"Your Highness, is this really poison?" The bespectacled female Mistchild asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. It wasn't just him; even Ming Zhaoshu himself wasn't sure. However, Ming Zhaoshu's life force had been drained without any warning, and he hadn't been injured. The only possibility was that he had been poisoned.
"If it's poison, there's no way to cure it unless it's a natural treasure that can directly replenish one's life force," the bespectacled female Mistchild said confidently.
Lu Yin frowned. "No solution?"
The bespectacled Mistchild nodded. "Some people have been poisoned and have fainted. The poison damages the brain, so we only need to find medicine that can treat the brain. Some people have been poisoned and their bodies have rotted away, so we only need to find medicine that can treat the body. In that case, the life force that has been drained from the poison can only be replenished."
"There has to be something stealing life, right?" Lu Yin asked.
The bespectacled Mistchild adjusted her glasses. "If we can find it, then we'll be able to find the right medicine. However, His Highness just said that there were no signs at all."
Lu Yin muttered to himself.
"Your Highness, this kind of poison that can drain one's life force is very tyrannical, so it's naturally very precious. Even an Enlighter might not be able to cure it. Who's been poisoned?" The bespectacled Mistchild was curious.
Why had Ming Zhaoshu been poisoned?
According to the bespectacled Mistchild, such a precious poison should not exist on the Shenwu Continent. Could it have come from outside the realm?
The Daynight clan?
No, the Daynight clan would rather use this poison on him than use it on Ming Zhaoshu. To them, Ming Zhaoshu was nothing more than an ant, so who else was there?
Neohuman Alliance?
Lu Yin suddenly thought of a possibility. The Shenwu Continent was not as simple as it seemed. Lu Yin, Ming Zhaoshu, and the Neohuman Alliance all knew about this, and the only group that could possibly use such a precious poison to harm Ming Zhaoshu was the Neohuman Alliance. They were willing to pay any price to cause chaos in the Shenwu Continent.
After the battle in Radiant City, there were definitely people from the Neohuman Alliance who had escaped.
Lu Yin tapped a finger on the table. The Neohuman Alliance's people were still on Shenwu Continent, which meant that the continent was definitely not safe. If Ming Zhaoshu died, then Ming Yan would be next.
Ming Zhaoshu could not die. Lu Yin clenched his fists. "Men!"
"Your Highness." Kayze appeared.
"Spread the news that King Zishan's palace is looking for natural treasures and will offer generous rewards."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Kayze was quite efficient, and he had been brought into the First Squadron by Lu Yin. Within a few hours, he had spread the news throughout the entire Great Yu Empire, including Grandtop Weave and Lars Weave.
For the Great Yu Empire, all of the movements of King Zishan's palace were necessary.
That night, Lu Yin received dozens of different types of natural treasures, and one of them was even a purple star.
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Everyone in the Innerverse and Outerverse had heard of Shamrock Enterprises, and even the average person had heard of the company's influence. On the other hand, the Great Yu Empire — no, the Frostwave Weave — was a name that the vast majority of the Innerverse's people had never heard of. Even some of the weaves in the Outerverse had never heard of it.
If it was just their reputation, then it would have been fine. More importantly, Shamrock Enterprises searched the entire universe for seedlings, and the seedlings they found could easily enter the Astral Combat Academy. Darkvoid was one of Shamrock Enterprises' seedlings, and there were countless people like him. After countless years, these seedlings had matured, and once their hidden strength was exposed, it would shake the heavens.
Lu Yin fell into deep thought as he looked at the Purple Star in his hand. Shamrock Enterprises needed a natural treasure like the Purple Star as a primer for many medicines, so why would they give it to him?
To them, this Purple Star might not be too important, but it was an indication of their attitude, a friendly attitude.
Regardless, Lu Yin paid for the Purple Star and entered the secret room. He blocked the monkey and raised his hand, causing the die to appear. After twenty days, he could finally roll it.
He watched the die slowly spin until it finally stopped at four pips. Time Stop Space.
After entering this space, Lu Yin was sure that he could roll three pips.
He extended the time limit to a hundred days, and on his third roll, he rolled three pips.
He placed the Purple Star on the screen. He remembered that he had once upgraded Undying Yushan's Purple Star with 150,000 star crystals, but it had only decreased by half. That Purple Star had been even smaller than this one, so he threw ten star essence, which was equivalent to a million star crystals. The Purple Star immediately fell to the next level, and its color completely changed from purple to blue. This was a billowing star, an upgraded version of the Purple Star.
Half of the star essence had been used, which meant that five star essences were enough for one upgrade. Lu Yin took out the billowing star and threw it onto the upper screen. This time, however, the star had only decreased by less than half. He took out another ten star essences, and the billowing star fell to the ground. This time, the surface of the billowing star was almost completely blue.
This still wasn't enough. He needed to upgrade it to the point where it could avoid danger, just like the fruit that had healed Zhuo Daynight. Only a natural treasure of this level could replenish Ming Zhaoshu's life force.
With a whoosh, the glowing billowing star suddenly flew up, as if it wanted to escape from this space. Lu Yin's lips curled up as he grabbed it. He had used up nearly a hundred star essence to upgrade this item to the point where it could avoid danger. He remembered that the white fruit had also used up nearly a hundred star essence.
Should he upgrade it again?
Lu Yin thought about it and decided to continue upgrading it. Since it had already been upgraded to this level, he might as well upgrade it all at once. He refused to believe that he wouldn't be able to replenish Ming Zhaoshu's life force.
However, his thinking was too simple. If he wanted to upgrade it, the item that was being upgraded had to have room for improvement. The billowing star's ability to avoid danger had already reached its limit, and it was like a normal weapon that could only be upgraded a few times at most. It was impossible to upgrade it any further because of the quality of the material.
The die's three pips could only upgrade a material, not create one out of nothing.
Lu Yin put the billowing star away and then took out a few other natural treasures that could replenish life force. He used up some star essence to upgrade them to the point where they could avoid danger. This was the only thing he could do, as it would be useless unless he found a more valuable natural treasure.
It was a pity that Bushtree Planet had many natural treasures, but he couldn't bring them out. He could only use them on that planet.
After upgrading his natural treasures, he still had seventy or so days left in this space. Lu Yin took out a large amount of star essence and started absorbing it while activating the Sirius Art.
By the time he left the Timestop Space, he had already activated thirty-six stars, which meant that his star energy absorption rate had increased by four times compared to when he had only activated nine stars.
Previously, he had needed a hundred years to complete a cycle, but now, he only needed twenty-five years.
However, this was not the end. His current Sirius Art allowed him to activate ninety-nine stars, which was eleven times faster than before. It would take him less than ten years to complete a cycle, which slightly surpassed some ordinary Explorers. He was satisfied for now.
Lu Yin summoned En Ya and had her personally bring the cosmic ring containing the natural treasures to Shenwu Continent to Ming Zhaoshu. He also wanted her to check on Ming Zhaoshu's situation.
After En Ya left, Lu Yin took out the hoe, which he had brought with him when he left the Daosource Sect. Although it did not look good, it was very useful, and Lu Yin wanted to see if he could control it.
Two days later, in the Reverent King's Residence on Shenwu Continent, Ming Yan was absent-mindedly looking at the memorial in her hands in her study.
Ming Zhaoshu's sharp gaze swept over, causing Ming Yan to panic and drop the memorial.
"I'm sorry, Father," Ming Yan apologized softly and picked up the memorial.
Ming Zhaoshu's gaze softened, and he looked a little apologetic. He sighed. "Yan 'er, do you hate dealing with government affairs?"
Ming Yan lowered her head and did not reply. Although there were cases of women in power, they were extremely rare. Generally speaking, very few women were willing to deal with such matters, and Ming Yan was no exception. She had a gentle personality, and even in peaceful times, she would not be a qualified ruler, let alone now that the Shenwu Continent was in chaos.
Ming Zhaoshu handed the memorial to her. "Take a look at how to deal with it."
Ming Yan looked at it. 'Kang Island's rebellion has been suppressed, and the family of the rebel leader has been detained. Your subject requests that Your Majesty execute all 320 members of the rebel family.'
"This is a memorial submitted by Kang Island's military. How do you think we should deal with it?" Ming Zhaoshu asked Ming Yan softly.
Ming Yan pursed her lips. "The rebellion stems from the people's distrust of the empire. Killing will only increase the conflict, and it cannot be stopped."
"State your decision," Ming Zhaoshu said.
Ming Yan thought for a moment. "Execute the rebel leader, and detain the rest until release."
Ming Zhaoshu slammed his hand on the desk with a thump. "Detain?
Only execute the leader?
Do you know what kind of situation the empire is facing right now? Do you know what this leader has done?
He found someone to impersonate Ming Hao and tried to capture me. This person is extremely ambitious, and he obtained the support of his entire family's resources to rebel against the empire. You actually want to execute only one person and release the entire family? "
Ming Yan lowered her head, her eyes red. "I don't know."
"If you don't know, then ask and investigate. Some things can't be seen from the memorial, and if you don't know how to deal with it," Ming Zhaoshu said sternly. He took the memorial and made a symbol. The meaning of this symbol was simple: agree. This symbol determined the fate of all 320 members of the rebel leader's family.
"Take a look at this." Ming Zhaoshu threw another memorial to Ming Yan.
Ming Yan took it nervously. 'Liuzhou's deputy colluded with the Bank of Wuyun to embezzle military funds. The embezzlement amount is a thousand martial crystals.'
"What do you see?" Ming Zhaoshu asked.
Ming Yan whispered, "This deputy embezzled military funds. He deserves to be killed."
Ming Zhaoshu shook his head. "Did you notice the amount?"
Ming Yan nodded. "A thousand martial crystals."
"Is that a lot?" Ming Zhaoshu asked.
"Not much, but embezzling military funds is a heinous crime." Ming Yan whispered back.
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