“The Radish Spirit is the earliest spirit on the Primordial Star. Since it has started absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, it means that the essence has really begun to play a role!” Ye Chen nodded in thought, then stopped paying attention and let the essence change the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on the entire Primordial Star.
More than ten years is neither a long nor a short time. In the following ten years, Ye Chen and Fatty did not go out again, but stayed with their respective territories and spent these long years together.
Over the past thirty years, to say nothing of the most important thing, the population has indeed grown.
Based on the initial 20,000 to 30,000 people of New Aini City, after three decades of development by two generations, the population has now increased tenfold to more than 300,000. Moreover, thanks to the effects of the Procreation Stone, there are tens of thousands of infants under the age of eight, bringing the total to a staggering 400,000. This rate of population expansion is truly terrifying.
Furthermore, with the advancement of the various clan nests, the recruitment speed of various races has also increased significantly. Over the past thirty years, the number of Silver Moon Elf recruited alone has reached tens of thousands, and with the addition of the pure-blooded Silver Moon Elf nurtured through the Mother-Child Spring, the number has reached hundreds of thousands.
As for the elves that hybridized with other elves, their numbers were not large. The long lifespan of the elves hindered their development, and after thirty years, there were only a little over a thousand of them. This made Ye Chen suddenly realize that this plan seemed unfeasible, and he had underestimated the growth rate of long-lived species.
The first generation of recruited members can quickly reach adulthood through advancement, but the second generation must conform to the normal laws of nature. The lifespan of elves is often thousands of years, which means it takes them hundreds of years to grow out of infancy, let alone to conceive the next generation in a short period of time.
Having no other option, Ye Chen simply moved the elves out of the inner city of the Elf King's City, preparing to gradually hand over the management of the entire outer city to them.
Of course, this will take a long time and require the efforts of several generations of elves. It will not shake the status of the Silver Moon Elves in the short term.
Corresponding to this are the Witch Clan and the Moon Goddess Clan. Ye Chen did not deliberately increase the population of the Moon Goddess Clan through the Mother-Child Spring. This is not a clan, but a group of Moon Goddesses in the Heavenly Court. They are the lowest-ranking deities and need to grow up slowly to fill various important positions in the Heavenly Court.
The Witch Clan has spread to every corner of the Eastern Continent. Although their population is not large, it is still nearly 300,000, which is not much less than that of New Aini City. Moreover, the Witch Clan is born with the ability to wield the power of laws, and their strength is incomparable to that of New Aini City. They can muster nearly 100,000 combatants of the fourth rank or above.
The Wu tribe is warlike, and the entire population is a soldier. Even the female tribespeople, who are not good at fighting, still have considerable combat power, which is something that New Aini City cannot match. Overall, their army can be said to be overwhelmingly superior.
However, the Wu tribe is unruly and more difficult to manage. Moreover, due to the influence of the attribute rules they govern, different tribes have their own shortcomings and even huge conflicts. Among them, the Gonggong tribe and the Zhurong tribe are the most prominent, and their irreconcilable conflict is a headache for Ye Chen.
Fortunately, the land of Dongsheng Shenzhou was large enough, and the population of the Wu tribe was not large. By placing the two tribes in the two most distant places, there was no conflict, and thus they lived peacefully for thirty years.
Aside from the Witch Clan and New Aini City, the Fire Crow Clan is the most populous in Ye Chen's territory. After thirty years of development, the Fire Crow Clan has grown to tens of millions, comparable to the goblins in Fatty's territory. They are scattered throughout every corner of Ye Chen's territory, becoming one of the most numerous and widely distributed monsters, and can be seen almost everywhere on the Primordial Star.
"Pass down the order: all tribes shall begin preparations for war. We are about to head out!" Ye Chen said to Ye Xi beside him.
"Yes!" Ye Xi replied, a sigh escaping his lips. He turned and walked out of the lord's mansion. Thirty years of peaceful life were finally coming to an end.
While things were relatively calm in Dongsheng Shenzhou, the people in Xin Aini City suddenly felt the atmosphere in their living environment become tense. Many ordinary residents didn't even know what was happening. Only those professionals of level 3 and above would speculate whether a war was about to break out.
Over the past thirty years, life in New Aini City, though impoverished, has been peaceful. Everyone has been working hard to develop the city and build a new empire. Many people have never even seen a war in their lives, only hearing snippets of information about it in history books.
Now that war has suddenly arrived, it's impossible not to panic, but no one can change anything.
"The students of Hope Academy? Are they really not going to participate in the war?" Lynn asked with a hint of worry, a mixture of concern for the students and awe of the unknown darkness.
"What can a bunch of students who haven't even reached the third rank do? They're not even as good as those magical beasts outside as cannon fodder! They should stay in school and study hard. They are the future reserve force of the Primordial Star!" Ye Ling said bluntly.
Over the course of thirty years, this Elf Queen, after several advancements, finally mastered the strength of the sixth rank, putting her on the same level as Lynn, who had not been advanced for long. Of course, their combat strengths were completely different.
"That's good! Seeds still need time to grow, and all we can do is buy them that time!" Lynn exclaimed.
Having experienced the shattering of another world, he naturally knew the terror of darkness—a power capable of destroying the world, which even gods could not resist.
"What about my side? Do ordinary troops need it?" Cecilia asked. Now middle-aged, he looked much more mature and composed than he had thirty years ago, but that didn't mean he was old. He still looked young; the lifespan of high-level professionals was extremely long.
"You can handle the ordinary army as you see fit. You can try training them, but don't let them suffer too many casualties. Professionals of level 3 and above must be ready to answer the call at any time and wait to go into battle. All major associations and mercenary groups must obey your orders!" Ye Ling said after thinking for a moment.
To manage a city, Cecilia has a regular army, mainly composed of Tier 1-2 soldiers, to manage a large number of ordinary people. These people also have the potential to advance further, and the purpose of training them is to make them stronger as well.
“Okay! I understand!” Cecilia nodded. Like Lynn, he knew the threat that darkness posed to all worlds. It was an inevitable war, and an endless one, until they and their descendants were gone.
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