"Your Highness, if you ask me, our empire shouldn't wait any longer. Our soul guidance technology is already centuries, even a millennium, ahead of the other three nations. Just like last time, we had more than enough strength to destroy them with our powerful Soul Engineer legions and let the sun of our empire shine over the entire continent.
"Just give the order, Your Highness, and I'm willing to be the vanguard that expands our empire's borders, conquering these vast lands for the empire."
Having yet to suffer society's brutal beatings, Xiao Hongchen was still a hot-blooded youth at heart. Like those armchair strategists in the men's dorms at night, he sat there holding forth on grand affairs.
His words brought a cold sweat to Meng Hongchen, who was sitting primly beside him.
You idiot, big brother! Grandfather holds a high position, with both an official post and a noble title, but you're a commoner with neither. How do you dare offer advice so freely?
If Meng Hongchen's icy-blue eyes could kill, Xiao Hongchen would already have been riddled with holes.
However, when Meng Hongchen noticed that Xu Tianchen was listening to Xiao Hongchen's speech without a trace of anger, and was smiling instead, her heart finally settled back into her chest.
Xu Tianchen felt no anger at Xiao Hongchen's behavior. Looking at him seemed to bring back memories of his university days in his previous life, when he and his roommates would hold forth in their dorm, talking about everything from novels to history. Which great historical battle hadn't they discussed? Thinking back, he rather missed those days.
"Your Highness, if you ask me, we should..."
Xiao Hongchen seemed to grow more carried away the longer he spoke. Meng Hongchen didn't dare do anything too obvious, so she could