The world of Forging the Sacred Court, North America, San Francisco Royal City in San Francisco.
Obtaining the Violet Star River Record so easily had merely been an unexpected windfall. Huan Emperor Jian Shang had already had designs on it anyway, so naturally, he would not turn down something offered for free. However, with the Great Huan Expeditionary Army's great battle only just concluded, Jian Shang did not linger. Once he obtained the Mending-Heaven Divine Stone and the treasured manual, he immediately returned to the world of Forging the Sacred Court, paying no attention to the China Alliance or the other powers. All of them breathed great sighs of relief.
Two days had been enough for the Great Huan Expeditionary Army to clear the battlefield. The Great Huan generals and the leaders of China's Otherworlders had also gathered in the central district of San Francisco Royal City, awaiting the Huan Emperor's return. Yet each harbored different thoughts, anxious and uncertain, not knowing how he would deal with those who had previously "thrown military morale into chaos."
As soon as Jian Shang returned, the generals assembled of their own accord. Quite a few representatives of the China Alliance were also permitted to attend the postwar conference.
After a spell of solemn, oppressive silence, Greedy Wolf King Jiang Yao was the first to present a detailed report on the preceding battle, including both sides' casualties, gains, losses, and other particulars.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, these are the relevant records of the Battle for San Francisco!"
Jian Shang accepted it silently and leafed through it for a while. Even with his composure, his thick brows could not help knitting tightly, and his eyelids twitched.
In this battle, including the battlefields in the seas on three sides, the Great Huan Dynasty had committed a