Lin Yi used his system-given troops and ruthless purges to secure Northern Liang City, win the common people’s support, and uncover the Ran Clan’s opposition. He accepted his father’s appointment as Governor of Xiliang, rejected an imperial marriage, and turned to Jia Xu for advice on expanding his power.
Lin Yi turned the Ran Clan’s poisoned salt mine into a profitable salt business, then traveled to Xiliang to build his own power. After clearing bandits and winning the people’s support, he prepared to confront Zhuo Feifan and the local clans.
Lin Yi subdued Xiliang Commandery’s hostile factions, established his rule, and used the threat of the Northern Region barbarians to maneuver against the Prince of Beining Commandery. He prepared to build a powerful cavalry force and expand into Great Yu Mountain while the high-yield crops drew the attention of rival powers.
Lin Yi strengthened Xiliang Commandery, drew support and resources from its people, and planned a road through Great Yu Mountain to strike the Northern Barbarians. As Tuoba Yu’s window to attack narrowed, Lin Rusong reinforced the border and the weakened Ran Zijin decided to return to the Great Ning court.
Lin Yi fortified Xiliang Commandery, secured support from Bai Zizai, and maneuvered around Li Sansi while Tuoba Yu advanced with a vast army. The arc ended as Zhang Liao prepared to defend Dayu County and Tuoba Yu ordered his forces to invade Xiliang.
Lin Yi repelled Tuoba Yu’s invasion, strengthened Xiliang, and maneuvered amid the growing war between Great Ning and the Northern Barbarians. The arc ended with Lin Yi exposing a spy network while Li Sansi’s defenses at Little Pine Mountain neared collapse.
After Li Sansi’s defeat and death, Tuoba Yu conquered Ningchuan Commandery, but Lin Yi drove him out and brought the commandery under Xiliang Province. Tuoba Yu joined forces with Tuoba Qingsong to confront Lin Yi’s cavalry, while Zhang Ci recognized Lin Yi as an ally.
Lin Yi routed Tuoba Yu’s Northern Barbarian forces, reclaimed Ningchuan Commandery, and gained recognition as the Prince of Xiliang. As Lin Rusong moved to strengthen the Lin Clan’s position and Wang Zijin decided to meet Lin Yi, Lin Yi received news of further victories and major system rewards.
Lin Yi consolidated Ningchuan Commandery, accepted the title Prince of Xiliang, and eliminated the chancellor Li Anlan sent to oversee him. He launched the Northern Daily, gained new troops and naval forces, and prepared to attack the Northern Barbarians while Li Anlan questioned Tan Cheng about his strength.
Lin Yi organized Xiliang’s government and armies, expanded its economy, and prepared to conquer the Jushi Kingdom and Shachi Kingdom for their warhorses. As his forces gathered, he revealed to Lin Rusong that he planned to attack the Northern Barbarians with three hundred thousand troops.
Lin Yi expanded ocean fishing into a naval strategy and a source of wealth, while Great Ning’s efforts to undermine the Net ended in Liu Ziyi’s death. As Xiliang organized its new gains and finances, its army broke into the Jushi Kingdom and advanced toward its capital.
Jia Xu’s forces conquered the Shachi and Jushi kingdoms, while Lin Yi strengthened Xiliang with Ma Jun’s inventions and celebrated the victories. As Western rulers sent gifts and Great Ning prepared to respond, Bai Zizai marched to face Cai Yu’s Xining Army.
Lin Yi crushed threats from the Northern Barbarians and Great Ning while extending Xiliang’s influence over the Western Regions and the great clans. The arc ended with Western envoys weighing whether their kingdoms would have to submit to Xiliang.
Lin Yi consolidated Xiliang’s influence in the Western Regions and unveiled a potato harvest that drew northern support and southern buyers. Li Anlan moved against the vassal princes while Lin Yi arranged potato sales through Jia Xu and sent the threatened heirs home.
Lin Yi strengthened Xiliang by securing the Western Regions while Guan Yu destroyed Great Ning’s navy and raided Hanhai County. The arc left Li Anlan facing pressure from the Northern Barbarians as Guan Yu’s forces expanded their threat along Great Ning’s coast.
Guan Yu’s raids weakened Great Ning’s coastal defenses while Lin Yi strengthened Xiliang and Northern Liang, whose growing power unsettled the emperor and Ning Kun. After returning to Northern Liang, Lin Yi launched a massive campaign against the Northern Barbarians and prepared a decisive assault on Wind and Snow City.
Lin Yi’s forces captured Wind and Snow City and Great Wind Valley, then crushed Li Anlan’s plans to exploit the advance by preparing for his invasion. At Great Jade Mountain, Xiliang’s armies surrounded Tuoba Wanli’s forces and began tearing apart the Northern Barbarian main formation.
Lin Yi destroyed the Northern Barbarians, returned to Xiliang, and launched a five-route invasion of Great Ning. Jiang Wei captured Xuanyi City and Ning Kun was killed, while Xiliang forces pressed toward the capital and intercepted enemy reinforcements.
Lin Yi’s forces crushed Great Ning’s armies at Wuning Commandery and pushed toward the capital as Li Anlan struggled to hold his court and recruit allies. The arc left the great clans and southern chieftains turning toward Lin Yi while Li Anlan faced threats on several fronts.
Lin Yi united the northern lands, gathered the clans against Li Anlan, and advanced on the capital with Xiliang’s armies. After breaching the gates and defeating Great Ning’s forces, Lin Yi received Li Anlan’s surrender.