Gao Wu: My freshman internship was a battle on the front lines.

Chapter 190: We want money! We want resources! We want real power!

Shocking! Vampires behead citizens of Great Xia in front of the entire nation.

Has Ye Feng chickened out? Three million lives hang in the balance, yet he's still eating porridge in Jiangcheng.

"The Number One Prodigy of the Vampire Clan VS. The Number One Genius of Great Xia, Ye Feng, Do You Dare to Accept the Challenge?"

Each headline is more exaggerated than the last.

Each headline is more sensational than the last.

People starting to stir up trouble online have also gradually emerged.

At first, they were quite reserved.

They say things like "With great power comes great responsibility."

"Since Ye Feng is the Great Xia's General Who Guards the Outer Regions, he should shoulder this responsibility."

I stopped pretending later.

"Ye Feng is a coward if he doesn't go."

"Ye Feng's refusal to help someone in distress is unworthy of being a citizen of Great Xia."

"Five martial arts masters have emerged from Jiangcheng, why don't they go and save the people of Northeast Prefecture?" and so on.

Someone posted on the forum.

Why should Ye Feng be responsible to the people of Northeast Prefecture?

It's explained very clearly in the post.

Ye Feng is from Shanhe Prefecture, not Northeast Prefecture.

The vampire problem in Northeast Prefecture was caused by Northeast Prefecture itself and has nothing to do with Ye Feng.

Ye Feng had no obligation to save them.

This post initially received a lot of likes, but later it was met with a lot of criticism.

"Cold-blooded"

"Inhumane"

"Would you still say that if your family members were captured by vampires?"

"Ye Feng's online trolls, get out."

The original poster was so criticized that they deleted the post.

I never went on the forum again after that.

The forum polls were in complete chaos.

Someone organized a vote, asking "Should Ye Feng accept the challenge?"

The result showed that "should" accounted for 70%.

Someone wrote an open letter, several thousand words long.

From the survival of the Great Xia Dynasty to the future of humanity, there is only one central theme.

Ye Feng, you must go.

Some people even went directly to the entrance of the Jiangcheng City Lord's Mansion to broadcast live.

Ye Feng frowned slightly as he looked at the overwhelming messages on his phone.

Three million two hundred and seventy thousand hostages is not a small number.

Vampires are not joking; they really do kill.

"Lord Zhao, are you aware of the situation in the Northeast Prefecture?"

Ye Feng dialed Zhao Gongming's number.

Zhao Gongming on the other end sighed.

"In three years, the Northeast Prefecture lost three garrison cities and tens of millions of people died."

"It's not that the Northeast region lacks bloodshed and is afraid to fight to the death. It's that they simply can't win."

"All the martial gods in the Northeast Prefecture are on the battlefields beyond the borders. We don't even have a single martial god in our own homes. How can we possibly manage them?"

"These past few years, we've relied entirely on a few veteran Martial Venerables! But there are also seven or eight Blood Clan Martial Gods and Blood Fiend, who is at the early stage of invincibility."

"Therefore, the situation in the Northeast Prefecture has been deteriorating, and the territory of the vampires has been expanding. The more than three million people captured this time are the people of a garrison city in the Northeast Prefecture."

"They had a chance to evacuate, but for the sake of the greater good, the entire city fought to the death."

"All the warriors in the entire city have died in battle! Only unarmed ordinary people remain."

"They are all heroes! They are all family members of fallen heroes!"

Zhao Gongming's tone was full of bitterness.

Ye Feng remained silent.

"Is there no support from the Kyoto central government? Or is the Wang family pulling the strings behind the scenes?"

Zhao Gongming did not answer directly, but only said one sentence.

"The Northeast Prefecture is not the territory of the Wang family, much less the sphere of influence of any aristocratic family."

"Moreover, the Martial God of the Northeast Prefecture has a grudge against the Wang family."

Having said that, Ye Feng understood.

This is a factional struggle waged by the powerful families, led by the Wang family!

"Is the Wang family also involved in this online incident?" Ye Feng continued to ask.

"Of course! The Wang family is stirring up public opinion! They just want you to accept the challenge!" Zhao Gongming said angrily.

"Ye Feng! You must stay calm!"

"A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan! Give Shanhe Prefecture another three months! No! One month! Let's charge in together."

A month?

What should we do with these millions?

Those are all the families of martyrs!

Just watch them die?

And I will say that I am Ye Feng.

System owner.

What are we afraid of, conspiracies and tricks?

Ye Feng spoke up: "Lord of the Manor, I'll go."

Zhao Gongming's reaction was much more intense than Ye Feng had anticipated.

His voice suddenly rose eight octaves, filled with barely suppressed anger.

"Go where? Going there is suicide! The vampires have even prepared Invincible, just waiting for you to walk into their trap! If something happens to you, what will happen to Shanhe Prefecture? What will happen to Jiangcheng? What will happen to us old folks?"

"My lord, there are over three million people. I cannot stand by and watch them die."

"You can't just stand by and watch them die, but I can just stand by and watch you die? Ye Feng, let me tell you, if you dare to go, I—"

Zhao Gongming couldn't finish his sentence.

He couldn't stop Ye Feng.

From the first day he met Ye Feng, he knew that this young man was not someone he could stop.

"Lord, I know what I'm doing. The vampires won't kill me so easily." Ye Feng paused.

"Besides, I'm not going alone. Jiangcheng has six Martial Gods, and Shanhe Prefecture has four. I can take a few with me, is that alright?"

Zhao Gongming remained silent.

He didn't want Ye Feng to take any risks.

It's not that he's cold-blooded.

Rather, it's because Ye Feng is too important to the human race.

Zhao Gongming took a deep breath.

How many people are you bringing?

"We only need to bring these six martial gods from Jiangcheng," Ye Feng said.

"However! The Wang family tried to ambush me! I should at least make them bleed a little, shouldn't I?"

"Lord Zhao! Just announce my status as the Grand General of the Outer Garrison!"

"As the general in charge of the outer defense of the town, I can't be without any real power, can I?"

"I remember that the General of the Outer Garrison used to command all the military forces of the four garrisons: Northeast Prefecture, Mountain and River Prefecture, South Sea Prefecture, and West Sea Prefecture!"

"If he's going to scheme against me, he should at least go all out, right?"

"Just keep demanding money and resources from that old bastard of the Wang family."

Zhao Gongming's eyes lit up.

He was well-versed in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Knowing the illustrious reputation of the first renowned general in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Those were dozens of martial gods under his command.

A formidable figure who ruled over half of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Yes! I'll contact Kyoto right away!" Zhao Gongming said.

Daxia Kyoto.

Wang family.

Wang Zun looked at the official document handed over by Zhao Gongming.

He forcefully tore the official document into powder.

"Is Zhao Gongming using a feigned retreat as a tactic, or does he have other plans?"

"Letting a mere youth put in charge of the military affairs of the four prefectures. Isn't he afraid of biting off more than he can chew?"

"We need so many more supplies and resources!"

"They even have the audacity to call it the reconstruction of the Northeast Prefecture!"

But then he thought about it.

The Northeast Prefecture has already suffered a significant loss of strength.

It can be said that, apart from the provincial government, there is still combat power remaining.

The other citadels are now defunct in name only.

They all became flesh and blood pastures for the vampires to hunt.

As for Shanhe Prefecture, it produced six Martial Gods.

It was no longer a force that the Kyoto royal family could control.

This Shanhe Prefecture has become Ye Feng's private domain.

"But what about the South China Sea Prefecture and the West China Sea Prefecture?"

These two prefectures were not within the sphere of influence of powerful families.

However, it was a force that powerful families desperately wanted to win over.

Because they are too rich.

Both are provincial capitals located on the coast.

Although sea monsters frequently appear, their range is controllable.

It is also rich in various rare and precious medicinal herbs.

It is one of the wealthiest provincial capitals in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Alas! You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub!"

"Ye Feng is dead! Doesn't that mean we're back to where we were before?!"

"Let this little bastard have his fun for a couple of days!"

Then Wang Zun shouted outside.