You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 617 - 277: Welcome, Conqueror of the Empire

Chapter 617: Chapter 277: Welcome, Conqueror of the Empire

Woo woo woo~

Divine Forged City, Imperial Capital Railway Station, a special train arrived at the platform with a piercing whistle.

At this moment, the waiting area had been completely cleared, and hundreds of nobles stood in the howling cold wind, anxiously waiting.

The man who conquered the Empire was about to arrive.

The arrangements once prepared for the triumphant return of the Blood Emperor were now offered in vain respect, used to welcome the Empire’s greatest enemy. Such an outcome was truly too ironic.

As the train door opened, Xu Biyi, wielding a sword and shield, descended first with a squad of soldiers, followed by Zhang Shunchen with a longbow and quiver, eyes and ears alert.

After confirming safety, a debonair and elegant figure finally stepped out of the train, setting foot on the Empire’s territory.

Though over forty years old in this world, having reached the age of no confusion, Ye Qingzhou’s profound cultivation kept his cells vibrantly alive, his appearance seemingly forever frozen in youth, maintaining a handsome visage and ethereal aura.

He walked with Sword Step, his gaze commanding, and the moment he appeared, he exuded a powerful spiritual pressure, like a mountain of Sword Technique, causing the Iron Fury Nobles present to bow and kneel.

"Ministers of the lower nation, pay respects to the lord of the superior nation!"

"Rise."

Ye Qingzhou did not intentionally intimidate these people because there was no need.

Those who are not convinced can simply die; with the sword in hand, the world was already in his grasp.

The Empire’s Prime Minister, Rudolph, got up and, trembling, approached Ye Qingzhou, his tone supremely humble, "Welcome, Emperor of Great Qi, to the Land of the Setting Sun. We have prepared a banquet to welcome Your Majesty."

The imperial nobles before him had originally risen by clinging to Ishtar’s influence, gaining power.

Yet now, before Ishtar’s body was cold, they could hardly wait to forsake their old benefactor, switching allegiances to become Great Qi’s sycophants. It could only be said that their integrity was entirely absent, bringing utter shame.

However, for Great Qi, this was not necessarily a bad thing, as the Land of the Setting Sun under the control of these revelers posed the least threat to the Central Plains.

"No need for formalities, take me to the Divine Gifted Land."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this way please."

Prime Minister Rudolph did not hesitate to lead the way.

The Divine Gifted Land, when Ishtar was alive, was only accessible to core members of the Iron Fury Royal Family, considered a Holy Land by the Empire.

But those who can climb to high positions, who among them holds absolute loyalty to faith?

Politics, in the end, is the art of compromise.

Especially now that the Empire had been defeated, facing dismemberment; loyalists to the Empire were few and far between among the survivors.

Instead, there were countless who aimed to get a share out of the Empire’s remains.

And among them, Prime Minister Rudolph was one of the most proactive ones, if only he wasn’t too old; he even wanted to kneel and recognize Ye Qingzhou as his godfather.

Being an official, it wasn’t disgraceful.

With the clatter of hooves, a luxurious four-wheeled carriage sped along a straight and wide road, with tall buildings of steel and concrete flanking it, making Ye Qingzhou feel momentarily as if he had returned to Blue Star.

Yet, compared to the truly modernized society of the Dongji Kingdom on Blue Star, the Iron Fury Empire barely maintained a facade of glitter and glamor. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Behind the Empire’s prosperity lay countless industrial workers’ bones piled like mountains; Ishtar’s grand enterprise was built upon these heaps of corpses and vast rivers of blood.

Ye Qingzhou gazed coldly at all this, reflecting that without himself, the victor of this civilization struggle would likely have been the Iron Fury Empire.

Because the Iron Fury Empire had no moral bottom line, they could ruthlessly exploit the inhabitants of the Land of the Setting Sun, squeezing them dry like lemons, then sweeping the bones of the lower-class people into unnoticed corners.

In contrast, the people of the Central Plains had much more backbone.

If oppressed too fiercely, they could immediately demonstrate that ’Celestial Street tramples the bones of the lords, the inner treasury burns to embroidered ashes,’ showing that even beasts of burden have tempers.

While Ye Qingzhou was lost in thought, he suddenly perceived a strong hostility, yet his instinct for danger was not triggered, as the assailant’s strength was too weak to threaten his safety.

Boom~

A loud explosion sounded some kilometers away, followed by a metal projectile weighing over a hundred kilograms tearing through the sky, whistling towards them.

Standing on the carriage’s roof, Zhang Shunchen was the first to react, "It’s the 203 Heavy Artillery of the Imperial Army!"

In an instant, he had the longbow in hand, and as the bow bent like a full moon, the arrow, like a Flying Star, charged up and shot the incoming shell out of the air.

"Northwest direction, twelve li!"

With steps lifted by the Wind, Zhang Shunchen executed Body Technique Martial Technique, leaping into the air, soaring among the clouds, quickly locking onto the enemy’s position.

He then released another ’Flying Star Arrow,’ the arrow shot forth like a comet striking the moon, fiercely tearing through the air, dazzling brilliantly, directly hitting a 203mm steam cannon twelve li away.

Whoosh~ Bang~

Upon hitting its target, a violent blast triggered the ammunition’s explosion, and with a deafening boom, an orange-red mushroom cloud blossomed abruptly.

Yet, the assassin’s actions did not cease there, as twenty-two units of steam battle armor rushed from all directions, encircling and trapping the carriage that Ye Qingzhou was in.