Ming Dynasty: Gain one supernatural power every day

When Zhu Gaoxu saw his boss say that they should dismantle the teleportation portal and sell it for money, he almost spat out his saliva. He quickly replied by pressing the jade token.

Iron-Blooded Tenderness [Prince Zhu Gaochi of Han]: Boss, you're so ignorant! You're just stingy. This door was a teleportation portal created by Fourth Prince's supernatural powers. Guess where we are now? We've arrived in Annam!

The fourth brother's teleportation portal took us directly from Chizhou Prefecture to the front lines in Annam. We were in Chizhou Prefecture yesterday, and this morning we've arrived in Annam. It was over in the blink of an eye!

After posting the text, he also posted a video of Annan.

The footage shows a massive army lined up on the valley plateau, including vanguard troops riding rhinoceroses, war elephants carrying supplies, and a long line of Ming army banners in the distance. Qiu Fu's still bewildered expression was also captured on camera.

The group chat erupted in excitement once again.

Regent Zhu Gaochi: !!! Really? You've already arrived in Annam?

Seeking progress while maintaining stability [Prince Zhao, Zhu Gaosui]: Second brother, send me more videos! Let me see what Annam is like! I regret not going with you!

[Empress Xu Miaoyun]: This is too fast! Xi'er's supernatural powers are getting more and more amazing.

Zhu Gaoxi lay on the cloud chair, watching the messages in the group chat pop up one after another, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He pressed the voice button on the jade tablet and gave Empress Xu and the others a brief explanation of the teleportation technique.

It means opening a channel between two spatial coordinates, instantly teleporting from one place to another.

After explaining, he sent another message.

[Zhu Gaoxi]: Mother, elder brother and sister-in-law, would you like to come to Annam? I'll open a portal to bring you over and see what the front lines are like.

[Empress Xu Miaoyun]: Xi'er, you're so kind. I won't go. The front lines are for you all. If I go, it will only distract you. Just stay safe and come back safely.

[Princess Zhang Yan]: Fourth Uncle is working hard fighting outside. He should rest more when he has time. If we go, we will have to trouble him to take care of us, so we won't go.

Zhu Gaoxu waved the chat history on the jade tablet in front of Qiu Fu and said smugly, "See that, Old Qiu? The people in the capital already know we've arrived in Annam."

"Think about it now. Sending a messenger from Annam back to the capital would take ten days to half a month, even at the fastest horse. By then, it would be too late. Now, we can talk right here, and the people in the capital can hear us immediately. Isn't that amazing?"

As he spoke, he traced a few lines on the jade tablet with his finger, bringing up a previously recorded video of a portal and playing it in front of Qiu Fu.

In the scene, the breathtaking moment of the portal appearing out of nowhere is recreated once again, with golden light intertwining, wood and stone emerging, golden dragons coiling around pillars, and gems sparkling, the entire portal radiating golden light in the morning glow.

Qiu Fu looked at the flashing images on the jade tablet, listened to Zhu Gaoxu's endless boasting, and recalled that he had been living in a damp and stuffy military tent on the front line of Annam for the past few months, cut off from the capital, and did not even know that his son had become an official in the Prince Rui's mansion.

Meanwhile, his old friends in the capital followed Prince Rui, riding tigers, somersaulting on clouds, and chatting using magical jade tokens, living like immortals.

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. His expression was worse than crying. He felt like he wanted to die. He looked at Zhu Gaoxu's smiling face and felt speechless. He thought, "You came here specifically to annoy me, didn't you?"

Zhang Fu, who had witnessed everything clearly, took out his jade pendant and handed it to Qiu Fu, suppressing his laughter as he tried to smooth things over: "Your Highness, please stop talking, or Old Qiu will really cry. Our Duke of Qi spent several months in Annam; even if he didn't achieve anything, he certainly put in the effort. Your words are like stabbing him in the heart with a knife."

"But Lao Qiu, don't be discouraged," Xue Bin added with a smile. "His Highness Prince Rui said personally that as long as you make contributions, you'll have a chance to be rewarded. These fierce beast mounts, the somersault cloud, and those precious gourds are all rewards based on merit. Look at these vanguard soldiers; the rhinoceroses they ride were earned through bravery."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Fu's feigned melancholy finally crumbled, his eyes lit up, and his whole demeanor lifted.

If you can get a reward for making military achievements, that's easy. Why didn't you say so earlier? He's fought all his life, and fighting is what he's best at.

Moreover, with the addition of these beast legions, what about the Annamese rebels? They'll be easy prey. He had already mentally reviewed the battle plan. With the rhinoceros charging into the enemy lines, the war elephants breaching the city walls, and the unpredictable mobility of the teleportation portal, it would be difficult for him to lose this battle.

He'd then beat those barbarians to a pulp, and after that, he'd take his military merits to His Highness Prince Rui for a reward. The Annamite rebels were his ticket to acquiring those magical treasures!

My dears from Annan, your Grandpa Qiu Fu is here!

As the group walked toward the central command tent, the garrison troops stationed on the front lines of Annam gradually came into view of this strange group.

The soldiers craned their necks, their eyes nearly popping out. At the front was the emperor riding a tiger, followed by the generals riding lions, and then the young prince reclining on a cloud throne.

At the very back of the column, the vanguard riding rhinoceroses and war elephants carrying supplies surged out of the portal and lined up along the gentle slope of the valley.

The soldiers left behind were dumbfounded. They had been stationed on the front lines in Annam for months, dealing with miasma, mud, and jungles every day. When had they ever seen anything like this?

As Zhu Gaoxu and others talked about it on the road, the news spread like wildfire among the garrison troops, and everyone gradually learned about it.

The young prince reclining on the cloud-shaped chair is none other than the current Fourth Prince, His Highness Prince Rui, a direct disciple of the Daoist Ancestor, and a being among immortals. The tiger ridden by the emperor, the lion ridden by the general, the rhinoceros ridden by the vanguard, and the elephants of the supply corps were all gifts from His Highness Prince Rui.

The method of rewarding rhinoceros and elephant mounts also spread throughout the army: regardless of rank, only bravery mattered.

Many members of the expeditionary army that set out from the capital have already mounted rhinoceroses and elephants. Although those who remained in Annam missed the first wave, they still have a chance in the upcoming battles if they fight hard enough.

This news caused a stir among the border troops.

The soldiers were outwardly on guard duty and patrolling, but their eyes couldn't help but drift towards their comrades riding on the backs of rhinoceroses. Those men sat calmly on the broad backs of the rhinoceroses, looking down at them from above. This was enough to make any man who had been on the battlefield itch with envy.