"Lord, how did it go?" Diao Chan and the others asked eagerly when they saw Zhou Yan emerge.
"The trial is complete. You don't need to go in," Zhou Yan replied.
Elder Hei Ling was very surprised. "This means we have also fulfilled the last queen's last wish. I believe her soul can now rest in peace."
Zhou Yan and his companions began to leave, bidding farewell to Hei Ling, and then sealed the place up again.
These Hei Ling could only live in the dark underground world; for them, that was their world.
Every race had its own way of life. Deliberately changing it would only harm them.
After walking in the desert for another two days, they were all teleported back to the territory.
The harvest from these eight days was quite good. They obtained many rare items, especially the treasures of the Sand Tribe, which had all been pocketed by him.
Upon returning to the territory, Xiao He and Fang Xuanling immediately sought him out and discussed matters for a long time. He offered many suggestions and then had them put into practice.
As the territory's various policies were implemented, it had already begun to develop into an ancient state.
He again constructed several basic buildings that the territory needed. The levels of these buildings didn't have to be maxed out; around level 40 was sufficient, which he could manage.
After the construction was complete, he checked how many Soul Coins he had gained from going to the [Storm Secret Realm].
There were over three hundred million Soul Coins, which was a very good harvest.
Not only was there a harvest of Soul Coins, but also various materials, of which he had obtained quite a lot.
He began to summon soldiers again. He first went to the [Great Qin Black Armored Army] barracks and summoned the remaining available numbers.
[Great Qin Black Armored Army] prompt: "Soul Coin -3000, summon one [Great Qin Black Armored Army]."
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[Great Qin Black Armored Army] prompt: "Soul Coin -3000, summon one [Great Qin Black Armored Army] hero [Meng Ao]."
"Whoa, even Meng Ao (ào) appeared!"
Zhou Yan was very excited. This guy was extraordinary, an ancestor-level figure to many great generals.
He had once attacked the state of Han, establishing Sanchuan Commandery for Qin, attacked the state of Zhao, capturing thirty-seven cities, then occupied the important Zhao town of Jinyang and established Taiyuan Commandery. He led troops to attack Han and captured thirteen cities, and later repeatedly defeated Wei soldiers.
His son was Meng Wu, and his grandsons were Meng Tian and Meng Yi. He was truly from a family of generals.
If one were to speak of Meng Ao's achievements, they were no less than those of Bai Qi. Moreover, his skills were also very powerful. He was a very formidable commander.
As expected, Meng Ao was also a top-tier RRR-level commander. With him here, the strength of the entire [Great Qin Black Armored Army] would be further enhanced.
He summoned again.
[Great Qin Black Armored Army] prompt: "Soul Coin -3000, summon one [Great Qin Black Armored Army] hero [Meng Wu]."
[Great Qin Black Armored Army] prompt: "Soul Coin -3000, summon one [Great Qin Black Armored Army] hero [Meng Tian]."
[Great Qin Black Armored Army] prompt: "Soul Coin -3000, summon one [Great Qin Black Armored Army] hero [Meng Yi]."
Zhou Yan: "(｀ﾟДﾟ´)ゞ"
Well, was this a buy one, get three free deal?
He was so happy.
If every summon could be like this, wouldn't he be overjoyed?
Looking at the four heroes on the ground, who looked somewhat similar, he fell into thought. They were a family spanning three generations, yet after being summoned, they all appeared to be the same age.
How should he address them?
"Do you recognize the people beside you?" Zhou Yan asked.
"They are my elder brothers," Meng Yi replied.
Zhou Yan was shocked.
Good heavens, his paternal grandfather and father had become brothers.
Fine, he couldn't be bothered with such matters anymore. This kind of thing was difficult to clarify, and there would be many more like it in the future.
Among the four, only Meng Ao and Meng Tian were top-tier RRR quality heroes. As for Meng Wu and Meng Yi, they were only RR quality.
Especially Meng Tian, his attributes were incredibly powerful, not much different from Bai Qi or Meng Ao.
He even had a very impressive title: "The First Warrior of China."
However, his description was also remarkable, with only one sentence: "Made the Hu people dare not move south to herd horses, and soldiers dare not bend their bows in complaint."
My goodness, he didn't know much about Meng Tian, but he never expected Meng Tian to be so formidable. He was the second person, besides himself, to possess a title.
The [Great Qin Black Armored Army] had instantly become the strongest army in the entire territory.
With the addition of four powerful generals, his mood was exceptionally good.
Bai Qi had already emerged from the [Inheritance Hall] when he entered the secret realm. After completing his job transfer, his strength had clearly become much greater.
Moreover, his profession was exactly "God of Slaughter," making him a true God of Slaughter.
He first maxed out the levels of the four mighty generals, then leveled up the other soldiers to level 50. The subsequent matters did not require his arrangement; someone would naturally handle them.
With so many generals, after Xiao He and Fang Xuanling finished dealing with civil affairs, he would begin to assign positions to the military officers.
Therefore, during this period, he first needed to summon more heroes.
He went to the [Hall of Heroes].
At this stage, he already had enough generals, and he temporarily did not need any commanders.
So, he was now preparing to summon several more civil officials. As for strategists, he found that this type of talent did not seem to have much utility.
However, he still decided to summon one to see.
Top-tier heroes were not cheap, one million Soul Coins each. He began by summoning a [Civil Official].
[Hall of Heroes] prompt: "Soul Coin - One Million, summoned an internal affairs talent, Zhang Zhao!"
"Zhang Zhao!"
He knew this person was a talent from the Three Kingdoms era, and the foremost internal affairs talent in Jiangdong. If not for Zhang Zhao, Jiangdong would have been destroyed long ago.
"Zhang Zhao pays his respects to the Lord," a man said to Zhou Yan.
"Mm."
Zhou Yan carefully observed Zhang Zhao and found that the man looked quite refined. Since he was a top-tier talent, his abilities would naturally not be inferior.
[Hall of Heroes] prompt: "Soul Coin - One Million, summoned an internal affairs talent, Xun Yu!"
"Oh, another talent from the Three Kingdoms."
This was a top-tier capable minister under Boss Cao, whether it was strategic planning or internal affairs, he was definitely a talent, very good.
Moreover, Xun Yu was known as the foremost political talent of the Three Kingdoms, superior even to Zhuge Liang, which showed how strong Xun Yu's abilities were.
Xun Yu planned and formulated the blueprint and military route for Cao Cao to unify the north in strategic matters. He had repeatedly revised Cao Cao's strategic decisions and received his praise.
This included "Deeply consolidate the foundation to control the world" and "Welcome and support the Emperor." Tactically, he had preserved three cities in Yanzhou when Lü Bu rebelled, cleverly contained Yuan Shao at Guandu, and narrowly advanced through Wan and Ye to outmaneuver and surprise the enemy by attacking Jingzhou, among many other achievements.
He began summoning talents again.
[Hall of Heroes] prompt: "Soul Coin - One Million, summoned an internal affairs talent, Zhang Liang!"
"Holy crap! Zhang Liang! He's one of the Three Heroes of the early Han Dynasty!"
If Liu Bang hadn't been assisted by Zhang Liang, who knew what the outcome would have been.
Now that he had Zhang Liang and Xiao He, he was only missing Han Xin.
This Han Xin was extraordinary, arguably the most capable commander in Chinese history.
He didn't know when he would be able to summon all Three Heroes of the early Han Dynasty.