After the immortal disappeared

Yes, these are his original words. Fang Canran: "But, back then, the Dragon God..."

"I know that the Dragon God saves the world, and I also know that his descendants or offspring deserve to enjoy the benefits of their ancestors' merits and virtues. Those who came before us plant trees and the next generation enjoys the shade. But this favor and merit must have a time limit, right? How long will others be grateful for? A hundred years, five hundred years, a thousand years, or two thousand years?" When Weng Xing said this, he suddenly cried out, turned around and apologized to He Lingchuan, "Damn it, I forgot that you are..."

He Lingchuan smiled and said, "It's okay, just keep talking. I won't blame you at all."

The Dragon God is so generous! Weng Xing secretly gave him a thumbs up in his heart, but he also restrained his words:

"I just want to say that you should wear shoes that fit your feet, and eat as much as you can." He patted the stone wall. "The protection of the elders will eventually run out, and in the end you have to rely on your own sharp claws and teeth! If you don't have the ability, you will definitely not be able to protect a good place like Coral Palace."

Fang Canran seemed to be thinking about something: "What you said does make sense. I underestimated you in the past."

Smart people praised him, and Weng Xing was very proud. But he still remembered what his brother said, that he should be humble when being praised, so he said: "In the Golden Plains, isn't this a truth that even three-year-old children understand? But these dragons and floods can't figure it out. If they don't perish, who will perish?"

Luo Xie interrupted: "Isn't it said that the treasures of heaven and earth belong to those with virtue?"

When everyone heard this, they all laughed.

Weng Xing grinned: "The person who said this has bad intentions, or he is just talking nonsense. Isn't it true that good things belong to those who are capable?"

He Lingchuan patted Luo Xie on the shoulder: "Incompetence is immorality, you will understand it in the future."

He also took a look at the dragon corpse.

The protection of the elders can allow the tribe members and descendants to get better care and resources, and live a more comfortable life. This is called "inheritance" in the human context. In fact, there is a more understandable summary:

privilege.

…

After returning to Duocheng, Wanqi Feng came to report:

"Qiu Hu and the three armies will soon meet in Wancheng."

Wancheng is located in the central-western part of the Shanjin Plain. It was originally the capital of the small country Wan. Because there was a long valley and a large river outside the city, Qiu Hu's army turned it into a stronghold for storing supplies and a training camp after conquering Wan.

The Shining Gold Plain is too large, so the Dragon God Army can only gather in different times, locations, and sections.

After the first stage meeting and before the second stage begins, there is a transition stage.

For He Lingchuan and the Dragon God Army, this transition period is a link between the previous and the next, and its importance is actually far greater than the first stage. Because this is the reorganization and training period of the army, referred to as the training period.

When Emperor Jiuyou started the rebellion, he only had a few tens of thousands of people under his command, and they had to be divided into seven armies; the total number of people absorbed so far has exceeded 600,000! In addition to arranging garrisons in various places, 160,000 people will be trained in Duocheng and its surrounding areas, and 190,000 people will be trained in Wancheng and Luohecheng.

He Lingchuan knew the quality of the newly recruited soldiers in the first phase very well. It would be too polite to describe them as "good and bad". Among them, even the bandits who came down from the mountains were considered high-end combat forces. After all, they had held swords and guns and might have killed people.

Such an army cannot afford to suffer a defeat, let alone be forced to overcome difficulties, which would be asking for trouble.

Don't forget, they will have to face Bai Tan's Yao army in the end. No matter how old the Yao army is, it was once a professional regular army. Therefore, even if He Lingchuan is anxious to take over the entire Shining Gold Plain, he cannot save time in training.

The cost during this period is a necessary expenditure.

Afterwards, He Lingchuan held a meeting in Duocheng and summoned generals of the Black Armor Army above the rank of captain.

"Our army has entered the preparation period. Although each legion will carry out the training in different stages and in different phases, this period will last for at least three months! If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. The results of these three months of training may be the key to the success or failure of the second phase."

This golden training period of 100 days is the key to the transformation of the army from civilian to soldier. It is a qualitative change from zero to one. Every extra day of training can increase the combat effectiveness of the army.

But in this way, the Dragon God War, which was originally in full swing, would be put on hold, and the first stage of the vigorous battle would come to an abrupt end, which would be a great benefit to the enemy.

"During this period, we must consolidate the results of the first phase of the war." He Lingchuan said solemnly, "Our enemies will not let go of this vacuum period and will do everything they can to stir up trouble. The territory that our soldiers fought for with blood and sweat cannot be taken back."

I'm afraid that the "hard bones" left over from the first phase of the war between Tianshen, Qingyang and Longshen will not miss this good opportunity.

This is a major difficulty in He Lingchuan's Flash Gold Plan. If it can be safely overcome, the war will enter the second stage as scheduled;

If the pressure is too great, the rear is too chaotic, and the opponent is too strong, the main force of the Dragon God Army must end training early and go into battle. The result of this passivity is that subsequent plans and battles will face more unknowns.

Everyone responded “yes” in unison.

"This victory will be protected by you and me." The large army is training, but small units can be deployed. He Lingchuan said word by word, "I have a mission for you. From today on, the Black Armor Army will be divided into small units!"

He broke down the tasks in detail and asked the generals from each department to report back.

The atmosphere of the meeting was solemn and no one dared to miss a word.

Finally, He Lingchuan stood up and saluted to the generals: "Your goal is to do your best to buy time for the main force! The task is arduous, and all the sacrifices must be remembered."

There were a few clangs and the weapons rubbed against each other. All the generals stood up and said in unison: "For the Dragon God, for the shining gold."

…

Three days later, He Lingchuan saw Fang Canran off.

Fang Canran's mission was special and could not be known to outsiders, so He Lingchuan did not make a big fuss for him. He just took Dong Rui and Aunt Zhu with him and accompanied Fang Canran for thirty miles.

Finally, they arrived at a pavilion, Fang Canran stopped and said resolutely: "We must say goodbye, Brother He is busy with official duties, please go back."

Everyone was silent. They had said everything that needed to be said during the thirty-mile walk.

But it seems like there are thousands of words.

We say farewell today, without asking about the way back.

He Lingchuan took off the storage ring on his finger and stuffed it into his hand: "I know you have more treasures than me, but here is a little life-saving method, I hope you will never need to use it."

Fang Canran did not refuse and bowed to him, then bowed to Dong Rui and Aunt Zhu: "Everyone please stop, I'm leaving now. I hope we can meet again one day."

Dong Rui returned the gift with a rare serious look on his face: "Take care, Mr. Fang!"

The ghost ape on his shoulder stopped making faces and nodded at Fang Canran, imitating his master:

"squeak!"

Aunt Zhu also raised her front paws in salute.

Fang Canran turned around and strode away without looking back.

After walking for dozens of feet, a melodious flute sound came from behind, light, gentle and lively, like a lark jumping off a peach branch, like a fish leaping out of a clear pond, like the evening breeze blowing through the golden rice fields, and passing through the living room of the field mouse's house.

What a wonderful life this world has.

Fang Canran smiled, guessing that it was He Lingchuan playing the flute to see him off. At that moment in that year, did Shao Jian also walk away to the sound of the flute?

He waved back and walked more briskly.

One hundred and sixty years ago, Shao Jian took over the Xinglong Pillar from Mi Tian without hesitation.

One hundred and sixty years later, Shao Jian's descendants took over the Xinglong Pillar from Zhong Shengguang's successors without hesitation.

History turns, and it’s another cycle.