DD2—Chapter 18: Juzi and Xu Tianran
"Although I bought those houses with my own money, I have no attachment to them at all.
I live in other empires outside of the Sun Moon Empire for more than a hundred days every year, but I only stay there critically to feel the narrowness of the Douluo Three Kingdoms and thus to understand the gap between them and the Sun Moon Empire more deeply!
Please rest assured, no matter where I live, I still have only one nationality, and I am still a proud Sun Moon person!
Moreover, I can swear a solemn oath that if the empire needs it, I can sell all the houses under my name and contribute to the empire's holy war. If I break this oath, my martial soul will be shattered, and my soul power level will never improve for the rest of my life!
Furthermore, since I am always confident in the Sun Moon Empire, I can make an accurate prediction here: as long as Your Majesty launches a holy war, the torrent created by soul guidance technology will completely crush the Douluo Three Kingdoms. The advantage is ours!" Chen Wei said passionately.
All the Sun Moon people present were moved, and they applauded. "Well said! You are worthy of being Teacher Chen Wei; you can easily do things that we can't!"
"I will go back now to sell my ancestral soul guidance devices. I also want to contribute to the holy war!"
Huo Yuhao looked at these fanatical people, silently walked around them, and went inside the long street. He felt that the internal propaganda of the Sun-Moon Empire was indeed a bit outrageous. An expert who bought fifty houses in other empires could say such righteous words.
He wondered where the Sun Moon Empire found such a talented person.
Of course, according to his understanding during this period, the atmosphere in Sun Moon Country was centered around "launching a holy war and unifying the Douluo Continent," and those voices calling for peace had long since disappeared.
However, because the accumulation of power in the Sun-Moon Empire was not enough, they did not directly launch a war. To give a simple example, to manufacture a ninth-level fixed-type soul guidance artillery shell, not only is a large number of rare metals needed, but also a ninth-level soul engineer typically requires three to six months to complete it.
Therefore, the ninth-level fixed-type soul guidance shells are so precious. Even the original novel's Beast King-level soul engineer group does not possess many ninth-level fixed-type soul guidance shells. In the Sun Moon Empire, the ninth-level fixed-type soul guidance shells are undoubtedly very important strategic materials.
He still remembered that in the original novel, Huo Yuhao participated in the Soul Guidance Competition and won the ninth-level Soul Guidance Shell reward from the Holy Spirit Church, but he did not go to the Holy Spirit Church to become a Holy Son. This incident made the elders of the Holy Spirit Church very anxious.
"Brother Tianmeng, have you found anything that we can snatch up?" Huo Yuhao asked Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in the Spiritual Sea as he walked.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's lazy voice came: "Brother has not found anything. Xiao Yuhao just keeps going forward. Once I find anything, I will inform you immediately. Of course, if the money is not enough, then I can't do anything.
After all, I can't possess you and then steal things. I can feel the aura of some Titled Douluo nearby. If I take action, we'll be dead. You know, I'm not good at fighting; I just live longer."
In the attic around the shop, a man in a wheelchair was looking down at the scene through the window.
Behind the man was a black-haired girl with a beautiful face, a good figure, and a lazy temperament. This temperament, coupled with her beautiful face, was enough to make any man fascinated by her.
"Juzi, your father has made great efforts in recent years to change the public opinion environment of the Sun Moon Empire. This person is one of the people arranged by your father. What do you think of him?" Xu Tianran asked calmly.
Juzi's expression moved slightly, knowing that Crown Prince Xu Tianran was testing her insight. She thought for a moment and said, "Although this man's remarks are somewhat biased, they are indeed conducive to creating an environment of public opinion that makes the people eager for a holy war. There will inevitably be a war between the Sun-Moon Empire and other empires. Your Majesty is playing a long game to pave the way for a war between the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Compared with the previous emperor, Your Majesty today can be said to be a man of great talent and wisdom and is worthy of being a wise ruler."
Xu Tianran's mouth curled up into a trace of a sneer. "You are right. As for the late emperor, my foolish uncle only knew how to desire peace blindly and created an atmosphere of public opinion that peace is the right path, which hindered the development of military soul guidance devices.
Therefore, he offended the interests of various forces, leading to the destruction of his whole family! This foolish man cannot be compared with my father."
"Do you think that if I were to become emperor, I could do better than my father?"
Hearing this, Juzi said gently, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince will naturally do better than Your Majesty. You are destined to become the greatest emperor of all time!"
Xu Tianran's expression eased. He grasped Juzi's soft, jade-like hand, rubbed it a few times, and said, "That's right; I want to conquer all the countries on this continent and wipe out the shame of the failure of the holy war more than 4,000 years ago. One day, this continent will be called the Sun Moon Continent, and I will be the greatest emperor praised by everyone!"
A beautiful smile appeared on Juzi's face as she opened her red lips slightly. "I believe Your Highness can do it. I will always stand behind Your Highness."
Xu Tianran's ears were soaked by the hot air exhaled by Juzi while she spoke. He looked at Juzi's smiling face and smelled the fragrance on her body. For a moment, he felt distracted, and his breathing became a little rapid.
If it weren't for his inhuman nature, he would have turned Juzi into his woman long ago and injected the prince's genes into her.
For Xu Tianran, the person he trusted the most was Juzi. After all, when he was assassinated, it was Juzi who risked her life to protect him. Therefore, anyone could betray him except Juzi.
Thinking of this, a trace of gloom appeared in his eyes. With the beauty by his side, he couldn't act on his desires. This was undoubtedly a huge regret for him. Of course, this news couldn't leak out; after all, many people were competing with him for the throne.
Even though he had a huge advantage now, once his inhumane nature spread, it meant that his rights to the throne would be jeopardized, and those who supported him would leave him without mercy.
After all, for an empire, its ruler must have the ability to reproduce!
Having no offspring means that this person's throne cannot be stable, and the people underneath him cannot settle comfortably.
"By the way, Your Highness, I recently found a student at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. He passed the first-level soul engineer assessment in just 20 days. I want to win him over."
Juzi felt the strength in Xu Tianran's hands gradually increasing, and knowing the prince was a little uneasy, she took the initiative to change the subject.
"Oh? He passed the soul engineer assessment in just 20 days?" Xu Tianran's eyes lit up. "Not bad, not bad. This broke the record since the founding of the Sun-Moon Empire. This person is indeed an extremely rare genius. Juzi, who is he?"
"This person's name is Huo Yuhao. He is currently studying under Teacher Xuan. In the future, he will become Teacher Xuan's disciple like me. Moreover, he is also at this treasure appreciation meeting now."
Juzi smiled and pulled out her red little hand that was pinched by Xu Tianran, then pointed in a direction on the long street, "That's Huo Yuhao."
Although Xu Tianran's strength was not evident on the surface, he was a Titled Douluo who took drugs, so he easily locked onto Huo Yuhao's figure in the crowd. "Is this Huo Yuhao? He looks a little young."
(End of this chapter)