The Hunter's Wine Shop was quickly moved into the stone city. Ye Tianze opened the entire stone city to Sun Qiqi and let her choose her own location.
This news spread like wildfire and spread throughout the Buzhou Mountain battlefield. The status of the stone city instantly rose.
Originally, the Great Five Alliance had sealed off the stone city like a bucket. Anyone outside the Great Five Alliance who entered the stone city would be treated as an enemy.
If anyone from the Great Five Alliance entered the stone city, they would be treated as betrayals.
Even if the stone city won this battle and Ye Tianze's contribution points jumped to third place, everyone knew that the Tiger Guards were the main force that won this battle. However, no one dared to go against the Great Five Alliance's ban.
The stone city was isolated outside. If there were no resources from the outside world, it would be very difficult to maintain it.
Therefore, the new leaders of the Great Five Alliance continued the previous blockade strategy. They didn't want the stone city. They just wanted Ye Tianze to submit and tell him that if he didn't cooperate with the Great Five Alliance, he wouldn't have an easy time either.
However, in this world, benefits were always the most important.
After winning this battle, the army had the motivation to pour resources into the stone city. Furthermore, the alliance with the Wu people was a strategic matter for both races. The Great Five Alliance didn't dare to say anything.
Although Lu Xiufu didn't like the fact that Ye Tianze had killed Bai Richu, he didn't give Ye Tianze a hard time in terms of military supplies and military affairs, because he knew that Ye Tianze was the only one in the Buzhou Mountain battleground who could fight against the non-humankind for the benefit of the clan.
The Great Five Alliance?
They were just a bunch of cowards who were in the latrine but didn't take a shit. Not stabbing them in the back was already giving them face.
Sun Qiqi's Hunter's Wine Shop moved into the stone city and turned the stone city's disadvantage against the Great Five Alliance into an advantage.
Countless people who had accepted missions from the Hunter's Wine Shop had to turn in their missions before they could receive the final reward.
However, Sun Qiqi's Hunter's Wine Shop was unique. Since there was no one in White Tiger City, they could only enter the stone city.
Although no one had entered Stone City in the past few months, the experts of Mount Buzhou Battlefield were seething with resentment. These hunters were not to be trifled with.
Even the experts within the Great Five Alliance showed a polarized attitude. Some people began to suggest that they put aside their grudges and negotiate with Ye Tianze. As long as they could get the Great Five Alliance to participate in the benefits of Stone City, their previous grievances would be written off.
However, the hunters weren't the first to break the Great Five Alliance's ban, but the human merchants roaming Mount Buzhou's battlefield.
Behind these merchants, there were forces supporting them. Stone City now had a large number of spoils to sell. There were even golden armors and standard weapons of the Protoss.
These were things that were rarely seen, but right now, there were nearly 10,000 of them in Stone City. Countless human forces wanted to buy them. Even if they couldn't use them, they could still show off!
The God Race's Golden Armor, was that something that could be obtained just because one wanted it? It was even stained with divine blood!
If he could buy these golden armors and sell them to the human race, he would definitely make a huge profit.
The merchants' sense of smell was always the most sensitive. They could always find a profitable point and maximize their profits.
In their eyes, Stone City was a mountain of gold, and an inexhaustible mountain of gold. As long as Mount Buzhou didn't fall, Stone City would have an endless supply of resources to transport down from Mount Buzhou.
The humans climbing the mountain was a foregone conclusion. The merchants were the first to break the ban because they were far inferior to the colossus that was Jubao Hall.
Once the Jubao Hall got involved, the biggest piece of meat would definitely be Jubao Hall. And it was only a matter of time before the Jubao Hall got involved.
If they didn't make a profit now, it wouldn't be so easy in the future.
When the merchants entered, they always brought their personal goods. At first, the Great Five Alliance chased and blocked them. Any merchant who entered would be confiscated all their resources.
However, as more and more merchants entered, and the Great Five Alliance's opinions were polarized, they turned a blind eye.
Since the merchants could enter freely, the hunters could enter freely too. This brought great benefits to Stone City.
It wasn't free to enter Stone City. You had to pay taxes to enter the city. You had to pay taxes to buy and sell resources, and these taxes were called contribution points.
In less than a month, the entire Stone City had earned a hundred million contribution points. Including the share and the military supplies of Stone City, there were still tens of millions left.
This was because of the ban. If the ban wasn't in place, when the humans officially started climbing the mountain, it would only be a matter of time before Stone City's income surpassed the entire Great Five Alliance.
Finally, the Great Five Alliance couldn't hold back anymore. They knew that if this continued, they wouldn't even be able to drink the soup, let alone the meat.
The first to arrive at Stone City were the people of the Imperial Dragon Alliance. However, they didn't represent the Imperial Dragon Alliance. They only represented the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect.
Before that, some people from the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect had already entered the stronghold.
After some consideration, Lee Chao-young signed a cooperation agreement with the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect. In the future, the disciples of the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect would be exempted from all taxes when they entered Stone City. However, the precondition was that the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect must open a refinery and alchemy workshop in Stone City.
Moreover, the refined pills would be sold fifty-fifty with Stone City. The resources in Stone City would also be provided to the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect at the best price.
The betrayal of the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect directly caused a split in the Imperial Dragon Alliance. The side that represented the Heavenly Dao Academy unswervingly carried out the previous ban. They even asked the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect to enforce the ban with them.
Of course, the Alchemy School and the Tool Refining Sect weren't willing to give up such great benefits. After all, they were one of the five transcending forces in Imperial Dragon City.
Normally, they respected the Heavenly Dao Academy out of politeness. However, now that benefits were at stake, they wouldn't give in to the Heavenly Dao Academy.
After the Divine General Estate, the second largest force in the Imperial Dragon Alliance, also compromised, the Imperial Dragon Alliance collapsed.
The collapse of the Imperial Dragon Alliance directly caused a split in the five great alliances. Other than the Southern Alliance and the Western Alliance who were willing to follow the Heavenly Dao Academy, the Eastern Alliance and the Northern Alliance came to visit.
However, this time, Lee Chao-young didn't give them the best conditions. In Lee Chao-young's words, "You're too late."
Although the major forces behind the two great alliances were very angry, they couldn't do anything to Lee Chao-young. This woman looked weak, but her way of doing things was incomparably tough. She didn't give in to anyone and had a look that said, "It's up to you whether you sign or not."
Before they left, Lee Chao-young blocked their way out with one sentence, "The benefits in Stone City are only so great. If you're too late … then it'll be different."
The two great alliances went back and discussed, then signed the agreement. The experts of the two great alliances had to pay taxes to enter Stone City.
Unless the people of the two great alliances were willing to join the newly established Huben Camp in Stone City.
They also had to sign a thirty-year agreement. Otherwise, they would have to pay taxes to Stone City before entering Mount Buzhou. No matter how many spirit beasts you hunted in Mount Buzhou or how many resources you obtained, you had to pay ten percent to Stone City.
Lee Chao-young was now the chief steward of Stone City. Lu Ran, the internal secretary sent by the army, could only stand aside. This was because the army couldn't interfere with the internal affairs of Stone City. Lu Ran, as the internal secretary, only needed to sit and collect money.
As for Lee Chao-young's methods, Lu Ran was full of admiration. He didn't even know where Ye Tianze found such a woman. He had never heard of her before.
This made him feel a sense of helplessness, as if he was the one who was pushed to death on the beach.
Of course, Lee Chao-young could manage the internal affairs of Stone City, but not Huben.
Huben was built on the foundation of Master Ming's three thousand Tiger Guards. After the battle with the God Race, the three thousand Tiger Guards had been reborn.
They had gorgeous equipment and their cultivation had increased greatly after extracting the God Race's blood. Countless people who entered Stone City were envious.
The new standing soldiers of the White Tiger Corps were drooling when they saw the Tiger Guards' equipment.
"Did you see that? That's a Tiger Guard. They're covered in Dao Artifacts. What are we wearing? We're covered in Precious Artifacts. We don't even have a single Spirit Artifact."
"No wonder they could defeat the God Race's Golden Armor. If it were me, I would also dare to fight the God Race."
"Bah, you? They used to be Tiger Guards. What are you? A standing soldier of the Corps. Say that again when you're a Tiger Guard. "
"That's right. Their equipment was exchanged with their lives. In the words of the young City Lord, Stone City only needs brave warriors who aren't afraid of death. We don't need cowards who tremble at the sight of foreign races."
"It's not just equipment. Do you know what Stone City's Tiger Guards eat every day? They eat the best high-grade Spirit Beast leg meat and drink the Ten Years Drunk from the Hunter's Tavern. Moreover, it's free. They cultivate in the best Spirit Room in Stone City. Their monthly salary is at least a hundred contribution points. We … we only have five contribution points. "
"Then how can we join Huben? We can't join Stone City's Tiger Guards, but we can join Huben."
"Hehe, in this situation, even if you want to join the newly established Huben, you'll have to see if they still want you. It's useless to not be afraid of death. You have to have your own ability. Either your talent has reached a certain level, or you have a special ability. Otherwise … don't even think about it. Just focus on being a regular soldier."
"However, the monthly salary of Stone City's regular soldiers isn't low. Moreover, the food they eat is much better than what we used to eat. This young City Lord is really rich. If only we had a commander like him. Not only would we not be allowed to snatch military merits, but all the spoils of war would belong to whoever killed them. There would be no need to hand them over."
"Sigh, if it were me, I would also be willing to die for such a City Lord. However, it's not like we don't have a chance. If the foreign races come and fight again, we'll fight to the death. If we join Huben, we'll be able to make a comeback."
Within Stone City, such discussions could often be heard.
The newly established Huben was divided into seven divisions: Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and Metal.
There were seven generals, and Master Ming was the Grand Commander of Stone City's Tiger Guards. At the same time, he was also the commander of Huben's seven divisions.
Ye Tianze knew that it wasn't realistic to ask Master Ming to become his private army. Although Master Ming and the others had followed him through life and death, as soldiers, they had military principles. If they were a soldier of the White Tiger Legion, they would be soldiers of the White Tiger Legion forever.
However, Master Ming was very clear that the one with the most potential in the future definitely wasn't the decaying White Tiger Legion, but the newly established Huben's Seven Divisions.
Therefore, Master Ming transferred his three thousand elites to the Huben's Seven Divisions, and handed over the city's defense to the newly dispatched regular soldiers.
The Tiger Guards were in charge of training the Huben's Seven Divisions, teaching those geniuses how to fight the foreign races and how to form an army instead of being scattered sand.
The Huben's Seven Divisions were divided according to the seven major spiritual powers. They only recruited soldiers who majored in their respective spiritual powers. Apart from Gao Canyun as the general of the Lightning Division, the generals of the other divisions were all officers of the original Tiger Guards.
Thus, Stone City was on the right track. Ye Tianze's purpose in establishing the Huben's Seven Divisions was to reorganize the former seven armies of the human race.
With the resources of Mount Buzhou, the seven armies could rapidly grow.
This time, the seven armies of the human race wouldn't pick up other people's equipment to wear.
This time, they wouldn't fight the foreign races without a single piece of armor.
He wanted to use all his resources to arm the new seven armies of the human race to the teeth, so as to comfort the souls of his old brothers in heaven.
"The day I ascend to the top will be the day the seven armies of the human race are reborn!" Ye Tianze thought to himself.
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