Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1550 - 1543: Translation of Shengjing

Chapter 1550: Chapter 1543: Translation of Shengjing

"Let’s go with that then; I don’t feel like Dongliang Yu means us any harm," said Baiyue with a nod.

"Ah, if he wanted to harm us, would he actually tell us?" Hu Daoke asked.

"At the very least, there would be some sort of indication, specifically in his aura. An aura is very hard to change, and I can sense that Dongliang Yu doesn’t bear us much ill will," Cheng Ziang explained.

"You know this how?" Hu Daoke looked at him.

"If you don’t trust my intuition, then at least trust Feng, who has saved us many times by sensing auras," Cheng Ziang said, spreading his hands.

"Even if we don’t have Luo’er make the decision, we should at least inform him. I’ll have Fulajie’er report the situation to Luo’er later," Baiyue said.

"Why don’t you go yourself, to at least make a connection," Cheng Ziang suggested.

"No," Baiyue shook her head with a slightly bitter expression, "Now that our roles as sovereign and subject are defined, it is not appropriate for us to overstep our bounds lightly. It’s best to not be too presumptuous."

"Is it really necessary to be so serious?" Hu Daoke scratched his head and said.

"We all need to get used to our own positions. At the very least, we must maintain our identities until we return to West Outer Heaven," Baiyue stated.

"That’s fine," Hu Daoke nodded, "Consider it a test before marriage. If this hurdle can be overcome, the rest will naturally follow."

"What nonsense are you spouting!" After hearing Hu Daoke’s words, Baiyue’s face turned red in an instant as she glared fiercely at him and said indignantly.

"It’s something even a blind man could see; there’s no need to hide it anymore. I really can’t take it," Hu Daoke said as if it were a matter of course.

"I feel the same," Cheng Ziang nodded.

"You, you guys..." Baiyue looked at him, then at Hu Daoke, her small face turning red with anger, unable to utter another word.

Indeed, as they said, for someone traditional like Luo’er, being caught between two sides would be very distressing.

Considering the lifespan issue, Luo’er would definitely choose to be with Baiyue first, to accompany her until she grows old, and then return to be with Tangmo.

After all, being a half-Elf, even if Luo’er were to grow old with Baiyue, he would barely be reaching his prime. The only one who could accompany him throughout his life would be Tangmo, who is a half-Dwarf.

Baiyue surely wouldn’t want Luo’er to be all alone after she’s gone, so while maintaining her affection for Luo’er, she implicitly consented to his ambiguous relationship with Tangmo. At least, when her time came, Luo’er would have someone to care for, saving him from a lonely existence in the world.

After reporting to Luo’er, the Advance Team formally decided to follow the route arranged by the Wuyun Sect. As indicated on the map, their journey was very safe, encountering hardly any obstacles.

Although their novel appearance drew the stares of residents along the way, they still received help from them. Strangely enough, they didn’t face any troubles along the way, and they reached the border between Fengyu and Kyushu in just one month.

Having crossed Fengyu, the group was about to officially enter Kyushu. However, if they wanted to enter the Capital City and present themselves before the Emperor, they still had a long way to go.

To get from the border of Fengyu to the Capital City of the Dongsheng Empire, they had to pass through four states and one prefecture. From the southwest to the northeast, they needed to go through Hua State, Jiangzhou, Qi State, and Yin State. Finally, arriving at Zhili, which is Shengyuan Prefecture.

If the journey is smooth, this distance should take about two months. Of course, Cheng Ziang was very clear that the route wouldn’t possibly be smooth because as soon as they got to the border, they saw the Dongsheng military forces stationed there.

Unlike Fengyu’s weak central influence, the Dongsheng Empire maintained strict control over its territory. Local officials were mostly appointed by the Imperial Court, unlike Fengyu’s local autonomy. Even in areas with minority ethnicities, assimilation policies were implemented to ensure Imperial Court policies were carried out in these regions.

Although Kyushu is actually controlled by nine major noble families, the appointment and removal of local officials are mostly dispatched by the Imperial Court. Ostensibly, it is to help these magnates stabilize their states, but in reality, it is to ensure the Court’s influence.

While the Dongsheng Empire nominally possesses Kyushu, in reality, there is also a Zhili prefecture, also known as Shengyuan Prefecture, so strictly speaking, there should be ten states. However, the term Kyushu has become historically ingrained, so it has not been changed.

And Zhili Prefecture was a jurisdiction specially carved out from Yin State after the establishment of the Dongsheng Empire, naturally unable to gain recognition.

In fact, just as each state of Kyushu has a magnate, Shengyuan Prefecture also has a magnate, that is the royal family of the Dongsheng Empire, the Bailong Clan.

It might seem peculiar to say, but although the Dongsheng Empire appears to be a large whole, the internal divisions of power are very decentralized and strict, with only the Emperor of Dongsheng reigning over the entire country in name. The land that the Royal Family actually controls is only Shengyuan Prefecture.

Shengyuan Prefecture was carved out from Yin State, and as mentioned before, the magnate of Yin State is the Yichuan Clan, the same clan from Jiangzhou, and the family of Yichuan Long and Yichuan Ying.

But do not think that the Yichuan Clan suffered a loss of interests due to the division of Shengyuan Prefecture. In fact, the Yichuan Clan has long been closely linked with the Bailong Clan, and the two can be said to be as close as family.

The capital of the Dongsheng Empire is called Shengyuan Qilan, a term translated by Zhuyan Yu, a combination of phonetic and semantic translation.

The word Qilan is a phonetic translation, meaning a walled castle in the language of Kyushu, later commonly referring to a large city. Yuan is a semantic translation, meaning ’first’ or ’leading’ in Kyushu language. Sheng is also a phonetic translation, pronounced seng, its meaning yet to be verified.

So when the whole phrase is put together, it actually means: the capital named ’Sheng’. There is an even more elegant translation, which is simply translating it to ’Shengjing’, because Yuan and Qilan together actually mean the Capital City.

However, perhaps Zhuyan Yu thought the phonetic translation of Qilan was very exquisite, so she specifically retained it, hence it is called Shengyuan Qilan. Of course, translating it directly to Shengjing is also fine.

Shengyuan Qilan is the capital of Shengyuan Prefecture and also the capital of Dongsheng Empire. The mighty air fleet base of the Dongsheng Empire is located in the suburbs of Shengyuan Qilan.

In order to reach Shengyuan Qilan and have an audience with the Emperor, the Advance Team needs to traverse the domains of these noble families, and ultimately directly face the Yichuan Clan and the Bailong Clan, requesting them to abandon their plans to invade West Outer Heaven.

At this moment, however, the carriage was blocked at the border checkpoint, waiting for inspection by Dongsheng soldiers. These men were all border troops, but their equipment left much to be desired.

Perhaps because there has been no war between Kyushu and Fengyu, the equipment of these border troops can best be described as makeshift. Not even wearing armor, their clothes are tattered, and some of the soldiers are not even in uniform.

Their only weapons are the long swords tucked at their waists and the spears in the hands of a few ragged soldiers. Probably due to the moist climate here, both the spearheads and waist-swords are covered with a layer of rust, making one wonder if these things are really capable of injuring someone.

Seeing these rugged soldiers approaching, Cheng Ziang took a deep breath, then jumped off the carriage and went forward to greet them with a hearty voice: "Gentlemen of the army, you’ve worked hard."

"Hmm, a man from Kyushu?" Upon hearing his greeting, two of the soldiers exchanged glances. They were wearing masks of the Ghost Race, so the soldiers subconsciously took them for members of the Ghost Race, ready to extort them.

"What’s in the carriage?" One of the soldiers pointed to the carriage with his sword and asked.

"There lies our saint, gentlemen of the army, please be understanding," said Cheng Ziang with a chuckle.

"A saint?" The term once again perplexed the two soldiers.

"We come from the west, planning to spread the faith in Kyushu. We ask for your understanding, gentlemen of the army," said Cheng Ziang.

"Coming from the west, they might be from the Demon Clan. Take off your masks, quick!" As soon as they heard that the group came from the west, the two soldiers immediately pricked up their ears and took a step back, brandishing their swords warily and shouting at them.

"No, no, no, not from West Heaven, from the west side, the Continent," Cheng Ziang explained while waving his hands.

"The Continent to the west?" The two men looked at each other again, clearly baffled.

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