Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 385 It's Best If the Enemy Also Has a Strong Will
While a few players were excitedly taking two dragons to explore the city they had built, the base of the "Imperial Capital Flower Country" project team was bustling with activity.

"This is the first time Alpha has proactively requested an impromptu meeting! The leadership is simply too busy to spare the time, so they can only participate via video link... However, the leadership's intention is that he will only be an observer. Since the impromptu meeting requested by Alpha is related to military affairs, the leadership requires the participation of the military guard, deputy leaders, and the General Staff Secretary. It is an impromptu video conference, and the core content is just one thing—to protect Alpha's interests as much as possible without violating principles. This is to lay the foundation for in-depth cooperation and exchanges in the future, and also to repay Alpha for the trust she has placed in us as the 'rabbit'!"

Aunt Wang walked briskly down the corridor, sharing the latest news with the secretaries who were responsible for running errands.

One of the secretaries excitedly inquired, "Sister Wang, I heard they're planning a military exercise over there, is that true?"

Aunt Wang nodded: "It's true. Alpha mentioned this word in its original words. However, the information provided by Director Lu is that the Taiyin Sect, which Alpha represents, plans to 'establish diplomatic relations' with the Flood Dragon Clan in the Alpha world!"

"The Flood Dragon Clan!? Is that the same Flood Dragon Clan that we two rabbits encountered when we explored the 'Soul Devouring Rift'!?"

"It should be. α gave some explanation after the incident, saying that she would take over the matters related to Liuzhou, so we don't need to waste our energy on 'Soul-Devouring Rift'... However," Aunt Wang paused, her brow furrowing slightly, seemingly puzzled, but more so with a kind of thorny worry, like facing a hedgehog she couldn't bite. She continued, "Liuzhou is bound to become an outpost for α's external attacks. Director Lu has also given a positive answer. At least in the plan, Liuzhou will likely allocate a special area for our Zhonghua family to research military equipment. But I don't understand why they want to conduct military exercises targeting the Jiaolong clan... Are the Jiaolongs very unfriendly to humans?"

The same problem soon arose at a real, impromptu meeting—an impromptu meeting initiated by Fang Xianyu and attended by high-ranking military and political leaders of the Chinese nation.

After such a long period of cooperation, the Chinese have long since figured out Fang Xianyu's personality when it comes to political cooperation—straightforward and decisive. Therefore, if anyone has any questions that don't involve principles, they can ask directly about general principles.

"That's not the case. The Dragon Clan... well, although human cultivators refer to both the innate Dragon Clan and the demon cultivators who later transformed into dragons as the Flood Dragon Clan, when dealing with the various forces in Kunlun Hill that are truly dominated by the Dragon Clan, it's best to refer to them as the 'Dragon Clan,' as that would be more respectful."

Fang Xianyu reminded him.

"Thank you very much for the reminder, Sect Leader Fang. We will keep it in mind."

"Well, let's go back to the question from earlier," Fang Xianyu said calmly in the video, seemingly without any discernible thoughts. "The Dragon Clan holds a superior attitude towards human cultivators, that is, humans—I'm not referring to a hierarchical division, but rather... it can be simply understood as a dimensional division."

"They believe that humans are too weak and can't play any role in the Void Realm, so most of the time they just choose to ignore them. It's like how humans on Earth view some animals in the forest whose names they can't remember—they're neither on their menu nor worth hunting, so they choose to ignore them."

"Of course, some dragons do have goodwill towards humans, but this goodwill is a condescending kind of goodwill, a kind of almsgiving kindwill."

"Like the Dragon King of Taishui, and many other intelligent alien races who have attained enlightenment, their kindness towards other races is a condescending kindness."

"If we want to truly engage in dialogue with the Dragon Clan, the Quanxian Clan, and even the Fox Clan of the Crimson Plains Cave on equal terms, we must demonstrate our military strength. I believe everyone understands this principle." Aunt Wang suddenly realized, "Thank you for your explanation, Sect Leader Fang. Now I completely understand!"

It's not that she's stupid, it's that she genuinely didn't think of that possibility!

Humans have been in charge of this planet for thousands of years and have never had the concept of being looked down upon by more "advanced" intelligent life!
The General Staff Secretary, somewhat worried, couldn't help but say, "But our current conditions are really limited! Our level of military force is probably no match for the Dragon Clan, is it?"

"Individual combat skills are certainly inferior, even if you all cultivate for another hundred years, it still won't be as good! Don't be fooled by your current rapid cultivation speed. Even those of you who didn't have my help have reached the Foundation Establishment stage on your own. But the path of cultivation is long and arduous, and it gets harder and harder as you go higher. Even those with exceptional talent and diligence often stagnate at the Nascent Soul stage throughout their lives... However," Fang Xianyu's clear and solemn voice came from the speakers, echoing throughout the conference room, "what if it's a collective combat demonstration?"

Some people raised questions: "One day is simply not enough time to prepare! There wasn't even time for rehearsals!"

"Please don't judge this military exercise by the standards of our Blue Star, China. I only require two crucial conditions: first, a sufficiently large scale; second, sufficient destructive power. The former can be achieved by sheer numbers, and for the latter... psionic rocket launchers are more than enough. Individual launchers may not seem strong enough, but they can be deployed in clusters. I heard that the research institute has successfully test-flown a psionic aircraft? That could also be used!"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang, with remarkable sensitivity, raised a condition: "This...that would be far too tight in terms of the number of people!"

Fang Xianyu was prepared for this and said, "I can give you two thousand more spots."

Compared to the system energy points she gained in this limited-time battlefield in Liuzhou, the energy consumed by the two thousand slots was almost negligible. However, offering these slots, which were currently of little value to her, to the China project team was also a way of putting pressure on them.

The military leaders also sensed the veiled negotiation between the two sides and immediately chimed in, "A few thousand people can't create a grand spectacle!"

"Your Excellency must understand that the total number of all the dragons living in Kunlun Hill is probably no more than ten thousand. Even if you add all the dragons that have transformed into dragons in the entire Guixu Realm, the number will not exceed tens of thousands. While a few thousand people cannot compare with those large sects with millions of people, they are more than enough compared with the dragons."

"Moreover, military strength does not depend entirely on the number of people, but also on technology and the economy. This military exercise is not only for external display, but also for finding political allies. It just so happens that many people from various sects and forces have come to watch because of the free trade market these days."

At this point, Fang Xianyu suddenly smiled and sighed, "Back then, Zhongzhou City didn't have airplanes or artillery. It could only rely on its strong will to survive one attack and suppression after another. Now, Taiyin Sect has airplanes and artillery. I hope that those sects and forces also have a strong will."

There are many typos in the text, which I did intentionally because it would get locked!
I've tried my best to replace them with abbreviations, synonyms, or homophones. Hope you understand!