The Great Seminary

Chapter 338 Visitors
Starting from the port city in the East Inner Sea, the journey took several dozen days.

The first half of the journey went smoothly, but the second half was extremely difficult as they made it to the underground cave realm.

During the journey, Zhang Gui did not contact his 'agents' in the True Dragon Kingdom and the Xuanzhi Mountains even once.

However, because of the powerful divine authority he wielded, it always shrouded many territories of his earthly divine kingdom.

Therefore, Zhang Gui clearly knew through remote sensing that although the Ming Song, Yuan Shan, Xiang Fan, Ben Fo Tubo and other countries in the Eastern Continent were experiencing cyclical upheavals again.

But his territories, located at sea and hidden in the mountains, were perfectly peaceful.

However, even if everything is peaceful, it is absolutely unacceptable for the monarch, as the symbol of the nation, to remain out of sight for too long.

So as soon as he could teleport, he immediately and swiftly traveled thousands of miles back to the human world.

Taking advantage of the Qixi Festival (Double Seventh Festival).

He gave a public speech, one on a very large scale, and the other on a rather small scale, in the True Dragon Kingdom at sea and the Heian-kyo of the Eight Directions along the coast.

After that, he joined dozens of high-ranking officials and nobles of the True Dragon Dynasty, led by Song Wenhu and Sang Gui;
Only Ding Chengqi and Lü Zhenduan were considered capable; the makeshift troupe from the Stone Corpse Kingdom hosted two private banquets.

To cultivate emotions and reassure people.

Then he left a few letters in 'Hakaho Heian-kyo'.

Even though it was past midnight.

But Zhang Gui still moved to the 'Tianqiao City' at sea.

I met with my mother, aunt, and cousins, and even slept in their new house for one night.

In the morning, even though he was already able to "live by consuming qi," he still ate two bowls of shrimp paste noodles made by his mother.

After drinking three more buckets of strong, warm tea, he pretended to be heading back to the mainland, and then quietly and contentedly teleported back to the underground world...

At 7:40 a.m., the summer sun was already high in the sky.

Zhang Gui strolled out of the secret realm with an air of nonchalance.

Seeing that the surrounding area, which was an open field last night, had now become a warehouse, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

Then, seemingly lost in thought and with a touch of heartache, she smacked her lips, lost in her own thoughts.

"Tianxian. The Tiangong Kaiwu of the highest level is not 'using a sledgehammer to crack a nut' to build a farm. It is 'using a knife to chop ants to split an elephant'."

If one doesn't utilize human resources and instead carves out a business in the underground world without resorting to 'secret weapons,' it would be extremely difficult to break through this predicament.

It's such a waste.

After all, that's a wondrous object capable of creating a city out of thin air, capable of housing and sustaining millions of people.

They strolled out of the warehouse.

Under the clear blue sky, the shadows of other farms could be vaguely seen in the distance.

However, the buildings in the far suburbs of Yezhuang all seem to be no more than two or three stories high.

The surroundings still felt empty and spacious, the sun was blazing, yet winds blew from all directions.

Zhang Gui was shading his eyes from the sun and enjoying the breeze when he suddenly heard a 'whoosh' sound overhead.

Looking up, I saw that sword light was flashing by from time to time.

He didn't find this bothersome at all; instead, he tilted his head back and began to count with great interest the number of flying swords that had passed by his farm in a quarter of an hour.
"One, two, three... thirty-two...tsk tsk tsk, and there are also big flying boats and flying cars."

Peugeots are all privately owned and there is no public transportation available.

It seems that the level of civilization in the mountain city of the 'Three Lives Sword Northern Sect' is not as high as I imagined.

Yes, given Poyuan City's geographical location.

Once they leave the suburbs, they either go to other cities for business or hang out in the underground caves.

No matter what you do, there are far fewer "cool people" who fly in the sky than ordinary people who run on the ground.

If we calculate based on the number of people hiking and going to the ley lines, half and half...

"Young sir, I am Sun Zhenbao, the steward of the nearby Tuozuo Manor and an outer disciple of the Northern Sect of the Three Lives Sword."

We are truly close neighbors, would it be convenient for me to say hello?

Suddenly, a sword light that appeared in the shape of a fat sheep's head froze in mid-air.

As the light faded, a tall, stout, middle-aged man with a mustache was revealed.

Her feet, clad in silk slippers, trembled as she stepped on the blade of a giant sword.

He looked down at Zhang Gui with a beaming smile and greeted him, interrupting his thoughts.

Zhang Gui, having regained his senses, glanced around and met Sun Zhenbao's gaze.

With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands in greeting, "Steward Sun, please come down."

I am Zhang Gui, the owner of 'Wealthy Manor,' and I pay my respects here.

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhenbao narrowed her eyes, descended on her sword, and landed beside Zhang Gui, returning the greeting with admiration:
"Oh my, Young Master Zhang has acquired such a large business at such a young age."

This truly shames us old folks.

"I am only able to settle in this esteemed place thanks to the blessings of my ancestors; I am truly ashamed..."

Zhang Gui shook his head politely and exchanged a few words of mutual flattery with Sun Zhenbao.

Sun Zhenbao touched his plump belly, seemingly hungry.

He took out a packet of food balls from his sleeve and ate a small handful himself.

He then politely handed Zhang Gui one, saying, "This is a 'lightness pill' made from 'yellow millet'."

It is a specialty of the 'Three Lives Sword Northern Sect' and has a unique flavor.

"The manor lord might as well give it a try."

Zhang Gui took the food, thanked him, and put the meatball in his mouth.

At this moment, Sun Zhenbao looked around at the metal artifacts that were constantly working, seemingly wanting to ask about their origins, but the words that came out of his mouth were different.

“Master Zhang, the manor you bought was called ‘Liye Manor’ yesterday.”

This business was built by Liao, a renowned steward of the outer sect of our "Three Lives Sword Northern Sect," through countless hardships.

Although Deacon Liao was arrested by the Punishment Hall for some reason, he has countless friends in the sect…

When Zhang Gui heard the fat man's increasingly hostile words, he initially dismissed them, pretending not to understand.

But as he chewed the tranquilizer, his thoughts began to subtly change.
“This fat old man from the ‘Three Lives Sword Northern Sect’ is truly laughable.”

Let alone a mere 'small gang' won over by an outer sect steward, even the sect leader of the 'Northern Sect' would be no match for them.

If things really get to the point where I can't tolerate it anymore, it might be a bit difficult for me to move 330,000 Rejuvenated Army soldiers and wipe out the entire 'Three Lives Sword Northern Sect' in one fell swoop.

However, a fight to the death, leaving both sides severely wounded and scattered, is absolutely achievable.

After that, I only need to select two or three hundred thousand strong and healthy men from the more than 160 million young men under my rule and train them for half a year.

By using 'talented secret techniques' to create special units, the 'Regeneration Army' can be replenished.

Of course, such a forced growth approach, even if only once, will inevitably greatly damage my thriving seedlings.

But the foundation of the True Dragon Kingdom, which had only been established for five years, was crumbling.

It also severely damaged the 'path to civilization' I pioneered in the mysterious realm, and the 'traces' I left on the real world.

And such a major event would certainly alarm 'Xia Que and Kunlun'.

It even reached the ears of the heavens, reaching the ears of the two supreme human beings, the Great Qi Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West.

But no matter how much I lose, it will definitely be more than the 'suicide' of the Northern Sect of the Three Lives Sword...

(End of this chapter)