Chapter 1082: Do You Hate Great Qin
"Big brother, are you really giving this to us? That's a gold coin, and it can buy so many things," a little girl with braids asked as she looked at Zhao Fu with wide eyes.
Zhao Fu smiled and nodded.
Just as the little girl was about to take the gold coin, an older boy stopped her and said seriously, "Don't forget what father and mother said; don't get too close to those who are dressed well because they're all important people. We can't take things from them or else we'll make trouble for father and mother. Do you want father and mother to suffer because of this?"
Hearing this, the little girl thought about her father and mother getting into trouble because of this and withdrew her hand.
Zhao Fu looked quite awkward, but the foreman beside him smiled, took out a few copper coins, and gave it to them, telling them to go and play.
These children knew the foreman, so they happily took the money and hurriedly said, "Thank you uncle!"
As such, Zhao Fu gave the gold coin to the foreman, who smiled and profusely thanked Zhao Fu.
Following this, the foreman continued to lead Zhao Fu around the construction site. Zhao Fu soon saw some elderly people also working on the canal.
"Why are these elderly people here?" Zhao Fu asked curiously. Zhao Fu had given elderly people special treatment. Even though they were Criminals, Zhao Fu had ordered for them to be given easier work; they should not be here.
The foreman sighed and replied, "It's mainly to earn some extra points to raise their family's children's statuses. Ordinary Criminal children can't go to school, and even if they make it in, they'll be discriminated against. Only by raising their status can they live a decent life. However, points can be bought with money, and because their families are in financial difficulty, they can only come to work here."
Hearing that there were people trying to profit from points, Zhao Fu could not help but feel a bit angry and asked, "Points can be bought with money?"
When he had established the points system, Zhao Fu's goal was for these people to serve Great Qin and truly become loyal to Great Qin. That way, they could become subjects of Great Qin, and Zhao Fu would acknowledge them.
That had been Zhao Fu's goal, and using money to buy points completely went against Zhao Fu's purpose. Zhao Fu remembered that he had clearly forbidden this, and points could only be exchanged among family members. As such, he asked the foreman about this.
The foreman smiled, "It's quite simple. When exchanging points, they just say that they're part of the same family."
"Do the officials not check this?" Zhao Fu asked angrily.
The foreman had never thought that Zhao Fu would become angry and asked, "How can we check this? With how chaotic the world has become, barely anyone has identity documents anymore. Moreover, in this new environment, no one knows each other, and because it's impossible to confirm, the officials just let them do what they want."
Hearing this, Zhao Fu felt less angry. He walked over to those elderly people and said, "Go home, there's no need to come here anymore. Your family's children are now Citizens."
The elderly people all looked at Zhao Fu in disbelief because the only person who could casually raise a person's status like this was Great Qin's Majesty. Even the important Ministers had to find a good reason to do this because Great Qin was ruled through laws.
Even though this young man was dressed quite well, he evidently was not an important Minister because he was far too young. Since he did not have that status, no one believed him.
"Young Sir, please continue looking around with the foreman. We appreciate your kindness, but please don't disturb our work," an elderly man said as he picked up a basket filled with rocks and walked forwards with great difficulty.
The foreman also said, "Yes, Young Sir, where do you want to go next? I'll take you there. Please don't disturb them anymore; they need to work here to earn money and points."
Zhao Fu did not reply to the foreman, and after thinking about it, he said in a loud voice, "I'll ask you all, do you hate Great Qin for treating you like this? Do you hate Great Qin's Emperor? Do you want to rebel against Great Qin?"
Zhao Fu's voice was quite loud, causing everyone nearby to fall deathly silent. Everyone looked at Zhao Fu in disbelief; this person dared to say such sacrilegious words.
"Does that person not want to live anymore? This is Great Qin! He just asked us if we wanted to rebel; isn't this starting up a rebellion?" Everyone looked quite afraid and quickly distanced themselves from Zhao Fu. The consequences of what Zhao Fu had said were too severe, and anyone who was dragged in would die. They did not want to lose their lives because of this, so they did not want to have any connection to Zhao Fu.
The foreman's face went deathly pale, and he had never expected Zhao Fu to be so suicidal and say such things. Was he not afraid of angering Great Qin's Majesty and having his entire family wiped out?
"Young Sir, hurry and escape Great Qin or else the soldiers will come soon, or you can kneel down right now, apologize to Great Qin's Majesty, and say that you were just joking around; perhaps you'll still be able to live!" the foreman hurriedly said to Zhao Fu. He did not want to have any connection to Zhao Fu, but he was the one who had brought Zhao Fu here, so he was already tied in with him and could not escape. He could only hope that Zhao Fu would be fine so that he could be safe as well.
Zhao Fu looked at the terrified people around him, his expression unchanging as he said, "I'll ask you again. Given how Great Qin has treated you, do you not hate Great Qin?"
Everyone continued to remain silent. No one dared to reply to Zhao Fu's question, which might turn them into a corpse.
However, an elderly man nearby sighed and said, "Ai, do we have the right to hate? After all, it was our factions that intensely resisted, resulting in his Majesty's anger. That's why we're in this situation. Even though we have to work hard, are deprived of some benefits, and are discriminated against, at least we can live safely here. We don't go hungry or thirsty, and we can live in peace. Great Qin's Majesty has already treated us well; we can only hope that one day he will lower the requirements for becoming a Citizen."
Just as the elderly man finished speaking, the sounds of horses galloping could be heard. Everyone's expressions fell, and someone cried out, "Oh no! Great Qin's soldiers are here to capture people! If you don't want to die, get away from that person!"
Everyone within one kilometer of Zhao Fu was terrified and started to run away; it was evident how big the matter Zhao Fu had caused was.
"Who was it who dared to try to cause a rebellion? This deserves capital punishment!" A powerful aura descended; it was an official in a court dress, and at the same time, hundreds of Cavalrymen arrived.
Sensing that terrifying aura, everyone else felt incredibly terrified. They looked at Zhao Fu and thought to themselves, "This person is way too brave. In just a while, he won't even know how he died."
The official looked furious; someone dared to say such things in the region he administered. If things went poorly, he would be punishment for poor management.
He followed the gazes of the crowd and looked at the person at the center.
Immediately, the official's face went pale, and he broke into a cold sweat. He immediately descended from the sky and knelt with both knees, calling out, "This Minister greets Your Majesty!"
This immediately caused an uproar.
Chapter 1083: Equality
Everyone present looked incredibly confused and did not dare to believe their eyes. This prestigious official was actually kneeling on the ground trembling, calling that young man 'Your Majesty'- did that mean this young man was Great Qin's Emperor?
Thinking about that, everyone present hurriedly knelt and cried out, "We greet Your Majesty! Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!"
The foreman who had been leading Zhao Fu around had fallen to the ground, paralysed in terror. He had never thought that the young man beside him this whole time would be Great Qin's Emperor, the most prestigious person in Great Qin. After all, he had come to a place like this to look at Criminals.
Those elderly people were also scared into kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise their heads. No wonder he could casually give them Citizen status; he was Great Qin's Majesty!
Zhao Fu looked around him and coldly harrumphed before flicking his sleeves and leaving.
Only after a while did the official and others dare to stand up. They had never expected that their Majesty would actually come to a place like this.
Following this, news of Zhao Fu coming here quickly spread, causing massive waves. No one could believe that Great Qin's Majesty, who enjoyed all sorts of luxuries in the palace, would come to such a remote place.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, His Majesty has returned to the palace and does not seem to be in a good mood," a guard respectfully reported to Li Si.
Li Si smiled as he nodded, "I understand, you can leave!"
After being by Zhao Fu's side for so long, Li Si had a good understanding of Zhao Fu's personality. He then summoned Shang Yang to go with him to the Great Qin Palace because it was time to write some new laws for Great Qin.
After the various Ministers received news about this, they quickly made their way to the palace as well.
Seeing Li Si bring Shang Yang here, Zhao Fu could not help but glare at him. The way Li Si dealt with things was becoming slicker and slyer, not willing to directly deal with anything.
Li Si dryly coughed before saying, "Your Majesty, I've brought Shang Yang here to help you draft some new laws, and some other Civil Officials are also on their way."
Zhao Fu nodded and started to discuss this matter with his ministers.
The first thing was the problem with the current division of classes. The upper-class had their own circles and hated to have any relations with the lower-class, while the lower-class had their own circles and felt too inferior to interact with the upper-class.
The way they did things was different as well; the upper-class were arrogant and dauntless, while the lower-class were incredibly servile and afraid of offending people.
This was the situation in outside nations, but Zhao Fu did not want Great Qin to be like this. After all, Great Qin was his heart's blood, and he was determined to build both a powerful and happy Empire.
The first rule was that Zhao Fu forbade any discrimination. He had made a rule previously, but that was with respect to racial discrimination.
Now that Great Qin was developing faster and faster, the gaps between classes were becoming more and more evident. This was not only because of the Citizenship system; this was something that was completely unavoidable.
This was not just the case in feudalistic nations; it happened even in democratic nations. At first, everyone would be equal, but sooner or later, it was unavoidable that different classes would manifest.
Zhao Fu wanted to reduce this, and he wanted every Great Qin resident to have equality.
However, whether it was in the real world or the Heaven Awaken World, absolute equality was impossible to achieve. As such, Zhao Fu could only do his best to maintain equality as best as possible. That was what he wanted to do.
The second thing was to create a census register. Not only did all residents of Great Qin have to register who was in their family, but they also had to provide some basic information such as where they lived, what other relatives they had, etc.
The third thing was to investigate the ones who were deceiving the officials. Great Qin had clearly prohibited the selling of points, but some people had still done it.
Zhao Fu received information that ten points were sold for one gold coin, and even though a few gold coins were nothing to Zhao Fu, it was quite a hefty sum for ordinary people.
Ordinarily, it took ten days of work to earn ten points, and 100 points were required to raise one's status.
Since these people had dared to deceive Great Qin and do something that Great Qin had prohibited, they had to be severely investigated and punished. Those who should be killed would be killed, and those who should be imprisoned should be imprisoned. These people were not to be shown mercy.
Finally, Zhao Fu decided not to abolish the current Citizenship system, which made Li Muqing and the other player Ministers feel quite surprised.
A Minister who gave off a scholarly aura stood out, cupped his hands, and lowered his head as he said, "Your Majesty, there are many hidden dangers to the Citizenship system; why are we not abolishing it?"
Zhao Fu swept his gaze over that person and replied simply, "We have Our own plans; there is no need for any of you to worry about this."
This made all those who supported the current Citizenship system to smile. It seemed that they were the victors in this battle.
In actuality, Zhao Fu wanted to get rid of the Citizenship system, but after thinking about it, he decided not to give up on it because it could bring many benefits, such as creating a powerful deterrent. It was quite good in theory, but they also had to consider reality.
In the future, Great Qin would continuously battle and clear regions, and it would have to face other worlds in the future. This system was quite useful, and Zhao Fu planned to reform it instead of abolishing it.
Zhao Fu decided to lower the requirement to increase one's status from 100 points to 90 points, while elderly people and children only required 20 points. He also decided to create an investigation system for those who truly served Great Qin, and they would have the number of points required reduced.
However, those who were still rebellious would have to earn extra points, and those who committed grave offenses would be executed in order to prevent future troubles. Zhao Fu also got rid of the rule that Criminals who made mistakes would be treated harsher or be automatically put on the blacklist; they would receive the same punishment as normal Citizens. At the same time, they would be allowed to continue to earn points, but they would be audited in case they were still rebellious.
Zhao Fu would accept anyone who truly submitted to Great Qin, but for those who were still rebellious at heart, he would show no mercy. He would not allow them to bring Great Qin any harm.
Kindness and ruthlessness were equally as important, and that was the reason why Zhao Fu did not abolish the Citizenship system.
After hearing about all of Zhao Fu's reforms, Li Muqing and the player Ministers let out sighs of relief. Even though Zhao Fu did not abolish the Citizenship system, he had made big reforms, which they were quite pleased to see.
After the discussions were complete, the new rules were spread throughout Great Qin, and those who were the happiest were, of course, the Criminals. After seeing these reforms, they had more hope and color in their lives.
It was now incredibly easy for the elderly and children to improve their statuses. The elderly no longer had to suffer, and children could go to school; those were the greatest benefits of reforms!
Chapter 1084: Final Reward
After the reforms were put into effect, Zhao Fu personally went to see their effects and how they were being carried out, and he was relatively satisfied.
For the next few days, Zhao Fu continuously read through documents and felt incredibly bored. He suddenly remembered that there was a historical remnant that he had not visited in a while, which was the Assassin Historical Remnant. He had never been able to pass the final stage.
Zhao Fu felt that there would be no problem in him clearing it now. Even if he could not pass it, he could forcefully break into the historical remnant and obtain the final reward. With his current power, he was quite confident.
The Assassin Historical Remnant was one of the first historical remnants that Great Qin had obtained. Back then, the monsters within had given him quite some trouble, but at that time he did not even have a Basic City's City Lord Seal.
Now, Zhao Fu was already the ruler of a Level 11 Marquisate Kingdom, and his strength was unimaginable to ordinary people.
Zhao Fu once again returned to that Assassin Historical Remnant, arrived at the final stage, and activated the final trial.
Zhao Fu slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a gloomy bazaar. There were people everywhere, and they all had western faces and were all quite tall and big. They looked like they were wearing ancient European clothing, and the atmosphere was quite heavy. Zhao Fu had turned into a 15 or 16 year old boy.
After trying this a few times, Zhao Fu understood this trial quite well. Zhao Fu's task was to deliver a letter for a major figure and kill the City Lord here in order to help that major figure seize power and allow the commoners to live good lives.
What's more, he also had to help that major figure affect the whole country, and from that, start a revolution.
Zhao Fu's body had no power at all, and he was just an ordinary 15 or 16 year old boy. If he faced an adult, he definitely would not be able to win.
Moreover, the upper-level figures here were not ordinary people; they all had Battle Qi or magic, and it was not one-on-one battles each time but one person against the whole world. How could Zhao Fu pass?
Zhao Fu did not plan to follow the mission like before, as it wasted too much time. He had to first gain Battle Qi or magic before assassinating other people, which would make him stay in here for decades.
How could Zhao Fu waste so much time here? As such, Zhao Fu decided to use other methods to destroy this illusory world with force.
Zhao Fu stood at the center of the bazaar and sensed the power within him.
Boom!!
A shocking explosion sounded out as massive amounts of blood-red light came out of Zhao Fu's body, forming a blood-red pillar of light that rushed into the sky. The sky was gradually dyed blood-red, and a killing intent spread out.
Zhao Fu was at the center of this storm, and the massive gales knocked the surrounding people and items to the ground. The scene descended into chaos, and countless people ran for their lives in terror.
Shing!
A clear sword hum sounded out as a simple black and blood-red sword appeared in front of Zhao Fu's body; this was the Emperor Killing Sword.
Zhao Fu grasped the Emperor Killing Sword, and a massive wave of killing intent entered Zhao Fu's body, causing his body to go through massive changes. His eyes and hair became blood-red colored, and fangs grew in his mouth. A blood-red sword mark appeared on his forehead, and his body gave off immense killing intent.
Swish, swish, swish...
Zhao Fu waved the Emperor Killing Sword, and illusory and hazy sword souls densely gathered around him.
Shing!
Zhao Fu once again waved the sword, and the countless sword souls obeyed, flooding out and starting to kill. All living creatures around them were quickly killed.
This was an illusory realm, so Zhao Fu did not hold back and started a massacre. Blood continuously shot out, and cries continuously sounded out as Zhao Fu coldly walked towards the City Hall.
Bang!
Before Zhao Fu could reach the gates, a two meter tall fat man holding two short axes charged out. He had heard that there was someone making trouble in the bazaar, but right after rushing out, he had encountered Zhao Fu.
The fat man looked quite shocked, like someone who didn't even have Stage 1 Cultivation facing a Stage 9 expert.
"Who are you? How can you be so powerful?" The fat man was the City Lord, but Zhao Fu did not answer him; there was no need to speak to a dead man.
Boom!
Zhao Fu slashed out, and a massive sword light containing immense destructive power flew out, instantly covering the fat man and turning him into tiny pieces.
After killing the City Lord, Zhao Fu rushed into the City Hall and took a handsome young man with him. This was the major figure he had to help.
Now, Zhao Fu had to take him and continuously conquer. He would no longer use slow and steady methods. This young man looked quite terrified and continuously resisted, calling him a demon and a monster who killed without blinking.
Zhao Fu was expressionless as he flew towards another City. He directly descended above the City Hall, his terrifying aura heavily weighing down on the City. Zhao Fu's voice sounded as loud as thunder, "This is your new City Lord; does anyone have any objections?"
The skinny City Lord of this City had never thought that such a terrifying person would appear. He immediately knelt and agreed to submit to the young man in Zhao Fu's grasp.
The young man looked quite shocked, not expecting this at all.
Zhao Fu had no time to pay attention to them and flew to the next City. Those who submitted were spared, and those who refused were slaughtered.
In just a few days, Zhao Fu had conquered 300 or so Cities. The young man became the new leader of the nation, and the illusory realm crumbled. He had passed the final trial.
The scene before Zhao Fu blurred, and he once again returned to the passageway. It was completely dark around him, and Zhao Fu took out a Light Pearl to illuminate his surroundings before heading onwards.
Finally, he arrived at a very large area that was filled with skeletons. There was a heavy aura of death here and thirteen massive stone steles.
These stone steles were black and rectangular. Twelve of them were 100 meters tall, while the one at the center was 150 meters tall. They were arranged in a circular sector and gave off an incredibly cold and dangerous aura.
There were things on the stone steles; on each of the 12 stone steles, there was a black piece of jade, and on the stone stele in the middle, there was an exquisite black sword.
The thirteen items all gave off black light and powerful auras as if they were Kings looking down on everything. They gave off the might of Kings, making people want to kneel and submit.
To Zhao Fu, this sort of power was quite weak, and Zhao Fu stepped forward to see what they were.
Suddenly, the black jades on the twelve stone steles gave off intense black light, and a powerful aura spread out like wild gales as a wave of killing intent locked onto Zhao Fu.
Twelve hooded figures holding different weapons appeared on the stone steles, staring at Zhao Fu closely.
Chapter 1085: Darkness Soul Jade
"You didn't pass the trial. You are not allowed to enter here!" the twelve figures simultaneously said, their voices gloomy and ethereal.
Zhao Fu ignored those people and walked forwards.
Swish, swish, swish...
The twelve figures simultaneously acted, turning into black shadows, coming within 100 meters of Zhao Fu in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Fu held the Emperor Killing Sword as he stood still and looked at the incoming figures. There was a trace of disdain on his face as he slashed out, sending out a massive blood-red crescent.
The twelve figures were greatly startled and quickly retreated, narrowly escaping Zhao Fu's attack. They had greatly underestimated his power.
The 12 figures were now serious and spread out to surround Zhao Fu. They gave off powerful auras and stabbed their weapons into the ground. Black auras flowed into the ground, creating twelves points on the ground that seemed to call out to each other.
A black magic formation appeared underneath Zhao Fu's feet, and a large barrier appeared. This was the Assassin Domain, which Zhao Sha and the others had used before. Those within it would have their strength, speed, and agility greatly decreased.
Within the Assassin Domain, the 12 figures received a big boost to their strength, but they were still not a match for Zhao Fu. They once again attacked simultaneously, rushing at Zhao Fu with their weapons.
Zhao Fu did not want to continue wasting time with them like this. Even though he could feel a massive power locking him down, Zhao Fu still raised the Emperor Killing Sword and released its full power.
Boom!
A massive explosion sounded out as the Emperor Killing Sword gave off a large amount of blood-red light, causing a destructive power to ripple out. The ground immediately cracked, and the 12 figures were quickly covered by the light.
After everything settled down, a massive crater that was hundreds of meters wide had appeared, and 12 black pieces of jade floated above the crater. Zhao Fu stretched out his hand and grabbed them.
[Assassin - Darkness Soul Jade]: A bloodline legacy item left behind by a powerful Assassin. After using it, one can receive the Darkness Bloodline and grasp powerful skills and abilities.
After looking at the Darkness Jade, Zhao Fu smiled; this would be perfect for Great Qin's 12 Assassin leaders, and they would make them even stronger. In the future, it would be easier for them to assassinate major figures. The Darkness Bloodline was not weak either, being a relatively high-grade bloodline.
Shing!
A sword hum suddenly sounded out as the sword on the middle stone stele turned into a ray of light and shot at Zhao Fu. It was incredibly fast and was like a black line as it stabbed towards Zhao Fu's throat.
At that moment, Zhao Fu slashed out with his sword, sending out a sharp blood-red arc of light that knocked the incoming sword away.
After the exquisite black sword was knocked away, a powerful aura appeared in the air. The sword gave off a faint black light as a graceful woman's figure in a cloak appeared. Even though Zhao Fu could not see her full appearance, just from the portion of her face that was revealed, he could tell that she was quite beautiful.
Suddenly, the woman grabbed that exquisite sword and disappeared, instantly reappearing behind Zhao Fu as she chopped towards his neck.
Bang!
Zhao Fu released his Emperor's Domain in that moment with immense force, sending the woman flying ten or so meters. The woman stamped on the ground, stopping her body from sliding backwards, and she prepared to attack Zhao Fu once again.
However, Zhao Fu did not even look at her as he stretched out his hand, causing countless chains to shoot out with immense force. The woman continuously nimbly dodged, but she was still bound by the countless chains in the end and hung in the air.
Zhao Fu had a trace of a smile on his face as he walked over.
The woman desperately struggled and savagely glared at Zhao Fu as she watched him walk over. "You didn't pass the trial; you used brute force to destroy the trial. You can't obtain the legacy."
Zhao Fu smiled as he said, "I don't want to go through so much trouble. I just used the killing intent I obtained to easily pass. Right now, my strength greatly surpasses yours, so why should I abide by your rules?"
The woman coldly replied, "Then you can't obtain the Legacy!"
Zhao Fu ignored her words and stretched out his hand towards her chest, covering her with his Emperor's aura.
Gradually, the woman disappeared, leaving behind an exquisite sword.
This sword was bound by countless chains and continuously struggled. Zhao Fu grasped the sword and sent his Emperor's Power into it, forcing it into submission.
Following this, Zhao Fu looked at the sword's information with interest.
This sword was called the Assassin - Way of Kings Sword, and it was a weapon used by the King of Assassins. It contained King's Power, and it greatly boosted one's agility and stealth abilities.
The sword was a Level 1 Saint Armament and quite powerful, but it was helpless against Zhao Fu and easily forced into submission by him.
Zhao Fu looked around and found that the 13 massive stone steles were treasures as well. Every other day, they would form a Darkness Soul Jade. These Darkness Soul Jades naturally were not as powerful as the original 12, and they were weaker versions.
Apart from this, Zhao Fu also found that there was a stage behind the 13 stone steles, where there was a floating black ball. That was most likely the core of this historical remnant, and controlling it would allow one to control everything here.
Zhao Fu naturally didn't hesitate as he chose to conquer it.
What Zhao Fu did not expect was for a massive amount of power and information to flow into his body. All of that instantly entered Zhao Fu's mind, and all of the information was related to Assassins.
This was most likely the Legacy that the woman had spoken of. Zhao Fu went through the information and found information about the origin of these Assassins.
This Assassin Legacy came from the central area of the Heaven Awaken World, and it belonged to a large faction that had gone into decline.
With Zhao Fu's current power, he very rarely used the Assassin profession's power, but it was still quite useful now and then. It was much more useful than ordinary battle professions, so Zhao Fu decided to properly use it in the future.
Now that Zhao Fu had conquered the core of the historical remnant, he had full control over the historical remnant. He found that the monsters in here could only survive in the historical remnant, making it so that he could not nurture them himself. This disappointed him quite a bit.
If he could nurture them, they would have been another powerful force for Great Qin, but it seemed that this was not possible.
However, now that he had finished clearing the Assassin Historical Remnant, that was one thing off Zhao Fu's mind.
After dealing with all of this, Zhao Fu returned to Great Qin, called the 12 Assassin leaders, and gave them the Darkness Soul Jades. After using them, their power would greatly increase, and they would obtain even more powerful Assassin skills.
Only 11 of the 12 Assassin leaders had come, and there was still one Darkness Soul Jade remaining. This was because Tuoba Qing had been one of them, but she had left Great Qin and no one knew where she was now.
These 12 special Darkness Soul Jades could only be used by the 12 Assassins who had been chosen by the Assassin Legacy, so Zhao Fu could only put aside the remaining piece for now.
Chapter 1086: Second Method
After returning to Great Qin, Zhao Fu did not continue working on internal affairs. It was his sixth year in the Heaven Awaken World, and he felt that the day that the Heaven Domain Boundary would disappear was getting closer and closer, making him feel somewhat unsettled.
Great Qin just had to finish clearing out all of its regions before it could launch a battle to unify the world. The faction in the Fish scale world was also developing quite well and did not need much attention, and this was the same in the Dark Demon world.
Great Qin's weakest factions were the ones outside the Legacy Lands. Zhao Fu felt that they were still too weak; if the Heaven Domain Boundary disappeared and the other worlds attacked, those factions would not be of much help.
Zhao Fu felt that he should develop the Lelai and Blue Wolf Kingdoms. The Lelai Kingdom was a Grassi Kingdom, which was the world above the human world, an enemy they had to directly face. The threat of the Grassi world was the greatest, and Zhao Fu had to control the situation properly.
The Blue Wolf Kingdom had already been destroyed and now resided within the Lelai Kingdom. Zhao Fu wanted to help it restore its Kingdom so that he could use it as a chess piece to deal with the Half-Beast world in the future.
Zhao Fu gathered his important subordinates to decide how to go about this. At the same time, he gathered information from around the Lelai Kingdom.
The Lelai Kingdom and its neighboring three Kingdoms now occupied the Blue Wolf Kingdom's original territory, facing off against the three Half-Beast Kingdoms together.
The three Half-Beast Kingdoms hated the four Grassi Kingdoms to death. They had spent a great deal of effort and paid a great price, but they had obtained far less than what the four Grassi Kingdoms had obtained. They also had to endure their bullying.
They had been planning to attack the four Grassi Kingdoms this entire time, but the Grassi Kingdoms did not fear them at all. The four Grassi Kingdoms were stronger than the three Half-Beast Kingdoms, so they remained in a stalemate with no fighting.
Now, Zhao Fu had two choices. The first was to ally with the three other Kingdoms to destroy the Half-Beast Kingdoms, and the other was to incite conflict between the other Grassi Kingdoms and the Half-Beast Kingdoms and profit at the end.
The first option would result in the three Half-Beast Kingdoms being destroyed, and this would cause a great disturbance. They would be officially invading the Half-Beast world, raising the attention of the entire Half-Beast world, and there would be intense retaliation.
That was what Zhao Fu was worried about the most - the power of an entire world was too strong, so Great Qin had to act diligently. What's more, he could not afford to have Great Qin's identity exposed, or the Lelai Kingdom might be destroyed and Zhao Fu would have to give up on this chess piece.
It seemed that the first option wasn't viable, so Zhao Fu could only look at the second option.
Zhao Fu and his subordinates discussed this some more, after which Zhao Fu left Great Qin with a big smile on his face. At the same time, he took a large number of City Lords and Wyverns with him.
The moon hung brightly in the deep blue night sky, cleansing away darkness from the ground. It was silent all around as all creatures fell asleep.
Zhao Fu went to a Grassi Royal City; he had never thought that his recently-acquired Assassin Legacy would be put to use so quickly.
This was the central area where the Kingdom's Fate was gathered. Kings had access to a large amount of Fate here, so killing a King here was not quite possible. If there was even a bit of danger, the King would immediately sense it, making assassinations unlikely.
In the past, Zhao Fu had assassinated a King before, but that was after waiting for him to leave the Royal City. Otherwise, if that King had stayed in the Royal City, as soon as there was any danger, the Kingdom-Protecting Formation would have been activated, and all City Lords and Officials would have been alerted. With their Corps, they would have been able to force Zhao Fu into retreating, making it impossible to conduct a successful assassination.
However, things were different now; Assassins were proficient at assassinations and had all sorts of methods to conduct assassinations. After obtaining the Assassin Legacy, one of the things Zhao Fu learned was how to assassinate a Kingdom.
The first step was to capture a Prince from the Kingdom, which Zhao Fu had already completed. Kingdoms usually had many Princes, so it naturally did not take Zhao Fu much effort.
Back then, this Prince had been with five or six seductive women in a brothel, but he had been spent after just a few minutes. He lay on the bed breathing heavily, but those seductive women were not satisfied yet. They lay in his embrace, but he did not react at all.
Zhao Fu had snuck in and knocked out the women before soundlessly taking the Prince captive. Looking at the unconscious Prince, Zhao Fu's expression did not change as he took out the Assassin Sword.
Zhao Fu had fully subdued the Assassin Sword, but back then it had resisted greatly, making him spend a great deal of effort to subdue it.
Zhao Fu stabbed the sword into the Prince's chest, and the Assassin Sword gave off a powerful suction force and sucked out all of the Prince's blood. His body gradually withered until it became a dry corpse.
After absorbing the blood, countless blood-red runes appeared on the Assassin Sword. After these blood-red runes appeared, they slithered down from the sword and entered Zhao Fu's body. The runes appeared on Zhao Fu's body before gradually fading.
This method used a Prince's blood to create a disguise and trick the Kingdom's fate. Now, Zhao Fu's aura was exactly the same as the Prince's aura, and he had a slight portion of the Prince's Fate as well.
This Fate was preserved by the Assassin Sword and could be used a few times, and it was an extremely high-tier assassination technique. It was especially for assassinating Kings.
After hiding the Prince's dry corpse, Zhao Fu felt quite relaxed as he snuck into the Palace. With this layer of aura, there was nothing for Zhao Fu to worry about.
There were high-Stage soldiers standing guard outside the King's chambers. There were eight of them in total, and in order to not alert the King, Zhao Fu had to silently kill them all.
Zhao Fu thought about it and did not hesitate to use the Assassin Sword's skills.
Zhao Fu held the sword as he closed his eyes, sending his Emperor's Power into it. The Assassin Sword slightly trembled as Zhao Fu suddenly opened his eyes. The Assassin Sword gave off a black light as a formless aura spread out, and eight black figures sprang out of Zhao Fu's body.
These eight figures flew out and appeared behind the eight soldiers in the next moment. The eight soldiers sensed danger and looked quite startled. However, before they could do anything, the eight figures took out daggers and slit the eight soldiers' throats.
Zhao Fu gave a trace of a smile before pushing open the door and walking in.
A few moments later, a system announcement rocked the entire Kingdom. Countless people were shocked awake from their dreams and looked incredibly startled; their King had died? What was going on?
Countless people could not understand what had happened, but the sudden death of their King would shake their entire Kingdom. The Kingdom's Fate would also go through big changes.
The various Ministers and relatives of the King hurried to the Palace. The King's death sent them into panic; who should be the next King? None of this was clear, but everyone wanted to try to sit on the throne.
All of them started to act on their own plans, and the entire Kingdom started to descend into chaos, causing great unrest.