Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1057: Chapter 1013: The Empire of the First Sequence

”This is the world, the entire world, not the Central Plains you once thought of. Only this vast and boundless land can be called the world. As for the Central Plains, it is merely...” Chen Xi said while stroking the map, a hint of mockery on his face, ”merely the fantasy of the sages.”

”Probably only I can speak of the sages with such a mocking expression, but it’s nothing much. Though they laid the foundation for the culture of the Central Plains, they also left behind this shackle.” In Chen Xi’s calm demeanor, there was a touch of helplessness; everything has its pros and cons.

Regarding the sudden appearance of Zhong Lin, Chen Xi did not have any special expression. Li Youu, after all, has his past identity; though the aura has faded, the existence of those who protect him actually depends on the recognition of the opposite party toward Li Youu, and clearly, the opposite party still acknowledges Li Youu.

Actually, Chen Xi’s understanding is quite problematic. To be accurate, throughout the world, only the ruler of a faction might have the possibility to own a guardian immortal. By the way, those protecting Chen Xi are not immortals, just top generals, and they are generals who came midway to protect him.

As for Zixu, Nanhua, and Zuo Ci, although these immortals have explicitly expressed that they will protect Chen Xi, in reality, they are not guardian immortals for Chen Xi. They each have their own duties, and among those duties, protecting Chen Xi is merely done in passing because they know his importance.

Actually, if Hann Qiong had not appeared, these three would sooner or later become guardian spirits behind Chen Xi due to his importance. But with Hann Qiong’s appearance, the three continued with their respective responsibilities.

Similarly, the immortal protecting Li Youu essentially does not belong to Li Youu. To be precise, he belongs to the immortal protecting Dong Zhuo, but later when Dong Zhuo’s actions were too enraging, Zhong Lin kicked Dong Zhuo and transferred the oath to Li Youu. Although there were twists and turns afterward, it is now considered a success.

”Today, I finally feel that if I don’t speak up, the faction that I’ve poured countless efforts into may show cracks and eventually collapse altogether, as a force that hasn’t even begun. How laughable is that!” Chen Xi’s tone shifted, directly sweeping toward Liu Ye.

Chen Xi never believed that ignorance is bliss, nor did he ever think that some matters would pass if unspoken. Speaking represents an end; in Chen Xi’s view, if speaking openly about certain matters represents an end, that means you made poor friends, and even if it passes this time, you’ll be hurt more deeply in the future.

Jia Xu, with a bitter smile on his forehead and eyes, and Li Youu and others are much the same. Considering from the world’s perspective, they might genuinely have started contemplating internal strife before they’d even touched the starting point.

One could say that such a force lacking any long-term vision is practically destined to collapse, but placed in the Central Plains, they are undoubtedly the strongest power; one could say they’re so insignificant since this is not even considered stepping onto the stage in the world.

”This time it’s my fault.” Liu Ye, without any defense, gazed forthrightly at Chen Xi, ”In the future, including the distant future, I will never exhibit this behavior again. The world is so vast, and we so small, indeed I was too anxious. In such a broad world, how could we be content with staying secluded in one corner?”

Chen Xi did not pursue further inquiry. Liu Ye also discerned right from wrong; all previous actions were simply because he thought the endpoint was near, needing to eliminate all unstable factors beforehand. Now knowing they haven’t even touched the starting point, Liu Ye completely abandoned his previous thoughts.

This means from this moment, Liu Ye wholeheartedly follows Chen Xi’s lead. So far apart, so distant; upon knowing all the facts, Liu Ye suddenly understood that perhaps chasing Chen Xi’s path could lead to witnessing a broader world—they previously had too small a frame.

”Such a vast world...” Li Youu didn’t know what to say anymore; similarly, Zhong Lin also reacted only now, vanished after making a bow to Li Youu, regarding which Li Youu didn’t mind much. His spirit is the purest among all civil officials to date, having long known there was someone following him.

”I think we should unify the world within two years, then begin stepping out of the Central Plains.” Guo Jia pressed his temples, extremely troubled, ”Upon seeing this map, I don’t think we are the only powerful ones!”

Guo Jia found himself finally understanding Chen Xi, why Chen Xi prioritized preserving the world’s foundation; anybody who knew the Central Plains was such a weak land square foot-wise would probably want to witness the heights of heaven and the expansiveness of earth if they’re a hero with ambition for the world!

”This world might not just be us in the Central Plains. Such broad land might have countless opponents.” Fa Zheng said eagerly; among them, he was the youngest and due to pacifying Yuzhou and occupying Xuzhou, had been elevated to Pavilion Marquis long wanting a stronger opponent.

”Hehehe, firstly, let me tell you some good news: we belong to the First Sequence Empire in this world.” Chen Xi said with a smile, but this answer made everyone frown.

The mention of the First Sequence sounds good; considering the attending aristocratic families, there are dozens of First Sequence families, even among the top First Sequence families, there are over ten, and mighty like the Han Dynasty, it’s merely one among the First Sequence.

”Is this First Sequence referring to us unifying the world, or now?” Jia Xu tapped the table, frowning in inquiry; it had been many years since he showed such a solemn expression.

”Actually, there’s no difference, whether we’ve unified the world or now, we belong to the First Sequence. By the way, previously Yuan Shao could barely be considered First Sequence, though he probably couldn’t defeat any other member.” Chen Xi estimated and said.

Chen Xi’s words made everyone’s heart sink; Yuan Shao’s powerful faction couldn’t defeat any First Sequence member, which suggests even the weakest First Sequence Empire possesses the strength to stalemate them. Truly it’s a force belonging only at the level of the world.

”The requirements for First Sequence are actually not difficult.” Chen Xi noticed Jia Xu and others’ faces turned much heavy and felt he might have spoken too harshly, thus hastened to explain, though the fact that there are only four First Sequence Empires couldn’t be told.

Everyone looked at Chen Xi, who, after a brief thought, said, ”Actually, the national foundational requirements for First Sequence are only complete political systems, strong organizational power to mobilize enough troops, self-sufficient economic systems, complete cultural heritage, and the last is a population over ten million, with huge war potential.” (To be continued. If you like this work, please feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) for recommendation tickets or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)