I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players-Chapter 678 - 162: Xian’s Strategy, Blacksmiths’ New Map

The tomb of Xian has been fully formed.

Even the uncontrolled leakage of Ning Zheng's aura, the overflow of thoughts, attracts some ghosts to infuse thoughts, twist personalities, forming a primitive sacrificial era ancient tribe.

Many people have already gone to research it.

Because this is the first embers tomb in human history, recording the life of this Xian, attracting the attention of many powerhouses from the Nine-State Four Seas.

Soon.

An imperial meeting began inside the East Sea Imperial Palace.

Ning Zheng sat on the throne, draped in a golden dragon robe, wearing a bright pearl dragon crown, looking at the ministers.

"Present your matters if you have any, otherwise the court session is dismissed," the Chief Steward Yan Shuangying solemnly announced.

"Your Majesty, we have matters to present!"

A fish stepped forward.

The Minister of Rites was a big-headed catfish, wearing an elegant court attire, looking a bit out of place, and said:

"The sacrificial tomb's secret realm has formed within our East Sea domain. Should we block entry from outsiders? Otherwise, if Xian's seal is broken, I'm afraid we'll face another extinction crisis."

The Minister of Revenue was a sea cucumber-head, looking a bit irrational: "Absolutely not! Refusing the entry of major forces from the entire Nine-State will incite public anger!"

The Minister of Rites said, "But if we don't prevent them, and those tomb raiders enter, breaking Xian's seal—"

The Minister of Revenue: "Xian's tomb is self-sealed, not something ordinary powerhouses can easily break through... Plus, it was reinforced by the Xin Dynasty Emperor, the Nine-headed Dragon Emperor, and others at the time, ordinary Self-Transformation Realm great powers can't harm it at all."

...

Ning Zheng leaned on the armrest of the throne, supporting his chin, watching the ministers argue below, bored.

The Sea Race likes to transform.

But they don't like to fully transform.

They have their own aesthetic standards, preferring to keep a fish head.

After all, in their aesthetics, they find humans' "bald monkey head" ugly, but their race's handsome faces must be shown.

Though he doesn't want to judge other races' aesthetics.

But every time Ning Zheng sees their various fish heads, he feels the court looks like a pot of seafood dish.

Truly, the aesthetics between races are worlds apart.

And his blacksmiths, filling the ten corners of the court with Bone Demon maids (camera), livestreamed the meeting, participated online, and communicated their discussion results to Yan Shuangying.

The blacksmiths have been offering various suggestions and enjoy this new way playfully, making the court live shows.

They even call it: "Simulating court management reminds me of series like 'Three Kingdoms', the gameplay has evolved to such a level."

Ning Zheng doesn't express any opinion on this, merely serves as a silent mascot.

As those powerhouses said, he follows the combat path.

He's too lazy to bother with national affairs.

Ning Zheng listened to those fish argue, but he was thinking: "Recently, with the establishment of the royal city, the first wave of tax revenue has arrived... I secretly squeeze resources, maybe a chance to break through to the One Heart and Two Apertures Realm."

He currently has over 70 million Qi Fortune Value, only lacking cultivation resources.

Be a treasury thief and combine it with the recent hot sales of the Coral Ball and Yan Shuangying detective collection, it seems almost enough.

Of course.

Ning Zheng doesn't dare to steal too much money.

He's just helping with administration, over 90% of national tax must be handed over.

The various major sects and holy lands backing him, contributing money and power, are just aiming to make profits and become one of the greatest forces in the world, right?

Ning Zheng sat cross-legged, continuing to cultivate, pretending to attend the meeting.

Before long, the Chief Steward Yan Shuangying, woke the cultivating Ning Zheng and roughly explained the discussion results.

"In that case, enclose the sacrificial tomb secret realm and charge for entry."

Ning Zheng announced the court's decision: "Also, at the border of the sea outside that secret realm, set up a forward base, conduct business, and entertain guests from Nine-State."

"Moreover, since the sacrificial tomb secret realm is here, we should also dispatch a Dharma Aspect team to investigate. This task is assigned to the Giant Shell Saint Child, our current Prime Minister in charge."

"As you command."

The Giant Shell Saint Child stepped forward, giving them face.

After all, he quite likes the scholars' style, but clearly sees this Bone King doesn't like it, lacking energy, just pretending, most probably thinking about cultivation.

He can understand; most Sea Race individuals behave like this.

Ning Zheng reminded this Prime Minister: "This matter is extremely important... Xian tomb relates to the origin of ancient beings, make sure to explore the ancient history formed within that tomb!"

"Xian is merely a soul shell, a logical cycle... But waking him, possessing him, would drastically impact the entire Nine-State!"

"Understood!" The Prime Minister said, "I will lead a group of powerhouses to secretly explore the tomb."

The imperial meeting concluded.

Ning Zheng had no intention of personally tomb raiding, not even the high-level great powers of the Sea Race considered going themselves.

Tomb raiding is the traditional skill of Two-Phase Realm cultivators.

It's rare for One Heart Realm to descend into tombs.

The big shots won't do it personally; they're preparing to have Two-Phase Realm cultivators, the young generation to explore the secret realm, training and being the vanguard to collect information.

It's expected that other human race forces from Nine-State agree to it being a collision of the young Two-Phase Realm generation.

Of course.

Don't underestimate Two-Phase Realm.

A hundred years ago, those new era babies, as the youngest Immortal Spirit Root cultivators, are now in the Two-Phase Realm.

They couldn't participate in previous sacrificial wars.

Now, it's time for the young pillar of society to start fighting each other.

"Young generation powerhouses of Immortal Spirit Root, huh?"

Ning Zheng showed a thoughtful look, "It seems to be a dragon and tiger fight, with various incredible immortal path divine techniques emerging... The Xian tomb instance, all major forces would showcase their new generation strength... Too bad it has nothing to do with me anymore."

Hoping their Sea Race young geniuses will make a name for our East Sea.

...

After the imperial meeting, Ning Zheng quickly received a message.

The newly established Yujin Palace assigned to research the Embers Disaster had a major discovery, and as the emperor, he must see it.

The message was: "Your Majesty, we've uncovered a huge terror of the Embers Disaster; Nine-State might face a world-annihilating crisis."

Great.

Overtime again.

Wondering if they exaggerated, are our Nine-State Four Seas really that fragile? Always using the word 'annihilation'.

So, Ning Zheng took Yan Shuangying along and directly set off.

Both palace sides were magnificent, roads lined with coral trees, seaweed, flowers, beautifully decorated.

A palace square stood at the center in the distance.

"Ah, it's Yan Shuangying."

"With the old steward... no, with the emperor finishing the court session."

"Wonder what they discussed today."

"Attending court seems interesting."

"Tomorrow, I'll also take on the 'Camera Maid' daily task, stand guard at the palace, and listen to their court talk."

Bone Demon Lolitas and Bone Demon Children occasionally turned their heads, watching while engaging in 'Palace Bulletin Board' tasks.

Yep, no mistake, taking tasks...

Previously, the Bone Demon Sect was the new resident manor for blacksmiths.

Now the Imperial Palace, previously the Bone Demon Sect, naturally became the new residence for players.

Nominally palace maids, eunuchs...

The current newbie village is the 'Sword Casting Manor', then after leaving the newbie village, switch login accounts to the big city 'Bone Demon Imperial Palace', being palace maids and eunuchs here doing tasks, conducting various obvious researches.

And of course.

The Sea Race doesn't follow strict etiquette or barbarian tribe rules, so some Bone Demons act outrageously, they don't mind.

Everyone knows Bone Demon Imperial Palace is the Bone Demon Race's own space.

Moreover.

There are newly built 'Royal Blacksmith Shop', 'Royal Spirit Farming Area', 'Royal Hairpin Lady Tower', 'Royal Dormitory'... various places.

And Sword Casting Manor's architecture is basically identical, except with a grand 'Royal' prefix at the front.

So shameless.

Ning Zheng is too lazy to bother with them, they just play their own games, happily occupying the palace.

But worth mentioning.

For example, the Royal Blacksmith Shop hosts the blacksmith NPC mentor: renowned first divine craftsman of the Sea Race, Thunder Hammer Duke.

Other areas follow suit, occupied by a group of academic big shots in the Sea Race circle.

"Since I'm here, I'll drop by the Blacksmith Shop," Ning Zheng didn't hurry to the embers research institute, but directly went inside while passing by the Blacksmith Shop.