Chapter 31

Morax and the others stayed in Qingce Village for nearly a month.

Since this group of people had come, how could Jiang Yan not make use of them.

With the addition of Cloud Retainer and the others, Ganyu’s speed in handling government affairs became much faster.

If it weren't for Guizhong urging them to go back, Morax and the others would probably have stayed here for a while longer.

“Then we’re leaving.”

“I’ll leave this place to you.”

Morax looked at Jiang Yan and Ganyu and said with a smile.

“Rest assured.”

Jiang Yan responded, while Ganyu on the side looked at Cloud Retainer with reluctance in her eyes.

“Master...”

“Why? Reluctant to part with your master?”

Cloud Retainer smiled and stroked Ganyu’s little head, saying:

“You’ve done a great job here; with you in charge of government affairs in Qingce Village, Master is very relieved.”

“Of course, compared to you, Master is still a little bit better.”

Cloud Retainer turned on her tsundere personality again.

After some pleasantries, Morax and his group embarked on the return journey.

Jiang Yan and Ganyu stood quietly in place until the group was out of sight.

“It’s okay, at worst we can go back to Guili Plains whenever we have time.”

Seeing the reluctance in Ganyu’s eyes, Jiang Yan comforted her softly.

“Hmm.”

Ganyu responded softly and leaned her head on Jiang Yan’s shoulder.

The two stood there quietly for a long time.

A hundred years later.

To Jiang Yan’s surprise, this peace was able to last for over a hundred years.

On the land of Liyue, the various Archons fought more and more fiercely, and almost from time to time, a war would break out.

But strangely, there were no Archons causing trouble within Morax’s jurisdiction.

Jiang Yan and Morax were naturally happy to see this.

Relying on the explosive population growth of Qingce Village, Jiang Yan began to launch a massive recruitment ceremony here.

The two thousand Millelith originally stationed here began to expand, establishing the Millelith Qingce Army, with twenty regiments under its command, each regiment’s number controlled at 2,000 people, and the total number of the Millelith Qingce Army was about 40,000.

Such a huge army also brought disaster to the surrounding monsters.

It could be said that within the scope of Qingce Village, there would be a large-scale monster clearing movement from time to time.

Of course, Qingce Village’s actions naturally couldn't be hidden from the surrounding Archons.

They were on guard against Qingce Village, and coupled with Jiang Yan driving the giant Buddha and taking the Millelith Qingce Army to wander around their tribes to scare them from time to time, it could be said that any movement would attract their attention.

Compared to the big moves of Qingce Village, Guili Plains, as the political center, was relatively much calmer.

Because the army was controlled by Jiang Yan, Morax, Guizhong, and the others focused their center on commerce.

Externally, the people of Guili Plains mined ore and sold salt for livelihood; internally, they implemented the military agricultural colony system, gathered grain and grass, and supplemented the army.

After establishing the Millelith Qingce Army, Jiang Yan returned to Guili Plains and successively established the Millelith Guili Army and the Millelith Tianheng Army.

The Guili Army was stationed in Guili Plains, guarding the safety of the central core people, and could be called the elite of the elite, with the number controlled at 10,000.

The Tianheng Army was led by the Five Yakshas, with 30,000 people, stationed between Dunyu Ruins and Mount Tianheng, with Azhdaha sitting in Mount Tianheng to guard against enemies from the Sea of Clouds.

As Guili Plains became more and more prosperous, more and more humans joined the camp of Guili Plains.

This also made countless Archons covet this place.

But with the deterrence of Jiang Yan and Morax, the various Archons could be said to have the heart but not the guts.

And as the Archon melee in Tianqiu Valley, which lasted for nearly a hundred years, ended, the situation of the entire Liyue land became subtle.

In the southern Sea of Clouds, Osial united many Archons on the sea to form an alliance, forming a confrontation with Guili Plains in the north.

The winner of the Archon melee in the western Tianqiu Valley also began to win over surrounding Archons, dominating the Minlin area, and its territory even bordered Guili Plains, and its purpose was self-evident.

In the Lisa Suburbs to the southwest, the Dream Archon was dead, Dunyu Ruins belonged to Morax, and the remaining few Archons occupied the Lingju Pass and Qingxu Pool areas, forming a coalition.

And the Jueyun Karst area located on the northwest side, although bordering Qingce Village, did not show any movement.

The strength and prosperity of Guili Plains had already made all the Archons in Liyue land wary.

And Jiang Yan had also been frantically collecting treasure chests over the past hundred years.

Having absorbed nearly a thousand ordinary treasure chests, Jiang Yan’s physique and elemental capacity had been raised to a qualitative level.

And among the twenty or so precious treasure chests he opened, he opened something that made him ecstatic.

Senzu Bean!

That’s right, it’s the Senzu Bean from the Dragon Ball world!

The divine object that can restore all injuries and physical strength the moment it is eaten!

Jiang Yan opened more than ten of them!

This made him excited for a long time!

Having obtained the Senzu Beans, Jiang Yan could finally heave a sigh of relief.

Although the plot of Teyvat had already changed because of him, he still could not be certain whether the great flood that destroyed Guili Plains would happen again.

Especially since in that battle, Guizhong died!

Jiang Yan could not change the natural cycle of life and death for humans, but he was unwilling to see his friends pass away.

With the existence of Senzu Beans, it would be difficult for Guizhong and the others to die even if they wanted to!

And on this very day, Jiang Yan received a letter from Morax.

"What did the Lord of Geo say?"

Ganyu walked up, looked at Jiang Yan’s furrowed brows, and asked softly.

"He wants us both to return to Guili Plains; something major must have happened."

Jiang Yan said, then suddenly sighed.

"A hundred years of peace, I reckon, is about to end."

"But what about Qingce Village..."

Ganyu’s tone carried worry.

Over these hundred years, Qingce Village had been forged into an impregnable fortress by Jiang Yan, with dozens of Guizhong Ballistae standing on the four sides, and the Millelith patrolling within its borders.

"If this war breaks out, the primary defense should be focused on Minlin and the Cloud Sea."

"I have had contact with the Archon of Chenyu Vale; their strength is not great."

"If they invade Qingce Village, relying on the Guizhong Ballistae and the Millelith, there will be no problem holding out until I arrive."

"Qingce Village needs to seal its borders. Go notify the Millelith guards, have them inform the Qingce Millelith Army to lock down the borders, and ensure all Guizhong Ballistae are fully charged."

"I will pack my things, and we shall head to Guili Plains."

Jiang Yan said to Ganyu, who nodded and turned to walk out.

A week later, all the adepti gathered at Guili Plains.

In the conference hall, Jiang Yan, Azhdaha, Guizhong, Marchosius, and Havria sat in the front, while the rest of the adepti sat behind them.

Morax sat at the very front, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"Everyone, I summoned you all a week ago primarily because Osial of the Cloud Sea sent me a letter, inviting me to go and discuss a major matter."

"What are your thoughts on this?"

Morax asked the group.

"For the past two years, there have been constant small provocations from the Cloud Sea and Minlin. Osial inviting you there now is definitely not for anything good."

Guizhong’s expression was grave.

"After over a hundred years, why invite us now, and why at such a tense time?"

Mountain Shaper said angrily.

"But even so, we cannot ignore Osial's invitation."

Marchosius spoke up:

"According to news from the Millelith, Osial has not only invited us this time; he has also invited those from Minlin and Lisa."

"Heh, inviting all the big shots to gather in his territory? Osial isn't worried about not being able to fit them all?"

Jiang Yan sneered.

"But if that is the case, we cannot afford not to participate!"

Ganyu said.

"Once Osial reaches some agreement with the Archons of other regions, we will be in a passive position."

"That is not what I am worried about."

Morax shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"If I leave Guili Plains, and once I am restricted there, who will guard the Guili Plains region?"

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Yan.

"And who will guard Qingce Village?"

"I have explored Chenyu Vale to the northwest of Qingce Village many times; they have no intention of getting involved."

"But we must be prepared! Qingce Village has a population of nearly two hundred thousand, second only to Guili Plains. If something happens, a hundred years of hard work will be destroyed in an instant."

Jiang Yan said solemnly. ===== CHAPTER 83 =====