The Great Seminary

Chapter 324 Nothing can be done more than three times
The weight of a person's words changes as their status changes.

For example, Zhang Gui's casual words are almost as good as golden words in Ding Chengqi's eyes, even if they are not.

So even before the afternoon arrived, he was already working tirelessly on it.

He didn't even sleep all night. The next morning, he drafted the "Proclamation of the Stone Corpse Kingdom to the World".

After Zhang Gui gave his approval, the news was immediately announced to the world!
Unfortunately, no matter how grand the name used, the official letter from the mere Stone Corpse Kingdom was nothing more than the chirping of an insect from a tiny country.

In addition, the fierce battle with the Ming and Song kingdoms over the succession of two princes, a major event worthy of being recorded in the history of the Eastern Continent, coincided with the date.

So apart from causing some ripples in Siyang County, Yuehai Province, it did not cause any real shock.

However, a few days later...

Now, Zhenlong, the second strongest nation in the Eastern Inner Sea, has quietly echoed the <Stone Corpse Kingdom's Proclamation to the World>.

In what used to be Zhihai Town, now known as "Happenheian-kyo", they rented half of the commercial street in the dock area that had just been vacated.

The 'True Dragon Kingdom's Maritime Trade Office in Dongshengzhou' was established.

The rent and taxes it pays are enough to keep the small Stone Corpse Kingdom's court barely surviving, and even allow it to try some new businesses.

And at the same time.

The original 'Shimoshikyo' on Shinryu Island was completely demolished.

Afterwards, the True Dragon Emperor used his powerful divine authority to strip away the "Tiangong Kaiwu Tianxian. Jiashang" that had been used to build the old capital.

The strange object box has been restored to its initial state.

Then, using the "Heavenly Craftsmanship, Unparalleled" metal flying craftsmen, the Guiyang Palace was expanded on the original site of "Xia Shi Shi Jing".

And a new "Longyangjing" Zhelong District was built.

The Stone Corpse Barbarians of the Eastern Continent have been completely erased from the True Dragon Kingdom's shores...

This is recorded in the world's astronomical wonder book, "Collection of Explanations of the Seventy-Two Seasonal Phenomena".

The end of June is called the Great Heat.

When the heat is at its peak, fireflies appear from decaying grass, the earth becomes damp and sweltering, and heavy rains occur frequently.

When the three phases arrive, the autumn air will be established.

Today is the first day of the 'Great Heat'.

So much so that even when the Wind Whale was sailing on the vast sea, with storms raging all around, it was still a formidable sight.

It was terribly hot inside the restaurant.

This armored ocean-going passenger ship with a draft of 100,000 liters had tickets in three classes: 'A', 'B', and 'C'.

A Class A ticket would cost a full fifty taels of gold for the entire journey.

Even those in Class B must receive fifteen taels of pure gold.

As for Class C, they are not even qualified to dine at the restaurant.

As the old saying goes, "You get what you pay for."

Such expenses, yet they leave our 'distinguished' guests drenched in sweat, seem a bit too extravagant.

Therefore, it is said that Liao Xinsheng, the chief of the escort of the Fengjing, one of the ship's owners, personally went up to the restaurant stage and bowed:
"I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen."

Today we encountered a sudden storm, which damaged a small alchemy diagram on the ship's hull.

It wasn't a big deal originally.

Unexpectedly, while making repairs, the alchemist slipped and lost his grip due to the ship's swaying.

This small action had far-reaching consequences, causing the restaurant's 'ice wind' to stop.

But don't worry, the 'ice wind' standing in each cabin will still blow as usual.

You can take your food home; the staff will collect the dishes in the evening.

Upon hearing this, a fat, middle-aged man with a fleshy face, greasy clothes, and a strong smell of alcohol, sitting in the front row of the audience, shouted with dissatisfaction:

"Chief Liao, you are a capable, knowledgeable, and kind person. I didn't want to say anything more."

But the alchemical armored passenger ships you bought from the Xihe people are really not as good as the mechanical ships native to our Eastern Continent.

The renaming of the canteen to 'restaurant,' the stage to 'stage,' and the servants to 'waiters' are all just gimmicks.

"Old Zhao, you said you wouldn't talk too much, but you've already rambled on quite a bit while you're drunk. Just stop already," his friend said impatiently, clearly annoyed with the drunkard.

But the dark-skinned, overweight middle-aged man remained oblivious, muttering to his friend, "I'm not drunk."

Then, shaking his head, he looked at a young man at the next table who was rather ordinary in stature, appearance, and demeanor and said:
"Brother, which do you think is better, the alchemy ships of the Western Continent or the mechanical ships of our Eastern Continent?"

"Well, Fatty, do you think you're more handsome or I am?"

The young man was none other than Zhang Gui. After thinking for a moment, he casually asked a question in return.

The dark-skinned, overweight middle-aged man was stunned, momentarily at a loss for words to answer this question, which was even more abrupt and inexplicable than the one he had asked while feigning madness.

Zhang Gui couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

"So, to judge whether a person is good-looking or not, we should not compare their hometown, but rather their facial features and physique."

It's like whether a ship is good or bad; it's not about where it was made.

Rather, it's about whether the price is right, how fast it runs, how stable it is, and so on.

And today marks the fourth day that you guys have been hanging around me.

As the saying goes, "Things shouldn't happen more than three times; don't let it happen again."

The middle-aged, chubby man was taken aback. His drunkenness vanished, and he said in a somber tone:

"Brother, I think you've gone mad, saying we're circling around you."

I was just saying you were fawning over us, this is outrageous!

After exchanging a glance with his friend beside him, he got up and left.

Outside the restaurant, the wind and rain had stopped, but the waves were still high.

They didn't take the fishbone umbrella from the umbrella stand under the eaves.

Without saying a word, he went straight back to his cabin.

"Lock the door," the middle-aged, dark-skinned man said again, his face ashen.
"A casual 'deal' turned out to be a disaster this time."

As he was speaking, he sat down on the bed and suddenly realized that what he was sitting on was not silk, but a net.

With a swift upward motion, it bound his hands and feet.

Immediately afterwards, a lion-headed spider leaped down from above and bit the fat, dark-skinned middle-aged man who was trying to break free.

The dust has now settled.
The next day, the Wind Whale finally arrived at Sweet Lake, the entrance to the Ruyuan River, which forms the natural border separating the western mountains of the Han-Jin Empire from the eastern rainforest of the Xiangfan Kingdom.

In the land of Xiangfan, the sun shines brightly all year round.

Even during the rainy season, half a day's downpour couldn't extinguish the heat on the ground.

Moreover, the sun came out immediately after the rain stopped, and the night lasted for less than four hours.

It's safe to say there's never a time when it's not hot.

at dusk.

The Wind Whale, sailing day and night without ever docking, slowly made its way toward the 'Bullhorn' pier in Sweet Lake City.

The female staff who collected the room trash in the morning had informed us that the passenger ship would be replenishing supplies and allowing passengers to get on and off midway through the evening.

Guests can disembark and stretch their muscles if they wish.

Take a leisurely trip to explore foreign landscapes and savor foreign cuisine.

So Zhang Gui stood on the deck by the ship's gunwale early on, waiting for the Fengjing to enter the harbor and anchor.

Suddenly a clear voice rang out from behind, "Guest, you must have never been to Sweet Lake City before?"

Look back.

The speaker was Liao Xinsheng, the 'Commander-in-Chief' of the Fengjing. Zhang Gui smiled and nodded.
"Indeed, I've never been here before."

To be honest, I always thought that going from the Eastern Continent to the 'Cave Realm' was just a little easier than flying out of this world and exploring the outer universe.

I didn't expect that when I actually went, it wouldn't be that difficult at all.

I can't help but think that the idiom "knowing is difficult, doing is easy" has another interpretation.
Sometimes, what seems incredibly difficult in your mind turns out to be quite easy in practice.

Therefore, it's not bad to try more things in life.

(End of this chapter)