CHAPTER 315: CHAPTER 35: SILENCE, THE LORD HAS SOMETHING TO SAY

"Village Chief, do we have any defensive weapons in the village?" Yue Jinghua sent someone to count the number of people in the village, which was roughly twelve hundred.

In Canglong Continent, because of the presence of nature’s spiritual energy, even sixty-year-olds are still able to work in the fields. In the village, excluding the elderly in their seventies and eighties and children under twelve, there are quite a few strong women.

"Weapons? Lord, are you asking us to go fight the Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs? This is sending us to our deaths," the Village Chief almost panicked upon hearing Yue Jinghua’s tone, nearly pulling out his own beard. These were Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs, ferociously uncontrollable even by three or four grown men.

The villagers beside him were also timid and echoed in agreement; they were unwilling to provoke a beast tide.

"Sending to death? If you have no homes left, what is there to fear about death?" Yue Jinghua narrowed her phoenix eyes and glanced at the villagers. "The most tragic thing in the world is to be torn from one’s flesh and blood, to see homes destroyed and families killed. If people don’t even have a bit of resistance, they live in vain. Let me tell you the truth, this beast tide is unprecedented. Just the Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs alone number no less than five thousand, and there are also small packs of Two-headed Wolves. Once they successfully enter the village, after tomorrow, Fengdan County will no longer exist."

Fengdan County will be no more!

Yue Jinghua’s words pierced like a curved knife into the hearts of these suffering people of Fengdan.

They were born here, grew up here, and even though they had experienced natural and man-made disasters over the years, they had never left because this was their home.

With no home, there is no hope.

"We, we can flee to other counties," some villagers said quietly.

"Flee? Can you really escape? Your household registrations are in Fengdan County, once a Fengdan, always a Fengdan in this lifetime. Do you want to flee to neighboring Bailu County? To that Viscount Mo’er who killed your family and friends? Even if you wanted to, you couldn’t obtain the status of ordinary county residents and would be lifelong untouchables or even slaves," Yue Jinghua continued, and the faces of the villagers turned paler.

Helian Sheng watched with a gleam in his eyes, this young man was not old, but he knew well how to manipulate people’s hearts. If he wasn’t mistaken, his next step would be...

"Mr. Teng," Yue Jinghua suddenly turned around and called out Teng Wu’s name, "we have Mr. Teng, he is a Dark Heavenly Master."

Dark Heavenly Master! The villagers, whose hearts were like dead ashes, suddenly felt a strong surge of confidence upon hearing that there was a Dark Heavenly Master present.

"We also have Shalman, a formidable and talented Beastmaster," Yue Jinghua winked at Shalman, who blushed but still smartly summoned the Thunder Snake and ordered the Five-colored Spider to line up.

"We also have Hongling, she is the most famous Divine Archer in the Shang Kingdom," Hongling almost choked on her saliva when she heard this, what a tall hat the young lady was wearing.

Ye Zi rolled her eyes; this thick-skinned woman, she had omitted one thing – the people of Fengdan County truly had a super invincible and unprincipled Young Lord.

"With them," Yue Jinghua already saw hope in the people’s eyes, "what do we have to fear? It’s just a few thousand small mountain pigs. Pick up your hoes... weapons, protect your elderly and children, defend Fengdan County, and drive those ugly, dirty Dark Beasts out."

Drive them out, drive them out, the young man’s cold voice echoed ceaselessly through the village.

Unconsciously, Yue Jinghua had already employed the enticing Spiritual Dark Skill "Devil’s Eye", and even Teng Wu, who had impressive cultivation, felt a surge of hot blood in his body after hearing her beguiling words.

The less cultivated Yun Luo, unaware, got incredibly excited, tightened her fists, and shouted indignantly, "Teng Wu, defend Fengdan County, drive away the Dark Beast."

Teng Wu, standing by and listening, shook his head in helplessness.

The words of Yue Jinghua, like a demonic chant, seeped into the blood and hearts of every villager in Fengdan County. They felt their heart rates accelerating, their blood which had been numbed by fear and hardship suddenly felt as if it was injected with raging fire, boiling instantly.

Anger appeared on their pale faces, their lips tightly pressed together, and a single thought revolving in their minds, "Pick up arms, defend our homes, protect our loved ones."

The village chief, too, listened until his old face flushed with excitement and said, "Lord, we follow your lead. In the warehouse at the north corner of the village, there are weapons used by the County Guard Army, including spears, big sabers, and shields."

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, Hongling selected around fifty to sixty robust women with agile hands and pointed out dozens of nimble thirteen or fourteen-year-old children to go get weapons from the warehouse.

"Feng Chuo, how is your poison preparation going?" Yue Jinghua had brought back several types of Poisonous Grass from Dark Hell and handed them over to Feng Chuo for development.

"I have developed several types of Poison Powder that can temporarily paralyze the Dark Beasts," Feng Chuo’s blood was boiling as well. If it weren’t for a warning look from Lady Hong Yao, this young fellow would probably have rolled up his sleeves and gone off to kill the Dark Beasts too.

"Good, hand over the poisons to me," Yue Jinghua took out several Fifth-level Dark Pills and further fortified the Dark Array of the village.

Hongling soon returned with the villagers who had obtained weapons, "Command everyone to guard the crops outside the village, and the rest, no one is allowed to leave the village."

After all the hands were arranged, Yue Jinghua wiped the sweat from her forehead. Giving a speech is indeed exhausting; these villagers have been numbed by years of beast tide attacks and oppression from the Bailu Army. Stirring up the spirit of resistance among the people is not easy at all; being a lord is truly no simple task.

While she was reflecting, she suddenly noticed a strange gaze nearby, sizing her up.

Helian Sheng was thinking about how to strike up a conversation with this young lord. He looked young and acted with urgency; his temperament was yet to be known.

"Who are you, not from our village," Yue Jinghua’s first sight of Helian Sheng was striking, not because of his handsome features but because of Helian Sheng’s hairstyle.

Helian Sheng had a crew cut, which, from a modern perspective, was very short. After getting used to seeing men from Shang Kingdom and Dragon War Empire with long hair, Helian Sheng’s commonly seen hairstyle in Ruison Federation appeared quite novel.

"I am Helian Sheng, a businessman. I met Lady Hong Yao in Bailu County by chance and had a pleasant conversation. I would like to discuss a business deal with you, Lord, regarding..." Helian Sheng said respectfully.

"Drop the flowery talk. What businessman or not, you’re from the military, aren’t you? And not of a low rank," Yue Jinghua glanced at Helian Sheng and scoffed.