PFC Chapter 7007: The Massacre Begins!
Chapter 7007: The Massacre Begins!
Chapter 7007: The Massacre Begins!
Chen Xi actually believed that the Yuan family would be able to solve this problem in the future, but some things become meaningless in the end and are simply unsolvable.
Especially with Cyprian as a god-like figure, the Yuan family's final development logic will probably not be too different from Russia's rise. But conversely, the Yuan family will probably become the paramount ruler in the end.
It looks like things are thriving now, but once the Yuan family really starts expanding their territory, they will inevitably be crushed and trampled underfoot by the seemingly insignificant geopolitical forces.
This is not a joke, but an inevitability.
As for Central Asia, the major clans are also thriving now, but once the potential of Central Asia is exhausted, that is, once food production reaches its limit, the only way for the major clans to continue to develop will be through mergers and acquisitions.
This is also why Chen Xi has been saying from the beginning that those aristocratic families in Central Asia will eventually become like those in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods—it all boils down to the issue of land productivity.
Let alone in feudal society, even in later generations, in the 21st century, land output is the foundation of everything. Once this reaches its limit, it will not lead to involution, but to death!
In the third century, Central Asia was a region with abundant water and lush pastures, capable of supporting an empire. However, even with the Han dynasty's carefully prepared superior breeds, advanced farming techniques, and various water conservancy facilities, the maximum population carrying capacity of such a vast area in feudal times was estimated to be around 5000 million.
In the early days, there were certain dangers and harsh conditions, but there was no interference from the other five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Only the locals might compete with you, and you could use any means to deal with them. After dealing with the locals, you could do whatever you wanted. You could sell resources or carry out construction as you wished. Under such circumstances, even if such a force had to clear out its local connections, it would definitely want to go abroad!
This is no longer a matter of whitewashing or not; this is a complete leap forward, a rise above others. As for the possibility of a lower ceiling, the theoretical ceiling for the homeland is beyond what these people can achieve, and even if the conditions for establishing a fiefdom are less favorable, it's not impossible.
As for the possibility of hitting a ceiling in the future, to be honest, unless I choose to step out of the country and establish a closed country, you don't even have the right to talk about ceilings.
A population cap of 50 million, divided among a dozen or so factions, is indeed a bit low, but there is a possibility of reaching that cap domestically.
Even Yuan Yang, at most, made his own prefecture as impregnable as an iron barrel. Even then, it couldn't be said that all those people belonged to him. But abroad, they truly belonged to him, and he could take them as he pleased, which was perfectly reasonable.
No, this isn't about taking whatever one wants; it's about collecting taxes. Establishing a nation, collecting taxes to maintain it, and then providing protection—this has always been a perfectly reasonable practice!
Under these circumstances, even if the top aristocratic families have realized that a hundred years from now, Central Asia will inevitably be a Warring States period, with various hegemons vying for power, so what? Given such an opportunity, wouldn't you take it?
As for the Indus-Ganges River basin, it was a place that all the powerful families coveted but could not openly use underhanded tactics to control. The population carrying capacity of this area could reach 200 million in feudal times, making it a true grain-producing region.
Similarly, the Indochina Peninsula, at this time, also had a population carrying capacity of approximately 100 million.
Therefore, Chen Xi was clear about what was good and bad from the very beginning.
The only mistake that could be called a mistake was that Jiangdong actually killed Serian and seized sea power through war, thus gaining the right to choose his own fiefdom. Otherwise, would Chen Xi have allowed Jiangdong to freely operate over the more than two million square kilometers of land in Southeast Asia?
It's important to know that East Malaysia and Indonesia, which Jiangdong occupied, were later world-renowned grain exporters. This was only because Indonesia invested in Java instead of Sumatra; otherwise, Indonesia's grain production would have been even more impressive.
From a certain perspective, the biggest future rivals of the Han Dynasty are very likely to be Liu Bei's faction, which was enfeoffed in the Indus-Ganges River basin, and the people in Jiangdong.
As for the Central Asian aristocratic families and the Yuan family, to be honest, in the long run, they will only be fighting each other. If they want to break into the Central Plains, they will probably need a figure of Li Shimin's caliber.
Of course, it's only thanks to the endless divisions within the Jiangdong aristocratic family that Chen Xi would be having a headache dealing with these people in Jiangdong right now. After all, compared to the other guys who seem to have imperial ambitions but have been poisoned, if Southeast Asia were unified, it would be a real empire.
In fact, the fact that Southeast Asia and the Indochina Peninsula were not unified in later generations was largely due to the methods of the major powers. After all, no one wanted to give the world more potential players. In addition, Southeast Asia was indeed quite convenient to use as a chessboard.
Zhang Yong wasn't quite clear on these things, but he understood Wan Zhen's explanation all too well. Moreover, compared to other wise men who often looked down on the old soldiers from Liangzhou for being unintelligent, Wan Zhen was very willing to break down and thoroughly explain certain knowledge to them when his brothers were willing to listen.
With Wan Zhen's ability to understand everything, it would indeed be quite difficult for him to master certain things, but if he just wanted to learn the general idea and understand the cause and effect, it would be very simple for Wan Zhen. So even though Zhang Yong's mind was blank, he still got the answer from Wan Zhen.
Even if he didn't understand how the answer was derived, for Zhang Yong, who was only preparing to establish a fiefdom, the process didn't matter at all, as long as the answer was correct!
"You actually chose the Indochina Peninsula?" Wu Yu looked at Zhang Yong with some surprise. As a veteran with a quick mind and some brains, he could better understand what it meant for Zhang Yong to choose the Indochina Peninsula instead of Turan. Putting everything else aside, this really meant escaping the pit of Liangzhou.
"It's good for farming!" Zhang Yong chuckled and said.
"To be honest, I've always thought that people from Liangzhou only know how to kill, and don't know how to farm at all," Kuang Ding said with a touch of emotion. As a veteran who had managed to rise to a military command position, he was naturally more intelligent and knew more, and he also thought it was a good thing that Zhang Yong had escaped the trap of Xiliang.
"Damn it, what's wrong with Wang Pa?" Just then, Zhang Yi woke up cursing. He knew Wang Pa, but it was no use. After obtaining the Five Divine Armor, Wang Pa had become a troublemaker. What, "You know me? You know me, so I won't kill you?" Is that fair to those who don't know me? Therefore, he had to be killed!
"You were killed by Wang Pa too?" Hearing Zhang Yi's words, Wang Liang felt much better. See, even a level six cultivator like himself wasn't killed by Wang Pa, the doctor.
"Stop talking, I was killed too. Wang Pa is chasing Lin Tou now." Cao Chuang looked speechless. He had already been punched by Zhao Zhen. It was only because Zhao Zhen saw that Cao Chuang was young and that he didn't talk nonsense about avenging the people of Xuzhou that Zhao Zhen punched him and left. He didn't care about the points.
"No, didn't you have the 'Fleeting Shadow' skill? How could you get killed like that?" The Yueqi veteran looked at Cao Chuang with a look of utter disbelief.
"I ran into Brother Zhao first, and got punched twice. I don't have many clones to begin with, so I was almost killed. Then I met Wang Pa, who treated me first. He even said that he was an emergency doctor and that doctors have a benevolent heart. Regardless of whether we were on the same team, he would heal me first..." Cao Chuang almost rolled his eyes as he said this. Wang Pa really did heal Cao Chuang.
Wang Pa's medical skills shouldn't have been this exaggerated, but since he had the Burning Armor, he treated Cao Chuang while simultaneously stuffing his fleeting images into the Burning and Sacrifice, and then extracted his essence and spirit to treat Cao Chuang. Cao Chuang felt somewhat strange about this behavior, but feeling his rapid recovery, he was still very grateful to Wang Pa.
As a result, after Cao Chuang was cured, Wang Pa swung his spear and began to kill.
Cao Chuang even argued with Wang Ba for a bit, but he almost got killed by Wang Ba on the spot. There was no point in talking about the difference in their abilities. He just ran away. Cao Chuang had absolute confidence in his mobility.
However, it was no use. With his five divine armors, Wang Pa's speed was not slow either. He quickly caught up with Cao Chuang and then encountered Lin Hai. Upon seeing this, Wang Pa stopped pretending and instantly killed Cao Chuang, who did not have the ability to use his "Floating Light and Shadow" skill, and then rushed towards Lin Hai.
"It's been so long, and Lin Tou still hasn't come out. It seems that even with the Five Divine Armors, Wang Pa's maximum strength won't be much higher than that of the Seventh Level," Wei Shuang casually commented.
After all, the time flow in the Myriad Manifestations Divine Palace is much slower than that in the small world. They've already talked so much, and Lin Hai hasn't been brought up yet. In Wei Shuang's opinion, Wang Pa's true strength is just so-so.
Putting everything else aside, Wei Shuang figured he had enough time to take down Lin Hai.
As he spoke, Lin Hai stood up with a gloomy expression, only to find that everyone was looking at him.
"What's wrong?" Lin Hai composed himself and asked Zhang Yong.
"How strong is Wang Pa?" Zhang Yong asked with a smile.
"Ah, you weren't all killed by Wang Pa, were you?" Lin Hai exclaimed in surprise.
"How could that be? It's just that when Cao Chuang mentioned seeing you when he left, we were calculating the time to assess Wang Ba's strength," Zhang Yong said with a smile.
"From what I can tell, the opponent's awareness is somewhat weak, but his strength, speed, defense, and even willpower are extremely strong. I really can't beat him," Lin Hai said helplessly. He had used all three of his finishing moves, but he was still defeated by Wang Pa.
“That’s normal. His equipment was obtained by this guy.” Sun Er pointed at Zhang Yong and said, “It’s normal that he lacks combat awareness. After all, he’s a doctor, and his own strength isn’t good enough to handle these weapons and equipment. It’s a bit like a child swinging a sledgehammer.”
Wang Pa only has the fifth level of forging. Even though he once reached the sixth level, it would be quite difficult for him to control the divine equipment and the sword of willpower that are formed from three seventh-level forgings. The reason why the opponent was able to unleash the strength to kill Lin Hai was purely because the stats of the divine equipment were too high. To be honest, if he really encountered a seventh-level forging expert at his peak, Wang Pa's chances of winning would be very small.
Numerical values are numerical values, but to realize those values, one also needs a level of awareness that matches them.
"It seems to be about the same as your estimate, only at the seventh level, and he would be defeated if he encountered a real seventh level cultivator." Zhang Yong said to Zhang Huang. Hearing this, Zhang Huang smiled smugly. Those things were just to give the doctor a couple of moments of pleasure, and wouldn't cause any big trouble at all.
"If you had performed like that before, I wouldn't have been able to leave those things behind." Zhang Huang grabbed another apple and started eating it. He had to admit that the apples prepared by the royal family were of really good quality. He had to eat a few more, because he didn't know when he would be able to eat them again.
However, at this moment, Tang Tang woke up, his face turning greenish, and several Romans followed suit.
"How is it possible to advance to the Forging Realm in battle?" Tang Tang, who was able to get along with the Romans and form a group of fun-loving people, looked completely bewildered at this moment.
"What?" Zhang Huang instantly recognized the code and quickly asked Tang Tang.
"I'm not as good as them, I lost." Tang Tang called to the waiter and asked him to quickly bring him some sago coconut milk jelly or something like that. As a Fujianese, ever since the coconut processing plant opened, I feel uneasy if I don't eat this every day!
"Is it Wang Pa?" Zhang Huang pressed.
"Wang Pa? Who?" Tang Tang asked Zhang Huang, puzzled.
Zhang Huang unleashed the light of his will, creating a three-dimensional form of Wang Pa right in front of Tang Tang. This monstrous act sent chills down the spines of everyone around who had followed the path of willpower. No wonder even Zhang Yong, with his three divine armors, could be hacked to pieces; he was truly a monster!
"Ah, this is it. A few of us passed by and saw that his weapons and equipment looked like demonic weapons, so we were going to loot his equipment to use." Skye from Rome walked over with a speechless expression, and then surprisingly spoke to Zhang Huang and the others in very fluent Chinese.
Even a lone veteran like Lin Hai, an elite among the top fifty, would keep his distance from Wang Pa, who was clad in demonic weapons. After all, so many demonic weapons were not just a symbol of luck, but also a symbol of strength. However, when Wang Pa encountered a lone veteran, he naturally rushed over and smashed him to demonstrate his astonishing combat power...
However, in the current small world, there are not only lone veterans, but also veterans who stick together, such as the Tangtang and Romans' group of fun-loving people, who already have five people.
So, when faced with Wang Pa, who was equipped with a full set of demonic weapons, the five of them naturally thought of rushing up to kill Wang Pa, destroying his equipment, and taking one piece of it for each of them.
They acted on their idea immediately, and the five of them rushed forward. Wang Pa, as a fifth-level fusion expert with multiple divine equipment, could unleash strength roughly equivalent to Zhang Huang's estimate of a seventh-level expert. But who could blame them when the five opponents were so fun-loving!
In a five-on-one situation, if Wang Pa were a true seventh-level cultivator, he could still win. However, Wang Pa's seventh level was based on a fifth-level fusion technique built up by numerical values, which led to him being surrounded and heavily attacked by Tang Tang, Skye, and others, almost killing him on the spot.
“We were almost winning, we even beat him to a pulp. Although we lost two teammates, we were basically guaranteed to win. But then…” Skye said helplessly. Just when they were about to win, Wang Pa advanced to the sixth level and then unleashed amazing combat power, killing the remaining three guys.
"Ah, are there still promotions during combat these days?" Wei Shuang asked, looking at the men around him.
“It’s been rare since the changes in the heavens. After the curse of the world consciousness, I haven’t seen it at all.” Fu Bo, who has been fighting on the front lines for many years, except for his annual leave, said, “The only reason this can happen is that Wang Pa was at the sixth level before, and then he fell down.”
Zhang Huang and Zhang Yong exchanged a glance, both realizing that the situation was dire. If the fifth level of forging could only bring the power of the Five Divine Armor to the level of the seventh level of forging, then the sixth level of forging, combined with the Five Divine Armor, would be enough to sweep through the small world.
"Hahaha, I really am a genius!" Wang Pa completely ignored the points that turned into light around him, and didn't care that Tang Tang had punched him right through and even made him see the wound in his heart. That wound would be very troublesome for a normal person, but when Wang Pa was hit, he had already moved the major organs and blood vessels away. Although it left a hole, it didn't have much of an impact.
Moreover, with the sixth talent, Super Rapid Recovery, reactivated at the last moment, Wang Pa's foundation was able to step into the sixth level of forging again. Even the divine equipment that was originally unable to bear it could exert even greater power. At this moment, Wang Pa felt that invincibility had appeared in his mind.
After all, even though he couldn't unleash the full power of the seventh level of forging of every piece of divine equipment like Zhang Yong, he could at least unleash the top level of the sixth level. Combined with his own foundation, he could even kill at the seventh level!
Thinking of this, Wang Pa was extremely excited. As a man who was always in a state of superimposed youth, how could he not carry out this plan after having the feeling of sweeping through the small world!
It could be said that when Wang Pa first picked up the divine equipment and the Transcendent Sword and Yuan Demon Sword given to him by Zhang Huang, it was just for fun and to accumulate some points. But now, Wang Pa has risen like Zhang Yong, feeling that he can sweep through small worlds and that he is not incapable of walking the Path of Oath!
Given my current strength, it would be a disservice to myself not to say I don't eat beef!
"It's alright, it's not a big problem. There's still Xiao Mao. As long as Xiao Mao doesn't back down on his own, even if Wang Ba reaches the eighth level, he'll have to leave!" Zhang Huang said, forcing a smile. Of course, he was just saying that. Zhang Huang knew exactly who Wang Mao was, and he knew that the other party would definitely not care about such things.
"Do you think he might also get a sudden urge and start walking the path of oaths?" Zhang Yong suddenly asked. With such power, wouldn't it be even more exhilarating if he didn't take it all? How could he justify his strength? Zhang Yong thought Wang Pa was unstoppable!
Zhang Huang's face turned somewhat green; he couldn't guarantee that Wang Pa wouldn't leave.
"Forget it, let's go over there and see what's going on." Guangyuan, who had been eating and drinking to replenish his energy since he came out, felt that there was no point in these people whining here. It would be better to go and see how the final part of the Grand Martial Arts Competition would develop.
Bai Wang carried the Soul-Shattering Bell through the forest. This demonic weapon was extremely useful to him, greatly enhancing his abilities whether used for combat or reconnaissance. With this weapon, Bai Wang killed two Xiongnu in the third round.
Now, the echo of the Soul-Shattering Bell tells Bai Wang that a tough opponent has arrived.
"Old Bai?" Wang Pa stepped out of the shadows and looked thoughtful when he saw Bai Wang. Sure enough, opening the path of oath also requires sacrifices, and the sacrifices cannot be too weak.
"He actually has so many demonic weapons on him..." Bai Wang looked at Wang Pa. He didn't recognize Wang Pa. He didn't pay much attention to someone at the fifth level of forging. After all, as a former elite soldier with a sixth level of forging that broke the limits of will, this guy was definitely a top-tier player. Why would he pay attention to someone who could be killed by him with a single sword strike?
However, at this moment, Bai Wang looked at Wang Pa with obvious fear. This person was wearing a set of demonic weapons, and those who could wield complete demonic weapons were people whose will had broken through limits. Bai Wang found that he didn't recognize such a strong person. Sure enough, there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Grand Martial Arts Competition.
“Old Bai, I don’t really want to fight you, but I need your help to begin the path of the oath.” Wang Pa gripped his spear tightly and pointed it at Bai Wang, speaking very seriously.
"The Path of Oath?" Bai Wang raised an eyebrow at Wang Pa. Did he think this was a shortcut after seeing Zhao Zhen succeed on the Path of Oath? Was he really not afraid of being tricked to death?
"So, I'm sorry!" As he spoke, Wang Pa swung his spear and unleashed a shockwave. Unlike Zhang Yong's forward and reverse spiral vacuum spear, the shockwave that Wang Pa unleashed created a powerful pulling force from the left and right, while the shockwave in the middle was mainly for cutting. When it hit the opponent, it cut and pulled at the same time, resulting in a more complex force and a more powerful destructive force.
However, this trick was meaningless to Bai Wang. Bai Wang casually shook the Soul-Shaking Bell he was holding in his left hand, and layers of resonant sound walls were formed on the front, instantly disintegrating the shock wave thrown by Wang Pa. Then, the invisible sound string pierced directly towards Wang Pa.
In terms of speed, this string of sound is not fast, but its advantage lies in its invisibility. Even if Wang Pa was prepared, the string of sound amplified by the Soul-Shaking Bell almost completely sealed off Wang Pa's surroundings.
Fortunately, the Burning Blade, which was activated when encountering Bai Wang, severed the will attached to the sound string, reduced the shock, and directly withstood the remaining aftershocks!
I feel like the author is somewhat doomed, it's a pity.