Chapter 1487: Old Master Wu's Concerns
"Emperor, the thousand carefully selected envoys have completed their training according to the highest standards and have all been secretly dispatched to various parts of the world. I believe results will soon be seen."
Inside the study, Old Master Wu was reporting on recent work to Yang Haoran, providing a detailed report, especially concerning the thousand envoys.
"For the vast New Beginning Realm, a thousand envoys are still too few. To gain more followers, I will need even more envoys."
Yang Haoran wanted more than just a thousand envoys, because for the entire New Beginning Realm, a thousand envoys were but a handful of sand in a desert—a quantity far too small to satisfy his ambition.
Hearing this, Old Master Wu quickly explained to Yang Haoran. Upon hearing this, Yang Haoran nodded with a satisfied expression.
"This subordinate understands, which is why I am already selecting the second batch of envoys. Once chosen, they will undergo the same training before being secretly dispatched to various parts of the New Beginning Realm, just like the first batch. After that, there will be a third batch, a fourth batch, and even more envoys sent throughout the New Beginning Realm after their training."
"Heh heh, I trust your work. With you personally overseeing this matter, I believe there won't be any issues, and perhaps you'll even bring me a pleasant surprise."
Yang Haoran said with a smile, affirming Old Master Wu's capabilities. Although it wasn't the first time he had spoken such words to Old Master Wu, speaking them occasionally would do no harm.
Old Master Wu, as always when receiving a task, pledged his solemn guarantee to Yang Haoran.
"Good, feel free to proceed without restraint. If you encounter any insurmountable problems, don't hold back; tell me openly and honestly, and I will use every means necessary to resolve the trouble."
Yang Haoran likewise made a promise to Old Master Wu. This promise was naturally a good thing for Old Master Wu, because with his promise, many problems would cease to be problems, and Old Master Wu would have far fewer concerns.
Old Master Wu expressed his gratitude, then he thought of a very important matter and spoke to Yang Haoran.
"Emperor, the reincarnation of all living beings in the New Beginning Realm is controlled by the Underworld Office. We are now standing in opposition to them; do you think the Underworld Office will use this aspect to strike at our Great Night Empire?"
Yang Haoran understood what Old Master Wu meant. When he was still a Guardian in the Underworld Office, he had witnessed how the Underworld Office targeted hostile forces concerning reincarnation. Whenever a force was hostile to the Underworld Office, the Underworld Office would no longer deliver souls to them via the Reincarnation Platform, meaning they deliberately prevented these hostile forces from acquiring new souls. This resulted in all newborns among these hostile forces being soulless automatons.
This blow was significant for any faction, and for smaller factions, it could be fatal. Because newborns without souls were soulless automatons, it meant these factions would struggle to acquire fresh blood. To gain fresh blood, they would have to acquire it from external sources, but for smaller factions, acquiring fresh blood from outside was also not a simple matter. Thus, these smaller factions were very likely to perish due to the lack of fresh blood.
The large factions hostile to the Underworld Office also found this situation extremely troublesome. However, their foundations were not comparable to those of smaller factions, so they could more or less find ways to deal with it, though the process was extremely troublesome.
It went without saying that Yang Haoran's Great Night Empire was currently a hostile force to the Underworld Office. However, the Great Night Empire was no small faction, but handling this matter was still not easy. Old Master Wu understood this well, which was why he was worried and why he brought it up to Yang Haoran now.
"Has our Great Night Empire currently experienced any cases of newborns without souls?"
Yang Haoran's expression remained unchanged as he asked Old Master Wu with a faint smile.
"This situation has not yet occurred. This subordinate is merely somewhat worried about how we should handle it if it does occur. Furthermore, this subordinate is very puzzled: since we are already standing in opposition to the Underworld Office, why haven't they made a move against us?"
"Heh heh, the Underworld Office hasn't acted against the newborns of our Great Night Empire, not because they intend to let us go, but because they temporarily don't know the exact location of our Great Night Empire. Once the Underworld Office knows our exact location and has pinpointed our Great Night Empire, they will certainly make a move against us, and from then on, all newborns in our Great Night Empire will no longer have souls—to be precise, they will no longer have souls reincarnated from the Underworld Office's Reincarnation Platform."
Yang Haoran explained with a smile, but Old Master Wu only partially understood. Although Old Master Wu had once been a part of the Underworld Office, he was only one of Yang Haoran's many Emissaries of Death; his status and position were insufficient, and he simply couldn't access information only available to high-ranking officials. Thus, there were some things he didn't know.
Yang Haoran saw the confusion on Old Master Wu's face. To fully resolve Old Master Wu's doubts, he could only provide a more detailed explanation.
"Although the Reincarnation Platform is located in the Underworld and controlled by the Underworld Office, it is not a product of the Underworld Office itself, but originates from the rules of Heaven and Earth. The Underworld Office merely knows how to manipulate it."
At this point, Yang Haoran's voice paused slightly, and then he continued.
"The Reincarnation Platform is constantly operating on its own, delivering souls to various parts of the New Beginning Realm. At the same time, the Reincarnation Platform can fuse the souls of livestock and plants to form new human souls, and can also naturally generate souls. However, most of these naturally generated souls are those of plants and animals, while human souls are rare."
Even with this explanation, it naturally still couldn't completely resolve Old Master Wu's confusion. Old Master Wu didn't speak, because he knew Yang Haoran hadn't finished. Thus, he quietly waited for Yang Haoran to continue. Yang Haoran, unhurried, lit a cigarette, and then continued speaking.
"If the Underworld Office doesn't deliberately interfere, the operation of the Reincarnation Platform will not change. Conversely, if the Underworld Office deliberately interferes, the situation can become very different. The Underworld Office can, through its methods of manipulating the Reincarnation Platform, send designated souls to designated families, and also block the normal delivery of souls to specified areas, causing all newborns in those designated areas to become soulless automatons."
Old Master Wu's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, while Yang Haoran's expression remained entirely unchanged. However, he took a deep drag from his cigarette and exhaled heavily.
"Before the Underworld Office determines the precise location of our Great Night Empire, they naturally cannot block the Reincarnation Platform's soul delivery to our Great Night Empire. Nor do they dare to arbitrarily block the Reincarnation Platform's soul delivery to a specific area, because doing so violates the laws of Heaven and Earth and would cause certain negative repercussions for the Underworld Office. The more areas they block, the greater the negative repercussions for the Underworld Office. Before confirming our location, the Underworld Office wouldn't dare to act rashly. Those claims that the Underworld Office can block whatever it wishes, however it wishes, are purely meant to scare people. Even the Underworld Office has concerns when facing the laws of Heaven and Earth. However, it's only a matter of time before we are exposed to the Underworld Office's gaze. The Underworld Office will certainly be able to determine the location of our Great Night Empire through various clues and traces. It's only a matter of time."
Yang Haoran's words made Old Master Wu seem to realize something, and his brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.
"Emperor, have you thought of a solution?"
Old Master Wu asked. This was the question he cared about most, because if this problem couldn't be resolved, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Old Wu, there's no need to worry. I considered this difficult problem long ago and have been thinking of countermeasures. Although I haven't yet found a perfect solution, there are still plans that can cope with this situation. If the Underworld Office truly blocks the Reincarnation Platform's soul delivery to our Great Night Empire when that time comes, we won't be caught unprepared."
Old Master Wu understood Yang Haoran's character. Since Yang Haoran had said so, then Yang Haoran definitely had a way to deal with this matter. Even if the method wasn't perfect, it was better than having no solution at all. He therefore breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's good that there's a solution. However, I still hope that day doesn't come, or at least that it comes later, giving us more time."
Old Master Wu spoke. Yang Haoran, of course, understood what he meant. However, Yang Haoran merely smiled and said nothing further on the matter. Because Old Master Wu was already under enough pressure, he didn't want to give Old Master Wu more pressure before certain things happened. He could handle it himself. After all, Old Master Wu had already shouldered more than enough for him.
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