pertwk Chapter 1683 Seizing Ten Thousand Livelihoods
Chapter 1683 Seizing Ten Thousand Livelihoods
Chapter 1683 Seizing Thousands of Livelihoods
He Lingchuan presented a beautiful gift box: "This time I went back to Panlong City, it seems that all the major dim sum shops are selling this. I thought the one in Baoxianglou was the best looking, so I chose this for you."
Every time he came to Shumi Academy, he never forgot to bring some gifts.
"Dragon's beard candy?" Since they were so familiar with each other, Sun Fuling casually opened it in front of him. There were twelve pieces of candy inside, divided into four colors: pink, white, green, and blue. The sugar threads were as thin as dragon's beard, but every strand was neatly arranged and beautifully shaped. "This is a snack that has only become popular in the past half month. The recipe was passed down from Baoxiang Kingdom!"
Sun Fuling tasted a piece and found it to be sweet, crispy and melt-in-the-mouth.
She was only busy eating the snacks, and He Lingchuan was only busy looking at her. The beautiful woman's hands were almost as white as dragon beard candy, and her nails were painted with light pink nail polish, which was shiny and glossy.
A schoolboy happened to pass by and looked at them eagerly. Sun Fuling gave him a piece and then gave a blue piece to He Lingchuan.
He was very alert: "What is this dyed with?"
He would rather eat the bright red ones, because after eating them he feels like he has vomited blood.
“Butterfly pea flower!” Sun Fuling rolled her eyes at him. “You bought it for me, and you don’t dare to eat it?”
He Lingchuan had no choice but to take it and swallow it without chewing it, for fear of staining his lips and teeth. He had to meet Xu Shichu and Zhong Shengguang later, and also attend a public ceremony, so he had to pay some attention to his image.
"These trendy snacks on the street change every two or three months. If you are a little late, you will miss them." Sun Fuling sighed, "How could I dare to think about these things before?"
"Although Panlong City is fighting on two fronts, the city gates are no longer closed, and the Longchuan trade route is still prosperous." He Lingchuan said seriously, "If you want to fight for a long time, you must continue to regenerate muscles and blood!"
In the past, Panlong City was a stubborn and poor city, and Beijia didn't take this peasant seriously. After all, the poor guy could only cause trouble for the city, but would not be its opponent. However, after taking over Takigawa and managing it properly, and with the help of the frequent explosions of Di Liujiang, Panlong City fought a war on one hand and focused on the economy with the other. Even if it was a tough fight with Beijia, it would not close the city gates. Merchants and travelers from all over the country were a little worried at first, but seeing that Panlong City and its subordinate cities were still prosperous during the war and prices were stable, they felt a little relieved.
Wartime economics is truly a science.
As they were talking, the two of them walked to the attic where Xu Shichu worked.
"General He!" Xu Shichu was writing furiously. When he saw He Lingchuan, he put down his pen and came to greet him. "What a rare guest! What's the situation in Yuheng City?"
"In the stalemate, Bega's offensive has slowed down, and the new coach has not arrived yet."
"Are you willing to go and ask Xiantai for classes?" Xu Shichu said with a smile, "Many new recruits would like to know how you feel about fighting against the Bega army."
Xu Shichu still remembers the scene a few years ago when He Lingchuan sat in the audience and asked him questions. Now he is qualified to go to the AskXiantang to answer the questions from the audience.
Time flies so fast, and young people grow up so fast.
He Lingchuan shook his head: "The winner has not yet been decided, how can I be qualified? Dean Xu, do you have something to ask me?"
"Yes, yes." Xu Shichu walked behind the desk.
Seeing that they were about to discuss serious matters, Sun Fuling smiled at He Lingchuan and left first.
Xu Shichu took out a piece of drawing paper and spread it out on the table:
"General He, this is the diagram of the Earthly Evil Formation you gave me earlier. It is also called the Positive and Negative Heavenly Gang Formation. It is a combination formation. I explained it to you last time."
He Lingchuan said immediately: "Thank you, Dean Xu, you really helped me a lot!"
After he obtained the diagram of the soul gathering formation on Baimao Mountain, he gave it to the dean of Shumin Academy for research together with the formation information given by Lingshan.
Xu Shichu's attainments in formations were astonishing. The prerequisite for He Lingchuan to implement the plan of causing havoc in heaven was that he had figured out the key to the formation of the Xushan formation and taught it to He Lingchuan.
How could He Lingchuan not use such powerful assistance?
The "Reverse Heavenly Gang" of Qianhuan Zhenren was calculated by Xu Shichu. Of course, he had more information about Lingshan than Bai Ziqi, so he could fill in the full picture of the formation.
"These days, I've been studying this formation and have made some new discoveries." Xu Shichu said seriously, "The key to the formation is the center. The more powerful the object that serves as the center, the more efficient it is in absorbing spiritual energy. It's even more powerful than the formation diagram you gave me last time!"
The formation diagram that He Lingchuan gave him last time was the Xushan formation of the Heavenly Palace!
Hearing this, He Lingchuan was surprised: "Xu... that formation is not as good as this?"
“Not as good as this, not as good as this!” Xu Shichu waved his hands. “Although that formation has the effect of gathering spirits, its main function is to suppress them. It is far less pure than this Earthly Fiend Formation. Moreover, the positive and negative Heavenly Gang Formations are actually composed of two formations, both of which can absorb spirits!”
Indeed, the main function of the Xushan formation is to suppress the Great Fire Spirit Torch, and then to gather spirits. In addition, Xushan is located in the north of Lingxu City, and it is not easy to absorb the spiritual energy of the capital city. There are too many monsters living here.
He Lingchuan sensed something was wrong: "How pure is it?"
"How long has this Reverse Heavenly Gang Formation been running?"
"About one hundred and fifty years."
"If it is true as you said, that the core of the formation is a peerless divine object coveted by even the gods, it is very likely that it will continue to draw spiritual energy from the two cores within a radius of thousands of miles. The speed is not fast, but it is very stable, day and night."
He Lingchuan was shocked: "Thousands of miles?"
Moreover, the two formations absorb together, each covering thousands of miles!
The range of this "gathering spirits" is indeed much larger than the Xushan formation in Lingxu City.
Xu Shichu was full of admiration: "The setting of this formation is almost impeccable, and it can even be easily maintained by itself using spiritual energy. Do you think this was set up by an immortal?"
"Yes." There is no doubt about Master Qianhuan's ability in setting up formations.
"He is indeed a master here!" Xu Shichu said solemnly, "If this formation has been running for more than 150 years, the spiritual energy in those places should be much thinner than other places due to its suction, just like the land in Panlong Wasteland is not as fertile as the Chiba Plateau."
That was true. When he first arrived at the Golden Plains, especially when he first stepped onto the dock at Julu Port, he felt that the spiritual energy in this place was far less dense than that of the Bailie and Yangshan Islands.
You know, the frequency of Emperor Liujiang's eruptions in those two years was so high that it had not been seen in sixty years.
If this is the case after the Emperor's ointment fell, then what would have happened in the past sixty years?
He originally thought it was due to geographical reasons, and perhaps the amount of rainfall caused by Emperor Liujiang was different in different places.
After Xu Shichu's explanation, it turned out that the long-term barrenness in the eastern part of the Shining Gold Plain, in addition to various natural and man-made disasters, was probably also related to the spirit gathering formation on the White Hair Mountain.
When spiritual energy is abundant, even the Gobi Desert-like Panlong Desert can become lush with grass and water; on the other hand, when spiritual energy is weak, it will lead to sparse vegetation and soil erosion, and living creatures will have a hard time surviving.
The soil in the eastern part of the Gold Plains is not fertile, crops are difficult to grow, and people are hungry and cold. In order to compete for those limited resources, isn't there turmoil and no peace?
The scarcer the resources, the more turbulent the environment, and the more vicious people’s hearts are.
"He took away thousands of livelihoods to serve his own selfish needs." He Lingchuan murmured, "How greedy."
When an immortal is in seclusion in a small cave, the spiritual energy consumed will naturally be greatly reduced; but while Master Qianhuan is practicing in seclusion, he also uses immortal methods to set up such an incredibly large spirit gathering formation to absorb the shining golden spiritual energy.
The resources he alone possesses are truly astonishing.
"This is probably modified from the ancient Tiangang formation. The spiritual energy was extremely abundant at that time, so it was not a problem if some of it was sucked away, but it would be a bit severe nowadays." Xu Shichu introduced, "Also, as I told you, this inverted Tiangang formation can be split into two formations, so it actually has two formation centers."
He Lingchuan nodded.
"Under normal circumstances, no matter which formation is broken, it will not affect the operation of the formation. At most, the efficiency will be slightly reduced. But -" Xu Shichu pointed at each point on the painting, "Once the center of the formation is taken out or destroyed, the entire Earth Demon Formation will stop immediately!"
"Just taking out one of the array's eyes can produce this effect?" He Lingchuan confirmed to him.
"Right! No matter which formation is not running, the variables in the other formation cannot jump over, and the cycle will be broken." Xu Shichu smiled, "This is called a single move affects the entire body. The eye of the formation is like the human brain. A person may not die if his limbs are amputated, but he cannot live without a brain."
"I understand." In other words, when he found the Heart Scale from the White Bear King's Cave in Baimao Mountain, the positive and negative Tiangang Formations set up by True Man Qianhuan quickly stopped!
He Lingchuan didn't know how many formations he had set up in the Flashing Gold Plain, but the interruption of such an important source of spiritual energy would definitely be a huge loss for Master Qianhuan.
He Lingchuan smiled subconsciously: "It's okay, it's okay."
Recently, the Emperor's Liquid had erupted, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the Shining Gold Plain had increased rapidly. However, the positive and negative Tiangang formations happened to be broken, so it couldn't absorb any of it.
If the Golden Plains wants to rise and all living creatures want to live and work in peace and contentment, they can’t allow their spiritual energy to be sucked away by whales again!
This Tiangang formation was destroyed at a good time.
Thinking about how the formation was broken, He Lingchuan felt more at ease.
Unfortunately, the Upside-Down Sea has not been opened yet, and True Man Qianhuan has no way to come out to find out what's going on. He must be very angry, right?
"Thank you, President Xu, for clearing up my doubts!" After hearing the key points, He Lingchuan stood up and said goodbye.
He has to go to the office.
Xu Shichu smiled and said, "See you at the city gate later."
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Zhong Shengguang had just received the foreign envoy and took a moment to drink a glass of water. When he saw He Lingchuan, he waved:
"Come, sit down."
His voice was hoarse and there were bloodshot eyes.
General Hong was attacking on the northwest front, He Lingchuan was defending on the east front, and Zhong Shengguang was stationed in Panlong City to coordinate the operations. He had to take care of both war and diplomacy, combat and economy, and face the pressure from Bega. It was a hard time for even an iron man.
And there is no end in sight for such days.
He Lingchuan sat down without telling him to have a good rest. Who wouldn't want to sleep when they have time? He understood Zhong Shengguang's pressure, because he himself was also responsible for Yuheng City and the war.