Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1658 - 447: Old Ginger Is Spicier, Bringing Back a Treasure

Yu Ziqing looked at old Yang with some surprise.He truly did not expect that old Yang, without even attempting to solve the rank fragments here, would first consider the subsequent matters.

However, what old Yang said was not wrong.

Dazhen has settled down now, precisely because the most basic issue of food security is backed by Dadui.

Since Yu Ziqing prioritized avoiding starvation as the foremost national policy, Dadui, which had almost become a blank slate, found policy execution particularly easy.

Especially when those once high-and-mighty cultivators had their dignity crushed, not only allowing them to see beneath, but actually bringing them personally into the fields.

No one dared to bear the massive black burden of starvation.

The Earth Deities didn't dare, the courtiers didn't dare, the local county magistrates didn't dare, even the lowest village chiefs wouldn't dare.

Back when mortals still relied on facing the Yellow Soil with their backs to the sky, digging food from the earth, under this heavy pressure and the court's encouragement, a large number of cultivators began entering the fields.

Not only were there a great number of low-level cultivators, even stronger Great Cultivators were not exempt.

Because if something big happens, the first to die would be the largest ones.

Blood still hasn't dried on Jia Shisi's blade, who would dare?

Cultivators, whether forced or voluntary, formed a great momentum and transformed into productive power, the effect was like a dimensional reduction strike.

Dadui transitioned quickly from starvation to surplus of various crops.

Although grain had many uses, and livestock breeding had not developed so rapidly, there was indeed a surplus.

The excess just supplemented Dazhen, for Dazhen's consumption was truly significant.

That place inherently had more livestock and more people, impacted greatly by massive climate changes.

With Dadui backing the food issue, Dazhen could sustain a large workforce relying on mining, smelting, and a series of industries for sustenance.

And after the super large Spirit Transformation Array was completed, a positive feedback loop would occur.

Producing Spirit Jade is the most basic, while within the radiation range, under the nourishment of spiritual energy, the speed of various material emergence in the earth would accelerate.

If the ore mother could be found and planted into the spirit vein, under rich and pure spiritual energy nurturance, the mineral vein emergence time would greatly shorten.

This is also a positive loop.

Unfortunately, these matters cannot change the broad climate environment.

What cannot be planted in abundance cannot be planted.

Even as life recovers, it cannot withstand the mighty consumption of a vast number of people and horses.

Everything fundamentally revolves around the issue of eating and is backed by Dadui.

The borders of both sides do not adjoin, there is mutual distance, separated by the cold desolate north of Wilderness, and only with mutual supplementation does it benefit both parties, making progress smooth.

If the same situation swapped Dadui for Dali, even if Dali was willing to make an agreement with Dazhen, supplying grain, Dazhen would not dare agree.

Now if the issue with the Extremely Cold Forbidden Land could be resolved.

Such a deathly polar region as Extremely Cold Forbidden Land might one day see vegetation appear.

North of Wilderness adjacent to the southern Extremely Cold Forbidden Land could also transform from an exclusively winter zone into one with distinct seasons suitable for living.

Once conditions are met, unless Dazhen is extremely foolish, it would surely grasp food security itself.

Without this foundation, Dadui and Dazhen's cooperation and mutual supplementation might not continue.

Previously unseen north of Wilderness might also command renewed attention.

Wilderness previously, with Dadui's southern part vanished, lost its soul, becoming decayed, desolate, resource depleted, also holding a great Forbidden Land, Silver Lake Forbidden Land.

The northern part was slightly better but still had scarce resources, thin spiritual energy, the western Wilderness north, the West Sea, was a sea desert even dogs disdain, devoid with no fierce beast, spiritual energy barren, fishermen likely ignored its fishery resources.

Plus the northern part also had a super large Forbidden Land, Extremely Cold Forbidden Land, looming above.

Earlier, apart from some mortals, only some marginal low-level cultivators were active here, like the Evil Dao.

No major powers would focus here.

Stationing here, previously akin to establishing a sect residence by the Abyss Rift Valley, possibly even worse.

Any day, Extremely Cold Forbidden Land could cause a sneeze taking an entire sect away.

According to Yu Ziqing's estimation, the West Sea west of Wilderness probably has not completed its evolution due to worldly hindrances, resulting in its barren, weak life force, and extremely thin spiritual energy.

If the West Sea, Wilderness north, and Extremely Cold Forbidden Land were revitalized, things would differ.

This directly alters the existing layout.

Before Dadui's return, the three Divine Dynasties' conflicts were frequent, mostly fighting with varying intensity, true peaceful periods were rare.

Ultimately, it amounted to striving for greater survival space.

If real interests arise, don't expect the three Divine Dynasties to politely yield; one Divine Dynasty cannot be seen as a single person.

Overall, no one individual can dictate the proceedings; interests prevail.

Various factions, Emperor, Royal Family, court, all naturally pursue interests.

Interests ready for taking cannot be resisted.