Mythical Three Kingdoms

”However, your Legion Talent-like power is quite impressive. It seems everyone has a share of it,” Zhang Ren said with a smile. ”We don’t have such a magical power.”

”Ha, don’t try to fool me. Although we’ve been apart from the Han Dynasty for over a hundred years, it’s not enough to forget how your Military Formation is renowned across nations,” Carano shook his head. ”But truth be told, your soldiers seem to lack training. The Battle Formation isn’t as strong as I’ve heard.”

”That’s not the case; it’s just that the soldiers we brought here are average. Coinciding with some issues back home, we happened to bring people here to pacify those unruly Vassal States,” Zhang Ren said with a smile.

Carano nodded. He’s not blind. The Han Army is clearly a patched-up group, with the main force of only tens of thousands. Those Barbarians may belong to the Han People, but they clearly lack education. They’re brave, yes, but lack coordination.

”Speaking of which, we didn’t expect to encounter you. We’ve had a terrible time these past two years. Domestic chaos almost turned the country upside down. We’ve had peace for so long we neglected defense, and as a result, a Spiritual Relic from one of the Seven Buddha Pagoda’s pagodas was stolen. Although we say we’re here to subdue Baisheng, the truth is we’re actually looking for that relic,” Carano was clearly instructed to say.

”Well, if we hear anything, we’ll let you know,” Zhang Ren’s reply was as Carano had expected.

”Thank you very much.” Carano cheerfully raised his wine cup in gratitude.

[Though I don’t know what that Spiritual Relic does, if our Han Dynasty gets it first and finds it useless, we’ll surely return it to you. But if it’s useful, sorry, it’ll be hard to find.] Zhang Ren chuckled inwardly.

”Oh, you have no idea how chaotic our country was a few years ago. Initially, we thought losing the Spiritual Relic would lead to the collapse of the Kushan, but unexpectedly, after it was lost, His Majesty rose to power and quelled everything,” Carano said with admiration.

Honestly, emperors bestow the same rewards to soldiers, but generals respect those with strong personalities more. The reason is similar: just as civil servants prefer a refined emperor, military generals like an emperor who is resolute and tough.

”No way, your country almost collapsed two years ago?” Zhang Ren looked at Carano in disbelief. Such a significant event, and you dare to broadcast it? How bold are you people?

”Saying ’almost collapsed’ might be an understatement. Our country was in chaos then, and His Majesty at the time just decided to focus on Baiwasha. Many places in the North and West were clamoring for independence,” Carano recalled and smacked his lips. During that time, he seemed to be involved with a Brahmin whose name he had forgotten.

”So chaotic?” Zhang Ren asked in disbelief. ”With your country in such chaos, you dared to send troops abroad? Weren’t you afraid of issues back home?”

”That was all two years ago. It’s long past. After His Majesty’s realization, he eliminated many people. Northern rebels and Western independence seekers were all hanged on the city walls,” Carano waved the Flesh-Cutting Knife in his hand, and Zhang Ren understood immediately.

”You know how it is. For people like us, it doesn’t matter who we follow. Before, I was with the Brahmins, but after His Majesty’s realization, you know, we all recognized that following him was better, and everyone supported him. Our judgment is not too bad,” Carano seemed to be quite the talker, getting more enthusiastic as he spoke.

”You have no idea about the situation then. The Khorasan group was almost independent, completely disrespecting His Majesty’s orders. They even supported a descendent of the former king, but His Majesty quickly subdued them after his realization!” Carano said, eyes gleaming.

”Amazing, amazing. So, how are things now?” Zhang Ren truly felt admiration this time. Thinking about his own emperor and lord, Zhang Ren couldn’t help but sigh. If they had this kind of strength, things would have been accomplished long ago.

”How else could it be? His Majesty has already gathered almost all military power, even dispatching a fleet of a thousand warships to search for the Spiritual Relic. But I think it’s irrelevant if it’s found or not...” Carano was about to continue when Leiblalei suddenly coughed twice.

Carano immediately downed a bowl of wine and wiped his mouth, saying, ”Pretend you didn’t hear the last sentence. The Spiritual Relic is still very important.”

Actually, the current situation in Kushan is rather unusual. For most Kushan Officers, losing the Spiritual Relic and replacing it with an astute, powerful, and decisive Vasu Deva I is totally worth it. In an Emperor System state, an emperor who’s wise and mighty matters more than the loss of a nation-guarding symbol. Although the relic could be used for Visualization, it’s not as important as the emperor, right?

Many Kushan Officers only verbally commit to finding the Spiritual Relic. They’re not really that invested because having a seemingly Super Deity-like emperor is much more beneficial.

If they were really determined, despite Zixu’s cautious seal, you can bet that if Kushan gathered ten thousand Martial Artists to visualize the Spiritual Relic and pray together, remotely breaking Zixu’s seal wouldn’t be too challenging, right?

At first, the Kushan People didn’t think of this move, but it’s impossible they haven’t thought of it by now. The current situation has largely resulted from Kushan’s experience with an astute and mighty Vasu Deva. Nine out of ten Kushan Generals consider losing the Spiritual Relic acceptable in exchange for a powerful emperor. It’s a win, no loss.

After all, the Spiritual Relic is merely a symbol. Positioned at such a high place at the Buddha Pagoda, how can ordinary people in the city even use it for Visualization? While it’s indeed a treasure, its symbolic meaning surpasses practical significance, right?

Regarding so-called national destiny, unfortunately, most Kushan Generals don’t buy into that. For them, even if they lose the invisible and intangible national destiny, as long as the emperor is competent, it’s a gain. As for national destiny, it’s said that one can seize it by destroying other nations.

We brute force folks indeed won’t refine the Spiritual Relic, but destroying nations is our specialty, okay?

So it’s best not to let that Spiritual Relic come back. We’ll consider it an exchange for a resolute and decisive emperor. As for the taken national destiny, we’ll manually replenish it.

In short, the mindset of Kushan Generals is very stable now. The Spiritual Relic is no longer their primary goal. Their sole aim is to ensure Vasu Deva I remains astute and mighty, and they rally around him.