Chapter 926: Chapter 38: Expansion! Strengthening! The Fundamental Basis of the Wang Family’s Prosperity and Growth

The great reclamation campaign in the Outer Domain, ablaze with activity, had brought opportunities to countless people, setting them on a life path completely different from before.

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At the same time.

The Wang Family’s spearhead vanguard had already crossed the six-thousand-li line from Ping’an Town.

Here, no one knew how many tens of thousands of years it had remained in a primitive state, and humans likewise hadn’t set foot here for an unknown span of time.

Of course, Wang Zongchang of the Wang Family was an exception. As a Celestial Pride of the Xunfeng Wind Element Bloodline, and well-versed in specialized skills like Concealment and Wilderness Survival, he often found it more convenient to act alone than in a team.

In a concealed camp.

Wang Zongchang was explaining the terrain map to Wang Luojing and Wang Luqiu: "Fifth Aunt, Sixth Aunt. If we go over another mountain range and a lake, that’s where I sensed the Tier Seven Great Demon. That area should be its habitat. We’ll make a brief rest here and send word to the family for support."

Tier Seven Great Demons were Overlord Level Fierce Beasts of a region; even for the current Wang Family, they would avoid them if they could.

It was just that its territory happened to block the main route the Wang Family had to take to reach the Divine Martial Army training site. On top of that, the Tier Seven Great Demon’s territory was vast, making detours extremely difficult, so the Wang Family had no choice but to eradicate it.

They had been sweeping the area all the way here, spending quite a bit of time and effort. Yet Wang Luojing still carried that cool, indifferent air, as if she didn’t care at all. Wang Luqiu, on the other hand, remained spotless and dust-free, every move brimming with heroic vigor and domineering presence, exuding the bearing of a major figure.

Judging purely by "presentation," Wang Luqiu had more of a Great Emperor’s aura than Prince Anjun, Prince Kang, or even that moody and temperamental Great Emperor.

Of course, the difference in strength was another topic entirely.

Wang Zongchang was already eighty-five now. After years of shouldering responsibilities on his own, he had become a very mature and steady man; every action unconsciously carried a trace of authority. Compared to those Celestial Prides of the same age in the Upper Capital City, his thinking and sophistication were on a completely different level.

What could you do? Gui Long City was simply too packed with big shots.

In their eyes, what else could anyone under a hundred be called if not a child? Over time, the Celestial Prides under a hundred took their own "I’m still a youngster" self-image as increasingly natural.

This was what people meant by environment determining mental maturity.

As the saying went, the children of poor families have to take charge early. Back then, when Wang Shouzhe was eighteen, he had already started bearing the family business, running around and fighting for the very survival of the clan.

It was the same for Wang Zongchang. He had meticulously and cautiously arranged everything, and over these past few months there had been almost no major accidents.

According to the original plan—

Wang Zongchang crushed a precious Communication Jade Talisman. This kind of talisman that could send a message across several thousand or even ten thousand li in an extremely short time cost tens of thousands of Qian Gold a piece. Don’t say the Wang Family wouldn’t use them casually; even the Imperial Family would never waste them like that for routine communications.

Wouldn’t it be better to save some money and train a few more of the clan’s children?

Almost in the blink of an eye—

In a small courtyard, the Jade Pendant hanging at Wang Shouzhe’s waist gave a "buzz" and vibrated, emitting a faint glow. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

At the same time, a message echoed in his ears.

His eyes narrowed slightly. Only after he calmly finished telling the story of "Three Battles with the White Bone Spirit," which he himself had no idea how many times he had told, did he dismiss that group of kids who likewise had no idea how many times they had heard it.

The children cheered with relief and scattered.

Come on, the grown-ups at home had all grown up listening to these stories; they’d long since plagiarized them for their own children, and even grandchildren!

If not for the oppressive aura of the Great Demon King, who would want to listen to such a moldy old story?

If you wanted something good, then the currently popular little hand-copied booklets like "My Classmate is a Dragon," "Liyao’s Sweep of Shangjing City," "The Young Clan Leader’s Dull and Tedious Life at the Academy," and "The Troublesome Life of the Seventh Young Master" were the truly entertaining ones.

As for those few officially published fine books from the Wang Family, such as the delicately printed color editions like "Defending Wisdom and Strategy to Secure AnQeng," "Outer Domain Development Life Guide," and "Three Hundred Questions of Artifact Refining," nobody spared them a glance.

The children’s study and cultivation were already tiring enough. Who wouldn’t want to read something easy and fresh?

Half a day later.

Two Flying Chariots rose into the air from the Wang Family’s Main Residence and soared toward Shouzhe Pass.

When Flying Chariots flew in the Outer Domain, the greatest danger was how easily they attracted attacks from Fierce Beasts, especially flying Fierce Beasts that would relentlessly chase and harass them.

And under normal circumstances, a Flying Chariot was slower than a Flying Bird of the same level, and Spiritual Bird Immortal Cranes became poor at fighting after being tamed, with not much courage either.

This was why Flying Chariots usually only flew within Safe Zones.

But now, the two Flying Chariots were traveling along an area that had already been cleared, which was fairly safe to begin with. Even if they accidentally encountered some Fierce Bird attack, it would be that Fierce Bird’s bad luck!

They couldn’t help it; after all, these two Flying Chariots were currently carrying a whole group of big shots.

Especially on Wang Shouzhe’s chariot: a Primordial Water Cyan Dragon on the left, and a Seven-tailed Fire Fox on the right. Even if a Tier Seven Great Demon rammed into them head-on, it would regret it until its guts turned green.

The straight-line speed of the Flying Chariots was still extremely fast. With a few brief stops to rest, they managed to rendezvous with Wang Zongchang’s group in just two days.

"An Ye, ask your Master to set up an array suited to the terrain, with trapping the enemy as the primary goal." Wang Shouzhe instructed his great-grandson Wang Anye. "I’ve already prepared all the Array Materials needed."