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Chapter 1040 - 691: Completely Meaningless

Chapter 1040: Chapter 691: Completely Meaningless

As dawn lightened the sky, the streets gradually bustled with activity.

However, unlike yesterday’s joyful atmosphere, today the faces of the people on the streets of Xuan City were diverse in expression.

Last night, a considerable number of people had their dreams influenced by Chen Yu’s abilities, witnessing the so-called true nature of the "baptism" and that supposed "Bottom Nest."

Of course, Chen Yu did not show them too much detail but gave them brief glimpses and images like some kind of prophecy.

Even so, he successfully imprinted the image of those distorted monsters and the true nature of the baptism into their minds.

Of course, that was all. After all, the vast majority of people would not rebel against Xuan City because of a nightmare. They would only harbor a slight suspicion.

But with Chen Yu’s continued insinuations before the grand ceremony, that sense of distrust would gradually grow.

Until Li Changhe and the others lit the final fuse.

Who knows what expression the Queen of Xuan City will have when facing those people she deceived and betrayed?

As for whether Xuan City would discover this early and make the appropriate preparations?

The answer is no.

Not to mention whether those affected would speak of their nebulous dreams, even if they did, Xuan City would hardly expect that someone could manipulate the dreams of others.

Even if they discovered that someone was using dreams to convey their secrets, they would not be able to find the culprit. Are they going to silence those who had these dreams? The effect would be even more explosive.

Moreover, Xuan City is probably too preoccupied with the changes outside the city to care.

Meanwhile, the Seventh Expeditionary Army Group of the Great Tang was rapidly assembling.

With Hou Junji and Zhang Liang’s submission, the Protectorate operated at full capacity, and massive numbers of the Auxiliary Army and armored warriors began marching towards Xuan City.

This terrified every nation on the continent, as the force now showcased by the Protectorate far surpassed any previous display.

After all, the rebellion of Hou Junji and Zhang Liang had caused many members of the Expeditionary Army to rise up, planning to capture them both as a show of strength.

A large portion of the rebels were put into forced slumber by the two individuals from the second sequence; others were violently expelled, becoming wanderers across the continent.

At that time, the number of armored warriors from the Expeditionary Army that Hou Junji could mobilize was only about one or two thousand, in addition to some new recruits who had risen up the ranks.

But now, with Li Changhe’s arrival and the official establishment of the Great Tang’s Chenhai Capital Protectorate, the entire Expeditionary Army was again put into motion.

Over eleven thousand Expeditionary Army armored warriors, more than a thousand newly promoted armored warriors, and an extremely terrifying number of Auxiliary Army forces collectively marched forth.

Above the sea, the Great Tang’s ironclad ships cleaved through the waves, forging ahead bravely.

In the forests, the thunderous hooves of the armored cavalry echoed, resounding through the woods.

Under the firmament, the Great Tang’s logistics army in hot air balloons covered the sky, blotting out the sun.

It was a fearsome military power capable of sweeping across the continent, leaving all nations fearful of the Protectorate’s sudden movements and this newfound strength.

Even the Great Chen Kingdom, which had long been contending with Chenhai, anxiously gathered its troops, fearing this army might steamroll through them.

Yet the great army ignored them, instead sending envoys to request passage from the smaller nations they needed to cross. Passing through their territory was the quickest route to Xuan City.

Lend, lend, lend! All could be lent! The officials or kings of the small nations nodded continuously.

Witnessing the military might resembling a steel torrent, the small nations on the route opened their borders without a second thought.

How could they refuse? The other side was merely trying to save time...

Furthermore, the nations discovered that the Protectorate’s various army routes clearly pointed directly towards Xuan City.

The Protectorate’s army pressing close, Xuan City naturally received news of it.

After all, the Protectorate’s battle formation closest to Xuan City had already set up camp fifty miles outside the city.

This left the people of Xuan City with a sense of impending doom. After remaining neutral for hundreds of years, was Xuan City finally going to be engulfed in the flames of war?

And the information given by the Protectorate was extremely simple.

"By the command of the Jiedu Envoy, assemble at Xuan City to combat the aliens!"

...

Inside the palace of Xuan City’s Inner city, the Queen of Xuan City lay half-reclining on her bed in a lazy state, listening to the report of her lady-in-waiting.

Then, yawning out of boredom, she said, "Combat the aliens? Does this mean those people at Chenhai have already discovered the secret of the Bottom Nest? Quite capable, aren’t they? Well, they have been at loggerheads with the insect god. Once they’ve found it, they would certainly not sit idle."

"My Queen, they have now renamed themselves Great Tang Chenhai Capital Protectorate. Their top leader is known as the Jiedu Envoy. However, we are not yet clear who their Jiedu Envoy is," the lady-in-waiting reminded, bowing her head.

She dared not look at the Queen’s face, for its beauty was enough to make her heart sink.

The formidable Expeditionary Army was nearing Xuan City, yet the Queen of Xuan City seemed unconcerned.

She hopped barefoot off the bed, approached the lady-in-waiting, and lifting her chin with her hand, she asked, "Am I beautiful?"

"My... My Queen. You are naturally the most beautiful being in the world," the lady-in-waiting said, her face reddening at the mere sight of the Queen.

The Queen of Xuan City smiled faintly and slid her finger gently across the lady-in-waiting’s comely face as she spoke, "You are beautiful too. You all are the most beautiful, the most perfect beings in this world. Those flawed barbaric creatures, can they destroy our Divine Country?"

"No, they cannot, no one can," the lady-in-waiting responded.

As a high official of the Inner city, she was a perfect match for the Insect God’s True Blood. Her lifespan, strength, and reactions had far exceeded that of ordinary people.

She was more advanced, more perfect than those who relied on bizarre surgeries and steam armors.

"Exactly, if that Protectorate decides to use force, to go to war, then we’ll give them the opportunity for war," she concluded.

"Yes, I’ll go inform the priest right away," the lady-in-waiting responded.

"No need, I am already here." A woman in a red robe entered the palace and bowed to the Queen, saying, "My Queen, the military strength of our adversaries far exceeds our expectations. We have already received messages from our spies; at least two hundred thousand troops are approaching Xuan City."

The Queen of Xuan City laughed softly, her beauty breathtaking.

At her pale feet, bright red blood water slowly seeped out, forming a pool of blood.

Within the blood pool, a creature with pitch-black bones was slowly taking shape, emerging from the blood water.

If Li Changhe saw this scene, he would probably quickly associate it with the aliens created by Insect God Blood Water.

This was Li Changhe’s unconventional method, as after all, the alien creatures were not under Li Changhe’s control and were an unstable factor. Only in situations where he was outnumbered would Li Changhe resort to such means.

But at this moment, the alien creature born from the blood pool was docilely lying at the Queen’s feet.

"The number of them is meaningless to me," the Queen laughed softly, as the alien creature turned back into blood water.

Meanwhile, after being busy all night, Chen Yu ate the three large bowls of noodles that Li Changhe provided and immediately fell asleep.

Li Changhe and Xiao Nan were not surprised by this, but Qiu Wentian was astonished.

"Isn’t she a Physique-focused player? How come she eats almost as much as you, a pure Physique-type?" Qiu Wentian asked in extreme shock.

Physique players typically have a large appetite; Li Changhe normally needs to eat the portions of two or three people.

Yet Chen Yu, an energy-focused player, ate no less than Li Changhe.

"She eats so much and still isn’t fat?"

"How would I know? I wouldn’t dare to ask either," Li Changhe thought to himself that perhaps the nutrition went elsewhere. But he didn’t dare say it out loud, otherwise, he would be beaten up by the girl and Qiu Wentian.

So, they returned to the original topic.

"If the enemy has already gained the power of the insect god, they might be able to control the alien creatures birthed from Insect God Blood Water. That would introduce an element of unpredictability."

Li Changhe then took out a small, delicate Bronze Bell pendant.

He murmured, "Numbers are meaningless to me."