In the Asura Continent and the Starfall Dynasty, the two most powerful and important organizations were the Imperial City and the Heavenly Secret Battalion.
The Heavenly Secret Battalion, which had a million soldiers, was the main fighting force of the Starfall Dynasty. However, such an important organization was formed by mortals from the Mortal Realm. At the very least, most of the soldiers were from the Mortal Realm.
As for the Imperial City, other than the supreme members of the imperial family, it was also formed by the local experts of the Starfall Dynasty. The officials in the Imperial City were rather complicated. There were the Embroidered Uniform Guards who were skilled in martial arts, and the civil officials who were skilled in strategy. The Prime Minister of the dynasty was the leader of the civil officials.
In the Starfall Dynasty, the Heavenly Secret Battalion had several million elite soldiers, but there were several billion commoners in the Starfall Dynasty. With so many commoners under the complete control of the dynasty's laws and imperial power, the role of the civil officials was even more important.
Therefore, in the Starfall Dynasty, the Heavenly Secret Battalion was the soldiers who guarded the territory, while the civil officials were the strategists who settled down and governed the country. Relatively speaking, the more intelligent civil officials actually looked down on the people of the Heavenly Secret Battalion. Of course, there was another reason for this. It was because the people of the Heavenly Secret Battalion were mortals from the Mortal Realm.
However, everything changed greatly a few years ago. Just a few years ago, the leader of the civil officials in the Imperial City, the Prime Minister, suddenly fell seriously ill. This important figure, who was known as the brain of the dynasty, fell seriously ill, and it greatly worried the emperor of the Starfall Dynasty.
The reason why he was worried was not only because he had a deep relationship with the Prime Minister, but also because there was no one among the civil officials in the Imperial City who could replace the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister, who understood the emperor's thoughts, had already discovered this a long time ago. Therefore, before he fell seriously ill, he had already selected a few extremely intelligent generals from the Heavenly Secret Battalion who had the ability to settle down and govern the country as his candidates for the position of Prime Minister.
From then on, the generals of the Secret Battalion stepped into the imperial capital. Relying on their intelligence, they gradually replaced the original civil officials of the empire and became the emperor's trusted aides. Moreover, because of their existence, more and more generals of the Secret Battalion entered the imperial capital and grasped great authority in the imperial capital. However, the position of prime minister, the head of the civil officials, remained unoccupied.
However, those who understood the situation knew that the position of Prime Minister was already in the bag for the people of the Mortal World. It was just that it was unknown who would be the winner. After all, the people who came from the Mortal World were all from different continents. If one of them became the Prime Minister, then the people of the continent he came from would definitely receive better treatment.
"How is this possible? Wang Qiang actually sat on the position of Prime Minister, and the lords were locked up in the Heavenly Prison. What is going on? "
At that moment, the two people from the Lightning Luggage Sect sat paralyzed on the ground. As their lips trembled, they muttered in disbelief. They knew that they had lost the internal battle between the Iron Blood Continent, the Thunder Continent, and the Misty Continent.
"Humph!"
* Plop *
Zhang Hong indifferently swept his gaze across the ashen-faced Lei Xing and Li Zong, and a proud smile appeared on his face. Then, with a light wave of his right arm, he threw Xing Jue dozens of meters away, and fiercely smashed him onto the ground.
At that moment, Xing Jue had already fainted. The chest area of his Dragonscale Armour was pierced by a palm, and one could clearly see Xing Jue's chest.
However, the strange thing was that the attack that caused Xing Jue so much pain did not injure Xing Jue. Other than the skin on his chest turning red, not even a drop of blood could be seen. However, the strange thing was that on the red skin, there was actually a circular seal.
The shape of the seal was more like a formation. However, it did not seem to be imprinted on Xing Jue's skin, but more like it was seeping out from Xing Jue's body.
"General, aren't we going to kill this brat?" Seeing that Xing Jue was still breathing, Haozhen came to Zhang Hong and asked in confusion.
"Kill him? Isn't that too easy on him? Throw him into the slave camp and let him be a slave for the rest of his life, "Zhang Hong said indifferently.
"General is wise!" After hearing Zhang Hong's words, Haozhen was also stunned. However, when he recognized the seal on Xing Jue's chest, a strange smile appeared on his face.
This was because it was an extremely strange sealing technique. This sealing technique would accompany Xing Jue for the rest of his life, sealing all of Xing Jue's talent. In other words, in this life, Xing Jue's cultivation would not improve at all. Even if there was an endless supply of Saint Stones for him, it would be useless.
"General, what about them?" After learning about Xing Jue's fate, Haozhen glanced at the two people who were sitting on the ground in a daze.
"Hmph, not only has Lord Wang Qiang become the prime minister, but he's also the emperor's favorite. With Lord Wang Qiang here, the Starfall Empire will belong to the Ironblood Continent sooner or later."
"As for them, we'll let them be our slaves and dogs for the rest of their lives," Zhang Hong walked up to Haozhen and whispered to him through voice transmission when he heard Haozhen's question.
"Yes, yes, hahahaha …"
At that moment, Haozhen laughed proudly. Not only was his laughter filled with pride and mockery, but it was also cold. His laughter sent chills down everyone's spines, causing them to tremble.
Although what happened that day was clearly reflected in everyone's eyes, and anyone with a discerning eye could see Zhang Hong's despicable methods, apart from those who were present that day, no one else knew what had happened.
This was because they did not dare to spread the news. Putting aside the fact that no one would believe them if they did, if they found out who spread the news, there would only be one outcome — death! As for the position of the top scorer in that examination, it naturally fell onto Haoyan's head.
Nearly half a month had passed since the examination. In the desolate desert to the west of the Starfall Empire, many dragon carriages moved in an orderly manner. Around the dragon carriages were soldiers from the Secret Battalion riding on dragon horses.
Inside the dragon carriages were not the captains of the Secret Battalion, nor were they generals. Instead, it was a group of people in white clothes with chains on their hands and feet. They were people who had come from the mortal world but had been reduced to slaves.
"Ugh ~ Cough, cough, cough …"
Coughing sounds suddenly came from one of the dragon carriages. Then, a man who had been unconscious for half a month finally opened his eyes slowly. It was Xing Jue.
"Where is this?"
After opening his eyes, Xing Jue looked at the swaying carriage and the people around him who were staring at him with wide eyes. He asked with an extremely haggard voice.
"Young man, you're finally awake. We thought you wouldn't wake up. Quick, drink some water."
After seeing that Xing Jue had woken up, a white-haired old man handed an opened water bottle and a few dry buns wrapped in paper to Xing Jue.
"Thank you."
He had not drunk a mouthful of water or eaten a single grain of rice for half a month. At this moment, Xing Jue was already extremely weak. Thus, he hurriedly took the water bottle and steamed bun and started wolfing them down.
"Young man, you fainted because you couldn't take the blow, right?"
"Sigh, a young man will always be a young man. Although he is an all-powerful person in the mortal world, he still can't take such a blow. There are many young people like you on this journey, and many of them died halfway. I didn't expect you to wake up. This is really a miracle!"
"However, since you've woken up, I still want to give you a piece of advice. Life is the most precious thing. As the saying goes, it's better to live a bad life than to die a good death. Since you're still alive, you should live well. Who knows, there might be a turn for the better in the future. It's the same for you when you were in the mortal world and didn't imagine that you would end up in such a miserable state here. You should cherish your life. Young man, live well, cherish every day, live happily … It's not bad to find joy in suffering … Actually, this is all knowledge …"
This warm-hearted old man seemed to be a man of few words, but in fact, he was a real chatterbox. His endless words of wisdom were incessantly ringing in Xing Jue's ears.
At this moment, Xing Jue looked at his and the others' attire and listened to his comforting words. He already knew where they were now. Obviously, they had been reduced to slaves and were being sent to a place that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
"Haha, good, that's great, hahahaha …" After figuring everything out, Xing Jue suddenly stood up and laughed to the sky.
And this sudden action of Xing Jue scared the old man who was sitting beside him so much that he trembled all over and almost fell on his butt.
And the haggard people also looked at Xing Jue with different expressions. At this moment, many people thought that Xing Jue could not take the stimulation and had gone crazy.
But they did not know that Xing Jue was only like this because he was too excited. Originally, Xing Jue thought that Xing Jue was dead for sure and that Zhang Hong would definitely kill him. But Xing Jue did not expect that he was actually still alive. As long as he was alive, it was the best news for Xing Jue. He thought that as long as he was alive, Xing Jue would be able to complete his unfinished business.
"What are you arguing about? If you keep arguing, I'll give you two whips. "
And at this moment, a guard suddenly shouted from outside the Dragon Horse carriage. Through the window, they could see a guard holding a whip in his hand looking at their carriage.
"Zhang Hong, is it? Just you wait, I, Xing Jue, will pay you back even more for the pain you brought me! "
Seeing that there was someone watching over them, Xing Jue stopped talking and went to the window of the Dragon Horse carriage to look at the outside world. Looking at the endless desert, Xing Jue's gaze became unusually fierce. In his heart, he had already made up his mind to make Zhang Hong pay a painful price for what he had done.
After Xing Jue woke up, another few days passed and they finally arrived at their destination. When everyone got off the Dragon Horse carriage and saw the scene in front of them, even the knowledgeable Xing Jue was instantly stunned!
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