In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Inside the capital city, crowds thronged.

At this moment, everyone gathered on both sides of the street, as if on a grand festival, staring in horror at the enormous wild boar carcass.

This wild boar king, even when lying horizontally, is a full ten feet tall and over thirty-five feet long. If it were to crash into the city gate, it might not be able to withstand it.

Moreover, the existence of such a gigantic wild boar in Changbai Mountain suggests that many ginseng diggers or hunters who ventured into the mountains and never returned likely perished at the hands of this "king of wild boars."

After all, between prey and hunter, the prey often becomes the hunter as well.

"Son!"

The voices of the Zhang family merchants, as well as Li Xin, the garrison commander of the empire, all looked at the Wild Boar King with surprise.

Especially the tiger cub that Zhang Xiaoshan was holding, which weighed at least fifty or sixty pounds.

However, this tiger cub was probably less than a few months old, and it seemed extremely immature to them. They had that much insight.

"Blood One, find someone to clean up the whole pig and boil it into a pot of soup."

Also, these are some thousand-year-old medicinal herbs I found in the mountains. I've stewed them together to make a medicinal meal, which we'll enjoy with everyone tonight!

"Yes, son!"

Ding Peng had already left by then, and the twelve zodiac assassins were all experts at the peak of minor or major mastery levels, so the medicinal diet wouldn't have much effect.

However, the bottom layer of Bloodthorn and Blood Droplet is different; it is a rare and precious material that enhances one's abilities and strengthens the body.

The Wild Boar King itself is a rare beast, and with the addition of several thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, the medicinal power of the dish is definitely no less than that of a Bodhi snake gall bladder.

"General Li, tonight you will be with several generals stationed in Shangjing."

"Thank you very much, young master. I will gladly accept your offer!"

Li Xin was overjoyed to hear Zhang Xiaoshan's invitation.

From the enormous and imposing size of the Wild Boar King, Li Xin knew that it was a legendary beast. Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan had taken out several newly dug-up thousand-year-old medicinal herbs to stew, so the medicinal power was unimaginable.

This was a rare delicacy, unavailable even at grand banquets in the imperial palace, so Li Xin made no attempt at polite formalities or tact.

"By the way, young master, this is..."

"The cub of another strange beast, the white tiger."

While searching for minerals and ginseng in Changbai, Zhang heard the roar of a white tiger. Following the sound, he saw the wild boar king confronting a white tiger.

Unfortunately, the White Tiger ultimately fell short, allowing the Wild Boar King to find an opening, its tusks piercing its abdomen, leaving behind the cub.

A mythical white tiger?

Upon hearing this, Li Xin's eyes lit up. Compared to wild boars, tigers were a much better creature.

Especially since it's a white tiger, an auspicious creature, just by looking at the cubs in front of you, you can get a glimpse of its power and imagine its roaring might in the mountains.

As for the White Tiger losing to the Wild Boar King?

One pig, two bears, three tigers—these three killers of the mountains and forests are not ranked for nothing.

The fact that wild boars could surpass bears and tigers to become the most dangerous creature further demonstrates their terrifying nature.

"Young master, do you not know this white tiger?"

"Hehehe, General Li, you don't need to think about it. This little tiger cub has already developed intelligence. I would never let you ruin the white tiger."

"I understand!"

Seeing the little white tiger suddenly bar its teeth, Li Xin was also surprised.

Unexpectedly, this little white tiger could actually understand human speech. However, given the value of a little white tiger, Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't possibly offer its corpse to the Dragon Emperor.

The sensation caused by the Wild Boar King has not faded with time; on the contrary, it has only intensified.

Because wild boars are not white tigers.

Unless it's a male and a female, two tigers cannot share one mountain.

Wild boars, on the other hand, are social animals.

Therefore, since a wild boar king has appeared, there must be other terrifying wild boars in Changbai Mountain, and they must be different from the wild boars they usually see.

After all, an average adult wild boar is no different from a piglet in front of the King of Wild Boars.

As such, it is conceivable that the herd of pigs led by the Wild Boar King would be a terrifying one.

The wild boar that Zhang Xiaoshan had seen before, which was hunted by the white tiger, weighed over a thousand kilograms. Its terrifying size was enough to severely injure tigers and bears.

Especially those ginseng diggers.

They might not have known before, but now that they know there are such terrifying herds of pigs in the mountains, how dare they go into the mountains to dig for ginseng?

On the third day, Xingyin, carrying Bloodthorn and some Imperial armor, searched for a herd of wild boars in the vicinity, based on the location given by Zhang Xiaoshan.

Just like the white tiger's transformation, it was due to the Bodhi Ganoderma lucidum fruit.

The mutation of the Pig King must mean that there is a place with great treasures. Zhang Xiaoshan did try to find it before, and in fact, Liu Sheng Piaoxu had searched the entire area within a hundred miles, but still could not find the Pig King's lair.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan went down the mountain ahead of schedule, but this news was a different signal for Xingyin and Li Xin.

Moreover, if the Wild Boar King also leaves offspring, Zhang Xiaoshan plans to keep them for breeding purposes.

With the Zhang family and the empire joining forces, this purge was a massive and sweeping operation.

With many hunters leading the way, news was constantly reaching the capital city.

This crackdown lasted for half a month, and the wild animals in the nearby mountains were almost wiped out.

Fortunately, this was during the feudal era, so the ecological damage was not too severe.

The wild boar den was also found, with more than five large wild boars weighing over a thousand pounds each, plus a group of piglets, totaling over a hundred.

Moreover, the secret to the evolution of wild boars has been found; these wild boars are actually 'ginseng diggers'.

It's like how Westerners train hunting dogs to search for truffles.

After the wild boar king ate a thousand-year-old or ten-thousand-year-old ginseng and evolved, it gained intelligence and learned about the benefits of ginseng. As a result, the wild boar herd also hunted ginseng by digging in the soil to find its flavor.

And the efficiency is not low.

Upon learning this secret, Li Xin was initially incredulous.

But after confirming the news, Li Xin's eyes lit up as he looked at the wild boars; this was a treasure trove.

In the end, the Zhang family and the Empire split the wild boar they captured.

You should know that these wild boars are much more efficient than ginseng diggers.

As for how to tame these wild boars?

Zhang Xiaoshan had plenty of methods; he had already tamed quite a few animals, and this was just a dozen or so wild boars.

The wild boars that were hunted were simply stewed in one pot.

These wild boars are much larger than ordinary adult wild boars and have already eaten quite a lot of ginseng.

A portion of the empire's wild boar meat was sent to Xianyang by express courier, along with intelligence reports.

The wild boar king's cubs were taken by the Zhang family and kept for breeding purposes.

Through crossbreeding, they evolved into superior domestic pigs. Even after Li Xin learned of Zhang Xiaoshan's idea, he didn't say anything.

This is a great thing that benefits the country and its people!

It's important to understand that pork being called "cheap meat" isn't just about the fact that it wasn't castrated.

Apart from a few well-known breeds, most domestic pigs in the Kyushu region are not of good breed. They have an unpleasant odor and only weigh around 100 pounds when they reach adulthood.

The large white pig was introduced to Kyushu after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Therefore, if the improvement of domestic pigs is successful, it will be a great achievement.

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A month later, after taming the wild boars, Zhang Xiaoshan prepared to leave the area beyond the Great Wall.

They were delayed for at least half a year outside the Great Wall, and by the time they returned, it was almost the end of the mirage's journey.

This should also be the time when a meteorite fell on Dongjun and the empire began its internal wars.

Even if Zhang Xiaoshan didn't want to get involved, he didn't want to be passive either.

"Master of Sexual Sound, thank you for your hard work this time!"

"Amitabha, young master, rest assured, with this old monk here, no one outside the pass will dare to provoke the merchant guild."

Before leaving, Zhang Xiaoshan entrusted the protection of the area outside the pass to the great monk Xingyin.

As for the management, it was still Uncle Song, the head manager of the Zhang family outside the pass!

It was this Uncle Song who hosted Zhang Xiaoshan on his first trip to the capital.

At this time, he was an old man with white hair, but in Zhang Xiaoshan's eyes, Uncle Song had not yet retired. He was paving the way for his nephews and nieces to take over his job.

Zhang Xiaoshan did not object to this.

After all, Song Shu's nephews and nieces are capable and loyal, and are also recognized by Zhang Xiaoshan.

Given the old man's significant contributions to the Zhang family outside the Great Wall, and considering that the Zhang family is not stingy, they did not want to disappoint him.

But the abbot's voice will remain here.

However, by this time, there were already Buddhist masters suppressing the situation in Japan, so Xingyin no longer needed to personally oversee it.

As time went by, the Zhang family's crackdown on the old forces in Japan led to the subjugation of those rebellious forces in Japan by the demonic master You Niaojuan, who was also defined as a demonic force by the Buddhist sect.

Therefore, Buddhism has spared no effort in suppressing the demonic path.

In particular, the Buddhist statues of Zhang Xiaoshan in Japan are extremely popular, and if Buddhist temples do not have a statue of Zhang Xiaoshan in the main hall, no one will come to visit them.

The Buddhist masters gradually accepted reality and realized that Zhang Xiaoshan was the 'true Buddha' in the human world.

“I trust the master completely, so I will take my leave.”

"Congratulations to send your son!"

As everyone watched Zhang Xiaoshan's departing figure, they were filled with utmost respect.

It should be noted that the Zhang family's gains outside the Great Wall this time were second only to the Empire, and in fact, their actual profits were even greater than those of the Empire.

Besides gold, ginseng, and sable fur, Zhang Xiaoshan designated no fewer than seven or eight mineral deposits that were easy to mine, including important resources such as iron ore, coal, and copper.

These are mineral deposits, you should know.

Zhang Xiaoshan's plan was to build the largest iron and steel smelting workshop here.

After all, there is coal and mineral resources here, and unlike the city of government agencies and the sea base, there is no need for secrecy measures. Therefore, we can go all out and increase production tenfold in a year.

Even Li Xin was deeply shocked when he learned of such a massive and far-reaching plan.

You should know that this is a technique that directly trains steel.

At this time, the empire had not released the intelligence gathered during its exploration of the Mechanical City, so Li Xin was unaware that the Zhang family had decided to make the technology public.

Chapter 712 The 'Tiger God Technique' Created for White Tiger Cubs

Along the way, Zhang Xiaoshan teased the tiger cub, using his pure Yang Qi to help it regulate its internal meridians.

When Zhang Xiaoshan reached that level, he had already returned to simplicity and authenticity.

While helping the little tiger cub to regulate his meridians, she was actually trying to get him to practice internal martial arts on his own.

What seemed impossible was not difficult for Zhang Xiaoshan.

Once Zhang Xiaoshan has mastered the meridian diagram within the tiger cub's body, and with the addition of some precious medicines to cleanse the marrow and strengthen the tendons, he can guide the tiger cub to accomplish this feat through the power of his primordial spirit.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan had already helped the tiger cub nurture its meridians for a month, and with the guidance of his primordial spirit, a thousand-year-old ginseng...

At this moment, the tiger cub already possessed a considerable internal energy.

However, this internal energy was faint and could dissipate at any moment.

After all, this was an unprecedented move, so Zhang Xiaoshan was constantly trying to simulate the most suitable cultivation method for the tiger cub.

Afterwards, Zhang Xiaoshan planned to use a Bodhi Ganoderma lucidum fruit to cleanse his tendons and marrow.

After all, Zhang Xiaoshan obtained this from the tiger's den, so he had to leave one for them, since the white tiger cub would be one of their own from now on.

As for the other four Ganoderma lucidum fruits, Zhang Xiaoshan already had a plan in mind.