Four thousand one hundred and forty-eight chapters obediently
A group of warriors whose costumes were somewhat similar to those of Ji Rao and others were spreading out in a certain ice crystal hall, looking carefully for something.
Because he didn't know much about the Fengtian Dynasty, Zuo Feng didn't know clearly. The reason why the clothes of these warriors in front of him were so similar to those of Ji Rao and others was because they also belonged to the forces of Fengtian Beizhou.
If we divide it from a general direction, the Fengtian Dynasty has two imperial forces here. One of these two forces is directly under the military, and its management is relatively strict. The other belongs to the city lords of each city, and their management must be
Relatively loose.
The force directly under the imperial army focuses more on the cultivation of warriors, and is naturally a force where strong men emerge in large numbers. Of course, these powerful warriors are naturally subject to strict restraints by the army, and their freedom is definitely less.
On the other hand, the various prefectures, main cities and towns constitute the city lord's power. They are scattered throughout the empire, and they are like a big net covering the entire Fengtian Dynasty.
They are responsible for each city and everything within the corresponding range around the city, from food cultivation to the trading of materials, from the training of some warriors, to the training of various weapon refining, alchemist training, etc.
It can be said that the city lords have very great rights, but their management is relatively loose. They can develop the cities under their jurisdiction according to their own ideas.
Although the empire will not personally participate in the specific development ideas and methods, it only stipulates the amount of resources to be handed over to the empire before the end of each year. If the development is good, of course there will be no difficulties with this part of the resources handed over, but if
If the development is not good, then you will have to loot from the city you manage and the surrounding areas.
The Fengtian Dynasty had a policy that no matter where it was, it was not allowed to stop the flow of the population. In other words, when a place did not develop well or even reached chaos, the people under its jurisdiction would naturally leave.
If you lose the population, you will naturally lose the ability to hand over resources, and this will form debts at the end of the year, and these debts will eventually fall on the head of the city lord.
Such a city lord will not only be removed from office, but will also be transferred to the imperial capital and become a team directly under the lord.
It sounds good, but in fact, if you join this team, it will be difficult to get ahead in the future, and it will also become a shame.
This is why after the fall of Beizhou, the city lords headed by Wan Liang were unwilling to return to the imperial capital to develop again, even if they took desperate risks and took away all the resources and warriors they could take away.
Because when Beizhou fell, they were inevitably burdened with debts. This is the system of the Xuanwu Empire, and it will not be shaken or changed due to special circumstances such as the invasion of Netherworld Beasts.
One of the important reasons why the Fengtian Dynasty has been able to gradually grow to the top of all empires over the years is that they manage the empire through systems rather than individual people.
Whether it was the civil strife in the Xuanwu Empire some time ago, or the recent fall of the Ye Lin Imperial Capital, the causes of these civil strife were all due to "people".
The empire is managed by people. Once the conflicts between people are exploited, or a beheading operation is carried out against the superior king, the foundation of the entire empire may be directly shaken.
When an empire is controlled and managed by a system, let alone changes such as the fall of Xiangbeizhou, even if the imperial capital falls and the king is directly killed, it can still ensure that the empire itself will not fall into chaos.
The entire Fengtian Dynasty is like an earthworm. Even if it is cut in half and cut into two pieces, it can still survive tenaciously and grow again.
Therefore, Wan Liang and others did not dare to stay within the scope of the Fengtian Dynasty, because even if there was no threat from the Netherworld Beast, they could not even hope to gain a place for themselves under this system.
If in Ye Lin and the Xuanwu Empire, they only need to take refuge with a powerful force or a powerful super family, then they can develop with the help of protection. However, the system of the Fengtian Dynasty simply cannot allow existence outside of system management.
Wan Liang had reached this point, and his heart was filled with helplessness. But what made him even more desperate was that the desperate last ditch effort by himself and others pushed them into an even greater abyss.
Now Wan Liang and several of his followers were groping and exploring the crystal walls of the hall, but his eyes occasionally glanced at a few figures sitting cross-legged and meditating not far away.
An old man named Fang with long silver hair and a simple and resolute appearance, and a middle-aged man with a slender figure and a blue-grey face.
Among the weird team in front of him, the two of them are the most powerful. Wan Liang can only feel that the other party's cultivation level is much higher than his own, at least above the Yu Nian stage, but at what level specifically?
, but he couldn't accurately judge it.
While he was secretly observing, a sharp pain suddenly came from his mind. Even with the cultivation level of the middle stage of concentration, Wan Liang almost fell to the ground.
The two people around him subconsciously came over to help him, but their bodies also trembled, their faces instantly turned pale, and they let out uncontrollable growls.
This sudden change, on the one hand, Blizzard and others just glanced at it lightly, and then withdrew their gazes, their expressions were calm and not too disturbing.
Those who were wearing the same clothes as Wan Liang had anger burning in their eyes, but when they looked at the gray-faced middle-aged man, they were filled with only fear and despair.
Everyone has just experienced the pain that goes deep into the soul, and along with the pain is torture that cannot be described in words.
Among all the people present, there were actually only a few city lord-level figures headed by Wan Liang. They had heard of the existence of "Soul-eating Insects", but they did not understand the specific situation.
As for the true horror of the Soul-eating Insects, people who have never really come into contact with it cannot express it in words. Moreover, for people outside the ancient wasteland, few people have heard of the name, and the specific situation is even more difficult to know.
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For Wan Liang and others now, they feel very regretful. They regret that they might as well have fought to the death. Even if it is difficult to escape the fate of being killed in the end, at least they do not have to suffer such painful torture.
It makes people feel the suffocating pressure.
Of course, this is because they are now parasitized by Soul-Eating Insects, so they have such thoughts in their minds. If there are no Soul-Eating Insects in their bodies now, and they are asked to make a choice again, there is really no telling what they will choose.
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The pain came quickly and was very severe, but it also went away very quickly, and apart from feeling that my soul became a little weaker, it didn't seem to cause any serious damage.
Chakul felt somewhat uncomfortable with such torture. On the contrary, Zhenyou had lived in the ancient wilderness for a period of time. Therefore, his inner thoughts changed quickly, and he was now able to face it calmly.
As for Han Bing, he actually has relatively little contact with the outside world. In his eyes, he only cares about the life and death of the people he values. This aspect is very similar to Nifeng.
Huan Kong has not changed much from the beginning to the end. Now he is doing his own exercises and regulating his breath. Even the people in the team just think that he is a little special. What is so special about him, but no one knows
Really clear.
Blizzard's eyelids moved, and he glanced at Ghost Nightmare with narrowed eyes. This was originally just a very inconspicuous little move, but Ghost Nightmare immediately noticed it.
"Hey, it's already reached this point, and if you still have other thoughts, isn't this a sign of contempt for my method of Gui Man Pavilion? This is just a small punishment and warning. If you have other thoughts, then
Don’t blame me for being rude to you then.”
When he said this, Guiying suddenly turned his head slowly, looked at Blizzard with a meaningful look, and said: "You clearly gave them a great opportunity, but you didn't cherish it. Isn't this just asking for death? You
Is that right...?"
Blizzard raised his eyelids slightly, then looked back at Ghost Nightmare calmly, and said in an approving tone: "What Brother Ghost Nightmare said is exactly what the opportunity is... of course you must cherish it, otherwise you will have no choice but to regret it.
It’s time.”
The two of them looked at me and I looked at you. After looking at each other for a long time, they suddenly burst into laughter. The laughter shook the entire ice crystal hall as if it was shaking violently.
The two people's laughter sounded very lively, but it stopped suddenly at a certain moment. From the loud laughter before to the sudden silence at this time, there was no buffer in between, giving people the feeling that the whole heart suddenly fell into the abyss.
Such a feeling of discomfort.
Wan Liang, who had just experienced severe pain, sighed and glanced at the two people around him. Although he didn't say anything, the two followers immediately understood Wan Liang's thoughts.
Wan Liang was indeed a little cautious before because he saw that the team controlling him was very special and had deep internal conflicts.
So he considered whether he could take advantage of this. However, his little idea was not only discovered by the ghost, but also directly warned by the other party.
Especially for Gui Mao and Blizzard, their meaningful conversation did not conceal their conflicts, but at the same time, their laughter revealed part of their cultivation.
It was precisely because Wan Liang saw the powerful cultivation of the two that he gave up completely. Because facing such strong men, he didn't think he had much chance at all.
The main reason why I and others are still alive is that they are still valuable. If I lose my value, death is likely to be waiting for me.
With a desperate and helpless sigh, Wan Liang began to search for clues on the ice wall seriously.
In this busy environment, no one noticed that Huan Kong's neck moved slightly, and then wisps of thought power slowly spread outward in his body.