Chapter 554
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Chapter 554: Wolong
Chen Kingdom, City of Zhong State
The capital of Chen Kingdom has been in ruins for fifteen years. Several emperors have ruled for the same amount of time, but none of them has fought against the Demon Human. In fact, they have been fighting among themselves.
Even the common people are starting to lose hope, mainly because the nobles have been in control for over six hundred years. Tensions have been rising, especially among the nobility.
Chen Kingdom is divided into north and south by the Yunzhong Mountain Range. The nobles in the south and the north have deep conflicts. Now, many northern nobles have either been killed or fled to the south, losing their previous status. The southern nobles, on the other hand, are not affected much as their interests lie in the south.
Lin Jiang made up his mind to take action, putting on his mask once again and calling himself Mr. Wolong.
The title of Wolong Phoenix, before the appearance of two great geniuses, was always a positive one. Since Chen Kingdom cannot produce such geniuses now, Lin Jiang decides to bring glory to the title of Mr. Wolong once more.
Wearing his mask, Lin Jiang started mingling with the nobles in the northern part of Zhong State. Most of the nobles who fled from the north are warmongers, actively pushing the rulers of Chen Kingdom to reclaim their homeland through war.
Lin Jiang actively participated in their gatherings, where he loudly shared his opinions every time and won the enthusiastic welcome of the northern nobles. Of course, the most important reason was Lin Jiang’s martial arts skills.
Lin Jiang noticed that Martial Arts Masters have become scarce. He remembered that during the peak of Great Wei, there were over a hundred Martial Saints in the kingdom.
Now, before the Demon Human invaded the south, there were fewer than thirty Martial Saints in the whole of Chen Kingdom. During the battle when the Demon Human breached the capital of Chen Kingdom, half of the Martial Saints died. Currently, there are just over ten left, making Martial Saints even more precious.
After the northern nobles’ promotion, the name of Lin Jiang, also known as Wolong, quickly became famous in the city of Zhong State. People even said. The one who possesses Wolong possesses the world.
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"Are you Mr. Wolong?"
Wang Lun looked at Lin Jiang in front of him and asked, even though he was wearing a mask, Lin Jiang’s demeanor was still top-notch, whether it was the hundred years of Emperor Xia’s life or the nourishment of the spiritual aura in the cultivation era.
"Indeed, I am."
"It is said that the one who possesses Wolong possesses the world. Since Mr. Wolong has such great talent, why not show your true face to others?"
"You are not worthy."
"You…"
When Lin Jiang said this, everyone around Wang Lun’s side became pale with anger. Some were about to scold Lin Jiang, but Wang Lun stopped them with a glance.
"When it comes to Mr. Wolong, how can one truly be friends with him?"
"He may be talented, but unfortunately the Prime Minister is not. The Prime Minister holds great power, the Wang family produces many talented people, but lacks a bit of courage. They stay hidden in Zhong State. When it comes to heroes, the Prime Minister is not worthy."
"I thought you had some great ideas, but it turns out they are just simple warrior’s words."
Wang Lun said calmly, he indeed holds great power. In Zhong State, his words carry weight. The Emperor is just a puppet, but that’s just on the surface.
In reality, it is the noble families of Zhong State who hold power over the Emperor, not just his Wang family. He is willing to head north, but other families may not be. Besides, he only controls a small part of Zhong State. If the troops of Zhong State head north and their homes are ransacked, what will happen? The situation is very complex, and cannot be explained in just a few words.
"Warrior? Seems like the Prime Minister has forgotten, the world is won with swift action, without warriors, who can claim victory in the world?"
"Though that may be true, do you know…"
"I know everything, the conflict between the North and South, the conflicts between the provinces, you fear going to war and losing, you fear Zhong State being vulnerable to attack, right?"
"Since you are aware, there’s no need to speak such childish words."
"Because what you see as difficult, I don’t see the same way. The tangled relationships in the Zhong State will not be dealt with smoothly. Instead, I will cut through the complications directly. Any opposition will be eliminated. Those who don’t agree in other states will also be dealt with…"
Lin Jiang said coldly, "Conspiracies and tricks are done by the weak. The strong always crush with strength. Physical elimination is not a permanent solution, but it is the best way."
Wang Lun, upon hearing this, felt even more disappointed in Lin Jiang. He had heard many of Lin Jiang’s words recently and thought he was impressive. However, it turned out that he was just talking like a warrior. If only things in the world were that simple, it would be nice, but unfortunately, they aren’t.
Wang Lun quickly lost interest in conversing and managed to dismiss Lin Jiang after a few words. Lin Jiang didn’t say much either and soon returned to his dwelling.
Inside Lin Jiang’s residence, a group of people were waiting. They hoped that Wang Lun would appreciate Lin Jiang, influence Wang Lun’s decisions, march north, expel the Demon Human, and reclaim their territory.
"Sir, how did it go?"
"Wang Lun is just a moderate talent, not worthy of our allegiance."
Lin Jiang’s words were just a prelude, testing Wang Lun’s thoughts. If Wang Lun was ambitious, even if he didn’t agree with Lin Jiang, he would show some reaction. But Wang Lun didn’t. His thinking was very conservative.
In a flourishing era, conservative thinking might be fine, but now it’s a chaotic time. Can conservatism really protect one’s own interests?
"Mr. Wolong, this…"
"No need for more words, some have their own opinions, keep spreading my name, with my power, other people will contact me, then we can find a proactive leader to join."
Lin Jiang said, these nobles are not as important as Lin Jiang, if they say they can rule the world, no one believes that, but Lin Jiang is different, the power of the Martial Saint is crucial now.
Sure enough, shortly after Lin Jiang met Wang Lun, other people from "Chen Kingdom" started contacting Lin Jiang, they didn’t contact Lin Jiang before because they didn’t know Lin Jiang’s thoughts, now that Wang Lun couldn’t recruit Lin Jiang, they saw hope.
In today’s Chen Kingdom, there are five emperors, all established by princes in various regions, almost all puppets or semi-puppets, Lin Jiang patiently interacts with the people sent by these powers, mainly to present his views, if they accept, there will be further contact, otherwise not.
In fact, Lin Jiang also thought about building his own power, sweeping through Yun State, but after careful consideration, he gave up, building a power requires manpower, a large number of talents, he doesn’t have them, and it’s too tiring.
The current society is not like when he established the Xia Dynasty, the division of labor in society is more refined, the management difficulty has increased exponentially, being the emperor of this era is too tiring.
Besides, even if he succeeded, what will happen in the future, does he want to be an emperor for thousands of years or go through abdication again, so many problems, Lin Jiang doesn’t want that, so choosing a reliable person to assist is the right way, of course, if he can’t find someone to assist, Lin Jiang doesn’t mind starting from scratch.
As time passed, Lin Jiang was not idle, there are actually many people from Chen Kingdom moving south from the north, not just nobles, but also many common people, with a hint of the feeling of shifting their home, Southerners call them Northerners.
People from the North go to the South, the nobles are doing fine because they have a lot of wealth. Even if they bring some gold and silver, they have enough for their current life. But regular people are in a much worse situation. When they escape to the South, they become extremely poor. They also need to live, so they end up competing with the local people in the South for jobs, causing a big conflict between the North and the South.
Lin Jiang tried to befriend these northern people as much as possible. He selected those with great talent and potential, personally guiding and teaching them. This can be considered as nurturing talents.
Half a year later, the emperors of various Chen Kingdoms in the South remained indifferent, only engaging in verbal battles and debating the legitimacy of each other’s thrones. This made Lin Jiang very angry. He directly announced to all parties that whoever kept bickering and wasting time within half a year would be killed. It didn’t matter if they were emperors on the surface or the noble families controlling them, all would be executed.
Mr. Wolong’s dominance shocked the world.
