The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 374 - 375: The Emperor Who Squanders Wealth (First Update)
Chapter 374 -375: The Emperor Who Squanders Wealth (First Update)
As everyone sized up the warships in the sky, the light force cannons that had been aiming at them began to contract, returning to their normal state.
At the same time, a scholar floated over from a distance and arrived in front of the group; “I presume you all are the esteemed members from Double Pole Palace, Carefree Sect, and Blood Spirit Valley. The Emperor has been waiting for a long time, please follow me into the city.”
Hearing the scholar’s words, some elders among the group appeared displeased, privately thinking that Lin Qian’s airs were indeed grand, sending only a messenger to receive them.
However, since the three senior elders didn’t say much, they too refrained from making a scene and, like the others, entered Yushui City together.
But when everyone arrived in Yushui City, their eyes revealed a look of astonishment.
Based on their past experience, cities like this one, which had been attacked and occupied by enemies, would surely have citizens who were terrified and uneasy, and the atmosphere within the city walls should be very somber.
Yet in Yushui City, they clearly saw the citizens’ faces brimming with happy smiles, and the atmosphere within the city was surprisingly light-hearted and cheerful.
Moreover, many places were constructing new buildings, and the robust craftsmanship of the male artisans was so outstanding that it left them in awe. The citizens were helping out, carrying materials and the like.
From the faces of these helping citizens, they did not see any resentment; on the contrary, everyone was busy and enthusiastic, and when they wiped their sweat, they all smiled happily.
This made it clear that these citizens were working willingly, not under compulsion.
“Going so far as to set up Spirit Gathering Arrays for the dwellings of these common folk, can this really be useful?” When they saw the artisans outlining the newly constructed buildings, and scholars moving forward to set up basic Spirit Gathering Arrays, one elder was very surprised.
It wasn’t just him; the other elders who came along also displayed looks of amazement.
In their opinion, the common people had virtually no prospects for cultivation and it was completely unnecessary to waste effort on setting up arrays.
After all, setting up a Spirit Gathering Array in a home required special materials, which wouldn’t be an issue for one or two households.
But if the entire Yushui City was doing this, then that was a considerable expenditure.
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“What a complete waste, how does this young Emperor of the Huaxia Empire think?”
“Indeed, there’s really no need to waste on these commoners.”
“With this going on, I believe the Huaxia Empire will definitely be in extreme shortage of cultivation materials in the future.”
What they didn’t know was that the Huaxia Empire was least lacking in so-called materials!
“Hmph, ignorance.” Hearing the elders’ discussions, the leading scholar snorted coldly and spoke up.
The statement from the scholar immediately made those scholars who had been commenting show anger on their faces, and they spoke up discontentedly, “We are ignorant? I think it’s your Huaxia Empire that is foolish, recklessly wasting cultivation materials on these people.”
“That’s right, since you say we’re ignorant, then explain yourself.”
Seeing that these elders were not convinced, the scholar stopped in his tracks, turned around to face them, and chuckled with a cold sneer, “Then I must ask you all, why do your sects plant Spirit Wood and set up Spirit Gathering Arrays? Why do the City Lord Mansion and the city’s defense army camps in these cities set up Spirit Gathering Arrays?”
“Setting up a Spirit Gathering Array is to increase the density of Spiritual Energy and to enhance the speed of cultivation. For these commoners with limited talent, they might never break through the Basic Three Realms in their lifetime. So, what’s the use of setting up Spirit Gathering Arrays for them?” One of the elders, skilled in Arrays, spoke up.
“Hahaha, such shallow knowledge. Then allow me to ask again, why is it that a remote and small place like Coastal State has so few mighty ones and geniuses, whereas Double Pole State, Carefree State, and Blood Spirit State have many more powerful individuals and talents?” The scholar asked again.
The elder huffed dismissively without thinking, “That’s because those Three States are where the headquarters of Double Pole Palace, Carefree Sect, and Blood Spirit Valley are located. So…”
At this point, the elder fell silent and frowned for a long while, unable to come up with anything to say.
In fact, many elders, upon contemplating this, gradually became more solemn. They exchanged glances, seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.
Indeed, why is that?
They only knew that there were fewer strong people and those with talent in small places, whereas in larger places, there were more powerful individuals and talented youths.
But they never considered why.
The elders fell silent, and so were the current leaders of the three powers. It was Mr. Fang who first broke the silence, “I have spent time in Central State, and they believe that the stronger the place, the stronger the people. Like father, like son—Their offspring are mostly extraordinary as well. As for those remote places, overall weaker, so the offspring are naturally weaker too.”
Many were enlightened by Mr. Fang’s inference, finding it to be quite reasonable.
“In fact, Mr. Fang’s statement is just part of it. This kind of bloodline inheritance indeed is one of the factors affecting one’s Talent. And for a place of weakness to produce children with outstanding Talent is often related to mutations during the inheritance of their parents’ bloodlines, according to the research by our Heavenly Art Department,” said the scholar, nodding solemnly in agreement with Mr. Fang’s words.
However, Mr. Fang’s expression subtly changed upon hearing the scholar’s words, for he sharply picked up on a few key points in the other’s statement.
Research by the Heavenly Art Department, bloodline mutations?!
“So inheriting parents’ Talent refers to inheriting bloodlines? Is it that geniuses with exceptional talent emerge from impoverished backwaters due to mutations when inheriting bloodlines?” The scholar’s words sparked a realization in Mr. Fang’s mind, “So that’s how it is. Then, it seems that Yi An, Gui Xiang, and I are in such circumstances as well.”
Whether it was Mr. Fang, Zhou Yi An, or Yang Gui Xiang, all three were outstanding talents in their youth, yet their origins were not remarkable, coming from rural backgrounds, and perhaps related to this factor.
“Could there be other reasons as well?” Zhou Yi An noticed that the scholar had said ‘one of the factors,’ and asked this question before turning to look at the houses still under construction below. He suspected it might have something to do with the Spirit Gathering Array being arranged.
“The results of the Heavenly Art Department’s research indicate that after a child is born, their innate talent has a certain baseline due to their bloodline, while the postnatal environment will also affect the child’s growth.”
“If the child grows up in an environment with a high concentration of Spiritual Energy, their body will subtly absorb nature’s spiritual energy during growth, instinctively tempering themselves, which greatly aids in enhancing their Talent.”
“Since it’s impossible to plant a large amount of Spirit Wood within the city, we utilize the Spirit Gathering Array to increase the density of Spiritual Energy. We only place them within living quarters, and there’s no need to waste materials on arranging Spirit Gathering Arrays on the streets outside the homes, which is also a cost-effective method.”
The scholar’s words left the audience stunned—they truly did not know that an increase in the density of nature’s spiritual energy would have such an effect.
The way people looked at the scholar had changed significantly from before.
