Zhao Hai looked at the Fort Lord and said, "Everyone doesn't need to doubt the authenticity of this list. I can swear to the heavens that the things on this list are all the treasures that we can find in the Spirit Snake Camp. If I lie, then I will be punished by the heavens." Zhao Hai looked at the Fort Lord and said, "Everyone, please don't doubt the authenticity of this list.
Everyone had their doubts, but when they heard Zhao Hai's words, they couldn't say anything. Although they were bandits, it was precisely because they were bandits that they believed in the words of the heavens. Now that Zhao Hai said it, they naturally believed it.
Then the others looked at the items on the list. When they saw the list, they didn't say anything. This was because there were a lot of things on the list.
After they looked at the list, Zhao Hai took it and said, "Of the things on this list, we'll keep one third. The remaining two thirds will be divided equally among you. What do you think?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Of the things on this list, we'll keep one third.
This distribution might seem unreasonable, but the Blood Skull and the others were very clear that they didn't do anything to deal with the Spirit Snake Stronghold. Zhao Hai giving them a share of the loot was already very good. Keeping a third of the loot was very normal. In their opinion, Zhao Hai and the others would be very normal if they kept half of the loot.
The Blood Skull and the others didn't object, they all nodded. After seeing everyone nod, Zhao Hai opened his mouth and said, "The rest are the supplies of the Spirit Snake Stronghold. Food, salt, iron, and other things. I'm going to divide these things into five parts. Sand Tiger Stronghold will keep one part, everyone will divide three parts equally, and the last part will be left to me."
When everyone heard Zhao Hai, they couldn't help but look at Zhao Hai in confusion. The Spirit Snake Stronghold could be said to have been destroyed by Zhao Hai alone. It was natural for him to get some benefits, but why didn't he want the treasures? Instead, he wanted the supplies.
Zhao Hai looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, I've already discussed this with Fire Phoenix Village's Chief. After we divide the things, the people of Sand Tiger Village will move here. I will also take the old and weak to Sand Tiger Village's current location. I will establish a village there. You can send the old and weak to that place. I will conduct research there. I want to research a plant that can grow in the desert. If my research is successful, then the desert will become a different place. But if my research is unsuccessful, then the old and weak can be gathered together. With that place, the burden on your villages will be reduced. What do you think about this proposal?"
What do you think? "When they heard Zhao Hai, everyone went into an uproar. They didn't think that Zhao Hai would have such a proposal, and Fire Phoenix actually agreed to it.
Actually, this proposal was made by Zhao Hai. At first, Fire Phoenix didn't agree. However, Zhao Hai persuaded her to agree. Zhao Hai came to the desert this time to research a drought-resistant plant. If he stayed in Sand Tiger Stronghold every day, then he wouldn't be able to finish his work. Because of this, Zhao Hai wanted to slowly fade away from everyone's sight and concentrate on his research.
Sand Tiger Stronghold's original location was a very suitable place. There was a river there, and the water plants were abundant. However, there was also the desert, and there were many drought-resistant plants there. This place was very suitable for research.
Research also required people. Generally, young people, aside from Plant Masters, didn't have the patience to do research. This was especially true for young people in the desert. They needed to practice martial arts as well as prepare for robberies.
Moreover, Zhao Hai also discovered that the living conditions of the old and weak in the strongholds were very bad. Some old people, because they were too old, couldn't ride horses or wield swords. They could only do some farming work, and some of them couldn't even farm. They could only rely on their children to raise them. Since their children weren't rich, their lives naturally weren't good, and they also added a burden to their families. Because of this, there were a lot of old people in the desert who were too old to do anything. They would bring along some dry food and directly walk into the desert, and then die in some unknown corner.
Zhao Hai couldn't bear to see them like this. It just so happened that he wanted to research drought-resistant plants, so he needed some helpers. The patience of the old people was much better than the young people. Although they were old and couldn't do anything, they could still help Zhao Hai observe the plants. Moreover, if they were gathered together, they would be able to do some work and take care of each other. This way, their lives would be better.
Naturally, there was another important reason, and that was that Zhao Hai gathered the old people there. This way, the ten strongholds would be connected. After all, who didn't have parents or relatives? With the old people gathered together, the ten strongholds would have more connections. Slowly, the ten strongholds would be able to form an alliance.
Naturally, this was only an idea. However, Zhao Hai had already thought of the first step. Sand Tiger Stronghold would move to the Spirit Snake Stronghold's territory, leaving the original Sand Tiger Stronghold empty. If Sand Tiger Stronghold didn't let go, then it would cause the nine strongholds to be dissatisfied. But if Zhao Hai did this, then it wouldn't cause the nine strongholds to be dissatisfied. Moreover, the Spirit Snake Stronghold would be given a fifth of their resources, so they wouldn't have to worry about food. This allowed Zhao Hai to concentrate on his research.
Blood Skull looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Crane Grass, why are you doing this? Doing this won't benefit you at all. "
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "I said before that I came to the desert to study plants. The reason why I want Sand Tiger Camp's territory is for the convenience of my research, as well as for the elders of the tribes. They are old and can't do much. Some of them would go to the desert to lighten the burden on their families, but who knows where they might die. After Sand Tiger Camp moved to Spirit Snake Camp, their original territory would be empty. If no one takes care of it, then it would be occupied by others. Perhaps a bandit group would emerge there. Rather than that, it would be better to give the old and weak a place to settle down. This would lessen the burden on the tribes, and they wouldn't have to worry about an enemy appearing there." Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Since Sand Tiger Camp has moved to Spirit Snake Camp, then their original territory would be empty. If no one takes care of it, then it would be occupied by others.
As soon as everyone heard Zhao Hai's words, they understood what he meant. Zhao Hai was afraid that an enemy would appear. He didn't want Sand Tiger Camp to control the territory and cause dissatisfaction among the tribes. However, this method wasn't bad. At this time, there were a lot of old and weak people in the various tribes. The old and weak here weren't just the old, there were also some desert bandits who were disabled from fighting. These bandits' lives were saved, but they became disabled. They couldn't fight anymore, and even farming was very difficult. In this case, these people could only rely on the tribes to support them. The tribes couldn't give up on them. If they did, then the tribes would lose their morale. Therefore, the tribes could only support them, and this placed a huge burden on the tribes. If they could all gather in Zhao Hai's territory, then it would be good. Although this would give Zhao Hai a piece of land, it would make the tribes more powerful.
Blood Skull thought for a moment, then he said, "Alright, I'll support your proposal. But I have to say that we can give you that place, but you have to take in all the old and weak tribes."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he smiled and said, "Of course. I'll take in all the old and weak tribes. That's why I asked for so many supplies."
The Blood Skull glanced at the others and said in a deep voice, "What do you think, everyone? Do you agree? If you agree, then this matter will be settled. At the same time, we can divide the place into a city. We can do some transactions there, but we can't use force in the vicinity. What do you think? "
Everyone nodded. In the Great Desert, all the tribes were the same. They also faced the same problems. Because of this, Zhao Hai wanted to gather all the old and weak tribes. Naturally, they wouldn't oppose it. Moreover, they believed that the people in their tribes wouldn't oppose it either.
Seeing that everyone agreed, the Blood Skull turned his head to Zhao Hai and said, "Alright, now that everyone has agreed, I'm afraid that there are a lot of Crane Grass in Spirit Snake Fort. Let's divide it according to what you said. After that, we'll return to the fort and make some preparations. Even if we really want to rob the Hundred Thousand Mountains, we'll still need to explore the place first." Zhao Hai nodded.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, let's discuss it. Let's assign the people first. Thunder God and the others have already gathered their subordinates. As for the rest, you can choose." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Good.
Blood Skull waved his hand and said, "There's no need to pick. It's fine as long as the number of people is about the same. Nobody would care about a few hundred people. Adding a few hundred people wouldn't necessarily make a difference. Let's just divide it."
The others nodded as well. It was the same for all the villages. Not only did they have to divide the soldiers, but they also had to divide the families of the soldiers as well as the ordinary people who were involved in production. Therefore, the distribution of the population was more or less the same.
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Since you said so, then it's easy to handle. Alright, I'll have Thunder God and Scholar divide the people. Each village will send one person to go with them. After the division is done, have those people prepare to go back with you. As for the treasures and supplies, that's easy to handle. There are only a lot of treasures, so we can divide them according to the list. As for the supplies, you can just let those people take them." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Alright.
Everyone laughed. Indeed, dividing things was very fast. Of course, there was a precondition to this. The precondition was that they wouldn't plan too much. Moreover, they would divide things very clearly. Otherwise, fighting would be inevitable.
Dividing things was very fast. It took less than two days for everyone to divide everything clearly. Moreover, in these two days, Sand Tiger Camp had almost finished moving. Their barracks and other things were still there, they were left for Zhao Hai.
After the people of each stronghold took their things, Zhao Hai immediately organized some of the old and disabled people in the stronghold to move their things to Sand Tiger Camp. At the same time, the old and disabled people would live there. Naturally, if the disabled people had wives, their wives would also follow them. At the same time, Zhao Hai officially renamed the place as Old Man's Stronghold.
The people of Sand Tiger Camp didn't get angry because Zhao Hai brought the old people of their stronghold to Old Man's Stronghold. On the contrary, they were very happy. Desert bandits, when they were young, might have a good time. But once they got old, they would only have one fate. That was to take some food, walk into the desert, and finally die in an unknown place. They didn't want to see their loved ones suffer such a fate, nor did they want to see themselves suffer such a fate. However, they couldn't do anything about it. This was the law of the desert, cruel but true.
The law of the desert was as cold and ruthless as the desert itself. If you can't adapt to this law, then you would only end up dead. This was the desert, it wouldn't change for anyone, unless one day, the desert was no longer the desert.
It took nearly a month for Old Man's Stronghold to be officially established. At the same time, the old people of each stronghold came one after another. These old people were very happy. For them to be able to come to such a place was something they didn't dare to imagine before. Because of this, the old people were very happy.
Old Man's Stronghold was officially established. At the same time, the Ten Great Strongholds jointly announced to all the strongholds in the desert that Old Man's Stronghold had officially become the second Poisonous Wolf City. The people of the nearby strongholds could send their old people to Old Man's Stronghold, and they could also trade with the old people. However, they couldn't use their weapons near Old Man's Stronghold. Otherwise, the Ten Great Strongholds would join forces to deal with them.
Needless to say, the status of the Ten Great Strongholds in the desert was very high. As long as it was an order from the Ten Great Strongholds, nobody would dare to disobey. Moreover, the situation of Old Man's Stronghold was already known to the other strongholds in the desert. They would also send their old and weak to Old Man's Stronghold. Naturally, if they wanted to raise their own people, they wouldn't send them to Old Man's Stronghold. Because of this, Old Man's Stronghold only received 60 to 70 thousand people.
60 to 70 thousand people might seem like a lot, but compared to the entire Great Desert, this number wasn't much. However, Zhao Hai didn't insist on it, he had already started his research on plants.
The old people in Old Man's Stronghold simply didn't need to be managed. They were already very old, and their way of thinking was different from the young people. They didn't want to fight, they didn't need anyone to watch them work, and they didn't want to cause trouble. Although the entire stronghold was gloomy, it was also very stable.
Fat Cat and Zhou Qianqian were also by Zhao Hai's side. At this time, Zhao Hai had already started his research on the plants in the Great Desert. The most important ones were the Poisonous Wolf Flower, the weeds, the shrubs, and the Desert Poplar.
Because the Old Man's Stronghold had supplies from the Spirit Snake Stronghold, they didn't need to worry about food. The old people couldn't stay idle either. Although they didn't have much strength, they were very serious in their work. Every day, as soon as the sun rose, they would go to work. They couldn't stay idle, and the Old Man's Stronghold slowly got on the right track.
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