Li Nianfan thought about it carefully. In fact, this phenomenon has always existed.
When the Honghuang Tiangong was first established, it was also unable to recruit people, especially masters. Masters naturally advocate freedom, and they are either innate spirits or favored by heaven and earth. Most of them are from the Chanjiao, Jiejiao, and Renjiao. No one went to the Tiangong.
Therefore, the Jade Emperor went directly to the ancestor Hongjun to cry and said that he was a commander without troops and asked for support. In the end, it led to... the Conferred Gods began!
The Conferred Gods Battle can definitely be called a catastrophe. A large number of gods entered the Conferred God List and served as officials in the Tiangong, filling the originally empty Tiangong.
However, although these gods serve as officials in the Heavenly Palace, they are not doing their best. For example, Nezha is the top undercover agent of the Heavenly Palace. He will help anyone who attacks the Heavenly Palace. Erlang Shen is also very arrogant. The more powerful he is, the less he will give face to the Jade Emperor.
The Daluo Jinxian and below will be more restrained because they have to rely on the peaches to prolong their lives, but they also have their own thoughts. Most of them just want to get a salary and do not work hard. Who knows, there may be spies from other forces. Thinking
of this, the Jade Emperor seems... It's also difficult.
Li Nianfan couldn't help but look at the big guy who was grinning and carrying goods on the side.
In the entire Heavenly Palace, the most loyal person is the silly Giant Spirit, but he often plays the role of cannon fodder. No matter who the opponent is, he will always rush forward with a fierce look... and get beaten.
Now that even the peaches are gone, it can be predicted that this wave of Heavenly Palace recruiting people will not be very smooth.
The key is that people of this era are not very conscious and do not know the importance of organization.
Li Nianfan asked curiously, "What is the Jade Emperor going to do?"
"There are three countermeasures at present."
Taibai Jinxing did not hide it and spoke directly, "The first is to summon the remnants of the previous Heavenly Palace. The second is to communicate with the underworld and find the souls of the heavenly soldiers and generals who died in the previous battles. The third is to recruit new people. Ghost immortals, human immortals, and earth immortals can all be tried. If there are no strong ones, just cultivate the weak step by step and take it slowly."
Li Nianfan nodded. "It's a conventional strategy, but this matter really can't be rushed."
He thought to himself: The Heavenly Palace must have thought too much. The underworld is also short of people. The ghost immortals will definitely not be let go. Human immortals are the immortals who ascended from the human race. This can be started. Most of the earth immortals are mountain spirits and monsters. They can generally be used as mountain gods and land gods. If they perform well, they can be promoted and fly into the Heavenly Palace.
Taibai Jinxing sighed, "Alas, it's hard to find talents!"
Li Nianfan thought of Xiao Chengfeng, Ye Liuyun and others, and couldn't help but say: "I can recommend a few friends to the Tiangong. As for whether they will join, it depends on you."
Taibai Jinxing was overjoyed and said: "It's naturally the best to have the Holy Lord as a guarantor. When the time comes, I will personally invite you."
As they spoke, everyone had arrived at the South Tianmen.
Several people carried large and small bags, which immediately attracted the sidelong glances of many immortals. They naturally knew that they were going to move for the Meritorious Lord, but they didn't expect to move so many things.
What they didn't expect was that these things were daily necessities on the surface, but in fact they were all top-grade spiritual treasures!
This was too terrifying, which greatly opened their eyes.
"A rich person has moved in! A rich
person has moved in to our Heavenly Palace!" The immortals widened their eyes and engraved this shocking scene deeply in their hearts. "Even if all the treasures in our Heavenly Palace were added together, they are still not as good as this set of daily necessities that they moved in. This has raised the value of the entire Heavenly Palace!"
"With this calculation, all the immortals in my Heavenly Palace have reached the wealthy level of owning a top-grade innate spiritual treasure per person."
"Nonsense, the only set of acquired spiritual treasures I had were exploded in the catastrophe, and now I have nothing. I was averaged out! I'm miserable!"
...
Under the gaze of countless complex eyes, Li Nianfan and others slowly returned to the Palace of the Holy Lord of Merit.
When Li Nianfan first entered the room, he was surprised to see the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother both there. What he didn't expect was that they were playing cards with Long Er and Nan Nan, and their faces were slightly red, showing that they were very interested.
Seeing Li Nianfan coming back, the four of them all looked embarrassed and stopped reluctantly.
The Jade Emperor and Queen Mother quickly stood up, their faces straightened, majestic and noble.
The Giant Spirit and Taibai Jinxing buried their heads deep in their packages, as if they saw nothing and knew nothing.
Li Nianfan couldn't help but say to Nannan and Long'er, "You two, you lost all your self-awareness after Huofeng left."
Huofeng was from the Phoenix clan, and didn't like the environment of the Heavenly Palace very much. She also said that she wanted to go out and lead the demon clan, so she left. This was her dream, so Li Nianfan naturally had no reason to refuse.
But she didn't expect that Daji and the little fox would go with her. The little fox was a nine-tailed celestial fox, so it was normal for her to go out with them. Daji also went with them, and Li Nianfan could only sigh at the deep sisterly love.
Last time, they encountered a unicorn ambush. It's obvious that leading the demon clan must be extremely difficult. I hope everything goes well.
As for their departure, Li Nianfan could only remind them to be careful and come to the Heavenly Palace if anything happened. Now that he had some status and connections, he thought it would not be a problem to protect them.
"Okay, put all the things here." Li Nianfan smiled at the giant spirit and others, "Thank you for your hard work."
"You are too polite, it's just a small matter." Everyone reluctantly put down the things in their hands. To be honest, in such a short time of moving, it was probably the peak moment of my life. I don't know if I will have the chance to touch it again in the future.
At this time, Taibai Jinxing and Juling Shen suddenly seemed to see the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, and bowed respectfully, saying, "The little gods greet your majesty, your majesty."
The Jade Emperor waved his hand with satisfaction, "Well, go down."
He looked at the pile of daily necessities that Li Nianfan had brought, and his eyebrows jumped involuntarily, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
It's too extravagant. I have never seen such extravagance when I was with Daozu.
Suddenly... He was ashamed of what he had prepared, and he couldn't show it from the bottom of his heart.
But no matter what, the intention should be in place, and you can't do nothing.
The Jade Emperor gritted his teeth and raised his hand. In his hand, a thin inner armor like crystal appeared. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty has just taken up the post. You must have a decent magic weapon. This is the Calming Armor. It is made of the first innate Geng essence, supplemented by the innate four elements and the essence of the sun and the moon. Just wear it on your body, and it will have a strong defensive power to protect your body and calm your mind. Please don't dislike it."
He said it in a high-sounding way, but it still couldn't change the fact that this armor was an acquired magic treasure.
This was something he and the Queen Mother thought about for a long time before they came up with it.
As the saying goes, the best is what suits you.
The most fundamental characterization that the master gave himself was still a mortal. Without magic power, it means that there is no need for any magic treasure at all, but... the master is very concerned about his own safety, so he has to give him a defensive magic weapon that mortals can use!
Therefore, they searched the entire Heavenly Palace and finally found such a defensive inner armor.
It is passive and does not need to be activated.
To be honest, this inner armor is also a rare treasure, but compared with the daily necessities of the master, it is not even a little bit better.
No one can give me such a gift...
"What a treasure!"
Li Nianfan's eyes lit up, his face even blushed, and he laughed, "You are so thoughtful, Your Majesty is really thoughtful. This treasure is great, I really need it, thank you."
Life has always been a pain in my heart. Although I have the Holy Body of Merit, this Holy Body is always a step behind. When I am hurt, it is useless to seek revenge. I can't always count on the people around me to protect me at all times. The appearance of this inner armor is particularly important.
With this inner armor, I have the attributes of a cockroach. This is the world that I can go to.
The Jade Emperor is worthy of being the Jade Emperor. He has countless magic weapons. Any one of them will be of great use to me. Good, good!
I never thought that I would be bribed one day. This feeling... is great.
The Jade Emperor looked at Li Nianfan's delighted expression and couldn't help but let
out a long sigh. He said awkwardly, "As long as the Holy Lord likes it, you have given us so many merits. This inner armor is nothing." The master is really something. He obviously has so many treasures, but he still pretends to be so happy. He is such a good actor. It is really difficult for ordinary people to do this...
Maybe this is the legendary immersion in a role.
Li Nianfan accepted the inner armor, and at least he had to pay attention to the situation in the Heavenly Palace, so he asked, "Your Majesty, have you found the immortals and gods who survived the previous Heavenly Palace?"
"That's not easy." The Jade Emperor shook his head and sighed, "Our Heavenly Palace has the responsibility of supervising the three realms, and we need too many people. Now... there are a large number of vacancies, which is a headache!"
The Queen Mother also nodded and said, "Yes, I even sent Cheng'er and the others out to try to quell more chaos everywhere."
Li Nianfan curled his lips. He said this as if you were not playing cards just now?
He asked, "Have you contacted the Sea Clan and the Underworld?"
If I remember correctly, the Sea Clan and the Underworld are also a special department of the Heavenly Palace. After all, they play a relatively important role in the Three Realms.
Li Nianfan was ready to see if they had any merits and give them a wave of rewards.
The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "Of course there are. There are many ghosts in the Underworld and the Sea Clan is prosperous. I am going to borrow a group of people from them to enrich the Heavenly Palace first."
Li Nianfan looked at the Jade Emperor in surprise. Where do you get this confidence? You think the Sea Clan and the Underworld will lend you people. As far as I know, it seems that these two can't protect themselves.
But at this moment, Taibai Jinxing, who had left earlier, hurried over, his long white beard swaying from side to side as he ran, "Saint Lord, Your Majesty, Madam, the people from the sea clan and the underworld are here." The Jade
Emperor smiled and said, "They came just in time, Saint Lord, would you like to come with me to take a look?"
Li Nianfan nodded, "Okay, it's just right to go and see an old friend."
Taibai Jinxing looked tangled and whispered, "But, Your Majesty, that...sea clan person seemed to be carried here..."