even the strongest army will be worn down.

Gaza is such a small place, yet it has already been breached by modern armies. Meanwhile, the total land area of ​​the Kingdom of Japan exceeds 600,000 square kilometers, and the Tu tribe's great demons control more than 70,000 square kilometers. They have been operating here for at least 500 years. With the assistance of extraordinary powers, just imagine how spectacular the underground scene must be.

"It is only meaningful to set a challenging goal."

Qin Shan didn't care about the difficulty of the Tu tribe's Great Demon Territory. At worst, he could just get some orbital weapons from World Three and launch a high-altitude, earth-penetrating nuclear bomb strike. With the yield of the Tsar Bomba plus the ability to penetrate deep into the mantle, and that's just the civilian version of the planetary terrain modifier, unless the Tu tribe could build their home into the Earth's core, the difficulty of clearing them out was only the difficulty of Qin Shan smuggling earth-penetrating nuclear bombs from the industrial planets of World Four.

However, Qin Shan's reason for attacking the Tu tribe had little to do with the demonstration. He mainly disliked the overly entrenched local forces. Other major demon territories had undergone some changes in size under the thousand-year rule of the Ying Kingdom's Heavenly Dragon Clan. The Tu tribe's major demon territory, however, steadily expanded from less than 10,000 square kilometers to more than 70,000 square kilometers, and then remained stable until now. The local power was so deeply rooted that it was almost crystallized. Moreover, this tribe also liked to engage in commerce.

Anyone who has received a complete Marxist-Leninist education knows the extent of a businessman's infiltration capabilities. The current model of the Tu ethnic group is the accumulation stage of the nascent stage of capitalism. Of course, the future Yingguo will also need to develop and change, and capital will inevitably emerge. However, if Qinshan wants to turn left and move to the primary stage of socialism, or transition to a higher level, then capital must be kept in a cage and subject to arrangements, rather than being taken over by squid like in the United States.

To achieve this, it is necessary to keep those merchants in check from time to time. The influence of the local tribes in the business world allows them to take the opportunity to infiltrate political power. During the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, many big merchants had already started doing this through various channels. By the Meiji Restoration, this practice had been completely liberalized, leading to the formation of Japanese zaibatsu monopolies. Japan, with a similar social structure, could very well replicate this path. This has nothing to do with whether Qin Shan teaches them or not; it is simply an objective result of the development of things, unless a stronger force is used to deflect it.

However, if the economic system does not have a stronger productive base to change, then no matter how intense the administrative intervention is, it will eventually lose to the choice of the market. Unless it is a crisis-ridden situation like the early days of the Soviet Union, it is best not to go against the laws of economics, as it is easy to suffer more losses than gains. It would be truly tragic if those who study Marxism-Leninism did not know how to respect objective laws.

Therefore, in order to better control Yingguo and prevent the emergence of a deep shadow government like that of the United States, the Tuju (Tu) tribe must be severely punished.

Section 152: Silicon-Based Life

Those who frequently dig tunnels know that once a tunnel system is established on a large scale, it will trigger the "those who are good at defense hide in the depths of the earth" buff. Here, "the depths of the earth" does not only refer to underground locations, but also to making full use of various terrains. After all, digging tunnels is a very difficult task. Therefore, defensive tunnels that cover an entire city and village are the best of the best. In ancient times, teams that could dig such projects would need professional guidance, and the same is true for extraordinary individuals.

Yes, you can overcome all obstacles and dominate the competition, but when it comes to the details and micro-management, you can't do it without the help of mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

The tunnel is a highly comprehensive and systematic project.

"What a magnificent underground structure! The Tu people are really suited to be civil engineers."

In Qin Shan's hand was a three-dimensional map of the underground territory of the Tu tribe's Great Demon Territory. This map was drawn by a probe satellite provided by the Practical World No. 4. Saratoga summoned the ship equipment to act as a carrier rocket, sending it into geosynchronous orbit. After that, the Practical System's network connected to Beizhai across worlds, and then it could work normally.

Since satellites have already been launched, let's just form a network. So now there are more than three thousand satellites in the orbit of planet Five, which also helped Qin Shan explore this world.

On the planet where World Five is located, land covers more than 50% of the surface and is divided into three regions. According to the "Overseas Maps" of the Kingdom of Japan, the three continents are called East Continent, West Continent and North Continent.

The closest country to Yingguo is Dongzhou, with an area equivalent to three times the total area of ​​Eurasia, reaching an astonishing 150 million square kilometers. The cost is that the inland areas of this continent are widely covered by deserts, because the ocean moisture simply cannot reach that far. This sea of ​​sand and the surrounding mountain ranges geographically divide Dongzhou into four parts. The most prosperous empire among them is the Dongsheng Empire, with an area of ​​an astonishing 37 million square kilometers. However, the core controlled area is less than 10 million square kilometers, which is already the limit of control that can be achieved with the current productivity under the supernatural power system.

The West Continent covers an area of ​​30 million square kilometers, with most of the region experiencing a temperate maritime climate. Its shape resembles an elongated, hybrid European-African shape that has been pinched together with Europe, and it has many grasslands and forests.

The North Continent covers an area of ​​70 million square kilometers, but it is located very far north, with 90% of the area experiencing temperatures of minus 40 to 50 degrees Celsius year-round. The major countries are located in the plains and hills along the coast.

In the world map, major civilizations are located in the Northern Hemisphere. Large, continuous landmasses are very rare in the Southern Hemisphere. Instead, there are many small islands, the largest of which is comparable to half of Australia, and the smallest is about the size of Hainan Island. There are even more islands further down the line. If you include the islands and reefs that occasionally appear each year, there are quite a few places to settle (which can be used for land reclamation).

The planet's environment is similar to Earth's, except for its geographical distribution, especially towards the south. The fragmented feeling along the way is as if a continent is being torn apart as it moves south, eventually becoming what it is today. If a world war breaks out in this world, all the major battlefields will basically revolve around the Northern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere can at best be used as a foothold and springboard, or it may be contested after sufficient ocean resources are discovered in the future. Overall, it is in a state of being neither high nor low.

However, at present, those places are more like overseas paradises, known as "Star Sea," and are gathering places for pirates and fugitives.

You can find any wanted criminal in this chaotic land, and as long as they are not dead or missing, they will most likely survive in the Star Sea.

After surveying the entire globe, our focus returns to Japan. It's as if humans who have traveled to outer space are looking back at Earth with a sense of pathos. Tiny Japan is not even as big as a cradle; at best, it's like a tadpole.

Afterwards, Qin Shan called in Yu Yi Hu Qing and Shu Tun Tong Zi Wu, and showed them the three-dimensional image of the Tu ethnic group's underground city structure that he had obtained.

When the two great demons saw the 3D image, their eyes widened in disbelief.

The drawing itself wasn't particularly special; the 3D images and such could be achieved by the great demons through their extraordinary powers. The key point was that the underground structure diagram of the Tu tribe's lifeblood had been completely exposed in Qin Shan's hands.

This person has only been in power for two days, and already has no secrets left among the Tu tribe?!

Whether it was pre-planned or some extraordinary power, the Tu tribe's most prized trump card has now completely failed.

The biggest advantage of underground defense is that the enemy can't see through it, but now that they've created 3D images that can be magnified, they can even clearly show every detail. What's the point of playing this game anymore?

"My lord, all we need to do is make a copy of this map and give it to Chief Shackles of the Tu tribe, and they will obediently offer up everything and would never dare to be your enemy."

Of course, Yu Yi Hu Qing did not rule out the possibility that the other party, after questioning their existence, would refuse to believe it and insist on a fight. However, once he had completely seen through the enemy, with the strength of the new king, annihilating the Tu tribe would be a matter of minutes. As long as one or two of their important cities were easily captured, they would immediately calm down.

When it comes to reason and compromise, businessmen are far more flexible than politicians.

"Then leave it to you."

Without further ado, Qin Shan used his extraordinary power to create a jade slip containing a three-dimensional map, and then handed it to Yu Yi Hu Qing.

Qin Shan knew this trick in his previous life, but the source of this technique is the current World No. 5. The reason for using jade slips is that jade nurtured by extraordinary power has the best effect, or mineral crystals synthesized in a certain proportion can be used to achieve a similar effect, and the proportion of jade is just within this comfortable range.

"As ordered."

After receiving the jade slip, Qing went to arrange the follow-up work. He believed that with this three-dimensional map that revealed the true nature of the Tu tribe, the Ruanwei o Jin would make the choice to fight for it.

Just as the work with the Tu people was being arranged, new news came from Beizhai.