Chapter 3035: 998

After selecting the territories of a few races, Zhou Tian carefully weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to choose a territory from within the Human race. Firstly, deep down, Zhou Tian still considered himself human, so selecting the Human race didn’t feel like a rejection. Secondly, the atmosphere among the Human race was indeed more conducive to preaching. In an environment where sects were plentiful, so long as the Abyssal Power was sufficiently strong, there would be no problem in developing.

Thus, considering that the Human race was most suitable for his current development, Zhou Tian naturally chose the Human Territorial Domain as his base at that time. And now, what Zhou Tian needed to do was just one thing: to find the most agreeable territory among those Human territories he had selected back then. After occupying that territory, Zhou Tian could truly begin working on the plan he had set.

"This is the one!"

There wasn’t much choice. Apart from the castles occupied by the Major Powers, what Zhou Tian could conquer at the time were just some small towns. And such territories, no matter what, couldn’t be that appealing, but Zhou Tian didn’t fuss over it. He simply chose the territory closest to him and, once he made the decision, proceeded to take action on that land.

Almost without any visible actions from Zhou Tian, in a matter of moments, he appeared near the territory in question. After observing the territory, he swaggered toward the Lord’s Mansion of that land.

"Halt, who goes there?"

Although the territory Zhou Tian chose was indeed just a small one, no matter how small, it was impossible for them to have no response when someone like Zhou Tian, an outsider, approached the Lord’s Mansion. After all, even the smallest lord was still a lord, and it seemed unreasonable for them not to summon a few guards, even if just to maintain appearances.

However, it was obvious, even if those serving as guards at the time saw Zhou Tian, what could they really do given their strength?

With Zhou Tian’s strength, whatever he intended to do at that time, it seemed not something the people there could stop. So long as Zhou Tian had such thoughts, it appeared enforcing his will on that territory wouldn’t be difficult from any standpoint.

Of course, Zhou Tian didn’t have such intentions at that time.

Zhou Tian had an entire world as his territory, so how could he possibly value the territory of that small lord at that time? Although with his strength, if he did have that mindset, conquering the other’s territory would be quite easy. However, if he truly did that, it was almost certain that Zhou Tian’s actions would inevitably lead to some counterattacks.

Given his formidable power, no one’s resistance could alter their fate. But if those living beings in Zhou Tian’s ruled region chose not to cooperate at all, then even with Zhou Tian’s immense strength, it would likely be quite hard for him to smoothly carry out his plan under such circumstances.

Therefore, since the plan seemed difficult to implement, Zhou Tian certainly couldn’t let that situation occur at that time.

There was no way around it. Although for Zhou Tian, the residents within that territory were all very weak at the time, for the sake of his plan, Zhou Tian had no choice but not to use force to solve the issue. Thus, according to his idea at that time, having the residents of that territory willingly cooperate was the scenario Zhou Tian hoped to witness.

Undoubtedly, no matter what tactics Zhou Tian used then, as long as he could have the lord of that territory preach on his behalf, it would theoretically save him quite a bit of trouble.

Any lord, gentle or tyrannical, so long as they remained in that position, inherently held an influence over the territory’s residents. Hence, if the lord of that territory were to fully support Zhou Tian, encouraging the residents to believe in him and cultivate Abyssal Power, there shouldn’t be any problem.

Of course, although Zhou Tian intended to seek that lord’s help, the lord wasn’t aware of Zhou Tian’s intentions, and they had no obligation to cooperate with him. Thus, when Zhou Tian intended to have a chat with them, the lord at that time was indeed quite uncooperative.

However, it was clear that whether Zhou Tian wanted to meet the lord was the decisive factor, rather than what the lord thought at the time, which was not an Important Matter. Ultimately, the lord’s limited strength meant that under circumstances where he couldn’t resist Zhou Tian, even if he didn’t want to meet Zhou Tian, could he really prevent Zhou Tian from approaching?

Of course not. Zhou Tian was not one to easily stop due to the lord’s unwillingness to have him near. In fact, that lord hadn’t even understood what was happening by the time Zhou Tian received the news. Zhou Tian had already breached the Lord’s Mansion and walked steadily to stand before him.