Chapter 2086 - Movement from the Men in Black!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“Inform Li Siye and Cui Piaoqi to transfer out some of the outstanding recruits for placement in the Wushang Cavalry and Mo Saber Unit! It’s about time these two armies were expanded,” Wang Chong said.
In the past, the Wushang Cavalry and Mo Saber Unit had been more than enough to deal with any danger, but with the calamity imminent, their numbers were far from enough.
The Wushang Cavalry’s power had initially been established on the strength, agility, and cohesion of the Wushang people. But constantly recruiting from the ranks of the Wushang was rather unfair, and their numbers were limited, preventing the Wushang Cavalry from rising to an even higher level.
Now that there were so many outstanding recruits amongst this newest batch, it was time for some reform.
“This… General Li saw the other Protector-Generals and Great Generals doing this and already transferred out his own soldiers. He took fifty thousand of the finest recruits to replenish the ranks of the Mo Saber Unit and the Wushang Cavalry, in addition secretly tasking me with bringing up this matter with Your Highness to gain your approval.”
Wang Chong was taken aback by this news, then he shook his head and laughed.
Li Siye appeared like a boorish brute, but he was actually quite cunning. It was obvious that he had also been tempted by these recruits.
Wang Chong waved his hands and indifferently said, “I understand!”
Everything followed the plan, and these recruits all entered the armies of the Great Tang, whether it was under the command of Li Siye or the various protectorates.
In fact, whether it was Crown Prince’s Junior Guardian Wang Zhongsi, Minister of War Zhangchou Jianqiong, Gao Xianzhi, An Sishun, or Li Siye, they all had extremely good judgment. Moreover, armies like the Wushang Cavalry did not easily accept new soldiers.
For these commanders to eye these recruits was proof that these soldiers were of extremely high quality.
“What’s the situation of the forward base?”
Wang Chong changed the topic to the matter of the front line.
This was an important part of the plan.
“Everything is going according to plan. The fortifications are already being built. When An Yaluoshan and his Youzhou soldiers first heard the news, they truly wanted to send soldiers to the forward base to help out. But once they heard that the Crown Prince’s Junior Guardian was involved, they restrained themselves. In addition, Tongluo Great General Abusi and his Tongluo Cavalry have finally arrived, further intimidating An Yaluoshan!” Zhang Que’s expression focused as he hastily reported.
Wang Chong gave a slight nod, his expression turning thoughtful.
He could sense that Genesis Supreme was still patrolling the outskirts of the capital.
These Supremes were extremely arrogant people. At this phase, they would never lower themselves to intervene in mortal wars. Moreover, both Abusi and Wang Zhongsi were renowned generals, and killing them would unquestionably reveal the existence of the men in black to the world.
It was impossible for peak experts like Abusi and Wang Zhongsi to suddenly die a ‘violent death’ when no war was going on, nor were they people that just anyone could kill!
And this was completely out of line with the men in black’s policy of ‘shunning the world’.
The men in black had existed for countless years, but history had no record of them. This was how effective this policy of shunning the world was.
But nothing was absolute.
The existence of the Book of Paimon clearly indicated that there had once been a time when the men in black directly meddled with the mortal world.
Thus, Wang Chong could not take risks, nor could he place his hopes on the ‘kindness’ of Genesis Supreme and his ilk!
Wang Chong questioned Zhang Que a little more on military matters, and once everything was taken care of, Zhang Que bowed and left.
Whoosh!
Once Zhang Que left, the flapping of wings came from outside.
“What news is there from the palace?” Wang Chong’s expression darkened as he spoke into the empty hall.
Silence!
Nothing happened in the hall.
But quickly, a bulky figure with a bird perched on his arm came inside. It was none other than Old Eagle.
Old Eagle bowed and said, “Everything in the palace is as usual. With General Li and so many Dragon Guards, nothing will happen to His Majesty. However, Bian Lingcheng’s Imperial Guard has sent word that there have been many strange incidents in the palace as of late. People are constantly trying to sneak in. The Imperial Guard has already caught more than twenty supposed palace maids, eunuchs, and Imperial Army soldiers, and more and more have arrived in the last few days.
“Some of them have even gone up to Taiji Palace, where they seemed to be setting up some sort of formation.”
Zhang Que had more and more matters to handle, and Li Heng was an extremely important figure. Thus, Wang Chong had arranged for Old Eagle to link up with Bian Lingcheng so that the two could support each other.
Moreover, the King of Foreign Lands Residence was very close to the Imperial Palace. If there were some incident, Wang Chong could promptly arrive to protect Li Heng.
A new Emperor had taken the throne, and whether it was the surrounding countries, An Yaluoshan, or the men in black, they all had ample reason to strike at him.
Thus, Wang Chong did not dare to be lax.
The Sage Emperor had passed, so nothing could be allowed to happen to Li Heng.
“I see.”
Wang Chong slightly frowned, closing his eyes and leaning back against his throne.
“Your Highness, it’s those men in black, right?” Old Eagle suddenly asked.
“Mm, there’s no one else except them,” Wang Chong softly said, nodding slightly.
Few of Wang Chong’s subordinates knew about the Miniature Nine Provinces Domain, and they were only informed due to absolute necessity, but Old Eagle was one of them.
“Your Highness, the Imperial Guard is already doing its utmost to catch these people, but there’s still no stopping them, with more and more appearing. In addition, we’ve discovered that they’ve set up a small formation in the palace. Is this really okay?” Old Eagle said, worry on his face.
“Why don’t we start a large-scale search in the city and force them out?”
The Imperial Palace was the center of political power, a forbidden zone, but this seemed to have no effect on the men in black. On the contrary, it seemed to only encourage them to send more and more people.
The strange activities had also been picking up around the estate, though they had yet to cause much of a stir.
The King of Foreign Lands Residence was not that easy to sneak into.
Old Eagle had already led his men in purging several of these groups.
“There’s no need!”
Wang Chong waved his hand and rejected Old Eagle’s proposal.
“The ones infiltrating the capital are not real men in black, but puppets under their control or blackmailed Imperial Army soldiers, mixed in with some experts and assassins that they hired. They’re just ordinary people who are being used. If you sweep through the city, how can you tell which from which? And how many can you actually catch? Do you plan to seize everyone in the city?”
“This…”
Old Eagle was rendered speechless.
He instinctively sensed that this matter could not be allowed to fester, but he had not thought about it this far.
“But…”
Old Eagle wanted to say more, but he hesitated.
“Relax; it’s fine. The Miniature Nine Provinces Domain is not easily destroyed, and we can’t protect the entire capital. That’s just a futile effort.”
Wang Chong knew what Old Eagle was thinking, and waved his hand.
The Nine Heavens, Ten Earths, Three Emperors Formation was deep beneath Taiji Palace and was one of the strongest and largest formations in the Central Plains. When it was first being built, possible attempts to destroy it had already been taken into account.
As the formation that had protected dynasty after dynasty, it had countless reinforcing formations on its perimeter.
One hundred thousand formations?
One million formations?
Ten million formations?
Not even Wang Chong dared to imagine, as even Psychic Energy was blocked out.
The Nine Heavens Ten Earths Three Emperors Formation could be used to gather energy, but it could not be destroyed. This was a law passed down through dynasty after dynasty.
If one thought that a few formations on the surface could destroy this powerful, ancient formation, then that person was being far too naive.
This was why Wang Chong was unconcerned after hearing about so many people fearlessly infiltrating the Imperial Palace to lay down formations.
What they were attempting was impossible!
Wang Chong was far more worried about another matter!
Wang Chong slightly raised his head, a name flashing through his mind.
Genesis Supreme!
Everything that had taken place in the Imperial Palace and around the King of Foreign Lands Residence was the handiwork of the men in black.
Their goal was undoubtedly to destroy the Miniature Nine Provinces Domain!
But these little tricks could do nothing to him.
He predicted that the men in black’s following actions would be even more intense and frenzied.
Besides that, the Sage Emperor was dead and the Miniature Nine Provinces Domain was a purely defensive formation. As long as the men in black did not step into it, it would do them no harm. There shouldn’t have been anything in the capital that the men in black wanted.
But even though the Sage Emperor had died some time ago, Genesis Supreme was still lurking on the outskirts. This was extremely unusual.
It was as if there was something in the city Genesis Supreme dearly desired.
Wang Chong breathed in and focused himself.
No matter what you’re thinking, I will stop you!
Buzz!
Wang Chong closed his eyes and seated himself cross-legged on the floor, his mind linking with the three divine embryos that were approaching the capital.
He could sense that the three divine embryos would arrive soon.
This mission had been far more fruitful than he had imagined. Once the three divine embryos returned, he could start the next phase of his plan and begin boosting his strength.
……
Several days later, deep in the night, when everyone was dreaming…
Buzz!
A flash of light appeared outside the city, and two figures stepped into the air, looking down at the brightly lit capital below.
“All of our operations have failed. This domain around the capital still stands!”
The Tianfu Divine Lord’s robes flapped as he slowly raised his head.
