2024-09-16 00:02:08He had his own affairs to handle, which the Lancasters could only dream of reaching his level.
With just a snap of his fingers, he could make their wildest wishes a reality.
If he so desired, the wealthiest families in the city could lose everything, their fortunes vanishing and businesses crumbling into bankruptcy.
But what good would it do to explain this to a woman as arrogant and narrow-minded as Mrs. Lancaster?
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Chapter 676
The victory at Guangdu shook the very foundations of the empire.One after another, the remaining provinces submitted and bent the knee. Those ambitious governors who had once danced to their own tunes were unceremoniously removed and replaced by hand-picked loyalists who owed their allegiance solely to Alex.In less than a month, Bai Xiaochun stood as the undisputed master of all eighteen provinces of Xia.The once-mighty armies of each province, which had previously swept across the land like tempests, were all summoned back to their provincial capitals and silently disbanded.Only token garrisons remained — sufficient to preserve peace, yet powerless to ignite war.“No governor shall ever again wield the strength to raise his blade against his peers,” Alex proclaimed to the assembled governors.“Transform every soldier into a farmer! Let them abandon the path of slaughter. Let them take wives, beget children, labor in the fields to feed their families, and raise generation after ge
Chapter 675
Gaia’s calm voice resonated in Alex’s mind. “The enemy’s primary supply depots have been identified. They are located forty kilometers behind the vanguard. Three major stockpiles are currently supplying the main host. Satellite reconnaissance indicates only a light guard presence.”“Great.” Alex said. “Neutralize the guards. Clean sweep. Loot what you can carry. Burn or remove the rest. Leave nothing they can use.”“Understood,” Gaia replied instantly. “I’ve already moved ten thousand drones to the three supply depot locations. Ready to execute the order on your command.”Alex turned to Zhuge Liang. “Yuan Shao fights a ground war. He sees only what his scouts and messengers bring him. We see everything. The air is ours. The logistics that keep his army alive are already in our hands.”Zhuge Liang inclined his head. “A three-dimensional battlefield, my lord. He does not yet understand the rules have changed.”Alex allowed himself the smallest nod. “He will.”***Forty kilometers behind
Chapter 674
The war room’s doors opened without ceremony. Li Qingxue stepped inside, white robes streaked with road dust, her breathing controlled but tight. She bowed once, sharp and precise.“Young Sect Master. Urgent news from the Murim Alliance.”Alex did not turn. “Speak.”“They have declared Wudang an enemy of the righteous sects. Five days. Surrender the sect and its assets, or their combined forces march on our halls.”The words landed like stones in still water. Alex’s eyes were calm, almost cold.“Good. They finally moved.”He shifted his attention to the man waiting on the far side of the map.Zhuge Liang stood with his usual stillness, hands clasped behind his back, the faint lines at the corners of his eyes the only sign he had absorbed every word.“Zhuge Liang. My orders.”“Yes, Prime Minister.”“First, the two provinces still clinging to the Yellow Turbans. Send our most reliable high-ranking officers—those whose loyalty is beyond question. They shall enter as the new governors. Pr
Chapter 673
The war room’s doors opened without ceremony. Li Qingxue stepped inside, white robes streaked with road dust, her breathing controlled but tight. She bowed once, sharp and precise.“Young Sect Master. Urgent news from the Murim Alliance.”Alex did not turn. “Speak.”“They have declared Wudang an enemy of the righteous sects. Five days. Surrender the sect and its assets, or their combined forces march on our halls.”The words landed like stones in still water. Alex’s eyes were calm, almost cold.“Good. They finally moved.”He shifted his attention to the man waiting on the far side of the map.Zhuge Liang stood with his usual stillness, hands clasped behind his back, the faint lines at the corners of his eyes the only sign he had absorbed every word.“Zhuge Liang. My orders.”“Yes, Prime Minister.”“First, the two provinces still clinging to the Yellow Turbans. Send our most reliable high-ranking officers—those whose loyalty is beyond question. They shall enter as the new governors. Pr
Chapter 672
The night air in the ruined courtyard still carried the sharp tang of smoke and blood. Li Tianlong stood rigid, his sword lowered but his eyes burning with the kind of fury that could ignite cities. His voice cracked across the open space.“If you do this, you are no longer human. How can you drag my entire family into your games?”Alex met his gaze without blinking. “I gave you a chance once. I am giving you another. Choose. Friend or enemy. But choose quickly.”“I serve only Emperor Liu Jian,” Li Tianlong spat. “The true son of the dragon. Not your puppet boy from the provinces.”Alex nodded once, a small, cold movement. “Liu Piao. Kill the emperor.”The fat Wudang disciple holding the bound false emperor tightened his grip. Liu Jian’s eyes widened in sudden terror as Liu Piao drew his blade in one smooth motion, the steel singing as it cleared the sheath.“Wait!” Li Tianlong roared.But Lu Piao had already driven his sword straight into the Emperor's heart. The blade erupted from
Chapter 671
The morning after the Namgung compound burned, fear spread through the empire faster than any messenger could ride.In teahouses and sect halls from the northern passes to the southern deltas, men spoke in hushed voices over cooling tea.The Namgung family—one of the five great pillars of the Murim Alliance—had been erased in a single night. Their ancestral halls reduced to ash. Their disciples scattered or dead.Their legendary patriarch, Namgung Hyuk, gone without a trace. No one knew who had struck or how.Only that the attack had been swift, silent, and absolute. For generations, no one had dared raise a hand against that name. Now the name itself felt like a curse.In the great hall of the Prime Minister’s pavilion in Changyi, Alex stood at the long map table, fingers tapping once against the dark wood. Zhuge Liang waited opposite him, calm and precise as always.“Yuan Shao is moving,” Alex said. “He sent the Murim Alliance after me. What do you think?”Zhuge Liang inclined his h
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