You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 611 - 275: You Want Me to Take Concubines for the Sake of the Nation?

Divine Forged City, the square was crowded with onlookers because today there was ’entertainment’ to watch again.

In this busy and entertainment-lacking country, executions were one of the few pleasures for many, especially since today’s hanging was of an Empire noble.

"You cannot do this to me!"

"I have fought for the Empire, I have bled for His Majesty, I demand to see His Majesty!"

The heart-wrenching curses and pleas eventually fell into silence. The once-feared Beast Fighting Arena Master, a military noble who made his mark on the battlefield, was now just a 300-pound ’corpse’.

"Hang him!"

"Long live His Majesty!"

The surrounding crowd was jubilant. Hanging a noble lord was as joyous as a festival for them.

However, in the splendid palace, the Emperor on the golden throne found no joy in this.

"Your Majesty, the execution has been carried out."

The Captain of the Guard, who came to report, was trembling, his head hung low, not daring to look up, because today the Blood Emperor was in a foul mood.

Nobody wanted to become the Emperor’s punching bag; their lives were their only possession.

Ishtar had a cold expression; the battle three days ago was vivid in his memory. If not for the small Titanium God Steel Steam Armor he carried and the timely support of the Imperial Guard, he might have already been lying in a coffin as the "late Emperor."

"Have the assassins been caught?"

"Not yet."

The Captain of the Guard’s head hung even lower, wishing he could bury it in the ground.

"A bunch of useless fools!"

While Ishtar was angry, he felt more tired and powerless inside.

Even as the emperor, at this moment, he felt helpless. He could kill, but he could not eradicate greed and corruption. The outbreak of this assassination case finally awakened Ishtar from the sweet dream of hegemony, and looking ’down,’ he saw many shocking problems.

After interrogation and investigation by the intelligence department, the ins and outs of the matter were finally clarified.

The owner of the Beast Fighting Arena was a minor noble with some background, who rose to power through military accomplishments. Logically, he should have been among the most loyal to the Empire.

Yet such a person actually dared to sell tickets at high prices to unidentified individuals for profit, ultimately allowing the assassins to enter the audience grandly and even approach the viewing platform.

Small examples reflect greater issues; such problems were not isolated but permeated throughout the Empire, where people acted superficially and were motivated solely by profit, breeding corruption.

Ishtar was an ambitious emperor and the founder of the Empire, so he had perceived the various internal issues in the Iron Fury Empire.

Language barriers, different customs, and an Empire that seemed immensely powerful on the surface were, in fact, just a ragtag group forcefully assembled, with no inherent foundation.

This was exceptionally dangerous; perhaps just one defeat could lead the entire Empire to collapse instantly, fragmenting into hundreds of nations and reverting to its former fragmented state.

"No, I am the Emperor, divinely ordained, I will never be defeated!"

Ishtar felt chills all over; he could not allow such a scenario to occur. The empire he built with his own hands must be passed on to future generations, enduring forever!

With this thought, Ishtar clenched his iron fist, his gaze becoming sharper than ever: "Victory, only victory, can uphold the great achievements of the Empire!"

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Great Qi, the Capital.

"Your Majesty, good news!"

The State Preceptor Lv Gongming came to see Ye Qingzhou enthusiastically, presenting the long-term work results of Wang Junfeng in the Land of the Setting Sun.

With a beaming face, he suggested to Ye Qingzhou: "I humbly request Your Majesty to marry these three women for the sake of national strategy, to divide and rule over the Land of the Setting Sun, making it forever a vassal of Great Qi." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

After speaking, Lv Gongming bowed and began to analyze the benefits for Ye Qingzhou: "These three women are all royal descendants of the Land of the Setting Sun. Once Your Majesty takes them as consorts, the offspring will automatically gain inheritance rights to the lands according to local customs and laws. By such a division and rule strategy, Great Qi can maintain eternal dominance."

Ye Qingzhou listened with a speechless expression: "You old scoundrel, what do you take me for? A stud?"

"Your Majesty is not at a loss; I have also seen these three women. They are still virgins of pure Yin, unwed. Though their looks differ from us Central Plains People, their skin is fair and beautiful, with golden hair and green eyes, quite attractive..."

"Alright, let’s get down to serious matters first."

Ye Qingzhou waved off Lv Gongming’s lengthy discourse; over the years of acquaintance, he knew too well the character of this Louguan Dao Dao Master, who was exceedingly improper.

Despite his impropriety, Lv Gongming had extraordinary insight and thought processes.

He had already dissected and analyzed the Steam Core sent back by Wang Junfeng: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the design and manufacture of that steam core are indeed exceptionally exquisite, an ultimate application of the Dao of Water and Fire. But the craftsmen of the Iron Fury Empire understood only the how, not the why..."

As Lv Gongming explained, Ye Qingzhou also took a sample, extending his Divine Thought into the steam core to sense it closely.

"Hmm, it is indeed a Golden Talisman Secret Text of Water and Fire, and the power within has been extrapolated to an unimaginable realm."

Ever since comprehending the ’Immortal Slaying Sword Register,’ Ye Qingzhou had been contemplating how to perfect this move, and now, through this analogy, he had new ideas.