"Hahaha, Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that ordinary people will steal the talisman-making materials in the treasury and run away?" Chen Shen chuckled.
Xia Yuanlong was stunned for a moment, and then gritted his teeth: "Although businessmen pursue profit, I have been talking to Mr. Tulong for a long time. It seems that you do not seem to be a person who is greedy for profit. On the contrary, you are quite like a Confucian businessman."
"Gu, I can trust you!"
In fact, Xia Yuanlong's decision was also a huge gamble.
Take the talisman refining materials worth tens of billions of gold in the national treasury and win a future for Daxia in which the magic of talismans will flourish!
"Hahahaha, the King of Daxia is indeed a wise king!" Chen Shen laughed happily.
"In my early years, when I was still in the Northern Kingdom, I often heard about the majesty of the Chen family army of Daxia. It was said that General Chen Zangfeng was so loyal and righteous that he was invincible in every battle."
"At that time, I was still thinking that with Chen Zangfeng's reputation being so great, wouldn't it be a hidden danger that he would be able to shock his master with his great achievements? He is destined to have a bad end in his life."
"But decades have passed and Chen Zangfeng is still alive and well, which is incredible."
"Now it seems that the reputation of the Chen family's virtuous ministers has spread far and wide, and at least half of the credit should go to the King of Daxia!"
"If he hadn't met Ming Jun and if the Chen family's merits had not surpassed that of the master, how could General Chen have created a reputation as a famous general?"
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Chen Shen's words of praise were not out of emotion, nor were they flattering, but he took the opportunity to plant a seed in Xia Yuanlong's heart——
A seed of "Only when the king is wise can the ministers be wise"!
One day in the future, when King Huainan comes to the Chen family with a conspiracy to frame him, if Xia Yuanlong can remember what he said today, at least he will not listen to one side of the story.
"I will comply with your request."
You can earn rewards from system tasks and heavy rewards from the King of Great Xia, so why not do it?
"I don't like procrastination. It's better to choose the right day than to hit it. Today, I will gather the young talents from Daxia to the Imperial Capital Academy and let me personally test their mysterious talisman talents."
"If there is someone who meets your heart, the master of this pavilion will definitely accept him as a disciple and teach him everything he can."
"If not, I will definitely not shamelessly pick a few people to make do just because I want to covet the mysterious talisman resources in Mo Gui's treasury. You can rest assured of this!"
"Okay, okay!"
Xia Yuanlong was overjoyed: "I will now order people to gather students from the Imperial Capital Academy, including the Sifangyuan. At noon today, we will select disciples at Qianlongtai!"
The young man smiled and nodded: "Very good."
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After seeing off the happy King of Daxia, Chen Shen was also extremely excited: "I have to work hard for the mission! I hope I can find some malleable talents..."
"By the way, the King of Great Xia just mentioned the Sifangyuan. Aren't the big guy Luo Xiaoluo and the little lolita Ma Jingjing studying in the South Academy of the Sifangyuan?"
Thinking of his two friends in Kowloon City, the young man couldn't help but feel a little concerned.
"The disciples will be selected at noon. I have nothing to do at the moment, so why not go to the south courtyard to see these two old friends."
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Imperial Capital Academy, South Campus of the Sifangyuan.
Before Chen Shen entered the school gate, he collected the red rabbit and entered on foot.
There is a rule that horses are not allowed to ride in the Imperial Capital Academy, and Sifangyuan is no exception.
The sharp-eyed guard saw the one-horned red-maned beast and knew the young man's identity, so he did not dare to stop him.
"Although the Quadruple Courtyard is not as big as the main campus of the God's Capital Academy, it is certainly not small. Where do you start?"
Chen Shen was just about to find someone to ask about the classes Luo Xiao and Ma Jingjing were in, when he suddenly heard a commotion not far away.
One of the voices sounded a bit familiar to my ears——
"Professor Wang, in accordance with the regulations for Sifang Pavilion students to advance to the sect's academy in the imperial capital, those with the same level of cultivation will be chosen as the younger one."
"I'm clearly half a year younger than Qian Wanshan, why did you choose him to advance, but you rejected me? I don't accept it!"
"This voice... is Luo Xiao!" Chen Shen was startled. It looked like he was in trouble.
"Have you had enough trouble? You said Qian Wanshan is half a year younger than you. Do you have any evidence?"
The instructor surnamed Wang seemed to be tired of the questioning and shouted with saliva flying around.
It was the peak period for school at this time, and his shout immediately attracted many students over.
It is human nature to watch the excitement, especially young people who are curious, and this world is no exception.
"I...I have no evidence."
"Then what are you still yelling about?" A trace of contempt flashed in the teacher's eyes: "It's gone, it's all gone!"
It stands to reason that the teacher can probe the soul energy into the two people's bodies and check the bone age. However, the bone age is a vague thing, and it can only be accurate to the year at most. As for the month, it is unknown.
Therefore, even if Qian Wanshan is half a year older than Luo Xiao, he cannot be traced.
"etc!"
Luo Xiao gritted his teeth and pointed angrily at a young man next to him with bulging nostrils and bangs covering his eyes, and said: "We were assigned to the same dormitory as soon as we entered the school. When the four roommates gathered for drinks and chatted, it was inevitable that we would have to talk about seniority.
."
"That's when he reported his birth date. Qian Wanshan, is there anything wrong with the date of birth you told us yourself?"
"In order to advance to the inner palace, you even lied about your birth date. You even gave me laxatives the day before, causing me to fail one test and get a grade similar to yours. You...you are so cruel!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Wang Jiaoxi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Qian Wanshan.
When the young man with piercing nostrils and bangs covering his eyes heard this, he shook his head like a rattle and refused again and again: "Absolutely not! Mr. Wang, please don't listen to this kid's nonsense. We were all drunk at that time. Drunk words,
How can it be taken seriously?"
Speaking of this, the young man grinned at Luo Xiao with a playful look on his face: "Besides, you said I took laxatives? You have to provide evidence. Do you have any evidence?"
"I invited you to drink the first day, but who can prove that the wine contains laxatives? Why didn't you say it was because you were too drunk and your stomach was broken?"
"You... are so despicable! It's a shame that I considered you my best brother before!" Luo Xiao was furious.
"Brother? Hahahaha, that's just wishful thinking on your part!"
Qian Wanshan's eyes were contemptuous: "After all, I am also the third young master of the five leading families in the alchemy world, and the third young master of the collateral line of the Qian family. Even if I am a collateral line, my birth is much nobler than a foreign dog like you!"
"Are you worthy of calling me a brother?"
Those words made Luo Xiao feel like he was struck by lightning.
At this time, a voice like a silver bell sounded: "Wang Jiaoxi, according to the regulations, if the candidates who are promoted to the battle hall are of equal strength and are almost the same age, they can compete in a battle between students, and the winner will be promoted.
The inner courtyard of the Imperial Capital Academy."
"Since the two of them can't compete with each other, why not let them fight in public?"
Chen Shen couldn't help but cast his eyes towards the girl who was speaking——
She was wearing a peach blossom shirt that was made up by her proud breasts, and her war riding boots were full of energy. There was a long sword hanging between her waist that could not be grasped, which gave her a somewhat heroic appearance...