Chapter 557: The Exploitation of the Works of Nature [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"This is...my literary palace?"

When she was researching relevant documents and materials about the Sacred Land of Mountains and Seas back then, she vaguely guessed that the power of words was severely incomplete at present.

It should be a time of diverse opinions and debates.

But she had never been to the sacred mountain and sea site and dared not make a hasty judgment.

Looking back now—

My guess was 99% correct!

She couldn't help but step forward for a closer look. The flowing light particles and starry sea of ​​words within the ball of light were none other than this family's masterpiece.

Inside the hall, besides the ball of light, there were several independent "galaxies" surrounding it, like light silk shawls.

"Tsk tsk—"

This time, there was no need for intuition or guesswork. The scene before her eyes proved to her that the old, weathered body she was using was definitely not simple, and its origins were not merely mysterious! Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder it was a "sacred object" preserved and guarded by the Gongxi clan for many years!

The only pity is that it has no physical memory.

"The cheat code that's been offline for years has finally come back online..."

These orbs of light seemed to possess some kind of magic that attracted Shen Tang.

"Huh, it's weightless..." Before she could react, she reached out and grabbed a handful. She estimated that the small handful contained tens of thousands of words. Shen Tang wanted to see what famous work she had grabbed, but before she could take a closer look, her feet suddenly gave way and her body began to fall.

"ah--"

Outside of the dream, her legs trembled.

He sat up straight.

He instantly snapped back to reality.

Looking around, she saw the oil lamp by the bed was still lit, its small light trying to dispel the surrounding darkness. Shen Tang looked down and realized she was on her bed in the bedroom, still wearing the clothes she had worn during the day. She raised her hand to her forehead, remembering that she had fainted again.

The sound of Shen Tang getting up startled everyone outside.

"My lord!"

"My lord has awakened!"

Immediately following was the sound of the door being pushed open.

Ning Yan entered and saw Shen Tang with sleep marks on his face and a few rebellious strands of short hair sticking up on his head. She breathed a sigh of relief. Even though Kang Shi and the others repeatedly assured her that Shen Tang's coma was normal, she was still worried: "Is my lord feeling unwell anywhere?"

Shen Tang rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"I don't feel unwell anywhere... What's Tu Nan doing here? How long have I been asleep? Are you all waiting for me?"

“Our lord suddenly fainted during the day and slept for a full six hours. We were all worried about him and had no time to think about anything else... We naturally had to wait for our lord to wake up.” Ning Yan was truly frightened.

Shen Tang was slightly embarrassed and waved her hand, saying, "It's my old habit, I just can't keep my mouth shut. Next time, just do what you're supposed to do, don't worry about me. By the way, Tu Nan, have you dealt with the old woman's family?"

Practice makes perfect.

Shen Tang couldn't guarantee there wouldn't be a next time.

Ning Yan replied, "Everything has been arranged."

"What about those commoners during the day? Any objections?"

Shen Tang did not believe that the sentence was too harsh.

The only lapse in action was the forced silencing; if this gets out, it could damage the credibility of the government.

Looking back now, I realize I was indeed being willful.

Ning Yan said, "There is no objection. They also said that our lord's decision was fair and decisive, and they are all convinced..."

You can't argue with that.

Auspicious omens have descended.

Do they dare to disagree with God?

Shen Tang rubbed her forehead and muttered, "It's good that they didn't... I hope this will teach them a lesson... Ignorance isn't their fault, but being ignorant without realizing it, and using feudal superstition to disregard human life, is their heinous crime..."

"My lord's painstaking efforts will surely be rewarded." Ning Yan had been spending some time with Shen Tang, and her ears had learned to automatically filter out strange words and capture the key meanings.

Shen Tang got off the bed.

"I'll tidy myself up first before going out."

She couldn't leave everyone to go back to sleep, so she hastily splashed cold water on her face to make herself look more refreshed before going out to meet everyone—she, as the lord, had to give an explanation for making her subordinates worry.

"Congratulations, my lord, your strength has improved again." Chu Yao and the others immediately noticed the aura of heaven and earth constantly emanating from Shen Tang's body. This was clearly one of the characteristics that he had not been able to control precisely after his strength improved, and it was probably related to the auspicious daytime omen.

Regardless, this is a good thing.

"Huh? Is there?"

They didn't mention that Shen Tang hadn't discovered it yet.

Upon internal inspection, he indeed discovered changes in his dantian.

Chu Yao: "Judging from the situation, our lord has reaped a great harvest."

"There was indeed a little bit of gain." Shen Tang gestured with her thumb and forefinger to indicate how much "little bit" was, then said calmly, "I think I saw my mana pool increase this time..." She estimated that her mana bar would double, and she would never lack mana again!

_(:з)∠)_

Shen Tang then frowned and said with concern, "However, this Wen Palace seems to be quite different from what I knew before..."

Jiang Shengxin's heart skipped a beat: "How is it different?"

He had a slight worry—could the fact that his lord was unwell be related to the fact that he was taking a brick every day?

Shen Tang still vividly remembers that bizarre dream.

He first glanced at the young scholar mingling among the crowd, hesitated for only a moment, and then recounted the contents of his dream.

Qi Shan: "Is my lord certain it is Wen Gong?"

Shen Tang nodded: "That's what the person in my dream said."

Qi Shan remained silent upon hearing this: "It sounds somewhat similar to the Sacred Land of Mountains and Seas, but it's not exactly the same... I've never heard of anyone's literary palace being like this... My lord, could it be that you've been thinking about this during the day and dreaming about it at night?" His question was somewhat tactful.

To put it bluntly and bluntly—

Shen Tang was daydreaming. She was going crazy from constantly talking about the "Wen Palace," which is why she dreamed of such a bizarre "Wen Palace" this time. Besides, you don't need to see what the Wen Palace looks like in a dream; you can see its full appearance by looking into your inner dantian.

Shen Tang: "..."

She only remembered the content of the dream and subconsciously believed what the mysterious person said... She really hadn't thought about this possibility.

but--

“It shouldn’t be a dream. Didn’t I grab a handful of text before I left? I remember the content of the text clearly now, but I’m sure I haven’t come across it before…” Shen Tang nodded with certainty.

"Text content?"

Qi Shan and the others also became serious.

Shen Tang closed her eyes to recall for a moment, then opened them again.

He said slowly, "It seems to be... Tiangong Kaiwu?"

At this moment, the unfamiliar young scholar exclaimed in surprise, "The Creation of Nature and the Exploration of Things? Are you sure you haven't misremembered, Mr. Shen?"

"Of course I wouldn't have misremembered."

Nature's work can be done by humans.

To explore things, to accomplish tasks, and to understand the ways of the world.

If the teachings contained within could be manifested in the form of incantations, or if the students of the academy were to learn them—even if not ten percent, just one or two percent—it's likely that soon there would be no more hunger in the realm. Once the world is at peace, these teachings can be fully revealed, and a prosperous era will surely be created!

"It's just a pity that the content is incomplete..."

It must be related to the fact that she grabbed it casually at the time.

If she had known this would happen, she would have simply taken off her outer garment and put it in her pocket.

Qi Shan asked the young scholar, "Do you know?"

The young scholar, of course, knew.

"When I first entered the Sacred Land of Mountains and Seas, I accidentally stumbled upon a secluded literary peak and obtained a fragment of a scroll. As for the dream that you mentioned earlier, it is not without precedent. According to royal records, someone once traveled through the Sacred Land of Mountains and Seas in a dream under the influence of auspicious omens, and it seems that you, Shen, experienced something similar. However, you were misled by the dream and mistakenly believed that it was your own literary palace..."

He finished speaking with a slight smile.

He could understand. To make the sacred land of mountains and seas a literary palace—I ask you, which scholar in the world hasn't dreamt of this?

Shen Tang: "..."

Ah, is that so?

Shen Tang scratched his head, his eyes darting around—the Sacred Land of Mountains and Seas was a holy land for all the scholars and warriors in the world, yet he had mistaken it for his own literary palace, making a fool of himself.

(；д｀)ゞ

Feeling blue and depressed, I'm writer's block...

PS: Sigh, when will we be able to read the chapter comments normally? I can only read them in the author's backend, which feels like a big loss of fun.

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