You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 604 - 272: You Have Technology, I Have Divine Skill! (Part 3)

Chapter 604: Chapter 272: You Have Technology, I Have Divine Skill! (Part 3)

"Is it not possible?"

When Mars spoke these words, his tone was forceful, his gaze determined. Although the Kingdom of Embers had already fallen, as long as he was alive, the bloodline of the Embers Race would not be extinguished.

As a prince, he firmly believed that his identity was sufficient to move the Eastern monarch to send troops to help him restore his lost kingdom.

The Big Beard was amused by Mars’ confidence and burst into loud laughter; some members of the merchant caravans who had visited Great Qi also couldn’t hold back their joy, laughing so hard they couldn’t stand up straight.

"What are you laughing at?"

Mars was very displeased, for he was a noble prince!

This rabble dared to mock him!

If not for the fall of the Kingdom of Embers, those who dared to scorn members of the Embers Race would have been hung in the execution grounds at the city gates.

After finishing his laughter, the Big Beard looked Mars over with a mocking gaze and then said with disdain, "Do you know how large Great Qi is?"

"I do not know."

Mars shook his head, then said puzzledly, "I heard from the merchants that the Emperor of Great Qi seems to own a hundred cities?"

"A hundred cities?"

The Big Beard sneered sarcastically, "The Emperor of Great Qi owns more than two thousand cities! His territory is vast and boundless, stretching east to the ocean and north to the glaciers, beyond what an ordinary person can imagine. And his warriors are invincible in battle. I have personally seen a general who single-handedly conquered thirty-six cities in the Western Regions!"

Hearing this filled Mars with longing; such powerful martial prowess was precisely what he had dreamed of.

Just that he still found it hard to believe: "How can a person become so powerful?"

"Heh, ignorant country bumpkin, do you know what the Martial Dao is?"

The Big Beard, who traveled between the East and West, was considered the most worldly among the merchant caravan, and he recognized that Mars’ identity was anything but ordinary.

Thus, he wished to show off before him even more, as in the past, he could only bow and kiss the feet of these nobles from the Land of the Setting Sun.

But now things were different; the country he originally belonged to had been conquered by Great Qi, and now he was also a citizen of Great Qi!

What nobles of the Land of the Setting Sun—just a bunch of ignorant country bumpkins.

Subsequently, the Big Beard vividly boasted to Mars about Great Qi’s Martial Arts System.

When he learned that people could obtain extraordinary martial power through cultivation, Mars’ heart completely ignited, his eyes brimming with intense desire: "This is exactly what I want!"

Unfortunately, border cities like Suiye City had not yet established a Martial Arts Academy, so if Mars wished to practice martial arts, he could only continue eastward to Jiahe City.

There, the Western Regions Protectorate was located.

......

In Luoyang, the Northern Palace.

A member of the Hidden Guard, who had just received a message sent by carrier pigeon, presented a letter to Ye Qingzhou.

Ye Qingzhou cut through the red lacquer seal on the envelope with his fingers as if they were a sword, then quickly scanned the contents of the letter, revealing a surprised expression: "Land of the Setting Sun, Steam Revolution?"

Just a few days ago, Mars from the Land of the Setting Sun had actively sought out the Martial Arts Academy in Jiahe City, revealing his royal identity and expressing his desire to join the Heart Martial Sect.

Of course, Mars’ princely status was insignificant; such small city-state systems were at best equivalent to a county magistrate in Great Qi, perhaps even with less power than a county magistrate.

After all, within the city-state, there were various nobles, mutually balancing each other out.

Whereas the county magistrates in Great Qi were now all Martial Artists who had opened four gates, essentially human-shaped mobile suits, wiping out entire groups of local noble families and rich with a single punch; no one dared oppose the court.

The information about the Land of the Setting Sun that Mars had brought was of real value.

"The Land of the Setting Sun, the Sunset People, had slowly migrated from the Central Plains thousands of years ago, then settled between the Black Sea and the White Sea, establishing numerous city-states and hundreds of countries."

This was the very information Ye Qingzhou lacked, so he read the contents of the secret letter with great interest: "In the past decade, the Iron Fury Kingdom has risen, seemingly having acquired technology from an extraterrestrial civilization... but why does this technology feel full of steampunk vibes?"

Having understood the overall situation, Ye Qingzhou’s expression turned unusual: "Is this to be a battle of Great Qi’s soldiers against steam-powered battle armors? You have technology; I have Divine Skill?"

Knowing the opponent, Ye Qingzhou immediately convened the civil and military ministers to begin preparations for war.

After reviewing the information on steam-powered battle armors, State Preceptor Lv Gongming also became intrigued: "Your Majesty, I suggest we capture a batch of steam-powered battle armors as soon as possible, allowing the Celestial Secret Pavilion to study them, so as to know both ourselves and the enemy."

"Hmm, the State Preceptor speaks rightly."

Ye Qingzhou then remembered Mars and immediately commanded, "Just as it happens, a prince from the fallen kingdom in the Land of the Setting Sun has arrived, I plan to take him as a pupil, teach him martial arts, and then have him lead the way, helping Great Qi expand its territories. What do you all think?"

Mars, coming from the Land of the Setting Sun and being a noble, certainly knew more about that place, especially familiar with the terrain, making him the best candidate to lead the way.

"I second the motion."

"I second the motion."

There was naturally no opposition from the entire court of civil and military officials—indeed, they even wanted to include some of their own people in the team.

For Ye Qingzhou had said that within Great Qi, private ownership of land was not allowed, but the barbarian lands outside the court’s domain were not included in this rule!

If they could claim territory abroad, these lands could be passed down to their descendants!

Thanks to this policy, Great Qi’s enthusiasm for expansion was particularly high, with each individual eager to establish merit, to split lands and become kings in distant lands.

Thus, upon Ye Qingzhou’s command, the mighty war machine of Great Qi quickly mobilized. Soldiers began to gather in large numbers, with wagons loaded with provisions tirelessly heading to the Western Regions.

An epic battle was about to unfold.