Chapter 2 Clouds and Rain
After the interlude, Zhao Xing continued planting rice seedlings and finished sowing the last acre of public land before sunset.
The basic and elementary spells were upgraded quickly in the early stage, and the proficiency of the elementary spell ‘Thriving’ has accumulated to 200 points.
Looking at the neatly arranged, green fields, Zhao Xing straightened up and clapped his hands with satisfaction.
When I finished my work, I glanced at the panel out of habit.
[Name: Zhao Xing]
[Realm: Not good enough]
[Luck: Yanyi]
[Spell: Basic Cultivation (Full Level)]
[Thriving: Beginner (201/9999)]
[Xingyun: Elementary (352/9999)]
[Juyuan: First Level (58/100)]
Since there is no job change, the panel data is quite rudimentary.
These will change when professions are obtained and versions change, but from these only data, it also helped Zhao Xing recall a lot of additional information.
"After Taizu Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty unified the nineteen states, he made a great wish. All the talents in the world will be put into my jar, and my law will be the law of all ages."
"He unified the realm of cultivation and established the 'nine and thirty levels'"
"Below the fourth grade, there are Zheng, Cong, Shang and Xia. Above the fourth grade, there are only Zheng and Cong."
"Then I used my great supernatural power to bind the fate of the dynasty and set a rule: no one who is not a citizen of my Zhou Dynasty can practice."
"And built temples in the nineteen states and taught all kinds of Dharma."
"This system will be used until the recovery version, or when the player breaks through the level limit, it will be updated."
In the early days, this system was often complained by players on the forum: This system is not as good as "half-step to the peak of perfection"!
Since he has not changed his profession now, his realm is 'unqualified'.
The luck system is divided into forty-nine levels.
It takes the meaning of Dayan fifty and Tianyan forty-nine.
Yanyi Qi Luck is basically the standard for billions of civilians.
It also affects the effectiveness and success rate of certain spells. For example, the [Xingyun] that was just cast was said to be a "great success". This is just for appearance.
The three kinds of magic are called "shu", and the gathering of elements is called "gong".
Hundreds of millions of people can "gather yuan" to strengthen their bodies, increase their longevity and happiness. This is another achievement of Taizu Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Under the premise that the spiritual energy has not been revived on a large scale, civil and military officials can use their weaker vitality to activate powerful spells.
"Practice is like building a tall building. The dynasty fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty can help people build the foundation and add bricks and tiles. An imperial edict can make them rise to the top of the clouds, increase their longevity and change their lives, and go straight to the first-level realm."
"If you don't become an official, you will be limited by your qualifications and will be stuck in a bottleneck until you die of old age, while others are soaring. The unified Qiyun Dynasty, with this official-based practice system, has truly managed to bring all the talents in the world into my urn."
"However, the disadvantages are also obvious. The same imperial edict can also drive it into the abyss, strip it away along with its cultivation level, and return it to the court."
"I remember there was a way to eat the sugar coating and knock the cannonball back... but it's too early to think about that at the moment."
"In the current era, the Great Zhou Dynasty is the invincible model. Now is the period of Emperor Jing. After Emperor Wu, the invincible Great Zhou Dynasty began to decline. By then, the model of the Qi Luck Dynasty will have more and more flaws. …”
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing couldn't help but shake his head and smile, not because he felt sorry for Da Zhou, but because he was laughing at himself.
He still doesn't know if he can survive the period of Emperor Wu, but now he hasn't even received the job transfer task.
The Zhao family in Gucheng is a large family in Nanyang County and has a reputation for being a virtuous person.
Every few years, they would fund the "nursing home" organized by the imperial court, and even send tribesmen to personally adopt orphans displaced by natural disasters. Zhao Xing is one example.
The Zhao family's industries include food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as huge profit-making industries such as government agencies and blacksmithing.
As a big family, donating money to other government agencies would be suspected of collusion between government and businessmen, and it would easily be criticized.
But when it comes to charity, the voices of doubt are much smaller.
Zhao Xing's adoptive father is called Zhao Ruide, who is from the East Lake branch. In his early years, he worked as an escort and nurse with the caravan, and his life was very comfortable.
Unexpectedly, he was orphaned at the age of forty-five. His wife and only son fell into the water and died while on a cruise.
The doctors diagnosed him with the hidden wounds accumulated from traveling all over the country and it was difficult to have another child. So with the persuasion of his family's arrangements, Zhao Ruide brought 6-year-old Zhao Xing back from the nursing home and adopted him as his adopted son.
Originally, she was relatively fond of Zhao Xing, but unexpectedly, things have changed in recent years.
Because six years after Zhao Ruide adopted his adopted son, his adopted concubine actually gave birth to a boy for him!
Zhao Ruide, who had a blooming old tree, was overjoyed and immediately made his concubine his wife. At the same time, he also gave all his love to his biological son. In the past few years, he had gradually become alienated from Zhao Xing.
Looking at the Zhao family compound in front of him and recalling all his experiences, Zhao Xing felt a little emotional in his heart and pushed the door open.
Zhao Ruide was enjoying the cool under the willow tree, fanning the children who were napping on the mat. When he saw Zhao Xing walking in, he quickly made a silent gesture and pointed to the kitchen, asking him to eat by himself.
Zhao Xing didn't care that the meal was not waiting for him at home, so he cupped his hands and walked to the kitchen.
Ordinarily, the adoptive father and son would not be so quarrelsome, but Zhao Xing was halfway there. He had not experienced the years when Zhao Ruide loved the original owner the most, so superficial respect was a way of getting along with him that he felt comfortable with.
Where is Zhao Ruide? His thoughts were not on Zhao Xing. There had been disagreements over Zhao Xing's employment issue before - he wanted Zhao Xing to practice martial arts or do business, but Zhao Xing had to go to the agricultural supervisory department. How much money can you make as an agricultural official? How promising can it be?
In the end, they couldn't resist the acquiescence, but the relationship between them became even more unfamiliar.
If the relationship with his adoptive father was unfamiliar, then the relationship with Mrs. Cai, who continued his relationship, was cold.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, Zhao Xing heard a sharp voice coming from outside the door.
"Does his nose belong to the dog? It's so clever! He comes back as soon as the meat is stewed at home. Could it be that the smell of the stew has reached the agricultural supervisor?"
"Shh, please stop saying a few words. Zheng'er was tired from playing and just fell asleep... A few pieces of meat are indispensable. It's not like our family can't afford it."
"I don't feel sorry for the meat, but he is eighteen or nineteen years old, and he doesn't give any subsidy to the family. Who in other families doesn't know how to respect the family?"
"Master, you raised him, but he doesn't even listen to you in anything. He insists on going to the agricultural supervisory department. That's it. But it's been almost a year and he still hasn't been admitted. I'm afraid he won't be able to do it in the future. I still want to come and compete with Zheng'er..."
"It's not over yet, why are you talking about this? I'm not dead yet!"
"Woooo..."
"Oh, crying again is really annoying. Look, I woke up Zheng'er..."
Then came the cries of children and the wails of women.
"Mrs. Cai, Mrs. Cai, I have made it clear that I will not divide Zheng'er's family property in the future, why don't you believe it? This makes me cry so much that I feel ashamed."
Zhao Xing thought in his heart, but his body was very honest. He quickly opened the lid of the pot and ate quickly and in big mouthfuls.
Zhao Ruide had a small amount of savings and was a martial arts practitioner. Three of the four large pots on the kitchen stove were filled with meat.
The agricultural supervisor does not care about breakfast and dinner, and the petty officials have no salary at all, only some subsidies.
To improve the proficiency of the [Ju Yuan] technique, to put it bluntly, we must try our best to absorb the vitality of the world and strengthen our own energy and blood. First of all, the food should not be too bad.
It is only natural that my son should eat me! Even if it’s an adopted son!
Sinong players are all pragmatists and shamelessly bully them, so Zhao Xing has to bully him first!
The louder the crying outside, the faster Zhao Xing ate.
By the time the sound subsided, he was full.
Seeing that the progress of the Juyuan column had improved by another 3 points, Zhao Xing touched his mouth and walked out of the kitchen with satisfaction.
After the client came out, Mrs. Cai stopped making trouble. After all, she still had to give the master some face.
Zhao Xing was also used to it, and he bowed his hands to the two of them: "Greetings to my adoptive father and madam, I will go back to my room to rest first."
Zhao Ruide nodded slightly and signaled Zhao Xing to leave quickly, he wanted to be clean.
Mrs. Cai started to mutter again: "Every time I go home, I eat and sleep, and I don't know if I play with Zheng'er for a while. Is it true that all the agricultural supervisors are doing is just a waste of money..."
"..."
This is really an injustice to Zhao Xing.
When he went back to his room, he didn't intend to actually sleep.
Close the door, light three incense candles, and grind special materials into ink.
There was a wastebasket next to the desk, and a lot of crumpled yellow paper was thrown into it.
What Zhao Xing has to do now is to get a sub-professional - Talisman Maker.
"Fortunately, in this period, the techniques are complete, the materials are cheap, and there are many ways to obtain them, so it doesn't take much effort."
Zhao Xing dipped his pen in ink and began to draw symbols on the yellow paper.
Maybe it’s because I’ve tried too many times, or maybe it’s because my energy is increasing day by day, but this time it went exceptionally smoothly.
At the moment when the brushstroke is about to come to an end, Juyuan activates, and a flash of light is transmitted from the fingertips to the penholder, and spreads to the yellow paper. The entire yellow paper then emits a faint light, and then is absorbed in it.
[You successfully understood the way to make a talisman and made a guiding talisman]
[You gain the secondary job of ‘talisman maker’]
[Basic guide talisman (1/1000): attached to the body can speed up the absorption of heaven and earth vitality]
"There are more than 500 agricultural supervisors, but there are less than five people who can be promoted to regular positions every year. Children of wealthy families like Li Chengfeng have plenty of money. If you want to compete with them, you have to overtake them in a corner."
You can make a lot of money by becoming a Talisman Maker. Can you help him get ashore?
Obviously not. Zhao Xing thinks that if he sells at this level, he will be betrayed by customers, and he will not be able to win over other Talisman Makers.
So his purpose is not to serve as a deputy at all.
Taking advantage of the good feeling in his hand, Zhao Xing began to try to draw the second talisman.
Soon he obtained the second basic talisman.
[You successfully understood the way of making talismans and made a requiem talisman]
[Requiem Talisman: It has the effect of reassuring the soul and calming the mind]
"It's done!"
Zhao Xing put the guidance talisman on his abdomen and the requiem talisman on his forehead. He lay on the bed and bent into a strange posture. He muttered: "Student Zhao Xing, please open the door to study at the Dream Academy." ”
(End of chapter)