Global Lord: My Undead Can Undergo Fission
Chapter 379: The Southern Rebels

Chapter 379: Chapter 379: The Southern Rebels

"Lord Fang Jie, there’s no need for that; I am already quite content with my current position."

Qin Shulan was, after all, an aging middle-aged woman who thought her status already exceeded her wildest dreams. As for owning territory, what use would that be to her?

Currently, she did not even know where her family was, having not found them yet.

Even if Qin Shulan owned territory, there was no one to inherit it; women, in this respect, still lag behind men.

"Don’t worry, it will be useful eventually. After all, you have always been managing maritime affairs, and it’s unthinkable for someone of your accomplishments not to have her own territory," Fang Jie was quite insistent on this.

"Additionally, the Northern Grassland, let’s officially make that Li Mingshu’s territory."

Fang Jie was unfamiliar with the others and it was not easy to say at the moment; he would look at the data later on.

He believed that Qin Lan had already prepared these data.

"The second matter is about selecting a site for the Cabinet. The best location is, of course, within your territory, but there are some environmental issues here."

Indeed, the area was infested with Undead Creatures and was unbearable for the common folk.

Fang Jie had adapted gradually to such conditions, and being the lord, it was somewhat bearable.

"My territory will do, and since your land is within mine, let’s place it in Feifeng Town. Wait, let’s turn Feifeng Town into a city first; that’ll raise its stature."

"My territory is a bit short of evolving into a city. Given the current development pace, it might take some more time."

"No matter, it doesn’t need time to become a city, just meet the conditions and I’ll fully support your development."

Fang Jie didn’t mind having one more city within his territory since that city was already under his command. Besides, the opposing forces were no match for him, so what was there to worry about?

Even because the city was within his territory, he could be the first to know of any disturbances.

Without his permission, they couldn’t even build certain things, and their military forces were severely restricted.

"Alright, that place is actually quite good."

After all, it was Elf Territory, and the environment near Feifeng Town was much better than Fang Jie’s area. After some development by Qin Lan during this period, Feifeng Town had effectively divided into two different areas.

Half of the area became a huge market, bustling with noise.

The other half became like a garden, very picturesque.

"So, the third matter today, there have been large-scale rebellions in the South. Are you aware of this?"

Fang Jie was taken aback, "A rebellion? What happened, exactly?" He had not heard about it. But he figured if his subordinates did not report it to him, it must be no big deal.

But large-scale? Exactly how large was it.

Qin Lan spoke seriously, "When you decided to attack the Dark Forest, this problem arose. Many felt the Dark Forest was formidable and that attacking it would lead to mutual destruction."

Fang Jie understood. It seemed some saw it as an opportunity.

"So, those involved in the rebellion, they must be the old nobles, right?"

Only those nobles, who had lost power yet still wielded some status and influence, could convince commoners to join them. It wasn’t surprising they acted this way.

"The main participants are those nobles, but there are others too, many believing it’s their moment. Especially in the Southern regions of the two empires, rebellions are erupting incessantly, even the royal families have members joining."

"I see, but their strength shouldn’t be very formidable, right?"

Following several wars, both countries were depleted of resources; their strength couldn’t be that great.

Qin Lan nodded, "Indeed, they aren’t strong, only a few Gold-ranked guards at most. But it seems they believe themselves to be powerful, and the influenced populace is growing, spreading wider."

Ultimately, some nobles still managed to influence greatly.

The commoners hadn’t awakened intellectually, so many still listened to those nobles. Whatever the nobles said, they often followed without much capacity for independent thought.

It’s strange how people sometimes make seemingly foolish decisions but really follow through with them.

"Then just exterminate them directly; their strength isn’t significant anyway." Fang Jie knew that by withdrawing the Skeletons from the territories of the two nations, such issues had arisen.

He didn’t want the Undead to hinder the regions’ development, seeing how many saw their depleted military forces and thus moved towards the Dark Forest, seizing what they thought was an opportunity.

Unfortunately, those he had appointed to manage were still developing their territories and couldn’t fully control all areas immediately. Now these old nobles still possessed considerable power.

However, he had kept them previously for a smooth transition.

Fang Jie didn’t want too many to die; hence he left those nobles as examples. Now that these nobles were practically useless, causing trouble, eliminating them wouldn’t really matter.

"I think we should keep them, just control them within a certain range."

Fang Jie frowned, keeping those people meant many could die.

"Don’t worry, it won’t lead to anything too severe under our control. Keeping them serves to draw out those against us, so we can openly deal with them."

This was indeed one strategy; if they caused trouble for long enough, the disloyal would naturally reveal themselves.

"Another reason is for training our troops. Our native forces and new troops need adversaries for practical experience. And only through these experiences can they better manage the territories."

Is that so? Fang Jie was somewhat baffled, but there must be some logic to it.

"Alright, just avoid causing too much trouble; the key is not to impact the innocents."

Military troops didn’t concern Fang Jie since he didn’t see them as ordinary people. But the natives were different; they were living beings. He had no choice about outbreaks of war, but now that he had the capability, he didn’t want them to suffer excessive losses.

It wasn’t about benefits; it was just Fang Jie’s inherent aversion to unnecessary deaths.

Qin Lan gave a slight nod, "Don’t worry, it won’t cause any severe consequences."