As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 175: Land of Divine Fire
As the sun sets, the sunset glows the sky red, and a gentle breeze blows the man's hair.

"Okay, just send it here!"

"Brother Ye, don't forget what I told you."

Having said that, Mingchen waved his hand towards Ye Kaifeng and said, "Let's just say goodbye now!"

The two hadn't known each other for long, and although there was a thin barrier after they learned of each other's identities, they were still half friends and got along quite well.

Ye Kaifeng was stunned, looking at the empty street, a little confused: "Ah? Brother Ming, how are you leaving?"

"Brother Ye, since you already know that I am Mingchen, haven't you heard any rumors about Mingchen?"

Mingchen smiled at him and looked at the sky.

The next moment, a flash of white light passed by.

"Wow!"

The loud cries pierced the sky.

Invisible magic power spread out, and the little bird suddenly swelled up and became very big.

With the wings spread, a strong wind whistled, carrying Mingchen into the sky.

"This this……"

The drunkard was left standing there, staring blankly at the strange man walking away.

Speaking of which, he was a little slow when he first brought Mingchen to Xiaoyao City on horseback.

……

night.

"Your Majesty, it's done!"

There is a special martial arts training ground in Xiaoyao City, and Wang Huai usually prohibits anyone from entering.

The old man in black robe said to the sharp-eyed emperor in front of him with a smile on his face.

In front of them was a large group of soldiers.

There were about three hundred of them, arranged neatly, with well-proportioned bodies, expressionless faces, and a strange aura about them.

The moonlight reflected a bloody color and fell on the soldiers.

The bloody smell spread, and blood lingered and enveloped their bodies.

"Blood is the guide of the Blood King, who is invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire."

"I only obey the orders of your majesty, the Blood Sky Kui."

"In terms of combat effectiveness alone, they are no less powerful than the giant elephant guards of the Southern Liang Dynasty that dominated the world four hundred years ago, and can withstand tens of thousands of troops."

The old man looked at Wang Huai with humility and said, "They will become the sharpest knives, piercing all obstacles in your majesty's path."

"Oh?"

Wang Huai raised his eyebrows, picked up a big knife, and said, "Let me try!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung the sword in his hand and slashed at the nearest soldier.

"when!"

The blood surrounding the soldier began to flow, circulating in his palms, emitting strange glows.

With a push of his hands, he blocked Wang Huai's powerful knife.

Wang Huai looked at the other person and nodded slightly: "Well... not bad..."

With these soldiers, the army's combat effectiveness can undoubtedly be greatly enhanced.

Seeing the other person's expressionless face and pale lips, he asked again, "Are they still alive?"

The old man shook his head: "Not really."

"They don't need to eat, drink, defecate, or urinate, they don't feel tired, and they don't feel pain, but they need to drink three bowls of blood every day."

"kindness……"

Wang Huai seemed to remember something, frowned slightly, and asked him again: "How many people did you sacrifice alive?"

The old man bowed to Wang Huai and said respectfully, "5000 people."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the people I have sacrificed are all heinous bandits and criminals."

Wang Huai gave him a deep look, his face expressionless, unable to discern his joy or anger: "Qi Yuan, don't try to deceive me."

There are not so many bandits and criminals in Xiaoyao City.

The old man trembled, bowed his head and said, "This old minister dare not."

Thinking of what Mingchen had said to him, Wang Huai lowered his eyes and finally said nothing more.

Until there is solid evidence, there is suspicion.

As for doubts, just keep them in mind and don't let others see them.

He looked up at the sky, gazing at the bright moon overhead, and whispered, "Qi Yuan... do you think our Blood-Cloaked Army can truly accomplish great things?"

"I observe the stars and the moon day and night, and tell fortunes and divinations. I can't be wrong!"

"Blood clouds eclipsing the sun, golden scales leaping into the sky, these are all signs."

The old man said respectfully to Wang Huai, "Your Majesty, you are the chosen one. When you once again raised your voice, everything was predetermined. You will unify the world and achieve great success!"

"Is it……"

……

The rising sun drives away all the haze.

Jiazhou, Qifeng City, the place occupied by the Blood-Clothed Army in the early days.

An ordinary city with no special products and no cultural characteristics.

But something special happened a few years ago. A strange stone streaked across the night sky and fell from the sky. Since then, the climate has changed drastically, the temperature has risen, and even in winter it has been very warm.

As time goes by, winter passes and it becomes hotter and hotter.

There were not many people in the city, and the men all walked around shirtless.

"The weather is getting hotter and hotter!"

"what happened?"

"Didn't a strange rock fall from the sky a few years ago? I heard that a fire started where the rock fell. The fire was so strange that even water couldn't put it out."

"It's only spring now! What will happen if it's summer?"

"I heard the land is dry! How can we still farm it?"

……

The people in the city kept fanning themselves, looking at the bright sun overhead, and whispering to each other anxiously. As time passed, many people realized that something was wrong and moved away early.

The hot wind blew in my face, but there was a special person here today.

The handsome young man was wearing green brocade clothes and had a calm expression. Invisible magic power spread out from the white bird on his shoulder, and he was not affected by the scorching heat at all.

He moved to a shady spot and asked the talkative shirtless man, "Brother, tell me about the strange fire in the north."

"Eh?"

The man was startled, then looked up at Mingchen. Then, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes, and he sighed, "You young man are so handsome! But aren't you hot wearing these?"

Mingchen just shook his head: "It's not hot, brother, I'm very interested in this divine fire, please tell me about it."

This man was very young, but he was dressed strangely and spoke in a way that left no room for doubt.

The chatty elder brother was horrified and forgot to mention the other party's identity and marriage. He just replied, "I also heard it from others. A few years ago, a strange rock suddenly fell from Yuelong Mountain, ten miles north of us. It fell at night, and immediately flames broke out, the ground shook, and several buildings in our house collapsed."

"The river beside the mountain was cut in half."

"What a shame! I heard there are gods who can make rain and clouds rise in the Yuelong River."

"A golden flame spreads ten meters around the strange stone. It ignites immediately upon contact, and even water cannot extinguish it."

"Anyone who gets within a mile of it will feel hot all over, dizzy, and have a dry mouth. Their bodies will burst into flames. Two people have even been burned to death!"

"Our Lord Bai has sent soldiers to garrison there and forbid civilians from passing through."

Mingchen frowned slightly after listening to this string of nonsense: "What else?"

"Forehead……"

The elder brother twitched his lips and continued, "I heard from my older cousin who's in the army... It seems that at the location where the rock fell, the ground would tremble from time to time, and sometimes there would be steam rising, and there would be bursts of strange howling sounds, but I couldn't tell what animal it was..."

"Any more?"

"Nothing."

Mingchen shook his head, didn't say anything to the other party, and turned and left.

"What a weirdo..."

Looking at the handsome young man's back as he left, the eldest brother shook his head and sighed.

However, not long after, some people in the city looked up, their eyes widened, and they were amazed: "What...what is that?"

"What a big white bird!"

"It seems... there's a person sitting on its back!"

The white feathers fluttered in the wind, and with its wings spread, the white bird flew over the city sky.

"By the way, a meteorite also fell in Kyoto."

It's really unlucky in these troubled times, with meteorites falling everywhere.

I don’t know if there is anything special about the meteorite in the capital.

"Fuyao, how do you feel?"

"Any special feelings?"

The old emperor is quite reliable on this point.

It was said to be a strange fire, and he really found it.

From a distance, Mingchen could already see the golden flames spreading outwards from the fallen rocks, forming a circle.

This seems to be beyond the scope of scientific explanation.

Watching from afar, Mingchen had an inexplicable premonition that this strange fire should be different from the No. 5 scientific strange fire he had created before.

He wandered around Qifeng City for a while, but didn't collect any useful information.

Just go to the destination directly.

The little bird looked towards the north and shook his head woodenly: "I don't know either... I can't describe it..."

"Really……"

Mingchen lowered his eyes and said, "Fuyao, be careful. If you feel something is wrong, then give up. Got it?"

"Oh……"

The meteorite was two miles in radius, and local officials stationed soldiers to guard it, prohibiting ordinary people from entering.

However, Mingchen and Fuyao were obviously not someone that could be stopped by these ordinary soldiers.

With its wings spread, it flew into the restricted area.

……

Golden flames burned out of thin air, circling around and encircling the object in the center.

The flame emitted an alarming temperature, but it did not radiate outwards, and there was even a gap.

A white bird fell from the sky and landed a hundred meters away from the meteorite.

The ground was cracked and covered with scorched earth, and a pungent burning smell filled the air.

"It doesn't look like a meteorite..."

Mingchen looked at the thing that fell into the deep pit in front of him from a distance.

The thing was as tall as a person, looked very smooth, was in the shape of a teardrop, was brown all over, and was surrounded by flames, but it was not flammable when touched.

"Sir...why don't you just not come in!"

"I'm afraid I can't protect you!"

The current temperature is enough to steam the eggs.

Fuyao looked at the golden flame burning out of thin air from afar and frowned slightly.

At this moment, she forgot her usual coquettish tone and just spoke to Mingchen seriously.

This flame is more dangerous than those strange flames that Mingchen had experimented with before.

"No!"

"I'm right here watching you!"

Mingchen shook his head, the Immortal Jade Record in his hand radiating a brilliant light. He said to Fuyao, "Fuyao, you can go. I can protect myself."

Not only can he protect himself, but he can also protect Fuyao when necessary.

While the two were talking, it was at this moment.

"Who are you?!"

(End of this chapter)