The Iron Brigade Returns to the City, Dust Obscures the Sky; The Twin Hu Nests are Plundered, Treasures Abound

[Total Current Lifespan: 2.75 million years]

Zhao Cheng looked at the lifespan figure floating before him, a knowing smile appearing on his face. "This amount is more or less what I estimated beforehand."

In this campaign beyond the frontier, they had first swept across all of Donghu like thunder, destroyed its royal court, captured its leader alive, and uprooted this powerful tribe that had occupied the southern desert for years.

Then they had encountered the Xiutu Tribe of the Xiongnu, which had tried to fish in troubled waters. Their entire army of one hundred thousand had poured forth, only to be hunted down in turn by the Blood-Clad Army under his command. Even their tribal settlement had been wiped out in one fell swoop.

Across those two great battles, they had annihilated more than a hundred thousand enemy troops. The lifespan credited to him was exceedingly abundant.

"What's interesting is that I barely took action personally this time."

Zhao Cheng raised his wine cup and took a light sip of mare's milk wine. A glint of satisfaction flashed through his eyes. "Relying solely on the Blood-Clad Army's fierce combat power, along with weapons like the cannons those craftsmen at the Mohist Pavilion tinkered up, we pushed straight through with ease. There were hardly any setbacks."

He set down his cup and rose, pacing to the tent window. As he looked upon the endless rows of tents outside and the mountain-like heaps of spoils, a magnificent blueprint had already taken shape in his mind.

"This means that, so long as I continue focusing on training the Blood-Clad Army and urge the Mohist Pavilion to hasten its technological development, I won't need to don armor and personally take the field in future campaigns.

"I need only remain in the rear