owlsbooks Chapter 61 Wang Zhubing
Chapter 61 Wang Zhubing
After Jian walked away, Liang Jiu lingered in the divine realm for a while.
Wang Zhubing.
This matter cannot be rushed. The style and selection of weapons still require Xin Zang's own consideration and research.
The gods can certainly bestow knowledge upon them, rewarding them with weapon designs and technologies suited to their time. However, in the long run, the gods' ideas may actually limit the creativity of their followers and restrict their progress in technology.
Liang Jiu had seen more than one case where, in the divine realms of some gods, the extraordinary power of their followers was completely decoupled from their level of technology.
Despite having more efficient supernatural resources, the line rifles are still loaded with black powder; despite having aerospace-grade materials, they are ultimately used to make enchanted swords.
Ultimately, Liang Jiu could only make adjustments in the overall direction or provide assistance with the technologies they had already begun developing.
Without interfering further, he used his divine sense to sweep over all the relatives within his territory.
As his senses swept over Liss, he realized something.
She's pregnant, and her first child will be a girl.
According to Zhuo'er's tradition, there will likely be quite a few more children in the future.
In the mortal world, it was only the time it took to eat a meal, but in this divine realm, Xin Zang and Lis's relationship had clearly progressed to a new level.
In theological studies, allowing royal families within a divine retinue to intermarry with non-royal relatives has always been a risky move. This is often a method adopted by those divine beings without extraordinary relatives in order to quickly acquire extraordinary bloodlines and improve the aptitude of their relatives.
But Liang Jiu did not have such concerns.
All of this is to enrich the trait database of his followers. For him, who possesses the [Evolutionary Hunter] ability, what matters is not what race is, but rather that he wants to define race himself.
What determines belonging is never bloodline, but identity. This unborn child will inherit the best qualities of both father and mother.
A natural affinity for magic will appear in her, and the [Philosopher King] will continue to flow through her, perhaps leading her down a different path than her parents.
Thinking of this, he bestowed a blessing upon the unformed embryo in his womb.
"Lies and tricks cannot harm you, son of God; you will reach the end you desire."
As the blessing descended, most of Liang Jiu's divine power vanished into thin air, and in the darkness, the future of a weak soul was turned in an unknown direction.
Blessing one's family is a way for the gods to provide help to those they favor.
He had previously bestowed upon Xinzang a blessing that allowed him to heal his body and restore his strength through divine power.
But this kind of almost prophetic blessing is the first time Liang Jiu has received it.
Prophetic blessings are essentially using divine power to forcibly alter the trajectory of fate. But fate is so unpredictable that even a supreme deity would not dare to claim complete insight into its cause and effect.
Just like those myths and legends of the old days, the family members bestowed by the gods with invincible power may die in their sleep from a cup of poisoned wine; the heroes promised to be invulnerable to swords and spears may die from a cold arrow in the ankle; and the warriors who are said to be invincible to mortals may be hit in the head by a flying stone falling from the sky while walking on the road.
Divine power has its limits and cannot plug all loopholes. Liang Jiu's blessing was merely a safety net for this unborn child, symbolically protecting her future.
The expectations of the gods can become a curse for the weak and incompetent.
After regaining some of his divine power, Liang Jiu's divine sense arrived at a wooden house between the fields.
Inside the house, Geng was tidying up his farm tools, while several apprentices were busy inside and out.
The apprentices were puzzled when they heard that the High Priest was going to entertain guests today, wondering what kind of guests required such a grand reception. After all, even when the two previous kings came in person, they had never received such treatment.
Geng was clearly already exhausted and was panting heavily after even the slightest movement.
When Liang Jiu appeared before him, he swayed, already feeling somewhat powerless, and struggled to bow in respect.
"It's been a long time, my High Priest." Liang Jiu stopped him.
"Thirty-one years, Your Majesty." Geng stopped, "Thank you for once again bringing victory to the Clan of Souls and for blessing a new King."
"You should start making plans for the priesthood as soon as possible," Liang Jiu said.
"There are several bright children among the apprentices. They are very attentive to farming and herbs, and they are also very intelligent. After a few more years of training, they will be able to take over the responsibilities of the high priest," Geng reported truthfully.
Liang Jiu nodded and explained the main purpose of his visit: "Xin Zang and Lis's relationship is going to be made public. This is the first time the Xin Clan has intermarried with an outsider."
Geng listened quietly, waiting for what would follow.
"Since this is the first case, we must establish clear rules." Liang Jiu looked at the old priest. "This ceremony needs you to preside over it. Set an example for all future intermarriages with other ethnic groups, so that our people know the bottom line for accepting outsiders."
"I will heed your divine decree."
After explaining everything, Liang Jiu's consciousness withdrew from the divine realm.
The room in the present world remains quiet.
He sat on the bed and tapped on his personal terminal on his wrist.
The midterm exams are fast approaching, and the pressure is growing insidiously. Longcheng No. 1 High School has never lacked geniuses with profound foundations, and Su Cheng's divine realm has already clearly introduced a second-tier transcendental follower.
The second level of the extraordinary realm—though the species is unknown—considering that Su Cheng's natal summoned creature is a dire wolf, and its subordinate summoned creatures are likely intelligent beings to compensate for the shortcomings of his natal summoned creature, could it be an extraordinary wolf rider?
Meanwhile, salaried workers face an unavoidable reality.
The flow of time within the Divine Realm differs from that in the mortal world by a thousand times. This means that by the time the mid-term exams officially begin, a long period of time will have passed within the Divine Realm.
Even with superhuman strength and blessings maintaining his physical functions, Shinzo at that time would inevitably decline from his peak.
As the King of Men, Shinzo has done more than enough, but he will eventually grow old, and the decline of physical strength is an inescapable law of mortal life. To stand out in the great test, an aging King of Men alone is not enough.
Salaried workers urgently need new blood, a new generation of family members who can take up the mantle.
Liang Jiu looked at his terminal account. The 50,000 Federal Dollars he had just received from the material recycling station, plus the 110,000+ he had previously obtained through a loan, totaled more than 160,000 Federal Dollars.
If you want to make up for the gap in combat power in a short period of time, or even overtake others, you can't be stingy with your current funds.
He decided to purchase another batch of high-quality, cost-effective resource cards.
In the next sprint phase, divine power and resources will be plentiful.
He wants to accelerate the process before the midterm exams, pushing salaried workers into the Iron Age.
He brought up the search bar in the terminal's trading module and began selecting catalytic resources that could directly affect mineral refining and forging processes.