Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1940 Return
The appearance of Yarvit undoubtedly refreshed Wright's understanding of the strength of the Great Zhou.

This made him realize that the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty was probably far beyond his initial expectations.

This made Wright feel a sense of relief.

At least for now, allying with the Great Zhou is a wise choice.

The reason for calling Jarvit over was simply to familiarize her with Wright, so that if the two sides needed to cooperate later, they wouldn't be completely unaware of each other's identities.

Having achieved their goal, the couple took their leave.

After seeing Zhou Xu and Yarvit off, the preparations for the Ancient Elf Tree's inheritance trial were basically complete.

Almost that afternoon, Wright brought Hilke to the foot of the ancient elven tree.

There happened to be a patch of vines here, which formed a small platform.

The elves standing on this platform can get very close to the trunk of the ancient elven tree.

In this elven community, elves come from time to time to undergo inheritance trials, which is not particularly unusual.

However, due to Hilke's relatively special status, he still attracted a lot of attention from the elven royal family.

"Child, concentrate on the trial, then place your hand on the trunk of the ancient elven tree."

Following Wright's instructions, Hilke placed his hand on the trunk of the ancient elven tree.

In that instant, Hilke clearly felt a force sweep across his body and envelop him.

From Wright and the others' perspective, in the blink of an eye, Hilke's figure disappeared from their sight.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xu and Yarvit, aboard the goblin airship, quickly and safely returned to the ruling city of the new district.

Before heading back to Blackmoon City, it was natural to make arrangements for everything that needed to be done here.

In particular, trade cooperation with the Elven race will undoubtedly be a key focus for the Great Zhou Dynasty in its future endeavors with the Elven race.

Although this wasn't the first time their Great Zhou had done something like this, Zhou Xu still gave them some personal instructions, considering the importance of this collaboration.

Afterwards, they summoned Wei Qing, the commander-in-chief of the new district, and confirmed the Great Zhou's subsequent strategy with Wei Qing regarding the neighboring Orc Alliance.

At this stage, Zhou Xu clearly has no intention of taking the initiative to attack the Orc Alliance.

As I've said before, wars have to be profitable. At the very least, you have to wait until you have enough internal resources, your development is in place, and you're really bored and have nothing else to do before you can fight.
The reality is that none of them apply.

The poverty of the Orc Alliance has been personally confirmed by the Goblin Kingdom.

Fighting the Orc Alliance would bring no benefit to the Great Zhou Dynasty other than the fact that their skeletons could be converted into undead to bolster their undead forces.

Even if we add those skeletons, from the perspective of their Great Zhou Dynasty, it would still do more harm than good.

After all, the forces that their Great Zhou mainly promoted were not the Undead Clan.

How much ammunition and resources does it take to fight a war? Every shot fired costs money!
No matter how they calculate it, this is not a worthwhile deal for them.

As for having sufficient internal resources and being well-developed, that's still a long way off.

According to the intelligence previously obtained from Mangu, the truly powerful orc tribes within the orc alliance, including the lion-man tribe, generally occupy prime locations with stable 'dining halls' supplying them with food. These orc tribes, guarding their territories and 'dining halls,' are unlikely to leave easily.

As for the orc tribes near their Great Zhou, it seems that Great Zhou can handle them all at the moment.

Among them, tribes like the Boarmen, Werewolf, Badger, and Kobold have tasted their power after the previous battle.

It seems that as long as the other side doesn't act rashly, they won't easily resort to force again.

Therefore, considering all the factors, the best course of action is to first safeguard the border and ensure stable development, and then respond to any challenges as they arise.

Even if there is any emergency, Yarvit is here, and with the elves who have already formed an alliance, they can handle it.

Having confirmed the plan with Zhou Xu, Wei Qing, as the commander-in-chief, felt more confident.

After all, there are different ways to defend the border and there are different ways to take the initiative to eliminate the enemy. If His Majesty doesn't give a definite answer, it will be difficult for him, as the commander-in-chief, to act.

In the following days, Zhou Xu spent most of his days dealing with the remaining tasks at hand, keeping him extremely busy.

As night fell, Yarvet, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, didn't let him off the hook either. They fought until dawn every day, and when he left, Zhou Xu looked much older.

By the time he returned to Blackmoon City, it was already the third month of winter.

As the current chief ruler of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Charman has finally welcomed back their emperor.

Actually, Zhou Xu's absence this time wasn't very long, but during that time, their Great Zhou acquired goblin technology and made many breakthroughs in internal development.

This directly led to a greater number of internal matters and a naturally larger number of documents requiring review and confirmation.

As Zhou Xu stepped into their Hall of Diligent Governance after a long absence, he immediately sensed a subtle difference from before and subconsciously looked up at the ceiling.

Wow, they've installed lights!

Having acquired the technological power of the goblins, they undoubtedly helped their Great Zhou Dynasty to accelerate its entry into the electrical age.

Of course, it's still a long way from being fully implemented.

At present, the Blackmoon City Palace and municipal units have just been connected to electricity and lighting, and the subsequent popularization work will have to be carried out step by step.

After sitting down at his desk, Zhou Xu first checked the situation with Charlman, then dealt with the most urgent batch of documents before returning to his bedroom for a good night's sleep.

The work officially started early the next morning.

It has to be said that with existing samples from the goblins, plus readily available goblin technicians, the subsequent research and development of related projects became much more efficient.

After returning from the new district, even Zhou Xu himself felt that the internal development of their Great Zhou was changing rapidly, and it could be said that they had taken a big step forward.

That same afternoon, Qin Fen submitted his report.

Zhou Xu hadn't forgotten the serious accident that occurred when he went to the Grassland Military Region to inspect their newly improved 'Tearer Mech' before he set off.

Judging from Qin Fen's expression now, the improvements have been completely completed.

Zhou Xu didn't say much. After reading the report, he took a break and went over.

(End of this chapter)