Chapter 1042: Teleportation Gateway Task
Chapter 1042: Teleportation Gateway Task
Bingzhou, Bei Feng, City Lord's Mansion.
After Chen Ping's advancement and a simple assessment of his abilities, Lu Hai Kong spent the next two days creating a new position for Chen Ping.
As mentioned earlier, with Chen Ping's political talent surpassing 90, it was unlikely for him to return to Lu Hai Kong's side as his secretary.
Lu Hai Kong arranged a brand-new job for Chen Ping, or rather, he created an entirely new department tailored for him.
It wasn't just for Chen Ping, as Lu Hai Kong had long harbored ambitions for such a department.
He had even started working on it after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but his initial attempts were unsuccessful, and the circumstances at the time didn't allow it. So, Lu Hai Kong had to temporarily abandon the idea until Chen Ping's advancement, when he took action again.
Now, with ample resources and time, as well as numerous talented individuals with political attributes under his command, and with the addition of Chen Ping's martial prowess at 90, it was time for Lu Hai Kong to establish this department.
Lu Hai Kong named this new department the "School of Arts." The name was obviously chosen by someone with a knack for naming.
In essence, the School of Arts was a department theoretically composed entirely of Taoists. In Lu Hai Kong's vision, this department would excel in both martial and scholarly endeavors.
In martial pursuits, they could bombard enemies with Taoist techniques, providing all-around support in warfare. On the scholarly side, they could develop Taoist technological advancements and integrate them into the development of the people's livelihood.
Just thinking about it made it evident that this department had immense potential. However, at present, this massive department had only thirty-three members, with Chen Ping, the Minister, being the sole Taoist among them. The rest were ordinary personnel assigned by Lu Hai Kong to assist him.
Of course, Lu Hai Kong didn't go through all this trouble just to leave Chen Ping as a figurehead. He not only granted Chen Ping the authority to select potential Taoist members but also provided him with a Deputy Minister, a loose Taoist, to assist him.
However, the Deputy Minister hadn't arrived yet, and Chen Ping was still alone. He had to start everything from scratch.
Building a department from the ground up, especially one with no precedent, was no easy task. Yet, Lu Hai Kong didn't seem inclined to offer any immediate assistance to his subordinate. After dropping this responsibility on Chen Ping, he prepared to leave with Princess San.
Lu Hai Kong didn't expect the School of Arts to succeed overnight. He couldn't possibly attend to every detail himself, as he didn't have the energy for it. For now, he would leave the School of Arts in Chen Ping's capable hands, as he had more pressing matters to attend to.
For Lu Hai Kong, the top priority was the refinement of the Imperial Ancestral Cauldron.
This task was crucial for the development of Lu Hai Kong's power and directly related to his very life. More importantly, he couldn't get married until this task was completed.
Under these circumstances, Lu Hai Kong had to give it his all.
So far, there were only two remaining challenges in this task: finding a Master-level blacksmith and acquiring Mythic-level ore.
The Master blacksmith, Old Gongsun, was already working on it with all his might. As for the Mythic-level ore, it was more challenging. Despite Lu Hai Kong's various efforts, he still lacked a significant amount. In this situation, he had no choice but to take Princess San to Kunlun City and try their luck.
...
Kunlun City.
As one of the system cities, it was located within the Kunlun Mystic Realm.
The total area of the city was 388 square kilometers, which wasn't considered very large in Lu Hai Kong's previous life. Any city cluster could easily surpass it. However, in this world, such a city was considered enormous.
Moreover, the cities in Lu Hai Kong's previous life were vastly different from those in this world. His previous cities were part of massive city clusters, while this city stood alone, entirely enclosed by walls.
To besiege a city of this magnitude, one can only imagine the scale of the undertaking.
Of course, Lu HaiKong was not particularly concerned about the size of this city. After all, when it came to scale, his own Bei Feng City was no less impressive, and with its rapid expansion, it would soon surpass this Kunlun City.
However, despite this, Lu HaiKong was still awe-struck when he arrived in Kunlun City. What captivated him was the sight of a particular structure upon his arrival.
As Lu HaiKong and Princess San entered Kunlun City, they were immediately greeted by a massive platform with a gigantic gate at its center, and they appeared right beside this gate.
The moment Lu HaiKong laid eyes on this structure, his eyes lit up with excitement, and the golden glow in them intensified as he instantly appraised the attributes of this colossal gate.
Teleportation Gateway
Building Level: ???
Building Description: A high-level teleportation gateway, crafted by several formation masters using a vast amount of materials.
Upon activation, this structure can teleport up to 500 people at once. The range of teleportation is determined by the amount of money paid, and holding a special token allows access from outside into Kunlun City.
Cooldown Time: ???
Ps: This teleportation gateway is not fully activated and can currently only teleport in one direction.
Pss: Is there a special building task to accept?
"A special building task?" Lu HaiKong furrowed his brows, surprised that a simple use of Celestial Insight had revealed a task, and a special building task at that.
Lu HaiKong did not immediately choose to accept the task but instead opened the task details to take a closer look.
Construction of Dungeon Teleportation Gateway
Task Category: Special Building Task
In the 1691 book bar, there is no mistake in the version!
Task Level: Mythic
Task Description: In addition to relying on special items, teleportation can also be achieved through a special dungeon teleportation gateway. In other words, if you construct a dungeon teleportation gateway in your territory, you can enter 'Kunlun City' at any time.
Task Requirements: One master-level formation master, several formation materials, and 10 million gold.
Task Rewards: One mythic-level treasure chest, ???
Task Punishment: None
Ps: Five people have already accepted this task!
When Lu HaiKong saw this task, his eyes flashed with determination. From this task, he noticed some particularly interesting information.
"A construction task for a dungeon teleportation gateway? Kunlun City has already started issuing this kind of task, which means the opening of Kunlun City is imminent!"
Lu HaiKong rubbed his nose, paused for a moment, and then casually accepted the task. After all, there was no penalty for failing this task, so he figured he might as well give it a shot.
[Congratulations! You have successfully accepted the special building task 'Construction of Dungeon Teleportation Gateway'. You have obtained the 'Construction Blueprint for Dungeon Teleportation Gateway' and the 'Map Suitable for Constructing Dungeon Teleportation Gateway'.]
As a system notification appeared, two pieces of parchment materialized before Lu HaiKong.
Just as Lu HaiKong was about to pick up the 'Map Suitable for Constructing Dungeon Teleportation Gateway', Princess San had already taken the items.
"A construction task for a dungeon teleportation gateway?"
Princess San looked at the two parchments in front of her, her face filled with hesitation and distress. She then turned to Lu HaiKong, her expression conveying a sense of frustration and annoyance.
"What's wrong?"
Lu HaiKong couldn't help but ask, his curiosity getting the better of him.
As soon as Lu HaiKong spoke, Princess San's expression became even more sullen. Without saying a word, she turned and strode into Kunlun City.
This sudden action left Lu HaiKong baffled, unsure of what had just transpired.
Of course, he had no idea that this task had not appeared recently. Princess San had discovered it several years ago and had even stayed in Kunlun City for over half a month, trying all sorts of methods, but to no avail. She had been unable to accept the task and was eventually teleported out, feeling dejected.
In this situation, when Princess San saw that as soon as Lu HaiKong arrived, the task that had eluded her for so long was effortlessly obtained by him, she naturally felt a sense of defeat and unexplained anger...
(End of Chapter)
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