Teleportation did not consume any stamina.
It was no different from walking.
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings,
Mona experienced for the first time just how terrifying her ability was.
Traveling from Kujou Encampment to Mt. Yougou would normally require at least half an hour of flying.
Now it had taken only a few seconds.
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment, Su Han could not help but nod.
This was already Kujou Encampment.
The soldiers stationed nearby had long since been rotated out.
They were no longer the troops once controlled by the Kujou Clan.
Instead, the original military structure had been disrupted and reorganized.
This way, the Kujou Clan's influence over the soldiers could be completely erased.
At the same time, those soldiers who had suffered under them could finally leave this place of trouble behind.
The soldier standing guard at the entrance saw two figures emerge from an apparently empty room.
He instantly remembered the notice from his superiors.
"If anyone comes out of that room, it must be Lord Kanrei."
When the soldier clearly saw Su Han's face, he immediately dropped to one knee.
"Greetings, Lord Kanrei."
Su Han looked toward him.
He was a young soldier whose expression had become somewhat stiff from nervousness.
"Stand up. How has training been going recently?"
Hearing Lord Kanrei's question,
the soldier quickly replied:
"Training is being conducted according to your instructions. Everyone wakes up at six in the morning for training. Breakfast is at eight, and from eight-thirty to eleven-thirty we conduct group training."
"The afternoon session runs from one-thirty to five-thirty. In the evening, there are two hours of political education and cultural studies."
After the previous chaos,
Yae Miko had discussed military reforms with him.
If soldiers only trained their bodies without unifying their beliefs,
the result would likely be another batch of private armies.
Therefore, formations would be reshuffled every two years.
Combined with ideological education,
this would cultivate truly qualified soldiers.
The current Kujou Encampment served as a testing ground.
Not only had training been reformed,
but many other aspects were also being expanded.
For example, training only lasted five days a week.
The remaining two days were reserved for internal tournaments and recreational activities.
Visiting family and relatives could all be done during those two days.
The government would even reimburse transportation expenses.
This not only won the people's support,
but also improved the public's view of the military.
Su Han nodded in satisfaction.
He then asked whether the soldiers and civilians were satisfied with the current situation.
"At first, everyone complained that the training was exhausting. But after seeing the people training at Mt. Yougou, everyone fell silent."
"The power of Haki is simply too strong! Since then, nobody has complained about being tired."
"After all, greater strength means higher pay..."
"So now there are still plenty of people secretly training in the middle of the night."
When speaking of training,
the soldier's face was full of pride.
His current strength was more than twenty times greater than before.
All of it was the result of his own hard work.
As for the civilians' reactions,
the soldier paused before a happy expression appeared on his face.
"Now the civilians can visit their children from time to time, and they're truly happy. Just yesterday, my mother told me to train hard and become someone useful in the future."
"She also said all of this is thanks to Lord Kanrei. If it weren't for you, Inazuma's soldiers would still be under that devil's control."
"My lord, look over there. The warehouse is filled with eggs and various foods."
"The civilians brought all of it voluntarily."
"At first, we didn't want to accept it."
"But the civilians said we're all their children and that we should nourish ourselves properly. Before we could even react, the elderly folks had already left."
"The commanding officer said we can't take things from the people for free, so this weekend he'll lead us in helping repair their homes."
"Everyone fully supports the idea. Our hometowns haven't been repaired in a very long time."
"But we all know that this is thanks to you, Lord Kanrei."
The emotional soldier knelt once again.
His voice also attracted nearby soldiers.
When they learned that Lord Kanrei had arrived,
they all rushed over.
Looking at the countless soldiers kneeling before him,
Mona felt as though she were dreaming.
This seemed to be exactly what Su Han had once called an army of the people.
Liyue was already like this.
She had never expected Inazuma to be transformed by him as well.
He was truly incredible.
Su Han had only intended to stop by and ask a few questions.
He had never imagined his popularity had reached this level.
"Everyone, please stand up. I was only passing through and wanted to check on things."
Although he said that,
the soldiers remained extremely emotional.
"Lord Kanrei, you are our benefactor!"
At that moment, an older veteran raised his head with tears in his eyes.
Su Han looked at him curiously.
"How so?"
The veteran wiped away his tears and explained.
It turned out he had already served at Kujou Encampment for eight years.
He was truly a battle-hardened veteran.
Aside from the first six months as a recruit,
he had lived almost every day in fear, worried he would die on the battlefield.
The commanders at Kujou Encampment simply didn't care whether their soldiers lived or died.
Sometimes they even ordered completely inexplicable operations.
One by one, the veteran's comrades died.
Only he remained alive.
Had he not lost an arm,
he felt he would not have been able to endure it either.
Mona felt anger rising in her chest.
"They deliberately sent their own soldiers to die? Are those people animals?"
Hearing Lord Kanrei's companion speak up for him,
the veteran smiled bitterly and said with dim eyes:
"Because we refused to become loyal followers of the Kujou Clan."
Many of the people around them had no idea about the Kujou Clan's crimes.
They only knew that the clan had collaborated with foreign forces and betrayed Inazuma.
Now that they heard the truth,
they were all shocked by the clan's brutality.
Soldiers were supposed to serve the Shogun.
Yet they had ultimately become the Kujou Clan's personal dogs.
No wonder everyone said this was Lord Kanrei's achievement.
Without him,
nobody knew how many more people would have died in the Kujou Clan's schemes.
"The entire Kujou Clan has already been executed. From now on, all you need to do is train hard."
"Inazuma's future depends on everyone's efforts."
"I, Su Han, promise that from this day forward, none of you will die because of conspiracies. You will live in honor, and if death comes, it will be while defending your homeland."
Seeing the soldiers' low spirits,
Su Han suddenly raised his voice.
His promise was like a powerful tonic injected directly into their hearts.
The soldiers quickly came to their senses.
That's right.
The dark days were over.
These were good times now.
Rather than dwelling on sorrow,
they should focus on training.
Otherwise, if enemies invaded again in the future,
and they lacked the strength to protect their homeland,
that would truly be a failure of duty.
As a result,
the soldiers once again bowed and kowtowed in gratitude.
Su Han smiled lightly before taking Mona back into the Mirror World.
"So, what do you think now? Can you redefine your abilities?"
"I'll give it a try."
Mona finally snapped out of her daze and remembered the purpose of their trip.
This so-called redefinition was Su Han's analysis of her powers.
Like Charlotte Brûlée, her ability theoretically covered an entire region.
However, there was one issue.
If a mirror was moved elsewhere,
could Brûlée travel through it without limits?
The answer was naturally no.
But there was a loophole.
What exactly determined the Mirror World's point of reference?
If it was centered on the ability user,
then what would happen if the user themselves underwent a long-distance transfer?
Would the entire range shift as well?
In other words,
moving from Point A to Point B.
Would the area of influence also move from A to B?
Mona looked at the mirrors around her.
A miraculous scene unfolded.
The mirrors marked for Watatsumi Island suddenly dimmed.
Meanwhile,
all the mirrors in other locations remained illuminated.
"Su Han, it really works! Look... the Watatsumi Island mirror is the brightest, while the others have become dimmer."
Following Mona's finger,
Su Han saw the result.
"It really is exactly as I suspected. In that case, the rest becomes simple."
"Exactly."
The two performed a second transfer.
This time they did not travel to Watatsumi Island.
Instead,
they arrived aboard a ship.
It was a vessel sailing toward Liyue.
At the same time, it was transporting mirrors.
Su Han's sudden appearance caused a brief commotion.
However, calm quickly returned.
Because he had already departed with Mona.
At this point,
the ship had already sailed far beyond Watatsumi Island.
The two flew through the sky.
They rapidly headed toward Liyue.
This was one of the advantages of increased strength.
Not only did combat ability improve,
but flight speed increased as well.
Looking at the scenery rushing past below,
Mona swallowed nervously.
"Boss, just how much has your strength improved recently?"
"About ten times."
"..."
Mona immediately fell silent.
As expected of her boss.
Simply amazing.
An hour later,
Su Han and Mona could already see the outline of Liyue Harbor.
After a little while longer,
they reached their destination.
Looking at the empty courtyard, Su Han asked in confusion:
"Isn't Lumine here? What about Paimon?"
"No. It seems they've been exploring near The Chasm recently. They've been gone for quite some time."
Those two really never stopped moving.
Su Han smiled.
After leaving behind the mirrors and manga, he headed alone toward the Jade Chamber.
Inside the pavilion,
Ningguang was handling official business.
Since obtaining the Den Den Mushi,
her workload had become much easier.
Yet at the same time,
her days were now filled with endless calls.
After finishing another document,
Ningguang rubbed her tired brow and sighed.
"Finally, I can relax for half a day..."
"Oh? You're taking it easy today. Want to come to Inazuma with me for some fun?"
Hearing that extremely familiar voice,
Ningguang froze in the middle of stretching.
She immediately turned around with delight on her face.
"Su Han!"
"Who else would it be?"
"You're back already?"
Her eyes were filled with excitement.
At the same time, she carefully examined him.
Only after confirming that her lover was completely unharmed did she finally relax.
Noticing her actions,
Su Han pulled her into his arms and whispered:
"Worried I'd get hurt?"
"Of course. We're not idiots. We all saw your battle with the Raiden Shogun a few days ago."
"We all?"
Su Han raised an eyebrow.
That sounded like a lot of information.
Ningguang gently pushed him away and smiled.
"That's right. While you were unconscious, I became very good sisters with that one from Mondstadt. Our relationship is excellent now, not some superficial friendship."
True feelings revealed themselves during hardship.
Ningguang would never forget that stormy night when something happened to Su Han.
Jean had actually led ten thousand knights to Liyue Harbor.
They had rushed there at full speed for one purpose only:
to protect Su Han.
In the past,
Ningguang had felt somewhat uneasy about Jean's existence.
But after that night,
she completely acknowledged the Acting Grand Master.
At least when it came to her feelings for Su Han,
Jean did not seem inferior to her in the slightest.
Su Han stared at Ningguang with exaggerated disbelief.
"Hey, when exactly did all this happen?"
"Don't be so surprised, dear. Women's matters are none of your business. Instead, tell me about Inazuma. I remember Cloud Retainer only left recently, so how did you come back already?"
After calming down,
Ningguang was extremely puzzled.
If the situation in Inazuma had truly ended,
Su Han should have returned together with a large group.
His sudden return was rather strange.
"Your insight really is sharp."
Su Han sighed before explaining Mona's Devil Fruit ability.
When Ningguang heard that travel between the two nations could now happen freely,
her eyes immediately lit up.
"So this is the travel you mentioned?"
"That's right. Want to visit Inazuma?"
Su Han asked with a smile.
After working for so long,
it was finally time for a break.
If they didn't take advantage of this opportunity for an international trip,
it would truly be a waste.
Ningguang was extremely tempted.
However, after thinking for a moment, she said:
"If we're going, then we're all going together!"
"What do you mean?"
"We're going to Mondstadt first and bringing little sister Jean with us! And of course your little sister-in-law. Also that cold and elegant female knight. Oh, and if I remember correctly, there's also Klee."
"..."
You've investigated my entire harem from top to bottom.
Su Han suddenly felt tremendous pressure.
Unfortunately,
Ningguang was the first wife.
This was the authority of the lady of the house.
Major affairs were his responsibility.
Family affairs were hers.
That was simply how the two of them worked together.
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