Ning Chen waited for about half an hour before Fang Xiong appeared in front of Ning Chen covered in the smell of blood.
"Why did you ask me to come back?" Fang Xiong was obviously still very satisfied with the task assigned to him by Ning Chen.
Ning Chen is really lucky now. Fortunately, Marquis Dingguo made some explanations in advance before Fang Xiong came.
If he didn't explain this at all, it would be really difficult for Ning Chen to surrender to a master like Fang Xiong.
"I asked General Fang to come back mainly because I wanted to ask how General Fang was doing with his exploration of the surrounding resources."
Although Fang Xiong enjoyed the killing, he did not forget the mission.
"The mineral and medicinal herb resources here are relatively rich."
"Go out from the North City Gate, about fifty miles to the east, and there is a black copper mine."
"Thirty miles to the west, there is a forest. There are many kinds of medicinal herbs in the forest."
"There are a lot of Yiqi Bamboo, Black Essence Dew, and Blood Cloud Grass."
"Thirty-five miles to the north, it turns out that behind the territory of the Green-faced Bull Demon tribe, there is a vein of purple blood jade."
The task Ning Chen gave Fang Xiong was to explore the resources within a fifty-mile radius.
The resources reported by Fang Xiong are indeed very good.
The hardness of black copper is very high. Adding just a little bit of it to a weapon can more than double its quality.
However, black copper can only be found on the territory of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom.
Therefore, the price of black copper has remained high.
Before Ning Chen opened up trade routes, one tael of black copper would cost about ten taels of silver.
But you must know that black copper is not a rare mineral in the territory of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.
And given the situation in the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom, there is simply no way to use that much black copper.
Even now that Ning Chen has opened his business, the price of black copper is still twenty taels of silver.
Purple blood jade is much more valuable than black copper, and of course it is also much more useful.
Only weapons with purple blood jade can withstand the strength of warriors.
Even if business is now open, one tael of purple blood jade would probably cost ten taels of silver.
Generally speaking, a good weapon needs to be infused with at least one kilogram of purple blood jade.
The medicinal materials that Fang Xiong mentioned are all the main materials for refining the Qi Gathering Pill.
Qi Gathering Pill is a common pill for all systems.
The main thing is to get angry.
The refining method is not difficult, and any monk who has just entered the Taoist sect can refine it.
However, the main material of the Qi Gathering Pill grows in large quantities in the borders of the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom.
Although the Thirteen Prefectures of the Wu Dynasty also had output, the amount was too small.
At the same time, the growing environment is also very harsh.
It's too expensive to pick.
Therefore, the main thing is to trade with the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.
After hearing Fang Xiong's return on resources, Ning Chen continued to ask: "What is the ownership of these resources, General Fang?"
"They are all ownerless things now." Fang Xiong said directly.
This Ning Chen is not surprising at all.
Given Fang Xiong's character, if Fang Xiong were to investigate, these things would inevitably become ownerless.
But.
Generally, those who guard such resources are just some tribes under the Demon Kingdom.
Even the Demon Kingdom is said to have over ten thousand monsters, let alone these tribes.
How many tribes there are in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, it’s impossible to count them.
It can be said to be as vast as the sea of stars.
Even if it is ownerless today, there will naturally be monsters reoccupying it every day.
The demon kingdom, which rules over the demon tribes, only needs to continue harvesting.
Unless there is a real threat to the interests of their demon kingdom, they are likely to provide some protection to these tribes.
As for normal times, these demon countries don't care about the life and death of these tribes.
Just send them the resources when the time comes.
Just allow them to trade with humans normally in exchange for the food and other resources they need.
Anyway, such a small tribe is really like weeds.
After killing all the stubble, new ones will soon grow.
"General Fang, are these demon kingdoms supporting these tribes?" Ning Chen asked in a different way.
Fang Xiong said: "The Black Copper in the east is controlled by the Ghost Horse Demon Kingdom, the Medicinal Material Canyon in the west is under the control of the Black Tuan Kingdom, and the one in the north that controls the Purple Blood Jade is the Huikui Demon Kingdom you know."
"What is the strength of the three demon kingdoms?" Ning Chen continued to ask.
"The strongest one should be the Black Band Demon Kingdom. There are three third-grade snake demons."
"The next one is Huikui Country, there are two third-grade bull demons, but now there is only one left."
"The Ghost Horse Demon Kingdom is now almost as powerful as the Huikui Kingdom, and it is also a third-grade horse demon."
"None of the three families are strong, if you agree."
"You hand over those two formations of mighty tiger troops to me, and I'll go and destroy those three demon kingdoms."
"In this case, all the resources will belong to you."
Ning Chen interrupted Fang Xiong, who was about to continue his march, and said: "General Fang, we are new here, and the first thing to consider is to be more stable.
With the three demon kingdoms surrounding us now, it is indeed easy to defeat the opposing generals.
But if three of them are destroyed, the vacancy here will be filled by other demon kingdoms immediately.
Keeping them now can also prevent more powerful demon countries from invading."
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Fang Xiong said dissatisfiedly: "You literati are just like Moji. That Lao Shizi's Kingdom of Ten Thousand Monsters is just an empty frame.
You destroy one and another one comes, just destroy it again.
If you exterminate it, see where it can come from."
Ning Chen carefully thought about the human race's strategy against the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom.
I feel that if this strategy were told to normal people, it would probably be easier for them to accept it.
If it were told to Fang Xiong, it would probably be very difficult to explain.
In fact, the human race still has some advantages over the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom.
During the Shun Emperor period, the human race had an advantage over the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom.
It's just that the main opponent of the human race is not the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Monsters, but the barbarians in the south.
The conflict between the human race and the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom is not about life and death.
After all, we all live under the same holy path.
Moreover, there are many demon tribes following the human race in the four northern states.
In addition, there will be many demon tribes who come to seek refuge every year.
These can all increase the strength of the human race.
If you really want to destroy the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons.
If the Wu Dynasty mobilizes a large army, it is not impossible to destroy the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons.
But if this happens, it will inevitably give the barbarians in the south an opportunity to take advantage of.
Therefore, the attitude of human dynasties towards the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom has always been to maintain a balance with a slight advantage.
Let the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom be under pressure immediately without causing catastrophe.
I won't give it a go with the human race, and it will be a dead end.
Let them always see a hope of successfully defeating the human race.
As for the human race, they only need to disintegrate and absorb the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom gradually and slowly over time.
This policy has always been implemented very well, that is, after Emperor Shun ascended the throne.
In addition, several powerful demon clans have appeared within the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, and they have united with many demon nations within the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.
Under this situation, the human race even lost the commercial town that they had always controlled.
Fortunately, Ning Chen was taken back again.
This policy formulated by the sages of the human race is very good in Ning Chen's opinion.
There is absolutely no need to break it yourself.
Just let those three demon kingdoms be wherever they are.
Just how to obtain these resources at the minimum cost is indeed a big problem.
"If you want to obtain these resources without any bloodshed, unless you become a demon clan, they will not care about you." Fang Xiong sneered after hearing Ning Chen's question.
Become a monster?
This...this doesn't seem to be impossible.
You need to find someone who understands this matter and ask it carefully.
But Fang Xiong is obviously not the one who understands.
Ning Chen sent a message to Yun Xuanzi, asking Yun Xuanzi, a Taoist master, to bring it over to give him some advice.
With little effort, Yun Xuanzi arrived at one of the hundreds of academies.
"Senior Yun, I'm sorry to interrupt you to direct them to set up the formation, but I have a question here and I want to consult Senior Yun. See if Senior Yun can help."
After being polite, Ning Chen directly stated his request.
After listening to Ning Chen's words, Yun Xuanzi gave a few more pertinent plans.
However, these plans are not very reliable in Ning Chen's opinion.
The first plan is for Ning Chen to directly capture some monsters and bring them back. Yun Xuanzi can use the contract method to make these monsters available to Ning Chen.
To be honest, Ning Chen was a little tempted by this plan when he first heard about it.
Because this plan is the safest plan.
But after listening to Yun Xuanzi's detailed explanation, Ning Chen ruled out this plan.
To achieve this plan, Ning Chen must capture a large number of monsters.
If the contract is forcibly concluded, the demon clan will suffer a lot of losses.
In addition, with Ning Chen's current cultivation level, he can contract up to ten demon clans at the same time.
The number of the ten-headed demon clan was too small, and it was not enough for Ning Chen.
The second option is that Ning Chen can find some half-demon who have demon blood but identify themselves as human beings.
These half-demon bloodlines can use their own demon blood to transform into demons, so there is no problem in deceiving the demon clan.
The key to the success of this plan lies in others.
Ning Chen felt even more unsafe.
The third plan is for Yun Xuanzi to refine a batch of high-level transformation talismans.
Use the talisman to turn Ning Chen's men into monsters.
And because it is a high-level talisman, even the breath can be simulated.
It's just that first of all, the talisman can be used a certain number of times, and secondly, the talisman itself is valuable.
If you calculate the output ratio, it is completely uneconomical.
Seeing that Ning Chen had ruled out all three options, Fang Xiong suggested again: "Look, the option I mentioned is more feasible. Just wipe out all three demon kingdoms and it will be over."
Directly ignoring Fang Xiong's suggestion, Ning Chen asked Yun Xuanzi again: "Senior, there is no other safer way."
Yun Xuanzi frowned and pondered for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up. However, he did not directly tell Fang Xiong the plan in front of him. Instead, he sent a message to Ning Chen to tell Ning Chen his plan.
"Servant of God?"
Although Yun Xuanzi was a messenger to him, Ning Chen had no intention of hiding anything from Fang Xiong.
Ning Chen didn't think Fang Xiong would be aware of the little fat dragon's identity at all.
Yun Xuanzi was thinking about himself, but Ning Chen felt that there was no need to hide anything from Fang Xiong on this issue.
Ning Chen is still willing to trust Fang Xiong.
Before Bai Yaoyao left, he also told Ning Chen.
There is no need to worry about Fang Xiong's loyalty to the human race and Marquis Ding.
Bai Yaoyao only evaluated Fang Xiong in this way, and even Xu Muzhi did not receive such evaluation from Bai Yaoyao.
So it can be seen that Fang Xiong's loyalty is not a problem.
Seeing that Ning Chen had no intention of hiding it from Fang Xiong, Yun Xuanzi stopped transmitting the message, but nodded directly and said: "That's right. People can contract with monsters, and the same monsters can also contract with humans.
However, if it is an ordinary demon clan, the number that can be contracted is also very limited.
But for mythical beasts, the number of contracts will be greatly increased.
And once the human race completes its contract with the divine beast.
Naturally, the mythical beasts can use some methods on them.
It is completely feasible to change them back and forth between the human race and the demon race.
In addition, because Xiaolong has made a contract with you, you don’t have to worry about the loyalty of these people."
This plan really made Ning Chen very tempted.
"Senior Yun's plan, will it have any side effects on the contracted humans?"
Even if you are tempted, you still need to ask these things clearly.
Yun Xuanzi shook his head and said: "There will be no side effects.
Their race will not change just because they contracted a divine beast.
They are still humans, they just can transform into monsters."
After a pause, Yun Xuanzi continued to add: "In addition, these human beings who have made contracts with divine beasts will also gain a certain amount of favor from heaven and earth because of their contracts with divine beasts.
In this way, it will be much easier to practice."
As if he thought of something, Yun Xuanzi changed the topic and said: "The only drawback is that these contracted humans can no longer become saints."
This disadvantage can no longer be considered a disadvantage.
The goal of sanctification has never been a goal that everyone has.
Throughout the ages, there have been several saints.
Therefore, everyone’s goals are often very realistic.
Sanctification is simply not the goal of most people.
Putting aside this shortcoming, Ning Chen felt that this plan was the best one.
"Senior Yun, given Xiaolong's current condition, how many people can it contract with at most?" Ning Chen asked Yun Xuanzi.
Yun Xuanzi shook his head and said: "You can't ask me this question, just ask it directly. It must know how many people it can contract with."
With a thought in his mind, Ning Chen used the connection between himself and the little fat dragon to summon the little fat dragon in the backyard.
Since Wu Zhao opened Jiuding and Wu Dynasty's national fortunes began to prosper, this little fat dragon has obviously become fatter.
Obviously luck is of great benefit to the growth of little fat dragon.
"Senior Xiao Longyun said that you can contract with a certain human race. How many human races can you contract with?" Ning Chen asked Xiao Panglong directly.
The chubby little dragon thought for a while and then seemed to remember that he could contract with the human race.
"One hundred people." Little Fat Dragon thought for a moment before giving a more accurate answer.
Then Xiao Panglong added: "This is the number of people who can contract at present. If we wait a few months, this number should be doubled."
One hundred people is enough for now.
As for doubling it in the future, Ning Chen can do more things.
