The success of the Chamberlain of Dependencies was undoubtedly good news for Shanhai City's upcoming battle plans.
Shanhai City's hibernation period had ended. Where should they attack first and how?
Long before Ouyang Shuo went out to sea, this problem had been handed over to the military office, Bai Qi, Han Xin, and the other generals to formulate a detailed military plan.
The military affairs office had been carrying out the preliminary military preparations. All they lacked now was a military order from Ouyang Shuo. So long as the gun sounded, the entire southern territory would once again fall into the flames of war.
After Zhang Yi left, Ouyang Shuo received another group of officials. It was not until the guard came to report that the special envoy of the Dali imperial court had arrived that the "report meeting" came to an end.
When Ouyang Shuo was promoted to the Marquis of Lian Province, a special envoy from the Imperial Court came to visit him once.
Now that he had been promoted to the Duke of Mountain and Sea, he had to accept the imperial court's rewards.
However, Ouyang Shuo was no longer as excited as he was at that time. After all, the current Shanhai City was comparable to the royal city of Dali.
It was even to the extent that it wasn't impossible for Ouyang Shuo to conquer Dali City if he was determined to do so.
Since both parties were already standing on equal footing, why would Ouyang Shuo be agitated?!
Not to mention, once Shanhai City was established as a nation, the imperial seal, imperial robes, and other items bestowed by the imperial court would no longer be of any use. Shanhai City would have to make them themselves.
Therefore, although the second conferring ceremony was grand, it was very dull.
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After sending off the envoy, Ouyang Shuo decided not to continue meeting with the officials. He was prepared to promote Shanhai City to a Rank 3 County City first. The rest of the government affairs could be settled at the morning assembly.
Ouyang Shuo arrived at the main hall and muttered "Territory Upgrade" in his heart. "Shua!" A white light flashed, and in the middle of the main hall, the golden stone tablet once again slowly rose from the ground.
Placing his right hand on the front of the stone tablet, the system notification sounded.
"System Notification: Assessing the requirements for Shanhai County to level up …"
"Condition 1: The population has reached the population limit of one million, and the requirements are met!"
In order to increase its population by 500,000, Shanhai City had spent close to a year accumulating its population, and this was the result of the three Village Creation Orders.
Next time, they would have to think of another way to increase the population.
It was impossible for Ouyang Shuo to wait two years before promoting Shanhai City to become a capital city. That would be unrealistic.
"Condition 2: All the basic constructions have been completed and the requirements have been met!"
The Zither Academy and the wholesale center of a level 2 county city had already been constructed in the second year of Gaia. As usual, the Zither Academy was built in the Southwest University China Hall, and the wholesale center was built in Midtown.
Near the wholesale center was a distribution center built by a first-tier county city.
Together, the two centers formed the heart of Shanhai City's commerce and trade.
Not only was Shanhai City the political center of the territory, but it was also a true commercial capital.
"Condition 3: The Suzerain's title is at least a First-Grade Marquis.
Ouyang Shuo had already been promoted to a duke, but there was no second first-rank marquis in the entire China region. Even Baihua and Feng Qiuhuang were slightly lacking.
His lead in the title of nobility was truly unrivaled.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Wearing for establishing Shanhai City. All the requirements to level up have been met. Do you wish to level up?"
"Level up!"
On the stone tablet, golden light soared into the sky and exploded in the sky, turning into a golden halo that spread in all directions. The halo extended all the way to the new edge of the territory before disappearing again.
Not only the China region, but even the overseas Star State County, Friendship City, and Base City were also enveloped by the golden light. At this point, the new territory's luck was truly linked together.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Wearing for upgrading your territory to a third-tier county city. The county lord's residence has automatically leveled up. Please check for yourself! "
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"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Wearing for upgrading your territory to a third-tier county city. After the promotion, a territory's teleportation point will be added. Please select the location for the teleportation point! Friendly reminder: The teleportation point is not limited to Shanhai City. It can be built in any territory's city. "
Ouyang Shuo was ecstatic when he heard this.
The benefits of being promoted to a third-tier county city came at just the right time.
If he wanted to add two or three teleportation points, Ouyang Shuo would have to think about it. But now, he only wanted to add one. Apart from building a base city in the Mediterranean Sea, Ouyang Shuo didn't think about anything else.
After all, a base city was in great need of a teleportation point.
With it, the territory would be connected to the entire European continent and even the African continent.
"I choose a base city!" Ouyang Shuo looked excited.
"System Notice: Location selection completed. Teleportation point in process."
"System Notice: It has been detected that the base city is located overseas. Therefore, the teleportation point has been automatically set to be an international teleportation point. Please refer to the rules for international teleportation points. Please be aware."
Ouyang Shuo wasn't surprised by this.
Lion City had opened an international teleportation point. It could only be connected to the teleportation point in the territory.
In fact, Ouyang Shuo didn't plan to open the teleportation point in the base city to domestic players. Even the allied guilds of the Mountain and Sea Alliance were the same.
The situation in the Mediterranean Sea was more complicated than in Southeast Asia. It wasn't suitable to stir up disputes between countries.
…
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Wearing for upgrading your territory to a third-tier county city. After the promotion, the lord can make one adjustment to the terrain of the territory. The adjustment will be determined by the system. Please specify the terrain you want to adjust. Friendly reminder: Terrain adjustment only changes the original foundation. You can't change the terrain. For example, you can widen the river channels, raise the mountain ranges, and so on. "
"Finally!" Ouyang Shuo was delighted.
When he was promoted to a second-tier county city, Ouyang Shuo used this opportunity to widen the Friendship River and Qiushui River in the Lianzhou Basin. He turned Shanhai City into a commercial city that didn't need to rely on North Sea City anymore.
Ouyang Shuo would naturally cherish this second opportunity.
During the Star Nation War, Ouyang Shuo obtained a Mountain Opening Seal on the battlefield. After using it, he could open a tunnel in any mountain in his territory.
If he didn't have this seal, Ouyang Shuo would definitely choose to open a tunnel in the mountain range that separated the Lianzhou Basin and the Annan District and quietly go to the Annan District.
With this seal, he wouldn't have to waste such a precious opportunity.
Ouyang Shuo noticed that the word in the system notice was "adjust" and not "fine-tune" like before. This also meant that Ouyang Shuo could make more adjustments to the terrain this time.
After thinking for a while, Ouyang Shuo finally said, "Extend the Friendship River and Qiushui River and connect them with the main rivers in the Chuannan Province and the Lingnan Province."
Ouyang Shuo's goal was to strengthen the transportation between Shanhai City and the various counties in his territory and further break the isolation of Shanhai City.
A real capital city should be accessible from all directions and have both land and water.
Currently, Shanhai City could only travel by sea. The land route could be connected to the Chuannan Province through the Southern Town Pass in the north and the Lingnan Province through the mountain road in the east.
The mountain road in the west was also gradually being opened up.
The problem was that the land route was difficult and the mountain road was even more rugged.
Only by completely opening up the inland water route was the right way. The Friendship River and Qiushui River, the two rivers of life in the Lianzhou Basin, naturally became the key to breaking through the situation.
"System Notice: Application for terrain change confirmed. Extending the river. Calculation in progress."
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"System Notice: Calculation completed. Terrain change completed. The Friendship River extends 1,200 kilometers to the northwest, and the Qiushui River extends 1,300 kilometers to the northeast. The two rivers are connected with the Pearl River system. Please check the specific situation yourself! "
Ouyang Shuo was excited when he heard this.
The Pearl River system was the second largest river in China and the third longest river. In reality, its annual runoff was more than 349.2 billion cubic meters. It was the second largest river system in the country, second only to the Yangtze River and six times the annual runoff of the Yellow River.
The Pearl River consisted of three major tributaries, the West River, the North River, and the East River. It flowed through the Yunnan Province, Chuannan Province, Lingnan Province, Xiangnan Province, and the Jiangchuan Province.
Basically, the Pearl River system covered the entire southern border.
It could even be said that the Pearl River system was connected to the northeast of Annan.
Therefore, it was understandable that Ouyang Shuo was excited. The Friendship River and Qiushui River were connected to the Pearl River system. In an instant, the inland water transportation of the entire territory was completely revitalized.
Especially in the game, the map was expanded by ten times and the river was widened. The waterways were more developed and convenient.
At this point, Shanhai City's position as the capital city had basically taken shape.
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As the river extended, the territory promotion was also completed. Ouyang Shuo heard a system announcement.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Not Have Clothes for becoming the first Lord of China to be promoted to a Level 3 County City. The reward is 10,000 achievement points!"
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As soon as the announcement came out, the entire China region was shocked.
Ouyang Shuo used this unique method to announce his strong return.
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Handan City, the Lord's Mansion.
The moment Di Chen heard the system announcement, his face turned ashen. He gritted his teeth. "Damn it, that guy beat me to it again."
Handan City was only lacking Di Chen's title to be promoted to a Level 3 County City.
Di Chen was now a Level 2 Marquis. He only needed 20,000 achievement points to be promoted to a Level 1 Marquis. He had originally planned to use the next battle to smoothly promote.
That way, Handan City could surpass Shanhai City and be the first to be promoted to a Level 3 County City.
If that really happened, Handan City's reputation would definitely soar. With the glorious achievements of the [Yan Huang Alliance] in the past six months, they might even be able to step on the [Shanhai Alliance].
But Di Chen did not expect Ouyang Shuo to complete his territory promotion at this time.
As such, everything was for naught.
After a Level 3 County City, there was only one chance left for the capital city. Thinking of Ouyang Shuo's current Duke title, Di Chen did not have any expectations.
Therefore, a Level 3 County City was Handan City's only chance to make a comeback. Unexpectedly, even so, Ouyang Shuo did not let him have his way.
As such, how could Di Chen not be angry?
"The saying of having a nemesis is really a nightmare that cannot be shaken off."
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