Recaps

Zhu Ying expanded Ming control across the Northern Frontier and the Late Jin and Five Barbarians World, while strengthening the dynasty through new policies and True Dragon Qi. After Wa spies were caught stealing gunpowder, he led a fleet toward the Wa Islands and reached Ryukyu as Wa forces attacked it.

• Zhu Ying defeated Choros’s Oirat army, brought the Oirats and Uriankhai under Ming control, and oversaw the growth of the Lifespan Fruit Tree.
• Zhu Ying established the Supervision Department, advanced industry and railway construction, and used a Spatial Portal to prepare an expedition to the Late Jin Five Barbarians World.
• Zhu Ying converted his cultivation into the Nine Yang Dragon Canon, then taught Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao to cultivate True Dragon Qi and reach the Innate Realm.
• Zhu Ying led Ming forces through the portal to Chang’an, where they defeated the Xiongnu, rescued civilians, and captured and enslaved prisoners.
• Lan Yu, Chang Mao, and Xu Huizu expanded Ming control across the north and fought the Five Hu tribes, while Sima Rui prepared defenses against the advancing Ming army.
• Zhu Ying rewarded officials with Lifespan Fruits as Ming prosperity grew, and the court announced a million-person recruitment drive and the return of annual imperial examinations.
• Imperial Guards caught five Wa Country spies stealing gunpowder, and Zhu Ying persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to approve a campaign against Wa Island’s Northern and Southern Courts.
• Zhu Ying inspected Feng Sheng’s steam-powered fleet and ordered it to attack the Wa Islands, as Wa forces assaulted Ryukyu, the Ming fleet arrived and Zhu Ying ordered it to advance at full speed.

Zhu Ying led the Ming Dynasty through the conquest of Wa Island, the southern kingdoms, and Joseon while expanding its infrastructure and military power. After foreign envoys sought trade and weapons, Zhu Ying set the court’s sights westward and ordered new campaigns across land and sea.

• Zhu Ying destroyed the Wa Southern and Northern Dynasties, then placed Wa Island under Ming rule with Satto and Ryukyu’s other kings governing under Feng Sheng’s supervision.
• Zhu Ying returned to Ying Tian Prefecture as Lan Yu reported the conquest of Eastern Jin, and Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Sima clan executed before the court moved to Beiping and named it the Imperial Capital.
• Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang launched campaigns against Annam, Champa, Java, Sumatra, Srivijaya, Siam, Cambodia, and neighboring states, bringing much of Southeast Asia under Ming control.
• Zhu Ying sent Guo Zhen and Ming forces to Joseon, where they defeated Yi Bang-gwa and installed Zhu Wendai as the future king under Ming rule.
• Zhu Ying rewarded officials with Lifespan Fruit, oversaw new infrastructure and military preparations, and supported the princes’ New Year visit to imprisoned Zhu Di and Zhu Shuang.
• Envoys from foreign nations asked Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying for trade ties and Ming weapons, and Zhu Ying agreed to sell phased-out firearms while Liu Jing negotiated the deals.
• Zhu Ying assigned Mu Ying, Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, Chang Mao, and Feng Sheng to campaigns across the Western Regions, India, and the Persian Gulf, while directing officials to extend railways and organize supplies and trade.

The Ming Dynasty conquered territories across Asia and the West before Zhu Ying opened a portal to a collapsing Late Ming World. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying saved Beiping, crushed Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui, and prepared to pacify the Central Plains before facing the Tatars.

• Mu Ying, Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, Chang Mao, and Feng Sheng conquered the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Myanmar, and the Timurid Empire, while Zhu Ying established governors and garrisons in the occupied lands.
• Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang rejected Western envoys’ demands, then sent Feng Sheng and Guo Zhen to conquer England and France, capturing Richard II and Charles VI and forcing their royal families and nobles to take Heart-devouring Pills.
• Zhu Ying expanded Ming control across much of the world and ordered officials to spread Han culture, extend railways, and send colonial resources to the Ming Dynasty.
• Zhu Ying opened a portal to the Late Ming World, where the Qing Army was invading and Li Zicheng’s rebels had surrounded Beiping, then led an expedition through the portal to aid Chongzhen.
• Zhu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Biao helped Chongzhen’s forces defeat Li Zicheng’s rebels and capture Li Zicheng, whom Zhu Yuanzhang ordered executed, before Zhu Yuanzhang punished the Donglin officials and heard Chongzhen recount Ming history.
• Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang identified Wu Sangui as a threat, and Zhu Ying led troops to Shanhaiguan Pass, defeated Wu Sangui’s Guan Ning Army, and ordered Wu Sangui executed.
• Dorgon attacked Shanhaiguan Pass with fifty thousand troops, but the Imperial Guards’ artillery and muskets repelled him, and Zhu Ying returned to Beiping to report that Wu Sangui was dead and the pass was secure.
• Zhu Ying and Zhu Biao agreed to suppress unrest in the Central Plains, defeat Zhang Xianzhong, and bring wavering Ming generals under control before confronting the Tatars.

Zhu Ying unified the world, strengthened the Grand Ming Empire, and established a Martial Dao Sacred Ground before opening a portal to the Biohazard World. The arc ended with his armored forces arriving in ruined Raccoon City and fighting off waves of zombies.

• Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Zhang Xianzhong’s rebellion and Dorgon’s invasion, then Zhu Youjian agreed to rebuild the Late Ming Dynasty.
• Zhu Ying returned to the Great Ming Main World, received a Supreme-grade Spirit Vein, and set the empire’s policies for governing and developing its unified territories.
• Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao broke through to the Grandmaster Realm, and Zhu Ying established the Ming Dynasty Martial Dao Sacred Ground for selected students and soldiers.
• The empire expanded its railways, schools, industries, and use of Chinese, while academy students Zhang He and Wang Hui earned places at the Martial Dao Sacred Ground.
• Zhu Ying opened a Tier One High-Grade Spatial Portal to the Biohazard World and organized a campaign with fifty thousand elite soldiers, heavy armor, and a sealed quarantine camp.
• Zhu Ying and Liu Lei led the Wang Wei Soldiers into ruined Raccoon City as Claire’s convoy came under attack from zombies and Alice struggled to protect the survivors.
• Zhu Ying’s armored forces poured through the portal and killed tens of thousands of zombies, while more hordes continued approaching.