It was as if a sudden clap of thunder exploded right above Ren Tianye's head.
For a moment, he was completely stunned.
What the hell?
Such incredibly powerful firearms were actually possessed by Yunjing City systematically and on a large scale?
Was that even still Yunjing City?
That had to be the most impregnable city in the world!
It should be known that after experiencing so many things in the capital, Ren Tianye had made plans. He intended to personally lead an army to conquer Yunjing City after dealing with the Lin Zixiao incident.
And then he would sweep across the entire country with his army.
But now...
Hearing these words, Ren Tianye felt quite terrible.
Damn it, if Yunjing City was really this fierce, let alone having three hundred thousand troops in his hands, what if he had five hundred thousand?
As long as they could train fifty thousand elite soldiers proficient in using firearms, his chances of winning would be slim.
And...
Since Yunjing City could possess firearms systematically and on a large scale, it was obviously not achieved overnight. It must have undergone years of development.
It was almost certain that Yunjing City had soldiers strictly trained in firearms.
"Damn it, the difficulty of truly conquering this world has increased exponentially."
Ren Tianye cursed inwardly.
His understanding of Liu Ruyan from the Tongxin Alliance deepened even further.
This woman was not just Great Emperor Ruyan.
She was also a woman of science and engineering.
And she was so damn career-driven!
To have created so many firearms!
However, upon further thought, Ren Tianye felt something was amiss.
If Great Emperor Ruyan was career-driven, why did she establish the Tongxin Alliance?
This Tongxin Alliance didn't really seem like a serious enterprise!
At the very least, from his perspective, it was quite problematic.
"General Ren, what's wrong?"
Seeing Ren Tianye dazed, Lin Zixiao quickly asked, "Could it be that Her Majesty is unwilling to use these firearms?"
"Then, please, General Ren, you must advise Her Majesty. Such firearms are vital weapons of the state, and absolutely must not be easily discarded!"
Ren Tianye's heart was boiling with a thousand waves, but his expression remained completely unchanged. At this moment, he even smiled and said, "For such a major matter, I alone am certainly not enough."
"Your counsel, Brother Lin, is also needed."
"Come, let me take you to see Her Majesty."
Lin Zixiao grew excited, yet also a bit nervous. His body was even trembling slightly as he quickly agreed.
Immediately after, Ren Tianye affectionately took his hand and led him toward the palace. Along the way, Lin Zixiao kept muttering to himself, seemingly memorizing something.
Ren Tianye heard him loud and clear, but aside from wanting to laugh, he truly felt no other emotion.
Because,
Lin Zixiao was rehearsing what to say when he met the Empress!
It was exactly like a boy preparing his lines for the first time he meets a female internet friend!
Ren Tianye very considerately did not interrupt him.
They soon arrived at the grand hall.
Empress Xiao Mingzhao had dragged her physically weak body to sit on the dragon throne. Although her complexion did not look great and her vitality seemed average, she still appeared quite tough.
This left the royal physician who had diagnosed Empress Xiao Mingzhao completely baffled.
Logically speaking, after he had inserted so many needles to stimulate her potential, she should be completely exhausted by now.
But,
Xiao Mingzhao simply was not!
Absolutely not!
She could be called the ultimate survivor!
However, to Ren Tianye, her current state was more beneficial than detrimental. She was entirely under his control, and he was quite happy to see this.
"Your Majesty, your guilty subject Lin Zixiao pays his respects!"
Lin Zixiao fell to his knees with a thud, without the slightest hesitation. Stuttering with excitement, he expressed his loyalty: "This guilty subject has sinned. I should not have led an army to bear down on the city and endanger Your Majesty."
"It is my fault, it is all my fault."
"I should not have..."
On the dragon throne, Xiao Mingzhao grew somewhat impatient and interrupted, "Alright, I understand what you mean, my beloved subject. I have also issued you an edict of self-reproach. I believe you understand my intentions as well."
"I... I understand, I understand everything."
"It is good that you understand," Xiao Mingzhao said.
Having been the Empress for many years, her aura of majesty was still quite substantial. Every movement she made carried the oppressive weight of a ruler who held the power of life and death.
"It is not that I lack the capacity for tolerance. Since I have expressed that I will let bygones be bygones, I naturally will not blame you anymore."
"Furthermore, you have Duke Ren to vouch for you."
"Even if I don't do it for your sake, I will do it for his and pardon your crimes."
Pausing, Xiao Mingzhao's eyes looked at Ren Tianye with tender affection, as if her gaze was begging for praise, hoping that Ren Tianye would be satisfied with her performance.
Unfortunately, Ren Tianye's gaze remained fixed on Lin Zixiao; he did not even spare her a second glance.
This disappointed Xiao Mingzhao a little, but it actually stimulated her emotions even more.
"With that said, you ought to be grateful to Duke Ren."
"If it weren't for him, it would have been impossible for me to forgive you in such a short amount of time."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zixiao quickly stood up and then bowed deeply to Ren Tianye.
"I, Lin Zixiao, thank you, Your Grace."
"Ah, you are too polite." Ren Tianye's face was wreathed in smiles. "We are brothers, why make such distinctions?"
"However, if you come to surrender all by yourself, even though Her Majesty is willing to let bygones be bygones and I can speak on your behalf, the civil and military officials of the court might not tolerate you."
"That army of two hundred thousand you brought has made the entire court quite uneasy."
Lin Zixiao immediately said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Please rest assured, Your Grace."
"As long as Her Majesty gives the order, I will immediately take my men out of the city, recall the two hundred thousand troops, and hand them all over to the imperial court."
Ren Tianye glanced at Xiao Mingzhao.
Xiao Mingzhao immediately said, "That is excellent."
"This matter is of the utmost urgency."
"There must not be the slightest delay. Since you possess such loyalty, there is no time like the present. Go and bring the troops back right now."
Ren Tianye chimed in, "If Brother Lin brings those two hundred thousand men over, it will not only resolve the crisis in the capital but also expand the Great Yu's military forces. In my opinion, when the time comes, Brother Lin should be bestowed the title of Marquis."
Xiao Mingzhao said like a marionette, "Alright."
"If Duke Ren says it's alright, then I think it's alright."
Overjoyed, Lin Zixiao fell to his knees again with a thud: "Your subject, Lin Zixiao, thanks Your Majesty for your immense grace."
"I will go right now and bring back the two hundred thousand troops."
Ren Tianye reminded him, "Brother Lin, if you go back, please be sure to pay attention to your own safety. Although you have a loyal and courageous heart, the two hundred thousand troops under your command may not all share the same sentiment."
"If they still stubbornly insist on rebelling, tie you up, or even kill you, then if this root of trouble is not eradicated, no matter how loyal your Lin family is, it will still result in a great disaster."
"I'm afraid that even if your father, Lin Yi, knew of this in the netherworld, he would not be able to rest in peace."
"Therefore, if things go wrong, I'm afraid you will need to deal with them personally."
These words truly hit Lin Zixiao where it hurt most.
His expression immediately turned solemn as he said, "Thank you for the reminder, Your Grace."
"I still have some confidence."
"Of course, if things really turn out as Your Grace says, then..."
Lin Zixiao's eyes sharpened. "Just as I gathered them together back then, I can also crush them now!"
"I will absolutely not let them pose a threat to the capital!"
Ren Tianye nodded in great satisfaction.
This way, the worst possible outcome would merely be internal strife within the Lin Army. No matter how things played out, he stood to profit—to profit immensely!
Xiao Mingzhao nodded in agreement.
As long as it did not bring trouble to Ren Tianye, all was well.
Just as he was about to dismiss Lin Zixiao, Lin Zixiao suddenly spoke up, "Your Majesty, your subject has a few private words he wishes to say to you."
"I beseech Your Majesty to grant your subject this opportunity!"
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ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
