Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 430 - 40: Could He Really Be a Peerless Genius? (6K)_3

Chapter 430: Chapter 40: Could He Really Be a Peerless Genius? (6K)_3

Zhao Xing smiled slightly, this investment became half successful.

....

The other half naturally depended on using Xia Jing’s connections.

The Hundred Weapons Daoist School is in Youyuan Prefecture, not Pinghai State, but neighboring Yuanpin State.

Crossing a state and still having influence, only big shots like Xiahou could manage that.

His teacher, Tian Shan, did not have such capability.

Because Tian Shan had already left the military ranks, in Yang City, he was essentially a civilian official, mainly teaching students without holding military power or having private soldiers.

Talking to Tian Shan, he would also have to look for people everywhere, making explanations cumbersome.

As for Yang An, it was even out of the question. He was still too young, and Zhao Xing didn’t feel right asking him for such a favor.

But talking to Xia Jing required just one sentence, "Princely Heir, help me with something."

"What is it?" Xia Jing gave Zhao Xing a glance, "It sounds difficult if you’re calling me Princely Heir."

Zhao Xing laughed, "Just place someone into the Hundred Weapons Daoist School in Youyuan Prefecture, the requirements aren’t high, only an external Ninth Grade Daoist. He is already an eighth-grade Forging Master."

Xia Jing replied, "That’s easy enough, but why insist on Youyuan Prefecture? That school is still in Yuanpin State. There are branches in Heqiu Prefecture, Anping Prefecture, and Datong Prefecture in Pinghai State."

Why send him to Yuanpin State? Naturally, because Yue Lingzhi’s opportunities were all in Yuanpin State.

"He has relatives over there." Zhao Xing casually found an excuse.

"I see." Xia Jing didn’t ask more, "When do you need this done?"

"Urgent matters have urgent methods, non-urgent ones have non-urgent approaches."

Zhao Xing said, "It’s not very urgent."

Xia Jing nodded, "Since he is an eighth-grade Forging Master, it’ll be done within a month. Just have him wait for my message."

"Thank you, Princely Heir, I owe you a great debt. In the next life, I will be your ox or horse."

"Don’t start with that... hm? Did you say something wrong?"

"Hahaha."

...

After meeting Yue Lingzhi, Zhao Xing remembered his investment plan.

He specifically wandered around the military camps of the fifteen armies outside the pass, looking for any hidden dragons.

But unfortunately, he didn’t find any outstanding talents.

After coming back, he asked Xia Jing about the remarkable person named "Mi Fei."

However, Xia Jing hadn’t heard of "Mi Fei" either. The acquisition of the "Xuanhuang Analysis Technique" had to be delayed, but he promised to help Zhao Xing find out.

Zhao Xing also flipped through the seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade lists, recognizing a few familiar names.

Familiar names alone were not enough. There were too many people in the world with the same name. Until he met them in person, Zhao Xing couldn’t be certain.

He quietly paid attention, and if he encountered them, he could verify in person.

However, Mr. Zhao’s standards had risen a lot in this life. Those who caught his eye would at least become fourth-rank officials in the future.

Anything lower was useless; Mr. Zhao himself was advancing quickly.

Since Fire Dragon Pass was captured, he had accumulated a million battle achievements.

He ranked sixty-ninth on the seventh-rank list.

If nothing went wrong, he would be promoted three ranks in the next phase of commendations. Skipping "upper seventh-rank," he would jump from lower sixth-rank directly to "upper secondary sixth-rank."

As long as he didn’t lose any battles, in the Jingxin Calendar Eighteenth Year phase of commendation, those at the top of the ninth, eighth, and seventh-grade lists would all be promoted three ranks.

For the sixth-rank list, those at lower secondary sixth-rank would also smoothly advance to the proper sixth-rank.

But if they were already at the upper sixth-rank, they wouldn’t advance to fifth-rank.

Because advancing to the fifth-rank means exiting the battlefield, which would lead to a massive rotation of commanders for millions of troops!

Such actions were not appropriate, so those at the upper sixth-rank would accumulate merit and wait until the middle and lower stages of military training concluded for unified promotions.

.....

Military Realm, Hundred Weapons Tower, the monitoring room of the Three Kings.

"Chen Shijie has eight hundred and ninety thousand battle achievements, Long Xiao and Yu Ziqi also have over eight hundred thousand."

"Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang, both Captains, also broke the million mark. Jiang Ming, this Sixth-Rank Captain, is slightly weaker, just landing ashore and currently has only about five hundred thousand battle achievements."

"In this battle, the Divine Might Army truly made a name for themselves on the Pacifying Barbarian Battlefield." Lingde King remarked, "I didn’t expect the Divine Might Army, ranked last in the Ten Suns Cave Heaven, to perform so brilliantly this time."

"Liao Rulong also showed decisiveness." King Heavenly Destiny smiled, "Otherwise, he wouldn’t have broken a million so quickly."

"Indeed, because Liao Rulong was the deputy general, any significant achievement by his subordinates would also benefit him." Lingde King nodded, "For instance, Zhao Xing stealing an Earth Fire Lotus, planting an Earth Fire Lotus, and bombing Round Moon City. All these feats were greatly supported by Liao Rulong."

"A more conservative general would have vetoed the plan at the step of stealing the Earth Fire Lotus seeds."

"In the Divine Might Army, excluding Yang An, there were only six Sword Cultivators."

"Yu Ziqi and Long Xiao accounted for two."

"Chen Shijie and Zhao Xing were also Elite Minister of Agriculture Officers."

"Sending these four on a stealth mission, an average general wouldn’t dare give such an order."

"If any of these four had died, Liao Rulong’s career as a Captain would have ended." King Heavenly Destiny noted.

Because Liao Rulong’s action would be judged by the Military Realm as: intentionally sending subordinates to their deaths.

Fire Dragon Pass was a stronghold of the Southern Barbarians, and as the general, if Liao Rulong’s orders had resulted in failure, he would have been fully responsible.

Liao Rulong understood it was a risky gamble. He barely slept during those days.

But capturing Fire Dragon Pass earned Liao Rulong significant battle achievements.