Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 623 - 4: The Shock Brought by Mr. Zhao’s Military Minister of Agriculture (15000) _4

Chapter 623: Chapter 4: The Shock Brought by Mr. Zhao’s Military Minister of Agriculture (15000) _4

Once Princess You Ruo had spoken, even the officials of the other departments within the Minister of Agriculture Supervision couldn’t remain seated.

One by one, they stood up and congratulated Zhao Xing.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhao on your appointment!"

As for the officials from the Dragon Horse Guard, like Tao Anchun and Dong Yuanqiu, they were even more astonished!

The Princess escorting personally and demanding others to pay their respects at such an occasion was no simple background. It would be believable if he were her son!

"Subordinate Tao Yuan Chun, at your service, Mr. Zhao."

"Subordinate Dong Yuanqiu, at your service, Mr. Zhao."

"Subordinate Bao Shiqiu, at your service, Mr. Zhao."

"Subordinate..."

All the officials from the Dragon Horse Guard present paid their respects to Zhao Xing meticulously.

Zhao Xing, seeing this scene, couldn’t help but be secretly astonished.

This move by the old witch made the others kneel in salutation.

Her dominance in the East Sea was terrifying.

"I am unworthy of such formal respect, please rise," Zhao Xing quickly returned the gesture.

As he was already kneeling at the table, he moved slightly and prostrated himself in return.

There was no choice, many of the attendees were elders, some with a higher status in ritual repairing than himself.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhao already had the Qi Fortune of a Yan Five; otherwise, with the normal Sixth-Rank Official Qi Fortune, he would have lost lifespan if he wasn’t of royal lineage.

"All right, the officials from the Dragon Horse Guard can go back now," Princess You Ruo said. "Zhao Xing, I will escort you this far."

"Thank you, Princess, for your escort," Zhao Xing bowed to Princess You Ruo again.

In public, he still had to call her Princess You Ruo. As Liu Tianning and Princess You Ruo were not yet married, formal occasions required respect.

Calling her informally in private was fine, but doing so publicly would damage the Princess’s reputation.

.....

The Qilin Flying Boat left Bay Island and headed towards the Dragon Horse Guard on Land Island.

Behind them followed several official flying boats, all carrying officials from the Dragon Horse Guard.

At this moment, Tao Anchun felt incredibly dejected.

He thought he had won a big prize, only to realize he was merely there as a spectator.

The others were shocked by Zhao Xing’s background.

They speculated in their hearts what the relationship between Zhao Xing and Princess You Ruo could be.

On the Qilin Flying Boat, Zhao Xing observed the surrounding Heavenly Time and Earth Advantage.

"The Bay Area of Twin Islands is very small, but Land Island is quite large," he noted.

"The Heavenly Time is unstable, worse than the inland. Even though autumnal equinox has passed, the weather remains unbearably hot with no hint of coolness."

"The earth veins on the island are average. Though the place is large, it is much poorer than a prosperous place like Nanyang County. I’m not sure if it can support the seeds I brought."

Zhao Xing’s thoughts didn’t last long before he noticed the leading public ship lowering altitude.

It wasn’t that far; after about 15 minutes of flight, he reached the Dragon Horse Guard.

"Mr. Zhao," Dong Yuanqiu greeted, running a few steps after disembarking to welcome him before Zhao Xing could get off the ship, "Sir, please have a look. This is the Dragon Horse Guard’s station."

"Thank you for leading the way, Mr. Dong," Zhao Xing said with a smile.

Tao Anchun, who just got off the flying boat, saw this scene and immediately came to his senses. He couldn’t help but curse Dong Yuanqiu for being shameless, rushing ahead to do such a thing.

By the time he reacted, Dong Yuanqiu had already invited Zhao Xing down and was playing the role of guide.

However, not everyone was so flattering.

Zhao Xing noticed a few officials watching from a distance without approaching.

After walking for a while, Tao Anchun finally found an opportunity to ingratiate himself:

"Mr. Zhao, should we summon the officials from all departments of the guard for a briefing?"

There weren’t many beasts to train, so he could only train the people.

Zhao Xing walked around and saw only a few horses.

"No need to make a grand fuss; I’ve just arrived and am unfamiliar with many situations."

"Before I understand the situation, I won’t conduct any personnel changes or check the accounts," Zhao Xing pondered. "Mr. Tao, everything in the Dragon Horse Guard will remain as it is. You have served as the principal officer for three years, so the daily affairs will still be managed by you."

Zhao Xing’s words didn’t surprise the two.

After all, Zhao Xing was a Military Minister of Agriculture Officer, and beast raising and taming fell under the Literary Minister of Agriculture’s domain, which he wasn’t proficient in.

Since Zhao Xing didn’t start commanding right away, they were relieved.

This meant they still had the say in the Dragon Horse Guard.

...

After Zhao Xing established himself in the Twin Dragon Horse Supervisor, he refused all unnecessary social engagements.

Invitations from officials in Twin County were entirely ignored.

He also made no internal changes within the Dragon Horse Guard.

As the saying goes, new officials often make drastic changes, but Zhao Xing didn’t even make a spark.

After entering the Dragon Horse Guard, he went completely silent, not even handling official duties.

So what was Zhao Xing doing?

He was practicing magic.

"Each trade has its mastery. The beast-taming methods of the Literary Minister of Agriculture I have never studied, but now I must learn them."

Zhao Xing had a high order spell, [Thunderous Transformation], for raising beasts.

But this spell was an all-or-nothing technique.

The exotic beasts accepting the Thunderous Transformation had a minimum threshold.

There were none on Twin Islands.

They couldn’t withstand the thunder; they would cool down directly if struck.

Of course, Zhao Xing wasn’t considering this now; he was focusing on beast-taming methods.

"The General Knowledge Skill specified by Taipu Temple for Literary Minister of Agriculture’s beast-taming methods is broadly divided into three categories."

"The first category is [General Knowledge Skill], which involves communication with exotic beasts."

How to communicate with exotic beasts?

One must learn the beast language to instruct exotic beasts for complex operations and training.

"The second category is Slave Seal Skill. This type of magic is forceful and makes exotic beasts comply with commands."

Many exotic beasts are naturally ferocious and disobedient, such as various King Beasts. Communication with them is very difficult.