Chapter 128 The Cake Has Been Divided
Three days passed by in a blink of an eye.
Notting City has not changed much, except that the number of spirit masters has increased again. Tang San, who came back from the blacksmith shop, told Zhou Qing, who was thinking about how to combine Control Crane and Capture Dragon with his first spirit skill Wing Chun, "Today, many spirit masters came to the blacksmith shop and ordered a lot of iron swords and steel knives from the boss."
"Come to think of it, armor and long weapons are regulated, but swords are not?" Zhou Qing complained.
"An inch longer, an inch stronger. Ordinary swords are no more than one meter long, so they are naturally not considered regulated weapons. Otherwise, kitchen knives and scissors are also regulated weapons."
Tang San didn't take it seriously. In his previous life, the disciples of the major sects traveled around the world with knives, swords, whips, chains and other weapons, but no one would carry a gun, halberd, etc., nor would they wear armor - the imperial court did not allow it, otherwise they would be suspected of rebellion.
In fact, Zhou Qing could also imagine that the soul master world in this world was not much different from the martial arts world in Tang San's previous life. It was because of the martial soul that the soul masters' strength and internal force became stronger and more comprehensive, and their status was also greatly improved.
"Come to think of it, I heard from my boss that the legendary blacksmith city, Gengxin City, can forge armor and restricted weapons. Most of the weapons and armor used by the Xingluo Empire's army were forged there."
Hearing Tang San mention Gengxin City, Zhou Qing thought of the Godly General Lou Gao. Unfortunately, Gengxin City is located in the territory of the Xingluo Empire. Although Notting City is located at the junction of Tiandou and Xingluo, it is far away from Gengxin City.
Moreover, if they really arrived in Gengxin City and wanted to meet Lou Gao, they would not be unqualified at this moment. The soul guide core formation alone would be valuable enough.
But if one does not have the strength, giving away the blueprints depicting the soul guide core array is equivalent to giving them away for free.
In the original novel, Lou Gao, facing Tang San, who was already a Soul Emperor and the founder of the Tang Sect, initially planned to figure out the manufacturing method of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, but then he acted like a rogue.
Although he did not do so in the end, Zhou Qing believed that it was probably because the design drawings of Tang Sect's hidden weapons such as Peacock Feather, Torrential Pear Blossom Needle, and Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus attracted him, so that his craftsman spirit took over his brain and he decided to stay.
Zhou Qing didn't want to imagine others to be too dark, but in this Douluo Continent with extraordinary power, one always had to consider things more comprehensively.
"Gengxin City, we can go there when we reach the Soul Sect level or above." Zhou Qing said, "It's the capital of blacksmiths, I think there must be a lot of rare minerals there."
"That's right." Tang San had the same idea. He tried to find out more functions of the soul guide core array, combine it with hidden weapons, surpass the Tang Sect's hidden weapons, and even create stronger hidden weapons.
However, there is another thing right now -
"Brother Qing, do you know? Recently, another thing has been spreading in the city. That is, City Lord Xiao and Darles of Falling Star City are going to jointly host a soul master competition. The winner will have the opportunity to become a noble."
"It must be a pancake." Zhou Qing didn't believe this.
It is understandable that City Lord Xiao and Darles have put aside their past grudges. After all, the two are "fellow travelers" and it is no big deal for them to walk the "fellow travels" again in private and get closer.
However, the chance to gain nobility is worth listening to.
Even the children from major families and sects only have a hidden noble status. If they want to truly obtain the official noble status of the two empires of Tiandou and Xingluo, that is, to be granted a title, they have to participate in the elite competition of advanced soul master academies across the continent and obtain a certain ranking.
reason?
Whether it is Tiandou or Xingluo, there are already enough nobles of all sizes, but there are fewer people with top talents. A soul master competition is held between two small towns, and the winner has the opportunity to become a noble... Don't even think about it, the possibility of this so-called opportunity is absolutely zero.
But the same thing goes, no matter how outrageous the lie is, there are still people who believe it, and there are quite a few people who believe it.
Especially for most civilian soul masters, obtaining the status of a noble, even if it is just an opportunity, is enough for them to break their heads to fight for it.
【hiss--】
Zhou Qing took a deep breath.
In this Douluo Continent, there is indeed a way for ordinary soul masters to enter the powerful class, but the hope is extremely slim.
Because, before those descendants of families and sects were officially granted titles by the officials of Tiandou and Xingluo, they were indeed civilian spirit masters in terms of identity.
On the surface, the so-called upward channel is fair, but a large number of civilian soul masters need to compete with the soul masters who have family inheritance and sect resources.
However, in this world, the basic system of soul power cultivation is very weak, so whether one can become a strong person depends mainly on whether one has an excellent martial soul.
Civilians can only rely on mutation!
And how can a civilian soul master, without an excellent martial soul, compete with the disciples of sects and families who have excellent martial souls, abundant resources, connections, and cultivation heritage?
Or in other words, a child of an aristocratic family?
No chance at all!
The upward path of the Tiandou Empire seems fair, but in fact it has blocked the path for most civilian soul masters to enter the aristocratic class.
It’s just that most civilian soul masters don’t realize this yet.
Because, the soul masters of those families and sects, on the surface, are not born nobles... However, once they grow up, it will be a hundred or a thousand times easier for them to obtain the status of nobles than for civilian soul masters!
This is not just an advantage in terms of martial spirit, but also because the sects and families behind them have already divided up the pie in Tiandou!
[Among the Shrek Seven Devils in the original novel, only Ma Hongjun and Oscar were born as pure commoners. There is a 90% chance that they were able to stand out thanks to Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the protagonist Tang San. Because if the Heaven Dou Empire does not expand further or if there is turmoil, the cake of resources and power has already been distributed! ]
"Brother Qing, what's wrong with you?" Tang San couldn't help but ask when he saw Zhou Qing was confused again.
"Nothing, I just thought a lot and found myself quite insignificant." Zhou Qing sighed.
"Can you tell me about it?"
"it is good."
After thinking for a while, Zhou Qing decided to truly trust Tang San and described in detail his guess about the distribution of the big pie of Tiandou.
"Unexpectedly——"
Tang San's eyes widened. He couldn't imagine that Zhou Qing could describe the officialdom so clearly in such common words.
Especially when he compared his past life with various corrupt officials, wealthy gentry, etc., he found that it actually made sense!
Precisely because the interests of the dynasty have already been distributed, it becomes extremely difficult, even risking one's life, for others to join in!
(End of this chapter)
