Power above all

Xianyang, the heart of the Great Qin, is the only city on the Qin territory. The land distribution of the entire Qin perfectly illustrates the meaning of "vast tracts of fertile land," with farmland everywhere and not a single thatched hut in sight. This is precisely why Xianyang is such a unique city.

In the heart of the city, a bizarre building resembling a heart stands on the Daichi. Inside this complex structure, Hinako Akuta, having just finished tidying herself up, walks down a corridor with Saber. They are surrounded by exquisite sculptures, treasures, and antiques, but none of these dazzling displays attract her attention.

Seeing that Hinako Akuta looked furious, Lanling Wang hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Master, isn't our departure a bit too hasty? Ultimately, the hostile relationship between Chaldea and the Lostbelt is only your side of the story; perhaps..."

Hinako Akuta stopped in her tracks, a flicker of impatience crossing her eyes, but it quickly vanished. She simply lowered her head and sighed in resignation.

"Changgong, it's precisely because of this kind of thinking that you ended up like that. Did Chaldea actually find a way to escape the Quantum Time-Lock? Even if they did, they have no reason to save a strange world."

As a spirit, Hinako Akuta has seen through the coldness and warmth of the world throughout her long life. When faced with this situation, she displays a rationality devoid of any illusions. She doesn't dwell on these things; clearly, there are more pressing matters for her to consider.

"Sigh, those pests from the Blue Country, they actually dared to infiltrate. Let that guy just hold onto those frozen pieces of meat and watch as this country is slowly devoured and driven out."

What's worse, he didn't give me the corresponding power to deal with those pests. Even my juniors have Magnetic Field Power protectors, but I don't, and he's forcing me to work—it's just making things difficult for me!

The powerful are merely watchdogs and frozen meat in the refrigerator!

While complaining, Hinako Akuta's footsteps grew heavier, a way of expressing dissatisfaction, much like how an unhappy person might bang on a door or slam a car door.

A figure emerged from the end of the corridor; an old man dressed in traditional cloth clothes came to greet Hinako Akuta's "triumphant return." Yes, in that situation, not being caught was a triumph.

"Oh, you've come, Captain. What brings you here?"

The old man remained silent in the face of Hinako Akuta's discontented remarks, acting like a machine.

"You can apply for armed assistance, but personally taking care of Chaldea is your request. As for now, you have quite a few other things to attend to. Should I remind you? The documents won't disappear just because you're out."

Hinako Akuta was like a lion about to roar, her throat emitting a low growl, but in the end, she slammed the door shut and returned to her dark and gloomy room.

The captain of the guard watched Hinako Akuta leave and couldn't help but sigh. He slowly walked across the magnificent palace walls and came to an empty room. He turned off the lights, and the room was completely sealed off. A voice echoed in the room.

"You're here. What's up?"

Upon hearing this cold, electronic voice, the chief guard immediately knelt down and whispered:

"The group known as Chaldea arrived earlier."

"Oh, so this is the Chaldea that Yu Mei-ren mentioned would come to destroy us, right? What's wrong? Such a trivial matter doesn't need to bother me."

The captain of the guard pursed his lips and continued, "Your Majesty, among that Chaldea member, there is a powerful individual with at least 750,000 horse strength."

"Okay, let's bring some people out of the cold storage at Mount Li."

The voice addressed as "His Majesty" remained unfazed by the Chaldea threat. The captain of the guard nodded in obedience but did not leave. As if seen through, the voice in the darkness continued:

"You seem to be hesitating. Are you questioning my judgment?"

"I dare not, but Your Majesty, over the years, this land where our dragon rose has been divided in two. I know that you are preparing, preparing to overcome that limitation of the soul."

But for years, our people have been ravaged. I dare to volunteer: at your command, I will immediately lead the soldiers of Mount Li to raze the Blue Country to the ground!

The captain's booming voice echoed in the room, yet in the darkness, it remained as calm as still water.

"Don't worry about it. Landao Tianwu is a goose that lays golden eggs. Over the years, we have obtained many valuable things from Blue Dream Company. And now, it is all bark and no bite."

The era of fighting with armies is long gone. If I can obtain the solution to the problem of the Primordial Spirit from that Yu Mei-ren, then even if only Xianyang remains... or even just my palace remains, it doesn't matter! I alone am enough to crush and suppress everything.

Power, power is the foundation of everything.

The chief guard nodded silently, then turned and left the room. Extending his hand, a subtle Magnetic Field Power rippled out. The old man sighed deeply and murmured to himself:

"Sigh, I really don't know whether it's good or bad."

Just as he was pondering, a familiar flew in from afar and was detected by the observation devices in Xianyang.

In a distant cave, at Chaldea's outpost, Bai Mo looked at the bounty hunters lying on the ground, their bodies mangled like rag dolls chewed by dogs.

"How's the parsing going?"

"It's finished, Master. Give me your hand."

After Bai Mo stretched out his hand, Xu Fu handed him a talisman, then took out another one from behind his back and casually tossed it onto the head of the bounty hunter beside him.

"Ugh--!"

As magic surged above his head, rising like steam, the bounty hunter let out a painful howl. Xu Fu, on the other hand, looked triumphant, hands on his hips, and said:

"If... this level of thought patterns could be successfully deciphered by my power, Lord Xu Fu."

"Very good. The familiar you asked me to send to communicate with Xianyang has been delivered, hasn't it?"

"It's been sent. Although I took considerable precautions to conceal it, your message should have reached its destination. A ruler couldn't possibly ignore such a letter."

Xu Fu pouted somewhat discontentedly and muttered, "Boss, so far I'm quite happy to work for you, but can't you offer some emotional value? After doing so much, can't you even say a few words of praise?"

"Very good, keep it up."

"Heartless Master... What are we supposed to do? Just wait for a reply?"

"No, go directly to Xianyang."

Upon hearing Bai Mo's words, Xu Fu was stunned. She stood there dumbfounded. By the time she came to her senses, she was already on the flying vehicle heading to Xianyang.

Bai Mo modified these flying machines, making them more like jet aircraft than flying machines. Ritsuka and the others looked at the contraption Bai Mo had created with great curiosity, while Xu Fu looked utterly dejected.

"Master, I'm just complaining, but you didn't have to treat me like this."

"What are you thinking? We're on the same side as the Lostbelt in terms of interests, but if our ideologies differ, we'll still be enemies."