After news arrived that Zhang He had routed the Xianbei, Bai Xiaowen received a notification that "Grand Unification Main Quest 2: Consolidate the North" had been completed.
Bai Xiaowen chose to submit the quest.
Although the second Grand Unification Main Quest had been less difficult than the first, which required defeating Cao Cao, it had taken much longer.
Defeating Ma Chao had taken Bai Xiaowen more than ten days. Then he had spent another ten-odd days incorporating Zhang Yan's forces and subjugating the Hu people. Altogether, nearly a month had passed.
Although the Grand Unification process had gone smoothly so far, and he had accumulated around forty days of Free Exploration Time, Bai Xiaowen still dared not slack off.
After all, both of these Grand Unification quests had been rather special.
Cao Cao had possessed the bearing of a great warlord. He had known when to advance and when to retreat, and once he realized he had no hope of claiming the world, he entrusted his ambition of unification to Bai Xiaowen. His final decree had spared Bai Xiaowen the trouble of cleaning up the aftermath, allowing him to consolidate his rule over the various commanderies of Henan at the fastest possible speed. In the end, it had taken only a little more than ten days.
As for Ma Chao, Bai Xiaowen had only been able to defeat him so quickly because Camille had served as a high-level spy.
Without such special circumstances, the two Grand Unification quests combined would probably have taken no less than two months.
Bai Xiaowen once again summoned his civil and military officials to Formulate National Policy.
Xun Yu stayed away due to illness and did not attend. This was also a sign that Xun Yu was gradually distancing himself from the center of Bai