Chapter 17: Ying Zheng: The Qin Dynasty has an immortal, so don’t be greedy
After half a month's trek, the caravan finally arrived near the East China Sea, and the former palace of the King of Qi became the resting place for Ying Zheng and others.
Xu Sheng stood on the shore and set up an altar to contact the immortals on the fairy mountains overseas, and looked up at the sky from time to time.
Weishengxue knew that he was calculating tomorrow's weather.
When she was excitedly sharing with the system the joy of finally being able to see the headquarters of a sect in the world of immortal cultivation, the system's words poured a bucket of cold water on her.
[If it's not the Xuandao Sect, then it's a mirage, fake.]
Wei Shengxue covered her ears and went crazy: I don’t want to listen, I don’t want to listen, you are lying to me!
With a glimmer of hope, she followed Ying Zheng, who came to inspect the salt field, and boarded the carriage to the East China Sea.
The system was unhappy about being questioned by its host. It angrily threw out the calculation results: "Then you wait. It will appear at 12:00 noon tomorrow and end at 12:17. One minute later and I lose!"
As a result of the host's twenty years of hard practice, the system has accumulated a lot of energy. It has long been able to collect relevant information nearby and predict the weather within three days. This small function has a high accuracy rate, at least higher than those unreliable weather forecasts.
Mirages are caused by the refraction of light, so they often appear at hot noon in summer. Water vapor rises and the air density changes, causing illusory scenes to appear in the air or on the ground.
Xu grew up by the sea and had seen mirages many times since childhood. Although he didn't know whether they were real fairy mountains, he had more or less figured out the patterns of their appearance.
The calculations we are making now are just to observe the astronomical phenomena to ensure that there will be no unexpected rain or cloudy weather at noon tomorrow.
"Your Majesty, the Immortal Mountain will appear at noon tomorrow."
According to his previous understanding of the First Emperor, he would have been ecstatic to hear the news, but now... his eyes drifted towards the immortal who was busy eating snacks beside him, and there was no joy in his heart.
How can the illusory fairy mountain compare to the true God who is so close at hand?
Sure enough, when Ying Zheng heard the report, his expression was indifferent, and he showed no interest in the fairy mountain. Instead, he immediately asked the fairy,
"Does Daoist friend have any grudges with the people on that immortal mountain?"
Wei Shengxue said, "Not really. I'm new here and don't know anyone else."
As soon as she and the system crossed over, they fled overnight and went deep into the mountains without even seeing a fight. Ying Zheng and his group were the first group of people she met in this world.
Hearing her reply, Ying Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The fairy mountain is approaching. If I don’t go, I’m afraid I will offend the fairies there and bring disaster to the Qin Dynasty; but if I go, if I happen to have a grudge against Wei Shengxue, then the trouble will be even greater.
Fortunately, fortunately.
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At noon the next day, Ying Zheng led civil and military officials to the platform.
The First Emperor and the immortal sat in the middle, with officials sitting on both sides according to their status.
It was a sunny day at that time. The canopy behind me only left a small shadow. Even the salty and humid sea breeze blowing towards me was warm. The ice in the ice container at my feet melted like snow in the scorching sun. The lingering heat made me feel embarrassed and upset.
Wei Shengxue was playing with the small toy in her hand. The temperature-regulating ability of her spiritual power made her unable to sense the changes in temperature until the system sounded a reminder.
[Your boss is about to get heatstroke]
She subconsciously turned her head and saw beads of sweat on his forehead. She looked at the others and saw that they were all sweating profusely. She couldn't help but be silent for a moment.
"A great leader in the world of immortal cultivation can't even afford a magical instrument to replace outdoor air conditioning?!"
The filter of the world of immortal cultivation was shattered.
Wei Shengxue tidied up her cracked filter, cast a spell to give birth to broad-leaved vines, and built a semi-enclosed plant corridor along the seats on the platform, just enough to cover everyone under the green plants.
Then he silently took out the lotus leaf umbrella and hung it between his seat and Ying Zheng's.
She doesn’t care whether it cools down or not, she mainly values its function of refreshing the air.
“What a miracle!”
Someone murmured, and someone nearby immediately grabbed him and added, "The Great God Ju Mang left without leaving any disciples behind. It's been a long time since then. This 'Wood Summoning Technique' hasn't been seen."
The person who was reminded also realized the new settings of Daqin, and agreed repeatedly, cooperating with his colleagues.
Seeing the immortal who heard their conversation show an expression of understanding, he wiped the cold sweat from his sweat and put his heart at ease.
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[30 minutes until the mirage appears]
[20 minutes until the mirage appears]
…
System: You can say that I am not fully functional, but you can’t say that my computing ability is not good!
What’s the difference between this and saying that a human being is physiologically mentally retarded!
With the intention of proving itself to the host, the system began reporting progress in real time early this morning.
[Beep, beep, the mirage will appear in 15 minutes, please pay attention to the viewing time]
After being nagging for the entire morning, Wei Shengxue heard this different prompt tone and subconsciously repeated it:
"It will appear in 15 minutes, please pay attention to the viewing time."
What?
Everyone subconsciously looked at her.
Xu Sheng's eyes were filled with surprise, and he wrote a few words on them: "What are you talking about?"
Facing Ying Zheng's question, Wei Shengxue remained silent for a moment. In her sea of consciousness, she rubbed the system that was brainwashing her with looping reports before she slowly explained:
"The sea scene will appear in a quarter of an hour."
impossible!
Xu Sheng almost screamed in retort.
The appearance of this seascape was entirely at the mercy of fate, with its timing and appearance unpredictable. It was only through years of observation that he had finally discovered some patterns.
But everyone else present believed it.
It is normal for immortals to pass messages to each other and keep in touch.
…
"Two more minutes."
"One minute."
"Here I come."
Before he finished speaking, a shadowy figure emerged faintly from the clouds and mist, gradually taking on color and wrapped in the midday sun, like a fairy palace hidden behind the clouds, with the ethereal feeling of looking at flowers through the fog.
"Immortal Palace!"
"It's a cave!" Weishengxue corrected seriously.
[You haven't given up yet, it really is just an ordinary mirage]
"The architectural style of the Qin Dynasty is not like this. That must be a projected cave!"
【……】
The system was silent for a few minutes, then switched to an emotionless electronic voice:
[The mirage is about to disappear, countdown 30, 29...]
"I'm leaving." Wei Shengxue's sigh was like a whisper, but it was accurately captured by others.
Xu Fu, who was standing below, lowered his head silently and rolled his eyes.
Keep pretending.
Then he started to flatter: "As expected of an immortal, you are acquainted with the immortals in the cave. I have been here for decades, but have never received any guidance from the owner of the immortal mansion."
The speed of sliding to his knees was eye-catching.
Before he could finish his words, the fairyland on the sea slowly faded and disappeared.
"It seems that this fellow Taoist does not want to contact us." There was a hint of disappointment in Ying Zheng's words, but more of relief.
If another immortal comes, he may not be so simple.
After Weishengxue saw the wonderland on the sea that Xu Sheng had described and satisfied her sudden curiosity, she lost interest in the sea.
When she was interning in the pioneering team, she had visited planets with 100% ocean coverage and seen seas that looked like hanging cliffs. However, this ordinary sea view really did not arouse her interest.
"When are we going to see the saltworks?"
Set up the formation there as soon as possible so that she can eat salt without the strange taste.
The topic jumped around so much that even Ying Zheng almost couldn't keep up.
"Now," he ordered.
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There are many pots in the salt field, and in each pot there are salt farmers boiling salt.
"Don't you need to dry your salt?"
Wei Shengxue looked from left to right, and from right to left, and saw pots burning with firewood everywhere.
The official in charge of salt and iron, Ling Cheng, immediately became agitated and asked, "How can we get salt from the sea in the land of immortals?"
"Drying salt."
"Drying salt?"
"Yes, salting. They dig pits on the beach and use the sun to evaporate the seawater."
"Sand has cracks, how can it retain water?" The salt official standing by pointed out the key problem.
This silenced Wei Shengxue again.
Don’t you have any materials to prevent water leakage?
She thought so and asked so.
Everyone looked at Guan Lingcheng.
A drop of sweat slid down Guan Lingcheng's forehead as he reported, "Mixed glutinous rice juice with ash soil can be waterproof, and is generally used in underground palaces."
The underground palace is the king's tomb.
It seems a bit impolite to snatch things from a dead person.
"Leave the waterproofing to me."
Wei Shengxue dug out a petrification spell from her memory. However, it was only applicable to water-containing sand and had too many limitations, so she had forgotten about it after learning it. Now it was just right to use it here.
She thought the problem was solved, but when she saw the salt 'pit' a few days later, she fell silent again.
Wei Shengxue took a deep breath.
——The path to earning merit is never easy. This must be a test from heaven to her!
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