Chapter 2017
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Chiwil, Rose, and the others all looked at each other when they heard Feng Yixiu's words.
Their expressions were filled with excitement at first, but they soon began to worry because they knew what kind of weight the word 'empire' carried …
Ever since the beginning of the Great Desolation era, the number of empires that appeared in history could be counted on one hand, and the ones that had yet to be destroyed were only the four great empires.
Even though Asura King's City was blessed by the heavens with its geographical advantage, it could easily protect itself.
However, to become an empire, it wasn't enough to rely on defense. It had to take the initiative to plunder resources, and this was almost impossible for Shura's Capital, which had just experienced the flames of war.
Chiwil was most worried that Feng Yixiu would be blinded by the hatred in front of him, and even do something irrational …
There was a reason why the situation of the four great empires remained unchanged for hundreds of years. In history, there were indeed people who claimed to be favored by the heavens who tried to establish new empires, but they all failed without exception.
The current situation wasn't like the chaotic era where the world's order was at least stable on the surface. Only a well-developed mid-sized country dared to announce that they were going to establish an empire, but that country was probably not far from being destroyed.
Therefore, all the mid-sized countries had reached a tacit understanding. No matter how well they developed, they didn't dare to cross the boundary of becoming an empire. They were afraid that they would become the target of public criticism …
Sylvia hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Your Majesty, I can understand your current feelings, but it's still too early to talk about establishing an empire …"
"This King knows what you are worried about. I'm not stupid enough to publicly announce the establishment of an empire. I still know my limits," Feng Yixiu said softly.
Only then did Chiwil put down the rock in his heart. After a moment of thought, he continued, "But are you serious about what you said just now?"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Feng Yixiu shook his head helplessly and said with a frown.
"But Shura's Capital has just experienced the flames of war. The future is still unknown. Is this really possible?" Chiwil's expression was grave.
"This prince naturally knows that this is very difficult, but I still want to give it a try …" Feng Yixiu said in a deep voice.
Feng Yixiu knew that this was a risky move. Shura Capital was now surrounded by strong enemies. The Dansa Empire was waiting for an opportunity to strike, and the Northern Yuan Empire and the Sun Moon Empire were eyeing them covetously from afar. If they weren't careful, they would be divided and devoured.
In fact, Chiwil's worries were well-founded. Once Feng Yixiu had the intention to establish an empire, he would no longer be able to stay in one corner of the country. He would probably have to go out of the city and fight for food with the hungry wolves. This would also give those who coveted Shura's Capital an opportunity.
"But …"
Chiwil seemed like he wanted to say something to dissuade him, but he was stopped by Rose.
Rose, who had been silent all this while, shook her head at Chiwil. She stood up and said, "I understand the king's worries. Chiwil, have you ever thought that if the Dansa Empire cut off all connections with the capital one day, Shura's Capital might not be able to develop? Can we still survive here on our own?"
"This …"
Chiwil seemed to have considered the core of the problem. His tone wasn't as firm as before.
Shura's Capital was now too dependent on the Dansa Empire. If the Dansa Empire stopped providing resources to Shura's Capital one day, it would be a disaster for Shura's Capital.
Moreover, that day would come sooner or later. The war this time had proven everything. The Dansa Empire had always been thinking of ways to take over the Shura Capital. As long as they had the chance, they would reveal their cruel nature.
"Does Shura's Capital have its own spirit veins now?" Feng Yixiu asked with a serious expression.
Spirit veins were the foundation of a country. Even though Shura's Capital was now self-sufficient in terms of basic necessities, these weren't important. The most important thing was still the development of spiritualists.
However, the development of spiritualists couldn't be separated from the consumption of large amounts of spirit stones. If there wasn't a fixed spirit vein to mine, it wouldn't matter how many talents there were in the world of spiritualists.
"Not at the moment …" Chiwil shook his head.
There used to be two spirit veins near Shura's Capital's territory. However, after hundreds of years of uncontrolled mining, they were completely used up.
Before Feng Yixiu took over Shura's Capital, it was a place where people couldn't cultivate. They didn't use spirit stones to cultivate. Instead, they used blood spirit crystals made from fresh blood. As time passed, no one dared to mine spirit veins anymore.
In other words, if Shura's Capital wanted to be self-sufficient, they had to go out of Shura's Capital's territory and find new spirit veins. They even had to rob other people's spirit veins.
"Then, does Shura's Capital have fixed high-level hunting areas?" Feng Yixiu continued to ask.
"Only some low-level hunting areas. As for high-level hunting areas, there aren't any …" Chiwil lowered his head even more.
Isolated wilderness areas and spirit veins were the two most important resources for a country. Any country that wanted to develop couldn't avoid high-quality magic spirit cards and crystal cores.
It could be said that the number of spirit veins determined the lower limit of a country, and high-quality hunting areas determined the upper limit of a country.
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