Chapter 69: A small space is enough to circle the earth several times
"It's just the right time for sir to come out of seclusion."
After arranging the twelve little ones to sit quietly in the inheritance pavilion, each with a copy of "General Notes on Cultivation" to read, Liu Quan and Jiajing came to the reception room on the top floor.
The overall layout of the top floor of the Heritage Pavilion is in the shape of a Chinese character “皿”.
On the left are several rows of empty bookshelves and some tables and chairs for study. In the middle is the reception room, and on the far right is Jiajing's inner room.
At this time, in the middle reception room, Jiajing and Liu Quan were sitting facing each other on the couch in front of the window. In the middle was a small table with several tea cups and a pot of spiritual tea.
Upon hearing this, Jiajing paused slightly holding the teacup, then took a sip and waited for Liu Quan's next words.
"You also know that the territory of the Eastern Wasteland is very large," Liu Quan organized his words, and then said, "When the White Horse Academy decided to open up the Eastern Wasteland, it took nearly 120 years to prepare."
"During these 120 years, a total of 12 locations were marked in the Eastern Wasteland..."
"These twelve locations can be divided into four parts in general: northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest..." Liu Quan said, dipping his fingers in water and drawing a "cross" on the table.
Jiajing watched quietly, and as Liu Quan spoke, a magnificent map unfolded in his mind.
"Each section has three locations," Liu Quan pointed to the easternmost part, "The Sifang City is here, near the northeast, the easternmost part."
"Let's not talk about other areas for now," Liu Quan waved his hand, poked his index finger at the southeast corner, pointed clockwise one by one, and said:
"Sifang City, Southeast City, and South Corner Region, three big cities..."
"The shortest distance given by the academy from Sifang City to Southeast City is 278,280 miles, which is nearly 280,000 miles. Well, it's not far, but not close either."
"A transport shuttle like the Suzaku Binghuo Yimu Shuttle can travel 2,325 miles per hour at full speed, which would take about ten days. But it's impossible for it to be that fast..."
Hearing this, Jiajing nodded slightly.
Because the inherent design of the Suzaku Binghuo Yimu Shuttle is not suitable for full speed. If you dare to use it in this way, the spontaneous combustion rate is too high.
Therefore, Dugu Ying has always used it as a means of transportation, or for short-distance material transportation.
Following Liu Quan's narration, Jiajing had a deeper and clearer understanding of the geographical scope centered on Sifang City.
"Twenty-eight thousand miles," Jiajing couldn't help but sigh, "This tiny area is enough to circle the earth several times..."
Thinking of this, Jiajing shook his head secretly in his heart.
Arcturus is too big, and the Eastern Wasteland is just a corner of Arcturus. It is meaningless to use the Earth as a reference.
"So the sect is planning to open up a trade route?" After hearing this, Jiajing almost understood what it meant.
When Liu Quan was in prison before, he lured Liu Yuan to join the "Black Wind Village" for the sake of his flying shuttle manufacturing skills, so as to open up a unique trade route for the Ming Dynasty.
Now it seems that this plan is going to be put on the agenda.
"Yes," Liu Quan nodded. "Sifang City was built several decades ago. A number of high-ranking mortal families moved in early on. The major markets have been divided up..."
Upon hearing that a high-level mortal family had moved in, Jiajing's eyes flashed with understanding. He had been preparing for war for one hundred and twenty years.
Such a vast territory is not enough even if Dugu Ying is a great cultivator in the Jindan stage.
Liu Quan mentioned it before, that the fact that the forces headed by Jindan-stage cultivators were able to participate was merely the academy’s mercy.
It is enough to see that in the macro-level war of development, many large sects from outside the Eastern Wilderness will eat the meat at the higher level.
These big clans naturally understood the principle of preparing food and fodder before troops moved forward. The mortal families that depended on such huge cities must have started planning when these immortal cultivation cities were first established.
It is normal for the market to be divided up.
I’m afraid that the “Dugu Family”, a seventh-rank family, can occupy some good locations in Sifang City, which also serves to protect the academy.
"That's why Sifang City alone is not enough. We can make more money by manufacturing shuttles, and we can transport them to other big cities," Liu Quan said with a gloomy look, "but to open up trade routes, in addition to shuttle caravans, we also need air routes."
Hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but understand that there must be something wrong with the trade route. "We are in the northeast of Sifang City. The easternmost Wuya Forest is the territory of the 'Beast Taming Sect'. The west is close to the Beijing Mountains. The northwest is the 'Qingyuan Immortal Sect'. The southernmost is the 'Yellow Wind Valley'!"
When Liu Quan mentioned the three words "Huangfeng Valley", he almost gritted his teeth.
Jiajing also recalled that when he first entered the world of immortal cultivation, Liu Yuan had originally agreed to join the "Yellow Wind Valley", but was intercepted by the Ming Dynasty, which was still the "Black Wind Village" at that time.
Moreover, it seems that the two sides have had a grudge against each other.
"Flying is prohibited above Sifang City, so our trade route can only be the northernmost or southernmost."
"Not only that, even if you break through these two immortal sects, you still have to pass by 'Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect' and 'Wuqing Mountain'."
"Except for Yellow Wind Valley, we cannot mess with the other three."
"Although the cultivation of the leaders of these sects is not as good as the leader, their backgrounds are very large. For example, the 'Small Shushan Immortal Sect' is a large sect in the Central Plains, a subsidiary sect of the 'Shushan Sword Sect'."
"The background of Wuqing Mountain is still unknown, but the sect is composed of only female disciples. I heard that their slogan is to hate all male cultivators in the world. When they started the war, the leader of the other sect, with the cultivation base of the late foundation building stage, used a spiritual weapon."
"The leader of the Qingyuan Immortal Sect is at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, and he has a servant at the same level..."
Hearing this, Jiajing's eyes showed understanding. Combined with Liu Quan's ugly expression, it was not difficult to guess this.
"Is the Yellow Wind Valley related to these three major sects? Or is it related to one of them?"
"Nothing can be hidden from you, sir." Liu Quan sighed, and then said with a gloomy face, "That old man Huang Feng, his path to immortality has stopped at the Golden Elixir stage, but his children are really promising!"
"The eldest daughter married the head of Qingyuan Immortal Sect as a Taoist partner!"
"My second daughter entered the White Horse Academy. My youngest son was said to have an extraordinary natal item. He was noticed by the elders of the Little Shushan Immortal Sect and was taken to the Central Plains. He should have joined the Shushan Sword Sect..."
"So, in this area, the Yellow Wind Valley, the Qingyuan Immortal Sect, and the Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect have formed an alliance of interests."
"If we want to open up the upper and lower trade routes, we can't bypass the Yellow Wind Valley. The most important thing is that these sects are not short of profits, and they are not short of trade routes like ours."
"Old Huang Feng will definitely take this opportunity to completely block the way for our Ming Dynasty and prevent us from going out to develop."
As he spoke, Liu Quan's face was full of gloom.
"What do the two protectors say?" Jiajing did not show any difficulty on his face, but asked slowly.
"Hey," Liu Quan didn't rush to answer after hearing that. Instead, he looked up at Jiajing, smiled, and said, "Sir, to be honest, you are so calm, it really makes me feel safe!"
Liu Quan really meant what he said.
It seemed that since the first time he met Jiajing, he had never seen panic in the other's expression.
Apart from the surprise that most mortals showed when they came into contact with the world of immortal cultivation, Jiajing gave him a very stable feeling.
This kind of stability has nothing to do with cultivation, it is a state of mind.
Including the trade route he wanted to open this time, it seemed like an unsolvable situation, but the man in front of him did not show any worry on his face, and from his tone it seemed that he did not care.
Well, either you don't care, or you are confident.
However, as a high-ranking member of the sect and a member of a community of shared interests, he believed that it would definitely not be the former. Judging from his performance towards Jiajing on several occasions, it must be this matter, which he thought was not difficult.
"The headmaster doesn't worry about this matter at all," Liu Quan praised Jiajing and continued, "The two guardians won't worry about it either. If they ask, they just ask one question..."
"You can fight, but don't ask them to do anything that requires your brain." Liu Quan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I guess the leader would say the same thing."
"Old Song is the sect's steward, and Old Liu is a craftsman..." Liu Quan spread his hands and said, "So this matter depends on us."
"In the future, the management and development direction of the sect will most likely fall on our shoulders. The goal of the sect leader and the two guardians is very clear, which is to practice and ensure the strength of hard power!"
"..."
(End of this chapter)
