Firearms capable of controlling the skies were a dimensional strike against a low-powered martial world.
Although he had only one fighter jet, Chen Lin easily crushed Black Eagle Country's defenses, utterly destroyed its capital city, and wiped out its royal family. Black Eagle Country fell into a state of fragmentation, with rival forces carving up its territory.
In the wake of this,
Tutu gathered his former followers in the Sixth District, which had returned to normal, rebuilt Yue Country, and declared his recognition of Kaiyuan Country, forming an offensive and defensive alliance with it.
The makeshift regime Chen Lin had established also stabilized.
Sima Yun did have some ability. Like a fox borrowing a tiger's might, she quickly built up a core of loyal followers to counterbalance Luo Zhengshu and the others.
Chen Lin had originally intended to finish within a month, but it dragged on for three months before he finally set out with Yuan Zhimeng and the old man.
"What is your name, Senior?"
Aboard the fighter jet, Chen Lin brought up the old subject again.
Anyone who could cling to life in the Abandoned Land for so long had to be immensely powerful, and his identity was probably far from ordinary.
"I already told you, I've forgotten."
The old man still evaded the question.
"If you want something to call me, just call me Laoliu. Wang Laoliu. Quite a few people used to call me that. Names aren't important, but we really ought to pick up the pace."
"Once outsiders like you and me enter the Mysterious District and come back out, our actual lifespans drain away rapidly."
"We'd best not delay."
"I know."
Chen Lin nodded.
He had never intended to linger much longer anyway.
The Rivers and Mountains Sword had fallen into Bai Yujing's hands,