Great Xia Nation

Biodata

Background / History

Great Xia maintained near-wartime preparedness for two decades before the anomaly. Its military expenditure was reported at 7% of GDP, having been as high as 15% a decade earlier; its standing army numbered six to seven million, while nearly 100 million retired soldiers remained available for recall 91 165.

Following the Otherworld’s incursions, the nation pursued strategic deterrence despite technological disruption. It detonated a 3-megaton hydrogen bomb inside a giant Space Channel using a nuclear-powered Giant Steam Airship and a mechanical trigger 66. A later anomaly disabled the electronic systems of strategic nuclear submarines, leaving their locations and nuclear payloads uncertain 346.

The prolonged war severely strained the country. Military-industry output fell below 1% of its pre-Otherworld level, while soldiers and civilians killed in the conflict were estimated to exceed 100 million 481. Great Xia nevertheless retained enough population, territory, and industry to avoid collapse and conduct operations on multiple fronts 481 542.

Its position improved after campaigns against the God of Bloodshed and neighboring fallen territories. Great Xia forces recaptured Zhonglao and Miancui, established provisional governments, and accepted refugees rather than repatriating them 544. It later expanded into Central Asia during the war against the God of Light, liberating tens of millions and installing additional interim governments 571.

By the later stages of the war, Great Xia’s armed forces maintained stability across more than a dozen countries, from the Rising Sun Country and Goryeo to the Middle East and Luoyue Nation 647. Its military strength, growing martial-artist population, and accumulation of foreign technology established it as humanity’s dominant political and financial center 647 718.

Government and National Role

• The nation is led by a President and wartime leadership institutions including the Supreme Military Command Committee and the Martial Arts General Bureau 510 647.
• Its wartime supreme military command is housed in a deep underground installation intended to prevent decapitation strikes from the Otherworld 510.
• Chen Shouyi serves as the nation’s Chief Advisor during the multinational crisis conference and is treated as a strategic asset whose survival is tied to humanity’s future 719 630.
• Great Xia resisted taking sole responsibility for humanity’s defense despite pressure from the European Alliance and Lucy Nation, citing the costs of leadership during wartime 647.
• A multinational conference on currency, finance, and trade marked its emergence as the international financial and trade center 718.

Military and Strategic Capabilities

Armed Forces

• Great Xia’s pre-anomaly standing army numbered six to seven million, supported by an exceptionally large reserve of retired soldiers 165.
• The country mobilized five group armies and one million troops for the campaign against the God of Bloodshed 527.
• It deployed hundreds of thousands of mechanized troops in the recapture of Zhonglao and Miancui 544.
• After the immediate threat level declined, it demobilized 30 million troops, then a further 20 million; its remaining force later fell below 30 million, with roughly 10 million stationed domestically and the remainder deployed abroad 585 650 714.
• Great Xia’s overseas military presence eventually reached 10 million personnel and supported peacekeeping or interim governments across more than a dozen countries 647.

Nuclear and Advanced Weapons

• A 3-megaton hydrogen bomb was successfully detonated within a Space Channel, establishing strategic deterrence against the Otherworld 66.
• The Tianling Mountain electromagnetic cannon was restarted; it could launch tactical nuclear bombs at Mach 9 across a 300-kilometer range 520.
• A 300-ton hydrogen-bomb test marked the recovery of the nation’s strategic nuclear missile strike capability 520.
• Great Xia used a surprise nuclear strike against the Glorious Nation’s army, reportedly annihilating more than two million troops before launching further air operations in Central Asia 565.
• Its advanced arsenal included J-30 Wave Rider near-space fighters, capable of Mach 6, and H-30 Sky Fortress nuclear-powered bombers equipped with electromagnetic cannons and laser weapons 400.
• The nation developed high-altitude balloon radar for over-the-horizon aerial detection, target tracking, and missile guidance 660.

Martial Artist Integration

• Military Martial Artists were initially favored for leadership roles because of their political reliability, discipline, and practical experience 301.
• The explosive growth of Martial Artists and access to divine resources led to sharp increases in Great Martial Artists and Martial Masters, reducing the threat posed by ordinary Otherworld incursions 585.
• Great Xia established a second national Martial Master assessment center in Zhonghai as the number of Martial Masters increased 667.
• The open dissemination of Chen’s Cultivation Method and Chen’s Hardening Technique made Great Xia a center for martial-arts advancement 499 526.

Society and Economy

• Great Xia had a population of approximately 1.7 billion during the early war period 165.
• Its immense population, industrial base, and resource reserves were repeatedly identified as the foundation of its war potential and relative resilience 542 647.
• Despite war damage, most regions later recovered and stabilized; commerce revived following mass demobilization, and Zhonghai’s curfew was lifted as supplies became more plentiful and prices fell 585 661.
• Great Xia’s large territory allowed substantial self-sufficiency in resources, including iron ore, even during the recovery period 694.
• The growing number of Martial Artists created an acute food-demand problem: Martial Artists consumed two to three times an ordinary person’s food, while Great Martial Artists consumed four to five times as much 753.
• Ba Nation became strategically important as Great Xia’s largest grain importer, with the Goddess of Agriculture’s territory viewed as vital to addressing the food shortage 745 753.

Refugees and Citizenship

• Refugees from territories devastated by the God of Bloodshed flowed into Great Xia after the liberation of neighboring states; the government chose to accept rather than repatriate them 544.
• Many refugees and overseas Chinese settled in Great Xia, contributing to its growing role as the center of surviving human civilization 709.
• Naturalization later became far more restrictive. Non-citizens could not access compulsory education or pensions and were barred from public office except military service 732.
• Great Xia began clearing multiple wide forest corridors in the Otherworld to prepare for a possible future mass migration; the projects were concentrated near Zhonghai, where Chen Shouyi could respond to emergencies 732.

Foreign Relations

European Alliance and Lucy Nation

• Great Xia and the European Alliance exchanged military support for strategic technology, including Second Generation Practical Nuclear Fusion and H3 Engine blueprints 545.
• European Alliance military-industry experts were dispatched to work in Great Xia for three years as compensation for Great Xia’s large-scale military support 650.
• The European Alliance and Lucy Nation increasingly depended on Great Xia’s strength while also pressing it to assume greater responsibility for humanity’s defense 647.
• Great Xia’s rise was aided by foreign technology, equipment, and talent transferred in exchange for intervention and security support 718.

Neighboring and Fallen Territories

• Great Xia supported provisional governments in territories liberated from Savage God rule, including Zhonglao, Miancui, and areas formerly controlled by the God of Light 544 571.
• It maintained military bases and commercial activity in neighboring god-ruled regions when local stability served its interests 713.
• The nation pursued diplomacy with Ba Nation despite its rule by the Goddess of Agriculture, prioritizing agricultural imports and food security 745 753.
• Savage Gods near Great Xia became increasingly cautious after the deaths of the God of Light, God of Order, and Lord of Lightning 713.

Space Migration

• After Chen Shouyi constructed a spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit, Great Xia launched a manned spacecraft to reach it; the vessel became known as the Dawn 803.
• Great Xia asserted control over the spacecraft while framing its policy as humanitarian assistance to other surviving nations 803 806.
• When a cosmic storm threatened catastrophic climate change on Earth, human migration to space began through the Dawn at a rate of three million people per day 809.