Chapter 1382
The Fire Giant's Three Nuclear Weapons!
Chapter 1382 The Fire Giant's Three Nuclear Weapons!
Wang Mang slumped in his armchair, staring at the bamboo scroll left by Yao Guangxiao. His fingers unconsciously traced the characters "Su Ye," and a chilling thought suddenly popped into his mind—could this Duke Su Ye also be a time traveler?
I have a mother-in-law!
When this idea popped into Wang Mang's head, he was startled.
Although this world is a hodgepodge of historical figures, most of them are ruthless characters from Chinese history, such as Qin Shi Huang, Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, and Zhu Yuanzhang, none of whom are outside the mainstream.
But the configuration under Su Ye's command is simply outrageous to the point of being out of this world!
Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, White Tiger... Aren't these the Four Symbols of Heaven from mythology?!
Wang Mang slapped his thigh, nearly jumping out of his chair. Where in history had there ever been such a well-organized "divine beast combination," with each member being a fierce and capable general?
Moreover, that Azure Dragon Meng Zhang is ostensibly the "Dragon Soaring Commander" of the Yellow Turban Army of the Great Qian Dynasty. He is fighting Su Ye to the death, wishing he could devour him alive.
But even a fool would know that such a coincidence is impossible.
Su Ye had just gathered the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger by his side, but he was missing the Azure Dragon. Meanwhile, Meng Zhang, a top-notch fighter, had emerged from the Yellow Turban Army. Wasn't this an obvious spy?
This is a scam!
What devastated him even more was that he suddenly remembered Meng Zhang's top general—Li Cunxiao!
Li Cunxiao!
That was a ruthless man on par with Li Yuanba under Li Shimin, known as "Hating that the sky has no ring and the earth has no handle," a legendary figure who could tear apart a tiger with his bare hands and fight against ten thousand men!
In the novel, these two are the pinnacle of the "livestock world". Li Yuanba's pair of golden hammers are invincible, while Li Cunxiao's Bi Yan mace sweeps across the land.
Now things are really messed up. Li Yuanba is causing trouble in Luzhou with Li Shimin, and Li Cunxiao is actually following Meng Zhang, who is most likely Su Ye's spy!
What does this mean? It means that Su Ye not only possesses the Four Heavenly Spirits, but also harbors a peerless warrior of Li Cunxiao's caliber!
This setup is way too luxurious! It's like choosing teammates from a god's-eye view!
Compared to Su Ye, the teams of Liu Bang, Liu Xiu, and Liu Yu were utterly insignificant!
Wang Mang had been wondering how such a peerless hero could emerge from the rabble of the Yellow Turban Army.
It turns out that it wasn't a sudden appearance of a strong man at all, but rather a hidden move that Su Ye had already laid out!
Meng Zhang is the nominal commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban Army, and Li Cunxiao is the sharpest knife in his hand. On one hand, he disrupts the situation of the Great Qian Dynasty, and on the other hand, he helps Su Ye eliminate dissidents. When the time is right, he will turn against Su Ye and catch everyone off guard!
Wang Mang clutched his chest, feeling a bit breathless. He had thought that with half the power to appoint and dismiss officials and a few powerful men he had recruited, he could barely manage to fight in this chaotic world. But when Su Ye revealed his true colors, he instantly felt like a clown.
In his past life, he was tricked to death by Liu Xiu's meteorite cheat, and in this life, he met Su Ye, who is suspected to be a transmigrator or the chosen one of this world, and who holds a mythological team and a fictional war god in his hands.
However, upon further reflection, he realized that he hadn't wasted these past few years. Although he wasn't as outrageous as Su Ye, he had still managed to recruit quite a few "extraordinary people." Thinking of this, Wang Mang finally found some comfort in his heart.
First, we must talk about Surtur, the fire giant from Norse mythology! When this guy first came to Wang Mang's land, he was a "wandering orphan of a foreign race". His hair and beard were all red, and he brought heat wherever he went. He didn't even need to wear a cotton-padded coat in winter. He even said that "fire is my homeland".
At first, Wang Mang thought it was just an ordinary person with the same name, since Norse mythology had nothing to do with this Tianwu Continent.
On one occasion, Wang Mang's residence was attacked by an assassin sent by Liu Bang. The assassin was a well-known expert in internal energy, whose knife could split rocks.
Suddenly, Surtur stepped forward, casually waving his hand to unleash a burst of fiery energy even more intense than magma. He was also carrying a greatsword called "Burning Branch" and chanting, "Those who defile the flame shall be burned to death."
Surtur? The Burning Branch? Isn't that the protagonist of Ragnarok in Norse mythology?
That terrifying being who burned Asgard to the ground, personally killed Frey, and forced the gods to their doom!
Wang Mang instantly realized that this world not only had Chinese historical figures and myths, but even the big shots of Norse mythology had come to join the fun!
But then he thought again, if even mythical creatures like the Four Heavenly Spirits can gather in the Tianwu Continent, then the appearance of a Norse fire giant doesn't seem so unacceptable. This world has long been used to being outrageous!
The key point is that Wang Mang himself picked this up!
Besides Surtur, Wang Mang also picked up Lü Yue, a disciple of the Jie Sect in a novel called "Investiture of the Gods," who was later named the Plague Emperor Haotian in the Investiture of the Gods.
This guy is quite an oddball. When he first arrived, he was wearing a Taoist robe and holding a medicine gourd. He claimed to be the "number one disciple of the Jie Sect" and was skilled in making poisons and refining medicines.
Wang Mang initially thought it was a charlatan, but the guy immediately pulled out a packet of powder and sprinkled it into the pond behind the mansion. In less than half an hour, all the fish in the pond were belly up and dead, and even the water plants withered!
Wang Mang was so frightened that he quickly treated him as an honored guest, for this was a plague! One of the most terrifying and intractable weapons in the ancient world!
Lü Yue's direct combat ability is indeed not very good. Compared with powerful figures like Surtur and Li Cunxiao, he is simply a weakling.
But he's got a knack for poison! His Plague Poison Array can cover dozens of miles. Whether it's people or livestock, as long as they come into contact with even a little bit of the poison gas, their bodies will immediately start to fester and there's no cure. It's a veritable "team battle artifact"!
To Wang Mang's even greater surprise, Lü Yue also managed to bring his fellow disciples Luo Xuan and Yu De from the Jie Sect!
Luo Xuan is the God of Fire in the Investiture of the Gods, known as "Sitting on a Red Smoke Steed, with the Fire of the South Bing and Ding". Now he is training an elite Fire Crow Army for Wang Mang, burning cities and camps with great efficiency!
Yu De was even more ruthless, as he was skilled at spreading smallpox, which was an incurable disease in ancient times. It was highly contagious and could instantly render an army incapable of fighting once it was spread!
When these three get together, it's like a combination of "biological weapon and fire attack"—a true battlefield weapon of mass destruction!
Wang Mang felt a surge of satisfaction whenever he thought about how, if he were to fight against Liu Bang and Liu Xiu in the future, he could have Lü Yue, Luo Xuan, and Yu De join forces to unleash a powerful attack that would likely cause the enemy's army to collapse instantly.
However, Wang Mang did not dare to let them take action easily. After all, plague does not distinguish between friend and foe. If it is not controlled properly and their own people are also poisoned, then it would be a great loss.
Therefore, he kept these three people hidden away, treating them as his trump cards, and would never use them lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Besides these big shots from myths and legends, Wang Mang also picked up two former subordinates of the Great Qian Dynasty—Jiuling and Jiuzhong!
These two were originally generals under Grand Tutor Gu Changqing of the Great Qian Dynasty. Later, Gu Changqing was killed on the spot by Li Cunxiao. They believed that Su Ye had murdered Gu Changqing, so they fled the Great Qian Dynasty with a group of confidants. They wandered around and were eventually picked up by Wang Mang.
(End of this chapter)