I Have A Martial Dao World

Yuezhou, Lankun Mountain.

The scenery here was strikingly beautiful, with mountains and a sea of clouds forming a gorgeous skyline.

Odd-shaped rocks, springs, verdant bamboo… an array of marvelous sights converged, dazzling to behold.

An Izumo man clad in a martial outfit was admiring the scenery.

He gently patted the katana hanging at his waist and softly chanted, "The vast green sea of trees meets the sky, while the clouds and mountains surge like rolling smoky waves."

This man had a narrow space between his eyebrows, overtaken by the brows themselves - a facial feature that often suggested stubborn, single-minded individuals who could become fixated on minor details when facing issues.

At that moment, a subordinate hurried over, reporting in Izumo, "Colonel Arao, everything is ready."

Colonel Arao turned, and with gravity declared, "The time has come to serve the Emperor with utmost loyalty."

Then, taking the lead, he arrived at a… massive construction site!

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Colonel Arao was directly under the "Army General Staff Headquarters" of Izumo and had just turned 40 this year, having carried out intelligence work in the Shun Dynasty for 20 years.

Unlike Kotaro Komura, who bribed high officials in the Imperial City, Arao took a grassroots approach.

He established the "Joyful Virtue Hall," recruiting and training a large number of spies, using various low-tier underworld professions as covers to probe for information all around.

He and Komura complemented each other, one in the south and the other in the north.

For the past year, Arao's primary mission had been the excavation of the "Hong Renkun" relics.

And now, this task had finally reached its critical point.

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According to ancient texts, Lankun Mountain "stretches hundreds of miles with steep, deep caves, home to tigers and panthers" – a quintessential no man's land.

Yet within this deep mountain forest was a place resembling a construction site, dug up with pits and holes of varying sizes.

When Colonel Arao arrived, nearly a hundred people were already lined up neatly, bowing their heads in salute: "Colonel!"

With an expressionless face, Colonel Arao walked to the center and slowly began to speak, "Gentlemen, after paying an unimaginable heavy price, we've finally broken through to the interior of the relics."

The faces of nearly a hundred subordinates showed both excitement and fear! It should be known that there were – 300 people before!

Arao continued to speak. His voice was not loud, but his Innate True Qi ensured that every single word reached everyone's ears:

"Some say I should report to the military department in time, asking for support. But I have a word for you all – the sought-after wealth and high positions are fraught with danger!"

This was a famous saying from the Shun Dynasty, very suitable for our current situation! Think about it, we've spent a year in these mountains; are you content with merely getting some insignificant rewards?!"

"We are not content!"

"Please lead us in conquering the relics, Colonel!"

Arao was pleased with their pliable spirit.

No wonder, for just by opening the outermost defenses they had already obtained countless treasures, among which was even an "Ice Jade Bracelet."

"It's a pity that Minister Komura was killed and the treasure was snatched away. Knowing this, might as well have offered it directly to the Emperor."

As Arao thought this, he raised his hands to calm the noise.

"Excellent, today we shall conquer this place and obtain the treasures within! The Emperor will give us generous rewards, even granting us the title of Kazoku!"

The men's eyes were bloodshot, wildly excited by the immense temptations.

The treasures within the relics, any one of which could be taken out to become a family heirloom to be worshipped for generations!

At this point, a familiar old acquaintance came forward and said, "Arao-san, I have already prepared the people."

This man was the Cultural Relic Collector who had previously approached Lu Yao – Kuki Ryuichi.

The people he brought, or rather, captured, were over a thousand workers with looks of terror on their faces.

These were the civilians previously hired for the excavation work; they had their freedom restricted and had not left for a year, and now, their situation did not bode well.

Colonel Arao nodded in satisfaction, "Very well, soon we'll have these people go in first to find a safe path."

They were shockingly planning to use living people to clear the way!

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Half a day later, Lu Yao and the others arrived.

From high above, they effortlessly spotted the "construction site."

After landing, everyone was somewhat surprised because there was not a single person around.

"Aren't the Izumo people supposed to set up a sentry or something? Why is there no one?"

"Not sure, the drone didn't spot anyone either."

Liao Qe controlled the unmanned drone for a sweep and found no sign of wildlife either.

At that moment, they saw that the "construction site" was as extensive as a soccer field with obvious signs of excavation, full of pits and holes of various sizes.

The group came to the largest hole that could easily allow a truck to pass through, sloping downward into the depths with a breeze faintly blowing up from within.

Li Pei crouched down for a closer look and said, "There are many footprints here, nearly a thousand people have entered from this spot! So many people... No! The Izumo people must be using living people to test for traps! Bastards!"

Ancient relics often came with enormous dangers, and countless individuals had committed such inhumane acts before.

Liao Qe quickly maneuvered the drone to explore further into the hole, while the others gathered around to watch.

The deeper the drone flew, the more astonished they became!

At the end of the hole was a corridor. But... this corridor was just too big!

It was nearly a hundred meters both in height and width! Moreover, the surrounding walls had been reinforced with engravings of "Seal Script" characters and other intricate decorations.

To excavate such a massive project in ancient times and still have the energy to "decorate" it!

At the end of the corridor was an even more majestic palace complex.

As the drone was about to fly forward, it suddenly indicated a weak signal.

"What's going on? It's only one kilometer in, why would it..." Liao Qe was puzzled, as the drone's remote control distance was 15 kilometers.

"Perhaps it's because we're underground."

Lu Yao exclaimed in surprise, "This underground palace is even larger than the Imperial City!"

Li Pei said, "Cultivators have the power to move mountains and fill seas, often leaving behind exaggerated relics."

For Liao Ya, who was exploring a relic for the first time, she took a nervous deep breath, "Are we going down?"

Lu Yao replied, "Don't rush, we've been flying for five hours above, you all should rest and recuperate your energy, I need a quarter of an hour."

After speaking, he ran off into the dense forest nearby and disappeared from sight.

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Blue Star, Marshal's Tank Factory

Lu Yao pushed two bags full of banknotes over.

Alexander, his face alight with excitement, opened them, took out a stack of money, deeply inhaled its scent, and closed his eyes with a look of ecstasy.

Currently, a "T-84 main battle tank" was parked right in front of them.

Alexander introduced fervently,

"The T-84 main battle tank, equipped with a 120MM smoothbore gun, the frontal armor of the turret is 750 millimeters, the body 500 millimeters.

It has been modified according to your requests. It is completely sealed from the outside environment, so there is no need to worry about nuclear radiation or biological weapons;

Without preparation, it can cross through water up to 1.8 meters deep; with a snorkel deployed, it can submerge and cross through water up to 5 meters deep."

Then, Alexander climbed onto the tank with agility that belied his age and continued,

"The machine gun parallel to the main cannon on the right side has been modified into a flamethrower; white phosphorus shells, depleted uranium shells have also been prepared, everything just as you wished!" Experience tales at empire

After finishing his explanation, he made a "please" gesture, inviting Lu Yao to come forward for inspection.

These tanks, inheriting the craftsmanship of the Iron Alliance, all looked quite similar in appearance.

Lu Yao looked over the tank and was very satisfied; modern tanks had steering wheels and looked more or less like cars...driving them should not be difficult.

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