Chapter 137: Northern Expedition to Chenyu Vale

The founding ceremony lasted a full day.

The next day, everything seemed to return to normal order, with everyone busy with their own affairs.

The Qianyan Guard continuously posted notices in the announcement area of Yujing Terrace, proclaiming law after law.

But most of the common people were illiterate.

So Jiang Yan stationed a Qianyan Guard there specifically to read out the legal documents.

The other adepti were not entirely without tasks.

Little Ganyu and Lady Guizhong entered the Ministry of General Affairs to help Jiang Yan handle the administration below.

Among the Eight Gates, Hevia moved in to supervise them.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yan began secretly training the Qianyan Guard.

When Jiang Yan established the Qianyan Guard, he had already considered this.

He intended to divide the Qianyan Guard into two parts.

One for maintaining city security, the other serving as an intelligence department.

This "Zero Two Zero," the Qianyan Guard acting as the intelligence department, had already begun infiltrating all corners of Liyue, entering every trade and profession.

One could say that as long as Jiang Yan wished, he could know anyone's information.

But Jiang Yan's ambition did not stop there.

He wanted to expand the Qianyan Guard!

To send them into other nations to serve as spies!

However, all that was for later.

At this time, apart from their Liyue, other regions were still in the throes of war.

If the Archon War is counted from the time Morax established the Liyue tribe, it has only just been seven hundred years.

He vaguely remembered the Archon War lasting a full thousand years.

A few more days passed before Jiang Yan suddenly found Morax, who was leisurely drinking tea in Jueyun Karst.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the Lord of Geo's daily life is quite..."

Jiang Yan sat down with a smile, teasing.

"As the Grand Steward of Liyue, why are you not handling state affairs in Liyue, but here?"

Morax spoke indifferently.

Although he said so, Morax still brewed a cup of tea for Jiang Yan.

There was no choice; if he didn't brew it, that brat would absolutely shamelessly drink his.

"Here, Morax, shouldn't you be considering the matters ahead?"

Jiang Yan took a sip of the tea Morax handed him and said in a calm voice.

"Hmm... indeed, it is time to think properly."

Morax pondered for a moment, then looked up at the sky.

Seven hundred years ago, a voice came from the heavens, delineating seven regions.

It demanded that all Archons within these seven regions fight, with only one victor allowed per region.

And this victor would assume the position of Archon of that region.

This was the reason the Archon War began.

And at this moment, on the land of Liyue, the Liyue established by Morax had only one place left unconquered.

That was Chenyu Vale, located to the northwest of Qingce Village.

"So, what are your thoughts?"

Morax suddenly asked.

"Do you think I should accept the position of Archon?"

The hand holding the teacup suddenly paused.

"Can you defeat the one up there?"

Instead of answering Morax's question directly, Jiang Yan posed a question of his own.

"By general reason, no, I cannot."

A bitter smile flashed across Morax's lips.

"Then there is no way!"

Jiang Yan shrugged and set the teacup down.

"Since we cannot defeat the one up there, then let us become the victors of this war."

Morax pondered for a long time.

After a while, he suddenly sighed.

"Fight then."

Jiang Yan smiled slightly and said nothing.

One week later, a large number of Qianyan Guards were secretly dispatched to Chenyu Vale.

The Qianyan Qingce Army quickly assembled at the northwestern border.

This battle was the founding war of Liyue!

Whether Archons or the Liyue army, they must all display their momentum.

And Chenyu Vale seemed to sense something, as the roars of Archons constantly echoed.

Another day passed.

Morax, Jiang Yan, and Long Wang, three top-tier Archon-level powers, descended.

Following behind him.

Were over ten powerful Immortals, including Sky-Shifting Heaven-Guide and Moon-Slashing Zhu-Yang.

It was hard to imagine that a force of this scale was mobilized merely to subjugate a small Chenyu Valley.

And the demon gods of the nearby Sumi Rainforest and Fontaine Marshlands, upon seeing that this newly risen nation actually possessed such military might, all wore solemn expressions.

The Sumi Rainforest, in the region near the eastern frontier.

The Crimson King led his troops to garrison this place.

Although Liyue's mobilization this time was only to attack Chenyu Valley.

A force of this scale, just to attack Chenyu Valley?

The Crimson King did not believe it!

To prevent the enemy from invading this place, the Crimson King had to make full preparations.

The Qingce Village border.

Fifty thousand Qingce soldiers of the Geo Corps gripped their Geo spears, their eyes brimming with dense killing intent.

These were all elite troops personally drilled by Jiang Yan.

They had been forged through repeated bloody purges of the surrounding monster tribes.

It could be said that the birth of every elite army was a blood-and-tears history of monster tribes being destroyed.