Chapter 580 The confusing cause of death, the embarrassment of Orange [10,000 words]

However, Tianhun's side has no solution yet.

You can't really give up Tiandou City, which you finally defended, to others, right?

If we really do this, Tianhun will be finished, and the people's hearts will be scattered in an instant.

At the gate of Shrek City, Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong stood up and flew towards the north.

Just last night, he had received a message from the Dragon City branch that the secret mining force of the Sun and Moon Empire was about to complete its preliminary operations.

A large amount of quarried rare metals have been packaged, waiting for the subsequent response troops to transport them back to the Sun and Moon Empire.

Two soul mentor groups responsible for escorting rare metals back home have arrived near Dragon City and are about to set off to the mining area to receive the minerals.

After letting it go for a long time, it’s time to receive the results.

The rare metals mined by the Sun and Moon Empire and the completed mining facilities will be accepted by Qian Chaoguang.

Shrek City is located to the west of the junction of the Three Kingdoms, within the Tianhun Empire, and does not border on the Dou Ling Empire.

Dragon City is located in the northeast of the Tianhun Empire, adjacent to the Far North. It can be reached by walking north from Shrek City and a little further east.

When Qian Chaoguang went to the far north to look for the Ice Emperor, he also bought some supplies in Dragon City.

The two of them did not go directly to Dragon City through the teleportation array in Shrek City.

This thing is still a secret to Douluo Continent for the time being, at least to let the rest of the people see that they set off in a normal way.

It wasn't until they flew very far that the two found a hidden place to return to the demiplane and opened the teleportation channel to Dragon City.

Dragon City is also a well-known large city in the Tianhun Empire. It is located in the northeast of the Tianhun Empire. It is the largest city there and the temperature is relatively low.

Continuing north from Longcheng, with the current flying speed of Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong, they can enter the outer area of ​​the Far North in less than two hours.

Qian Chaoguang understood very well why the Sun Moon Empire was so eager to advance the front line before, even if it paid a higher price, it still wanted to temporarily occupy the northern territory of the Tianhun Empire.

Now that winter is about to begin, the temperature in the north has dropped sharply, and the combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers is gradually declining.

After winter came, the soul master regiment and the soul master legion could still maintain sufficient combat effectiveness, but the soldiers of the cold weapon era had almost completely lost their combat effectiveness.

The elite troops of the Sun and Moon Empire didn't matter. They were supported by individual thermal soul guides and could even fight in iron armor in the cold winter months.

But the Tianhun Empire’s army cannot.

Fighting in the cold winter, non-combat attrition will be ridiculously high.

The combat effectiveness of the army will also decline significantly.

Therefore, as long as the entire northern border can be occupied before winter, the Sun and Moon Empire can allocate a large number of manpower to complete other tasks, greatly reducing the pressure caused by insufficient manpower.

You can even order the soul engineer group to continue advancing south in an almost undefended manner.

There is no need for a large number of garrison, Tianhun and Dou Ling have no choice - they will be defeated by the weather.

Coupled with Orange's so-called conspiracy.

It only takes one winter for the Sun and Moon Empire to initially consolidate its rule.

In this way, they can mine veins, consolidate their rule, avoid the encirclement and suppression from all sides by Shrek, Dou Ling, Xing Luo, and Tianhun with the Far North as their back, and reduce consumption.

Achieving many things with one fell swoop is a yes.

The reason why the situation on the mainland has eased since the war has progressed to this point does not mean that the Sun and Moon Empire has lost its stamina.

The simple thing is that it needs time to digest the gains and clean up the mice that have entered the house.

Although the Tianhun Empire is not as huge as Xingluo, it still has two-thirds of the area of ​​the Sun and Moon Empire.

To suddenly occupy such a vast land, it was necessary to appease the civilians and consolidate their rule.

What they want is unification, not annihilation.

Coupled with the fact that the Sky Soul Empire had previously strictly implemented the scorched earth strategy provided by Qian Chaoguang, the Sun Moon Empire, which had basically offended the local nobles, needed more time and cost to maintain its rule.

In desperation, the Sun and Moon Empire was forced to carry out a purge of local nobles under the coercion of the Holy Spirit Cult, and began to win over the common people in advance.

For now, it looks like it will have little effect.

The leadership team sent there had only just figured out the most basic issues such as how many people, goods, livestock, shops, and means of production were in the city.

The recruitment of soul master sects has progressed quite smoothly, and the Sun and Moon Empire has successfully completed the expansion of several soul master groups.

Many sects are very spineless, similar to the "noble families" and "rich families" on Blue Star in ancient times.

Why is there a saying “a century-old dynasty, a thousand-year-old family”?

Because all the tough ones are dead.

An upright family cannot become a so-called thousand-year-old family.

For the wealthy families, it has nothing to do with who rules, as long as their own inheritance exists.

For example, a certain family with the surname Kong was very quick to vote whenever the dynasty changed, and all the literati and righteousness were completely lost.

I don’t know how they have the honor to call themselves saints.

If Kong Sheng had known anything about his descendants, he would have raised his coffin angrily and demonstrated to them what the Six Arts of a Gentleman are.

Obviously, this kind of thing is also true on Douluo Continent.

After all, there are only a few people like the Iron Blood Sect, Noumenon Sect, and Tianlong Sect who take the initiative to go out of the city to fight against the enemy.

Basically, it can be said that the larger the sect, the more they will choose to be dogs at this time.

For example, a sect named after Haotian is a typical example.

What does it have to do with me whether the country is destroyed or not?

It's enough that I'm okay.

In their words, this can probably be called being wise and protecting yourself.

This is Qian Chaoguang's second visit to Dragon City.

This largest city located in the northeastern part of the Tianhun Empire fell before it even lasted for half a day. How could this not make people feel sad?

Tianlongmen and Dilongmen.

These two sects were once the representatives of Dragon City.

But compared with the powerful army of the Sun and Moon Empire, it is like a mantis trying to act like a chariot.

Although Dilongmen's response was relatively quick, without the advance transfer of assets as in the original work, everything was still plundered by the Sun and Moon Army.

Even a small number of disciples were arrested.

It is the same as those cities that were previously captured by the Sun and Moon Empire.

The sects in the city could either choose to serve the Sun and Moon Empire, or they could only choose to die.

A handful of people captured in Dilongmen were still in the stage of being locked up in cells and tortured repeatedly by the Sun and Moon Empire.

Tianlongmen, which is inherited from the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Rex family, is much tougher.

Just like when he faced Wuhun Palace ten thousand years ago, he would rather die standing than live on his knees.

Therefore, the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Rex family was once again wiped out after ten thousand years.

Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong walked out of the teleportation array, and were greeted by the rotating store manager of the Dragon City branch and a mid-level death knight.

This guy looked familiar to Qian Chaoguang, he was exactly that freak among the Death Knights.

He was born as a warrior and had a habit of getting into trouble with his mount.

"Your Majesty, Mistress."

"Boss, boss lady."

One person and one death knight said hello in unison, but the titles they shouted were completely different.

However, Qian Chaoguang never cared about this, and his subordinates called him all kinds of names.

Qian Chaoguang waved his hand and went straight to the topic: "How is the situation in the city now?"

"Everything in the city is basically normal, almost the same as before the war."

The person who answered him was the rotating store manager, a middle-aged man who was also a standard Weapon Soul Emperor level expert.

"Jianda's soul guidance device positions are arranged on the city wall, but the number of soul guidance devices is not large. According to the observations of my subordinates, they are only fifty at most. Their cultivation level is generally around the third ring. The remaining ones are only some ordinary soldiers."

Fifty people, this is one-tenth of a soul engineer army.

According to this kind of defense strength, if the Tianhun Empire can divide its troops to attack, it only needs one or two regular legions to hope to regain the city.

But it is a pity that the Tianhun Empire has concentrated a large number of troops in Tiandou City and several surrounding cities to confront the Sun and Moon Army, and there is no way to spare them.

Qian Chaoguang nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Is there anything else special about it? The Sun and Moon Empire still maintains its previous style?"

What he was referring to was naturally what happened to the cities that had previously implemented the strategy of strengthening walls and clearing out wild areas.

At that time, every time the army of the Sun and Moon Empire arrived in a city, they would confiscate the homes of all the nobles inside, and use food and other resources to supplement the needs of the army.

The sect was forcibly broken through, and all sect members either chose to be loyal to the Sun and Moon Empire or choose to die.

Except for those "smart people" who decisively surrendered and donated their family property, this was the case for the basic nobles and the entire sect.

And those city lords and officials are the hardest bones to crack.

They either disappeared or died fighting until the last moment, causing great difficulties for the subsequent takeover of the Sun and Moon Empire.

The Death Knight and the middle-aged Soul Emperor looked at each other, obviously hesitating to speak.

"Is there really a situation?"

Qian Chaoguang was stunned.

He just mentioned it casually.

It was because the old butler had obtained the two Shrek admission letters from the old Lord of Dragon City that he had a slight fondness for this city, so he asked a little.

However, as far as Qian Chaoguang knew, the old city lord had died of illness nearly ten years ago.

When the mainland war broke out, if nothing else happened, the current city lord should be the son of the old city lord.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. Even if it's something you're not sure about, it doesn't matter. I'll make my own judgment." Qian Chaoguang urged.

The middle-aged Soul Emperor hesitated for a moment and then said: "My subordinates feel that something is not right about this Dragon City defense battle. It broke out in too short a time, and the city lord did not follow the practices of other city lords in the Tianhun Empire. Do."

"Too short?" Qian Chaoguang frowned, "Tell me the general process of the battle, what you saw and heard during the investigation, and what happened during this period."

"yes."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's like this. At that time, the Sun and Moon Empire's army was pressing on the border. The city lord ordered the soldiers to go out of the city to attack, instead of using soul guides to shoot from a distance. They didn't do anything until the end of the battle. The soul guides from the Sun and Moon side behind him The weapon roared for less than half an hour before the city lord opened the city and announced his surrender."

"The army only stayed in the city for two days. After ransacking the homes of some nobles and arresting all the sect members, they all withdrew, leaving only a very small number of people to maintain order."

"You came from the teleportation array and didn't see it. If you go out, you can see that there are no signs of damage inside or outside Dragon City. Even the city walls are not damaged."

"As of today, the Sun and Moon Empire has occupied Dragon City for thirty days. Apart from posting notices and maintaining order, and sending a team of official businessmen to distribute soul guides, the Sun and Moon Empire has done nothing. ”

"Thirty days?" Huo Yutong was stunned for a moment and guessed, "Did they bypass other cities and go straight to Dragon City? This speed is too fast."

Qian Chaoguang waved his hand and signaled the Soul Emperor shopkeeper to continue.

The rotating shop owner continued: "It is worth mentioning that the people who organized and distributed the soul guides were even servants of the original city lord's palace and part of the city defense army."

"Furthermore, those businessmen came here last night and asked us if we wanted to become an agent selling some soul tools in Dragon City. I have already submitted a specific report and application."

Huo Yutong on the side said: "I saw that there have been a lot of things recently, and I haven't had time to approve it yet. Just agree. You are not the first one. All the rotating store managers in the occupied areas have been approached."

"This kind of thing that benefits the country and the people is good for us. The Sun and Moon Empire is using their resources to pave the way for us. There is no need to refuse."

The middle-aged Soul Emperor nodded: "Yes, then I will send someone to sign a business contract with them."

Qian Chaoguang had already fallen into deep thought and began to reason based on the clues in the original work.

Seeing this, Huo Yutong signaled the two of them to go ahead and do whatever they needed to do, and there was no need to wait here.

The middle-aged Soul Emperor and the Death Knight bowed again and respectfully stepped back.

Only the brother and sister were left in the secret room where the teleportation array was located, and it was eerily quiet.

After a long time, Qian Chaoguang's eyes regained clarity, and he said to Huo Yutong: "There is a problem with this city lord. We need to go to the city lord's mansion."

"Are you going to kill this traitor?" Huo Yutong asked.

She felt a chill from Qian Chaoguang's words.

The behavior of the Lord of Dragon City is actually very obvious and not difficult to guess.

He should have surrendered to the Sun and Moon Empire long ago.

But the timing of this surrender remains to be verified.

Whether it is surrendering after finding that the enemy is defeated after the battle, or surrendering before the battle, the nature of the two is completely different.

Most likely it was before.

It is even possible that he used the mineral vein in the far north to receive a certificate of nomination, otherwise the Sun and Moon Empire would not have been able to penetrate Dragon City like a mad dog.

Unless they are sure that this place will not become a "rejection horse" blocking them, but will become a place to take off.

Qian Chaoguang shook his head: "No, I am not from the Tianhun Empire. Whether he is a traitor or not has nothing to do with me. But now I suspect that grandpa's death has something to do with him."

"Grandpa went to Dragon City back then!"

When he said this, Huo Yutong reacted instantly, and his eyes were suddenly filled with a hint of purple gold.

"Do you suspect that grandpa's whereabouts were betrayed by him or his father?"

Qian Chaoguang said in a deep voice: "It is extremely possible, and I highly doubt it, that the current Lord of Dragon City did all this. Moreover, the old Lord of the City died of illness nearly ten years ago, which is very close to the time of his grandfather's death. This is too much. It’s more of a coincidence.”

Huo Yutong continued following Qian Chaoguang's inference and analyzed calmly:

"With Grandpa's skills and combat experience, even with a weak body, it is impossible for ordinary evil soul master Soul Saint to be his opponent, let alone severely injure him."

"Graduated from Shrek's inner academy, he is a direct descendant of the Zhu family's Nether Civet Cat Martial Spirit. He is a level 79 agility-based combat spirit saint with the best spirit ring ratio. He has been on the battlefield for decades. Grandpa has probably experienced more life-and-death battles than us. There’s a lot together.”

"Although there are many evil soul masters in the world, there are only a few who can seriously injure grandpa. They must be from the Holy Spirit Sect. The main scope of activities of the Holy Spirit Sect is in the Sun and Moon Empire. Unless someone notifies them in advance, there is unlimited possibility that they will ambush you halfway. Close to zero.”

Qian Chaoguang nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. The old city lord and his grandfather were both Shrek's students back then, and their friendship was fatal in battle. It is unlikely that he leaked it. He is probably his good son. .”

"And there is another question. How did the Sun and Moon Empire know that there are rare metal veins here?"

"Even the people in the Tianhun Empire don't know that the Dou Ling Empire has been hiding it, but the orange can come straight to Dragon City after a long drive. If it is all due to the prospecting department of the Sun and Moon Empire, I will never Do not believe."

"Only the Dragon City City Lord could possibly know this news. I speculate that the old City Lord back then was likely to have also learned about this matter, and the current City Lord committed patricide for his own glory and wealth. "

In the original work, it is indeed mentioned implicitly that the reason why the Sun and Moon Empire learned about this mine was because someone provided the information. Orange sent people to explore and confirmed that it was correct, and then led troops to excavate it on a large scale.

While the Sun and Moon Empire was mining rare metals, they were always on guard against the Dou Ling Empire discovering that they were mining.

Therefore, the informant cannot be from the Dou Ling Empire - otherwise there is no need to hide it, just dig boldly.

As a result, the biggest suspect who provided the information is undoubtedly the Lord of Dragon City.

"Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion." Huo Yutong said coldly, "His hands and feet should be clean."

"Walk."

Qian Chaoguang thought, and a large amount of light immediately enveloped the two of them, and then slowly dissipated, showing a transparent appearance.

Huo Yutong used a spiritual barrier to block all detection methods other than the naked eye.

Although she almost never used this skill externally, Huo Yutong practiced it a lot in private as a life-saving skill.

At that time, there was a brief description on the soul crystal originating from the Void Turtle clan, saying that if you practice this skill to a certain level, you will unlock an incomparable magical ability.

But what exactly this ability is is still unknown to the brother and sister.

This skill is like a bottomless pit. No matter how hard Huo Yutong studies and practices, there is a feeling that there is no end in sight.

She even felt that this skill could be infinitely improved.

Dragon City's City Lord's Palace, like the City Lord's Palace in most cities, is located in the center of the city.

Its scale is enormous and can be seen from far away.

This luxuriously decorated and luxurious mansion seems to have not been baptized by the fire of war at all, nor has it been looted by the Sun and Moon Empire troops, and it still maintains its original appearance.

Walking on a sparsely populated street, Qian Chaoguang deliberately walked in the direction of several granaries.

Very good, it's basically full inside.

It seems that the Lord of Dragon City has never carried out the orders issued by Emperor Tianhun.

The reputation of secretly surrendering to the enemy has been confirmed.

At the door of the city lord's mansion, two soldiers stood upright, wearing thick warm clothes that looked like they were made of the fur of some kind of soul beast.

In this season, the northernmost part of the mainland is no different from winter. The outside temperature is at least ten degrees below zero.

Qian Chaoguang floated up with Huo Yutong, and used his spiritual consciousness to lift the two of them to the roof of the central building of the city lord's palace.

The powerful spiritual consciousness spread out and enveloped the entire mansion.

At this time, the city lord's palace seemed extremely quiet, with only the occasional patrol soldiers passing by, making sporadic sounds.

Soon, he figured out the situation inside the city lord's palace.

There are one hundred and fifty soldiers stationed in the entire mansion, including twenty soul engineers with cultivation levels between the second and third rings.

Judging from the clothes on his body, he is obviously a member of the Sun and Moon Empire Army - it is impossible to tell from the facial structure.

Except for the darker skin color of the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire, there is almost no difference.

As for hair color and eye color, these are affected by martial arts factors and cannot be used as targets for judging racial distinctions.

At least based on Qian Chaoguang's current observations, the possibility that the people on Sun Moon Continent and Douluo Continent have the same origin is as high as 99%.

Exactly the same language, completely similar characters, completely similar races, and almost the same culture. The two are so similar that they look like they were copied and pasted.

It's like a pair of twin brothers, but they were separated due to some force majeure factor.

As a result, one party embarked on the path of mechanical ascension, and the other party embarked on the path of spiritual ascension.

If there are cultural distinctions, it is easy to distinguish people from several different countries of the same race through different temperaments.

For example, they are all yellow people. Even if they don't speak, normal people can basically tell who is Chinese, who is Xiao Xiba, who is Xiaori, and who is little monkey at a glance.

But it won't work on Douluo Continent.

The cultures of the four countries are almost identical, so it is naturally difficult to distinguish them by temperament.

In the room at the core of the City Lord's Mansion, there was a soul master at the level of a sixth-ringed soul emperor moving around.

Presumably, this is the city lord who boasted about oranges in the original work.

If the two people's previous guesses were true, then he must have been a spiritual member of the Sun and Moon Empire a long time ago.

The kind who were younger than the two Japanese devils, otherwise it would be impossible for them to surrender at the speed of light to show their loyalty.

Qian Chaoguang spread his consciousness again, adjusted the clarity of the picture, and then used the soul link to share it with Huo Yutong to watch together.

In the room, the Soul Emperor, who was nearly fifty years old, was reading some documents and occasionally nodded.

These are just official documents from the city, nothing noteworthy.

There is a portrait of Xu Tianran wearing a dragon robe hanging on the wall of the room.

Gee, this is so, even the officials born and raised in the Sun and Moon Empire are not so cowardly.

After a while, several businessmen came outside the city lord's palace. They were official members sent by the Sun and Moon Empire.

After the announcement, these people quickly arrived at the City Lord's Mansion and went straight to the room where the Soul Emperor was.

"Lord City Lord, the people from the Sun and Moon Chamber of Commerce are here." A messenger said respectfully outside the door.

"Well, let them in."

Several businessmen entered the room under the leadership of the messengers, and at the same time bowed to the Soul Emperor.

"How are you three? How is the plan going?" the city lord asked.

A tall and thin businessman said: "It was a little difficult at the beginning. Those nobles were very repulsive to us. But because you issued a decree and did not confiscate their property, even if they secretly hate us, they will not show any hatred towards us on the surface. Dare to show it, just resist it a little bit.”

"In the past month, we have continued to show the wonders of the soul guide, and we have gradually impressed them. We are located in an extremely cold place, and our thermal soul guide is what they are most interested in."

The city lord nodded with satisfaction: "Continue to promote it and give it all to them. Don't feel bad. Once they get used to this comfortable life, no one will want to go back to that backward life."

"After conquering these guys, we will slowly promote the soul guide to the common people. In a few years, this city will be completely a subject of our Sun and Moon Empire."

Speaking of this, the city lord suddenly remembered something: "By the way, has the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce agreed to our conditions? This is a commercial giant spanning four countries. If we can get their help, it will be very easy to implement our plans in the future. .”

The business leader replied: "Not yet, but you don't need to worry. I am probably asking for instructions from my superiors. We have also cooperated with the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce in previous cities, and the response time for the initial communication is about one day."

The city owner nodded: "I heard that this giant chamber of commerce also came out of our Sun and Moon Empire. I think the low-end products they sell have the characteristics of the empire."

"Indeed, the headquarters of the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce and their first store were opened in Mingdu." The business leader laughed, "These guys started selling these life soul guides in various places a few years in advance, which has really helped us a lot. ”

The business leader who was lamenting how helpful the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce was actually didn't know.

Instead of providing any help, the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce started planning a few years in advance in order to eliminate the influence of Orange's so-called conspiracy and suppress its effect to a minimum.

In the original work, the Sun and Moon Empire took the initiative to distribute life soul guides. People would think that the soul guides were brought by the people of the Sun and Moon Empire, and that the convenient and comfortable life they would have later was also brought by the Sun and Moon Empire.

But what if they had been exposed to these things before?

Does anyone still think that these things were brought by people from the Sun and Moon Empire?

the answer is negative.

Regardless of whether you come or not, whether you give them away or not, the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce is selling these things, and they are still selling them at extremely affordable prices.

It's all those same things.

Brought by different people at different points in time, the effects will be completely different.

In the room, the conversation between several people continued.

"If they hadn't appeared in Dragon City a year ago, I almost thought they were sent by the marshal to fight against the front line." The city lord said with emotion, "Soul guides are better, what a life with soul guides. wonderful."

"Your Excellency is still foresighted." The business leader complimented, "It is the general trend for our Sun and Moon Empire to unify the continent. Only Your Excellency is sensible and became a member of our Sun and Moon Empire in advance."

"With your far-sighted vision, you will be able to achieve great things in the future. When the time comes, adults will be prosperous, so don't forget to support us little people."

"Haha, it's easy to talk." The city lord said with a proud face, "I presented the location of several rare metal veins to the marshal. This is a great contribution. As long as you are serious about my work, when I am promoted, just sew it from your fingers. If you just poke something out of it, it will be enough for you guys to eat for a lifetime."

"It turns out that this information was provided by you, my lord." The merchant leader was extremely surprised. "This is incredible. It is really a great contribution. When the mainland is unified in the future, when meritorious deeds are rewarded in front of the palace, you will definitely have a place. !”

"Hahahahahaha."

Hearing these words, the city lord laughed proudly again.

The business leader also kept complimenting and flattering him as he laughed, making him even happier.

Afterwards, they had a series of discussions on how to soften the diehards, how to impress the swingers, etc.

It lasted for half an hour before several businessmen left.

Silence also returned to the city lord's office.

The entire city lord's mansion became colder without warning.

The soldier standing guard at the door couldn't help but shudder and tightened his clothes to keep out the cold.

"Let's complete our original goal first, don't worry about taking care of him."

On the roof, Qian Chaoguang appeared very calm.

His eyes were terrifyingly calm.

The old housekeeper has been dead for many years, and Qian Chaoguang is no longer the young boy who just gained power ten years ago.

Even if this person was really related to the old housekeeper's death, it wouldn't make him so angry that he burst into rage on the spot.

It is not difficult to see from the other party's previous words that the brother and sister's previous guesses were basically correct.

The information about the mineral veins in the Far North was provided by him.

He had been a member of the Sun and Moon Empire for who knows how long.

Now, he finally got his wish and truly became a member of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Under such circumstances, Qian Chaoguang was almost certain that the deaths of the old city lord and the old housekeeper were probably 90% related to him.

A vertical eye was split between Huo Yutong's forehead, showing a magnificent rose gold pattern.

Countless thin lines of different colors appeared in front of her, related to something unknowable between heaven and earth.

With a flick, a red chain appeared on the city lord's head.

He himself turned a deaf ear to this and continued to laugh proudly while reviewing official documents, not knowing that the crisis was approaching.

His eyes narrowed, all the strangeness disappeared, and Huo Yutong's face was also covered with a little frost.

"Whether he is one of the murderers who killed grandpa or not, make a mark first. Even if he escapes to the ends of the world, he can't escape my eyes."

Hundreds of kilometers northeast of Dragon City, on the outskirts of the Far North, near the border of the Tianhun Empire, a force of more than 20,000 people is currently stationed.

Judging from the luxurious tent and dark pattern logo, who is it if it is not the Fire Phoenix Soul Instructor Group?

Tangerine's direct troops.

Sitting in the dark red tent in the middle is the current Queen of the Sun and Moon Empire and the Marshal of the Sun and Moon Empire's Eastern Expedition - Orange.

At this time, she was wearing a fiery red armor, sitting high on the main seat, with a little joy on her face.

Since her expedition to the Tianhun Empire, it can be said that she has hit a wall one after another and nothing goes smoothly.

First, the strong wall and clearing the country plan implemented by the Tianhun Empire seriously hindered the advancement of the army, further intensifying the conflict between the Sun and Moon Empire and the local nobles of Tianhun.

Another two defeats in the battle to attack Tiandou City seriously hindered the original plan, and they had to start the northern offensive ahead of schedule.

In the battle of Tiandou City, most of the high-end combat power of the Holy Spirit Sect was present, including the four national guardians and the seven soul master groups.

Even Dragon King Douluo Long Xiaoyao took action, but failed to capture Tiandou City.

It has exceeded 10%, and the battle losses soaring towards 20% make Orange dare not continue to fight.

They had no choice but to switch from offense to defense, leaving part of the army behind to consume the Tianhun Empire's national power bit by bit.

After this battle, the power that Orange had accumulated in the military over the past few years was lost.

Especially the defeat in the battle against Tiandou City was a huge blow to her.

The veteran generals who were not satisfied with her took the opportunity to attack her.

If the follow-up northern offensive had not progressed smoothly and regained the previously wasted time, I am afraid she would have suffered the crisis of impeachment.

Even with Kong Deming and Zhong Liwu standing in Mingdu, the situation is not optimistic.

Until now, there is finally an established plan that can come to an end smoothly without any damage.

If the mining plan that relies on war to support war changes again, she may really have problems with her control of the army.

There will also be problems with her own self-confidence.

The battle in the Mingdou Mountains started off well.

But Dai Hao's subsequent actions suddenly tore a hole in the airtight "monitoring" of the Sun and Moon Empire right under Ye Xishui's nose.

He broke up the five soul master legions and divided them into a team of thirty people to make a breakthrough.

A suicide squad composed of five thousand soul masters broke into the Sun and Moon Empire and began wreaking havoc as if they were desperate for their lives.

The number of soul masters joining the army in the Star Luo Empire is not much less than that of the Sun Moon Empire.

As long as it is not a large-scale war, the soul master's destructive power will far exceed that of the soul master.

There are more than one hundred and sixty soul master teams scattered across the borders of the Sun and Moon Empire. If they are harassed anywhere, they will retreat with one blow and escape in an instant, giving no opportunity for the Sun and Moon Empire to encircle and suppress them.

With the help of the storage soul guide, the difficulty of guerrilla warfare and tactical interweaving has been reduced to the extreme.

There is no need for extremely high tactical literacy, it can be brought out by individuals.

In just over a month, they had caused considerable losses to the Sun and Moon Empire.

For this reason, the Sun and Moon Empire had to withdraw several soul engineer groups back to defend the mainland, and even the royal soul engineer group was transferred back, thus temporarily suppressing the situation.

What the Sun and Moon Empire can do now is to mass-produce as many high-altitude detection soul guides as possible.

With the advantage of information, we can fight against these Xingluo soul masters who have sneaked into the country and block the gap in the Mingdou Mountains.

However, the cost of high-altitude detection soul guides is high, and the Sun-Moon Empire has a vast territory and extremely long borders, so it cannot cover the entire territory anyway.

There were loopholes in the defense line of the Mingdou Mountains, which had a great impact on the overall deployment of the Sun and Moon Empire.

In the final analysis, Ye Xishui made an oversight.

If she had taken action that night, the top-level combat power of the Star Luo Empire would have been almost wiped out.

Everyone knows who is responsible for this matter, but no one dares to take the blame.

Death God Douluo Ye Xishui has a high status, and Zhong Liwu and Kong Deming are facing each other in the court. No one has the courage to question her openly.

There's nothing we can do about it.

If the Sun Moon Empire wants to unify the continent, it also needs to point to these two extreme Douluo and digital super Douluo.

The Holy Spirit Church cannot afford to offend.

In terms of overall strength in this war, the Sun and Moon Empire is very confident.

The invention of the linked soul guide gave them an absolute advantage in the overall war.

Even if the current linked soul guidance device can only be used by the soul mentor group, it is still absolutely powerful.

But in terms of high-end combat power, it would be impossible for the Sun and Moon Empire to contend with the entire continent on its own.

Before the birth of high-energy compression array soul guides and those supporting soul guides, the linked soul guides activated by hundreds of soul guides alone could not stop Extreme Douluo and many super Douluo.

Therefore, the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun and Moon Empire are completely tied to each other and need to achieve mutual success.

Compared to the senior leaders of the Sun and Moon Empire, Zhong Liwu was extremely satisfied with what Orange had done in the past two months.

The more people died, the stronger the Holy Spirit Sect would become, and the happier he would be.

In this way, he has more trust in Orange.

With Kong Deming's acquiescence, Orange had greater autonomy and more military power.

In addition to the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Group, she can now mobilize the four major national guardians to attack and conduct wars according to her own ideas.

This time, Orange led this army of 20,000 people to the northeastern part of the Tianhun Empire quietly for the sake of this large mineral deposit buried on the edge of the Far North.

What was the war about?

resource.

Although the Sun and Moon Empire had been preparing for many years, it was still well prepared.

However, Qian Chaoguang's double looting of the Sun Moon Empire's secret arsenal and the Mingde Hall in Mingdu had already severely damaged him.

After the war started, the continuous consumption of various resources was extremely huge.

Especially in terms of rare metals, even with the support of the Holy Spirit Cult, it is still a bit stretched.

The Sun and Moon Empire, which started with soul guides, has never let go of its emphasis on minerals.

It can be said that the attraction of rare metals to the Sun and Moon Empire is like the attraction of oil to beautiful bacteria.

Because of this, after receiving the "treasure offering" from the Lord of Dragon City, she hurriedly sent people over to investigate.

According to the response from the prospecting team, this is indeed the case.

And the internal storage capacity of this mineral vein is huge.

If they could all be mined, it would be enough to support the Sun and Moon Empire in launching another holy war.

This mineral vein is close to the northern border of Douling Empire and is located in the central area of ​​Tianhun Empire and Douling Empire.

Before the Sun Moon Empire launched the war, the old city lord of Dragon City had already discovered this matter, but due to some reasons, failed to report it to the officials of the Tianhun Empire.

Although the Douling Empire was also aware of it, before they could mine much, the mainland war had already broken out.

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