I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players-Chapter 674 - 158: The Sea Race Cuts Its Flesh, the Bronze Statue Is Finally in Hand

After coming out of prison, Ning Zheng took another round and was ready to return to the Imperial Palace.

But on the way back, he was stopped by Yan Shuangying, that aloof business magnate.

Lately, this guy had been working overtime like crazy to prove himself, competing fiercely at the cost of his own life.

"Your Majesty, since you're already out, why not give a speech while you're at it?" Yan Shuangying bowed in front of the carriage, giving an impression of upright integrity.

Ning Zheng pressed his temples inside the carriage.

This guy was completely immersed in his role.

However, if he could act as a detective of great integrity, a wise statesman for the nation, for his entire life, that wouldn't be bad.

If some things could be acted out for a lifetime, then even fake would become real.

And seeing how he enjoyed the limelight, he himself was striving hard to maintain his star status without any scandal.

"A speech?" Ning Zheng said, "Wouldn't that undermine the dignity of an emperor? An emperor should maintain a sense of mystery to have the majesty of a national leader."

"Your Majesty, if we emulate the Human Race in governance, we will never surpass them."

Yan Shuangying said, "The Human Race's emperors are very dignified! Our emperor... should instead be approachable, constantly giving speeches everywhere to convey ideas..."

"Moreover, we've developed a new national policy of governing through Twitter, planning to establish our own communication channel, where the emperor will regularly announce national policies via the Communication Magical Artifact."

"We also plan to vigorously develop Immortal Artifacts, to serve the people, irrigate fields, cultivate crops, and manage mountains and rivers..." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Obviously, they were drawing on the previous ideology of Immortal Artifact cultivation.

Using the "Line-type Pseudo-person model," this factory artificial intelligence AI, to establish a massive Central Processor—Immortal Artifact Hongmeng.

The Human Race has all sorts of National Guardian Divine Artifacts, how can we not have any?

This Immortal Artifact Hongmeng will collect big data and form numerous arsenals, automatically mass-producing the foundational standard Immortal Artifacts, Sea Ships, fortresses, Space Rings...

The entire era will enter the [Equipment] phase, reducing the prices of all kinds of Magical Artifacts and Immortal Artifacts!

The whole era will enter a Magical Artifact-dominated era.

Currently, in the Human Race's Nine-State, various Magical Artifacts are not for civilian use, still belonging to a primitive city-state era.

The era of popularizing Magical Artifacts is their vision of progress.

And industrialized standard Magical Artifact factories, and the Central Processor, require a nation's great power to implement, now they intend to leverage the Sea Race's national strength to accomplish their vision!

But those are matters for later, right now they wanted the Emperor to give a speech.

"The script is here."

Yan Shuangying handed over a speech script, copied from the Beautiful Country next door, where it was popular to give speeches to win votes, and various historically famous brilliant speeches that fully met the need.

"I understand,"

Ning Zheng thought for a while, opened the script, and started reading, finding it indeed excellent, enough to create a legend, becoming a beacon leading the era.

Soon, Ning Zheng went to give a speech.

The whole process of the speech was very lively, making those common folk more passionate, cheering below and singing praises of the Bone King's name.

Suddenly, Ning Zheng did not feel tired anymore.

Such brainwashing... ahem, moving the Sea Race citizens, in the future, won't Qi Fortune Value come rushing in?

After the speech, Ning Zheng returned to the Imperial Palace, ending a day's work.

He thought for a moment and took out the token for communicating with the Giant Shell Elder.

"Anything up?" the Giant Shell Elder asked, "I heard today you gave a speech as the Emperor, it went quite well, this novel mode of governance is very approachable, worthy of praise."

Though it was a bit troublesome.

But since it wasn't he himself who had to toil, he naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

The Human Race's Xin Xichen was too proud, their approachability indeed gave them an advantage.

Ning Zheng said, "Elder, I just went to prison and met with the Golden Turtle clan, found their ability to amass wealth quite impressive, intend to gather them under my wing to better assist a clan."

"That's a good thing!" The Giant Shell Elder himself also had this thought.

Now with the Embers Disaster erupting, returning to the Great Evolution Era, patching a Qi Fortune Bone Demon Divine Beast, they were quite happy too.

Ning Zheng said, "I heard that, not only the Golden Turtle, but even the Money Child produced by the Ancient Bronze Statues in the Ancient Bronze Town, is a similar Qi Fortune Divine Beast, I thought if 'Ancestor Competing,' then why not add this one, achieve it in one step."

The Giant Shell Elder understood what this person meant.

Feeling admiration in his heart for the other's capability.

Not only expressing a steadfast intention to always act as a supporting race but also trying to secure Golden Turtle and Bronze Statue to strengthen his own position.

He thought this idea was feasible, the National Guardian Qi Fortune, though arcane, had been proven to indeed exist.

Dragon Race, guards the nation with Golden Turtle.

Human Race, guards the nation with the Qi Fortune-suppressing [Chronicles of Time]

The Neutral Nursery faction, guards the nation with that Ancient Bronze Statue.

But when Jiu Shui passed by that year, it conveniently captured the statue, enabling the Human Race to have two major Qi Fortune carrying forces to suppress Nine-State.

The Neutral Nursery didn't dare to utter a word even after being robbed.

All factions have national treasures, how can theirs have none? The Turtle Prime Minister clan of the Dragon Race cannot be used, for they've too many bad reputations, not winning public support.

But if there's no Qi Fortune suppression, this new dynasty will likely not last long.

His initial intention was to fuse the Bone Demon with the Golden Turtle, trying to awaken a wave... but if he adds in the Bronze Statue, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart. With this to suppress the Qi Fortune, the future could thoroughly become an eternal kingdom.

It's worth a try!

"That Bronze Statue is in the hands of the Human Race, it will be very difficult for us to acquire it." The Giant Shell Elder couldn't help but say, "Doing this is tantamount to declaring war on the Human Race, digging up their foundation... That Bronze Statue is their raw material for producing Money Children, which are sent to various Coinage Factories as the designated Demon Beast for casting Magic Coins."

"The Human Race is very strong now, we are no match."

Ning Zheng, who himself was previously involved in coin production, naturally knew the importance of the Money Child.

The official sale of Money Children.

But now, robbing the Bronze Statue would cut off the source of Money Children production, and the various Coinage Factories of the Human Race wouldn't be able to mint coins. Wouldn't they go crazy?

Thinking about it now, getting that Bronze Statue is much more difficult than imagined!

Relying on himself alone, he really couldn't manage it.

Even if he chopped the Dragon Race ancestor and absorbed its combat power, he'd be only comparable to a Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor. With what could he possibly fight the Human Race?

Xian couldn't take action easily either.

Xian had managed to maintain the balance between brain and body. If he broke the seal, his body would passively absorb batches of Embers, causing an increase in size, and his brain control would be lost again.

It seems, approaching from the Sea Race side is right.

Ning Zheng said, "Our requirement isn't too high; isn't that guy an Ember? Cut off a Soul Shell's limbs, then take a Bronze Statue's limbs. This would greatly benefit our Sea Race lineage and could potentially lead us to an eternal, immortal kingdom!"

The Giant Shell Elder contemplated for a few seconds, "Indeed, the power of Qi Fortune is very important. Besides, we've just established a shaky foundation; the Immortal Path has opened... we must possess a National Guardian Divine Artifact. I'll try to communicate with the Human Race!"

"It's all up to you, sir."

Ning Zheng hung up the communication, and he laughed directly.

Still have to rely on these big shots to help, borrow their strength, and freeload that Bronze Statue... Who said you have to fight and kill, attack Ancient Bronze Town? Who dares to attack next to the Capital City? Xin Xichen would blow your head off; freeloading is much nicer.

The connections and foundations of these behind-the-scenes bigshots constantly fill this Royal City.

Otherwise, relying solely on himself, Ning Zheng, the nouveau riche, lacks the technology, manpower, and resources to establish this dynasty?

...

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

During this week, many various events occurred.

First, the entire Sea Race Royal City entered a few thousand tribes and races, filling up the Royal City severely and opening various shops under guidance.

Never underestimate the number of races in the East Sea.

The vastness of the sea, with so many tribes, is unimaginable to the Human Race.

It can be said, for every fish in the sea, there must exist a tribe turning into a demon.

Moreover, these tribes are scattered.

Like the Steamed Fish tribe, one tribe here turned into a demon and started developing, and then another tribe's Steamed Fish turned into a demon and began developing their group.

Thus, the Steamed Fish tribe has over a dozen clans, and they are often unaware and unconnected.

Many tribes only started recognizing relatives when they came to the Bone Demon Royal City.

And every day, Ning Zheng gives a lecture; using Dharma Aspect to lecture isn't tiring, but instead, he feels a kind of enjoyment, looking at those admiring eyes, feeling an inexplicable sense of achievement.

He always imagines in his mind: With these simple, clear, and stupid fish, when I get my hands on the Qi Fortune Collector, how many Qi Fortune Values can I harvest?

The minds of the Human Race over there are too corrupt, not devout. Even as Xi Rong's first Human Saint Divine Craftsman, they guard against me. Thousands of people only earn a -2, there is no trust between people, merely superficial worship of the statue, only pretending.

It's still easier to deceive the Sea Race. Surely, choosing to dig Qi Fortune Values from the Sea Race initially was correct.

Full of motivation!

Ning Zheng feels he should still do farming to develop, manage the city, and earn the most, as fighting and killing... doesn't suit himself, the Sword Casting Manor.

On the contrary, there has been an uproar on Ximen city side, causing quite the sensation.

Xinyi Continent City's castle walls and ancestral tombs, all the Embers have been glued together.

All kinds of crazy things, watching would make people lose their sanity; it was a frightening scene.

The Sword Fairy and Dizzy were busy and overwhelmed, and Ning Zheng couldn't be bothered with them, only occasionally sneaking a look at those bizarre conjoined Embers around Ximen.

Overall, this affair has just erupted; no one knows what further evolution this thing might undergo.

Ning Zheng is just waiting for the bullet to fly a little, those various Human Race forces suffering from the disaster will soon come up with corresponding information reports.

Finally, on this day.

The Sea Race Holy Land Alliance, the behind-the-scenes forces of Ning Zheng, struck a deal with Xin Xichen of the Human Race, getting viciously cut, obtaining part of the Bronze Statue's body.

"The item has been acquired, damn Human Race." The voice of the Giant Shell Elder carried a deep fatigue, obviously disgusted by Xin Xichen.

"Sir, that Human Race Emperor is insidious and cunning, let us endure him for now."

Ning Zheng spoke casually, feeling immensely joyful inside.

It still depends on you.

The hardest-to-obtain, at the edge of the Capital City, in the Coinage Factory of Ancient Bronze Town, a part of the Bronze Statue was finally acquired.

A part of the Qi Fortune Collector's map has been thoroughly pieced together.