"General Sheng, you heard it."
Su Lie raised his head and sighed.
"Of course. General Su is in a critical situation. Do we really have to cooperate?”
The young General Sheng frowned. If it wasn't for the refugees he robbed from Golden Court City a few months ago, Su Lie would have let them go and given him half a cart of food.
The refugee was a family member of his trusted aide. Otherwise, he would not have taken the risk to come to the Protectorate to discuss cooperation with Su Lie.
The relationship between Golden Court City and the Great Tang was one of vassal and lord, but in reality, the border of the Great Tang was in constant war. Even the Empress Wu Zetian, who was known as the Holy Lord of the generation, could not do anything about it. She could only turn a blind eye to the border war.
Otherwise, Golden Court City would not have avoided mentioning the fact that they had not paid tribute for three years in a row, and that they had even helped the Sand Bandits attack the Protectorate.
"The threat at the border is not each other, but the demon seed. Sheng, you and I both understand that only by reopening the city can we open up the lifeline of this eastern and western region and make our people rich and powerful.”
Su Lie said with a burning gaze.
He had seen Chang 'an in its heyday. It was filled with music and dance, and the lights were red and green. It was common for an actor to play a song that was worth thousands of gold. There were many talented scholars and beautiful women on the banks of the Qinhuai River.
In the protectorate, humans and dogs fought for food, and their lives were not even worth a dirty membrane. If they died, they would be covered in dirt and eaten by wild dogs.
There were starving people everywhere. It was a completely different world.
He couldn't change the prosperous Chang 'an of Empress Wu Zetian, nor could he change the banquets of the scholars and high-ranking officials of the big families.
He could only rely on his own strength to guard the protectorate headquarters and protect the peace of the region.
"But your Majesty didn't give you permission.”
Sheng frowned. Su Lie had already sent several letters to the imperial court, but there was no news from him. Instead, there was a so-called supervisor.
"The chaotic world is outside, and military orders are not obeyed."
Su Lie was silent for a long time. His eyes lit up as he spoke slowly.
He couldn't care less about this. Golden Court City was bound to have a major change, and Jade City was in danger. If he didn't think of a way to accumulate enough soldiers and food for the protectorate, countless people would die once chaos broke out, and disaster might even spread across He Luo Land.
"Good! I promise you! Su Lie, reopen the city. I, Sheng, swear today that as long as the alliance of the city is not destroyed, the soldiers of Golden Court City will not set foot in the protectorate or cross the Great Wall!!”
Sheng looked straight into Su Lie's eyes and gritted his teeth.
He had to change. There was not much time left. His identity was not as simple as the young general of Golden Court City. He saw a scene that he could never forget in his life. His family had changed, and Golden Court City had changed. If this continued, the entire country would be drowned in the yellow sand!
"Good! I, Su Lie, swear that General Sheng will not let me down, and I will not let General Sheng down! As long as the alliance in Guanshi is not destroyed, the soldiers of our protectorate will never set foot in the Golden Court!!”
Su Lie laughed heartily and clapped his huge palm against Sheng's.
A storm was coming.
He had to make the protectorate strong, he had to!
"Deal!"
"Deal!"
……
The Great Wall of the Northern Territory.
The north wind was biting cold, and the weather was freezing.
More than a month had passed since Jiang Yu joined.
"Phew-"
The military tent in the kitchen was pushed open, and a bone-piercing cold wind mixed with goose feather snow blew in from outside, making the cook who was watching the fire shiver.
Plop ~~~
A giant wolf with the fur of an elephant landed heavily on the open space of the kitchen. A man wearing a tattered garrison soldier's armor, with a naked upper body and a lot of blood on his cheeks patted the snow off his body.
It was a low-tier silver boss, the Gale Demon Wolf King.
It should be the best prey that they had hunted in the military camp this month. With the addition of Jiang Yu, the monster, hunting the Demon Seed became much easier than before.
"Lord Jiang Yu! So powerful! This…this should be a Lord-tier Demon Seed!”
"Too strong! Now we can have a feast!”
"Is Milord injured? Should we get the medical officer to come over and check?”
……
A few of the Scaled Flower Army's soldiers were extremely excited. They surrounded the three to five-meter-tall beast and clicked their tongues. The last time, it was General Hua who had personally taken down the Lord-tier Demon Seed.
The stronger the demon seed's flesh, the more nutritious it was. It could strengthen the body and resist the cold. It was a rare top-notch ingredient. It was even a supplement that some cultivators needed to break through.
"Hey! But I still have a part to play. You guys, hurry up and start a fire to boil water!”
Baili Shouyue, who was carrying an exaggerated sniper rifle, scolded him jokingly.
The scout battalion was not only responsible for keeping watch and relaying information, but also for finding food and hunting demonic seeds.
Usually, Shouyue would only hunt some ordinary Bronze Demon Seeds. However, after Hua Mulan asked him to bring Jiang Yu out for training these few days, all the Bronze Lord Demon Seeds within a hundred miles radius had been killed. This time, the two of them went two hundred miles back and killed a Silver Lord.
It had to be said that Baili Shouyue's trap, coupled with Jiang Yu's monstrous swordsmanship and positioning, had forcefully kited this unlucky silver boss to death.
"It's fine. Don't worry about some superficial injuries.”
Jiang Yu smiled and wiped the frozen blood off his face. Compared to a month ago, he gave off a more stable and determined feeling. He was like a towering mountain, a vast lake, and his calm appearance contained amazing power.
After a month of hunting Demon Seeds and training in the Frost Forest, Jiang Yu's attribute table had undergone shocking changes.
Name: Jiang Yu
[System Level:1 (Open to Bravehearts and below, open to Level 1 Weapons and Armor, etc.)]
[Identity: Soldier of the Great Wall Guard of the King's Continent]
[Model: S Sword Saint Ge Nia]
[Exclusive Passive Talent: Brilliant Sword Heart (Increases sword comprehension and damage by 300%)]
[Rank: Silver III]
[Summoner Level: 3 (Number of hero templates that can be carried: 1)]
[Summoner Skill: Smite (Deals 1000 True Damage to a wild monster)]
[HP: 490]
[Magic: 260]
[Attack: 173 15]
[Defense: 120 10]
[Speed: 52 5]
[Equipment: Fine iron sword ( 15 attack), hunting broadsword, cloth armor, straw sandals]
[Skill: Basic Sword Technique (100% proficiency, gaining basic sword intent, increasing sword damage by 5%)]
[Skill 1: Criss-cross Sword Technique, Green Steel Shadow (Level 2)(Burning Magic Effect, Mental Damage)]
[Skill 2: Horizontal Sword Technique, Horizontal Sword Technique (Level 2)(Horizontal Sword Technique, Horizontal Sword Technique, Horizontal Sword Technique)(Horizontal Sword Technique, Horizontal Sword Technique, Horizontal Sword Technique)]
[Gold Coins: 54,892]
[Item: Little Red Potion x10 (Effect: Heal target 50 HP)
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It was a gorgeous attribute table. Even though he was only a silver-level third-stage, his attributes were already comparable to the silver-level peak battle generals, Kai and Shouyue. In addition to Jiang Yu's unique Jungler Blade and Brilliant Sword Heart talents, his damage to the Demon Seed was explosive. Even Shouyue, who was good at accurately breaking defense and sniping, could not help but call him a freak.
However, what really satisfied Jiang Yu was not the increase in rank, but his understanding of combat and swordsmanship.
From the bloody battle with the demon seed and the harsh environment, Jiang Yu's battle consciousness finally revealed his hidden edge like a dusty peerless sword.
"Lord Jiang Yu, General Hua invites you.”
As they conversed, a guard covered in snowflakes walked into the tent and bowed.
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