Chapter 266 Blowing Up the Main Hall, the Desolate Kingdom is Completely Destroyed

"This is a gift for you," Xiao Qidi said, taking out one of the gifts and stuffing it into the collar of the king of the desolate kingdom, then throwing the rest at the feet of the nobles.

The king of the desolate country felt that this strange thing, which was more than half the size of his fist, was cold and hard, and extremely uncomfortable when it landed on his stomach.

Unfortunately, his hands were tied to the throne, so he couldn't take them out himself.

The others were also drawn to the peculiar little gadget that had rolled down in front of them.

This object, with its regular and exquisite shape and dark gray metallic texture, is truly unprecedented.

While everyone stared at these things with surprise and uncertainty, Ning Jinli had already crawled out through the gap in the roof that she had come in from the roof beam.

Xiao Qidi grabbed a rope that was hanging down from her, used it to leap up, and left the main hall in the blink of an eye.

The two then moved to the roof of a nearby palace.

Thanks to a series of careful maneuvers, the Imperial Guards failed to spot the two individuals from beginning to end, nor did they notice anything unusual happening inside the hall.

Only after the two left did the king of the desolate kingdom and a group of royal nobles shout for the imperial guards, while the palace maids and eunuchs also shouted and tried to open the doors of the main hall.

Soon, both sides inside and outside the gate discovered that all the doors in the main hall were difficult to open.

The commander of the Imperial Guards hurriedly mobilized as many Imperial Guards as possible, surrounding the main hall in layers, and then launching a violent breakthrough from various points.

The four thick gates were forcibly smashed down by the Imperial Guards with their weapons, and then they poured into the main hall.

The originally spacious hall was instantly packed with people.

The people inside panicked and tried to run out, while the imperial guards outside were anxious to protect the emperor. The scene became increasingly chaotic and out of control, and some palace maids and eunuchs were even trampled to death by the imperial guards.

On a distant rooftop, Xiao Qidi coldly scoffed, "They might not even need to detonate a bomb; the king of the desolate kingdom and all those nobles could be crushed to death."

Despite his complaints, he wouldn't let go of the opportunity to make sure they were wiped out.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Xiao Qidi pressed the detonator.

Boom!

Dozens of high-explosive bombs exploded simultaneously inside the main hall!

Xiao Qidi and Ning Jinli quickly lowered their heads and circulated their internal energy to protect themselves.

Even though they were hundreds of meters apart, a powerful shockwave still swept over them a few seconds later, shattering and blowing away the roof tiles on the roof where the two were located.

Once the shockwave subsided, the two looked up.

The magnificent hall that could normally accommodate thousands of people without feeling crowded was gone.

Instead, there was a wide and deep pit, charred inside and around, with flames shooting into the sky from the ruins, illuminating a mushroom-shaped plume of smoke that had not yet dissipated.

Ning Jinli clicked her tongue and said, "Tsk... The new small bombs that Sister Ying gave me, when detonated together, have a much greater power than I expected. I'm afraid all the people crowded in the main hall will be blown to bits."

Roughly estimated, the main hall, which normally can accommodate over a thousand people, probably had no fewer than three thousand people squeezed in just now because the Imperial Guards rushed in.

This further compressed the interior space of the main hall.

In addition, the main hall was surrounded by a large number of imperial guards.

All these factors combined to amplify the power of the explosion, resulting in far greater damage than Ning Jinli and Xiao Qidi had anticipated.

Not only were the king and nobles of the desolate kingdom wiped out, but most of the 10,000 imperial guards who remained around the main hall were also killed or wounded, and the remaining guards were unable to form an effective fighting force in the short term.

The violent explosion reverberated throughout the entire royal city, and even the soldiers in the Da Xuan garrison camp dozens of miles away could feel the ground tremble and hear the muffled thud.

Soon, the fire spread in all directions from the point of explosion, illuminating the night sky above the palace.

Many of the Imperial Guards who had been stunned by the blast were engulfed by the fire. When they awoke in pain, they screamed as they scrambled to their feet and scattered in all directions, trampling each other and even fueling the fire.

This scene is like a living hell.

The imperial guards, who had been lured to the inner palace by Ning Jinli's two small-scale explosions, rushed toward the main hall, but they were powerless to do anything about the situation.

Ning Jinli and Xiao Qidi were not idle.

The two moved to an open area, where Ning Jinli opened a portal to space and time, connecting it to another portal in the Great Xuan camp. This portal continuously transported the Xuanjia Army soldiers, who were already fully equipped and ready to go, to the camp in batches.

In a short period of time, nearly a thousand Xuanjia soldiers were assembled.

"Jinli, you go back to the camp and rest first. Next, I will lead the soldiers to completely control the royal city. Wait for my good news!" After Xiao Qidi finished speaking, he led the Xuanjia Army into action.

The royal family of the Desolate Kingdom was wiped out, and the royal palace's 20,000 imperial guards suffered heavy losses, severely damaging their morale. Meanwhile, the vast majority of the tens of thousands of guards in the royal city were still in a drunken stupor, and the generals stationed at various locations had long been killed by the forty Xuanjia soldiers led by Mu Cheng.

The situation in the latter half of tonight is already set in stone.

Ning Jinli naturally had no worries and stepped into the portal, instantly returning to the Great Xuan Army camp.

One night passed.

As dawn broke, the gates of the desolate kingdom's capital opened.

Approximately 20,000 Da Xuan troops entered the city in an orderly manner. One part, led by Xiao Qidi, continued to annihilate the remaining imperial guards and garrison troops of the Huang Kingdom, while the other part, led by Mu Cheng, pacified the people in the city.

In addition, several groups of Da Xuan soldiers were keeping a close watch on the situation outside the royal city to prevent any survivors from escaping.

Ning Jinli slept until the afternoon. When she woke up, Xiao Qidi had completely taken control of the capital city of Huangguo, and many of the people in the city were even helping the Daxuan army clean up the corpses.

Thus, the desolate kingdom was completely destroyed.

Under Xiao Qidi's command and the efficient cooperation of the Da Xuan Army, the royal city will soon be restored to normal and will be completely renewed in the future.

Three days later, Mu Cheng mobilized a portion of the Great Xuan Army to Anguo, coordinating with the raiding force led by Qi Zhan to officially launch a full-scale offensive against Anguo...

...

Time flew by and it was the day before New Year's Day.

Heishuiwan has established a supply base for moth wing grass, mainly composed of former members of Heishui Village. Under the management of the siblings Heida and Heier, it has formed a complete system for efficient and stable collection, cleaning, and packaging.

The supply of mothwing grass is sufficient to meet production needs.

All Ning Jinli needs to do is send the packaged moth wing grass to her pharmaceutical factory warehouse, and the Bip-Su sustained-release agent can be produced automatically in batches. It is expected to be available nationwide on New Year's Day.

This is backed by national support, enabling a seamless replacement before imported stockpiles are depleted.

The country of Shanpota was completely unaware of this situation.

However, with the price increase date requested by the Kingdom of Sanpota fast approaching, and China still not having given a response, the relevant high-ranking officials in Sanpota were becoming increasingly uneasy.

Although they believed they had a firm grasp on the main raw materials of Bis-Extended Release Agent and that no other country could possibly produce a substitute, the calmness of China, the largest importer of Bis-Extended Release Agent, made them somewhat uneasy.

With only twenty hours left until China's New Year's Day, they couldn't contain themselves and made a call to the person in charge in China who was specifically responsible for handling the import of Bismuth Substance.

The moment the call connected.

The representative from Shanpota, speaking fluent Mandarin, arrogantly said, "Mr. Yan, my dear partner, haven't you decided to accept our repricing yet? Isn't your efficiency a bit too low?"

At this very moment, the relevant domestic officials are in Ning Jinli's pharmaceutical factory office, checking with Ning Jinli again every step of the upcoming nationwide distribution to ensure that people in China who need this drug will not be unable to buy it.

The person in charge in China was in a great mood when he suddenly received a call from the person in charge of Shanpota. Hearing that familiar yet unpleasant tone, he felt disgusted and simply hung up the phone to continue checking with Ning Jinli.

On the other side of the Shanpota Kingdom, the person in charge was stunned when he heard the call end notification tone coming from his phone.

Seeing this, several people nearby hurriedly asked him what was wrong.

He looked like he'd seen a ghost, and said in utter disbelief, "They actually hung up on me! Are they crazy?!"

You should know that every time he called before, the other party would not only answer immediately 24 hours a day, but would also be very polite to him.

This is the first time such a situation has occurred.

He even suspected that there might be a signal problem with the international call.

The people next to him also thought that the call must have been accidentally dropped, after all, China needs to ensure that millions of people can use Bismuth Substance every year.

So I suggested he try calling back.

He slammed his phone on the table, lit a cigar, and slowly said, puffing out smoke rings, "I don't need to call. They'll definitely call back within ten seconds, and they'll apologize. Watch closely, 10, 9, 8..."

Inside the luxurious and upscale conference hall, his countdown began, and the other Santorini people were also staring at his phone.

As a result, his phone remained completely silent until he finished counting down to ten.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

He was somewhat embarrassed.

Just as the group was staring at each other in disbelief, their phone suddenly vibrated.

He beamed with delight, answered the phone without even looking at it properly, and said with a sneer, "Mr. Yan, you should be glad that I am a patient person, otherwise I would not have answered your call."

The next second, an impatient voice came from the phone: "Pilto! Today is the last day! Why hasn't the new China Bismuth Extended-Release Drug procurement contract appeared on my desk yet! The US commissioner is urging me! You need to give me an answer!"

The man called Pierto paused for a moment, then switched to his native language, his tone instantly becoming respectful, "Respected Congressman, I... I am currently communicating with the person in charge from China, and we will have results soon. Please rest assured, Congressman and the Commissioner from Country M."

"I'll give you five more hours. If the new contract isn't signed within those five hours, you and your team will no longer be responsible for the export business of Bismuth-Release Agent!"

After the senator on the other end finished speaking angrily, he slammed down the phone.

Pierto's face was extremely grim as he recounted the situation to his subordinates.

Having no other option, he had to call Mr. Yan again.

This time, the other party refused to answer.

Pierto thought he was dreaming. He checked incredulously to see if he had dialed the wrong number, and then called Mr. Yan again.

Again, the call was rejected.

Pierto flew into a rage, smashed his phone to pieces, and launched into a tirade of profanities.

However, he quickly calmed down.

Time was of the essence, and the situation was so abnormal that he had no choice but to humble himself and order a private plane to personally travel to China to meet Mr. Yan.

Five hours later, Pierto, accompanied by his secretary, arrived in China.

Just as I was about to try contacting Mr. Yan, the congressman called me via video.

He had no choice but to answer the call, even though he was reluctant.

On the screen appeared an old face that looked like it wanted to eat people.

"Pilto! Where's the new contract?! Where are you?!"

The irritable voice made Pierto break out in a sweat.

He tried to appear calm and said, "Mr. Congressman, there's been a little trouble on the Chinese side. As you know, the Chinese aren't very efficient, and they're not as professional as we are. So I'm meeting with them in person now, and I guarantee I can bring the contract back to Sanpota and present it to you and the M country's commissioner."

The senator leaned closer to the camera, his grey-green eyes seeming to glare at Piltto through the screen, and said in a low voice, "In the second half of this year, we had a bumper harvest of the core raw materials for our bismuth extended-release formulation in Sanpota. I had already ordered the pharmaceutical factory to triple its production and allocated hundreds of billions of dollars to expand the factory and increase personnel and equipment."

Pierto asked in surprise, "Mr. Congressman, the amount needed by China each year hasn't changed much. What's the point of having the pharmaceutical factories increase production? Won't that be a waste of our money?"

The senator revealed a cunning look and said with a smile, "The extended-release formulation of Bismuth produced starting in the second half of this year is only one-third as effective as the original."

"Ah! I see!" Pierto exclaimed in realization. "So, from now on, patients will need to buy three times the dosage to achieve the same effect. And we've increased the price per box from five hundred to fifteen hundred, which means that after the new contract is signed, our profits from the export trade of Bismuth extended-release tablets will increase by nine hundred percent!"

After saying all this, Pierto was so excited that he was trembling.

Originally, the cost price of this product in the country of Sanpota was only about eight yuan per box.

The price of these products sold to China is as high as 500 yuan per box, which is already an extremely high profit.

Through the actions of this congressman, China was forced to increase its imports of Bismuth Substance and pay higher prices, which is tantamount to taking money out of China's national treasury!

“Mr. Congressman, you are truly amazing!” Pierto praised sincerely.

The senator's expression finally softened, and he earnestly reminded him, "Hundreds of billions of dollars have already been invested, and enough of the new Bis-Extended Release Agent has been produced to sell to China for three years. It's all stockpiled in the warehouse. Bring the contract back as soon as possible."

“Yes, Mr. Congressman!” Pierto replied excitedly.

The video call ended.

The congressman, sitting in his office, poured two glasses of champagne, one for himself and the other for the well-dressed comrade from Country M, saying with a smile, "Everything is proceeding according to Country M's arrangements, Mr. Commendation. Congratulations on our income reaching an unprecedented level."

The M country representative accepted the champagne and pondered, "In the past, every time we raised prices, the relevant Chinese officials would proactively sign a new contract with you a month before the requested date. Never before has it happened like this, with less than 24 hours left until the date and still no contract signed. Don't you think there's a problem?"