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The air inside the grand hall was oppressively heavy and hot, as if one were trapped in a jar being roasted over a fire.

After an indeterminate length of time, the Martial Emperor scanned the full court of civil and military officials before asking, "The Great Xia army approaches with formidable momentum. Do my esteemed subjects have any strategies to repel the enemy?"

Hearing this, the ministers all lowered their heads as if they had not heard the Martial Emperor's query.

At this point, what could they do? Moreover, Great Xia had a Celestial among them. The only possibility for Great Wu to defeat Great Xia would be if Great Wu also had a Celestial overseeing the realm.

But if Great Wu had a Celestial in charge, how could Great Xia have so quickly occupied half of Great Wu's territory?

Seeing that the entire court remained silent, the Martial Emperor clapped his hands in frustration, shattering the armrests of the Dragon Throne. The next moment, the Martial Emperor rose from the Dragon Throne and left the grand hall.

Shortly after, the Martial Emperor arrived at the Imperial Study Room. He gazed out from the study, lost in thought.

Without a Celestial, that alone spelled doom for Great Wu.

Every time he thought about how the ancestral legacy might fall on his watch, the True Qi within the Martial Emperor churned uncontrollably.

At that moment, the Martial Emperor punched the windowsill, smashing it entirely.

Was there really no other way?

"I cannot accept this!"

"Why should that boy receive so much support from the Celestials!"

"Why should Great Xia possess those weapons!"

"Why!"

The Martial Emperor roared, his True Qi wreaking havoc in the room, destroying everything within.

As the Martial Emperor raged, a soldier outside the study spoke up, "Your Majesty, Princess Junwan has sent a letter."

Upon hearing this, the Martial Emperor let out a cold laugh.

That unfilial daughter sending a letter at this time, one need not guess to know the content of her message—it was certainly nothing more than urging him to surrender and to hand over the Wu Family's legacy to that whelp from Great Xia!

With this thought, the Martial Emperor's anger grew, but eventually, he commanded, "Bring it in!"

The next moment, the soldier entered the Imperial Study Room and handed the letter written by Wu Junwan over to the Martial Emperor. He took the letter, tore open the envelope, and glanced at its contents.

Reading what was written, the Martial Emperor's brow furrowed. It was much as he had expected—Wu Junwan's letter was indeed an entreaty for him to surrender.

However, Wu Junwan added much more to her letter, such as revealing her current realm, and she also informed the Martial Emperor that she was now bearing Lu Chen's child.

Seeing these contents in Wu Junwan's letter, the Martial Emperor suddenly thought of something.

He never believed that his unfilial daughter would willingly give up her power. Now it seemed she indeed wasn't willing to relinquish her authority, but she might have other plans in mind.

Could it be that this unfilial daughter planned to engage in palace intrigue within Great Xia, eventually becoming the Empress of Great Xia, and later ensuring her child became the Crown Prince, or even the future Emperor, with her as the power-wielding Empress Dowager behind the scenes?

The Martial Emperor sneered. The unfilial daughter seemed to be treating Lu Chen like a fool. If Lu Chen could gain the support of four Celestials, it must mean there was something special about him.

That unfilial daughter—once Great Wu fell and she no longer had the support of the entire Wu dynasty, what will she use to vie for the position of Empress, to help her child become the Crown Prince?

However, coming back to it, if Wu Junwan could break through to become a Celestial, then all of this wasn't entirely impossible.

But attaining the status of a Celestial was not that easy; up until now, Great Wu still had no Celestials.

At this time, the Martial Emperor clearly misunderstood Wu Junwan's intentions, but it was precisely because of this misunderstanding that his heart felt much better.

He harbored the hope that one day Wu Junwan's child would ascend to the throne of Great Xia.

If Wu Junwan's child became the Emperor of Great Xia, it would mean his own bloodline continued. At that thought, a sense of satisfaction surged in the Martial Emperor's heart.

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...

At this very moment.

Great Xia, Yan County.

Lu Chen was busy in the Imperial Study Room when Bai Qingqing's voice sounded from outside, "Your Majesty, Commander Qin and Consort Yue request an audience."

Lu Chen spoke indifferently, "Let them both come in."

Shortly after, Qin Yushan and Dongfang Longyue entered the study room.

Upon entering, both of them said in unison, "We greet Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live forever, forever and ever!"

Lu Chen put down the pen in his hand and, looking up at Dongfang Longyue, said, "Longyue, what is it? You speak first."

Dongfang Longyue said, "Your Majesty, the first batch of basic knowledge books have been printed, two hundred copies of each category."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was slightly surprised; the printing factory's efficiency was indeed high for them to have printed so many books in such a short time.

The first batch of basic knowledge books included many titles, with two hundred copies printed for each category, amounting to at least a thousand books in total. It seemed the printing factory had likely not rested at night recently.

Lu Chen then said, "You first distribute these books to the people I listed for you last time, let them take a look first."

At this point, Lu Chen seemed to think of something else and continued, "Come closer to me."

Without any hesitation, Dongfang Longyue walked directly to Lu Chen. Lu Chen slowly raised his hand, the tip of his index finger touching Dongfang Longyue's forehead.

The next moment, Lu Chen mobilized his entire body's spiritual power and used his Divine Skills, "Enlightenment."

In an instant, countless unfamiliar pieces of knowledge flooded into Dongfang Longyue's mind, the physics and chemistry from Earth astonished her.

She had not expected this world to be like this.

Lu Chen was also extremely surprised; he had not thought that a mere thought from him could transmit some of his knowledge to someone else—the Enlightening Divine Ability was simply marvelous.

At this moment, Dongfang Longyue was still not fully recovered from what had happened, and Lu Chen then said, "This is the knowledge I have imparted to you. Go back today and assimilate it well. If there's anything you're interested in, you can refer to the books in the library."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Dongfang Longyue managed to regain her composure, and she quickly knelt to give thanks, "Thank You Majesty for imparting such precious knowledge to this one."

Dongfang Longyue continued, "Your Majesty, as the library becomes more accessible, there will be more and more tasks to handle. I would like to request more staff from Your Majesty."

Although Dongfang Longyue was in charge of the library, she was also responsible for disseminating knowledge. With the combination of these two tasks, she was finding herself increasingly overwhelmed.

Therefore, she decided to ask Lu Chen for a few more people, and of course, she was not referring to manual laborers, but to managers.

Lu Chen searched his mind for someone suitable for library work and soon had an image of a person in mind. He then said, "I will assign someone to you in a few days."

Dongfang Longyue once again expressed her gratitude: "Many thanks to Your Majesty!"

"Your servant takes her leave!"

After Dongfang Longyue left the Imperial Study Room, Lu Chen's gaze fell on Qin Yushan, "Commander Qin, have there been any important intelligence reports recently?"

Qin Yushan hurriedly stepped forward, placing two envelopes on the desk before Lu Chen.

"These two letters, one is a report on the epidemic in Great Qian, and the other is intelligence regarding the northern Barbarian Tribe."

After hearing Qin Yushan's words, Lu Chen quickly opened one of the letters and began reading it earnestly.

After reading the contents of the first letter, Lu Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

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