There was no medicine for regret in this world!
The Persian army escorting the Okuotai tribe stopped a thousand meters away from the southern city wall. Only one general continued to advance under the protection of a group of guards until he reached the vicinity of the city gate.
"Let's go!"
Wang Jian turned around and descended the wall.
In a flash, the city gate opened and Wang Jian and his group walked out.
To ensure the safety of the handover, the Western Asia Theatre had already made sufficient preparations. Other than the Southern Pass garrison, there were also cannons set up in the mountains outside the city.
The purpose was to prevent the Persian Empire from cheating.
Although the possibility was small, they had to be prepared.
"Hello!"
The Persian general greeted first.
Wang Jian looked up and saw that the other party was an old general. He was thin and tall, fully clad in armor. His golden beard was especially eye-catching.
According to the intelligence, this person was called Cerces, the commander of the Persian Empire's eastern border.
"Hello!"
Wang Jian nodded without batting an eyelid.
If there were no accidents, the next time they met, they would be mortal enemies on the battlefield.
Cerces seemed to understand this as well. The two generals were sizing each other up. There was a faint killing intent in the air.
"Let's sign the agreement!" Wang Jian said.
The two generals were authorized by the imperial court and were responsible for signing the agreement.
Cerces asked, "What about the ransom?"
In the agreement signed by both parties, there was no specific amount of ransom. This meant that Great Xia could pay as much as they wanted.
Wang Jian smiled and took out a gold coin from his bosom. He pretended to be serious and said, "Here!"
Looking at the gold coin, Cerces' face flashed with shame. Great Xia setting the ransom at one gold coin was undoubtedly a humiliation to the Persian Empire.
Cerces struggled for a while, but he finally tolerated it. He took the gold coin expressionlessly and handed over an agreement.
After Wang Jian signed it, it officially came into effect.
Wang Jian saw Cerces' expression and his heart sank. The other party's experience and patience made Wang Jian even more wary of the neighboring country.
What happened next was simple.
Ogedei and the other generals were handed over and temporarily detained in the Southern Pass prison. As for the rest of the soldiers, they were sent into the pass one by one.
For safety reasons, the entire process would last for two days.
Every time South City Pass received a batch of prisoners of war, they would be transported to the rear to ensure the smooth flow of South City Pass.
What outsiders didn't know was that on that very night, Ogedei died in prison, and the one overseeing his execution was Wang Jian. Of course, this was done on Ouyang Shuo's instructions.
Otherwise, no matter how daring Wang Jian was, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly.
As for the rest of the soldiers, if they were injured or sick, the imperial court would arrange for military doctors to treat them. After some minor arrangements, some would be directly sent back to their hometowns, while others would be incorporated into the Xijiang Construction Corps or the Xikang Construction Corps.
Great Xia did not suffer a loss by redeeming 150,000 strong laborers with one gold coin.
Through this, the imperial court would be able to win over the hearts of the Mongolians to a certain extent. It could be considered killing two birds with one stone.
…
In the blink of an eye, winter arrived.
The global battlefield was silent, entering a rare period of truce.
Due to the interference of the Grand Xia, the Dawson Dynasty's advance in the Mayan battlefield had been extremely slow. Before the truce, they hadn't made any progress at all, causing Jack to feel very depressed.
The European battlefield still maintained a dangerous balance, especially after Great Xia's firearms began to be shipped into the Germanic Empire. The valiant Germanic nation resisted the pressure on the frontline.
This winter was very important to the Germanic Empire.
In Africa, the Banto Dynasty's performance was very aggressive. With the Angola region as the battlefield, they started a life-and-death rally with the Dawson Dynasty's army.
Now, it all depended on how determined the Banto Dynasty would be next year.
Before the New Year, the Banto Dynasty had placed an order for firearms worth 20 million gold coins with Great Xia. This showed that the Banto Dynasty's ambition wasn't small.
Although Ouyang Shuo was cautious, he still accepted the order.
What surprised Ouyang Shuo the most was the Tianzhu battlefield. He didn't know what King Ashoka was planning, but after redeeming the one million prisoners of war, he didn't enter the battlefield.
It was as if the one million soldiers had never appeared in the first place.
Next year's Tianzhu battlefield was definitely going to be a good show.
December 25th, Christmas in the West arrived as scheduled. In the battlefields of America and Europe, many soldiers spent an unforgettable Christmas in the trenches.
After Christmas, the eighth year of Gaia came to an end.
December 30th, Gaia year, a system announcement resounded throughout the world.
"World Announcement: On the eighth anniversary of the launch of 'Earth On', the game will undergo the ninth and final system update, effective immediately. For the details, please log on to the official website."
…
Once the announcement was made, the entire world fell silent.
Unknowingly, the game world had passed its eighth year. Every year's system update was like a drama, affecting the entire world.
There were a few updates that even brought about a disruptive effect.
No one expected that this would be the final system update. This also meant that the ninth year of Gaia, the tenth year of Gaia, and even the foreseeable future would no longer have such regular changes.
Gaia seemed to be consciously reducing its interference in the game world.
Jingshi.
Ouyang Shuo cleared his mind of distracting thoughts and logged on to the official website as usual to check on the update.
[1] Cancel the system announcement and system notification.
From today onwards, regardless of the player's achievements, Gaia would not make a system announcement. The relevant achievements would only be announced on the official website in the form of a press release.
This was also a crucial step in the game world's advancement towards realism.
The system announcement seemed convenient, but it gave the players the feeling that Gaia was everywhere, forcefully announcing the information to everyone.
This was not a good experience.
The system notification was the same. It was Gaia exercising self-restraint.
The players' privacy was fully protected.
If necessary, the relevant system notification would be displayed on the player's communication compass in the form of an email or a message. It could be viewed at any time, making it very convenient.
[2] Cancel a portion of teleportation arrays.
From today onwards, every game zone (especially the most primitive game zone) can only maintain one teleportation array.
Using the Great Xia as an example, if Ouyang Shuo chose to leave the teleportation array spots for the capital, then the nine royal cities, including Lingxi City, Sea Garrison City, Black Lion City, Hardstone City, Fallen Phoenix City, Luoce City, Loulan City, Hala Forest, and Huining Prefecture, would all have their teleportation arrays removed.
This would have a relatively huge impact on the Great Xia.
The only thing that relieved Ouyang Shuo was that most of the teleportation arrays in the overseas territories could be preserved. Otherwise, with the vast territory of the Great Xia, it would be a huge problem.
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