Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

Chapter 274 You have technology, I have magical powers!
In the ninth year of Shenwu, the 'Five Tiger Generals' of the Great Qi became the 'Six Tiger Generals', and Wu Ya, who was born in the Xiaoyu tribe of the Donghu, became the sixth tiger 'Rouge Tiger'.

She is extremely beautiful, and her sword and archery skills are also unique in the world. She is as good as men. Although she is a woman, her cultivation and wisdom are not inferior to men, and even better.

If it weren't for Ye Qingzhou's suppression, she would be the most talented and have the greatest potential among all the disciples of Xinwu Sect.

Under Ye Qingzhou's rule, Da Qi quickly reached its peak. Across the country, 200,000 soldiers were deployed all over the country, suppressing the aristocratic families and making them unable to raise their heads.

Under such a high-pressure policy, the people actually lived a good life. After all, Ye Qingzhou cut the flesh of the wealthy and powerful families, and even if he only got a small share of the profits, it was enough to ensure that the people had enough food and clothing.

What's more, with the development of martial arts, Ye Qingzhou led the entire Xinwu Sect's 200,000 disciples to continuously explore the mysteries of spiritual energy, and soon mastered many uses, which rapidly improved Da Qi's productivity.

The Xinwu Sect's skills are based on the five elements and can transform spiritual energy into five kinds of true energy: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The Metal Qi can cut everything and can be used to process materials and enhance Da Qi's manufacturing capabilities.

The Wood Element Qi stimulates vitality and can be used to cultivate high-quality plant varieties and increase food production.

The water-based Qi regulates the internal organs and can be used to improve medical standards and ensure stable population growth.

The materials refined by the Fire Qi can be used to refine various tools and improve the lives of the people of Da Qi.

The Earth Qi can move mountains and fill the sea, and can be used to build large-scale infrastructure to give the entire country a brand new look.

In such a martial arts system, powerful martial artists are not only combat units, but also production and construction units, constantly creating incredible miracles.

In the same year, Ye Qingzhou personally went to the sacred mountain of Dongyue to perform the Fengshan ceremony.

After offering sacrifices to the heavens, the Holy Sword Xuanyuan was born, filling the sky with brilliant light, illuminating a thousand miles of land. Ye Qingzhou, holding the holy sword, once again proved his identity as the destined emperor.

"The Holy Sword recognizes its master, and auspicious clouds appear in the sky. This grand sight has never been seen before. Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Lu Gongming, who came with Ye Qingzhou to offer sacrifices to the heaven, was even more excited than Ye Qingzhou himself. Isn't what Louguan Dao pursues to support the Dragon Court and then borrow the fortune of the True Dragon Emperor?
Now even the Holy Sword Xuanyuan has truly been born and has recognized Ye Qingzhou as his master. Such an achievement is enough to make the foundation of Louguan Dao immortal for thousands of years.

Lu Gongming looked at the ancient-looking holy sword in Ye Qingzhou's hand with envy: "Your Majesty, throughout the dynasties, only the founding emperor can be recognized by the holy sword, and a sword light shadow can be sent down to become the legal system of the dynasty. Only your majesty can be recognized as the master by the holy sword. Just based on this point, you have surpassed all the emperors in the past and present."

Ye Qingzhou held the holy sword in his hand and stroked it gently. He saw the sun, moon and stars engraved on one side of the sword, and mountains, rivers and plants on the other side. On one side of the hilt was written the art of farming and animal husbandry, and on the other side was written the strategy of unifying the world.

It carries the torrent of humanity, contains infinite power, is supreme and holy, and is unparalleled.

Ye Qingzhou, who was holding the Xuanyuan Holy Sword, also learned the greatest secret about the Holy Sword at this moment: "When the Nine Dragon Emperor Diagram is cultivated to the highest level, it can actually use the world within itself to carry all living beings in the world, thus having the possibility of surpassing the Emperor Realm?"

The power of a world, how vast is it?
Moreover, containing a complete world within the inner world is equivalent to carrying a battery that can continuously generate thought energy, with endless power.

"This is a perpetual motion machine..."

Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but be fascinated, and then frowned: "If I want to refine the Cang Yuan Great Realm, I must complete the Dao Struggle. It seems that I can't leave yet."

Although he didn't know how the enemy would arrive, Ye Qingzhou was well aware of the principle of "first make yourself invincible, then wait for the enemy to be defeated", so he planned to continue to consolidate his foundation and start preparing for war.

Martial arts academies continued to be established in various places, and the Xinwu School's practice methods were taught to all, thus quickly training a large number of young martial artists.

In the twelfth year of Shenwu, Da Qi had 600,000 soldiers.

These young martial artists are full of vigor and determination. They obey Ye Qingzhou's orders absolutely and have become the most powerful backbone of Da Qi.

At the same time, in the sunset land of the Cang Yuan Realm, an earth-shaking fusion is also taking place.

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The land of sunset, beside the Red River Valley.

The two brothers Mosriel and Mars are hiding from the Iron Wrath Dynasty. As the place where the White Sea and the Black Sea meet, there are many city-states and conflicts among nations.

The country where Mosriel and Mars lived had just been destroyed by the Iron Wrath Dynasty not long ago. The capital fell, their father died in the battle, and their relatives were separated in the chaos. When they escaped from the city, only two brothers were left. Even the servants and knights around them were either dead or escaped.

"Mars, my brother, maybe we are really going to die this time."

Mosriel touched the wound on his body that was still bleeding. Weakness and exhaustion were taking away his last chance of life. He smiled miserably and said, "You can run for your life by yourself. At least, leave a little fire for the Kingdom of Ashes, waiting for the day of rekindling."

"Mosriel, don't give up hope!"

Mars' eyes were wet with tears: "I have lost too many family members. I can't lose you again."

Mosriel coughed a few times and opened his mouth weakly: "I heard that in the far east, there is a powerful king who conquered an unimaginable vast territory alone. Go to the east to find the last hope."

"No, if we're going to leave, let's go together!"

"Ahem, don't hesitate. If you don't leave now, neither of us can leave."

At this moment, the sound of metal hitting rocks came from behind the two of them. The clanging sound that echoed in the valley made them shudder.

"Come on!"

"Farewell, my brother!"

Mars leaped into the rushing river.

Mosriel held on to his body, drew the sword from his waist, held up the huge shield in front of him, and stared at the direction where the clanging sound came from.

A moment later, a ferocious metal "monster" approached with strong steps.

clang~ clang~ clang~
It is over five meters tall, with a sturdy body and limbs barely maintaining a human form. Its entire body is wrapped in thick metal armor, and on its back is a constantly roaring machine. Six metal pipes spew out hot steam at regular intervals.

Steam Armor!

The powerful fighting force of the Iron Rage Dynasty possesses the terrifying combat power to crush other kingdoms in the Sunset Land.

Ten years ago, the originally weak Iron Rage Dynasty obtained mysterious alien technology. They mastered the power of "water and fire" and created powerful steam armor.

They even divided the armor into four levels from low to high according to its power level: Glory level, Fearless level, Golden Lion level, and King level.

The steam armor in front of him had gorgeous gold-plating craftsmanship all over its body, and the armor on the chest and shoulders was inlaid with three pure gold lion king patterns.

There is no doubt that this is a powerful Golden Lion-level steam armor that only the royal members of the Iron Fury Dynasty are qualified to wear.

Every step the steam armor took caused the earth to shake and there was a loud bang.

Prince Istar, who was operating the mecha, laughed wildly and wantonly: "Mosriel, the God of Fire of the Kingdom of Embers, today is the day your life will be extinguished."

"Ishtar!"

Mosriel's eyes were filled with blazing anger, because he saw his mother, sister and younger sister, their bodies were chained to the chest of the steam armor, like medals.

The once beautiful queen and two princesses were now naked and were being paraded around like trophies. The bruises and scars all over their bodies seemed to tell of the inhuman treatment they had suffered before their death.

Mosriel understood that the enemy was using this method to completely destroy the resistance of the Kingdom of Ashes.

The conflicts between the numerous city-states were often so brutal and bloody.

Looking at his family members who had died tragically, Mosriel almost gnashed his teeth and said, "You ungrateful thing! If it weren't for the Embers Nation sending troops to rescue you when your Iron Wrath Dynasty was about to fall, you would have long been reduced to a slave of your fallen nation!"

Istar was unmoved by what he said. He showed a cruel smile and said, "If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too far away from heaven and too close to Iron Wrath. The glory of steam can only belong to us, the Iron Wrath, and will never be touched by others. So I can only ask you, the Embers, to die."

The steam sword was raised high, and the chainsaw was running at a high speed. As Istar swung it violently, it instantly filled Mosriel's vision.

Before he died, he roared angrily: "The embers will never be extinguished!"

Boom~
Under the cutting of the chainsaw, his flesh and blood mixed with the mud and sand under his feet, and it was impossible to distinguish one from the other.

In just three days, the Kingdom of Embers, which had been passed down for three hundred years, was destroyed by the Kingdom of Iron Rage, and all the royal family members except Mars were killed. Ten days later, a huge warship appeared in the sky above the Embers Royal City.

Then, the empty steam battleship dropped from the sky and slowly landed on the outskirts of the royal city.

Istar personally led the team into the battleship, and then showed an ecstatic expression: "It is just as the oracle described. The gods have blessed this land and even sent a set of emperor-level steam armor!"

Soon, Istar personally put on the Emperor-class steam armor placed in the cabin. The nearly seven-meter-high armor was like a hill made of metal. Even if it just stood there quietly, it exuded a terrifying aura that made people fear.

This is a steam armor that is more powerful than the king level!
Istar sat in the cockpit, holding the handle as if he was holding the whole world in his palm: "From today on, I am the eternal emperor of the Land of Sunset. After conquering the countries of the White Sea and the Black Sea, I will personally lead the army to conquer the distant East and make the whole world prostrate at my feet."

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Half a year passed in a flash. In a caravan heading east, a man in a turban looked forward with a determined gaze.

He did not look back. Before he gained the power of revenge, he decided not to look back at his hometown because it would only make him weak.

"The Suiye City is just ahead!"

"so big!"

The magnificent wall, like a towering cliff, appeared in everyone's sight.

The boss of the caravan was a middle-aged man with a big beard. He boasted, "Go a little further and we will enter the territory of Da Qi. You all should be careful and don't lose face!"

In the crowd, Mars raised his eyes to face the fierce sunlight, as if he saw the hope of revenge. He couldn't wait to ask the boss of the caravan: "After entering Suiye City, can we see the emperor of Daqi?"

The bearded man was stunned by the question, then laughed out loud: "You want to see the emperor of Da Qi?"

"Isn't it possible?"

When Mars said this, his tone was sonorous and his eyes were firm. Although the Kingdom of Ashes had been destroyed, as long as he was alive, the bloodline of the Ashes clan would not be cut off.

As a prince, he firmly believed that his status was enough to impress the monarch of the East and ask him to send troops to help him recover his homeland.

The bearded man burst into laughter at Mars's confidence, and some of the caravan members who had been to Da Qi were also so happy that they couldn't stop laughing.

"What are you laughing at?"

Mars was very dissatisfied, he was a noble prince!

These untouchables actually dared to laugh at me!

If the Nation of Ashes had not been destroyed, they would have been hanged on the execution ground in front of the city gate for daring to look down on the members of the Ashes clan.

After the bearded man finished laughing, he looked at Mars with a playful look, and then said with a disdainful tone: "Do you know how big Da Qi is?"

"I don't know."

Mars shook his head, then said doubtfully: "I heard from the caravan that the emperor of Da Qi seems to own a hundred cities?"

"One hundred?"

The bearded man sneered contemptuously, "The emperor of Da Qi owns more than two thousand cities! The territory he rules is vast, reaching the sea in the east and the glaciers in the north. It is beyond the imagination of mortals. And the soldiers under his command are invincible. I saw with my own eyes that a general conquered thirty-six cities in the Western Regions by himself!"

Mars was fascinated by what he heard. Such powerful military force was exactly what he had always dreamed of.

But he still found it unbelievable: "How can a person be so powerful?"

"Hehe, you ignorant country bumpkin, do you know what martial arts is?"

The bearded man traveled between the East and the West and was considered the most knowledgeable person in the caravan. He could see that Mars was of an extraordinary identity.

That was why he wanted to show off in front of him. After all, in the past, when facing the nobles of the Sunset Land, he could only crawl on the ground and kiss their feet.

But now it’s different. The country that Big Beard originally joined was conquered by Da Qi, and now he is also a citizen of Da Qi!

What nobles from the Land of Sunset? They are just a bunch of ignorant country bumpkins.

Afterwards, the bearded man boasted to Mars about the martial arts system of Da Qi in a vivid manner.

When Mars learned that people could gain extraordinary martial arts through practice, his heart was completely boiling, and his eyes were filled with blazing desire: "This is exactly what I want!"

Unfortunately, border cities like Suiye City have not yet established martial arts academies, so if Mars wants to learn martial arts, he can only continue eastward to Jiaohe City.

That is where the Western Regions Protectorate is located.

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Luoyang, Beigong.

The member of the secret guard who received the letter via carrier pigeon presented the letter to Ye Qingzhou.

Ye Qingzhou put his fingers together as a sword and cut the red lacquer on the envelope. Then he read the contents of the letter at a glance with a surprised expression: "Land of the Setting Sun, Steam Revolution?"

Just a few days ago, Mars from the Land of Sunset took the initiative to find the Martial Academy in Jiaohe City, told him about his identity as a prince, and expressed his desire to join the Xinwu Sect.

Of course, Mars's identity as a prince is not worth mentioning. In a small country under the city-state system, he is at most a county magistrate in Da Qi, and his power may not be as great as that of a county magistrate.

After all, there are various nobles within the city-state, checking and balancing each other.

The county magistrates of Da Qi are now all martial artists who have opened the four gates. They are simply a group of human Gundams. The local noble families and wealthy families can be killed in large numbers with just one punch from them. No one dares to go against the court.

What is truly valuable is the information about the Sunset Land sent by Mars.

"The Land of the Setting Sun, the People of the Setting Sun, these people left the Central Plains one after another tens of thousands of years ago, and then settled down between the Black Sea and the White Sea, establishing city-states and hundreds of countries."

This is exactly the information Ye Qingzhou lacked, so he read the contents of the secret letter with great interest: "In the past ten years, the Iron Wrath Kingdom has risen, and it seems that it has obtained the technology of an alien civilization... But why is this technology full of steampunk style?"

After understanding the general situation, Ye Qingzhou looked strange: "Is this going to be a battle between the Wuzu of the Great Qi and the steam armor? You have technology, and I have magic power?"

Now that he had figured out who his opponent was, Ye Qingzhou immediately summoned important civil and military officials to begin making arrangements for preparations for war.

After reading the information about the steam armor, the national teacher Lu Gongming was also aroused with curiosity: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you capture a batch of steam armor as soon as possible and let the Tianji Pavilion conduct research so that we can know ourselves and the enemy."

"Well, the Imperial Master is right."

Ye Qingzhou then thought of Mars, and immediately gave an order: "It just so happens that a prince of a fallen country has come from the Land of the Setting Sun. I plan to take him in as my apprentice, teach him martial arts, and then let him lead the way to help my Great Qi expand its territory. What do you think?"

Mars was from the Land of Sunset and was a nobleman. He must have known the situation there better, especially the terrain. Therefore, he was the best guide.

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

Naturally, no one in the court objected, and some even wanted to add some of their own people into the team.

After all, Ye Qingzhou had said that private ownership of land was not allowed within the Great Qi Kingdom, but the wild lands outside the court's ruling area were not included!
If we can occupy territories abroad, these lands can be passed on to future generations!

Precisely because of this policy, Da Qi's enthusiasm for exploration is now particularly high, and everyone is eager to make achievements and establish a career, and to carve out lands and be crowned king.

Just like that, with Ye Qingzhou's order, the huge war machine of Da Qi quickly started to operate. Wuzu began to gather in large numbers, and horse-drawn carriages carrying food and fodder continued to rush to the Western Regions.

A shocking war is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)