f civil officials.”"But Your Highness, if you were the crown prince, there would be no need to go all out in courting the military and bolstering your own power."But if Your Highness ascends the thron...Chapter 946: Don't Even Try

The hesitation and refusal on Huangji Tian's face were so obvious that even a blind man could see them.

Ke Li Chen really acted like he was blind, completely lacking any expressions like "If it's inconvenient, just forget it" or "Let's not put pressure on you."

He just stood there, straight and stiff, waiting for the Heavenly Emperor's response.

Realizing that Li Chen was not an easy target to dismiss, Huangji Tian let out a wry smile and said: "Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty, actually this isn't much of a secret at all."

"Since it's not such a great secret anymore, why don't Thirteenth Brother and this palace share it together" Li Chen said with a smile.

Huangji Tian's smile froze for a moment, he glanced at Li Chen with a complicated look, and then said: "Actually, we use more than just human power to transmit messages."

Li Chen nodded, not surprised.

Even the strongest human has their limits.

Such a long distance, to have news transmitted within a day, is astonishing speed for this era.

Unless the Jin Nation was extravagant enough to have a large group of Earth Immortals, at least masters like San Bao, who specialized in this kind of thing, it wouldn't work with just a few people. At the very least, a few would have to be killed off.

Huangji Tian continued, "We categorize intelligence based on the importance of its routes. The most crucial ones are those connecting the front lines to central institutions during wartime, as well as those running from the capital of the Qin Empire to our Jurchin capital and from the Liao Kingdom's Langting to our capital."

"Along these two routes, we will set up a relay station every hundred miles. Each station will have either specially trained falcons or highly skilled martial artists with exceptional light-footwork abilities. With the relay stations as nodes, intelligence will be passed on in relays, traveling at full speed."

For example, the first hundred li from the capital city, we used human couriers. Light kung fu must reach a certain level to run this hundred li within the time limit to do this job. When we reach the next relay station, it is carried by hawks and falcons to the next relay station below.

"In this way, the alternating power of human beings and animals ensures both the highest efficiency and safety."

Huangji Tian said more and more naturally, completely unaware that the two attendants behind him were about to turn as pale as pig liver.

Li Chen was enlightened upon hearing this.

It wasn't some amazing black technology after all, just a vast intelligence transmission route built with massive manpower and material resources.

Needless to ask, Li Chen knew the cost of maintaining such a channel would be huge, at least more than he was willing to bear right now.

It's not that we can't get the money, it's mainly about finding the right person. They need exceptional light-footedness and absolute loyalty, both are essential. At least for now, Li Chen could get a greater return by investing these resources elsewhere.

Indeed, Huangji Tian followed up with a cautious note: "However, there are also drawbacks. Firstly, it's incredibly expensive. Even without being used, it still requires a massive upkeep. Once deployed, both the falcons and the human operatives suffer losses. Due to its time-sensitive nature, almost every deployment of this channel results in casualties for both humans and birds."

"So if it's not particularly important intelligence, we wouldn't use this channel, but would use conventional means for intelligence transfer."

Li Chen nodded knowingly. In his mind, he completely abandoned the idea of replicating the intelligence transmission channels of Jin Guo. On the other hand, he nodded in agreement on his face and said: “It doesn’t sound like a very profitable deal. It's best not to spread such secrets.”e him. His gaze was fixed on the serene Qinhuai River, his eyes flickering with unreadable light. At this moment, no one could tell what thoughts were swirling in his mind.After a long silence, he sud...