Chapter 637 - 2: The Eternal Lineage

Chapter 637: Chapter 2: The Eternal Lineage

"Or are you planning to return now?"

Upon hearing Xiluo’s unabashed voice, the expression of the Longbo Giant visibly dimmed.

Li Boyang’s steel aircraft carrier was not the first one to pass through the East Sea.

However, like all previous steel aircraft carriers, there was no sufficient quantity of [Smoke Cloud Gauze] here.

In fact, this was not surprising.

[Smoke Cloud Gauze] seemed to be just one of the many imitation gauzes exported from the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

But limited by its yield and the characteristics of [Smoke Cloud Gauze].

In the hands of most living beings, and even the Gods, [Smoke Cloud Gauze] was an indisputable artifact for defense and survival.

The Longbo Giants, asking for thousands of tons of it, made it so that even if other mountain people did have it, they wouldn’t dare sell it all to them.

After all, such a scale of [Smoke Cloud Gauze] was enough to alter the balance of power in an area.

Furthermore, now that the landmass had expanded dramatically, the distance between two Fang Kingdoms or two tribes was aptly described as over a hundred thousand miles.

Except for the mountain people with steel aircraft carriers, the links between other Fang Kingdoms and tribes had clearly diminished.

Although, theoretically, the increase in land area did indeed effectively reduce war and promote peace, it also evidently slowed down the exchange and progress of civilization.

When the distance between two places grew to a certain extent...

When the exchange between two groups began to be calculated in months or years...

When a regular member of a Fang Kingdom needed half a year to step out of their own country and reach another Fang Kingdom...

Under such circumstances, besides the mountain people, only those mighty Gods could maintain normal communication and contact.

Alternatively, Li Boyang could intervene personally, giving up that seemingly infinite vast land, forcibly gathering all human Fang Kingdoms and tribes together.

But forcibly relocating was obviously just a temporary solution, not fundamentally resolving the issue.

It’s akin to a country’s effective control area being only so large.

Once the territory exceeds this effective governance area, division becomes inevitable.

Solving this issue is quite straightforward.

That is to increase the effective governance area and strengthen the exchange among various regions.

Only in this way will the ever-increasing population not differentiate due to regional isolation, eventually evolving into different civilizations.

Li Boyang allowed the mountain people to pilot steel aircraft carriers to sell various commodities, essentially to strengthen the connection between intelligent species.

However, this is still merely a palliative measure.

After all, communication and connection between two tribes cannot be fully achieved through just an "intermediary."

Thus, within the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, ambitious mountain people have suggested the creation of a trade route connecting all nations.

To advance the implementation of this plan.

Lu Huaijin and certain radicals have long been eager to move forward.

As far as Li Boyang knows, Lu Huaijin seems to be planning to persuade Nvwa to spread the [Profound Garden Barrier] across the four seas and Eight Desolates.

In this way, as long as one is an intelligent being, they can quickly travel to other regions through the transfer of the [Profound Garden Barrier], regardless of distance.

Of course, this also means that if the mountain people wish, they can invade those areas covered by the [Profound Garden Barrier] at any time.

Given the immense risk involved.

Led by Great Xia, All Xia Fang Kingdoms swiftly rejected this proposal and were highly vigilant of the expansion of the [Profound Garden Barrier].

Under these circumstances, everyone, after some discussion, had no choice but to adopt a compromise plan proposed by Wu Zhen.

That is, to conduct close technological and resource exchanges with various Fang Kingdoms, jointly establishing a dense network of land, sea, and air transportation.

For the current Hundred Lands Mountain Range, this posed no significant technical challenge.

Even so, many Fang Kingdom rulers chose to reject it.

To these rulers, with the drastic changes and land expansion, originally scarce resources were no longer scarce, so why take the risk to join any transport network?

Maintaining the stability of their rule, even limiting their citizens’ contact with the outside world, forming a "permanent lineage" governance model is what they most desire.

With the existence of Gods symbolizing "absolute power," achieving this isn’t really challenging.

But, whether the mountain people and Great Xia would support these rulers’ ideas is another matter.

Just Li Boyang alone would not allow this situation to happen.

So, even as progress was slow, a dense transportation network comprised of highways, railways, and air routes was gradually established.

This process might take decades or even centuries, but this trend was something Li Boyang was keen to see happen.

In a mythical world, Divine Power is always the primary productivity.

Roads laid with [Xirang] can sustain themselves, theoretically not decaying or collapsing for centuries.

Rail tracks made from various Geng Metal treasures are equally robust and durable, as long as they’re not deliberately damaged, they will basically remain intact.

As for air routes, there’s no need to say more—each of these aircraft carriers, upon its creation, poses a much more significant deterrent to ordinary beings compared to any God.

Li Boyang’s trip to the East Sea this time also serves as a prelude to the subsequent expansion of the transportation network.

Surely the mountain people wouldn’t agree to their Prophet leaving the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and coming to this peripheral place of the East Sea.

But no one knew that Li Boyang secretly sneaked out of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

As for Xiluo, the only informed person?

She barely had time to agree; there was no way she could refuse this journey, could she?

"Do you intend to buy ’Smoke Cloud Gauze’ to weave garments?"

Turning around, Xiluo suddenly appeared next to Li Boyang, also overlooking the Longbo Giant below, asking.

"Ever since the fall of Longbo Kingdom, many things have been lost."

"Looking at that torn armor on you, it seems you don’t know much about weaving and spinning methods."

"If it’s just for weaving a suitable outfit, there’s really no need to use ’Smoke Cloud Gauze’."

Upon hearing this, the Longbo Giant merely coughed lightly, then, with eyes slightly evasive, muttered.

"Ahem... whether I have clothing or not isn’t important to me."

"I can wear tattered armor, and going bare won’t affect my actions."

"But my folks are different from me; I have to consider their needs."

"The ’Smoke Cloud Gauze’ being waterproof, fireproof, and of variable sizes is the most suitable material..."

The Longbo Giant, clearly incapable of lying, appeared hesitant and uncertain while saying these words, giving them an entirely unbelievable tone.

"I can understand the variable sizes, but why do you care about it being waterproof and fireproof?"

Even an average person could see the Longbo Giant’s lack of confidence; how could the astute Xiluo not notice?

"Uh..."

The Longbo Giant’s eyes suddenly widened, realizing that a casual remark had unintentionally revealed some information that should not have been disclosed.

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