At the summit of the desolate mountain, clouds and mist swirl around.
A camellia tree, so large that it takes three people to encircle it, is in full bloom in the mountains. Its bowl-sized flowers are layered upon each other, and the edges of the snow-white petals are tinged with a faint golden light.
Yu Luo leaned against the highest branch, her moon-white dress cascading down like a waterfall, a white jade hairpin in her hair reflecting the morning light, a golden butterfly resting on it.
"Host!" The system fluttered its silver wings and hovered in front of her, its little face full of shock. "Have these camellias become sentient?"
Yu Luo gently stroked the petals with her fingertips, and the flower seemed to have a spirit, nuzzling her fingers: "After being enlightened three times, it is indeed almost like becoming a spirit."
She looked up at the distant, layered mountains and said, "Now its roots can spread for ten miles, and its fragrance can travel for a hundred miles when it blooms. It's even more powerful than those baobab trees."
The system circled the flower branch once, then suddenly stopped on her shoulder: "Your faith points will soon be enough to upgrade to intermediate godhood. What are your plans, host?"
"Just follow the steps." A ball of shimmering white light appeared in Yu Luo's palm, within which countless fine lines could be vaguely seen extending in all directions, each line connecting to a believer.
She stared at a few particularly bright lines. "The abilities of a mid-level deity are already beyond the reach of any evil spirits. It's time to go out and explore."
A gentle breeze rustled the camellias covering the mountainside. In a daze, she recalled when she first arrived, spending her days plotting how to escape this dilapidated temple.
The temple is still the same temple, but my state of mind is completely different.
After all, the panoramic map could reflect the images of all believers, and she only needed to be on this mountain to see countless places.
"Oh, right!" The system suddenly grabbed a strand of her hair. "So many factories have been built in so many places. They will definitely produce a lot of goods in the future. Some of the glass bottles are very exquisite and very expensive. It's impossible to sell them all to those rich merchants. Won't that cause problems?"
"What's the panic?" Yu Luo chuckled, her fingertips tracing several thin lines extending towards the Yan Kingdom within the ball of light.
"How could there be a problem? There are so many countries around us, which are vast markets. There's nothing we can't sell, only things you haven't thought of."
"Next, we'll see how the Grand General of the State and the Yan Kingdom react."
"I hope these people won't let me down."
The system, resting its chin on its hand, flew up to the camellia tree, realizing it had been worrying unnecessarily.
The host has already calculated everything, so what is there to fear?
This deity has fully matured!
…
Outside Qingzhou.
The newly renamed First Army has also begun training.
Two instructors from a remote county, who had traveled through time, were directing the training of the group under the scorching sun.
The scorching sun beat down on the drill ground, and the soldiers of the New First Army were crawling forward in strange postures.
"Knees off the ground! Back straight!" the instructor in black shouted sternly.
Chen Yan has cut her hair short again, and there is a scar on her face that runs from her brow bone to the corner of her mouth.
Before he transmigrated to this world, he was an instructor in a special forces team.
He was rescued by the followers of the mountain god some time ago, and then devoted himself to teaching and training the children in the barren mountains for a whole winter.
Now that the barren mountain had its own army, he and his friends were immediately dispatched to take over this new army.
"Don't be unconvinced, this is called low crawling. If you master it, it can save your life!"
The soldiers gritted their teeth and moved forward, their rough uniforms already soaked with sweat. Suddenly, a tall, thin man fell, his face hitting the sand hard.
"Wang Gousheng!" Chen Yan stomped on his back. "A bandit's knife won't wait for you to catch your breath!"
"Reporting, Instructor!" Wang Gousheng spat out sand from his mouth. "We used to charge in formation when we fought battles. What's the use of training with this stuff?"
Chen Yan sneered and suddenly blew his copper whistle.
"Enemy attack!"
Twenty masked "bandits" rushed out from all around the training ground, their wooden knives aimed at people's ankles, backs, and other vital points.
The soldiers who had been complaining just moments before were now crying out for their parents, and within a quarter of an hour they were all cut down to the ground.
"Now do you know what use this is?" Chen Yan pulled off his mask. "Do you think the bandits will tell you their formations and wait for your reaction?"
Under the shade of a pavilion in the corner of the training ground, Ling Xian chuckled, fanning himself with a feather fan: "Instructor Chen's move is ruthless enough."
"This is nothing," Jiang Dashan muttered as he ate watermelon. "We still have a five-kilometer weighted run this afternoon. If we don't finish it, we won't get any meat."
Just then, they heard the sound of rapid hoofbeats coming from the camp gate. The scout dismounted and reported: "Report! The bandits of Black Cloud Stronghold have hijacked the grain carts destined for us!"
The training ground instantly erupted in cheers.
"Damn it! I was just looking for a place to test my skills!"
"Coach! Let me go! I'm the fastest!"
Wang Gousheng, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly sprang to his feet, grabbed his spear, and charged out. Seeing this, the other soldiers scrambled for their weapons, like hungry wolves eyeing their prey.
Chen Yan stood with his arms crossed: "Assign tasks to the squads! Squad one, flank the rear; squad two, seize the high ground! Remember, I need survivors! Remember, all survivors will have their contribution points doubled!"
…
Black Cloud Stronghold is a force located at the border of Qingzhou and Liangzhou, and they are a very notorious bandit stronghold.
After a winter, the bandit stronghold was also severely damaged, and they were planning to plunder more grain to expand Black Cloud Stronghold's resources.
Coincidentally, the grain transport team from the barren mountain was spotted by these people, and a group of bandits immediately roared, thinking that the grain delivery team had arrived!
These people rushed down quickly and seized the grain in no time; the whole process was incredibly fast.
Most importantly, those people didn't resist at all, and they just let them take the food!
The bandits were initially puzzled, but after moving all the grain into the mountain stronghold and finding that the bandits still didn't come to rob them, they were completely relieved.
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