Chapter 677

Chapter 677: Under Huaxia, Ants Are Forming

Xia calendar year 6141

A Huaxia army of over ten thousand soldiers arrived in Ying Continent, which was supposed to be a secret operation. However, it quickly became known worldwide that this army brought with them strategic nuclear weapons to Ying Continent.

When this news spread, Ying Continent erupted in excitement as this was a powerful weapon. But in other places, especially in Huaxia, strong protests erupted.

The focus of the protests was on the side effects of nuclear weapons. Articles detailed the devastating aftermath of using nuclear weapons during the Second World War, where the areas bombed by nuclear weapons remained barren for decades.

The situation in Zhou LiaoZhenhai City and Penglai was well-documented. Even now, there are numerous nuclear clouds lingering over the sky of Penglai Continent for months, spreading nuclear contamination that has affected the Boundless Sea.

The protesters emphasized the dangers of nuclear weapon contamination, warning that continued use of nuclear weapons would bring catastrophic disaster to humanity worldwide.

With nearly two billion ordinary people in the world and only a few cultivators, how can ordinary people defend against the terrifying nuclear disaster?

The protests intensified rapidly, spreading to hundreds of important cities in Huaxia, as well as erupting in Qingyun and Zhou Liao. This forced the Human Alliance to urgently issue a statement that nuclear weapons would not be used to exterminate monsters unless absolutely necessary, suspending support for Fangzhang Continent.

This was obviously orchestrated by Lin Jiang. Without his manipulation, these protests would not have caused such a stir, practically abandoning Fangzhang Continent.

"Don’t worry, we will not abandon the people of Fangzhang Continent. We won’t use nuclear weapons, but rest assured, Huaxia is vast and abundant. Besides nuclear weapons, we have other things to offer…"

"Farmer, no problem, we will urgently allocate farmers for you, how about fifty thousand people…"

"International students, no worries, Jingdu City School of Cultivation has reserved spots for you, specifically offering one hundred spots for students from Fangzhang Continent each year."

"We will provide interest-free loans for you again…"

"We will build a defense line similar to the Leon Base for you, to protect your territory…"

On Central Street in Jingdu City, envoys from Fangzhang Continent learned of the news and came to persuade, but were evaded by the Huaxia officials. However, they promised full support as well. Although Fangzhang Continent was abandoned in their plan, they wouldn’t easily give it up to the demon race without receiving any benefits.

"He controls everything with ease. Master, Ancestor Lin’s move is ruthless. Over a billion people from Fangzhang Continent were sold like this."

In Ying Continent, members of Wangxian Sect watched the news reports, continually admiring the cunning strategist.

"Outside of Huaxia, all are mere ants, we are but pawns."

Li Qing coldly stated that this time she fought for support for Ying Continent, but the price paid was huge. Huaxia controlled the lifeline of Ying Continent.

"Yes, leader, but we mustn’t give up. We must work even harder for ourselves and for our descendants to create a future."

"I understand. I have a plan for those people from Penglai Continent. Since we are seen as ants and cannon fodder in Huaxia’s eyes, then they should be even lower. Spread the word, the refugees escaping from Penglai Continent to Ying Continent must send at least one person to the north to hunt down monsters. If they cannot, they must find other ways to compensate us."

Li Qing said coldly, "Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp. The battle in Penglai Continent, due to the explosion of nuclear bombs, terrified the demon race and caused a large number of people in the northern part of Penglai Continent to flee. Ying Continent received no less than a million refugees."

Li Qing had previously tried to appeal to Huaxia for humanitarian aid for these refugees, but received little. Since that didn’t work out, she became more aggressive in squeezing resources.

The war in Ying Continent against the monsters never stopped, resulting in heavy casualties. Most of the refugees had been enhanced by genetic drugs from the Alliance Three Countries, making them perfect cannon fodder.

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Fangzhang Continent, located in the southern hemisphere below Shen Continent, has a long and narrow shape from east to west and is relatively short from north to south. The demon race paid close attention to the news about humans, especially after hearing about the nuclear weapons in Ying Continent and the shadow of Penglai Continent. Therefore, the Demon Queen quickly chose Fangzhang Continent as a base.

When the Demon God Temple arrived, Fangzhang Continent was powerless to resist. In less than three days, one-fifth of the territory fell into the hands of the demon race. Once again, dark clouds of demons rose over Fangzhang Continent, turning it into a blank spot on satellite maps with no information.

Fangzhang Continent already had many demons, and the Demon God Temple sent a fifth-order Demon King to rule. When the Demon God Temple arrived, this fifth-order Demon King led a large army of new demon beasts from Fangzhang Continent, instantly gaining millions of followers.

"Quickly conquer the Fangzhang Continent, expand our territory, and select excellent monster beasts to cultivate in the Demon God Temple…"

"Heavenly Fox Demon King, go personally to save the elite human tribes of Fangzhang Continent, even if we can’t make nuclear bombs, we must still understand the humans fully…"

The Demon Queen kept giving orders, she had given up hope that her human captives could make nuclear weapons, but decided to keep some humans anyway.

These humans were useful, as they could help understand human behavior, find their weaknesses, train spies, during the cultivation era, Old Phoenix had many spies, Demon Queen was determined to continue this tradition.

With a command from the Demon Queen, the demons responded, the demon army attacked everywhere, human cities fell one by one, the world turned into a hell, countless humans died in the slaughter.

The ordinary people of Fangzhang Continent started a big escape. Those who had the ability went directly to Shen Continent, while those without ability went wherever there were more people.

The demonic tribe initially occupied the west of Fangzhang Continent and pushed eastward until they reached Tianya Mountain, where they encountered strong resistance.

Tianya Mountain was the last natural barrier of the human territory. Beyond Tianya Mountain, the east of Fangzhang Continent was wide open, with no more obstacles to stop the advance of the demonic tribe.

On the first defense line of Tianya Mountain, the indigenous soldiers of Fangzhang Continent numbered in the millions. Most of them had also been strengthened by the Human Alliance, with even ordinary soldiers possessing the strength of the Qi Refining Period.

Behind the first defense line, a large number of construction workers were urgently building the second and third defense lines. After several defense lines was the command center of the Human Alliance, who had rapidly expanded a military base in Huaxia to become their headquarters.

Lin Hongcong, who had rich experience in fighting the demonic tribe, appeared here once again. He was accompanied by thirty other awakened cultivators, including three Void Achieving cultivators.

"Senior Brother Lin, I’m sorry this time. You were supposed to be in seclusion."

A Void Achieving cultivator named Zhou Yuan spoke to Lin Hongcong. Zhou Yuan was originally the overall commander of Fangzhang Continent, but at Lin Jiang’s request, he brought Lin Hongcong in to assist in building the defense lines.

"Senior Brother Zhou, no need to be polite. We are all here for the sake of our people."

Lin Hongcong acted like he didn’t care, but inside, he was cursing. If it weren’t for Zhou Yuan and Lin Jiang inviting him here, he would either be vacationing in a beautiful place in Huaxia or cultivating with top-tier elixirs.

"Senior Brother Lin, you have a lot of experience. In your opinion, what should we do now to stabilize the situation and prevent the entire region from falling into the hands of the demon clan?"

"I don’t have a perfect plan, but our current resistance serves two purposes. First, to save face in front of the world and show that we are not intentionally abandoning the region, giving everyone dignity. Second, to buy time. The demon clan has suffered a great loss and will surely seek revenge. Nuclear weapons are not something to be taken lightly, so we need to delay until our people have enough time to grow."

"In addition, there are several important points. Those of us who have come from the immortal cultivation era must avoid casualties as much as possible. Since awakening, eleven of us have already died, and we cannot afford any more casual deaths. Therefore, we must train new recruits more intensively…"

Lin Hongcong said that he understands things better than Zhou Yuan. Their actions have hidden meanings, especially the hidden meanings. The loss of sleeping cultivators has made Lin Jiang very sad. So, on Fangzhang Continent, they try to avoid deaths as much as possible. They use more new generation cultivators and war robots.

"I see, thank you Senior Brother Lin for teaching me."

"No need for thanks. Brother Zhou, quickly understand the performance of various technology weapons. The most important is artificial intelligence, but we must also control artificial intelligence completely and sometimes give it a ‘knock’."

"Senior Brother Lin, they say that artificial intelligence is like an Item Spirit. Does it also devour its master?"

"We don’t know if it devours its master yet, but this artificial intelligence is much smarter than an Item Spirit. An Item Spirit is like a three-year-old child when born, while artificial intelligence is like an ancient monster."

"Isn’t that very dangerous?"

"Yes, but very useful too. If you set up enough cameras to gather information, it can control everything and make the best decisions. I heard that artificial intelligence might replace Formation Masters."

"Oh, Formation Master, how could that be?"

"I don’t know the details, just what I heard. Don’t spread rumors."

"I understand, brother can relax now."

"Okay, you get familiar here, I will go outside for a while."

Lin Hongcong said, then he left the control room. He didn’t want to stay here for long, better let Zhou Yuan get familiar quickly so he can find a chance to leave.