Chapter 1 Preparation for taking office
In the year 3038 of the Mist Calendar, summer this year came earlier than before.
It was just May, but there were no clouds everywhere, the heat was steaming, and the dust was blowing against my face. There is poetry to prove it, which directly teaches the stone tiger to pant endlessly, just like the iron man must sweat.
Zhao Zhen was in the threshing floor of his own manor. He had just finished using the stick technique. He was sweating profusely and was too hot. He asked the two farmers next to him to bring 2 buckets of well water and put it directly on his head. After being showered with water, it was relieved a little.
Why did Zhao Zhen practice so hard in the hot weather? It turns out that since the Great Change of Heaven and Earth in this world, there have been two moons in the sky. In one month, half of the moon is a white moon and half of the moon is a red moon. When the twin moons are in the sky, people can find jobs and become professionals and open up a fantasy world.
In their own fantasy world, professionals are lords.
By running your own fantasy world and slowly importing special products into the main world, you can not only get an income, but also help improve your professional level. Professionals have a long lifespan. First-level professionals can usually live to 150 years old, and have their own abilities. Their survivability increases and their social status rises accordingly. Whether it is riots in the fantasy world or changes in the main world, the most common people who die are always unawakened ordinary people. They work and pay taxes, but they receive more death threats.
Therefore, all parents in this world who have some ability will cultivate their children from an early age. It is better than those who have purple clothes, rich waist, and rich family fortune. Just to be able to awaken a good career, manage my own fantasy world well, and be able to cope with various changes in the misty world, and settle down and work contentedly.
The personal fantasy world of professionals is usually controllable and can grow through continuous development.
Of course every year there are some unlucky people who do not manage well and lead to riots in the fantasy world.
The mist world will also generate its own entrances to the fantasy world. Some of these entrances to the fantasy world are controlled by the government and become a public fantasy world open to all professionals for a fee. Part of it was controlled by powerful nobles from aristocratic families and became private property.
Of course, most of these self-born fantasy worlds are malicious towards the main world. Whenever the energy accumulates to a certain level, they will riot and impact the main world. Operators will formulate different development strategies according to different situations to reduce or even eliminate riots.
Every year, new fantasy worlds are born, and fantasy worlds die. The main world order has been formed for nearly a thousand years. Governments, aristocratic families, and various associations control most of the world's resources.
Poor families also have promotion channels, and the paths to become professionals are gradually divided into academy sect and casual cultivator sect.
The government has announced the path to becoming the most common profession. In addition to the academies in each region that can practice these paths, there are also some academies that have formed their own unique professions. Casual practitioners either work hard on their own or learn skills from real teachers, and through a lot of practice, they become professionals. Because of the clear advancement route, the upper limit of the academy sect is usually higher than that of casual cultivators, and the number of high-level professionals far exceeds that of casual cultivators.
Let's talk about Zhao Zhen's family. His father, Zhao Jin, was originally the son of a farmer in Xiaoli Village. He was a clumsy boy but had a lot of strength. He was hired by the village member Li to herd sheep and climb trees in the mountains, which made him stronger and stronger. When catching birds and rabbits in the mountains, he would skin and decompose them himself, but he had developed good skills and was good at killing cattle and sheep. From then on, the job of killing dogs and skinning sheep in the village fell to him.
Zhao Jin started working as a butcher at the age of 18. Unfortunately, the fantasy world he connected to was too small, only one acre of mountainous land. Initially, it can only produce some ordinary wood, such as pheasants and rabbits.
Exploring a ruined world at a time, Zhao Jin applied for a job as a professional butcher in a small town by virtue of his butcher profession. After development, there were actually 9 swordsman soldiers who were willing to follow Zhao Jin and enter Zhao Jin's own fantasy world. Although these followers are not professionals, they are just soldiers, and they are worth at least 50 gold in the main world. They are still valuable but not marketable.
You know why, these arms are not only loyal to the professionals they follow, but also have their own skills. Although ordinary people can also slaughter animals, compared with soldiers and professionals, ordinary people are not only less efficient, but the quality of slaughtered products is also far inferior to those of soldiers and professionals.
Usually, these production-type soldiers who have not yet entered the rank can work for a hundred years and can recognize their master three times in their lifetime. Of course, skills and wisdom will gradually improve, and you may even become a professional.
With this team of swordsmen, Zhao Jin managed the mountains and forests in the fantasy world, slaughtered livestock, and gradually earned a shop in the county. He also bought a 1,200-acre village in the east of the city. There were more than 50 households working as farm laborers on the village. These farmhands are ordinary people who are not employed in the main world. Zhao Zhen Shaohui attended an academy to study martial arts since childhood and received the most orthodox professional education.
Zhao Zhen completed the academy course at the age of 17 and started preparing for the career path. Based on what I learned and combined with my own family situation, I decided on a career as a manor owner. In the past year, by managing his own manor and sorting out what he has learned, he has reached the threshold of becoming a professional. He only needs guidance from his father before he can take up the job.
The sun was scorching, and Zhao Zhen had nothing to do in the manor, so he made a bed and sat under the shade tree to enjoy the cool air. Opposite to the chestnut forest, the wind came through, and I couldn't help cheering: "What a cool breeze", and fell asleep unconsciously.
While enjoying the cool weather, I heard a commotion outside the village. My father Zhao Jin and my brother Zhao Xiang were each riding a horse, and the boy was holding one in his hand. Barking, neighing and writhing. The boy held the reins tightly and calmed the frightened horse.
Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and hurried over to greet him, "Father, eldest brother."
Zhao Xiang comforted the horse and said, "Erlang, your sister-in-law and I saw this good horse at the market the day before yesterday. If you want to become a professional, you can use it right now."
Zhao Zhen looked happy and thanked him. He took the reins and looked at it carefully. In front of him was a sea lion horse with a shoulder height of five feet and five inches. It is about seven feet long, with black hooves, black tail and black mane. Its body is milky white. It holds its head high and neighs. It looks like a good horse.
"Take him to the stable and take care of him." Zhao Zhen ordered the banker.
After entering the hall, Zhao Jin sat down. The two brothers faced each other and asked the maid to bring some tea. Zhao Jin said, "No need to wait, please go down. Erlang, this is the war horse that Dalang gave you." You are very good. You have been smart since you were young, and we have never had to worry about your schoolwork in the county. The teachers in the county also said that you are top-notch in etiquette, music, archery, chastity, calligraphy, and mathematics. You will be very successful when you become a professional. May awaken an excellent professional skill.”
After saying that, he took a sip of tea and said, "Everyone knows that I got this team of swordsmen at that world ruins back then. In fact, I also got an ancient book back then, which I never showed to anyone." After that, he carefully picked up the brocade box on the case. He took out an ancient book and handed it to Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Jin smiled proudly, "Our family is considered a wealthy family in the county. Although the guides that guide the formation of the fantasy world are not as good as those of the wealthy and powerful Wang family in the county, there is no shortage of ordinary objects. It's just that. There is only one ancient artifact. The other swords, guns, swords, halberds, good horses and hounds are all common objects. The land deeds, house deeds, and tenant farmer deeds that are necessary for the manor owner to take office are all here. Can you think of which one to use as a guide? ? ”
“According to the records in the county school, it is best for manor owners, landlords and other professions to choose guides related to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery. Use the crystal rice on the farm as a guide, and the fantasy world will be easy to generate. The planting environment, with cattle, sheep, horses and camels as guides, can easily form a grassland environment, and breeding horses and grazing cattle and sheep will bring higher profits. If compared with this ancient book, it is indeed a different world created by the guidance of ancient objects. There is a probability that a settlement will be formed."
"Because I couldn't read, I had to give up and use this knife when I took office." Zhao Zhen picked up the simple knife that was leaning on the table. After taking a look at his brother, Zhao Xiang followed Zhao Jin with all his strength. Fortunately, he didn't use the ancient book. There was a conflict in nature. Although the fantasy world will inevitably be generated, professional skills may not be awakened.
After years of development, professionals have discovered the characteristics of their personal fantasy world, and at least one of the initial skills must be related to guides.
Zhao Xiang is a soldier profession. He uses Pu Dao as a guide. His initial skill is Pu Dao Master, which is very consistent with the soldier profession. However, the fantasy world is not as good as Zhao Jin. It is only a martial arts training ground half an acre in size. He only practices martial arts. It is faster than others, and other functions have not yet been developed. What's even more pity is that the Zhao family is just a small, middle-class family with no connections. Zhao Xiang has not been able to find a good job in the county and is just an ordinary street patrolman in the county. After four years of business operation, I have just become the patrol leader and my salary has been increased. He is still far from advanced, but not as good as his father Zhao Jin's career and fantasy world management. I have been killing pigs and cows for 30 years, and I have reached the second level. If nothing happens, my life expectancy will be 300.
Zhao Zhen took the ancient book and carefully turned through two pages. The pages of the ancient book were crispy and the words were blurred. After trying to distinguish them, the words "Water Margin" could be faintly seen on the cover.
(End of this chapter)