Chapter 176: Establishment of the Administrative Headquarters
The true main force of Qingming was currently training to adapt to the sudden surge in combat power and to cope with the weakness that followed the activation of “Life is a Flash”.
To ensure that the training was effective, Wei Yuan activated “Life is a Flash” several times a day—each session lasting three breaths—whenever he was present in the realm.
Fortunately, since the duration was brief, and the scope had been deliberately limited, the resource consumption was manageable.
In addition, these eight thousand men were training to use steel-barreled firearms as well. However, the number of firearms were limited; so far, only a little over a thousand had been produced, which was far from sufficient. The members of the Palace of Absolute Beginning were currently racking their brains to figure out how to manufacture more firearms.
Originally, Wei Yuan had planned to seize two additional mines from the Xu Clan. The iron and copper they would gain from those raids would have made up for the shortage. However, his plans were interrupted by Xu Xinhui’s sudden appearance.
The swordsman’s arrival had put Wei Yuan on high alert: it would seem that the Xu Clan could no longer sit idly by and was about to make a major move.
Hanyang Pass.
As the sky began to clear, General-in-chief Xu Zhongxing and his deputy, Fan Donghe, walked to the flying ship dock at the edge of the city where thousands of soldiers were waiting. Following them were officials of all ranks from the General-in-chief Office, all of them dressed in full regalia.
After waiting a full hour, several massive flying ships appeared on the horizon. Their hulls were painted deep blue and adorned with red patterns—it was the emblem of the Western Jin royal court.