The Peerless Emperor

Chapter 427: Chapter 428 Soul-saving Lamp

Flat land suitable for the survival of the Four Clans was extremely scarce; surrounded by mountains and cliffs, the land was intensely tight.

Each family’s dwelling was already the smallest possible to ensure comfort for their species, and the houses were packed extremely close together, with very poor light.

Therefore, in Little Jiang’s memory, his own house was always dim. Such a brightly lit home was something he had seen for the first time, and he excitedly ran around the entire house.

Lin Qian sat quietly at the dining table, watching Little Jiang’s excited actions with an expression of relief and anticipation on his face.

He believed that after this thing became widespread in the Huaxia Empire, surely many children, like Little Jiang before him, would experience the same, wouldn’t they?

“Lord, what is this? Is it the legendary Soul Crystal Lamp?” Little Jiang kneeled on the chair, elbows propped on the table, still incredibly close to Lin Qian, like a curious baby.

Lin Qian, too, was infected by Little Jiang’s joyful mood and confidently explained, “This thing is much better than the Soul Crystal Lamp, oh! I have named it the Huaxia Soul-saving Lamp!”

“Huaxia Soul-saving Lamp?”

“As the name implies, it saves Soul Power. This Soul-saving Lamp is different from the Soul Crystal Lamp, oh. It consumes very little and is very economical with Soul Power.” As he said this, Lin Qian pointed upwards and continued to explain in detail to Little Jiang, “It has a powerful effect, too. You can simply call out a command to easily turn it on and off.”

“Moreover, if the weather is cold, then the heat emitted by its light will increase, making you feel warm even in chilly weather. As for hot days, it won’t emit heat, sparing people from the unbearable heat.”

“And it can absorb the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy on its own, confidently transforming it into the needed light. How about that, isn’t it powerful?”

Lin Qian explained the contraption tinkered by the Heavenly Art Department, listening as Little Jiang repeatedly exclaimed in amazement.

“Lord, Lord, what’s the command for this Soul-saving Lamp?”

Lin Qian raised a finger, signaling to Little Jiang to wait. The command for the Soul-saving Lamp had been designed by Zhuge Ming, and he hadn’t asked about it yet.

However, Little Jiang clearly saw that Lin Qian, who initially had a smile on his face, gradually turned very pale and slowly covered his face with both hands.

“How could Zhuge Ming come up with such a setting?” Once Lin Qian knew the command designed by Zhuge Ming, he quickly consulted the command frame visible only to him, checking the attributes of the War Beasts.

When Lin Qian read the last line, he helplessly raised his hand and slapped his forehead.

“Some aspects are so silly!”

Lin Qian looked through his fingers at Little Jiang’s expectant gaze, stood up reluctantly, knowing that to have the Soul-saving Lamp modified by Zhuge Ming would definitely mean a waiting period and probably disappointment for the boy before him.

“After all, it’s just a child, it should be fine.” Lin Qian took a deep breath, still somewhat hesitant.

Finally, under Little Jiang’s exceptionally hopeful and clear gaze, Lin Qian had no choice but to do it.

Little Jiang saw the Lord before him suddenly raise his right arm with his palm open towards the Soul-saving Lamp above.

“Day and night take their turns, such is the natural order. Darkness descends to extinguish the Soul-saving Lamp!” With those words uttered in a deep voice, Lin Qian’s open right palm clenched into a fist and slowly came to rest in front of his chest.

At this time, the Soul-saving Lamp stuck to the beam also gradually dimmed until it finally extinguished.

Subsequently, Lin Qian suddenly raised his arm again, his fist aimed at the Soul-saving Lamp.

“Darkness will pass, return to the ultimate yang, illuminate all directions, blaze forth, Soul-saving Lamp!”

After Lin Qian shouted in a resonant voice, the Soul-saving Lamp attached to the beam blazed brightly, instantly reilluminating the entire room.

Having done this, Lin Qian looked toward Little Jiang with a tentative heart and noticed that the other was staring at him, dumbfounded, and not speaking for a long time, which made his heart tighten.

“That was so cool!” Immediately after, Lin Qian saw Little Jiang bounce down from the chair, shouting excitedly at Lin Qian, while also eager to imitate his actions, yelling at the Soul-saving Lamp.

“Phew!” Lin Qian sighed in relief, watching Little Jiang play nonstop with the Soul-saving Lamp, and remarked to himself, “In the end, he’s still just a child.”

Promptly, Lin Qian’s voice reached the ears of Zhuge Ming within the Huaxia Empire, “Zhuge Ming, from now on, such command names must be approved by me before being confirmed, do you hear?”

“At your command!” Since Lin Qian had given an order, Zhuge Ming had no choice but to obey, though he muttered with some pity, “Such a good command, what a waste.”

As it turned out, all the past monikers had been coined by Lin Qian, hence the trait of Zhuge Ming in this regard had gone unnoticed.

Had it not been for this incident involving the command for the Soul-saving Lamp, Lin Qian would probably not know when he would discover that his Prime Minister had quite the silly streak when it came to naming things!

Seeing Little Jiang having a blast, Lin Qian then continued to inquire of Zhuge Ming, “That Absorption Spirit Soil, have you figured out anything about it?”

“Your Majesty, this Absorption Spirit Soil is indeed extraordinary!” When it came to Absorption Spirit Soil, even Zhuge Ming’s voice trembled, prompting Lin Qian to chuckle.

“Don’t get too excited, take it slowly, what about it merits such a reaction?” Seeing Zhuge Ming so worked up, Lin Qian urged him to calm his nerves.

After all, it was Zhuge Ming, who, upon hearing Lin Qian’s words, managed to control himself and carefully voiced all his thoughts.

“Your Majesty, this Absorption Spirit Soil can be fully utilized in the puppet body plan!” Upon hearing Zhuge Ming’s statement, Lin Qian could understand why the former was so excited. Indeed, any progress on the puppet body plan would spark his enthusiasm.

“This Absorption Spirit Soil, both in its capacity to hold Soul Power and its strength to prevent Soul Power vibrational shocks, can be processed to entirely replace the Dantian and then used in the creation of puppet bodies.”

At this point, Zhuge Ming could barely contain his excitement, “Your Majesty, the Soul Pearl and Absorption Spirit Soil have provided solutions for the most difficult aspects of the puppet body plan, the soul and the Dantian. Once we find the method for body refinement, I believe the puppet body plan will soon be completed.”

“Once the puppet body plan is completed, you will never be without capable individuals to serve you!”

“Had the puppet body plan been completed initially, during the attack on the Emperor Qin Dynasty, Your Majesty could have personally led the commanders of the Six Great Armies and the two War Beasts chiefs directly into the Imperial City to slay Emperor Qin himself, rather than allowing them to escape.”

Listening to Zhuge Ming’s words, Lin Qian’s eyes also revealed a wistful expression, “I too wish the commanders of the Six Great Armies were by my side, and the two War Beasts chiefs could relieve me of my worries.”