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Although the number of 500 people is not very high, they have not tasted the taste of human flesh for a long time. They could still eat humans a long time ago, but because of the arrival of Longlu, that is, the military division. , The Snake Queen specifically formulated a law. For the human beings who do work for Longlu, it cannot be casually harmed, otherwise they will be executed. The savages do not have any other laws, basically they are all executed, savages Many things about the clan are incomprehensible, but this is the savage clan. Although the bear king is considered to be more powerful among the savage clan, he still dare not violate the decision made by the snake queen. I saw this come out today. If you don’t eat these people, you’re really sorry for your mouth. You must eat quickly. When other races don’t react, they will eat them all. Sometimes it’s good to eat alone. Sometimes it’s not a good thing. For example, today, afterwards, the King Xiong couldn’t wait to slap himself several times. How could he be so greedy at the time? This greedy cannibalism didn’t eat it, but in the end he lost nothing. Less.

The human heavy cavalry seems to be completely different from before. Shouldn’t the heavy cavalry move slowly and maintain the formation, but this heavy cavalry runs a bit fast It’s a little bit, and the formation is a little messy. A 2,000-person team of the Bear tribe over there has already been prepared. They all wielded huge stone weapons in their hands, which surprised them a bit. The thing is, the reaction of the heavy equipment is wrong. In the past, they would definitely lean very closely, and then rely on the collective impact force to pass, but now they have opened up the gap between each other a little bit, this What are you doing?Although a little puzzled, the bear clan warriors rushed over. In their opinion, humans would not be their opponents in a field battle. They wanted to kill these humans is simply too simple.In fact, this is the tactic developed by Meng Tian, ​​because when the phalanx moves forward, only the people in the first two rows can attack. After the gap between each other becomes larger, they can take turns to attack, and the lethality can grow exponentially. If these cavalry fight steadily, the two thousand bear clan armies are probably not enough to stuff their teeth.

Now that there are so many loopholes in the human phalanx, the bear clan warriors are not merciful.They are standing side by side, close to each other.The phalanx of 2,000 people was almost as wide as the phalanx of five hundred humans. The officer who led the team laughed, and his soldiers laughed. When they were more than 100 meters away, the human cavalry phalanx They didn’t carry out the fast sprint they used to do. On the contrary, they still maintained this formation. What the Bear Warriors did not expect was that these people raised their right hands. They were all wondering, and raised their right hands. What to do.Is there any special ability?

Just when they were wondering, they suddenly saw a small black spot rushing towards them. It is now 80 meters away, and both sides are advancing. The distance is getting closer and closer, and the distance is shortened very much. It's fast, many people don't know what's going on, but when they know, it's already too late.The little black dot quickly entered their heads and various parts of their bodies, and they fell down at once. When they fell, they were only injured again, but they had no chance to get up because of the colleagues behind. We won't give them a chance to get up, and the big feet of those bear tribe warriors immediately trampled them down.However, trampling their colleagues to death did not end well, that is, it would be a little bit shorter than their death.

Li standing on the wall of the city was very clear from them. The two black squares were constantly approaching. When they reached the range of 50 meters, the savages had lost nearly one third of the square. Now, many of them are scared at this time, and they don't even know how these cavalry did it.How can the cavalry attack them while riding on horses? The five hundred people on the human phalanx are fine, but the casualties on the bear clan warriors have increased one by one. This number is a bit dumbfounded for the generals on the wall. , They didn't expect this little thing to be so powerful. The savages must have nothing at the end. Five hundred to two thousand, they can be killed in a few minutes, which is very good.

"Oh, it should have been a very happy thing to see the savages defeated, but I am not happy at all now. With such a weapon, if you are equipped with hundreds of thousands, plus yours Invincible Camp, this world is in your hands, prince, to be honest, do you have the heart to dominate the world?" Fang Wunan said in a low voice, he looked into the distance while talking, and observed with his own corner. With Li Cong, there is indeed nothing to be afraid of with such an army. Even if the Southern Empire organizes tens of millions of troops, there is no way to stop it. At this time, Fang Wunan's heart is really sad. If Li After the savages are resolved, the Southern Empire will definitely be Li Cong’s next goal. Then he will be Li Cong’s prisoner, although he knows that after the day, he will not be mixed up much. It's miserable, it's very possible that I will live a little better than my current life, but I still feel very resistant to the subjugation of the country in my heart, and I feel uncomfortable.

"Hehe, Lao Fang, we are also friends, do you think it is appropriate for you to ask me this question? What can be done, what can be done without?" Li Cong said with a smile, without turning his back to anyone. Moreover, the voice is still very loud. Li Cong no longer needs to cover up. The tens of millions of troops in Guangming City can be regarded as his team. Now Li Cong's position in Guangming City is absolutely unshakable. , As long as there is no trouble with Hualong on the empire, it is easy to solve the problems of the northern empire. This savage tribe looks like this, and it hasn’t been a few days of jumping up. Sooner or later the southern empire will also happen. Fang Wunan is a smart man , Sometimes it may be easy to do things with smart people, but sometimes the smart people are also very uncomfortable, because they know too much, which is why smart people die a lot , And stupid people rarely die because they don’t understand.

Fang Wunan nodded. He knows what's going on in the future. He clearly knows what the army of the Southern Empire looks like now. Those who can be brought to Guangming City are regarded as their elites. The rest are basic There are a lot of messing around here, and relying on them to defend the empire is just a joke.Even if they didn’t hurt themselves by mistake, even if it’s not bad, he won’t talk too much after returning, because the question is basically the same whether he says it or not. That is Li Congneng's victory, generally Telling Li Cong's ambition, there are two situations. One is that he is a person he trusts. Obviously.Although Fang Wunan knew that he had a certain friendship with Li Cong, it was impossible for Li Cong to tell him such confidential things.The relationship between Li Cong and himself has not yet reached that point. Another reason is that Li Cong no longer needs to take into account anyone’s ideas. At the beginning of the war, Li Cong had not fully mastered the army, and now he has a heavy hand. He no longer needs to consider anyone’s ideas. Dominating the world is just a preliminary dream. Li Cong will build a huge base here. In the future, Planet Rty may be a temporary base for Li Cong to attack foreign planets. .

"You may be the greatest person in the history of this continent. From now on, my life will be yours." The war in the distance has already come to fruition.The phalanx of 2,000 people was defeated by the phalanx of five hundred humans. At most a hundred people ran back. Fang Wunan said a word and went down after seeing the result. Li Congkan From his back, he can basically understand the feelings of this guy. The two empires have faced each other for so many years. Fang Wunan is the general of the Southern Empire, so naturally he does not want his empire to be defeated.But this person knew part of Li Cong's strength, but it was part of the strength that had been exposed. He also knew that the Southern Empire could not stop him. As a soldier of the Southern Empire, he should not say such things to Li Cong. Yes, but at the same time I am selfish.I don't want my family to sink with the southern empire, so I have this scene before me.

In the distance, the bear king looked at the army he ran back in surprise. The phalanx of more than two thousand people was no longer found. Now there are the corpses of bear clan fighters everywhere on the way the two sides are sprinting, and more than 1,800 people have died. , Xiong Wang was dumbfounded.How could there be such a thing? How did they do it? King Xiong immediately set up his army to rush over. This time it was a phalanx of tens of thousands of people. Although Li Cong's army won a victory, their Weapons and ammunition were also consumed by two-thirds. At this time, it was not suitable for charging. They began to retreat with alternate cover. In their view, the war was very successful. They killed seven people and suffered nine casualties. Personally, the enemy's 2,000-man brigade was killed at such a small price. This was a very serious blow to the Savage Race.

When the Snake Queen came to the battlefield, the human army had already retreated to the city of Guangming. They were all surprised to see all this in front of them. They could not believe this at all. In their impression, a new human army might be possible. Will achieve this result, but they are all infantry, which is why humans have not penetrated into the savage territory. Infantry is always infantry, but they can’t run fast, but now the enemy’s cavalry is also equipped, which means Now, human beings send small groups of troops to attack them at any time. The number does not need to be too large. As long as they are hit, they will run immediately, so they will definitely be exhausted. The snake queen feels very sad when she thinks of this. With a bad feeling, is it the same ending this time?No, it was only his own last time, and now there is the military division Long Lu, the military division will not let himself down, he will definitely be able to do well.

Long Lu also saw the situation here. He got the news when he was thinking about how to deal with humans. In his opinion, this Li Cong was the nemesis of his hit. Without this Li Cong, he is now a soldier of the Savage Race. He has already rushed to the walls of Guangming City, and his abacus is also very good. By relying on the soldiers of the savages to overthrow the Northern Empire, he can become the emperor by then, although he may be Many people die, but what can you do if you die for your own great cause? Many ordinary people are used to die. When that time comes, you can make great efforts to govern, and the entire country will be governed by yourself. At that time Just look back and deal with these beasts. Although he is now in a cooperative relationship with the Savage Clan, Longlu still looks down on these beasts. The humans in the Savage Clan have the same idea as him, even though these people can easily kill them. Kill them, but they still look down on them, thinking that they are all beasts, that is, they have better skills.

"Military Master. Do we still have a way?" The Snake Queen saw that Long Lu watched for a long time without speaking. At this time, she was also a little panicked. Many of Long Lu's views were correct. If Lu tells them to retreat, they may really suffer heavy losses. Now their losses are minimal.This is all made by Longlu, and now the prestige of Longlu has risen very fast.Many elders of the savage race also feel that this military division has real ability in his hands. If he can help himself, he can definitely get in quickly, but today they have seen that humans have the ability to fight in the field, and it is five. With the unequal impact of one hundred to two thousand, the loss of humans is negligible. They only ran back to less than a hundred people. Although the combat effectiveness of the bear clan is not the strongest, they have seen the fighting situation just now. .Humans never let these monsters get close at all. Humans are best at long-range attacks. Although the savages now have long-range attacks, they are still not used to things like archery. They are still more used to rushing up. Killing for a while, plus they don't have any defense at all, being killed is a certainty.

"I'm sorry. Her Royal Highness, her subordinates are incompetent. We haven't figured out a solution yet." Long Lu was very worried when he said these words. Although the snake queen has a certain IQ, how can I say it? A beast, if this really initiates animalism with yourself.I definitely can't resist it. Who knows what these beasts will do? She can solve herself with one move, so Li from the pervert who can play against her, changed other things. People can't even hold up a round.

"Well, I know. You go back and continue to the method, I am here to continue to see." Long Lu's imagined chapter of shooting herself to death did not appear, the snake queen is still very sensible, knowing that it is theirs now In difficult times, even if the military commander had no way, he could not kill him. At least this guy had done a lot of good things. Without him, he might have failed now, although now Li Cong has more ways to attack. But the place outside Guangming City is still the world of their savages, and human beings are still a little unqualified if they want to dominate this land.

The five hundred knights can be said to have rushed and rushed. After they came in, many guards would close the city gates. Li Cong hurriedly passed. Everyone didn't know what Li Cong was going to do. Li Cong made a crazy decision.

"Announced. Starting today, two heavy cavalry and crossbow arrows camps will be stationed outside the city. In the future, the gates of Guangming City will be closed except for attacks. At other times, the gates of Guangming City will be opened for me." Li Cong said All the soldiers were dumbfounded, but what followed was their deafening cheers. For many years, no such thing had happened in ten thousand years. Although these five hundred knights only killed two thousand Bear soldiers, but the symbolic significance of what they did is very great. They did it. They can fight against the soldiers of the Savage race in the wild, and they killed two thousand of them with very small casualties. This It was a huge victory, and all that Li Cong did was to make the victory infinitely magnified, and immediately many soldiers began to start this news spread throughout Guangming City.

"Haha, we finally don’t have to be afraid of those beasts. We also have our weapons. We can fight against them in the wild. They are not our opponents. It is impossible to do things against us. We can fix these beasts well. Maybe the land to the north will be our empire in the future. If we want to eat game, we will go around for a while, it will definitely be very delicious." A soldier said happily, he The soldiers around were also happily listening to this guy talking, and they were all thinking about those good times. In their impression, these savages were very powerful. If there were no walls, they would not be opponents at all. Yes, although they have won many battles against the savages, they still feel uncomfortable. It seems that they can win with the help of other things. But now it’s different. Now we can fight with you in the wild. The game is here upright, and you have no hope of victory.

"Soldiers, the prince has ordered the heavy cavalry to go out of the city and garrison. I have received internal information that the army stationed outside the city can quickly change into the latest small crossbow arrows. Our battalion now has 15,000 people, which is just right. Enough for that knitting, I’m going to apply. If someone is afraid of death, please get out of here. I won’t keep you. I will engrave the names of me and my soldiers on the wall of God of War in the Imperial Capital. Life is written. If you don’t have the courage, get out. Now is your last chance. If you miss it, there will be no chance. Once we really choose, it will be dangerous, but as long as it is us If we can win, we will rise to the top in the next half of our life. Do you want to fight with me." The generals who received the news did not cheer under the wall stupidly. Now they have more important things. In the army, it is well publicized that only two battalions of 30,000 heavy cavalry can go out. There are millions of heavy cavalry in this city of light.It is absolutely hopeless if they start late, so they must be positive.

"Think...think...think." The soldiers responded to their general's questioning with three shouts. Like them, there were quite a few such actions, and many of them were beaten by the record of the 500 people. It was scared. They didn't dare to imagine it before, but now this is the truth.

Of course, their willingness to go out has something to do with Li Cong's reward.All soldiers who went out of the city to fight each had a reward of five hundred gold coins. The wounded were doubled and the deaths tripled. They all saw this kind of money.

"I really didn't expect that Li Cong's army would be so powerful, you say. If our heavy cavalry goes out, what kind of results can we achieve?" This entire Guangming City is not all Li Cong's army, such as the one in front of you. This, this is Jin Wushu, the great general of the Southern Empire. He originally had a great view of Li Cong, but today he suddenly discovered that the gap between himself and Li Cong was too great.It was too big to make up. In fact, he knew that his men did not need to answer this question. He raised his head and glanced at several of his men. It was obvious that they were also scared by Li Cong's army. Don’t say that their heavy cavalry went out for five hundred, even if they went out for five thousand, they wouldn’t be able to achieve such a result. In the past, when the cavalry of the Northern Empire went out for three thousand and could return one-third of it, it was not bad. The combat power in the open area is very powerful. There is still a big gap between the cavalry of the Southern Empire and the cavalry of the Northern Empire.

"General, in fact, this may be accidental. Li Cong doesn't have many things like that. I think he is a foreigner. If he is really not afraid of savages, why should he station troops outside the city? "The ability of these people at this moment Jin Wushu can be seen. These people have no abilities. They pick bones in an egg and flatter them. This is their ability. They don't know anything except this. Jin Wushu is a bit disgusted. He glanced at the talking guy. At this moment, he wanted to hit someone. When that guy saw Jin Wushu's eyesight not very good, he knew that he might not be good next, and he was also ready. Up...

After half an hour, all three gates of Guangming City were opened, and the soldiers of the savage tribe in the distance also saw them. If they had used to, they would have rushed forward in desperation, because the gates of Guangming City had not been seen for a year on average. They had to be able to open it once, and this time of war is even more so. But now it is not what it used to be. They don't have the courage anymore. They looked at the three opened city gates and felt a little scared at the moment.

"Hmph, the city gates are all opened. These humans are really hateful. No, I can't lose our people. Your Royal Highness, I will rush up with my wolf cavalry. I don't believe that humans will be so It’s amazing. The speed of the bear clan warriors just now is really too slow. Our wolf cavalry is very fast. We can’t let them insult us so much.” The wolf king couldn’t help it. These humans are really too fast. Don't take them seriously.

"Yes, give them something powerful. These people are too hateful. Our leopard tribe's army will also rush up. They don't have such a fast speed. We must rush up to them." The Leopard King also said, but the two of them I didn’t get any encouragement from the Snake Queen. They are all loyal troops of the Snake Queen. They can’t be sent to death in this way. The defeat of the Bear tribe’s army can still be said to be past. After all, they are not elite troops. If the two-man army is also defeated, it will be no small matter, and the military will of the whole army will be shaken by then.

"His Royal Highness..." The Tiger King was not like the two of them. He didn't say anything he wanted to say. He just knew that human morale was too high at this time.If nothing can hit them, it’s really possible that something will happen. Now the soldiers below really don’t have much confidence. They used to say that human beings are actually a bunch of little ghosts, and they can only be We can only be defeated by the city wall. If they really get to the outskirts, they will definitely not have that ability, but now they are in the outskirts.Those who didn't have the ability became them, and their gates were all opened.They didn't dare to charge, it was nothing.

"Forget it, don't talk about it. I know what the situation is now. The order will continue. No one is allowed to go out without my order. It is enough to closely monitor their troops leaving the city. If anyone violates my order, he will be killed. You all go out and let me be alone for a while.” The Snake Queen said weakly. In fact, she was also very depressed. How could the previous Snake Queen have so many things and so many feats? Finally he was driven back by humans, but all the snake queens had gone out.I have all been to the Huahua World in the south of Guangming City. Why can't I get through when I get to myself? Why is this all?The Snake Queen is really a bit confused. If Li Cong is here, Li Cong will definitely go over and say, because I also appeared at this time.You can only stay behind.

What else did the Wolf King want to say, the Tiger King came over and grabbed this guy and dragged him out. Now it’s not the time to say this, Her Royal Highness is already a little unhappy. If you continue to say this, there will be nothing wrong. As a result, the Tiger King has a very good relationship with the Wolf King, and I don't want the Wolf King to turn somersault on this.

Look at these men who go out.The Snake Queen is also sad. They are the most powerful warriors here, but the humans opposite them are even more powerful. Those people continue to create some powerful weapons. They are all the damn Li Cong, if he were not for him. Maybe she was standing in their imperial capital a long time ago. Thinking of this, the eyes of the Snake Queen are a bit gloomy. There is one thing she has to do, one thing that can turn the tide of the battle, she wants to enter the city of light, she wants to assassinate Li From this, others may not know her own abilities, but she herself is very clear, don’t look at the many troops in Guangming City, but for her, those are basically decorations, and there is no big deal. There is no problem if you want to rush in, even if you sneak in secretly, as long as you kill Li Cong, the battle on the front line can be reversed, at least there will be no weapons of this kind.

Thinking of this, the Snake Queen's face sneered, and the night slowly deepened. Snake Girl just told her guard that she was going out and then disappeared. After the Snake Queen disappeared like this last time, she found it. With the Behemoth Behemoth, I don’t know what she is going to do at this time. The Wolf King and Tiger King glanced at the direction in which the Snake Queen disappeared. They never thought that the Snake Queen would go to the human city of Light. They thought the Savage Race There will still be things like the Behemoth beasts in the middle. Maybe the Queen can find them out this time. At that time, there was nothing arrogant about human beings. The two looked back at the direction of Guangming City. Those damned human beings were roasting the corpses of the bear clan warriors. They were eating greasy mouths, and the two spit out, and each went back to their camp.

The joy of the human position lasted until late at night. At this time, the tens of thousands of troops outside the city also entered their dreams. Only thousands of troops on duty were staring at their own eyes and looking at the people in the several outposts in front of the city. The army has deployed dozens of observation posts thousands of meters ahead. As long as there is any wind and grass on the savages, they may find it. It is impossible for them to attack at night. If there is no Longlu, the savages might really be attacked at night. Longlu knows that tonight is probably Li Cong’s most rigorous defense. Now if we go to the night attack, it is simply looking for death. This is the most nervous human beings. It's time.

The Queen Snake has reached a place less than 100 meters away from the first observation post. Five or six soldiers inside are looking ahead with their own eyes, and one of them has put his ear on the ground. This is listening. , Because the bodies of the Savage warriors are relatively tough. If they make any movements, they can basically hear them for the first time, but their sight will be affected at night. They would also be brightly lit, but the savages don't know how to use fire, so it's pitch black on their side.Only a few kings had fires in their tents, but that didn't explain much.

The Snake Queen glanced at several nearby observation posts. It seemed that there were no loopholes, but it was also for ordinary people. It was of no use to a master like her. The Snake Queen took a deep breath and quickly Rushed out.At this time, her speed absolutely exceeded the speed of the crossbow arrows, and no one felt her presence at all.If it is during the day, it is estimated that only one shadow can be seen, and the rest can basically be seen. This kind of ability can only be used by the Queen Snake. Fortunately, it is night. If these observation posts are used during the day. If the soldiers saw it, they might think it might be a ghost.

Effortlessly, Queen Snake has arrived in front of the barracks. Two barracks have been built in front of the gates of Guangming City. Queen Snake glanced at the thousands of troops at the gates. Even if she is good at it, she doesn’t have that ability. Entered from the gate of the city.Thousands of people’s eyes, thousands of torches, but how fast you are, you may be discovered by others. Now you can’t be discovered by others. If you are discovered by others, you are likely to kill yourself. No way, Li Cong, after all, Li Cong's own ability is also very powerful.The assassination can only be successful by surprise. I think of the snake queen looking at the 100-meter-high city wall. This city wall is the most terrible thing in the eyes of ordinary savage warriors, but in my own eyes, it is not at all. Whatever it is, as long as you want to.She could rush up at any time, the Queen Snake moved to a place a little far away from the city gate, her legs stared, as if there was something attached to her feet, she quickly rushed towards the top of the city wall.

Because they already had their army outside the city, the defense on the city wall was slightly loosened, and it was already midnight.So there are not so many people watching, but there is still one person watching from the city wall a few meters away. They stand taller and look farther away. What the military commander said is correct, although Today is the most proud day for mankind, but Li Cong is definitely not a fool. He estimated that the savages might launch a surprise attack at night, so the investigative work is done very well. These people alone are not a small number. Yes, so many people watched. Fortunately, those guys weren't allowed to exercise tonight, but humans did not expect that the snake queen would arrive in Guangming City this evening.

"Say, where is Li Cong's camp?" Queen Snake found a single soldier. She didn't know very well in this Guangming City. There are so many military camps in Guangming City. Who knows where the lord will be. , She didn't need to threaten this soldier, because the Queen Snake would be able to charm such an ordinary soldier, just look at him. Sure enough, this guy glanced at the Queen of Snake's eyes and rolled his eyes immediately.

"I don't know where the prince is, only the generals know." This guy finished his last sentence mechanically, and then his neck was broken by the snake queen. What this guy said is the same as he didn't say, the snake queen I don't know who the general belongs to. It happened at this time that I heard a person over there with a group of people coming up to inspect. This is Meng Tian, ​​who has not rested at night and came to inspect the city wall.

"General, you just need to go back and rest. Our people have already thrown them down. I'm afraid they won't come. If they come, they will definitely come back and forth." A general on the wall said, although He and Meng Tian are of the same rank, but these people have already noticed that Meng Tian is also a general because of seniority, otherwise he would have been a general. After this war is over, Meng Tian will definitely be promoted to general in the future. So now he can't be treated like the generals. They are all respected. This guy has a boundless future.

"Tonight is different from other times. During the day, we should be happy and happy, and those who shouldn't be happy are also happy. Tonight I see that those savages will definitely take action. I think I am tonight. Fortunately, let’s take a look. You guys have been holding on for a long time. Let’s go and rest. It turns out that we have to change shifts every three hours. Tonight, I have to keep in good condition. I have found everyone, and change shifts every two hours. Don’t come up when you’re done. Let’s take a good rest below.” Meng Tian was also worried tonight. To be honest, Li Cong’s work during the day was really pleasant, but at night, look at the dark area in front. , I really have no bottom.

The Snake Queen heard their conversation. She glanced around Meng Tian. This wall is definitely not a good time to start. Now there are hundreds of soldiers around. If you don’t want to make any noises to hold this guy. That is impossible. In fact, Meng Tian is mainly in the eyes of Queen Snake. If she knows that this is Li Cong’s right-hand man, she will probably do it right now. Meng Tian has only one general position. At this time It saved him. If he was replaced by a general, this head might still be on his own.

Li Cong also feels uncomfortable tonight. He usually feels this way when something happens. He also thought of the Savage attack this evening. If the Savage would really attack, this time should be the best time. In time, Li had been wandering around his house twice, and felt that he should go up to the city wall to have a look. He just saw a fast and powerful figure coming in front of him as soon as he left the house, and he grabbed this figure in one fell swoop. Li Cong saw that it was a corpse. This was the corpse of a general in the army. Li Cong recognized that this corpse belonged to the guy who talked to Meng Tian. After he got off the wall, he was going to go back to rest and talk to him. All five people died together, and this guy was brutally killed by him after telling him where Li Cong was.

"Huh, I'm so courageous, dare to come to me, stand up, I want to see what you are capable of." Although Li Cong didn't know this general, he belonged to his own subordinates, so he killed Lao Tzu. He's subordinates, this matter just doesn't give Lao Tzu face anymore. From this moment, Li hadn't thought of being the Queen of Snake, and thought he was the Queen Mother.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation.)