Chapter 1279 – Darkness Empire

The appearance of the Mu Continent added a lot of uncertainty for Great Xia.

Apart from the threat of the Mu Continent, Nanjiang was also facing Java. Regionally, they both came from the same source.

The appearance of Mu might give Java some bad thoughts.

In the 7th year of Gaia, under the suppression of Great Xia, Java had been incredibly quiet; it was like they did not even exist. With the appearance of Mu, would Java go all out and fight to the death?

Ouyang Shuo decided to take the initiative.

On that very day, Ouyang Shuo ordered the Nanyang warzone to prepare for the Java war. They would try to remove them before the Chinese New Year and unify Nanjiang.

Only then could they fully prepare for the Mu Continent.

Apart from Nanjiang, Hawaii that was right next to Mu was in even more danger. Based on the news revealed by Gaia, Hawaii was pretty much right next to it and could face enemy threats at any moment.

Furthermore, Hawaii was Great Xia’s most important middle ground in the Pacific; they could not afford to lose it.

Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate. He immediately ordered the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the Pacific Squadron and the Tiger Legion corps that were supposed to move to the America warzone to prepare to go to Hawaii.

A huge storm was about to sweep the Pacific.

At the same time, the Black Snake Guards would act, using Hawaii to scout the Mu Continent. Without any first hand intel regarding Mu, none of them could be at ease.

Their focus was to check whether the Mu Continent had a strong navy or not.

The Mu Continent was in the Pacific, so whether it had a strong navy or not would decide its ability to expand. If they did not, the Mu Continent would not pose a huge threat in the short term.

If they did, Great Xia might have to prepare to give up on the Hawaii Prefecture.

After all, with the grain storage there, they would not be able to support a large-scale battle.

There were only three changes in the 8th system update, but it turned the game world on its head. As time was of the essence, Ouyang Shuo was unable to evaluate the changes this update would cause to Great Xia.

Everything would be left to time.

Ouyang Shuo felt the most worried about the intel regarding the Mu Continent. The unknown always scared people the most. The trial lands were known for being mysterious. If one was not clear about it, how would one be able to rest easy?

…

Mu Continent, Hilanibula City.

Former Japan Lord Keisuke Honda, former Korea Lord Park Wins, former Luzon Lord Mading, and the other Lords of the destroyed countries had gathered together. Looking at the disappearing veil, they cried tears of joy.

“We finally made it!”

The Lords were all really emotional while feeling a little tragic and sad.

The environment of the trial lands was just too intense. Right after reviving, they had to face attacks from monsters and natives.

That’s right, natives.

To increase the level of difficulty, Gaia had a Mu empire on the continent. Before the Mu empire, the new players had no way to fight back.

Luckily, they survived.

A day ago, the players in the trial lands had successfully usurped the Mu empire. They founded a new empire on its ruins – the Darkness empire.

The meaning behind the name was that it was an alliance for taking revenge.

Gaia used the 8th system update to remove the lock on the Mu Continent because of their success. However, if the Mu empire had not fallen, the trial lands would not have appeared on the main map.

The Darkness alliance used an imperial family system. Keisuke Honda was the king, so the Japanese were the king race. Meanwhile, the others were given marquises or other high ranks and formed the core of the empire. Behind them were similarly their races.

Hence, the cake that was the Mu Empire was split between them.

“No matter what, let’s understand the world situation before discussing the next step.” Keisuke Honda looked in the direction of Great Xia. An unconcealable vicious glow appeared in his eyes.

The trial lands had no way to access news about the main map.

Although he hated Great Xia to the core, after the training in the trial lands, Keisuke Honda and the rest had become really stable; they would not act rashly.

When the others heard that, they all nodded.

Park Wins smiled and said, “Let this world shake for us!” His words were filled with confidence. Thinking about the surviving player forces, he felt really certain.

…

Gaia 8th year, 1st month, 5th day, Imperial Capital.

A month had passed, and the cold winter had swept down from the north. Even the imperial capital that was right next to the Gulf of Tonkin felt the cold breeze.

Within the Imperial Reading Room, a flame was burning.

Many expensive spices were added to the burning coal, giving rise to a white smoke that lifted one’s spirits.

Ouyang Shuo had reached the innate realm. Naturally, he was not afraid of the cold. The flames furnace was prepared for the officials, especially the old ones whose bodies could not take it.

Five days had passed, and the Black Snake Guards had finally gathered some news about the Mu Continent.

After Ouyang Shuo read the new, his expression became somber as he muttered, “Darkness empire, darkness empire.” The worst-case scenario had occurred. Not only did the Mu continent merge as one, but they were also a group of people out for revenge.

Thinking about this, Ouyang Shuo said to Su Zhe, who was the advisor on duty, “Send my decree!”

“Yes, my emperor!”

Su Zhe took out a blank white memorial. He raised his brush and dipped it in some ink, his actions smooth as water. Working in the Secret Document Pavilion and being under the gaze of the emperor at every moment helped to train his aura and temperament.

Su Zhe’s sharpness was all kept within, and he appeared really humble and simple.

Similarly, the Secret Document Pavilion also helped to train one’s administrative talents. If Ouyang Shuo was not already used to him, moving Su Zhe over to be a Provincial Governor would not be a problem.

Out of the three Sus, Su Zhe was the best in terms of administrative ability.

“Get the Cabinet to lead and complete the withdrawal from Hawaii. Order the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the Pacific Squadron to find suitable islands away from the Mu Continent to build a resource base.”

In the end, Hawaii Prefecture was too close to Mu. Even if the Darkness empire used wooden boats, they would be able to cross the ocean and threaten the safety of the prefecture.

Withdrawing was the wise choice.

The Pacific Ocean was vast and had over ten thousand different islands. If the Pacific Squadron wanted to build an ocean resource base, it did not have to be on Hawaii. As long as they went out to search, they would definitely be able to find a suitable island.

The game world was not like real life, where all islands were occupied.

Since the ocean was huge, many of these islands had been disregarded.

Furthermore, after the map reset, the pressure on the Pacific Squadron’s logistics had been greatly reduced. Along with the second industrial revolution technology tree being unlocked, the construction of the iron armored warships would pick up speed.

Soon, the Pacific Squadron would be equipped with the most advanced warships.

After Su Zhe wrote up the decree, he respectfully handed it over to Ouyang Shuo for him to take a look and check that Su Zhe had written all that Ouyang Shuo wanted to say and did not miss anything out.

In terms of literary talent, Ouyang Shuo was not a match for the civil servants.

Ouyang Shuo nodded his head in satisfaction before taking out the imperial seal and saying, “Send it out right away!”

“Yes, your majesty!”

“Write up another decree to tell them to not delay anymore and attack Java right away.” The presence of the Darkness empire made Ouyang Shuo feel really uneasy, so he decided to strike first.

Su Zhe wrote out a second decree really quickly, which Ouyang Shuo stamped.

After a short while, the two decrees were sent to the Cabinet, Navy Headquarters, and Privy Court. The Cabinet was in charge of the withdrawal, the Navy Headquarters would inform the Pacific Squadron, and the Privy Court would inform the Nanyang warzone.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo’s words would normally stop at the Imperial Court level. If the lower units received imperial decrees, how would the Imperial Court retain its authority?

Furthermore, Ouyang Shuo’s decrees were simply written; they were more like orders.

The specifics would be arranged and decided by the three organizations. It was not that a simple sentence from Ouyang Shuo could immediately start a war.

That would be too fake.

Of course, the orders given by the three organizations would be sent to the Secret Document Pavilion to store. If Ouyang Shuo wanted to read it or investigate, he could read them at any time.

If the matter was really important, Ouyang Shuo would personally vet it.

This formed a closed circle, helping to protect the authority of the Imperial Court while ensuring that the Imperial Court was under Ouyang Shuo’s control.