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With the increase in national fortune, the Wusheng Emperor, who controls the national fortune, will also become stronger. The more stable the country is, the easier it will be to attract other cultivators to settle in Xia Yu.

Then, as demand continued to exceed supply, Emperor Wusheng had no choice but to resort to dumping goods and plundering the wealth of surrounding areas through trade in order to stabilize the most basic livelihood of the country.

"In short, the Xia Dynasty was like a ship. Although the keel was straight, thick, strong and powerful, other parts of the hull needed regular repairs and maintenance, otherwise the Xia Dynasty would eventually sink."

Sister Xi'er gave Su Yan an analogy: Xia Yu was like a large ship sailing on the sea. As the number of passengers on the ship increased, government orders were like the maintenance and upkeep of the ship.

The purpose of raising some obedient demon hunters was to send them out to bite disobedient countries, using non-state violence to pry open their borders and dump goods, thereby boosting the economy of the Xia Dynasty and enabling farmers, artisans, and merchants within Xia Dynasty to maintain a frenzied expansion of production.

At a certain point in time, once the dumped country loses its value, it will either be incorporated into the Xia Dynasty as a vassal state, or its main royal family will fall into internal strife, thus leading to the direct destruction of the country.

Because Yu the Great wanted to dump his goods, the organization that raised the Nightmare Suppression followers needed to be under his control but not belong to him, otherwise it would cause resistance from other countries.

As for why the Xia Yu army wasn't mobilized, the logic behind it is actually quite simple.

While plundering may temporarily quench hunger, the stolen goods do not end up where they belong. The spoils plundered by Xia Yu's army belonged to the army and the royal family, that is, the upper class.

These things cannot benefit the lower and middle classes; those who truly need them are the lower and middle classes of the Xia Dynasty.

Therefore, Xia Yu had a clandestine organization led by the Third Prince, which helped Xia Yu target specific individuals for dumping and assisted the Eighth Prince in his invasion.

The beast girl that Su Yan killed had been secretly working for the Third Prince in life.

However, she could not possibly know that her superiors belonged to the Xia Yu Dynasty's forces. Therefore, when the Beast Clan learned that the Nightmare Town Sect was preparing to fight Xia Yu to the death, they scattered and fled overnight without participating in the Nightmare Town Sect's plan.

The Third Prince wasn't in a hurry; they were just his pet dogs, and they would come home when they were hungry.

"So, in that case, the county magistrate I promulgated in Flower City inadvertently aligned with the national policy of Emperor Yu of the Xia Dynasty to promote trade and stabilize people's livelihoods?"

Listening to Sister Xi'er and Princess Wuxi's casual conversation, Su Yan recalled what he had done in Flower City.

Su Yan initially thought that Flower City, as an agricultural region, was rich in sugarcane, but sugar was a controlled commodity and its price was set by the Xia Yu Dynasty. Therefore, Su Yan planned to further process the sugarcane to increase its price.

Furthermore, when carrying out further processing, a large number of workers are recruited from the flower area to solve the employment problem.

It seems to perfectly align with the national policies of the Xia Dynasty. No wonder Grand Tutor Jin said that his performance was quite good among the academy's spring outing groups. If he could further improve, he would very likely win first place in the academy.

The Grand Tutor's suggestion of further optimization likely refers to using the Red King Army's influence to dump sugar products in the Southern Frontier and Southern Prefectures.

By crushing the original industries in the southern region, we can directly carry out invasions through trade, allowing the flower-growing region and the Xia Yu Dynasty to slowly bleed the enemy dry.

"Hey kid! Did you see that?!"

Seeing that Su Yan remained silent and did not eat the exquisite breakfast on the table, Princess Wuxi smiled and began to encourage him:

"The Xia Dynasty is so dark, why don't we go to the window now and swear an oath to the Queen Mother of the West, form our own sect, rebel against this corrupt dynasty, and become the masters of our own destiny!"

"Princess, let's eat."

Su Yan kept quiet and lowered her head to eat, only glancing secretly at Princess Wuxi.

Hmm. I used to be curious about what Sister Xi'er and Princess Wuxi talked about when they got together, since they didn't have a good relationship. Now I know.

It must be said that the Su family's foxes are truly cunning; the topics they discuss are all so meticulously calculated.

No wonder that, given Emperor Wusheng's unwillingness to reproduce, Princess Wuxi was considered by the Xia Yu court to be the most likely candidate to become the crown prince.

It's not impossible for Emperor Wusheng to abdicate. For example, he could break through his cultivation and ascend to immortality, or he could establish a crown prince for Xia Yu to stabilize public sentiment after the complete opening of the Heavenly Connection.

"Awoo."

Emperor Chi, listening from the sidelines, kept yawning, completely uninterested in the affairs of the Xia Yu Dynasty, as he had no use for them. He could simply ask Xia Yu for help whenever needed. After all, the Golden Crow, the Jade Rabbit, and the Nine-Tailed Fox were allies, and Emperor Wusheng of Xia Yu was also a member of that alliance.

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After having breakfast in the city, Su Yan specifically asked the shopkeeper to pack some more food to take back to Xiaolongnu. This time, no matter what, Su Yan was determined to get her to teach him how to refine the dragon pearl.

"Little Dragon Girl!"

After riding the Golden Crow back to his clan's territory, Su Yan ran back to his dormitory to look for the little black dragon.

"here."

Little Dragon Girl lay supine in Su Yan's courtyard, her black dragon belly pointing upwards with its limbs dangling and swaying, highlighting her slightly protruding belly after her gluttony:

"Did you bring back any food? I feel terrible and in pain right now. Tell me, why do freshly caught monsters taste like nothing at all, and it's like eating a rag?"

Little Dragon Girl lowered her dragon head and looked at Su Yan, asking a question that Su Yan could not understand at all.

The meat dishes cooked by the moon rabbit are very beautiful, and they are even drizzled with herbal juice, making them highly nutritious.

But it has absolutely no meaty flavor, and the aftertaste is only the bitterness of the herbal juice. The more you taste it, the more sour and bitter it becomes. It's not even as good as eating vegetables and fruits with sauce before the meal, at least that stuff has some flavor.

"Uh, meat can't taste like meat? How could such an absurd thing exist in the world?"

"I knew you wouldn't believe me, so give me a bite too!"

Little Dragon Girl flipped down from the treetop and stuffed the meat cooked by the Moon Rabbit, which she had specially stored in her storage ring, into Su Yan's fox mouth.

"slightly"

Su Yan chewed a couple of times, and immediately looked bitter.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 312 Dragon Ball (Long Chapter)

"It tastes like boiled chicken breast."

Little Dragon Girl flipped down from the treetop and fed Su Yan the meat cooked by the Moon Rabbit. After Su Yan chewed it for a moment, he suddenly remembered those so-called weight-loss and nutritional meals from his previous life, and almost spat out the rag in his mouth.

The meat dishes made by the moon rabbit likely involved adding a lot of deodorizing ingredients to remove the gamey smell, which also eliminated the original meaty aroma. Furthermore, no salt or sugar was added during the boiling process to enhance the flavor, resulting in a bland and tasteless final product that was particularly tough.

Su Yan felt that even dried meat jerky wasn't as chewy as this.

"Gulp."

Su Yan chewed until the very end, but still couldn't chew it properly. Moreover, the taste of the waterlogged meat was really terrible; after chewing for a long time, the sour taste of the meat filled her mouth. Su Yan decided to just swallow it whole, stick out her tongue, and took out a silk handkerchief from her storage ring to wipe the taste buds on her tongue.

The stew cooked by the moon rabbit is no longer something that can be described as delicious or not, but rather whether it is edible at all.

But that makes sense, since the Moon Rabbit tribe's recipe book doesn't include meat, and their territory was destroyed, so there probably aren't any cookbooks now. The Moon Rabbits probably just cook meat based on their own culinary experience.

"Happy~"

When Xiaolongnu saw Su Yan's pained expression and his frantic wiping of his tongue with a silk scarf, she couldn't help but smile.

"Here's some breakfast I brought for you."

Su Yan took out the breakfast he had packed in the city from his storage ring, and under Xiaolongnu's disapproving gaze, he picked up two pieces of pastry and threw them into his mouth to cleanse his wailing taste buds.

"Using telekinesis, you slovenly devil!" Little Dragon Girl scolded Su Yan in dissatisfaction. Then, she lay down on the stone table in the courtyard, took a deep sniff of the aroma of the food, opened her dragon mouth and sucked in. The trickle of liquid carried all the food on the stone table into Little Dragon Girl's stomach, mixing into the bland stewed meat that was originally inside her.

The little dragon girl's slightly protruding belly visibly shrank, and she slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

This action left Su Yan completely bewildered. He had originally thought that Xiaolongnu's slightly protruding abdomen was due to her being very full, but seeing her actions now, Su Yan suddenly understood.

Little Dragon Girl wasn't actually full; she had swallowed all the boiled meat, but because it tasted so bad, she was unwilling to digest it and it just piled up in her stomach. Now, with the delicious and visually appealing dishes in place, Little Dragon Girl mixed all the food together to enhance the flavor and then digested it all in one go.

Su Yan was speechless. If you think it tastes bad, go find somewhere to spit it out!

"Because spitting it out is too much trouble, and..."

Little Dragon Girl sat cross-legged on the stone table, seemingly understanding Su Yan's inner thoughts through his fox-like face, and said calmly, "What you eat is mine."

Su Yan: "."

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After resting for a while, Xiaolongnu looked at Su Yan, who was squatting in front of her and unwilling to leave, and said, "Now, I will teach you the method of condensing dragon pearls! That way, I can send you aside."

Su Yan squatted on the stone table, his face showing excitement.

"First of all, I can't guarantee your success, because there are physical differences between dragons." Little Dragon Girl made it clear from the start, then continued, "But the method of condensing dragon pearls that I will teach you is absolutely genuine."

As she spoke, Little Dragon Girl opened her mouth, and a sphere rose from her throat. Inside the golden, transparent sphere lay a slightly translucent little black dragon.

The little black dragon inside the Dragon Ball lay motionless, sprawled out as if it were dead.

Ignoring the nascent soul inside the Dragon Pearl, Little Dragon Girl held the Dragon Pearl and explained to Su Yan:

"Dragon Balls are unique to the dragon race and are one of our innate talents. Their existence is actually what cultivators call the Golden Core, but the Golden Core of the dragon race has rather special properties."

The dragon race's golden core doesn't need to be broken; their nascent soul is directly stored in the dragon pearl. This is completely different from the cultivation methods of other races, forming its own unique system.

"Now, try to control your golden core," Little Dragon Girl instructed Su Yan on the first step.

To condense one's own Dragon Ball, one must first control the rotating golden core within one's abdomen, then consciously manipulate it to accelerate, and during this process, compress and refine it by absorbing spirit stones and pills.

The golden cores of demons are already very strong, but the golden cores of dragons are twice as strong as those of demons, and they also possess a self-healing property that other races do not have.

As minor damage increases, the dragon's golden core becomes increasingly solid during its self-healing process. Moreover, when the dragon forms its nascent soul, it does so inwardly, allowing the nascent soul to emerge within the golden core and further strengthen its outer shell.

Furthermore, during the formation of the nascent soul, one must infuse the dragon with their own essence and blood, compressing the nascent soul, divine soul, and essence and blood into its core. In this way, the dragon pearl is considered to be initially formed. If a dragon dies due to an accident or other circumstances, the nascent soul, divine soul, and essence and blood within the dragon pearl can allow the dragon to live a second life.

The Dragon Ball shells will also become the eggshells for the Rising Dragon.

Dragon Balls can be formed in a single form. After consuming the Dragon Ball they have formed to revive, the true dragons can still form a second Dragon Ball. However, the dragons will lose the ability to prolong their lives until the Dragon Ball is fully formed.

This is a unique ability of the dragon race. If other races were to tormented their own golden cores in this way, they would have long since shattered into liquid spiritual energy, their cultivation level would have plummeted back to the Foundation Establishment stage, and they would have been crying in despair.

"I've got it under control."

Su Yan calmed his mind and, after a short time, gained control of the Golden Core. He could consciously control its rotation and movement, instead of letting it rotate on its own and passively absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

When demons are fighting desperately, they can actually spit out their demon cores and demon infants to self-destruct and kill their enemies. Therefore, controlling the golden core is not too difficult for Su Yan.

Little Dragon Girl looked at Su Yan and said calmly, "Control the Golden Core to rotate at the highest speed, so that your absorption of spiritual energy from heaven and earth reaches the maximum value, and then separate a wisp of your divine consciousness and put it into the Golden Core."

"However, this step requires your own choice, because the success of the Dragon Pearl condensation method does not depend on talent, but on the concentration of dragon blood in your body. If you fail, your golden core will shatter directly, and you may need to spend several years recuperating and re-condensing your golden core."

Xiaolongnu once again spoke frankly beforehand, worried that if Su Yan failed in refining the pearl, he would make a fuss and demand that she take responsibility.

She didn't want to engage in meaningless negotiations; Su Yan knew perfectly well whether she could condense the Dragon Pearl.

I have no idea about his parents' situation. Who knows if Su Yan's parents belonged to the Dragon Clan of several generations, and how much of the Dragon Clan's supernatural power, besides the ability to control water, they inherited?

"Control the golden elixir to rotate at its highest speed, then..."

"Then separate your spiritual consciousness and throw it inside."

Su Yan asked a question subconsciously, and Xiaolongnu answered it.

Upon hearing this, Su Yan began to control it according to the method, making his golden core rotate to its maximum value. As the rotation speed of the golden core was artificially changed, a main meridian, twelve meridians, and three major acupoints in Su Yan's body were completely transformed into the water pipes of a water pump under the influence of the golden core, frantically drawing in spiritual energy.

A large amount of spiritual energy surged into the meridians, atomized into gas, and all gathered towards the golden elixir at its highest rotation speed.