If he were not both wise and resourceful, the general would not have sent Lieutenant Yuan to this perilous place.

The general certainly didn't want his men to go and never return.

Qin Susu listened to their conversation the whole way, and then spoke to Qiu Yan:

“Xiaoyan, Ling Ba is right. Let Uncle Yuan go back. Ling Qi has already gone back. If Ling Ba goes back too, the General will probably be furious. You should consider their situation.”

Ling Ba nodded in agreement, and he finally found Qin Susu pleasing to the eye.

Well, actually, he'd liked it for a long time.

"That's fine too." Qiu Yan felt that Qin Susu's words made sense.

She simply didn't understand Commander Yuan.

"Perhaps things aren't as bad as we think," Ling Ba said, trying to reassure Qiu Yan.

"I hope so." After a pause, she asked, "How much did this piece of land cost?" Qiu Yan really liked this prime location.

This is a natural nitrate mining area. Even if Qiu Yan wanted to buy the whole place, she would have to find a seller first.

Hopefully they'll be willing to sell.

Ling Ba: "I didn't spend any money."

Even if they had the money, they wouldn't have the funds to buy it.

"Hmm? You didn't spend any money? If you don't buy this land, you'll be mining here. If King Lu blames you, disputes are inevitable."

"No, this place is outside the territory of Lu Shi, a no-man's land, nobody wants it."

Ling Bayi looked westward.

It was much bigger and more expansive than he had imagined.

"A no-man's-land?" Qiu Yan wondered. Where exactly were they near the border? Uzbekistan? Pakistan? Afghanistan?

Further west are these countries.

She doesn't know what those countries are called in her current parallel universe.

She had previously drawn a sketch for Gu Qian based on her memory.

That's probably where Gaochang is located.

After all, she had carried out missions in Xinjiang during her time in the real world and had studied the terrain there.

Although I haven't been to all of them, I know a little about most of them.

Later, after Gu Qian investigated, he told her that there was no country called Gaochang at all, but the location on the map she drew was where Lu Shi was located.

The saying goes, "What is divided for a long time must unite, and what is united for a long time must divide." Gu Qian had fought for many years and had a rough understanding of the terrain.

She also knew that parts of the Western Regions had been ruled by the Western Qin for several years.

That's why the old man could speak Chinese.

Later, due to the chaos caused by barbarians, the Western Regions, which were under the rule of the Western Qin, were separated from the rest of China.

Later, Lu Shi, along with other small kingdoms and barbarian tribes in the Western Regions, joined forces in an attempt to unify the world.

However, they were defeated by the combined forces of the three kingdoms of Dongjin, Northern Qi, and Western Qin.

If Gu Qian hadn't mentioned it, Qiu Yan wouldn't have known that Dongjin, Beiqi, and Xiqin were once friendly states.

She had also heard from Gu Qian that Dongjin, Beiqi, Xiqin, and the surrounding states had previously belonged to the Han state.

That's why Master Navila called them Han Chinese.

Qiu Yan was thinking about the Han Dynasty in her mind, and she was completely confused by the history in her mind.

Right now, all she cares about is Dongjin winning and protecting her beloved; she doesn't care about anything else.

Overthinking can easily lead to a mental lapse.

Who told her to be a time traveler?

"Further west, for hundreds of miles around, it's all desert. Because of the drought and lack of rain, it's impossible to survive there, hence it's become a no-man's-land," Ling Ba's words interrupted Qiu Yan's thoughts.

For hundreds of miles around, it's all desert? Does that mean no one cares how much land they occupy?

Qiu Yan thought to herself, a smile playing on her lips.

She fell into thought again.

They can dig however they want in these areas...