Time passed day by day, and nearly a month went by.

During this month, the situation in Feng Country, under Wang Zhifan's rule, became increasingly stable, and its overall strength gradually improved.

This was because Feng Country not only absorbed the core troop resources provided by the Huan and Lv Countries, mastering tens of thousands of divine-pattern soldiers and ten thousand dragon riders, but also continuously received the allegiance of other countries in the Chaotic Realm.

Many small countries offered their rare treasures, expressing their willingness to become vassal states of Feng Country and fully support its dominance. Particularly those countries close to Feng Country's current territory, they had no choice but to yield to this powerful emerging giant to avoid being easily crushed.

Besides the pressure of circumstances, a certain extraordinary figure from the Chaotic Realm undoubtedly played an important role in this. Otherwise, the number of countries siding with Feng Country wouldn't greatly surpass those siding with another powerful nation, Huang Country.

"Report! Gong Country presents to the King a carriage made entirely of gold and a copper mine, and a thousand acres of orchard..."

"Report! Po Country presents to the King a supreme gem from the South Sea, three Flying Immortal Fish, and a Submarine Treasure Ship..."

"Report! Rou Country presents to the King a princess, accompanied by eighty-one high-ranking maidservants..."

"Report! Lou Country presents to the King a thousand camels, ten thousand curved sabers, and more than ten thousand strong bows with feathered arrows..."

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At this moment, inside the hall of Feng Country's southern accompanying capital, envoys from various countries in the Chaotic Realm entered one by one, presenting the gift lists to the courtiers, making Wang Zhifan, sitting on the throne, feel his head buzzing with the uninterrupted announcements.

"Having power is great, having supreme power is even better... Without doing anything, many people bring you treasures... It's a pity I'm only passing through, and all of this is destined to pass by like a fleeting cloud."

Wang Zhifan was not someone without greed. On the contrary, his ordinary civilian background gave him stronger desires than many who grew up with a silver spoon. He wanted to grasp everything he gained in this scenario, but he understood that he could not linger here, due to the scenario's limitations and the pursuit of a broader future.

"Recently, the Southeast Huang Country has also unified its surrounding lands. Various intelligence shows that Huang Country's national strength is not weaker than the current Feng Country... It seems, as the old man said, a battle between me and the player ruling Huang Country is inevitable... The conclusion seems not far off."

Listening to the increasingly lavish gift announcements below the throne, Wang Zhifan's thoughts began to drift elsewhere. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy the gifts from the countries joining him; it's just that he couldn't muster much interest for things he was destined to lose.

After a while, the courtier finished reading the contents of all the gift lists, allowing the foreign envoys to greet King Wang Zhifan one by one.

Despite disliking some procedural formalities, to achieve dominance and win over these countries that came to submit, Wang Zhifan showed a kind and gentle smile, conversing with these envoys one after the other, allowing them to complete their tasks happily and report back.

This process continued until that afternoon, when he finally met with all the envoys and had personal time.

But so-called personal time wasn't entirely undisturbed, as the old chancellor in charge of Feng Country's finances interrupted his meditation time to ask how to arrange the gifts from the small countries, such as which items should be brought to the royal hall for his personal inspection, and which things only needed to be stored in the warehouse or managed by others.

"I have nothing I want to inspect personally... Use everything as it should be used, as long as it contributes even a bit to Feng Country's upcoming battles."

Wang Zhifan responded rather indifferently, perhaps because he was too lazy to look at things he was destined to lose; after all, they were worldly goods, nothing that could help him progress.

"My King, I can arrange the other foreign gifts on your behalf, but we cannot neglect the princess from Rou Country. This gesture from Rou Country is akin to proposing a marriage alliance. If you agree, I can arrange it promptly."

The old chancellor pointed out a crucial matter upon hearing Wang Zhifan's words.

"A marriage alliance? This Rou Country... Is it powerful?"

Wang Zhifan felt he had no impression of this Rou Country, as he seemed to have seldom heard of it in previous investigations.

"My King, Rou Country is a maritime nation, far from Feng Country's lands. But to completely defeat Huang Country, it would be best to have Rou Country's help, encircling Huang Country."

The old chancellor immediately explained to Wang Zhifan.

"I remember Huang Country is also by the sea. Rou Country shouldn't be far from it. Why hasn't Huang Country conquered it?"

This puzzled Wang Zhifan because he didn't recall Rou Country well, as it was a maritime nation away from the Chaotic Realm's main continent. He planned to eliminate all the maritime countries after destroying Huang Country. His unused Epic Layer equipment made him confident in this.

"Huang Country's cannons are powerful, but their maritime skills are far inferior to Rou Country and other nations. There hasn't been any news of Huang Country launching a naval battle. Instead, there are rumors that Po Country, also a maritime nation, was convinced by Rou Country's envoys to support our country."

The old chancellor then shared information he had heard, making Wang Zhifan understand that Rou Country's move was not random, and that some strategy was at play.

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