Protect Our Chief

"My mom was so happy when she received the stuff, the dinner that day was much more sumptuous than usual. But poor me, I was kicked out of the bamboo house in the middle of the night and had to stay over at my sister’s place, who complained about me for half the night. Hehe~~"

Upon hearing this, her friends instantly understood and started giggling. Only the little girl of about thirteen or fourteen was still clueless about what they were laughing at.

At this moment, a friend suddenly nudged Sang and said with a grin, "Hehe~ Sang, your Mr. Shan will be back soon. I heard that a Gu Master from the neighboring village saved up money to buy a small manor in Daqian, and moved his wife and children there to live comfortably. Did your Mr. Shan say when he would take you to Daqian?"

"Oh no~ I’m not married over there yet~ Why are you talking about this?" Sang immediately felt embarrassed, her face turning red as she turned her head aside.

"Isn’t that just a matter of time? With Mr. Shan’s skills, saving up to buy a manor in Daqian seems possible~~"

"I’ve heard that everything is better over in Daqian, it would be so nice to enjoy life there."

Sang, influenced by her words, also began to dream of the prosperity of Daqian.

In the past, when Mr. Shan wrote to her, he mentioned some things about Daqian, which she found incredible at the time, thinking that the people there were so amazing. If she had the chance, she would like to see it for herself.

Amidst their chatter and laughter, a group of young girls had already reached the other side of the mulberry grove with their backpacks.

Several iron rail cars were parked here; they only needed to put their backpacks into the car, and it would glide down the track to the foot of the mountain.

Then, they could go down the mountain to retrieve them without the hassle of carrying them down themselves.

The Great Gu Master in the village said that the rail cars could move due to "the force of gravity."

Truthfully, Sang didn’t really understand what that meant, and perhaps not even the Great Gu Master fully understood; he just heard it from the Daqian people. But it didn’t matter, as long as they were useful.

Chatting and laughing, the group of young girls then returned to the village together.

By this time, dawn had just broken, and a busy day in the village was just beginning. However, unlike before, everyone now wore expressions of anticipation and hope.

Because they knew that life was getting better and better.

The happenings in the "Golden Mushroom Village" were not uncommon in the Southern Border, as more and more villages joined Wang’s Exploration Company’s "Common Prosperity" plan.

Terraced fields, once used to produce meager grains and Spirit Seeds, have rapidly transformed into production bases for Spiritual Mulberry, Ordinary Mulberry, Spirit Tea, and Ordinary Tea, driven by high profits.

As for the source of food, that’s simple.

By taking about ten percent of the income from the economic benefits of mulberry growing and silkworm rearing, they could buy enough food and Spirit Rice for the family through Wang’s Exploration Company.

Moreover, Wang’s rice and Spirit Rice, when cooked, are chewy and fragrant. They taste far better than the original millet grown in the terraces.

Nowadays, only a fool would grow millet in their fields.

The elderly grandmothers and grandfathers no longer have to be "buried with insects" due to a lack of labor ability; they can raise silkworms and fry tea, with plenty of warmth left to offer.

Decades have passed, and every household’s life is becoming more and more promising.

Yet, an enormous crisis was looming over the Southern Border without warning.

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The military flags fluttered!

The Daqian Army, crossing the Celestial County, marched straight into the Southern Border.

Among them, the famous Daqian Corps, including the Cangxiong Corps, Vermilion Bird Corps, and White Tiger Corps, made up the vanguard.

These three corps are among the famous elite main battle groups of Daqian, led by Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, each containing thirteen battalions, with Celestial Human Realm cultivators needed to qualify as the main and deputy battalion commanders, and each battalion containing thirteen teams, with Spirit Platform Realm cultivators as the main and deputy team leaders.

Thus, a full-strength elite battle group has about five thousand two hundred personnel.

A mighty vanguard of around fifteen thousand six hundred troops built bridges as they encountered water, cut through heights as they encountered mountains, and cleared forests as they faced jungles. Wherever they passed, it was leveled to the ground.

Including the nearby villages of the Southern Border Barbarian Gu Race, who had no power or courage to resist; the villagers scattered and hid deeper in the ancient forests.

The Daqian Army’s left and right flanks were guarded by the defense-specialized elite battle groups, Kui Ox and Xiqu Corps, preventing the enemy from attacking the Central Army from the sides.

The Central Army was the main force led by the renowned ace battle group—the Azure Dragon’s First to Fifth Groups, assisted by five ordinary groups, totaling over six thousand soldiers, forming a massive Central Army unit.

The Black Tortoise Corps served as the rear guard, along with two logistics corps to maintain the supply lines.

A total of around a hundred thousand troops made up this sweeping Southern Border Expeditionary Corps.

The legion commander was Emperor’s Son An.

But Your Majesty worried that Emperor’s Son An was too young and inexperienced in military affairs, so he specially appointed the semi-retired Xiao Limo to assist.

Xiao Limo, over a thousand years old, born in a Military Family, spent his life on the battlefield, earning illustrious military merit for Daqian. He had distinguished himself in campaigns against Western Jin and Southern Qin.

Later, as the Daqian Outer Domain Battlefield Legion Commander, he further built reputation and fame, earning Daqian’s army international renown, even instilling fear in the fierce demons.

Thus, Xiao Limo is known as Daqian’s legendary Military God.

But over a hundred years ago, while serving as the Outer Domain Legion Commander, Prince Hao, acclaimed as Daqian’s future star of hope, recklessly pursued a demon team alone and was ultimately surrounded and heroically sacrificed.