Yatou Shrine.
Located in Hachizuyama, the land of cherry blossoms.
In terms of geographical location, it can be said to be "across the sea" from Black Cat Paradise.
Black Cat Paradise is in the north, and Eight-Headed Shrine is in the south.
In between lies the Whale Sea, which is approximately 850 kilometers away.
Just as Ouyang Qianjin was leading her army toward the Eight Shrine, the territory of Kobayakawa Tomoyo,...
Inside the main hall of the Eight Heads Shrine, a burly man sat imposingly on a small stool. The man was wearing samurai armor and a helmet with two large, pointed horns on his head.
But what's most striking is the burly man's eyes.
A very obvious, horrific knife wound running from top to bottom was visible above his closed right eye, almost covering half of his face.
It looks quite old, probably several years, or even more than a decade ago.
The other eye, however, was open.
However, the only open eye looked scarlet and even had a light.
You can tell at a glance that he's not someone to be trifled with.
Two groups of people were kneeling on either side of the burly man.
The group of people were dressed in samurai armor just like the burly man.
The other group consisted of monks dressed in black and white robes with prayer beads around their necks.
"Your Highness, the scouts who went out to investigate have returned and reported that the earthquake was caused by a huge landmass that suddenly appeared in the sea of cherry blossoms."
A samurai, with his hands on the tatami mats and his head bowed, reported to the burly man.
"Huge? Hmph, how huge?"
The burly man's voice was unpleasant.
Like the croaking of a frog, it has a 'high-pitched' quality that doesn't match its size.
After the burly man snorted coldly, the temperature inside the entire shrine hall seemed to drop several degrees.
Batou Mountain is not very high.
Moreover, it is located in a small basin.
Therefore, from this position, you can't see what's going on outside at all.
So after the violent tremor, the burly man sent people to check the situation.
It took about 7 hours to get to the report I just gave.
"According to the spy's report, he ran north for three hours straight without seeing the end of the road."
The subordinate reported it this way.
"Three hours north..."
The burly man addressed as 'Your Highness' frowned slightly.
Based on his understanding of his spies, he was fully capable of running 300 kilometers in three hours at full speed.
But even so, they still couldn't reach the northernmost sea.
That is indeed quite big.
"Is it that big?"
"Who would have thought that what would descend upon us this time would be the land itself?"
"I wonder what the resources are like up there."
"If a secret agent runs at full speed for three hours, that's at least 300 kilometers, right?"
"That's good. With such a large area, there will be many more grain-producing lands in the future."
"Then let the warriors take those serfs up there and try to cultivate the land first?"
"I don't think that's appropriate."
"Why don't we send the monks over first to see exactly how big it is, and do some reconnaissance while we're at it?"
“It is indeed necessary. Right now, we only know how big that land is, but we don’t know what’s on it.”
"Monsters, land, mountains, rivers, and maybe even minerals and rare medicines?"
"..."
After listening to the report, everyone began to express their opinions.
The entire hall was as noisy as a market.
Although earthquakes occur almost daily in Japan, earthquakes like the one before are rare.
So people didn't think much of it until they heard the news.
But when the news came back, everyone's opinion changed.
The area around Hachizu Shrine is a small basin, and the land there is not very fertile.
And there was another ring of magical beasts around them.
Even if you want to launch an attack, it's not an easy task.
Although some people escaped from outside during this period.
However, with the ever-increasing population, this small amount of land has long been overburdened.
Even so, it was only because the burly warrior leading the group had defeated a considerable number of monsters and magical beasts that this was achieved.
However, further expansion can only be done gradually.
They had already found a very suitable solution.
All we need to do is gradually erode the monsters' territory over time.
Unexpectedly, such a large piece of land suddenly appeared, right next to the northern port that they had just opened up some time ago.
That's like a windfall, a perfect opportunity when you're feeling sleepy!
At that time, we will not only be able to gain a lot of territory through that place, but also go through the East-West passage that has never been opened up.
But to be honest.
They wouldn't be as powerful as they are now if it weren't for the powerful monsters and beasts around them.
Thump!
Just as everyone was speaking freely, the only burly man sitting on a small stool at the head of the table slammed his samurai sword into the ground.
In just a moment.
The once noisy "vegetable market" was now as quiet as an "execution ground" after an execution by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Everyone shut their mouths.
"Your Highness, what is your opinion?"
The white-haired old man in armor at the front right asked cautiously.
"..."
The burly man closed his captivating red eyes and continued to ponder.
"Gentlemen, I haven't finished reporting yet."
The person who was kneeling on the ground with their head down has not raised their head yet, and remains in the same position.
!?
The people who were having a heated discussion just moments before suddenly realized that there was someone kneeling in the middle!
"explain."
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