World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 688 - 340: Zhi Li mourns! Air raid on Turing Tuo!_3

Chapter 688: 340: Zhi Li mourns! Air raid on Turing Tuo!_3

At these words, Li Chenglian’s face trembled!

Turing Fei was the father of Duke Turing Tuo, the prior generation’s first commander of the military in Rage Wave Kingdom.

After the death of Count Suo Long, he was promoted to Marquis.

And even after the death of Turing Fei, he remained a Duke. Because in Rage Wave Kingdom, there had never been a precedent for ennobling a king of a different surname, and even within the royal family, kings were rarely created.

The brothers of the reigning kings were only bestowed the title of Duke.

Zhi Li’s case was special; in the future, to suppress Turing Tuo, it was possible that Zhi Wei would be granted a royal title.

Now that Zhi Wei was dead, and Zhi Li was like an arrow on the string that had to be shot, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Turing Tuo. He immediately seized the chance to blackmail Zhi Li, who had no choice but to promise to grant a royal title to those of a different surname after ascending to the throne.

This was truly like breaking one’s teeth and swallowing them with blood and tears!

...

Two days later!

The flying falcon’s secret letter from Zhi Li arrived in the hands of Duke Turing Tuo.

It was a personal letter from Zhi Li herself, the words were extremely affectionate, filled with respect and admiration for Duke Turing Tuo, and inquired earnestly about both Duke Turing Tuo’s health and Turing Chen’s growth.

In the letter, she also proposed marriage, seeking to wed her third daughter.

Of course, these were not the things that Duke Turing Tuo cared about. What made him tremble with excitement and his blood boil was at the very end of Zhi Li’s personal letter, where she promised to bestow the title of Prince upon his father, Turing Fei.

A king of a different surname, a king of a different surname ah!

This was probably the very thing that Duke Turing Tuo had dreamt of obtaining.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Turing Tuo acted decisively to exploit it, indeed reaping a substantial reward.

Turing Chen, standing beside him, expressed his concerns, "Father, by extorting His Highness Zhi Li like this, won’t he settle scores with us after he ascends the throne?"

Duke Turing Tuo sneered, "Naive. As long as we continue to hold military power, he can only cajole and flatter us. If we lose our military power, even if we are respectful towards him, he will cast us into an abyss without hesitation."

Turing Chen bowed and said, "Understood."

Duke Turing Tuo said, "I have already arranged a marriage for you. After wiping out Suo Lun, you will immediately marry."

Turing Chen couldn’t help but be startled, "Which family’s daughter is it?"

Duke Turing Tuo said, "The legitimate daughter of the Hai Clan of Yingzhou Island, Hai Na’er."

Turing Chen’s expression changed; this woman had been involved with Ashi Luo, who was a complete beast. Fearing Hai Na’er had been played by him through and through, possibly over a hundred times, she was nothing but a thoroughly worn shoe at this point.

And now, his father, Duke Turing Tuo, was actually asking him to marry this worn shoe?

Suddenly, Turing Chen’s face took on an ugly expression.

Duke Turing Tuo said coldly, "You disdain her for being a worn shoe? It’s well known that noble women are promiscuous before marriage; you are not unaware of this. You’re not marrying for the woman, but for an alliance with the Hai Family, which controls a province and tens of thousands of troops. Turing Duo could marry a monstrosity like Tuli Yang; can’t you marry a worn shoe? If you find her unclean, can’t you find ten or eight clean women to take as concubines or mistresses?"

Knowing he could not defy his father’s will, Turing Chen immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Father!"

The once carefree and unrestrained Liu Chen had long since been obliterated.

Duke Turing Tuo once again read Zhi Li’s secret letter, then rose and walked out of the large camp, yelling, "The army will break camp immediately; march at full speed, annihilate Tianshui City, and execute Suo Lun!"

Just over half an hour later!

The Turing Tuo Army, having rested for four days, once again broke camp and marched majestically towards Tianlang Pass.

The situation in Tianshui City was once again about to face a storm!

...

"The Turing Tuo Army has once more set out, heading for our Tianshui City. They are now less than three hundred miles away and will arrive in two days!" Yan Yan reported.

Suo Lun sneered, "It seems he has extorted some valuable things from Zhi Li, so much so that he is eager to pull chestnuts out of the fire for her."

The Turing Tuo Army’s four-day rest on the spot had also given Suo Lun a four-day respite.

Although this period was short, it was also incredibly precious.

Now, a new batch of gunpowder had been secretly transported from an overseas Secret Island.

Suo Lun’s secret manufacturing base for gunpowder had become completely independent and was established on a secret island overseas.

The island, a long-standing habitat for sea birds, had accumulated an astronomical amount of bird droppings over thousands of years.

After lengthy ages, these droppings had transformed into massive nitrate mines. According to estimates, the nitrate on this island far exceeded a hundred million pounds, making it an inexhaustible resource for the current needs.

Therefore, the main concern for manufacturing gunpowder now lay in the scale of the secret base.

Suo Lun had already sent nearly three thousand people to this secret island, tasked with exclusively making gunpowder.

This time, the ships brought over two hundred and thirty thousand pounds of gunpowder.

This amount of gunpowder wouldn’t be enough to fight a major battle, but to give Turing Tuo a harsh rebuke, it was more than enough.

Suo Lun said, "The reason why Turing Tuo dares to attack Tianshui City so fearlessly is because he thinks we are weak and easy to bully, believing that after the battle with Zhi Wei, our forces are heavily wounded and exhausted, making it easy to eliminate us. Once he finds out that we’re a tough nut to crack and that he has no certainty of wiping us out, he will know when to fold and retreat."

Yan Yan nodded and said, "Right, destroying Tianshui City actually doesn’t bring much benefit to Turing Tuo. We are Zhi Li’s biggest enemy, and once we are gone, Turing Tuo will have to beware of Zhi Li’s ’when the birds are over, the bow is put away’."

Suo Lun said, "Since that’s the case, let’s teach him a lesson. We’ll stick to the aerial assault tactic. All fourteen Griffin Beasts take off, and within a few days, drop a hundred thousand pounds of gunpowder bags on Zhi Wei’s head!"

"Yes!" said Yan Yan.

Half an hour later!

Fourteen Griffins soared high, each dragging a five hundred pound bag of gunpowder, flying towards the Turing Tuo Army three hundred miles away.

This kind of airstrike didn’t aim to annihilate many of Turing Tuo’s troops, but it was meant to fiercely slap his face and make him retreat knowing difficulty!

Many people in this world are such that they respond to strength, not weakness.

If you show weakness, they think you can be bullied.

If you strongly slap them a few times, they will instead compromise and give way!

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