The Peerless Emperor

Chapter 491: Chapter 492: Dismiss with Authority (Fifth Update)

Seated on the Nine Dragon Throne at the very center of this temporary Tactics Hall, Lin Qian looked to his lower right at the tactical map hanging in the air.

The tactical map was layered upon itself; with a gentle tap of his hand and a pull towards himself, the entire terrain map of the Ancient Forest World materialized before him.

Currently, the tactical map displayed numerous points of light, among which green represented the Huaxia Empire, while red denoted the enemy.

As for the golden dot, that belonged to Lin Qian himself.

However, directly ahead on the tactical map was a vast expanse of murky space, whose details were still unknown. Yet as the swift wind pushed forward, everything that was once obscured began to clear up.

Lin Qian spread his hands apart and with a sudden vertical pull, a simulated illusionary scene emerged in front of him.

The Sky Soaring Battleships of the Lower C-Class of the Huaxia Empire appeared as if within an arm’s reach, one could even see the figures standing on them, including Wang Qiongxing, with utmost clarity.

With each manipulation of his hands, the scene changed rapidly, and after reviewing each battleship, he pushed his hands forward and the view once again shifted to the tactical map.

The scattered points of light lay ahead, maintaining a rapid sprint forward, relaying the details of the situation up front as soon as they were known.

To know oneself and the enemy is to be victorious in every battle; the swift wind was Lin Qian’s eyes.

Outside the Mountain City, four more Sky Soaring Battleships lingered, laden with many scholars and members of the Imperial Army.

Once the forces up front had captured some cities, they would begin to move out.

The Huaxia Empire of Xuanhuan Star had been developing steadily, with an ever-increasing number of scholars; there was nothing Lin Qian lacked less than people.

Lin Qian flexed his fingers and then his neck, his expression revealing unmistakable excitement, “It’s been a long time since the last national war; I hope I haven’t grown rusty.”

As his words fell, Lin Qian stretched out his hands slightly and they began to move rapidly, switching and maneuvering dozens of system frames flexibly in front of him, revealing the positions of the attacking Imperial Army and various other data.

Lin Qian was arranging his troops and formulating his strategy based on the tactical map and the data available; the virtual scenes provided him with timely updates on the situation, allowing him to make informed responses to the unfolding battle.

At this moment, Yue Liqun was constantly making contact with the elders of the Rebel Palace, who were once followers of the old Palace Master but had been driven out by Shen Zhixing’s exclusion.

Now Yue Liqun needed their help to spread the word about the Enlistment Wine, to urge the members of the Black Corner Clan to flee before the battle began.

This group of Rebel Palace elders from the Black Corner Clan still had some prestige among their people, and their words held credibility.

The battleships’ rapid advance was short-lived, and soon they began to slow down, while a hundred Sky Soaring Battleships spread out to form a line.

The world beneath the ground was obviously much larger than just the Ancient Forest World, but the boundaries of the Ancient Forest World were obscured by a vague barrier, impenetrable like an invisible wall that blocked any passage.

Therefore, the horizontal battle line formed by these hundred Sky Soaring Battleships of the Huaxia Empire now encompassed the entire horizontal distance of the Ancient Forest World, continuously pushing inward into the territory of the Black Corner Country.

“To conquer such a vast territory, we need to move quickly; the Southern Domain and the Southern Nine Provinces won’t last long,” Lin Qian remarked, looking at the stretched display, growing ever more dissatisfied, and snapped his fingers.

In that instant, outside the Mountain City in mid-air, another hundred Sky Soaring Battleships appeared, filled with the forces of the Imperial Army.

Buzz!

At that moment, Lin Qian’s mind suddenly roared, his body trembled, and he slumped onto the Nine Dragon Throne.

After a long moment, Lin Qian regained his senses. “Zhuge Ming, what’s going on?”

“Your Majesty, under the National War mode, your mind is connected to all the soldiers. If you summon too many units, I’m afraid you won’t be able to withstand it.” Zhuge Ming’s voice also rose, advising Lin Qian, “Unless you disable the National War mode, you can get more people to assist Your Majesty.”

Lin Qian nodded to himself, retracted fifty of the one hundred battleships he had summoned again, and sent the remaining fifty to reinforce the front line.

Disabling the National War mode was clearly out of the question. Only under this mode could he conquer the Black Corner Country at the fastest speed.

The Huaxia Empire also faced a crisis of a shortage of Soul Crystals in the future. Every time someone was summoned from the Huaxia Empire, Sky Trace would consume a massive amount of Soul Crystals.

Therefore, if a problem could be resolved by ten thousand people, there was no need to use fifty thousand.

Originally, in the Four Directions World, it was due to dire circumstances that necessitated using a large number of people to overwhelm the enemy.

“We must economize,” Lin Qian muttered, rubbing his head. He sat up straight, looking at the familiar system framework around him, and continued to operate.

Under National War mode, the greatest advantage was that everything was under control.

The pace of the battleships, which had slowed down, caused confusion in the eyes of Wang Qiongxing and others, who didn’t understand why the battleships, which had suddenly accelerated, had now slowed down their rhythm.

However, following that, they saw a team of one thousand two hundred troops suddenly fly out from the battleships.

In fact, after arriving onto the battleships, they had gradually discovered that there were clearly twelve different types of soldiers of the Imperial Army on the ships, and there were also twelve presences with a formidable aura.

It was clear that the twelve with the strong aura were the commanders leading the twelve types of soldiers.

One hundred soldiers per type, one thousand two hundred soldiers from the twelve advanced types continuously left the battleships in this manner.

After a good half-day had passed, they would return, stained with blood, but without any casualties.

Only when the Soul Consciousness was spread did Wang Qiongxing and the others realize that the soldiers leaving the battleships aimed for the villages below.

After disembarking from the battleships, the one thousand two hundred Imperial Army troops split into ten teams and conquered all the mountain villages they passed through, as the battleships slowly cruised through the nearby mountains and forests.

Any Black Corner Clan member with a blood-colored aura on them was shown no mercy. The others, after swearing allegiance to the Huaxia Empire, were promised an antidote.

The Imaging Crystal recording of the initial Enlistment Wine experiment was the best evidence to persuade them.

If someone else had something like a tactical map like Lin Qian did, they would be able to see clearly— one hundred fifty Sky Soaring Battleships, lined up in a row, maintaining a straight line.

The battle line formed by the Sky Soaring Battleships moved slowly forward on the tactical map, and wherever they moved, the red dots disappeared.

They did not miss any spot they passed.

Lin Qian, in the temporary Tactics Hall, looked at the current battle results and frowned tightly, “The speed is too slow!”

Thinking this, Lin Qian temporarily stopped controlling the National War and, with his right palm spread open, a Jade Seal with nine dragons emerged.

“Imperial authority, command with decisive force.”