Another dispatch arrived from the south, and the army entered Bianliang for rest.
The Jin people had fled in such haste that they didn't even have time to take their city's treasures and supplies, let alone plunder the populace.
Therefore, when the citizens peeked through their doors and saw the great Yue banner, they instantly erupted.
One by one, with tears in their eyes, they emerged from their homes, knelt by the roadside, and kowtowed incessantly to the soldiers entering the city.
"The King's Army has arrived!"
"The King's Army will reclaim the Central Plains; we will no longer be humiliated by the Jin!"
"The Yue Family Army is mighty!"
"~~~~~"
Witnessing the citizens' excitement, Yue Fei bowed deeply to Li Shimin atop the walls of Bianliang.
"Fei thanks His Majesty Taizong for his timely assistance!"
"Ah, why so formal!" Li Shimin helped him up and continued, "I've read your poem 'Man Jiang Hong,' it's full of heroic spirit, but also much pent-up frustration."
"Now that Bianliang has been captured, we can cross the Yellow River at any time. Have you considered revising that poem?"
Yue Fei was momentarily taken aback, then shook his head with a wry smile.
"Your Majesty Taizong honors me, but at present, your humble general only wishes to cross the river."
Li Shimin sighed with great regret, "Alas, at such a young age, your attitude is not quite right."
"Very well, I'll let you off for now, but when we reach Wuguocheng, you must present your revised poem to me!"
With that, he walked away with his hands behind his back towards Hua Mulan and the others.
Yue Fei felt a bit speechless. If one were to consider age alone, His Majesty Taizong seemed to be younger than himself.
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Southern Africa.
Fang Er sat leisurely on the roof of the Iveco, enjoying the comfort under the shade of a tree, casually tossing a bull leg to the ground below.
Several meerkats rushed forward, attacking the bull leg.
Ge Luoyang crept closer, intending to tease them, but was startled back a few steps by a swipe of a paw.
He then complained, "Lord, these creatures are truly untamable!"
Wang Xuance chuckled beside him, "Hahahaha, and you still wanted to name your regiment after them?"
Ge Luoyang grumbled fiercely, "Name my ass! If I really used their names for my regiment, wouldn't I be called a faithless wolf like them?"
A few nights ago, he had narrowly escaped being castrated by a meerkat. Later, seeing their fearless spirit, he had conceived the idea of renaming his team after the meerkats.
Thus, in addition to his busy gold mining, he had been cherishing the few meerkats he had managed to capture, begging Fang Er daily to treat them with fine food.
He never expected these creatures to be so untamable!
Even with lavish meals every day, when it came to turning hostile, these beasts were far quicker than the courtesans in the brothels!
"Lord, another section has collapsed here!"
Just then, Xue Rengui's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
The shallow, continuous veins on the surface had been collected by Fang Er. The disappearance of large amounts of gold had rendered the originally firm rock loose, leading to several collapses in the past few days.
However, this was even better. The mining ships operated within a three-kilometer radius, and each collapse allowed them to reach deeper gold deposits.
In the system interface, based on the current points calculated, they had already reached about thirty percent of the system's requirement!
In other words, several trips to Mount Fuji, coupled with the current gold mine, had yielded thirty million tons of gold!
If this gold were dumped onto the financial markets of later generations, it could make the US dollar collapse in minutes!
"Did you hear that? Aren't you going to get back to work?" Fang Er took out a cigarette and tossed it to Ge Luoyang.
However, Ge Luoyang caught it and then shoved it into Wang Xuance's arms.
He then said with feigned subservience, "Lord, I cough when I smoke these, not Hua Zi."
Fang Er: !!!
They had all learned from me!
He casually took out a Hongqi Canal cigarette and handed it to him, "Here, take it and get lost."
"Hehehehe~ Thank you, Lord!"
Ge Luoyang happily took the cigarette and walked with Wang Xuance towards the mining ships docked in the distance.
The three mining ships were operating at full capacity, solidifying gold bricks faster than kilns produced bricks!
A group of natives approached from afar, carrying large amounts of local specialties. They carefully placed them beside the Iveco, and upon seeing the bull leg being gnawed by the meerkats, their faces showed signs of longing.
Seeing this, Fang Er waved his hand, and the carcass of a wild bull appeared out of nowhere, falling before the natives.
In such an uncivilized place, wild bulls were practically everywhere. He had gone out for a stroll a few days ago, and now had at least a hundred of them stored in his warehouse.
In the past, he would have been reluctant to store random items in his warehouse, but now, with a staggering seven trillion points, he could afford to be extravagant!
Yes, seven trillion!
It sounded like a lot, but compared to one hundred million tons of gold, it was only thirty percent!
One hundred million tons of gold, when converted to points, amounted to a staggering twenty-three trillion!
Upon seeing the bull, the natives chirped happily at Fang Er, then picked it up and ran.
Judging by their haste, it seemed they were afraid he might change his mind.
"Sister Tong, refresh me~"
As soon as he spoke, his hair instantly stood on end.
"Zzzzz~"
A current surged through his entire body; that familiar feeling was back.
"Sun Tzu, are you addicted to being electrocuted!"
Fang Er: ........
What had this woman been provoked by?
Why did she lash out now whenever she heard the name Sister Tong!
She hadn't reacted like this before, had she?
Rubbing the back of his head, which felt numb from the shock, he spat out a cloud of white smoke and said cheerfully.
"Sister Tong, you don't know, ever since you shocked me, my muscles have become even firmer!"
"Hey, does your world have electrotherapy technology?"
This was the truth.
Fang Er hadn't paid much attention before, but while watching Wang Xuance and the others mine gold these days, he had, out of boredom, teased the system relentlessly.
At most, he had been shocked more than ten times a day!
But the next morning, he felt a noticeable change in his body. His biceps, which were not very prominent before, had almost doubled in size!
Moreover, his arm strength had also improved considerably.
"Want to know? I'm not telling you!"
"I have other things to attend to. If you call me again, I'll increase your electricity by a hundredfold, guaranteeing you an experience beyond pleasure and pain!"
As the voice faded, the system fell silent again.
Busy?
Hearing this word, Fang Er was utterly bewildered.
It seemed she had mentioned being busy last time as well.
It was just a system, what could she be busy with?
Could she really be washing her stockings, or perhaps her underwear?
Fang Er was somewhat exasperated. Not being able to see, he felt a gnawing itch!
Speaking of which, what was her size?
Measured in nanometers?
The moment this thought arose, he instantly regretted it to the point of his intestines turning green!
"Zzzzz~"
A current of unprecedented power struck him directly off the roof of the Iveco.
"Bang!"
Fang Er fell heavily to the ground, his entire body feeling as if thousands of ants were crawling on it, an indescribably exhilarating sensation.