The old man with the tall crown traveled underground and used a night's time to return to the Independent Province. He then returned to the platform near the upper level. As soon as he arrived, he immediately felt the rumbling from above. Clearly, the Green Sun Army's attack was still ongoing.
He summoned a guard surnamed Gao who was in charge of overseeing the various matters here and asked, "What's the situation?"
Gao Hujun's expression was somewhat nervous as he replied, "Minister, our topmost level has already collapsed. It looks like the second level won't be able to hold on much longer. If the second level is breached, then we'll have to face the Green Sun Army's vanguard directly." With that, he cupped his fists and said, "This subordinate earnestly requests Minister to withdraw to the fourth level as soon as possible!"
At this moment, an earth-shattering explosion came from above. Everyone present couldn't help but sway as sand and stones fell from above.
Everyone's expression changed because the rumbling outside suddenly became much louder at this moment. This meant that the outermost layer of the second level was very likely breached.
One of the attendants looked anxiously at the old man with the tall crown and said, "Minister …"
The old man with the tall crown was very calm. He stood without moving and said, "What are you panicking for? Did you do as I told you before?"
Gao Hujun was also impressed by his reaction and said, "Minister, everything has been arranged. All the mystic weapons have been buried."
The old man with the tall crown turned around and ordered a trusted guard, "Take a thousand armored soldiers to the Fu General Estate and invite the Right Fu General here. Also, bring Master Craftsman Chen and Master Craftsman Zhao from the Tenki-in Hall here. I'll wait for them here."
The trusted guard hesitated and looked up at him. "Minister, what if the Right Fu General and the two master craftsmen are unwilling?"
The old man with the tall crown said expressionlessly, "I only want you to invite them here. It doesn't matter if they live or die."
The trusted guard immediately understood and cupped his fists with a bow. His expression was cold and solemn as he said, "This subordinate understands."
After he left, the old man asked Gao Hujun, "How many people do we have left?"
Gao Hujun said, "We still have a hundred and thirty thousand soldiers in our hands. However, the people's hearts are in turmoil right now. Many people are secretly colluding with the Green Sun Army. This subordinate can only truly control twenty thousand elites. However, the Green Sun Army values the lives of their soldiers very much. It seems that they would rather use Xuan Soldiers to pave the way than send soldiers to fight with me for this strategic location."
At this moment, the noises above suddenly stopped. However, everybody knew that it was not because the Green Sun Fleet had stopped attacking but because the next round of bombardment was coming.
The old man said, "Gao Hujun, you don't have to wait here. Go do what you need to do."
Gao Hujun nodded vigorously and cupped his fists: "Then this subordinate will take his leave. Prime Minister, take care!" As he spoke, he took a few steps back and turned to leave.
The old man waited for about half a summer's time before the trusted guard he had sent out returned. He hurriedly reported, "Minister, there is no trace of anyone in the Right Kingdom Palace. We found an entrance in the back garden of the palace. From the traces, it seems that they have been gone for at least three days."
The old man was startled and then sneered: "Very well, all of them want to run." He then asked, "What about the Production Institution? What about the Production Institution? "
The trusted guard sighed and said, "When this subordinate arrived, everyone in the manufacturing department had already committed suicide for the country. Prime Minister, the craftsmen and master craftsmen of the manufacturing department are still loyal to Shuang Zhou and the Prime Minister."
The old man with the tall crown said expressionlessly, "What's with loyalty? When did these craftsmen have the slightest respect for Frost Continent and Prime Minister? If I'm not mistaken, those corpses should be the substitutes of some creators. "
Hearing this, everyone was speechless.
At this moment, an attendant rushed in from outside and said with a panicked expression, "Prime Minister, Prime Minister, something bad has happened."
The old man's emotions were no longer stirred. He said, "Speak, what is it now?"
The attendant said in a panic, "Gao Hujun, it's Gao Hujun. After he went out, he actually brought all the soldiers under his command to join the Azure Sun Army!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright.
The old man had received enough bad news today. For a moment, he didn't have any reaction. It seemed like he was already numb.
The attendant said anxiously, "Prime Minister, Gao Hujun knows the truth of the third floor and also knows that Prime Minister is here. Prime Minister, please leave quickly."
The old man said coldly, "At least he still has some camaraderie. He didn't capture me and directly hand me over."
He looked at everyone present and said, "What about you? Do you want to leave? If you want to leave, you can leave. I won't stop you. "
All the personal guards and attendants here looked at each other and bowed. "We're all willing to follow Prime Minister!"
The old man looked at everyone and finally said solemnly, "Alright, now that the Independent State can't be defended, we can only give up. Gather your men and follow me out of this place." He looked outside and said solemnly, "As long as the Melting Pool still exists, there will be a day when we return."
After the Azure Sun Fleet broke through several layers of earth barricades, they continuously bombarded the Independent State for several days.
Not only was the outer barrier of the Independent State completely destroyed, but even the inner barrier was riddled with holes. There wasn't a single intact area left.
Then, more than three hundred thousand soldiers and countless creations rushed into the underground.
However, although most of the upper-class people in the Independent State had lost their will to resist and surrendered one after another, there were still some people in the middle and lower levels who refused to give up and continued to stubbornly resist.
However, these people were in the minority now. Under the superior military strength of the Azure Sun Army, they quickly disappeared like a wave.
At this time, the Azure Sun Army received a piece of news from the soldiers of Shuang Province who had surrendered and returned. It said there was an area in the third layer of the Independent State where the residence of Shuang Province's Zhengguo was located.
Everyone in the army attached great importance to this person. Cao Du told them to capture this person alive if possible. If they could control this person, not only would there be no more secrets in Shuang Province, but it would also be much easier to deal with the people of Shuang Province.
While the army was rapidly approaching the underground, Zhang Yu arrived at the southwest corner of the Independent State.
This place used to be a rather large flower garden and palace, but now, only collapsed walls and dilapidated walls remained due to the explosion of mystic weapons. However, because it was in a secluded corner and didn't have any value, a portion of it remained.
At this moment, his gaze fell, and many items seemed to be lifted up by an invisible force and slowly floated into the sky. After a long time, a metal box floated over and he reached out to grab it.
After examining it for a moment, he opened it and found more than a hundred beads the size of rice grains inside. There were strands of electricity swimming around the beads, and he could faintly hear the sound of thunder. This thing gave him a faint feeling of danger.
After looking at it a few times, he seemed to have sensed something. His finger moved, and the lid of the box closed with a bang. He looked up into the sky.
A beam of light floated down from the sky, and a metal giant landed in front of him. The armor on its body then fell back to reveal an armored soldier he had seen at Cao Du's side.
This soldier cupped his fists at him and said, "Zhang Xuanzheng, we've found the residence of Shuang Province's Zhengguo. Commandant Zhan is currently leading people there. However, rumors have it that this Zhengguo is very mystical. General Cao is afraid there will be an accident, so he wants to invite Zhang Xuanzheng to go with him."
He paused and then said in a low voice, "The general said he's already sent people to the legislative council. Zhang Xuanzheng, please don't worry. Once there's news, Xuanzheng will be informed."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I understand."
This soldier clearly had military affairs to attend to, so he saluted again and flew away.
Zhang Yu looked at the bright light streaking across the sky. He kept the box into his purple star pouch, then flew towards the south in a streak of light.
Before he came out, he already knew the location of the Zhengguo's residence, so he returned very quickly. After a short while, he landed in front of a huge palace plaza.
This palace was grand and sturdy. Even after being ravaged by Xuan Weapons, it still stood tall. It was just that the coiling dragon pillars and various defensive structures in front of the palace had been destroyed. At this moment, soldiers were constantly pouring in, and there were bursts of explosions coming from inside. It was obvious that a fierce battle was still going on.
His figure was slightly suspended in the air, and then he quickly floated inside. He quickly passed through one grand palace after another, and the broken corpses of the Crystal Jade Giants could be seen everywhere on the ground.
As the sounds of the fierce battle inside became clearer and clearer, he finally arrived in front of a hall carved with huge frost flowers.
In front of the hall was a corridor with a row of tall pillars, and there were tall sculptures on both sides of the corridor. They were all strange creatures that he had never seen before.
But what surprised him was that these sculptures had a faint heat flow. Although it was not strong, it was indeed there.
He stood there without moving, and the heat flow gathered on his body. Generally speaking, when he absorbed things from a distance, there would not be any damage. However, these statues were different. After the heat flow above them dissipated, they collapsed one by one and fell to the ground on both sides.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a series of continuous cheers coming from the main hall, and the rumbling stopped. He couldn't help but look over. After a long time, he saw a man in gorgeous clothes being escorted out by a group of armored soldiers.
This man was about 40 years old. He was tall, handsome, and wore a crown that symbolized royal authority. He was dressed in a golden-white high-collared frost flower king robe. At this moment, he was escorted out, but his expression was still dignified.
Zhang Yu stood under the corridor and saw this group of people coming over. He asked a soldier in front, "Who are these people?"
When the soldier saw him, he hastily stopped and cupped his fists, saying excitedly, "Reporting to Xuanzheng, this person is Shuangzhou Zhengguo."
Zhang Yu took a deep look at the man and did not say anything else. He turned around and walked out. When he arrived outside, he fell into deep thought as he looked at the ruins.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a drawn-out sword hum.
He looked up and saw a streak of light descending from the sky and landing on a broken platform in front of him with a boom. He Jun, carrying two swords on his back, appeared.
He stood on the platform and looked at Zhang Yu. He cupped his hands and said, "Zhang Xuanzheng, the Independent Province has been conquered. Can we fulfill our agreement for this battle?"
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