342: Chapter 342 Extremely Wealthy

After a full ten seconds of silence, Lin Xiao finally confirmed from the Holy Maiden's gaze that this woman was not joking!

"And the reason? Just because you think I'm the one chosen by God?"

The Holy Maiden nodded, then shook her head.

"Yes, but not entirely."

The Holy Maiden said, "General Lin might not know this, but once someone is chosen as the Holy Maiden or the Grand Shaman, they can no longer marry."

"However, the Grand Shaman and the Holy Maiden can have children, and they are regarded as 'Children of God'."

"Historically, the mothers of many Grand Shamans were Holy Maidens."

Lin Xiao felt the information was a bit overwhelming. "Wait a minute! If you can't marry, how do you have children?"

"God will bestow them," the Holy Maiden answered earnestly.

Lin Xiao was speechless. Fine! It seemed "God's" head had been a green pasture for a long time!

"I only recently became the Holy Maiden, and now I've become the Grand Shaman. My foundation is still shallow, and I will encounter many obstacles."

"But once I have a 'Child of God', the believers will be even more convinced that I am God's choice."

The Holy Maiden's cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "I feel that General Lin, who conquered the grasslands and serves as God's spokesperson, is the most suitable candidate."

Lin Xiao couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

At first, he thought this Holy Maiden was a bit of a naive, sweet girl.

But looking at it now, that might not be the case...

If she truly became pregnant with his child, she would surely be able to take over Shamanism smoothly!

After all, he couldn't let his child and the child's mother be bullied by those grassland tribal nobles.

"You are not worthy of having my child!"

Lin Xiao didn't want to fall for it. Are you kidding? If she really got pregnant, how could he control her as he pleased?

"Wait until you prove you are a qualified Grand Shaman before we talk about it."

Seeing Lin Xiao's cold demeanor, the Holy Maiden felt a wave of disappointment, but she also understood that it was difficult to conquer such a strong man with beauty alone.

"General, how should I prove myself?"

Lin Xiao said casually, "It's simple. Your mission is to make the people on the grasslands live a better life!"

"If, after one year, I can feel that the people of the grasslands are happier and respect me from the bottom of their hearts, then I will consider granting you a child."

The Holy Maiden widened her beautiful eyes in disbelief.

"General Lin... hopes the people of the grasslands will be happy?"

"Naturally! Since this land has been conquered by me, the people living here are also my subjects!"

It was all about enlightenment!

The Holy Maiden's gaze toward Lin Xiao revealed a hint of admiration.

"Yes... I will do my best."

Lin Xiao then waved his hand. "You may leave. I want to take a closer look at this place for a while."

The Holy Maiden was reluctant but could only respectfully withdraw to stand guard outside.

Lin Xiao had been itching for a while. As soon as the distracting woman left, he immediately began the exchange.

He had already accumulated nearly 80,000 prestige, and 100,000 was not far off.

Just as the secret room was about to be emptied...

[Ding! Achievement 'Wealthy and Powerful' obtained: Accumulated over 50,000 prestige through exchange. Grade: immortal grade, prestige +10,000]

Holy crap!

Lin Xiao was overjoyed. With this, his prestige shot up to 109,340 points!!

Without hesitation, Lin Xiao directly made a wish for the 'Zhu Xian Sword Formation Remnant Volume'.

He threw down 100,000 prestige and opened the treasure chest!

[Ding! Wish successful. Obtained 'Zhu Xian Sword Formation Remnant Volume'!]

[Ding! Learned the second volume of 'Zhu Xian Sword Formation (2/4)'. Obtained skill 'Earth-Shaking Black Tortoise Formation'!]

He had only learned half, but it still maintained its immortal grade rank.

Lin Xiao casually flicked out a strand of sword qi. With a 'thud', it easily punched a deep hole into the stone wall!

In addition to being swift and fierce, the sword qi now had a hint of heaviness!

"It seems it's still been enhanced. I wonder what it will be like once I've learned it all."

Lin Xiao noticed that if he wanted to make another wish, he would need 200,000 prestige or 2,000,000 comprehension points.

The road ahead is long and arduous; he'd have to save up slowly!

Over the next few days, Lin Xiao led his troops to rest and reorganize at the Royal Court.

Of course, he wasn't idle. He discussed the matters of establishing the 'Dingbei Protectorate' with the Holy Maiden, Princess Meng Xi, and others.

Not only that, the Mobei grasslands needed new laws and a new order.

There was a mountain of work. Lin Xiao could only pick the important tasks to do first. The rest would have to wait until he returned to discuss them with Xiao Qingxuan.

In terms of governance, Lin Xiao had only one strategy: rely entirely on his wife!

As the new Grand Shaman, the Holy Maiden completed the formal succession ceremony under the watchful eyes of many temple believers.

Furthermore, the Holy Maiden had the believers spread the word everywhere that Great General Lin of the Zhenbei Army was sent by the 'Gods' to save the people of the grasslands.

Khan Jilun was tyrannical and had been abandoned by the Gods...

In short, in the stories, Lin Xiao was to be portrayed as a 'Savior'.

Although Lin Xiao felt it was shameful, looking at the tens of thousands of comprehension points that suddenly popped up...

It was truly wonderful!

Of course, Lin Xiao also knew that relying solely on religion for brainwashing would make it difficult to stabilize the grasslands in the long run.

The core problem he needed to solve was how to make sure the people of the grasslands had enough to eat.

Only when they were full would they stop thinking about invading and looting.

To this end, Lin Xiao took out the potatoes he carried with him.

Spring was approaching. Although the grasslands were not suitable for growing wheat or rice, they could grow potatoes, which were dryland crops.

Lin Xiao's goal was to open an experimental field in both Darkhan Pasture and Tengri.

Unexpectedly, when Princess Meng Xi saw the potatoes, she showed a look of surprise.

"General Lin, you're saying this thing can be grown on the grasslands?"

"What do you mean? You recognize potatoes?" Lin Xiao was stunned.

"This thing is called a potato?"

Princess Meng Xi frowned and said, "Some Western Region merchants often come to our Western Qiang. They sell this too, and some people buy it to eat out of curiosity."

"But because this thing has no seeds, we don't know how to propagate it, and no one has studied how to plant it."

Lin Xiao slapped his forehead!

Right! This stuff of his came from the Hu Merchants. Wasn't Western Qiang close to the Western Regions?

It's just that as nomadic people, they naturally didn't consider farming much, so they had always ignored potatoes.

"If we go to Western Qiang now, can we find Hu Merchants selling potatoes?"

Lin Xiao was worried that he had too few potatoes to plant on a large scale.

"It's too cold now, so there are very few Hu Merchants. However, we know several Hu Merchants and can have them send word back to bring more potatoes in the spring."

Princess Meng Xi's eyes were filled with excitement. "General Lin, let me ask again. Can this thing really feed the people of the grasslands?"

"As long as there are enough potatoes, from now on, I can guarantee that your Western Qiang will never have to worry about food for the winter again!"

Hearing this, not only Princess Meng Xi but even the Holy Maiden's eyes shone.

As people who grew up in Mobei, they knew all too well the pain of food scarcity and the inability to farm.

The fifth day.

Zhao Yunting arrived at the Royal Court with an army of over twenty thousand.

Although he had already received news that Lin Xiao had captured the Royal Court and killed Khan Jilun and the Grand Shaman.

But seeing the banner of the Zhenbei Army flying over the heart of Mobei's royal power with his own eyes, Zhao Yunting's eyes still filled with tears.

Lin Xiao and Zhao Caiwei had a brief chat with the old man and explained some of the preparations for the 'Dingbei Protectorate'.

For the next period of time, Zhao Yunting would lead his troops to be stationed here. If they encountered any disobedient tribes, suppression would be inevitable.

Lin Xiao left most of his forces at the Royal Court and headed straight for Western Qiang with the women.

Lu Sanchuan should have already arrived at the capital of Western Qiang.

However, the Northern Barbarian Marshal Suhe and the remaining tens of thousands of Northern Barbarian cavalry had not returned to the Royal Court, which made Lin Xiao somewhat uneasy.