Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Within the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty—the Imperial Capital.

High-rise buildings stand tall, and the wide roads and streets are bustling with traffic and crowds.

Looking around, the cars on the road were lined up in long queues.

Although traffic police were on duty to direct traffic on all the main roads, the traffic was still extremely congested.

There's nothing we can do; this is just the morning rush hour in Beijing...

With the phenomenal, rapid development of the past few years.

Today, the capital city has become the world's largest metropolis without a doubt.

It has the world's highest level of prosperity, the world's largest urban area, and the world's highest population density.

The city's overpasses are laid out in a staggered pattern, and skyscrapers and various landmark buildings are everywhere, vying for attention.

Its grandeur as a major power is unmistakable.

Whether you are a returned overseas student who has seen the world, or a wealthy foreign businessman who has come from afar.

From the moment you step into the capital, you will be deeply awestruck by its grandeur and prosperity.

If you've visited all the bustling cities in western China, then come to the capital.

You'll be surprised to find that compared to the current capital, Geddon in the Great Wall, Shengcheng in Dunley, Lidu in Lancy, and Limburg in Plen are simply weak!

Compared to the capital, Geddon, Sejmão, Lidó, and Limburg are all world-renowned and bustling cities.

But compared to the capital city, the style immediately transforms into a blend of majestic urban landscapes and rural villages..........................

The changes in the capital in recent years have once again become an "unsolved mystery" that the people of Xiluo cannot understand or explain.

Since Shen Moshen arrived in the capital, this great city of Daqian has entered an accelerated mode.

Just like the entire Great Qian Dynasty.

It is said that the Western Luo Kingdoms once held a top-level CEO meeting specifically for the rapid rise of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The presidents of all the Western Luo countries were present.

Finally, after discussing it from morning till evening, the conclusion reached was that the rise of the Qian Kingdom could no longer be explained simply by science.

Because that just doesn't make any sense.

If it can't be explained scientifically, then it can only be explained theologically.

However, considering that the Qian Kingdom is not within God's "territory," this matter cannot be attributed to God's masterpiece.

Moreover, even if God intervenes, He can't side with the people of Qian and help them rise to power, can he?

This simply doesn't make sense.

On a personal emotional level, the Xiluo people also could not accept that their God had turned around and helped the Qian people.

Therefore, the group of CEOs finally came up with what they considered to be the most "reasonable" explanation.

That is—the awakening of the Eastern deities brought the Qian Kingdom its national destiny.

Another possibility is that Shen Moshen is actually an incarnation or representative of an Eastern deity descended to the mortal realm, tasked with leading the Qian Kingdom to prosperity.

However, this conclusion did not leave the presidents of these Western Luo countries feeling despair or powerless.

Because, deep down, they were not convinced.

This conclusion, ironically, became a potential catalyst for the Western Luo states to finally reach a consensus and set aside past grievances to form an unprecedentedly united anti-Qian alliance.

They believe that since the Qian Kingdom has its own gods, we naturally have our own God as well!

They were convinced that all these things that could not be explained by scientific common sense could be attributed to miracles.

Then their God will surely intervene!

At that time, it's still uncertain who will win and who will lose.

However, in the hearts of the Western Romans—who naturally believed that their God was the omnipotent being and the true god.

Subconsciously—they believed that they would be the ones laughing last...

Therefore, this conclusion actually fueled the competitive spirit of the Western Luo states and their confidence in ultimately defeating the Great Qian.

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Imperial Capital Hotel, Room 1502.

"Five times!"

"The intelligence fee this time must be calculated at five times the previous amount."

"Otherwise, we really shouldn't make a move."

"Five times?"

"Why don't you just rob me! I'm your VIP customer!"

"You can't say that..."

"The intelligence I have is highly sought after."

"I don't need to elaborate on the current market value of military intelligence, do I?"

"Believe it or not—I can offer ten times the price and people will still be fighting over it on the black market!"

"I only gave you this price because you're a regular customer and a VIP client, and you're accusing me of robbing you?"

Inside the room, two middle-aged people of similar age were haggling over the price.

One of them had a Western appearance, his face was not very good, and he was looking at the other person who was asking for an exorbitant price with a furrowed brow.

You could tell from their conversation that they were not doing ordinary business.

It's obvious—this is an intelligence transaction.

The Cyroman in the room was the buyer, while the other person was undoubtedly an information broker.

As a world war between the Great Qian and the Western Luo Kingdoms is about to break out.

Intelligence has become the most lucrative underground industry.

The capital city, the number one city under heaven, the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty, and the focus of the world, thus became the largest intelligence gathering center.

In the capital's black market, you can buy information from intelligence dealers from all over the world, or you can publish the information you want in a special way.

Information brokers also sell the information they have on the black market.

However, given the current booming market, intelligence obtained from the black market is generally very expensive.

Moreover, the authenticity of the intelligence is not guaranteed.

Even many con artists have their eyes on this lucrative market, flocking to the black market for intelligence and using the guise of selling information to swindle money.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, many industry insiders choose to cooperate with relatively fixed intelligence brokers for long-term purposes.

The booming black market for intelligence has also spawned many professional intelligence teams. They are well-organized, corporately managed, and the intelligence they sell is usually much more reliable than that of "wild intelligence dealers".

After all, their main focus is on long-term profitability through reputation and word-of-mouth.

"Mr. Mo, your prices have increased far too quickly recently."

Christopher Eric complained, "At this rate, we'll soon be unable to afford anything..."

“Mr. Eric, you should know the current market conditions on the black market.”

"Especially during this special period, the price of all kinds of intelligence is rising every day."

"Moreover, the intelligence you need is so vast that even the intelligence brokers in the entire capital probably can't handle it, let alone our Dark Pavilion!"

"The senior generals of the Daqian Zhenguo Army have always been shrouded in mystery, and many people have tried to investigate them but have been unable to find out."

"With a major battle imminent, it's worth spending any amount of money to achieve a thorough understanding of both the enemy and ourselves."

"Mr. Eric, what do you say?" Mo Xiangbei said calmly, as if he had the other party completely under his control.

“Fine! Five times it is!” Christopher Eric gritted his teeth. “But the accuracy and reliability of the intelligence…”

"The Dark Pavilion's signboard stands here. I wouldn't dare say it's 100% accurate, but it's definitely superior to other competitors."

Upon hearing this, Christopher Eric gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! Five times it is!"

As he spoke, Christopher Eric pulled a deposit slip from his pocket and slammed it on the table with obvious reluctance.

Mo Xiangbei casually picked up the deposit slip and carefully checked its authenticity.

This is a bearer deposit certificate for storing gold bars.

They only recognize deposit certificates, not people!

Therefore, this trading method has become one of the mainstream trading methods in the intelligence black market.

"Yes, the deposit certificate is fine, and the quantity of 3000 gold bars is correct."

After quickly verifying the gold bar deposit certificate, Mo Xiangbei casually put it away and smiled, "It seems Mr. Eric came prepared for this price."

"Even the deposit certificates were prepared in advance in five times the amount."

“This is our procurement budget for this quarter, and it’s completely depleted right now!” Christopher Eric waved another deposit slip in his hand and showed it to Mo Xiangbei.

That was a deposit certificate for 600 gold bars.

"This is the intelligence gathering fee I prepared beforehand..."

Christopher Erik complained.

"Friendship is friendship, and business is business." Mo Xiangbei smiled as he looked at Christopher Eric, who looked pained. "Our Dark Pavilion operates in a formal manner."

"These prices were all set by higher-ups, there's nothing I can do about it."

"How about this, considering that Mr. Eric is our VIP client, I will give Mr. Eric a piece of information free of charge within my authority."

"Moreover, I guarantee that this information is exactly what Mr. Eric needs!"

"You definitely won't regret spending those 3000 gold bars..."

As he spoke, Mo Xiangbei turned and walked to the safe in the room. After turning the combination lock a few times, he took out a black briefcase from inside.

"All the information you asked for is here."

Mo Xiangbei placed the briefcase on the table and pushed it in front of Christopher Eric: "In this is the information of 136 generals of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army at the rank of major general or above."

"Moreover, these generals are all military commanders in the Great Qian Zhenguo Army, and none of them are slackers."

"The documents detail the resumes, personality traits, and analysis of each general."

“3000 gold bars for the information of 136 generals of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army, this is definitely a fair price.”

"If this were any other company, they'd be willing to pay a gold bar! Only our Dark Pavilion can offer you this price."

Mo Xiangbei picked up the teacup on the table with a smug look and took a sip: "The officers of the Daqian Zhenguo Army are notoriously difficult to find out about."

"Mr. Eric should be very clear about this."

"The intelligence agencies of the Western Roman countries have tried their best, but with little success."

"I'm not bragging—we managed to obtain information on 136 generals in one go. I'm afraid only our Dark Intelligence Pavilion in the entire intelligence circle could do that!"

Christopher Erik was in high spirits after seeing this information.

Mo Xiangbei was right about one thing—the details of the senior generals of the Daqian Zhenguo Army have been classified by intelligence agencies around the world as a "nightmare" level mission.

As we all know, in a battle, whoever can understand the personality traits, abilities, and strengths of the enemy general beforehand will have a great advantage.

It would be even better if we could learn about these generals' family situations, social circles, and preferences.

Perhaps with some special methods, it can achieve miraculous results!

Therefore, the Western Luo Kingdoms never gave up on probing and spying on the senior generals of the Daqian Zhenguo Army.

However, no matter what methods they used, the useful information they could obtain was very limited.

To their astonishment, they discovered that many of the senior generals of the Daqian Zhenguo Army were untraceable!

They can't even find out his ancestral home...................

All they could find was the information officially published; they couldn't find anything else.

This also made the intelligence agencies of the Western Luo countries very impressed with the secrecy of the Daqian Zhenguo Army!

That's impossible to find—it's from the system, it would be a miracle if you could find it.......................

Seeing the thick stack of documents in front of him, Christopher Eric's mood immediately improved.

Although the 3000 gold bars he just lost still stung a little, Christopher Eric thought the deal was still worthwhile!

He just looked at it, and the information inside was indeed something they had tried everything to find but hadn't been able to.

"Mr. Mo, you just said you'd give me some information for free..."

"Oh! Right, I was so busy talking that I almost forgot about that."

Mo Xiangbei put down his teacup, cleared his throat, and deliberately lowered his voice: "The commander-in-chief of the Daqian Zhenguo Army in charge of the Shaluo battlefield has been changed."

"Oh?" Christopher Eric perked up immediately upon hearing this.

"Tan Jingming, Lieutenant General of the Army of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army".

"This person is most skilled at commanding large-scale operations, and the Supreme Command of the Great Qian Dynasty has high hopes for him."

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"Ok?"

"That's it? You're done?" Christopher Eric, who had been listening attentively, quickly asked when Mo Xiangbei stopped talking, "That's all?"

"What do you mean 'that's all'?" Mo Xiangbei smiled. "Isn't that enough?"

"I can guarantee this is absolutely firsthand intelligence we've obtained."

"Before this, you didn't know that the commander-in-chief of the Qian army on the Shaluo battlefield would be replaced, did you?"

"Free, firsthand intelligence—is that not enough, Mr. Eric?"

"Mr. Mo, please don't misunderstand. What I mean is—is there any more in-depth intelligence information regarding the commander-in-chief of the Daqian Zhenguo Army on the Shaluo battlefield?"

Christopher Eric then pointed to the briefcase: “Like this, more detailed, with analysis and summaries.”

Clearly, Christopher Eric takes the intelligence that Mo Xiangbei just mentioned very seriously.

Come to think of it—with the great battle of the Salo battlefield imminent, we certainly can't let go of the opportunity to learn more about the enemy's supreme commander!

"Yes, there is."

Mo Xiangbei picked up his teacup again and took two small sips: "However..."

"I've already finished talking about the free parts."

"There will be an additional charge for going any further."

Mo glanced at Christopher Eric's pocket where he kept his gold bar deposit slips: "Mr. Eric should know."

"The intelligence information about a high-ranking general like Tan Jingming, who holds such an important position, is extremely valuable!"

"This person's intelligence might directly influence the course of the Battle of Saluo..."

“I understand.” Christopher Eric gritted his teeth and slammed the deposit slip for 600 gold bars from his pocket onto the table.

"Mr. Mo, is this enough?"

"Forget it, we were originally planning to put the detailed intelligence and comprehensive analysis about Tan Jingming on the black market for this amount."

Mo Xiangbei held up one finger: "But I still have to give Mr. Eric face."

"600 it is..."