An evolutionary game starting from Suolongjing.

Chapter 723: Brewing and Setting Sail

Looking at the two huge pillars hanging down from the city wall in front of them that almost blocked the city gate, a trace of helplessness suddenly flashed across the faces of the fairies who came with the ceremonial guards.

Although they had long known that their king was still young and had an unstable temperament.

But overturning many previous promises in one fell swoop and launching the abrupt behavior of sitting on the city wall still made people feel a little helpless.

The key point is, the Human King and the Princess are interdependent. They were originally supposed to sit in the seats in the square outside the city. Now that Zhang Ke suddenly comes, should they still follow the original plan?

Let's proceed as planned. The king and the queen are on two separate sides, so etiquette is lacking.

But if the former is used together with the law of heaven and earth, it will be difficult for people to accept.

Even though they were wearing classical costumes, gorgeous and solemn, with no exposed area except their faces, when their bodies were enlarged, the long skirts and loose sleeves that were originally designed to reach the ground could easily become the source of disrespect.

After a while, Hualin sighed helplessly and caught Yao Ji who was ready to make a move. With the help of several others, he continued to proceed as planned.

Just like her father and elders in Heaven.

Even those powerful beings whose reputations spread throughout the three realms were helpless against this woman's occasional extraordinary behavior. What could these "weak women" do?
What's more, looking at the crowd cheering for Zhang Ke's performance of the Magic Heaven and Earth, sitting high on the city wall, the sadness that had originally condensed on Hualin's face dissipated a lot at this moment.

She leaned close to Yao Ji's ear and whispered softly, "Your Majesty cannot judge us with common etiquette. We just need to do our best."

"Don't disturb me, don't nag me, as for the rest."

Maybe the result will be better?

With such thoughts in mind, the princesses passed through the legs that were like giant pillars, walked through the hems of the legs, and went to the square outside the royal city to sit down.

Behind them, Zhang Ke, who had only let go of a little of his essence and turned into a giant of a hundred feet, looked at the magnificent city in front of him and the crowded alleys. His heart was in turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a long time:

"I am not good at talking, but I have come this far thanks to your trust, the destiny, and the support of all the teachers."

"Although I am the king of men, I am limited by my own recklessness and stupidity. I am not as brave as the Three Sovereigns, nor as smart as the Five Emperors. I rely on the diligence of the princess and the immortals to do all the official business. I only know how to fight and kill, but I have been causing trouble all the time, affecting a wide range of people. Many innocent people have been implicated by me."

Listening to Zhang Ke's modesty, even self-deprecation, the originally quiet royal city suddenly became bustling with noise.

Meng Zhoumeng, who was also dressed in his best clothes, knelt on the ground. Tears dripped down his old face into the cracks between the bricks. He said intermittently with a choked throat, "Don't say these things. If our ancestors hadn't stepped forward, we would have died in the Ten Thousand Mountains long ago. Our bodies would have been eaten by demons, and our bloodline would have been difficult to pass on!"

"Without our ancestors, how could the Shaoyou tribe be so prosperous? Without Your Majesty, demons and barbarians would still be everywhere, and the survival of the human race would be filled with many twists and turns. You have already considered our descendants, lost your reputation, and ruined your image. I won't mention the human race in Kyushu, but the Emperor and Shaoyou tribes owe you nothing, but you don't owe us anything.

Besides, who has ever said that as a human king, only by doing the hard work of filing documents can you be a holy king, keep the enemy out, and protect against wind and rain? You are not inferior to others in the slightest!"

"Kings!"

"My king!"

Just like Meng Zhou, who was in tears, when he spoke earnestly, countless sobbing sounds were added to the rustling royal city.

Which of the elders in the Shaoyou tribe has not suffered the pain of being locked up in the Ten Thousand Mountains?

The village passed down from generation to generation is coveted by demons. Every night, there will be gusts of cold wind, demon shadows floating around, and missing children. After the sun rises, the skeletons of the old, the weak, women and children, and the remains of young girls can always be found around the village.

The Shaoyou tribe was once like a terminally ill patient who could only watch the corpses of their parents, wives, children, and childhood sweethearts being carried back by the elders in the village. In order to prevent evil spirits from infiltrating and causing transformation, they could not even preserve the remains of the corpses. They could only burn them, leaving their relatives at home to grab a handful of ashes to take back as a consolation.

Even before Zhang Ke showed up, there were less than 10,000 people left in the entire Shaoyou tribe. If nothing changed, considering the ill will of the Ten Thousand Mountains towards them, the entire Jiuli bloodline would be devoured by this cruel forest in perhaps ten years, or even shorter.

This is a life-saving grace, and also a blood inheritance.

The symbol of the direct descendants of Dayu redeemed them in despair like the sun, and as the whole clan walked out of the Ten Thousand Mountains, the crime that was ingrained in their blood was overturned, You Miao was renamed Shao You, and a group of people who could barely survive now had a home to live and work in peace and contentment, a stable living environment, good weather, protection from gods, prosperity of descendants, and all the good things that had only come about since the arrival of the ancestors.

No one knows better than them what the ancestors were like before they came and what they were like after they came!

Official business?

wisdom?

Maybe it is important, but none of this is more important than an ancestor who will avenge his enemies and protect his children.

To the Shaoyou tribe, Zhang Ke was like a lamp in the cold night, warm and bright, dispelling the darkness.

And it was not much different for the native human race in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

After all, the Shang and Zhou dynasties were already at a point of change. The change from the Human King to the Son of Heaven was not simply a loss of the Human King's authority, but also meant the compromise of the human race with other creatures. The chaos of ghosts and gods, blood sacrifices, and the rise of princes and nobles were undoubtedly the worst of bad news for mortals.

Before that, Da Shang was not friendly to them.

Except for Emperor Xin who really wanted to change something, before this, the human race under the King of Shang had to be divided into different levels, not to mention the mortals living in the territories of the princes.

Nowadays, people have no worries about food and clothing, and there is no need for sacrificial rites. The nominal lords, princes and nobles have been law-abiding. At least they no longer target the bloodlines of Kyushu. Those they enslave and dominate are either the barbarians from all directions or the barbarians looted from foreign lands.

The changes in life are obvious, and the popularization of various magical powers and the universal availability of natural treasures are unprecedented benefits, not to mention the selection of personal guards and immortals and gods in heaven and underworld, which gives mortals hope of breaking free from the cage.

There is no need to say more about the Diyou tribe.

The more than ten years of wild darkness that they had experienced in the copy, as well as Zhang Ke's experience of slaying the gods and ascending to the throne in a high-profile manner, are deeply rooted in everyone's heart.

No one would want to go back to that dark and barbaric era, and no one would think that they, who were born outside the wilderness and the Nine Provinces, would be protected by the King of Heaven and the Emperor after leaving the protection of the source of their bloodline.

Even if you are lucky enough to be protected, if you encounter someone like Emperor Shun, it would be better to live in darkness and struggle to survive!
Thousands of years later, the change and inheritance of bloodlines from generation to generation may cause some changes in this sincere emotion, but as long as these old people exist, what Zhang Ke did will be remembered in their hearts and passed on continuously.

Yes, the emperor is not as good as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. He has no balance, no wisdom, knows nothing about official business, and is rarely seen on weekdays. He is reckless, mentally deranged, and notorious. It is difficult to list a few good points about him. But as long as he is around, there is no need to worry about anyone being bullied, or the human race being eaten by aliens, or the resentment of the dead being hard to eliminate, or the evildoers being at ease.
One after another, line after line, countless surging people crawled down like collapsed building blocks, sobbing and chaotic persuasion, comfort and noisy tones filled the sky above the entire royal city and lingered in Zhang Ke's ears.

This made Zhang Ke, who originally wanted to say something, a little at a loss.

God can see mercy.

He just wanted to support Yao Ji and the others, point out his own shortcomings, express his ambitions in a way that first criticizes and then praises, and let the old Dengs who have been silently paying attention to him see his growth. But who could have thought that just a few words would make the whole city cry.

Is he really that good?

Zhang Ke was not quite sure, but before that, he had to calm everyone in the city down.

To be honest, he was not afraid of people's evil, nor was he afraid of being scolded. After all, he was accustomed to the viciousness of human nature in later lives. He had experienced being slapped in the face by someone using a population ID card because of a mistake in a game, and he had also experienced even more vicious and unprovoked disasters.

He has seen a lot of so-called high-quality people, and has seen the almost crazy and wanton human hearts under the Internet. So when he first came into contact with the game and stepped into the extraordinary stage, his already skewed and twisted psychology was overflowing, indulging his malice, and forcibly declaring again and again that this is just a game, and NPCs are just NPCs.

However, lies are ultimately no match for the truth.

Later, he witnessed the Tang Dynasty's expedition to the Western Regions. He remembered vividly the bravery of the Tang people, the good and evil of the people intertwined before his eyes, the chaos of the world, and the helplessness of mortals. It is hard to say when he changed from being like a stupid dog, but even if there is a change, the concepts of later generations still profoundly affect everything in Zhang Ke's daily life.

Therefore, he did not regard outsiders as human beings, nor did he regard barbarians as living creatures. All the copies and all the experiences could be summed up in one word: killing.

Arrogance naturally comes with a price, but Zhang Ke is lucky enough to have the support of elders in heaven and the wilderness, just like a babbling child who always has adults behind him to protect him, argue with others for him, or even apologize with a smirk.

Today, Zhang Ke, who always thinks that he is luckier than capable, was moved by the crowds and trust that is almost like entrusting one's life to others. However, he did not expect that his little complaint would destroy the peaceful and perfect atmosphere:

"I was wrong, please don't cry. Since I have your trust, I will do my best. Please don't be biased. If I am biased in the future, please warn me in person."

"Okay, stop crying and talk about something happy."

Zhang Ke is not good at these things, but fortunately there are people among the crowd who are good at comforting others.

He would no longer belittle himself in an attempt to cheer the mood up, and people would no longer continue to dampen everyone's spirits.

But in a moment, the royal city returned to its previous atmosphere. Countless fireworks took turns to rise into the sky and explode, and the scattered fireworks burst in front of Zhang Ke's eyes. Looking at the young and old chatting and playing with each other below, Zhang Ke, who was engaged but not married, inexplicably felt like a father?
A strange feeling spread in his heart. He held the half-bitten dragon leg in his hand for a long time. Zhang Ke's eyes flashed with intelligence, and he sent a message to Meng Zhou: "I looked through the official documents before, and my family seemed to be very interested in the strategy of attacking the outer domain?"

"Indeed!" Meng Zhou, who was drinking from a jar of strong liquor because he didn't have to be on duty tomorrow, wiped his mouth and said, "We humans have always been digging for things in the ground. Although we don't have to worry about food and clothing now, and the cooperation between the spirits and the water tribes means that our tribe members don't lack daily meat, and we can get some for cultivation every ten days or so, but the land is limited, and the population is endless."

"Having fewer children can alleviate worries for a while, but our race has relied on numbers since ancient times. Only when our descendants are prosperous can we compete with the myriad races of the world for living space and continue for thousands of generations. If every family only has one or two, or two or three children, we won't have to worry about the barbarians and evil spirits causing chaos with our ancestors suppressing them, but this trend is still worrying."

"In this case, it is better to keep everything as it is. If saving money is not an option, then the only option is to increase revenue!"

As the deputy of the princesses in handling official business, and also the person who directly handles the vast majority of the official business of the Shang Zhou world, no one is more familiar with the data changes in the Shang Zhou world than Meng Zhou.

Originally there was only the Shaoyou tribe, and the Shang and Zhou dynasties had enough time to pass on for more than ten generations, so it was not worth worrying about.

However, with the integration of the Diyou tribe, the basic foundation of the Shang and Zhou world expanded, but the explosive population also brought greater worries to the world.

That is, a family of couples would have at least three to five and at most seven to eight people, according to the old custom of most mortals at that time to abdicate the daughters and keep the sons. In this case, it would only take three generations for an entire village to fill up like rabbits, not to mention the fusion of two tribes, and the population would quickly climb to the trillions as the basic unit of calculation.

With such a huge number, no matter how vast the Shang and Zhou dynasties were, there would be a day when they would be completely occupied. What would happen to the human race then?
Will the brothers quarrel and start a new war, consuming the surplus young and strong men on the battlefield, leaving behind a bunch of widows and old people, who will then lick their wounds and recover quietly until the population expands again?

Putting aside whether their ancestors would allow it, Meng Zhou and his men themselves could not accept this cruel future.

What's more, the rich life of human beings today is still based on cooperation with spirits and aquatic creatures, who provide them with the necessities of life besides food.

Since it is a collaboration, we must leave them enough space to reproduce and thrive, and at the same time ensure the living environment of the kind monsters and aquatic creatures.
Land is one aspect, and the spiritual power and various veins and authorities between heaven and earth are another aspect.

In addition, although the number of recent relatives from later generations is small, they are also very powerful. With their current momentum, it may only take a hundred years (according to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, equivalent to a thousand years in later generations) for the original land they brought to be used up.

By then, my little brothers will definitely have a certain ability to conquer foreign lands, but in a hundred years, how much can they gain?

It's already pretty good to rely on yourself to fight against a high-level demon plane with a complete pantheon, and this is also based on the deterrence of Jiuzhou and one's own ancestors so that the multiverse and even the civilization system behind the opponent dare not directly join the battle.

However, things like foreign conquests often affect the entire body.

Except for the completely isolated and helpless world, any other world that forms a system, even if the upper plane cannot directly participate in the war in the lower plane for some reason, other worlds under the same system will join the war to repel the invaders. What's more, in the void, there are not only two sides: survival and survival.

Originally chaotic and evil civilizations like the Abyss and the Undead Realm will also launch attacks on various worlds. In the chaos of war, there will inevitably be losses or even devastating defeats.

If they fail to seize the material world of the outside world and suffer losses, as they are descendants of the same ancestors, they can't just watch their little brother struggle in the quagmire, right?

But the Shaoyou and Diyou tribes, now without the supervision of their ancestors, can only dare to fight against the high demon planes by themselves and the local immortals and gods. At most, they can find some lonely multiverse or a ruined world, and this is already the limit.

Not to mention that even if the war is won and the material world of the outside world is taken, it will still need to be purified and wait for the gods to adjust and lay the earth veins. The heaven and earth will nourish these new soils so that they can be fully integrated into the Shang and Zhou world and inherit all the effects of heaven and earth.

Compared to a simple and crude war, this is a long and complicated project. Even for the high-magic plane, which is weaker than the essence of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the progress of its complete attack will be calculated in hundreds of years. And this is only a few hundred years when there are enough immortals and gods. If the situation changes, the time will change drastically.

Therefore, although the future seems to be far away, for Meng Zhou and some far-sighted beings, the war against foreign lands has already reached an imminent time. If they do not want to be restricted in the future, they must act now, eat continuously and rhythmically, and then manage the environment of their home together with their endless descendants and the higher-level immortals and gods.

True, they can ask their ancestors to help solve their problems.

But as a child, who doesn't have the idea of ​​being self-reliant? Especially when they reach adolescence or even after growing up, they understand the hard work of their parents and elders in the past. As long as the family is not too bad, young children will find ways to take on the burden of life, and then take their new report cards to their parents and elders for comments as if to show off!
This is true for families, and this simple truth also applies to the entire Shang and Zhou dynasties.

And precisely because of this, when Meng Zhou was answering Zhang Ke, he felt a little excited and wanted to show off.

As for Zhang Ke, although he is not good at speaking and scheming, he can read minds directly, right?
Just like those old men who had inherited the bloodline and were hiding in the dark to spy on his heart, Zhang Ke did not hesitate to take the crooked path when he could not get the answer. After a simple reading, he made an expression of approval and emotion as Meng Zhou expected.
(End of this chapter)