Doctor, I'm really strong!

Even heroes must face the issue of their nationality; they must also serve the Ursus Empire. Once they make this choice, the outcome they see today is inevitable.

They show no mercy when carrying out missions, and Liu Jiuli is no exception.

Liu Jiuli did not regret his actions, but he lamented the way these heroes met their end.

If only humanity could truly unite.

Just then, the sound of heavy running came from afar; without a doubt, it was Patriot.

When the Patriots arrived, the battle was already over. Liu Jiuli held three nameplates belonging to the Emperor's inner guards, which only had numbers and no names. This was because they had given everything and were living dead. Since they were already dead, it didn't matter where they died. They didn't need tombstones or memorial services. They only asked to fight to the last moment and have no regrets in their lives.

The fallen heroes were tragic, but it's a pity the scene of their sacrifice was inappropriate.

"I...felt...you...this..."

Patriot saw the numbered plaque in Liu Jiuli's hand and the puddle of ashes on the ground, and he immediately recognized what it was.

Liu Jiuli shook the nameplate in his hand, his face expressionless: "Dead. Three of them. I took them down."

"Yeah."

Patriot sighed, then gathered the ashes from the ground and packed them into pieces of his bodyguard's clothing.

"Their...head...helmets."

Liu Jiuli naturally knew what Patriot was thinking. He only needed one Demon Fragment, so he took out the remaining two and then disposed of them harmlessly in front of Patriot.

"Alright, that's all clean now. We've dealt with the fighting from now on, like this."

Patriot was stunned for a long time before he spoke: "This is the first time I've ever seen someone handle demonic fragments like this."

Liu Jiuli dusted off his hands and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"Since that's the case... you can... no... it's nothing... it's all... in the past... things... now."

Patriot recalled the days when he fought against the demons. The polluted land and the demons' terrifying corrosive power were always hard to guard against and difficult to deal with. If he could have easily rendered the demon fragments harmless like Liu Jiuli did back then, he would have been laughing in his dreams.

"The way you talk is just unbelievable. Here, take this and wear it around your neck. When you want to speak, just press the switch, think what you want to say in your head, and it will play it out."

The device Liu Jiuli gave to Patriots is called a "mind communication device." Once activated, it can read the user's thoughts and convert them into language. The reason for designing a switch that requires pressing while speaking is to prevent the user's thoughts from being read out and making the communication atmosphere too awkward.

"Thank you."

Patriot put it around his neck, and it fit perfectly. Then he tried it out as Liu Jiuli had suggested.

"Is that so? That's amazing!"

Patriot didn't open his mouth to speak; these were the words he wanted to say, which were read and played out directly.

Liu Jiuli nodded in satisfaction: "This sounds much better. Your previous intermittent way of communicating gave me a headache."

The patriot said gratefully, "Thank you very much."

This little gadget is particularly useful, making his daily communication and command efficiency more efficient.

Speaking intermittently is tiring not only for him, but also for the listener, especially on the battlefield, where both the speaker and the listener are anxious.

"You're welcome. We'll treat your voice when conditions allow. This is just a temporary measure."

Patriot nodded, then asked, "What are you going to do next? You killed the Emperor's inner guards; the Empire will definitely find out and take action."

"At least in the short term, they can't do anything. As for the future, that's not up to them."

Chapter 27: The True Dragon Has Arrived

Longmen is the largest trading city in the western region of Yan Kingdom, and Wei Yanwu, who is in charge of it, can be considered a high-ranking official.

He recently encountered some troublesome things, really troublesome things. All signs indicate that the Ursus Empire is making a big move, wanting to give Lungmen a surprise.

Wei Yanwu was naturally not interested in TM's surprise. While doing his best to avoid conflict, he was also trying to find out the real situation on Ursus' side, actively responding and making the worst-case scenario plan.

Then, at this critical juncture, a new order was suddenly sent to him from within Yan State.

It was sent in the form of an imperial edict, instructing him to pay attention to all the unusual events in the Western Regions recently, because the Imperial Observatory had recently conducted a divination of the nation's fate and obtained eight characters: "A true dragon descends to earth, the Great Yan will last ten thousand years."

Translated, it means a real dragon has arrived, which is amazing. Yan Kingdom will be awesome for a long time.

Unlike the Imperial Astronomical Bureaus in Chinese history that merely pleased the emperors, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau of the Yan Kingdom was a national policy institution. It relied on magic to do things that current science could not do at the level of causality, and thus had a huge influence on the national policies of the Yan Kingdom.

For example, in history, there was the saying "When natural disasters strike, moving a city can save lives." The Yan Kingdom created the first mobile city, and other countries followed suit, thus ushering in a new era for the Terra continent.

There's also the saying, "If there's a hostile neighbor to the north, we'll fight to the end." When the Yan Kingdom clashed with the Ursus Empire, it resolutely adopted a counter-offensive strategy: if you dare to attack me, I dare to attack you. We'll fight to the death, and this strategy has left the Ursus Empire with a psychological scar. In the end, the Ursus Empire took the initiative to seek peace and signed a peace treaty that was favorable to the Yan Kingdom.

The divination performed by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau was sudden. One day, a shaman might suddenly feel that he was destined for greatness, and then perform a divination. This kind of divination, which was of national significance, could only be performed once in a lifetime by each shaman of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

It's not that they would die after using it, but there has never been a case in history where a shaman performed divination twice.

The selection of shamans is also random. While the current shaman completes the divination of the nation's fate, the current shaman will also divine where the next shaman will appear. Therefore, a shaman could be anyone in Yan Kingdom, from royalty and nobles to commoners. In the blink of an eye, you can achieve a class leap and become someone of the highest order.

Although they had no political power, the shamans wielded considerable influence, and the Imperial Observatory was a highly respected special institution.

The results of this divination were quite extraordinary, and there had never been a similar situation in the history of the Great Yan Dynasty. This made Wei Yanwu suspect that the content of the divination had been misinterpreted.

He knew it was impossible. The shaman could not control the content of the divination. On the observatory, the divination results would be displayed in written form. No one could tamper with it. The result of messing around would only be a failed divination, not an incorrect one. Divination failures had occurred in history, but those were all due to someone deliberately causing trouble.

To avoid this situation, the Imperial Observatory was subsequently protected by the Imperial Guards. These guards were all members of the royal family who had been trained from childhood. They were extremely loyal and highly skilled in martial arts, making them professional palace guards. To cause trouble under their noses was as difficult as turning the United States into the Soviet Union.

According to the divination results, the place where the true dragon appeared was the Western Regions.

The Western Regions are vast, but the main population center is Longmen. Therefore, if a true dragon were to appear, it would most likely arrive at Longmen, which requires Governor Wei Yanwu to personally take charge.

"He's probably an illegitimate child of the royal family."

It's no wonder Wei Yanwu thought that way. The "True Dragon" refers to the Yan Kingdom's royal family, right? If there is a "True Dragon" outside, it is most likely the royal family's illegitimate child. This identity is not easy to obtain.

Moreover, if it is a true dragon, then whether the current emperor of Yan should abdicate and give way to a worthy successor is a question.

Therefore, finding the real dragon and secretly eliminating the real dragon are not contradictory in a sense; both are the truth.

This involves the internal power struggle of the Great Yan Dynasty, and there can be no carelessness, otherwise people will die. The key right now is not who the true dragon is, but the attitude of the court towards this true dragon: to cultivate him or to eliminate him.

Elimination is certainly an option, but it's definitely not the mainstream approach at the moment.

The succession to the throne in the Yan Kingdom is a trial-based training system.

It's not that you can inherit the throne just because your father is the emperor. Instead, all members of the royal family receive a systematic education. After they come of age, they are randomly sent to a certain place for trials. After reconciling the opinions of various parties, the emperor himself will secretly designate an heir. The identity of this heir will only be announced after the emperor abdicates or passes away.

This ensured a continuous stream of outstanding talents within the Yan state, while also guaranteeing that even the worst emperor would be passable.

So the unknown dragon also has a chance. The current focus is on finding that person. Ideally, the dragon should be a newborn baby. If not, hopefully he can know when to advance and retreat, understand gains and losses, and stop thinking about making big news every day.

Just as Wei Yanwu was deep in thought, a pair of gentle hands touched his head and began to massage it.

"Look at you, your forehead is all scrunched up. You need to take care of yourself."

As Wen Yue spoke, she tenderly massaged her husband, creating a very heartwarming scene.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, it's just that the problem is a little... you know."

Feeling the gentle hands on his head, Wei Yanwu relaxed completely.

"Is it still about divination?" Wen Yue asked softly.

Wei Yanwu looked up at his wife and said, "There's no need to worry about things that are already settled. The important thing is what's still uncertain."

Wen Yue: "The Western Regions are vast, but there aren't many places where people can stay. The true dragon will come to Dragon Gate."

Wei Yanwu asked with a smile, "How can you be so sure?"

"Because only by crossing the Dragon Gate can he be considered a true dragon."

"Hahahaha, well said! That's right, only by crossing the Dragon Gate can one be considered a true dragon."

Putting the matter of the True Dragon aside for now, Lungmen needs to worry about the movements of Ursus, especially that old fox lurking in the shadows, always ready to make a move.

Sensing her husband frowning again, Wen Yue said as if on cue, "Kosic will come back, but he will not succeed. If we can make him fail once, we can make him fail a second time."

Wei Yanwu sighed softly, "It's alright if it's just Kosichek, but the problem is that Ursus is also involved. Is there any latest intelligence from there? Especially Chernobog, which is closest to us."

Wei Yanwu entrusted Longmen's intelligence work to his wife, because no one was more trustworthy to him than Wen Yue.

Wen Yue shook her head: "It's been very quiet there lately."

Wei Yanwu narrowed his eyes slightly: "This is the calm before the storm."

"report!"

Section 28: It seems things are not so simple.

Currently, there is only one person who can report in such a loud voice at the Governor's Mansion.

The couple, who were enjoying a tender moment, smiled at each other. Wen Yue called out towards the door, "Xiao Chen, come in."

The door opened, and Chan Fai-kit, dressed in a police uniform, walked in. He was addressed as Chan Sir at work, the head of the Special Operations Unit of the Lungmen Guard Bureau, and a senior superintendent.

In addition, she has a hidden identity: Talulah's half-sister and Wei Yanwu's niece. In terms of blood relations, she has the right to inherit the Yan Kingdom's royal family, theoretically.

This is no different from the Western system of succession. On the surface, the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh in line are all quite close, but in reality, apart from the first and second in line of succession, the rest are basically unofficial members who are not considered "the crown prince of the world."

Unless you're as lucky as Emperor Wu of Han, and everyone in your way is gone, you'll have no other choice.

That's called history choosing you, the chosen one.

Wen Yue stepped forward, reached out and straightened Chen Huijie's coat, brushing off the dust. Then she pinched her cheek and said reproachfully, "You, you went to a dangerous place again, didn't you? I've told you so many times to be careful."

Facing Wen Yue, who was like a second mother to her, Chen Huijie felt a little embarrassed, like a child who had been naughty outside and had run home to be scolded by an adult. She said, "It was an emergency, I had no choice."

Wen Yue sighed and gently shook her head, saying, "You child, just be careful."

Faced with the gentle Wen Yue, Chen Huijie honestly replied, "Yes, Aunt."

After the mother and daughter had spent enough time together, Wei Yanwu asked, "Chen, what's wrong?"

Using a single character to refer to Chen Huijie indicates that the following is official business.

Chen Huijie quickly switched to her usual demeanor and walked up to Wei Yanwu, saying, "Governor, intelligence from Qiecheng."

Wei Yanwu tapped his pipe and narrowed his eyes slightly: "You came all this way, it seems something big has happened."

Chen Huijie nodded and said, "According to intelligence, the Reunion Movement has connections with the Ursus Empire and is planning to use the core city of Chernobog to crash into Lungmen."

Wei Yanwu's expression instantly changed from calm to furious: "What did you say?!"

Chen Huijie recounted the intelligence report. Wei Yanwu stood up, lit his pipe, took a few puffs, and began pacing around the room. A few minutes later, he said, "This is not the work of the Ursus Empire."