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Chapter 1047: Using the Top Scholar Advancement Token
Chapter 1047: Using the Top Scholar Advancement Token
In the year 188, during the first month of the lunar calendar, news of the reopening of the Enigma Gate in Youzhou spread like wildfire among the wandering cultivators, creating an uproar as expected.
Amidst this commotion, one wanderer's name stood out—Di'er Qin Mu, the only man to have survived the New World.
However, the excitement was limited to the wandering cultivators, as the lords of the extraordinary beings paid little attention to this matter.
Even Lu Hai Kong, who was closely connected to the Enigma Gate, did not show much reaction. Although his Enigma Gate had shown some response when the gate in Youzhou opened, Lu Hai Kong did not give it much importance.
After all, his attention was primarily focused on the Imperial Ancestral Cauldron and the affairs of Bingzhou. As long as the gate remained closed and no chaos emerged from it, Lu Hai Kong did not pay it much heed.
In Lu Hai Kong's opinion, the most important matters at hand were the refinement of the Imperial Ancestral Cauldron and his upcoming wedding. Yes, his grand wedding!
After meeting with Xi Zhicai, Lu Hai Kong returned to his tasks with a sense of urgency. The next morning, Xi Zhicai sent over a list of all the auspicious dates for Lu Hai Kong's wedding in the near future.
Lu Hai Kong found Xi Zhicai's eagerness both amusing and frustrating.
Nevertheless, Xi Zhicai did not say much. After his initial reaction, Lu Hai Kong took a look at the list of auspicious dates Xi Zhicai had compiled.
It was evident that Xi Zhicai, despite his haste, had a good grasp of the situation regarding Lu Hai Kong's wedding.
Xi Zhicai understood that Lu Hai Kong's wedding was not a trivial matter and required extensive preparation. Therefore, the auspicious dates he listed were mostly in March and later, allowing at least two months for Lu Hai Kong to make arrangements.
However, Lu Hai Kong still felt that two months was insufficient. After discussing with Princess San, they finally set the wedding date for April 27th, giving Lu Hai Kong over three months to prepare.
Three months seemed like a long time, but it might not be enough for Lu Hai Kong and Princess San's wedding preparations.
Both Lu Hai Kong and Princess San were extraordinary individuals. Lu Hai Kong was no longer the small-time mountain bandit who had arrived in this world six years ago. At this point, he was not only the nominal Governor of Bingzhou but also the undisputed overlord of the North.
Princess San's status was even more exalted. As the third princess of the Han Empire and the sister of the current puppet emperor, these titles alone were enough to impress most people. However, her most prestigious identity was as the wielder of the Crimson Heaven Sword, which held significant weight among the scholars and noble families of the Han Empire.
With this status, Princess San was highly regarded among the scholars and noble families throughout the empire.
A wedding between two such individuals could not be a simple affair.
From the moment their wedding date was set, Xi Zhicai, who had volunteered to oversee the wedding arrangements for Lu Hai Kong, became busier than ever.
Before diving into the various intricate tasks, Xi Zhicai's first priority was to send out wedding invitations.
He sent invitations to all the influential families and renowned scholars he could find, ensuring that news of Lu Hai Kong and Princess San's wedding reached every corner of the realm.
In Xi Zhicai's eyes, this wedding was not just a celebration but a significant step for Lu Hai Kong's rise to prominence, a transformation from a commoner to a dragon.
As Lu Hai Kong's power continued to grow, Xi Zhicai also began to consider deeper matters for his friend.
Xi Zhicai was well aware that Lu Hai Kong was gradually gaining the strength to dominate the world, but his reputation, influence, and legitimacy still needed some work. Even without these, Lu Hai Kong believed he could conquer the world, but with them, his path would undoubtedly become much smoother.
Therefore, Xi Zhicai attached great importance to Lu Hai Kong's upcoming wedding...
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While Xi Zhicai was busy making preparations for Lu Hai Kong's wedding, another pleasant surprise came to Lu Hai Kong, this time involving Wang Jun and Xin Ping.
During this period, Lu Hai Kong's time was mostly devoted to the Imperial Ancestral Cauldron.
Lu Hai Kong was busy with the refining process and his duties at the Northern Tower. Despite his hectic schedule, he occasionally overlooked certain matters, such as his own attributes.
Well, to be honest, Lu Hai Kong wasn't overly concerned about his attributes. It had been a while since he last checked them.
He was well aware of his situation, or rather, he clearly understood the state of his Martial Power and Leadership values.
Lu Hai Kong's Martial Power growth was exceptionally impressive, but he had kept it in check a long time ago, maintaining it at a steady 90. On the other hand, his Leadership had stagnated due to his lack of direct involvement in battles and his focus on governance, resulting in minimal progress.
As for the remaining attributes of Politics and Strategy, Lu Hai Kong hadn't paid much attention to them for quite some time. After all, he wasn't particularly skilled in those areas, and he genuinely didn't care much about them.
However, after completing his tasks related to the Imperial Ancestral Cauldron, Lu Hai Kong casually glanced at his attributes and was surprised to find that his Politics and Strategy attributes had skyrocketed, both surpassing seventy.
This baffled Lu Hai Kong, as he was certain he had no natural talent in these areas and hadn't specifically trained in them. How could they have increased so dramatically? Could it be due to his governance duties?
Lu Hai Kong quickly dismissed this thought. He was well aware that it was highly unlikely for governance alone to cause such a significant boost in attributes. There had to be another reason.
With his current attributes, Lu Hai Kong could now attempt to activate the cultivation of the Shennong Scripture's Daoist Arts system.
As mentioned earlier, Lu Hai Kong's surprise wasn't about his own improvement in this area.
Instead, he was perplexed by the rapid increase in his attributes and questioned whether his governance could have contributed to it. So, he checked the attributes of Wang Jun and Xin Ping, intending to see how far they had progressed. To his delight, he discovered that their Politics attributes had both reached 89.
Upon this realization, Lu Hai Kong set aside his concerns about his own abnormal attribute growth and focused entirely on Wang Jun and Xin Ping.
To be fair, Lu Hai Kong had been extremely busy lately. When he obtained the Top Scholar Advancement Token from the treasure chest, he had been contemplating the fact that Wang Jun and Xin Ping's attributes were also approaching 89, and it was time to cultivate them. However, in the midst of his busyness, he completely forgot about this matter. It wasn't that he forgot entirely, but he had assumed that their attribute growth would take some time, not expecting their Politics attributes to increase so rapidly.
Not only Wang Jun and Xin Ping, but all the scholars in the Northern Tower had experienced varying degrees of growth in their Politics attributes during Lu Hai Kong's leadership.
Evidently, Lu Hai Kong's hidden attribute boost and his leadership aura also benefited the scholars under his command. This led to Wang Jun and Xin Ping reaching 89 earlier than expected, although Lu Hai Kong wasn't entirely sure of the reason behind this.
After learning that both Xin Ping and Wang Jun's attributes had reached 89, Lu Hai Kong was eager to use the two Top Scholar Advancement Tokens he possessed.
He was curious to see what Scholarly Talents would emerge from his two scholars after their advancement...
(End of Chapter)
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