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Chapter 392

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Translation: "The azure high sky, countless thin clouds stretched extremely long by the wind." Need to be faithful: "The azure high sky, countless thin clouds were pulled extremely long by the wind." But we need to keep meaning. Let's produce: "The azure high sky, countless thin clouds were stretched extremely long by the wind." That's fine.

But we need to keep the same information:... (this is English, not Chinese) -> ignore.

We'll output: 【1】 The azure high sky, countless thin clouds were pulled extremely long by the wind.

Translation: "Faint light flickered, a space gate with a diameter of a thousand zhang slowly opened, a small tower ship several hundred zhang long trailing a long white wake flew out from the space gate."

We need to keep numbers:... (English) ignore.

Let's produce: 【2】 Faint light flickered, a space gate with a diameter of a thousand zhang slowly opened, a small tower ship several hundred zhang long trailing a long white wake flew out from the space gate.

【18】

Translation: "The faint light flickering from the space gate dimmed, the crystal pillars forming the space gate contracted inward, the tower ship began to reduce speed and dive downward, a faint but sharp whistling sound came from the high sky."

The faint light flickering from the space gate dimmed, the crystal pillars forming the space gate contracted inward, the tower ship began to reduce speed and dive downward, a faint but sharp whistling sound came from the high sky.

Below was a vast expanse of white water, light mist swaying on the water surface with the wind.

Translation: "Below was a vast expanse of white water, light mist on the water surface swayed with the wind."

A vast expanse of white water, with light mist swaying on the water surface with the wind.

So: 【4】 Below was a vast expanse of white water, light mist on the water surface swayed with the wind.

【30】

Translation: "On the water surface, at the center of a large island, atop a great mountain a thousand zhang high, a giant centipede ten zhang long, pitch black except for its crimson feet, swiftly burst out from the thick grass."

Its body length was ten zhang, it was pitch black throughout, only its feet were crimson, and it swiftly burst out from the thick grass.

So: 【5】 On the water surface, at the center of a large island, atop a great mountain a thousand zhang high, a giant centipede ten zhang long, pitch black except for its crimson feet, swiftly burst out from the thick grass.

Half of the centipede's body emerged, a faint light flickered on its forehead, and half of a human body slowly protruded from its forehead.

Translation: "Half of the centipede's body emerged, a faint glow flickered on its forehead, and a half-human body slowly emerged from its forehead."

Its forehead glowed with a faint light, and half of a human body slowly emerged from its forehead.

So: 【6】 Half of the centipede's body emerged, a faint glow flickered on its forehead, and a half-human body slowly emerged from its forehead.

【40】

Translation: "This was a sinister-looking old man, clearly not a good sort, with triangular eyes, his pupils flickering with a grim green light, his thin lips slightly pulled back to reveal sharp fangs."

This was a sinister-looking old man, clearly not a good sort, with triangular eyes, his pupils flickering with a grim green light, his thin lips slightly pulled back to reveal sharp fangs.

"Damn Great Jin lackey, here again..." the old man cursed in a low voice, he let out a cold snort, and half of his body melted like a candle in high heat, quickly sinking into the centipede's body.

Translation: "\"Damn Great Jin lackey, here again... \" the old man muttered lowly, he gave a cold snort, half of his body melted like a candle in high heat, and quickly sank into the centipede's body."

"Damn Great Jin lackey, here again..."

So: 【8】 "Damn Great Jin lackey, here again..." the old man muttered lowly, he gave a cold snort, half of his body melted like a candle in high heat, and quickly sank into the centipede's body.

【52】

Translation: "The centipede flicked its crimson long legs and quickly darted down from the cliff."

It flicked its crimson long legs and quickly darted down from the cliff.

So: 【9】 The centipede flicked its crimson long legs and quickly darted down from the cliff.

He sprinted past a small island a hundred li in size, then plunged headfirst into the vast white water, leaving a long water trace on the surface that wound its way swiftly toward the distance.

Translation: "He ran wildly past a small island a hundred li in size, then plunged headfirst into the vast white water, leaving a long winding trace on the surface as he swiftly swam away."

He passed a small island a hundred li in size, then plunged into the vast white water, leaving a long water trace that wound its way toward the distance as he swiftly swam.

So: 【10】 He ran wildly past a small island a hundred li in size, then plunged headfirst into the vast white water, leaving a long winding trace on the surface as he swiftly swam away.

【64】

Translation: "This is Great Marsh Prefecture; ten years ago, the Divine Might Army announced they had eradicated the main rebel forces here, whereupon the Great Jin Divine Kingdom ordered the establishment of a prefectural seat, placing it under direct central authority of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom."

Here the prefectural seat was established, placed under the direct central authority of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom.

So: 【11】 This is Great Marsh Prefecture; ten years ago, the Divine Might Army announced they had eradicated the main rebel forces here, whereupon the Great Jin Divine Kingdom ordered the establishment of a prefectural seat, placing it under direct central authority of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom.

The core region of Great Marsh Prefecture is a not-large tract of land amidst the vast white water, roughly elliptical, with its longest east-west span ninety thousand li and its greatest north-south width thirty thousand li; roughly speaking, it is about four or five times the size of the thirty-thousand-li fief granted to Sima You as Marquis Ji Jiang.

Translation: "The core region of Great Marsh Prefecture is a not-large tract of land amidst the vast white water, roughly oval, with its east-west length about ninety thousand li and north-south width about thirty thousand li; roughly speaking, it equals about four or five times the thirty-thousand-li fief granted to Sima You as Marquis Ji Jiang."

The core region of Great Marsh Prefecture spans ninety thousand li east-west and thirty thousand li north-south, making it about four or five times the size of the thirty-thousand-li fief.

Marquis Ji Jiang

So: 【12】 The core region of Great Marsh Prefecture is a not-large tract of land amidst the vast white water, roughly oval, with its east-west length about ninety thousand li and north-south width about thirty thousand li; roughly speaking, it equals about four or five times the thirty-thousand-li fief granted to Sima You as Marquis Ji Jiang.

【76】

Translation: "However, the territory of Great Marsh Prefecture is not limited to this tract of land tens of thousands of li in size."

However, the territory of Great Marsh Prefecture is not limited to this tract of land tens of thousands of li in size.

Great Marsh Prefecture includes this vast white water spanning tens of millions of li in diameter, comprising thousands of islands of various sizes on its surface, as well as several peninsulas of varying size along its edges and the surrounding large mountain ranges.

Translation: "Great Marsh Prefecture includes this vast white water spanning tens of millions of li in diameter, includes the thousands of large and small islands upon it, and also includes several peninsulas of varying size along its edges and the surrounding large mountain ranges."

Great Marsh Prefecture includes a vast white water spanning tens of millions of li in diameter, with thousands of islands, several peninsulas of varying size, and surrounding large mountain ranges.

So: 【14】 Great Marsh Prefecture includes this vast white water spanning tens of millions of li in diameter, includes the thousands of large and small islands upon it, and also includes several peninsulas of varying size along its edges and the surrounding large mountain ranges.

【88】

Translation: "In the high sky, at the bow of the flying vessel slowly descending, Wu Tie gripped the rail with both hands, looking down upon this vast white expanse of the 'Weak Marsh'."

'Weak Marsh'

So: 【15】 In the high sky, at the bow of the flying vessel slowly descending, Wu Tie gripped the rail with both hands, looking down upon this vast white expanse of the 'Weak Marsh'.

Weak, as in the weak of Weak Water.

Translation: "Weak, as in the weak of Weak Water."

We need to keep the repetition. So: 【16】 Weak, as in the weak of Weak Water.

【98】

Translation: "The so-called Weak Water is a kind of spiritual water with extremely peculiar properties; its texture is like milk and mercury, white and very viscous, when stirred with metal implements it makes a ' splashing ' metallic clanging sound."

The so-called Weak Water is a kind of spiritual water with extremely peculiar properties; its texture is like milk and mercury, white and very viscous, when stirred with metal implements it makes a splat metallic clashing sound.

The so-called Weak Water is a kind of spiritual water with extremely peculiar properties; its texture is like milk and mercury, white and very viscous, when stirred with metal implements it makes a splat metallic clashing sound.

This seemingly dense and heavy spiritual water nevertheless has the characteristic of sinking upon contact.

Translation: "This seemingly dense and heavy spiritual water nevertheless has the property that anything entering it sinks immediately."

We need to keep the quoted phrase. We'll translate as "'sink upon entry'". So: 【18】 This seemingly dense and heavy spiritual water nevertheless has the property that anything entering it sinks immediately.

【106】

Translation: "Not to mention living beings, even a goose feather or a bit of willow fluff falling onto it will sink to the bottom instantly."

Not to mention living beings, even a goose feather or a bit of willow fluff falling onto it will sink to the bottom instantly.

This vast water spanning ten million li in diameter is entirely Weak Water.

Translation: "This vast water spanning ten million li in diameter is entirely Weak Water."

This vast water spanning ten million li in diameter is entirely Weak Water.

【114】

Translation: "For ordinary cultivators, without the cultivation level of the Life Pool Realm, daring to enter the water is certain death."

For ordinary cultivators, without the cultivation level of the Life Pool Realm, daring to enter the water is certain death.

Yet this Weak Water nurtures countless aquatic creatures—various large fish, giant shrimp, huge turtles, old turtles, eels, water snakes, and untold numbers, plus all kinds of strange and bizarre poisonous jellyfish, poisonous water snakes, poisonous insects, and so on.

Translation: "Yet this Weak Water nurtures countless aquatic creatures—various large fish, giant shrimp, huge turtles, old turtles, eels, water snakes, and untold numbers, plus all kinds of strange and bizarre poisonous jellyfish, poisonous water snakes, poisonous insects, and so on."

Yet this Weak Water nurtures countless aquatic creatures—various large fish, giant shrimp, huge turtles, old turtles, eels, water snakes, and untold numbers, plus all kinds of strange and bizarre poisonous jellyfish, poisonous water snakes, poisonous insects, and so on.

【122】

Translation: "This Weak Water is a blessed cavern for these aquatic species to breed and thrive; on the surface, various huge aquatic beings can be seen appearing and disappearing, playing and chasing while spraying clouds and mist."

This Weak Water is a blessed cavern for these aquatic species to breed and thrive; on the surface, various huge aquatic beings can be seen appearing and disappearing, playing and chasing while spraying clouds and mist.

These huge aquatic beings, having trained for untold years, are formidable existences; every spine, scale, and bone of theirs is excellent material. Their flesh moreover stores vast essence and energy, greatly nourishing cultivators, especially those body-training soldiers of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom's army.

Translation: "These huge aquatic beings, having trained for untold years, are formidable existences; every spine, scale, and bone of theirs is excellent material. Their flesh moreover stores vast essence and energy, greatly nourishing cultivators, especially those body-training soldiers of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom's army."

These huge aquatic beings, having trained for untold years, are formidable existences; every spine, scale, and bone of theirs is excellent material. Their flesh moreover stores vast essence and energy, greatly nourishing cultivators, especially those body-training soldiers of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom's army.

【130】

Translation: "Therefore, although this Weak Water is extremely dangerous, the wealth it contains is immeasurably vast."

Therefore, although this Weak Water is extremely dangerous, the wealth it contains is immeasurably vast.

Furthermore, after exploration by the Divine Might Army's elite scouts, the bottom of this Weak Water spanning tens of millions of li in diameter has extremely complex terrain—canyons, peaks, secret passages, channels—where countless ages-old water-system spiritual medicines grow, and countless rare treasures are simultaneously nurtured.

Translation: "Furthermore, after exploration by the Divine Might Army's elite scouts, the bottom of this Weak Water spanning tens of millions of li in diameter has extremely complex terrain—canyons, peaks, secret passages, channels—where countless ages-old water-system spiritual medicines grow, and countless rare treasures are simultaneously nurtured."

Furthermore, after exploration by the Divine Might Army's elite scouts, the bottom of this Weak Water spanning tens of millions of li in diameter has extremely complex terrain—canyons, peaks, secret passages, channels—where countless ages-old water-system spiritual medicines grow, and countless rare treasures are simultaneously nurtured.

【138】

Translation: "The Divine Might Army's scouts even discovered underground a relatively small vein that can be classified as Heavenly Talent Earth Treasure grade 'Water Source Jade Marrow', which is one of the main materials for forging water-attribute heavenly divine weapons; from this one can estimate its value."

The Divine Might Army's scouts even discovered underground a relatively small vein that can be classified as Heavenly Talent Earth Treasure grade 'Water Source Jade Marrow', which is one of the main materials for forging water-attribute heavenly divine weapons; from this one can estimate its value.

Although the Divine Might Army was busy pacifying the unsettling elements within Great Marsh Prefecture's territory, they nevertheless promptly dispatched personnel to mine this Water Source Jade Marrow vein cleanly.

Translation: "Although the Divine Might Army was busy pacifying the unsettling elements within Great Marsh Prefecture's territory, they nevertheless promptly dispatched personnel to mine this Water Source Jade Marrow vein cleanly."

Although the Divine Might Army was busy pacifying the unsettling elements within Great Marsh Prefecture's territory, they nevertheless promptly dispatched personnel to mine this Water Source Jade Marrow vein cleanly.

【146】

Translation: "Setting aside the special products of this Weak Water, in the mountains surrounding Great Marsh there are rich mineral deposits, countless precious trees grown for untold years, and many spirit caves that gather wind and qi, where countless spiritual medicines and materials also grow."

Setting aside the special products of this Weak Water, in the mountains surrounding Great Marsh there are rich mineral deposits, countless precious trees grown for untold years, and many spirit caves that gather wind and qi, where countless spiritual medicines and materials also grow.

From this we can see that Great Marsh Prefecture's potential for development is extremely vast; with investment, it will become a prosperous land in the future.

Translation: "From this we can see that Great Marsh Prefecture's potential for development is extremely vast; with investment, it will become a prosperous land in the future."

From this we can see that Great Marsh Prefecture's potential for development is extremely vast; with investment, it will become a prosperous land in the future.

【154】

Translation: "And now, Wu Tie is the State Army Chief Commander of Great Marsh Prefecture."

And now, Wu Tie is the State Army Chief Commander of Great Marsh Prefecture.

Although he is temporarily a bald commander, Wu Tie brought from the military headquarters enough supplies to equip ten thousand soldiers, and moreover obtained from Mr. Li resources even more abundant and precious than the supplies and armaments allocated by the military headquarters.

Translation: "Although he is temporarily a bald commander, Wu Tie brought from the military headquarters enough supplies to equip ten thousand soldiers, and moreover obtained from Mr. Li resources even more abundant and precious than the supplies and armaments allocated by the military headquarters."

Although he is temporarily a bald commander, Wu Tie brought from the military headquarters enough supplies to equip ten thousand soldiers, and moreover obtained from Mr. Li resources even more abundant and precious than the supplies and armaments allocated by the military headquarters.

【162】

Translation: "Wu Tie looked down at the vast white water below, somewhat urgently wanting to see what Great Marsh Prefecture is like now."

Wu Tie looked down at the vast white water below, somewhat urgently wanting to see what Great Marsh Prefecture is like now.

He was roughly driven out of Peaceful Sun City by someone; it seems those who took his achievements, like Sima You, also did not want him to linger in Peaceful Sun City.

Translation: "He was roughly driven out of Peaceful Sun City by someone; it seems those who took his achievements, like Sima You, also did not want him to linger in Peaceful Sun City."

He was roughly driven out of Peaceful Sun City by someone; it seems those who took his achievements, like Sima You, also did not want him to linger in Peaceful Sun City.

【170】

Translation: "And Mr. Li and Sima You also 'forgot' to explain the situation of Great Marsh Prefecture to Wu Tie."

And Mr. Li and Sima You also 'forgot' to explain the situation of Great Marsh Prefecture to Wu Tie.

Wu Tie was also completely in the dark about the exact state of Great Marsh Prefecture—how many inhabitants it had, the size of its cities, how many soldiers it possessed, what its current development looked like, how much grain and tax revenue it could provide each year, and so on.

Translation: "Wu Tie was also completely in the dark, not knowing the exact state of Great Marsh Prefecture—how many inhabitants, the scale of its cities, how many soldiers, what its current development looks like, how much grain and tax revenue it can provide each year, and so on."

We need to keep the em dash and ellipsis. We'll keep as "——". So: 【36】 Wu Tie was also completely in the dark, not knowing the exact state of Great Marsh Prefecture—how many inhabitants, the scale of its cities, how many soldiers, what its current development looks like, how much grain and tax revenue it can provide each year, and so on...

【178】

Translation: "\"After all, the prefectural seat has been open for ten years; even if it's bad, it can't be that bad, right? \" Wu Tie thought to himself."

We need to keep the quoted speech. So: 【37】 "After all, the prefectural seat has been open for ten years; even if it's bad, it can't be that bad, right?" Wu Tie thought to himself.

The flying vessel sped forward, its altitude only a thousand zhang above the water surface.

Translation: "The flying vessel flew forward, its altitude only a thousand zhang above the water surface."

The flying vessel flew forward, its altitude only a thousand zhang above the water surface.

【186】

Translation: "In the vast white Weak Water below, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared, accompanied by a low growl; a massive beast resembling a whale, with a pair of sharp horns on its forehead, shot up out of the water."

In the vast white Weak Water below, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared, accompanied by a low growl; a massive beast resembling a whale, with a pair of sharp horns on its forehead, shot up out of the water.

This beast, only a dozen zhang in length, using its own strength shot up several hundred zhang high; then its bulky belly suddenly expanded, then abruptly collapsed.

Translation: "This beast, only a dozen zhang in length, using its own strength shot up several hundred zhang high; then its bulky belly suddenly expanded, then abruptly collapsed."

This beast, only a dozen zhang in length, using its own strength shot up several hundred zhang high; then its bulky belly suddenly expanded, then abruptly collapsed.

【194】

Translation: "From the beast's mouth spouted a water column as thick as a water tank, like a white silk ribbon, screaming upward to strike the tower ship's keel precisely at a thousand zhang in altitude."

From the beast's mouth spouted a water column as thick as a water tank, like a white silk ribbon, screaming upward to strike the tower ship's keel precisely at a thousand zhang high.

The hundred-zhang-long tower ship shuddered violently, strips of inhibitory light flared across its hull, and a thick barrier of inhibitory light enveloped the ship.

Translation: "The hundred-zhang-long tower ship shuddered violently, strips of inhibitory light flared across its hull, and a thick barrier of inhibitory light enveloped the ship."

The hundred-zhang-long tower ship shuddered violently, strips of inhibitory light flared across its hull, and a thick barrier of inhibitory light enveloped the ship.

【202】

Translation: "The Ninth Rank Colonel in charge of the vessel cursed furiously, shouting loudly as the decks on both sides flipped open and twelve bed crossbows sprang out."

The Ninth Rank Colonel in charge of the vessel cursed furiously, shouting loudly as the decks on both sides flipped open and twelve bed crossbows sprang out.

Bang bang bang!

Translation: "Bang bang bang!"

We need to keep the onomatopoeia as English sound word: "Bang bang bang!" So: 【44】 Bang bang bang!

【210】

Translation: "Twelve metal crossbow bolts, each one zhang two chi long and as thick as a wrist, shot out with a whistle and struck the beast hard."

Twelve metal crossbow bolts, each one zhang two chi long and as thick as a wrist, shot out with a whistle and struck the beast hard.

Twelve sparks erupted from the beast's body, dozens of palm-thick scales were shattered by the metal bolts, the beast gave a strange cry and plunged headfirst from high altitude into the water, taking the twelve bolts with it, vanishing without a trace.

Translation: "Twelve sparks erupted from the beast's body, dozens of palm-thick scales were shattered by the metal bolts, the beast gave a strange cry and plunged headfirst from high altitude into the water, taking the twelve bolts with it, vanishing without a trace."

Twelve sparks erupted from the beast's body, dozens of palm-thick scales were shattered by the metal bolts, the beast gave a strange cry and plunged headfirst from high altitude into the water, taking the twelve bolts with it, vanishing without a trace.

【218】

Translation: "On the white water surface, a trickle of blood welled up, then quickly vanished without a trace."

On the white water surface, a trickle of blood welled up, then quickly vanished without a trace.

"Damn thing." The bearded Ninth Rank Colonel cursed at the water, then grudgingly walked up behind Wu Tie and bowed with clasped fists: "General, in Great Marsh Prefecture's Weak Marsh, these huge creatures are utterly hateful; even the Divine Might Army can do little against them."

Translation: "\"Damn thing. \" The bearded Ninth Rank Colonel cursed at the water, then grudgingly walked up behind Wu Tie and bowed with clasped fists: \"General, in Great Marsh Prefecture's Weak Marsh, these huge creatures are utterly hateful; even the Divine Might Army can do little against them. \"

"Damn thing." The bearded Ninth Rank Colonel cursed at the water, then grudgingly walked up behind Wu Tie and bowed with clasped fists: "General, in Great Marsh Prefecture's Weak Marsh, these huge creatures are utterly hateful; even the Divine Might Army can do little against them."

Check if any missing: also 【??】 maybe 【??】 but that's it.

Translation: "\"Oh, is that so? \" Wu Tie glanced at the water with faint ripples, then laughed: \"It seems they're not giving up; there are…… twelve…… no, eighteen of those huge creatures lurking, and they've been following us all along. \"

We need to keep the ellipsis and the hesitation. So: 【49】 "Oh, is that so?" Wu Tie glanced at the water with faint ripples, then laughed: "It seems they're not giving up; there are…… twelve…… no, eighteen of those huge creatures lurking, and they've been following us all along."

He chuckled, Wu Tie took out the Ten Thousand Blades Cart, then vigorously activated it.

Whoosh— … millions of flying knives screamed out, heavily chopping toward the water surface.

The water surface for several li around suddenly churned, slice after slice of thin flying knives swiftly dove into the water, kicking up little waveheads several zhang high.

Wu Tie drove the million flying knives, sweeping back and forth over the water below again and again, ravaging it for a full ten breaths before finally recalling the Ten Thousand Blades Cart.

Wu Tie leaned in to sniff the Ten Thousand Blades Cart, then furrowed his brow.

The Ten Thousand Blades Cart was spotless, with not a trace of bloody smell.

In other words, such a mighty attack didn't even injure a single big fish?

Wu Tie stared in shock at the Ninth Grade Colonel: "This Weak Water…"

The Ninth Grade Colonel gave a bitter smile at Wu Tie: "General, this Weak Marsh's Weak Water is extremely strange; those native water creatures can dart a hundred zhang in an instant in the water—that's effortless for them. But our weapons, if they are ordinary original weapons, are destroyed upon contact with water; below six‑refined spirit weapons, they cannot go deeper than nine feet in water; nine‑refined spirit weapons can only blast down to a depth of five or six zhang."

"The immortal weapon in your hand, a three‑refined immortal weapon, can probably only go down twenty or thirty zhang into the water, after which it has no force left."

"But at a depth of twenty or thirty zhang, for those water creatures, evading is extremely easy… so these big guys, unless they actively leap out of the water to provoke, it's very difficult to wound them."

Wu Tie suddenly realized and nodded, he said: "This Weak Water is actually their natural barrier; no wonder they're so arrogant."

Ninth Grade Colonel shook his head with a wry smile: "General, just these aquatic creatures alone would be fine, but in Great Marsh Prefecture, the greater threat to you lies on land... uh, uh, these past ten years..."

Wu Tie looked at the Ninth Grade Colonel, casually shoved a bag of gold coins over: "Please, Colonel, give me more guidance."

Ninth Grade Colonel pocketed the gold coins—Wu Tie isn't his direct superior, being assigned to this poor, remote Great Marsh Prefecture shows he has no powerful backing; having accepted Wu Tie's favor, the Ninth Grade Colonel doesn't fear Wu Tie causing trouble later.

"Sir, Great Marsh Prefecture has only been opened for less than ten years, the prefect... has already changed five times... four of them were assassinated and died violently, only one died from a poisonous insect bite, untreated!" Ninth Grade Colonel looked at Wu Tie and whispered softly: "As for the prefecture's military commander... you'll find out when you arrive; be careful, be careful!"

Ninth Grade Colonel looked at Wu Tie with a hint of pity: "Especially, you didn't even bring a single personal guard or confidant... this, this... you're being far too casual."

Wu Tie's mouth corner twitched.

He actually wanted to bring a few personal guards and confidants, but his personal guards and confidants were all taken by Sima Yu; in the military department's records, his personal guards and confidants were already listed as all killed in action...

"Looks like Great Marsh Prefecture isn't peaceful at all!" Wu Tie sighed deeply, feeling the weight of it.

"It's really not peaceful!" Ninth Grade Colonel shook his head repeatedly: "Having seen you off, we'll rush back overnight; after passing this Empty Gate, we'll spend the night in Maple Prefecture, and we definitely won't linger here for repairs."

Wu Tie gave a dry laugh and said nothing; Great Marsh Prefecture, has it really become this chaotic?

He looked down again, and large ripples appeared on the water surface, with more large aquatic creatures gathering, not knowing what they intended to do.

However, a stretch of land had already appeared ahead; these aquatic creatures gathering now is a bit late.

The flying vessel swiftly entered the airspace over the land, flying hundreds of miles inland; ahead could be seen a dense jungle where an artificial clearing of roughly a hundred-li radius had been made, sparsely dotted with some man-made structures, and a few listless figures swaying weakly to and fro.

"This is Great Marsh Prefecture." Ninth Grade Colonel said quickly: "General, you can prepare to disembark."

Thud!

Wu Tie carried the heavy-armored carriage off the decked warship; the Ninth Grade Colonel personally helped him unload the two heavy camel-horn horses pulling it, then greeted Wu Tie, truly not even touching the ground before turning back the way he came.

The two sturdy horned horses stood one on each side of Wu Tie, snorting uneasily.

Wu Tie stared blankly ahead... according to the Ninth Grade Colonel's words, this hundred-li radius plot is present-day Great Marsh Prefecture.

Exactly, this hundred-li radius woodland clearing, surrounded only by a log wall three zhang high, with an earthen enclosure housing roughly two hundred thousand people, is present-day Great Marsh Prefecture.

I...

Wu Tie only felt his vision darken slightly.

Damn...

Wu Tie looked at the one-chi-deep mud beneath his feet, at the swarm of mosquitoes hovering overhead, then at the nearby men and women resembling walking corpses, and finally couldn't help but curse aloud.

Even though he didn't actually hold much grudge over the theft of Huo Xiong's merits, at this moment Wu Tie came to hate Sima Xin, Sima Yu, together with Sima Yu's Blazing King and the Linghu clan, down to the bone.

They gave Wu Tie this paltry 'compensation' and sent him off, though it was enough to earn a first-rank baron's ennoblement.

Is this a prefectural seat?

Huo Xiong's hometown, Flower Insect City, is already the most remote town in Pinghu Commandery, Nine Mountains Prefecture, of the Central Constant Kingdom, and Flower Insect City also has a population of one million!

Great Marsh Prefecture, this earthen enclosure, is that Great Marsh Prefecture?

Where's the city? The government office? The barracks? And what about the military relay station here? The stationmaster and officials tasked with reception?

"Give me a living person, someone who can breathe!" Wu Tie's body lifted slightly, he stood on the mud, and roared in furious desperation.

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