Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 541 - 37 Peter Has Arrived

Chapter 541: Chapter 37 Peter Has Arrived

By the Lena River, a tall man squatted by the bank, pinching the moist riverbank clay.

“At the end of the 16th century, after conquering the Khanate, the Rakshasa Empire began its expansion eastward from here,” said the man standing beside him. “The combined water and land transport method ferried batches of colonizers to the Far East, and the emergence of each new settlement represented a further expansion of the empire’s territory.”

“It took nearly a century to conquer the entirety of Eastern Siberia. But do you know how long it took the Rakshasas to lose this land? Merely three months.”

“Peter, it’s the Tsar who expands territory that is empowered. Calling oneself ‘Great Emperor’ without being able to conquer new land, we would only call him a ‘clown’.”

The tall Peter remained noncommittal, merely asking indifferently:

“On my way here, I have already killed all the Transcendents who dared to stand in my way. Isn’t that conquest?”

“Of course not,” said the man beside him. “You can kill their leaders, but they will quickly select a new one. What truly took this land from the Rakshasas are these uncontrolled illegal Spirit Communicators.”

“I can’t kill them all, Sullivan,” Peter said.

“You can’t kill them all, but you can rule them,” Sullivan said gravely. “Look at the Amur Witch’s Group. They didn’t try to kill all the ‘Non-Witches’ on this land, but they controlled the Spirit Communicators with slaughter and fear, making them bow and scrape before the witches, making them… kneel in submission.”

After a long silence, Peter said:

“What the Amur Witch’s Group can do, I can do as well.”

“I have no doubts about that,” Sullivan finally showed a smile. “Peter, after you kill Anna, don’t return to Rakshasa.”

“The Spirit Communicators on this land have already been ‘combed through’ by the Witch’s Group. Those who resist management have been eliminated, leaving only those willing to accept the rule of the Witch’s Group, settled under the order and framework they’ve established. You just need to take control of the Witch’s Group, and you can use this framework to control all the Spirit Communicators on this land, and even… carve out your own nation.”

“Then, you will become the true Emperor Peter, not just some lucky guy who happened upon the Tsar’s treasure.”

After a prolonged silence, Peter’s face finally showed some emotion.

He extended his right arm, and several golden threads emerged from his sleeve, swiftly transforming into a nearly three-meter-long, brilliant golden sword, which he then swung down towards the east in a feigned strike.

“So,” Peter gazed at the distant horizon, declaring emphatically, “my conquest starts here.”

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Yan Yu and Anna had been researching intelligence all through the night.

“The image Rakshasa officials have released of Peter paints him as a reticent patriot,” Anna said earnestly, clicking to close the window on her screen. “But the reality is not that simple.”

“Some of my informants indicate that Peter has always sought a political status, while those bureaucrats are always stalling and evasive.”

“That’s normal,” Yan Yu commented. “A country with such a painful history of losing more than half of its territory to a Spirit Communicator rebellion would naturally be extremely wary of them. Besides, Peter wasn’t groomed by the officials; his origins are questionable—who would trust him without reservations? I think his initiation of this Eastern campaign may well be to assert his authority for the bureaucrats to see.”

“From that point of view, he’s quite conceited,” Anna adjusted her position in his arms.

“How so?” Yan Yu prodded her intentionally.

“Because he must be certain he can’t outmaneuver the bureaucrats, so he’s resorting to showing off his military strength,” Anna revealed a beautiful smile. “You know? When I first became Chief Witch, facing a group of old fools who wouldn’t relinquish power, I often thought about using force to crush one of the Transcendent factions around me, to make an example to scare the others.”

“So, did you?”

“No,” Anna slowly shook her head, her soft blonde hair brushing against Yan Yu’s chin, “because I later realized if I showed an intention of flipping the table, then no one would play by the rules with me anymore. The Elders’ Council would surely see me as an enemy, not a rival in a competition.”

“So I say, Peter is a very arrogant man, unable to accept defeat at the card table, which is why he chose to launch an eastern campaign to establish his might. But his opponents are all mere mortals… Humph, the more he demonstrates his formidable military power, the more the bureaucrats within the country will dread and ostracize him.”

“It seems that at least in terms of wisdom, my Anna has completely surpassed Peter.” Yan Yu agreed.

How Transcendents establish themselves within mortal regimes is a subject of great complexity. Yan Yu was fortunate in that he met someone tolerant like Li Weiguo, the elder, and could reference Chen Lingyun’s approach from his previous life, enabling him to confidently display his edge without causing jealousy and suppression from all sides.

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Peter’s problem is that he doesn’t know how to get along with mortal bureaucrats and is always greedily rushing things, which is why he had no choice but to leave domestic affairs and start his eastern campaign…

Hmm?

“Do you think he might learn from you?” Yan Yu suddenly had a thought, “Go out and form his own power base?”

“It’s possible.” Anna pondered for a while and then shook her head, “No, if he wanted to seize territory for himself, there would have been plenty of lands along the way for him to establish a foothold.”

“Maybe he’s just not impressed with them,” Yan Yu said, “Throughout the vast North Asia region, it’s your Amur Witch’s Group that has integrated best in the east, everywhere else is chaos. He doesn’t have enough people either; even if he conquers some land, he won’t be able to establish order right away… I bet he actually wants to take control of your Witch’s Group, picking up something ready-made, then use it to challenge the homeland. If the homeland offers a low price, he might directly rebel and establish his own rule.”

“Well, he’ll have to beat me first for that to happen,” Anna said with a cold laugh.

“Are you certain?” asked Yan Yu.

“I admit he’s pretty tough,” Anna reviewed the intelligence gathered overnight in her mind and finally concluded, “If it comes down to one-on-one combat, I have an eighty percent chance of winning.”

“Eighty percent is too low,” Yan Yu said. “And you should also guard against him not fighting you alone. Reports indicate he’s brought a few people with him, Sullivan, Alexander, and Xie Liufu.”

“Doesn’t matter.” Anna stretched lazily, “I’ll also bring my husband over. If he wants to fight dirty, then we’ll just go to war, and we’re not afraid of that.”

“Who is your husband?” Yan Yu asked, playing dumb.

“Husband? What husband?” Anna also played dumb, “I meant, ‘I will bring you with me.’ How did you hear husband? Oh, could it be you have improper thoughts about me…”

She pinched Yan Yu’s cheeks with a grin, and Yan Yu, showing no courtesy, rubbed her belly, causing Anna’s cheeks to redden slightly. She couldn’t help but lift her mouth and plant a kiss on him.

“Anna!” Suddenly, a loud knocking and Clara’s shouting came from outside, “Peter has crossed the Lena River! Lord Ivan is sending an urgent call for help!”

“Get lost!” Anna immediately roared, frightening Clara into running away.

“Last time you scolded her harshly because she didn’t knock,” Yan Yu asked with feigned laughter, “And what’s the reason this time?”

“She ruined a good moment!” Anna flipped over him angrily, biting down on Yan Yu’s lips as if a tiger seizing its prey.