I can find treasures in my dreams.

Just as the Spear of Sunfire ascended into the sky.

In Kiktan, one of the "Five Great Stan Countries" in the central part of the Eastern Continent, the sky was still dark.

Zhou Xiaolou has been staying up all this time and still hasn't slept.

He wasn't playing games or watching videos on his phone; he was doing something serious—drawing comics.

He had a creative dream: to create an animated film of his own.

In today's intelligent era, some companies have launched intelligent creation software, eliminating the need for people to hold a paintbrush and draw stroke by stroke.

However, to achieve satisfactory results, creators need to invest a lot of time and effort, so it's not surprising that they've been staying up all night.

However, Zhou Xiaolou did not feel tired at all.

As for why it happened in Kyrgyzstan, that's another story.

Previously, a global flood occurred on Azure Star, and since 90% of the land in Kiktan is mountainous, the flood was particularly fierce.

All cities, including the Kik people's capital, were flooded. With nowhere to hide, countless people died, and the entire country was destroyed.

The northern White Army urgently dispatched a special forces unit in an attempt to take control of Kiktan.

However, the Great Xia took the lead and dispatched several divisions of troops, decisively cutting off the claws that the Bai people had extended, and successfully taking control of this mountainous country.

After taking over Kyrgyzstan, Great Xia immediately began the process of rebuilding the country.

In order to replenish its population, the Great Xia government issued various preferential policies to encourage its citizens to relocate to Kyrgyzstan.

Not only will they give away a free apartment, but they will also provide each person with a huge subsidy of 80,000 summer dollars, plus an additional monthly living allowance of 2000 summer dollars for five years.

Upon seeing such a good opportunity, Zhou Xiaolou immediately signed up to participate in the immigration project, traveling thousands of kilometers to relocate from southern Daxia to Kyrgyzstan.

For him, having a place to live and receiving a living allowance means he can stay at home and focus on his creative endeavors without worry.

Therefore, he felt that this was the best of times.

Every ordinary person can live for their ideals instead of being trapped in the struggle for survival and constantly running around. Life should never stop.

at this time.

Zhou Xiaolou adjusted a segment of footage using AI commands, played it again, and nodded in satisfaction.

He took a sip of his hot drink, stretched his arms and did a few stretching exercises, then got up and walked to the window to relax.

Looking through the triple-layered glass, the city still shone brightly, with streetlights on every road.

He knew that for other countries, keeping streetlights on all night was unthinkable, because all countries faced power shortages.

Only when the Great Xia completely solved the power supply problem could it afford to "waste" electricity so extravagantly.

In the night sky, clusters of dim lights hovered and circled above the city.

This is a swarm of patrol drones that will carry out missions around the clock to ensure the safety of the entire city.

And further away.

Beams of bright light pierced the night sky like sharp swords.

Zhou Xiaolou knew that it was a large mineral deposit that was being developed.

It was only after arriving in Kyrgyzstan that he realized just how much wealth was hidden beneath this land.

Conservative estimates suggest there are no fewer than 500 metallic mineral deposits, with variant deposits accounting for at least 10% of them.

This proportion is significantly higher than the global average.

In Xia Yuan terms, this is at least a huge fortune of trillions of Xia Yuan.

The Great Xia Dynasty acquired this fortune with almost no effort.

Zhou Xiaolou also knew that major state-owned mining enterprises were developing 15 of the mines at a rapid pace, and that at least 50 more mines would be developed in the next ten years.

These projects are all state-of-the-art smart mines, filled with large intelligent machines, and you can hardly see any living people.

It is precisely because the country has acquired astronomical wealth that it offers such generous conditions to attract its citizens to relocate to Kibtan.

In a sense, the country shares the benefits of development with its citizens through this method.

Zhou Xiaolou's thoughts drifted for a moment, then he looked in another direction and murmured softly, "I wonder when the country will take back all of our homeland."

The newly built city where he lived had a name that evoked many thoughts—Anxi City.

Before moving here, he didn't know what Anxi City meant.

Now he understands completely.

More than a thousand years ago, a powerful dynasty of the Great Xia people established two institutions in the central part of the Eastern Continent, namely the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate.

The two protectorates ruled this land for more than a century.

Therefore, Zhou Xiaolou's gaze towards the west was as if he were looking at his own land.

That's our territory!
Great Xia will definitely take it back!
Based on clues he gleaned online, it seems the authorities have a "Greater West Plan" that encompasses the entire central part of East Asia, extending all the way to the western coast.

Some netizens even said that the Great Western Plan is not only going to the coast of the West China Sea, but to designate the West China Sea as an inland sea and extend it all the way to the shore of the Black Ocean.

To be honest, Zhou Xiaolou thought it was too exaggerated.

After all, the footsteps of the Bactrian people in history never reached the shores of the Black Ocean.

However, many netizens with a sense of humor said that if the border of the Great Xia Dynasty extended to the Black Ocean, it would be even easier for the men of the Great Xia Dynasty to ride horses from the Black Ocean, so they fully support the idea that the Black Ocean is the border.

Zhou Xiaolou watched the night view for a while longer, then felt a little sleepy.

He was about to go back to his bedroom to sleep when he suddenly saw a beam of white light rising from the distant horizon.

Even though he was very far away, he still found the white light extremely dazzling, so he couldn't help but close his eyes.

After a while.

When Zhou Xiaolou opened his eyes again, he was shocked to find that the sky had become completely bright, just like the sky at six or seven in the morning.

A dazzling streak of light, so bright it was almost blinding, stretched across the sky.

"Hold the grass!"

Zhou Xiaolou couldn't help but blurt out a curse.

next moment.

The light trail dimmed rapidly, leaving only a faint band of light.

Night returned like the tide, and daylight vanished.

Zhou Xiaolou instantly realized: "Something really big must have happened!"

"Om~"

My phone started vibrating continuously.

Zhou Xiaolou quickly took out his phone and glanced at it, immediately seeing a message from the official account:
"The first public test of the civilization-level weapon, the Sunfire Spear, has been successfully completed. An asteroid heading towards Azure Star was successfully destroyed. The test caused a relatively obvious anomaly throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. There is no need for panic."

Zhou Xiaolou was dumbfounded.

Half the planet was illuminated; was this just a "more obvious anomaly"?

That's absolutely outrageous!

Zhou Xiaolou's drowsiness vanished instantly.

He quickly returned to his computer and began searching for relevant information.

The global internet was in an uproar, with information about the Sunfire Spear everywhere.

soon.

Zhou Xiaolou then saw the video of "the Yangyan Gun destroying the asteroid." In the video...

The dark asteroid had barely entered the atmosphere of Azure Star when its surface suddenly burst into flames, crashing into the ground like a meteor.

A beam of light brighter than the sun struck the asteroid in an instant.

In an instant, the asteroid was vaporized, leaving no more than 5% of its original volume.

The remaining celestial debris shattered into countless fragments in an instant, continuing to burn as it fell toward the earth.

On the other side of Azure Star, an incredibly magnificent meteor shower immediately appeared.

But not a single fragment fell to the ground; they all burned up in mid-air.

After watching the video, Zhou Xiaolou excitedly swore, "That's fucking awesome!"

He was even more certain of one thing: the remaining Stans would obediently kneel down.

This Yangyan Spear was meant to demonstrate the overwhelming military might of the Great Xia Dynasty to the world.

He was absolutely certain that people from any country who witnessed the vaporization of an asteroid would be deeply shaken to their very souls.

Zhou Xiaolou suddenly felt a little regretful: "Was I too early to move to Anxi City? If I had applied a few years later, I might have been able to settle down by the West Sea and see the sea view every morning when I woke up."

He was so excited he couldn't sleep, and he also felt hungry, so he opened his phone and ordered takeout.

Nowadays, every city in Daxia has established a smart central kitchen that operates 24 hours a day, and the kitchens are staffed by intelligent robots.

Although Anxi City is a new city, it also has a central kitchen.

Just ten minutes later.

A drone flew over quickly, placed the takeout box in the designated spot on the balcony, and then flew away automatically.

Zhou Xiaolou opened a small door, brought the box in, and happily browsed the news while eating the hot food.

Since moving to Anxi City, although he has bought pots and pans, he eats takeout most of the time.

Because takeout is fast, clean, generous in portion, and very convenient, and the taste far surpasses his cooking skills.

Even the price is not expensive; two dishes and a soup cost around 8 to 10 yuan, which is very affordable.

He had read many foreigners' reviews of central kitchens, and almost every foreigner was envious.

In contrast, he paid attention to the diets of the other Stans nearby.

For example, in neighboring Uzbekistan, most civilians still cannot get enough to eat, and their daily meals consist of a few flatbreads and roasted potatoes.

This was only because the Great Xia sold them a large amount of grain; otherwise, the Uzbeks' lives would have been even worse.

Even during the most severe periods of food shortage in the Great Xia Dynasty, no one ate such food for an extended period.

After a while.

Zhou Xiaolou came across a very important piece of news: "Given that the Gameni Federation is threatening to use blood sacrifice to summon an asteroid to collide with Azure Star, seriously endangering the safety of the entire world."

"Countries around the world have reached a consensus to launch a unified operation in ten hours to use long-range missiles to attack states that have not yet seceded from the Union."

"Within 48 hours, the countries will form a joint army and land on the Federation from the east and west coasts respectively to completely disarm the Federation."

Zhou Xiaolou instantly understood that this was the first chain reaction caused by the destruction of the asteroid by the Yangyan Gun.

On the surface, it appears that the various countries are responding to the call of the Great Xia Dynasty to punish the Federation for colluding with demons and harming countless civilians.

The deeper reason is that all countries were frightened by the terrifying power of the Yangyan Spear and dared not disobey the call of the Great Xia.

Of course.

The internet has exploded again!

"Is this the first time in history that the entire world has launched a joint bombing campaign against the Federation of Carmenis?"

"The Federation is finished! This time it's truly finished!"

"The combined action of countries around the world may not have much effect, but it will certainly put enormous psychological pressure on the Gameni people. This is more deterrent than simple military action. This is definitely the most sophisticated and open strategy."

"Our generation will soon witness a former world superpower fall from its pedestal and then completely disintegrate into dozens of countries in just ten years. This is a spectacle in world history."

"The Sunfire Spear is destined to become a great weapon remembered in history. It not only destroyed an asteroid, but also destroyed the foundation of a nation."

Zhou Xiaolou browsed the comments, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He is 26 years old.

Twenty years ago, when he was in elementary school, he already knew that the Federation was the most powerful country in the world.

He never imagined that the Federation would completely disappear from Azure Star 20 years later.

Zhou Xiaolou refreshed the webpage again and saw a long comment with over 10 likes.

"The whole world saw the brilliant light of the Sunfire Spear shining in the night sky, but I saw a wisdom that was even more dazzling than the Sunfire Spear."

"Looking at the entire process of how the Gameni Federation has come to where it is today, I have not seen the full-scale war predicted by countless professionals. Many people say that this war will lead to the destruction of Azure Star."

"But I didn't see a devastating war that didn't happen. I only saw a noose quietly around the Federation's neck, tightening little by little, 'strangling' a former superpower at minimal cost."

"I am absolutely certain that the person who personally put the noose around the Federation must be the brilliant and talented Mr. Raven."

"Many people may not know that the official Raven Office contains a federal research group, which is information that can be found through public channels."

"From the moment the research group was established, I saw Mr. Ghost publicly condemn the Federation for associating with demons. This was the first time in the world that we learned about demons and the terrible blood sacrifices."

"I am now certain that this is the moment the noose is officially put on."

"Since then, the Federation has suffered a series of major setbacks in the supernatural field, and its influence has gradually declined."

"In order to fight against the Great Xia, the Federation took the most short-sighted approach, constantly making deals with demons and obtaining power from them."

"On the surface, the Federation seems to be getting stronger and stronger, but in reality, the noose is tightening little by little, but the Federation is completely unaware of it."

"Until one day, Mr. Lingya suddenly tore off a piece of cloth that the Federation had tried so hard to cover up, exposing the stench hidden deep within the Federation to the world, and nailing the Federation firmly to the shame of being called the 'Demon Kingdom'."

"Mr. Lingya can turn the world upside down with a flick of his wrist, successfully uniting nations around the world to collectively isolate the Federation, turning it into an isolated island, which has greatly slowed down the Federation's development."

"I also saw that in order to break through the predicament, the Federation launched the Azik War, and the Great Xia-led Expeditionary Alliance reacted at the fastest speed, quickly helping the Azik people to block the Federation's offensive."

"Therefore, there is every reason to believe that all of this was within Mr. Raven's expectations."

"The Azik War did not extricate the Federation from its predicament; instead, it plunged it into a bottomless quagmire, with the Gameni constantly bleeding and growing weaker."

"The Great Xia, located on the other side of Canglan Star, was not only unaffected by the war, but has continued to grow rapidly, which is why we have been able to see one cutting-edge technology after another emerge."

"As one side gains at the expense of the other, the gap between the Federation and Great Xia is widening."

"One year after the outbreak of the Azik War, Mr. Raven has finally tightened the last bit of the noose."

"The Federation leader, Mr. Eduardo, suddenly defected from the Azure Palace and appeared in the country of Atinna, which has close ties with Great Xia, and publicly announced the dissolution of the Federation, an act that shocked the world."

"Taking advantage of the situation, Great Xia launched the final Thunder Operation, dealing the Federation the heaviest military blow and thus initiating the historical process of the Federation's disintegration."

"To this day, the brilliance of the Sunfire Spear has dispelled the darkness on the other side of Azure Star, and the whole world is united under Mr. Spirit Raven's command, launching the final all-out attack on the Federation."

"Looking back on the above process, I have never seen any reckless or risky actions. I have only seen the most brilliant strategies and the most resolute execution, which helped Great Xia completely eliminate its competitors and clear a huge obstacle for the development of the Azure Civilization."

"At this moment, all I want to say is that it is the good fortune of all the people of Great Xia to have Mr. Lingya, and it is also the good fortune of Azure Star."

Zhou Xiaolou read the article several times, and the more he read it, the more he felt that it made perfect sense.

He had always thought that many major events that had occurred in the past few years were coincidences, but today, when someone connected them, he suddenly realized that they were actually a clever game of chess between great powers.

Before we knew it, a pale dawn was breaking on the horizon.

Its daybreak.

Zhou Xiaolou remained immersed in the excitement of witnessing history, almost oblivious to the approaching dawn. (End of Chapter)