Zhao Hai was currently sitting inside Lesser Dragon City's City Lord's Mansion. This place was now the Imperial Palace. However, Long Tianlin was still managing Lesser Dragon City's government affairs. Long Tianlin was currently living in another place.
At this time, the City Lords of the various cities were present. However, they couldn't be called City Lords anymore, they should be called City Lords of the various districts.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Our Lost Soul Empire has been established for half a year now. Everything is going well. After half a year of hard work, the living standards of the people in the districts have improved a lot. Moreover, we've also had a bumper harvest. Moreover, I heard that the Sacred Institute's territory has begun to stir. I think we should also take action."
Everyone nodded. Then Long Tianlin said, "Your Majesty, the Sacred Institute might have seen that we've just been established. Therefore, they want to attack us. Your Majesty, shouldn't we take the initiative to attack and seize the initiative?"
Zhao Hai nodded, then he looked at the other City Lords and said, "Everyone, if you have any opinions, just say it."
Everyone thought for a moment, then Wu Tianxu said, "I think that City Lord Long is right. Your Majesty, instead of letting the Sacred Court attack us, we should just attack them. That way, we'll have the final say on where to attack. It's better than letting the Sacred Court attack us and having us defend passively."
Zhao Hai nodded. Then he looked at everyone and said, "Alright, then it's settled. We'll prepare for half a month. Then we'll gather 500 thousand troops in Nanhua City. After that, we'll send them to attack the Sacred Institute."
When everyone heard Zhao Hai, they couldn't help but frown. Long Tianlin said, "City Lord, isn't 500 thousand troops a bit too little? I heard that the Sacred Institute has been gathering a lot of troops recently. Their total number has reached 1 million. Isn't 500 thousand a bit too little? "
Zhao Hai replied, "That's a lot, 500 thousand is enough. Although the Holy Academy has an army of 1 million, there aren't a lot of elites in this army. Those farmers who just put down their hoes wouldn't be able to fight much. Everyone, you don't need to worry. Alright, let's go and prepare." Then the group nodded and left.
Actually, Zhao Hai didn't say anything. He was very clear about the current situation of the Sacred Institute. The Sacred Institute had already lost the support of the people. As long as they put in more effort, the Sacred Institute would be finished.
At this time, Zhao Hai was more concerned about the situation in the Secret Realm. The Sacred Institute had already begun to transfer a small number of people to the Secret Realm. However, the number of experts in the Secret Realm had also increased. It seems like the Sacred Institute was also preparing for their retreat.
However, Zhao Hai wasn't worried about the situation in the Secret Realm. First of all, Boss Hou and Second Brother Hou were very popular in the Secret Realm. Moreover, they had also contacted some people. These people were also the backbone of the anti-Holy Institute faction. However, these people weren't sent to the 12th stronghold. Boss Hou also didn't want to send them to the base. This was because there weren't a lot of Void Experts in the Secret Realm right now.
Even if the Sacred Institute knew that these people were still unhappy with the Sacred Institute, they still didn't want to waste these people. If these people died, then there wouldn't be anyone left to work for them.
The main reason Boss Hou contacted these people was to cooperate with Zhao Hai and the others in the future. As long as Zhao Hai made a move in the Secret Realm, these people would be able to help Zhao Hai and the others in attacking the Sacred Institute. Therefore, it didn't matter if they went to the base or not.
Zhao Hai was now more confident about entering the Secret Realm. This was because Zhao Hai now had nearly 50 Broken River Experts under his command. This number didn't include the Broken River Experts from other city-states. These Broken River Experts that Zhao Hai mentioned were all Void Experts from the Secret Realm. There were also Void Experts from the Lost Soul City-State. In other words, these Broken River Experts were absolutely obedient to Zhao Hai.
If the Void Experts from other city-states were added, then the number of Broken River Experts under Zhao Hai's command would reach 100. In this case, Zhao Hai didn't have any reason to be afraid of the Sacred Institute. Even if all the Broken River Experts in the Secret Realm were counted, he still wouldn't have anything to worry about.
At this time, Zhao Hai planned to defeat the Sacred Institute in the Spiritual Weapon Realm. He wanted to let the Sacred Institute know that they couldn't defeat him in the Spiritual Weapon Realm. Then he would activate the Secret Realm and directly seal the Broken River Experts. After that, he would slowly deal with the people in the Secret Realm, cutting off the Sacred Institute's path of retreat. Then he would deal with the Sacred Institute bit by bit.
At this time, the Lost Soul Empire was a single entity. Under Zhao Hai's command, the entire Lost Soul Empire was mobilized. Various armies were sent to the South China City. Food, fodder, and supplies were continuously transferred over.
Moreover, when they did this, they didn't plan to hide it from the Sacred Institute. They were doing it openly. And with such a large scale deployment, it was impossible for the Sacred Institute to not know about it. The Sacred Institute also became careful. They also began to mobilize their army and arrived at the Thundercloud City-State opposite the Southern South China State. At this time, the Sacred Institute had mobilized a total of a million troops.
This time, Zhao Hai came to the South China City. Originally, he didn't want to come. But after seeing the Sacred Institute mobilizing all of their forces, Zhao Hai had no choice but to come to the South China City. Although he was now an Emperor, his subordinates were still used to staying by his side and fighting alongside him. After all, they knew about Zhao Hai's ability to command.
Zhao Hai handed over government affairs to the City Lords. He had the City Lords form a council to deal with the Lost Soul Empire's matters. If there were any important matters, they would be sent to him through the transmission formation.
When Zhao Hai arrived at the front lines, the generals beside him were the ones who fought alongside him before. But now, these people were the Generals of the Lost Soul Empire. Their status was much higher than before.
At this time, the Lost Soul Empire had two groups: civil and military. The civil officials were the former City Lords of the various city-states. As for the military, they were the generals who followed Zhao Hai. They were the subordinates of the City Lords. But now, they were on equal footing with the City Lords.
Although these generals weren't used to this in the beginning, they were slowly getting used to it.
When Zhao Hai arrived at the South China City's camp, the generals were already there. They had been training the new army for half a year. At this time, they were very confident in their troops.
When Zhao Hai arrived at the camp, the generals immediately gave Zhao Hai a salute and said, "We have seen Your Majesty."
Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "Alright, there's no need to be polite. Let's talk about the situation. What's the current situation of the army? Also, how is the defense of the border with the Sacred Academy?"
Then Shi Chui stood up and said, "Young Master, there are now 500 thousand troops in the camp. All of them are new troops. All of them have been equipped with low-grade artifacts. Among them, 100 thousand are using lightning and light magic. There are also 1000 teleportation formations, 100 thousand formations, 10 thousand shadow cannons, and 50 thousand ballistas." At this time, only Shi Chui and the others called Zhao Hai 'Young Master'. The others called him 'Your Majesty'. And Shi Chui calling him 'Young Master' made the others envious.
Chen Yonghe stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the army's provisions are enough for a year. There's no need for Your Majesty to worry."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he looked at everyone and said, "Today, I won't say anything. Return to your troops. Tomorrow, after breakfast, I will review the troops. All of you are to go out and train. I want to personally watch. If I find that your troops are unqualified, or if your weapons are shoddy, then don't blame me for being impolite."
Everyone's heart turned cold. Then they nodded and turned around to leave. Only Shi Chui stayed behind. After everyone left, Shi Chui looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, I think it won't take long for us to unify the Spirit Weapon Realm. Once we do, can we go back?"
Zhao Hai looked at Shi Chui, then he smiled faintly and said, "What? Do you want to go back? Hehe, don't worry. I feel that the Spirit Weapon Realm's matters won't be over so easily. Don't forget, even if we unify the Spirit Weapon Realm, there's still the Secret Realm. We don't need to worry. "
Stone Hammer nodded, then Zhao Hai said, "Contact the people in the Mystic Realm and tell them to prepare. As long as we defeat the Holy Court's army, then we'll make a move in the Mystic Realm. Tell them to prepare themselves. Otherwise, when the time comes, they would be caught unprepared." Stone Hammer nodded.
Shi Chui smiled and said, "They won't. Old Wen has asked them countless times. I can see that they can't wait. Also, with Old Wen's situation, how can they not deal with those fellows in the Secret Realm? I'm already envious of the weapons in their hands, not to mention others. "
Zhao Hai laughed, then he looked at Shi Chui and the others and said, "You should really cultivate. How do you feel now? Is there any possibility of a breakthrough? "
Stone Hammer shook his head and said, "It's not bad, but I still feel like I'm missing something. Young Master, you should know that we also went to the Secret Realm to cultivate. Then we returned to the Spirit Weapon Realm and even went to the Space to cultivate. However, we still couldn't break through. I feel like we've accumulated enough, but we're still missing something."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "You don't need to worry about this. You should be able to comprehend it. Don't ask Old Wen and the others what they felt when they broke through. The path you're walking is completely different from Old Wen and the others. Old Wen and the others comprehended the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao that they speak of is just a kind of breakthrough. You're different, you just need to feel your own body. Your breakthrough this time is completely different from Old Wen and the others."
Shi Chui replied, "Yes, I understand. Young Master, then I'll go back first. I'll also have the army prepare for tomorrow's parade. I can't lose to those fellows and lose face for the Young Master."
Zhao Hai laughed and said, "Alright, go. I'll be watching you from the gate and see if you can give me any surprises." Shi Chui nodded, then he cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai before turning around and leaving.
Zhao Hai looked at Shi Chui's departure. The smile on his face slowly disappeared as his brows wrinkled. Before, he told Shi Chui that the Spirit Weapon Realm's matter wouldn't be easy to solve. This wasn't a joke, it was the truth. Moreover, what he said wasn't because of the Secret Realm, but because of the Heavenly Sword Empire.
How glorious was the Heavenly Sword Empire back then? It was much more glorious compared to now. Moreover, the people of the Heavenly Sword Empire could use flying swords. That was clearly a cultivator's method. However, such an empire that might have been built by cultivators was destroyed overnight. From this, one could see that there must be an even more powerful enemy that made a move against the Heavenly Sword Empire. But who was this enemy? Why did they make a move against the Heavenly Sword Empire? If they destroyed the Heavenly Sword Empire, why didn't they rule over the Spirit Weapon Realm? Why did they let the Spirit Weapon Realm continue to be in chaos? What were they thinking? This was the matter that Zhao Hai said wasn't easy to solve.
Zhao Hai also knew that it was useless to think too much about it now. It's better to wait and see how things will develop in the future. Right now, he can only do his own things step by step. Thinking too much about it was useless.
The next morning, after eating breakfast, Zhao Hai went to the observation tower above the camp. He quietly stood there, waiting for the army to start their drills. Zhao Hai's eyes lit up as he looked at Zhao Hai's eyes.
Just as Zhao Hai went up to the observation deck, the various armies moved out of the camp. These soldiers were already equipped with armor and weapons. Moreover, the various weapons were also brought out. Then, the various armies quickly gathered in front of the camp. One by one, neat formations appeared in front of Zhao Hai.
People say that an army of ten thousand was boundless. But now, Zhao Hai had an army of several hundred thousand. With so many soldiers standing in front of him, people couldn't see the end of the army. This made one feel as if they were about to swallow the world.
After the armies set up their formations, they began their drill. The various armies were able to see their own abilities. Cavalry, Infantry, Plain Soldiers, Lightning Formations, Shadow Cannoneers, all of them displayed their skills one by one. There were even specialized engineers and logisticians. Zhao Hai was very satisfied with the training of these armies.
The army's drill took a full day before they returned to the barracks. Zhao Hai also called the Generals to the central tent. But this time was different. Inside the tent, food and wine were already served. After the Generals received their food, they went to their seats and sat down. Zhao Hai's eyes lit up as he looked at Zhao Hai's face.
Zhao Hai looked at the Generals and said, "I'm very satisfied with everyone's performance today. Therefore, I've specially prepared food and wine to reward you. Alcohol is prohibited in the camp, but today is an exception. Today, I'll allow everyone to get drunk. Come, raise your glasses, let's drink together."
When the Generals heard Zhao Hai, they quickly raised their glasses and said, "Your Majesty, please enjoy the wine!"
Zhao Hai laughed, then he raised his glass and said, "Come, cheers!" Then he raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.
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