Chapter 273: Intimidating the Demons
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
[On the 71st day, on the third day of the battle, the Buddhists and Daoists were seriously injured and fled one after another. At present, only Yan Chixia was still fighting with the Centipede Spirit.
[All the sh.e.l.ls on the Centipede Spirit’s body had been cracked. The three days of battle had also caused him serious injuries.
“Hahaha, after I kill you, I will turn all the people of the capital into blood and food. Since you won’t let me devour the Dragon Qi, I will slaughter your people.”
[The centipede let out a wild laugh.
[Seeing that he was about to win, it was inevitable for him to be arrogant.
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[At that moment, Yan Chixia was holding a sword with both hands and floating in the air. The three days of battle had turned the imperial palace into ruins. Yan Chixia was also seriously injured, and his eyes were scanning left and right.
[On a high platform far away, you waved at Yan Chixia when you saw him looking at you.
[This was the signal that you had agreed with him. It meant that everything was ready and that he had to leave quickly.
[After that, the killing intent in Yan Chixia’s eyes exploded. The strength that he had been hiding all this time also erupted.
[A cold sword light cut through the entire sky. This slash cut off even the Centipede Spirit’s antennae.
“Ah!”
[A miserable scream echoed above the ruins of the palace. When the Centipede Spirit wanted to attack again and kill Yan Chixia, the latter would definitely die.
[However, he suddenly realized that there was no one in front of him.
[He was the only one left standing there alone.
[A breeze blew past, stirring up some dust. An extremely ominous feeling filled the Centipede Spirit’s heart instantly.
[One spot lit up, ten spots lit up, and hundreds and thousands of spots lit up at the same time.
[A series of explosions instantly erupted in the imperial city. The 100,000 tons of gunpowder gathered in one spot exploded. The power was incomparably terrifying, especially since this gunpowder was the product of your modifications.
[Although the Ming dynasty’s current technology wasn’t enough to greatly increase the power of the gunpowder, under your careful preparation, you mixed a large amount of white sugar into the original black gunpowder.
[At this time, the Ming dynasty could already extract white sugar. Therefore, the explosion of 100,000 tons of black gunpowder was enough to destroy more than half of the capital.
[Thick black smoke filled the entire capital city. Even if one had already left far away, they would still be covered in dust.
[Just as you waved your hand and fanned away the black smoke, a figure instantly landed at your feet.
[The person’s entire body was pitch black, and only a few strips of cloth remained of his clothes.
[However, from the beard on his face and his facial features, you could still recognize the MC of this world, Yan Chixia.
[You hurriedly went forward to see if Yan Chixia was dead. One had to know that this person was an MC, and his strength was not weak. In this world, he could be of great help to you.
[Seeing that Yan Chixia was still breathing, you hurriedly called for the guards and ordered them to take good care of him.
[You, on the other hand, ordered the army to enter the city and clean up the ruins.]
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[On the 73rd day, the black fog that filled the air lasted for two whole days before it completely disappeared under the irrigation of heavy rain. Everyone came to the imperial city and looked at the scene in front of them in shock.
[The gargantuan centipede’s body had been blasted into pieces and scattered all over the ground, with green mucus covering a large area.
[The Eldest Princess stood at the front and shouted at everyone, “Hang this monster’s corpse outside the city walls. I want to use it to intimidate all the demons in the world…”
[This was also in your plan. In the current royal family, other than a few princes who were sealed away, the Eldest Princess was the only royal relative.
[As it was the Eldest Princess who led the team and killed the monster that killed the emperor, she also led the army in the capital city. Therefore, at this moment, anyone with a discerning eye could see what the future Ming dynasty would be like.
[Therefore, after the Eldest Princess finished speaking, there were officials from the Eldest Princess’ faction who knelt down and requested an order. The country could not be without a ruler for a day. The Eldest Princess had shaken the entire world and killed the monster, so she should inherit the throne.
[The Eldest Princess declined. Then, dozens of officials knelt down and requested an order. The Eldest Princess continued to decline.
[Finally, under the pleas of all the officials, soldiers, and people, the Eldest Princess spoke. “For the sake of all the people of our dynasty, I will do as you wish.”
[Just like that, the Eldest Princess gave up the throne three times and then inherited the Ming dynasty.]
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[On the 75th day, the coronation ceremony was held in a hurry. However, although the Ming dynasty had experienced many years of bewitching chaos, and the national treasury was empty, you still had a lot of wealth in your hands. This made the coronation ceremony not too shabby.
[The Eldest Princess’ t.i.tle changed to the Holy Empress. The many ministers who had previously submitted to the empress received great rewards for their contributions to the throne.
[Among them, you were at the forefront and were conferred the t.i.tle of Regent by the Holy Empress. You enjoyed the privilege of freely entering and leaving the palace and meeting officials of a higher rank.
[Many people were dissatisfied with you, but the empress trusted you, so no one dared to provoke you.]
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[On the 90th day, the imperial city gradually began to recover under the continuous construction of the city. Due to the tragic death of the Centipede Spirit, the fate of the country that was absorbed returned to the Dragon Vein.
[Changes were happening everywhere in the Ming dynasty. The bandits had all left the mountains to become good. There were fewer bullies and hoodlums in the city.
[The local temples had also been restored. Ordinary lesser demons and ghosts no longer dared to enter the imperial city anymore.
[Especially the corpse of the Centipede Spirit hanging outside the capital city shocked all the demons in the world.
[Although the Centipede Spirit was not famous, his enormous aura was enough to make all the demons tremble in fear even after his death.
[A demon that was infinitely close to a 10,000-year-old great demon was killed by the Ming dynasty just like that.
[Naturally, no demon dared to provoke such a Ming dynasty…
[As for you, after becoming the Regent, you could mobilize anyone and anything in the Ming dynasty, and the policy of rejuvenating the country with technology was developed to the extreme by you.
[You gathered the elites of the entire country and set up a special department called the Research Inst.i.tute.
[All the information you brought from the modern era was made into books and stored in it.]
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[On the 120th day, the first light bulb was successfully lit. On the same day, the steam engine model was also successfully created.]
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[On the 150th day, the Ming dynasty’s shotgun was successfully upgraded to an automatic rifle. Your research team’s level had been raised in a straight line. They had already started developing tanks.]