Chapter XXVI: History and Reform
Although they had seen it several times along the way, many people were surprised because of this token, and showed a look of surprise, as if they had seen something amazing, but Takakawa never got tired of looking at it.
Of course, he didn't understand why such a brand would have such a big effect, he just liked to see others shocked.
"Why do you still come to our post station if you have the Zhenyuan Order? Go directly to the newly opened hanging platform in Yujing, where a special platform has been opened for reserve disciples like you-come to me to surprise me!"
Talking was a little unsharp, and even the dialect of his hometown was brought out, Hao Beifeng pouted, "Now this post station is basically useless except for the occasional traveler who comes to rest, and the chief student of the academy like you should be transported by the local officials in a sky boat." ”
"The chief student of the academy?"
Hearing strange words again, Takakawa's eyes narrowed, and he had a hunch that he seemed to know something new again.
Since he walked out of the deep mountains and entered the human society, every time he went deep into this world, it would give him a hint of surprise, whether it was the existence of a cultivator or the majestic Tianguan, everything seemed to show that this world was not simple, it was not as he thought, it was just an ancient cultivation society, and there were countless mysteries lurking in this simple surface.
“?”
Glancing at Gao Chuan suspiciously, Hao Beifeng didn't react, "Aren't you the chief student?" and Tianzhou, oh, maybe you call it an airship or an airship there, but it's not good, Yujing doesn't say that here, those old men like words like God, saint, and so on." ”
"No, I mean, I really don't know what those words mean. ”
Shaking his head, Gao Chuan simply admitted this, "Let's be honest, I was still living in a mountain village deep in the West Mountains more than a month ago, and I don't know anything about these words you said. ”
For some reason, he felt as if he had said it once.
“...... Then how did you get the Zhenyuan Order? Logically speaking, shouldn't it be that only the outstanding chief students of the academy can get this?"
Removing the form and sitting up straight, Hao Beifeng was a little puzzled and said, "The assessment once every ten years, a total of eight academies, sixteen places, has always been like this, no exceptions." ”
"Obviously, then, this year is different and cannot be counted by common sense - and I am the exception. ”
Said lightly, Gao Chuan didn't have any feelings about this, "Eight academies, elect sixteen chiefs who are decent, and one more of me will not hurt the overall situation-needless to say, I already know almost this, but what is a skyboat?"
Looking at Gao Chuan deeply, Hao Beifeng thought for a while and said, "It's not easy to talk about this. ”
"What's wrong with that?"
"Because to be honest, I don't understand what the hell is going on. ”
Smiling wryly, Hao Beifeng looked out the window, it was a silent post station, "If I really figured it out, why would I still stay here?
"If I have to talk about it, about seven years ago, Emperor Hao abdicated and pursued the avenue, and Emperor Chang ascended the throne and began to carry out large-scale social reforms - and only talk about this, not history, you can't understand it, I'll explain it from the beginning. ”
As the sturdy man in front of him told with a gloomy face, Gao Chuan gradually figured out what was going on.
Everything starts from the very beginning of this world.
Since the human emperor Ze killed the Black River Jiaolong, slaughtered the Shenniu tribe, and established the first city of the human race, the fire of civilization has easily taken root here, and the era of ignorant tribes has come to an end.
All aspiring cultivators in the world came to listen to his teachings, and the Emperor of the People taught without class, selflessly sharing his cultivation experience with everyone, and at the same time collected the learning of thousands of families, the elders of thousands of families, and created the world's first cultivation exercises, and was respected as the Holy Master of All Ages, the Emperor of the Human Race.
Subsequently, the new sect replaced the tribal family and took over the responsibility of inheriting knowledge, and a new Jindan real person appeared, leading the masses to expand the territory, pacify the party, establish a new city, and teach the people.
As time passed, the princes each ruled a country and ruled the world, and the pressure from the outside demon clan gradually disappeared - the most prosperous and chaotic Warring States era of the human race began here.
Countless cultivation sects have sprung up, and cultivators who are higher than Jindan have also appeared one by one, from the sky to the abyss, from the sea to the snow-capped mountains, everywhere is a battlefield, and the princes have been fighting each other endlessly, just to obtain the position of human emperor who has been hanging in the sky since the Holy Emperor Ze collapsed in Zhongzhou.
However, in that year, when the nations were at war, evil spirits descended.
Countless flaming meteorites broke through the sky and fell to the earth, the Great Demon Tribulation came to the world, and the golden prosperity of the human race was cut off from this--After that, civilization was cut off, and no one knew what happened in those hundred years--The Black River was filled, the grassland became a country, the 80,000-mile snow-capped mountains were all deserted, and the abyss in the Split Sky Mountain Range could no longer see the end, as deep and untouchable as the top of the firmament.
According to the records of later historical records, after the catastrophe, the Central Plains land was ten rooms and nine empty, there was not one monk in a hundred, the human race lost a total of 30,000 soldiers and civilians, only three of the thirteen princes of the Warring States were left, and there were only ten major sects left in the cultivation sects where hundreds of schools of thought contended.
Since then, every 560 years, demons have fallen with meteors, and civilization has continued to grow and fall.
But this time, it's different.
The last catastrophe 500 years ago did not break the bones of the human race, and the overthrow of the Houtu Dynasty by Emperor Zhao Hao, the Taizu of the New Dynasty, did not plunge the country into turmoil.
"That's it, since Emperor Zhao Chang ascended the throne, countless new magic weapons have been promoted, countless new spiritual weapons have been developed, from various sects as the source, countless new inventions and new technologies have poured out, and the first one to be affected is the imperial capital. ”
Speaking of this, Hao Beifeng was a little in a trance, "Ten years ago, people used tamed birds, or carriages pulled by trained demon beasts to travel and communicate and transport materials, but seven years ago, flying kites were manufactured, and many smaller birds and monsters were eliminated, and then with the popularity of floating cars cast by steel, this Yujing no longer has the sound of those not very precious demon beasts, and two years ago, a great new creation was developed by Pingtianmen, that is the heavenly boat." ”
"You said before that a skyship is an airship - is this a ......?"
I didn't know how to describe it for a while, the image of the airship in my previous life appeared in my mind, Gao Chuan frowned and said, "It's like a huge air chamber hanging from a compartment?"
"You've seen it before. ”
Without other thoughts or doubts, Hao Beifeng patted his thigh, and said with some pain, "Isn't this this thing!"
"Since the development of the celestial boat, many transportation methods using demonic beast power have all been terminated, and it is not cost-effective, too troublesome is the main reason - the time to take care of a demon beast is about the same as the time to take care of a small celestial ship, and such a ship can carry the goods that can only be carried by a dozen demon beasts, not to mention that it is extremely stable, and there are very few mistakes, it is completely impossible for you to be thrown out like today. ”
"Not to mention the large skyship, it can carry enough supplies to supply a city, and no monster beast can do that!"
"So, that's a good thing?"
asked, Gao Chuan saw that Beifeng's face was not very good, so he couldn't help but say more, "But it doesn't matter to you, right?"
“...... You're right, but don't be so direct next time. ”
His face was flushed, Hao Beifeng looked heartbroken, and a big man looked decadent, "This is a good thing for the entire human race, although at present, only various sects and national capitals will use this new gadget, and other cities will have to travel the world with the national capital to slowly obtain these technologies-this is why Emperor Chang likes to tour the world, and it can be regarded as to spread these technologies, Tianguan is the most remote area, so he will use Liuyun Yan to send you over." ”
"But even if it spreads, the whole society will slowly carry out reforms, suppress the possible shocks, and will not change blood as quickly and thoroughly as the national capital - my post station originally had dozens of people, and I had to receive hundreds of demon beasts and birds and countless passengers every day, but on the day of the successful development of the skyboat, half of the staff of my post station was transferred, and then, as you can see, there are now only five or six people on the entire platform. ”
The thought of never being able to touch the cute spirit beasts again made him feel like he was dead.
After a while, he recovered his spirit and stopped feeling sorry for himself, Hao Beifeng didn't complain to the young man in front of him who didn't seem very big, he had accepted this a long time in the past few years, anyway, it was a big deal to go to the south to open a ranch, he had saved enough money for so many years.
Suddenly, he thought of something, so he reminded directly, "Since you are from other places, and your cultivation is not too high, there will definitely be locals who will feel unfair during the assessment, and thus discriminate against and hostile to you - most of them are third-order primary cultivators, your second-order is still a little weaker, you have the Zhenyuan Order, they will definitely disobey all kinds of provocations, I have seen a lot." ”
"You also have to pay attention to which chief students, although they all have Zhenyuan Order, but they are all characters who speak out in their respective academies, and their cultivation is also strong, but you have to be careful not to cause conflicts. ”
Although the two didn't know much about each other, they chatted inexplicably, and Beifeng was not stingy with this reminder, "They are all arrogant, and they will definitely be unhappy to see you as a supernumerary member coming to steal the limelight." ”
"Thanks for the reminder. ”
There was some surprise, but Gao Chuan still responded with a smile to the other party's kindness, but he didn't care about it, and even had a trace of disdain.
"Now that I'm here, there's nothing for them to do - don't worry about me, they need to pay attention to me. ”