early morning.
A car slowly drove out of the palace and headed south along Suzaku Street.
Inside the car, the son of God, who was held on the general's lap, looked around curiously and asked Ning Qingxuan in the imperial official language, which he had just mastered but was not too fluent, "Little guy, where are we going?"
Ning Qingxuan, who had originally had her eyes closed, opened her eyes and glanced at the Son of God.
Naturally, the fox has been living with the general in Yichun Palace these days. Her adorable appearance has almost captured the hearts of all the palace maids who take care of her. Of course, it is not ruled out that this is because the Eightfold God is good at playing with people's hearts.
"Go to a place that can bring you and the general hope of returning to Teyvat."
When he heard Ning Qingxuan say this, the Son of God immediately stood up from the general's legs, raised his head and stared at Ning Qingxuan: "Are you serious?"
"Will I lie to you again?"
Seeing that Ning Qingxuan did not seem to be pretending, the Eightfold God's Son lay down again, but this time he did not pay much attention to observing the outside world.
Worried about gains and losses, the Son of God's tail began to swing a little uneasily.
During these few days, the Son of God was taken by the general as a pet and accompanied Ning Qingxuan out of the palace to stroll around Chang'an several times.
The more he learned about this human kingdom, the more surprised and even frightened he became.
Although she had never heard of terms such as "social productivity", "comprehensive national strength", and "national potential", this did not prevent Yae Shenzi from knowing these concepts and having her own unique understanding.
After all, in Inazuma, as the chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine, Yae Kamiko can be considered a high-ranking official in the country.
A population of over one billion and a vast territory of tens of millions square kilometers.
Just the above two data were enough to shock Yae Shinko when he first learned about them.
Not to mention Inazuma, which was in turmoil under Shadow's isolation order and Eye Hunting Order, even Liyue, the most prosperous city in Teyvat, was not worth mentioning at all in terms of "prosperity" compared to the Shenzhou Empire.
If we exclude special existences like gods and only consider it from the perspective of humans, the seven countries of Teyvat may have to unite together to fight against this terrible Shenzhou Empire, right?
If Ning Qingxuan knew what the Eightfold Son of God was thinking, she would certainly sneer out loud - that's because the Eightfold Son of God has not really come into contact with the empire's army.
Otherwise, she would certainly understand that if the gods were really not taken into consideration, the seven countries together would not be enough to be beaten by one military district of the Shenzhou Empire.
Who says that the forces behind the Red Alert series least have to worry about is the expansion of military power?
Except that you can't just click on a barracks to get a steady supply of soldiers like in the game (after all, this is reality, and soldiers can't be exchanged for minerals and gold coins), in other aspects, the Shenzhou Empire, the Allied Forces, and even the already-extinct Yuri Empire can all spread their military power like a plague.
Therefore, what finally gave the Eightfold Son of God some comfort was Teyvat's unique system of seven earthly rulers.
Let's not talk about other countries for now, at least in Inazuma, with Ying in charge, safety can be guaranteed.
(Also, the relationship between this little guy and the general is close enough, which is also something that can be used.)
(No, I have to think of a way. If everything goes well, maybe I can use this little guy to help Ying, the stubborn one, come out of his rut.)
The eyes of the Eightfold Son of God rolled around, looking at the general and then at Ning Qingxuan.
She had also noticed in the past few days that the rapport between her lost general No. 1 and the Crown Prince was so good that she was even a little jealous.
——Who made the general have a face exactly like Ying's, and even his body originally belonged to Ying?
This gave Yae Shinko a subtle sense of frustration.
She originally thought that with her abilities, she could easily make this lost general obey her, but it turned out that her own general had already been led astray by the little guy in front of her.
After a while, the car drove out of Chang'an City and got on the highway.
Not long after getting off the highway, the vehicle turned around and around and finally entered an area that could not be found on the map.
Even Yae Shinko realized that they had entered a very important place, which could be seen from the security measures that gradually appeared and became increasingly strict along the way.
Finally, the car stopped in front of a complex of buildings hidden in the mountains and forests and built against the mountainside that looked like a holiday villa.
As the car door opened, Ning Qingxuan got out first. The soldiers who had been waiting here immediately performed an armor salute, and a group of technical bureaucrats in the front also bowed.
"""""Your Highness the Crown Prince respectfully welcomes you. Your Highness, may your joy last forever."""""
"No need to be polite, you are all pillars of the empire, there is no need to be so polite."
Ning Qingxuan raised her right hand slightly, smiling, and swept her eyes over the people in front of her, finally stopping at the man in the lead who was about fifty years old.
Zhu Youxin, the director of the Space Science Branch of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, is a person who has mastered the knowledge of many schools of thought and is an absolute national treasure-level research talent.
The Space Science Academy of the Shenzhou Empire does not study aerospace technology, that is the business of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory - of course, they also do weather forecasting part-time.
What the Space Science Academy of the Empire is really dedicated to studying is the other world.
In other words, space-time science and technology.
Naturally, Yuri, or the time-space machine originally created by the Red Alliance, also falls within their research scope.
Ning Qingxuan knew that the space-time machine dug out from under the last fortress of the Yuri Empire was now in the Academy of Space Science.
By the way, this Zhu Youxin is a descendant of the former Ming royal family.
The Chinese people have always been particular about reviving and continuing the extinct.
After a new imperial dynasty has established its rule over the world, it often allows the descendants of the previous royal family to continue to worship their clan ancestors and open ancestral halls.
This situation was particularly prosperous during the Qin and Han dynasties and even earlier during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and can be regarded as a kind of elegant style.
Unfortunately, with the fall of the Han Dynasty, China fell into chaos. After years of war, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, although the world was peaceful again, this tradition was no longer valued.
One of the predecessors of Shenzhou, Northern Yan was established in order to save the people from the dire straits after the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
It had no direct hatred towards the Ming royal family, so during the Northern Yan period it gathered a group of Ming royal family descendants and allowed them to continue to worship the Hongwu Emperor who reopened the Song Dynasty.
The patriarch of this branch of descendants today is the empire's chief space scientist, Zhu Youxin.
If Zhu Yuanzhang's spirit really existed in heaven, he would rest in peace if he saw that his descendants could still achieve such good results today and that his incense and sacrifices to him had never ceased.