This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 540 National War
Inside the hall, the smoke dissipated.

Everyone's eyes turned to the imperial guard soldier who was chosen to block the bullets.

This man had already withdrawn his body-protecting strength, and the armor on his chest was torn, leaving several conspicuous bullet holes!

This imperial guard soldier was wearing a protective suit under his armor. After the bullet penetrated his body protection and armor, it was ultimately unable to penetrate the protective suit.

So this imperial guard soldier was not injured.

However, the power displayed by the assault rifle named "Black Fire" produced by the Western delegation still shocked the ministers of the Great Blue Dynasty!

Being able to develop high-level strength means that this imperial guard soldier is at least a third-tier Daoji-stage warrior.

Such masters have become the backbone of the Great Blue Dynasty.

But now, ordinary people in the Western Continent have the possibility to harm masters of this level with just a weapon!

The Da Lan Dynasty officials present were not unfamiliar with this type of firearm that could fire continuously.

The existing heavy machine gun is such a weapon.

However, the existing heavy machine guns use a water-cooled structure and weigh more than 400 kilograms, which is very bulky and inconvenient to carry. They also have a high failure rate, and the theoretical maximum rate of fire can only reach rounds per minute.

Looking at the assault rifle now brought out by the Western delegation, it is smaller in size, lighter in weight, has a faster rate of fire, higher accuracy and greater power.

Being a little ahead in each item, when combined together it is an all-round crushing victory!
The advent of firearms has changed the form of warfare and enhanced the role of ordinary people in war.

But for now, the gunpowder weapons that the Great Blue Dynasty possesses can at most allow ordinary people to threaten martial artists in the Qi Transformation period.

Going up to the Dao Foundation Stage, the threat of gunpowder weapons becomes much smaller. Even if ordinary people carry mortars, it is difficult to threaten Dao Foundation Stage masters.

The advantage of middle-level strongmen over gunpowder weapons means that firearms can only play a supporting role in war and are difficult to play a decisive role.

But when the West comes up with assault rifles like the 'Black Fire', the situation is different.

Although the ministers of the Cabinet present were civil servants, they were not ignorant of military affairs.

The first thing that came to their mind was not just the huge threat that ordinary people would pose if they mastered such weapons.

The essence of weapons is just a tool, and it is people who determine their upper limit.

The same weapon will exert completely different power in the hands of an ordinary person and in the hands of a supernatural being.

If several martial artists in the Qi Transformation Stage were armed with such weapons, would they be able to easily kill Dao Base Stage warriors below the third gear?
Or conversely, if a Daoji-stage strongman holds such a weapon, to what extent will his killing efficiency against low-level warriors be improved?
Duke Zeke said this was a groundbreaking weapon, and it was not an exaggeration at all!

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The hall fell silent.

Zeke motioned for his subordinate to return to his seat with his gun.

He took the Blackfire assault rifle from the other party, placed it on the table, and pushed it forward:

"Master Prime Minister, are you satisfied with the gifts we gave you?"

Ye Ze'an remained calm and composed from beginning to end.

He looked at the assault rifle on the table and said calmly, "There are seven countries in your delegation. Are you only sending one gun?"

The smile on Zeke's face froze.

Duke Miller, who was sitting on his left, smiled slightly and said in fluent Central Plains dialect:
"We have assault rifles like this in every country. In addition, we also have large-caliber multi-barrel heavy machine guns and sniper rifles with a range of more than 2,000 meters. If the Prime Minister likes them, we can give them to you."

Ye Ze'an nodded: "Then I will thank you all for your gifts on behalf of His Majesty."

Miller looked at him and said, "It seems that the Prime Minister likes this gift very much. We can also sell these guns to your country."

These words immediately made all the civil officials present change color.

"Are you willing to sell these guns to us?"

A cabinet official couldn't help but ask for confirmation again.

"Yes, if your country is willing to do business with us, we can sell these new weapons."

Zeke nodded.

“How do you want to do business?”

A cabinet official asked.

The Western delegation had been prepared for this. After hearing this question, the seven envoys immediately took out the same booklet and handed it to the officials of the Great Lan Dynasty sitting opposite them.

The officials of the Cabinet took the booklet and started reading it, and their expressions became increasingly grim.

Snapped!
After a moment, a cabinet official suddenly slammed his palm on the wooden table, his face livid:
"Absolutely ridiculous!"

The so-called "plan" prepared by the Western delegation requires the Great Blue Dynasty to fully open up commercial trade with the Western Continent.

The seven countries in the Western Continent plan to build ports on the western coastline, and to open companies and build factories in various provinces of the Great Blue Dynasty.

The Great Blue Dynasty was not allowed to restrict the commercial trade between the two parties in any form, including the sale of opium.

If the other party had not written in the business plan that all commercial transactions would be subject to commercial taxes and tariffs in accordance with the law, which would have barely saved some dignity for the Great Lan Dynasty, I'm afraid some officials would have been unable to resist tearing up the booklets in their hands!

Even for the two great desert kingdoms that were subservient to the Great Blue Dynasty, the Great Blue Dynasty's caravans could not have such extensive free trade rights within their borders.

Ever since Ye Ze'an launched the Mingxin Reform, commercial trade between the East Continent and the West Continent has never stopped.

However, this kind of trade has always been firmly controlled by the imperial court. Even if some civilian forces secretly trade with the Western Continent, they are only small-scale transactions.

Now the seven Western Continent countries want the Great Blue Dynasty to hand over all its power. This is as bad as allowing outsiders to urinate and defecate in their own homes!
Among the Da Lan Dynasty officials present, only two remained calm.

One was Li Fei, who never opened his eyes from beginning to end.

One was Ye Ze'an. He just glanced at the contents of the plan casually and put it on the table without reading it anymore.

The seven dukes all focused their eyes on Ye Ze'an, waiting for his reply.

Ye Ze'an placed his palm on the booklet in front of him and gently pushed it forward:

"Leave the gift, and take this back."

Duke Zeke frowned slightly: "What do you mean, Prime Minister? If you have any dissatisfaction with this plan, you can raise it and we can talk about it slowly."

Of course, the seven Western countries know that the business plan they put forward is an exorbitant price.

But the price is high and the price is low.

Many things can be discussed again, and they are not incapable of making concessions.

But Ye Ze'an's attitude was that he didn't even want to talk!

Ye Ze'an is just an ordinary person without any cultivation.

But at this moment, the old man with gray hair sitting there had an aura that made the seven dukes dare not underestimate!

He glanced at the seven dukes one by one, and said slowly and firmly:

"In the land of the Great Blue Dynasty, the Great Blue Dynasty will always have the highest power. This has been the case in the past, is the case now, and will be the case in the future!"

There was silence for a moment.

Duke Miller, with silver hair, showed his signature smile again:
"As far as I know, the situation of the Great Blue Dynasty is not good now. The Buddha in the Pudu Temple killed your emperor, but you still dare not take action against the Pudu Temple. With the internal troubles still unsolved, do you really want to reject our goodwill?"

These words made all the cabinet officials look angry, but also somewhat helpless.

Can the Western Continent completely change the power gap between them and the Great Blue Dynasty with just an assault rifle, even if they are equipped with some other more powerful weapons?

Obviously this is impossible.

But as Miller said, if the Buddhists are not eliminated, does the Great Blue Dynasty really have the spare energy to deal with the covetous Western Continent?

Yesterday, the delegation was attacked before they even entered the city, which undoubtedly made the Seven Kingdoms of Western Continent more certain of the current situation of the Great Blue Dynasty.

If the seven Western Continental states invade for the second time and the Buddhists attack at the same time, how should the Great Blue Dynasty respond?
The Seven Kingdoms of the Western Continent suddenly sent an envoy at this time because they saw the right opportunity and knew that this was the weakest time for the Great Blue Dynasty. Otherwise, how could they dare to come up with such a plan?

Those who don’t know would think that the Great Blue Dynasty was defeated by the Seven-Nation Alliance twenty-two years ago.

"Duke Miller, are you threatening us on behalf of the Kingdom of Severen?"

Ye Ze'an and Miller looked at each other and asked this.

The fake smile on Miller's face gradually faded, and the murderous aura hidden underneath emerged.

His eyes were ferocious as he stared at Ye Ze'an closely, like a ferocious beast ready to devour anyone!
At this moment, Li Fei, who had been sitting next to Ye Ze'an with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.

It was as if a real gaze fell on Miller.

Miller's expression froze, and he felt as if he had been pierced by a sharp sword and was nailed to the seat!
At this moment, he finally understood what Senna felt yesterday!

"The Prime Minister has misunderstood. I am only giving you a friendly reminder."

Miller said with a stiff smile.

The subsequent negotiations did not continue because of Ye Ze'an's tough attitude and the two sides parted unhappily.

Li Fei and Ye Ze'an stayed until the end before leaving the hall.

"Will we talk about it again later?"

Li Fei turned around and asked Ye Ze'an.

Ye Zean nodded: "Of course."

"Will we give in then?"

Li Fei stared at the other person closely.

Although he asked the new king to be patient for three years, it did not mean that he would accept any form of retreat.

Ye Ze'an turned to look at Li Fei:
"I've said before, if the reasoning of us civil officials doesn't make sense, you need to be the one to reason."

Li Fei understood.

Whether the Great Blue Dynasty will eventually make concessions to the Seven Kingdoms of the Western Continent depends on whether the "reason" can be made clear.

In the next few days, at the instruction of Ye Ze'an, the cabinet members in charge of the negotiations met with the envoys from the seven countries in Western Continent more than once.

Coercion, inducement, discord, and interest division.
With the help of the intelligence on the Western Continent in their hands, the deterrent power left by the Great Blue Dynasty in the past, and the various benefits that can be given, these civil officials can be said to have used all their tricks to form alliances -

For example, although Duke Zeke Ryan is on a diplomatic mission representing the Kingdom of Deni this time, he is also the head of the Ryan family.

If the Great Blue Dynasty is willing to give the Ryan family more benefits in private, will the other party consider using public power for personal gain?
For example, the Principality of Karan was actually part of the Kingdom of Severn, but later became independent and established a principality.

The relationship between the two countries has always been delicate, and it is possible that some attempt to sow discord between them may drive the two sides apart.

As such.

This is the way that the civil officials, as Ye Ze'an called them, talk about "reason".

This is a negotiation, but it is also a special form of war between countries!
National wars are not limited to fighting on battlefields.

During this period, Li Fei stayed in the imperial city.

These separate negotiations did not involve him anymore, nor did he need to worry about them.

He immerses himself in practice every day.

In order to upgrade the natal magic weapon from earth level to heaven level, theoretically, one needs to collect the 'Thirty-six Heavenly Gangs' and the 'Seventy-two Earthly Fiends', that is, one hundred and eight kinds of third-grade implants.

However, Li Fei's flying sword body only incorporated twelve types of third-grade implants, and cultivated a magical power of [Eternal Determination]. After that, he was upgraded from the Xuan level to the Di level.

Therefore, for the next upgrade, he needs to take a path that no one has taken before.

A path that is unique to him.

Such a pioneering practice method cannot be accomplished overnight.

It is not something that can even be accomplished in one generation.

But Li Fei has mastered the techniques of the Nightmare Sect and can simulate and deduce in dreams.

In his hand he also had the notes on the integration of magic and martial arts that Lin Tianyi had written when he was at the grandmaster and top-level master level, which he had obtained from the Xiao family.

More importantly, he has Ten Thousand Blood Pearls and the Five-Phase Reverse Wheel Method, so he can try and make errors again and again without fear of getting hurt or damaging his own foundation.

All these unique conditions combined make it possible for Li Fei to deduce a completely new path in a short period of time!
He has now basically determined what the first magic implant he will be taking in will be.

Sixth-grade fire attribute implant [Lie Shan Jia].

Six-grade implants, each one is extremely rare.

Even within the royal inventory, not all types of sixth-grade implants are available.

The [Fierce Mountain Armor] that Li Fei needs now is not in the royal inventory.

Fortunately, among the exotic beasts raised in Tiansha Mountain is the sixth-grade Lieshan Flame Armor Beast.

Li Fei has already written to Tiansha Mountain, hoping to exchange resources for a sixth-grade Lieshan Flame Armor Beast from the other party.

Tianshashan certainly did not refuse.

At present, this strange beast is on the way. Once it is delivered to Lanling City, Li Fei can have people start making the implant.

southern border.

Nanping Town is one of the twenty-eight military towns in the southern border.

When the eldest prince and King Li rebelled, the highest official of Nanping Town, Dusi Jiang Yufei, led more than 30 loyal subordinates out of the town to resist.

In the end, they all died at the hands of the imperial army that came to suppress them.

Afterwards, 800 of the more than 1,200 southern border troops in the military town were taken away.

After the battle of Baifeng Plain, the vanguard of the southern army was defeated, and the remaining 50,000 troops who had not yet arrived either surrendered or fled.

In the end, there were less than 30,000 border troops returning to the southern border.

Although the imperial court has replenished its military forces from various places, the total strength of the entire southern border now only totals more than 60,000 troops.

There are currently only 800 defenders in Nanping Town, and more than half of them are city guards who have never been to the border.

When the warning horn suddenly sounded from the watchtower, most people in the military town were stunned.

Then everyone felt the ground beneath their feet shaking.

Outside Nanping Town, the sky is filled with yellow sand.

A yellow dragon rolls forward!
This is the scene created by more than ten thousand galloping horses!
When the new commander of Nanping Town hurriedly jumped onto the high tower and saw the flags flying in the distance, he sat down on the ground with a look of despair on his face.

The flag in the distance was black with an eight-armed Asura embroidered on it.

This is the flag of the Shura Army, the strongest royal cavalry of Xuanmo Kingdom, one of the two great desert countries!

Although not as good as the Imperial Camp Army of the Great Blue Dynasty, this Shura Army is also composed entirely of warriors!
Without any hesitation, the new commander of Nanping Town decided to open the city and surrender.

An internal conflict soon broke out in the town.

This time, the soldiers who dared to resist had no chance to leave the town, and all died at the hands of their own people.

When the Shura Army arrived, the gate of the military town in front of them was slowly opening.
July 11, the 27th year of Hongguang.

The two great desert countries raised their armies and invaded the southern border!

(End of this chapter)