Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

After Zhu Yuanzhang suffered a loss and returned to the Ming Dynasty, Temujin also chose to return to the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

He understood perfectly well that something major must have happened, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't have chosen to leave even at a loss.

Kublai Khan!

Temujin summoned Kublai Khan, the second most powerful figure in the Mongol Empire.

"What exactly has happened recently?"

"It's about the insect plague; this is the latest intelligence!" Kublai Khan had just gathered information about the insect plague as well.

Temujin frowned as he read the intelligence report, and after a moment, his expression turned serious.

"Pass on my order: all armies shall prepare for a ceasefire and, provided they do not suffer losses, prepare to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty!"

Temujin's expression was very solemn; he had already sensed the danger behind the insect plague.

In fact, the problems he discovered through the will of the Empire were far more dangerous than the intelligence he possessed.

If it were just a minor flaw, one could say it was due to the official's incompetence, but what he discovered was almost completely different from the truth.

What the officials uncovered was already harmful enough, not to mention the even more dangerous facts.

This fully illustrates the harmfulness of this matter.

Moreover, considering Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction, Temujin truly realized that something terrible had happened.

"Immediately increase manpower to conduct a full investigation into the insect plague, study those insects, and strictly order all departments to abandon the breeding of insects as weapons of war. Make Torre come back to see me!"

A series of orders were issued by Temujin.

Kublai Khan felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that the Mongol Empire's eternal ruler was truly enraged.

The entire grassland was echoing with storms, reflecting the turmoil in Temujin's heart.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Ming Dynasty...

After Zhu Yuanzhang returned, he immediately accessed all the information within the Ming Dynasty. Using the will of the empire as his touch, no one in the entire empire could escape his investigation, and all situations were laid bare.

After seeing the situation, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious.

"Call that bastard Fourth Prince back to me immediately, halt all insect-related plans, send someone to Xinghan to request research data, and increase manpower to study the insect swarm!" Zhu Yuanzhang and Temujin made the same decision.

They truly realized the potential harm that the insect infestation could cause.

Like Mu Yi, as the rulers of the empire, they possess more information than others.

By combining intelligence, they can immediately derive information that others cannot understand.

"Your Majesty, may I speak?" Liu Bowen asked tentatively.

"Say it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at Liu Bowen, his expression almost unreadable, but the somber atmosphere he exuded was enough to put pressure on everyone.

"This insect plague is not just a disaster for our Great Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid we need to have a meeting with the Mongol Yuan Dynasty!" Liu Bowen said, expressing his opinion.

"But this meeting must not be initiated by our Great Ming!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded; he had also thought of this.

The problem of insects can no longer be ignored; the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty must talk, but this proposal cannot be initiated by the Ming Dynasty.

In such matters, whoever speaks first will suffer more, as it involves not only the morale of the people but also the morale of the Ming soldiers, as well as a whole host of other issues.

"Given that, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

"Contact Xinghan and have them initiate the talks!" Liu Bowen said without hesitation.

"Holding the meeting place on Xinghan's territory will make it easier to control the atmosphere during the meeting!"

Liu Bowen's suggestion resonated deeply with Zhu Yuanzhang. Although the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty were at war, and they had foreseen the harm caused by the insect plague, they could not explain it in this way internally.

When dealing with disasters, it's crucial to avoid making them public knowledge.

Therefore, a ceasefire must have a plausible way out, at least one that both sides can gracefully back down.

After all, both sides are vast empires, not small and insignificant ones. Even the rulers of these empires cannot decide all issues with a single word.

"I'm leaving this to you. Prepare a negotiation delegation and finalize the procedures." Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat exhausted.

The empire was too vast, and the troubles to deal with increased day by day. He thought that the biggest trouble he would ever encounter in his life was the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

Little did I expect that there would be even bigger trouble.

"Biao'er, you personally follow up on the investigation of the insect plague and see if you can trace the collective will of these insects!"

"The Hongwu Guard will also be assigned to you, and you will be in command of them."

"Also, have the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigate internally. The empire's will is wavering, which may cause some small-scale disturbances. Suppress them within the smallest possible scope."

"Yes!" Zhu Biao bowed and apologized.

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"Both the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty have sent messages hoping that we can host a meeting to address the insect plague!"

After listening to Jia Xu's report, Mu Yi felt somewhat exhausted. Finally, it was time to start clearing the mines.

"Wenhe, do you think we should bring the Tang Dynasty into this as well?" Mu Yi stroked his chin, pondering a way to break the deadlock.

After repeated probing and predictions by Jia Xu and Huang Tianji, the Tang Dynasty was ultimately placed in a special position.

The Tang Dynasty was in a delicate situation and would certainly not participate in the deadly struggle between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

However, the Tang Dynasty would certainly like to find more allies and improve their performance against the Heavenly Court by exchanging resources.

If they can involve Datang in resolving the issue this time, the meeting can proceed more smoothly.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty had more experience in dealing with such opponents.

"Your Majesty, I think it's best not to. If we rely on the power of the Tang Dynasty, we might be forced to participate in the war against the Heavenly Court in the future!"

Human relationships are priceless, and human relationships between empires are even more priceless.

What Xinghan needs most right now is not to choose sides or have allies, but to recuperate and rebuild. Involving the Tang Dynasty in the near future is not a good choice.

Jia Xu preferred trading, using it to acquire knowledge and apply it in combating insect plagues.

"Then make arrangements in advance to prevent them from meeting and to keep the situation under control as much as possible!"

"Call Kongming back and entrust this matter to him!" Mu Yi thought for a moment and chose Zhuge Liang as the host of this meeting.

A person's reputation precedes them, and Zhuge Liang, after all, had a certain reputation, which could help to bridge the gap in the talks.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Jia Xu smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"The research institute has made new progress in dealing with the insect infestation, but it is still in the experimental stage!"

Upon hearing Jia Xu's words, Mu Yi turned to Huang Tianji, who was standing nearby, and asked her.

"Huang Tianji, how is the crystallization of the essence of heaven and earth industry line going?" "Currently, three mature production lines are running. The assembly line process designed by the Mo family is of great help to the production lines."

Huang Tianji provided a detailed data report.

"Approximately how long will it take for the subsequent production lines to take?"

"The expansion of the next production line is estimated to take three months!"

"Supply all the stored essence of heaven and earth crystals to the research institute and increase the weight of the research plan on the insect plague!"

After some thought, Mu Yi decided to suspend the progress of other projects and focus all his efforts on research into the insect plague.

The crystallization of the essence of heaven and earth has always been a key research focus for Xinghan. Part of the driving force of the Tianzhou comes from the crystallization of the essence of heaven and earth.

"Does the military and political court have any pre-arranged plans?"

"Your Majesty, the most feasible solution at present is the one we implemented in Africa before."

"Assemble the top legions to wipe out the ordinary insects, and then gather all the experts to cooperate with the Miracle Legion to destroy the swarm's collective consciousness!"

Zhang Liang offered a solution that was hardly a viable one, albeit somewhat helplessly.

"Can you pinpoint the other party's location?"

Mu Yi actually did not recommend directly airdropping a large army to the enemy's side to carry out a decapitation strike.

Unfortunately, although they have confirmed the other party's existence, they are still unable to pinpoint its location.

Whether by using bloodline tracing or will linking, it is impossible to find the main part of the other party's will, as if the other party does not exist at all.

However, all the current evidence proves that the other party absolutely exists.

"We are trying to crack it, but the other party is very cautious and almost never makes contact with anything dangerous."

"We believe that a sufficiently substantial bait may be needed to lure them in!"

Zhang Liang was helpless; they were now searching for a needle in a haystack.

Searching among billions or even hundreds of billions of insects to pinpoint the will of a single entity is an incredibly difficult task.

Even more critically, they are currently unable to ascertain the other party's situation and can only proceed simultaneously, using the most foolish yet most effective exhaustive method for screening.

The best solution they can think of right now is to let the other person take the bait, give up searching for them, and let them come out on their own.

However, this is dangerous; aiding the enemy could very well put them in an even bigger vortex of trouble.

The scale of the insects is now enormous. Even miracle legions like the Flying Bear Army and the First Yellow Heaven have mastered special insect-killing techniques.

But insects are still evolving, and no one can guarantee that these methods will not be effective against them.

Moreover, insects have the ability to gather and solidify, so these methods may not always be effective against them.

The insects in Africa had already taken the two Miracle Legions quite a bit of time to deal with.

The current, much larger swarm of Zerg is definitely not something that one or two Miracle Legions can quell.

The most critical issue is that Xinghan actually has no idea what kind of advanced technology the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties were putting on the insects.

Anyway, the insects' growth is getting more and more outrageous every day.

Having elite talents is no longer a rare thing.

The biggest problem now is that these insects clump together and create a thin cloud of mist.

Huang Tianji made a deduction that when the average energy level of insects is equal to that of ordinary animals, this will be a global crisis.

When the average energy level of insects reaches that of young adults, even if the Ming, Mongol Yuan, and Tang dynasties were all added together, it would be a drop in the ocean.

With hundreds of billions of insects forming a cloud of energy, even Lu Bu and Guan Yu wouldn't be able to release their inner energy. At that time, with the overwhelming number of insects, eating people would be a very simple matter.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. To supply that many insects to reach a healthy adult level, it would probably take consuming hundreds of empires like the Star Han Empire to achieve that.

Even if it doesn't reach that level, the current insect plague is still a force that has been plundering more than thirty worlds that are currently coalescing.

Xinghan can only pray that the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties didn't incorporate too much advanced technology into it.

"Our researchers say that although the perfect theory that failed before has failed, it has left a backdoor, which can be used to control those insects and gods from going out of control!"

"out of control?"

"It's an indiscriminate attack, but there's probably only one chance, and it's unknown how many insects it will be effective against."

If the research institute staff had presented such an ambiguous report under any other circumstances, they would have been severely criticized.

But now, even this "what if" can be considered good news.

"Researchers in Rome have proposed a concept that involves using an evil god to infect insects, causing them to bypass the control of the collective will, reduce their rationality, and induce them to engage in instinctive self-devouring."

"Insects...have reason too?" Mu Yi was somewhat skeptical of these wildly imaginative ideas.

"Ordinary insects certainly won't have it, but these insects have developed intelligence, so it might not be ineffective." Jia Xu wasn't sure either.

"Recall Zhou Yu and have him try to give the bugs the 'idiocy aura'!" Mu Yi thought for a moment and then recalled Zhou Yu as well.

There's no other way; at this point, you have to grasp at any straw you can find as a lifeline.

They'd better prepare for what's to come before things get worse.

Thank goodness, there were relatively many normal people in the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties.

If any one of them insists on fighting to the bitter end, the result will be absolutely disastrous.

"Given the current population size, anything with a probability of being possible is bound to happen unexpectedly."

Zhang Liang also sighed. Man proposes, God disposes. No one could have predicted that what started as a small seedling would grow into such a towering tree.

"Let's prepare in advance. How effective were the fully automated insect-killing puppets that the research institute designed before?"

"The Mohists have tested it, and basically every puppet is constructed with a spiral field as its innate ability, capable of taking away hundreds of thousands of insects!"

"It can't be maintained indefinitely?"

"It's not possible right now. Even for those elite soldiers, it's the same. Without the infinite stamina of military spirit, the weak collision mass will eventually lead to the collapse of the spiral field."

The Mohists were truly at their wits' end. Quantity was an aberrant thing; the slight quality they had previously overlooked suddenly became the last straw that broke the camel's back once the quantity increased.

It has a humorous feel to it, like water dripping on a stone.

"The best approach now is to gather the resources of all three parties, locate the opposing will entity, destroy it directly, and then use the concept of the will entity's death to spread to all the insects!"

"Let's find it first. Hopefully, it won't be the worst outcome." Mu Yi rubbed his temples; the more data he saw, the more overwhelmed he felt.

His biggest worry now is whether a wise being with spiritual talent might emerge from among the insects.

They might end up hiding with their insects, eventually wearing them down.

Humans need stable habitats, but insects don't. And if the insects truly possessed the superior intelligence of a wise being, it would be an even greater catastrophe. (End of Chapter)