On the 12th of March, the Supreme Commander of the African Theater of Operations, the Logistics Support Center, the Phantom Army stationed in Africa, and the Atlantic Fleet received orders from the imperial court at the same time.
"Execute the steel forging plan immediately."
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The following week, the African Theater of Operations began to operate secretly to make the final preparations for the implementation of the steel forging plan that had been formulated last year.
At this time, there didn't seem to be any obvious changes on the European continent.
The Germanic Dynasty was still fighting fiercely with the Gaul army, and the war in Europe seemed to be in a stalemate, giving the Romanov Dynasty an advantage.
Ouyang Shuo saw a different scene. Under the secret surveillance of the Black Snake Guards, he knew that the Germanic Dynasty was quietly withdrawing from the frontline in Gaul and moving north.
The exchange of fire between the two sides was just an illusion.
At this point, Manstein's goal was very obvious. He wanted to deal a fatal blow to the Romanov Dynasty.
Such a plan coincided with Great Xia's strategy. After receiving the intelligence, Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but reveal a trace of joy.
The Germanic Dynasty had really sent a beautiful assist to Great Xia.
In contrast, the Persian battlefield was much more intense.
Under the overwhelming offensive of the Great Xia army, the Persian Empire's territory was gradually falling into enemy hands. The dividing line between the two sides was like a deadly red coastline that constantly advanced from the east to the west.
The situation of the war was getting clearer.
Ouyang Shuo predicted that as long as the Great Xia army continued to exert pressure, the Persian king would be unable to hold on. If he didn't want to lose everything, it would be best for him to take the initiative to admit defeat.
In that case, Ouyang Shuo could still consider arranging an official position for him.
It wouldn't do anyone any good if he persisted.
After all, Ouyang Shuo wasn't willing to destroy a country every time it was destroyed. If that was the case, it would be a laborious task and a considerable loss of national strength.
Of course, if the Persian king surrendered, the Great Xia army wouldn't show any mercy.
Ouyang Shuo even instructed the frontline to fight in the glory of the Great Xia army. Not only did they have to frighten the enemy, but they also had to instill fear in the hearts of the Persian people.
They had to beat the enemy until they were in pain and afraid.
Only in this way could the empire govern Persia in the future without any setbacks.
Many times, some blood had to be shed. Otherwise, it wouldn't form a brand and people wouldn't remember.
When necessary, Ouyang Shuo could also shed blood.
At the same time, the Silver Hand and Azure Emblem's public opinion finally reached its peak. This time, Ouyang Shuo had to go even if he didn't want to.
When it came to guiding public opinion, the two organizations were truly masters.
If it wasn't for Ouyang Shuo's original intention, and if it was someone else who wasn't willing, he might really be played to death just like this, sullenly becoming the scapegoat of the two organizations.
March 20th. Seeing that there were only two months left until the deadline given by Gaia, Jack finally didn't want to drag things out any longer. He represented the Dawson Dynasty in formally expressing their approval of the Grand Xia.
At this point, the Great Xia Dynasty had perfectly fulfilled the three requirements to become an Imperial Dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo didn't waste any time. He arrived at the Main Hall at eight in the morning, opened his communication compass, and clicked on the application to become an Imperial Dynasty.
As soon as he clicked on it, a series of system notifications flashed across the compass.
"System notification: Detecting the requirements for the Grand Xia Empire to advance …"
"Condition 1: Unify the Huaxia region. Fulfill the condition!"
"Condition 2: Obtain the overlord status of the Asian region, satisfy the requirements!"
"Condition 3: Obtain the recognition of the entire world's dynasties. Fulfill the requirements!"
"System Notification: Detection complete. The Grand Xia Empire has fulfilled the requirements to advance to a Grand Empire. Do you wish to advance?"
As soon as Ouyang Shuo clicked on the confirmation button, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky.
At the same time, a rainbow-colored ray of light as thick as a millstone rose from the Xia Palace. In an instant, it shot into the sky. Following that, clusters of rainbow-colored auspicious clouds appeared in the sky, mixed with rays of rainbow-colored auspicious lights.
An auspicious sign descended from the sky.
Interestingly, one of the rainbow-colored rays of light landed on the Persian battlefield.
The Great Xia army that was charging forward was bathed in the rainbow-colored auspicious lights. Their strength suddenly multiplied, and they were like heavenly soldiers and generals. They immediately defeated the Persian army.
Seeing such a "miracle", the Persian army was so frightened that they immediately surrendered.
A ray of rainbow-colored light won a local battle for the Great Xia, and it became a legend on the battlefield.
This small interlude tilted the battlefield in favor of the Great Xia, and it became the last straw that broke the Persian Empire's back. If nothing unexpected happened, the Persian King would soon surrender.
Ouyang Shuo's communication compass continued to pop up with system notifications.
"System notification: Congratulations to the Great Xia for advancing to an Imperial Dynasty. The Great Xia Dollar has automatically become the global currency, and it can be freely circulated within the borders of all dynasties."
With that, the Great Xia Dollar made another counterattack in the battle against the Primordial Dao.
If Jack knew that there were such benefits to advancing to an Imperial Dynasty, would he regret it so much that his intestines would turn green? This was a classic example of shooting oneself in the foot.
"System notification: Congratulations to the Great Xia for advancing to an Imperial Dynasty. The global ports and markets of all dynasties will be freely opened to the Great Xia to acknowledge the Great Xia's position as the overlord."
With these two points, Great Xia's dominant position in the global trade was basically guaranteed.
Even the trade rules would be set by the Great Xia.
This established the economic foundation of the Great Xia in the future, and it was basically in an invincible position.
This was a pleasant surprise.
Before this, no one knew that advancing to an Imperial Dynasty would have such benefits.
Actually, it was understandable. After all, one of the prerequisites for advancing to an Imperial Dynasty was to obtain the recognition of all the dynasties in the world. Since that was the case, there would definitely be a series of tangible benefits.
Otherwise, why would there be such a high difficulty requirement?
If it wasn't for this freak accident, Ouyang Shuo wouldn't have the confidence to send the Great Xia to the throne of an Imperial Dynasty so quickly. This was Ouyang Shuo's ultimate goal in the game world.
Apart from this, there were also a series of benefits for advancing to an Imperial Dynasty.
It could only be said that compared to a dynasty, an Imperial Dynasty indeed stood at the peak of the world. The significance was completely different.
Perhaps because it was too shocking, or perhaps because it was too symbolic, Gaia, who had already canceled the system announcement, immediately made an exception and once again made a system announcement.
"World Announcement: Congratulations to China's player Ouyang Shuo for successfully advancing the Great Xia Dynasty to the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty, becoming the first ruler in the world to ascend to the throne. Special reward: 10 Homo sapiens, as well as permanent S-rank authority, as a reward. Congratulations Ouyang Shuo, congratulations to the Great Xia!"
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As soon as the announcement was made, the entire world was in an uproar.
The players of the entire world didn't expect that Ouyang Shuo would be so straightforward. Without any preparations, he immediately applied for a promotion as soon as the Dawson Dynasty made their announcement.
This surprise came a bit too suddenly.
Logically speaking, since the Great Xia was the first and perhaps only Imperial Dynasty in the entire game world to become an Imperial Dynasty, the Great Xia should at least make some grand preparations and hold a grand promotion ceremony.
Ouyang Shuo had his own ideas.
Firstly, the Great Xia was currently at war with Persia, and they were secretly preparing for another huge battle. Holding a promotion ceremony now seemed a bit inappropriate.
Secondly, the Great Xia had already held two promotions, so there was no need to hold another one.
Furthermore, with the current atmosphere, it was far from being a festive occasion. If the Great Xia were to hold a grand celebration now, it would give people the feeling that a villain was intoxicated by his success. It was better to keep a low profile.
In this way, Ouyang Shuo was able to advance directly without making any preparations. Of course, although there was no promotion ceremony, there was still a pleasant surprise.
After Gaia made the announcement, Ouyang Shuo logged into the forums and posted a message: "From now on, I accept Gaia's invitation to lead the Great Xia team to Planet Hope."
The moment the news came out, the entire world was in an uproar.
If it was said that the players were just surprised before, then this time, they were truly pleasantly surprised.
Ouyang Shuo's declaration meant that at the moment of humanity's survival, there was finally someone who stood up and was prepared to turn the tide, to win a chance of survival for humanity.
The players' hearts that were hanging in suspense finally relaxed a little.
Over the past few months, the Silver Hand and Azure Emblem's overwhelming publicity had made Ouyang Shuo's legendary deeds widely known. He was eulogized by the citizens of various countries.
Rising from humble beginnings, devoting himself to inheriting the Chinese civilization and unifying China.
One legendary event after another gave the players reason to believe that Ouyang Shuo and his team would create new miracles on Planet Hope. They would overcome difficulties and establish new unparalleled achievements.
Ouyang Shuo's global prestige reached its peak.
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Back in the royal study, Ouyang Shuo still could not hide the excitement on his face.
Ouyang Shuo was excited not because of the recognition of the players, nor was it because he was about to head to Planet Hope, but because of the reward that Gaia had just given him.
He never dreamed that other than the ten spots of homo sapiens, Gaia would also reward him with a permanent S-class authority.
This was a reward that could drive people crazy.
After the disintegration of the Federation, there was not a single human with S-class authority. The highest was A-class.
Even Ouyang Shuo had relied on the rich resources of Great Xia to materialize a batch of homo sapiens. His Achievement Points had been reduced to 90 million points. He was still 10 million points away from the S-class requirement of 100 million points.
If there were no accidents, Ouyang Shuo would be the first player to be promoted to S-class authority.
The greater significance of Gaia's reward was that Ouyang Shuo no longer had any worries. In the future, no matter how he materialized or exchanged, even if he used up all his Achievement Points, he would still be able to maintain his S-class authority.
It was equivalent to saying that there was no problem of demotion.
This was too important for the upcoming expedition. With 90 million Achievement Points, Ouyang Shuo could do many more things besides materializing another batch of homo sapiens.
This was probably Gaia's intention for this move.
"You're very thoughtful!"
Ouyang Shuo looked up at the sky and thought to himself.
It could be said that Gaia had already given Ouyang Shuo the greatest help within the scope of her authority.
What the future held depended on Ouyang Shuo.
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Under Ouyang Shuo's operation, the storm of Great Xia becoming an Imperial Dynasty quickly subsided. It did not cause too much of a stir.
The focus of the world returned to the battlefield.
On the 1st of April, Great Xia once again ignited global public opinion.
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