[Buddha-Heart Lamp Transmission] Wu Song Receives Spiritual Empowerment; the [Emergency Headband] Is Developed! (Continued)

"Your Lordship flatters me. You and I, sovereign and minister, are of one mind—why should we fear that this chaotic age cannot be pacified?

Next, let each department proceed according to plan and make preparations without delay.

I will have Miss Gu Qingyi of the Card Research Group take full charge of the Mohist creations."

Lin Chen turned to look aside. "Xiaoqi, Dai Zong, the two of you will be solely responsible for transporting this batch of military supplies for the time being."

"Orders received!"

Ruan Xiaoqi and Dai Zong accepted their orders and immediately went to work, full of vigor.

With these arrangements, the city-defense forces remaining at West Lake were finally settled.

Next came the matter of deciding which core card spirits to bring on this expedition to Yu the Great Mausoleum in Kuaiji Mountain.

Lin Chen stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze cast toward the vast waters in the south shrouded by night.

For this expedition, he intended to set out from the mouth of the Qiantang River, follow the connected Cao E River downstream, and drive straight into the heart of Kuaiji Mountain.

Since they would be taking the Cao E River water route, they would inevitably pass through Cao E's hometown along the way.

A Song-dynasty poet once wrote in "Crossing the Cao E River":

"Qiantang's snowy waves stand level with the sky; even when narrowed into the Cao E, their roar remains."

The poem spoke of the Qiantang River's towering tidal roar, which could still be heard with perfect clarity even after turning into the Cao E River.

This proved that the two waterways were closely linked in both terrain and fate.

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, the first person Lin Chen chose to accompany the army was Cao E,