Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

After the great battle, the Tang Dynasty navy began its orderly withdrawal, returning to their respective worlds.

After all, it represented the combined strength of most of the Tang Dynasty's navy, and now that the war is over, it's only natural that it should be returned as soon as possible.

Su Dingfang wasn't in a hurry to leave, as he still had many things to handle and clean up, so he hosted a banquet at sea to entertain Zhou Yu and the others.

The two sides were comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side, and they recognized each other's qualifications, so the banquet was naturally very lively.

After several rounds of drinks, Su Dingfang walked up to Zhou Yu with his wine cup in hand.

"Governor Zhou, I have a question. I wonder if you could answer it for me?"

Zhou Yu stood up, holding his wine cup, a gentle and refined smile on his face.

"What a coincidence! I also have a question I'd like to ask Marshal Su!"

"Oh?"

Su Dingfang and Zhou Yu exchanged a glance and instantly understood each other's thoughts. They smiled at each other and then drank their wine in one gulp.

The two left their seats and moved to another room on another floor of the main ship.

"Guests are always welcome, so please, Commander Zhou, speak first!" Su Dingfang politely asked Zhou Yu to speak first.

Zhou Yu didn't refuse and asked directly, "Could we trade a copy of this method for summoning the gods?"

"Okay!" Su Dingfang nodded firmly, "But I need the method to fly!"

Both sides laid out what they wanted, and then it was time to negotiate the price.

“Not enough. The method of flying involves many secret techniques. Xinghan also has similar methods for summoning gods. We just want to fill in the gaps and verify the two. It won’t be long before we can replicate it!” Zhou Yu took the lead in attacking.

He casually drew a line in the air and, using a jade pendant he carried as a medium, directly summoned a water elemental creature.

Su Dingfang was technically savvy; with just one glance, he understood that Zhou Yu wasn't bluffing. Xinghan truly possessed the technology, and it was only a matter of time before they could implement their naval warfare methods.

But Su Dingfang would naturally not allow Zhou Yu to raise prices.

"The art of flying is ultimately derived from the five basic secret techniques. The technical departments of the Tang Dynasty will not be too slow in their research."

Both Zhou Yu and Su Dingfang were well aware that the empires behind them were truly capable of researching and developing the technology of the other side.

But the problem is time.

One or two years is acceptable, but three or five years is simply unacceptable.

The time required to go from technological breakthrough to production is too long, making it an unprofitable deal for both parties.

In fact, both Zhou Yu and Su Dingfang had some guesses about the technology.

But it's useless for them to know; the ship's captain, and even the soldiers, need to know.

Without a clear and mature technology, let alone innovation, even putting it into use is a major problem.

Therefore, both sides want to obtain mature technology from each other so that their own research progress can be greatly accelerated and they can put it into use in the short term.

For military equipment, the shorter the development cycle, the better.

"How about we compromise? We'll use our divine summoning techniques and complete information on the rules of the gods in exchange for your flying techniques and the secret art of falling sun."

Su Dingfang considered it for a moment. After all, a transaction is about bargaining and finding common ground while reserving differences.

Therefore, he chose to retreat in order to advance, taking a step back while simultaneously increasing his stakes.

Zhou Yu was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but quickly saw through Su Dingfang's strategy.

With a half-smile, Zhou Yu glanced at Su Dingfang and then, feigning retreat, slowly said, "General, you are right. Since we are allies, we must not let a transaction cause any rift between us. Let's pretend we never said anything!"

Su Dingfang felt slightly embarrassed upon hearing this. He pretended to back down in order to gain some advantage.

After all, the complete set of divine rules and information will definitely be shared with Xinghan in the future.

It certainly has value, but putting this thing in a trade while also getting a free secret technique from Zhou Yu is something Zhou Yu can't tolerate.

If you open the window, I'll have to tear down the roof.

Zhou Yu immediately put Su Dingfang in an awkward position.

If the negotiations break down and the deal is cancelled because Su Dingfang wanted to gain a small advantage, then the Tang Dynasty would be in the wrong and would have to cede more benefits.

How could a military general possibly outmaneuver Zhou Yu in a game of wits? In a moment of folly, he seemed to have shot himself in the foot.

“Governor Zhou, why don’t you name a price?” Su Dingfang said awkwardly to Zhou Yu.

"Add ten captains and instructors, and the rest will be as you stated!" Zhou Yu considered it for a moment and chose the safest approach.

Su Dingfang was somewhat surprised. He had thought Zhou Yu would ask for an exorbitant amount, but instead he only asked for ten instructors.

After this back and forth, it seems that the two sides have indeed achieved an equal transaction.

“Alright, let’s do as Governor Zhou says!” Su Dingfang readily agreed.

Although both parties only made a verbal agreement, they both considered the transaction to be valid, and the guests were all happy.

"Commander, aren't you afraid he'll discover the trap you dug?" Lu Meng asked with a strange expression after hearing the whole story.

The transaction between the two parties was indeed fair, but there was one problem.

That is, how long will the ten captains and instructors stay in Xinghan for exchanges?

In one or two years, the transaction is naturally fair, but if it's five or ten years, these captain instructors will train countless captains in Xinghan who will master the method of summoning gods.

Although Su Dingfang was a military genius, he was no match for Zhou Yu when it came to strategizing and maneuvering.

By the time Su Dingfang realized what had happened, the matter was already settled, and there was no way to back out. He could only accept it reluctantly.

It should be noted that training captains for a fleet of thousands of ships does not require many instructors. The instructors Zhou Yu obtained will enable the entire navy of Xinghan to learn this new type of combat within three years.

Both parties eventually fulfilled the transaction, but Su Dingfang's expression was rather unpleasant. He had realized that these ten instructors were probably trying to throw good money after bad.

"General, rest assured, I will definitely send them back to the Tang Dynasty to report back in five years!" Zhou Yu smiled, which reassured Su Dingfang.

This matter was neither a major nor a minor one. Zhou Yu did not want to damage the harmony between the two sides because their alliance was still in its honeymoon phase, and maintaining it for a while would be beneficial to both.

"Thank you, Commander!" Su Dingfang's expression softened considerably after hearing about the five-year agreement. Although he was still at a disadvantage, he was stuck in a very delicate situation, since he was the one who had tried to outsmart Zhou Yu first.

Zhou Yu smiled and signed a written contract with Su Dingfang, voluntarily including a five-year term in the contract.

On the way back, Sun Ce refused to accept it.

He led the Jiefan Army, insisting on going out to fight, but ended up being a complete spectator, which greatly displeased Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu reluctantly attributed his own intellectual disability to himself, lowering his IQ to the same level as Sun Ce's, and began to helplessly advise Sun Ce.

There was no way around it; without his mental talent limiting his intelligence, Sun Ce was no different from a gorilla in Zhou Yu's eyes, and perhaps even more powerful.

In order to appease Sun Ce, Zhou Yu finally decided to perform a summoning of the evil god at sea, to bring the evil god down, and let Sun Ce use new technology to fight the evil god.

Sun Ce was very satisfied with the suggestion, and then pestered Zhou Yu to summon a giant creature. Zhou Yu didn't try to fool Sun Ce, and used the flesh and scales he had obtained from the Dragon King of the Sea to summon it.

"hold head high!"

A gigantic sea dragon emerged from the summoning circle.

"Good thing they've come!" Sun Ce rubbed his hands excitedly; dealing with such a big guy was much more interesting.

"Look me in the eye, monster!"

Sun Ce placed his front foot on the bow of the ship, his upper body slightly bent. His cold and arrogant expression exuded the majesty of a god, and his domineering aura spread in all directions. Combined with his telepathic power, all things understood Sun Ce's language.

The clouds surrounding the entire fleet began to surge wildly, coalescing in mid-air into a figure resembling Sun Ce, exuding an aura even more domineering than the real Sun Ce.

"Huh?" Zhou Yu flipped through the technical documents in his hands.

It took them a moment to understand what was going on with Sun Ce.

Sun Ce actually used his monarchical talent to forcefully penetrate the soldiers' will, and then made the soldiers use Sun Ce as a model of a god to invite the gods.

In other words, Sun Ce had become a god in the hearts of these soldiers.

"I never expected such an unexpected bonus..."

The systems of the Tang Dynasty and the Xinghan Dynasty were different; it was difficult for those with monarchical talent to be transferred to the army.

Therefore, there is no relevant content in the records.

On the contrary, it was Sun Ce's talent as a ruler that gave the newly acquired technology a new direction for research.

Directly invoking gods is somewhat strange for Xinghan, but using it to invoke generals is more in line with Xinghan's customs.

Sun Ce was even more impressive when he discovered that the aura emanating from the sun was incredibly powerful, accompanied by mental pressure and a shock to the will. He immediately embraced the sun, striking all enemies within his field of vision.

The summoned sea dragon had just opened its eyes when it saw a humanoid monster, no smaller than itself, staring at it.

After turning his gaze back, he immediately felt intense mental pressure and a shock to his will.

Seeing Hailong roll his eyes and fall down, Sun Ce immediately raised his weapon and smashed it down on Hailong.

Like a blazing sun, Sun Ce fiercely bombarded the sea dragon, stirring up the entire sea surface into turmoil.

"You're really working hard, Ziming. How's your learning going?"

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, who was having a great time, shook his head, and turned to look at Lü Meng.

"We have it all!"

"Have you found any omissions or errors?" Zhou Yu asked slowly.

“There is nothing suspicious. All the secret techniques have been tested and confirmed to be effective.” Lu Meng didn’t know what Zhou Yu meant, but he still explained his feelings in full.

“Not bad!” Zhou Yu nodded.

"Commander, there is something I don't understand. Since you specifically requested instructors, why not take this time to promote training throughout the entire army?"

Seeing that Zhou Yu seemed to be in a good mood, Lü Meng couldn't help but ask.

"These technologies ultimately belong to the Tang Dynasty. We must always be wary of others and remain cautious until the technology is iterated upon!"

Zhou Yu said calmly, "Just as they might turn against the Ming Dynasty, they might also fall out with the Tang Dynasty at some point. We must always be on guard."

If you rely entirely on other people's technology, you'll easily be held hostage by them.

"Hahaha, cool!"

While Zhou Yu and Lü Meng were chatting, Sun Ce had already killed the summoned sea dragon and jumped back onto the main ship, dragging a large piece of spoils.

"We'll eat this today!"

Sun Ce, carrying the spoils of war, looked at the crowd with the air of a domineering ruler and announced.

Zhou Yu stroked his chin and opened the illustrated book of deities in his hand.

Among the many deities recorded in the Tang Dynasty, one type of extremely domineering deity comes to mind: the Sun God.

Sun Ce himself possessed the destiny of the Great Sun, and he even stole a portion of Amaterasu's authority within the Divine Realm.

In addition, Zhou Yu was quite familiar with the concept of the sun god when he studied the sun's fall, so when Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, he showed a look of looking at a guinea pig.

"Bo Fu, would you like your Dharma form to be even taller and more imposing!"

Zhou Yu knew Sun Ce well, so he only needed a few words to pique Sun Ce's interest, and Sun Ce insisted that Zhou Yu help him realize the form of the Sun God.

Zhou Yu reversed the summoning ritual, infusing the concept of the sun god into Sun Ce's body.

"I am the sun!"

Sun Ce radiated a dazzling light, like a great sun hanging in the sky.

His original strength increased by leaps and bounds, and the aura he exuded was incredibly powerful.

As a person with the destiny of the Great Sun, Sun Ce is indeed very compatible with the concept of the Sun God, and he can grasp a part of this concept in his own hands with almost no pressure.

Sun Ce was originally a God Breaker. After incorporating the concept of the Sun God, he broke through directly, becoming a dual-cultivation Breaker of God Breaker and Qi Breaker. His strength took a big step forward, directly entering the ranks of the first tier.

"It actually succeeded?" Lu Meng stared at Sun Ce with a strange expression.

At this moment, Sun Ce exuded an aura of all-encompassing yet incredibly domineering power; wherever he stood, all eyes would be drawn to him.

It gives people the feeling that as soon as you are intimidated, people will immediately come to serve you.

Even Lü Meng felt a surge of patriotic fervor, a desire to sacrifice himself for Sun Ce. However, Lü Meng clearly understood that this was a kind of spiritual talent.

It's like the gentle, warm feeling that Sima Yi's elder brother had when dealing with people; it's a manifestation of personal charisma.

Lu Meng himself possessed a spiritual talent, which naturally gave him resistance. The ordinary soldiers looked at Sun Ce with a newfound fervor.

On the contrary, military groups like the Jie Fan Army were not significantly affected by Sun Ce.

After studying it for a while, Zhou Yu discovered that this thing was actually a kind of spiritual talent evolved from the concept of monarchical talent and the sun god.

The effect is that people can't help but worship him, but the effect is probably only useful for ordinary soldiers and wild beasts. Veterans with a slightly stronger will can simply ignore Sun Ce's irresistible charm.

After Zhou Yu helped Sun Ce control this ability that could be activated at any time, he handed the illustrations to Lü Meng and let Lü Meng choose one from them.

"Choose whatever deity you want!"

Zhou Yu said arrogantly that creating gods was a common thing in his eyes, and he had already grasped the general process of guiding this concept.

Unlike the soldiers of gods and demons, Zhou Yu was quite certain that his method was equivalent to killing the gods and then fleecing them.

While maximizing safety, it also provides a certain boost to the fleet's combat capabilities. (End of Chapter)