The King of the Qin Empire was sitting in front of his desk, engrossed in a book in his hand. When Jianchen entered the study, he was startled by the sound of the door being pushed open. He shifted his gaze from the book to Jianchen, who was striding in from the outside. A trace of surprise appeared on his face. However, the King was clearly surprised by Jianchen's sudden visit.
The King slowly put down the book in his hand and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the Imperial Protector to return so quickly. Come, take a seat."
Jianchen sat down across from the King. He looked at the King in surprise and said, "It's only been a few days since we last met. Your Majesty's complexion is getting better and better. It won't be a problem for you to live to 500 years old."
The King laughed happily and said, "As expected, I can't hide it from the Imperial Protector. A few days ago, I ate a precious treasure of heaven and earth. Then, with the help of the Imperial Ancestor, I successfully made a breakthrough. Although my strength has increased greatly, it's still not worth mentioning compared to the Imperial Protector."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries before Jianchen cut to the chase. He said, "Your Majesty, in fact, I came back this time because I have an important matter that requires the help of the Qin Empire."
The King understood that Jianchen's sudden request for help meant that the matter was serious. His expression immediately became serious. He said, "What is it? Just say it. You are now the Imperial Protector of the Qin Empire. Your status is extraordinary. Your matter is also the matter of the Qin Empire."
"I need an army, an elite group of soldiers," Jianchen said.
"You want an army? What do you want them for? Do you want them to go to war? "The King's expression was full of surprise.
Jianchen nodded and said, "That's right. War." Jianchen then told the king about what had happened in the Kingdom of Gesun. When he talked about the destruction of his home, there was a murderous look on his face.
After hearing Jianchen's explanation, the expression of the Qin Empire's King turned extremely ugly. He expressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "How preposterous! The Heavenly Eagle Kingdom is truly too arrogant. They actually dare to treat our Qin Empire's Imperial Protector as if he is nothing."
"Your Majesty, I will definitely destroy the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom, so I need a group of elite troops. Then, I will send them to the Kingdom of Gesun through the Spatial Gate. I will pay for the cost of the Demon Cores," Jianchen said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the King hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Jianchen, you have the right to mobilize any one million soldiers of the Qin Empire at will, and you don't need to report to anyone. However, how about we discuss this matter tomorrow?"
"Alright, I will wait for Your Majesty's news tomorrow." Jianchen didn't waste any more time and got up to leave.
After Jianchen left, the King's brows were tightly knitted together. After thinking for a moment, he put the book back in its original position and got up to leave.
After leaving the study, Jianchen went straight to the Qin Heavenly Palace. From afar, he saw the Imperial Guards of the Qin Heavenly Palace standing guard like stone statues.
This was the Qin Heavenly Palace that belonged to Jianchen as the Imperial Protector. Although he was often not in the Qin Empire, the guards of the Qin Heavenly Palace didn't slack off. There were people guarding the palace day and night, and there were also people coming to clean the palace every day.
"Greetings, Imperial Protector!"
When Jianchen passed by the Imperial Guards guarding the Qin Heavenly Palace, all of them knelt down on one knee and greeted him respectfully. Jianchen carried the White Tiger and walked towards the entrance of the Qin Heavenly Palace with his head held high. There was no need for him to personally open the door. The two Imperial Guards immediately opened the door for Jianchen to enter the palace before gently closing the door.
"Your servant greets Lord Imperial Protector." When Jianchen entered the Qin Heavenly Palace, a few beautiful maids immediately bowed and greeted him. They were the maids of the Qin Heavenly Palace and stayed in the palace all day, even when Jianchen wasn't around.
"Go and do your own things. Don't worry about me." Jianchen said to the maids before returning to his resting place. He gently placed the White Tiger in his arms on his bed and sat in front of the table alone as he pondered.
He knew that using a Space Gate to transport troops would require quite a few Class 5 Monster Cores, but he had killed many Heaven Saint Masters and obtained quite a few Class 5 and even Class 6 Monster Cores from their Space Rings. He had obtained quite a few Class 5 Monster Cores in total and even quite a few Class 6 Monster Cores, so he wasn't lacking in Monster Cores. Right now, Jianchen was thinking about how many people he should send through the Space Gate. Although it was impossible to send too many people, he had to at least have the strength to destroy the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom without the help of the Kingdom of Gesun. At the same time, he had to create a sufficient deterrent force.
"Sir Imperial Protector, please have some tea!" A maid brought over a cup of tea and placed it in front of Jianchen.
Jianchen took a sip of the tea. At this moment, a guard's voice rang out from outside, "Sir Imperial Protector, the third prince wishes to see you!"
Hearing that Qin Ji had arrived, Jianchen immediately stood up and personally went to welcome him. When the two met, Qin Ji laughed loudly, "Jianchen, it really is you. When I heard someone call you the Imperial Protector, I guessed that it was you. I never thought that I would be right."
Jianchen chuckled, "Come in and talk. Don't just stand outside."
The two entered the hall and sat down at a large table. Qin Ji couldn't help but ask, "Jianchen, I didn't think that you would return so quickly. Have you dealt with the matters at home? Why don't you stay in the Qin Empire for a while longer?"
Jianchen shook his head, "I've just dealt with one wave of trouble and yet another. I'm here to borrow troops."
"Borrow troops?!" Qin Ji was shocked and asked, "How strong is the enemy? Even Xiaotian and the other four couldn't deal with them. Every State Preceptor of the Qin Empire is carefully selected. If Xiaotian and the other four were outside, they would definitely have the advantage of fighting one against two."
Next, Jianchen told Qin Ji the whole story. After hearing Jianchen's story, Qin Ji's expression was filled with anger. He said in a deep voice, "The Heavenly Eagle Kingdom has gone too far. They should be destroyed. However, Jianchen, if you want to send an army through the Spatial Gate, it would consume too many magic cores. I think you should call some State Preceptors over to help. We can still destroy the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom. At the very least, they will only exist in name!"
Jianchen lightly shook his head. How could he not think of such a simple idea? If it was just destroying the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom, just Xiaotian and the other four would be able to do it. It would just take a bit of effort. Qin Ji went through so much trouble to borrow troops and was even willing to spend a large amount of magic cores to send an army over. His idea was naturally not that simple.
"Qin Ji, tell me roughly how many magic cores it would consume to send an army through the Spatial Gate," Jianchen asked.
"Maintaining the Spatial Gate requires six magic cores at a time. I'm sure you also know that maintaining the Spatial Gate requires an endless supply of energy. If the speed of passing through the Spatial Gate is fast enough, six Class 5 Magic Cores would be able to send about six hundred people over in the time it takes. Based on this calculation, one Class 5 Magic Core would only be able to send about a hundred people over. Now, you should understand how terrifying the consumption of transporting an army through the Spatial Gate is."
"One Class 5 Magic Core is equivalent to a hundred people. A hundred Class 5 Magic Cores are equivalent to ten thousand people. The consumption is indeed huge." Jianchen softly muttered.
"Of course it is huge. I think you should give up on this idea. Class 5 Magic Cores are not as worthless as Class 2 or Class 3 Magic Cores. A hundred Class 5 Magic Cores can only transport ten thousand people. Ten thousand people is too little. They can't do much. You might as well bring a few experts over."
Jianchen faintly smiled, "Although the consumption is huge, it's still within the limits of what I can bear."
Qin Ji was stunned. He stared at Jianchen with some suspicion, "Jianchen, just how many Class 5 Magic Cores do you have?"
"How many Class 5 Magic Cores can one Class 6 Magic Core be exchanged for?" Jianchen answered with a question of his own.
Qin Ji pondered for a while before replying, "Class 6 Magic Cores are extremely precious. Not only are Heaven Saint Master magical beasts difficult to kill, they are also very difficult to encounter. This is because Class 6 Magic Beasts usually gather in the depths of the Cross Mountains. There are very few of them wandering outside. That region is also a forbidden zone for us humans. All the Heaven Saint Masters who have entered the depths of the Cross Mountains have died, so there are very few Class 6 Magic Cores in the outside world. As a result, Class 6 Magic Cores are hundreds or even thousands of times more valuable than Class 5 Magic Cores. If you want to exchange Class 5 Magic Cores with Class 6 Magic Cores, I'm unable to give you a specific ratio. It'll probably range from a hundred to a few hundred. If someone needs them urgently, they'll even take out a thousand to exchange for them. "
"If Class 5 Magic Cores aren't enough, then I'll use Class 6 Magic Cores to exchange for them," Jianchen muttered to himself.
… …
The next morning, Jianchen went to find the king and asked the same question he had asked the day before.
This time, the king smiled and said, "Jianchen, I've reported this matter to the imperial ancestor yesterday. The imperial ancestor has ordered me that the Qin Empire can provide you with up to a million Magic Cores required to pass through the Space Gate. If you exceed this number, you'll have to replenish the excess yourself."
Hearing this, Jianchen was overjoyed. The king's words had saved him quite a lot of Magic Cores.
"Thank you for your generous assistance, your majesty." Jianchen didn't refuse and accepted without hesitation.
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