Chapter 240: Bronze Tiger Province
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Chapter 240: Bronze Tiger Province
Even when Sage had attended the Thunder Mountain Bridge competition, he had only learned superficial information about the major players in the Dou Kingdom. At the time hed only been concerned about the people that would be showing up for the tournament and what he might have to run into. Now that he was in charge of building an intelligence network through the Kingdom, he put in a little more effort. In truth, it wasnt that big of a deal to the Holy Flame Sect. Even when Peak Master Zhen gave him the mission, it seemed more like a convenient way to send him out of the sect and hide from the people that were suspicious about his secrets.
The reason Sage was working so hard to build up the Jade Horde and the Little Birds were twofold. He didnt want to do it because the Sect asked him to, but instead as a way to show his gratitude. If they hadnt taken him in all those years ago, he might be just like the people he was recruiting into the Jade Horde now. Being in the sect had given him time to rest, recover, and chase the opportunities that led him to where he was now. The Holy Flame Sect really only cared about doing business, and any direct threats upon them, but Sage figured that if he was going to build an information network, he might as well go all out. The second reason to do all this work was to pave the way for rebuilding the Lang Clan. His other great benefactor was the great ancestor in the tomb, and the dead members of the Lang Clan. Hed been killed and took over the body of a poor boy who died at a young age. Even if the Lang Clan didnt know that, they still treated him as one of their own. Even without the ancestor demanding it of him, it was still something he wanted to do.
For some reason, Sage felt far more driven now. It was difficult to make such a careful self inspection, so he wasnt sure whether his confidence and drive had originated from his new strength, or the bloodlines that created it. The long and short of it was that hed merged with them and they were a part of him. Even if he felt anything was off, there was no sense in suppressing it, its just who he was now. Just like hed learned to embrace the treacherous cunning from his snake bloodline, hed have to accept his newfound vigor.
The Dou Kingdom was made up of 11 provinces and the royal capital, which was itself the size of an entire province. The provinces were arranged with 3 of them surrounding the capital and the other 8 arranged four to the north and four to the south. To the east of the capital was the Endless Valley Province, and to the west was the Lucky Star Province. To the north of the capital was the Five Mountain Province, the home of the Five Mountain Sword Sect Alliance. In fact it was only one of three provinces that wasnt controlled by a single large sect or clan. Sage was happy to hear of this, as thats where Song Lu Tian could be found.
Sage was surprised by such a political climate. When he was in the Righteous Wind province for the tournament, he hadnt noticed anything too terrible going on, but it seemed only the largest and most powerful groups were affected or even knew anything about what was going on. It was somewhat like different worlds created for those of different levels of power. Mortals could only worry about the town they lived in, and low ranked cultivators would rarely leave the county they were born in. Just like the provinces, the counties and towns in those provinces were spread out to hit all the most important resources. Sometimes they were close together, but other times neighboring cities in a county could be hundreds of miles apart. A county covered an area of near a thousand miles and had less than a dozen major towns or cities along with a hundred or so small villages. With such size, a single county was about a quarter of the size of the United States, yet it had only a hundred or so towns in comparison to the 5,000 or so that would fill the same area on Earth.
Sage was reviewing and studying all this information not just for the sake of future expansion, but because the Jade Horde had been invited to meet with the Kang Clan. The group that was in charge of the Bronze Tiger Province. They had been expanding rapidly and were now enough of a presence that the Kang Clan found it fit to meet with their leadership. In such a large area, there were many large and powerful groups and businesses, but they all had to defer to the Kang Clan. By inviting them to a meeting, it meant that the Kang Clan thought they were large enough to be of note. The meeting was very important to the Jade Horde as it would establish their future relations with the Kang Clan. If it went well, they would have a powerful ally, but if things went south they could quickly face pressure at every turn and it would be a miracle if they werent eradicated in a few months.
Now, with a better grasp of the overall political situation, Sage spent some of his personal funds to purchase materials. Quickly building a few unique gifts to present to the Kang Clan to try to win their favor.
The pressure is on!
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Chapter 240: Bronze Tiger Province
Even when Sage had attended the Thunder Mountain Bridge competition, he had only learned superficial information about the major players in the Dou Kingdom. At the time hed only been concerned about the people that would be showing up for the tournament and what he might have to run into. Now that he was in charge of building an intelligence network through the Kingdom, he put in a little more effort. In truth, it wasnt that big of a deal to the Holy Flame Sect. Even when Peak Master Zhen gave him the mission, it seemed more like a convenient way to send him out of the sect and hide from the people that were suspicious about his secrets.
The reason Sage was working so hard to build up the Jade Horde and the Little Birds were twofold. He didnt want to do it because the Sect asked him to, but instead as a way to show his gratitude. If they hadnt taken him in all those years ago, he might be just like the people he was recruiting into the Jade Horde now. Being in the sect had given him time to rest, recover, and chase the opportunities that led him to where he was now. The Holy Flame Sect really only cared about doing business, and any direct threats upon them, but Sage figured that if he was going to build an information network, he might as well go all out. The second reason to do all this work was to pave the way for rebuilding the Lang Clan. His other great benefactor was the great ancestor in the tomb, and the dead members of the Lang Clan. Hed been killed and took over the body of a poor boy who died at a young age. Even if the Lang Clan didnt know that, they still treated him as one of their own. Even without the ancestor demanding it of him, it was still something he wanted to do.
For some reason, Sage felt far more driven now. It was difficult to make such a careful self inspection, so he wasnt sure whether his confidence and drive had originated from his new strength, or the bloodlines that created it. The long and short of it was that hed merged with them and they were a part of him. Even if he felt anything was off, there was no sense in suppressing it, its just who he was now. Just like hed learned to embrace the treacherous cunning from his snake bloodline, hed have to accept his newfound vigor.
The Dou Kingdom was made up of 11 provinces and the royal capital, which was itself the size of an entire province. The provinces were arranged with 3 of them surrounding the capital and the other 8 arranged four to the north and four to the south. To the east of the capital was the Endless Valley Province, and to the west was the Lucky Star Province. To the north of the capital was the Five Mountain Province, the home of the Five Mountain Sword Sect Alliance. In fact it was only one of three provinces that wasnt controlled by a single large sect or clan. Sage was happy to hear of this, as thats where Song Lu Tian could be found.
Sage was surprised by such a political climate. When he was in the Righteous Wind province for the tournament, he hadnt noticed anything too terrible going on, but it seemed only the largest and most powerful groups were affected or even knew anything about what was going on. It was somewhat like different worlds created for those of different levels of power. Mortals could only worry about the town they lived in, and low ranked cultivators would rarely leave the county they were born in. Just like the provinces, the counties and towns in those provinces were spread out to hit all the most important resources. Sometimes they were close together, but other times neighboring cities in a county could be hundreds of miles apart. A county covered an area of near a thousand miles and had less than a dozen major towns or cities along with a hundred or so small villages. With such size, a single county was about a quarter of the size of the United States, yet it had only a hundred or so towns in comparison to the 5,000 or so that would fill the same area on Earth.
Sage was reviewing and studying all this information not just for the sake of future expansion, but because the Jade Horde had been invited to meet with the Kang Clan. The group that was in charge of the Bronze Tiger Province. They had been expanding rapidly and were now enough of a presence that the Kang Clan found it fit to meet with their leadership. In such a large area, there were many large and powerful groups and businesses, but they all had to defer to the Kang Clan. By inviting them to a meeting, it meant that the Kang Clan thought they were large enough to be of note. The meeting was very important to the Jade Horde as it would establish their future relations with the Kang Clan. If it went well, they would have a powerful ally, but if things went south they could quickly face pressure at every turn and it would be a miracle if they werent eradicated in a few months.
Now, with a better grasp of the overall political situation, Sage spent some of his personal funds to purchase materials. Quickly building a few unique gifts to present to the Kang Clan to try to win their favor.
The pressure is on!
Chapter 240: Bronze Tiger ProvinceEven when Sage had attended the Thunder Mountain Bridge competition, he had only learned superficial information about the major players in the Dou Kingdom. At the time hed only been concerned about the people that would be showing up for the tournament and what he might have to run into. Now that he was in charge of building an intelligence network through the Kingdom, he put in a little more effort. In truth, it wasnt that big of a deal to the Holy Flame Sect. Even when Peak Master Zhen gave him the mission, it seemed more like a convenient way to send him out of the sect and hide from the people that were suspicious about his secrets. The reason Sage was working so hard to build up the Jade Horde and the Little Birds were twofold. He didnt want to do it because the Sect asked him to, but instead as a way to show his gratitude. If they hadnt taken him in all those years ago, he might be just like the people he was recruiting into the Jade Horde now. Being in the sect had given him time to rest, recover, and chase the opportunities that led him to where he was now. The Holy Flame Sect really only cared about doing business, and any direct threats upon them, but Sage figured that if he was going to build an information network, he might as well go all out. The second reason to do all this work was to pave the way for rebuilding the Lang Clan. His other great benefactor was the great ancestor in the tomb, and the dead members of the Lang Clan. Hed been killed and took over the body of a poor boy who died at a young age. Even if the Lang Clan didnt know that, they still treated him as one of their own. Even without the ancestor demanding it of him, it was still something he wanted to do. For some reason, Sage felt far more driven now. It was difficult to make such a careful self inspection, so he wasnt sure whether his confidence and drive had originated from his new strength, or the bloodlines that created it. The long and short of it was that hed merged with them and they were a part of him. Even if he felt anything was off, there was no sense in suppressing it, its just who he was now. Just like hed learned to embrace the treacherous cunning from his snake bloodline, hed have to accept his newfound vigor. The Dou Kingdom was made up of 11 provinces and the royal capital, which was itself the size of an entire province. The provinces were arranged with 3 of them surrounding the capital and the other 8 arranged four to the north and four to the south. To the east of the capital was the Endless Valley Province, and to the west was the Lucky Star Province. To the north of the capital was the Five Mountain Province, the home of the Five Mountain Sword Sect Alliance. In fact it was only one of three provinces that wasnt controlled by a single large sect or clan. Sage was happy to hear of this, as thats where Song Lu Tian could be found. Sage was surprised by such a political climate. When he was in the Righteous Wind province for the tournament, he hadnt noticed anything too terrible going on, but it seemed only the largest and most powerful groups were affected or even knew anything about what was going on. It was somewhat like different worlds created for those of different levels of power. Mortals could only worry about the town they lived in, and low ranked cultivators would rarely leave the county they were born in. Just like the provinces, the counties and towns in those provinces were spread out to hit all the most important resources. Sometimes they were close together, but other times neighboring cities in a county could be hundreds of miles apart. A county covered an area of near a thousand miles and had less than a dozen major towns or cities along with a hundred or so small villages. With such size, a single county was about a quarter of the size of the United States, yet it had only a hundred or so towns in comparison to the 5,000 or so that would fill the same area on Earth. Sage was reviewing and studying all this information not just for the sake of future expansion, but because the Jade Horde had been invited to meet with the Kang Clan. The group that was in charge of the Bronze Tiger Province. They had been expanding rapidly and were now enough of a presence that the Kang Clan found it fit to meet with their leadership. In such a large area, there were many large and powerful groups and businesses, but they all had to defer to the Kang Clan. By inviting them to a meeting, it meant that the Kang Clan thought they were large enough to be of note. The meeting was very important to the Jade Horde as it would establish their future relations with the Kang Clan. If it went well, they would have a powerful ally, but if things went south they could quickly face pressure at every turn and it would be a miracle if they werent eradicated in a few months. Now, with a better grasp of the overall political situation, Sage spent some of his personal funds to purchase materials. Quickly building a few unique gifts to present to the Kang Clan to try to win their favor. The pressure is on!
