54: Jiangzhou City is yours

Besides, this spirit pond has already been occupied by Lu Yu, so as long as they work diligently, they might also get to enjoy some of it.

Lu Yu saw through their little schemes at a glance, and this was exactly what he wanted to see.

Only through internal competition among these Ferocious Beasts could they better serve him.

Ever since these Ferocious Beasts began acting separately according to his commands, the speed of territory expansion has been very fast, and the influence points in the system have been continuously increasing.

Although the Ferocious Beast corpses they brought were not strong, mostly Tier E or Tier F, they didn't convert much evolution points.

However, a mosquito, no matter how small, is still meat, and the quantity was extremely large.

Not much time had passed since they started acting, and they had already contributed over a thousand points, which helped recover some of the evolution points that were almost completely spent when upgrading from Tier C to Tier B.

However, upgrading from Tier B to Tier A requires a full one hundred thousand evolution points, making his thousand-plus evolution points seem insignificant.

However, Lu Yu was not particularly anxious; after all, as of now, he should be the only Tier B Ferocious Beast, and he had already reached the pinnacle of this era. It would take some time for other Ferocious Beasts to catch up.

Of course, he also had no intention of being careless or relaxed. He knew very well that those powerful Ferocious Beasts, whether in terms of bloodline talent or luck, were terrifying beyond imagination, and even with the system's blessing, he could not let his guard down.

However, currently, the powerful Ferocious Beasts in and around Xiao Nan Mountain have either died by his hand or have already submitted.

There was no immediate way to hunt high-level Ferocious Beasts to gain a large number of evolution points and powerful skills. He needed to wait for a period, until Tier B Ferocious Beasts started emerging, which would be the best time to wield his scythe.

For now, sending out his subordinate Ferocious Beasts to expand his territory and provide Ferocious Beast corpses was a better method.

And this required giving them some incentives to better motivate them, which meant a large number of influence points.

Lu Yu did not believe in absolute loyalty, but he believed in absolute strength and absolute interest!

The carrot and stick approach was the best way to manage subordinates.

The more Ferocious Beasts loyal to him, the more influence points he would gain, and the larger his territory, the more influence points it would provide.

Jiangzhou City, with its millions of inhabitants, was relatively close to Xiao Nan Mountain. Occupying it would surely yield a large number of influence points, and then, after rewarding them based on their merits, morale would surely be high.

Most crucially, in his memory, Jiangzhou City was not simple.

When humans were retreating in the face of Ferocious Beast attacks, an anomaly occurred in Jiangzhou City, where ancient martial arts and human cultivation methods were spread.

This allowed humans, in addition to Gene Serum for strength enhancement, to also improve their strength through cultivation.

However, Ferocious Beasts had already been cultivating for several years, with powerful Ferocious Beasts emerging endlessly. Humanity was too deeply mired in difficulties to recover, ultimately unable to reverse the tide.

If he occupied Jiangzhou City in advance, then the key to the rise and fall and survival of humanity would also be held in his hands.

Just as Lu Yu was about to check on Little White Fox's cultivation progress, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart and looked towards the distant sky.

"Your Honor, Commander Xu has arrived!"

The Firebird rushed ahead, her voice filled with excitement and eagerness, while behind her, the Xuan Yu Divine Eagle, clutching Commander Xu in its talons, followed closely and soon reached the cave entrance.

"Come in, all of you." Lu Yu said indifferently.

The Firebird, Xuan Yu Divine Eagle, and Commander Xu, who had just landed, quickly entered the cave.

Although it wasn't the first time he had seen Mr. Lu, the feeling of powerlessness, like gazing at a towering mountain, had not diminished at all; instead, it had grown even stronger.

"How is it? Have you made a decision?"

Lu Yu looked at him calmly. From Commander Xu's reaction upon returning here, he knew that this matter was nine times out of ten settled.

Of course, even if humanity was short-sighted and disagreed, it wouldn't matter; it would just be a slight waste of time.

Lu Yu's condescending gaze increased the pressure in Commander Xu's heart, as if in front of him, he simply couldn't utter words of refusal.

He straightened his clothes, composed himself, and said, "Mr. Lu, the Elder Statesman and the others have agreed to your idea of notifying Jiangzhou City. They only hope that Mr. Lu will release those citizens who do not wish to remain in Jiangzhou City."

Lu Yu pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

What he wanted from Jiangzhou City was primarily its territory and resources.

He didn't care about those humans. Moreover, he knew very well that as Ferocious Beasts grew stronger, humanity would retreat step by step, and all major cities would gradually become havens for Ferocious Beasts.

With him in charge, Jiangzhou City would truly be as stable as a mountain. It wouldn't be so easy for others to enter the city later.

Lu Yu's immediate agreement made Commander Xu slightly stunned, and then he subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

He was very worried that Lu Yu's demand for Jiangzhou City meant he was targeting its people, as powerful Ferocious Beasts in many places completely preyed on humans, being extremely brutal.

Even though Lu Yu had explicitly stated he had no interest in humans before, one can know a person's face but not their heart, let alone a Ferocious Beast's?

But if Lu Yu allowed those who wished to leave the city to do so, it indicated that Lu Yu might genuinely have no interest in their human race.

"This is the current map of Jiangzhou City. This area will henceforth belong entirely to Mr. Lu."

Afterward, Commander Xu pulled out a map from hisin arms, handed it to Lu Yu, and bowed solemnly.

"We hope Mr. Lu will treat Jiangzhou City kindly in the future. If you have any needs, please feel free to speak up. If we can help Mr. Lu, we will do our utmost."

Lu Yu nodded, "When I have a need, I will find you."

Although humans were not strong, their technology, various resources, and the intelligence provided by satellites were still valued by Lu Yu.

In the future, when he wanted to search for Tier B or even stronger Ferocious Beasts, as well as information about spirit herbs, he wouldn't have to search everywhere; he could simply have humans find them through satellite observation or other methods.

If his subordinate Ferocious Beasts were injured, he could also have humans quickly heal them.

But he currently had no plans to cooperate with humans. Anyway, they were the ones in a hurry, not him, and dragging it out would be beneficial to him.

"Firebird, notify everyone. Apart from leaving one Tier C Ferocious Beast here to guard the spirit pond, all other Ferocious Beasts are to head to Jiangzhou City. Remember to manage your subordinate Ferocious Beasts well; Jiangzhou City will be our territory from now on, and no arbitrary destruction is allowed!"

Lu Yu thought for a moment and then commanded:

"Additionally, as for the humans in Jiangzhou City, as long as they abide by the rules, no one is allowed to harm them."

For Jiangzhou City to operate normally, those humans were still needed.