Chapter 217: Luck and Talent, Becoming a King (6K)

There were a lot of powerful people and dignitaries who were stopped outside the Shiyang Cave Heaven, and they were all very anxious.

The cave was upgraded to a blessed land, and they all understood how great the benefits were, but the ban was issued by the three kings, and no one dared to force their way in.

The people inside the Shiyang Cave Heaven were even more anxious, because at this time ninety-nine percent of them could only stay in the "Yangcheng" area.

Without the qualification of "Explorer", no one can leave Yangcheng, unless they want to leave Shiyang Cave Heaven.

But who would leave Shiyang Cave at this time?

Whoever leaves is an idiot!
But now that I'm here, I can only stay in Yangcheng, which feels too bad.

"Rejected again! I applied for the title of 'Primary Explorer' three times, and the application scope was only for the explored areas such as the Earth Fire Plain and the Ten Thousand Miles Thunder Pool, but my application was rejected every time!"

In Yangcheng, in a courtyard, Yi Yue was slamming the table frantically.

"Even if I'm a warrior and not a minister, a junior investigator shouldn't be so strict, right?"

A handsome young man nearby glanced at Yi Yue and said, "Why are you banging the table at me? If you have the guts, go fight King Luohou."

"What did you say!"

"Okay, Nangong, Yi Yue, stop arguing." Qi Yuanjun persuaded, "If you have the time, you might as well make more connections. Even if you can only form a primary exploration team first, it won't be a wasted trip."

Qi Yuanjun was also very annoyed. There was a delicious cake in front of him, but he couldn't eat it and could only drool madly. This feeling was too torturous.

Even standing at the boundary marker of Yangcheng, one can feel the amazing vitality filling the heaven and earth. One can imagine how many adventures there are in the outside world.

"News!" Yi Yue suddenly stood up.

He tapped the floor mirror frantically, and a shadow was projected in the room.

It was Wei Hong, the son of Wei Yuan from the Tiger Dragon Army.

"Brother, you finally brought news. I was so worried." Yi Yue said.

"Sorry, Brother Yi." Wei Hong showed a trace of embarrassment. "I don't have good news. My father can only organize an intermediate exploration team, and there are only eight people in the team. It has been filled up by the Tiger Dragon Army's own people."

"What?" Yi Yue opened his mouth, his eyes full of disappointment.

Qi Yuanjun saw this and said, "Brother Wei, you have done your best in this matter. We are forcing you."

Yi Yue also came to his senses and quickly restrained his expression. He couldn't blame his friend if he couldn't do it. Whether he could do it or not, he had done it, and it was all out of kindness.

"Yes, in this situation, Brother Wei cannot be blamed. I lost my composure."

Wei Hong said: "Brother Qi, Brother Yi."

"Although I can't arrange for you to join the team, I can tell you three some gossip that may be helpful to you."

Qi Yuanjun bowed and said, "Brother Wei, please speak."

Wei Hong said: "Now among the various armies and departments in Yangcheng, as well as the dignitaries who have come in, there are still about ten people who can apply for a quota, or have already obtained a quota and have the right to allocate it."

Qi Yuanjun, Yi Yue and Nangong Ye were shocked.

Wei Hong: This is good news.

They just want to find someone now, but they don’t know who to look for.

Because they are all very tight-lipped.

"First, there are the three kings of the military world, King Luohou, King Lingde, and King Tianyan. They all have the right to let people in and approve the quotas."

This is as good as saying nothing. Who doesn't know that these three kings are in charge of the Ten Sun Cave Heaven? The ban was issued by the three of them.

But if you want to get the help of these three people to become kings, then what else can you say?

Wei Hong continued, "The second is King Liang. King Liang submitted a memorial to Your Majesty, reporting the auspicious signs of the blessed land, and Your Majesty also granted him some management authority."

Yi Yue smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Wei, please stop talking about this king or that king. I can't reach you, brother."

How could they, just mere sixth-rank officials, get the back door to become a king?

Even if he succeeds in getting close to him, he will just be a small soldier under his command and his status will be insignificant.

Yes, Qi Yuanjun, Yi Yue, and Nangong Ye are all geniuses.

But what the Great Zhou Dynasty lacks the least is geniuses. Over the past thousand years, aren’t there enough geniuses born?

"Okay." Wei Hong said, "How far can you find the connections?"

Qi Yuanjun, Nangong Ye, and Yi Yue looked at each other and said, "General, it has already cost you a lot to send us here. The most we can do is ask the general to ask a favor from a fifth-rank official."

The main generals of the three major caves are all at the level of Marquis of Wu, but Qi Yuanjun, Nangong Ye, Yi Yue and others are not their sons, but just soldiers under their command.

Giving him a ride to this point has already been the most kind thing I can do.

Wei Hong pondered and said, "In the current Ten Sun Cave Heaven, the only one who can be given a place as a fifth-rank official is probably the Minister of Agriculture. The rest are hard to say."

The Sinong officer was in charge of the changes in the heaven and earth, and the upgrading of the cave heaven to a blessed land was also announced by the Sinong officer of Yangcheng.

In fact, most of the fifth-rank ministers of agriculture are not qualified.

For example, Zuo Zizhi, Ge Jinsong, Cheng Qingming, and other fifth-grade people have relatively weak strength and influence.

"For the four academies of Tianshi, Dili, Taicang, and Pinghuai, you must at least find someone at the level of Agricultural Director or Supervisor."

Wei Hong did bring some real stuff. He reported a few names: "Fan Zhaoli, Lu Bang, Mei Zhiru, Tian Yan, Liu Tianning, Zhang Song, Gong Tiansi. These people must have vacancies."

"You don't have to waste your time on other people." Wei Hong said.

"Okay. Thank you, Brother Wei." Qi Yuanjun bowed and said, "I wish Brother Wei can return with a great harvest."

"It's a small matter." Wei Hong nodded and then hung up the phone.

Qi Yuanjun, Yi Yue and Nangong Ye also quickly entered their rooms and contacted their backers.

An hour later.

The three of them came out of the room one after another.

"How is it?" Qi Yuanjun asked.

"The general has agreed to ask Fan Zhaoli to give it a try, but there is no guarantee that it will succeed." Nangong Ye said.

"Marquis Yan planned to try with Zhang Song and Lu Bang, but they haven't given any definite news." Yi Yue sighed.

It's difficult, very difficult. It's too difficult to get a share of such a great opportunity.

Especially in the early days, a lot of people were trying hard to get in.

Nangong Ye and Yi Yue looked at each other, feeling helpless. The word "try it" was like saying nothing.

"I did find something." Qi Yuanjun said, "If I can't tell you, you won't believe it."

"The general told me that there is an agricultural officer in Shiyang Cave Heaven named Liu Tianning. He is a member of the Military Supervision Department and also serves as the Agricultural Officer in Taicangyuan, responsible for training soldiers."

"The general said that Liu Tianning's backer seems to be one of the three kings, and seems to be involved with the royal family, and has a large number of quotas in his hands!"

"Hmm?" Nangong Ye and Yi Yue asked in confusion, "Is it Liu Tianning from Taihe County?"

"Yes." Qi Yuanjun said, "The general just contacted Liu Tianning. The result surprised me. The general said that Liu Tianning asked him to ask Zhao Xing for a quota."

"Zhao Xing?" Nangong Ye was stunned. "Are you talking about Zhao Xing of the Divine Might Army? What does this have to do with him?"

"Yeah, how does it involve Zhao Xing?" Yi Yue was also confused.

"Zhao Xing is Liu Tianning's disciple." Qi Yuanjun said, "Liu Tianning created a top exploration team with a maximum number of 30 people, and Liu Tianning actually gave most of the quota to Zhao Xing."

"What?" Nangong Ye and Yi Yue were shocked. "The top exploration team is just handed over to him like this?"

"From what the general said, Liu Tianning thinks highly of Zhao Xing and is even willing to do this favor for his disciple." Qi Yuanjun said with emotion.

After hearing this, Nangong Ye and Yi Yue's eyes suddenly turned red with envy.

What kind of magical teacher is this?

"It is too difficult to persuade Liu Tianning. When the general heard that we knew Zhao Xing, he asked us to contact Zhao Xing ourselves to see what the price is to get a spot." Qi Yuanjun said.

"What are you waiting for? Contact us immediately!" Nangong Ye quickly took out the ground mirror.

Yi Yue also took out the ground mirror. At this moment, he was glad that he had only had a falling out with Liao Rulong of the Shenwei Army, but did not criticize Zhao Xing. He just didn't know whether this relationship could be used.

In the Daofeng Mountains, Zhao Xing was sitting in the inner room of the Qilin Flying Boat.

In front of him there was a 'phantom' wearing green dragon scale armor and a blood phoenix cloak.

"I am Zhao Xing, your humble servant. I am honored to meet Prince Xin." Zhao Xing bowed.

This is a prince of a different surname, and he is also the third prince who has come to see him today.

Prince Xin Liu Yong was the Prince of Pinghaizhou. He made great contributions to the development of Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture in the middle period of the Dingxin calendar and was promoted from Marquis of Wu to Prince. Later, he married a cousin of Emperor Jing, so he was also considered a royal relative.

It’s just that Prince Xin is already very old, now over 600 years old. Looking at his appearance, you can tell that he won’t live long.

Prince Xin is at the third level of Yuanhun Realm, but his hair is grey and his face has many wrinkles.

This is because the seven souls of the physical body are almost exhausted, and it is only because the life soul is strong enough to nourish the seven souls of the physical body that it is still alive.

But he couldn't stay like this for long. At most, in fifty years, Prince Xin would die of old age. His throne was not hereditary. Once he died, his luck would not be completely inherited by his descendants, but would be downgraded. Part of it would remain in the court, and the other part would be calculated according to the system of succession to titles.

"Zhao Xing, your teacher said that the top exploration team has been handed over to you to manage." Prince Xin's voice was very gentle, and even through the ground mirror, it gave people a feeling of spring breeze.

“It’s all the teacher’s kindness.”

Prince Xin didn't waste any words and went straight to the point:

"I have thirteen sons in total. The rest of them have already made their own futures. The only one I am worried about now is my youngest son."

"He is useless, and as a father I want to find a way out for him."

"If you are willing to open this convenient door, I will give him a high-level explorer position. You can open it at will."

Zhao Xing did not answer immediately.

Prince Xin added, "I have been in the military for many years. Although I am now approaching the end of my life, I still have 50 years to live. Of my twelve sons, two have joined the Jinwu Guard and seven are fifth-rank officials, mainly serving in Pinghai Prefecture and Shenzhou."

Liu Yong spoke very frankly. At his age, there was nothing he couldn't say.

He almost told Zhao Xing directly: I still have 50 years to fight, so you don’t have to worry that I will die immediately after I ask for your favor.

Even if I die, some of my sons are promising and will not be unable to repay you for your kindness.

Prince Xin did not mention money, because transactions of this magnitude would basically not be exchanged for money.

Zhao Xing did not think for long, and immediately bowed and said, "Since you believe the prince's promise, I have no hesitation. Please tell me where you live, and I will pick you up in person."

"Okay." The white-haired Prince Xin smiled, "I'll order him to wait in your Eighteen Locust Trees and Willows Courtyard."

After saying this, Prince Xin Liu Yong hung up the call.

"Huh~" Zhao Xing let out a long breath and walked out of the cabin.

"Which number are you?" Xia Jing asked.

"The third one." Zhao Xing sighed.

"Why are you sighing?"

"Dealing with the princes is stressful."

"Brother, I am willing to bear this pressure for you."

"Hahaha, I can still carry it. I don't need it for now."

"Tsk." Xia Jing looked at Zhao Xing with contempt.

"Why, someone is looking for you again?" Long Xiao came over and said, holding the ground mirror, "Another person from the exploration team has come in. This is the fourth one."

"Well, I'll take care of it first." Zhao Xing said. His teacher let two people in.

He also released two spots today.

Including Prince Xin’s son, he is the fifth.

But he didn't have to go back because he had the straw man. He just needed to let the straw man who stayed in Yangcheng go and pick up Liu Yong's son.

"How are Old Chen and Brother Ji doing in their search?" Zhao Xing looked towards a waterfall in front of him.

Below the waterfall, there is a cold pond.

The cave was upgraded, and the heaven and earth evolved strange phenomena. They had followed the phenomena and found this cold pond.

Of course, wizards are more suitable for things like escaping underground or escaping water.

So the two warriors, Long Xiao and Xia Jing, watched on the boat, and Zhao Xing did not go down to look for them in person because he was dealing with something.

"It's been two hours since I went down there." Xia Jing said, "I don't know what the situation is."

"Stay here and don't move." Zhao Xing said, "I'll go down and take a look too."

hum~
Clouds rose under Zhao Xing's feet and he soon arrived at the foot of the waterfall.

"The rootless water comes from the sky. This waterfall cannot be seen from outside."

Zhao Xing felt the terrifying water pressure.

"Boom~~" The waterfall, over a hundred meters high, crashed down and landed in the deep pool below. The water in the pool still emitted bursts of cold air.

"Puff~"

Zhao Xing jumped into the water, and groped his way downwards against the negative pressure.

The divine protection allowed Zhao Xing to escape in water, but the speed was much slower than underground.

It was cold, and the chill continued to corrode the octagonal underground palace.

The deeper you descend, the greater the pressure and the more spells you consume.

"Ok?"

After sinking to a certain depth, Zhao Xing suddenly discovered that spots of blue light were emerging in the dark and deep cold pool.

"What is that?" Zhao Xing swam towards that direction.

After a moment, he approached.

"Millennium Cold Crystal?"

"so much?"

Zhao Xing looked at the blue light around him.

"Old Chen, Old Chen."

Zhao Xing used the fluctuations of water veins to convey information to Chen Shijie.

After a while, the water waves began to ripple and hit Zhao Xing's octagonal underground palace with a unique frequency.

"Why did you come down here too?"

"You and Brother Ji come to my location and retrieve the Millennium Cold Crystal."

"it is good."

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Shijie and Ji Ziyun swam to Zhao Xing's side.

Among them, Ji Ziyun held up a spherical water shield, while Lao Chen had a light blue light film attached to his body.

"It's really thousand-year-old cold crystals! And there are so many of them?" Ji Ziyun was also a little shocked: "How lucky are you that you found thousand-year-old cold crystals right after entering the water? We searched for so long and only found some that are hundreds of years old."

"I've always had good luck." Zhao Xing said happily.

In fact, this is not just a matter of luck.

Zhao Xing was also good at divination and deduction.

Once underwater, he activated the "Five Fingers of Destiny". This destiny spell had a "luck bonus" in itself. Zhao Xing's luck multiplied to four, and with the help of the "Five Fingers of Destiny", he had already arrived at the destination. If he couldn't find it again, that would be really strange.

"Hurry up and catch it, don't waste time." Zhao Xing said.

"it is good."

The three of them began to quickly collect Millennium Cold Crystals underground.

Half an hour later.

"Wow~"

The three of them emerged from the cold pond, surrounded by blue starlight behind them.

The cold air gushed out and exploded violently.

Then it fell silent, and the cold pond lost its magic.

"Come up!" Xia Jing and Long Xiao's eyes lit up and they ran over quickly.

"how?"

"Finally, we have a big harvest." Ji Ziyun said.

"Not bad." Zhao Xing said at the same time.

"Not bad?" Ji Ziyun's eyes widened. "This is a sixth-level Millennium Cold Crystal."

Ji Ziyun always felt that Zhao Xing's vision was too high, so he followed Zhao Xing to look for two days.

He increasingly had the illusion that Zhao Xing was the prince's son, and he himself seemed like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

"Millennium Cold Crystal is a material for refining equipment. We can't absorb much of it." Zhao Xing said.

The Millennium Cold Crystal can be used for cultivation to improve the talent of 'Ice Spells' and also increase the resistance to the power of ice.

Among the five people, Zhao Xing absorbed two and a half, Ji Ziyun absorbed two, and Lao Chen absorbed one and a half.

Long Xiao and Xia Jing only absorbed half of it.

"My water magic has improved a lot!" Ji Ziyun exhaled a wisp of cold air, "It really is a good thing."

Millennium Cold Crystal is extremely difficult to obtain, and takes a thousand years to form.

And now, there are more than three hundred of them!
"We can only absorb one or two, but these things can be used to submit exploration missions." Zhao Xing said.

"Exploration mission?" Ji Ziyun was puzzled. He had been in Shiyang Cave for a short time and didn't know the ins and outs of it.

"Brother Ji, you don't know. This quota of scouts is not given for nothing." Zhao Xing explained, "I expect that the military world will soon issue tasks to the major scouts and scout teams."

"We have this title, so we have to do things. What does an exploratory envoy do? Of course, we have to find treasures to hand over."

"Every few days, you have to submit your report. If you fail to complete it, you will be demoted. If a junior explorer is demoted, you will have to leave."

Ji Ziyun suddenly realized: "Yes, that's the truth."

Zhao Xing said: "Being an explorer is originally a tough job. Dean Fan worked hard in the Inverted Peak Mountains for three years and finally changed a place so that it can continuously produce native fruits. He was rewarded with 10 billion points."

"But apart from his team of big guys, the rest of the junior and mid-level explorers actually have an average life."

Think about it, a sixth-rank mechanical engineer like Gao Ming has to work part-time as a courier, an armory inventory officer, and the director of the Ministry of Rites.

In the military world, it is not that easy to gain points.

The officials under Emperor Jing did not have high welfare benefits. Whether they wanted to live a better life or get promoted, they had to work hard and outstrip others.

When Zhao Xing proposed to Liu Tianning to create a top-level exploration team, why did Old Liu hesitate?
Because this is not a good job, it will only add to the burden and distract you from your cultivation.

"But it is precisely because of the hard work of the Explorers that after the cave was upgraded, the original Explorer quotas were not taken back, and the officials who controlled the quotas were allowed to recruit people."

Ji Ziyun said with emotion: "Now the hard work has become a lucrative job, which can be regarded as a reward for hardworking officials."

"Now there are so many people who want to get a place, but it is as difficult as climbing to heaven."

"Okay, cousin, stop feeling sentimental." Xia Jing said with a smile, "Let's set off quickly and continue looking for opportunities."

"Okay, let's go!" Ji Ziyun smiled.

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For the next three days, Zhao Xing received no more requests from the king or the prince.

Because Liu Tianning helped him screen a layer, only the suitable ones would be allowed to contact Zhao Xing.

And on the fifth day after the three kings issued the ban.

As Zhao Xing expected, the military began to increase the tasks of investigators at all levels.

"Low-level explorers must find ten fifth-tier treasures and hand them in every three days, and the number must not be less than one hundred."

"Intermediate Explorers must find ten treasures of no less than level five and submit them every five days."

"Senior Explorers, you have to hand in a sixth-level treasure. If you fail to complete the task three times in a row, you will be demoted." Long Xiao couldn't help but say, "There is really no such thing as a free lunch. This is exhausting."

"If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who are eager to do it." Chen Shijie said.

"All treasures must be handed in." Zhao Xing said, "This is the rule."

“It’s a bit tiring, but the benefits are huge.”

"For example, the Ganoderma lucidum, fruits, and Millennium Cold Crystal we found before. You can use as much as you want and eat as much as you want, as long as you have the ability to digest it."

"That's right." Xia Jing nodded, "They are all soldiers of the Great Zhou. The meat will rot in the pot anyway."

Zhao Xing said: "With the Millennium Frost Crystal, the five of us won't have to worry about handing in tasks within ten days. We won't be looking for treasures from now on."

"Then what are you looking for?" Long Xiao asked.

"The spirit of heaven and earth. For example, the spirit of all things, the spirit of luck, the spirit of life... these are the best things for us."

"Brother Ji, you said you saw fire in the water before. Was it in that direction?"

"It seems so." Ji Ziyun thought.

Zhao Xing controlled the flying boat, turned a corner, and immediately flew in the direction Ji Ziyun pointed: "Lao Chen, Xia Jing, Long Xiao, you guys keep an eye on your surroundings."

"If we see strange beasts with wings and similar to monkeys appearing in the sky, or fruits that look like babies... Whenever we see these strange phenomena, we will chase them immediately."

"it is good."

After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he opened his Sky Eye and looked around on the flying boat.

The Qi-gazing technique in the Dayan Sutra can not only see a person's fortune, but also reveal where the 'Qi-gain spirit' is!
Luck and luck are, in the final analysis, also a kind of luck. It is condensed from the luck of the mountains, rivers and lakes in the world.

According to Ji Ziyun, the 'fire in the water' is most likely the spiritual energy of luck.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, a flash of red light appeared in Zhao Xing's vision.

"Long Xiao, descend to the valley at the ninth latitude in the southeast."

"Okay!" Long Xiao suddenly became alert and controlled the flying boat to descend.

When they arrived at the place, the five people were shocked.

Because in the valley below, there was a hot spring, steaming, with flames flowing in the water, it looked extraordinary, and at the same time they all had a "sudden inspiration" feeling.

"Found it, it's here!" Zhao Xing's eyes were fiery.

(End of this chapter)