Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 127 Spring Rain Ranking! The Fox Fur Ranking!

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Zhu Ge entered the place called "Zhu Family Bookstore".

There weren't many people in the bookstore; only the shopkeeper sat at the counter, happily looking at the books in his hands, seemingly oblivious to the atmosphere of war outside.

Seeing Zhu Ge enter, the shopkeeper looked up and said with a smile, "You can read the first two pages of all the books. If you need to buy more books after reading them, just bring them to me to pay and the restriction will be lifted."

Is every book subject to restrictions?

Zhu Ge was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

Restrictions and formations are similar; both require the consumption of spiritual energy or blood energy to set up.

However, Zhu Ge didn't sense any cultivation level from the shop owner in front of him. He guessed that either there were other cultivators in the shop, or the shop owner was stronger than Zhu Ge and could hide his aura.

Of course, that's not important. Zhu Ge is here to buy things, not to fight.

So Zhu Ge walked toward the rows of bookshelves.

There are also some labels at the top of the bookshelf, representing categories such as "Miscellaneous Notes", "Classics", and "Practice Methods".

Zhu Ge felt a surge of excitement upon seeing the rows of bookshelves.

Knowledge!

Without the internet, there would be no cheap information of all kinds.

Information is the best way to understand the world.

In the past, Zhu Ge lived in Jianshan Village and was isolated from the world. Now, he is finally able to access more knowledge!

It should be noted that neither the fisherman in the straw raincoat nor the old man's tradition is actually complete.

The fisherman in the straw raincoat was cunning by nature, and he only gave Zhu Ge a little bit of knowledge, not even the complete "Wrathful Vajra Palm".

The old man's legacy is nothing more than the instincts and experiences left in his bones by a powerful figure from many years ago.

Both of these factors prevented him from understanding the current global landscape, major events, and trends.

Moreover, that's a macro-level perspective, what we call a worldview.

From a micro perspective, Zhu Ge also didn't know the properties and uses of the various herbs left behind by the fisherman in the straw raincoat in the grass bowl.

Zhu Ge is still eager for even more martial arts manuals.

After all, for him, no matter how much martial arts there is, it will eventually be simplified and become his moves, becoming a part of his original heart.

Therefore, he needs all kinds of knowledge!

He walked to the first row of bookshelves.

There weren't many people in this row; it was mostly filled with miscellaneous notes, short biographies, and even novels.

Unless you want to pursue a career as a "novelist," this row of bookshelves is not very attractive to others.

However, for Zhu Ge, this row of bookshelves was actually quite attractive.

"Yuan Chu's Notes", "The Rise and Fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty", "The List of State Affairs", "The Chronicles of Yunjiang" —

Too much!

Zhu Ge's eyes lit up when she saw so many books.

Without hesitation, he picked up the first book and started reading.

These books are very well preserved.

Some books have a thin film on their surface, which seems to be attached to them by some force to protect the paper.

Zhu Ge's first book was titled "The List of the State"!

He didn't mean anything by taking this; it was just that this book, titled "The List of State Affairs," occupied a separate shelf.

Upon picking it up, he discovered that, as he had expected, the "Imperial List" was essentially a newspaper.

Zhu Ge casually picked up a book, opened it to the first page, and saw the title written in large characters: Spring Rain Ranking!

Below that is an introduction about the "Imperial Ranking".

In short, the "Sovereign Ranking" is divided into four quarters, with a ranking released each quarter.

Spring is the Spring Rain Ranking, summer is the Cicada Song Ranking, autumn is the Millet Ranking, and winter is the Fox Fur Ranking!

This list records a vast number of people and events in the world, from ordinary farmers to high-ranking officials and kings.

However, only those below the Great Realm are recorded.

In other words, those at the first, second, and third realms are all eligible to be included in the list, and they must be under thirty years old.

This doesn't sound like a real list of state affairs at all, but rather a list that's more about the future of the state.

After all, the future strength of a dynasty depends not only on the people of this era, but also on the young people.

Moreover, those who can be recorded are judged not by anything else, but by their contributions to the country!

There are many types of contributions, and the list of contributions will be adjusted according to the circumstances of the year.

For example, during famine years, there might be rankings for planting and production increases; after an earthquake, there might be rankings for construction and disaster relief, and so on.

This move is intended to recognize and honor young people who have made significant contributions.

Nowadays, the only thing that matters to the nation is survival.

The Great Sheng Dynasty was like an old man with a broken heart, half of his body buried in the grave.

At this time, the most important thing is, of course, killing.

Only by first wiping out the world and bringing order can we slowly rebuild. So, turning to the second page, the first thing that catches the eye is the word: slaughter.

The "Killing and Slaughtering" column records the rankings from first to tenth.

"Lin Zhi, a native of Yanjiang, is a military genius, a prodigy of our human race. He was instrumental in slaughtering three million demons across six regions of Yanjiang, saving countless people from suffering. He also contributed thirty-three military formations and twenty-six group attack techniques to our human race."

"Mingxing, a native of Fujian, is a Nascent Soul cultivator and a prodigy of our human race. He slew the great demon Purple-Faced Flood Dragon and defeated the great demon Heavenly Light Horned Toad. There are tens of thousands of other demons, ghosts, spirits, and gods in the other three realms."

"Yuan Shentong, a native of Chu, is a scholar of Confucianism and Taoism, and a prodigy of our human race—"

The rankings record these top young talents of the entire Dasheng Group.

All of the top ten are at the third realm!

The leader was named Lin Zhi, who commanded his troops and slaughtered a million demons.

Three million demons!

Zhu Ge couldn't imagine how blood flowed like rivers on the battlefield. And Lin Zhi was such a talented general, truly a prodigy.

Keep in mind that there are three million demons. Even if there were three million pigs standing there, it would take a lot of time to slaughter them one by one, let alone demons.

Of course, Zhu Ge knew the meaning of the phrase "first merit" in the Linzhi record.

This massacre was not solely Linzhi's doing; other soldiers and officers must have also contributed.

But at the very least, Linzhi's achievements are convincing and recorded in the "Imperial Register," which means he must have made a really big contribution.

After all, who was the recorder?

Historian!

Historians are notoriously bad-tempered; they might not even give face to the emperor, let alone Linzhi.

If Linzhi could inspire historians to record his deeds willingly, then Linzhi must be quite remarkable.

The second place is also very strong. This person named "Star" directly killed a great demon at the Great Realm with only three realms!

The fisherman in the straw raincoat, who was once hailed as a genius, had his magical flying boat destroyed simply because the great god of plague, the Sparrow, passed by.

Zhu Ge almost died from the plague god's infection after only glancing at the plague god sparrow from afar.

This celebrity was able to slay a powerful demon and defeat another, which means he is absolutely incredibly powerful.

Not to mention the first and second place, the next eight are also very strong and truly deserve the title of "Human Race's Pride".

This kind of list can provide Zhu Ge with a lot of information about the strong young people of the contemporary era, and also allow him to understand the situation in various regions of the world.

So Zhu Ge really wanted to buy it.

However, he hesitated when he saw the price.

"This newspaper costs one coin?"