"Did the second King Yanluo leave?" After a long while, the Harken jumped onto Qin Ye's shoulder in a well-rehearsed fashion.

Qin Ye nodded in response before suddenly asking, "What is the current military strength of our nation like?"

The war against the Nipponese Underworld was going to be initiated within the next two to three years, and this was an enquiry made before the final charge down the home stretch.

A serious look appeared in the Harken's eyes as it replied, "We have a standing army of 1.5 million and 10,000 palace guards. Coupled with the second-generation forbidden arts, it'll be enough to take down the Nipponese Underworld!"

"What about our equipment?"

"We have the most advanced equipment in the world." It was Zhao Yun who replied this time, and he made his way over to Qin Ye before extending a slight bow. "The first decade of the past 30 years of our Cathayan Underworld's development was focused on infrastructure construction and research and development. In the 10 years after that, we focused on education, and ever since you decided to attack the Nipponese Underworld, there have been marked improvements in the military sector."

"Most importantly, our Cathayan Underworld and the Hanyang...