Chapter 1088: Fertile Land Revitalized! (Bonus Chapter)
The first thing the war rhinos did after joining the Tiger Hunt was, of course, to pull the plow and cultivate the wasteland!
They were incredibly useful, absolutely top-notch for farming!
After clearing out that ghost-level beast horde, the Tiger Hunt Army didn't continue to purge the spirit beasts!
Instead, they went crazy farming, and the Green Vine Forest finally spread across the entire Dike No Man's Land!
The Celestial Vine's descendants spread everywhere, covering the entire no man's land with the Celestial Force Field!
Above, the white cloud vortex grew thick and heavy!
The Green Vine also established absolute rule and supervisory status over the no man's land!
With home-field advantage, the Tiger Hunt Army began purging spirit beasts once more!
The Green Vine Forest, working together with the Tiger Hunt Army, achieved astonishing efficiency!
Now, only two large beast hordes remained in the no man's land!
One was a Flying Dragon Emperor-level horde, and the other was a Hellhound Emperor-level horde!
For the Flying Dragon Emperor-level beast horde, they adopted a scatter-and-breakup strategy to prevent them from grouping together!
As for the Hellhound beast horde, Dao Heaven-level powerhouses were dispatched to focus on killing high-level spirit beasts, executing a decapitation strike!
While weakening the high-end combat power, they also reduced the numbers!
Yang Jian's goal was clear!
He didn't intend to wipe them out completely, nor was there any need. Draining the pond to catch all the fish wasn't a good thing!
They kept the number of spirit beasts in the no man's land at about 80% of its saturation capacity!
Leaving 20% as a buffer to maintain the healthy development of the beast herd ecosystem!
Even that 80% was still a staggering number!
Spirit beasts had incredible reproduction rates, and their numbers would continue to grow!
That's where the Tiger Hunt Army and the Green Vine came into play—continuous hunting to reduce numbers, using war to sustain war!
By maintaining the beast herd numbers in the no man's land, they also solved the food source problem for Fat Orange and the others!
As for the increase in ghost-type beast horde numbers, there was no need to worry!
They could simply transport the excess spirit beasts to other military bases and cultivate new Beast Martial Corps!
They had to maximize the utilization of the no man's land's resources!
Everything was proceeding methodically!
Due to the formation of the Vine Forest Wall, spirit beasts no longer surged out of the no man's land!
With a massive deployment of troops, the reclamation of the Western Borderlands was nearing completion, and the spirit beasts had been cleared.
Some empty spirit realms that had been cleared and had their cores found were not wasted either!
Instead, shelters were built inside those empty spirit realms to make full use of them!
Although the no man's land hadn't been completely pacified yet, the danger in the Western Borderlands was eliminated, and it was fully unsealed!
Reconstruction of the destroyed cities had also begun, with some cities even being built directly around empty spirit realms!
Because if any problems arose, the empty spirit realms would serve as the best shelters for the people!
In just over a month, the spiritual energy from the Western Borderlands' no man's land had almost completely flowed out and diluted!
It was like a massive source of spiritual energy located in the west of Huaxia, constantly pouring spiritual energy outward!
Originally, spirit beasts would have spread out from the Western Borderlands due to the dilution of spiritual energy!
But now, they were all trapped in the no man's land, unable to take a single step out!
The spiritual energy concentration across all of Huaxia had increased slightly due to the outflow from the Western Borderlands!
And as the source, the Western Borderlands had a spiritual energy concentration far higher than other provinces!
This was an irresistible attraction for spirit warriors!
People originally thought that after this incident, most residents would move away from the Western Borderlands due to the danger, unwilling to return!
But in reality, because of the超高 spiritual energy concentration, it had become a hot commodity!
The Chen Clan was the first to charge in and establish their foundation here!
Not to mention that the Chen Clan people were already contributing in the no man's land. Once the no man's land stabilized in the future, it would become the largest resource output point!
All kinds of spirit martial-related industries in the Western Borderlands would flourish. The Chen Clan saw this opportunity and moved their entire clan over!
Who knows if it was Chen Daoyi's order, but once the Chen Clan moved, it triggered a massive influx of enterprises relocating to the Western Borderlands!
After all, as a major clan, their influence was terrifying!
Clearly, the Western Borderlands hadn't become a barren wasteland feared by everyone because of this incident!
Instead, it had become a scorching hot fertile land. Yang Jian took all of this in!
His heart surged with emotion!
If Jiangnan hadn't stayed in the Western Borderlands during this time, it was hard to imagine how things would have turned out!
The pacification of the no man's land was nearing completion. The abandoned sentry stations hadn't been recovered, and there was no need!
The old sentry station model was no longer suitable for the current Dike No Man's Land!
The Tiger Hunt Army directly stationed themselves in the various empty spirit realms of the no man's land, with the Green Vine Forest serving as the best guard!
The Steel Dragon City also withdrew from the stage of history!
Now, with war rhinos and Pocket Rabbits, combined with the use of the Pythagoras Theorem, no beast herd could withstand such an impact!
This new model breathed life into this fertile land!
It took 42 days! The spirit disaster in Dike No Man's Land was fully suppressed, and Huaxia lifted its Level 1 combat readiness!
Ye Zhenguo returned to Jingdu. Military departments from various regions began withdrawing from the Western Borderlands, returning to their original garrison points!
The Western Borderlands were fully opened!
As soon as the news broke, the world was shocked!
Yang Jian didn't try to hide it—it was impossible to conceal anyway—so he generously made it public!
The high-level officials of various countries were shaken, their eyes full of shock. Are you kidding me? They've already completed the pacification?
Over a month had passed, and although various countries had initially suppressed the spirit disaster with remarkable results, as the spiritual energy spread, they fell into a crisis of spirit beasts surging outward!
Now they were in a panic, and Huaxia was already withdrawing its troops?
Martin said indignantly, "Damn it! Release the information we've gathered to the public. Hopefully, it'll attract attention and cause them some trouble!"
"We can't let them just finish like this!"
On the international headline network, some detailed photos from the no man's land were anonymously released, causing a sensation!
The photos included images of the Green Vine, and even marching photos of the Tiger Hunt Army!
"WTF! What the hell is that tree over a thousand meters tall? Sigh... Is this... is this the World Tree?"
"Already finished pacification? What terrifying speed is Huaxia? Our situation hasn't improved at all?"
"Tiger Hunt Army? The world's first Beast Martial Corps? This... this is damn cool, right? Hmm? Their commander is called Fat Orange? That's so strange!"
"Huaxia's spirit pet studies are absolutely invincible. Have they already developed to the point of being able to equip military units?"
Whether it was the existence of the Green Vine or the emergence of the Tiger Hunt Army, it sparked intense discussion!
Other countries wanted to imitate Huaxia's spirit disaster suppression model, but it was almost impossible to achieve!
Huaxia's success couldn't be replicated!
First, they didn't have the Green Vine, and second, they had no experience in how to subdue spirit beasts!
But they all realized the immense value of the Tiger Hunt Army. If humans and spirit beasts fought together, combat power would rise to a terrifying height!
Looking at such a Tiger Hunt Army, some countries even felt fear!
And one particular photo sparked even more heated discussion!
In the photo, a group of war rhinos were charging, with massive heavy cannons and rocket launchers fixed on their backs!
Two Vulcan cannons were mounted on their necks!
On each rhino's back stood a spirit warrior operating the weapons!
And on the head of the leading giant rhino stood Jiangnan!
Holding two cannon triggers, spitting fire, shell casings flying, firelight reflecting off Jiangnan's face!
Jiangnan was grinning widely, his tongue sticking out and tilted to one side, excited to the point of explosion, happy to the point of blur!
"Damn! Is that that guy? Is he this reckless? This is completely insane, right?"
"Look at how he's smiling? How does he seem so into it?"
"Giant Rhino Heavy Tank Corps? Carrying spirit-binding weapons? What the hell can withstand this kind of abuse?"
"Nan Shen! He's the number one person in the spirit pet world. The establishment of Huaxia's Tiger Hunt Corps definitely has something to do with him. He can even subdue war rhinos? This is absolutely incredible!"
The photo was reposted multiple times. The scene was too shocking. Those who knew called it the Tiger Hunt Corps!
Those who didn't might think it was a game CG from World of Warcraft!
Another world-famous painting had been freshly produced!
A ton of people @Nan Shen!
"Grabbing intercontinental missiles with your bare hands isn't enough for you anymore? Too flashy!"
"Haha! Nan Shen is awesome, finally letting loose and going wild in the Western Borderlands!"
Various countries looked at the Tiger Hunt Corps with envy burning in their eyes. Such a Beast Martial force—who wouldn't want one?
...
In the main base command room!
"Achoo—"
Jiangnan sneezed loudly, rubbing his nose as he braided Mila's hair!
Zi Yuan was lying on the table, fast asleep, while Fat Orange lay on top of Zi Yuan's head!
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"Hey—why won't they let me leave? There's nothing fun left in the no man's land?"
"It's Dragon Boat Festival today. I wanted to go back to the academy!"
The pacification of the no man's land was nearing completion, leaving nothing for Jiangnan to do!
Yang Jian grinned. Indeed, Jiangnan had been bored stiff these past few days!
And with Jiangnan's personality, he couldn't sit still!
"Li Bing said the thing she's making for you will be ready soon. She asked you to wait another two days. Once your body situation is sorted out, you can go back to the academy together!"
Jiangnan was taken aback, then remembered that Li Bing had been holed up in 066 doing research during this time, rarely leaving the lab!
Because he had drunk the vine marrow, his body's woodenization problem hadn't been solved yet, and his level was stuck at Platinum Eight!
Could it be that Sister Li Bing had developed some new treasure again?
Jiangnan couldn't help but look forward to it!
Just then, Zhong Yingxue and Nightingale walked in carrying two large basins!
A fragrant smell filled the entire room!
"The zongzi are ready. One per person, no more!"
Now that the no man's land situation was stable, they had some free time. Although they couldn't return to the academy, Zhong Yingxue had gone early in the morning with Nightingale to wrap zongzi!
Jiangnan's drool immediately started flowing: "What filling?"
Even Fat Orange perked up at the smell!
Only Zi Yuan was still sleeping, her brows furrowing again, her little face scrunching up!
(˃᷄～˂᷅๑) Hmm—
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