Bai Ling City, the capital of Yihe Country.
After a heavy snowfall, the entire Hundred Mountains City seemed to be wrapped in a layer of white cotton clothes. In the morning, tens of thousands of smoke slowly rose from the kitchen chimneys in the city. All the big shops opened their doors for business, and the city was extremely prosperous. At the rear of the Hundred Ridge City, the iron gate of the iron wall was wide open, and countless merchants came in and out. Ever since the empire defeated the QianFeng Corps of the Demon Race in the battle of Wildfire Plains, the Yihe Kingdom had also taken back all the cities in the Southern Ridge and resumed trade.
In the mansion of the King of Zhennan, a group of maids walked leisurely, lighting incense burners. Although it was winter, they were still dressed in light muslin, revealing their graceful figures, but at the same time, all of them were so cold that their lips trembled.
Qin Yi, who was wearing a leather robe embroidered with the insignia of a great commander, unfurled a scroll and carefully read the words on it. To the side, three civil officials and three military generals were waiting.
"Have you bought the things?" Qin Yi raised his head and asked.
Ji Yao shuddered. He cupped his fists and said, "Please forgive me, Commander-In-Chief. I didn't do my job well. Although we managed to buy the items, our people were hunted down by the Imperial Army after leaving Lanyan City. The entire army was wiped out, and all the gold notes and Heavenly Book artifact embryos were lost."
"Lost?"
Qin Yi frowned and said, "Which army discovered it?"
"Lin Muyu's Valiant Dragon Corps."
"Humph! It's him again!" A strong killing intent surged in Qin Yi's eyes as he said, "If we don't get rid of Lin Muyu, she'll eventually become a great threat to our Yihe Country. Sigh … Since she's been discovered, I'm afraid that the Empire's control over the Heavenly Book's weapon embryos will be even stricter. It'll be extremely difficult for us to obtain another batch of weapon embryos …"
Long Qianlin cupped his fists and said, "Commander-In-Chief, it is said that Qin Yin has already ordered three days ago that all the Heavenly Tomes' weapon embryos must be registered at the Heavenly Tomes Pavilion and issued a certificate to every weapon embryo. Moreover, all the city gates of Lanyan City have been set up with sensor crystals so that anyone who carries a weapon embryo's energy out of the city will be discovered. They seem to value the Heavenly Tomes more than we do!"
Qin Yi nodded. "Marshal Ji Yao."
"Your subject is here," Ji Yao cupped his fists and said solemnly.
"The people you sent to Lanyan City … did the four great clans respond? Since we can't bring the embryo out of Lanyan City, we can only bring a living person out of the city to serve the Yihe Nation. "
"Yes." The muscles on Ji Yao's face twitched slightly as he said, "Prince Zhong's residence, Qin Yong's family is extremely loyal to the empire and flatly rejected the Yihe Nation's invitation. The Ji residence is under the influence of the Seven Seas King, Tang Lan, and Ji Lin is also respected as the Heavenly Book Pavilion's manager, enjoying all the favor, so he definitely isn't willing to come to the Yihe Nation. As for the Liu residence, our people had just entered the residence when they were chased out by their second young master, Liu Feng. It's really annoying. The only one who can be persuaded is the Ouyang residence. The Ouyang family is greedy for fame and fortune, but in the Heavenly Book Pavilion, they are below the other three great families, so they have always harbored resentment."
Qin Yi squinted his eagle-like eyes and said indifferently, "Then let's give them a high position and a generous salary to test the Ouyang family."
"What kind of bait … can the Commander-In-Chief give this subject?"
"As long as Ouyang Bao is willing to move his entire family to Yihe Country, I will grant him the status of a duke and grant him a title of ten thousand households, which will be passed down from generation to generation. In addition, I will give him fifty million Jingrin coins to settle down."
"Heavens …" Ji Yao gaped in shock, then said, "Fifty million, isn't that too much?"
"Too much?" Qin Yi said indifferently, "There is only one Heavenly Tome noble clan in Yihe Country, and they have too few people. If the Ouyang family can come to Lingnan … hmph, I will ask the experts of the Divine Domain of the Seven World Palaces to protect them in the forest of the Heavenly Tome Monoliths to search for the lost ancient divine characters. With the Ouyang family's Heavenly Tome talent, they will definitely be able to write a Heavenly Tome, or even a Divine Tome. At that time … why would we need to worry about the empire not submitting to us?"
"Is the Commander-In-Chief talking about the Heavenly Tome Monoliths?" Long Qianlin stared blankly, then said, "The forest of the Heavenly Tome Monoliths is located in the White Leaves Forest deep within the mountains. It is said that the White Leaves Forest is filled with ferocious beasts, and it is guarded by dozens of vicious beasts that have lived for tens of thousands of years. Other than that, it is said that there are also some 'hermits' hidden within the forest, cultivating there. Whether they are vicious beasts or hermits, I'm afraid that they will be very difficult to deal with. Moreover, the Heavenly Tome Monoliths Forest is only a legend from tens of thousands of years ago.
Qin Yi said, "I know all this, but the reopening of the Heavenly Imperial Gate and the reappearance of the Heavenly Tome Monolith Forest are also matters that must be carried out. Use all the strength we can to find the Heavenly Tome Monolith Forest. I will leave this matter to you, Marshal Ji Yao!"
Ji Yao's entire body trembled, then he cupped his hands and said, "I will definitely not disappoint the Commander-In-Chief's expectations. I will find the Heavenly Tome Monolith Forest, copy down all of the monolith inscriptions, and bring them back to Yihe Country!"
"Good, immediately gather people to do it. In addition, do not make this matter known, and even more so, do not let the people of the empire know."
"Yes!"
Ji Yao cupped his hands and respectfully retreated.
Qin Yi turned his gaze to Long Qianlin and said, "General Long, what are the recent movements of the demons?"
Long Qianlin said, "The QianFeng and Lei Chong armies have already returned to the north of the mountains. The QianFeng Army is lying dormant in Winterfrost City, while the Lei Chong Army is guarding the eastern border of Cangnan Province, far away from the armies of the empire's steel wall. There shouldn't be a great battle in a short period of time. The spies we sent out have found some news. The QianFeng Army is currently speeding up the replenishment of the Armor Demons. Every day, we can see a batch of Armor Demons coming out of the Heaven's Path Gorge. However, our people do not dare to enter the Heaven's Path Gorge. Any human who enters the Heaven's Path Gorge dies."
"So it's like that … I wonder what the demons are up to!" Qin Yi gently pressed his palm on the table and said, "We should make plans as early as possible. By the way, how is your research on the arrow box going?"
"We have dismantled the arrow box used by the empire. After careful study, the weapons department has developed a new arrow box. Moreover, the improved arrow box has a greater range and greater lethality. At present, the weapons department is working hard to forge it. I believe that before the next war, we will have at least a thousand arrow boxes. Please rest assured, General."
"Yes. Also, we should intensify the training of the Iron Chain Horse."
"But our Iron Chain Horse has no advantage over the Armor Demon Corps at all. General …" Long Qianlin said suspiciously, "Why do we continue to practice this kind of combat method?"
Qin Yi's eyes lit up. "General Long, we should make plans as early as possible. What do you think about using the Iron Chain Horse to fight against the heavy cavalry of the empire after the demons are wiped out?"
Long Qianlin could not help but feel a little disappointed. "Do you still want to destroy the empire, General?"
"Of course."
Qin Yi leaned back on the throne behind him and let out a long sigh. "I can't sleep well if Qin Yin, Lin Muyu, and Feng Jixing are not dead. General Long, you must not have felt the pain of being unable to sleep at night."
Long Qianlin: "…"
…
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Lanyan City, the snow had just cleared up. It was another Shangxi Festival. After celebrating with the people, four heaters were lit in the rear hall of Ze Tian Palace. A wave of warmth enshrouded the place. Female officials and maids stood quietly behind Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi, waiting on them without looking sideways.
"Swish!"
A blue light shot up from the dagger in Qin Yin's hand. According to the intensity of the light, it was relatively dim. It should be a low-rank book. However, Qin Yin was so excited that she was about to jump up. She said joyfully, "I've become a book … Xiao Xi, I've become a book!"
"Yes!"
Tang Xiaoxi's face was also flushed with excitement. She said with a smile, "Xiao Yin has become a book. I should be one soon too. I should be!"
As she spoke, Tang Xiaoxi waved her spiritual pen and quickly wrote a paragraph of divine text on a shield. She had memorized the symbols of this divine text. It was not easy for Tang Xiaoxi, who had never liked to study since she was young. After she finished writing the divine text, Tang Xiaoxi suddenly froze. Flames emerged from her Yi Hai. Although the flames were relatively weak, she still entered the state of mind!
"Swish!"
Another beam of light green light soared into the sky. This was the second time that the Ze Tian Palace had activated the power of the heavens and the earth today. Tang Xiaoxi had also become a book. Although it was still a low-ranked book, and it was the worst book among all the Heavenly Books, it was enough to make the Countess extremely happy.
"Mu, Xiao Yin and I have become books!"
Tang Xiaoxi excitedly rushed to a giant golden pillar at the back of the palace but did not say anything. This was because she and Qin Yin had discovered that Lin Muyu was very focused. The spiritual pen in his hand was swishing and writing golden divine text on a broadsword. This stingy fellow was finally willing to use low-rank black gold powder to write a book of heaven. It was not easy at all!
Lin Muyu was completely focused. His eyebrows were tightly knitted as he wrote the divine text. He had already entered a state of complete concentration. In his Yi Hai, the light of the Holy Pen, Amaterasu, shone in all directions. Every stroke of the pen was so focused and powerful. One by one, the divine text quickly seeped into the broadsword. Very quickly, just as the book was about to be completed, his body suddenly shook. His spiritual sense entered a chaotic space. Hurricanes danced wildly around him, almost tearing his armor and body apart. The biting cold wind made it difficult for him to open his eyes. An absolute storm was gradually forming!
"Swish!"
A pale yellow light shot up into the sky. Once again, he had become a book!
"Wow …"
Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi's little mouths were wide open. "It's become a book again. A low-rank Earthly Tome!"
Lin Muyu took a deep breath and woke up from his state of mind. Looking at the pale yellow light on the blade, he said, "Yes, it's become a book again. And it's still a low-rank Earthly Tome … What's wrong with me?"
This was already the fifth low-rank Earthly Tome that Lin Muyu had written in the past half a month. No matter how hard he tried, no matter how much he refined the wisp of Fuxi's divine power, and even the materials he used were constantly upgraded. He used an exquisite artifact embryo and black gold powder, but the result was still a low-rank Earthly Tome. There was not a single trace of a breakthrough.
Qin Yin slowly sat down beside Lin Muyu. She smiled gently and said, "It's probably because of the combination of the Divine Characters. The Divine Characters that we use are all very simple, and they can't activate the more powerful Power of Heaven and Earth. If we want to write a Heavenly Book of a higher grade, we have to learn more complicated and profound Divine Character combinations."
"Yes, that's right …"
Lin Muyu slowly sheathed his longsword and asked, "But where can we learn more profound stories?"
"I don't know either. Most of the Heavenly Tome and Godly Tome inscriptions on the continent have been lost …"
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