Chapter 283: Basically Nothing to Fear (33)

In the darkness, a whisper-like voice echoed in Luosen's mind.

"Master, De Rui Tan has returned."

It was Duola.

The Radiant Empire was already deep into night, but the Holy Elven Empire had just fallen into dusk.

Luosen lay in bed, embracing Zhuo Ya's soft, warm body as he slept.

Why Zhuo Ya? First, because he missed her.

Second, because the vast majority of his women had gone off to bear children.

After being together for a long time, their powers matched, their bodies were healthy, and a mere touch would result in a child.

Especially Qi Ge Rui La Na, Na Fei Luo Ni Ya, and La A'er Te Li Si—these three women each need to carry a pregnancy for over eight years, longer than Nezha.

Why?

Because they possess a rich upper-tier elven bloodline.

It is said that a pure elven bloodline entails an even longer gestation—twelve years.

Getting back to the point.

Upon hearing Duola's news, he silently replied in his mind.

"I already knew; we just crossed hands not long ago."

He silently added to himself: "Too bad he ran fast; otherwise he would have died."

The reaction speed of gods and demons is truly fast.

This is already clearly demonstrated in god‑demon apostles, and the speed of the god‑demon entities themselves is an order of magnitude greater than that of their apostles.

Even with Laifu's speed, it is hard to seize the initiative.

Duola then transmitted a voice: "He has issued an order to begin forging a completely new kind of Golden Warrior—not only stronger than before, but with more varieties, lower thresholds, and faster production speed."

This news is important; Luosen's main concern is production speed: "How fast is it?"

"At present, the Endless Forest has four giant life‑trees, and they are planting more. According to him, a single life‑tree can give birth to 1,000 Golden Warriors in a month."

Luosen understood: "In other words, he is building a Golden Warrior legion?"

"Yes, the projected scale is at least three hundred thousand."

That is somewhat shocking.

Luosen immediately said: "Oh~ I understand; then tell me in detail about the varieties of Golden Warriors."

Duola then began a detailed report.

The varieties are numerous—land, sea, air, even underground—covering assault, ambush, medical support and other branches, forming a very comprehensive war legion.

After Duola finished speaking, Luosen instead felt no worry.

Why? Because De Rui Tan is forging the Golden Warrior legion according to the standards of a war legion.

But the times have changed! In the age of cold weapons, such a Golden Warrior legion would naturally be invincible, yet in today's age of hot weapons, as long as De Rui Tan dares to mass‑deploy large forces, Luosen dares to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Thus, the so‑called Lord of Truth is nothing more than that.

"I understand; is there anything else?"

"Xixi has been taken notice of by him; he deems her the Creator's most outstanding creation and has promoted her to the rank of Star God, a status higher than mine."

Duola's tone carried a hint of loss.

Luosen immediately comforted her: "Then he must be blind, for I only like Duola."

Xixi is his creation; no matter how perfect, it feels nothing.

Although Duola was also created by De Rui Tan, she has been refined by endless time, making her far more charming than an immature little girl.

Duola was indeed greatly comforted: "Master, when will you defeat him?"

"When he thinks victory is within reach, hehe."

"Hehe, Master, you're truly wicked."

She then lingered with Luosen in the secret passage for a while before satisfactorily cutting off the connection.

Being disturbed by her, Luosen's sleepiness dissipated considerably.

He then rose quietly, tiptoed to the window, and silently gazed upon the moonlit beauty of Bu Ye Gong.

Nowadays, Luosen is able to perform phase shifts with considerable freedom.

Because he has fully mastered the "Infinite Phase Shift Technique" brought by Duola.

This technique requires a base soul strength of Legendary 8 as its threshold.

Upon reaching that level, one can move relatively freely within the plane without needing soul‑gems or a phase‑shift array for assistance.

It is almost like a "Anywhere Door."

Of course, there is still an upper limit on the number of shifts.

With his base soul strength now optimized to Legendary 12.5, he can safely shift twelve times a day, so he can sleep with whomever he wishes.

After looking for a while, Zhuo Ya's voice came from behind: "Darling, why did you get up?"

Luosen replied: "The wind is picking up; it looks like it will rain heavily."

After a moment, Zhuo Ya came to Luosen's side, leaned out the window, and indeed saw that the night sky had grown many more dark clouds.

After looking a while, she said: "The weather in Mei Da Xilin is like that—it changes face quickly; say it will rain and it does."

It was late summer, the weather hot, and Zhuo Ya wore only a thin camisole nightgown; under the hazy moonlight, she was utterly alluring, like a goddess descended to the mortal realm.

Luosen felt stirred by the sight; he lightly flicked his hand, letting Zhuo Ya brace both hands on the windowsill while he stood behind her.

Zhuo Ya coquettishly complained: "Just before bed you came twice already; my waist is about to be broken by you."

Although she said that, her waist still sank downward.

Soon, the emperors of the two mortal empires once again achieved frank and intimate communication.

De Rui Tan has returned, did you feel it?

Mmm~~ I vaguely sensed it.

The night before last, a very powerful being flew past from Mei Da Xilin's Huan Wai Xu Kong; that must be him.

Now Zhuo Ya also possesses a soul strength of Legendary 9.5, extremely sharp.

"He just skimmed past Mei Da Xilin, but he wanted to sneak attack me." Zhuo Ya slightly surprised: "Did you two fight?"

It counts as a fight. The soul mist blocked his perception; I seized the initiative and struck him, but he escaped.

Luosen paused, then added: 'De Rui Tan's power is completely different from ordinary demons; I hit him, and the soul power I unleashed was unprecedentedly massive, exceeding 3000 Luosen—enough to kill any demon below level 10—but it didn't wound him.'

"If he were to strike first, it would be absolutely deadly, so the soul mist must be maintained continuously, the thicker the better."

Zhuo Ya nodded solemnly, but also worried: 'The soul mist is good, but it consumes a lot; I can't really afford it.'

Such a city‑wide super‑large soul mist requires massive consumption of legendary crystals and Burning Soul Rings.

Given the Radiant Empire's current production capacity and legendary power, maintaining it is very difficult.

But not maintaining it is obviously not an option; with De Rui Tan's power, anyone he stares at cannot escape death.

Luosen chuckled: 'Miss Zhuo Ya, our Natural Empire can certainly provide support, but these are strategic resources; I need a reason to convince the cabinet.'

The Natural Empire has already established many high‑end alchemy factories, specially producing legendary crystals.

Currently, 1000 Luosen of quasi‑endless legendary crystal can produce ten thousand pieces per day, and the capacity is still steadily rising.

Therefore, supporting the Radiant Empire poses no pressure at all.

Zhuo Ya gritted her teeth, enduring the piercing pleasure, striving to keep her mind clear, but ultimately all her efforts failed.

She simply stopped speaking, patiently waiting for the pleasure storm to subside.

As a result, she waited nearly half an hour, almost making her faint.

She lazily said: 'Luosen, I'll buy it with money.'

Luosen gave a light chuckle: 'Then the trade deficit will expand again.'

'Let it expand. After all, the country isn't mine alone; let those noble old masters have a headache.'

Zhuo Ya threw caution to the wind.

Because she had fully realized that, given the Radiant Empire's current situation, it is fundamentally impossible to surpass the Natural Empire in national strength, and in the foreseeable future it will only fall further behind.

And to change that, unless the Radiant Empire also undertakes thorough civic reforms like the Natural Empire.

But that would cost the noble lords their lives, so it is fundamentally impossible to achieve.

Zhuo Ya also did not want to launch a bloody revolution at home, nor be as unscrupulous as the Radiant Sovereign; weighing her options, she simply gave up on the idea of contending for imperial supremacy.

Luosen, however, had a different thought: 'Perhaps I should come to propose.'

Zhuo Ya also felt quite moved upon hearing that, since they had been together for half a year and didn't know how many times they had been intimate; if this continued, a child would soon arrive.

But she ultimately wasn't completely dazed by the pleasure: 'Still a bit short.'

'Ideally, the Natural Empire could produce an astonishing magical artifact to completely shatter our people's arrogant mindset.'

Luosen thought similarly, gave it some thought, and said: 'Then I'll create something good.'

Zhuo Ya was very curious: 'What good thing?'

Before she could still guess a bit, but the Natural Empire's new things keep popping up, many nearly overturning magical common sense, so she can no longer guess at all.

Luosen briefly explained: 'The main power source now is Black Stone, right?'

Mm.

In this regard, the Radiant Empire uses a lot of Black Stone, increasing year after year, but the Natural Empire uses even more—almost three times as much, and its growth rate is faster.

Luosen continued: 'Black Stone is good, but it's still not enough. So I have developed a completely new power source.'

'A completely new power source? Is it using Burning Soul Rings to draw large amounts of power from the magic rings?'

Luosen shook his head: 'That bit of power drawn from the magic rings is nowhere near enough.'

The findings of the High‑Energy Arcane Institute show that the magic ring is essentially a strange field, similar to an electromagnetic or gravitational field.

It does not create power; it merely transmits and converts it.

Therefore, the power source of the magic ring is actually the sun.

This determines that the magic ring's energy density is not high enough; while it suffices for ordinary mortals' cultivation, it is far insufficient for altering the Elemental World.

Zhuo Ya guessed again: 'Is it burning some new substance?'

Luosen gave a slight nod: 'Exactly, burning a new substance.'

Zhuo Ya became even more curious: 'Really, you're burning something? What exactly is this new thing?'

If possible, the Radiant Empire would also want to burn it.

Although she doesn't intend to contend for supremacy, she certainly hasn't given up on enhancing national strength.

Luosen gave a hehe smile, swiped his hand downward, and said: 'Burn water.'

Zhuo Ya raised her hand and twisted Luosen's arm, chiding: 'I'm speaking seriously with you, don't joke.'

'No joke, it's really something refined from seawater.'

'Ah~~~ I can't figure it out.'

'Soon you will understand.'

Luosen paused, then said: 'By the way, you've always wanted to build a lightning network domestically, right?'

'Once I produce this new thing, I'll not only help you build the network, but also provide you with very cheap, continuous lightning power.'

Lightning has become an indispensable thing in the new era.

The Natural Empire uses it on a large scale; the Radiant Empire is also gradually popularizing it, but lags far behind the former.

Especially in the field of power generation, it lags far behind.

Zhuo Ya immediately understood Luosen's ambition upon hearing it, and snorted: 'I see you want to use the lightning network to control us.'

Luosen shrugged: "You want it?"

"Want."

Regardless, the Lightning network is a good thing, and moreover, she doesn't necessarily have to use the Natural Empire's Lightning Power; her Radiant Empire can completely use its own Black Stone power plant.

Perhaps the Lightning produced by burning Black Stone isn't as cheap as the Natural Empire's, but surely it won't be much worse.

Luosen saw through her thought at a glance and gave a hehe laugh.

If you want it, I'll give it to you, hahaha.

(End of chapter)