Beihai, Youdu Mountain, has been renamed Fangshan at this time.
"Honorable Lord, this Fangshan Mountain and the surrounding area of a hundred miles are your territory!"
An old man knelt in front of Fang Yuan and spoke in the most humble manner.
"Oh? Then tell me, how much wealth do I have here?"
Fang Yuan asked casually as he played with a black iron dagger in his hand.
Beside him, Wei changed her clothes and stood holding an iron spear, followed by more than a hundred slaves.
Although they were slaves, they were specially selected by Fang Yuan. Prisoners of war from various tribes were strong and proficient in various fighting techniques. With a little training, they could be put to great use.
Being able to buy these is naturally because of the reward from King Xia.
After the ceremony of becoming a king, Xi also gave a lot of wealth. Even these slaves would not be so easy to collect without the permission of the higher-ups.
In the eyes of the Xia Kingdom's nobles, King Xi was extremely kind to this outsider.
But in fact, this is just a very common choice. Fang Yuan even received instructions from Xi to form an army, ready to go to the Shiwan Mountains in the south at any time to compete with the Jiuli survivors.
For this Realm Alliance elder, the time-traveling dream master from the Realm Alliance is the real direct descendant!
That being the case, what else is there to say
"Your Majesty!"
The old man's body trembled and he felt some kind of pressure. He said in a trembling voice: "Around this mountain, we have three small tribes with a total of 10,000 people. We have cultivated 15,000 acres of land. We can provide you with Choose more than a thousand warriors!”
In fact, everyone is a soldier at this time. If production is ignored, only three or four thousand can be drawn out, but this is not necessary.
"Fifteen thousand acres of land? The output seems a bit sparse... But there are still hunting supplements at this time, so that's about it..."
Fang Yuan touched his chin: "Let the leaders of these three tribes come over, recognize my suzerainty, and offer prey and flowers to express their submission. If they don't agree, I will demote their entire tribes as slaves!"
"Obey! Your will will definitely be carried out!"
The old man's whole body trembled, and he immediately gritted his teeth and answered.
"Yuan...this entire mountain and the surrounding area belong to us?"
Looking at this scene, Wei's face turned red with excitement: "With such a large fiefdom, the entire Xiangyang clan can be moved here..."
"How can it be so easy to relocate a clan? Of course, if the clan here doesn't surrender to me, there's nothing we can do about it!"
Fang Yuan said this deliberately, just to spread the word and cause pressure.
At this time, after walking around for a few more times, they selected a place, which was a piece of flat land with a stream flowing around it: "We will camp here tonight, and... we are going to lay out a few foundations and build rows of wooden houses. Come out! By the way... We still have to bake bricks, so we can't live in a thatched house forever, right?"
It felt very strange to him now, as if he were playing some kind of primitive strategy game.
Not long after, the old man arrived with three groups of people.
"Your distinguished lord, we are the leaders of the Baishan, Heishui, and Xuandu tribes, and we offer you our loyalty!"
The three savage-like guys bowed their heads and presented them with gifts such as animal skins and flowers to show their sincerity.
"Well, as your lord, from today onwards, I will collect the items you surrender to Xia Kingdom... Also, I want three hundred people from each of your tribes to come to me and obey my orders!"
According to what Xi said, unrest in Jiuli in the south is imminent, and an army must be established to suppress it.
"this… "
There were only a few thousand people in a tribe at this time, three hundred people was one tenth, and they were still strong, so the three leaders hesitated.
"Don't worry, they come to me to receive military training, and I will naturally provide them with food, grass, and weapons!"
Fang Yuan waved his hand.
"In that case, we are willing!"
Considering that this was Fengjun's first order, the three leaders gritted their teeth and agreed.
"Very good... come with me and patrol this mountain!"
Fang Yuan nodded and walked directly into the mountain: "Is there any special product around here, or is it dangerous?"
"Of course!"
A leader's eyes flashed: "There are various black jackals, tigers and leopards in Youdu Mountain. They are ferocious in nature and invincible to mortals. They often attack our tribe and devour our population!"
"A black... beast?"
Fang Yuan listened thoughtfully.
As the group walked, they came to the outskirts of a tribe.
There are large stretches of continuous ridges and a fence with some small animals inside. It is obvious that the tribes here learned to breed under the influence of the Xia Kingdom.
"Sir, this is the White Mountain Department!"
A leader came out and said proudly.
"leader!"
At this moment, a young hunter ran out from the forest, his body covered in blood: "We encountered a black leopard. It ate many of us and chased it all the way out!"
"What? Why don't you be alert immediately!"
The leader was immediately startled, subconsciously clenched his weapon, and looked at Fang Yuan again.
"The black leopard is interesting! Let me go and see it!"
Fang Yuan nodded and pointed at the hunter: "Follow me!"
"No!"
The young hunter was originally a warrior in the tribe, but now he was frightened and panicked. He was obviously extremely stimulated: "You can't go, it will kill you!"
Whoops!
Suddenly, the wind howled, the grass fell, and a huge black shadow jumped out from the mountains.
This was a giant leopard that was two people tall, with dark fur all over its body, glowing with a mysterious light in the sun, and blood dripping from its mouth. When it saw the Baishan tribe again, greed appeared in its eyes.
"Gather the clansmen! We will fight it!"
The leader of the White Water Tribe gritted his teeth and said: "We can't let it rush into the tribe!"
"Let me do it!"
Fang Yuan, however, was not in a hurry. He took a few steps and arrived in front of the black panther as if he had transformed. "Kitten, get back!"
call out!
A black light flashed on his hand, and the panther was startled, and kept its forward posture. Suddenly, the huge leopard head fell off, and the blood was like a fountain.
"This this… "
The three leaders were stunned.
Even if they summoned all the warriors from the tribe, they could only kill such a ferocious beast by using a trap, and they would even suffer heavy losses. But now, the new lord just waved his hand and his head fell off
Such overwhelming force immediately made them lose all thoughts.
"Haha... Are you stupid? Yuan Ke is the number one warrior who has killed the great demon Wuzhi Qi. What does a mere black panther mean?"
Wei laughed and said, looking at Fang Yuan's back full of pride.
"grown ups!"
In an instant, the leaders of the three tribes were truly convinced and came to salute Fang Yuan.
"Well, let's let the people in the tribe divide this meat!"
Fang Yuan looked at the Black Panther's body with an inexplicable look in his eyes: "I want to go into the mountain and take a look!"
Seeing this, several leaders moved their lips, wanting to say that this mountain was dangerous, but thinking of Fang Yuan's force, they immediately fell silent.
…
In the square mountain.
Fang Yuan pushed aside a bunch of vines and asked casually: "Besides the black beasts, what else is there in this mountain?"
"There is also black water flowing across the cracks in the ground, corroding the earth's energy. Wherever it passes, no vegetation will grow!"
The leader of Blackwater said.
"Huh? Take me to see it!"
Fang Yuan's heart moved, and he came to a place where the ground cracked. Sure enough, he saw pools of black water in the depression, which seemed to gush out from the Jiuyou underground, which was daunting.
"Okay, let's go back!"
After confirming this scene, he didn't stay any longer and went straight back home.
Only Wei, who was closest to him, could hear Yuan repeatedly murmuring: "The Book of Mountains and Seas says: There is a mountain in the North Sea, called the Mountain of Youdu. The black water comes out, and there are black birds on it, Black snake, black leopard, black tiger, black fox with fluffy tail.”
"Yuan, what are you talking about?"
She was confused and couldn't help but ask.
"Nothing... Leader of Blackwater!"
Fang Yuan laughed: "From now on, all I want from your tribe's offerings is this black water. Collect it for me. It won't be difficult, right?"
"It's not difficult, of course it's not difficult!"
The leader was startled, then hurriedly agreed.
"This black water looks so dirty, what do you want with it?"
Wei was even more puzzled after hearing this. After sending away the three leaders, she immediately asked.
"I'm going to... use it as a weapon!"
Fang Yuan smiled mysteriously: "If it weren't for the magical powers of the shamans, this original Youdu, and now Fangshan, might be the foundation of the emperor!"
After this investigation, he has determined that, in fact, this black water is oil in its original state!
Of course, without a complete industrial system, even if a large oil field is discovered, it will be useless, but there are still not many problems in primary utilization.
In this regard, Fang Yuan doesn't mind imitating the ancients, such as... Byzantium!
Wei became even more confused.
"You go collect a batch of brass, wooden pipes, and a group of craftsmen, and I will tell them how to process Greek fire!"
Fang Yuan said directly.
good!
What he wanted to come up with at this time was a little invention called Greek Fire.
This is a liquid burning agent made of petroleum. It is known as flowing fire and can spray and injure people. The most important thing is that water cannot extinguish it!
"Although there are still a few technical problems, this world has magical powers, and I myself have mastered the ability to control fire, so I can still solve them in a detour... In fact, if it is a world where the extraordinary is invisible, this is the rising power, even now , can make ordinary people suddenly master flames, and it is also a killer move in military battles! If used properly, it can determine the outcome of a war!"
Fang Yuan thought silently.
Naturally, he himself does not need these things, but the ordinary people under his command definitely need them.
Even the most primitive incendiary weapons were enough to be used in ordinary wars in this pre-Qin era.
Even if the opponents are the people of Jiuli, it is impossible for everyone to awaken to magical powers, and most of them will be mortals, which can come in handy.