After Su Muqing thought it through, she began to sort through the information. According to the Phoenix God's hint, this small world was collapsing step by step.
The first step was disaster. The frequent disasters left the common people with no harvest and no food to eat. Everyone lived a life of extreme hardship.
The second step was war. After the natural disasters, before people could recover, those people started fighting for that chair again. Even later, various places raised banners of rebellion, drawing boundaries and declaring themselves kings! This led to widespread death and chaos throughout the land.
As for the third step of demons and monsters, as long as the first two steps were controlled, they naturally couldn't evolve to the third step. Therefore, the most important aspects were the first two.
With the information organized, she made a plan. First, she needed to complete the task of healing Lu Yuzhi. Then, she would start creating her own faction. Finally, she would spread her faction out to protect this small world!
There was currently a good opportunity to create a faction. If the election could be held soon, then she would first take over this no-man's-land.
After establishing a foothold in the no-man's-land, the next step would be the entire Changning Prefecture. Then, she would follow the path they came from and slowly encroach back. Alternatively, she could have Uncle Xu and the others establish a base in Guang'an Prefecture. There were so many refugees fleeing famine right now.
After determining the basic plan, Su Muqing asked the Heavenly Secrets Elder. "Senior Heavenly Secrets, when will the election for the领主 of the no-man's-land be held?"
The Heavenly Secrets Elder stroked his beard. "The election will be held the day after tomorrow."
The day after tomorrow? That was good timing, they wouldn't have to delay here for too long. After the領主 was elected, they would depart for the Land of Dawn as soon as possible to find the Fire Flame Resin.
After confirming her participation, Su Muqing asked again, "What will the領主 election primarily involve?"
The Heavenly Secrets Elder replied, "The election of a領主 is a comprehensive consideration. The most important aspect is the ability to protect the no-man's-land. Because the no-man's-land borders many countries, its geographical location is too special, so it has never been very peaceful.
"This year's election is mainly aimed at the warships of the Wa country on the sea. The Wa country are islanders to the east of the no-man's-land. They are mostly short in stature, and we also call them the 'little people country'. In the past year, they have frequently attacked, wanting to occupy the no-man's-land. We don't know what kind of evil sorcery they cultivate. They can always appear as if invisible. Once they land, they burn, kill, plunder, and rape women, committing all sorts of atrocities, worse than beasts! When we counterattack, they quickly retreat to their warships on the sea and escape.
The Heavenly Secrets Elder became more and more angry as he spoke, banging on the table with a loud crack. "Unfortunately, the people of our no-man's-land are not skilled in naval warfare, nor do we have large ships to contend with them. Therefore, we are often caught off guard by their sneak attacks. In fact, there used to be civilians living in the no-man's-land. But now, the people living near the sea have all but been killed by them, and those who survived to escape have moved elsewhere.
Su Muqing felt that she was getting off track. Wa country? Was it the Wa country she was thinking of? How could this small world also have a "little R country"?
It seemed that this Chan Master Bujie must have carried out missions in the modern world, which was why he arranged national hatred. Was this to make her teach this "little R country" a lesson?
"Actually, it's truly difficult for you to participate now. Other sects have been preparing for half a year. You only arrived today, and the competition is the day after tomorrow..." The Heavenly Secrets Elder thought about the limited time for the election and felt some regret.
If he had known, he should have had the Wuji Sect participate in the competition. Then he could have taken Su Muqing as his disciple and passed the position of領主 to her. At that time, he only thought of letting Su Muqing and her companions make a name for themselves, and completely forgot about the matter of time.
Seeing that the Heavenly Secrets Elder was worried, Su Muqing quickly waved her hand. "Don't worry. The day after tomorrow, I will beat those little Wa people so badly that even their mothers won't recognize them!"
Seeing Su Muqing's confident expression, the Heavenly Secrets Elder didn't say any more. After all, she was a heavenly proud daughter, and she must have her own methods of victory. He only needed to escort her.
Meanwhile
Chu Ruoqiao ran out of the Wuli Hall. Her previously mournful expression immediately turned gloomy and unreadable.
She stared darkly in the direction of the Wuji Hall. That old man Tianji, and those rough country bumpkins! How dare they disrespect her so much! They were truly tired of living!
Seeing that useless good-for-nothing from the Huo family also chase out, Chu Ruoqiao flashed into the nearby bushes and disappeared.
"Sister Ruoqiao... Sister Ruoqiao?" Huo Qixiao looked around. He had clearly seen her just now, but how could she have disappeared in the blink of an eye?
...
The Right Protector knelt on one knee, looking at the person standing on the pile of rocks in front of him. "Sect Leader, the Saintess is now seriously injured, and King Heishan is also... How should we proceed with the election the day after tomorrow?"
The person called Sect Leader closed her eyes. Then she asked fiercely, "Is she dead?"
"She... she's not..." Hearing the Sect Leader's unhappy tone, the Right Protector felt a little uneasy.
Hearing that the Saintess was not dead, the Thousand Poisons Sect Leader breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief. Then she inquired about the events. "What exactly happened today? Why did she get into conflict with those new white people?"
"This subordinate does not know. We were all cultivating in the sect, and the Saintess also took King Heishan out for training as usual. Who knew that at dusk, the summoning sound rang out. When we rushed over, she was already... It is said that it seemed to be because of the man wearing the cloak in that team." The Right Protector spoke while cautiously looking up, observing the Sect Leader's expression.
"Hmph! What time is it! She's still thinking about men! Fine, I can't be bothered to care about her anymore..." The Thousand Poisons Sect Leader cursed a few times. Then she reached out to the Right Protector.
"Give me some 'Beauty Thread'... Have you all been a bit lazy lately? Why are the tributes you send becoming fewer and fewer?" The Sect Leader said, stuffing the things handed by the Right Protector into her mouth, chewing and swallowing the wriggling live creatures.
It turned out that the so-called "Beauty Thread" were the black insects that had restored the Saintess's appearance today.