Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 288 - 42 Von Family of Lower Capital (Part 1)
In a dimly lit space, Feng Luoyi sat silently. His eyes flickered ceaselessly, with countless data streaming through every second.
The status of all people, all technologies, and all materials within the Immortal Alliance were presented one by one in his mind, transforming into data. Countless Spirit Senses burst in his mind, and numerous schedules were devised, most of which were then rejected. Such a torrent of data could disorient a Primordial Spirit Master, and those below the Golden Core could even drown in it. Amid such a torrent, Feng Luoyi continued to compute at high speed.
Bai Ze God Monarch planned to convene the main Carefree Practitioners of the Immortal Alliance to discuss combat matters. And he needed to draft a rough statute before that.
The only one who could handle such massive data within a few days was Feng Luoyi alone.
Feng Luoyi, the national hand of Sovereign Nation merged as one with the Immortal Artifact Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror.
As he calculated, the expression on Feng Luoyi's face grew increasingly unpleasant.
In recent centuries, the Immortal Alliance had not focused on the development of military power. Although it seemed unscrupulous and boundless technologies continued to be developed, and the Cultivation Techniques had been updated multiple times, enhancing the combat power of the cultivator significantly. However, overall prosperity instead highlighted the insufficiency of military strength.
Many new theories had not been converted into technologies, and some new technologies due to inherent reasons could not yet be used in state-wide production—what the Earthlings would call incapable of large industrial production. The Immortal Alliance's most significant advantage had not fully transformed into military power.
As for the Cultivators, individual combat power was indeed ten to a hundred times that of equal-level Ancient Method Practitioners, and the numbers far exceeded Ancient Method Practitioners, yet the Immortal Alliance side could ill afford to lose its people. The reason was simple; the Ancient Method Practitioners were raised as warriors, but the Modern Cultivators needed only to cultivate academic talents—which was why the theoretical part of the unified entry trial accounted for sixty percent of the total score.
The value of fighters was only to be consumed, but each researcher was the hope of Seeking Dao's great task; the Immortal Alliance could not afford casualties. If someone like Wang Qi, a genius who vaguely had his school during the Qi Cultivation Stage, died on such a battlefield, the entire Immortal Alliance would be deeply pained.
"Should the former invest a large number of personnel to overcome technical difficulties, and the latter... now train a batch of combat-only fighters and service monks who only need to master the technology without the theory?"
Just as Feng Luoyi had this thought, the Immortal Alliance's resource data appeared before his eyes. Then, he dismissed the idea of cultivating low-level cannon fodder.
Training low-tier runners also required resources, and the Immortal Alliance was not yet so luxurious.
Modern Cultivators claimed to rely on no resources, but that referred solely to cultivation. The Immortal Alliance had to consume large amounts of experimental materials each year, which was the most significant resource consumption in Modern Immortal Dao. Expenditure on research funding was the bulk of the costs.
After all, a scientist's demand for research resources was limitless; if an alien allowed a scientist to make any wish, an astrophysicist would probably want a captured black hole immediately, while a biologist would boldly ask for a planet system with a complete ecosystem.
The primary duty of the Immortal Alliance was Seeking Dao, and cutting off research funding would cause losses that the Immortal Alliance could not sustain.
Should they harvest heaven and earth...
"It's not that we can't fight, but if we fight, the Immortal Alliance will end up harming its Primordial Qi," Feng Luoyi gave a bitter smile. Discounting the anomaly of the Dragon Emperor from the Dragon Clan, the power of the Immortal Alliance was far stronger than the West Sea Demon Clan. It wouldn't be difficult to wipe out both the Ancient Method Practitioners and the West Sea Demon Horde simultaneously, but to minimize the losses of the Immortal Alliance...
With a heavy sigh escaped Feng Luoyi.
If it were in the era when we knew nothing, the top cultivators wouldn't need to invest in those bottomless pit projects... Hundreds of carefree cultivators could have easily steamrolled through...
Feng Luoyi suppressed similar thoughts and began to draft another plan.
First, squeeze out some funds, prioritize turning existing technology into military power, then improve the treatment of the West Sea Border Guardians, and attract idle cultivators from Shenzhou; call on various sects to train their disciples in combat...
"About six years? A living evil demon can cause enormous destruction in six years."
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Just then, Feng Luoyi suddenly felt something and looked up with a smile, "Here we are."
Lower Capital, one of the two capitals of the Da Lian Dynasty, now the economic and political center of the Shenzhou East Land—of course, all cultivators and some strategists in the mortal world know that "political center" is actually a joke. The nobles of the worldly dynasties are descendants of ancient method practitioners who supported the modern during the great battle of modern versus ancient method but could not switch to modern cultivators and are stuck in their ways. Initially, the Modern Immortal Path had enfeoffed them throughout Shenzhou, forming over a dozen large and small dynasties, then ceased to manage them, but later there arose turmoil from the Demon Emperor, hence the first order of business after establishing the Immortal Alliance was to reclaim power from all the royal families and unify the nations into Da Lian.
After this, the nobles of the Da Lian royal family were essentially for show. Not to mention, just the principle that Da Lian law must not contravene the true intent of Immortal Alliance law alone severely restricted the royal families, stripping them of their rights to appoint officials. The royal families more so resembled a bunch of parasites maintained by the Immortal Alliance.
The capital city of Da Lian, Divine Capital, is located downstream of the Great River near the coast, with a pleasant climate, making it an ideal place for parasites to retire. But because it is far from the central part of Shenzhou and transportation is inconvenient—unlike Tianjiang, whose water network is more developed for commerce—the Lower Capital was established downstream of Tianjiang, at the border of Jingxiang Plain and Heavenly Horse Hills.
Wang Qi entered this great city and felt somewhat disappointed. Da Lian, established together with the Immortal Alliance, has lasted longer than any dynasty in Chinese history. In his view, the co-capital of Da Lian should also be a bustling capital city. However, although the city is indeed ornate with carved beams and painted rafters, lined with buildings, and the neighborhoods leisurely, those buildings, averaging no more than five stories, seemed just like a remote city district!
"You've only seen the village of your hometown and places like Xinyue, Jiongli, and Leiyang in your lifetime, haven't you?" Zhen Chan helplessly reminded, "Don't forget, the last three are Immortal Cities crowded with cultivators."
Wang Qi chuckled, "True."
After paying respects to his parents and grandparents. He left the village, followed the flow of Tianjiang downstream, and due to an unexpected delay, it took him five days to reach the Lower Capital. As instructed by Feng Luoyi, he had to deliver a family letter to the Feng Family in the Lower Capital before he could report to the Divine Capital.
By the time he arrived, it was already dusk; the bustling streets were no longer crowded. Wang Qi casually stopped a passerby to ask for directions to the Feng Mansion in the Upper Capital. Many officials and merchants resided in Upper Capital, among whom the Feng surname was not uncommon. However, when mentioning the Feng Family of Upper Capital, most would instantly think of "that one" Feng family.
Legend has it that a great immortal power once emerged from that family, whose head was also a great immortal.
Soon, Wang Qi arrived in front of a luxurious mansion. Unleashing his spirit sense, he sensed the layered and intricate laws of Wanfa within the mansion, confirming he had not come to the wrong place.
Just then, the gate slowly opened, and a young man dressed as a house servant stepped out, "Where do you come from, guest? Why are you using your spirit sense to probe our yard?"
Although he was a house servant, this man possessed a cultivation at the late stage of Qi Cultivation.
Wang Qi bowed and said, "I am Wang Qi, following the orders of Teacher Feng, here to deliver a family letter."
