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Tianxuan Kingdom, together with the regions it was currently attacking, covered an area roughly the size of five provinces. Bringing such vast territory under control was no small task. Though it was a feudal nation with sparse population, the number of people was still considerable.
With the talents cultivated over the past few years, plus assistants and others, every few dozen people had to manage tens of thousands. This made using locals unavoidable.
That would also leave hidden dangers.
According to Black Star's design, it would take more than half a year to fully bring Tianxuan Kingdom under control.
Han Fei could not tolerate that.
So, he decided to expand the production of the education machines.
"Round it up. Make... another 450,000 sets."
A vigorous large-scale development project began.
Black Star Group went into full operation, putting the preparations it had made over many years as a multinational corporation to use.
All kinds of supplies were transported in massive quantities.
To outsiders, people would only assume that a military district was being rebuilt.
But in reality, this place was already handling logistics for the conquest of another world.
Han Fei had concealed this matter well.
Amid the daily bustle of affairs, a month quickly passed.
Everything had been settled.
The entirety of Tianxuan Kingdom had been taken.
There had been some resistance along the way, but whether they were famed generals born in a time of national crisis or not, after the cannons roared, all that remained was scorched earth and countless white flags.
During the war, it was not as though the other two great powers and several smaller nations had not tried to take advantage of the situation. But despite their numbers, the army merely dispatched several artillery battalions and infantry companies, then blasted them back with cannons. Their numerical advantage and cavalry advantage vanished before firearms and artillery. They were blown to pieces, and the name Flame Demon began spreading across the continent.
After driving them back, however, the army had no intention of advancing further. The main reason was that there were too few people at present, while there was too much to consume. If this continued, they would be stretched to bursting.
Over that month, Han Fei divided the five provinces into five regions.
Educational institutions were established in every region, allowing people to enter and undergo reform. Of course, unlike that Damage Education method, this was a different version of a virtual world. It merely taught them gradually and subtly, without any death rate. Naturally, its effects would not be nearly as terrifying.
It was simply a way to teach them literacy, instill some basic values, and slip in a few private additions.
He was merely interfering with people's thoughts a little.
Each person only needed to stay inside for three days. After emerging, they would be vastly different from before.
They would undergo an enormous transformation from ancient people into modern people.
After one month, five million people had already had their thinking transformed and had begun supporting them from the bottom of their hearts.
Efficient and swift.
More than ten million remained, and they would be processed one after another over the next two months.
In reality, the five regions were each divided into cities, counties, and towns. They began following the path of a certain place: building cement roads, constructing brick houses, opening refractory factories, mining, opening shops, and prospering industry and commerce.
Now, the entire Tianxuan Kingdom displayed a strange, distorted prosperity.
Some regions had already entered a semi-modernized state, while others remained stuck in the eighties. Most were still as they had always been.
As for laws, harsh laws were needed in troubled times. A slight misstep meant imprisonment. There was no such thing as verbal education.
The harshest punishment was not execution, but an incomprehensible punishment called Damage Education.
There was also agriculture. Large quantities of new high-yield seeds were being researched to determine whether they could be planted.
Most importantly, currency was being printed, and finance was slowly being integrated. This backward other world was being massively transformed to resemble Earth.
Industry, handicrafts, animal husbandry...
Everything still needed time.
In fact, they were already forcing things along somewhat, but Han Fei did not care. It was as though wolves were biting at his heels.
Forward, ever forward.
As for the hidden dangers, they could be dealt with slowly later.
Orders were issued one after another.
Black Star Group purchased and transferred enormous quantities of basic resources, then transported them in a constant stream. The scale had even begun to affect the group's cash flow.
In short.
The transformation of Tianxuan Star was currently proceeding in an orderly fashion.
The future was promising.
Aside from these matters of administration and livelihood.
Militarily.
Han Fei was still expanding the army.
Besides the 13,000 ordinary elite modern troops.
The Dawn Alliance on Earth also provided around 7,000 "educated" prisoners.
Finally, large numbers of educated Tianxuan people were recruited, totaling around 20,000.
Altogether, there were 40,000 troops.
This was the current total military strength in Tianxuan Kingdom, excluding those cannon fodder who had surrendered.
It was more than enough for defense, but somewhat insufficient for offense, mainly for occupation.
However, Han Fei had already begun infiltrating the other two great powers.
"Time waits for no one. Within two months, digest everything, then I want to truly control those two great powers."
"For now, send the mechs to display their strength. Combined with the prestige of destroying Tianxuan Kingdom, try to make them surrender. That will also save time and reduce population losses."
Han Fei said this.
Black Star conveyed the orders.
Boom! Boom!
A massive Energy Axe swept through the air and cleaved downward.
The city wall ruptured, and shattered stones flew everywhere.
Rocket launchers fired from the mechs, exploding into bloody fireworks. Laser Guns went pew pew without pause, slaughtering lives.
They surrendered without resistance.
The second great power, okay!
So easy.
But the third great power.
Encountered a problem.
Several hundred Silver-white robots, clearly not from a feudal era, were attacking Giant Rock No. 3.
A terrifying metal storm poured forth with brutal force.
An unprotected ordinary person would immediately be reduced to a mist of blood.
But.
They could not break through its defenses.
That was right.
They simply could not break through its defenses.
Faced with such attacks, Giant Rock No. 3 simply charged forward through them.
Then the rocket launchers fired, the Laser Guns swept across the field, and finally, instead of using the Energy Axe, it activated the Laser Sword. The blazing light blade cut every robot in half at the waist.
It also effortlessly sliced through the city wall behind them as though cutting butter.
Before such godlike power, the capital soon raised a white flag and waved it from side to side.
The king wearing a futuristic-looking white headband was captured on the spot.
Dawn Alliance capital.
Underground experimental base of the military district.
Looking at the written report.
"I knew something was bound to go wrong."
"Good thing we never let down our guard."
Tianxuan Star's God River Heritage (I): Ancient Legends and Robots
"...During the battle, more than four hundred unknown robots suddenly emerged from underground. These robots were entirely silver-white. Based on structural and appearance analysis, they do not resemble Earth-made designs..."
Laboratory.
Several researchers in white coats busied themselves around the experimental table. On it lay a humanoid machine two meters tall, fitted with cannon barrels and firearms.
It was currently being dismantled and studied.
However, the one leading this work was not Hexi, but a middle-aged man who was slightly balding.
"Director Gu, this robot..."
A researcher came over with a notebook and began reporting something.
Gu Qi nodded repeatedly.
That was right.
Gu Qi.
He was the talent who had successfully risen through the ranks by flattering people on the Wind Eagle Armor project. He now held a place within Hexi's research system, which was why he had been assigned this task.
As for Hexi.
In another laboratory, Hexi completed her thirty-three projects for the day and tiredly rubbed the space between her brows.
Her body did not feel the slightest fatigue, but mental exhaustion was unavoidable.
"Black Star!"
"Has that king confessed everything?"
Watching Gu Qi continue listening to the report through the glass, Han Fei did not enter for the moment.
Black Star's voice sounded.
"He has. This is the information obtained from his testimony. Please review it."
A projection appeared before him.
"Several thousand years ago, a bleeding god with three fingers descended from the sky. Beneath his feet was a massive silver-white divine beast? It somewhat resembled our machines. It is suspected to have been a spacecraft? And this king claims to be a descendant of that god?"
Han Fei's expression remained calm.
Along with this information came a portrait.
It had been passed down through their family for generations and depicted their ancestor.
It was a tall figure whose appearance could not be seen clearly. He wore ancient armor, yet beneath his feet was a silver-white spacecraft, creating a strikingly incongruous sight.
The most notable detail was that he had only three fingers.
And the enormous wound running from his shoulder to his waist, nearly splitting him diagonally in two.
"Did he leave behind a name?"
"No. According to legend, their ancestor left behind no information whatsoever. They only know that his surname seemed to be Jia."
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