This was the only area where he thought he could show off, but it appeared that nobody in the lab was impressed by the pair of razor sharp short sabers after seeing the Elongation Saber.
After seeing their reaction, Ren Baqian felt as though he was throwing flirty looks at a blind lady. He didn't want to stick around any longer and immediately drove off after bidding Yang Sen goodbye.
Not long after, Ren Baqian sat in an exquisite restaurant. On his table was a bottle of beer and two side dishes.
He missed human company. Even though he was able to return to Earth from time to time, being here on his own was dull. Staying alone in a large, lonely villa only made things worse.
Thankfully, the war would end with the destruction of the Great Xia army. With regards to the Protector of the Northeast and the Yun Nation, Ren Baqian felt that a batch of hand grenades would be enough to do the job.
The Yun Nation's great army of more than 400,000 soldiers sounded impressive on paper, but the truth of the matter was that only 180,000 of them had any true fighting capabilities. The rest of the soldiers from the various cities were practically useless and considered good if they didn't burden the main force. They only knew how to fight each other for undeserved spoils of war and would readily retreat from a real fight without hesitation.
All they were good for was probably standing by the side and shouting, "Dope!"
He planned to bring the empress back to Earth for some well-earned rest and relaxation after the war. He felt that the long days of outdoor camping and continuous fighting were hard work.
As Ren Baqian raised his glass, he thought, Even though all I do is fire mortars from afar, it's still been really tiring, and I do deserve a good break.
He remembered his training after giving himself a toast.
It's been a while since I last trained, so my strength has been stagnant at 680 catties for quite a while.
Oh well, it can't be helped. I don't have the money nor the necessary ingredients.
The imperial depository of the empress's palace had been emptied.
At least they managed to recover 7,000 taels of gold from the trade caravans that were robbed. That converted to around 70,000 taels of silver, which was enough to purchase a hefty amount of herbs from Lan City.
In addition, there was still that warlord from theYun Nation. Seizing his assets after killing him should provide enough resources to last Ren Baqian quite a while.
The Department of Inspection was supposedly responsible for this matter.
The Department of Inspection sounded like some nonsensical bureau from ancient times, but they were actually in charge of a lot of matters. Things like arresting people and carrying out assassinations were part of its responsibilities. It was not too extreme to call it an attack dog reared by the palace.
It was said to be a small department of over 100 people that were at least at the Earth Wheel level.
They weren't as good as the winged cavalry at breaking through enemy lines, but they were excellent at close quarters combat.
Rumor had it that Great Xia's seventh prince was assassinated by the Department of Inspection.
As this stream of thoughts flowed through his mind, Ren Baqian noticed that he had finished half the bottle of beer, but had not touched the dishes much.
Ren Baqian put his thoughts aside and brought his focus back to his meal. Turning his head around, he incidentally noticed a girl walking over to a nearby table from the bathroom. His eyes grew wide as he unknowingly snapped the chopsticks in his hand in half.
"What the f*ck!"
Ren Baqian felt his emotions fluctuate heavily.
Such an uncanny resemblance.
He had previously seen the Seventh Prince who looked exactly like him, while back in Prague, the empress had told him that one of the workers looked annoyingly like Hua Sanliu.
At that time, he had wondered if there were others as well.
For instance… the empress.
Cases of doppelgangers weren't unheard of on Earth. Such things had been circulated on the internet before.
It wasn't impossible for there to be someone who looked like the empress.
However, even if there was someone who looked like the empress, it would be statistically difficult to find her.
From the case of Hua Sanliu's doppelganger, Ren Baqian knew that the two lookalikes could be different ages.
After all, the flow of time was different in the two worlds.
From these factors, Ren Baqian felt that he would never meet someone else who looked like the empress in his lifetime.
Who knew that this would actually happen while he was having a meal.
This felt just like winning the grand prize after buying stuff on Taobao.
Unimaginable!
Wearing a sheer white cardigan over her white t-shirt and jeans, the girl had hair that was just past her ears, and a face that was slightly rounder than that of the empress.
Her demeanor was completely different from the empress, it was much softer and way warmer. The biggest difference was her lack of killing intent, something that the empress had honed through years of holding incredible power, status, and the confidence that comes with all that.
Her eyebrows were slightly thinner than the empress—making her look less dashing, but more elegant.
Although they weren't exactly the same, they looked 80% similar to each other.
Despite losing points for her less than impressive demeanor, the girl still looked very exquisite.
The girl noticed his gaze and glanced over at Ren Baqian as she sat down. She furrowed her eyebrows and looked away upon seeing Ren Baqian's dumbstruck face.
What the f*ck… What the f*ck… Ren Baqian didn't know what to think besides that.
What should I do? Countless ideas ran through his mind in an instant.
Maybe I should kill her? That was Ren Baqian's first thought. The first sparks of killing intent rose from deep within his heart.
It was odd for him to immediately think this way, but his mind became flooded by it.
Following these first thoughts, a mass of other nonsensical ideas rushed into his brain.
It was completely unacceptable to him that someone who looked like the empress might start a family with someone else.
Utter cuckoldry.
The mere thought of it made him extremely uncomfortable.
The girl looked pretty young. Her clothing and makeup suggested that she was about 18-20 years old.
Killing her would solve everything.
Although she was completely innocent, she looked far too much like the empress. He could not accept it if someone like her got together with another man.
The killing intent became much stronger, possessing him and taking over his mind.
Ren Baqian's eyes never left the girl. The killing intent in his heart shot out like a needle, piercing right into the girl and making her feel ill at ease.
She eventually found the source of her discomfort. It was coming from the gaze of a man sitting a few tables behind her. She couldn't tell the intention behind Ren Baqian's look since she was used to being the center of attention.
Ren Baqian only stopped when she glared fiercely at him. He shut his eyes and drank a mouthful of alcohol, keeping his killing intent in check with great effort.