"Let it be known to the world! From this day forth, the ronin—Yu! Shall serve as the Prefect of the Sui Regulator in Yan!"
In the solemn imperial palace, the Emperor of Yan sat on the dragon throne in the main hall. A minister at the side read from the imperial edict in his hand.
Yu?
This name might not have been noticed by anyone before the war against "Sui," but a year after the war began, this name became a topic of great interest in the imperial palace and throughout Yan.
After all, he was the one who had single-handedly turned the tide of a losing situation...
He had shattered the emperor's hesitation about whether to commit the full strength of Yan to the war against "Sui." With just one person, he had displayed god-level combat power, nearly shattering the entire body of "Sui."
After this battle, many people called him a "humanoid catastrophe" and believed that he would definitely rise through the ranks of Yan's elite to become a person of power and influence.
Sure enough, within a month after the war's victory, the Emperor of Yan established the institution to manage the aftermath of the "Sui" war—the Sui Regulator.
And Hong Yu was its highest authority—the Prefect.
With the minister's order, everyone was curious to see the legendary figure who had defeated "Sui." Then, Hong Yu, dressed in casual clothes, walked onto the stage.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Hong Yu simply took the token symbolizing the Prefect of the Sui Regulator, gave a slight bow to the emperor, and then slowly walked off the stage.
The emperor on the throne watched the leisurely Hong Yu, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
He thought to himself, "This person is truly audacious, and he doesn't seek fame or fortune."
Who would wear casual clothes at a time like this? Even if you weren't wearing the court's official robes, you should at least show some respect, right?
But this person was just wearing his plain cloth clothes that looked like they were bought for a few silver coins at a market stall, and came so casually to his inauguration.
Looking at the yawning Hong Yu, the emperor on the dragon throne couldn't help but recall that this person had secretly met with him on the day "Sui" was confirmed dead.
I remember... he seemed to have said something like this at the time.
"Your Highness, 'Sui' is not dead. It has transformed into a new spiritual body and survived. I can find it, but I'm afraid... I can't truly kill it in a meaningful way."
"Therefore, I am here to request that you establish a special institution in Yan to deal with possible 'Sui' incidents. Let's call it the 'Sui Regulator.' I know that the current Yan can be said to be recovering from a serious illness, so you don't need to expend much manpower. I alone am enough."
"If you are worried, you don't need to grant the Sui Regulator any substantial rights. But on the matter of 'Sui,' please reconsider."
"As for the subsequent arrangements, we can discuss them later."
The person who could single-handedly defeat all of Yan was so humble before him, just to deal with the aftermath of "Sui"?
The emperor's expression became a little surprised. The other party's strength seemed... to be no problem for him to do whatever he wanted in Yan. But if that was the case, then he might as well give up a little power over "Sui." After all, for the current Yan, "Sui" was an extremely tricky hot potato.
If there was someone who could take over and manage it... that didn't seem too bad?
"Granted." The emperor immediately agreed to Hong Yu's request.
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After receiving the Prefect's token for the Sui Regulator, Hong Yu left the place almost immediately. He didn't even say a word to anyone else and just left directly.
After walking a distance, he weighed the token in his hand, which looked quite expensive, and then tucked it into his waist.
Although he didn't care much for this official position, having this token would make many things easier.
At least for the most part, he wouldn't have to navigate the treacherous waters of officialdom to get the authority to deal with "Sui."
And as for the establishment of the Sui Regulator, the emperor's agreement and swift action were all within Hong Yu's expectations.
As for why...
Ahem, of course, it was because Hong Yu cheated.
That's right, he had placed a mental suggestion on the emperor's consciousness, requiring him to trust him one hundred percent.
Although he didn't know what kind of strange thought process the emperor had at the time, Hong Yu couldn't be bothered to care. After all, a skill is good as long as it works.
He didn't want to waste his breath persuading anyone. After all, his eloquence wasn't very good.
But none of that was important now. The most important thing for him now was to find the escaped consciousness of "Sui" as soon as possible.
According to his estimation... if nothing unexpected happened, the great consciousness of "Sui" had now transformed into the big brother of those "Sui" fragments from his previous life, "Shuò."
And now it was just a matter of when "Shuò" would split himself into twelve parts.
As he thought this, Hong Yu's consciousness spread throughout the entire territory of Yan, searching for "Shuò," the new "Sui," based on the aura left behind by "Sui."
Before long, Hong Yu found "Shuò" in a deserted area on the border of Yan, constantly splitting himself and cutting off his own authority.
Ho, what a coincidence.
Hong Yu sized up the sky-blotting figure before him. With each cut of authority, "Shuò's" aura would weaken by a fraction.
Hong Yu didn't actually plan to kill "Shuò" here. Just kidding, "Shuò" was the big brother, how could he really kill him?
I still want to see the appearance of "Sui" fragments like Nian, Xi, Ling, Shu... how could I really kill "Shuò"?
The main reason for requesting the emperor to grant him the position of Prefect of the Sui Regulator was actually because in the Arknights of his previous life, the Sui Regulator seemed to have always been a major headache for the "Sui" fragments.
Although he didn't know what the world was like at this time in his future, it didn't stop him from solving this problem.
As for Hong Yu's solution, it was obvious.
I'll just become the boss of the Sui Regulator myself, and let the future Sui Regulator be under my control!
In order to achieve this goal, Hong Yu even directly hypnotized the high and mighty Son of Heaven.
Okay, actually, it was just that he himself was too lazy to think too much, so he just used the most simple and unadorned method.
Hiding his aura not far from "Shuò," Hong Yu waited for "Shuò" to finish dividing his authority. Looking at "Shuò," who seemed to have not yet figured out the question of "who am I" to stabilize his own existence, Hong Yu clenched his fist.
When it comes to souls, I'm an expert.
Personality Correction Fist and all that... it's not like I can't do it. (For real)
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Half a day later, looking at "Shuò," who had been hammered into a giant brown dragon bubble by his Personality Correction Fist, Hong Yu fell into deep thought.
Did I... mess something up a little...
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The highly respected grandmaster of Yan—Chongyue was actually proficient in more than one martial art. Whether it was the sword, spear, saber, palm techniques, leg techniques, or even judo, they could all display astonishing power in his hands.
However, what was puzzling was that Grandmaster Chongyue seemed to have a special fondness for fist techniques.
A soldier from Yumen, driven by curiosity, had once asked the grandmaster, and the grandmaster's answer was somewhat thought-provoking.
"The master once used a move that left a deep impression on me. It once became my biggest nightmare when I first started practicing martial arts."
"The master's most commonly used move against me was fist techniques. Only on the path of the fist... I could not break the master's moves."
"Even now, I am still constantly recalling the master's fist techniques in my mind to try to break them, but I have never succeeded even once. So I want to constantly strive for perfection."
Regarding this statement, someone had once repeated it to the second-in-command of Sui, who was constantly working overtime at the Sui Regulator dealing with miscellaneous documents. His interpretation of this statement was:
"He probably just got his mentality completely shattered once."
The dragon bubble is my personal setting. I just find the scene of Hong Yu sitting in the middle surrounded by a bunch of dragon bubbles very healing.
I've made the big brother's authority vague because I really don't know what his authority is...