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The appearance of the fire train instantly set ablaze the interest of various dynasties, with people unanimously agreeing that the fire train was certainly not of this world. Furthermore, with the emergence of the fire train, the rumors about Lu Chen's mystical fate once again widened.

As the news of the fire train spread across all the dynasties, the words Lu Chen spoke on the train platform to his wives and concubines also circulated throughout the kingdoms.

This made people realize once again the extent of Lu Chen's ambition.

If the various dynasties were not united, it would be nearly impossible for Lu Chen to lay train tracks across all of them for the North Country to run fire trains. Quite clearly, Lu Chen's statement was an indication that one day he intended to annihilate all the dynasties to establish a unified one, and then he would spread the train tracks across the entire world.

Da Yue Dynasty.

Empress's Bedchamber.

Within the red curtains, the Yue Emperor was clothed in a red golden-threaded phoenix robe, her head adorned with a glittering golden phoenix hairpin, her stunningly cold jade cheeks looking indifferently at the intelligence in her hands.

"Desiring to lay train tracks across all the great dynasties, this young man is not old, yet his ambitions are indeed not small," she mused.

"This is the first time I have encountered someone with such ambition."

At that moment, outside the red curtains, several ministers were kneeling. Then, one of them spoke, "Your Majesty, your servant suggests an alliance with Great Wu, to swiftly eliminate Great Sum and North Country. Having such an ambitious person near Da Yue, if we wait until North Country grows stronger, it will inevitably become a disaster."

Another minister agreed, "Your servant also believes we should get rid of the North Prince as soon as possible. Recently, a lot of intelligence has emerged from Great Sum, indicating that the North Country's Heavenly Human Realm might not exist at all. It's probable that the North Country's show of force is merely a bluff to buy time for their development."

"Now that North Country already possesses such formidable military strength, if we allow them to continue growing, they will become a great scourge!"

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Hearing the words of the ministers, the Yue Emperor fell into deep thought. Indeed, North Country posed a tremendous threat to Da Yue, even greater than the Barbarian Tribe to the north.

If they did not eradicate this threat promptly, Da Yue would eventually succumb to North Country.

After pondering for a while, the Yue Emperor said coldly, "North Country is indeed a significant menace to Da Yue's well-being, but, with the Barbarian Tribe being quite active to the north and showing signs of moving south, it is not appropriate for us to be at odds with North Country for the time being."

"However, we must find a way to obtain that secret weapon of North Country and the so-called fire train. Inform Murong Xue'er that I will give her three more months to get close to the North Prince at any cost and acquire North Country's secret weapons and the blueprints for the fire train," she commanded sternly.

Upon hearing the Yue Emperor's words, the ministers outside the curtains refrained from saying anything further.

Indeed, it was not suitable to make an enemy of North Country at the moment, especially since they had yet to attain North Country's secret weapon. The weapon was what they currently feared most. If they couldn't secure it and rashly attacked North Country, they too might suffer greatly.

As she spoke, the Yue Emperor suddenly thought of something else and continued, "Moreover, tell Murong Xue'er to find a way to confirm whether North Country truly lacks a Heavenly Human Realm expert."

News that North Country lacked Heavenly Human Realm masters had been out for months, and various powers had sent people to investigate its veracity. However, since no one had managed to make contact with Zhuge Zhongguang, almost no one could confirm the authenticity of the news. People had to assume that Zhuge Zhongguang had indeed broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

If Da Yue intended to take action against North Country, they needed to determine North Country's true strength. If Zhuge Zhongguang had really reached the Heavenly Human Realm, then the difficulty of eradicating North Country would climb another step.

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Great Wu Dynasty.

Green Cloud Palace.

Wu Junwan leaned on a beauty couch, listening to female guards in the grand hall report on North Country's intelligence.

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After hearing the specific introduction of the train, Wu Junwan's willow eyebrows slightly frowned, and then she asked, "How much cargo can this train pull at one time?"

The female guard replied, "Not sure, but our people found out that many carriages can be added behind this train. If all these carriages are used to transport people, ten carriages can carry at least two thousand people."

Hearing the female guard's reply, Wu Junwan fell into silence.

Trains did not need to rely on animal power, and hardly required rest, covering two hundred kilometers in six hours, which meant four hundred kilometers in one day. What was most important was that as long as the railway existed, trains could continuously transport troops to the war front, faster than traditional cavalry.

If the border towns of the North Country were all equipped with train tracks in the future, the military transport capability of North Country would greatly increase.

Of course, this was not the most important.

If North Country only treated the train as a means of transportation, Wu Junwan would not feel there was anything special about it. What she cared about most were the words that North Prince had said on the day of the train's test run.

After coming back to her senses, Wu Junwan continued to ask, "Did North Prince really say that he intends to extend the train tracks to all the major dynasties?"

The female guard answered, "That's the rumor. Whether it's true or not, we cannot judge."

Wu Junwan muttered to herself, "If I'm not mistaken, the phrases 'All under heaven is the king's land' and 'The shores of the land within his realm all belong to the king' were also his words."

The female guard said, "Indeed, he said that. Those phrases were even published in the announcement issued by North Country at that time."

Wu Junwan talked to herself, "This young man actually has such great ambition. In that case, Qingrou should be feeling uneasy now."

North Country shared a border with Great Jue, being so close; if North Country grew stronger, North Prince would inevitably choose to eradicate the Da Yue Dynasty first to fulfill his own ambitions.

Thinking of this, Wu Junwan said to the female guard, "Wait here for a moment, I will write a letter to the Yue Emperor. You will send this letter to the Yue Emperor later."

The last alliance failed because the Yue Emperor had no immediate plans to confront North Country, believing that North Country's mysterious weapons were too fearsome. Now that North Prince had once again shown his ambition, Wu Junwan did not believe the Yue Emperor could remain seated still.

Her good sister, she should agree to form an alliance with Great Wu this time, right?

The ministers in the Great Jue court hall could probably also see what North Prince might do next; they should now support the Yue Emperor to form an alliance with Great Wu, right?

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North Country.

Hall of Political Affairs.

Lu Chen sat on the throne, listening to officials reporting in the grand hall.

The official currently reporting was from the Agricultural Bureau under the Ministry of Household, detailing the year's pioneering of new land and the promotion of high-yield crops.

After listening to the Agricultural Bureau official's report, Lu Chen said, "It seems that the promotion of high-yield crops is progressing quicker than I anticipated."

Hearing this, the Agricultural Bureau official said, "For the rapid promotion of high-yield crops, the commoners almost all went out to buy grain for consumption, leaving about eighty percent of this year's harvest for seeding."

The commoners knew that the high-yield crops promoted by the Prince's Mansion had particularly high yields, and in order to live without the fear of hunger as soon as possible, they spontaneously left a large amount of seed. The high-yield crops harvested this year were mostly saved for planting the following year.

This led to a very rapid promotion of high-yield crops in North Country. At this rate of promotion, within no more than three years, North Country's food problem could be completely solved.