"News from the Endless Sea? Present it," Xu Mo said indifferently.
A guard stepped forward and presented the sealed letter.
Taking the letter, Xu Mo did not open it immediately. Instead, he looked at the guard and asked, "Why don't I see Gongsun Rou today? Where did she go?"
Normally, Gongsun Rou would enter the palace to help him with some state affairs. It was rare for her to be absent like this.
The guard lowered his head and replied, "Your Majesty, a rather tricky matter has occurred within the imperial capital. The court ministers did not know how to handle it, so they invited Lord Gongsun to deal with it."
A tricky matter? Even the ministers didn't know how to handle it, and Gongsun Rou had to go personally?
Xu Mo was very surprised. The ministers under him were not incompetent. What kind of trouble could make them feel so perplexed?
"What is this tricky matter? Tell me about it."
Xu Mo's curiosity was piqued, and he wanted to know what required Gongsun Rou's attention.
The guard did not dare to conceal anything and recounted the matter in detail.
In essence, it was an incident of cultivators fighting within the imperial capital.
Such incidents were quite common in the imperial capital and happened frequently.
Normally, the court would simply punish the parties involved according to the law.
However, the cultivators fighting in the imperial capital today were of special identities.
The combatants were two women, both among the exceptionally outstanding candidates for the imperial selection, with a high probability of becoming concubines.
This was precisely why the official in charge of the incident found it so difficult to handle.
Setting aside the special identities of the two women themselves, the fact that they were candidates for His Majesty's concubines made him hesitant to act rashly.
If he were to punish these two, and one of them later became His Majesty's consort, he would be in serious trouble.
The worried official could only seek help from Gongsun Rou and ask her to handle the matter.
After listening to the guard's account, Xu Mo felt somewhat speechless.
He was caught up in gossip that ended up involving him.
Then, Xu Mo continued to inquire why the two women had started fighting. The guard's answer made him even more speechless.
One of the combatants was Li Ling, known as the foremost female prodigy of the younger generation in Da Qian, the Sword Fairy.
The other was Chen Xi, the daughter of Chen Baiwan, the wealthiest merchant in Da Qian.
Both of them were, without exception, top-tier beauties.
After all, those who reached the final stage of the imperial selection were all of the highest caliber in terms of physique, appearance, and temperament.
As top beauties and competitors in the same imperial selection, these two women took an instant dislike to each other upon meeting.
Due to some minor conflict, the two women got into an argument, which eventually led to a physical fight.
If they hadn't been stopped in time, there might have been casualties.
Xu Mo shook his head. It was best to let Gongsun Rou handle this matter; he couldn't interfere.
Turning his attention to the letter sent by Fan Cheng, Xu Mo's expression became serious as he opened it and read it carefully.
As he read everything Fan Cheng reported in the letter, Xu Mo's expression grew increasingly strange, and he felt very perplexed.
The letter stated that the humans who came from the Endless Sea were incredibly weak!?
An iron ship, comparable to the Heavenly Might, was attacked by a peak Profound-grade sea beast and was directly damaged and sank.
Furthermore, the people on the iron ship did not retaliate against the Profound-grade sea beast's attack, as if they were all mortals?
This was very interesting.
The people who came from the Endless Sea, known for its mystery and strangeness, were all mortals?
If this were to be said, the demonic beasts of the Western Regions of Great Desolation would likely not believe it!
Fan Cheng also did not believe it, so he did not act rashly. Instead, he continued to observe the humans in the camps from afar, without disturbing them.
"Your Majesty, those humans from the Endless Sea are currently stationed at the edge of the Giant King Forest. We have sent scouts to monitor the vicinity. If they still do not exhibit any extraordinary powers, we will attempt to probe them."
Xu Mo nodded slightly, very pleased with Fan Cheng's approach.
Among the four commanders of the garrison, Fan Cheng was the most mature and steady, earning his favor.
As he read further, Xu Mo's eyes suddenly flashed.
Fan Cheng mentioned in the letter that those people possessed some very peculiar 'magic treasures.'
He also realized that the sunken iron ship was not powered by spiritual energy but by some other method.
This indicated that these people had mastered another civilization system independent of the Great Desolation.
Fan Cheng and the other natives of the Great Desolation could not understand this, but Xu Mo could.
After all, he was a former Earthling, and Earth's civilization system was different from that of the Great Desolation.
One was a technological civilization, and the other was a cultivation civilization, with different developmental paths.
"Could it be that these humans from the Endless Sea represent another unknown civilization system?" Xu Mo wondered.
He continued to read, turning to the illustrations at the back.
As soon as he clearly saw what was depicted in the drawings, Xu Mo's eyes widened, and he let out a vulgar exclamation!
"Holy shit!"
What did he see?
At the end of the letter, a pile of items he was extremely familiar with was drawn.
There were mobile phones, fans, assault boats...
And there were Caucasians, Black people, and Yellow people, all wearing suits and evening gowns, typical Earth attire.
For a moment, Xu Mo was somewhat dumbfounded, wondering if he was missing his hometown too much and hallucinating.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
The beautiful palace maid beside him, seeing the Emperor lost in thought, asked with some nervousness, "It's... nothing. I'm just thinking."
Xu Mo came back to his senses, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and looked again at the items drawn on the letter.
This time, he looked with utmost seriousness, certain that there was no mistake. These were products from Earth!
The logo on the back of the mobile phone was clearly drawn, and it was even a brand from China!
And the three figures drawn were clearly human beings from Earth, still wearing suits and evening gowns.
Looking at the giant iron ship depicted in the drawing, Xu Mo took a deep breath.
This was no iron ship; it was clearly a luxury cruise liner!
A giant luxury cruise liner carrying hundreds of tourists from around the world had entered the Endless Sea and then the Great Desolation?
Xu Mo felt his mind becoming chaotic, unable to process it, but the truth left him profoundly shaken.
"Hiss... an entire cruise ship transmigrated to the Great Desolation?"
This was his first reaction. After all, with him, a senior transmigrator, as a precedent, he felt this possibility was very high for these 'latecomers'!
It was highly probable that this cruise ship had encountered the same fate as him and directly transmigrated to the Great Desolation!
Instantly, Xu Mo became excited!
While cultivating in the Great Desolation was leisurely and joyful, he still missed his life on Earth.
Now that he had encountered 'fellow countrymen,' he was indeed very excited and wanted to go and see the situation immediately!