Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Weiyang Palace in Luoyang.

"With such a fierce battle raging on the front lines, how can you all just sit there and do nothing?"

Mu Yi looked at the three military geniuses who were as steady as Mount Tai with some curiosity. Normally, Han Xin would have been clamoring to lead troops into battle long ago.

"Our research is about to yield results, how can we give up halfway at this point!" Han Xin said arrogantly, as if leading troops into battle was nothing to him.

Mu Yi raised an eyebrow. It was hard to say what exactly was going on that made Han Xin so dismissive of leading troops into battle.

"Fine, I won't interfere with you guys anymore. Just remember to let me know when the results are out!"

Mu Yi waved his hand. He had too many things to approve lately, and he also had to retrieve people from the River of Time. He really didn't have time to study what Han Xin and the others were researching.

He can understand it without any problem at his current level, but how long it will take is an unknown, and he doesn't have that much time.

He has already assigned most of the tasks that could be delegated, and even with Huang Tianji's assistance, the remaining tasks would take him a long time to handle.

There's no other reason than that there are simply too many of them.

This was after the government office had screened a batch, Zhuge Liang had processed another batch, and finally Mu Yi had compiled the information.

Each one requires Mu Yi's personal approval and processing.

It accounts for less than one ten-thousandth of the total government affairs, yet it still piles up like a mountain.

"Since none of the three of you have time, let Wu Qi go!" Mu Yi hung up the communicator.

The reason he sought out Han Xin, Bai Qi, and Sun Wu was because the Yuan family had mentioned that the Han army was making moves and seemed ready to fight them.

Therefore, Mu Yi applied in advance to find a military genius to oversee the situation. Sun Wu was originally there, but recently he has been working on important research with Han Xin and others, so Mu Yi decided to transfer other people to solve the problem.

Actually, Wang Baobao is another unavailable military strategist, but he is always a hidden card that cannot be played alone.

Unless absolutely necessary, Mu Yi would not easily activate this card and directly appoint him to replace Wu Qi in governing the Netherworld.

Of all the Star Rivers, only the Netherworld was outside Zhuge Liang's jurisdiction. Mu Yi himself didn't have the time, so someone had to fill in.

Once the processed files are given to Huang Tianji, they will automatically execute according to Mu Yi's instructions.

Mu Yi turned to the next document.

"Guan Yu volunteered to go on the joint operation?" Mu Yi looked at the document with some surprise. He hadn't expected Guan Yu to volunteer.

When the order to transfer him to the front lines was issued to Zhang Fei, it was already surprising enough that Zhang Fei agreed immediately, but no one expected that Guan Yu would actually volunteer.

"You want to hone the will to cut through everything with the Undying Soldiers?" Mu Yi stroked his chin, it seemed that Guan Yu had a new idea about advancing to the Miracle Legion.

"There's no reason to refuse!"

Mu Yi casually stamped the approval document and issued a slip of paper, allowing Guan Yu to go to the logistics department to collect the equipment and supplies he wanted.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei held titles in Xinghan, and were considered retainers of Liu Bei, a feudal lord.

However, the legion as a whole is more like a mercenary force. Each time, resources are used to hire these two legions. But Xinghan doesn't care about these small sums. Every time, the logistics are fully supported, and whatever is needed is provided.

In terms of battle record, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's achievements are among the best in the entire Xinghan.

Zhang Fei, in particular, was reorganized four times, and each time he almost always led a three-talent legion on the road, and he also had absolute suppression of the mobs, making an exaggeratedly high contribution.

He casually wrote a red letter and told Huang Tianji to carry it out, then turned to the next document.

"what?"

Mu Yi looked at the document in front of him with some surprise; it was yet another letter of volunteering for the mission.

It turned out to be a letter of request for war from the Kushan King Arvind and the Kushan Prime Minister Yang Xiu.

Mu Yi flipped to the next document and found a stack of petitions for battle.

From the various local kings to the local aristocratic families, everyone was incredibly active.

"Heh, I almost forgot, immortality is incredibly tempting to them!"

Mu Yi pondered for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing. He had almost forgotten what immortality meant to these people.

"Since they all want to go, then let them all go. It'll be a good opportunity to see how much they've developed over the years. We'll send them the battle reports and let them know that the Undead aren't so easy to deal with!"

Mu Yi marked all the items and then tossed them aside.

They're all fools blinded by immortality. They didn't care about the Super Heavy Rifle back then, but now they're so interested in this thing that's similar to it. It's ridiculous.

They're probably all after the so-called elixir of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West.

Even though these people all guessed that these things were the effects of the hymn fragments, the temptation of being able to live again was still very strong for them.

Many people probably even want to use the fragments of the sacred song to try and achieve immortality. Even the First Emperor couldn't resist the idea of ​​immortality, let alone these guys.

"The Heavenly Court is not so easy to deal with!"

Mu Yi's brows furrowed with worry. Xu Shu had learned a lot of information from Cheng Yaojin, and combined with the battlefield situation, the final estimates and judgments sent back were not optimistic.

Slightly annoyed, Mu Yi flipped to the next document, but a line of text that caught his eye immediately perked him up.

"The gargoyle assembly line has been completed, and the output is 15 percent higher than expected. We have applied to increase investment and carry out production on multiple assembly lines."

"Current production capacity is 600 units per month!"

Mu Yi's lips curled up slightly. Finally, there was some good news: the construct gargoyles were made based on the Mo family's gargoyles.

Its entire body has been reinforced and engraved with erosion and incantations, giving it a more robust physique and greater attack power than ordinary gargoyles.

Although the output is a bit low, it doesn't matter. We can just build a few more production lines.

The air force finally has basic units.

Several gargoyles working together, carrying oil and other supplies, could easily act as bombers.

Its power may not be great, but it can certainly create chaos.

The Mohist school's current research direction is to give steel fossils the ability to attack from a distance.

An air force with long-range capabilities and an air force without long-range capabilities are two completely different things.

With a wave of his hand, Mu Yi approved twenty production lines, preparing to begin mass-producing troops.

This item is designed as a consumable item and has relatively weak combat capabilities.

An air raid swooping down from the sky could probably be blocked by any soldier with dual talents, and air-gun-wielding units like the Yuyang Cavalry would be a hard counter.

One shot is enough to take down these gargoyles, even the upgraded ones.

However, being an air unit, it can certainly cooperate with infantry in combat.

No soldier can face the enemy head-on while also guarding against a steel-like monster pouncing from behind.

Similar in role to the Illusionary Warriors, but their biggest advantage is that they don't require logistical support. Mu Yi couldn't wait to see the overwhelming swarms of gargoyles charging towards the enemy.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Dozens of gargoyles may be easy to deal with, but thousands of gargoyles can have the ability to disrupt the battle line and disrupt the battle situation.

Mu Yi's mood improved considerably. He opened the next document, and the corners of his upturned lips immediately twitched.

"The research funding for the Mohist school exceeded the budget by 13%, and the requested additional funding is 30%..."

The Mohists are good in every way. Many of the new things Xinghan is currently using are made by the Mohists, but the cost is a bit of a headache.

The research funding for the Mohists was already a huge expense, yet these guys were still starting new projects every day and frantically applying for funding.

"Approve 20%, and tell these bastards that none of their subsequent applications will be approved!"

After dealing with the Mo family for a long time, Mu Yi also discovered that these bastards were the type who could do research whether they had funding or not.

No matter how much funding you approve, these guys will always manage to spend it all.

When funds are tight, we focus on key projects; when funds are not tight, we start various sub-projects and try everything.

Some good results were achieved, but the expenses were simply too high.

Xinghan has many expenses. Although the regulations stipulate that research funding should be prioritized, there cannot be no limit to investment.

Not to mention the empire's extensive construction projects, it has now launched a foreign war, making compensation and rewards inevitable.

As the prime minister, Zhuge Liang was constantly strategizing on how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and the financial pressure was almost unbearable.

The reason why the empire can maintain social stability despite its current large scale is due to its extremely low labor costs, free real estate, and recycling, turning waste into by-products as much as possible. Even if it incurs some costs, it is acceptable.

Especially in terms of manpower, the number of laborers captured from various other worlds is countless, coupled with the black technology developed by the Mo family.

Almost two or three families of four can manage tens of thousands of acres of land.

It's only because Xinghan has expanded its territory to a large enough extent that it needs people everywhere; otherwise, it might really be a waste of this labor force.

"Bang bang bang~" Just as Mu Yi was sighing, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Mu Yi called out to the outside.

Then two guards carried in a large box of documents. Mu Yi's face darkened. Why were there so many documents?

The top document was actually a bright red one. After taking a look, Mu Yi realized that he really had to deal with this himself.

Most of the time, when he was handling documents, he didn't need to come up with solutions himself; he simply judged and made choices based on the solutions already provided by Zhuge Liang and the government affairs office.

However, for some documents, Mu Yi had to think about them himself.

The document was quite simple: Zhou Yu reported that the navy had been trained and requested permission to launch a war against a maritime kingdom discovered during previous explorations.

It also included a reconnaissance report by Jia Xu, which listed all the resource points of the maritime kingdom.

There is also a budget estimate from Zhuge Liang for this operation.

"The losses are quite substantial..."

Mu Yi used Huang Tianji's data to do his own calculations and found that Zhou Yu's gains from taking over this maritime kingdom were too small.

The mainstay industry of this maritime kingdom is fishing.

Xinghan has reached the pinnacle in this regard, after all, it started out in Donglai by fishing and salt production.

Today, Donglai Fishery Processing Plant specializes in fisheries, offering a one-stop service, including canned fish, dried fish, salted fish, fish fillets, fish cakes, fish oil lamps, and fish skin processing...

From a single fish to fish bone meal feed, even the fish scales are dried and processed into feed to supplement the protein and calcium of other livestock.

Upgrading the pillar industries of the maritime kingdom to the level of Donglai would take one or two years to recoup the investment, not to mention covering the military expenses for naval operations.

All the other miscellaneous items added up to a pittance. Apart from dumping a wave of daily necessities like salt to improve the local standard of living, there were almost no other projects that could generate revenue.

Even with a host of problems, Mu Yi still stamped the document in the end.

"Approved!"

There's no other way; the navy needs to test its results, and only real combat can test its capabilities.

If we don't use these maritime kingdoms as practice targets, directly confronting the navies of other empires could lead to serious trouble.

Mu Yining preferred to find other ways to compensate rather than delay the development of the navy.

After receiving Mu Yi's approval, Zhou Yu immediately began mobilizing the navy.

He chose to act at this time for two reasons: firstly, to test the navy's current capabilities; and secondly, because internal strife had broken out in the maritime kingdom.

The maritime kingdom mobilized its entire main fleet back, and Zhou Yu felt that it would be a disservice to his wisdom not to seize this golden opportunity.

However, when Zhou Yu gathered his army, he discovered the problem.

"Where is Bo Fu?" Zhou Yu glared angrily at the officers in front of him. Sun Ce had been lost, and not a single one of them had reported it to him.

“In Wagah!” Huang Gai said softly.

Zhou Yu's face turned ashen. He suddenly realized that the internal strife in the maritime kingdom was not a godsend opportunity, but rather someone was stirring up trouble.

And this person is most likely Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu immediately questioned him about the situation and learned that while he was busy training the navy, Sun Ce had gone to the maritime kingdom to relax.

The Wagana region was riddled with internal conflicts. The nobles had pushed the people to their limits. The reason they hadn't rebelled before was simply because they lacked a leader. But after Sun Ce arrived, his kingly demeanor was fully displayed. He gathered a group of able-bodied men, cut down trees to make weapons, and rose up in rebellion!

Sun Ce may not be good at other things, but he has a very good face, an excellent temperament, and more importantly, he has a commanding leadership quality.

Sun Ce raised his arm and called out, and a huge crowd gathered.

Then, they gathered a group of civil and military officials from who-knows-where, set up a makeshift team, and began to conquer cities and seize territories.

Sun Ce obtained a batch of provisions and weapons from the navy and managed to take over a third of the maritime kingdom.

Only then did the nobles realize what was happening and mobilized their fleet back to kill Gan Ning.

After Zhou Yu learned about the situation with a dark expression, he had no temper with Sun Ce at all.

The die is cast, and he can only begin to clean up the mess left by Sun Ce.

As for beating up Sun Ce, that's something to do after the fight is over.

"Send troops!" Zhou Yu rubbed his temples.

After this battle, he planned to send Sun Ce to the main battlefield. The navy was taking up too much of his energy, and he really didn't have time to deal with Sun Ce anymore.

Even without a single soldier, Sun Ce managed to create such a huge mess.

If we stay with him, he'll probably be so angry he'll die on the spot. (End of Chapter)