Translator: Xaiomoge
Although Kong Fangao and Yang Feng were congenial, but they hadn’t know each other for a long ti. He naturally wouldn’t gift Yang Feng with such a precious secret thod. But after being saved by Yang Feng and then overcoming a critical situation together, Kong Fangao felt much closer to Yang Feng and thus chose to gift the other the secret thod.
“Thank you, Brother Kong. This is a small token of my appreciation. I would like you to accept it”.
Yang Feng tossed a Dinsional Crest to Kong Fangao. Inside, there was a level-4 extraordinary life form Fire Lion and a level-4 extraordinary life form Ice Domain Demonic Snake.
Kong Fangao received the Dinsional Crest, took a look inside, and then praised: “Brother Yang, your uncle’s Alchemy is really amazing. He is even able to refine secret treasures with such a large space. In the Great Cloud Dynasty, such an Alchemist would be regarded as very outstanding.”
Yang Feng smiled lightly without following-up on the topic.
A few days later, after riding the Barromán Electric Sea Eel through several territories, a very imposing port appeared before them.
The Hague Port was a large port located in the the Hague City, it was a large transshipnt port.
Enormous ard rchant ships were anchored at the Hague Port, many of which were even bigger than Zheng Gong’s D-class ard rchant ship.
There were many subcontinents around the continent. These armored rchant ships were used to leave for the subcontinents to do trade. Although these subcontinents were far less prosperous than the continent, but each subcontinent had their own specialty products. Through sea trade, these specialty products would be transported to the continent, where they would yield great profits.
When the Barromán Electric Sea Eel reached the distance of fifty kiloters from the Hague Port, three terrifying, Starry Sky Warlock rank, fluctuations suddenly erupted and earth-shaking scanning spells swept in its direction.
“I’m the Phoenix Cry rchant Group’s Captain Zheng Gong! This is my identity jade card! We were attacked by a formidable beings in the Sea of Monsters and therefore, had no choice but to ride this alchemical golem to reach the Hague Port.”
Zheng Gong jumped out of the Barromán Electric Sea Eel’s cockpit, took out a jade card, and lifted it high in the air.
The jade card burst out with traces of radiance, which then intertwined with the scanning fluctuations.
“You are indeed the Phoenix Cry rchant Group’s Zheng Gong! Take your people and enter the Hague Port according to the procedures!”
A faint voice rang in the sky. Shortly after, the formidable spirit fluctuations that had locked on Yang Feng and company disappeared.
Zheng Gong said: “Yang Feng, you just arrived at the Great Cloud Dynasty, so you should first take care of the identity jade cards. With the identity jade card, a lot of things will beco much simpler. Otherwise, even getting an inn will beco troubleso. I still have so influence in the Hague Port. Stay here for a day or two and I will help you settle this.”
Kong Fangao also said: “That’s right, Brother Yang, the Great Cloud Dynasty’s registry supervision is very strict. Without an identity jade card, it can be said to be difficult to move an inch in the Great Cloud Dynasty. In any case, we are not in a hurry, so let’s stay here for a day or two. You can take this ti to experience the differences between the Great Cloud Dynasty and the Turandot Subcontinent.”
Yang Feng readily accepted: “Alright!”
As soon as they entered the Hague Port, Yang Feng’s ears were assaulted with chanical rumblings. Within the port, there were all kinds of heavy machinery, such as cranes, carrying a variety of goods.
Magic chariots of all kinds of shapes and colors drove around the port while transporting all kinds of goods, issuing fluctuations of magic power.
In the port, many workers were casting a variety of spells to load and unload cargo as well as to do a variety of other things.
Yang Feng felt like he arrived at a different world with a higher degree of science, technology, and civilization than that of Earth as well as exceedingly formidable magic. This civilization was extrely developed.
Yang Feng pointed at the workers casting various kinds of spells and asked Kong Fangao with so disbelief: “These workers are all Warlock? How could this be? Isn’t it very difficult for warlocks to practice cultivation, so how co there are so many Warlocks here?”
“It is indeed difficult for official Warlocks to erge in backward places like the Turandot Subcontinent, but in the Great Cloud Dynasty, we have a ratio of one official Warlock for one hundred ordinary people on average. As for why there is such a disparity, that’s because civilizations in these two places are fundantally at different levels.”
“In the Great Cloud Dynasty, a twelve-year-long compulsory education is basically the norm. Every one that reaches the school-age can go to school and learn a variety of basic knowledge. Students that passed the university entrance exam are basically guaranteed to be at the Apprentice Warlock rank. While so outstanding students, would be promoted to official Warlocks at the university.”
“In the Great Cloud Dynasty, low grade magic stones, mid grade magic stones, high grade magic stones, and even top grade magic stones are used on a variety of extraordinary plants for mass synthesis. A low grade magic stone, is worth one hundred gold coins in the Turandot Subcontinent, while here, it can be purchased for one silver coin. Here the exchange rate between magic stones is 100 to 1. As long as you have enough low grade magic stones, you will be able to exchange them for top grade magic stones.”
“In the Great Cloud Dynasty, children of noble families in general use top grade magic stones to practice cultivation once their cultivation base reached the level-1 Warlock rank. When they reach the Great Warlock boundary, they use inferior magic crystals, which are superior to top grade magic stones, to practice cultivation. The most common junior high students can also use low grade magic stones to practice cultivation.”
“Level-1 to level-4 spell models can be purchased in the Warlock shops, not to ntion that the Great Cloud Dynasty’s spell models were streamlined and optimized by countless geniuses, simplifying their cultivation.”
“Although much of the knowledge of the 8 Great Warlock Dynasties was lost in the successive wars which led to the collapse of the dynasties, but most of it was still passed down. The Great Cloud Dynasty, is one of the most powerful human Warlock dynasties. If it was not the case, then it would be long since annihilated by the powerful beings from other planes biding their ti.” Kong Fangao‘s words revealed a sense of pride for being a resident of the Great Cloud Dynasty.
Kong Fangao then said indifferently: “The Turandot Subcontinent is still the sa it was tens of thousands of years ago, it’s too backward.”
Yang Feng mused. As Kong Fangao had ntioned, compared to the Great Cloud Dynasty, the Turandot Subcontinent was indeed quite backward. The gap between the Turandot Subcontinent and the Great Cloud Dynasty, compared to the gap between primitive tribes and arican imperialists on Earth, was more than one thousand tis greater. Although both parties inhabited the sa plane, but the world they ca in contact with was completely different.
In the Turandot Subcontinent, a level-2 Warlock could already beco the overlord of a faction. In the Great Cloud Dynasty, on the other hand, a Level-2 Warlock was just regarded as a fairly powerful sailor or soldier.
Kong Fangao said: “Of course, the physical constitution of humans can’t compare with that of beings such as fiends, divine descendants, dragons, and high elves. Even in the Great Cloud Dynasty, ordinary people are the most nurous, while Level-1 Warlocks and level-2 Warlocks are elites, level-3 Warlocks are first-rate elite, Great Warlocks were experts, and only Starry Sky Warlock rank experts have the qualifications to rule over a faction. As for the powerful Warlocks above the Starry Sky Warlock rank, whether it is in the great Cloud Dynasty or the Western World Portman Dynasty, they are regarded as true experts who could contend with gods from other planes.”
Yang Feng asked in curiosity: “Since the Great Cloud Dynasty’s civilization has progressed so much, then why is the Turandot Subcontinent’s civilization still so backward?”
“Heh heh! It’s because the Great Cloud Dynasty and the Turandot Subcontinent’s rulers are not willing to see the subcontinent’s civilization advance!” Kong Fangao smiled contemptuously and said aningfully: “The more backward a place was, the more resistant it would be to the spread of an advanced civilization. Moreover, resistance often cos from the top.”
“In the future, if you go to those planes controlled by gods, you will co across many planes full of misery with backward civilizations. In fact, the reason behind this is very simple, for only ignorant, backward people from places full of misery would have faith in gods. We of the Cangzhi Plane don’t have faith in gods, we only believe in our own strength!”
“Among the 7 Great Warlock Emperors, I admire the Ti Emperor the most. With the bones of countless ancient gods and the might of a Warlock dynasty, he forged the God Murdering Spear. Since then, in the Cangzhi Plan, no one can ascend to godhood. It was precisely because of this that the Cangzhi Plane’s formidable beings were forced to pursuit evolutionary paths without ascending to godhood, creating resplendent and flourishing Warlock civilizations.”
“At that ti, if the Ti Emperor had chosen to beco a god, then with his terrifying strength, the entire Cangzhi Plane might have slowly transford into his divine country. We would have been turned into slaves and sheep of a god, becoming backward and ignorant! We would only have faith in him and only live to have faith in him!”
After listening to Kong Fangao, Yang Feng understood why the Turandot Subcontinent was so backward.
Previously, all of the Turandot Subcontinent’s power and knowledge had been under the control of the 6 Great Warlock Groups as well as the Warlock groups of different sizes attached to them. These Warlocks were top dogs among humans. If a civilization like the Great Cloud Dynasty were to spread over, their monopoly on knowledge and status would beco a thing of the past. Therefore, they unconsciously resisted the influence of the continent’s civilization.
And the Great Cloud Dynasty was also happy to let the Turandot Subcontinent continue with its ignorance so that it could make huge profits through the sea trade.
Yang Feng asked in curiosity: “If level-1 to Level-4 spell models can be purchased in Warlock shops, then what about the spell models and knowledge above level-4?”
Kong Fangao replied: “The spell models and knowledge above level-4 are too formidable, they are in the hands of the major forces. You can choose to join a sect or directly join the imperial court. If you serve the imperial court, then according to your contributions, you can get different secret thods and various powerful spell models.”
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