Exploding God

Chapter 1148 When working with me, don't be too reserved.

"Have all the beasts from the Song family flocked to Changrong County?"

Those who received the news looked at each other in bewilderment.

……

Just as the Grand Elder had said, in just half a day, the surging herd of beasts clearly indicated the direction of the Song family's main force.

However, this destination was truly unexpected.

In the Wuyuan Plain, Changrong County is established as a prefecture. Following the ancient system, a prefecture governs three counties and six towns, with a total population of over 600,000.

Compared to other places, Changrong County is only of average quality and its prosperity is relatively low. The only special thing is that because the surrounding area is mountainous, it is often eroded by the mist that rises from the ancient land, and giant beasts frequently appear, which leads to a large number of warriors coming here to hunt giant beasts.

Naturally, Changrong County had a strong martial spirit, and over time it became a place where warriors and hunters often gathered, and some markets that served warriors came into being.

If we have to talk about special products, the metallurgical industry, forging industry, security industry, and arms trade are relatively developed, but they are definitely not enough to attract the Song family to come out in full force.

Therefore, there must be an internal factor at play!

"Investigate again," a servant of the Tantai family relayed the eldest elder's message.

"Should we send someone to go deeper into the area?" someone asked.

"Changrong County is not exclusively owned by the Song family, so of course they can move around freely. However, there is no need to infiltrate the Song family's main camp for the time being. If their forces only operate within the Changrong County area, they will naturally not escape the notice of many eyes and ears. Our people will mainly focus on surveillance and only need to report their whereabouts once every hour."

The members of the four major families, having received the Grand Elder's instructions, all agreed.

The Song clan members are now gathered there. Although there are more of them, they have finally come into the sunlight, and people are relieved.

As things progress as normal, Changrong County will be under the supervision of the four major families. The focus of everyone's work will still be to cooperate with the Tantai family to find clues about the attack on the Tantai clan at various key passes and passes in Wuyuan Continent.

The Zhao family's Longyang Fortress has stood for a thousand years. Any one or two of those high-level martial artists who are in seclusion could easily take down that reckless provocateur by simply walking out from the depths of Jingyang Mountain.

But things took an unexpected turn at this most normal point.

"Great Master! Urgent report from Longyang Fort!" A man rushed to Zhao Luanyan's side, his face anxious.

"Why are you so flustered in the face of trouble! What have I always taught you? To remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses before you!" Zhao Luanyan's low voice was filled with dissatisfaction, especially with so many outsiders present, making him a laughingstock. He forcibly suppressed his anger and coldly said, "Speak!"

The Zhao family follower, who had just been given a stern lecture, swallowed hard. He first straightened his hair, which had become messy from running, then dusted off his clothes, and said in a soothing tone:

"The third retainer, Zhao Yuanqin, died, and the fourth retainer, Zhao Yuanchu, had one leg and one arm cut off. A provocateur named Lin Qiguang fled into Jingyang Mountain."

"——Ri Xie Niang!"

boom!

Zhao Luanyan smashed the chair to dust with one palm and kicked the servant away. Then, with a livid face, he said to the equally stunned crowd, "I'm sorry, everyone. I have some matters to attend to at home. Please excuse me. My family steward will take full responsibility for the follow-up matters."

After saying this, Zhao Luanyan led a group of martial artists and they all stepped into the air and left.

No one dared to speak as they watched the other party leave with a furious expression, and even the Grand Elder, Tantai Zhongyi, couldn't stop them, since the Zhao family had left their steward behind to assist.

"Brother Zhao went to take care of some family matters, let's continue..."

Tantai Zhongyi waved his hand, his expression calm.

The crowd below quieted down again.

A member of the Tantai tribe quietly walked up behind Tantai Zhongyi, wanting to say something, but the situation was not right to speak directly.

Tantai Zhongyi tilted his head and said calmly, "Speak."

As he spoke, a ripple spread from his body, enveloping the two of them. The edges of the sphere were slightly distorted, clearly to prevent sound from leaking out.

The man understood and leaned down to whisper, "Elder, the patrol envoy Jingxinyu, who had been out of contact, has appeared."

"where?"

"Jingyang Mountain is moving quite fast, but our men have caught up. If it were Inspector Jinrong, he wouldn't be indifferent to our pursuit, so we suspect he may have met with misfortune."

"..."

Tantai Zhongyi remained silent.

After about half a minute, he waved his hand to disperse the sound-isolating force field.

The Grand Elder looked at the crowd ahead, and hundreds of pairs of eyes turned back to look.

"Our families have been united in defense and offense for a thousand years, sharing the same blood and spirit. Back then, it was a turbulent time, and the affairs of the Zhao family were the affairs of my Tantai family. Brother Zhao is in a hurry to return, and I cannot persuade you to stay, but if you really do not express your opinion, how can we be called brothers?"

Listening to the Grand Elder's calm and composed speech, not only the Changsun family and the Gu family, but even the remaining third steward of the Zhao family was stunned.

[Does my Zhao family actually have such influence?]

Seeing the blank stares of the crowd below, and after a few seconds of waiting to see if anyone objected, Tantai Zhongyi calmly stood up and said loudly, "Since we're going to Jingyang Mountain sooner or later anyway, why don't we head over here? Does anyone have any objections?"

The Zhao family: "..."

The Changsun family: "..."

Gu Jia: "..."

"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's meet at Longyang Fort. If any of you have difficulty getting around, you can ride on the giant eagles of my Tantai family."

Tantai Zhongyi walked down the high platform with his hands behind his back, followed by a crowd of people with numb expressions. Even though they could see the abnormality behind this matter, who dared to speak out against it?

As everyone was swept down the mountain by the tide of events, the various factions were thus abruptly forced to temporarily "ignore" the Song family.

On this day, a large group of people marched towards Jingyang Mountain, led by none other than Elder Tantai!

On this day, the core members of the Song family finally gathered outside Changrong County, and Lu Ze finally saw the Song family's hidden talents.

……

……

"Ee." (Exclamation)

"Hiss~" That was Zhang Xinghuo's gasp.

"Absolutely amazing."

This was Lu Ze's heartfelt praise, but he kept another thought to himself.

It would be an injustice if we didn't invest in infrastructure!

Although the benefits of Super Awakening did not extend to the Mist Plains, the natives of the Mist Plains acquired a considerable number of Mist Soldiers due to favorable timing and location, and some of these Mist Soldiers were even more effective than those with Super Awakening.

Right now, the Song family has pulled out such a strategic A-level fog soldier – the [Wooden Emperor's Plate].

It is about 40 centimeters in diameter and resembles a compass. It also has the structure of a celestial pool, an inner plate, and an outer plate. However, it does not have the complicated Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. The inner and outer plates only have two simple, synchronized scales. Rotating one circle means going from 0 to 100.

As for the function of this fog soldier, it's quite simple—to promote vegetation growth.

By moving the Heavenly Pool (pointer) to a certain mark, the Wooden Emperor Disc will release the corresponding stored special energy, and the trees affected by this special energy will grow wildly for a short period of time.

Just now, Song Tianhua manipulated the Heavenly Pool of the Wooden Emperor Plate, causing the pine seedlings planted within a radius of 300 meters to grow into towering giant trees in less than a quarter of an hour!

Then the Song family's craftsmen directly used local materials to begin large-scale construction.

The process of a tree's nearly century-long growth is compressed into a mere fifteen minutes, and the supernatural evolution of life is enough to shock the hearts of all viewers.

To be honest, Song Tianhua was apprehensive before he first took out the Mist Soldier. He knew that the Mist Soldier did not recognize a master, and if it was forcibly taken away, this clan's treasure would truly have a different owner.

So after much deliberation, he decided to take the gamble. When he took it out, he peeked at it a few times. Seeing that Lu Ze was extremely calm about it, Song Tianhua finally felt relieved.

[You bet right.]

Song Tianhua glanced at the wooden Emperor's Disc that had been activated by six martial artists working together, and explained to Lu Ze:

"Once the pointer of the Wood Emperor Disc reaches zero, it can no longer stimulate the growth of plants. It must wait for the plant to accumulate its energy before it can be used again. Considering the initial goal of accommodating 200,000 people, the Wood Emperor Disc's current energy is at most one-third depleted."

"Those who have arrived here now are the core craftsmen of my Song family. At the current speed, the construction of the wall and the hardwood foundation can be completed overnight."

"Mr. Lu, we have been able to complete the task you set on time. Please give us further instructions."

Lu Ze's gaze fell on the Superwood Roses that grew in a regular pattern and connected to form a thorny wall in the distance. "Build the wall even higher, so that the warriors who come later can use the thorny wall as a boundary to set up camp."

Upon hearing this, Song Tianhua couldn't help but say, "Mr. Lu, this will only lead outsiders to overthink things."

"Build another gate, make it more impressive," Lu Ze said casually. "Don't be too reserved when working with me."

While Song Tianhua was still pondering how to properly interpret "restrained," the person responsible for collecting information on the four major families returned.

The events surrounding the Zhao family's Longyang Fortress and the Tantai family's Bijia Mountain were recounted in detail.

When Lu Ze heard that somewhat familiar name, he was taken aback for a moment.

"Lin Qiguang?"

(End of this chapter)