1168 The Strong Gets Stronger, the Weak Gets Destroyed (1/2)

Chapter 1168 – The Strong Gets Stronger, the Weak Gets Destroyed

As the world entered the 5th month, all the players would focus on one matter, which was the upcoming country war month.

Every country war month was not only a time for players of each region to settle their grievances, but it was also a chance for a refresh of the global situation. Simply put, the strong would get stronger, while the weak would get wiped out.

The complicated situation within was hard to express in words.

For example, within Silver Hand, a strong dynasty could use this chance to openly swallow up surrounding members. Meanwhile, Silver Hand and Azure Badge could use the country month to attack one another to adjust their strategies.

Similarly, the country war month was a good chance for the two organizations to organize internally. They could give up some weak regions and strengthen some others to form a more tightly connected global layout.

As for what the normal players felt about it, it did not matter.

These two organizations, including internally, both wished for different things, and even had a conflict of interests. Even to say that to fulfill their own goals, sabotaging one another was not a problem.

On the contrary, the Great Xia Dynasty that relied on the strong shield that was the China Region was a safe zone.

In the 5th month, the voting for the country war leader begun. Ouyang Shuo was the authority of the China region, so he did not need to join in the voting, automatically obtaining the position.

As for which region they should attack, it was solely up to Ouyang Shuo.

Looking around China, the opponents they could choose were the India Region, Romanov Dynasty, Persia Empire, and Java.

The others were too far away, and they would not be able to get back within the month.

The Romanov Dynasty and the Persia Empire were not good choices, as there were native powers still in play. Furthermore, if they were to attack, one was an icy plain, while the other was a high plain. In neither aspect did China have a geographical advantage.

Ouyang Shuo's first idea was naturally to take down Java.

If China declared war on Java, Java would have no chance of surviving. It would be borrowing the hands of everyone to remove the last problem in Southeast Asia.

However, doing that had its pros and cons.

The country war month was not solely a stage for Great Xia. With the three dynasties of China participating together, the splitting of territory post war would be a problem. For example, Japan was split up into three parts last time.

If Great Zhou took a piece of Java, Ouyang Shuo would be really annoyed. Rather than that, why not let Java live for a while longer before taking them down alone?

Hence, the best country war target was India.

Helplessly, India was a super giant. For China to take it down in a short month was impossible.

If China chose to go on an expedition, under the circumstances where they were not fighting on home ground, the winner and loser would be uncertain.

However, Ouyang Shuo had no choice. Now, he had to consider how to make use of the country war month to deal a blow to India while ensuring that it did not backfire on them.

The strategies and plans involved needed the Grand Council and Administrative Mentor Court to work together.

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5th month, the thing that Ouyang Shuo was concerned about was not the country war.

What he was worried about was agriculture. At the start of the 5th month, farming had begun in the south, and they should be able to collect their first batch of rice at the end of the 7th month.

Before the New Year, Ouyang Shuo made the judgment that there would be a grain shortage this year, spending huge resources to purchase large amounts of grain. If everything went smoothly before the 7th month harvest, it would be a huge loss for him.

At least till now, there were no calamities, which made Ouyang Shuo feel uneasy.

Before the 5th month, the 200 million mu of farmland target was completed. The various farms all over the country were spreading like wildfire, and the quick ones had already started running.

Great Xia agriculture would welcome a new round of growth.

Even in the 5th month, there were still many players who applied to rent farms. A portion of them had just migrated over from Great Zhou.

Great Zhou failed in their attempts to take down Great Xia, while Great Xia had a bountiful harvest overseas. One winning and one losing, making the players who lived under Great Zhou tremble in fear.

Even after Di Chen gave strict orders to restrict players from leaving, large amounts of players still snuck out.

Any sharp person could see that from now on, Great Zhou would not be able to start any waves in the China region. Furthermore, they might be wiped out by Great Xia at any moment.

As such, why would these players still remain there?

What made them feel depressed was that they faced strict checks and interrogation when they enter Great Xia. Based on the words of the Civil Affairs Department, the Imperial Court was controlling the number of players and were not accepting just anyone.