Chapter 216: Recruiting the Worthy and Accepting Scholars

Hearing Xia Fa's question, Xia Qi was not annoyed; instead, he smiled faintly.

"I have never thought of taking over three thousand Imperial Dynasties in an instant."

"In my vision, we only need to take one-third of them, and the situation in the Yellow River Basin will be set; the advantage will lie with Xia! As for the remaining dynasties, we only need to win over a batch and suppress a batch. Like a frog in warm water, we can easily take the entire Yellow River Basin in one fell swoop with minimal losses!"

"But that one-third still amounts to over a thousand Imperial Dynasties! Given the current strength of the Xia Dynasty..." Xia Taikang shook his head helplessly.

Over a thousand Imperial Dynasties, each possessing four or five Daluo Godly Beings who have attained the Human Emperor Fruit Position, plus the current master of the dynasty—that is at least five or six sovereigns per dynasty.

Besides that.

Within each dynasty, there are also dozens of ministers with the strength of Daluo Gods holding First-Rank God Positions.

In this way.

A thousand Imperial Dynasties represent at least ten thousand to tens of thousands of Daluo Godly Beings with dynasty Qi Luck.

And what of our Xia Dynasty? Excluding the ten or so of us, plus the current dynasty's great generals and the numerous First-Rank ministers.

Even if the number of Daluo Gods is greater than that of a single dynasty, it will certainly not exceed the sum of ten dynasties.

Therefore.

The others, as well as Xia Taikang, believe that the Xia Dynasty's idea of taking one-third of the Yellow River Basin is still too simple.

Xia Qi ignored the discussing Xia Zuo and the others, and instead asked Xia Fa.

"Fa'er, how many Daluo Gods with First-Rank God Positions are currently in the dynasty?"

Hearing this, everyone fell silent, each pondering the meaning of Xia Qi's words in their hearts.

"Reporting to the Imperial Ancestor, there are currently thirty-four First-Rank Daluo Gods in office in the Xia Dynasty, and fifteen God Positions remain vacant and unfilled!" Xia Fa replied immediately.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qi frowned.

"One-third vacant? After returning to the dynasty this time, Fa'er, you must immediately select suitable candidates to be promoted to First-Rank God Positions, so that the Daluo God Positions reach full capacity!"

"But Imperial Ancestor, in doing so, the dynasty's Qi Luck will be divided; I may need eight thousand years to gather the Qi Luck again and attain the Human Emperor Fruit Position!"

Xia Qi waved his hand upon hearing this and said indifferently: "You need not worry about this. Later, I will give you ten Superior Divine Artifacts, one thousand Medium-Grade Divine Artifacts, and one million Low-Grade Divine Artifacts to increase the dynasty's Qi Luck and offset the division of Qi Luck caused by filling the Daluo positions."

"Also, after you return, once the Daluo God Positions are full, secretly initiate the Imperial Level Combat Readiness, and at the same time, negotiate cooperation matters with the Tianyi God Race as soon as possible to see what help they can provide our Xia Dynasty!"

"Understood! Fa'er understands!"

Xia Dynasty.

Yangcheng, Xiayang Gong, Tianyu Hall.

Having returned to the Primordial Land of the present world, Xia Fa immediately summoned the ministers of the court to discuss cooperation with the Tianyi God Race and the matter of increasing the number of First-Rank Daluo God Positions.

On the high dais, Xia Fa appeared majestic, completely devoid of the low profile he maintained during the Xia Beginning World's Xia Shi Imperial Clan assembly.

In the great hall, seated to the left of Xia Fa's throne was the three-dynasty veteran, Civil Chancellor Guan Longfeng.

Next were Yi Zhi, Liang Shen, Zhao Yi, Bo Yang (a descendant of Bo Mi), and sixteen other First-Rank civil officials.

Seated to the right was the Military Chancellor Wuluo.

Next were eighteen people including First-Rank military generals Nv Lian, Wei Hao, Ji Zhou, and Feng Ling.

The total of thirty-four First-Rank civil and military ministers all possessed the cultivation of Daluo Godly Beings.

Besides that.

Behind the First-Rank ministers were thousands of Second-Rank and Third-Rank civil and military officials, whose cultivation levels were all in the Taiyi God Realm and Main God Realm.

After confirming that none of the ministers below were absent, Xia Fa could not help but glance at the Second-Rank hall attendants to his left and right.

Seeing this, the attendants bowed in salute, then turned to the ministers and said in a calm voice.

"Summon the Tianyi God Envoy!"

Using divine power to carry the sound, the voice quickly transmitted outside the palace.

And outside Xiayang Gong, beneath the towering city walls.

Led by Feiyin, the envoys of the Tianyi Pantheon System, upon hearing the voice carried by divine power from the palace, walked toward Tianyu Hall under the guidance of several palace attendants. Meanwhile, in another dimension, the Heavenly Wing Queen Nv Yi, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them at this moment.

She lowered her gaze, looking through layers of void toward the Xia Dynasty's Xiayang Gong.

However.

She had only watched for a short while before her vision was expelled by the Xia Dynasty's Qi Luck, returning to turbidity.

After withdrawing her gaze, Nv Yi thought of the current struggle between the Mysterious Gate and the Divine Court, a trace of determination flashing in her eyes.

Tianyu Hall.

As the Tianyi Pantheon System's God Envoy, Feiyin and the others entered the hall, the civil and military ministers could not help but look at this goddess whose beauty was unparalleled in the Earthly Realm.

Their eyes held scrutiny, admiration, and astonishment.

Feiyin and the others came from the Qianyin God Clan of the Tianyi Pantheon System; although their appearance was that of a human Rice body, they were inherently different from the human Rice body.

Compared to humans, the Qianyin God Clan's mouths were twice as small, their eyes twice as large, and the biggest difference was their hair.

Human hair grows on the top of the head, while the Qianyin God Clan's hair, in addition to growing on the top of the head, also formed a line running down the back of the neck along the spine to the tailbone, connecting with the hair on the top of the head.

Besides that.

The height of the Qianyin God Clan was also generally two heads taller than humans.

Therefore.

When Feiyin, dressed in a golden robe, arrived at Tianyu Hall with a group of subordinates.

They were looking down, while the civil and military officials in the court were all looking up.

While appreciating the beauty, they were also discovering the differences between the Qianyin God Clan and the Human Race.

Arriving at the center of the hall, Feiyin bowed slightly to Xia Fa, then said with a smile: "Patriarch of the Qianyin God Clan of the Tianyi Pantheon System, Feiyin, greets the Xia Emperor!"

Seeing this, the Xia Emperor also stood up and laughed: "Haha, welcome Patriarch Feiyin, I am very happy that the Tianyi Pantheon System could descend upon my dynasty!"

"By the way, why are the Heavenly Wing Queen, Patriarch Baihua, and Patriarch Lanhua not here this time?"

Feiyin smiled faintly: "The Queen is currently in the Tianyi Heavens preparing for the ten-thousand-year anniversary matters, which is inconvenient, so I have full authority to handle this cooperation with the Xia Dynasty!"

"Mm, that sounds good. Come, let this Emperor introduce you to the civil and military officials of the Xia Dynasty!"

Having said that, Xia Fa introduced to the civil and military officials below: "Everyone, this is the God Envoy of the Tianyi Pantheon System, Patriarch Feiyin, from the Qianyin God Clan! He will represent the Tianyi Pantheon System in comprehensive cooperation with the Xia Dynasty, including but not limited to war trade, offensive and defensive alliances, logistical support, resource complementarity, personnel deployment, and a series of other collaborations!"

After he finished speaking, the civil and military officials below were very tactful and called out in unison respectfully: "We pay our respects to Patriarch Feiyin!"

Seeing this, Feiyin also returned a salute to them with dignity and elegance.

Next.

The group then discussed the various details of the cooperation between the Tianyi Pantheon System and the Xia Dynasty. After a lively and spirited discussion, both sides finally reached a consensus and together swore an oath to the Great Emperor of the Divine Court, announcing the formal establishment of the cooperation treaty.

After Feiyin left Tianyu Hall with the oath, the morning court session also concluded immediately.

However.

After the court session ended, a group of first-rank ministers met by appointment at Huiyuan Dian and saw the calm-faced Xia Fa.

"Minister of War, how have the arrangements for the dynasty's armies been made?" After a moment of silence, Xia Fa then asked Wuluo in a soft voice.

Wuluo straightened his expression and immediately replied solemnly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the entire army of thirty-six billion troops has long been waiting in secret!"

"More than thirty billion?" Xia Fa thought for a moment and then said seriously.

"How many of them are Demigod troops?"

Wuluo thought for a moment and then replied: "The elite Demigod-level army consists of thirty-six legions, totaling about 3.6 billion, accounting for ten percent of the entire army!"

"Not enough. Immediately recruit soldiers and talented individuals across the country, so that the entire army reaches three hundred billion and the Demigod army reaches thirty billion! It would be best to form another Heavenly God army, with a number of at least one hundred million!"

Xia Fa commanded without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)