Chapter 122: [122] Reactions to "The First Emperor of All Ages" [2]
Conference Hall.
After watching the video, the people of China all wore amused expressions.
Chen Gong sighed softly, "As expected of Nameless, sacrificing himself again and again. I truly wish to collaborate with him!"
His eyes burned with desire, as if he had met a once-in-a-millennium kindred spirit, desperately wanting to make contact.
"...Don't you dare drag Nameless into your schemes!"
Even Zhuge Liang nearly lost his composure as the wise strategist.
Chen Gong was his subordinate—his combat ability was mediocre, more of a support-type Servant.
He could greatly enhance allies, granting them exaggerated power boosts, even surpassing their limits.
Sounds wonderful, right?
The problem was—it was live sacrifice!
Using allies as offerings to defeat enemies!
Nameless willingly sacrificed himself to protect human history—how could you forcibly offer him up?
Of course, the main issue now was—
How does His Majesty the Emperor view this video?
Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to ask, "Your Majesty, what are your thoughts?"
Among those present, he was the closest to His Majesty and held one of the highest positions.
The previous video had exposed some of His Majesty's dark history—who knew if the proud and domineering emperor might erupt in fury?
Attending a ruler is like accompanying a tiger—this has been true since ancient times!
"Everything in the video is true!"
After a moment of silence, Qin Shi Huang responded thus.
Under the gaze of the assembled crowd, the emperor's fiery eyes brimmed with nostalgia.
When he had watched the videos titled "The Avenging Witch" and "The Oldest King," he hadn't paid them much heed.
As the First Emperor who conquered the six states, unified the realm, standardized chariot tracks and writing, he possessed absolute confidence—the conviction that "none can rival me."
Yet.
After watching this exposé titled "The First Emperor of the Ages," Qin Shi Huang found himself shaken in an instant.
An endless flood of memories, as if some seal had been broken, swiftly brought back all the lost recollections.
Back when he had fled from Handan in the state of Zhao and faced danger, it was that very person who had descended with overwhelming force, saving the young Ying Zheng.
Escorting him all the way to Xianyang, and even imparting the Sword of the Son of Heaven.
Forging the blade with the very fabric of the nation, ensuring Ying Zheng's smooth coronation as the King of Qin.
Later, he also assisted in quelling the rebellion led by his younger brother Chengjiao and executed Lü Buwei, who had monopolized the Qin court's power.
Nameless even personally commanded the army, sweeping across the six states for Ying Zheng and unifying the realm.
Yet, everything came to an abrupt halt after the war against the gods of the Heavenly Court.
Qin Shi Huang could not accept it.
His mentor had clearly fought and died to protect him and the people of Qin, yet he was forgotten by everyone.
What exactly had happened?
Could it be the doing of the gods?
Qin Shi Huang recalled the war against the gods back then—it had drained Qin of all its resources just to barely hold their own against the divine.
At the time, Qin Shi Huang had wanted to ascend the sacrificial altar with Nameless, but the latter had forcefully stopped him.
Nameless would rather shoulder everything alone, offering himself as a sacrifice, just to secure eternal peace for the people of Qin.
His resolve was no less than that of the ancient sages!
"My esteemed mentor, how I long—how I truly long—to see you again."
Qin Shi Huang's eyes were filled with reminiscence.
That deceitful mentor of mine—you knew you wouldn't die, yet you still lied to me. When we meet again, I'll charge you with the crime of deceiving your emperor first!
This news was, without a doubt, the happiest thing since his arrival in the form of a Heroic Spirit.
After more than two thousand years apart, he wondered just how much his mentor must have missed him.
How he looked forward to it!
Speaking of which, what had happened after he obtained the elixir of immortality and gained eternal life?
Countless memories surged through Qin Shi Huang's mind, yet he found no trace of those events.
It was as if everything had been completely erased, leaving no clues to follow!
"Your Majesty, how should we handle this video?" Zhuge Liang asked again during his reminiscence.
The video The First Emperor of All Ages had been released globally.
Countless people had seen it—there was no hiding it now.
Far better to hold a press conference openly.
When the first video, The Avenging Witch, was released, that Emperor of France, Jeanne d'Arc, had held a press conference to confirm the video's authenticity.
She had hoped to use the opportunity to find Nameless, but so far, there had been no leads.
After The Perfect King was released, King Arthur, Artoria, directly knighted Nameless as the Knight of Holy Light, hoping to locate him.
Yet, he still remained unfound.
When The Oldest King was later exposed, the King of Heroes, too, had no leads whatsoever.
Now, it was the turn of the supreme Qin Shi Huang.
Everyone would be watching to see what His Majesty would do—and whether he could find Nameless.
"How to handle this video?"
Qin Shi Huang turned his gaze to the British delegation and declared imperiously, "King Arthur, your knighthood of my mentor as a Round Table Knight was far too stingy. I shall confer upon him the title of Imperial Mentor. Nameless belongs to China—he is mine. You have no right to take him!"
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