Regarding the specific information about the Dao, Ye Yun's understanding was limited to what he learned at the Heaven Dao Academy. Unfortunately, the academy offered no methods on how to condense laws into minor Daos. If Ye Yun wished to achieve this, he would have to find his own way.
A fortnight passed swiftly. During this period, Ye Yun dedicated his entire focus to comprehending laws, with his only engagement with the game being the mandatory 'check-ins'. To accelerate the refinement of law fragments, he continuously consumed his comprehension pills. Even so, it required a full three hundred law fragments for him to barely achieve perfect comprehension of the other three major laws.
However, perhaps influenced by his past profession and skills as a priest, Ye Yun also made breakthroughs in the Law of Life. He was confident that after a period of refinement, he would soon achieve introductory mastery.
In just over ten days, Black Ant had been on a killing spree in the Outer Heavens, with the daily yield of Three-Day Stones and law fragments steadily increasing. By the time Ye Yun emerged from his seclusion, the accumulated law fragments had surpassed two thousand! The Three-Day Stones were even more astonishing, with an additional nine million plus accumulated in just over ten days, equivalent to nearly two hundred billion divine stones! This far exceeded the entire monthly income of the Ten Directions Empire.
What was the current monthly income of the Ten Directions Empire? Trillions of spirit stones! Of this income, after one tenth was allocated for the empire's daily operations, the rest was entirely invested by Ye Yun into the army's development. Consequently, the empire's six army groups, with the passage of time, saw their strength not only increase but also accelerate. According to data feedback from Qin Zhan, in just these ten-odd days, the number of newly promoted Saints among the soldiers reached hundreds of thousands! Thousands more had progressed from Saint to Great Saint! Within the game, all soldiers possessed a minimum innate talent of God-tier, with the highest reaching MAX 5!
"Qin Zhan!"
"Your humble servant is here."
"How long have the five army groups been in the Ninth Celestial Universe, and how many star domains have they captured?" With less than two weeks remaining for rest, Ye Yun became increasingly anxious to unify the Ninth Celestial Universe, given the exceptionally generous rewards of the 'Emperor's Path' quest.
"Your Majesty, the commanders have led the army to conquer the Ninth Celestial Universe for ten days. During this period, the empire's territory has expanded by 312 star domains in the Ninth Celestial Universe! A total of 921 star domains have been captured in the Ninth Celestial Universe so far."
Qin Zhan spoke with great enthusiasm at this point, truly awestruck by the might of the Imperial Army. The five army groups had virtually swept through everything, never pausing their advance.
"Hmm, order the First Army Group to rest for three days, then march into the Ninth Celestial Universe!" Ye Yun pondered for a moment before speaking with a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, this cannot be! The First Army Group has not experienced large-scale combat in the real world. Such a hasty deployment will inevitably lead to casualties. Furthermore, our empire is constantly expanding, and many territories are still unstable. Dispatching the First Army Group rashly will compromise the security of Your Majesty and the empire!"
Upon hearing Ye Yun's words, both Qin Zhan and Xia Xingchao ceased their work.
"It is of no consequence. Although the empire appears to be in a precarious state, the new feudal territories have been granted to new lords who will not allow any ill-intentioned individuals to ruin their hard work. Moreover, with the patrolling security legions currently in place, the foreign races cannot stir up any major trouble."
"The First Army Group is a human legion. Currently, out of nearly four thousand star domains in the empire, almost three thousand five hundred were conquered by foreign races. How will the foreign races within the empire view our human race in the future?" Ye Yun looked at the two elders. Ye Yun was different from them. They had been rulers in a peaceful society, whereas Ye Yun was a monarch who had risen through slaughter. His perspective on matters was naturally different.
Casualties on the battlefield were inevitable for soldiers. If even such minor losses were a cause for concern, then the Emperor's Path would be pointless. It was only because these two elders spoke that Ye Yun did not immediately strip them of their official titles.
"I concur with Your Majesty's viewpoint. All one hundred million soldiers of our human legion have broken through to the semi-Saint realm! There are 130 individuals in the Sovereign God realm, 63 in the Monarch realm, and the number of those in the Extreme rank has reached twenty. In terms of overall combat power, our First Army Group is no less than those foreign races."
"Your subordinate, Li Chenxu, commander of the First Army Group, pays his respects to Your Majesty! Upon learning of Your Majesty's emergence from seclusion, I have brought the generals and soldiers of the various legions to court to request battle!"
Just as the two elders were about to continue their dissuasion, Li Chenxu strode directly into the court.
In the court, the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and commanders of the major army groups could enter without prior announcement.
One hundred million semi-Saints! Over twenty in the Extreme rank!
As soon as Li Chenxu's words were spoken, everyone in the court, hundreds of working individuals, trembled inwardly. They knew that His Majesty usually showed great care towards the four human legions, but this favoritism was indeed excessive. Even as humans themselves, they felt a pang of envy.
If Li Chenxu's words were true, their combat power was already comparable to the current seven major race legions!
The seven major race legions were the most powerful army groups in the empire, each with over twenty Monarch realm experts!
"Hahaha, Commander Li is indeed a passionate individual! Excellent! You are ordered to rest for three days, and after three days, you will advance into the Ninth Star Domain!"
"Order Wang Chen of the Quartermaster Department! Prepare ten million portions of each of the three major medicinal ingredients immediately! I will personally refine medicinal pills for our human soldiers at the encampment!" Ye Yun burst into laughter upon hearing Li Chenxu's words, his voice echoing through the court.
The strength of an empire was not solely measured by its wealth or the prosperity of its people! It also depended on whether its people possessed the fervor to fight for the nation, and whether its army dared to battle for the empire!
Ye Yun was never indecisive when it came to war. Having embarked on the Emperor's Path, the only course of action was to advance fearlessly and fight without cessation!
The three major medicinal pills referred to the Grain-Abstaining Pill, the Blood Qi Pill, and the Origin Restoration Pill, which were standard provisions for all soldiers of the Ten Directions Empire on campaign. However, due to the sheer number of soldiers campaigning, these pills were mostly distributed to the squad leaders, to be used as needed. Replacements could be found from the accompanying logistics corps.
A squad of ten men carried three of each of the three major medicinal pills. This was the maximum quantity the empire could supply. The total number of soldiers in the five foreign army groups had surpassed 2.5 billion. While refining medicinal pills was manageable with Ye Yun's intervention, the supply of medicinal ingredients posed a challenge.
Despite the medicinal garden's vastness, comparable to Blue Star, it contained tens of thousands of different types of herbs. The daily harvest required for the three major medicinal pills alone amounted to tens of millions of portions. Without the acceleration array, the fields for cultivating these medicinal herbs would have been stripped bare long ago.