Opportunity? Disaster? Li Xiaotian was stunned when the Demon Lord said this. Indeed, after the great changes in the world, humans could become stronger, their lifespans also increased significantly, and as long as one's strength continued to grow, their lifespan would also continuously increase. This could be considered an opportunity.
However, apart from this, countless humans had died after the great changes in the world. Moreover, the world order was chaotic. Ordinary people who were fine today might suddenly die tomorrow, not to mention the existence of the demon race.
In reality, the disaster far outweighed the opportunity.
Li Xiaotian, however, was pondering the true meaning of the Demon Lord's words. For a being like the Demon Lord, the deaths of ordinary people and the covetousness of the demon race were not considered disasters at all. So, what was the disaster the other party was referring to?
"Alright, since your body has recovered, hurry up and go out. Killing more people will help you get stronger faster. I'm going to sleep. Don't bother me with trivial matters in the future. Of course, you can also try to destroy me while I'm asleep, hehe."
Just as Li Xiaotian was about to ask the Demon Lord for the specific meaning of his words, the Demon Lord's voice suddenly rang out. Immediately after, the black mist outside Li Xiaotian's body rapidly dissipated and was swallowed.
Li Xiaotian was stunned. Was the other party afraid that he would continue to question? As for the last sentence, he would not consider it for the time being, because with his current strength, no matter what method he used, he would not be a match for the Demon Lord. He was aware of this.
"Xiaotian!"
"Lord Dragon King!"
As soon as the black mist covering several blocks dispersed, Qin Zhu and the others immediately rushed in, calling out outside the door where Li Xiaotian was in seclusion.
Li Xiaotian heard this, waved his hand to open the door, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes. That familiar figure was gone. Whenever he woke up from seclusion in the past, the first person he would see was Long Yi.
"Qin Zhu, I'm fine." Li Xiaotian said with a deep breath. Although he didn't know the situation outside, he knew that with him unconscious, Great Qin was like a ship without a captain, and no one could be at ease.
"It's good that you're alright. Do you want to rest? You've been unconscious for the past few days, and it's been difficult for me to control the situation alone."
Qin Zhu spoke, relieved in his heart. In the past, he managed politics and Li Xiaotian managed the military. The two cooperated with each other. However, during this period, Li Xiaotian was unconscious, and he had to manage all affairs by himself, which was quite overwhelming for him.
"No, how long have I been unconscious?" Li Xiaotian asked. Looking at Qin Zhu's appearance, he must have been unconscious for quite some time.
"A full forty days. During the time you were unconscious, Great Qin was also silent for forty days. The outside world has already erupted, but fortunately, your divine might in the Battle of Zheng City made the Sixteen Sects unsure of our strength, so they haven't launched another war during this period."
Qin Zhu spoke, and at the same time quickly introduced the situation outside to Li Xiaotian.
During the period when Great Qin was silent, some forces or individuals with ulterior motives outside did not let Great Qin go. They seized upon the incident of all the people from the Sixteen Sects being annihilated in the Battle of Zheng City and continued to accuse Great Qin, constantly pressuring them for an explanation.
At the same time, this battle also allowed the outside world to witness the strength of Great Qin. Many people from Great Qin who were abroad came to the six cities currently ruled by Great Qin through various means. Moreover, more than twenty sects sent envoys, some of whom directly chose to surrender to Great Qin, while others wanted to form an alliance with Great Qin.
In short, there were both good and bad.
After listening, Li Xiaotian was silent for a moment, then said.
"Put these matters aside for now. Since we've already delayed for forty days, a few more days won't matter. I want to hold a funeral for Long Yi to bid him farewell."
Upon hearing Li Xiaotian's words, everyone in the room fell silent. They all knew that Long Yi had died in battle, and this matter had dealt the biggest blow to Li Xiaotian, otherwise, he wouldn't have ordered the extermination of all enemies.
"Long Yi and those sacrificed warriors fought for Great Qin. They died, but they should not have died so obscurely."
Li Xiaotian murmured, clenching his fists tightly. Unconsciously, his former brothers were becoming fewer and fewer, and the people he was familiar with were also becoming fewer and fewer.
"All those who died for Great Qin should have a glorious funeral."
"Arrange it. Send off these heroes with a state funeral!" Qin Zhu's eyes reddened as he gave orders to the person beside him.
State funeral, the highest etiquette of Great Qin.
On this day, the official website of Great Qin suddenly changed its style. The entire page was only in white and black, and names of individuals kept appearing on the webpage.
During the period when Great Qin was silent, people paid attention to the official website of Great Qin every day, so as soon as there was any change, it instantly spread across the entire network.
Many people logged onto the official website of Great Qin as soon as they received the news. Upon seeing the content of the official website, they fell silent.
Especially the people of Great Qin, no matter where they were at the moment, they stayed put, their eyes reddened, silently shedding tears.
"Li Shanhai, former First Commander of the Great Qin War Department, a native of the capital. Joined the War Department at the age of twenty. Participated in a total of three hundred and forty-one battles, earned forty third-class merits, eleven second-class merits, three first-class merits, and one Great Qin national medal. Died in battle when the Heavenly Family ravaged the capital after the great changes in the world!"
"Wang Zhanguo, former First Army Commander of the Great Qin War Department, a native of Jiangnan. Participated in a total of two hundred and sixty-three battles, earned thirty-four merits, and one Great Qin national medal. After the great changes in the world, he led his army to support the capital. While en route, he encountered awakened powerhouses indiscriminately slaughtering ordinary civilians, and he led his army to counterattack, after which the entire army was annihilated!"
"Zhang Yi, former Commander of the Intelligence Department of the Great Qin War Department."
"..."
"Li Sanhu, an ordinary soldier of the Thirteenth Army of the Great Qin War Department, twenty-three years old. Joined the War Department at the age of twenty. In the battle between Great Qin and the demon race of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, he beheaded four demonic beasts. Later, due to serious injuries, he joined the suicide squad of the War Department. He self-destructed to severely wound a king-level demonic beast, creating an opportunity for his comrades to kill the beast king."
"..."
"Long Yi, Commander of the Dragon King Hall, Commander of the First Army of the War Department, Emperor-level powerhouse. In the battle of the capital, he led the warriors of the Dragon King Hall to kill countless demonic beasts, always charging to the forefront in every battle. When his Emperor-level patrol squad was ambushed by the enemy, he sacrificed himself by self-detonation to kill two Emperor-level powerhouses, creating an opportunity for his comrades to escape!"
"Qi Xiaodong, an ordinary soldier of the Dragon King Hall. He gave up emotions and lifespan to improve his strength. Participated in thirteen battles, killed nearly a hundred enemies. Later, in the Battle of Zheng City, he was killed by an Emperor-level powerhouse from the opposing side!"
"..."
On the official website of Great Qin, the lives and sacrifices of those who died in battle since the great changes in the world were displayed clearly, along with their life experiences and reasons for their sacrifice.
At this moment, even many awakened martial artists fell into a brief silence upon seeing this. This was because in ancient times, such people were very rare. However, what surprised them was that in this era, although the human race was very weak, the spirit they displayed far surpassed that of ancient people.
The people of Great Qin were silent, weeping. They never knew that when they thought Great Qin was already a thing of the past, when they thought Great Qin had abandoned them, so many people were silently protecting them and wanting to save them.