World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 1308 - 576: Expand the outer city! Meng Tuoluo meets Lanling!_2

Chapter 1308: 576: Expand the outer city! Meng Tuoluo meets Lanling!_2

When the tribe’s population surpassed fifteen thousand, Lanling had no choice but to decide on expanding the Flame Demon Tribe.

The original cluster of Flame Demon Tribe castles covered only three to four hundred acres, which was now far from sufficient.

Despite the expansion of the tribe exceeding all expectations, Lanling still made relevant plans.

This three to four hundred acre castle group would be considered the inner city of the Flame Demon Tribe. Outside this area, an outer city would be expanded.

As for this outer city, Lanling planned an area of about three square kilometers, equivalent to four thousand five hundred acres, which is ten times larger than the inner city.

Thus, the length of the outer city wall needed to be extended to about seven miles. The method remained the same as before: construct the wall with earth first, then overlay thick stone slabs!

These earthen city walls didn’t have steel reinforcements but were still incredibly sturdy. This was because the entire wall used ironwood as its framework.

Ironwood is a type of wood with very high density and toughness. This wood is exceptionally rare, and all the ironwood within a two hundred mile radius had been brought here by Lanling, directly cut down with the black gold greatsword.

Thus, the entire tribe once again turned into an even larger construction site, with everyone frantically busy.

Lanling was so busy that he didn’t even have an hour to sleep each day, constantly dealing with an endless amount of work. At this moment, he dearly wished for a genius in internal affairs.

Moreover, he also needed a master in spiritual power.

Because Lanling now spent most of his time meeting with the leaders of various refugee groups.

The tribe’s population increased daily, so every day new officers for internal affairs and military needed to be appointed.

The talents Lanling originally had on hand were certainly insufficient, requiring the excavation of talent from new immigrants.

In the Barbaric Wilderness, martial strength is revered, so selecting martial officers among the more skilled fighters was almost inevitable. However, identifying potential traitors within them was also necessary.

This required strong spiritual power, capable of immediately discerning whether someone was lying and seeing through their intentions and character at a glance.

The officers and internal affairs officials appointed by Lanling must prioritize loyalty over skill and martial arts, avoiding those who were treacherous or malevolent.

Within the entire Flame Demon Tribe, there was only one person with high spiritual power cultivation, and that was Lanling.

Thus, Lanling did almost nothing each day except to meet and appoint new military and internal affairs officials.

At this time, the role of Gou Li became apparent. Arrogant, vicious, treacherous, and selfish, the questions she asked were particularly abrupt and tricky, instantly testing the true reactions and character of the other party.

Therefore, these days she became Lanling’s assistant, dedicated to interviewing the leaders of the refugee groups joining the Flame Demon Tribe.

Lanling was busy but relatively relaxed, only needing to meet dozens to over a hundred people each day.

Suo Mo and Duoduo, Duolong, Gantuo, and others were even busier.

Every day was spent reorganizing the army and training the soldiers.

As soon as the new recruits were reorganized, not having completed their training, another batch would arrive.

In just ten to twenty days, Suo Mo and Duoduo, among others, had lost a full circle of weight, their voices hoarse.

Especially Suo Mo, who not only had to train the soldiers but also supervise construction and manage defense; going without sleep was commonplace, managing two to three hours of sleep in four to five days was luxurious.

Helplessly, Lanling had to treat supplements like food for them.

Every original brother of the Foreign Tribe Army had to pair up with new immigrants, caring for their lives, thoughts, and so on.

They weren’t officers or internal affairs officials but acted as temporary guides. Leading by example, they would teach the new members of the tribe how to work and live.

Furthermore, they had to write a report every day, detailing the psychological activities, character qualities of the new tribe members they were responsible for, and submit it.

Initially, each brother from the Foreign Tribe Army only needed to take care of about ten people, but now each had to take care of fifteen people, or even more.

Finally, these reports were mostly handed over to Lanling. Lanling had to review them as quickly as possible, identifying unstable and dangerous elements among the new immigrants, and in addition, excavating new talents.

Reviewing over a thousand reports each day, even with his spiritual power, was a maddening task.

At this point, Lanling longed more than ever for Shamaness Yin Ji to join the Flame Demon Tribe.

She was a strategist with powerful spiritual power and could read people’s hearts. Once she joined the Flame Demon Tribe, she would definitely be Lanling’s best assistant and an exceptional talent in internal affairs. But it seemed unless she reached a dead end with Alfonso, it was unlikely she would side with Lanling.

...

Two days and nights later!

Tie Ji finally led over twenty refugees from the Near-Human Tribe to the Flame Demon Tribe.

Duo Ning initially led the way, and after providing specific directions, she rode the Griffin Beast to patrol elsewhere, looking for new refugee groups.

The refugee group from which Black Widow Meng Tuoluo belonged arrived at the Flame Demon Tribe and at first sight was met with a massive construction site.

At this time, the expansion of the Flame Demon Tribe’s outer city had been ongoing for three days, and the outer city walls were under construction.

Thousands of people were on the construction site digging, transporting soil, and pounding the earthen walls.

Everyone was like a mud monkey, desperately working hard.

Tie Ji’s refugee group looked at each other in dismay.

"What kind of tribe is this? There are no houses, not even walls."

"Could it be that we were tricked into becoming laborers!"

"I’m not doing monkey-like work!"

The people in the team began to talk amongst themselves.

Such scenes were quite rare, as the Near-Human Tribe refugees that came to join the Flame Demon Tribe had been fleeing for many years, enduring unimaginable hardships, barely surviving each day amidst hunger and death.

Throughout the Southern Barbaric Lands, no tribe took them in, leaving them homeless and wandering for several years.

Therefore, they cherished the opportunity to join the Flame Demon Tribe tremendously, valuing it immensely.

The refugee group that Black Widow Meng Tuoluo was in had their tribe destroyed by the Motuo Empire recently, just fleeing to the Southern Barbaric Wilderness. They hadn’t endured much hardship yet, aside from losing people at sea.

Moreover, having just deepened into the Southern Barbaric Wilderness, there were already people recruiting them, making them believe many tribes were vying for refugees. Initially, on the run at sea, many thought any place to settle would suffice, but now they felt the need to be choosy and compare!

Meng Tuoluo said: "Since we are here, let’s go in and have a look, it’s been several days without a proper meal."

So, Tie Ji decided to enter the Flame Demon Tribe for now to investigate, at least to eat!

Thus, this team entered the Flame Demon Tribe!

...

Today, another thirteen hundred people joined the Flame Demon Tribe.

On the vast open ground, this group of newly joined people ate together.

Everyone was devouring their food, and Meng Tuoluo, who intended to eat slowly, also feigned a voracious appetite not to arouse suspicion.

"Everyone rise and greet the Chieftain!"

The command officer today was Leitong, who shouted fiercely.

Immediately, over a thousand new immigrants stood up, set down their bowls, and directed their gaze towards Lanling.

Every day, Lanling spent time meeting the new immigrants and giving speeches.

Of course, his speeches weren’t sentimental, but because they were infused with powerful spiritual power, they had immense deterrence and infectiousness!

Lanling looked at the densely populated tribe square, and immediately smiled: "Finish eating first, and then we’ll talk!"

Upon hearing this voice, Meng Tuoluo’s heart trembled slightly, involuntarily lifting her beautiful eyes.

However, she didn’t make any sound, nor did her expression change.

But her heart was trembling!

Even though Lanling’s appearance had changed, his temperament had changed, his voice had changed, and even his race had changed.

However... his face still retained the features of Suo Lun.

Meng Tuoluo couldn’t say she recognized him at once, but at least recognized sixty percent!

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Note: Second update of four thousand words is up, begging for support, thank you all! Only slept three hours last night, going out for errands today, extremely exhausted, going to sleep now, thank you everyone.