Fang Zhou, I'm just a farmer, not Shennong!

"Mr. Speaker!! So we should be now?!!"

"While Duke Reina's plan remains unsuccessful, we must immediately find him, execute him, and dig out the roots of the Ursus Deep Sea Cult and sever them completely!!"

"That makes sense!!"

Fyodor nodded immediately.

The inner guard who had been hiding nearby and listening to the entire meeting came out from the darkness and knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, Speaker, Commander! We must immediately launch an empire-wide search! Even if we have to dig deep underground, we must find any trace of Duke Reina!"

Fyodor said, "Once we find them, try to bring them back alive. If the situation isn't right, we can kill them on the spot! During this time, we should also look for any traces of the Deep Sea Cult!"

"Once discovered, destroy it immediately!"

"Yes!!!"

.............

New Pilm

A large mobile city-state quite far away from Saint Castle.

This city is secretly not ruled by His Majesty the Emperor, but owned by a nobleman of the pro-war faction.

At this time, in the slums on the edge of New Pilmu.

The slums that used to be filled with stench, poverty and starvation are now filled with the fragrance of rice.

A large number of poor residents of the New Pirram slums were squatting on the ground, holding steaming bowls and eating side dishes, eating voraciously.

"Hey! The people's food supply will be good! The people's food supply will be much better than that of those bastards above us!!"

"Yup!"

"I heard that the Civilian Grain Association set up a stall here for free, and the city's military and police tried to stop them. Are they so rampant now? The Civilian Grain Association has the Emperor's imperial edict in hand, and they dare to disobey."

"You don't understand this."

A poor man with disheveled hair and dirty face said this.

"Now, we in Ursus all respect His Majesty the Saint Steed Castle on the surface, but in reality, the nobles live their own lives. Although they all say that every inch of Ursus belongs to the emperor, in reality, the emperor's hand is not that long."

"The city we live in belongs to a noble group within the old aristocracy. The emperor's decree is naturally useless here. Who would listen to it?"

"Brother, you know a lot. You were not born and raised in the ghetto, were you?"

"Hey, I used to hang around outside, but then I offended someone and got my leg broken. Now I can't make a living hiding in the slums."

After saying that, the man lifted up his empty trouser legs.

In the past, this group of poor people were on the verge of starvation every day. They didn't even have the strength to walk, let alone the energy to talk and chat. All they could do every day was lie still to reduce energy consumption so that they could live longer.

With the free staple food provided by the Minliang Association, people naturally talked more after they had enough to eat.

Most of them are praising the Minliang Association.

Lu Yuan stood on the side of the road, looking at the scene in front of him that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar. He couldn't help but sigh heavily, his heart full of relief.

"You guys were able to expand so quickly, even taking over New Pyrm. Thank you for your hard work."

Lu Yuan looked at Logos, Huang and others beside him and said with great satisfaction.

These days, whenever Lu Yuan has free time, in addition to practicing and studying, he pays most attention to the expansion of the people around him.

Lu Yuan didn't expect that he would be able to settle in this city that did not belong to the peace faction so quickly.

Logos shook his head upon hearing Lu Yuan's praise: "Mr. Lu, we actually didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

“At first, we just wanted to give it a try and didn’t have high expectations.”

"But later we discovered that these old nobles don't seem to be controlling these cities so strictly anymore."

"After we entered the city and defeated the original gangs in the slums, no one cared about us anymore..."

"Mr. Lu, this is completely illogical. After all, our origins can be easily discovered if one is willing to investigate."

Logos said so.

Lu Yuan also thought it was quite reasonable.

He thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, everyone, when encountering a critical moment or danger, you must prioritize your own safety, even if it means evacuating the city if necessary."

Lu Yuan repeated his reminder.

He really didn't want to see anyone die.

These elites are all Rhodes Island's elites. They are elites sent by Rhodes Island because they cooperate with him and trust him. Lu Yuan does not want them to sacrifice here.

"Don't worry, Xiao Yuan!"

Huang raised his fist and said with a smile, "We're not stubborn idiots. If we encounter an unbeatable situation, we will definitely retreat immediately. Don't worry about that!"

Lu Yuan looked at Huang, who was smiling and full of energy, and walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Thanks for your hard work, your salary will be doubled every month from now on!"

Lu Yuan said this.

Huang immediately raised his hands happily and shouted: "Boss is so generous!!"

This made everyone present burst into laughter.

"Oh, right. There's one thing I'd like you to pay attention to."

Lu Yuan remembered something and said.

"Mr. Lu, please speak."

ACE next to him listened carefully.

"A few days ago, I met a man named Deep Sea Messenger..."

Lu Yuan briefly recounted his experience.

Although I don't care.

But such an organization is still a bit weird, so he decided to let the people around him pay a little attention.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, we will definitely keep an eye on it."

Logos nodded.

Suddenly, he spoke.

"However, Mr. Lu, based on your description, this organization may not be unique to Ursus. The term 'deep sea' refers to the ocean south of Iberia. Since this is a cult that believes in the 'deep sea', then their presence in Ursus likely has connections to Iberia, and even to neighboring countries."

"So I think, since you want to know more, Mr. Lu, you might as well ask Dr. Kal'tsit when you have time."

"Dr. Kel'tsit has been to many areas. Perhaps she knows the origins of this organization."

After Logos’ reminder.

Lu Yuan instantly thought of Kal'tsit's cold, cat-like face.

Yes.

And Kelsey!

After Lu Yuan decided to return to Saint Castle, he immediately wrote a letter to Kal'tsit, asking her for information about the "deep sea".

After strolling around the slums of New Pilmuir and having a meal with everyone, Lu Yuan immediately drove away and prepared to return to Saint Jun Castle.

For Lu Yuan, the speed of expansion now can no longer be described as "satisfactory", but rather as unexpected.

The most difficult areas to expand in the entire Ursus are not the remote villages. On the contrary, those villages are the most convenient. The most difficult areas are the cities, especially the big cities.

Today, Minliang has taken root in New Pirmu, which can serve as a connecting point and continuously radiate to the surrounding towns and villages.

Judging from this trend.

It seems that it is not an impossible task for the Minliang Society to travel across the entire Ursus!!

Think about it carefully.

Now my energy should be completely focused on Originium crops. As long as I complete my mission in Ursus, I will immediately make public my research on Originium rice.

Although this will definitely cause a huge uproar.

But Lu Yuan didn't care about this.

The land vehicle roared and was halfway on the road.

suddenly.

In the vast wilderness ahead, a figure of deep blue mixed with silver-white caught Lu Yuan's attention.

His eyesight was excellent, and even though there was still a long distance between them, Lu Yuan could still clearly see the face of the figure in front of him.

He had long silver-white hair that looked like flowing galaxies, a hunter's outfit that was a mixture of dark blue and black, a hunter's hat on his head, and a huge sword on his back.

Her face is cold yet delicate and fair, giving people the feeling of an iceberg beauty.

The wilderness is dangerous.

These days, ordinary people wouldn’t dare drive into the wilderness alone, let alone walk.

Although Lu Yuan did not sense even a tiny bit of source stone fluctuation from the other party, he could still clearly judge that the other party was not an ordinary person.

Seeing the girl standing right in front of his car, Lu Yuan turned the steering wheel and made the car move to the side.

did not expect.

The girl seemed to be targeting Lu Yuan. After the front of Lu Yuan's car tilted a little, she actually walked a few steps to the side and still stood in front of Lu Yuan accurately.

Even when he saw Lu Yuan approaching, he pulled the huge sword from her back and held it in one hand.

Now Lu Yuan was sure.

The girl's target was herself.

only.

I probably don't know her at all, right?

Sent by those countries?

Lu Yuan thought.

When the car was about to reach the girl, Lu Yuan stepped on the brakes and stopped the car.

Then Lu Yuan got out of the car and looked at the girl in front of him with an extremely beautiful face, like a perfect porcelain doll, and said, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

The girl in front of him seemed a little naive. She looked at Lu Yuan who got off the car, was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and didn't say a word in a short time.

Lu Yuan was not in a hurry. He leaned against the car with his hands in his pockets and waited.

He was really curious about this girl.

Because through the induction of the 'Immortal Wood Body', Lu Yuan could clearly sense the tremendous vitality and blood in the girl's body. Although there was no breath of source stone, the strength inside her body was quite terrifying.

It was so terrifying that even the Patriot's pure physical strength could not compare to this girl.

finally...

The girl held it in for a long time before finally speaking: "You...you are not Haisi?"

"Hai Si? What is that?"

Lu Yuan was a little confused about this word he had never heard of before.

"Why do you have such a strong smell? It's disgusting..."

"breath..."

"Hai Hei..."

Although he had never heard of the word, when he heard the word "sea", Lu Yuan instantly thought of the deep sea.

breath...

Lu Yuan probably understood: "The Haisi you are talking about should be a species from the deep sea."

"I haven't seen one, but I met someone who called himself the Deep Sea Messenger a few days ago."

"I killed him."

"Maybe that's when I picked up some of the smell."