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Chapter 64: Even the Ashes were Scattered (Seeking Collection and Reviews)

Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Even the Ashes were Scattered (Seeking Collection and Reviews)

"Your Majesty! Let me go instead!"

"Your Majesty! No, let this old minister take the risk instead!"

"Your Majesty! The rise of Tang is at hand, you shouldn’t be taking such risks!"

Li Changhe, in his [Great Wall Mountain Armor], sat on a folding chair, eating sunflower seeds watching the palace drama unfolding not too far away.

The soldiers beside him looked at him, feeling the man from beyond their domain was quite insolent. They had pristine loyalty for their ruler, and him sitting there munching on seeds was nothing short of a breach of protocol.

Five hours had passed since the handsome uncle had announced his intentions to serve as bait. In three more hours, it was time for the planned full-scale attack.

The [Players] had almost finished their preparation, what was the handsome uncle still playing at continuing this ruler-minister charade? Could Li Changhe resist the allure of the seeds?

He had to eat these seeds!

Yun Ting, the Moon God, sat next to Li Changhe, smiling. Mo Mang and his team were the same.

Even the Emperor had agreed to be bait and the [Players] had generously revealed their abilities and requisitions for power upgrades. It was a thing of mutual trust after all...

Although Li Changhe suspected that this was also part of the Handsome Uncle’s plan. The actions of the [Players] had indeed increased their battlefield strength and the likelihood of the plan’s success.

The Moon God had received the Jade Seal of succession from the Handsome Uncle which was said to strengthen her [Moonlight Throne]. It could make her stronger. Li Changhe wasn’t sure about the validity of the statement, but the ministers’ faces had twitched upon hearing the request. However, the Handsome Uncle had not hesitated in giving it away, saying that after this saga, Tang would be ruling the world and they could easily replace the Jade Seal.

The demand from Mo Mang was for a musical instrument, apparently connected to her title [Illusion Heart Sound]. Handsome Uncle waved his hand and collected all available musical instruments in Chang’an, leaving the brothels unemployed...

Li Changhe wasn’t clear what Chen Quan and Bai Luohe had asked for. But the twitching face of their cheap godfather, Father Xia, indicated that they had cost the Handsome Uncle quite a bit of money.

Li Changhe on the other hand was quite straightforward. He didn’t have a [Title] yet and had to work on [Remote Attack Expert]. Amidst the changing looks of the soldiers from contempt to horror...

Li Changhe had managed to perfectly hit the target from chopsticks to throwing knives, bows and arrows, throwing axes to the final Eight Ox Crossbow. He had been nicknamed by the soldiers as Sharpshooter!

Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers, Li Changhe cleared the Imperial Army’s weapon depot. If it weren’t for the impending war, Li Changhe estimated that he could clear out the weapons of the entire army of 300,000.

Since the [Player Backpack] is categorized into unit types. Weapons kept in a wooden cart are counted as a single unit. Once the wooden cart is taken out separately, lo and behold, the weapons unit is created.

Li Changhe had prepared two types of units like this. Ranged weapons and ranged weapon ammunition. All kinds of bows and arrows, throwing knives, throwing axes, even the Eight Ox Crossbow was included.

Close combat weapons were not so well-prepared. Li Changhe did try several, but none reached the [Fine Quality] of the [Bone-Crushing Chopper]. Not even the defense of [Great Wall Mountain Armor] could be broken. But Handsome Uncle’s weapon was not bad, it had actually reached [Fine Quality].

It was quite normal considering it was the Emperor’s equipment.

Feeling awkward about asking an Emperor to give away his possessions for free, Li Changhe traded his [Chaos Armored Trooper’s Battle Axe] for a weapon from the Emperor’s collection, a broadsword.

[Tang Composing Broadsword]

[Quality: Fine]

[Type: Weapon]

[Usage Conditions: Soldiers of Tang Dynasty, Strength 8 points]

[Effect: The sword-bearer can emit a royal aura]

[Remark: An old knife that has been following the Li’s family for more than a decade. With this knife, you’re like a king! You can even dine on credit!]

"Uh? What kind of chicken-ass effect is that?" Li Changhe thought to himself, if he went to eat with this knife, not only would he not be able to eat on credit, but the restaurant might even call the police.

The effect was trivial but the sharpness of the blade was indeed phenomenal. The palm slid lightly, leaving a streak of blood. It should be noted that Li Changhe’s physique had already triggered the [Bronze Skin Iron Bone].

"Well, it has increased my combat power." Wearing the [Great Wall Mountain Armor] that triggered the effect of [Increasing Melee Skills], the [Broadsword B] was upgraded to [Broadsword A]. It was not weak at all.

In addition to the equipment, a priest also sent a piece of ink jade, said to nourish the Yin soul. It allowed the ghosts on Li Changhe to grow stronger.

It seems that the existence of ’Yun Ting’ had not escaped the eyes of those priests.

As for the robust men who were sent over later, Li Changhe was puzzled. Who spread this rumor that female ghosts would consume men’s energy?

Brother Ting was either watching anime, reading novels or playing games. Li Changhe didn’t feel any energy loss, except for the money spent. He promptly drove them away.

Now, all preparations were ready. People on the [forum] said that [Plot Tasks] are profitable. But they couldn’t imagine how much Li Changhe would be gaining this time round, with all resources of Tang dynasty at his disposal.

As the Handsome Uncle finally managed to reassure the ministers and was about to give the order to march, only about an hour was left till the attack.

"Your Majesty, aren’t you going to visit the harem?" Li Changhe asked quietly as the Handsome Uncle was about to mount his horse.

Handsome Uncle let out a hiss of laughter, like a night owl: "You must be young! Let me, the head of the Li family, tell you this. If you go, you won’t be able to leave. Once a woman starts crying, the courage I’ve managed to gather would instantly dissipate."

Li Changhe had a weird expression on his face, thinking we’re both named Li but we have no blood relationship. Why are you bringing up family heads?

Handsome Uncle was unconcerned by Li Changhe’s expression, and said with a laugh: "Zhijie, the pharmacist, Shubao! And you bunch of unreformed old men! How many years have passed? How many years since we last went on a campaign together?" His voice was loud and domineering, as if showcasing his existence to the entire world.

"It has been a while, Your Majesty."

"We have never seen a lineup like this before!"

"Hahaha, Niu, don’t be so excited. I will be the vanguard!"

"Hahahaha, no one let this sick seed take action and it’s finally my turn to enter the stage! Your Majesty, I will be the vanguard!"

...

One by one, loud voices echoed from different parts of the army, belonging to the old generals from the Zhenguan era, heroes well known to the [Players]. They were gathered in Chang’an at this moment, ready to face the most dangerous enemy of the era along with their Majesty!

Handsome Uncle chuckled, raised his long spear and roared with laughter: "Sound the drums, and let these ratmen know! We have arrived! Let’s see if those mice can behead me!"

"For the Tang Dynasty!" The army roared and set out. Their destination, the rat nest!

On the other side, the elite team composed of [Players] and experts from all over stood silently watching the army disappearing into the distance.

They were fifty, who could be termed as the Transcendents of the Tang dynasty. They bore the responsibility of infiltrating the rat nest.

One of them muttered: "For the Tang Dynasty! We must win this battle!"

Li Changhe drew a soft breath, the war plot the [Players] were most afraid of had yet begun.

But they had no way to retreat now.

"Ahem, let me make a bold statement here," Li Changhe said with a light smile, "Within the hour, rat nest will be off the map, even their ashes will be scattered!"

"Scatter them!" The Transcendents of the Tang dynasty roared, even though they didn’t understand the meaning, they felt it was...quite inspiring.