Chapter 469, The Covenant

Zhang Jinglin looked at the transcendent in front of him and smiled, “Do you have any other abilities? What is your name?”

“My name is Xun Nightfeather,” said the white, fat man, “I don’t have any other abilities.”

Zhang Jinglin nodded and said to Wang Feng Yuan, “Send him to Fortress 178, see if there are any other Transcendents, but there’s no need to force them, just register their abilities and register them.”

XunYiYu’s eyes widened, “Just register them? You don’t control them to work for you?”

“We at Fortress 178 don’t need to restrict people’s personal freedom in exchange for strength yet,” Zhang Jinglin laughed, “Stay well in Fortress 178 and don’t get involved in the war anymore.”

With that, Zhang Jinglin had Xun Yu taken away.

The Zong barrier in the north was already completely out of control, in fact, Zhang Jinglin knew that Zong Ying would leave but did not stop him.

If those troops had stubbornly resisted at Mount Wuchuan, it would have instead led to an increase in casualties at Fortress 178.

And now that Zong Ying had taken the initiative to leave with those troops, once Zong Ying died, then it would be strange for the remaining troop generals, each with their own agenda, to be able to organize effective resistance.

Some people simply occupied a ledge, wanting to become the master of the ledge, only to have the will of these people immediately collapse and surrender to offer the ledge once the 178 Fortress’s army arrived.

Everything they did became futile in front of their crushing strength.

On the side of 178 Fortress, an extremely professional team had already been sent to receive the barriers, this group of people had a clear purpose, operated meticulously, and hardened the old ruling class in the barriers and cleaned them out, killing them decisively.

This was the course that had been set long ago, and 178 Fortress had no time to make false pretenses with these assholes.

At this very moment, the forces belonging to Wang Shengzhi once again sent a delegation to discuss with Fortress 178 about opening up the transportation lifeline.

Previously, there were no detailed discussions because Zhang Jinglin had not yet taken the entire northwest.

The forces belonging to Wang Shengzhi were extremely large in the Central Plains, and were triadic with the other two consortia, while the rest of the consortia were mostly green leaves that accompanied them or had no intention of expanding.

Therefore, Wang Shengzhi said to Zhang Jinglin last time he came, both sides have each other’s demands, 178 Fortress wants the resources of the Central Plains, and the Central Plains is the same, but they Wang family only talk to the power that has completely mastered the northwest, otherwise it is meaningless.

Wang Shengzhi rushed up to the Northwest, but it does not mean that he has to give up his principles.

And now that Zhang Jinglin had become the King of the North, then everything could start to be talked about.

However, Zhang Jinglin smiled and said that the name King of the Northland was not something he could yet take on, how could a weak scholar stand up to such a name, but one day in the future, this Northwest Land, a new king would appear, and even he was looking forward to it.

Wang family representatives are somewhat surprised, the so-called “one day in the future there will be a new king” this kind of words, how to sound like the language of the ancient tribes, but also a bit of feudal superstitious colors it ……

As a result, Zhang Jinglin laughed and said, “This is what one of our great fools said, but I believe that he will return one day.”

There were only a few key points in the negotiation.

One was what kinds of minerals and resources Wang Shengzhi needed, how they were priced, what resources were exchanged between the two sides, and how tariffs were levied.

The second was how to build the expressway from the Northwest to the Central Plains and how to manage it. Wang Shengzhi’s side meant that they would build the road, whether it was a railroad or an expressway.

However, Zhang Jinglin rejected Wang Shengzhi’s good intentions, saying that it was better for the northwesterners to do things on their own, and that the northwesterners would repair the northwestern section and the central plains people would repair the central plains section, and neither of them would suffer any loss.

Thirdly, Wang Shengzhi proposed that they should send troops to round up the wild beasts in the wilderness, so that these wild beasts would not affect the safety of transportation, but it was also rejected by Zhang Jinglin.

Seeing that a train was about to be set up on the northwestern side to the Central Plains, the generals of the 178th Fortress were not sure if this was a good thing or not.

However, Zhang Jinglin ultimately felt that being stagnant and isolated was not a long term solution, and as they had to face enemies further northwest, they were destined to absorb the resources they lacked in order to seek progress.

But to Zhang Jinglin’s surprise, this time there is also the delegation of Wang Shengzhi’s sister, Wang Sheng Yin.

Wang Sheng Yin was also a bit tired after returning from her trip, but after she arrived at the 178th Fortress Command Headquarters, she asked about Ren Xiaosu’s whereabouts whether intentionally or unintentionally, and also asked why she hadn’t seen Ren Xiaosu, whether she was injured, whether she was killed in action, and other things.

Only then did she learn that Ren Xiaosu had done so much in the north and then left without saying goodbye.

As for where Ren Xiaosu had gone, not even the people of Fort 178 knew.

Wang Sheng Yin looked a little lost.

……

At the same time that the Central Plains Wang Clan came, Luo Lan surprisingly came to the North on behalf of the Qing Clan, and he made this trip to discuss the matter of the alliance between the two sides.

Luo Lan’s intentions were clear: the two sides would be friendly neighbors to each other, well water would not offend river water, and they would work together to guard against the Central Plains.

The implication was that they were going to treat the Central Plains as an imaginary enemy, preventing the Central Plains from plotting against the southwest and northwest.

Of course, there was a dispute among the generals of the 178th Fortress about this, “The Qing Clan’s ambition is too big, now it’s because they are busy receiving the barriers of the Li Clan and the Yang Clan, so they can’t spare their hands, if we make peace with them now, what should we do in the future when they rise up again?”

“Yes, I heard that the experiments in the south are also enough of a headache for them, after Qing’s main force hit the Ziyang line, they immediately turned around and went to the south, so Qing is simply not having the strength to deal with us right now, that’s why they’re talking about living in peace.”

Zhang Jinglin glanced at them and said, “My mind is made up, sign a covenant with the Qing Clan, but there is one thing to refuse, we cannot allow the Qing Clan to build a railroad to connect with us.”

Wang Feng Yuan whispered, “Commander, in fact, what everyone said has some truth to it.”

Zhang Jinglin sighed, “If we want to start another war at this time, how is Qing’s situation not ours? If there is another fight, Qing’s main force will inevitably have to move to the north immediately, then the south will truly become a paradise for the experimenters, how many people will have to die by then?”

Wang Feng Yuan understood, what Zhang Jinglin meant was that he wanted to put Qing’s mind at ease to fight off the experimental bodies before he did so.

That was the crucial thing.

“What else is going on with that Fatty Luo?” Zhang Jinglin asked.

“There’s also the fact that he wants to find Ren Xiaosu,” Wang Feng Yuan said, “I’ve already informed him that Ren Xiaosu left.”

A general next to him muttered, “Why are all of them coming to look for Ren Xiaosu one by one, strange ……”

Half a month later, the Sharp Dagger Company was the first to return to Fortress 178, and when they entered the fortress, the residents of the fortress greeted them with a welcome, with some people holding red banners that read Welcome Home Heroes of the Battle.

Zhang Xiaoman wore the Nebula Medal on his chest, which was the highest honor at Fortress 178.

Both sides of the road were full of joy, there were small children cheering after their troop carriers, there were aunties stuffing baskets of eggs into their cars, and there was also the goddess of the fortress, Lu Yao, who led a cultural troupe to give these triumphant warriors a cultural evening.

When Lu Yao saw them, she also asked, which one is Ren Xiaosu, and Zhang Xiaoman and others were bewildered and didn’t know how to answer.

Looking at the fortress that cheered like a sea, Zhang Xiaoman really hoped that Ren Xiaosu could also be here, enjoying this honor with them.

This honor was originally brought to them by Ren Xiaosu.

Zhang Xiaoman also had another Nebula Medal in his arms, which belonged to Ren Xiaosu and was now in his temporary custody.

Zhang Xiaoman always felt that the young man would return here one day, and then he would bring the Nebula Medal to Ren Xiaosu with his own hands.