On the afternoon of the first day of the fourth month, in the study of the protectorate headquarters …
Ouyang Shuo summoned the Minister of Industry, Chen Bingguang, and asked, "Old Chen, how long will it take for the Z1 Model Battleship developed by the Shipping Department to be launched?"
Although Old Chen was a little surprised, he still replied in detail, "The construction of the main body of the Yu Emperor has been completed. In another week, it will be launched at the shipyard. After that, it will be tested at sea. It will probably take another month."
The Remnant Emperor was the first Z1 Type Battleship built from the bones of a Black Dragon. It was also Ouyang Shuo's new flagship. In the second half of the fourth year of Gaia, Ouyang Shuo planned to board the Emperor Yu for another voyage.
"A month?" Ouyang Shuo frowned and asked, "Can you speed up the progress a little?"
"Is Junshang in a hurry to use it?" Old Chen was puzzled.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head and gave a general introduction of the Founding Mission.
Elder Chen was enlightened and obviously looked excited as he said, "That's a good thing. Don't worry, Jun Shang, this official will definitely urge the shipping department to speed up the progress and strive to complete all of the Yu Emperor's tests within half a month. "
Ouyang Shuo smiled and nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Elder Chen."
"Not at all, not at all!"
Old Chen's footsteps were a little light when he left. To these scientists, being able to witness the silent rise of a huge empire in the game and personally participate in it was a very interesting thing.
Ouyang Shuo's expression was not relaxed after seeing Old Chen off. In the afternoon, the three missions to establish the nation had already been initiated, and Ouyang Shuo had already made the necessary arrangements.
Among the three tasks to establish the country, the first task, Submission of the Four Barbarians, was the one with the most uncertainty. The time and location were uncertain, and even the target was not 100% certain.
Ouyang Shuo had already entrusted Cao Can, the Governor of Dongchuan County, with the cooperation of the Chamberlain of Dependencies, to secretly travel to the Shu region and make contact with the Qiang Tribe in Qiang County. He wanted to see if he could guide a few large Qiang Tribe tribes to settle down in Shanhai City. Based on Gaia's personality, if Shanhai City brought in too few Qiang Tribesmen, they would not be approved.
The second mission [Myriad Phenomenon Update] was the most nerve-wracking.
Currently, the research and development of the Z1 battleship was the most important. Fortunately, there were signs of an academic breakthrough.
Ouyang Shuo, on the other hand, thought of the 《Ten Calculations of Heavenly Secrets》 that Song Jia had given him. He had already given the 《Ten Calculations of Heavenly Secrets》 to Southwest University China Research Hall and tasked all the masters of divination to work together to decipher the tenth calculation of heavenly secrets.
The Southwest University China Research Hall was overseen by the Federation's top scientists. They would definitely be able to find another way to solve the problem within the scope of ancient mathematics.
If he succeeded, it would be an academic breakthrough.
This could also be considered a freak accident.
As for the last new technology, it was still a mystery. Ouyang Shuo looked for Liu Mo to see if the 7th Research Institute could combine Western alchemy to create a new technology.
All of this takes time.
The third mission, [Congratulations from All Corners], should be the shortest and the least urgent.
Ouyang Shuo had already ordered the Chamberlain of Dependencies to begin preparing the invitations. Once the first and second missions were completed and the date of the founding of the nation was set, the invitations would be sent out one by one.
The Department of Culture was already preparing for the coronation ceremony on the day of the founding of the country. It was busy but not chaotic.
Before that, the Chamberlain of Dependencies would need to move around.
The news of Shanhai City's founding had already spread throughout the wilderness. There were probably people waiting to see Shanhai City as a joke. Ouyang Shuo naturally could not be defeated at this time. He had to maintain his momentum of sweeping across the land.
The coronation ceremony was the moment when Shanhai City would display its influence.
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In the next few days, there was no progress on the founding mission, which made Ouyang Shuo rather frustrated.
On the 5th of April, the leader of the Blood Shadow Alliance, Bright Moon Illuminates the River, came to find Ouyang Shuo.
A few days ago, the headquarters of the Blood Shadow Alliance had successfully moved to the satellite city. It could be considered to have officially settled down. Shanhai City and the Blood Shadow Alliance had also signed an official authorization agreement.
Just like the Royal City and the satellite city, Shanhai City's properties and shops were all handed over to the Blood Shadow Alliance to manage. The difference was that Shanhai City would take 60% of the profits, which was 10% more than the Royal City.
Based on the current number of players in the satellite city, the General Administration of Finance roughly calculated that 60% of the profits plus business taxes would bring in close to 300,000 gold coins for Shanhai City every month.
It was not that Ouyang Shuo was evil. If he wanted to, he could have arranged for the territory officials to handle this matter. The profits would be even greater. However, Ouyang Shuo adhered to the principle of a win-win situation, so he did not interfere with the affairs of the satellite city.
Sometimes, one's hands could not be stretched too far.
Besides, when it came to managing adventurer players, Shanhai City was not good at it. The Blood Shadow Alliance was the expert.
The main reason Bright Moon Illuminates River sought out Ouyang Shuo was to request an army from Shanhai City to be stationed in the satellite city to assist the Blood Shadow Alliance in managing the city.
Gaia would spawn 10,000 NPC troops to guard every royal city and satellite city. The territorial satellite cities did not have such treatment. It could only be arranged by the territorial lord.
When Ouyang Shuo heard Bright Moon Illuminates River's request, he smiled and said, "Don't worry. In a few days, the Leopard Army's fifth army will be stationed in the outskirts of Tianjing City. When the time comes, arrange for a division to be stationed in the satellite city. "
"That couldn't be better!" Bright Moon Illuminates River was overjoyed. Bright Moon Illuminates River was confident in the quality of Shanhai City's army. It was probably stronger than the NPC army spawned by Gaia.
After discussing official matters, the two chatted until they reached the topic of the opened underground world.
Ouyang Shuo asked out of curiosity, "How is it? What's the situation in the underground world?"
With the opening of the nine satellite cities, there would be information regarding the underground world popping up on the forums from time to time. Gaia even conformed to public opinion and specially created an underground world column on the forums.
Just as Gaia had advertised, be it in terms of numbers, types, or even levels, the underground world's monsters completely crushed the monsters in the wilderness.
However, the current underground world was still a forbidden zone for ordinary players. They had to wait for the magnate guilds to explore before they could enter. If not, it would only take minutes for them to be wiped out.
Even the elite squads that explored the area suffered heavy losses. In the words of the guild bigwigs, every line on the map they drew was filled in with the flesh and blood of the elite squads. It was a tragic sight.
Of course, the magnate guilds were not trying to be Lei Feng. As pioneers, be it killing bosses or gathering rare materials, they were the first to arrive, earning them a bountiful harvest.
It was also their first fortuitous encounter, so they did not suffer any losses.
Ouyang Shuo asked Bright Moon Illuminating River about the situation in the underground world. As the underground world was huge, the monsters in different capital cities were different.
Bright Moon Illuminating River smiled and said, "It's indeed brutal. If there's a chance, I suggest you go take a look." He then briefly explained some interesting things about the elite squads' exploration.
Ouyang Shuo's heart stirred. He was also very curious about the mysterious underground world. He nodded and said, "Alright, I'll treat it as a stroll."
Since there was no progress in the Founding Nation Mission, there was no need for Ouyang Shuo to stay in Shanhai City. Who knew, he might have a fortuitous encounter in the underground world.
After all, Ouyang Shuo was a person with a lot of luck.
"Alright, when are you coming? I'll make the arrangements in advance," Bright Moon Illuminating River said with a smile.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "The day after tomorrow!"
"No problem!"
The two chatted for a while before going their separate ways.
7th April, satellite city.
Ouyang Shuo's sudden appearance in Satellite Town with 3,000 Divine Martial Guards immediately caused a commotion. Countless players gathered to watch the show. Everyone wanted to see this legendary powerhouse.
Fortunately, Blood Shadow Alliance was prepared. They arranged for five thousand players to separate a path. The satellite city was equivalent to a miniature version of Shanhai City. Ouyang Shuo naturally had no interest in visiting.
After entering the satellite city, the group did not stop and directly went to the entrance of the underground world. Bright Moon Illuminating River specially arranged for an elite squad to be the guide. The leader was called Broken Heart Thief Marshal.
"Lord, I'm called Broken Heart Thief Marshal!"
The Heartbroken Thief Marshal ran over with a smile on his face.
Since Blood Shadow Alliance entered the satellite city, the one million members automatically regarded themselves as a member of Shanhai City. When they saw Ouyang Shuo, they directly called him "Lord".
Actually, to the current players, being able to talk to Ouyang Shuo was already a great honor. Broken Heart Thief Marshal was chosen to be the guide. Who knew how many brothers would die of envy.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "Sorry to trouble you. I'll call you Thief Marshal!"
Broken Heart Thief Marshal smiled and did not know how to reply. He turned and ran to lead the way. There must be an extraordinary story behind this maverick name.
The stairs to the entrance were made of stone. The further down they went, the darker the light became. The stairs were also wet and covered with a thin layer of moss. The walls on both sides were covered with thick vines. They were very tenacious.
After walking for about ten minutes, there was a faint chill in the air, causing people to shiver unconsciously. The surrounding light had already become extremely dark. It was like the break of dawn covered by the hazy moonlight.
Ouyang Shuo immediately thought of the legendary nether world. It was probably like this. Walking further down, there was a faint whistling sound of wind coming from the depths of the ground. It was accompanied by cold air. It was even more terrifying.
When the Divine Martial Guards saw this, they all had solemn expressions and were ready for battle.
"Lord, we're almost there!" The Thief Marshal in front suddenly said.
Just as he finished speaking, there was suddenly a hazy white light in the cold light. It slightly illuminated the dark and terrifying space. At least they could look around normally.
That's right.
If the underground world was really pitch-black, how would the players explore? They couldn't always carry a torch. That wasn't realistic.
The group walked for less than twenty meters and arrived at an open space.
Looking around, no one would have imagined that this was actually underground. Just the open space under their feet was the size of ten football fields. Outside the open space, there were ravines and huge tunnels leading to an unknown world. The whistling cold wind rushed out from those huge tunnels. They could also faintly hear the sound of flowing water.
The Thief Marshal ran over and said with a smile, "We've built a temporary base here. In the future, we'll build a fixed supply base. The entire underground world is made up of tunnels and open space. The open space is the node and also the main monster area. The tunnels are the veins. "
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