Chapter 539
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Chapter 539: Busier Than Ever
The Charhan Tribe!
This was the grassland tribe that had previously colluded with Zhang Lin, the traitor, to steal military equipment from his army camp.
From that moment on, Luo Ji had marked this tribe’s name on his priority watchlist.
Without a doubt, the Charhan Tribe’s leader was more cunning than other grassland tribal chiefs.
With the recent events, the Charhan Tribe was naturally the prime suspect.
Guo Jia’s analysis and speculation were largely consistent with Luo Ji’s.
What vexed him now was that after seizing the opportunity to annex several other grassland tribes, the culprits had swiftly retreated.
It was as if they had grabbed a wave of resources and then scurried back to their home base to develop secretly.
This gave Luo Ji the distinct feeling he was dealing with another player.
The mastermind behind this incident clearly understood the art of discreet development.
Given the vastness of the grasslands, with them having fled, Luo Ji truly felt a bit helpless.
Guo Jia, too, had clearly realized this, and he slowly spoke.
“Your Majesty, the situation has changed. Should we reconsider the deployment of troops to the grasslands?”
“Hmm…”
Luo Ji lightly tapped the table with his fingers, deep in thought.
After pondering for a moment, he slowly began.
“Issue orders to Bai Ze and Burigude. Command each of them to lead a thousand cavalry to patrol and clear the outer reaches of the grasslands. I intend to expand the territorial scope of the grassland region!”
Luo Ji’s idea was simple.
If they wanted to hide, let them.
He would expand his territory step by step, continuously pushing deeper into the grasslands.
Eventually, they wouldn’t be able to stay hidden.
Besides, for a native tribe to try to out-develop him, wasn’t that just seeking death?
Guo Jia nodded at Luo Ji’s decision.
Indeed, with the people from those large tribes now either dead or scattered, the grasslands truly needed to be purged after such events.
The specific arrangements were naturally left to Guo Jia to handle.
No sooner had this matter been settled than, less than an hour later, more issues arose in the Hall of Political Affairs.
This time, the people seeking an audience were Hill and Harold from the Northern Tribes.
They had been staying in Mirror City for some time now, since before winter.
Hill could now speak a reasonably fluent Central Plains dialect, making normal communication unproblematic.
Their purpose in coming was undoubtedly related to Winter City and Ice Bear City, which Luo Ji had promised them earlier.
Luo Ji had long been prepared for this.
His initial promise to allow and dispatch personnel to assist them in establishing Winter City and Ice Bear City was conditional upon acquiring the resources they spoke of.
With no sign of those resources yet, Luo Ji naturally wouldn’t casually send out people to help them build cities.
Thus, upon learning their intention, Luo Ji stated directly that they needed to find the promised resources first.
Only then would he fulfill his commitment.
Hill and Harold had somewhat prepared for this.
After a winter’s wait, their desire for cities had inflated many times over.
Hearing Luo Ji’s words, they readily expressed their willingness to personally lead people deep into the Bitter Cold Land to confirm the resource locations.
Luo Ji, of course, did not refuse.
That very day, he ordered the formation of a reconnaissance team to venture deep into the Bitter Cold Land.
Considering safety along the way, Hill requested to bring the Mammoth Hak, and Harold also requested a portion of his Ice Bear Warriors to accompany them.
Luo Ji agreed to all their requests.
He wasn’t particularly concerned.
His Myriad World Civilization’s conditions and strength were such that he didn’t worry about Hill and Harold defecting.
Luo Ji estimated that this expedition would take at least 5 or 6 months for a round trip.
This conveniently pushed the construction of Winter City and Ice Bear City further back.
Although he now had the goblin civilization’s construction team, in Luo Ji’s eyes, the relay stations on the grassland road, the Grand Opera House and Nursing Home in various cities, the construction of Azure Water Lake City, and the expansion of territory on the grasslands were all far more important than building Winter City and Ice Bear City.
According to priority, Winter City and Ice Bear City were still a long way off.
Meanwhile, in the wolf tribe…
After more than half a month of diligent work by the Architecture Engineering Department, the three special buildings, the Wolf Totem Pole, Wolf Training Ground, and Giant Wolf Den, were all completed.
This essentially meant everything was in place.
Receiving the report, Luo Ji figured that the wolf tribe probably wouldn’t need further construction for some time.
Training Swift Wolf Warriors and capturing Giant Wolf mounts for Wolf Riders were also proceeding simultaneously.
Training Swift Wolf Warriors was straightforward enough: select suitable wolfmen, arm them with twin blades, and conduct corresponding combat training.
Capturing Giant Wolf mounts for Wolf Riders, however, clearly required more elaborate methods.
On a clear, starry night, hundreds of meters west of the wolf tribe’s settlement, dark silhouettes moved swiftly across a plain.
They were massive, yet their footsteps were surprisingly light.
As they ran, they made very little sound.
Under the moonlight, figures three or four times more robust than ordinary wolves slowly emerged from the darkness.
These were the mounts for the Wolf Riders: Giant Wolves!
Wolves are pack animals, and Giant Wolves were no exception.
Attracted by a strange scent, the Giant Wolves did not approach easily.
The alpha wolf at the lead let out a low howl.
The Giant Wolves behind it immediately spread out, as if guarding against potential enemies.
This alertness made Li Ke and the others, hidden in the shadows, tense up.
After circling, the Giant Wolves who returned to the alpha wolf found no anomalies.
Only then did the wolf pack, led by the alpha, slowly step onto the plain.
Upon closer approach, the pack discovered that the ground of the plain was scattered with fresh meat that, by all rights, shouldn’t have been there.
If humans encountered such a situation, they would immediately suspect something was wrong.
But Giant Wolves were, after all, just beasts.
Their intelligence obviously couldn’t reach that level.
After another round of inspection and confirming the situation, the alpha Giant Wolf immediately picked up a piece of fresh meat and began to devour it.
The other Giant Wolves, already famished, began to eat as well after seeing their alpha start.
There was a considerable amount of meat scattered on the plain, clearly enough to fill them up.
However, as they ate, something unexpected suddenly happened.
The alpha wolf, which had been the first to taste the food, swayed violently after devouring a large piece of fresh meat.
Then, with a dull thud, its massive body crashed to the ground.
