I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 30 Creating Public Opinion

"Precious meat!"

"nice one!"

Zuo Jing was pleasantly surprised.

Such a strange thing exists in the world. In the end, he has only been in power for a short time and has not communicated with people enough, especially with some high-level figures.

So much so that I had never known it before.

"A mutated spirit beast from the mountains and wilderness?"

Zuo Jing kept Yang Zhanshan's words in mind, but was also a little puzzled: "Speaking of the mountains and wilderness, I have also deployed dozens of assassins in the deep mountains and forests. The assassins clear the land and hunt every day. They explore everywhere in the depths of the mountains and wilderness, which is far more efficient and extensive than ordinary hunters or martial artists searching for a month or even a year."

But why didn't so many assassins encounter the so-called 'spirit mutated beasts'?
What's the difference between a 'mythical beast' and an ordinary wild animal?
Can't you see the difference on the surface?

Or is it really that rare?

But if it is really extremely precious, would Yang Zhanshan, with his status, dare to say that he can get three to five taels every year?
Strange beast!

Precious meat!

What exactly is this?

"Just ask!"

……

Zuo Jing has an extremely wide network of connections.

For now, the Five Wonders Tower will remain on hold.

"Let's ask in Shangyang City first."

……

Far away in Shangyang City.

A gust of wind suddenly arose.

On Wednesday, Peng Ju asked, “Boss, there’s been a rumor circulating in the gang that the wealthy and powerful have a kind of ‘precious meat’ that’s taken from a strange beast. They say that if someone eats a piece of it, they’ll live a long and healthy life. The rumor is quite detailed. I wonder if it’s true or not?”

Peng Ju laughed loudly: "What longevity and immortality? That's nonsense. There are claims about prolonging life and improving health, and it may be helpful to those who practice martial arts, but that's about it."

On Wednesday, his eyes widened: "There really is 'precious meat'?"

"There's no smoke without fire."

Peng Ju recalled: "The precious meat was very valuable. Back then, when I joined the Green Bamboo Gang with Master Fang, the gang leader bestowed upon Master Fang a piece of precious meat and gave me a few bites. It was truly a delicacy."

Peng Ju shook his head: "Someone like me, who only gets a few bites every eight hundred years, shouldn't expect to prolong his life or improve his martial arts."

Wednesday exclaimed in surprise: "How could someone like the boss not be able to get his hands on the treasure?"

Peng Ju laughed again: "Third brother, thank you! Do you really think I'm someone important? Even in the Green Bamboo Gang, there are twenty-six masters sitting at the top, and there are quite a few big bosses ahead of me. But even Master Fang has a hard time getting his hands on this precious meat, so what am I?"

This Boss Peng is quite self-aware.

They know quite a bit.

On Wednesday, Peng Ju pressed him relentlessly: "Are strange beasts that rare? If I take a dozen brothers into the mountains and wander around for half a month, we should be able to hunt one down!"

Peng Ju laughed again: "If it were really that simple, Bao Rou would have been everywhere long ago."

Zhou Sanqi asked, "The strange beast isn't in the mountains?"

Peng Ju was only vaguely aware of the situation: "I can't really explain it. I heard Master Fang mention it once. He said that within Shangyang Prefecture, only the Lei family and other 'Three Great Families of Shangyang' and the Danyang Sect and other 'Three Great Sects of Shangyang' outside the city have a stable supply of precious meat. Master Fang speculated that these six forces either have mastered unique methods for tracking and hunting exotic beasts, or they have each or even jointly claimed a piece of land that can produce exotic beasts and precious meat."

otherwise.

In such a vast place as Shangyang Prefecture, it makes no sense that only these six families possess the treasure meat.

……

Ultimately, the news about the so-called 'strange beasts' and 'precious meat' may seem mysterious, but it's actually not a secret at all among the higher-ups of various forces in Shangyang City; it's commonplace, almost like everyday life.

Even minor characters like Peng Ju could hear snippets of conversation.

Only ordinary people like Zuo Jing and the assassins are naturally separated from these people by a barrier, as if they are from two different worlds. The news and treasures that are widely circulated among the upper class are something that Zuo Jing has never even heard of.

"Class barriers".

"This can probably be considered another form of information cocoon."

Fortunately.

With the help of numerous loyal followers, Zuo Jing has already begun to qualify to break through this barrier.

He did not listen to Peng Ju's family's advice.

After Wednesday.

On Saturday, he possessed Wu Hong of the Five Pillars Hall and inquired about him.

Sure enough. Wu Hong had also heard about it.

"The so-called exotic beasts, as the name suggests, are beasts that differ from common ferocious beasts, usually in that they are much larger in size."

"Their meat is said to possess a certain spirituality. Eating more of it can strengthen the body, prolong life, and greatly benefit martial arts training. It is comparable to a precious medicine and has been known as 'precious meat' over time."

"Beasts can mutate."

"Of course, ordinary people can do it too."

"Therefore, there are not only 'strange beasts' in this world, but also 'strange people'."

"The so-called 'abnormal people' can be regarded as people who have undergone mutations, and their external manifestation is usually that their body size has increased."

"A few days ago, Wang Hongfei, the head constable of Shangyang County, was brutally murdered. Do you know who did it?"

"I tell you!"

"They are extraordinary beings!"

"Some people witnessed Wang Hongfei being trampled into a pulp by a strange man several meters tall."

What is an "Outcast"?

"The Extraordinary Ones are giants!"

……

"what?"

"Is there any other way to say this?"

Zuo Jingzhen really didn't know.

He originally thought that his physique would increase dramatically after the second stage of his assassin's blood burning was unique in the world, but now it seems that it is not.

Are the Extraordinary Ones giants?

Some people witnessed the assassin burning blood to kill Wang Hongfei. The two blood-burning blows clearly showed a physique less than three meters tall, yet it was exaggerated to show a height of several meters. It was clearly three axe blows that killed Wang Hongfei, yet it was exaggerated to show a single stomp.

It is somewhat biased.

Wu Hong looked at Zhou Liu: "Many people have no idea about treasure meat, strange beasts, or strange people. Where did you find out?"

Zuo Jing said, "It's been circulating outside these past two days. I heard it from others."

Why is everyone spreading this?

Of course, it was Zuo Jing himself who created the momentum.

He has nearly two hundred bodyguards in Shangyang City, mostly in various gangs.

These assassins spread a certain message together—

One pass to ten.

From ten to one hundred.

Nearly two hundred assassins were able to spread a message to tens of thousands of people in just a few days.

Whether it's creating public opinion or wanting to know some secret information like this time, they first spread the word, and after it becomes widely known, they use the extensive networks of their many loyal followers to inquire from various sources.

Summary from all parties.

The intelligence obtained was highly reliable.

'This is my unique method!'

This was the first time Zuo Jing had used it this way, and the effect was outstanding.

Rumors about "precious meat" and "strange beasts" spread widely. When the assassins went to inquire about these things on Wednesdays and Saturdays, it was only because they were curious, but it was not abrupt and would not arouse suspicion.

"It's only a little over a hundred assassins, yet they've already generated quite a bit of discussion."

"If there were more than a thousand suicide soldiers."

"Even more than ten thousand people?"

Suddenly, idioms like "three men can make a tiger" and "many mouths can melt metal" popped into Zuo Jing's mind: "At that time, perhaps, I can make the false seem true."

such as.

If tens of thousands of people suddenly and unanimously point out that the Lei family's money shop is in deficit and has excessively overissued banknotes, then the money shop will be subject to a run on the next day.

The slightest mistake could lead to immediate bankruptcy.

This is the influence and destructive power of 'public opinion' and 'internet trolls'.

It can be described as excellent.

terror!
……

(End of this chapter)