On June 6th, when Ouyang Shuo logged in again, he heard a system announcement.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Chunshen Jun for becoming the second Lord of a Level 1 County in the China server. Achievement Points awarded: 2,000!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Chunshen Jun for becoming the second Lord of a Level 1 County in the China server. Achievement Points awarded: 2,000!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Chunshen Jun for becoming the second Lord of a Level 1 County in the China server. Achievement Points awarded: 2,000!"
After half a month, the China region finally had its second first-class county.
During this period of time, five first-class counties had been born around the world. Among the top ten territories in the world, except for Mikasa Town, Bangalore Town, Freetown Town, and Handan Town, the remaining six territories had all been promoted.
Shanhai County's advantage was once again narrowed by the other territories.
After Lord Chunshen's Dan Yang District was promoted, Ouyang Shuo teased in the alliance channel: "Everyone, when are you going to apply for promotion? You can't fall too far behind."
Among the five allies, Mulan Town and Black Lion Town were only second-class towns. They were still far from being promoted. Dragon Seeking Town had just been promoted to a third-class town not long ago, so it was not that fast.
The ones with the most hope were Fallen Phoenix Town and Spirit Rhino Town, which had been promoted to third-class towns long ago.
"I'm prepared to wait another week." Bai Hua was the first to respond.
"What about Feng Wu?"
"Wuyi, I was just about to look for you," said Feng Qiuhuang.
"Oh?"
"I've just applied for promotion. Ninth will welcome the bandits' attack."
"This is a good thing. What do you need me to do?"
"Everything else is fine. I just want to borrow your Three Bows Eight Bulls Bed Crossbow."
Ouyang Shuo didn't hesitate in the slightest, "No problem. Recently, the Crossbow Division built another one. Together with the original two, I'll lend them to you. Furthermore, I will send Shanhai County's Divine Strategy Battalion Commander to guide you on how to operate it. "
"That's great! I was still worrying about the training of the members," Feng Qiuhuang said happily.
"It's my duty. When the rest of you apply for promotion, just let me know. You can all borrow it. "
"Yay, the Alliance Leader is mighty!" Mulan Lanyue was cheeky again.
"Might + 1!" This was a Siege Lion.
"Mighty + 2!"
"Mighty + 3!"
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Ouyang Shuo was somewhat speechless. He had no idea why goddesses like Baihua and Feng Qiuhuang were joining in the fun. Naturally, Ouyang Shuo was doing this in the hopes that all of them would be able to smoothly advance to the next level, and thus increase the strength of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas.
"Wuyi, let me tell you a piece of news." Feng Qiuhuang said.
"What news?"
"Including my family, the fathers and grandfathers of the major forces have all entered the game. Although they would not walk in front of the stage, they would help behind the scenes to plan. So, you have to be careful when dealing with Di Chen and the others. Don't look down on them again. "Feng Qiuhuang reminded.
"Don't worry, I'll pay attention." Ouyang Shuo had long since expected such a situation, so he was very calm.
"Also, don't think that everything is fine just because the currency exchange platform is closed. The family's power is beyond my imagination. Originally, many of the family's elites, including members with different surnames, were maintaining the operations of various industries in the real world. Now, this batch of elites had all entered the game. With this group of core strength, it will be easier to manage the territory. Some of the more powerful fellows aren't any weaker than historical figures, especially when it comes to financial and business matters. "Because of Ouyang Shuo's straightforwardness, Feng Qiuhuang returned the favor and spoke very clearly.
Others might not know, but Feng Qiuhuang was certain that Ouyang Shuo was definitely not a descendant of some hidden family. With the real world in such a chaotic state, even the most hidden family would have to surface. How could they be like Ouyang Shuo, who had become even more low-key?
Feng Qiuhuang valued Ouyang Shuo as an ally. Naturally, she did not want Ouyang Shuo to underestimate the enemy.
In fact, how could Ouyang Shuo not know what Feng Qiuhuang said?
Not only that, Ouyang Shuo also knew that the Battle Wolf's Blood Red Town's strength had recently soared. This was because a batch of professional soldiers had joined the Blood Red Town, forming a professional regular army.
The discipline and tactical attainments of this batch of soldiers were many times better than the NPCs of the NPCs. Especially in intelligence warfare and special operations, they had an absolute advantage.
Not only that, the commanding ability of the officers was no weaker than the generals of ancient times. It could even be said that in some aspects, they were even stronger than the NPC generals. The only thing they lacked was the characteristics and martial arts of the NPC generals. They were slightly lacking in individual combat ability.
Therefore, this was equivalent to the Blood Red Town directly obtaining an elite army, in addition to many historical strategists and historical generals. One could imagine how terrifying it was.
The other members of the original Six Hegemons of Handan City were also more or less strengthened. In no time, they would all be promoted to a first-class county. What Ouyang Shuo was interested in was that after the migration, Di Chen would lose the means to suppress the Kill Ripper. He was really looking forward to how this pair of enemies would get along in the future.
If not for Ouyang Shuo's accumulation, the current Shanhai County would not even have the right to challenge them. If not for Ouyang Shuo's conscious effort to nurture the officials of the natives from the village level, he would have been crushed by Di Chen.
Luckily, Ouyang Shuo had a backup plan. Otherwise, he would really have to hand over the throne of the first place in the China server.
The biggest weakness of these large factions was that no matter how powerful they were in real life, once they entered the game, they had to follow the basic rules of the game. In terms of understanding of the game, no one could compare to Ouyang Shuo.
For example, these financial elites in real life entered the game, but there was no stock market or unified bank in the game, only the most primitive banks. Coupled with the lack of capital, it was very difficult for them to play any tricks. Of course, if these financial elites were to be brought to Shanhai County to manage the Bank of the Four Seas. Then, the management level of the Bank of the Four Seas would be greatly improved.
Another example was the agricultural experts in real life. Although they could modify the ancient water conservancy projects, it was impossible for them to create hybrid rice to increase the yield. As for fertilizers and pesticides, it was impossible.
"Thank you for the reminder!" Ouyang Shuo was very grateful for Feng Qiuhuang's kindness.
The topic that Feng Qiuhuang brought out caused the atmosphere in the chat to become very gloomy. Among the six members of the Shanhai Alliance, only Feng Qiuhuang was from a large faction. The others were all ordinary players.
Originally, these things were indistinct. Now that Feng Qiuhuang had revealed the advantages of a large faction, how could the Siege Lion and Dragon-Seeking Acupoints not feel pressured?
"Alright, everyone, don't be discouraged. As long as we are willing to find talents, there will be no shortage of them. So what if we don't have elite players? As long as we make good use of the natives, we can still manage the territory well. Moreover, the natives are not without benefits. At the very least, they have absolute loyalty and respect for their lord. As for those elite players, they definitely won't be able to do this. "Ouyang Shuo encouraged everyone in the chat.
"I think Wuyi is right. Shanhai County only has one player, Wuyi, and he's not at the top of the world. From this, we can see that the potential of the natives is huge. The key is whether we can know our people well. "Bai Hua was the first to support Ouyang Shuo's point of view.
"I also support Brother Wuyi. Big Sister Mu, how are you?" Mu Lanyue followed.
After hearing Ouyang Shuo and Bai Hua's words, the Siege Lion and Dragon-Seeking Acupoints felt much more relaxed. This was all Ouyang Shuo could help them with. After all, they had to walk their own path.
"Big Brothers and Sisters, do you guys lack money? My Mulan Town is very poor. Even if Big Sister Mu wanted to expand the army, she wouldn't be able to gather enough money for a class advancement." Little Abdomen's Black Magnolia Moon broke the silence and exposed her own dirty linen.
Ouyang Shuo's heart ached for this sensible girl. He said, "Yue Yue, if you need money, Big Brother can lend you some."
"No, Brother Wuyi. Although you have money, Shanhai County is so big. I don't want to take up Big Brother's funds." Mu Lanyue directly refused.
Ouyang Shuo's heart stirred. He said, "Since that's the case, Yue Yue, I have a suggestion. You can consider it."
"What suggestion?"
"You all know that Shanhai County has a bank called the Bank of the Four Seas, right?"
"Yes, I know."
"My suggestion is to open a branch of the Bank of the Four Seas in your Mulan Town and provide low-interest loans to your territory. This way, we can solve Mulan Town's financial problems and create profits for Shanhai County. It's a win-win situation, and you don't have to feel guilty. Of course, I have to say that this way, Mulan Town's economic lifeline will gradually be controlled by the Bank of the Four Seas. You'll have to weigh the pros and cons of this. "Ouyang Shuo's words were very thorough. He clearly stated the pros and cons.
"Brother Wuyi, I have to discuss it with Big Sister Mu before I can give you an answer."
"Of course."
After listening to Ouyang Shuo and Mu Lanyue's conversation, the other four were silent. Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang didn't lack money for the time being. On the other hand, the Siege Lion and Dragon Seeking Acupuncture Point were facing the same problem as Mu Lanyue.
However, as Ouyang Shuo had said, once they allowed the Bank of the Four Seas to open a branch in their territory, it would be equivalent to giving up control of the territory's economic lifeline. This required a lot of courage and trust.
In fact, even if the Siege Lion and Dragon Seeking Acupuncture Point took the initiative to propose it, Ouyang Shuo wouldn't agree.
The reason why Ouyang Shuo agreed to Mu Lanyue's proposal was because both of them were from Lianzhou Basin. In the future, they were destined to merge together. The earlier they could achieve economic integration, the better it would be for their future integration.
In addition, Ouyang Shuo also wanted to use the opportunity of opening a branch of the Bank of the Four Seas to speed up the development of Mulan Town. Only with the rapid development of Mulan Town could they firmly control the Southern Guard Pass. (To be continued.)
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