Chapitre 171: Chapter 24 The World Artifact That Mass-produces Extraordinary Warriors
A few days later.
Jiang Santong and the others were constantly gathering information in Haijiao City, and they had temporarily learned some details about the inner workings of the Tang Kingdom. However, the more they learned, the more shocked and alarmed they became.
"Master, I think I've figured out how those 'God-blessed' individuals came into being. The Tang Kingdom is a country of faith, worshiping ancient deities. Almost everyone here is a believer. When these believers go to worship, there's a certain chance they'll gain the deity's recognition and receive the deity's blessings, obtaining the seed of the extraordinary."
One subordinate immediately reported, sharing what he had learned over the past few days.
"That's impossible, right? How can there be gods in this world? The ruler of the Tang Kingdom must be deceiving the people, fabricating a religion to fool the masses and control the entire country."
Another person shook his head, not believing in these so-called ancient gods.
After all, he had lived for who knows how long in this sea region, seen countless lands and nations, but had never encountered any so-called gods.
So, the idea of believing in gods in this world was simply impossible for him.
"I thought the same. These God-blessed ones must be closely tied to world artifacts. And these world artifacts are capable of mass-producing extraordinary warriors."
Jiang Santong said in a deep voice.
"Mass-producing extraordinary warriors with world artifacts? Does such a world really exist?"
"Honestly, there's nothing impossible about it. After all, the power of world artifacts is beyond imagination. Even if there is a world artifact capable of mass-producing extraordinary warriors, it wouldn't be out of the question."
"If such a world artifact exists, then the military power of the Tang Kingdom will become incredibly terrifying. Right now, they only have a few hundred thousand extraordinary warriors. But if more time passes, they could reach millions, or even tens of millions, of extraordinary warriors. The potential for war is extremely terrifying."
"My god, if they have tens of millions of extraordinary warriors, who in this sea region can stand against the Tang Kingdom? We must pass this message back. Otherwise, our Beast Kingdom is doomed."
The group discussed vigorously. The more they talked, the more they realized the terrifying power of the Tang Kingdom. It was even more terrifying than the Thunder Country thousands of years ago—by many multiples.
After all, while the Thunder Country was strong, it was only because its ruler was extraordinarily powerful, wielding the Thunder God's Hammer and invincible, like a human incarnation of the Thunder God.
Once the ruler of the Thunder Country died from old age, the entire country would crumble. The vast empire would disintegrate in the blink of an eye.
But the Tang Kingdom was different. Its power didn't just come from world artifacts. More importantly, it had an entire nation of extraordinary warriors. Everywhere you looked, there were fighters.
Even without any world artifacts, the combat power the Tang Kingdom possessed was still terrifying.
After all, extraordinary warriors could, to a certain extent, resist the holders of world artifacts.
"But even so, this doesn't make sense. Even if these people obtained the seed of the extraordinary, the resources required to train from the Bronze Realm all the way to the Extraordinary Realm are enormous. Just the food alone could bankrupt the Tang Kingdom."
Someone was puzzled, "Not to mention, the Tang Kingdom is practically an army of warriors. Everyone is a fighter. How are they managing such massive food consumption?"
He believed that warriors and resources were closely tied. Without sufficient food, it would be impossible to breed large numbers of warriors.
It was like in feudal societies, where the population could only grow to a certain size. If the population grew too large, it would cause food shortages, leading to internal strife, natural disasters, and frequent wars.
As a result, with a dramatic decrease in population due to wars and disasters, food would become sufficient again, and the situation would stabilize. New governments would rise.
This cycle repeated over time.
"It's simple. That's because the Tang Kingdom found a miraculous crop called sweet potatoes."
Jiang Santong said in a deep voice, "This sweet potato can be grown three times a year. Once mature, the fruits are as large as mountains. A single sweet potato can feed tens of thousands of people."
"It is precisely because they have planted a large quantity of this crop that the Tang Kingdom never lacks food. Even feeding over one hundred trillion people would likely not be a problem."
What?!
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and could hardly believe their ears.
"Food as big as mountains? It's truly unbelievable. How did the Tang Kingdom manage to find it?"
"Is this for real? Does such a crop really exist in the world?"
"To be honest, the world is vast, and there are countless wonders. Even if such a crop exists, it wouldn't be difficult to understand..."
"I think this crop might have been created by some mysterious world artifact. Otherwise, how could only the Tang Kingdom have it, with no other countries being able to possess it?"
"No wonder the Tang Kingdom is so arrogant. With this sweet potato as their backing, they don't fear a food shortage at all, and they can even export food."
The group suddenly realized. Now, they understood why the Tang Kingdom could have an army of extraordinary warriors, with every citizen becoming a fighter. It was because they possessed this miraculous crop, the sweet potato.
"Master, is there any way we can get some of these sweet potatoes?"
"Yes, if we could transplant the sweet potato seeds into our country, our Beast Kingdom would be set. We wouldn't need to worry about hunger anymore."
Several subordinates were eager to steal the sweet potato seeds. After all, who wouldn't want such a crop? It was a strategic resource.
"Very difficult. Extremely difficult."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Santong couldn't help but shake his head. "I've heard that each sweet potato farm is guarded by large numbers of soldiers, and even extraordinary warriors are stationed to monitor each sweet potato seed. Not a single seed is allowed to be spread out. Anyone daring to smuggle sweet potato seeds is executed immediately."
"To this day, many have tried to steal sweet potato seeds, but not a single one has succeeded. The Tang Kingdom knows the importance of these seeds very well and has sealed off every corner of its borders."
He explained that trying to steal the sweet potato seeds was not as simple as it seemed.
"You're kidding, there are extraordinary warriors guarding the farms? That's ridiculous."
"Actually, it's quite normal. After all, the Tang Kingdom has hundreds of thousands of extraordinary warriors, so it's not that surprising."
"Damn, they have so many extraordinary warriors that they can use them to guard farms. That's just too extravagant."
"Right, if it were our Beast Kingdom, every extraordinary warrior would be a precious treasure. We could never afford to have them guarding fields."
"This is just how it is. Sweet potatoes are considered strategic resources, and every country would value them highly."
The group continued to discuss, realizing the value of the sweet potato crop and the difficulties in obtaining it.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone