The next morning, all the newspapers in the Shang Kingdom were printed ten times more, but the demand still could not keep up with the supply.
This was the first time that the Shang Kingdom publicly released pictures of the outer world, and it was also the first time that many lives in Yingzhou and even the fairyland had the honor of witnessing such a miracle.
"This is Yingzhou, this is the Demon Saint Island, this is the fertile Shenzhou..." The Holy Queen pointed at the pictures in the newspaper, with surprise and joy; but in the end all the surprise turned into speechlessness.
King Lei seemed to understand the Saint Queen's mentality, because he had the same mentality. "Such a Shang Kingdom, such a Shang Kingdom... In addition to constant wars, it also has the ability to explore the outer world and even has manned space flight. We really need to show our goodwill."
In politics, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests; therefore, even though the Shang Kingdom and the demon clan had fought a life-and-death battle for tens of millions of people, Li Xian still received the Thunder King and the Holy Queen at this time.
After a simple exchange of courtesies, the two sides discussed the terms. It was simple, the Phoenix tribe and the Golden Winged Dapeng tribe had preserved a lot of rare medicinal seeds, and even some unique spiritual materials.
The Shang Kingdom naturally needs these things, especially the 'Phoenix Fruit', which even has a powerful effect of repairing the foundation. Li Xian will certainly not let it go.
In return, Li Xian also gave the demon clan a complete set of basic machine tools and some samples.
All in all, it was an equal exchange, but everyone held something back.
The demon tribe retained the methods of growing medicinal herbs, etc.; while the Shang Kingdom retained the core of science and only gave industrial products to the demon tribe.
But the tense atmosphere between the two sides, which was destined to end in death, was temporarily eased.
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"They have bad intentions!" After the Holy Queen and Thunder King left, Li Yuanming immediately sneered. "I'm afraid they will announce the result immediately after they return. Once they announce it, the countries around us will be worried. The countries around us have been making a lot of moves recently."
Beside him, Xu Ren smiled faintly: "Actually, it's good for us too. We can just take advantage of the victory and conquer all the surrounding countries in one fell swoop."
As he spoke, Xu Ren looked at the map that had just been laid out on the table. This was a real high-definition map used within the Shang Kingdom. Looking at the map, Xu Ren said thoughtfully, "Now, Yingzhou has entered the stage of annexation wars, and it cannot be stopped. The drought is still continuing, and now many places in the inland have even delayed spring ploughing. The food of each country may last for a year or two, but by the end of this year, even if the countries don't want to go crazy, they can't. In order to survive, they can only expand. Especially plundering land with abundant water and grass. Secondly, the countries in the south, middle and north of Yingzhou are all expanding, taking the opportunity to launch annexation wars. According to the information we have now, the number of countries in the middle of Yingzhou has recently decreased by 20%, and is still decreasing. In our south, the annexation war provoked by the Yue Kingdom has a far-reaching impact. Some countries have taken the initiative to merge to seek survival. However, the 'Shouchun Kingdom' in the north of the middle of Yingzhou needs attention. This country should not be underestimated."
Li Xian looked at the map and frowned slightly. "Sir, our intelligence personnel have already found out that Shouchun is just a loose country and there is no real unity at all."