On the afternoon of the 23rd, Feng Qiuhuang hurried back to Luofeng City.
During the war in Japan, Feng Qiuhuang had been promoted to Duke with the bravery of the Blazing Flame Army. She rushed back to Luofeng City to apply for the capital promotion mission.
It wouldn't be long before China's third capital city would be born.
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The next morning, Hai Rui, the prefectural governor of Jingzhou, arrived at Jianghu City to take up the post of prefectural governor of Yingzhou.
Ouyang Shuo chose Hai Rui for two reasons. Firstly, Hai Rui was originally from Jingzhou, and it wouldn't be good for them to work there for a long period of time. Secondly, Hai Rui was rather talented, but they didn't know how to cooperate with their superiors. They were most suitable to work alone on an isolated island.
Transferring Hai Rui to be the prefectural governor of Yingzhou was Ouyang Shuo's way of putting Hai Rui in an important position.
With Hai Rui around, Ouyang Shuo would be able to extricate himself from his burdensome duties and gain a better understanding of the situation on a global scale so he could have a good idea of what was going on.
In the Asian continent.
Apart from Japan being conquered by China, Korea was also conquered by Li Jing's troops following the fall of Korea. After Bai Qi conquered South Palm, he predicted that he would be able to conquer Chenla in two days.
Great Xia achieved complete victory on all three fronts, becoming the biggest winner of the global war.
Ignoring everything else, Ouyang Shuo's achievement points alone reached a million. He was only 400,000 achievement points away from the highest rank, the Son of Heaven Noble.
Ouyang Shuo was very curious about the privileges that Gaia would bestow upon the Son of Heaven Noble. In China's context, 'Son of Heaven' was an impressive term. The most representative term was the Emperor of Zhou.
There was an ancient saying: 'Holding the Son of Heaven to command the nobles.'
Compared to the war in Annan, Ouyang Shuo didn't receive as many achievement points as he did when Great Xia conquered four countries in one go. Furthermore, it was under the circumstances of the war.
The root cause was that Great Xia fought alone in the war in Annan. Just by killing combat professionals, Ouyang Shuo had obtained 600,000 achievement points.
It was different during the war. With a large number of adventurer players participating, the enemy players basically didn't rely on the army to deal with them. Thus, Ouyang Shuo's achievement points were naturally greatly reduced.
Apart from China's participation, Java had successfully conquered East Timor, and Johor had conquered Thailand. As a result, the ten ASEAN countries were only Java, Johor, Luzon, Piao, and Siam.
Among the five countries, Johor, Piao, and Siam had signed a non-aggression pact with Great Xia, so there was no need to worry about war for the time being. Great Xia's next target was either Luzon or Java.
Luzon was a tough nut to crack, just like Annan. Because it didn't have a land border with Great Xia, it would be more difficult to conquer it.
Java was even more terrifying. They had 20 million players, which was twice as many as the Japanese. Just the 2 million Imperial Guards stationed in Coconut City was not something that Great Xia could do anything to.
Coupled with the fact that Java had just conquered East Timor, it was even more terrifying.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo decided on the strategy of first attacking Luzon, then Java. If the two countries were smart enough, they would form an even closer alliance after the war and jointly resist the threat of Great Xia.
"I must first pry open a hole!" Ouyang Shuo had a vague idea in his mind.
Apart from the ASEAN countries, the war in India was also progressing very smoothly. They smoothly swept away the hindrances in the mainland and became the most threatening gaming region bordering Tubo.
India was also the only country in the Asian region that could contend with Huaxia. Putting everything else aside, India had 100 million players, and there were 10 million Imperial Guards stationed in Delhi.
Just the thought of it made one's scalp tingle.
This was also because India's foundation could not be compared to Huaxia's. With just one city, they were somewhat stretched.
Apart from India, the Persian Empire to the west of Huaxia had also quietly risen, and there was a tendency to gradually integrate into one. After this round of war, it was likely that they would soon enter the rhythm of establishing a dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo, who was constantly paying attention to the system announcements, noticed that the top ten dukes in the world had already been born before the end of the month of war. Feng Qiuhuang was only ranked seventh.
Lord Pushkin of Saint Petersburg, Lord Manstein of Rhine City, Lord Dilawa of Bangalore City, Lord William of Castle Avic, and Lord Henry of Vic City were all listed.
Even Kaiser had successfully been promoted to a duke and was ranked tenth on the list.
Apart from the top ten dukes, there were probably still a batch of dukes in the world who did not have the chance to appear in the system announcements.
After the month of war, the game world would officially enter the Empire Struggle mode. The lords who did not make it to the wave of dukes were destined to be eliminated.
Apart from Asia, the situation in North America also caught Ouyang Shuo's attention.
It was reported that the Dawson Dynasty had already taken over Panama and taken over the Panama Canal, controlling the lifeline that connected the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
This also marked the beginning of the Dawson Dynasty's expansion.
From now on, the Dawson Dynasty would definitely speed up its global expansion and fight with Great Xia for the global sea control. The two hegemons would probably be at odds for a long period of time.
After that was the European continent.
In this month of war, England, Spain, Holland, France, and other European regions had surprisingly set their sights on the African continent, and all of them had succeeded.
The historical wave of colonization in Africa seemed to be repeating itself.
Due to the existence of Great Xia in the African continent, Africa would probably be very lively in the future.
The Italian region and the Greek region had set their sights on the European continent, attempting to expand their respective territories inland to increase their authority in the Mediterranean Sea.
From now on, the entire European continent would welcome a reshuffle. The strong would become stronger, the weak would become weaker, and some might even be eliminated. The situation of Europe blossoming would gradually evolve into something similar to China's warring states era.
Then there was the Arab Empire that bordered the Persian Empire.
All in all, for a very long period of time in the future, the gaming region along the Mediterranean Sea would not be too peaceful. If Great Xia wanted to maintain a strong presence in this region, they would still face all sorts of challenges.
Especially with the intensification of mergers between the gaming regions, there would definitely be a few super empires in the future. They would not allow Great Xia to exist.
"There's still a long way to go." Ouyang Shuo's gaze was distant.
All of these were just the surface. Hidden in the chaos were two invisible hands. One was the Silver Hand, and the other was the Federation Academics.
The two might not seem obvious, but they were truly influencing the global gaming landscape.
If not for Ouyang Shuo's existence, these two hands would have probably started from the fifth year of Gaia. They would have developed independently, infiltrated each other, and gradually turned into a local confrontation, followed by an all-out war.
But now?
Great Xia was sandwiched in the middle. It seemed to be boundless, but it was treading on thin ice.
"The world is like a chessboard. Who is the chess piece, and who is the player?" Ouyang Shuo still had no answer.
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On the afternoon of the 24th, Xiong Ba and his party arrived in Jianghu City to discuss the division of Japan.
The adventurers of the North Army were still waiting for the distribution of the spoils of war. They had not left Jianghu City yet. Seeing Xiong Ba and his party, there were people who mocked, cursed, and showed off. This made Xiong Ba feel very embarrassed.
Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo understood Xiong Ba's situation and quickly led them to the small courtyard.
Since both sides did not have much disagreement on how to divide Japan, the entire negotiation process was extremely smooth without any hiccups.
Ouyang Shuo did not expect Di Chen to be so tactful. "That's good too. It saves us the trouble of talking."
Xiong Ba even suggested that he hoped to cooperate with Great Xia on the sea route to America. His intentions were very obvious, but he was tactfully rejected by Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo immediately saw through Handan City's intentions.
Before the war in Japan, Handan City had almost monopolized the entire Pacific sea route. The ocean trade was flourishing, and their pockets were getting bigger. Their days were extremely comfortable.
Now that Great Xia and Fallen Phoenix City had suddenly joined the fray, they naturally had many misgivings.
Not to mention Fallen Phoenix City, they did not have any experience in ocean trade and had no foundation. They had to start from scratch and were far from being a match for Handan City. Hence, Di Chen did not take them seriously.
The key was still Great Xia.
In terms of ocean trade, Great Xia was the real pioneer. Even now, as the Dawson Dynasty and other territories entered the ocean trade, Great Xia was still the largest territory in the world.
More importantly, Great Xia controlled the Straits of Malacca, the Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Cape of Good Hope. They were the true overlords of the sea.
Once Great Xia entered the Pacific Ocean trade, Handan City's days would not be as good as before. This was also one of the reasons why Di Chen was not too willing to conquer Japan.
Today, the territory's economy had become one of the key factors in determining whether a territory was strong or not.
On a global scale, all the rich territories were basically trading regions. Hence, no matter how much Di Chen valued the Pacific sea route, it was only a matter of time.
Ouyang Shuo's straightforward rejection made Xiong Ba rather depressed. His expression was gloomy. No matter what Di Chen decided, the moment they merged into Handan City, the fate of Xiong Ba's family had already been firmly tied together.
Both would prosper together, and both would suffer together.
Seeing this, the moment Xiong Ba left, Ouyang Shuo suddenly said, "Brother Xiong Ba, times have changed. Even Earth is gone. Nothing remains the same. "
Xiong Ba heard this and stopped in his tracks. However, he did not turn back and left silently.
Ouyang Shuo saw this and sighed in his heart.
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After sending off Xiong Ba and the rest, Ouyang Shuo then began to host the treasure distribution. All of them were of the highest quality.
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