PS: You can take a look at the action scenes in the previous chapter, folks. A history expert taught me a few ways to write action scenes. Yesterday's and today's style is called the battle-report style. I feel it worked pretty well; have a look and see what you think.
PS: Today's side story is a what-if side story. I've wanted to write something like this for ages. There will probably be transmigrator and rebirth side stories later, too. Just thinking about them already has me laughing with delight.
Shangyi.
In the northwestern corner of the city, more than a dozen utterly lifeless bodies abruptly appeared. Their faces looked lifelike, yet they showed not the slightest sign of life, making for a terrifying sight. Streaks of light appeared in the air, and streams of consciousness entered these bodies.
Pairs of eyes abruptly opened. They exchanged a few glances, then all began tapping at the air.
More than a dozen people lay or sat scattered about the room. Some were typical Di Ghosts, resembling neither the Shang People, who originated among the Eastern Yi, nor the Zhou People, who originated among the Western Qiang.
"Boss, we've thoroughly checked everything out. The Zhou Dynasty has just been established, and this country's emperor, King Wu of Zhou, has just died. His younger brother, supposedly named Zhao, has become the regent."
The rather gentle-looking woman seated at the head said, "Then it looks like our main opponent in our mission to help the Shang Dynasty overthrow the Zhou Dynasty will be Zhao, the Zhou Dynasty's regent.
"Who knows this period of history relatively well? I'm Chinese American, and I don't know much about ancient Chinese history."
The question left everyone looking at one another. They were either foreigners or illiterate, and their only