A moment later, Qianye stood on the terrace, overlooking Bibo City and the endless emerald sea, and remained silent for a long time.
Wei Potian stood behind him, his left sleeve fluttering in the wind.
At this moment, Wei Potian didn't say anything anymore. Everything he needed to say, including the past wars and the current situation, had been told to Qianye. The only thing he could do now was to wait for Qianye's decision.
To be honest, Wei Potian didn't know how to decide if he and Qianye were to change places.
I don’t know how much time passed before Qianye sighed softly: "Father, if you saw today's situation, would you still be so decisive?"
Wei Potian suddenly felt a sourness rush into his eyes. Naturally, he would not have the same deep feelings for Lin Xitang as Qianye. The relationship between the Wei family and Beifu got closer before and after the maelstrom. However, this was enough for him to get to know the man at close range.
The conduct of the Imperial Marshal. At this moment, for some unknown reason, Wei Potian suddenly felt the pain and regret buried under Qianye's calm words.
After another moment of silence, Qianye turned his head slightly and said, "The empire... still has soldiers?"
"Of course there are soldiers, but there are no generals."
Qianye finally turned around and said, "Okay, I'll go back to the empire with you!"
At this time, Wei Potian was not happy at all, and sighed: "Qianye, you know, I really had no choice, so I shamelessly came to see you. In fact, she, well, I can't blame her entirely, at least
I asked for this arm myself. But if you don’t come forward, the empire will really have no one! Now, we can’t give up the new world to others, alas!”
"What's in the new world?"
"I don't know either. I just vaguely heard Zi Ning say before that there may be a shocking secret hidden there. The dark race cannot get it under any circumstances, or to say the least, they must not be allowed to monopolize it. Otherwise, the human race will be doomed.
."
"What are the kings doing?"
"What else can they do? It's already very difficult to defend the four borders now." Wei Potian was not an ignorant person at this moment. He didn't need to know too much to figure out the general truth.
Qianye also nodded.
Under the current general situation, the dark races are rarely united and committed to fighting for the new world. Although the princes cannot enter the new world, they can also exert their efforts in other places. Qianye himself would not sit back and watch, and would definitely harass everywhere.
, making the opponent exhausted.
This is what the dark race does. Originally, Yongye had an absolute advantage in the number of kings. Once they unite now, they can form a two-on-one situation in many areas. The kings of the empire just want to defend their homeland.
It has been very difficult.
The Evernight War was unfavorable, and the New World was completely defeated. The empire had never been in such embarrassment in recent years.
Wei Potian came in a hurry and didn't need to prepare any luggage. He could set off at any time. Since Qianye had made up his mind, he didn't waste any time and directly transferred a high-speed frigate and sailed towards the empire.
The first stop is the Imperial Military Headquarters.
The Imperial Military Headquarters is located in the western suburbs of the imperial capital, covering an extremely large area, like a city within a city.
It governs the four continents of the empire, plus a floating land war facility on the bottom floor. It governs all outer space fleets except the Imperial Guard Fleet, and is responsible for more than ten regular legions and dozens of line legions, as well as all
The dispatch and command of the elite army.
When the country is at war, the military still has many rights to dispatch and command the private armies of famous families.
Such an important location naturally has tight defenses. Besides the Imperial Palace, the second tallest building in the imperial capital is the military headquarters. The military headquarters has an independent defense system. Hidden in the densely packed buildings are dozens of anti-aircraft rapid-fire cannons, as well as
A large number of turrets are powered by a total of seven power towers. These independently operating power towers are tightly guarded and are all buried deep underground. On the surface, the military headquarters is an old city full of retro atmosphere, which cannot be seen with just the eyes.
There are deep secrets hidden here.
Under the leadership of the imperial guide ship, the frigate landed at the dedicated aerospace landing pad outside the military headquarters.
When Qianye walked down the gangway, there were already dozens of people waiting outside. Although there were not many people, they were all generals or above. It was extremely grand.
Qianye took a quick look and saw that the leader was actually Zhao Xuanji. He was shocked, so he took a few steps forward and bowed to salute. Qianye respected Zhao Xuanji in both public and private matters.
The Duke of Guo is the pillar of support for the Zhao family, and has supported the Zhao family's prestige for many years.
Duke Cheng'en later rose to prominence, and his fame mostly came from his three children and Princess Gaoyi. No one cared about his own strength. Although he also made outstanding achievements in the Western Continent, he was often looked down upon by others.
Therefore, Zhao Xuanji was recognized as the number one member of the Zhao clan both internally and externally, and he always acted fairly, and he also gave Qianye a lot of help, both openly and secretly.
In front of this down-to-earth elder, Qianye could not put on airs no matter what.
Zhao Xuanji stretched out his hand to help him up, looked at Qianye, and sighed: "In the blink of an eye, you have grown so old. We people are indeed old."
"Guo Zheng is in his prime, how can he be called an old man?"
Zhao Xuanji shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "If I hadn't been old, how could I have been detained here by His Majesty and not allowed to step into the Black Sun Valley?"
An old general with gray hair next to him said: "The empire is full of talents. If you really need to go into battle personally to kill, the country will be in danger. Now that Lord Qianye is back, there is no need to worry about the subsequent war."
Zhao Xuanji said: "Your Majesty is good at everything, but sometimes you are too soft-hearted. Qianye, come with me, I just have some handover matters that I need to explain to you."
Qianye followed Zhao Xuanji towards the military headquarters. The road was not very close. Fortunately, the generals were all very powerful and walked like flying. They looked like they were walking leisurely, but in fact they were much faster than off-road vehicles. Only
However, it is a bit strange that so many generals are walking so fast.
An old general said: "At that time, Emperor Wu made a rule. Except for His Majesty the Emperor, no one was allowed to ride or fly in the military headquarters. They could only walk on foot. Since this rule was made by Emperor Wu, it has been used to this day."
There is a wall outside the military headquarters, which is more for decoration than for defense. The gate facing the landing field is tens of meters high, and it is majestic and solemn. At this moment, the gate is half open, and the greeting ceremony for Qianye can be described as extremely grand.
In important areas of the empire, the main entrance was usually closed, and the middle door would only be opened during ceremonies when Emperor Hao came in person. Normally, even if Emperor Hao occasionally visited, he would only use the side door.
Now the main door of the military headquarters is half opened for Qianye, which is really an honor.
Qianye didn't feel much about this. He just stopped at the gate for a moment, looked up at the gate leading to the empire's highest military institution, and then took a step and lightly stepped into the empire's military headquarters.
Inside and outside the gate, there are two worlds.
As soon as he entered the gate, Qianye suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He felt countless sharp auras coming through the air and falling on him. They were the auras from the truly strong, and some of them were so powerful that even he could feel them now.
A dangerous situation. Among them, there is an aura that is particularly old, deep and decayed, like the rotten sea.
This aura is so powerful that Qianye can only look up at it. It is like a giant beast in the void that has reached the end of its life. Although it is filled with the aura of death, it can still level Shan Lian if it moves.
Qianye immediately stopped, his eyes alert, and said: "King of Immortality?!"
Qianye already knew what the Immortal King had done, and even more so knew that he was the culprit that led to Lin Xitang's death. If there had not been the Emperor's Blood Rebellion, the Floating Land Trap, and such a king-level political opponent, Lin Xitang would not have had to commit suicide to break the situation.
.
News of the death of the Immortal King had long been reported, so why is there his presence here?
Qianye's eyes turned cold. If King Changsheng had not died, as the oldest king of the human race, King Changsheng would still have the ability to kill Qianye even at the end of his life. Could it be that this is a trap?
At this time, Zhao Xuanji also stopped, as if he knew what he was thinking, and said: "The old prince has gone. This is just part of the strength he left behind. It is part of the military's defense system. Don't worry about it."
Qianye's face softened slightly, he nodded, and followed Zhao Xuanji as he continued to walk inside.
The center of the military headquarters is a huge building composed of a main building and four satellite buildings. The four auxiliary buildings are square, thin and tall, and the central building is round.
A particularly young general said: "This is the main building of the military headquarters. The four auxiliary buildings represent the four mythical beasts, and the middle building represents the thick soil in the center."
"Four Directions Divine Beast?"
The general said: "Yes, there are four divine beasts. This is how it is recorded in the data."
This was the first time Qianye heard the talk about the four mythical beasts. He couldn't help but be curious and asked a few more questions.
The young general said: "Actually, the so-called four mythical beasts only exist in the data. That data, how should I put it, is more like a... legend. One of the four mythical beasts is similar to the imperial totem snake, the other is the burning bird, and the
There are tigers and giant turtles. In fact, we don’t know where they come from, maybe they are some giant void beasts that live in the depths of the void.”
Qianye followed the others into the main building of the military headquarters, went all the way up, and soon came to a small auditorium.
The auditorium is not big, but it is ancient and solemn. As soon as he entered the auditorium, Qianye felt countless weak but powerful auras, each different, like a thousand peaks competing in a show. Among them, there were some auras that he was very familiar with, such as
...Lin Xitang.
Qianye immediately turned his head and looked for the source of the breath. It was on the side of the auditorium. The wall was embedded with black jade. The black jade was divided into left and right parts, each of which was engraved with countless densely packed names. Lin Xitang's name was among them.
, located very far back.
Before him, Qianye didn't recognize most of the names, but the first few names on the list were like thunder. They were the founders who followed Taizu's founding of the country, and each of them had great achievements and life deeds.
Familiar.
On the other side of the black jade wall, the list is much shorter, with Qingyang King Zhang Boqian listed at the end.
Zhao Xuanji said: "These two sides are the Empire's Merit List, which records the people who have made great contributions to the Empire throughout the ages. I am old, and if I am lucky enough to be on the list, I will die without regrets."
There was a general next to him who said: "Dong Youguo had far-sighted vision during the Battle of Floating Land. It is you who laid the foundation for the empire's subsequent great victory. In the future, your name will definitely be on this right wall."
Another name on the wall caught Qianye's attention and he asked: "Is this the Immortal King?"
The generals did not dare to answer, but Zhao Xuanji had no scruples and nodded: "He is indeed the King of Immortality."
After a pause, Zhao Xuanji said: "Although he made big mistakes in his later years, King Changsheng also made a lot of contributions to our human race throughout his life. Compared with the two, he still has more credit. This wall records historical contributions.
As long as there is merit, it will be recorded and cannot be erased at will."
Qianye remained silent for a while, nodding slightly.
Zhao Xuanji said sternly: "This palace of Tianxun is perfect for conferring honors. Qianye, are you willing to take over this important task?"