NOVEL NEXT Chapter 307: Counterattack Step One_2
"I've been engraving emblems for the great Dachen for forty years now, and it's become somewhat tiresome; most of my time throughout the year is spent engraving emblems. I want to change my way of living."
"Furthermore, I've already broken through to the Seventh Tier, and I want to go to the Galaxy Battlefield to look for opportunities to see if there is a chance for me to break through to the Eighth Tier in the future."
"As for looking after my disciple Xu Jin, that's just incidental!"
"So, please arrange this matter as soon as possible."
"Of course, other matters are up for discussion," Kou Jing said.
Cheng Yuxiao had already understood Kou Jing's intentions, and after pondering for a few moments, he made a decision.
"Brother Kou, I can arrange for you to go to the Galaxy Battlefield, but I have a few requests," Cheng Yuxiao said.
"Please state them, National Master."
"Firstly, when you are transferred, I will take the opportunity to transfer another person. Your simultaneous transfer with this person will be more logical," Cheng Yuxiao said.
"Agreed!"
"Secondly, in the recent period, Brother Kou, you will provide special guidance and training to several other Emblem Masters. I'm not asking for many Sixth Tier emblems to be produced in a year.
If you can train two people who can consistently produce mid-tier Sixth Tier emblems with a success rate of about 40 percent, how about that? At the least, three people with a Five Tier Upper emblem success rate of over 50 percent," Cheng Yuxiao said.
"Possible, but you, National Master, must provide a large number of Fifth and Sixth Tier Star Jades for them to practice with. With my guidance, it shouldn't be a problem," Kou Jing readily agreed.
"That won't be an issue. Besides, even after you arrive at the Galaxy Battlefield, Kou Brother, I hope you can provide at least five Sixth Tier Upper emblems to the National Taoist Institute every year," Cheng Yuxiao said.
"No problem, I can increase it to ten, at least ten," Kou Jing said.
Upon hearing this, National Master Cheng Yuxiao was overjoyed, but Kou Jing added, "But I want to study the Warm Dream Star Pattern."
"Granted!"
"Also, I don't want to mention that foolish emperor's affairs, but from now on, my emblems will only enter the National Taoist Institute and not the Imperial Palace! If I find out, Dachen will no longer receive even half a Sixth Tier emblem from me," Kou Jing said.
"That's only proper."
A few moments later, Kou Jing left the Pill Dawn Palace looking calm and relaxed!
After Kou Jing had left, Left Libationer Meng Yanhui emerged from the grand array in the rear hall. "National Master, by transferring another person, do you mean to let Academician Kou take Fang Shinan or Gao Xuan away?"
Cheng Yuxiao shook his head. "No."
"Fang Shinan is just petty, and Gao Xuan, born into the Dachen Imperial Family with a Sixth Rank Ninth Layer Peak cultivation level, is already feared by His Highness.
In a few days, I will vigorously promote and train the bloodline descendants of the Gao Xuan lineage.
When that time comes, without any further arrangements from me, Gao Xuan will completely lean towards our side.
The one I want Kou Jing to take away is Song Bing!" Cheng Yuxiao said.
"Right Libationer Song?"
"Yes, Song Bing has become a thorn in my side ever since His Majesty summoned him to the palace last time and thwarted my plans. Then, he came to ask me for an Upper Seventh Tier Fire Origin Star Pattern and was rejected by me, only to be appointed by His Majesty as the Right Minister. He has now become His Majesty's pawn in my National Taoist Institute.
Since that's the case, we might as well send him off together!
This is just the first step in my counterattack!" Cheng Yuxiao said.
"What is the National Master's next step?" Meng Yanhui asked.
"All will become clear during the Galaxy Commander Mansion meeting three days from now. I assure you, this foolish emperor will regret it!" Cheng Yuxiao said.
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On November 17th at noon, Xu Jin or rather Heavenly Saint Qi first teleported to Thunder State, and then from the Star-picking Tower in Thunder State, he was transferred to the subsidiary of the Star-picking Tower at Galaxy Pass.
After verifying his identity token and making a registration, Xu Jin was allowed passage from the Star-picking Tower at Galaxy Pass.
Then, Xu Jin leisurely walked towards Galaxy Pass.
Xu Jin had spent several months immersing himself in the Library of Da Chen National Daoist School, and he had already acquired a very detailed understanding of Galaxy Pass.
Galaxy Pass is the connection point between the present world and the Galaxy Battlefield, as well as the direct portal.
Initially, the alien race from the Galaxy Battlefield continually invaded the present world through this portal.
The human race of the present world built fortresses here, so Galaxy Pass is, in fact, a fortress.
But as the human race of the present world began to counterattack into the Galaxy Battlefield and established a firm foothold, Galaxy Pass transformed from a fortress into a logistical base.
Later, Galaxy Pass was expanded once more and took on its current appearance.
The expanded Galaxy Pass enveloped the former Galaxy Fortress, which remained the same, but Galaxy Pass itself became incredibly bustling.
Countries from across the universe and various trading companies all had representatives stationed there.
It can be said that Galaxy Pass is the most flourishing city in the present world, apart from the imperial capitals of the four countries.
Especially in terms of economic trade, it far surpassed the capitals of all the countries.
The main reason was the variety of supplies delivered from the Galaxy Battlefield; whether coming or going, they were all gathered and transferred through here.
There were as many as four seventh-tier experts stationed here, one in each direction.
On the surface, it looked as solid as a golden soup!
But whether it was truly unbreachable was hard to say.
Because twenty-one years ago, there was an uprising here at Galaxy Pass, resulting in a chaotic situation that caused logistic supplies to be unable to reach the Galaxy Battlefield for a long time, eventually leading to heavy losses in the Da Chen Battle Zone.
Someone in the Da Chen Library analyzed and believed that the turmoil at Galaxy Pass twenty-one years ago was the fuse that led to the downfall of Lingji Star Hall!
The importance of Galaxy Pass is thus evident.
However, this had little to do with Xu Jin, especially the current Xu Jin.
Xu Jin was like a tourist, traveling all the way to his destination: Galaxy Fortress!
To head to the Galaxy Battlefield, one must depart from Galaxy Fortress.
Even though there was a Star-picking Tower Master Tower on the Galaxy Battlefield, and many other Star-picking Towers, the Galaxy Battlefield and the Star-picking Tower in the current world were not in the same dimensional space. Thus, communication could be achieved, but teleportation could not.
Moreover, because of the special nature of the Galaxy Battlefield, even within the Star-picking Towers there, mostly teleportation was not possible, and only communication could be carried out.
This time, Xu Jin's destination was the Xingyang Battle City in the Da Chen Battle Zone of the Galaxy Battlefield.
The reason was that Ning Yuchan was currently stationed in Xingyang Battle City, patrolling and combatting around it.
As for how to develop once arriving at the Galaxy Battlefield, the National Master had given some pointers and thoughts, but it primarily depended on Xu Jin's own ideas.
To head to Xingyang Battle City in the Da Chen Battle Zone, or to any battle city in the Galaxy Battlefield, there were only two ways: one was to fly there solo.
The other way was to take a merchant's starship there.
Naturally, Xu Jin chose to take a merchant's starship—it was simple, worry-free, and could be done for a small amount of money.
This mode of travel had already formed a business model outside the Galaxy Fortress.
Seeing Xu Jin coming over, a servant from the trade association inquired about his destination and, after learning, soon gave Xu Jin three options.
Within the next five days, there was no caravan traveling directly to Xingyang Battle City.
After five days, there would be a caravan going straight there.
But if he didn't want to wait, he could choose to transfer, which Xu Jin understood as a connecting ticket.
The fastest way was to first take a merchant starship to the core of the Da Chen Battle Zone, the Da Chen Battle City, then after resting for half a day, there would be a starship to the Xingyang Battle City.
He was estimated to reach the center of the Da Chen Battle Zone, the Da Chen Battle City, within three days.
Besides this, there were two other methods, both involving transfers from other battle cities, with the third option even requiring three or more transfers.
Just right, Xu Jin also wanted to visit the core of Da Chen Battle City in the Galaxy Battlefield, so he chose the first option.
The ticket price was twelve strands of starlight.
For Xu Jin, it was not expensive, but it was not something an ordinary person could afford.
After paying the fare, Xu Jin waited for about an hour and a half and was then led into Galaxy Fortress, where he boarded a starship over a hundred meters long and stepped onto the deck.
What Xu Jin did not expect was that this starship belonged to the Changsheng Trading Company, whom he had previously met.
On the deck, passengers continued to arrive one after another, numbering in the hundreds.
Their cultivation levels were mostly in the mid to late fourth tier, with some in the fifth tier, and third tier ones being very rare.
Another half an hour later, the starship, over a hundred meters in length, took off from inside the Galaxy Fortress, rising into the sky and plunging into the immense whirlpool light gate above.
In the next instant, the bizarre and dazzling Galaxy Battlefield appeared in front of Xu Jin.