It was said that the Golden Core Realm and the Saints were like chess pieces. The Golden Core Realm had a lifespan of a thousand years and could protect the peace of a region.
Hua Kai had killed countless wild beasts and savage beasts in Handan City. He looked at the City Lord's Mansion, which was the former Zhao Palace. Several Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were clearing out the wild beasts. Handan City's inner city had been breached, but the City Lord's Mansion was still holding on.
Hua Kai escorted groups of survivors into the City Lord's Mansion. When the wild beasts around the City Lord's Mansion were mostly cleared out, more and more people started to gather here.
It was already late, and the snow did not stop. At night, the wild beasts stopped moving. The survivors of Handan City started to gather in the inner city, and the residents of the inner city started to gather in the City Lord's Mansion.
Hua Kai rejected Bai Qi's invitation. He went to a palace that Bai Qi had prepared for him. After dismissing all the maids, he entered the [Family Dimension].
The entire Handan City being breached gave people a shocking feeling. Countless wild beasts killed and ate people on sight. Some women and children could not resist at all.
Hua Kai was even more certain that the Kingdom of Hua Xia would persist in clearing out the desolate beasts in the future, and that it would be the number one priority in the country. In this period of time where the number of desolate beasts was explosively increasing, stabilizing the situation within the country was the most important thing. As for the matter of expanding the country's territory, it would have to wait until everything was stabilized before considering it. Hua Kai's current priority was to protect all the cities in the country and prevent the tragedy of Handan City from occurring in the Kingdom of Hua Xia.
He told the core members of the Hua family to pay close attention to all the cities in the country. If they found a wild beast, they would immediately deal with it. If they could not deal with it, they would immediately ask for help.
Because Hua Kai had been paying attention to it from the beginning, most of the losses in the Kingdom of Hua Xia were in the soldiers. The civilians were not affected much. This made the Hua family's rule more and more stable. The economy, culture, manufacturing, agriculture, and livestock were not affected much.
At dawn the next day, Hua Kai woke up and continued to clear out the desolate beasts in Handan City. Almost all of the surviving citizens in the outer city of Handan City had been transferred to the inner city. Many of the courtyards around the City Lord Residence in the inner city had been cleared out. The elite soldiers of the State of Qin had already formed a defensive line here. However, it was not an easy task to kill the desolate beasts and clear out all of the desolate beasts in Handan City.
Hua Kai was continuously slaughtering all the wild beasts he could see in Handan City. The number of wild beasts attacking Handan City this time was about six million. With this speed, it would take at least ten days to half a month to completely eliminate them.
At noon, another wild beast appeared in the sky...... Hua Kai did not make a move. A few Foundation Establishment cultivators to chase it away. At this time, Lianpo was also there.
Although the countries in the Central Plains were at war all year round, they were very united against wild beasts, wild beasts, and wild beasts. However, since Handan City was destroyed, the Yan Kingdom and Qi Kingdom did not send anyone to help. Lianpo's arrival was indeed surprising.
Lianpo brought six Foundation Establishment cultivators. Hua Kai recognized that three of them were Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yiqu Kingdom. After they arrived at Handan City, they ignored Bai Qi and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qin Kingdom and went straight for the wild beasts.
At night, the snow stopped. The moonlight shone on the snow, illuminating the entire land in silver.
Half of the inner city of Handan City had been cleared out. In such a big city, less than eighty thousand people were saved.
Hua Kai planned to return to the Kingdom of Hua Xia tomorrow. He had finished dealing with the wild beasts and saving the people. The rest was up to the Qin Kingdom.
When he returned to the palace, Hua Kai sensed that someone was approaching. It was Lianpo.
"Come in!" Hua Kai said to the door.
Lianpo walked in and closed the door. He came to Hua Kai's side and bowed. "Greetings, King of Hua Xia. Thank you for coming all the way to save Handan City!"
Lianpo bowed to Hua Kai. Hua Kai could feel the deep gratitude in Lianpo's heart.
Kang Houguan and the Qin Kingdom should be in a state of war. The greater the Qin Kingdom's losses, the better it would be for Lianpo. However, he still risked being left behind by the Qin Kingdom to save Handan City. His feelings for Handan City were admirable.
Hua Kai saw that Lianpo's originally black hair had turned silver again. He now looked like he was sixty years old. This meant that he had recently encountered a life-threatening situation and activated his special ability.
"How are you doing at Kang Houguan? Your talent is not bad. You have the possibility of forming a golden core. If you activate your special ability again, your chances of forming a golden core in this life will become smaller and smaller!" Hua Kai said.
"I know. Kang Houguan was attacked by a mid-grade wild beast a month ago. The Zhao Kingdom lost more than ten thousand people to repel the wild beast attack.
Knowing that Handan City was breached, the people of Handan County fled in the cold winter and became food for the wild beasts, Lianpo had no choice but to come. "
Lianpo saw that Hua Kai was different from before. Compared to Zhao Dan, his talent was even better. He formed a golden core at the age of twenty-six and became one of the strongest people in the world.
In Hua Kai's hands, Hua Xia had grown from nothing. Now, it had become a power that no one in the world dared to underestimate. All the aristocratic families who had sided with the Hua Family were getting stronger and stronger. Many aristocratic families from other countries were criticizing the system of Hua Xia, but Hua Xia was still getting stronger and stronger.
Kang Houguan was just a pass city.
Zhao Dan did not dare to show his face in the Yan Kingdom. Lianpo sent people to invite Zhao Dan back many times, but Zhao Dan said that the Qin Kingdom would be destroyed in a matter of time. It was not the right time for him to return.
Lianpo knew that Zhao Dan was afraid of Qin Zheng. Everyone in the Zhao Kingdom knew that he was humiliated by Qin Zheng. Now that the Qin Kingdom was strong, how could Qin Zheng let him go?
"The war between Zhao and Wei was taken away by the Qin Kingdom. Now that many cities have been breached, the number of wild beasts in the Zhao Kingdom will increase and the situation at Kang Houguan will become worse.
The land at Kang Houguan is barren and there is no land for farming. Grazing is also not enough to satisfy the long-term needs of so many people. What do you plan to do in the future? "
Hua Kai's meaning was clear. He had treated Lianpo's injuries. Lianpo's loyalty to the Zhao Kingdom had already reached its limit. The entire Zhao Kingdom was in danger. If he still insisted on staying at Kang Houguan, the situation would only get worse.
"I hope that the Hua Kingdom can temporarily take in the people of the Zhao Kingdom. As long as the Zhao Kingdom is not destroyed, Lianpo will be a subject of the Zhao Kingdom. I have disappointed the king of the Hua Kingdom!" Lianpo said in a low voice.
"Everyone has their own ambitions. If there is anything that can help, just mention it. The Zhao Kingdom will only become weaker after the wild beasts attack this year. Even if the king of the Zhao Kingdom returns, it will not be easy to restore the kingdom. If things are not possible, then leave some foundation for the Zhao Kingdom!
Don't let the last of the Zhao Kingdom be lost like this, "Hua Kai said.
Hearing this, Lianpo remained silent. Even if the Qin Kingdom withdrew its troops and returned the entire Zhao Kingdom to him, he still did not have the ability to manage the entire Zhao Kingdom, much less protect its safety.
Relying on the Hua Kingdom was the best way. With the Hua Kingdom as his backer, he could do many things. But if he relied on the Hua Kingdom, then what was the point of doing all this?
Lianpo left. Hua Kai looked at the night sky and fell into deep thought. The reason why humans were able to gain the upper hand in the battle against the wild beasts was because the strong warriors of the human race risked their lives to protect the people they were supposed to protect. Today, Lianpo wanted to send the people of the Zhao Kingdom to the Hua Kingdom. Actually, his heart was already wavering. Or rather, he was testing the waters. Hua Kai was not in a hurry.
The impact of the fall of Handan City on the Central Plains would be beyond everyone's expectations. Zhao Dan's inaction and the ability and responsibility that the Qin Kingdom had shown this year would change the understanding and judgment of many people. The Qin Kingdom's path to unifying the world would become more and more difficult, even if Qin Zheng's injuries could fully recover.
The next morning, Hua Kai got up and was about to leave when he saw Bai Qi standing at the entrance of his palace.
"Greetings, King of Hua Kingdom!" Bai Qi bowed.
"Is there something you need, Commander Bai?" Hua Kai asked.
"Zhou Kingdom's Luoyang City was attacked by mid-level wild beasts. I was about to lead the Qin Kingdom's Foundation Establishment cultivators to Luoyang City to provide support. I have also thought about what King of Hua Kingdom said yesterday. Although the path to unifying the human race is difficult and long, it is the key to the prosperity of the human race. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, the Qin Kingdom will continue to walk down this path.
King of Qin has been in the Blood Dragon Pool for more than a year, and his injuries will recover soon. If King of Hua Kingdom comes to Xianyang City one day, Hua Kai will definitely welcome him and drink with him. "After Bai Qi finished speaking, he bowed to Hua Kai and left.
Hua Kai knew that Qin Zheng's injuries were about to recover, and his heart skipped a beat. According to legends, the Blood Dragon Pool in the Qin Kingdom had inherited the secret realm of an ancient true dragon. It had the miraculous effect of increasing one's strength and healing injuries. The Qin Kingdom's rapid rise in the past 200 years was not unrelated to the strength of the Blood Dragon Guards.
Bai Qi had specifically told him that Qin Zheng's injuries would recover soon, and he definitely would not lie to him. Thus, he had to consider the changes in the world after Qin Zheng's injuries recovered.
Returning to Hua City from Handan City, the entire Hua Kingdom was busy fighting against the wild beasts. All the cities, big and small, were surrounded by countless wild beasts. It would take at least one and a half months for the crisis to be resolved. This period of time was not going to be easy.
Hua Kai listened to the core members of his family report the situation in Hua Kingdom every day. The pressure on the five legions was increasing, and all the cities had started to organize militias to defend the cities. At the end of January, the Yan Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom sent messengers to ask for help. For messengers to be sent at this time, it must mean that the country was in a very dangerous situation.
The Hua Kingdom was also in a very tense situation. Hua Kai had to go to many cities every day to ensure that the Hua Kingdom had not lost a single city. He weighed the situation between the Yan Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom, and in the end, he decided to go to the Yan Kingdom first.
The Yan Kingdom was an ally of the Hua Kingdom. When Hua Kai arrived at Ji City, he saw two mid-grade demonic beasts attacking the city. The King of Yan was nowhere to be found. More than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators in Ji City were facing two mid-grade demonic beasts and seven low-grade demonic beasts. Many parts of the outer walls of Ji City had been breached, but all the citizens and soldiers of Ji City were still defending with all their might.
Although the Eighteen Steeds of Yan Yun were only at the Xiantian realm, their offensive power still amazed Hua Kai. The eighteen of them rode deep into the horde of wild beasts. Their teamwork was so good that even low-grade demonic beasts could not last more than three moves. A large number of wild beasts were killed under the hooves of their horses. All the Foundation Establishment cultivators in Ji City were basically keeping the two mid-grade demonic beasts busy while putting the rest of the pressure on the Eighteen Steeds of Yan Yun. However, when facing two mid-grade demonic beasts, even the Foundation Establishment cultivators in Ji City were having a hard time.