Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 429 - 40: Could He Really Be a Peerless Genius? (6K)_2

Chapter 429: Chapter 40: Could He Really Be a Peerless Genius? (6K)_2

Lu Tingzhi deliberated for a moment, "How many people do you need, and what rank?"

Zhao Xing said, "Only one eighth-grade team will suffice."

Lu Tingzhi nodded slightly, Zhao Xing wasn’t asking for much, just ten people.

There were many craftsmen in his Transportation Department, easily hundreds could be spared.

Lu Tingzhi saw that Zhao Xing had potential and was quite agreeable, so he was also willing to establish ties with such a talented individual.

Moreover, the gift had indeed been very appropriate, and the favor asked was a minor one.

He immediately took out a token and said, "It’s a small matter, take my token and go pick the people from the Engineering Department."

"Thank you, Lord Lu, I shall take my leave." Zhao Xing acted very pleased and left with the token.

As Lu Tingzhi watched Zhao Xing depart, he casually flipped the lid of the box and revealed a slight smile: "This person is quite interesting, offering grand gifts for small favors. In the future, it might indeed be worthwhile to visit his camp more often."

...

With the token in hand, Zhao Xing hurried to the Transportation Department’s forging section and crossed out Yue Lingzhi’s name from the list.

He casually selected nine others and transferred them to the Divine Might Army.

After completing the process, these ten individuals became soldiers of the Divine Might Army.

Later, a seventh-rank official from the forging department followed him to the Divine Weapon Hall, where they found Yue Lingzhi.

"Stop sweeping, come with me."

"Who are you?" Yue Lingzhi looked up, puzzled, but in that moment of distraction, the broom in his hand began to emit lightning, and Yue Lingzhi’s body clearly trembled.

"Yue Lingzhi, this is Mr. Zhao from the Divine Might Army." The person in charge obviously didn’t have much regard for Yue Lingzhi, "You’re in luck, Mr. Zhao has taken a liking to you. You now belong to Mr. Zhao, why don’t you thank him promptly?"

Zhao Xing flicked the broom with his finger, and the mechanism inside was directly sabotaged.

Yue Lingzhi’s hand also involuntarily let go of the broom.

Zhao Xing shook the transfer order in his hand: "You have been conscripted by me, are you willing to leave? If not, I won’t force you."

"I am willing," Yue Lingzhi nodded, though not knowing why, but sweeping all day in the gloom was worse than leaving.

Zhao Xing smiled slightly, he guessed that Yue Lingzhi was also willing to leave because the punishment from Lu Tingzhi, apart from humiliating a person, didn’t provide any real training effect.

The time spent under Lu Tingzhi’s command was purely ’junk time’ in one’s life.

Freeing this brother sooner might allow him to take off sooner.

"Let’s go."

Zhao Xing patted Yue Lingzhi on the shoulder.

Yue Lingzhi looked at the tall figure in front of him and subconsciously followed.

....

After disembarking, Zhao Xing assigned the other nine forging masters to Wang Ji’s command.

But Yue Lingzhi, Zhao Xing had other plans for him.

"Going to war with the Divine Might Army isn’t the most suitable option for you."

"I recommend a place for you, would you be willing to go?"

Full of questions, Yue Lingzhi wondered why bring him over and then not keep him in the Divine Might Army?

"Where would you have me go, sir?"

Zhao Xing thought for a moment before saying, "Youyuan Prefecture, the Hundred Weapons Daoist School."

Yue Lingzhi was taken aback, "I am ill-equipped and poorly learned, how could I qualify to be a teacher at the Hundred Weapons Daoist School?"

Zhao Xing laughed lightly, "You’re thinking too much, I don’t have the capability to make you a teacher; I am sending you to become an external Daoist."

In his past life, Yue Lingzhi had spent three unproductive years in the military, stuck going back and forth at the eighth-grade.

After leaving the army, he took an exam at the Hundred Weapons Daoist School and ended up working his way to become the Vice Dean of the Youyuan Prefecture branch of the Hundred Weapons Daoist School.

His rise to success began there, and Zhao Xing intended to set him on the same path he had originally ascended.

Why did Zhao Xing know so much about it?

Because Yue Lingzhi’s biography was later circulated, which recorded much of his past. He himself had said that his time in the military was wasted and the greatest gains were made at the dDaoist school.

"An external Daoist?" Yue Lingzhi fell into contemplation; an external Daoist belonged to the miscellaneous ranks, not an official teacher, but better than a Daoist student.

He was currently a Secondary Eighth Rank, and if he went to the Hundred Weapons Daoist School, he would have to be demoted back to Ninth Grade.

It wasn’t easy to make such a decision.

In his past life, it had taken Yue Lingzhi several wasted years in the military to make this decision.

However, the timing of Zhao Xing’s offer was just right, coinciding with the dark period Yue Lingzhi had experienced in the Transportation Department.

So after only a bit of consideration, Yue Lingzhi had his answer.

But before stating it, he couldn’t help but first voice the question in his heart.

"Why do you want to help me, sir?"

"You remind me of an old acquaintance of mine," Zhao Xing said indifferently, "And seeing you humiliated at the Divine Weapon Hall, I couldn’t help but lend a hand."

"If you’re unwilling, that’s fine too; I’ll send you back to the ship. With my involvement, Lord Lu surely won’t trouble you again."

"I am willing to go to the Hundred Weapons Daoist School," Yue Lingzhi hastily made his choice upon hearing about the possibility of returning to the ship.

The Hundred Weapons Daoist School was one of the seventy-two Daoist academies; even as a Ninth Grade Daoist, it was still more promising than staying at the Transportation Department.

What future could there be staying at the Transportation Department, doing tasks under Lu Tingzhi’s command?

Honing one’s mind? Being humiliated doesn’t hone the mind, it only forces one to spend time repairing those wounds.

It was like Han Xin, who later became a General, not because he endured being humiliated, but because he eventually found Xiao He, someone who could recognize his abilities.

What Zhao Xing was doing now, was sending Yue Lingzhi to a place where he could truly show his talents.

"Stay at Fire Dragon Pass for a few days, and I’ll handle this matter for you," said Zhao Xing, "I’m not sure when, but I will make sure it’s done."

"Thank you," Yue Lingzhi bowed sincerely, "Although I don’t know which old friend I remind you of, thank you."