Over the past seventeen years, it wasn't only the Da Lan Dynasty that practiced "learning from the barbarians to control the barbarians"; the Western Countries were similarly learning from the Da Lan Dynasty.
The Da Lan Dynasty studied the culture of the Western Countries, their education systems, and various technologies, while the Western Countries learned from the Da Lan Dynasty's Martial Arts and Magic!
Over the years, the Da Lan Dynasty either bought openly or smuggled in a large number of firearms and even cannons from the Western Countries, while the Western Countries similarly took away a great deal of Exotic Beasts from the Da Lan Dynasty, as well as the methods for creating Implants, Martial Arts Cultivation techniques, and Magic training methods, among others.
People like Hu'en Tuso were one of the results.
"Changwu, you can rest in peace now."
Lu Sheng turned his head to look at the sky outside the window and murmured.