The operation in Warsaw City hadn't brought Lin Qing many Soul Shards.
Signing the agreement and changing the course of history had earned him 1,000 points.
The Petrification Rebels had stopped the wanton slaughter, earning him 500 points.
Taking out Kurosaki had earned him 100 points.
That made a total of 1,600 points.
Only 100 points for killing Kurosaki... Honestly, Lin Qing had never expected that.
After all, he'd been one of the masterminds behind the unrest in Warsaw City. He hadn't expected Kurosaki's actual combat ability to be even worse than that of an ordinary samurai.
It was clear that all Kurosaki had relied on was Rat and the students' trust in him. And Kurosaki had treated that precious trust as a stepping-stone to power.
Lin Qing thought of the vultures circling above the desert.
"Now Kurosaki has probably achieved his dream of 'soaring through the skies,' hasn't he?"
Although the operation in Warsaw City hadn't brought him many Soul Shards, it had given Lin Qing the most precious resource of all—
A Dimensional Ascension Star Core.
"I got one when I took back control of Kirigakure and announced the Awakening Ideology plan."
"I got the second when I brought Oda Ieyasu over to my side and took control of the Land of Water."
"I got the third when I forced Tokugawa Shingen to sign an unequal treaty, giving me the opportunity to slowly annex the Land of Wind."
Lin Qing thought back on the hardships along the way.
Each Dimensional Ascension Star Core represented a story worthy of being written into history.
Judging by the pattern, he might not get a fourth until he had taken complete control of the Land of Wind.
That would be a long process.
So, how should he use this one...?
"The Dimensional