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Chapter 669 - 671: Calamities from All Sides, The Seven Sons of Qi Mountain

Chapter 669 -671: Calamities from All Sides, The Seven Sons of Qi Mountain

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“…” Qin Muye was left speechless. It was no longer a case of being attacked at the doorstep, but rather having the enemy directly enter the living room.

“Bai Xu’s Secondary Main Character Halo isn’t as obvious, and instead manifests in his learning. It might not be very useful now, but after stabilizing everything in the future, it will help maintain order.”

“Not only that, we also have to wait for the noble families to open their cities and surrender before we act, to deal with them all at once,” Shadow revealed an even more audacious plan.

“No need, the positions we stand in are different, and so are our perspectives. Most of these people’s talents are concentrated on eight-legged essays and poetry. How many of them have practical foundations?”

“What about the candidates for adoption? Who have you selected?” Qin Muye quickly shifted the topic.

“The choices are pretty good. Bai Xu and Chen Liuhuan both have effective Secondary Main Character Halos, especially Chen Liuhuan, who has already gained power. He is the only one among 108 rebels to grasp authority and is currently promoting the ‘Military Evil Technique’. In time, he will likely reach a level where almost everyone is at the third tier.”

“Shadow, are you sure we wait until they fight their way to the Imperial City before we resist? Isn’t this a bit too risky, what if it all collapses?” Qin Muye felt this move was indeed very risky.

“Even with on-the-job training, why don’t we choose children who have more malleability?”

“Isn’t chaos better? With that, you’ll have the materials you need for the Creation of the Primordial Dragon,” Shadow didn’t care at all about the matter.

“Qintian Bureau currently doesn’t have any leads. Master, you know that the civilization of this world has been suppressed by the Alien Clan to a sorry state. Many things need to be reorganized. Those wine bags and rice sacks in the court are just there to pass the days, leading to all kinds of confusion among the archives.”

“Let Chen Liuhuan take over the military power of the other rebels as soon as possible. At least gather an army of 50,000. Only then can we drive out the barbarian nuisances from all around.”

“Yes, we should discuss this matter again and ensure there are no issues,” Shadow had no great objections. Qin Muye’s policies were stable but time-consuming, whereas using the current scholars could fill the ranks quickly but were prone to instability.

“Yes, but are we really not going to gather those talents? After all, these people do have some reputation.”

“The Iron Blood Army has been assembled and is now infiltrated among the rebels. The training in ‘Military Strategy’ has been fruitful, and we are just waiting for the right moment to coordinate with us to counterattack the Alien Clan.”

“What we need are talents in administration and governance, not a bunch of poets who only know about the pleasures of the wind, flowers, snow, and moon.”

“The task for Wu Gen Men is a bit more difficult, after all, the whole process is somewhat troublesome, but we have already chosen a spokesperson.”

“The Bai Xu of the Suspended Mirror Bureau is still in training and is expected to take at least another month to qualify. His ten sworn brothers have also been employed.”

“Selecting a bunch of talents whose thoughts are basically fixed offers us little benefit, and instead may lead to substantial losses.”

“All arrangements are in place, and it should be completed within three days at most,” Shadow stated.

“The selection has been made, the seventh son of King Qi Shan. His innate talent and constitution are very good, so there’s no need to worry about his future Martial Arts path,” Shadow sent another set of information.

“Makes sense,” Qin Muye felt it was indeed faultless, and then continued to ask, “How is the selection process for the pillars of the Great Qian going?”

“With this, Great Qian is truly in chaos,” Qin Muye knew that in the end, they would likely have to rely on the Spirit Monster to take action, no matter what, opting for a course that benefits the mission.

“A normal adoption certainly won’t work. Let’s find an opportunity to get the rebels to make a move for us,” Qin Muye spoke.

But this was just one reason. Another reason was the perfectly timed invasion from all sides by the Barbarians, who, upon arrival, went straight to killing and looting.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t be saved, but rather that saving them seemed pointless. They couldn’t possibly take matters into their own hands, as that was not in line with their plan.

The Secondary Main Character Halo is a derivative of the Main Character Aura, also known as the role of the supporting character. Everything will make sufficient connection with the main character. At present, as the Main Character Aura hasn’t been handed over and remains with Qin Muye, it is free to develop.

Regarding this, Qin Muye was somewhat helpless. The Spirit Monsters did save them but didn’t last long.

Afterward, Shadow evaluated Bai Xu and Chen Liuhuan. One a Grand Governor of the Suspended Mirror Bureau, and the other the Great General of the Iron Blood Army. Both were granted the Secondary Main Character Halos and thus their fates were sealed.

Putting aside the bandits, the military of the whole Great Qian is in disarray. On the other hand, officials, due to the Alien Clan nobles, are as corrupt as can be. There might be honest officials, but certainly hidden in some unknown place.

Better to smash it all and rebuild the system from scratch. As long as all the followers and former officials of these Alien Clan nobles become rebels, our intervention will then be completely justified when the time comes.

It is true that it’s difficult for those from humble families to become nobles, but that doesn’t mean there are no scholars.

After a simple summary of the four pillars, Black Hand sent some data to Qin Muye.

It seemed as if the whole world was opposing Qin Muye.

The four powers of the Barbarians, invariably a part of the Alien Clan lineages, appeared to be engaging in deliberate slaughter after entering Great Qian.

How many famous people could accept sitting back in the classroom to relearn everything, especially when being told that if they do well, they could start from the bottom and work their way up?

The King of Qi Mountain was related to the Royal Family, roughly similar to the likes of Liu Bei and Liu Zhang. His seventh son was only about a month old, born from a maid who was forced by her master to commit suicide for giving birth to a male child.

Qin Muye did not look down on poets, but what was the use of these so-called talents right now? Could they survey land for Great Qian? No matter how exquisitely they wrote their eight-legged essays, those were mere texts, not practice.

Of course, Qin Muye could not just sneakily bring people over; there had to be laws and principles.

Qin Muye looked at the thin layer of waning national destiny enveloping him. Since the rebellion of the workers from the Grand Canal construction, this trend had already been in place. Added to this, the inside-outside collaboration of the Alien Clan lineages and the ease with which local government offices fell to their influence made it seem like a farce: as soon as their people arrived, students and officials from those lineages would immediately surrender.

Qin Muye knew one thing, and that was cost.

In reality, this generation had been spoiled by the Alien Clan lineages.

Aristocrats, scholars from humble backgrounds, and commoners have always been three distinct classes; the scholars from the humble families are not the same as commoner scholars.

Therefore, to avoid an incident like that of Emperor Daojun’s great ceremonial debate, Qin Muye naturally had to prevent these things from happening beforehand.

He could adopt the sons of the King of Qi Mountain for himself, but he could not simply choose an unknown infant and declare him the Crown Prince.

Now the child is being raised by a nursemaid, and as for the King of Qi Mountain, he turns a blind eye; he is not short of sons after all. Bastards are not legitimate sons and hold little value.

The fact is that the situation had indeed weakened, but it was akin to the woodworms showing themselves, making them easy to eliminate without further harm.

On the contrary, if it were a child, it would be different. At least the talents needed by Qin Muye would not be selected from among the scholars of humble families, but rather from the progeny of commoners.

Otherwise, why would it be such a hassle?

It was for this reason that Qin Muye chose infants instead of adults.

A group of people obsessed with intensive study have little practical use for Great Qian.

Do the Alien Clan lineages really think they are destined to win? It is merely that Black Hand and his companions need the materials to Create the Primordial Dragon but have no time to collect them, so this round has been delivered directly to them.

Therefore, he needed to see the entire family of the King of Qi Mountain wiped out at the hands of the rebels, or else things would become complicated later on.

This was not for show to others, but in order to align with the destiny of the nation.

The King of Qi Mountain himself was no good seed, and his prolonged survival was not due to capacity. On the contrary, he was a useless person; otherwise, the Alien Clan lineages would have dealt with him long ago.

This naturally presented one of the opportunities to eliminate the influence of the lineages in a just and overt way; otherwise, there would be no reason to kill them directly, as it would lead to the ruin of the nation’s destiny.

It is said that thieves pass like a comb, soldiers like the leaves of the castor plant, and officials like a razor.

But upon careful consideration, it seemed he had no one capable of quelling the rebellion anyway; everyone in the Court was either from the Alien Clan or were good-for-nothings, with no one capable of leading troops. Even if there were someone who could, they likely wouldn’t have any soldiers to command.

As long as the child is not associated with the King of Qi Mountain from a young age and is guided during the educational process, both legally and emotionally, it will be possible to strip away these unnecessary troubles.

If direct killing isn’t possible, then the approach must be changed.

It may even be necessary to criticize Great Qian for its lack of principle and have these scholars learn the ways of the common laborers.