Chapter 1184: All Things Proceeding Smoothly (III)

“I think moving the eastern continent is a feasible idea!” nodded Director General Zhao. “It will neither waste money nor manpower, and it will not cause upheaval in society. Everyone will still see familiar faces as their neighbors.

“So long as we plan properly and maintain the corresponding locations of the cities, even placing adjacent cities next to each other, we will simply change the easternmost direction to the second easternmost. Calm Borders will become the easternmost province of the continent...

“Fully connecting the continent to the central region will immensely benefit our subsequent efforts at management, promotion of education, and the transportation infrastructure of the entire continent!

“It is also a good idea to resolve these problems while we fight. That will also help the marquis train his body!”

Okay screw you!

Li Hao suddenly wanted to lay around with general curses.

You guys found the task too hard when I wanted you to move the cities. It would either consume too much manpower or too many resources. But now that I’m going to be the one moving the cities, you change your tune to this being a good workout. You guys are completely shameless!

“Director General Zhao is also seventh level Sun and Moon, you are very strong as well...” Li Hao said faintly. “You’ll be able to move some cities if you coordinate your efforts with some powerhouses, won’t you?”

“......” A sheepish look spread over the director general’s face before he quickly said, “I might be able to, but I lack sufficient strength. Any moment of carelessness might jolt and toss the cities around. That would cause earthquakes in the cities and endless casualties if structures collapse.

“I cannot accept such an important mission! Only the marquis is capable enough in the entire world to safely transport the cities to the East Sea.”

That was true enough, but the guy was still an annoying bastard.

“Very well, let’s do it this way!” Li Hao nodded after some thought. “No matter if we win or lose, there is still a need to relocate the eastern continent away from Barren. It would be incredibly troublesome if the enemy invades our home when we let up our guard for a moment. “Additionally, Director General Wang is correct when he says that this course of action will force Galewind into giving this area a wide berth!”

While the group may be unable to attack the city if it appeared, they could absolutely seal it away!

If replicas could neither leave nor return home, then Galewind would be stuck in dire straits indeed. For someone like Red Dust, he would not be able to sit still. He had planned too many years for this moment! Such a development would also be highly unfavorable for their actions to come.

Therefore, Galewind would certainly pull back from the area once the other cities disappeared. They would be too conspicuous otherwise. Every movement they made generated ripples, even when they were underground. It was only because there were numerous cities in the vicinity, a large population around, and a preoccupied Li Hao that Galewind dared linger in the area.

Li Hao was rather resigned at how the situation had developed. He’d just moved Battle Heaven, did everyone think now that he could easily move cities?

You guys want me to move three hundred big cities in one go! Although none of them are as large as Battle Heaven, but... it might actually be harder to move them.

“Let’s start broadcasting notices today.” Li Hao took a deep breath. “I am going to move various cities on the eastern continent in preparation for combining the five continents as one. This gesture will enable us to defend against strong enemies and properly respond to battles that are to come.

“Residents of cities slated for migration are to return to their homes on the day of relocation. They are not to walk around. As for nearby villages and towns... that’s much easier! Although there are a lot of them, there’s not that many residents in them. Have the warships follow me each time I move a city. They will be in charge of picking up the residents in the surrounding villages and towns!”

Nods rose and fell throughout the group. This would have been a very troublesome matter, a task that was almost impossible. But since Li Hao wanted to give it a try, he could be in charge of utilizing his incredible personal power to relocate half of a continent.

The Exalted Blood Emperor came to mind for the young man. Now that was a true powerhouse! He split the continents into eight with one stroke!

That meant to say that if he wanted to move the eastern continent, he would not do so city by city. He might lift the entire continent in one move. If someone like this wanted to migrate the people, there wouldn’t be anything left for anyone else to do.

Li Hao laughed wryly to himself. Wasn’t he looking for the silver lining now, eh? The Saints now were a bit of a sham, weren’t they? According to Director General Wang, the old Saints were much stronger. They easily relocated an entire city and didn’t need formations to stabilize the structures or the help of Immortals. They just picked up the city and were done with it.

This also meant that modern Empyrean Kings were characters to avoid provoking if possible!

......

Over on the Barren side, the desolate beasts agreed to the Barren king entering the battlefield. Things were much more simple if the king agreed to fight.

As for turning on them... that possibility was nonexistent to the desolate beasts. Would the Barren king dare stab them in the back? That would be the most incredulous of all!

Battle raged nonstop on the border between the two sides. But soon enough, sky canopies appeared in the various corners of Skystar dynasty. Li Hao’s figure flickered to life on each of them. Due to the efforts of Vice Head Qi and Yuming, there were sky canopies to be found in every street of the dynasty these days.

There was a city not far away from the Barren border. Numerous sky canopies were active there.

“I am Li Hao!” The young man was as genteel and peaceful as ever. “We activate the sky canopies today because we have something to tell all of you! I am going to consolidate the world and combine the four continents with the central region! We will fill in the four seas to create a unique Hao Cosmos continent!”

All of the dynasty’s citizens listened blankly; no one said a word because no one understood! What did Li Hao mean?

“As everyone knows, Skystar is split into five with the four seas encircling the continents from the center. They make it inconvenient for communication between the various continents, leading to different types of culture, economy, and education. They have become a large detriment to the development of the nation!

“This is a map of Skystar Dynasty...” Li Hao displayed a massive map. Everyone looked dully at it, some seeing the entirety of their nation for the first time.

“I am going to move half of each continent to the four seas.” The young man gestured at the map. “That will make the five continents one complete whole in the future, forming a central continent! It will be called the Hao Cosmos continent and will be completely isolated from Great Li, Divine Nation, Barren Dynasty, and the old Watercloud territory!

“This will be a hallmark of central plain might and prevent our descendants from ever facing an invasion of the four sides again! If the four nations rise once more after countless years, they will not be able to reach an alliance. They’ll have to cross mountains and the seas to attack the central plains!”

The general population understood in this moment and felt that they were listening to a myth of legend! What kind of joke was this??

That casual sweep from Li Hao encompassed half of each continent! He was going to split each continent to fill in the seas. What was that, if not the biggest joke of all?

“From tomorrow onward and with the eastern continent as the starting point, the following thirty cities will be migrated in preparation to fill in the East Sea! The ones I name do not have to make any preparations. All you need to do is stay home. The surrounding towns and villages should pack your belongings and prepare to move. I will be moving entire cities!”

“......” Jaws dropped from the residents of the cities that he reeled off.

Are you joking? What’s going on? What the heck is this? What are you talking about, filling in the East Sea and combining the five continents as one??

Everyone suspected that Li Hao was drunk! Were these words that any rational person would voice? How big was a city, and he was going to move them?

“That will be all. We will migrate the cities tomorrow and the sky canopies will be activated for the entire duration. New cities will be added to the list everyday! They will all be moved over.

“In addition, be prepared for the weather to change. Slightly wintry winds are blowing over the East Sea and temperatures are slightly lower. Be ready for a colder climate. Every other aspect of life is to proceed as normal! I will purify the seawater, so there is no need to worry about being cut off from sources of water.”

The young man finished his announcements like he was delivering a colossal joke. At the moment, at least one hundred million people were staring off into space. They... still didn’t understand.

Had Li Hao had too much to drink last night? Why was it hard to take him seriously?

......

In the Barren wasteland, both the people and desolate beasts were stunned. It wasn’t that this course of action was impossible to carry out, but that Li Hao wanted to move the cities of the eastern continent.

Didn’t that mean that their invasion wouldn’t result in the growth of their population or chaos presence taking up residence in more humans? Didn’t that suddenly eliminate most of the benefits from attacking?

......

In the same vein.

There were replicas from Galewind powerhouses observing the situation in the outside world. They quickly brought word back of the latest happenings; Red Dust blinked at the report. Migrating the cities was something he hadn’t anticipated.

In this case, the surrounding region would be emptied after these actions. Although Galewind was below ground, it would be very conspicuous. It wouldn’t be able to do anything or risk exposure as soon as it did.

Ah...

Red Dust frowned. He truly hadn’t anticipated that Li Hao would choose this course of action. He felt that the young man wasn’t necessarily scared of Barren Dynasty, that Li Hao might choose to fight to the bitter end with these opponents. It wasn't on his list of possibilities that moving his people would be the decision. Didn’t that mean that Li Hao was afraid of his opponents?

Could it be that Li Hao wasn’t assured of victory against Barren?

It did make sense in a way since there were many Saints among the desolate beasts. But what could he do after he evacuated half of the eastern continent?

Will your evacuations continue if Barren continues to invade? Where else can you move to?

The world is only so big. The more Barren occupies, the less there is available to you. If you cannot take out Barren, won’t your efforts be a waste in the end?