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Chapter 1385: Counterattack Beyond the Domain (2)
Chapter 1385: Counterattack Beyond the Domain (2)
2018-01-25
In the realm beyond, only the top three most powerful factions, namely Great Qin, Western Han, and Western Chu, have the privilege of naming their cities after their former capitals.
Aside from these three, the naming of other cities must avoid the original world's capital names to prevent confusion. As a result, many unique and bizarre city names have emerged among the cities beyond the domain, such as Bright City.
Bright City, or simply Bright, is a large-scale city.
However, its location is somewhat problematic. If the hundred or so cities beyond the domain are considered a city cluster, Bright City is situated near the border.
Typically, areas like this have a poor environment, and even those living within the city may encounter various problems. It's a place where weaker factions reside, but the faction capable of building a city of this scale is undoubtedly formidable. Hence, the choice of location for this city is questionable.
Indeed, when Bright City was constructed, it shocked many in the realm beyond. After all, the owner of Bright City was none other than Zhu Yuan Zhang, the founding ancestor of the Ming Dynasty.
Don't underestimate the Ming Dynasty just because it was overthrown by the Aisin Gioro clan. In the realm beyond, the Ming Dynasty is incredibly powerful and undoubtedly a top-tier force.
Zhu Yuan Zhang's civil and military officials were also exceptionally formidable. In civil affairs, he had Li Shanhang, Song Lian, Hu Wei-yong, Zhu Sheng, Feng Sheng, and Tao An. In military matters, he had Xu Da, Chang Yu Chun, Yuan Chong Huan, and Qi Ji Guang, among other generals.
This lineup is also top-tier in the realm beyond. Moreover, this is because after entering the realm, Liu Bolin, Zhu Yuan Zhang's trusted advisor, became lost and rarely appeared, and he may have even parted ways with Zhu Yuan Zhang. If Liu Bolin were still around, Zhu Yuan Zhang could have challenged the top-tier forces and become a leading force among them.
The reason why such a powerful force chose to establish their city on the outskirts is largely due to Zhu Yuan Zhang's desire to drive out the Qing, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, among other foreign powers.
Zhu Yuan Zhang, unlike Lu Hai Kong, who was born into a bandit family, was a beggar from the very beginning.
Of course, age is not a barrier to ambition, and one's background does not define one's potential.
However, due to his background, Zhu Yuan Zhang had some personality flaws. He was not only extremely controlling but also vengeful. When he arrived in the realm beyond and learned that his Ming Dynasty had fallen and was conquered by barbarians, he couldn't bear it.
Consequently, the foreign powers in the realm beyond suffered greatly at Zhu Yuan Zhang's hands. The establishment of Bright City in this location was largely due to this reason, at least from the perspective of the other forces in the realm.
Few people knew that Zhu Yuan Zhang's choice of location for Bright City had another purpose.
When he chose the site for Bright City, his relationship with Liu Bolin had not yet deteriorated completely. The selection of Bright City's location was actually Liu Bolin's decision.
This is where it gets interesting. If Zhu Yuan Zhang had chosen the location, it could be attributed to his recklessness. But Liu Bolin is different; his decision to place Bright City here must have had a deeper meaning.
On the one hand, Liu Bolin wanted to pull Zhu Yuan Zhang away from the center of conflict. On the other hand, there was a crucial reason: beneath Bright City lay a massive gateway leading to the Three Kingdoms world, the other side of the cross-domain gate that Lu Hai Kong had discovered.
In fact, Liu Bolin had discovered this gateway decades ago but kept it a secret, even from Zhu Yuan Zhang.
Not only did he convince Zhu Yuan Zhang to establish the Demon City on top of a Cross-Domain Gate, but Liu Bolin also disappeared after the establishment of Bright City. However, what no one knew was that for these past few decades, Liu Bolin had never left Bright City. He had been guarding the Cross-Domain Gate beneath it all this time.
Of course, Liu Bolin's decades-long role as a gatekeeper wasn't to help Beyond the World resist external enemies. If that were the case, there would be no need to hide the location of the Cross-Domain Gate from Zhu Yuan Zhang. If that had been the case, the Three Kingdoms World would have become a part of Beyond the World decades ago.
His decades-long role as a gatekeeper was actually to verify his own divination!
For this divination, he had waited for decades, and fortunately, his wait wasn't in vain.
"Have they finally arrived?"
Beneath Bright City, Liu Bolin, who had been residing there for decades, awoke from his meditation, his deep eyes fixed on the Cross-Domain Gate.
At this moment, the ten-meter-tall and five-meter-wide Cross-Domain Gate was trembling continuously. As the gate shook, Liu Bolin couldn't help but tremble as well, after all, it had been decades of waiting.
However, strangely, after decades of waiting, Liu Bolin didn't continue waiting as the gate trembled and was about to open.
Before the gate opened, Liu Bolin turned and left.
Liu Bolin's departure didn't affect the Beyond World Gate; the gate continued to tremble, and the frequency of the tremors increased, even affecting the surrounding environment. In a moment, the entire Bright City began to shake as well.
"What's happening? What's going on?"
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In Bright City, the current administrator, Chang Yu Chun, was immediately alerted when the city started shaking.
With a strength value of 100, Chang Yu Chun instantly sensed the source of the tremors and took immediate action, rushing towards the source. In a few moments, he arrived above the source of the tremors.
It must be said that Chang Yu Chun's timing was impeccable. Just as he arrived, a massive pillar of light burst forth from the ground in front of him, shooting straight towards the sky.
Within this enormous pillar of light, hundreds of terrifying auras surged forth, causing Chang Yu Chun's face to pale instantly.
With his strength, he could sense that each of the hundreds of auras was no weaker than his own, and there were even twenty to thirty auras far surpassing his. This sudden turn of events almost left Chang Yu Chun bewildered.
Fortunately, as a veteran general who had experienced countless battles, his psychological endurance was commendable. He quickly regained his composure and, with a flash of his figure, prepared to flee. He had no intention of confronting enemies of this caliber, let alone engaging in conversation with them.
He was well aware that to survive, he needed to act fast.
Unfortunately, his actions weren't swift enough. By the time he started moving, Lu Hai Kong had already noticed him, sealing his fate.
Chang Yu Chun had barely taken a few steps when he realized he couldn't escape. A dagger was already pressed against his neck...
(End of Chapter)
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