"A different way to play?" Qin Yitian's heartstrings quivered slightly.
She was surprised that Lu Qingshan had co up with a thod so quickly, and she admired his attitude of treating such a difficult matter as "play."
The man before her was always so confident and composed.
"How does the General plan to play?" Qin Yitian asked softly.
"The lessons of the past serve as a guide for the future. Last ti's failure taught a lesson," Lu Qingshan said.
"What lesson?" Qin Yitian cooperatively asked.
"That the Otherworldly Ghost King's words were very true," Lu Qingshan repeated the last words of the Otherworldly Ghost King, "War is not sothing that can be decided by brute strength alone."
"So, even though I defeated the Otherworldly Ghost King, in the end, I could not solve the problem of the Otherworldly Ghosts."
"Because there were many of them, far too many."
"Last ti, I tried to solve the problem using my habitual way of thinking.
That way of thinking was very suitable in my world and, in most cases, applicable in this world as well.
But the appearance of the Otherworldly Ghost King clearly did not fall into the majority of cases."
"This world is fundantally different from mine," Lu Qingshan said gravely.
If it were in Sky Do Heaven, even all the revived Otherworldly Ghosts combined couldn't harm a single strand of Lu Qingshan's hair.
But here in the Dao Source Realm, his strength was restricted by the realm's rules.
This is a world where individual strength absolutely cannot surpass the collective.
"If that is the case, I should not be constrained by my previous way of thinking to solve problems but should play by the rules of this world."
"Last ti I returned because of the vast number of Otherworldly Ghosts," Lu Qingshan said with a laugh. "But do the Otherworldly Ghosts outnumber us humans?"
"Are you suggesting?" Qin Yitian vaguely guessed Lu Qingshan's aning but was not entirely confident.
"The number of Otherworldly Ghosts is actually far less than us humans. The reason we appear so passive in the battles against them boils down to three reasons.
First, the armies of various states protect their own interests and cannot unite their efforts.
Second, the Otherworldly Ghosts' physical strengths surpass our soldiers' capabilities.
Third, their equipnt, whether armor or swords, is sharper than our soldiers' gear.
That is why a single Otherworldly Ghost can fight twenty of ours, using individual combat power to offset our nurical advantage."
"You see, the challenges aren't that many, just three," Lu Qingshan exclaid energetically. "Just solve them one by one."
"This ti, I have a full thirty years."
"In thirty years, what can't be done?"
Lu Qingshan spoke lightly, but in reality, everyone knew these three problems well.
What's the key?
The key is so problems are unsolvable even if known.
Solving just one of these problems would be epochal for this world, let alone solving all three.
Is thirty years a lot?
These problems existed since the last revival of the Otherworldly Ghosts, yet despite all these years, even with the Otherworldly Ghosts resurrecting again, none of these issues have been resolved.
"If the General is confident, go ahead, and I will support you." Despite Lu Qingshan's unfounded confidence, Qin Yitian chose to trust and earnestly replied.
"Then let explain to you in detail..."
And that explanation lasted for several more hours.
Lu Qingshan spoke at length, and even for the govern-savvy Qin Yitian, a large part seed obscure and peculiar.
Terms like "economics determining superstructure," "liberating productive forces," "nine-year compulsory education," and "first five-year plan" were all unfamiliar to her.
However, she quickly grasped the core idea of Lu Qingshan's plan.
"General, you aim to turn this world upside down..." Qin Yitian couldn't hide the shock in her heart. "This is too crazy."
"If everything goes well, it might indeed bring astonishing changes to the Human Race as you imagine. But if it doesn't, it might plunge our race directly into chaos and destruction..."
"Turning the world upside down? It sounds quite grand... Perhaps we should na our plan the 'Upside-down Plan.'" Lu Qingshan applauded casually, not paying heed to Qin Yitian's concerns.
"General..." Qin Yitian playfully scolded.
"If it fails, can't we just start over?" Lu Qingshan stopped teasing her and shrugged, exuding a relaxed deanor.
And it's likely to succeed—because it was already validated on that blue planet in his past life, not so imaginative castle in the air.
If anything, this should be a culture from Lu Qingshan's world, a combination of strategies from both the Bing and Mo Families, and so ideas from a certain Mr. Ma.
"Indeed," his words dispelled Qin Yitian's final worries. She clenched her fists, "If that's the case, then let's..."
Before she could finish her words, an anxious announcent ca from the palace maid at the door, "Princess, General Ping Nan requests an audience."
At this mont, what else could it be other than a request for the sword?
Lu Qingshan instantly understood.
Qin Yitian instinctively frowned, feeling sowhat impatient, "Here we go again."
—Adding the tis before the last regression, General Ping Nan might have requested the sword dozens of tis.
Just before Qin Yitian wanted to refuse to et General Ping Nan, Lu Qingshan's eyes lit up and he spoke first, "What a perfect coincidence."
"Hmm?" Qin Yitian queried, tilting her head towards Lu Qingshan.
"Rember what I told you? The first step of our Upside-down Plan is to earn the people's trust, and to achieve that, controlling public opinion is crucial." Lu Qingshan replied with a mysterious smile.
Qin Yitian seemingly understood Lu Qingshan's intention telepathically, "The General wants to leverage General Ping Nan's reputation to create montum among the people of the State of Qin?"
"Exactly," Lu Qingshan said, satisfied, as if praising a child, "Smart."
Qin Yitian glanced at Lu Qingshan sidelong but said nothing more, only instructing outside with a firm voice, "Let him in."
...
Crack.
The door to the Imperial Study Room opened.
General Ping Nan walked in with a majestic stride, first glancing at Qin Yitian seated at the desk, ready to salute, but his pupils abruptly contracted.
Because, in the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan was playing with the Dragon Sparrow Sword, sothing General Ping Nan had longed for.
Even with his composure, seeing this scene, he couldn't help but lose his poise.
He didn't salute Qin Yitian first but directly questioned Lu Qingshan harshly, "Who are you, and why are you in the Imperial Study Room daring to touch the Sword of the Nation?"
"General Ping Nan, the Sword of the Nation was bestowed by to him," Qin Yitian stood up, pointing to Lu Qingshan, introducing, "This is the Guardian General, Lu Qingshan."
Then she pointed to General Ping Nan and introduced him to Lu Qingshan, "This is General Ping Nan, Jiang Luan."
Silence.
Strange silence.
"I, Jiang, have studied martial arts and classic military books to achieve glory and immortality. How could a re nobody be my equal?" Jiang Luan declared proudly.
Even among the states in the Dao Source Realm, Jiang Luan was one of the top generals, enough to leave a mark in history.
For soone like him, who was Lu Qingshan to count as anything?
"The Sword of the Nation should not be wielded by just anyone."
"Then, shall we have a match?" Lu Qingshan paused his handling of the Dragon Sparrow and suggested.
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