303: Chapter 303 He Wants to Be the God's Most Loyal Dog!

Xu Ning sent three thousand men to begin the landing.

These men would build a new camp to serve as their foothold in Japan.

The remaining seven thousand men, in addition to rotating shifts with the vanguard to build the camp, were also responsible for protecting the fleet.

With the fleet there, they had a path of retreat.

If an enemy were to launch a sneak attack after they went ashore, stealing their warships or scuttling them...

...then they would never be able to leave Japan.

No matter how powerful guns and cannons were, without ammunition resupply, they were nothing more than useless fire sticks.

Ninety-nine Landing Boats were lowered from the warships via ropes and placed onto the surface of the sea.

Each Landing Boat could carry ten people; the first wave of personnel consisted of 891 men.

The landing was carried out in three waves. Once the three thousand men gathered on the beach, they marched toward the site they had selected for the camp.

Shimane Masao closely watched the movements of the Great Qin Lou Chuan Soldiers.

Seeing so many people emerge from that massive fleet, Shimane Masao was extremely relieved that his tribe had not come into conflict with these deities from the sea.

In terms of numbers, these deities also outnumbered the Shimane Tribe.

The Shimane Tribe only had five or six hundred people.

They didn't even have as many people as the other side.

The other party could crush them based on numbers alone.

Xu Ning ordered Xu Fu and the Wa people on the ships to make contact with the Shimane Tribe.

The first issue to resolve was communication.

To occupy this land, it was impossible to kill everyone or drive them all out.

The cost of transferring a population from Great Qin to Japan was far higher than the cost of directly subjugating the Wa people.

Currently, Great Qin covered an area of 4.58 million square kilometers, but its population was only over thirty million, not yet reaching a hundred million.

For a ruler, land and population were vital resources.

Reclaiming land to grow food required people.

Mining also required people.

Taxing the population could yield significant benefits.

Therefore, fighting for territory was also fighting for people.

Xu Fu and the Wa people he employed began to make contact with Shimane Masao.

"****!"

Shimane Masao knelt on the ground and bowed to Xu Fu.

Xu Fu had no idea what kind of gibberish he was speaking.

Judging by the man's expression, he was likely saying respectful words about surrendering.

Xu Fu also spoke.

In Shimane Masao's eyes, Xu Fu was saying "&&&&", and he had no clue what Xu Fu was talking about.

"This is the language of the gods!"

"The language of the gods sounds exceptionally beautiful!"

Shimane Masao decided that he must learn this divine language.

He wanted to be a divine envoy!

He wanted to be the deity's most loyal dog!

The fastest way to learn a language was to have extensive contact and communication with those who spoke it.

Starting with names, then simple nouns and short phrases, he would build up his vocabulary bit by bit.

Once he could put together subject-verb-object structures, basic communication would be possible.

As for modifiers like attributives, adverbials, and complements, those were only needed for writing articles.

Whenever he was free, Shimane Masao would wander over to where the Qin Army was building their camp.

Not all of the Qin Army were building the camp; some were in charge of defense, some were on sentry duty, and others were on patrol.

The guards were primarily watching over the armory where guns and ammunition were stored.

Those building the camp had left their firearms and bullets here.

The armory was a place Shimane Masao could not get near.

He watched the Qin soldiers use Saws to fell trees; the efficiency was much higher than their speed with Stone Axes.

Shimane Masao approached with a face full of curiosity.

He gestured toward the Saw in the soldier's hand.

"Saw."

The soldier replied.

"S-Saw!"

Shimane Masao said in a very awkward tone.