Besides the United States and Japan, there are twenty-three other countries listed by the Queen.
So after listening, Fang Zong's expression could no longer be described as merely "wonderful"...
"It's not my achievement; I just built the City Without Tears." Fang Zong shrugged and said, "It can only be said that the contradictions had accumulated to a certain point and started to erupt."
Empress Xiao shook her head: "According to Murong Zhen's calculations, the conflict between the resurgence of ghost energy and the resurgence of spiritual energy has not yet reached a sufficiently strong level, especially now that spiritual energy is scarce, and the number of various treasures is not as high as we imagined. If the temptation is not strong enough, the conflict will not erupt too quickly."
"But now that the conflict has erupted, it was bound to erupt."
"No, according to Murong Zhen..."
The Empress Dowager treated Murong Zhen's mind as gospel. Computers can make mistakes, but she was convinced that Murong Zhen would never make a mistake. Just as she was about to explain, she suddenly let out a long "Oh," and said, "That's right, the conflict must have erupted. It wasn't Murong Zhen who was causing trouble, nor was it because you made a big fuss about the City of No Tears and were worried that all the ghosts in the world would come to the Eastern Kingdom to cause trouble, so you deliberately let Murong Zhen play the 'cut off the fuel supply' trick. Anyway... let's just deny it to the death."
"If anyone outside finds out, I'll hand you and Murong Zhen over!" Fang Zong threatened the Empress fiercely.
"Pfft! Are you really willing to do that?!"
Empress Xiao rolled her eyes, utterly disbelieving that Fang Zong would be willing to make Murong Zhen a scapegoat. They had caused conflicts to erupt in other countries prematurely, so other countries, like the Eastern Kingdom, had begun to take 'big actions'. People outside were busy with their own affairs and had no time to cause trouble in the Eastern Kingdom. She also believed that Fang Zong could definitely handle the City of No Tears and the series of internal events it had triggered.
"With you in charge inside and Yongci strategizing, we can leave the external affairs to Murong Zhen; he enjoys playing these games."
The more the Empress thought about it, the more she felt there was no problem. As she left with a smile, she waved her hand and said, "By the way, Murong Zhen has also made some internal plans and has already contacted the people you need to contact. They have arrived and are only thirty miles away."
Fang Zong nodded unconsciously, feeling that his 'mercy' towards the Empress back then had been a huge win.
"And Wu Yongci!" He looked at the Tearless City, which already had 200,000 humans and nearly 300,000 ghosts. The magnificent scene stirred his emotions. The white and black clouds rolling in from 30 miles away made him stand up and roar to the sky, unleashing a long, jet-like white rainbow!
"Gentlemen, how have you been these past few days?" Fang Zong laughed heartily.
A shimmering ripple rose from the approaching dark clouds. Bai Su, along with Xu Ba and the other demons, withdrew their demonic aura and stepped onto the fine water. Fang Zong glanced at them carefully and noticed that the black-robed figure was not among them.
It's normal that the black-robed man has always been defiant towards him, but the presence of the peacock's colorful robes surprised him somewhat.
"Ah Zong..." Bai Su had just called out gently when Xiao Qing jumped onto Fang Zong's body, clinging to his neck and giggling sweetly, "What I mean is, I'm asking to be taken care of, I'm asking to be taken care of while I work, and I want a high salary!"
“No problem,” Fang Zong agreed immediately.
The peacock smiled at him and stood silently beside Bai Su. He was willing to help Fang Zong, but that didn't mean he was subordinate to Fang Zong. As an ancient demon peacock, he tried his best to maintain the image of a 'silly wolf' in the wolf pack.
"I absolutely cannot let anyone know that I'm not a peacock, it would lower my status! Especially not Fang Zong and those bastards!"
As the peacock pondered this, it glanced at the twenty-odd figures emerging from the misty white clouds.
Leading the group was Laozi with a goatee, accompanied by He Xiangu and Han Zhongli. However, the person closest to him was no longer He Xiangu, but Lü Ying, who had once rebelled against them.
Lu Ying even spoke on his behalf, saying, "The gods all said that they were willing to accept your orders before the Jade Emperor awakens, but after the Jade Emperor awakens... if the Jade Emperor stops imposing those unreasonable heavenly rules, I will join them too."
"Brother Lü, let's have a drink together when you have some free time."
Fang Zong casually brushed aside the potentially conflicting issue and said with a smile, "I invited everyone here for no other reason than to build the City of No Tears. The land on the Loess Plateau is either barren or too soft, making it unsuitable for human habitation. I want to transform the entire Loess Plateau into a paradise, and that will require everyone's abilities."
"You mean the City Without Tears?" Lü Ying stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"Um."
Upon hearing this, Lü Ying relaxed considerably, and even Bai Su and Kong Que's previously stiff expressions softened. However, Fang Zong continued, "Yes, it's the City of No Tears. Didn't I tell you? I'm going to build the entire Loess Plateau into the City of No Tears, a huge city where humans and ghosts coexist."
"Damn it!" Lu Ying wanted nothing more than to turn around and leave.
"Can I back out?" The peacock wanted to sneak away.
The Loess Plateau is the most concentrated and largest loess region on Earth, covering a total area of 640,000 square kilometers, spanning most or all of seven provinces, and including vast areas that are completely unsuitable for human habitation.
They understood Fang Zong's meaning: to transform the entire Loess Plateau into fertile rivers and mountains!
"Are you kidding me?" Lao Tzu couldn't help but ask.
"No."
Fang Zong counted on his fingers and said, "First, we need to dig up the place where we need to build a city, and use magic to fire the soft loess underneath into a hard ceramic-like structure. This way, even if the soil below is not good, it can still support a city with its own hardness. Then, we need to use water to soften the loess above and add various nutrients to turn it into fertile land."
"And then?" Lao Tzu shuddered in fright, but his old eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Then, in places where there is no need to support buildings, the loess also needs to be stabilized. Similarly, water and various nutrients need to be replenished so that various plants can grow and various animals can survive. At the same time, you all need to use magic to change the climate... Heaven and earth have a certain inertia. I have discussed it with Dongguo Dayun. You only need to keep making this place have a suitable climate. When a certain inertia is reached, Dongguo Dayun will maintain this inertia and make the Loess Plateau transform from a dead zone into a prosperous and fertile place."
"You...the Eastern Kingdom's Grand Fortune...have you made arrangements?"
Surprise, panic, terror!
Whether they are gods or demons, no one ever imagined that someone could discuss anything with the fate of a nation, just as a poor person could never eat with the emperor.
As they were astonished by what Fang Zong had done, Laozi's body began to tremble.
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