Chapter 949
will take some twists and turns
However, this will take time, and no one knows how long it will take.
Yang Xia's biggest wish is that this process can be shortened, and he also wants to return to his original world as soon as possible.
Now it's time to really put our skills to use and give it a complete makeover.
Having just arrived in this other world, he must first adapt properly before he can begin a complete transformation.
We have a general understanding of the situation, and the system has also provided a rough overview of the conditions in the surrounding countries.
The Great Zhou Kingdom is currently a country with particularly weak military strength, no wonder it is bullied by other countries.
Yang Xia searched his mind again for information about the system.
Ivory Coast is a relatively wealthy and powerful country, mainly producing oil. It may take some effort to get along with them in the future.
Across the sea from the Great Zhou Kingdom is the Kingdom of Phil, which has a developed economy but a relatively low level of culture and is also not friendly to the Great Zhou Kingdom.
Moonlight Kingdom, located north of Phil Kingdom, is the most powerful nation. Great Zhou Kingdom should maintain economic and trade cooperation with such a nation to continuously strengthen its own power.
By this time, Yang Xia had thoroughly understood the relationships between these countries, and in the future, he would use different methods to deal with them.
However, the most important thing to do right now is to enhance the strength of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Only by becoming powerful can we successfully deter the surrounding countries, and only then will their actions change.
It turns out that the Great Zhou Kingdom in the original world was also developed through Yang Xia's own efforts, and he has already accumulated a lot of experience. He believes that this process will not be too long in the other world.
These past few days, Yang Xia locked himself in his room and went through all the details of the process.
He gained a deeper understanding of the relations between these neighboring countries, and their bullying of the Great Zhou Kingdom manifested in every aspect.
Yang Xia decided to make reforms in all aspects to completely change the current situation of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
A few days later, the envoy from the Kingdom of Ivory came to Yang Xia's door.
This envoy, named Banluo, was an opportunist, extremely cunning, and full of wicked ideas.
The Great Zhou Kingdom is required to present jewels to the Ivory Kingdom every month because the Great Zhou Kingdom needs to import oil from the Ivory Kingdom. If the Great Zhou Kingdom refuses to present jewels, the Ivory Kingdom will break the contract and impose sanctions on the Great Zhou Kingdom.
This month is the time to present jewels again, but Yang Xia has not appeared in the Ivory Kingdom for a long time, so they came to him.
The Ivory Kingdom has always been arrogant and domineering, and the Great Zhou Kingdom's behavior this time made them particularly unhappy, so they came to confront them in a menacing manner.
Yang Xia had already learned about the relationship between the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Ivory Kingdom in the other world, and he deliberately did not offer jewels to the Ivory Kingdom.
The purpose was to completely change this situation, curb this unhealthy trend, and give the Ivory Coast a warning.
"Yang Xia, what's wrong with you? You haven't presented this month's jewelry yet, and I have to come all the way here to ask for it."
"Hand over the jewelry now, don't try to fool me with some worthless junk."
Banlu spoke to Yang Xia with an air of superiority, his tone full of contempt.
Yang Xia was very dissatisfied with the other party's appearance and wanted to completely change the situation.
"You are not allowed to ask our Great Zhou Kingdom for jewelry with such arrogance in the future. Go back to your own country immediately."
Yang Xia punched the other party without hesitation, and there was no way he would give them any jewelry. From that moment on, Yang Xia completely broke this rule.
"Are you crazy? Do you even know what you're doing?"
Banluo was stunned. He never dreamed that Yang Xia would dare to attack him. This was something he had never encountered before.
"Didn't you hear what I said? Get back to your country right now." Yang Xia's expression remained cold and stern.
"Yang Xia, you've gone completely mad. Don't you want oil anymore? Even if you beg our Ivory Country on your knees, we still won't sell you oil."
"How dare you treat me like this? I will immediately go back to report to the king and then lead my troops to attack the Great Zhou Kingdom."
Banluo was furious. He never expected Yang Xia to treat him like this. Yang Xia was clamoring to have the Ivory Kingdom attack the Great Zhou Kingdom.
In this other world, the Great Zhou Kingdom is very weak, while the Ivory Kingdom is high and mighty, and has long been accustomed to this attitude.
Yang Xia's performance today truly shocked Ban Luo, and even more so, it angered him.
In his eyes, the Great Zhou Kingdom was a weak nation that deserved to be humiliated by the Ivory Kingdom. He couldn't help but point his finger at Yang Xia and start cursing.
"I think you're just an arrogant fool who doesn't know his own limitations. When the Great Zhou Kingdom is destroyed, you won't even know why."
Banlu kept shouting, unable to quell the anger in his heart.
He was used to being assertive and was naturally not used to this attitude, so he wanted to overwhelm Yang Xia with his imposing manner.
Yang Xia grew angrier as he listened. He had originally intended to hit the other party a few times and then let it go, but now he couldn't care less and beat Ban Luo mercilessly until he screamed like a banshee.
"You're a complete madman! I will make the king of Ivory Kingdom destroy your Great Zhou Kingdom."
Banluo remained stubborn and kept shouting, which only resulted in him being beaten even more severely by Yang Xia.
It wasn't until Banluo started begging for mercy that he realized Yang Xia was so arrogant and didn't seem to be planning to stop.
"Yang Xia, stop right now! You're insane! How dare you treat me like this!"
"Help! You're all dead..."
Banlu screamed in agony, pleading for help from the guards he had brought. But the guards were also terrified; they had never seen such an arrogant person before. It seemed Yang Xia was indeed no ordinary man.
After Yang Xia had given the guy a good beating, he finally vented his anger and dragged him to the palace gate like a dead dog and threw him out.
"I'll tell you one more time: the Great Zhou Kingdom will never again offer jewels to the Ivory Kingdom. Tomorrow, have the ruler of your Ivory Kingdom come to see me."
Yang Xia not only gave the other party a good beating, but also had Banlu deliver a message to the king of Ivory Kingdom.
The Great Zhou Kingdom will no longer offer jewels to the Ivory Kingdom, completely breaking the previous rules. At the same time, it very domineeringly demands that the ruler of the Ivory Kingdom come to see it in person.
This situation shocked everyone present.
Although the arrogant Banluo was furious, he dared not say another word, knowing that Yang Xia's fists were not to be trifled with.
The seemingly weak Great Zhou Kingdom suddenly changed its tune and attacked him, a situation that terrified Banluo. Knowing better than to fight a losing battle, he quickly returned to the Ivory Kingdom and exaggeratedly recounted Yang Xia's actions to the king.
Ideally, the king of Ivory Country would send troops to destroy Great Zhou, so that he could vent his anger.
And so, Banluo led his soldiers back home in a sorry state.
The guards around Yang Xia were also stunned. They were used to being bullied, but they never expected that Yang Xia would dare to attack the envoy from Xiangya Kingdom. They felt that this was a big problem for him.
"Your Majesty, we have completely offended the Ivory Kingdom. We will have no way to get oil in the future. What should we do?" Yang Xia's soldiers couldn't help but ask.
"I just want to eradicate this bad habit of the Ivory Kingdom. Our Great Zhou Kingdom will never again offer them jewels; we cannot tolerate these people."
"As for the oil issue, don't worry, I have my own solutions."
Yang Xia spoke confidently to those around him, declaring that from this moment on, he would completely change everything in the Great Zhou Kingdom.
The era of being bullied by others is over. From then on, the Great Zhou Kingdom stood up under the leadership of Yang Xia.
Since he dared to provoke the ruler of the Ivory Kingdom, he naturally had a way to deal with it. Even if they came to attack the Great Zhou Kingdom, Yang Xia would make sure they never returned.
In the original world, Yang Xia also led the Great Zhou Kingdom to glory step by step in the same way.
They have even accumulated a wealth of combat experience, and can still exchange for advanced weapons from the system.
Yang Xia was not worried at all about the war between the two countries. He saw it as a good opportunity to establish the prestige of the Great Zhou Kingdom and let all the surrounding countries know that the Great Zhou Kingdom was no longer what it used to be.
Banluo never dreamed he would suffer such a great loss. He went to the Great Zhou Kingdom with his head held high, only to return with a bruised and swollen face.
Of course, he had to go to the king and file a complaint, exaggerating Yang Xia's worthlessness and inciting war between the two countries.
King Ruwa of the Ivory Kingdom appears to be as kind and smiling as Maitreya Buddha, but he is actually quite cunning and ruthless.
After listening to Banluo recount his experiences during his trip to the Great Zhou Kingdom, he found it hard to believe.
"Is everything you said true? When did that Yang Xia become so arrogant? The tiny Great Zhou Kingdom dares to act tough in front of our Ivory Kingdom. I think they're tired of living."
Luwa found it hard to believe what Banluo was saying; it was completely unlike what the Great Zhou Kingdom had done before.
The Great Zhou Kingdom, due to its weak national strength, had always been submissive and compliant; no one expected it to suddenly become so arrogant. It seems even a rabbit will bite when cornered.
“Your Majesty, what I said is absolutely true. I never expected that Yang Xia would suddenly turn out like this, completely disregarding our Ivory Kingdom.”
"Moreover, Yang Xia also said that Your Majesty is nothing in his eyes, and even said that you should go to see him in person."
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Banro then added fuel to the fire, saying many insults against King Ruva, all of which he made up himself.
"I'm going to see what this Yang Xia is up to. I'll go and meet him in person tomorrow."
Luwa's eyes flashed with a fierce light; he decided that this time he would give the Great Zhou Kingdom a severe warning.
In his eyes, the Great Zhou Kingdom was truly like an ant. This situation struck him as particularly strange, but more than anything, it fueled his anger, so he was determined to teach the Great Zhou Kingdom a lesson.
The next day, Luwa really arrived in the Great Zhou Kingdom and stood in front of Yang Xia.
However, Ruva is a very cunning guy. He didn't show any fierce side; instead, he had a smiling face.
“Yang Xia, it’s all my fault for not disciplining him properly. Ban Luo has angered you since he came to the Great Zhou Kingdom.”
"What kind of treasures will the Great Zhou Kingdom present to our Ivory Kingdom this month? I'm sure you'll put in a lot of effort, won't you?"
Despite his outwardly friendly smile, Luwa was subtly pressuring the Great Zhou Kingdom to offer them jewels.
Moreover, after this incident, he intends to extort a hefty sum from Yang Xia, forcing him to hand over some rare treasures. Otherwise, he will impose sanctions on the Great Zhou Kingdom.
First, they will be cut off from oil imports. Once the Great Zhou Kingdom loses its source of imported oil, the entire country will descend into chaos.
Yang Xia saw through the other party's hypocrisy at a glance and a cold smile appeared on his face.
“The neighboring countries have never dared to offend our Ivory Coast. If you just apologize to me, this matter will be forgiven. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Luwa's face still wore a cunning smile as he continued to threaten Yang Xia. He figured that if Yang Xia was sensible, he would understand his intentions.
"Our Great Zhou Kingdom will no longer need the oil from the Ivory Kingdom. So stop putting on an act in front of me and don't waste each other's time."
"From now on, your Ivory Kingdom should stop coveting our Great Zhou Kingdom. The Great Zhou Kingdom will not offer any treasures to the Ivory Kingdom. From today onwards, all of that is history."
Yang Xia didn't want to beat around the bush and cut to the chase. This was also the first shot fired in his journey to this other world.
"Yang Xia, did I hear that right? You actually said you don't need our Ivory Coast's oil? Are you out of your mind?"
Luwa was completely stunned by Yang Xia's actions. The Yang Xia before him was completely different from before; not only had he become incredibly arrogant, but he was also uttering such presumptuous words.
Whether our Great Zhou Kingdom needs oil or not is none of your business. We can solve these problems ourselves; you don't need to worry about them.
"From now on, no one is allowed to covet our Great Zhou Kingdom. Our Great Zhou Kingdom is no longer what it used to be."
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Taking this opportunity, Yang Xia declared his sovereignty to Luwa, letting them know that the Great Zhou Kingdom had completely ushered in a new era.
"This is insane! Utterly insane! Yang Xia, I guarantee you'll regret this. One day, you'll be begging me to sell you oil. Don't blame me for being ruthless then!"
Luwa was utterly enraged, completely unprepared for Yang Xia's reaction. Based on his understanding of the Great Zhou Kingdom, he felt this guy had simply gone mad.
"Hehe, you'll never see that moment. I'll let you witness firsthand how our Great Zhou Kingdom grows stronger and stronger, and how no one dares to bully us easily."
Yang Xia's domineering demeanor caused Luwa's face to turn cold. He knew that nothing he said now would make a difference; Yang Xia was far too arrogant.
"You really are an arrogant fool. You'll get what's coming to you later."
After finishing his angry words, Ruva turned and left.
Meng Yu, standing beside him, was still just an ordinary guard, not yet a general. However, he possessed an innate patriotism and was concerned about today's events. (End of Chapter)