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Chapter 947: Chapter 637: Offense is the Best Defense

After Lu Chen decided to negotiate with the forces of the Misty World, the ministers entrusted with this important task began to prepare for their journey to Black Dragon City to discuss matters with the various powers of the Misty World.

As the Minister of the Household Department, Huang Minghui was also preparing, and he was tasked with engaging the Linghu Sect, the third major power in the Misty World, which made Huang Minghui very pleased.

If he could covertly align himself with the Linghu Sect, there would be nothing to worry about in the future, even if the restrictions of the Misty World were lifted.

Yan County.

Huang Residence.

At this moment, Huang Minghui was writing something in his study when a servant spoke at the door of the study, “Master, Young Master Wen has arrived.”

Huang Minghui said, “Let him in.”

The next moment, a man dressed in a splendid robe entered Huang Minghui’s study.

After entering the study, the man smiled and said, “Minister Huang, we haven’t seen each other for a few days, and your skill has improved.”

Huang Minghui smiled and replied, “Isn’t that thanks to Young Master Wen’s guidance?”

As he spoke, Huang Minghui took out a piece of white paper and a brush and handed them to Lei Wende.

The Young Master Wen mentioned by Huang Minghui was none other than Lei Wende, whose skills had been disabled.

After being released, Lei Wende initially felt utterly dejected, believing he would live a worthless life akin to that of an animal.

However, he quickly revived his spirits; he wanted to spread the news that the Daxia Dynasty was linked to the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect to Linghu Sect and make all forces of the Misty World aware of it.

By then, both the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect and the Daxia Dynasty would become targets, facing attacks from all forces of the Misty World.

Lei Wende found ways to approach the officials of Great Sum, then informed them about the situation in the Misty World, and also painted a lot of appealing prospects for them, offering tangible benefits like imparting cultivation techniques that significantly improved their skills.

Take Huang Minghui for example; originally just an ordinary man, he had risen to the eighth rank in a very short time, thanks to the cultivation techniques taught by Lei Wende.

Huang Minghui’s body became much stronger all at once, and he appeared more vibrant and energetic than ever before, a feeling he had never experienced.

The rapid increase in skill also made Huang Minghui’s ambitions grow larger, leading him to lose his reverence for Lu Chen, thinking that Lu Chen was merely a lowly emperor of an inferior world. If he could closely ally with Linghu Sect, perhaps one day he could possess power like Lu Chen’s or even become a true Immortal.

Huang Minghui’s betrayal presented an opportunity to Lei Wende, who then used the same method to win over many ministers of Great Sum, although some directly rejected Lei Wende.

However, many ministers could not resist the temptation of a sudden surge in power, especially the civil officials, most of whom knew how formidable Lu Chen was, so Lei Wende had a hard time deceiving them.

But civil officials were different, especially those who came from the Capital, being ordinary people with no real power; suddenly obtaining such great power naturally gave them some ideas.

At that moment, Lei Wende wrote on the paper, “How are things going?”

While speaking, Huang Minghui said, “Young Master Wen, I always feel that although my skills have improved, my strength hasn’t increased much.”

In a gap in the conversation, Huang Minghui wrote, “The Sum Emperor has agreed to negotiate with the forces of the Misty World and plans to send some ministers to contact the major powers of the Misty World.”

Seeing what Huang Minghui had written, the corners of Lei Wende’s mouth slightly curled up; it seemed the Sum Emperor could no longer withstand the pressure.

Even if the Daxia Dynasty was part of the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect, it was only one sect after all, and more importantly, the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect was not the strongest force in the Misty World.

One Ten Thousand Immortal Sect could not possibly contend with all the forces of the Misty World; the inevitable result would be negotiations.

At that moment, Lei Wende pretended to say, “Perhaps it’s because you have not engaged in real combat nor fought, so you can’t feel what level your strength is at.”

With that, Lei Wende wrote on another piece of white paper, “Which ministers did the Sum Emperor send to contact the forces of the Misty World, and did he send any ministers to meet with the disciples of Linghu Sect?”

Huang Minghui immediately saw through Lei Wende’s intentions and quickly wrote, “The ministers dispatched by the Sum Emperor all support negotiations, including me, and I am the minister tasked with contacting Linghu Sect.”

Seeing what Huang Minghui had written, Lei Wende became very excited; does this mean he could now connect with the disciples of Linghu Sect through Huang Minghui?@@novelbin@@

Lei Wende promptly wrote, “When you go to Black Dragon City, you must inform the disciples of Linghu Sect about my situation. As long as you make it clear that you have sided with Linghu Sect, they will surely offer you many benefits.”

Seeing what Lei Wende had written, Huang Minghui’s smile widened, and he appeared very pleased.

Establishing a connection with Linghu Sect signified the beginning of his rise; he even fantasized about becoming Linghu Sect’s secular spokesperson, perhaps even becoming an emperor.

Next, Huang Minghui also wrote, “Alright, I will definitely tell the disciples of Linghu Sect about your plight.”

After Lei Wende finished reading what was on the paper, Huang Minghui crumpled up the pieces of paper they had used to communicate and placed them in the fireplace of the study, burning them all.

The fireplace in the study was specifically used for burning these things to prevent them from being discovered by the Brocade Guard.

During his interactions with Lei Wende, Huang Minghui had always been extremely cautious, never engaging in verbal discussions with Lei Wende about the Linghu Sect and Great Sum. Instead, they pretended to discuss cultivation techniques and how to enhance their skills, then they would write down the content of their discussions on paper.

In this way, even if the Brocade Guard were eavesdropping outside, they could only hear them discussing cultivation techniques.

Lei Wende and Huang Minghui continued to discuss how to enhance their skills while simultaneously writing down what Huang Minghui should say to the disciples of the Linghu Sect after meeting them on paper.

About two hours later, Lei Wende finally left Huang Minghui’s home.

Meanwhile.

In the Capital city, Imperial Palace.

Lu Chen was dealing with state affairs in the Imperial Study Room when Zhuge Zhongguang and a group of military generals arrived and waited outside the Imperial Study Room.

The next moment, the voice of a maid came, “Your Majesty, the Great Scholars have arrived!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen, while looking at the military planning map in his hands, said, “Everyone come in!”

Following that, the important military generals entered the Imperial Study Room.

As the generals entered, they already realized that the peace talks that Lu Chen spoke of could not possibly be his true intention, since he wouldn’t have convened a military meeting so soon after the end of the Great Court Assembly unless it involved his real intentions, which they were about to discuss.

Lu Chen glanced at the generals, then said, “The current structure of our military has fallen behind the progress of Great Sum, so I plan to make adjustments and transform it again.”

Upon hearing this, the generals looked at each other.

Mu Changtian asked, “May I know how Your Majesty plans to transform the military?”

Lu Chen responded, “I am planning to establish a new army.”

A new army?

Upon hearing this, the generals in the Imperial Study Room were momentarily stunned. A new army again?

The previous new armies were primarily based around gunpowder weapons, so what would this new army be based on?

Lu Chen continued, “Some of you might have already heard that Great Sum has developed a more powerful weapon, called the Rune Weapon.”

“This kind of weapon can easily kill a Pseudo Celestial, and even killing a Celestial is not beyond its capabilities.”

At this statement, the people in the Imperial Study Room were taken aback; they indeed had heard that the military factory had new weapons, and some had even witnessed the military factory testing new weapons and seen the mushroom clouds produced by the Rune Weapons.

They had not expected, however, that the new weapons were so powerful that they could easily kill Pseudo Celestials and even Celestials!

If they possessed such weapons, then why should Great Sum worry about the powers of the Misty World?

Not only need they not worry, but their military could also directly go and attack the Misty World.

Suddenly, the generals were invigorated at the thought that if they could become generals of this new army, what an honor it would be for them.

At that moment, the generals were all prepared to volunteer themselves, and Lu Chen, glancing at the generals present, spoke, “The new army will be equipped with Rune Weapons and will soon be tested in actual combat. The main mission of the new army in the future is to expand outward and preemptively deal with forces or enemies that could threaten Great Sum.”

“We cannot always be passive, waiting for others to attack us. We need to take the initiative; offense is the best defense.”

Upon hearing Lu Chen’s words, the generals instantly understood why, during the Great Court Assembly, Lu Chen had instructed the civil officials to make contact with the forces of the Misty World and propose a peace talk.

Perhaps the day of the peace talks would be the day when those forces of the Misty World would be annihilated.

If those forces were gathered together, the Rune Weapons could be brought out to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Upon hearing Lu Chen’s words, the generals grew excited, and the next moment, a general spoke, “Your Majesty is right, offense is indeed the best defense!”

“Your Majesty, I would like to join the new army!”

“Your Majesty, I too want to join the new army!”

…

With the current military merit system in Great Sum, war was what the generals looked forward to. Since Great Sum had unified the world, they had been idle every day, with some generals even wondering if the Emperor no longer needed them.

Currently, apart from the military, it was the disciples of various sects who were maintaining the rule of Great Sum, and the role of the military had been diminishing, so the generals were always anxious.

Now that Lu Chen said he wanted to establish a new army and proposed that offense was the best defense, this immediately gave the generals hope for realizing their value once again.