Gacha pull: I obtained a god-level talent.

Upon hearing Bai Zhengguo's words, Zhang Yuan opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again.

Wan Chang'an laughed from the side, "You brat, you mean, since we can't use the Cursed King's Blade, why don't we destroy it, or throw it back into the abyss, right?"

Zhang Yuan nodded. "After all, according to Elder Bai, the Blade of the Cursed King is of no use to us. On the contrary, it will only make the Abyss focus its full efforts on dealing with our Great Xia Empire. Keeping the Blade of the Cursed King would be more harmful than beneficial to our country, right?"

Wan Chang'an: "You're right. Leaving the Blade of the Cursed King behind is a thankless task. Not only does it attract most of the Abyss's firepower, but every year we also have to spend a huge amount of manpower and resources to suppress the curse of the Blade of the Cursed King. If it were any other country in the world, they would have returned the Blade of the Cursed King to the Abyss long ago."

"But we can't do that."

Zhang Yuan: "Why?"

Wan Chang'an: "Because the Abyss's desire to destroy our human race will never be extinguished. There will always be a nation that needs to stand at the forefront. If we back down and return the Blade of the Cursed King, even if we alleviate the pressure on the Abyss in the short term, the Abyss will eventually make a comeback. At that time, not only our Great Xia Empire, but the whole world will be turned into scorched earth."

Zhang Yuan murmured, “Indeed… Today we cede five cities, tomorrow ten, and then we can have a night’s rest. But when we look around, the abyss is upon us again. To retreat into the abyss is to add fuel to the fire; the fuel will not be exhausted and the fire will not be extinguished.”

Upon hearing Wan Chang'an's words, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but recall the classical Chinese texts he had once studied.

How similar is the situation of the six kingdoms back then to the situation of this world?

Wan Chang'an's eyes lit up. "Good lad! I didn't expect you to be able to utter such profound words, pointing out the crux of the matter right away. Your words will probably awaken many of the surrender faction! You really are a talent!"

Bai Zhengguo nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. Such insight at such a young age. Our Great Xia is blessed."

After being praised by Wan Chang'an and Bai Zhengguo, Zhang Yuan snapped out of his daze and quickly explained, "This isn't my theory; I just saw it in an ancient book..."

"Haha, no need to be modest. I've read almost all the books in the Great Xia Empire's library, and I've never heard of this saying before. What ancient book could a little kid like you have read about it?"

Wan Chang'an patted Zhang Yuan heavily on the shoulder, "When the Imperial Conference is held next time, I'll use your words to shut down those weak surrenderers and set their bones back in place!"

Seeing Wan Chang'an's excited expression, Zhang Yuan could only smile awkwardly and stop explaining. Instead, he said, "Chief, Elder Bai, since the Blade of the Cursed King is so important, wouldn't it be too risky for me to keep it? Should I return it?"

Wan Chang'an: "Since the Central Trial Tower has chosen to give you the Blade of the Cursed King, there must be a reason for it. Just take it with you. If you can activate this artifact in the future, you can also become one of the top combat forces of our Great Xia Empire."

Bai Zhengguo nodded: "That's right. Since you can suppress the curse of the Blade of the Cursed King, then you can take it with you. We will no longer need to spend a lot of manpower and resources to suppress this artifact, and our empire can also catch its breath."

"However, you must never show this artifact to outsiders. Even in our Great Xia Empire, there are no shortage of Abyss lackeys. If they target you, you will be in danger."

Zhang Yuan nodded: "I understand."

Wan Chang'an then turned to look at all the powerful figures present and said sternly, "Listen up, all of you. Keep everything that happened here today a secret. If anyone leaks this information, don't blame me for not showing any mercy."

Everyone immediately replied solemnly, "Understood!"

After giving everyone a gag order, Wan Chang'an turned to Bai Zhengguo and said, "Old Bai, military affairs are busy, so I'll take my men and leave first. There are some things you should tell Zhang Yuan. You know what they are, right?"