Senior brother, stop it, you are the villain!

"Master's Wife! Master's Wife!"

Just after Lian Yingying agreed to Lin Xiaoran's proposal, Feng Lingxue's voice came from outside.

Feng Lingxue just ran into the room and said to Lin Xiaoran: "Master's Wife, Uncle Lu just sent a message saying that the flame heating device at the Alchemy Pavilion has been completed, and asked you to go over and take a look!"

Lin Xiaoran nodded: "Okay, I'll go over now. Xue'er, take care of Yu'er for me first."

"Okay!" Feng Lingxue immediately took Feng Lingyu from Lin Xiaoran's arms, smiling from ear to ear: "Little Junior Brother, do you miss me, Senior Sister?"

Feng Lingyu stared at Feng Lingxue with a pair of ignorant eyes, and kept calling "Yiyi Yaya"

Feng Lingxue suddenly smiled even more happily: "Do you really miss me? Then kiss me!"

"Yiya-mua!"

Lin Xiaoran looked at this scene and couldn't figure out how Feng Lingxue could figure out what Feng Lingyu was talking about from his "Yiya" cry.

And Lian Yingying looked at Feng Lingyu who was laughing non-stop because of Feng Lingxue's teasing. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little envious.

I don't know what she thought of, but her face suddenly turned red, and the whole person looked like a cooked lobster, looking particularly pretty and cute.

Lin Xiaoran said at this time: "Sister Lian, do you want to go to the Alchemy Pavilion with me? Since you have decided to join the Cultivation Academy, you will have to come into contact with this Alchemy Pavilion sooner or later."

Lian Yingying came back to her senses and couldn't help showing surprise: "This... can I visit it too?"

For most sects, the Alchemy Pavilion and the Foundry are confidential secrets. Not to mention outsiders, even the disciples of the sect cannot enter easily. How come here, you can visit it at will?

Lin Xiaoran waved his hand casually and said indifferently: "It's just a Alchemy Pavilion. Every student will come into contact with it in the future, so there is no need to keep it secret."

Lian Yingying was surprised again, and she felt that her worldview was broken.

In the end, Lian Yingying went to the Alchemy Pavilion with Lin Xiaoran, because she was really curious about what the Alchemy Pavilion in Wuling City looked like.

And Feng Lingxue stayed in the room and played with Feng Lingyu.

Beside, the little phoenix Lin Huang'er, who had been raised as a chicken, was "chirping" and turning non-stop. The dense red fur made the little phoenix look a bit like a dyed chicken, and its cry sounded similar to that of a chicken. I don't know if it was because the phoenix essence was swallowed by Feng Lingyu, but the little phoenix was born with a kind of intimacy with Feng Lingyu. If no one took care of it on weekdays, it would keep turning around Feng Lingyu.

At this time, the little phoenix was turning around Feng Lingyu, and from time to time it would flutter its short wings and jump onto Feng Lingyu's body.

Feng Lingyu waved his stubby little hands to catch the little phoenix, and the little phoenix was caught by Feng Lingyu.

Feng Lingyu held the little phoenix in front of his eyes and kept looking at it, and the little phoenix also opened its eyes and looked at Feng Lingyu. After a long time, Feng Lingyu didn't know what was wrong with him, and stuffed the little phoenix into his mouth.

"Chijijiji..."

The little phoenix was so scared that it kept screaming, and Feng Lingxue quickly snatched the little phoenix from Feng Lingyu's hands. As soon as the little phoenix that escaped from the sky landed, it flapped its wings and ran away, still screaming. But Feng Lingyu was dissatisfied because his things were stolen, and he kept screaming at Feng Lingxue.

Feng Lingxue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and comforted him: "Little Junior Brother, this phoenix can't be eaten!"

Feng Lingyu was still screaming, and the little phoenix that had already hidden in the corner was looking over here, and no one knew what it was thinking.

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On the other side, Feng Shao was holding the invitation he had just received and fell into deep thought.

To be honest, Tang Fei was able to quell the civil strife in Ziqing Holy Land so quickly, which was something Feng Shao didn't expect. And it was obvious that Tang Fei did not directly take action in the quelling of this civil strife. After all, a mere cultivator in the God Transformation Realm was really not good enough in front of two great masters in the Tribulation Realm. But even so, the first and second elders were defeated and killed by his calculations, which shows Tang Fei's ability.

Such a difficult guy is a friend rather than an enemy, which is great.

Since Ziqing Holy Land has sent an invitation, Feng Shao has to go there. But Feng Shao is hesitating about how many people to bring.

If he brings fewer people, it will not reflect the importance of Wuling City to Ziqing Holy Land; if he brings more people, it will be a bit overwhelming.

After thinking about it, Feng Shao suddenly realized that perhaps Wuling City should undergo an ideological transformation.

The reason why he thought of this was because Feng Shao thought of the diplomacy between countries in the present world.

Generally speaking, diplomacy, as one of the basic national policies alongside domestic affairs, military affairs and economy, has extraordinary significance. Therefore, no country will not pay attention to it. Generally speaking, the formal diplomacy between countries is attended by the heads of state and their wives. The scene may not be too big, but it seems to be taken seriously enough, and it is just right in terms of specifications. Therefore, Feng Shao felt that it would be the best choice for him and Lin Xiaoran to accept the invitation together.

In this world, similar exchanges also exist, but they are generally just formalities and have not formed formal diplomatic practices. After all, there is no concept of a country here, and formal diplomacy does not seem to be necessary to pay too much attention to.

But since Feng Shao wants to develop Wuling City into a country, he must consider this aspect.

So Feng Shao called Dai Zhixin and explained his thoughts to Dai Zhixin in detail. After Dai Zhixin listened, she did not immediately answer Feng Shao's question. Instead, she asked: "City Lord, what do you think are the conditions that need to be met to develop Wuling City from a city to a country? How long will it take?"

Feng Shao frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Sufficient territory, a culture recognized by the vast majority of the people, a large enough population, strong military strength and diplomatic influence, if these conditions are met, it should be enough to establish a country, right?" ? In addition, the time consumed...maybe at least a few decades, if not more than a hundred years. "

Dai Zhixin nodded and said: "Indeed, it should take a long time to grow from a city to a country. But do you know how long it took the Roman Empire to develop from a small city-state to its heyday?"

Without waiting for Feng Shao to answer, Dai Zhixin stretched out a finger: "It only took more than a hundred years. And the Roman Empire could develop to such a scale in a short period of time because they were the only ones who relied on it. It's just a powerful army. As for culture, the people under the rule of the Roman Empire didn't have a strong sense of identity with it. After all, there were many ethnic groups in Europe, and the populations of each ethnic group were about the same, so it never appeared. Live a true pan-cultural circle.”

At this point, Dai Zhixin changed the subject again and said, "Do you know how long it took Mongolia from its founding to its peak?"

She held out five fingers: "For more than fifty years, this powerful empire in history, second only to the Sunset Empire in terms of territory, only took more than fifty years from its establishment to its peak. And the cultural identity of the Mongolian Empire , then there is no need to say more. At its peak, the Mongolian population was less than 10 million, but they ruled 200 million people. "

Later, Dai Zhixin said meaningfully: "In fact, from the external conditions, the world is possible to unify, at least it is easier to achieve unification than Mongolia and Rome. The only question is, do you have enough to challenge all parties? Strong force."

Feng Shao frowned and said, "Can't we use the method of city-state alliance?"

Dai Zhixin shrugged: "This can be considered a method, but you might as well think carefully about how many countries in history were established based on city-state unions? How many of them were truly powerful? Think about the fate of the Roman Republic. Think about the fate of the Greek Republic. More recently, you can refer to the emperor Zhou's entrustment of the world. What was the final result? "

Dai Zhixin said with emotion: "In this world where strength is respected, do you want to convince others with virtue? I can't say it's completely impossible. I can only say that this is definitely the most difficult path of all. If you insist on choosing this Of course, I can only follow your ideas, but as your staff, I think I should first remind you how difficult it is to take this road."

Feng Shao had to admit that Dai Zhixin saw this very clearly.

There is no best system, only the most suitable system. In this world where the gap in individual strength is ridiculously large, respecting strength has become the principle that everyone follows. It is not impossible to build a country, but the prerequisite is that you have to conquer everyone.

This also means that only monarchy is the most suitable system for this world.

Feng Shao couldn't help but sigh. This is different from what he imagined before!

Dai Zhixin looked at Feng Shao and smiled secretly. She knew the subsequent plot, and she also knew that Feng Shao was essentially a dreamer. Although he had great ambitions, many of his ideas were actually too naive at the beginning. In the end, he reluctantly discovered that many things did not develop as he imagined. And what she said now was just to tell Feng Shao things in advance that he would only figure out later.

After Feng Shao pondered for a long time, he finally sighed and said, "Looking at you, it seems that you already have a plan? You might as well tell me here first."

Dai Zhixin laughed. Feng Shao's words can actually be regarded as a compromise with fate.

There is no shame in compromising with fate. What is shameful is being beaten by fate again and again.

Dai Zhixin smiled and said: "Actually, I only have one plan, but it is a plan to build a strong army. The prerequisite for building an army is to have powerful weapons. So during the time you left, I have been trying to do Some weapons are in line with the development laws of this world. Fortunately, a few finished products have been released recently. "

"Although judging from the power of these finished products, there is still a long way to go before building a truly powerful army. But to move a world, this small fulcrum is often needed. What do you think, my Lord Fengda?"