Lord of the Earth

"This is the Silver Moon Fish. It was originally a species of creature under the command of an extremely powerful water ghost. The light it emits can turn the surrounding area into water... Now it has been successfully cultivated by our Qianxia Dynasty."

"If it is released on a ship, it can make the navy army travel through mountains and rivers as if they were walking on flat ground..."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a smile.

"What, there are such alien creatures?"

Lu Su couldn't help but stare at the "moon" in the sky with a bit of longing.

You know, the navy accounts for a large proportion of the Eastern Wu army, but due to the limited water range, it is difficult to use it against some flying creatures on land and in the sky!
If we could introduce this kind of "exotic silverfish" from the Qianxia Dynasty, wouldn't it greatly increase the strength of Eastern Wu?
However, the Qianxia Dynasty will most likely not sell this kind of "strategic" alien creature easily, or it may require a huge cost to obtain it!
"Hmm, what a coincidence!"

"Today, the meat of the 'Flame Crystal Dragon Fish' has been delivered. Brother Zijing, you are in for a treat."

While Lu Su was thinking about how to get the "Moon Fish".

Zhuge Liang had brought him to the side of the "fleet" that was unloading, and seemed to have seen something good.

The feather fan in his hand pointed at a piece of fish meat that was being transported down from the dragon boat. The fish meat looked bright red and had patterns on it that looked like it was burned by flames.
"This is a quasi-saint-level 'Flame Crystal Dragon Fish' that I captured from the sea by our Qianxia Dynasty's navy using the Mirage Dragon Boat. Although it is a strange beast in the sea, its meat contains a vigorous vitality like a raging fire!"

"Therefore, there is no need for any cooking. Just add 'Amber Wine' to disinfect it before eating. It can greatly strengthen the body and increase a person's strength by thousands of pounds at once..."

"Brother Zijing, please try it."

Zhuge Liang directly spent his "merit points" to exchange for a portion of "fish meat".

Then he took out a Qiankun gourd from his arms, poured out amber wine to soak the meat, and then handed it to Lu Su!

"Since Kong Ming is treating us, I won't be polite!"

Lu Su picked up a piece of fish fillet with his two fingers and put it into his mouth. He felt the surge of spiritual power like fire, mixed with the intoxicating aroma of wine, which was better than all the delicacies he had eaten before.

I knew in my heart that what Zhuge Liang said was true.

This meat is definitely of "quasi-holy" grade, and this wine is very likely to have the word "holy" in its name, which means that this bowl of wine and meat alone is enough to exchange for thousands of people in "Qihuoju"!

"Alas, what a pity! Although our Dongwu navy is powerful, the whereabouts of our navy's top general Gan Xingba is unknown... Otherwise, it should be easy to hunt down the extraordinary creatures in the water, just like taking something out of a bag!"

“If the eldest son, General Taishi Ziyi, and General Xingba were here together, even if that foreign genius dared to invade our Dongwu territory, I guarantee that he would never return!
After putting down his chopsticks, Lu Su seemed to have thought of something and expressed some emotion.

"By the way, the one who can kill a quasi-saint beast must not be an unknown person. Please tell me, Kong Ming, who is the general of the Qianxia Dynasty who caught the fish. If possible, I will ask the governor to give me some special products that can improve our Dongwu's naval warfare capabilities..."

Then, he looked at Zhuge Liang again, showing goodwill.

Since the Qianxia Dynasty has offered such good things as treats, the Dongwu Dynasty naturally has to show something too!
"This……"

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang, who was always wise and cheerful, paused for a moment when faced with this question.

"Zi Jing thinks so highly of Xing Ba, I'm sure he will be very happy when he knows this. When he goes to the banquet tonight, he will probably bring a few fish of extraordinary quality to welcome Zi Jing..."

Afterwards, his expression looked a little strange, as if he was a little embarrassed, and he spoke with a bit of mischief.

"Wait! Kong Ming, what do you mean by this... Could it be that?"

Lu Su felt that something was wrong.

The originally sweet taste of the "Flame Crystal Dragon Fish Meat" that I was chewing in my mouth suddenly became a little "sour"!
"Gan Xingba! He is now the commander of the navy of our Qianxia Dynasty, and is a second-rank official. He is highly appreciated by His Majesty, and is going to be further promoted and reused after the battle with the sea tribe!"

"This 'Flame Crystal Dragonfish' was obtained when he used his unparalleled halberd to kill the sea creatures and then skinned and pulled out their tendons. He even received a reward of 10,000 merit points from the Star Palace for this..."

Zhuge Liang waved his black and white feather fan and spoke.

"What? Gan Xingba actually joined the Qianxia Dynasty... How could he do that?"

"Good old man" Lu Su looked very unhappy.

You know, although Dongwu has many military generals and has recruited some of them in recent days, there are only three people at the "quasi-Five Tigers" level who can truly compete with the top generals of Shu and Wei!

Now that Gan Ning is gone, one third of the population has been lost at once.

"If even I can leave Shu, why can't Gan Xingba leave Wu?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Lu Su with a calm gaze and tone.

Yes!

Even Zhuge Kongming left "Shu Han". This almost impossible situation happened. In comparison, Gan Ning's "betrayal" did not seem strange at all!

After all, although Gan Ning was a "minister of Wu", he was not tied to the Sun family. Moreover, Gan Ning was born a "water pirate" with a rough and fierce temperament, violent and bloodthirsty, and even often disobeyed orders!
Such a general would not have any burden in his heart when he "betrayed" the Eastern Wu.

Of course, the most important thing is that the current Qianxia Dynasty has shown potential and seems to be slightly better than Eastern Wu?
A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, a good minister chooses a master to serve, people strive for higher positions...these are things that cannot be changed.

"But, our Dongwu is not bad either... We also founded the country with four 'divine artifacts' and one Xuanhuang treasure..."

You know, theoretically, the "Five Treasures of Luck" for establishing a dynasty only require golden objects or treasures equivalent to holy artifacts!

Even some historical dynasties with historical background could only gather two or three "artifacts" for founding the country, like the Eastern Wu Dynasty, which had "all artifacts" plus a treasure!
This is already ranked among the best in the entire Chinese dynasty.

"And my Dongwu is qualified to use the legendary imperial seal and He's Jade as its 'Five Treasures of Founding a Nation'. This makes it even more advantageous than Shu Han!"

Lu Su said in his heart.

Objects with high popularity and fame in the history of the earth.

It absorbed the power of the rules of heaven and earth when the entire earth was shattered when the universe was shattered, and turned into a strange object. In theory, anyone related to it is qualified to "fight" for its ownership!

For example, He Shi Bi!

The current ruler of the Eastern Wu Dynasty is Sun Jian.

At the beginning, when the princes were fighting against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian led his army to attack Luoyang. At noon one day, he saw colorful clouds coming out of a well in the Zhen Palace in the south of the city. He ordered people to go into the well, and found a small box tied around the neck of the palace maid who had committed suicide by jumping into the well. Inside the box was the imperial seal and the He's Bi.

Sun Jian was overjoyed and hid it secretly with his wife Wu!

Because of this connection, he also had the opportunity to compete for the "He Shi Bi". However, this rare object was too special, and all the forces that had ever gotten their hands on it wanted to get it.

Although Sun Jian, who had only handled it once, also had the "qualifications" to fight for it.

However, the competitiveness was too low, and ultimately missed out on this rare item that was most suitable for building a country!
"The main reason is that the status of this item is too special. As the first national item handed down by the unified Chinese dynasty, it can be said to be second only to the nine tripods refined by Dayu in the legend. Whoever can obtain it almost represents the destiny! This is definitely a superior existence to ordinary divine artifacts. Unfortunately, ordinary dynasties have almost no chance of obtaining it."

Lu Su sighed.

"By the way, Kong Ming, I would like to ask, what is the heirloom among the 'Five Founding Treasures' of the Qianxia Dynasty? I think it must be a divine artifact!"

Then, he looked at Zhuge Liang with curiosity.

The five founding treasures are the national treasure, the national treasure, the national treasure, the national treasure, the heavenly treasure and the deification treasure.

Although it was already known before, the "national treasure" of the Qianxia Dynasty was the Great Wall of the human race with great potential.

But after all, it is just a newly established dynasty of fortune, and it is very rare to have such a mysterious treasure!

Lu Su didn't think so in his heart, because the other four treasures of the Qianxia Dynasty were of the same level.

Especially the treasures of the Xuanhuang heavy weapon level, there are only a few of them in the entire history of the human race that are suitable for "founding a country", and the Qianxia Dynasty should not have them!
"Oh, it's the Imperial Seal!"

Zhuge Liang gently waved the black and white feather fan in his hand, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Lu Su became even stranger.

"Imperial Seal? Oh, which dynasty is it from? The Qianxia Dynasty is lucky. You know, the Imperial Seal is usually taken away by the corresponding founding dynasty itself..."

Lu Su looked a little surprised and explained.

"Yes, that's what you just said, Brother Zijing. It's the imperial seal of the Qin Dynasty, the Heshi Bi made of unpolished jade from the Chu State..."

The smile in Zhuge Liang's voice seemed to no longer be hidden.

"What! The Qianxia Dynasty's national treasure is actually the Heshi Bi! How... is this possible!"

There is no doubt that this shock caused by Lu Su was much greater than the Great Wall of the human race.

This is because in every dynasty, the symbol of imperial power, apart from the Nine Cauldrons cast by Dayu in the legend, is the Imperial Seal. Especially in the Zhou Dynasty, the Nine Cauldrons had been lost, and the Imperial Seal is the true symbol of "the Mandate of Heaven"!
"If I remember correctly, Kong Ming, you master the art of Qimen Dunjia and can see destiny... No, that's why you chose the Qianxia Dynasty, right?"

Lu Su couldn't help but ask.

"The idea of ​​destiny is too unrealistic... We should fight with our own abilities. How can we rely on that unreal prophecy?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head calmly.

"Kong Ming, you are still as confident as you were before."

Lu Su sighed.

You know, with Zhuge Liang's ability.

In the chaos of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was actually entirely possible for one to choose a more powerful and wise leader with sufficient foundation to join. In that case, the chances of eventually "unifying the world" would definitely be very great!

However, he chose to assist Liu Bei, whose foundation was very weak at the time. It can be said that he was facing the challenge head-on.

"Could this be the reason why Kong Ming chose the Qianxia Dynasty, a new dynasty, and gave up Shu Han? He just wanted to do something more challenging!"

Lu Su was a little curious.

However, it is not easy to really ask about this kind of thing.

"Kong Ming, tell me the truth."

"When the Qianxia Dynasty was founded, what was the quality of the 'Five Founding Treasures' used? Could they all be of the 'Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure' level?"

Then, he looked at Zhuge Liang with a serious face, and couldn't help but have some guesses in his mind.

"The Dingguo Dragon Vein is the remnant spirit left behind by Emperor Xuanyuan's mount after its death, and the God-conferring Instrument is a divine tablet that fell from the sky, containing the power of the celestial stars; the Heaven-sacrificing Platform is the Fengshan Platform for the human race..."

Zhuge Liang listed them one by one, and every word made Lu Su's face more bitter.

"Actually! It's really like that..."

At least, that's what he knew.

Apart from those unified dynasties, even when the Shu Han Dynasty was founded, it was unable to fully gather the five "Xuanhuang Heavy Weapons"!
This means that in terms of current potential, the Qianxia Dynasty is definitely no worse than those top dynasties in history.

"This... is a misstep. I originally thought that the Qianxia Dynasty was just a local snake dynasty with extraordinary fighting power, but now it looks like a dragon crossing the river?"

Lu Su felt a little regretful.

Although the Qianxia Dynasty was not a unified dynasty in history, but a newly established human kingdom, the potential it demonstrated seemed to be no less than those unified dynasties!

I won’t end up letting a wolf into the house, will I?

"It shouldn't be possible! How is it possible!"

"At least, judging from this 'royal city', the Qianxia Dynasty should not be as good as our Dongwu Dynasty."

However, Lu Su quickly shook his head and put aside this worry.

After all, the "City of All Races" of the Qianxia Dynasty had just been built not long ago. Even though it had initially possessed a majestic appearance, it was still inferior to the capital of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, "Jianye"!
After all, Jianye, which was known as Jinling and Nanjing in later generations, is a famous "capital" in Chinese history, but it has its own characteristics!

"By the way, Brother Zijing!"

"When His Majesty left, he instructed me to take you to Baiyujing after visiting this city. There will be a dinner there, so we can discuss our cooperation in detail."

However, at this moment, Lu Su heard what Zhuge Liang said.

“??! Well, isn’t this the royal city of the Qianxia Dynasty?”

"Who told you that this city is 'Baiyujing'? This is just the 'City of All Races' of our Qianxia Dynasty, which is similar to Chang'an and Luoyang... Brother Zijing, you haven't seen the real Baiyujing yet!" (End of this chapter)