75: Chapter 75: The Great Qin Heavy Industry's unique characteristics are triggered, Shennong's Creation Site!

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【Lord of Japan: Huh? The Nations Hegemony Tournament is already happening so soon?】

【US Lord: Could it be that Japan is developing too fast, and the Forbidden Ground specifically intervened to balance things out?】

【Lord of Japan: You flatter me. With the US as the world's number one power and the Dragon Kingdom around, my Japan doesn't even Rank.】

【US Lord: You're being humble, Prime Minister MacArthur.】

【Lord of Spain: The Forbidden Ground intervened to balance? Does the Forbidden Ground interfere with a Lord's development?】

【US Lord: This silly kid really doesn't know anything.】

【Lord of India: This young man is probably just here to be funny.】

【Lord of England: It's a confirmed hypothesis that the Forbidden Ground targets the strong based on current development.】

【The Forbidden Area Trial seems to prefer seeing balanced and intense competition. When a certain force becomes too powerful, it triggers the Forbidden Ground's balancing mechanism.】

【The Nations Hegemony Tournament, the Great Cataclysm, high-value bounties on strong nations, resource blockades, and many other similar events are all balancing mechanisms of the Forbidden Ground.】

【Lord of Spain: In other words, is it possible that some country is currently too powerful, triggering the Forbidden Ground's balancing mechanism ahead of schedule?】

【Lord of England: It's highly probable, but not absolute. There is nothing 100% certain in the Forbidden Ground.】

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Is that really how it is?

Su Yang was a bit surprised; this was the first time he had heard this theory.

In the previous two rounds, the Dragon Kingdom hadn't lasted long enough, perhaps they hadn't had the chance to discover this pattern.

But is this really targeting?

Su Yang was somewhat puzzled.

Because on the surface, the Nations Hegemony Tournament didn't suppress him at all.

Could there be a deeper reason?

Su Yang's brain spun rapidly, and he quickly found the key point—command points.

The Nations Hegemony Tournament lasts for two full days. During these two days, there is only one defense battle, and the rest of the time is spent watching the live stream.

Moreover, in this battle, he would likely descend to a Rank 2 zone. Even if the command points gained from the battle were doubled, it wouldn't compare to a single skirmish at the Bug Swarm Tide.

A defense battle in a low-Rank zone is negligible for the current Great Qin.

But for other countries, it's not. At worst, they enter a zone of the same Rank; if they are lucky, they can even enter an Advanced zone.

After that, as long as they pass, the double command points will bring them huge gains.

Furthermore, the more command points earned by defending in an Advanced zone, the more advantageous it will be for subsequent Lord rankings.

If someone could withstand the Bug Swarm Tide at his threat Rank 4, although the difficulty is quite high, as long as they pass, then the first place in the hegemony ranking would be set in stone.

Therefore, although the Nations Hegemony Tournament didn't suppress the powerful nations, it restricted the powerful nations for two days and gave the currently lagging countries a chance to catch up.

However, it's not all bad; at least he can see the true strength of other countries and better understand his current positioning.

The Lords Hall discussion continued, and the topic turned back to the Dragon Kingdom.

【US Lord: Coming early is fine too; I've been impatient to see the Dragon Kingdom's unit types.】

【Lord of Japan: The Dragon Kingdom's warriors have always been brave. I also want to see how terrifying the power of the warriors under Su Yang really is.】

【Lord of India: I know my good brother best; their warriors are definitely amazing.】

【Korean Lord: What else can you do besides kiss ass? A Bronze civilization, no matter how powerful, what can it do? I'll silence him with one shot.】

【Lord of Spain: They are ranked first in exploration, how can they be as bad as you say?】

【Korean Lord: You are also just one shot away.】

【US Lord: The Korean Lord is a bit excited.】

【Korean Lord: You are also one shot.】

【US Lord: ?】

【Korean Lord: Ah, sorry, I typed too fast, I am a Siba.】

【Anonymous: I still like you the way you were just now.】

【Lord of Spain: Don't be too arrogant. Once you descend into the Heart of the Hive, you'll have a hard time!】

【Korean Lord: You've managed to survive until now, what do I have to fear? Heart of the Hive? More like Heart of the Fart!】

【Anonymous: Don't ever let me go to the Heart of the Hive, no matter what Rank it is.】

【Anonymous: Yeah, I wanted to farm some command points during this Hegemony Tournament.】

【Lord of England: What is the current threat Rank of the Heart of the Hive?】

【Lord of Spain: It's still Rank 1 on my side, I don't know about other zones.】

【US Lord: If the strange sounds you detected earlier were indeed cannon explosions, the Rank over there might be quite exaggerated.】

【Lord of Japan: Mr. MacArthur, do you have any thoughts on trying it out?】

【US Lord: Haha, elders first.】

【Anonymous: Even the US and Japan don't dare to fight it? Then how powerful must the big boss in that area be!】

【Korean Lord: Powerful my ass, I'll take two shots...】

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Su Yang closed the hall panel. The rest was just banter, nothing nutritious.

In short, everyone's anticipation for this Hegemony Tournament outweighed their fear.

Not only could they take the opportunity to farm command points, but they could also see the true strength of other Lords.

Su Yang estimated that these Lords most wanted to check his strength.

They must be very curious about how an ancient civilization managed to achieve one key achievement after another and Rank first.

Since they want to know so much, this time he would let the Armored Soldiers put on a good show.

Strength cannot be hidden forever; revealing a little also has its uses.

After exiting the hall, Su Yang also followed the soldiers and successfully returned to the territory.

The first thing to do upon returning to the territory was to build the Xeno Experiment Station.

As a special building obtained from ruins, some technologies brought by the Xeno Experiment Station could never be obtained through normal channels.

After finding a good spot in the Lord's area, Su Yang's thoughts flickered, and he placed the Xeno Experiment Station blueprint.

The moment it was placed, the System prompt sounded in his mind.

Detected special research building, Great Qin Heavy Industry trait triggered!

【Xeno Experiment Station】 >>> 【Shennong Creation Institute】

【In addition to the original Xeno experiment path, a new alien plant research path is unlocked】

Special buildings can also trigger the Heavy Industry trait!

Su Yang's eyes flickered; this was a surprise he hadn't expected at all.

Shennong, also known as the Flame Emperor, was an ancient deity alongside Fuxi and Nüwa.

He tasted a hundred herbs to heal the people; he invented slash-and-burn farming and taught the people how to clear land and plant crops.

In later generations, he was honored as Emperor Shennong, also known as the Five Grains Emperor Shennong.

The Chinese people call themselves descendants of Yan and Huang, and the 'Yan' in it comes from the Flame Emperor, Shennong.

This is no longer just a trait of Great Qin; this is a trait of the entire Chinese nation!

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Su Yang clicked on the Shennong Creation Institute panel...