Half a month later, Zhou Chong led seven thousand people into the second floor. According to Ye Tianze's orders, the second floor's stronghold would be built in the valley where the Dragon Cliff Tree Spirit was.
There was a mid-level Well of Vitality there, which was very suitable for building a Spirit Chamber. With a Spirit Chamber, they could cultivate.
The arrival of the army naturally alarmed the monsters on the second floor. If it was before, they would definitely obstruct them, but they did not do so this time.
Seeing Ye Tianze waiting here, Zhou Chong hurried over and said, "Greetings, City Lord."
"Greetings, City Lord." The seven thousand Huben said.
Ye Tianze could see that these Huben had grown up. Many of them were from Tiannan. Obviously, they had been transferred from Tiannan.
Ye Tian Ze raised his hand and said, "I'll say the ugly words first. Since you have entered Stone City and become a Tiger Soldier, you have to bear the same honor and disgrace. On the mountain, we not only have to kill spirit beasts for resources, we also have to fight against foreign tribes. If anyone dares to become a burden to me when they encounter a foreign tribe, I will give them a chance to give up their position and get the hell out of Stone City. I don't need cowards who are afraid of death, I only want warriors who dare to die!"
Speaking of this, he swept a glance at the Huben present and said, "Do you all understand?"
"Yes!" The seven thousand Huben shouted in unison.
"Wolves travel a thousand miles to eat meat, dogs travel a thousand miles to eat shit, live fish swim against the current, dead fish drift with the current."
Ye Tianze said loudly, "You are wolves, living fish in the water. It is natural for you to enjoy the best resources. Tell those cowards to go to hell. If anyone has any objections, let them know how sharp the butcher's knife in your hands is."
"We are willing to die for the City Lord."
The seven thousand Huben shouted.
The monsters hiding around the valley could not help but feel fear when they heard this shout. They knew that Ye Tianze's words were meant for the Huben, but they were also meant for them.
After Hu Ben set up camp, he began to set up a stronghold in the valley. Ye Tianze summoned the Dragon Flame Tree Spirit and planted it in the valley.
The Flaming Dragon Tree Spirit was powerful enough to cover the entire valley. It could even radiate further than that. Once an enemy invaded, it would be able to predict in advance.
While the refiners and array masters were in full swing, Ye Tianze was not idle either. He found Zhou Chong and asked about the situation on the first floor.
"What was the reaction of the two great alliances when they found out that you entered the second level? Seven thousand Huben already came up. Who will guard the first level stronghold?"
Ye Tianze asked.
"The people guarding the first level of stronghold are the newly recruited soldiers from Stone City. According to the usual practice, they are divided into seven armies, and they will be substitutes for Hu Ben in the future. Zhuge Qi and I have checked, and there are no problems with these people's backgrounds. Lee Chao-young has already tried her best to expel those with ulterior motives."
Zhou Chong said.
"Very good, but don't expel all the spies. Leave some of them behind, so that they can inform the five great alliances what we are doing."
Ye Tianze said.
Zhou Chong nodded and said, "I will discuss with Zhuge Qi, but there is no need for the core Seven Armies, right?"
"Yes, the core Seven Armies must have a clean background. We must not let any spies in, because in the future, we will turn the second level into Stone City's exclusive sphere of influence."
Ye Tianze said, "In this way, we can establish an advantage over the other great alliances."
"Sir, do you mean that you don't want to share the resources of the second level with the Eastern and Northern Alliances?" Zhou Chong asked.
"It's not that we don't want to share."
Ye Tianze said, "Unless we take down the third level, we must not let them enter the second level. If we maintain the advantage of the first level, it will be difficult for them to catch up."
"If we don't share the resources of the second level, the Eastern and Northern Alliances will not be reconciled."
Zhou Chong said, "It is even possible that they will be forced back to the five great alliances. When we set off, the two great alliances sent people to ask if we need their support. They want to enter the third level with us, but Zhuge Qi refused. I don't think they will give up so easily."
Ye Tianze smiled and said, "So what if they don't want to give up? If they don't want to endure, I will drive them down the mountain. We are fighting on the mountain, they are eating meat on the mountain, and now they want to eat the best meat, is this appropriate? "
Zhou Chong smiled bitterly and said, "But joining the two great alliances is part of our strategy. If we fall out with the two great alliances … then …"
"Don't worry, they don't have the guts. Without Stone City, they don't even have the qualifications to climb the mountain."
Ye Tianze said, "Unless they join forces with the foreign races. But if they join forces with the foreign races to deal with us, they will violate Lu Xiufu's bottom line. Even if I don't touch them, the army will skin them alive."
Zhou Chong understood and continued, "Now that Stone City has nearly 200,000 troops, isn't it expanding a bit too fast?"
"200,000?"
Ye Tianze said strangely, "How did it expand to 200,000 all of a sudden?"
"Now the entire Buzhou Mountain, and even the entire Eastern Region, knows that Stone City is treated very well. If there is no quota limit, I am afraid there will be more people joining."
Zhou Chong said, "This is also because Lee Chao-young wants to check their background. If they don't check their background and pull them all in, a conservative estimate is that they can gather 500,000 troops."
"Yes!"
Ye Tianze said, "Indeed, the expansion is a bit too fast. We just need to keep 100,000 people on standby. 200,000 is too much of a waste of resources. Ask Lee Chao-young to reduce it a bit."
"That won't do."
Zhou Chong said with a wry smile, "These 200,000 are carefully selected. Even so, it has caused a lot of dissatisfaction. They say that we are openly recruiting, but we refuse to let them in."
"Recruitment is recruitment. Whether we use them or not depends on us. The quality of the soldiers is not the quantity. In my opinion, not only should we not lower the threshold, we should raise it."
Ye Tianze said, "We just want to tell the entire Buzhou Mountain that Stone City only wants the best. As for the weak, tell them to go to the Great Five Alliance and the army. We didn't force them to come."
"Then how many do we need to cut?" Zhou Chong asked.
"100,000!" Ye Tianze said.
"…" Zhou Chong.
"Don't look like your parents are dead." Ye Tianze said, "You will understand in the future that 100,000 is better than 200,000."
"Only 100,000?" Zhou Chong asked.
"Only 100,000." Ye Tianze said with certainty.
Zhou Chong was helpless. He could only agree to pass the message. 100,000 troops, in his opinion, was still too little. Stone City was expanding very quickly.
They had just finished digesting the first layer and immediately entered the second layer. Naturally, they would need more troops to maintain the benefits in front of them.
However, Ye Tianze's considerations were different from his. Although Stone City was rich in resources, it was also very useful. Raising 100,000 more troops was not a problem for Stone City.
However, in the long run, the resources of this 100,000 army could be directly used on another 100,000 army. Good steel was used on the blade's edge.
And what he wanted to build was a fully armed 100,000 army. These 100,000 people would also become his core team in the future.
"There's no time to lose. Send the order to Lee Chao-young. Tell her to immediately disarm."
Ye Tianze said.
Zhou Chong noted it down. When he left, he was already sweating profusely. He realized that it was very easy to talk to Zhuge Qi.
However, when he talked to Ye Tianze, he felt like he was meeting the Old General. That majestic aura made him not dare to look at him directly.
Lee Chao-young, who was at the foot of the mountain, quickly received the news. To disarm 100,000 people at once, this was indeed a difficult problem for Lee Chao-young.
However, she quickly thought of a way. These 100,000 people were directly classified as reserves. They would not receive any salary from Stone City. However, they would be given priority to join Stone City's standing army in the future. They would also be able to live in Stone City.
This caused a huge commotion in Stone City. One must know that these 100,000 troops were half of Stone City's army. Many of them had a hard time sneaking into Stone City.
At first, it was fine. These 100,000 people just wanted an explanation. How could the standing army become reserves?
However, as time passed, the resentment grew. With the addition of the people from the Great Five Alliance, the 100,000 people immediately rebelled.
However, they did not know that Lee Chao-young was waiting for them to rebel. She had already investigated all the spies that the Great Five Alliance had in Stone City.
Under the leadership of Master Ming, the elites of Stone City took action. In just two hours, they had killed all the spies in the 100,000 troops.
Without the spies leading them, the 100,000 people calmed down. When they knew that Lee Chao-young agreed to give them a month's salary as severance, they immediately stopped.
Those who were willing to stay as reserves would be given priority to join the standing army in the future. Those who were not willing to stay in Stone City could take the severance pay and leave.
Although it still caused a lot of controversy, the matter calmed down.
"Good lad. Dismissing 100,000 people just like that. He's really bold." In the Hunter's Pub, Sun Qiqi praised when she heard the people's discussion.
"Everyone is constantly expanding. Only he is not expanding. He is even chasing people out." The pub's manager said, "I really don't see how he is bold."
"You don't understand. Stone City has 100,000 troops and 200,000 troops. Those are two different concepts. The resources consumed by 100,000 people can be transferred to the Tiger Army. Not only will it not weaken the fighting power of Stone City's army, but it will also strengthen the fighting power of the remaining 100,000 troops."
Sun Qiqi said, "Other than that, he has another purpose. Dismissing 100,000 troops is to show Lu Xiufu that Stone City only needs 100,000 people. This way, they will not be a threat to the army's rule. Didn't you see that recently, the army has been giving less and less resources to Stone City? Especially those quotas, they are very tight! "
When the manager heard this, he understood and said, "Even so, disbanding the army will cause a lot of dissatisfaction. It will be difficult to recruit in the future."
"Then you are wrong. Disbanding the army will not affect Stone City's future recruitment. It will even attract more people."
Sun Qiqi said, "Moreover, these people will be the true experts, not the weaklings who want to come to Stone City."
Sure enough, after Stone City disbanded 100,000 troops, Lu Xiufu immediately gave the order to give one-tenth of the White Tiger Army's quota to Stone City.
This wasn't good news for the Great Five Alliance. However, Ye Tianze, who was on the mountain, was overjoyed.
"Lu Xiufu is really not a stingy person." Ye Tianze said.
Zhou Chong finally understood Ye Tianze's other intention. He admired him even more. Although the army was full now, Stone City could recruit more blacksmiths, array masters, and alchemists with these quotas.
It was killing two birds with one stone.
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