As Lin Tian and others watched, the army of the Arabian Empire, with a few hundred men, marched towards them step by step.
Lin Tian was greatly surprised when he learned that the Emperor of the Arabian Empire intended to surrender directly.
He had originally thought that his army would have to reach the Emperor of the Arabian Empire before a surrender might occur.
He never expected that the army of the Arabian Empire would be willing to surrender even before his own forces had reached them.
Such a surrender was very unexpected for Lin Tian.
However, Lin Tian gladly accepted the surrender of the soldiers of the Arabian Empire.
Therefore, without any hesitation, he walked directly before the Emperor of the Arabian Empire.
Hundreds of people stood before him.
Among them, many were still unwilling.
But Lin Tian paid them no mind.
His gaze was fixed on the Emperor of the Arabian Empire.
The Emperor of the Arabian Empire before him was clearly much more gaunt.
It was evident that the continuous battles had exhausted him.
Especially after so many defeats, it had been a devastating blow to him.
Because of this, Lin Tian looked at the Emperor of the Arabian Empire and said in a deep voice:
"Are you truly willing to surrender to our Great Qin? Know that if you surrender, your Arabian Empire will cease to exist!!"
The Emperor of the Arabian Empire fell silent at this question.
However, after a long pause, he finally spoke.
"I am willing!"
His voice was a little hoarse at this moment, clearly indicating how difficult this decision to surrender was for him.
If he had a choice, he would absolutely not surrender.
But their Arabian Empire had been defeated, and they had no other options.
Therefore, they could only surrender.
Lin Tian nodded at the words of the Emperor of the Arabian Empire, and then he spoke:
"Since that is the case, I shall grant you a dignified death!"
"I...!"
The Emperor of the Arabian Empire did not wish to die. If he could avoid it, he would be very pleased.
He had originally thought that with such sincerity in his approach, Lin Tian would not kill him.
But he never expected that Lin Tian would still ask him how he wished to die.
This outcome was far beyond his expectations and left him momentarily speechless.
The generals and ministers behind him also became enraged.
Although they had come to face death,
they still hoped that their Emperor could live.
If possible, they themselves also wished to live.
But the current situation was clearly not as they hoped.
Not only did they have to die, but even their Emperor had to die.
Therefore, many of them felt great displeasure.
Of course, their displeasure did not change anything.
Not to mention the more than 400,000 troops behind Lin Tian, even Lin Tian alone was someone they could not contend with.
Therefore, their gazes fell upon their Emperor.
Ultimately, their Emperor could not bring himself to state how he wished to die.
After all, in his heart, the best way to die was to not die at all.
Now that he was unwilling to choose, Lin Tian would have to make the choice for him.
"Since that is the case, I shall bestow upon you a few ropes, and allow you to retain your whole body!"
This statement essentially determined the fate of the Emperor of the Arabian Empire.
Although they were dissatisfied,
they still committed suicide under everyone's gaze.
Their deaths meant that the Arabian Empire had truly vanished into the dust of history.
The Great Qin army had completely taken control of the Arabian Empire.
It was at this moment that Lin Tian issued his command.
"Immediately have our army take control of the entire Arabian Empire, and seize all its wealth and resources!!"
"At the same time, order our craftsmen to begin building ships!"
"I give you one month, and you only have one month!"
"I expect that after one month, we will be able to board ships and return to our Great Qin!!"
"Yes, Your Highness!!"
Upon hearing these words, many soldiers of Great Qin were excited.
Returning to Great Qin after one month.
This was an exhilarating prospect for each of them.
Because of this, they began to build ships at a rapid pace.
Even Wang Wu and others lent a hand in this endeavor.
It was as if building ships had become their utmost priority.
And with their efforts, less than a month passed; only half a month had gone by.
The ships that Lin Tian and the others needed were already completed.
Moreover, the number of ships was not small, a total of twenty large vessels.
These twenty large ships could not only carry a large number of soldiers but also a significant amount of wealth.
Once these ships were built, Lin Tian immediately addressed the 300,000 troops of Great Qin:
"Continue to build ships, build more. I will send people to take over from you later!!"
"When someone comes to relieve you, you will naturally be able to return to Great Qin!!"
"Yes!!"
Hearing Lin Tian's words, these soldiers were also excited.
Of course, relatively speaking, they had not suffered as much during the conquest.
All the battles had been fought and won by Lin Tian leading the army.
As for them, they had merely assisted.
This made them less eager to return to Great Qin.
However, they were still very keen on the wealth of the Arabian Empire.
Therefore, they were willing to stay here and continue to collect riches for Great Qin.
When someone came to replace them, they could naturally return.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian, having prepared the army and loaded the wealth, set sail.
"Return to Great Qin!!"
Amidst this cry, Lin Tian's ships moved forward.
Of course, he did not have precise navigational charts, so he sailed along the coast, following a general direction towards Great Qin.
However, on their way back, they did visit some places.
For example, the Persian Kingdom, the Macedonian Empire, the Turoos Empire, and the Roman Empire.
These empires held a large amount of wealth that they had collected.
Now that they were returning, they naturally could not abandon this wealth.
Therefore, on their return journey, they intended to bring all this wealth back.
This caused their fleet to increase from twenty ships to sixty.
The number of personnel returning remained the same, but the wealth increased several times over.
And this was still not all the wealth they had collected.
Therefore, Lin Tian was truly returning with a full bounty this time.
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