"Wow...it's really grand here. It's much better than wandering outside!"
Xuanjie looked around in the conference room like a person who had never seen the world before sitting back down when Aping took out a map.
Emperor Yanwang pointed to an area on the map and explained to Xuanjie: "This is the junction between us and Manshan. There are some iron ore resources buried there, and they are separated by a dividing line to form two areas."
Hmm...this posture doesn't mean you want me to lead others to fight!
Perhaps sensing Xuan Jie's anxiety, the emperor directly shook his head in denial.
"Don't worry, we never like fighting, but we have to choose to take up weapons to protect ourselves," the emperor pointed at the map again, attracting everyone's attention.
"I want you to help guard this place. Recently, the Barbarian King has been sending monsters to harass you. Recently, he has sent out generals. I have to guard against it."
From the emperor's verbal description, we learned that the Barbarian King has been moving very frequently recently, and he seems to be trying to swallow up this vein of minerals.
The reason why Xuan Jie was asked to guard was to give the other party a false impression that the God of Elements was on his side, thus avoiding many disputes without bloodshed.
After thinking for a moment, Xuanjie agreed despite knowing that he would be involved in trouble. Who made the meal conditions offered by the emperor be too tempting?
"Okay, but after this is done according to what you said, I can get the lotus roots from the fields and the cornstarch from the kitchen without any problem."
Seeing him confidently, A Ping couldn't help but shook her head, her expression looking very helpless.
Is this guy only interested in food? And...why do you have to struggle with Wo Wo Tou when there are so many delicious ones?
In exchange for some food for the demon god's help, the emperor naturally would not refuse and immediately agreed.
"That's natural. A Ping will take you to understand the situation later, but before setting off, you can go to the kitchen to have a meal to fill your stomach."
After the negotiation was completed, Xuanjie did not leave immediately but continued to speak with emphasis.
"I may leave here to travel to other places in the future, so I won't sign a guardianship contract with you. Let's just treat it as a temporary contract this time."
The emperor nodded. He had never expected to usher in a powerful demon at such a small price.
But these words made A Ping's eyes blurred. She was stunned for a long time and was finally brought back by Xuan Jie's shouts.
"Why are you so dazed? What are you thinking about when you don't have enough energy to eat?"
The shocked A Ping quickly adjusted her emotions, turned around and replied calmly:
"It's nothing. Do you think everyone only likes to eat like you?"
After saying that, she turned around and left. Both Dijun and Xuanjie were a little at a loss as they didn't know when they had offended her.
Looking at Xuan Jie who was busy eating and drinking at the simple dining table in the kitchen, A Ping, with a sad look in his eyes, couldn't help but ask what was in his heart.
"Xuanjie, actually I don't understand a lot about you. I heard the emperor said that you are very powerful and not inferior to him, but why don't you lead your people to encircle the land and become the king? I'm still thinking of leaving and wandering elsewhere."
Upon hearing this question, Xuan Jie immediately fell into a long silence, and the bowls and chopsticks shaking in his hands stopped as if thinking about something.
"How can I tell you..." Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, his expression gradually became more serious.
"When you have experienced war, you will understand the value of peace; when you have experienced the love of all people, you will look down on all false reputations.
It’s just God’s mercy that allowed me to make my choice again. Since it’s so natural, I have to live a life that I didn’t dare to live before, take steps that I didn’t dare to take, and do things that I didn’t dare to take action.”
Seeing what Xuanjie said was clear and logical, the confusion in Aping's eyes deepened.
"Um...what are you talking about? What do you mean by doing it again? I don't understand it at all now. In the end, you just don't want to tell me the truth."
Facing A Ping's doubts, Xuan Jie had no choice but to smile helplessly. Even if he said this clearly, no one would believe it.
"Okay, after eating, hurry to the mine. Since you promised the emperor, you must take action."
Although A Ping was still full of questions, she had no choice but to put it down for the time being and go to the mine veins to deploy defenses.
Under the leadership of A Ping, the two flew side by side for a long time before landing in an area full of rocky mountains.
The surrounding area is very deserted, with only a few areas covered by grass.
Stone Mountain is located at the junction with the territory of the Barbarian King. Seeing that ore can be dug here, he joined the ranks to dig on the other side of the mountain.
Originally, both parties were fine, but recently, the Barbarian King's subordinates suddenly started to attack, and after tasting the sweetness, they insisted that the entire mine belonged to them.
The conflict between the two sides was aroused. During the mining period, low-level monsters were often harassed, and the Qianyan Army responsible for guarding suffered a lot of casualties.
After A Ping's description, Xuanjie roughly understood the situation here.
The biggest move of the Barbarian King so far is to send his powerful general Huwei to cause trouble. It is not yet known whether he will seize the mine by force.
Ore is second only to food in importance during war, especially high-quality crystal ore.
Man Mountain is located on a traffic thoroughfare. In addition to King Man, there is also a demon named King Li.
They are a pair of brothers stationed here together, and their fighting power is at the middle and upper levels, which is very difficult to deal with. It is precisely because of this that they dare to be so arrogant and continue to provoke the border.
Other tribes have been suppressed to some extent, among which the Huoli tribe is the main one. The two sides are currently in an incompatible situation.
"No wonder the emperor wants to send you here to garrison. Hu is not as powerful as you in terms of agility, but he is powerful. Without you to contain Qianyan Army, the losses will only be heavier."
"I didn't expect you, a guy who doesn't care about worldly affairs, to know so much about the forces of Manshan," A Ping walked up to Xuan Jie and joked with a smile:
"But this is my first time fighting them. I'll ask the God of Elements to protect them then."
The reason why I still know this without investigating is because I already have this information in my memory and blurted it out as I talked.
"I took a look at this mine. The Barbarian King is not willing to personally go into battle for such a scale. Their focus should be on the Huoli tribe."
The Fire Plow Tribe is a tribe that hunts and controls fire. Since most of the results of each hunting are robbed by the wild mountains, they regard them as a thorn in their side.
At noon, the two of them led the team on patrol in the mountains. A Ping was humming a little tune and jumping around, giving people a youthful and lively beauty.
This was the first time Qian Yanjun saw her lively appearance, and many soldiers' faces turned red.
"La la la~"
A Ping, who was singing, saw a bouquet of blue flowers growing in the crack of the stone, and her attention was instantly attracted by it.
"Hey, how do you like it?"
A Ping suddenly jumped in front of him, which really startled Xuan Jie, and he almost rolled off the cliff because he didn't step firmly.
"You are naturally beautiful, but even if you wear an ordinary wild flower, you are still so cute and touching."
A Ping hadn't fully adapted to Xuan Jie's sweet words, and her face turned red as hot as a ripe red apple.