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Chapter 924: Chapter 38: Expansion! Prosperity! The Fundamental Growth of the Wang Family (Request for Monthly Votes) Chapter 924: Chapter 38: Expansion! Prosperity! The Fundamental Growth of the Wang Family (Request for Monthly Votes) (Seeking monthly tickets at the start of the month, love~~) …

The Shouzhe Pass, built entirely of cement, was tall and majestic, resembling a meandering dragon lying between Xin An Town and the outer territories. From a distance, it looked immensely robust and magnificent.

This ten-mile-long pass was both the gateway for humans entering the outer territories and the frontline defense against the fierce beasts from beyond.

With it in place, the people inside the pass could live in peace.

With it in place, the common folk felt safe.

Shouzhe Pass was much wider than ordinary city gates, with soldiers stationed and patrolling atop the walls all year round. These soldiers included the town guard of Xin An, the Wang family’s head of household, and also some hired from among the common folk who were specifically responsible for cleaning, organizing, cooking, and maintenance tasks.

The guards and the head of household capable of manning the ramparts were all well-trained elites, each brimming with energy and sharp-eyed, clearly tough individuals.

But atop the ramparts of Shouzhe Pass, the most dazzling stars were not these men but the Divine Might Cannons, resembling ferocious giant beasts.

Along the entire Shouzhe Pass, a Divine Might Cannon was mounted every thirty feet.

Stretching across the ten miles of the city gate, these cannons stood like steel giants, guarding the vast territories explored by the Wang family.

Although unable to defend against aerial fierce birds or other flying fierce beasts, they could block the majority of terrestrial fierce beasts, ensuring long-term peace inside the pass.

Beyond this, near some naturally isolating mountain ranges, a watchtower was set up on high grounds every several miles.

These watchtowers, constructed from reinforced concrete on the spot, were three-level small fortresses with underground shelters and other facilities.

Each watchtower’s standard configuration included one Cultivator from the Profound Martial at the Vital Energy Refining Realm, and four common clan soldiers, forming an independent sentry team of five.

Their daily duties included patrolling and keeping watch within their assigned areas to prevent wild beasts and fierce beasts from crossing over the mountains.

They also had to observe the skies for any dangerous flying fierce birds, and if any abnormalities were noticed, they had to immediately launch a signal flare.

Different sizes and colors of flare represented different levels of danger.

Green flares denoted Level One and Level Two fierce beasts, orange represented Level Three and Level Four, and red signified Level Five and Level Six. As for purple… that naturally indicated Level Seven and Level Eight fierce beasts.

So far, beyond Shouzhe Pass on Xin An Town’s border line, over the decades there had been one red, more than twenty orange, and thousands of green incidents.

There had never been a purple incident.

Once that happened, it would be a disaster for the entire Xin An Town.

The frontier camps set up every few tens of miles by the Wang family would respond according to the different danger levels and handle the crisis. Once a red signal appeared, they would immediately launch a sky-reaching signal cannon as formidable as a Divine Might Cannon.

At that time, a Heavenly Human Realm Elder from the Wang family or another Prominent Family stationed in Xin An Town would swiftly arrive to either kill or contain the fierce beast.

Even if unfortunate enough to encounter a purple alert, the Wang family had contingencies, but significant losses would be hard to avoid.

Fortunately, fierce beasts above Level Five, with considerable intelligence, would not recklessly invade human territories. Not to mention a Level Seven Great Yao, which knew well what the consequences of rampaging through human lands would be.

Establishing a new habitat for humans always carried such dangers.

It offered boundless opportunities for wealth and prosperity, yet was equally filled with endless crises. This was true for the Wang family and also for the commoners and Prominent Families who followed the Wang family to start new settlements.

In summary, these were Xin An Town’s internal defense mechanisms, which over decades had become very well-established, gradually entering a phase of stability.

The frequency of wild beast and fierce beast attacks on the territory had been decreasing. In recent years, there had been fewer beast tides.

Beyond Shouzhe Pass lay the broadly defined outer territories.

However, over the decades, ongoing exploration and clearance activities conducted by Independent Cultivators, Prominent Families, and the official military of Xin An beyond Shouzhe Pass had made the area within five hundred miles almost free of fierce beasts, relatively safe.

This region, now primarily led by the Wang family’s alliance of Prominent Families, was soon to become the focus of major development. This region also included a large body of water, Deep Taihu Lake, benefiting from rich soil and water resources.

Once developed, it would become a prolific producer of grains, fisheries, silk, and other crops, easily supporting a population of millions.

On this day.

A convoy bearing the Wang family’s clan emblem slowly drove out of Shouzhe Pass.

The convoy consisted of more than ten draught animal vehicles, with the first two being lightweight carriages and the remaining ten pulled by Level Three horned Spirit Cows, being ultra-heavy cattle carts.

These ultra-heavy cattle carts, with their yokes, wheels, and weight-bearing keelbones crafted from Spirit Wood Material or steel, could single-handedly carry about ten tons. The cargo on the carts was covered with tarpaulins, leaving only the massive contours of pot-like goods just visible under the tarps.

The wheels rolled over the compacted earth roads of the outer territories, leaving deep ruts.

The convoy was escorted front and back by fully armed soldiers of the Wang family and clan soldiers.

Along the way, numerous Independent Cultivators, taking advantage of the Wang family’s frontier expedition, made way for the convoy. They knew who truly ruled this land.

The lightweight carriages for passengers carried several young people.

Among them was Sun Xiaole, prominently present.

This was his first time leaving Shouzhe Pass, and he felt both nervous and excited.

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