Li Ming’s gaze tracked all these changes. As he had done after rging with the previous divine beasts and their destinies, he first updated Qinglong on the situation here, then imdiately sent word to the managers in charge here, informing them how to deal with the newly erged divine beast.
Then, he transford into a streak of light, his expression strange, as he headed toward the Tiann Mountains in the west.
————Whale Dragon, another divine beast has been found!
White Tiger!
"White Tiger symbolizes slaughter. If we could secure the White Tiger divine beast to preside over the channel currently being opened between the eastern and western continents, the pressure on the vanguard forces that will spearhead future expansions would be greatly alleviated."
Li Ming’s eyes sparkled with excitent. Not only that, his own Five Elents tal would also break through to the peak of the eighth evolution, and with the power of the divine beast fused and stabilized, he would be able to give birth to the most powerful divine abilities.
Thus, another transformation in strength would surely follow after subduing the White Tiger.
In addition, with the Five Elents divine beasts stationed for defense, the pressure on inland defenses would also be significantly relieved.
The ability users who have evolved five tis cannot be used, but elites like the twenty-four youths could be transferred to the fortress developnt, where they could bring their greatest value to bear.
Thus, when a new batch of forty-eight youths begins their training a year from now, they could also replenish the manpower of the inland base-cities and receive ample training.
Just imagine, with the addition of twenty-four youths, how much safer the westward expansion could beco.
"It’s estimated we need a thousand fortresses. Currently, we don’t have enough elite forces, and we must continue to cultivate more."
Li Yang’s mind was racing. Fortresses needed elite forces, and so did the western recruits. In addition, a reserve force was necessary.
Going by a minimum of three elites per fortress, that would be three thousand elites. Factor in the manpower needed for additional territories, and a conservative estimate would require training at least another seven thousand people.
The current twenty-four youths, plus forty-eight new youths, are far from enough.
But... at the sa ti, it’s impossible for every batch of elites to be as outstanding as the current twenty-four and the forty-eight new youths.
In fact, Li Yang only plans to train another one hundred and twenty dual-ability users. The rest of the recruits would be single-ability users.
After all, the number of pure abilities he had gathered through the system is limited; investing in seven thousand people would already consu seventy percent of it, which was not a good thing.
Because he also needed a covert force.
Therefore, he could only afford to allocate resources sparingly.
Moreover, not every elite trained could be equally strong; a team must have a core to effectively mobilize the entire group.
Undoubtedly, the current twenty-four youths, the forty-eight youths in training, and the one hundred and twenty dual-ability youths yet to be trained would all be the core of future teams.
And the twenty-four youths would be the leaders among them.
If the current forty-eight youths represented the top tier of talent, they represented the pinnacle within the top tier.
Otherwise, they would never have been chosen to be sent to Li Ming in the first place.
Without a vast pool of resources, it would be impossible to train so many outstanding personnel; hence, acquiring resources had to go hand in hand with nurturing talent.
And expanding territories was the best way to acquire resources.
Therefore, the population in the west could be partially moved inland, but a population similar to that within Mao Country’s domain had to remain to explore, gather, and organize resources.
The vast uninhabited areas between the eastern and western continents were also rich in resources and indispensable.
Apart from these, there were the seas and many other places...
In an era of sparse population and vast land, there were far too many places abundant with resources. Only by controlling every resource could even more outstanding warriors be nurtured.
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As Li Ming contemplated, he had already traversed through layers of regions using his supernatural spatial step, arriving at the place where the Whale Dragon resided.
He looked back to see that the 0004th fortress was already completed, and the road-opening team was on their way to the fifth base along the established route.
Yet, that place was a good ten thousand miles away from where he stood, and it was only because his strength was so overwhelming that he could see it with ease.
To the team that was making their way and the people within the fortress, everything happening here was difficult to detect.
"A mountain ford by the condensation of geng tal energy?"
Having looked back, Li Ming then looked forward, his gaze fixed on a one-ter high mountain peak and the white tiger that was perched atop, his eyes reflecting deep thought.
With his strength, he could easily discern what that one-ter mountain was, and although it was only one ter tall, his powerful divine sense confird it was indeed a mountain.
This mountain was sowhat special; up to fifty ters deep underground, the mountain was ford by strands of extrely sharp tal energy. In other words, it was solidified pure energy.
Only beyond fifty ters did the mountain material slowly change into materials containing tal energy, until at a depth of one hundred thousand ters it wholly transford into solid rock.
And the white tiger above... it was composed of both geng tal energy and the sharp energy of geng tal, but... from its gaze, Li Ming saw the sa intelligence that he saw in Qinglong and Xuanwu.
"Master, you have arrived early. If the geng tal energy here is not absorbed, it will disperse, and the terrifying geng tal energy will destroy everything within ten thousand miles. Previously, as I was in gestation, this mountain was also hidden in the form of energy and untraceable, but now that I have been born, the danger of this mountain will be reflected in reality."
Upon seeing Li Ming approach, the giant white tiger spoke in a deep and resonant voice which sounded like a sword swinging, full of sharpness.
"Hmm, absorbing this geng tal energy, will it help to enhance your strength?"
A smile ford at the corner of Li Ming’s mouth as he felt the terrifying tal energy beneath the white tiger. He asked softly.
If not, he would feed it to his Geng Jade Xuan Light Sword.
"Only after absorbing this entire mountain will my foundation be completely perfect."
The white tiger nodded gravely, its eyes earnestly on Li Ming. It could feel a powerful force from him that was of the sa origin... that seed to be a divine weapon not any weaker than itself.
It was truly astonishing that there could exist a weapon not inferior to a divine beast like itself...
"Oh, is that so? Then you may cultivate first. Once you have fully absorbed this mountain, I will take you with ."
A hint of a smile flickered across Li Ming’s lips upon hearing this, as he now understood the needs of the Five Elents divine beasts.
Born of the sacred, they naturally needed to be connected to fate, only then could they seize the opportunity to progress further.
This deep mory was engraved within the fabric of their being, so he was not at all worried about whether he could subdue these divine beasts, and the attitudes of the White Tiger and the previous four beasts had already proven this.
Upon hearing his words, the White Tiger nodded earnestly, then laid down on the rocks and closed its eyes to ditate.
Strand after strand of terrifying tallic energy was continuously absorbed into its body, and as these energies were absorbed, the white tiger’s form beca more and more refined and powerful.
The Whale Dragon circled him, its body sinuous, voluntarily keeping its master hidden in the deeper layers of ti and space, following suit with its master in beginning to cultivate in earnest.
Ever since encountering the first divine beast, Li Ming’s strength had started to surge dramatically, and he had not had a proper chance to cultivate.
And seeing that there would be another significant increase soon, it was the perfect ti for refining and organizing his own cultivation as the White Tiger needed ti to absorb the power of the mountain to replenish its foundation.
Once the White Tiger was subdued and his strength had undergone transformation, he would be able to master his own power more perfectly.
"Hu~"
Li Ming took a deep breath and entered a deep state of cultivation within the folds of ti and space.
And thus, three years passed in the blink of an eye.
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