I'm Going to Be a Dad! Soul Guidance Camp! Divine Machine Camp!

"Snap!"

A bolt of lightning streaked across the cloud-covered sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder. The silvery light from the lightning ripped through the darkness, illuminating the entire Heaven Dou City in an instant.

Inside the palace, in the front hall of the Swan Palace, Your Majesty the Queen Xue Ke, a handsome young man, exuding an aura of majesty, stood before the crystal window, quietly listening to the crisp sound of raindrops continuously striking the crystal glass.

The rain poured down like a waterfall, creating a misty, drizzling atmosphere.

The young man standing by the window was dressed in purple, with Purple-Gold Crown on his head and White Jade Pendant at his waist. He had a handsome face, eyes like stars, and an air of nobility. His skin was as white as jade.

He was Zhou Chen.

Six full years have passed since the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, when Xue Ke, the only direct heir of the royal family, ascended the throne as emperor.

Compared to six years ago, Zhou Chen, now over twenty-two years old, looks more mature and calm. His temperament is no longer as sharp as before, but rather has a restrained coldness, like a peerless sword hidden in its sheath!

Over the past six years, with Zhou Chen's support, Xue Ke has worked diligently to rebuild the court and traditional aristocratic system of the Heaven Dou Empire, carrying out sweeping reforms, continuously expanding the Royal Guards and the City Defense Garrison, and openly declaring war on the Spirit Hall!

However, faced with the Heaven Dou Empire's intense and undisguised hostility, the Spirit Hall abandoned its usual arrogance and domineering attitude, remaining completely silent and lying in wait.

Even after hundreds of branch halls within the Heaven Dou Empire were wiped out and nearly ten thousand Soul Master were recruited or executed, the Spirit Hall still made no response.

Thus, the strangest situation in the history of Douluo Continent emerged.

Even though one side has declared war and is launching a wanton attack, the other side remains as still as a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.

The Spirit Hall, which boasts over thirty Title Douluo, is like a coward, hiding its powerful members and tens of thousands of Soul Masters in Spirit City and refusing to come out.

Moreover, neither Pope Bi Bi Dong nor the newly appointed Elder of Judgment Qian Renxue, ever ventured out of their homes. Even the Tian Ji Guard were specifically tasked with spying on the enemy within the Purple Micro Palace, could detect their whereabouts.

It was as if the two of them had simply disappeared.

But Zhou Chen knew that the two of them were carrying out the divine inheritance of the Rakshasa God and the Angel God.

When they emerge from seclusion, the Spirit Hall, possessing two First-Level God, will be unimaginably powerful!

At that time, unless the Heaven Dou Empire also possesses combat power equivalent to First-Level God, it will be no match for the Spirit Hall.

"Perhaps I should make the first move."

Gazing at the rain outside the window, Zhou Chen murmured to himself.

As the saying goes, the one who strikes first gains the upper hand, and the one who strikes later is controlled by the other. Perhaps, he should take advantage of the fact that the beautiful mother and daughter have not yet become First-Level God, gather the power of the Heaven Dou Empire and the major sects, launch a fatal blow against the Spirit Hall, storm Spirit City, and capture Bi Bi Dong alive!

The timing wasn't quite right six years ago.

At that time, the Heaven Dou Empire was in great turmoil due to the palace coup launched by Qian Renxue. Many lords, nobles and Soul Master families within the empire attempted to rebel and seize power. Xue Ke had to put in a lot of effort just to suppress these noble families with rebellious intentions.

But now, under the sweeping advance of the empire's million-strong army, those self-proclaimed local tyrants have either completely submitted or vanished into thin air.

Moreover, at the suggestion of Yu Tianmeng, a transmigrator with a passion for construction, Xue Ke also established the Royal Engineering Bureau, recruited millions of able-bodied laborers, and continuously opened up mountains, built roads, bridges, and cities within the empire. Even many remote mountain villages now have roads leading to Heaven Dou City.

The proverb "All roads Tiandou Empire" originates from this.

Furthermore, in order to strengthen the royal family's control, Yu Tianmeng enthusiastically established an Imperial Academy of Civil Officials, recruiting and training civil officials on a large scale.

The main task of these civil officials was to be dispatched by Her Your Majesty the Queen to various parts of the empire to convey and process the orders issued by the royal family, recruit and train troops for Her Your Majesty the Queen, raise taxes and grain, and supervise local nobles and Soul Master families.

Thanks to the combined efforts of Yu Tianmeng and Xue Ke, the five provinces directly under the empire, and hundreds of millions of civilians, are now completely under the control of the royal family. The Your Majesty the Queen's Imperial Decree can even reach the townships.

The regular army of the Heaven Dou Empire has expanded from less than three million to five million.

The number of Royal Guards protecting the palace alone was increased from 50,000 to 300,000.

The Tiandou Empire City Defense Garrison, originally commanded by Marshal Ge Long, the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs, was renamed the Royal Legion and expanded from 300,000 to 1 million!

Moreover, both the Royal Legion and the local garrisons are undergoing intensive training in accordance with orders. The training schedule has been changed from once every three days to three times a day. Weapons, armor, and siege equipment have all been upgraded. The rate of wearing steel armor is close to 70%, and the rate of equipping with bows and crossbows exceeds 100%!

Such a well-equipped and well-trained imperial army was undoubtedly the pinnacle of elite forces in the era of cold weapons!

Of course, building such an elite army requires a massive amount of Gold Soul Coin. In less than six years, the royal treasury had spent more than 300 million Gold Soul Coin.

If it weren't for the fact that the empire's tax revenue had more than doubled compared to before, and the financial support from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the wealthiest sect in Douluo, Xue Ke wouldn't have been able to do this even if she wanted to.

"Knock knock!"

Just as Zhou Chen was reflecting on his experiences over the past six years, a crisp knocking sound suddenly rang out. Immediately afterward, Yu Tianmeng, dressed in a loose silver palace gown and radiant with beauty, appeared at the entrance of the Swan Palace's front hall.

Only Yu Tianmeng, who was known as the Space Douluo, could quietly approach Zhou Chen's Heavenly Vision Earthly Hearing Technique.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night?"

Zhou Chen turned to look at Yu Tianmeng and raised an eyebrow.

News from the Silves Kingdom.

Yu Tianmeng waved the gold and red lacquered letter tube in her hand, then tossed it over.

"Smack!"

Zhou Chen took the mailbox, opened it, poured out a letter, glanced at it twice, then looked up and said with a smile, "The Silves Kingdom has decided to completely submit to the Empire. As a pledge of allegiance, the kingdom's 300,000-strong army has already set off for the border of the Barak Kingdom!"

"Oh, really?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianmeng lit up with joy. With the help of the Silves Kingdom, the Empire could free up its resources to launch a fierce attack on the Hagendas Kingdom and reclaim the territory that had betrayed the Empire.

A thousand years ago, when the Heaven Dou Empire was founded, it established a total of ten provinces.

These ten provinces were all very large. In the era a thousand years ago, such vast territories were quite difficult to control, and even imperial Imperial Decree often failed to reach their intended recipients.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the first Emperor Scriptures of the empire decided to directly govern the five wealthiest, most fertile, and most populous provinces under the imperial family. The other five provinces were gradually granted to some great noble families and Great Spirit Master families loyal to the empire over a thousand years.

This is the origin of those kingdoms and duchies today.

During the reigns of the first few emperors of the empire, these kingdoms and duchies were able to barely enforce the imperial Imperial Decree and remain loyal to the Heaven Dou Emperor.

Later on, however, these kingdoms and duchies became less obedient, gradually showing a tendency to obey orders but not proclamations.

After a thousand years of ups and downs, by a few decades ago, these kingdoms and principalities were basically in a state of de facto fragmentation.

During the reign of Xue Ye, he was already unable to control these kingdoms and duchies that had been granted out.

The murdered Prince Hilo of the Silves Kingdom even dared to send Blood Soul Master into the palace, which was practically tantamount to treason.

Moreover, in order to counter the Empire, these kingdoms and duchies not only sided with the Spirit Hall, but also joined forces to garrison troops on the border, putting unprecedented pressure on the Empire's defenses.

Therefore, six years ago, when Xue Ke had just ascended the throne, Yu Tianmeng urged Xue Ke to mobilize a large army to reclaim the territories of these kingdoms and duchies.

Xue Ke also very interested, but at that time the empire was in chaos, and it was not the right time to send troops.

Now that the rebellion within the empire has been swept away, and the empire's strength has become unprecedented after a series of reforms, with the Spirit Hall lying dormant, it is the perfect time to reclaim the territories of those kingdoms and duchies.

Yu Tianmeng and Xue Ke's first target was the Hagendas Kingdom.

The reason for choosing this kingdom was not because it was the weakest and we wanted to pick on the weakest. On the contrary, this kingdom had an army of 200,000, making it one of the top three separatist forces, second only to the Barak Kingdom and the Silves Kingdom, which had armies of 500,000.

The real reason for choosing to target the Hagendas Kingdom is because of its unique geographical location.

By taking over this kingdom, the Spirit Hall can sever its ground connections with other kingdoms and duchies, and these rebellious kingdoms and duchies can be divided in two, making them easier to defeat one by one.

Such a brilliant strategy was beyond Xue Ke's limited vision; it was entirely planned by Yu Tianmeng.

However, this brilliant plan had a major obstacle: the Barak Kingdom.

King Kundera of the Barak Kingdom was a warrior who was very enthusiastic about military life. Therefore, Kundera possessed the most basic strategic vision and was able to see the importance of the strategic position of the Hagendas Kingdom.

Most importantly, Kundera has an army of 500,000 and borders the Hagendas Kingdom; the two are close allies!

In other words, if the Heaven Dou Empire attacks one of these two sides, the other side will definitely provide full assistance!

If the siege fails and other kingdoms and duchies react, the Heaven Dou Empire will face a siege from them!

Therefore, the key to Yu Tianmeng's plan lies in blocking the reinforcements from the Barak Kingdom, launching a lightning raid, and destroying the Hagendas Kingdom in the shortest possible time.

The question is, who will stop Kundera's 500,000-strong army?

Now, this question has an answer.

The Silves Kingdom is willing to stand with the Empire and send troops to the Barak Kingdom, preventing it from reinforcing its ally.

This only made Yu Tianmeng more confused.

Why would the Silves Kingdom betray its allies and help the Heaven Dou Empire, which is preparing to reclaim its territory?

After a second of thought, Yu Tianmeng got the answer.

Then, her eyes turned dangerous.

"My lord, the Queen of the Silves Kingdom, I think she's Zhang Luo Shen of the Silver Moon Family. You once saved her, and she's quite a beauty, isn't she?"

Yu Tianmeng squinted and said in an enigmatic tone.

"This, the Luo Shen, she..."

Zhou Chen turned his head away, avoiding Yu Tianmeng's sharp gaze, a light sheen of cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Hehe, Luo Shen? How affectionate! Husband, have you also made Zhang Luo Shen one of our sisters in the harem, which is why she is willing to help the empire?"

Yu Tianmeng pointed out the crux of the problem directly, and said in a sinister tone.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen grumbled for a moment, then nodded and said, "Luo Shen is indeed a member of our family now, but she has conditions for helping this time."

What are the requirements?

Yu Tianmeng, who prioritized the overall situation, was indeed distracted and quickly asked.

"Luo Shen demands that Xue Ke, in the name of the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, allow the Silves Kingdom to continue its lineage. And she, as its queen, will be absolutely loyal to the Emperor."

Zhou Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Oh, I understand."

Yu Tianmeng frowned. This Zhang Luo Shen had a good plan; she actually wanted to continue to control the Silves Kingdom.

However, this request is not unreasonable.

After all, Zhang Luo Shen was willing to continue serving the empire and even send troops to help the empire fight against those rebels. Such a good minister who brings his own provisions is truly rare.

"Alright, I'll go ask Xue Ke and see what she thinks. I reckon it'll be fine; with Xue Ke's kind nature, she'll definitely agree to Zhang Luo Shen's request."

Yu Tianmeng casually opened a silver spatial portal and prepared to go to the Imperial Study in the palace to find Xue Ke, who was working late into the night reviewing memorials.

"Wait, I have some good news to share with you."

Yu Tianmeng suddenly patted her smooth forehead, turned to look at Zhou Chen, and said with a grin, "Yan Zi, Ling Ling, and Zhu Zhuqing are all pregnant. According to the imperial physician, they are almost three months pregnant. Husband, you're amazing, your shots never miss!"

"What?"

Zhou Chen's eyes widened, completely dumbfounded.

"Hehe, so you're going to be a dad!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Tianmeng jumped into the silver spatial portal and immediately disappeared.

"I'm going to be a dad?! I'm going to be a dad!"

Zhou Chen was first shocked, then overjoyed.

He's also about to have children!

Having offspring is great!

With descendants, his Purple Micro Palace, his empire, and his vast legacy will have an heir. His bloodline descendants will become the most respected people in the entire Douluo Star, and even the entire Douluo Plane!

Hahahahahahaha...

At the same time.

Imperial Study the Imperial Study in the Imperial Palace.

In the brightly lit Imperial Study, Xue Ke, wearing a golden crown, a golden inner armor, and a golden-red cloak, was sleeping on a large desk.

Hmm, grading memorials is too tiring, I still need to take a nap when I have a spare moment.

Outside the Imperial Study, squads of soldiers from the Magic Guidance Camp and the Divine Machine Camp were patrolling back and forth, while the Royal Soul Master Offering Legion was also secretly stationed there, guarding the area like an iron barrel.

The Magic Guidance Camp and the Divine Machine Camp were legions proposed and formed by Yu Tianmeng.