While worrying about Lu Chen and preparing supplies, Ji Hongdie also thought of the compliments received by countless people today, which made the smile on her face never stop.
Lords not only make money, but because of the relationship between power and force, they also feel comfortable making money. They make money while standing.
Thinking that as a businessman, he needs to apologize, but as a lord's wife, countless people have to apologize to him. This contrast makes Ji Hongdie feel only one way.
“It feels so good to make money while standing!”
Of course, Ji Hongdie also knows that although lords make money, not all lords can live a good life.
Only some villages with special minerals and villages located on major transportation routes would have merchants coming and going. In remote villages, let alone merchants, no merchants would come when the lords asked for help.
"So, in the final analysis, it comes down to strength. My husband is strong and talented. He can choose at will in major transportation routes and mining towns. This makes countless businessmen rush to fawn over him. It is also by following my husband that I can gain countless respects."
Thinking like this, Ji Hongdie couldn't help but smile on her face, but then she thought about what to enjoy, and the smile on her face disappeared and turned into worry.
"Chen, you must be okay!"
The worried Ji Hongdie was praying silently, and while she was praying, she couldn't help but see a cold figure with long straight black hair.
The appearance of that figure made Ji Hongdie's original worried mood even worse.
"Qingxue! Can't you help it? But when His Highness established the tribe, I was always by his side. I will not let anyone take away this position."
Ji Hongdie has great hostility towards Qingxue.
Qingxue, on the other hand, was also a little uncomfortable at this time.
Although at the beginning, she was unwilling to look at Lu Chen.
But in surviving in the wilderness, worship of the strong is unavoidable.
Ever since Lu Chen achieved the title of invincible at the same level in the royal city, Qingxue's heart has changed somewhat.
At that time, she was even prepared for Lu Chen's night attack, so she could just put up a little resistance and forget it.
However, Lu Chen was busy all the time and was not in the mood to cause trouble at all.
Then, the exchange competition started, and Lu Chen defeated many geniuses in Yunzhou.
This completely changed her mood.
Later, Lu Chen established a territory, and a large number of the leader's sons, warriors, and businessmen continued to contribute materials and loyalty to Lu Chen.
Although they didn't have a relationship, Qingxue was still a little proud of Lu Chen's strength.
This is just like some modern women who don't like to lick dogs, but they hang on and feel happy when being licked.
Of course, there are still some differences between Lu Chen and Qingxue, but at this time, Qingxue has already acquiesced that she is Lu Chen's wife.
What makes Qingxue uncomfortable is that she is Lu Chen's real wife, but everyone is complimenting Ji Hongdie.
In order to fight for power and status, countless people died tragically, and Ji Hongdie and Qingxue were also unable to avoid it.
This is a conflict between the two, and it is for the sake of future generations.
This is an era where bloodline inheritance is valued, and the legitimate son of the head wife has a natural advantage, an overwhelming advantage like a king.
Therefore, unless the woman who follows Lu Chen gives birth to a girl, their competition will continue.
Lu Chen didn't know about the conflict between the two, and neither did anyone else.
Of all the people, the one who paid the most attention was Lu Chen.
Small merchants want a share of the pie, and large caravans want to cooperate more closely with Lu Chen.
The Great Wu Zhu, who was in charge of matters in the royal court, smiled broadly after hearing the reports from Wu Zhu, especially after hearing that several tribes there could accommodate more than 20,000 people.
"Twenty thousand people can protect 20,000 people as soon as they come up. Good! Good! Good!"
Three good words in a row are enough to show how happy Wu Zhu is at this time. Of course he is happy. The number of refugees has decreased by 20,000, which will reduce the burden on the royal court.
And, not only that, these 20,000 people are not idle. Under Lu Chen's protection, they will work hard and bring benefits.
With the physical quality of the barbarians, 20,000 people can even produce supplies to feed more than 100,000 people.
Even, because the land is good, it is feasible to produce supplies for 200,000 people.
This is not a false praise, but it is really possible. If you think about the speed at which barbarians build houses, you will know how far they can go with their physical fitness.
The reason why the productivity of the barbarians is not low, but they are very poor, is that the organizational skills of the barbarians are too poor. Many strong people do not produce at all. At the same time, some strong people need more.
The food eaten by one leader's son can wipe out the profits of hundreds of barbarians.
As for Lu Chen, without Avalon, without the aura brought by the unity of heaven and man, without the blessing of the sun's rays, if he wanted to improve himself rapidly, a tribe of ten thousand people would not be able to support Lu Chen.
It can be said that barbarians produce more and eat more.
However, even so, Lu Chen's tribe can still hand over some supplies to the Royal Court, which will reduce the burden on the Royal Court.
The evil spirits have been serious for more than ten years, and during these ten years, the royal court has been constantly fighting, and this battle has also been exhausting.
It can be said that the Barbarian Royal Court almost relied on its previous bosses to support it. Now, Lu Chen has brought positive profits, can Wu Zhu be unhappy?
At the same time, Lu Chen's tribe has only just been established. It is conceivable that as Lu Chen becomes stronger, his tribe will continue to expand, and by then, more people will work under Lu Chen's protection.
And when Lu Chen arrives at the realm, there may even be millions of people under Lu Chen's command to bring support to the royal court.
This does not require the Royal Court to worry, but can continuously bring benefits to the Royal Court, which is why major forces like the strong in troubled times.
Only the strong can stabilize order in troubled times and allow the people under their leadership to work and produce.
"Achen is indeed a good boy!"
When Lu Chen first came to the royal court, the Great Witch Zhu gave Lu Chen a lot of help, including golden combat skills, weapons and other things.
The Barbarian King was also very kind to Lu Chen. He gave him his mansion, the right to form the escort team, and even directly gave him a daughter. He also threatened other forces and threatened others not to take action against Lu Chen.
The last and most important point is that the existence of the Barbarian King allows Lu Chen to be unscrupulous and high-profile without worrying about being assassinated by others. They cannot bear the revenge of the Barbarians.
It can be said that the Man King and the Great Witch Zhu have paid a lot for Lu Chen, and now, their efforts have begun to pay off.
Although the returns are still small now, this is just the beginning.
The reduction of burden made Wu Zhu happy.
At the same time, he was also pleased that he had not misjudged the person and Lu Chen was worthy of his investment.
However, while he was happy, when he learned that Lu Chen was planning to walk thousands of miles alone and open a path alone, the great witch Zhu also felt a little complicated.
He was happy for Lu Chen, but also felt that Lu Chen was a little reckless.
Finally, he closed his eyes and felt it, and found a light spot in the distant sky exuding a protective aura, and he felt relieved.
"With the heroic souls of the barbarian ancestors guarding me, even if Ah Chen fails, he will not lose his life. Let him do it. Maybe he can bring me a surprise."
Businessmen are reveling in profits, and shamans are rejoicing in lightening of burdens.
The refugees outside the city almost went crazy when they heard that after a tribe opened up, it could still accommodate more than 20,000 people.
The refugees gathered outside the royal city are all a group of poor people whose villages have been invaded. They have experienced hardships and even had their families and children died tragically at the hands of evil spirits.
In fact, most of the people in many tribes died tragically at the mouth of Xie Sui, and only a dozen people were rescued.
Having suffered so much, they understand better the fragility of life.
Because of this, their worship of the strong and their eagerness to join the strong to protect the village are unimaginable to others.
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In the wilderness outside the royal court, countless dilapidated tents were set up haphazardly, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary barbarians with yellow and skinny faces were helpless.
The royal city has relief for these refugees, but the royal city has been unable to make ends meet for more than ten years, and the current relief cannot even sustain the survival of the barbarians.
Especially when winter is coming, countless people will die this winter.
Hunger and hardship are the true portrayal of this place.
This is also what the barbarians who lost their villages will surely experience.
In the barbaric era, except for some geniuses, ordinary barbarians had to rely on their villages to survive. Once the villages they relied on for a living were broken, these people would be displaced and become refugees who found it difficult to survive.
However, the barbarians were brave, and not all of them were waiting to die. There were nearly a hundred people gathered next to some large tents. They were all strong men, and they were discussing matters about opening up the territory.
"Has the place been explored yet?"
"The survey has been carried out clearly. The trouble caused by the attack has gone away. There are only two evil spirits at the blood level still wandering around. Even during the exploration, Ah Sheng, Ah Fa and the others..."
The strong barbarian didn't say what he said next, but from the sad expression on his face, others also understood what happened to the few who didn't come back.
But before they even started, several people were killed, which also made the morale here somewhat low.
Those who go out to explore are not the weak, but the strongest people here. They will die just for surveying. People here are a little unsure of how many people will die in the actual battle.
How could their morale be high when life or death was uncertain.
The leader of the group, the strong barbarian Rong, also saw the low morale of his teammates, which made him speak out involuntarily.
"Ah Sheng, Ah Fa's death will not be in vain. We will definitely win and avenge them."
This statement had little effect.
Seeing this, Rong Suo became cruel and said directly: "Think about your wives and children. Winter is coming soon. If we don't build a village, do you think your family and children can survive this winter?"
These words made many people tighten their grip on the weapons in their hands.
And the sound of melting hasn’t stopped yet:
"Tell me, do you want to be a coward here and watch your family die, or do you want to be a warrior and go out and risk your life to gain a future."
This kind of encouragement is indeed feasible. Before Rong finished speaking, an excited voice sounded.
"Of course we go out and fight."
"Fuck, I'm going to risk everything. If I don't succeed this time, I'll die."
"Isn't it just fighting? I'm not afraid of the cattle tribe."
"My wife and three children are dead. I won't let any of those damn bastards go."
"When will we leave?"
…
These barbarians who had reached the end of the road also aroused hostility in their hearts.
"There's nothing to lose anyway." With this thought, the fighting spirit and hatred in their hearts had been completely ignited.
And this also brought a smile to Rong's face.
"We will set off early tomorrow morning. Now, everyone will follow me to the Royal Court Logistics Department. We will get the supplies. Tonight, we will all have a big meal."
"roar!"
The Royal Court would not treat the barbarians badly if they were willing to fight. After all, if they really succeeded in building the village, it would be a pressure relief for the Royal Court.
Therefore, before they go to war, they can apply to the royal court for a big meal, and the royal court will not refuse.
After all, only if you eat and drink enough in this way can you have the spirit to fight.
Rong led the team to the royal court, but on the way there, a man covering his appearance with a torn gray cloak hurriedly walked towards Rong.
"Kui, why are you here?"
Seeing Kui, Rong was surprised, but Kui hurriedly pulled Rong aside, and said with a cry: "Father, Uncle Kang... wuwuwu... Uncle Peng and the others all failed."
These words made Rong silent. He was not the only barbarian who was brave and willing to risk his life to gain a future. However, of those who went out, very few succeeded.
Kang and Peng were acquaintances of Shi Rong, and they were also the ones who went out to explore a few days ago. Their failure cast a shadow on Rong's heart.
He looked back at the soldiers under his command, and thinking that their strength was no better than the team led by Kang, Rong asked himself: "Can I win?"
This self-questioning brings silence and no confidence in victory.
This is normal. Most of the barbarian bone warriors can only compete with the blood-power level evil spirit. However, the evil spirit is so weird that it takes several barbarian-bone warriors to deal with one blood-power level evil spirit.
The most important thing is that Xie Sui is not afraid of injury, let alone death, and has the ability to resurrect, which makes many teams unable to hold on even if they succeed in the open field.
But even though he knew this, Rong did not give up his steps.
He just remained silent for a moment, then said: "I understand, you go back first, I will succeed."
Although Rong was calm and composed, Aoi didn't feel any comfort.
She knew very well that there was no gap in strength between her father and the two leaders named Kang and Peng. This also meant that her father would probably never come back.
Not wanting to do this, she directly grabbed Rong.
"Father, we can just stay in the royal court. I can go to the city to work as a servant, and father, you can also join the guard..."
Kui talked a lot, but Rong looked at his subordinates and fell silent.
As a leader, Rong is at the barbarian level, so he can live in the royal court.
But the village was shattered at that time, and he was not the only one to escape. People from the same village, as well as some old and weak women and children were also rescued by the royal guards.
If he exists, those people still have a chance to survive, but if he leaves, the people who came from the same village as him will really be doomed.
As the guard captain of the village, he is familiar with everyone in his village. Many young people he has watched grow up and trained with his own hands.
There are also many tribesmen who are the children of comrades who have shared life and death with him. These are all concerns. He cannot give up those familiar tribesmen and survive alone.
"Only by establishing villages can the tribesmen be stabilized."
Everyone has constraints, and those kinds of comforts make Rong unable to escape.
Therefore, Rong could not respond to his daughter who begged him to stay.
He just shook his head and walked forward.
However, as he walked, he felt uncertain.
He is not afraid of fighting, but afraid of whether he has the ability to bring his people back.
"Kang and Peng, those two guys are about the same strength as me. Even they failed. Can I succeed? Can the people who follow me come back alive?"
"If I fail and all the young adults die in the battle, what will happen to the women and children here?"
He was trapped in sorrow, but it was impossible not to go out. There was still a chance of survival. If he stayed here, he could only watch the thin clan members weaken one by one, and then die miserably from freezing, hunger and poverty.
For Rong, this is an unsolvable problem. With his strength, he simply cannot solve such a problem.
Therefore, he prayed, praying for a hero to appear from the barbarians.
"How great it would be if a hero from our clan appeared and opened up a safe village!"
What is a hero in ancient times? When there are monsters eating people, evil dragons blocking the way, and evil gods asking villagers to sacrifice their children, at the most desperate moment of the people, the strong ones kill the monsters, shoot the evil dragons, and destroy the evil gods' obscene sacrifices.
hero.
As long as you can protect one side and allow the people here to live and work in peace and contentment, you can be called a hero regardless of your character, good or bad.
Rong Zai prays for such a hero to appear, but he also knows that this is just a wishful thinking. Heroes are rare, so they are sung by people.
Therefore, his prayer was just a prayer, and he did not expect that such a hero would actually appear and save them.
But in this world, accidents always happen.
Just when Rong led the team without any expectations and headed for the wilderness to reclaim the land with the determination to die.
Suddenly an accident happens and a hero appears.
At the edge of the royal court, a high platform was suddenly built, and sounds were heard there. Soon, bursts of noise came from a distance.
"What's going on? Who dares to make noise around the royal court?"
Relying on Barbarian Bone level strength, Rong soon heard from the noisy voice why they were so noisy.
"Brother, hurry up, a village is recruiting people."
"Recruiting people, I know, I'll come right away."
A young man was running quickly with his brother. While running, the man was also asking his brother who was recruiting people, how many people were recruiting, and if he had a chance to enter?
After each village is established, although it is very dangerous at first, countless people want to go there, which represents the beginning of a new life.
It is a pity that the barbarians gathered here are not very strong. The chance of their success in establishing the village is very low, and even if they succeed, they will only rely on the strength of everyone.
The people who went out to fight also had wives and children. Therefore, after each village was built, the quota for settling in the village was almost full.
This made it impossible for the tribe established here to recruit many people, which was why the young man was worried.
But this time, the elder brother who works as a guard in the royal court has confidence.
"Don't worry, you will definitely be able to enter this time."
"I heard from the brother who is a guard at the Royal Court that His Highness the Prince built six villages in four days. Now these villages are recruiting people. As for how many people to recruit, I heard that at least 20,000 people will be recruited."
"Four days, six tribes, 20,000 people, brother, you won't be deceived, right?"
"Boss, you won't be deceived. We have also built a village. Although we failed, it takes at least four or five days to build a village!"
Some people were like melting, because there were too many people escaping in the village, so they had to lead the team to open space in the wilderness.
But there were also some savage warriors, only them or a few of them escaped.
Many of them will choose to join the Royal Court's vanguard or guard team. After joining, it does not mean that they will lose contact with people outside. When there is recruitment, they will be the first to tell themselves
The tribesmen in the village enable them to live a stable life.
It was also their notification that the news about Lu Chen's establishment of the village was spread to the outside world so quickly.
However, just like Lu Chen's businessmen in the territory, they couldn't believe it when they learned the details of Lu Chen's establishment of the village for the first time.
However, doubts here go as quickly as they come.
Regarding these people's doubts, the person who brought the news just said a word.
"Those tribes were established by His Highness Chen."
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the place, and after the silence, the noisy voices of worship continued to sound.
"Is it the thirteenth prince who is invincible at the same level?"
"It's His Highness Chen, then there's no problem."
Lu Chen once fought against all the invincible opponents at the same level in the royal court, and once defeated many geniuses in Yunzhou by himself.
Neither of these two things is possible for ordinary people to do.
Considering that my own prince has even accomplished such a thing, it is not impossible to build six villages in four days.
It can only be said that having high prestige is a good thing. No matter what Lu Chen does, no one here will be surprised at all.
After confirming Lu Chen's ability and learning that His Highness Prince Chen, who was famous for recruiting people this time, the people here also ran frantically towards the recruiting place.
Not only those people, Rong Zai, who was preparing to fight with all his strength to fight to the death, was also stunned after hearing the news.
But after they woke up, everyone else was dumbfounded.
Saying this, the eager Rong took the lead and rushed to the recruiting place.
And this kind of action also made the young man behind him, who was only sixteen years old, a little confused.
"Uncle Rong, we don't want to build our own village anymore."
"Building is bullshit. Do you think a village can be built as soon as you say it can be built? Do you know how many people have to die to build a tribe? Do you know how low the success rate of building a tribe is? If there is no other way, who would be willing to build a tribe?"
"Quick, come with me. Your Highness is recruiting 20,000 people this time. We can all get in."
The chance of Rong and others establishing their own tribe is very low, and even if they do, at least half of their clansmen will have to die in battle.
Finally, even after it is completed, they still need to worry about evil spirits attacks from time to time.
It can be said that if they leave the royal city and go into the wilderness, they will not have a peaceful day.
In the past, Rongcai would encourage his people to go to the wilderness without any other option.
But it's different now. Lu Chen's village has been built and is just waiting for people to move in, which means they don't have to worry about the danger of the entire army being annihilated.
What's more important is that with Lu Chen as the backbone, they don't have to worry about powerful evil spirits when they settle in the village. Lu Chen will take care of it.
Even, because of Lu Chen's strength, his village will become more prosperous in the future. If you enter Lu Chen's village, you can be directly promoted from poor people to urban residents.
No matter from which aspect, the village that Lu Chen settled in was ten times better and a hundred times safer than the one they built themselves.
In this case, how to choose the way to melt nature?
However, Rong Ren was not the only one who knew the benefits of joining the Lu Chen tribe.
Therefore, Rong, who rushed forward, soon discovered that the recruitment platform established by Ji Hongdie outside the royal city was already crowded with people.
Countless people went crazy because of the news that Lu Chen was building a village, not just the refugees in the wilderness.
There are also a large number of barbarians in the royal city, packing up their property.
"Master, why are you packing these?"
"You know the news about Prince Chen establishing the village!"
"Of course I know... Master, you won't give up the shops in the royal city and go to His Highness the Thirteenth Prince. I know that the Thirteenth Prince is powerful, but now the king is stronger."
"Of course I know, and I won't leave! This is for the third son. If our boss dies in the battle, the second son can inherit the shop, but the third son has to ask. I'm going to risk my old face to beg the thirteenth prince.
His Highness's people, ask them to bring San'er over."
The royal court is safe, but the same sentence applies here.
Living in the royal city is not easy.
Prices here are very high, and ordinary people cannot survive in the royal court. Those who have family property can only inherit it from the eldest son, while the second and third sons can only find their own way out.
And following Lu Chen, no matter how you look at it, it is a road to the sky.
Therefore, just like Rong, this master is planning to let the third child in the family go to Lu Chen's tribe.
There are many people who do this, and their joining also squeezes out the quota of refugees outside.
However, Lu Chen didn't need to worry about any of this, Ji Hongdie could do it all naturally.
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Sitting on a high platform, watching countless people vying for tickets to enter their husband's tribe, and the feeling of being able to decide the fate of others with just one word, Ji Hongdie felt wonderful.
But precisely because it was wonderful, she didn't want to lose this right, so she did a good job.
"The first group of people give priority to taking away the families of the soldiers stationed in the village. After the family members settle in the village, those soldiers will be more loyal and will fight tooth and nail against evil spirits. Behind them are their wives and children, so it is impossible to retreat."
"And the soldiers' families can be the first to settle in my husband's territory, which will attract powerful warriors with family members to join. Their presence will enrich the tribe's strength and allow the village to expand faster."
"The second group of people will take away people with technology first. Ordinary people, let them stay here."
This era is such a reality. People with strength and skills can live a good life even if they become refugees. Without these, they can only be selected.
"Well, my husband is a little soft-hearted towards his own people. If someone prays, my husband will probably bring more people. This is absolutely not allowed."
"At that time, I can tell my husband that only if the troops in the early stage are strong enough, more villages can be built, so that more tribesmen can be rescued..."
In order to keep Lu Chen's favor and let the Chen tribe develop and grow, Ji Hongdie is doing her best.
Screening subordinates, talking to businessmen, recruiting soldiers, she did a lot.
The fundamental reason why she can do so much is that Lu Chen is very powerful. Without Lu Chen, no one would care about a Yunzhou businessman.
At the same time, it is foreseeable that if Lu Chen really travels thousands of miles alone to find a safe road from the Chen tribe to the royal court, then his reputation will reach its peak and more people will be willing to invest in the Lu Chen tribe.
One person protects several towns and opens up a line of life alone. This is a world where personal power is attributed to oneself, and the reason why the strong are popular.
Of course, Lu Chen's success has made countless people happy, but there will always be people who feel unhappy because of the interests involved.
The person in charge of the Barbarian Royal Court in Yunzhou, Prince Fu, is one of them.
Listening to the chattering crowd outside and hearing their joy and encouragement, Prince Fu only felt tired.
"The chick is soaring, and that guy can no longer restrain himself!"
When Prince Fu was in pain, some people saw Prince Fu's bad expression and wanted to make suggestions.
"Your Majesty, that prince is walking alone in the wilderness now. The wilderness is dangerous and anything can happen..."
"Crack!"
"Come here, drag this piece of shit out of here and take it back to Yunzhou for trial."
The counselor who was slapped down was still a little confused. He didn't understand why Prince Fu would do this. A few days ago, his plan was very happy with Prince Fu.
I can only say one thing about this.
"Times have changed!"
This era has indeed changed. Although the God of Nightmares and Fear has fallen, without mentioning his death, the border city fell directly. Even the strong men who besieged him suffered countless casualties.
Then, the appearance of the eleventh blood moon made people in this world completely feel the crisis.
The crisis of annihilation is naturally bad, but only when the doomsday comes can mankind fight against the enemy together.
Although there are still private wars between various groups, Prince Fu no longer dares to risk a decisive battle with the barbarian royal court to deal with Lu Chen.
Moreover, in this stormy time, even he himself was a little complicated about Lu Chen's rapid growth.
He not only hopes that Lu Chen's growth will slow down, or that he will die at the hands of evil spirits, so that the Seventh Prince can have a chance to succeed, but he also hopes that Lu Chen will grow up completely and be able to face the evil gods.
Lu Chen didn't know much about the turmoil in the royal court and the conflict with Prince Fu, and he didn't have the heart to think about it.
At this time, Lu Chen was exploring a safe path for his people in the wilderness.
As for how to explore, did you rely on Apocalypse's instructions? Or was it protected by the third ghost, Kaija of the Afterimage?
No, that's what ordinary people do. For Lu Chen, his approach is more direct.
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“What is a safe road?”
This was a question, but Lu Chen quickly answered it himself.
"A road without enemies is a safe road."
“How to explore such a path?”
"With all the enemies dead, the road to the royal court will be completely safe."
While asking and answering himself, Lu Chen fully understood the meaning of a safe road, and this also made him somewhat proud.
"I'm pretty smart to be able to find a way to find a safe road so quickly."
"Hahahaha... Sure enough, the brain is a good thing, and it's not bad to use it occasionally!"