Chapter 1146: A Shocking Sight

Changle finally managed to rendezvous with Ce and the others, but Ce had no idea that Changle was coming, so it was only after Changle and his men bumped into the grazing herdsmen that they truly met.

However, the herdsmen had basically never seen Changle; they hadn't even seen Baifeng more than a few times, so recognizing Baifeng was already quite an achievement, let alone Changle.

Fortunately, seeing the direction Changle and his group appeared from, along with their equipment and the cattle they were carrying, it was clear at a glance that they were from Huaxia; otherwise, these herdsmen might have prepared to attack.

The herdsman rode his ox to reach Changle; although he did not know the status of these people before him, they were clearly extraordinary, so his tone was quite respectful.

"You must be from Huaxia, right? What are you doing here? This is the Western Development Group!"

Yishang also rode his ox forward and pointed at the ground, signaling for the herdsman to dismount. The herdsman did not dare to refuse and hurriedly climbed off his ox, after which Yishang explained: "This is our Changle Prince, and the Princess Consort, here to inspect the Western Development Group."

"I am the Minister of the Phylum, Yishang."

The herdsman was greatly alarmed; how could even the Prince have come? He hurriedly knelt on the damp grass: "Greetings, Prince, Princess Consort!"

Changle hurriedly told him to rise: "You have worked hard too. Working in a place like this must be very difficult, and quite dangerous as well."

The herdsman stood up slowly: "Prince, we don't find it difficult; I think life here is quite good."

The herdsman was truly not lying; life nowadays was so good, whereas the life they lived before could truly be said to be not fit for humans.

Although it was said to be a bit more dangerous here than in Huaxia City, it had not actually reached the point of threatening their lives; at least until now, not a single person had been injured by a wild beast.

The people of the Western Development Group were sufficiently united and possessed sufficiently good Weapons; as long as a wild beast dared to come, it had to be prepared not to return, for the people here could all be considered hunters, and to protect their cattle and sheep, they were truly capable of anything.

Changle did not want to exchange too many pleasantries with him, only asking: "Where is your camp? I haven't seen it yet, and you are the first person I have seen."

The herdsman pointed behind the hill: "Prince, you can see it once you cross this small hill; it is very close, and you can reach it quickly by riding an ox. Everyone else is busy behind it, so it cannot be seen from here."

"I am not alone either; the others are watching the cattle herds. I was just the closest one, which is why I came over to look."

Changle looked at the cattle herds in the distance and indeed saw many people wearing leather clothes; those must have been the herdsmen. If one didn't look carefully, one might not necessarily see them.

"Alright, then you go back and continue your work; we will head over ourselves."

The herdsman bowed respectfully; he was also very respectful toward this Prince he had never seen before, for after all, the King and the Prince were the true authority of Huaxia, and he could not help but be respectful.

Setting off again, Changle walked toward that small hill. He had now completely lost confidence in this place; after all, it was truly not suitable for building a city, and he had even lost the thought and desire to look at it carefully again.

But when he finally reached the top of that small hill and looked into the distance, he felt a bit shocked. It was too vast and too shocking; the boundless grassland, the winding streams, and the distant mountain ranges, when combined, looked extremely magnificent.

Moreover, the camp of the Western Development Group was on a hill nearby, already built up layer by layer along the top and sides of the mountain like a pinecone; it looked very impressive, like a very special city.

On other small hills, one could see piles upon piles of Grass, clearly stacked by human hands; looking closer, one could still see people moving slowly on the opposite side.

Changle stood on this small hill, gazing into the distance, motionless. Ayuduo and Yishang were also watching from the side. Changle now felt that this place might not be completely useless, not so devoid of merit after all.

Although a capital city could indeed not be built here, one could still establish a medium-sized city; it might just be a bit more special, with houses all on the mountains, but it certainly had the capability and foundation for city-building.

The main thing was that grassland there; Changle was truly very satisfied looking at it. If this place were truly abandoned, that would be a real pity. If a city were built here and used for grazing, it would absolutely be able to raise an exceptionally large number of high-quality livestock, providing Huaxia with a massive amount of meat.

As for grain and such, it was no longer important; one could just plant a little, focusing mainly on raising livestock. With so much meat, they could exchange for enough grain in Huaxia City and Lema City; even just eating meat alone, they would be completely able to be full.

"Uncle Yishang, how do you see this place? I feel that this place is very, very shocking!"

Yishang, who had long heard Changle use this term, did not spoil the mood by asking Changle to explain what "shocking" meant, but instead echoed Changle: "Yes, it is very shocking. I didn't expect our Huaxia to actually have such a place."

Ayuduo was also a bit surprised: "Our Jiuli also have many marshes and grasslands, but they look completely different from here. This place is too beautiful; this feeling is too special, too special."

Changle and the others sighed with emotion a few more times, but they were only sighing at the scenery here; no one was talking about how the situation here was, or whether it was suitable for building a city.

Having sighed enough, the group led their team back down the mountain and headed toward the opposite hill. For such terrain, the greatest advantage was that the surrounding situation was the easiest to observe.

The people of the Western Development Group had already seen many people on the other side of the mountain, so they immediately reported it to Ce. Ce was busy in his small wooden hut; especially after seeing the survey team a few days ago, his confidence in this place had grown much greater, and now he was directly starting to revise his plan, because since the road was open, there were more possibilities.

Hearing that people had come again, and in such large numbers, Ce was also a bit excited and hurriedly went out to look. He placed his hand on his forehead and gazed carefully, squinting his eyes, and only then did he see clearly. The person in the lead was someone he was very familiar with—one was Changle, and beside him was Yishang, but who was that woman next to them? Why did he have absolutely no impression of her, yet she could be with the Prince? Princess Miaoyin? It doesn't look like her at all.