Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 286 - 159: Red Flame Ancestor - Xu Guang

Chifeng Prefecture is located to the south of Yongzhou, with sixteen mountain peaks adjacent to Wangdang Mountain outside the city. This place is extremely rich in mineral resources and has two volcanoes. It oversees twenty-three counties, with many Blacksmiths and Blacksmiths.

The most in-demand profession here is anything related to the mining industry.

From exploring ores to forging, this is what Chifeng Prefecture depends on for survival.

The ever-burning furnaces combined with the fumes produced during iron forging almost envelop the whole of Chifeng Prefecture.

If the wind comes, observing from high above, you can clearly see the red smoke drifting with the wind.

In the old days, the Grand Ancestor saw this scenery and named this place Chifeng Prefecture.

This name has been used by Chifeng Prefecture for eight hundred years.

"The strongest armies come from Jinghai, and the strongest weapons come from Chifeng."

During the eight hundred years of Great Zhou’s reign, eighty percent of the valiant soldiers came from Jingzhou and Hai Province, and half of the weapons and armors came from Chifeng Prefecture.

This is a very impressive statistic.

The waters of Chifeng Prefecture run deep. Because it is backed by Wangdang Mountain and has abundant mineral resources, the real controllers behind almost every county here are not simple figures.

For instance, in the Songjiang Prefecture area, an Innate could sweep across a county, but such situations never occur in Chifeng Prefecture.

In the distance, two groups are fighting fiercely. One group consists of Blacksmiths and Martial Artists, likely transporting goods somewhere, with hundreds of mules and horses. The items on the wagons are all wrapped with a layer of black waterproof cloth.

The other group has a typical Green Forest attire, led by a bushy-bearded man. Despite his mature-looking beard, his face still carries a touch of youthful innocence.

This is a Green Forest leader who has just become the leader.

As for whether these people are really bandits, Xu Guang doesn’t know, nor does he care.

Both sides seem to have reasons they must fight desperately. In just a few moments, more than a dozen corpses are left, casually lying on the ground. Amidst the flying dust, everyone is shrouded.

"What a good place! The mountains are clear, the water is beautiful, and the people are simple!"

Xu Guang took a deep breath, looking at the morning mist tinged with some bloody mist. Familiar scents of blood and burning flames.

Such a chaotic place is perfect for him to hide away. He needs a long time to settle down.

Having seen what Fourth-Grade Martial Artists can truly do, he is dissatisfied with his current strength.

That old monk is very insidious; his Divine Technique is unknown but must have been performed before appearing. Otherwise, he couldn’t have silenced Xu Guang quietly.

Such Divine Techniques make Xu Guang apprehensive.

Divine Techniques come from Alien Bodies. Fourth-grade killing; if you can’t understand the opponent’s Divine Technique, you could easily fall into a trap.

Xu Guang had Ah Wei blend into the mist and retreat. He doesn’t want to deal with these matters, merely glanced at the leading Green Forest man, feeling a sense of familiarity.

But he pays it no mind. He has seen numerous people during his exile from Taizhou. Although he’s never been to the Yongzhou area, people are alive; he can travel across provinces, so can others.

Cautiously retreating, Xu Guang takes out the Yongzhou map he prepared earlier to find a suitable place for himself to settle down.

Of the twenty-three counties in Chifeng Prefecture, he first rules out the four largest ones, followed by a few of the smallest. He needs to find a place that is sufficiently remote, with not-so-rich resources, but with quite a few people.

People represent experience.

Finally, he sees a county named Chiyao.

Its name has an interesting origin, situated far away from Chifeng Prefecture.

This county is quite good; outside the city, there are three mountain peaks, but no minerals, and it’s competing with another county for a mine.

Such a county is very poor, which means the traces of big forces within would be relatively few.

However, because it competes for a mine with another county every year, the people won’t lack Blood Qi. The children in the city will certainly be more resilient, able to provide more experience daily.

He still prefers to get experience from children, firstly because they are easy to fool, secondly...

As someone about to become the Master of the Dragon Gate, how can his subordinates be all alone?

"Ah Wei, let’s go!"

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The county of Chiyao, even though it’s the poorest in Chifeng Prefecture, its scale still greatly exceeds Qingshuo County, after all, Chifeng Prefecture is too prosperous.

If it weren’t for the ongoing conflicts within Yongzhou, Chifeng Prefecture would not be less than the large city Tielong Prefecture, the capital of Yongzhou.

This area still follows the Zhou system, with the County Lord governing the territory. In reality, it’s just that every few years, several prominent families in the city hold contests to decide the County Lord position. The County Lord, nominally managing the whole county, truly able to utilize less resources than imagined.

Far inferior to the County Lord during the Great Zhou times; back then, the County Lord was backed by Great Zhou, and beneath the whole sky, all lands were royal land. Within its borders, many families obeyed the County Lord’s commands.

Chiyao County has no city gates; the residential buildings are somewhat scattered. In the suburbs, a huge courtyard has been newly constructed without knowing when, covering more than eight hundred acres!

"Mr. Xu, look, in ten days, the land has been mostly leveled, and the courtyard built as per your requirements is just right. You can take a look."

A middle-aged man looks at the elderly man in front of him with a face full of reverence, his white hair making him seem aged, yet with a touch of youth mixed in.

Hiring people to build a courtyard in the simple Chiyao County is not an easy task.

A payment of 300 gold coins, making these people naturally greedy.

In any era, craftsmen with no power but possessing a skill never earn money that truly belongs to them.

The large gang controlling construction in Chiyao County was wiped out by the old man in front with a single move.

Simply because they were greedy and swallowed those 300 gold coins from the old man.