Beast Taming Chapter 175: Enemies All Around
Just when Ye Yier was busy in the kitchen, Shi Yan, Canglan, Dongqi and Mo Chou entered the study because he received bad news.
This study was also designed by Ye Yier. It was not unique, but it was also ingenious. All four sides were carved with exquisite wooden boards, all of which were carved by famous hands, with landscapes, figures, feathers, flowers, or collections of various patterns, and colorful gold and gems inlaid.
Behind the carved fence on the east side, the entire wall was designed as a wooden bookshelf, which was more than two people tall and contained 500 books. The books on the top row had to be reached by jumping, so Yi'er designed a sliding escalator next to it, which could be moved according to the position of the person standing. To be honest, Shi Yan had never seen such a design before.
Suddenly, five-colored gauze was pasted on, and it turned out to be a small window; suddenly, colorful silk was lightly covered, and it turned out to be a quiet door. Moreover, the entire wall was filled with grooves carved out in the shape of antique toys.
To the east stood a bronze tripod with two ears and three legs. At both ends of the tripod were bronze lion heads, which looked lifelike, as if they were about to come out of the tripod to bite people. There was a table by the window, which was very low. It would be more appropriate to call it a coffee table. Next to the coffee table were two large and two small leather chairs made of white rhino skin, stuffed with elastic cotton. Sitting on them was like sitting on clouds.
Ye Yier called this a sofa. To be honest, Ye Yier had too many ideas in her mind. Not only these, she had also proposed some fantastic ideas before, such as energy-powered carriages, floating boats, etc. Many of her ideas were very epoch-making, but they were not easy to tinker with.
There was one thing that Shi Yan was very interested in, and that was something that allowed a team to issue orders anytime and anywhere without worrying about being stolen by the enemy. What did Ye Yier call it... Yes, it was a radio.
The name sounds quite ugly, but when Ye Yier talks about it, it sounds quite attractive.
Without spiritual power, there is no need to worry about being discovered and stolen by the enemy. Now in the Xuanlong world, the order transmission is generally hierarchical, such as setting up a captain, a squadron leader, and a number of squadron leaders. The commander conveys the order to the captain, and then the captain passes it to the squadron leader in turn, and finally notifies the entire army. Moreover, all secret information is transmitted according to the method of sound transmission.
This method has various disadvantages such as low efficiency and insecurity. If it were on the battlefield, a military order could determine the life and death of the entire legion.
Of course, people with high enough cultivation don't have to worry about being discovered, but you are not the only one with high cultivation, and it is impossible for every captain to have a high-cultivation messenger with him, right? Besides, if there are so many masters, what's the point of fighting?
Although it is a peaceful era now, it does not mean that there are no fights or wars. Fights between sects are everywhere, for fighting for a piece of spiritual stone mine, for fighting for a precious material, for fighting for immortal seedlings. It can be said that the fighting in the world of cultivators has never subsided.
After all, although the Xuanlong Realm is large, there are only so many places and so many resources, which will be exhausted one day. Therefore, if a sect wants to develop, it must seize more mineral resources and rare materials, which leads to wars.
It has always been like this: annexation and being annexed. If you don’t have strength, you can only be annexed. If you want to increase your strength, you have to fight for the spiritual objects of heaven and earth, which will cause wars. If you lose, you will be annexed. This is actually a cycle.
Therefore, Shi Yan thought Ye Yier’s concept was very good, but gratitude was just a feeling, and it was still very difficult to put it into reality.
Just like the carriages and floating boats that are powered by energy, it is well known that they are centered around the formation, and then the cultivator stands at the center of the formation and drives them forward. It can be said that they are controlled by energy, but in the final analysis, they are still driven by human power.
Ye Yier's idea was that people would operate and drive these tools instead of using manpower to push them.
This may sound similar, and no one has ever proposed something similar, but when Ye Yier brought this up that day, Shi Yan suddenly felt enlightened. This is not just a concept. The tool generates energy for operation on its own without the need for several or even dozens or hundreds of cultivators to use their own spiritual power to fill it. Instead, it only requires one cultivator to master the driving. This not only does not waste energy, but also can generate a large number of additional combat power.
Shi Yan used to just listen to these things, after all, these things are just ideas and concepts, and Shi Yan is too far away from these things. In Shi Yan's imagination, he just needs to finish what he wants to do, but now, he is getting more and more away from his own ideas. He doesn't cause trouble to others, but trouble comes to him.
For example, the news brought by Mo Chou.
"Mojia Village was razed to the ground."
Shi Yan's hands trembled, and the cup in his hand almost fell. "What's going on? I was away for such a short time, how could such a big thing happen?"
Mo Chou shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either. Then, he started to talk about how Ni Hong led the floating boat and drove the elders of Huajian Sect to forcibly arrest himself and others at the Konghai Free Market, until he met with Shi Yan again.
Mo Chou didn't say much, only a few simple sentences, but Shi Yan could hear a lot of information between the lines.
First of all, the power of the Huajian sect is growing, and there are now a large number of unknown masters acting as honorary elders, who are actually no different from thugs.
Secondly, all of this was done by Ni Hong, and there was no objection within the Huajian faction. From this, it can be seen that Ni Hong has now become the number one person under Tang Xi. Although what she said is not as good as an imperial edict, it is almost the same.
Shi Yan's face was solemn and he said nothing, but anyone could see that he was angry. There seemed to be a flame burning between his brows.
"Hehe, good buddy, you have these good disciples." Dongqi sat aside and laughed.
Canglan seemed unconcerned. "This Huajian Sect was only founded by Liusu and I to make it easier to find strange fire. To be honest, only the generations of disciples we personally accepted have a greater relationship with us. Although the Huajian Sect has been standing for 800 years, its internal affairs have little to do with me now."
Shi Yan nodded, "Cang Lan is right. Even if they knew that you, Cang Lan, were the Fire Phoenix from eight hundred years ago, I guess not many people would listen to you. What's more, Cang Lan is now in the first stage of the Nine Nirvanas, and his cultivation is no different from that of a cultivator in the Meridian Transformation Stage."
"That's right. The current Huajian Sect is no longer the same as before. I'm afraid Tang Xi is the 'founder' of the current Huajian Sect!"
"In that case, what Ni Hong did also represents what her Huajian Sect did? Hehe, Shi boy, I really don't know what bad things you did to make Ni Hong so mean to you." Dong Qi laughed and said, "You didn't do anything to her, did you?"
Although he didn't say what it was, from his wretched expression, it was clear that he would not say anything good. Therefore, Shi Yan simply ignored him.
"Hehe, now think about it, even if we are not the enemy of the entire Zimu Liuhua Region, it is almost the same." You Qingmeng suddenly rushed in.
"you......"
"Don't talk yet," You Qingmeng counted on her fingers, "Listen to me first. Zhongtong Jianmen is one of them. You are wanted by them throughout the region. This is a fact, right? Even though I have been unable to leave Dongleng Valley, I know this a little bit."
"That's one reason. Secondly, although Qingmeng Villa is not as good as Zhongtong Jianmen, it is also a strong old sect in Zimu Liuhua Territory. I don't need to say more about why Qingmeng Villa is against you. My presence here is the best proof. Besides, You Haoran is very close to Ni Hong. Therefore, just based on the irreconcilable hatred between you and Ni Hong, You Haoran will also bring Qingmeng Villa to be your enemy."
"Besides, there is the now reorganized Huajian Sect."
"Then, because of the strength of Zhongtong Jianmen, some small and medium-sized sects under Zhongtong Jianmen naturally regard you as an enemy."
"Perhaps what I said about the entire region being filled with enemies is a bit exaggerated, but at least half of them are there."
You Qingmeng counted them one by one, clearly.
Shi Yan smiled bitterly, thinking to himself, "You don't know that Ji Zichen from the Yunxiao Sect also sees me as a thorn in his side. So, it really is true that the entire region is full of enemies, there is no mistake at all!"