Slightly hesitating, Lian Fan hesitantly opened his mouth, "I have heard about this matter when I was in Cloud Saint City! Has Young Master heard about Lianhai City and Fenghua City? "
Zong Shou thought about it carefully. The other Zong Shou was a person who didn't know about the world, and in his thirteen years of memories, he definitely didn't have such information.
What he could rely on was the huge amount of books he had read in his last life. Only after a short while did he finally find the information.
They were all average sized cities, a few grades lower than Cloud Saint City. However, they each ruled close to a thousand miles of land, each had a population of 3.5 million, and could be considered a country.
Although they had a large population, they were different from the Monster race. Everyone in the Monster race practiced martial arts, relying on their talents, and pretty much all had decent skills.
Gantian Mountain had four million people under them. Apart from the women, the elderly, and the young, at least a million could wear armor. Amongst which, there were a million Grade Three Martial Artists, a hundred thousand Martial Masters, and three thousand Mythic Masters.
Apart from that, there were many subordinate cities, and they could casually gather millions of troops.
This was why when they were at their peak, they could control seven provinces. Even if their strength had shrunk, they still controlled four provinces, and their territory was stable. They were truly the top power in the west of Donglin Cloud Continent.
Based on Zong Shou's own guesses, the reason why Zong Weiran wasn't able to unify Donglin was because he was obstructed by the sects of Cloud Continent, and could only hide in a corner.
Cities like Lianhai City and Fenghua City, although they had 3.5 million people, less than two hundred thousand could be pulled onto the battlefield. Less than three percent of the elites could be compared to the Gantian Mountain Monster race soldiers. At most, there were a hundred Mythic Masters.
However, amongst the human race cities, this strength was considered not bad.
However, in his memory, these two cities had already collapsed when the Spirit Tide had appeared.
Lian Fan opened his mouth and didn't worry anymore, "Cloud Saint City's news is really fast, which is why I heard of some things. Lianhai City and Fenghua City were fighting over a Spirit Stone mine. They had been fighting non-stop and had already fought more than ten battles. I heard that the surrounding cities have also interfered, sending troops and generals. Two months ago, both sides used close to five hundred thousand troops. This was most likely the reason why these disaster victims were fleeing. Wherever the army passed, not even a blade of grass would survive. It was already a drought, so even if there were any food reserves, they would be completely wiped out. I heard that a hundred thousand people have starved to death … "
Zong Shou raised his eyebrows as his heart stirred. Spirit stones? This was something even rarer than beast crystals. At the same time, it could be used to create talisman weapons and spirit weapons, to refine pills, to cast spells, or to replenish vital energy. Similarly, it could be absorbed directly to raise one's cultivation. However, because it was purer and had fewer hidden dangers, it was viewed as a treasure by all high level Martial Cultivators and Spirit Masters.
However, due to the scarcity of spirit stones, even the Holy Lands and Spiritual Mansion Sects coveted them.
This battle of nearly a million people was mostly supported by these sects and forces in order to fight for this spirit stone mine. It was just that the people who lived here often suffered.
He had forgotten that this was a chaotic era where the strong preyed on the weak. It was a chaotic era where people were eaten without spitting out their bones.
His expression was indifferent as he glanced at the people in dirty clothes on the streets. Their eyes were soulless and filled with despair. Most of them brought their kids and were shaking like they were about to fall down at any moment.
When these people saw the two carriages, they seemed to see some hope. However, when they saw the carriage and the wildebeests floating in the air 40 feet above the ground, they continued forward in disappointment.
Zong Shou thought about it seriously before taking out a bag from his body. He took out a portion and casually tossed it to Lian Fan. "Help me pass these few hundred beast crystals to the two City Lords. I don't care how they use it, but at least give these people a way out! "
In a place of calamity, grain would definitely be extremely expensive. Although the few hundred Grade Three beast crystals in his bag was a huge fortune, it was still not enough.
However, along with the few Grade Five and tens of Grade Four beast crystals that Cloud Saint City Lord Xu Zhengyuan gave him, it was barely enough.
Unfortunately, this place was secluded and probably didn't have a branch of the Sanlu Bank. He had a huge fortune, but he was unable to use it.
In Donglin Cloud Continent, 50 silver was enough for a commoner to use for a month. One Grade Four beast crystal was equivalent to a hundred Grade Three beast crystals worth a hundred thousand silver.
This was why when Zong Shou shouted out ten thousand Grade Three beast crystals in Cloud Saint City, Zongling scolded him for being a wastrel.
In this era, there were simply too few beast crystals. The ratio of beast crystals obtained from hunting beasts was less than one in ten. Moreover, there were many cultivators who needed these crystals. This was why the essence stones were sold at such a high price.
Calculating carefully, there was only one Xiantian in a million people in the Cloud World. A Xiantian expert would go through hardships and go all out to hunt, not caring about cultivation. After a year of hard work, he could only obtain less than ten Grade Four beast crystals. Naturally, one could imagine its value.
In that bag, there were a total of sixty Grade Four beast crystals. Even when grain prices were exploding, it was more than enough to feed a million people for a year.
Zong Shou also predicted that the City Lords of Lianhai City and Fenghua City wouldn't use it to help the calamity. Most of the beast crystals would be stolen.
However, as long as the two of them weren't willing to let all their people die, they would leak some out.
Just a little would be enough for these people to live.
When Lian Fan took the bag, he was startled. He didn't understand and looked at Zong Shou in disbelief. Following which, he didn't say a word, immediately riding a Windrider Foal and swiftly leaving.
At this moment, Li Yunniang chased up with the carriage and stopped at the side. When he heard this, he subconsciously sneered, "I didn't expect Your Highness to be so kind! However, your beast crystals were accumulated by millions of people in Gantian Mountain. These people aren't your people and aren't of the Monster Race. You used them to do good, but did you consider the wellbeing of the millions of Monster Race people in Gantian Mountain? "
When Chu Xue heard that, she was instantly furious, "They are about to starve to death. Are we just going to ignore them? Li Yunniang, do you have a conscience? "
Li Yunniang burst out laughing, filled with disdain, "These people lost their homes because their City Lords are useless. You are the Prince of Gantian Mountain, so you shouldn't care about them and let them live or die. It is better for useless people to die, so that we don't waste food. The Cloud Continent has been fighting for many years and numerous people have died. Can the Prince manage them all with just one person's strength? Even if we send those beast crystals over, most of them will be stolen. Why not buy the grain and distribute it yourself … "
When Chu Xue heard that, she was furious. However, towards the end, she was tempted and felt that it made sense. She turned around and asked for help.
Zong Shou found it amusing, expressionlessly sweeping Li Yunniang, but he didn't say anything.
In the end, she was just a woman. If he really bought the grain, in the eyes of those two dumb City Lords, it would be like buying people's hearts. What would they be planning? Even the secluded sects hiding behind the two of them would be on their guard.
Most importantly, he didn't have the time or the leisure to do so at this moment. He wouldn't be so dumb to sacrifice his own life for others.
However, Li Yunniang's words were right and made a lot of sense.
However, Zong Shou's soul came from ten thousand years in the future. How could that peaceful world not be affected at all?
In his last life, he had killed many people. Cultivating the Styx River Death Sword made him look down on life and death. He didn't care about human life, be it his own or others'.
This was why he was always wary. If a person didn't have any compassion, how different would he be from a crazy beast?
In his memory, the wealth that Zong Weiran left him didn't have much to do with Gantian Mountain's income. Even Yin Yang said the same thing. Which was why he could naturally spend the money as he wished.
When Zong Shou did things, he had his own bottom line and followed his heart. Why would he need others to interfere?
However, everyone had their own thoughts and views. He wasn't willing to comment on whether Li Yunniang's words were right or wrong. He also didn't think that he was wrong.
Patting Chu Xue's head, Zong Shou looked expressionlessly into the distance, suddenly laughing, "Dumb brat! Why don't I care about the lives and deaths of these people? They aren't my people now, but they will be in the future! When your young master is in a good mood, he can take down Donglin Cloud Continent and be the overlord. He can also chase Lingyun Sect away and let them eat the northwest wind … "
Li Yunniang was glanced at by him and was shocked. She suddenly realized that the half-monster teen in front of her wasn't someone she could casually mock.
When she heard Zong Shou's words, she was silent. She didn't have any intention to mock him. Instead, she felt an indescribable heroic spirit that made one admire him.
Thinking to herself that if this kid grew up, it wouldn't be impossible for him to unify Donglin Cloud Continent.
Chasing Lingyun Sect out of Donglin Cloud Continent was a little exaggerated, but there was a 90% chance of him becoming the overlord of a continent.
To be able to kill a hundred thousand Blood Killers at the age of thirteen, he naturally had the ability to look down on the heroes of the world!
Zong Shou laughed for a while before he felt the wind on the roof of the carriage turn cold. Being alone, his laughter was a little boring. Just as he was about to turn around and return to the carriage. Suddenly, he felt Xuanyuan Yiren's beautiful eyes looking over. Her starry eyes shone brightly, revealing traces of joy and praise.
Zong Shou's brows instantly furrowed as he sighed. He only felt that his body had no strength. The heroic spirit that rose up from before had all disappeared. Listlessly, he returned to the carriage once more.
Then, his mind was filled with the matter of mind stones and beast crystals.
He had nearly forgotten about the many grade 4 beast crystals he had in the Sanlu Bank these few days. Only at this moment, when he heard about the mind stone mine, did he feel the urgency.
In just a few short years, there would be hundreds of large and small mind stone mines in Donglin Cloud Continent that would appear in the world. And when the spiritual wave rises, this number would increase by several times.
The large amount of mind stones produced was one of the reasons why the price of beast crystals swiftly fell.
Thinking about the hundreds of thousands of people risking their lives for a small mind stone mine, with numerous casualties, it was really amusing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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