After talking to the Xuanfu people, Su Qian went to meet with the officials of the government.
After she left, Xiang Chun said to Zhang Yu, "Head Xuan, none of the people who came this time can be considered real Xuanxiu people. That Lieutenant Su was also vague. Is there …"
Zhang Yu said, "As long as they are from Tianxia, there is no need to differentiate between Xuanxiu and ordinary people. Moreover, after seeing the beacon towers, the people from the mainland came to rescue us, right?"
Xiang Chun said, "I am just a little worried."
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "I know what Senior Martial Brother Xiang is worried about. However, the general trend has changed, and it's not something that can be disobeyed by one's own will. Unless one can change the world with one's strength. Fortunately, cultivators of our generation have such a way to improve themselves. As long as our Dao Heart doesn't change, we won't be disturbed by others. What is there to fear?"
Xiang Chun nodded and said emotionally, "Head Xuan is right. I was too narrow-minded."
Zhang Yu glanced at the Xuan Dragon circling above, who seemed to be guarding this area. He said, "Let's go back and prepare. Let's see how many people will leave Dongting Court and return to the mainland together."
On the other side, when Su Qian was facing the people from the government residence, she was obviously not as cordial as she was towards the people from the Profound Palace. She herself only showed her face once, and after politely giving some instructions, she handed over the specific matters to her assistant to contact the administration.
The Protectorate General was prepared to arrange a place for her to stay, but she politely declined.
It was not that she did not like it. However, there was a rule in the Tianxia army that all generals were not allowed to stay overnight in any administration.
If she did not strictly follow the rules, the Battalion Supervisor had the right to arrest her immediately and order the Lieutenant to take over the command of the entire Guangye Battalion.
Therefore, after she bid farewell to the people of the Protectorate General, a light flashed between her eyebrows. A beautiful silver armor covered her body once again. With a tap of her foot, she flew into the sky and returned to her own silver flying boat.
When her feet landed on the platform, a door on the flying boat opened in a spiral shape, and she walked in.
After entering, a mist floated up and enveloped her. After a while, the armor on her body separated as if it had dissolved and returned to the space between her eyebrows.
After a while, the mist dissipated.
This was to isolate all kinds of small creatures and auras that did not belong to them. It was also not purely for cleaning. It was a necessary step that the Tianxia army concluded after a long period of fighting with foreign enemies.
She walked along the long cabin. There were many soldiers and attendants on the flying boat. When they saw her return, they immediately leaned against the wall and bowed respectfully.
She looked straight ahead until she arrived at her own cabin. the cabin was very simple.
The layout of this place was very simple. Other than the necessary sleeping and sitting parts, there were only a few talismans and a red cicada wing knot with a long tassel hanging on the side door.
She was not like those people from military clans who insisted on decorating their cabins in a comfortable, luxurious, and beautiful manner. It was enough as long as it was simple and practical.
She walked to a pillar of light in the center of the cabin and pressed her hand against a beautifully curved piece of white jade. In an instant, many images were projected into her mind.
The things she was looking at were the last documents and register from the Dongting Protectorate sixty years ago. Most of them were records of the upper echelons of the protectorate. However, when it came to Xuanfu, there was only the most basic of names and positions. There was no specific information.
This was because Xuanfu was subordinate to Xuanting and belonged to the highest position in the system of etiquette. However, any records of Xuanxiu could not be accessed by the military or the political bureau at will.
Unless it was a serious matter of treason, but this still needed to be reported to the Xuanting Court in advance. Only after obtaining permission could it be accessed.
When she came to the Dongting Protectorate, she had already seen these records. However, she only paid attention to the head of the Xuantou. The others only had a name and no appearance. She was too lazy to remember them.
However, when she flipped through the records, she found that there was no name of Zhang Yu, the head of the Xuantou. This meant that he had grown up in the past sixty years.
She thought for a moment and called out, "Ah Mo."
"I'm here."
A clear and peaceful female voice appeared beside her. Following that, a figure that seemed to be formed by stardust appeared.
This was her observer. She was responsible for observing people and things that she could not notice during battle. She even observed the enemy's weakness.
Su Qian asked, "Ah Mo, can you see the level of power of the head of the Xuantou?"
Ah Mo's clear voice echoed in the cabin. "The head of the Xuantou's breath is deep and it is well hidden. It is difficult to see anything. Based on preliminary analysis, he should be a middle level cultivator."
Su Qian nodded. She was not surprised at all.
The Dongting Protectorate was a high level protectorate a hundred years ago. At its peak, there were twenty middle level Xuanxiu. There were even traces of high level cultivators.
To be able to control such a Xuanfu, the head of the Xuantou must be at least a middle level cultivator.
She asked again, "What about the others?"
"None."
"Hmm?" Su Qian was surprised. "What?"
Ah Mo said calmly, "Other than the head of the Xuantou, no one else has reached the middle level."
Su Qian was surprised at first. Then, she became silent. She knew why.
"Lieutenant."
The voice of the attendant sounded outside the cabin door.
Su Qian asked, "What is it?"
"Lieutenant, just now, the lieutenant received a file from the Protectorate. It contains the major events that happened in the past sixty years. We have organized it. Please take a look."
Su Qian said, "Bring it in."
The cabin door opened. A female attendant walked in with a stack of documents. However, she did not seem to notice "Ah Mo" standing at the side. After putting down the documents, she bowed respectfully and left.
Su Qian opened the file and read it. It recorded the major events of the Dongting Protectorate in the past sixty years. After flipping through it, she had a general understanding of the situation in the Dongting Protectorate. She sighed. "It is not easy for the Dongting Protectorate to hold on."
However, she also noticed that the last paragraph of the file was newly added. It mainly recorded what the head of the Xuantou, Zhang Yu, did.
After persisting for sixty years in the Dongting Protectorate, it had still been on the verge of collapse. In the end, it could be said that Zhang Yu had single-handedly overturned the situation.
It was not an exaggeration to say that he saved all the people.
Su Qian was lost in thought for a moment. She closed the file and stood up. With a wave of her hand, the cabin wall in front of her seemed to melt away. Auspicious Light City below, the distant land, mountains, and rivers, and the vast sea appeared before her eyes.
Then she looked in the direction of Mount An. She could see that behind it was the boundless land. Until now, it was still shrouded in the Turbid Tide. It seemed to be covered in a layer of mysterious fog.
She read the description in the file and was filled with curiosity. She wanted to go there and investigate.
However, even the Guangye Battalion could not go deep into the Turbid Tide without guidance. Moreover, military orders did not allow her to do so. Thus, she could only regretfully give up.
At this moment, in front of the Summer Viewing Platform in Auspicious Light City, a beautiful girl wearing glasses stood there. Her hair was casually tied up behind her back. She held a bright jade board in her arms. From time to time, she would make some strokes on it. Then, she would press on a piece of paper to form words and distribute them.
At her side, there were quite a few administrative officials and a few teachers from Taiyang Academy.
Liu Guang was also among them. He looked at the jade board in the girl's hands and recognized that this item was called "Tuo Yu". Originally, only Xuanfu's Xuanxiu could use it. He never expected that it would be used in the military.
The girl walked around the interior of the Summer Viewing Platform under everyone's accompaniment. Then, she came out and said to everyone, "This beacon tower is already an old object from a hundred years ago. It needs to be reinforced and repaired. Oh, there is no need to use your side's wealth. We brought quite a few supplies. It doesn't matter if we use too much. En, we can make up for it later."
When an administrative official heard this, he tried to ask. Only then did he find out that if the lost protectorates diligently defended their land, not only would they not need to pay taxes, Tianxia would even give them some subsidies. However, it was not in the form of money. Instead, it was to help them replace all kinds of outdated production supplies. Meanwhile, things like docking ports, mines, workshops, and the like were also included.
The girl looked at the beacon tower and propped up her chin with a pen. "Right, we also need to build a 'telescope' here."
Liu Guang asked, "What's a 'telescope'?"
The girl said, "I can't explain it clearly. It can be seen as a bridge for communication within the Turbid Tide. For example, it took a total of sixty-six days to reach here from the time we saw the Eastern Court Beacon Tower. This was because we had no choice but to adjust our direction repeatedly due to the influence of the Turbid Tide. However, if the situation was critical, it would definitely be too late. However, with a 'telescope', the fastest flying boat would only need a few days to reach here. "
Liu Guang nodded. "Then we will have to build one."
The girl raised her hand to cover the light above her head. Then, she looked at the distant Mount Qigis. "However, using the entire peak as a beacon tower is quite interesting. It should be the work of Grandmaster Guo."
When she spoke up to here, she seemed to have recalled something and said, "Oh, also, we need to build a heavenly boat berth to berth all our flying boats." She pointed forward with her slender finger. "I think that place is not bad."
Everyone looked over and saw that it was in the direction of Mount An. The administrative official hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's Mount An. There are many natives and EsGods there."
The girl said, "No problem, I can send a letter to the Radiance Camp to help clean it up."
"Is the Radiance Camp very powerful?" A child's voice suddenly sounded.
The girl looked down and saw Xiao Tong, who was not even ten years old. She subconsciously adjusted her glasses. A child?
She asked curiously, "Why is there a child here?"
The person beside Xiao Tong said unhappily, "Rude, this is the Viceroy."
"Viceroy?"
The girl was shocked. In terms of rank, the Viceroy was one level higher than Su Qian. She put down her things in a fluster and bowed. "Qiu Ran greets the Viceroy."
Yang Jue said, "No need to be so polite." He looked at the flying boats floating in the sky with a curious expression. He pointed and said, "Over there, can I go up and take a look?"
Qiu Ran said regretfully, "I'm afraid not."
After seeing Yang Jue's disappointed expression, she smiled slyly. "However, if the Viceroy comforts the soldiers of the Radiance Camp in the name of the government residence, that's another matter. They won't stop you from going up, right?"
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