bestfiction Chapter 350 Cliff City
Chapter 350 Cliff City
“This is a member of my team, Zhang Youcai. He hasn’t taken his Taoist name yet.” Zhong Ming spoke first. He didn’t know how to evaluate this “Artillery Shell Technology Progress Award.” This was just too…unreliable.
He Guang, on the other hand, was shaking hands with Zhang Youcai with an air of arrogance. He hadn't recovered from the "Great Inventor" segment just now, and his whole demeanor exuded a strange charm.
"Come, come, let me show you the final version of my invention."
He led the two men directly to his "secret base"—a large wine vat.
There was a large cannonball in the wine jar, long and narrow with a pointed tip.
"Is this a cannonball?"
"Yeah, let me tell you, I thought since it was going to explode anyway, why not let the wine vat artifact self-destruct as well? Wouldn't that make it much more powerful? Then I added something else to increase the power, and put in a stick that only pure ice spring water can keep it frozen. Once the extreme yang spiritual power of the Crimson Lotus Seed flows in, it will immediately melt and activate the artifact's self-destruct circuit, perfectly synchronized with the explosion in the wine..." He kept rambling on.
Zhang Youcai wanted to hear more, but then he heard Zhong Ming sigh.
"Oh, Fairy Danpo, please don't blame me."
He Guang was puzzled. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"He Guang, whose apprentice are you?"
"Fairy Danpo, (swallows hard), the eldest disciple of my master, who is as beautiful as a celestial being..."
"That's right, you're the apprentice of a master brewer. You won the Artillery Shell Technology Progress Award, but what does that have to do with brewing? She'll think you haven't practiced properly and haven't learned brewing well, and she'll give you and me a good scolding."
"But...this...this...is a modified wine vat."
"Then look, does the award even mention alcohol at all?"
He Guang panicked, visibly panicked. It was like you studying hard for ten years, going to the capital to take the imperial examination, and then successfully becoming the top martial arts scholar. What would your teacher who taught you classical Chinese literature think? What would others think of you two?
Is your teacher incompetent? Does your teacher specialize in teaching unorthodox methods? What will future students think? Your teacher hasn't even mastered academic subjects, and he himself doesn't know how to teach martial arts.
He Guang looked to Zhong Ming for help, and Zhong Ming replied, "Since you haven't been doing much of your main business of brewing wine, you can't delay your cultivation any longer. Focus on your cultivation and go into seclusion to avoid disaster."
A few hours later.
Zhong Ming emerged from the wine cellar looking refreshed, his storage bag filled with two vats of fine wine, and he walked with remarkable vigor.
Seclusion is good, seclusion is wonderful! Now I don't have to worry about the matter that Fairy Danpo asked me to "take care of"?
He Guang, you should just go and cultivate properly. I'm going to have some fun.
Zhong Ming sighed with relief that he had finally let go of something and managed to keep He Guang in line. He planned to take advantage of the holiday to visit Matt and the others, or see what Instructor Xueyan was up to, and then spend his days loafing around in the maintenance group.
A minute later, a message from a flying sword landed on his head.
The sky has fallen, the holiday is over.
.....
It didn't collapse, it just moved to another location.
Upon learning the news, Zhong Ming learned that the entire 134th Battalion of the Flame Wolf Army had been transferred to the southern battlefield after its artillery was severely damaged and repairs were completed. However, a large number of artillery pieces were destroyed on the southern battlefield, so the entire battalion was transferred there.
All the cultivators of the 134th Artillery Battalion gathered directly in the southern city of Jueya.
Zhong Ming checked the time and realized that if he caught the next airship, he could spend several days exploring the city of Jueya City.
With 600 points in hand, I can have a good time shopping.
.....
Three days later.
Cliff City.
This is a city perched atop a massive cliff with a drop of several thousand meters. The spiritual cannons mounted on this cliff can cover an area more than a thousand kilometers away.
The dark cliffs are extremely hard. Although the city of Jueya is nominally a city in the south, through the tireless efforts of generations, a continuous underground fortification has been excavated, transforming the entire cliff into a rock Great Wall.
The rock face is riddled with countless firing holes, anti-climbing devices, no-fly zones, traps, mazes, and killing formations, turning the entire cliff area into a death zone.
The city is so high that half of it reaches into the clouds.
Zhong Ming looked up at the astonishingly thick, dark clouds, within which lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, the outlines of the dark clouds vaguely visible amidst the lightning.
This cloud has remained for a thousand years, making it a unique spectacle of the Cliff City.
As soon as they stepped off the transport airship, waves of vendors' cries came rushing in. The sky's barrier blocked the thunder, and the people below continued their lives as usual.
The mortals here are either military dependents or auxiliary military personnel. There are quite a few cultivators who come for tourism, but as long as there are people, there will be high and low status.
"Come on in, take a look. Coming to Cliff City and not fishing is like going to a latrine and not taking a dump. It's a wasted trip. Come on in, take a look. I'm a sincere tour guide. You can visit all four major attractions in one day with ten military merit points."
"Look at me, all of you look at me. It costs thirty military merit points, including food and lodging. Go ask around outside, everyone. A clean inn costs more than twenty points a night. This is my own business, I will definitely not let you suffer a loss."
"What's the point of queuing at tourist attractions all day? I have 15 military merit points here, I can take you through the VIP channel at the fishing park!"
Zhong Ming listened for a while and wondered why everyone was shouting about fishing. This cliff city is located on a cliff, where are there any fish ponds?
He picked out a pleasing-looking one from the throng of "guides" and went up to ask, "Hey, what's so special about fishing here?"
"Fellow Daoist, this is your first time in Cliff City. Twelve military merit points a day, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"Hmm, so what exactly is fishing...?"
"Fellow Daoist, according to the rules of the martial world, no one will answer you if you just spout empty words. If you don't believe me, listen to this. Is there any answer here?" This person was about twenty years old, dressed in a decent black and green outfit, wearing a black cloth hat, and had a rather pleasing appearance.
Zhong Ming wasn't annoyed. He smiled faintly and asked, "What exclusive services do you offer here?"
“Fellow Daoist, you’ve come to the right person. My main approach is to explore the most abundant scenery via the least strenuous route. Don’t you already know what fishing is all about? Just pay me and come with me, and I guarantee you’ll be the fastest to arrive. Of course, you’ll have to pay for the fishing yourself.”
"I've already treated you, why would you pay for it yourself?"
"Fellow Daoist, you're joking. Look over there, sixty military merit points a day, which covers fishing fees. To be honest, how would he know your abilities? He only provides the worst fishing rods. Why don't you go and choose for yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Ming understood somewhat. It seemed that what this fish caught was quite valuable; it must be a demon beast that was easy to sell.
He paid four military merit points and said, "This is the advance payment. After you've finished playing with me, I'll pay the balance."