Chapter 275: Black-Gold Heavy Iron (1/2)

Their mobility and individual combat strength were far from what ordinary mortals could compare to. They easily destroyed the rations of the two armies and broke into the formation to kill their commander.

The two armies formed by the refugees immediately fell into chaos. They could neither advance nor retreat.

This was because the location that Jiang Li had chosen was extremely awkward. Be it advancing or retreating, it would take about ten days of marching time.

Before they could reach the place, they would have starved to death on the way.

Therefore, the chaotic soldiers could only stand guard in confusion.

Of course, among the tens of thousands of people, there would more or less be a few leaders.

This group of people quickly began to attempt to establish prestige and authority. After a small success, they began to attempt to reform the team.

They first went to the surrounding small villages to loot and plunder, then they robbed the border army.

However, how could Jiang Li let them do as they wished?

As long as there was such a sign, he would order people to rush in and kill the instigator.

Again and again, the soldiers' wills were continuously broken.

They also used arrows to shoot from time to time, spreading their fear in this unorganized army.

One day, two days, three days, five days, seven days.

Seven days later, under the ravaging of hunger and fear, the two troops collapsed their originally weak wills one after another, kneeling on the ground and crying for mercy.

It was not until they knelt for an entire day and were on the verge of death that Jiang Li ordered people to start the fire and make rice, allowing them to surrender.

As soon as they smelled the fragrance of food, these soldiers who were already starving to death no longer had any possibility of rejecting it and all chose to surrender.

Of course, there were also people who tried to cause trouble after eating their fill. Then, hundreds of wooden stakes were erected around the camp one after another.

These troublemakers who were hung on wooden stakes became the best examples to establish military rules.

Coupled with the appearance of a group of new Treant Overseers and Lord Village Chief's immortal methods, the hundred thousand soldiers from both sides were simply too obedient.

Of course, Jiang Li did not treat them badly.

He treated everyone equally. They ate and drank as they pleased, raising the weight that they had lost recently.

Then, he used the same trick again.

This group of original refugees brought a large amount of food back to the two main cities.

He did not do anything else but cook rice and roast meat every day. He was still at the center of the storm but did not stop for a moment.

One had to know that the food of the city defense army had already been reduced to a bowl of porridge every two days.

When they smelled this food, their tongues cramped up and they saw stars.

It was even more so for the refugees and citizens who had been out of food for a long time.

Wave after wave of refugees clamored to leave the city. In order to prevent a riot from happening and because Jiang Li's army was far enough away, the officials in the city agreed to open the city gate.

Their goal was to maintain stability, but with this opening, the people who went out immediately ate, and the people who stayed in the city were even more restless.

First, it was the refugees, then the citizens. Finally, under the cover of the night, a large number of soldiers escaped from the city every day.

After all, hunger could really drive people crazy.

In this era, with food and soldiers in his hands, he could really do whatever he wanted.

Jiang Li turned this calamity into nutrients to strengthen himself without causing any bloodshed.

In the illusion world, the long drought and famine lasted for a year and three months.

The two human cities that were originally leading the army calamity had unknowingly been destroyed by hunger.

Between them, a city blessed by the ”miracle” rose from the ground.

Here, not only did no one starve to death, many residents even became obese. Their lives were simply too comfortable.

To Jiang Li's surprise, he actually found some hidden treasures in the illusion.

After destroying those two cities, he actually discovered a few Qi Refinement cultivators who were originally worshiped by the City Lord's Mansion and a few copies of books with ancient texts.

Jiang Li still held quite a bit of curiosity and respect towards the cultivators of this era.

After all, they were the pioneers who slowly developed the cultivation world from nothing.

The hardships were indeed not something that Jiang Li, who was born in this era, could understand.

After a long drought, a heavy rain revived everything.

When Zi Yao brought the remaining 20 villagers out of the forest, she subconsciously patted the mechanism in her hand.

She must have come to the wrong place. How could there be such a prosperous city in front of her?

Her original village had already disappeared without a trace. The original location of the encampment had long been covered by Jiang Li's city.

During this period of time, there were more and more wild beasts wandering in the forest.

This was also one of the effects of the spiritual qi recovery. A small number of wild beasts began to awaken their intelligence, absorbing the spiritual qi of heaven and earth to evolve towards demon beasts.

This portion of the wild beasts controlled the mountain ranges with absolute advantage. Although their main bodies were not necessarily strong, the beast tide they controlled was enough to pose a considerable threat to human cities.

During this period of time, a beast tide was also moving towards this direction.

Zi Yao and the others were the first to encounter a beast tide and suffered heavy losses.

She had to use three spell techniques in a row to barely bring these villagers out of the forest. Now, they had nowhere to go.

”Young Master, someone is outside seeking an audience.”

At this moment, Jiang Li was studying a few new manuals.

In this era, cultivators faced great difficulty, and they had to study and learn everything themselves.

However, that was not without benefits.

In this era, there were too few cultivators in the cultivation world, so there was basically no competition.

No one competed with them for ancient ruins or top-notch inheritances. They could explore as they pleased. In a sense, they were both rich and poor.

These few copies were said to have been the content of a certain monument. As they had not studied the ancient text clearly, they could not understand it.

Jiang Li had learned a little in the past, so with his current level of ancient literature, he could roughly determine that this was some sort of contract.

However, he could not identify the details.

He also tried to search for the monument at the source, but according to them, after the monument appeared, it disappeared not long after.

Moreover, the location was outside the range of the illusion realm. It was simply misty and could not be explored. He could only give up and memorize these words instead.

Only when Qin Shuman called him did he wake up from his bitter cultivation.

After leaving the city, he realized that it was Ink Sect's Zi Yao. She was actually still alive.

”Miss Zi Yao, long time no see. Are you alright?”

After all, it was an illusion realm. Zi Yao looked no different from before. However, the exhaustion on her face could not be concealed.

”Alliance Leader Jiang Li, although it's presumptuous, I want to know how you did it to this extent?”

Zi Yao looked at the magnificent city in front of her. She still could not believe it.

Even in reality, with her Core Formation realm cultivation, it was very difficult for her to easily develop a village into a city.

Not to mention that their strength was severely limited here.