After the third upgrade and expansion, Invincible City's dimensions had increased by four times for the third time.
It covered an area of 6,144 square kilometers in this world.
Of course, this was the current range of the System's influence. Because of Zhang Dongyun's operation, the area enclosed by the city walls was not so large, leaving a vast space outside the city.
The more he expanded, the more the area outside the city walls was still under the System's influence.
If the enemy thought that entering the city was the only thing that counted, then they were very wrong.
This way, it would be easier to hide the true extent of Invincible City.
At present, the inner city covered an area of 24 square kilometers and the outer city covered an area of 384 square kilometers.
After the next expansion, Zhang Dongyun would build a third wall on top of the current area of 96 square kilometers.
First Ring, Second Ring, and Third Ring, he was very familiar with this on the Blue Planet in his previous life …
Now that the area had been successfully enclosed to the foot of the mountain, it was worth celebrating.
There were mountains between the inner and outer cities, and they still needed to be leveled.
With this in mind, Zhang Dongyun started to clean up the mountains and forests between the outer and inner cities.
There was no need to clear all the mountains and forests. Zhang Dongyun just needed to make some adjustments and open up a large area for future use.
However, when the people in the city saw his big actions, they were naturally shocked to the point that their eyeballs almost popped out.
At this moment, the uncanny workmanship of nature and the infinite power were in the hands of man.
Such a scene naturally terrified the onlookers.
Ren Yichao, the Elder of the Lingxiao school, stood outside the inner city. Looking at the earth-shattering scene in the distance, he could not calm down for a long time.
He wanted to send a letter to the sect, but when he picked up the pen, he froze.
What could he write?
Chang 'an is powerful enough to fight against the Eastern Tang?
Or Chang 'an is more powerful than the Eastern Tang? After defeating the Eastern Tang, it will be a more terrifying enemy?
What should the Lingxiao school do?
Ren Yichao was in a dilemma.
As a member of the Lingxiao school, the reason why he had always been an enemy of the Eastern Tang dynasty was that he refused to accept the rule of the Eastern Tang dynasty.
To be precise, he did not want any ruler to suppress him.
But now, facing Chang 'an City, his confidence was wavering.
Ren Yichao wasn't the only one who was uneasy. The captives of the Zheng family, Zheng Yuan, and the Hu family, Hu Yingjie, were also unable to remain calm.
After Mr Dark Cloud interrogated them, some of them were thrown into the mines, while the others were sent to Dragon Ridge Mountain.
Hu Yingjie, Zheng Yuan, and the others' current task was to repair the road.
The road built by the Tang Army when they went up the mountain was very rough and crude.
Now that a certain city lord's power had extended to the foot of the mountain, he naturally began to consider repairing the path into the mountain.
They also needed to build roads that connected the outer city and the inner city.
Zhang Dongyun did not do it himself. Since there was a surplus of labor, he would leave it to the captives.
Invincible City's influence now extended beyond the mountains. Naturally, he could make Hu Yingjie and the others listen to him obediently. They had no choice but to work.
After these roads were repaired, it would be more convenient for the transportation of turquoise crystals from the mountain to the foot of the mountain. It would also be more convenient for the people at the foot of the mountain to go up and seek refuge in Chang 'an.
Hu Yingjie, Zheng Yuan, and the others felt extremely humiliated, but at this moment, they could only obediently work as coolies.
Of course, they were not professionals in building roads and bridges.
But Zhang Dongyun had never used these cultivators as engineers.
They played the role of large construction machines …
Naturally, there were other professionals guiding the construction of the roads.
With these human-shaped construction machines, the efficiency of breaking mountains and stones, and even building roads was undoubtedly much higher.
Scenes and terrains that were difficult for ordinary people to deal with were not a problem with these high-level cultivators.
"Boom —"
With a loud bang, the mountain rocks shattered.
Hu Yingjie pulled back his leg with a dark face.
Behind him, the group of Hu family members were frowning, but they rushed forward one after another. One by one, they easily carried the large stones and ran through the rugged mountains as if they were walking on flat ground.
After transporting the stones to the place, they still had to make the stones into regular shapes under the guidance of professional craftsmen. Later, they would use the stones to pave the roads.
Hu Yingjie looked at the many capable members of the family who were all acting as coolies. He could not help but feel angry, but he immediately felt sad.
He himself was the biggest coolie ….
"Seventh Uncle." At this moment, a young man with a slightly pale face appeared beside him.
Hu Yingjie turned to look at Hu Ming. He took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "Are you the supervisor?"
Hu Ming shook his head. "I'm here to talk to you about something."
"Go ahead." Hu Yingjie did not refuse, but his expression was not warm either.
Hu Ming turned to look in the direction of the city center. "Seventh Uncle, you and the other brothers and uncles should have seen with your own eyes that Chang 'an is where the world is."
Hu Yingjie did not say anything and just listened quietly.
Hu Ming continued, "We can all see that the Eastern Tang world is about to change hands. Our Hu family has no relationship with the Eastern Tang royalty.
On the contrary, the royalty is suppressing us. Since the world is about to change, we might as well take a step earlier and go to Chang 'an together. "
When he heard him mention "our Hu family", Hu Yingjie's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he did not interrupt.
It was not until Hu Ming finished speaking that he looked at him playfully. "You want to say that you are now a citizen of Chang 'an and can speak for your family? Whether everyone can survive or not depends on you? "
"No, it depends on you, Seventh Uncle."
Hu Ming shook his head and said seriously, "My family members won't believe me. Only you, Seventh Uncle, will be able to convince them."
Hu Yingjie was silent for a moment. After a while, he said again, "My family has been in Chaohe County for generations and has long been involved in the abyss. The tree is big and the roots are deep. Even I can't persuade my family to move."
Hu Ming said, "Chang 'an has just been established. The earlier you come, the easier it is for you to take root. The Chen family is one step ahead of everyone. Seventh Uncle, you have seen Brother Jiezhi's boxing skills."
Thinking of Chen Jiezhi's Dragon-beheading Fist, Hu Yingjie's eyes turned cold. "Did Chen Jiezhi's boxing skills really come from Chang 'an?"
Hu Ming nodded. "Yes."
Hu Yingjie took a deep breath and fell into deep contemplation.
"Brother Hu, you'd better think twice before you act."
At this time, someone suddenly said, "Father saw the previous battle through the Clear Sky Eye. He will definitely not underestimate Chang 'an again."
Hu Ming and Hu Yingjie turned their heads and saw a dispirited young man in embroidered robes. He opened his mouth and said, "Don't worry.
He said, "Although Chang 'an is strong, it only occupies this part of the land. If the Hu family makes a big move, my father will definitely deal with it first."
The speaker was Li Dang, the fourth son of the current King of Tang.
His breath was weak and he had not recovered from his serious injury, but he was sent here to work. He worked hard and there was no hope for him to recover from his injury.
However, his words still pointed out Hu Yingjie's hidden concern.
Chang 'an was powerful. If the Eastern Tang wanted to conquer Chang' an, it needed long-term planning.
However, the Hu family could not compare with Chang 'an. If the Eastern Tang targeted them with all their strength, the Hu family would probably be more miserable than the Chen family.
Even if they could arrive at Chang 'an in exile, their clansmen would probably suffer heavy casualties.
This might be a bit of a loss for the prestige of the Eastern Tang, but it was not unreasonable.
Hu Yingjie glanced at him and did not say anything. Then, he looked away.
Hu Ming calmly looked at Li Dang. "The Heaven Punishing Battle Qi deserves its reputation. Your Highness, you are seriously injured, but you still have the spare energy to care about the Hu family. It seems that the burden on your shoulders is not heavy enough for you to have the leisure to do this."
Li Dang sighed. "I'm just living a life worse than death. The Hu family is full of heroes. I hope they won't end up like me."
In Zhang Dongyun's projection, Mr. Dark Cloud was standing on the city wall outside Chang 'an, looking at Hu Ming and the others in the distance.
"Xingtian?
That squinty eye? "
Listening to Li Dang and Hu Ming arguing, Zhang Dongyun's mind couldn't help but wander.
In the Daming Palace, he came back to his senses and couldn't help but smile.
Something appeared in Zhang Dongyun's hand.
It was a sky-blue orb.
It was the Azure Sky Eye that Li Dang, Fang Wu, and the others had brought.
Li Dang thought that King of Tang in the distance could see the previous battle through this treasure, but he thought too much.
When Invincible City was upgraded and expanded for the third time and brought them in, Zhang Dongyun discovered that Fang Wu had this treasure.
Moving mountains and seas was indeed powerful, but he didn't want to scare the enemy away.
So, the moment he noticed the Azure Sky Eye, Zhang Dongyun blocked the function of this treasure.
In the distance, King of Tang could only see the image of the orb suddenly turn black.
As for the reason, he slowly guessed it himself.
It couldn't be as scary as moving mountains in the air.
However, when this pearl landed in Zhang Dongyun's hands, it gave him some ideas.
He might be able to use this treasure, but he needed to modify it.
However, if he modified it with the power of Invincible City, it would gradually dissipate after leaving the city, so he had to think of another way.
Maybe there was someone who was suitable?
"It just so happens that there's something really important that I need to talk to her about …" Zhang Dongyun thought to himself.
Soon, a ten-year-old girl appeared in the hall.
It was Shen Herong.
She was now called Ming Yixue, one of the close attendants of the City Lord of Chang 'an. Under normal circumstances, she lived in the Daming Palace for a long time, and from time to time, she would disguise herself as a young scholar and teach in the city's academy.
When the girl entered the hall and saw that there was no one else in the hall, the childishness on her face disappeared, leaving only a maturity and calmness that didn't match her age.
Seeing Zhang Dongyun, who looked like Fang Ming, playing with a sky-blue orb in his hand, she couldn't help but smile. "Big Brother, you also play with this?"
"I remember you once had a pair."
Zhang Dongyun waved his hand, and the Azure Sky Eye flew to Shen Herong.
Shen Herong caught it with a smile. "It was decades ago. It's long gone now."
"I asked you to come because of a piece of news."
Zhang Dongyun sat with his hands folded in front of him. His ring finger and little finger were interlocked, and the tips of his middle finger, index finger, and thumb were facing each other.
"Dark Cloud interrogated the captives and got a piece of news. About 4,300 miles south of here in Yechuan County, there are people of the Devil Path causing trouble."
He looked at Shen Herong and said Slowly, "It's said that they're cultivating the Mountain Moving Demonic Ape."
"Mountain Moving Demonic Ape …"
The smile on Shen Herong's face disappeared, and his expression became solemn.
She naturally knew why Big Brother brought this up.
One of the twelve Yama-Kings who had become sworn siblings in the past had a direct connection to this.
Big Brother's Eleventh Brother, her Eleventh Brother.
"Ape Dragon King" Ao Kong.
In the past, he was a powerful cultivator of the Devil Path who had both the Mountain Moving Demonic Ape and the Illusory Sky Dragon at the same time, which was rare in the world.
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