The rapid development of the city-state was beyond everyone's expectations. Actually, the reason why the city-state was able to develop was due to several factors. First, the city-state had been in constant warfare for many years, so its population wasn't a lot. This made it very convenient to take care of them. Second, Zhao Hai had a lot of money. Zhao Hai had a lot of gold coins in his Space. With the support of this money, it wouldn't be difficult for him to make the city-state better. Third, Zhao Hai's policy was right. The Lost Soul City-State used the advanced management experience of other countries. Because of this, the Lost Soul City-State was able to recover in a short period of time.
Now that the city-state was fully developed, it had become a business-oriented country. There were a lot of people doing business in the country. This caused the tax on the city-state to increase by a lot. Additionally, the city-state had a lot of goods that other city-states didn't have. Because of this, the economic development of the city-state was very smooth.
Originally, the population of the Lost Soul city-state was their shortcoming. But as the situation of the Lost Soul city-state spread to the other city-states of the Spirit Weapon Realm, a large number of low-level immigrants arrived. This allowed the Lost Soul city-state to develop quickly, and the population problem was solved. Especially the city-states near the Lost Soul city-state. A large number of people fled to the Lost Soul city-state. Some of these people fled through the transmission formation. But when the people of these city-states discovered that the loss of population was too fast, they immediately gave the order to block the transmission formation. Aside from some merchants, ordinary people can go to the Lost Soul city-state. But at most, each family can only send one person. If that person doesn't return from the Lost Soul city-state, then the rest of the family can't go.
In this case, it was indeed a way for the commoners to enter the Lost Soul city-state. However, the people from the city-states thought of another way, which was to smuggle themselves in. Although the city-states had sealed their borders, the border was still too long. Because of this, the commoners took the risk to cross the mountains and enter the Lost Soul city-state.
But the city-state wouldn't drive these people out. Although there were a lot of mountains in the city-state, there was also a lot of land. After many years of war, a lot of the land had become barren. The arrival of these people allowed them to cultivate the land and make good use of it.
The city-state's approach was to give the land to the commoners. Every year, the commoners only needed to hand over a certain amount of food or taxes in order to have the land forever.
In addition to the land, the city-state also had various workshops. The commoners could also go to the workshops to work. Some people were even organized to enter the mountains to dig for herbs and plant them. In any case, there were a lot of things to do in the city-state. As long as you are willing to work, you certainly wouldn't starve.
The city-states that were close to the city-state were both in pain and happiness. Pain was heartache. Seeing the loss of a large number of commoners, they were truly distressed. On the other hand, they were happy because the prosperity of the city-state also brought prosperity to the surrounding city-states. Their business also became prosperous, and their tax revenue also increased a lot. For them, this was a good thing. However, the other city-states weren't happy because of this.
However, Zhao Hai didn't care about these matters. What he wanted to know was the Lesser Dragon City-State's situation. He also wanted to know what happened to the Che Family.
At this time, the Lesser Dragon City-State was no longer discussing the Che Family's matter. This was because they had already determined that this matter was done by the Sacred Institute. Therefore, they had tightened their defenses around the Sacred Institute.
The Sacred Institute's attitude towards this matter also made Zhao Hai laugh. The Sacred Institute first sent people to the Lesser Dragon City-State to help investigate the Che Family's matter. But the result of this was that not only did they not find anything, they also made the Lesser Dragon City-State believe that this matter was done by the Sacred Institute.
Then the people from the Sacred Institute knew that the Lesser Dragon City-State was suspecting them. The method they used was to directly announce that this matter had nothing to do with them. However, in the eyes of the Lesser Dragon City-State and even the entire Spirit Weapon Realm, the Sacred Institute's people felt that they were trying to hide something.
To be honest, Zhao Hai didn't know whether to laugh or cry about the Sacred Institute's ability to deal with crises. At this time, the Sacred Institute actually made such a statement. This was their biggest mistake. Perhaps the people from the Sacred Institute also discovered their mistake. Therefore, they began to investigate this matter in the Spirit Weapon Realm. It seemed like they wouldn't give up until they found the culprit.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make. Now, the Sacred Courtyard was the same. With their actions, the other city-states in the Spirit Weapon Realm thought that the Sacred Courtyard was using this matter as an excuse to make a move against the other city-states. Not only did they confirm that the Che Family was behind this matter, it also intensified the conflict between the Sacred Courtyard and the other city-states. Originally, Zhao Hai was thinking about how to make the Lesser Dragon City-State fall into chaos and blame this matter on the Sacred Courtyard. This would intensify the conflict between the city-states and the Sacred Courtyard. This would make the city-states no longer listen to the Sacred Courtyard, it might even reach the point where they would be irreconcilable with the Sacred Courtyard.
Originally, Zhao Hai didn't have any idea about this matter. He didn't even have any certainty. However, he didn't expect that the Sacred Institute would make a move and solve this matter. This was completely out of Zhao Hai's expectations. At the same time, Zhao Hai was overjoyed.
The people sent by the Sacred Institute were already on their way. However, they still haven't made contact with any city-states. However, Zhao Hai thought that this was an opportunity.
Zhao Hai was sitting in the conference room. Feng Lihua and the others were also sitting there, looking at Zhao Hai. They were waiting for Zhao Hai's instructions. Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Send orders to all the spies to monitor the people sent by the Sacred Institute. We must grasp their whereabouts."
Everyone nodded, then Zhao Hai continued, "After you get their information, you can inform me about it. I'm going to take people from the Mystic Realm and deal with these guys when the time is right. This way, the Holy Court would certainly be angry. They might even order the other city-states to investigate this matter. This would further aggravate the relationship between the Holy Court and the other city-states. If the Holy Court comes to our Lost Soul City to investigate this matter, then don't be polite to them. We need to show the other city-states in the continent that our Lost Soul City doesn't care about the Holy Court's account." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Alright.
Everyone nodded. Then Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "In the next period of time, the situation in the continent might become unstable. You need to be careful and prepare for battle. Also, the spies that the Holy Courtyard and the other city-states sent to Lost Soul City-State must be controlled. However, don't let them discover you. Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded. In fact, they already knew about the spies sent to the Lost Soul City. However, they didn't make a move on them. This was because doing so would only alert the enemy. Now, the situation was the same as before.
The reason why the Lost Soul City was able to find all of the spies was because of the current situation. The people of the Lost Soul City lived a hard life. It was hard to imagine that they were able to live such a life because of Zhao Hai and the others. Because of this, the people of the Lost Soul City were very loyal to Zhao Hai. The Lost Soul City's government had already given orders to the people of the Lost Soul City to pay attention to suspicious people. And in this situation where almost everyone was a soldier, it wasn't difficult to find a few spies.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "As for the surrounding city-states, you need to find a way to infiltrate them. At the same time, you need to store more food, salt, and other war supplies. Although the population of the Lost Soul City has been restored, because the Lost Soul City is still mountainous, we have less farmland compared to the other city-states. Because of this, food is a big problem. Infiltrating the surrounding city-states is not only about stealing people, but also about instigating the defection of their City Lords. Our Lost Soul City won't take the initiative to expand our territory, but if they take the initiative to join us, then we have no reason to disagree, right? However, this matter must be done well, and not let anyone find out. At least, before it's done, we must not let anyone find out. Otherwise, what awaits us will be war. You will have to take care of this matter yourselves. Remember, it's better to be slow than to be discovered. "
As soon as everyone heard Zhao Hai's words, their eyes lit up, and they all nodded in agreement. Zhao Hai looked at them and smiled faintly, saying: "Alright, I'm very relieved to leave the city-state to you all. However, this time, I have one more thing to do. You all need to select a group of Consolidating Equipment Stage experts from the Lost Soul City. These people must be reliable, and will not betray us. I'm preparing to bring them to the Secret Territory to cultivate. The Secret Territory is very suitable for cultivation, and there will be many benefits for them to cultivate there. Furthermore, there are also medicinal pills. Most importantly, the Secret Territory is currently lacking people, and if they can cultivate there, it will be of great benefit to us."
Everyone nodded in agreement. This matter was not difficult for them. There were many experts in the Lost Soul City, and many of them were loyal to Zhao Hai. Therefore, it was not difficult to select a few Consolidating Equipment Stage experts to enter the Secret Territory.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said: "Alright, I've said all that I need to say. You all can leave now. Remember, take care of your own city. If we really want to go to war with the Saint Court, they may send people to deal with you. So, you must pay attention to your own safety. You must bring your portable teleportation array with you. If necessary, even if you can't use it to escape, you can still use it to ask for help. Also, add more guards, and communicate with each other in code every three days. Do you all understand?"
Those people cupped their fists towards Zhao Hai and said: "Yes, young master, we will remember."
Zhao Hai nodded and waved his hand. Those people bowed to Zhao Hai and left. Zhao Hai asked Feng Lihua to stay behind. He looked at Feng Lihua and said: "Feng Lihua, when I'm not here, you've worked hard. You've taken good care of the Lost Soul City. In the future, I'll be spending most of my time in the Secret Territory, so I'll still leave the Lost Soul City to you.
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