A small black disc the size of a fingernail was affixed to Shuo's neck. After his words passed through the little black disc's conversion, they emerged in a language Ying Zheng and the others could understand.
"Where is your Wan Qu Kingdom?"
Ying Zheng voiced the question everyone was concerned about.
Including the netizens, everyone was deeply puzzled about where these giants lived.
Shuo grinned, utterly unconcerned about revealing some details, and said in a booming voice, "My country lies ninety thousand li beyond the place where one sees the sunset from Xianchi!"
The ministers froze. Though incredulous, they said, "Utter nonsense!"
Faced with their disbelieving gazes, Shuo merely chuckled, unconcerned.
Whether they believed him or not, what he had said was the truth.
Ying Zheng frowned. He did not immediately dismiss it, instead beginning to ponder.
Since he had come to rule Qin, he truly had never heard of people with such bizarre, terrifying physiques living anywhere.
If they truly came from an unimaginably distant place, perhaps even from the end of the heavens, it was not impossible. Of course, he did not wholly believe it either.
As they were filled with surprise and doubt, the netizens began discussing it as well.
"Aliens confirmed!"
"A Qin-era li was roughly equivalent to 416 meters. Ninety thousand li is 37,000 kilometers. Earth's circumference is 40,000 kilometers, and once you add the distance to the sunset, it definitely exceeds 40,000 kilometers!"
"From a geographical perspective, that place simply cannot be on Earth!"
Someone agreed. "Exactly. And in ancient times, ninety thousand li was very likely an estimate!"
"Nine was the largest number among the yang numbers. The ancients considered it the ultimate number, and ninety thousand li was considered the distance between heaven and earth. Just like the Peng in Zhuangzi's 'Free