CHAPTER 534: CHAPTER 518: QUASI_1

Imperial Capital!

Since the outbreak of the war, stacks of memorials and war reports had piled up on Qin Wudao’s imperial desk, pouring into the royal city like snowflakes. Because ministers like Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and Xiao He had all gone to war, Qin Wudao had to review these memorials himself. He managed to get through them all in the first few days. However, as time passed, the memorials continued to accumulate. Even working from dusk till dawn, it became impossible for him to read them all, compelling him to summon Yuan Tiangang from the Imperial Observatory to assist.

In the imperial study, Yuan Tiangang sat to one side, picked up a memorial, and read, "Your Majesty, City Lord Liu Zhiyan of Looking-West City reports that all resources required at the front lines have been sent to the Middle Region. The court needs to dispatch another batch of resources to prepare for unforeseen circumstances!"

Seated on the throne and engrossed in his work, Qin Wudao replied without looking up, "Approved!"

Yuan Tiangang nodded and wrote the word ’Approved’ on the memorial.

Then, Yuan Tiangang took out another memorial, glanced at it briefly, and said with a frown, "Your Majesty, General Guan Yu suffered a defeat on the Beidou Palace battlefield, losing four million soldiers. He requests punishment!"

Defeat at the front! Four million men dead!

Hearing this, Qin Wudao paused, his hand stilling. He exhaled and muttered, "Guan Yu is arrogant. I always knew he would suffer a setback on the battlefield, but I didn’t expect it to come so quickly!"

He shook his head. "It’s a pity about those four million good men. Issue a decree: strip Guan Yu of his command, and revoke all his official posts and titles!"

Yuan Tiangang was mildly shocked. If Qin Wudao’s orders are carried out, Guan Yu will be stripped of everything except his life! However, considering the massive losses his defeat caused the army, this seems appropriate. Sparing his life is already an act of mercy!

"Your command will be obeyed!" Yuan Tiangang bowed, took out an imperial edict scroll, and fluently penned the punishment order.

The next dozen or so memorials concerned minor matters, which were quickly resolved through the emperor and minister’s questions and answers.

"Your Majesty, an urgent report from the front line!" At this moment, a eunuch rushed in, holding a memorial that emanated a commanding martial aura and latent killing intent. He respectfully announced its arrival.

"Open it and take a look!" Qin Wudao, too indolent to move, ordered Yuan Tiangang.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yuan Tiangang stood up and took the memorial. As he opened it, a suffocating aura of slaughter surged towards the hall’s eaves, and in an instant, the temperature in the imperial study plummeted.

The kneeling eunuch turned ashen, his entire body trembling.

Qin Wudao looked up, a trace of surprise on his face.

This... Yuan Tiangang thought as the strange phenomenon dissipated. He then began to read the content. After only a few lines, his expression changed dramatically. By the time he finished, his face was deathly pale, he was drenched in sweat, and his entire body trembled. He looked as if he had seen something truly terrifying.

"What happened?" Qin Wudao asked curiously. What could possibly be in that report to scare Yuan Tiangang, the head of the Imperial Observatory, to this extent?

"Your Majesty, General Bai requests that we dispatch the non-human tribes of the East Border to the battlefield to serve as a Suicide Corps!" Yuan Tiangang reported, placing the memorial on the imperial desk.

Qin Wudao’s pupils contracted slightly. He took the memorial, read it through once, his brow furrowing slightly as he fell into deep thought.

Yuan Tiangang stood to the side, not daring to speak.

Instantly, the atmosphere in the hall became extremely solemn.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Wudao placed the memorial back on the imperial desk and commanded in an authoritative tone, "Identify the unruly non-human tribes of the East Border, incorporate them into a Suicide Corps, and send them to the front lines!"

"Your command will be obeyed!" Yuan Tiangang, startled, hesitated for a moment before asking, "Your Majesty, how large does this Suicide Corps need to be?"

"The more, the better!" Qin Wudao said in a low, chilling voice, his eyes emanating an aura like eternal ice. "As long as the Saint’s Court of the Ten Thousand Demons does not surrender, we shall continuously send the Suicide Corps to the Middle Region!"

A single glance at those eyes made Yuan Tiangang feel a chill seep into his very bones, his soul trembling so fiercely that he hastily lowered his head.

"As you command!" Yuan Tiangang bowed, then quickly left the Imperial Study. Once in the courtyard outside the hall, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

He turned and took a deep look at the towering hall. As an astrologer who has comprehended the Tiantian rule, I can deduce useful information from a single word or event. During that brief eye contact with His Majesty, I saw the Southern Territory of the Middle Region transform into a sea of blood, where countless skeletons, broken soldiers, and innumerable lost souls floated. An endless blood mist will envelop the skies of the Middle Region, obscuring the sun...

「Inside the Imperial Study」

Don’t blame me for being heartless; I am merely doing what a monarch must do!

Qin Wudao slowly stood up. A terrifying imperial majesty erupted from him, filling the entire hall, seemingly powerful enough to vanquish all laws and dominate all realms.

I am well aware that with this order, countless individuals from the other races will die. But so what? Between the human race and the other races, it is the other races who deserve death!

「Two days later」

"By imperial decree, the Fengwu Tribe shall dispatch three million soldiers to the Middle Region for battle!"

"By imperial decree, the Lai Shi Tribe shall dispatch four hundred thousand soldiers to the Middle Region for battle!"

"By imperial decree, the Miepo Tribe shall dispatch eight hundred thousand soldiers to the Middle Region for battle..."

Hundreds of such decrees were issued from the Imperial Capital, spreading throughout most of the non-human tribes in the East Border. Only a few tribes that had behaved well and had not violated the laws of the Qin Dynasty managed to escape this calamity.

"As commanded!" The powerful experts among the enslaved non-human races, unable to defy the imperial order, knelt and accepted this bloody command.

On that very day, several hundred million Martial Artists from these non-human races set off for the Middle Region.

「Three days later」

They entered the territory of the Saint’s Court of the Ten Thousand Demons, officially stepping onto the battlefield. This land had once been the holy land and paradise for all non-human races. Not long ago, they had dreamt of settling here to propagate their kind. Now, however, they arrived bearing only the intent of slaughter.

This action by the Saint’s Court of the Qin Dynasty surprised countless factions on the Primordial Continent, many expressing their confusion. The non-human races of the East Border and those of the Middle Region, though separated by vast mountains and rivers, were essentially ’one family.’ Weren’t the Qin Dynasty afraid they might suddenly rebel once deployed on the battlefield?

「In the Beast God Tao Domain」

"Haha! The Saint’s Court of the Qin Dynasty actually dispatched the non-human races from the East Border for the battle! Heaven is helping me! Heaven is truly helping me!" The Demon Emperor, upon seeing the intelligence report, gesticulated wildly in excitement, his hearty laughter causing the Stone Palace to tremble slightly. This was the first piece of good news he had heard in half a month!

"Pass my order! Immediately send envoys to contact the non-human race armies from the East Border and reach a consensus!" the Demon Emperor commanded loudly from his throne, emanating a powerful aura.

"As you command, Emperor!" Hu Qingyue, the Clan Leader of the Sky Fox Tribe, stepped forward, bowed respectfully, then flew out of the great hall and vanished.

Watching Hu Qingyue’s departing figure, the Demon Emperor’s eyes glittered. I already have a plan to defeat the enemy! As soon as we reach a consensus with the non-human races of the East Border, it will spell the Qin army’s doom! I have absolute confidence in this! In some respects, the non-human races are more united than the human race!

「Saint’s Court of the Ten Thousand Demons」

Deep within its northern territories, on a plain bordering a forest, six Qin armies were establishing their camp. The terrifying martial aura of their encampment spread across a thousand-mile region, silencing the chirping insects and forcing birds in the sky to detour.

Teams of soldiers, clad in armor and wielding sharp weapons, patrolled tirelessly. Their eagle-sharp eyes ensured that not even the slightest disturbance escaped their notice. Despite several days of rest, a potent aura of slaughter still clung to them.

Approximately thirty miles away from the military camp, hidden within a dense forest, were hundreds of millions of soldiers from the non-human races of the East Border.