Wenshan Hall.
Wenshan Lake.
The autumn wind swept across the lake, setting its emerald waters rippling.
Wenshan Lake was crescent-shaped, perfectly encircling the palace.
Rare plants in every color, including water lilies and lotus leaves, were scattered across the broad lake like stars, creating a distinctive sight.
That was the advantage of holding high office and great power.
Cheng Han had merely remarked, "The lake view is nice," and the Internal Affairs Hall had mobilized enormous manpower, material resources, and funds to create such a scenic lake.
At this moment.
Inside a stone pavilion by the lake.
Sima Nanshan's aged face was covered in smiles as he chatted with Cheng Han.
Though outsiders saw this former Hall Master of the Heavenly Fortune Hall as an utter loser, even a "damned cur" reviled by countless Mystic Adepts.
Sima Nanshan sincerely felt that trading an isolated Hall Master position for the chance to sit beside Wenshan Lake was an immensely worthwhile deal.
Cheng Han took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "The Profound Palace has been elevated to a Higher Profound Palace, and the Red Armor Army will expand to at least five times its current size."
For Mystic Adepts, this was absolutely classified information.
But to him, it was merely casual conversation.
Sima Nanshan was greatly astonished. "The Red Armor Army currently has over two hundred thousand soldiers. Does that mean it will exceed one million in the future?"
After the Profound Palace's elevation, the number of Little Spirit Realms under its jurisdiction would double over the coming years.
Considering that a Higher Profound Palace received more resources and that every Little Spirit Realm had a larger population, the total population would reach more than three times its current number.
By that estimate, the Red Armor Army could