Zhang Shen took Zhang Xue and rode two horses to travel in the territory of the ancient alliance.
In the past, during the era of Hongyuan City, ordinary horses had little significance and could only be ridden within the city.
The undulating terrain in the wild, and the ferocious beasts and monsters that can be seen everywhere, are not suitable for riding horses.
Now, after years of cleansing by the Ancient Alliance, it has become very difficult to see a wild monster within the Ancient Alliance’s jurisdiction.
It can only be seen in the demon-sealing land where the ancient alliance used to train future generations.
"The air is filled with the aroma of wheat and the smell of vegetables." Zhang Shen sniffed the aroma of wheat and vegetables in the air and looked at the swaying yellow wheat waves, feeling a faint joy and satisfaction in his heart.
In order to feed 200 million people with a land area of 5,000 miles, all the land suitable for farming in the territory of the ancient alliance has been opened up.
In addition, the Ancient Alliance has supported agriculture over the years and even encouraged warriors to spend their efforts on improving the grain clock.
This will lead to a surge in food production.
While feeding more than 200 million people, it also supports the continuous birth of warriors.
You have to know that warriors below the innate level are all big eaters. If grain production does not increase dramatically and grain prices do not come down, let alone training an acquired warrior, not to mention other consumption, the food needed to train the body to the limit of mortals is enough to bankrupt a hardworking family of three.
And now is the harvest season.
Farmers are rushing to harvest in the fields.
Men and women, sweating.
Suddenly, Zhang Shen frowned, "Zhang Xue, go and take care of it."
Zhang Xue nodded, he also saw what was happening in the distance.
A group of young men born into wealth and status rode their horses for an outing, trampling the fields.
This group of people may come from a family of scholars, or even have someone who is a warrior.
Having never worked in the fields since birth, I don’t know the value of food.
They didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt for trampling on food, but instead were competing to see who had the best horse-riding skills.
Zhang Xue, a two-meter-tall burly man, stepped forward, emitting a fierce aura.
All of a sudden, the young men sitting on the horses felt terrified, trembling and standing still, not daring to move.
Zhang Xue didn't show any courtesy to this group of young people. She just slapped each of them a few times, making them dizzy and their cheeks instantly red and swollen.
"Ah! You!"
"Who are you!"
"How dare you!"
"You son of a bitch, I'll chop you to death!"
There was a reaction of dissatisfaction, and he drew out his sword.
Zhang Xue immediately taught him a lesson and beat him with a few punches until he vomited bile.
"Humph, you dared to ride your horse to trample the rice ears. These slaps are a lesson for you!"
"Get out of here!"
Zhang Xue threw one in each hand, all of them flew from the fields to the road, and they all fell to the ground.
He was very angry. Unlike these young masters who had never done housework, he had lived in a mountain and water village since he was a child, and he had to do all the laundry, cooking and chopping wood by himself.
He deeply understands the hardships involved.
Naturally, the attitude towards this group of young people will not be good.
"Just wait for me!" The young men got up from the ground, not daring to continue pestering, and ran away while uttering harsh words.
Zhang Xue did not take their harsh words to heart at all. After years of hard training, he had already become an expert at the eighth level of the acquired realm. With some tricks, he could even fight against ordinary ninth level acquired realm warriors.
As long as you don't encounter anything above the innate level, it's fine.
But given his identity, warriors above the innate level in the Ancient Alliance territory basically know what he looks like and will never fight with him.
At this time, Zhang Shen slowly arrived on his gray horse.
He looked at the group of people leaving in a hurry and threw a token to Zhang Xue.
"Go, follow them and see how their elders are doing."
"If you just don't know how to educate me, just give me a verbal warning."
Zhang Xue picked up the token and saw that it was the token of the law enforcement team.
He smiled and clasped his fists in agreement.
Since the establishment of the law enforcement team, thanks to Li Zhao's unremitting efforts, it has long been a nightmare to the ancient alliance, and everyone who sees it is afraid of it.
Using this identity to warn them, I am not afraid that the elders of this group of people will not take this matter to heart.
I believe that these young people will have to go through another painful experience of screaming and howling ghosts and wolves afterwards.
Zhang Shen was not too angry about this matter, and it was not a big deal, so a warning was enough.
Furthermore, no matter how strict the laws are, people of all kinds will still appear.
Even if some of human nature is castrated, new distorted personalities will emerge.
What's more, Zhang Shen didn't want to castrate the man at all. At most, he wanted to restrain him.
Half a day later, Zhang Xue came back.
Seeing his relaxed expression, Zhang Shen knew that nothing unexpected had happened on this trip.
After resolving this little incident, the two continued on their journey.
Enjoy the mountains and rivers along the way and solve some bad things that you encounter along the way.
They were all minor problems, and no major problems that would shake the foundation of the Ancient Alliance were found.
This is normal. The Ancient Alliance was established only a few decades ago, Zhang Shen holds it tightly, and the others who have fought since the Hongyuan City era are still alive. Their spirit of tenacity and endurance is still there, so it is indeed not easy for major problems to arise.
That day, Zhang Shen took Zhang Xue to tour the entire ancient alliance and came to a place where caravans gathered.
He planned to follow the caravan to Yousha City in the human territory.
The environment there is no worse than that in the endless wilderness, and the people there are tough and ferocious.
The living environment is much more comfortable.
But the open and secret struggles among the upper class are more dangerous than the endless wilderness.
Those who have no strength and means have no choice but to be beasts of burden in the human territory.
Of course, if you accept your fate, being an ordinary person all your life and staying in the human territory is a good choice.
At least he could die peacefully, instead of being killed in the endless wilderness by attacks from monsters or demons at any time.
There is a sand city on the edge of the human territory. The caravan sets out from the area where the ancient alliance is located, spanning more than 20,000 miles, stopping in many small villages and tribes along the way to do some small business.
A month and a half later, the caravan arrived at Yousha City beside the Heisha River.
Zhang Shen and Zhang Xue quietly left the caravan and wandered around the city.
Since moving the Ancient Alliance headquarters to the Endless Wilderness, Zhang Shen has almost never come here again.
This was the first time he had set foot here after decades.
Compared with the past, this place has not changed much and the city remains the same.
The only things that have changed are the ordinary people shouting in the streets.
Zhang Shen felt a little emotional, but not too much.
The people he was familiar with were still there; only the unfamiliar ones were gone.
The rules of the Sand City are much more complicated than those of the Endless Wilderness.
However, in terms of strictly prohibiting embezzlement and favoritism, it is not as strict as the Ancient Alliance headquarters.
The environments on both sides are very different, and the surrounding conditions are very different.
Copying the same system will only make it difficult for Yousha City to move forward and survive under the watchful eyes of many powerful forces.
Let me give you the simplest example.
There are countless foreign warriors in Yousha City, and they are of all kinds.
Many people have elders who are at the Zhendan or even Dharmakāya level.
If Sand City implements the same strict system as our headquarters and prohibits some dark things, all these people will be offended.
If we ignore these people during implementation, it will be meaningless and just superficial.
It would be better to choose a different tube from the beginning.
The management methods should be adapted to local conditions.
"After all, it's still a question of strength."
“We can only compromise.”
In the restaurant, Zhang Shen sipped his wine and talked about all this with Zhang Xue.
Zhang Xue held a handful of small red fruits in her palm and ate them, with an embarrassed look on her face.
"Master, why are you telling me this? I don't quite understand."
When there are many people around, Zhang Xue will not call Zhang Shen the leader, but call him master. He is also Zhang Shen's close follower.
"Just pretend."
"As someone who has been by my side for so many years, sooner or later you will need to step out on your own and share my worries."
"It's still early. When your cultivation level is higher, I will arrange for you to do something."
Zhang Shen smiled faintly. He had spent so much time and effort to cultivate such a talent, so of course he had to let him go out and be a qualified tool. How could he keep him by his side and let him waste his time in vain
Zhang Xue laughed, and considering his huge body, he looked very honest.
"Master, I still like to be with you, no need to think too much."
"But if you need me to do anything, Zhang Xue will listen to you."
Zhang Xue certainly understood that he had good food and drink in Shanshuiju, and he only needed to practice with peace of mind every day without worrying about other things. Wasn't this kind of life more comfortable than being in charge of a place outside
But if the time comes, he won't run away.
At this time, a man passed by the restaurant below, his nose moved slightly, and he smelled a hint of sweetness.
Looking around, I finally saw the small red fruit in Zhang Xue's hand by the second-floor window.
"Hundred honey berries!" the young man exclaimed.
Not daring to delay, he gathered his inner strength into his eyes, apparently cultivating some kind of magical eye.
The eyes, glowing with a strange light, glanced at Zhang Shen and Zhang Xue secretly.
"One is at the eighth level of acquired realm, and the other is at the fifth level of acquired realm."
"It seems that this hundred honey berries must belong to me!"
The young Huang Shi looked away, not daring to look for too long in case Zhang Shen and Zhang Xue noticed him.
Huang Shi didn't know that at the same time he looked away, Zhang Xue looked over at him with a faint blue light flashing in her eyes.
"Ninth level of the acquired realm? Master, do you want me to deal with him?"
When Huangshi turned his attention to Zhang Shen and Zhang Xue, he had already been exposed.
"Don't worry, it's not convenient to do it here."
"Besides, he hasn't done anything yet, has he?"
"We can't just kill him because he might have bad thoughts."
Zhang Shen looked puzzled and said, "So later, let's find a quiet place to stay."
Zhang Xue understood immediately.
You can't take action just because others have this idea. That would give them a chance to act, and then no one would be able to say anything if they were beaten to death.
At night, Yellowstone arrived as expected.
He was even considerate enough to set up an isolation barrier outside the cave where Zhang Shen was temporarily renting.
What happened inside is difficult for outsiders to detect.
Even if a fierce battle breaks out, as long as it is not a battle at the innate level, its fluctuations will be difficult to be transmitted to the outside.
"Two fools, carrying a treasure yet still daring to show off in the streets."
"Although the spiritual energy is not obvious after treatment, it is useless when it comes to someone as discerning as me!"
"It's simply courting death!"
However, after Huangshi entered the barrier, the isolation barrier he had set up collapsed with a pop.
An even deeper barrier covered the courtyard.
A voice came.
"On a dark and windy night, it is time to kill and cover up the traces."
The faint teasing words made Huangshi's heart stop, and a bad premonition emerged.