Shennong Dao Master

"Aware that Dragon King Yin Xiu has such a tribute rule."

Ji Si exclaimed, "There is indeed such a thing."

He thought that the slumbering Dragon King would only focus on sleeping and accept tribute only upon awakening.

Unexpectedly, he could accept tributes as the time for awakening approached.

"Is it the same with the Ten Great Kingdoms?" Ji Si asked.

"That I don't know." Zhao Xing shook his head, "I haven't seen it mentioned in ancient texts."

In fact, it's only Yin Xiu of the Gu Ting Kingdom who has such a rule.

Because Dragon King Yin Xiu is the inheritor of the Eastern Emperor Golden Characters, when he is close to awakening, he enters a light sleep state, allowing the Dragon Spirit to awaken first.

He will use the Dragon Spirit to read ancient texts, allowing the Dragon Spirit to gradually recover.

At the moment of true awakening, Yin Xiu can immediately exert his physical body's power.

While the awakening of other Dragon Kings' bodies involves a buffering period.

Similar to the Spirit Sealing Ice Coffin of the Xuantian Sect, where strong ones need a buffering period to adapt after waking from frozen hibernation.

Simply put, Yin Xiu does not have the 'confused' state after waking and immediately shows peak strength.

Other Dragon Kings, to varying degrees, suffer from 'post-sleep syndrome,' which prevents their strength from immediately returning to its peak.

Since the Dragon Spirit is awake and has nothing better to do, it might as well receive some tribute.

Anyway, it's not long until he will govern the Gu Ting Kingdom.

However, this rule is quite old, and Dragon King Yin Xiu hasn't broadcasted it. Nowadays, very few in the Gu Ting Dragon Clan know about it.

"Time is of the essence, we must head to Dragon King Yin Xiu's location immediately to make the exchange!" Ji Si suddenly became excited.

At this moment, Ji Si was no different from those players who discovered hidden plots in Zhao Xing's past life.

All eyes lit up, like flies rubbing their hands together.

"Zhao Xing, I'll assign King Shenluo and Bright Moon Prefecture Master to you to ensure your safety."

"If decrypting the Dragon Clan's Divine Artifact requires leaving the city, you must inform me and Lord Ji."

Ji Si hadn't forgotten the primary task.

"Yes." Zhao Xing obediently nodded.

"Swish~"

Ji Si immediately took Zhao Xing to the main hall, explained the situation, and then quickly went to discuss with Ji Mengjun.

It goes without saying that they would definitely mobilize a large amount of resources to negotiate with Dragon King Yin Xiu.

But this had nothing to do with Zhao Xing; he definitely wasn't going again.

...

Following Zhao Xing's departure from Ji Mengjun's palace, King Shenluo and Ye Yuxong briefly watched a dance.

Because the Divine Artifacts were still on Zhao Xing, Ji Si asked Ji Mengjun to cast a spell to temporarily make them forget about Zhao Xing having two artifacts.

Watching the two come out of the palace somewhat intoxicated, Zhao Xing chuckled inside: "Ji Si is more cautious than King Heavenly Destiny."

"Brother, where are you planning to go next?" Ye Yuxong asked. They had already received a temporary mission to serve as Zhao Xing's guards.

"I am a Fu Ming Craftsman, planning to take on tasks from the Fuming Temple to accumulate merit in the Gu Ting Kingdom." Zhao Xing said. "Once I accumulate enough merit, I can exchange for a visit to the Central Dragon Court."

Taking on Fuming Temple tasks can both accumulate merit and allow him to raid other forces' strongholds.

The Corpse Puppet Sect's high-level treasury may be empty, but other major forces still have theirs.

Now the strong ones from Great Zhou have also arrived.

Why should Mr. Zhao be afraid of anything?

If the sky falls, someone tall will hold it up!

"As a Fu Ming Craftsman, in the process of demolition and construction, if I happen to uncover other forces' treasure troves, it's very reasonable."

"Wherever there are treasure troves, I'll take demolition and construction tasks there; after all, King Shenluo is also a Mechanical Master, so there's no need to hire Dragon Clan craftsmen." Zhao Xing thought silently.

"No."

Soon, Zhao Xing refuted himself internally.

"Once or twice is okay, but doing it too often still poses problems."

"The plan needs to be more tight-knit."

"Got it! I can blame it on ancient coins."

In his heart, Zhao Xing quickly made up his mind.

King Shenluo asked puzzledly: "Fu Ming Craftsman? Why did you change to such a Dragon Clan official position?"

Zhao Xing shrugged and said, "The Dragon Clan doesn't have a Minister of Agriculture Official. The Mechanical School is closer to us, so I chose it."

King Shenluo remarked: "Doesn't the Dragon Clan have cultivators? I remember they plant Treasure Trees like Dragon Blood Wood and Dragon Fruit."

"In the Royal City, Lords run rampant, and City Lords are as common as dogs. Yin Li is stingy; how could he give me such a good deal?" Zhao Xing casually pushed the blame onto Yin Li.

King Shenluo nodded.

Ye Yuxong felt somewhat frustrated: "King Shenluo being a Mechanical Master, going to the Fuming Temple makes sense. You being the Minister of Agriculture sort of fits."

"But what can I, a Martial Artist, do at the Fuming Temple?"

King Shenluo laughed, "You could mine, with your strength you're a perfect fit for being a miner."

Ye Yuxong immediately frowned.

In fact, King Shenluo was joking.

Ye Yuxong, after all, is a Lord Level in the Dragon Clan; how could he be sent to mine?

He contributed to Yin Li, seeking to go to the Fuming Hall, and ended up as a Second-Level Overseer.

King Shenluo in the Fuming Temple also became a Second-Level Fu Ming Envoy.

The Lord Level strength doesn't directly correlate with official positions, and King Shenluo's contributions were only enough for Second-Level Fu Ming Envoy.

First-Level Fu Ming Envoy is the number two in the Fuming Temple, just below the Hall Master, it's impossible to be promoted immediately upon arrival.

Thus, Zhao Xing's main body returned to his assigned residence at the Fuming Temple to study the Dragon Emperor's Law with two Divine Artifacts in hand.

The clone began taking on tasks with King Shenluo, Ye Yuxong, and Cao Qianyue.

This task was particularly favorable for King Shenluo and Cao Qianyue.