Urban God-level Youth
Chapter 1122 - 1121: Deployment

Chapter 1122: Chapter 1121: Deployment

Qin Hao emerged from the mountains, seeing quite a number of people around the periphery of the mountain range.

Some were ordinary local civilians, and some were disciples from various factions within the dynasty, but they were all stopped by the soldiers stationed there.

Qin Hao said to Dong Mengqi, "Soon, we will begin arranging for the soldiers to migrate."

In the afternoon, the soldiers from the Xuanwu Army, Vermilion Bird Army, Azure Dragon Army, and White Tiger Army all relocated to this place.

The distance between the two sides was not far, only a few dozen miles.

In no time, over four million troops had all relocated into the mountains, and then they began building houses and opening training grounds.

New recruits entering the army would universally learn basic cultivation techniques, and those wanting to learn intermediate or advanced techniques in the future would have to rely on military merits.

For those who already possessed cultivation techniques, they could choose not to learn new ones, but to obtain more advanced techniques, they too would need to accumulate military merits.

...

After six in the evening, Qin Hao returned to the royal city and went straight to the royal palace.

In Ye Lingyi’s bedchamber, Qin Hao pushed the door open and entered, finding Ye Lingyi sitting on a chair, looking at a square jade seal in front of her.

"Qin Hao, you’re here. Come over and take a look." Ye Lingyi hurriedly said upon seeing him enter.

Qin Hao curiously walked over, "What’s the matter?"

Ye Lingyi said, "The small dragon vein beneath the royal city seems to have come alive again."

Qin Hao was stunned for a moment, "A small dragon vein? There’s still a dragon vein under this Skyfire City?"

Dragon veins are not to be compared with ordinary spirit veins. Spirit veins are classified into low, mid, upper, and top grades, above which are dragon veins. Dragon veins are also graded, and above them are ancestral veins.

Ye Lingyi replied, "That’s right. Back then, the Skyfire Dynasty was established over a small dragon vein, but it gradually dried up later. Almost all the nearby dynasties are established over dragon veins. Larger dynasties and empires have mid to advanced dragon veins, and some even have top-grade ones."

Qin Hao nodded slightly, "How did you sense it?"

Ye Lingyi picked up the square jade seal, "This is our Skyfire Dynasty’s jade seal, deeply connected with the dragon vein. This afternoon, I discovered strands of pure dragon energy emitting from the seal."

Qin Hao scrutinized the jade seal, "This jade seal has been used by the kings of your Ye Family for cultivation, hasn’t it?"

Ye Lingyi nodded, "It used to be that way, but after the dragon vein depleted, this jade seal no longer served much purpose."

Qin Hao said, "It seems the world is truly about to undergo significant changes. No wonder the nearby dynasties are all aggressively expanding their territories, vying for future cultivation resources. We should also quicken our pace."

Ye Lingyi looked at him curiously and asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

Qin Hao replied, "We need to firmly control the territory within the dynasty. If another cultivation treasure land emerges, we must seize it at the first opportunity, as it will be fundamental to our dynasty’s development. It’s also time we avenged the enmity with the Xuanqing Dynasty."

Ye Lingyi’s eyes gleamed with determination, "The Xuanqing Dynasty caused my father’s death, a hatred that cannot be reconciled."

Qin Hao said, "I’ll prepare for a few more days, then lead the troops to attack the Xuanqing Dynasty."

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The next day, the leaders and soldiers of the God Demon Army received Qin Hao’s orders to gather at the eastern border. A million troops began moving from various towns to the strategic border town.

Most soldiers were excited and eager because they had another opportunity to fight battles, allowing them to earn merits and rewards.

Soldiers from the God Demon Army in the royal city and various towns hurried towards the eastern border.

Near a million captives, after signing slave contracts, were separately organized into a new corps, which Qin Hao named the Cannon Fodder Corps.

The Cannon Fodder Corps currently had over 800,000 captured soldiers. The merit reward system applied to them as well.

As long as they met the reward criteria, not only could their slave status be removed, but they could also receive honors and rewards. This was Qin Hao’s way of giving them a glimmer of hope. Whether they could seize it depended on their fate and choices.

"Qin Hao, is it true that we could also remove our slave status and earn rewards?" someone asked incredulously.

Because for people like them, being captured offered no chance of turning their fate around. Usually, they were either brutally killed or worked to death in endless labor.

Qin Hao replied, "Indeed, any of you who meets the conditions can remove your slave status and obtain rewards such as cultivation techniques, divine skills, or titles."

Upon hearing this, the members of the Cannon Fodder Corps were overjoyed, as none wished to remain slaves all their lives. Everyone desired to rise above, to be respected and admired.

In the Xuanqing Dynasty, they saw no hope of promotion, but in the Skyfire Dynasty, there was hope. Although still slaves now, their situation could all change through valor in battle.

With enough enemy kills, not only could they shed their slave titles, but they could also be ennobled and attain high ranks, learning advanced cultivation techniques and divine skills.

This seemed too good to be true for them—could such a boon exist in the world?

"Thank you, State Preceptor, for sparing us," they knelt and said in unison.

Qin Hao, his expression calm, said, "Tomorrow morning, proceed to the eastern border and await my next orders."

"Yes, State Preceptor," they replied.

They paused, wondering if he intended to attack the Xuanqing Dynasty.

Leaving the Cannon Fodder Corps, Qin Hao went to the Qin Mountain.

The Qin Mountain is the mountain range that abruptly emerged a few days ago, which is now the training and cultivation place for the soldiers.

The mountain’s name was given by Ye Lingyi, inspired by the character Qin in Qin Hao’s name.

In the Qin Mountain, many palaces appeared overnight.

The phrase ’more hands produce greater results’ is not false. With several million people, thousands of palaces were built effortlessly, demonstrating astonishing efficiency.

Qin Hao went into Lan Manshuang’s palace, where quite a few commanders stood, including Dong Mengqi, Wu Yutong, Xian Yin, and others.

Qin Hao had called them here in advance.

"State Preceptor!" the commanders respectfully greeted Qin Hao upon seeing him.

Qin Hao stepped forward and addressed Wu Yutong, "Wu Yutong, receive your orders."

"At your service!"

Wu Yutong stepped out, her expression incredibly respectful.

Qin Hao handed over a token, "I grant you the White Tiger Token. Lead the White Tiger Army to the western border, guarding the kingdom’s west."

"Yes, State Preceptor!" Wu Yutong accepted the White Tiger Token.

Next, Qin Hao said, "Dong Mengqi, receive your orders. I grant you the Vermilion Bird Token. Command the Vermilion Bird Army to the southern border, guarding the military town, preventing enemy or beast ambushes on our southern border."

Following that, Xian Yin received the Xuanwu Token and led the Xuanwu Army to the northern border to guard it.

The Azure Dragon Army, led by Ye Lingyi, currently had the primary task of guarding the royal city and being prepared to support various localities at any time.

After Qin Hao gave these orders, the respective persons departed, leading their respective armies to different border defenses.