Chapter 417: A big game of chess for the big chess party
"Old patriarch, I, Lin Gen, have come to see you."
When Lin Gen entered Huo Tianzhao's mansion after a long absence, in the center of the hall, a rectangular piece of snow-white paper was spread on a scarlet sandalwood table, and Huo Tianzhao was concentrating on writing with great concentration.
The inkstone next to it was the famous "Wu Nian Divine Inkstone" given to him by Lin Gen when he borrowed flowers to worship Buddha.
Huo Tianzhao glanced at him and said, "You kid, just wait and finish writing this."
"Okay, old patriarch, write slowly, don't rush. Don't let me disturb you." Lin Gen waved his hand and slowly started watching from the side.
Although more than ten years have passed, Huo Tianzhao is still in high spirits. I wonder if it is because he has been practicing calligraphy all day long and has received the help of Wu Nian Shen Inkstone. He has a pure vitality in his body. I remember the battle in Qingniu Town more than ten years ago.
, the elites of Qingniu Town were besieged by powerful opponents of the Xiang family. The old patriarch took the lead and fought against each other with his life in order to defend the entire Qingniu Town. In the end, he was seriously injured and almost lost his life.
However, looking at the situation in front of me, there are no traces of the pain I suffered back then.
What he wrote was the four characters "vast as the sea". His thick and heavy brush strokes were like dragons and phoenixes, and he was writing the last word "sea". Lin Gen had read some calligraphy books in his previous life. When he saw this
After just four words, I felt like I was alive, full of flesh and blood, with distinct tendons and joints in each stroke, as if my blood was boiling like a living person.
Lin Gen exclaimed, it seems that after a lifetime of study, the old patriarch's calligraphy attainments have reached a new height.
After finishing the last stroke, Huo Tianzhao squinted his eyes and looked at it, admired it for a while, showed a satisfied expression, and then gave up.
"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm getting old and I'm free again, so scribbling has become my only hobby. If I don't write for a day, my whole body will feel uncomfortable. Once I write, I won't stop. I've kept you waiting for a long time." He put the pen down for a while.
Then, he apologetically invited Lin Gen to the sandalwood chair beside him.
As a martial arts practitioner, Lin Gen naturally understands the feeling of being attentive and unwilling to be interrupted by others at delicate moments.
"It's because I came to the door abruptly and disturbed the old patriarch's training."
Huo Tianzhao had intended to select Lin Gen as the successor to the clan leader, but due to various reasons, Lin Gen finally embarked on another path. He rushed out of Qiligou, flew into the more majestic sky, and created an unprecedented glorious road.
Even though Lin Gen did not eventually become the clan leader as he had promised, Lin Gen was still deeply grateful for this appreciation. Moreover, even though Huo Tianzhao had retired, he was highly respected in Qiligou, so it was unreasonable for him not to pay him a visit.
"A few days ago, I heard that you were back. But I think your house must be full of people during this period. So I won't join in the excitement and disturb you."
"Lin Gen is really sorry. I should have come to visit the old patriarch earlier."
The two chatted for a while, and Huo Tianzhao pointed to the "Wu Nian Divine Inkstone" on the table and said: "Thanks to you for gifting this treasure to me back then. Over the years, the spiritual energy contained in this treasure has helped me. Not only what I wrote
The words add a layer of open-minded agility and allow me to gain insight into another layer of mysteries of calligraphy. It also activates the highest intention of the Wu Nian Shen Inkstone, making the body strong and healthy, and giving me a feeling of rejuvenation."
"I rarely sit cross-legged to practice these years, and I don't take any pills. But just by drawing here and writing here and there, I have reached the early stage of the fourth level without even realizing it."
Lin Gen naturally saw his cultivation level. This kind of cultivation method is the best way of cultivation. Cultivation integrates happiness and joy.
He took out a piece of heaven and earth cultivation materials made from an intermediate cave from his body, and said: "Clan leader, these are eight heaven and earth materials treasures, which are what I harvested when I went out. This is my filial piety to you, and I hope you will accept it."
Huo Tianzhao glanced at the materials, his face showed joy, and said: "There are rumors outside that your dragon sacrifice ceremony will allow thirteen warriors in the village to attack the world of spiritual consciousness. I have always wanted to ask you, do you have so many?
Material?"
"Old patriarch, please rest assured that I, Lin Gen, will never do anything that I am not sure about. I will not embarrass Qiligou."
Huo Tianzhao slowly lowered his head and said: "It is indeed true. With your stability, it has always been like this. Moreover, since you are now able to gift me this set of mid-level heaven and earth materials, it shows that you are really reliable. I am too worried.
Lin Gen, I almost missed your life back then. If you had accepted my proposal and really became the leader of the Qiligou clan, you would definitely not have achieved what you have today. It was you who swam out, like a fish in water, and finally reached a higher peak. Yes.
With your presence, I, Qili Gou, can see a bright future."
Lin Gendao: "I failed to live up to the expectations of the old patriarch. Old patriarch, you originally wanted me to be the leader of the clan, but you didn't know that my temper was too wild and I couldn't restrain myself after all."
"You don't have this ambition. With your talents and talents, you are wronged in our small place of Qiligou. It's just a waste of you. Even if we can make some progress in Qiligou, you have picked up sesame seeds and lost dinggua. Today
Only then can you show your talents and make a greater contribution to our Qiligou!"
"Just like this library, if you were a small clan leader in Qiligou, you would never be able to build it."
Lin Gen had the same feeling. Only when he went out into the outside world did he realize the vastness of the world. He deeply realized that only by seeing the whole world and understanding the world clearly can he truly have the goal of pursuing progress.
The outside world is very big and there are many risks. Only by fighting through these dangers and waves can one be turned into gold.
Huo Tianzhao pushed back the heaven and earth materials on the table and said: "It's not that I don't accept your generous gift, but because of my age, I'd better leave opportunities to young people. In my life, as long as I see Qiligou in your
With help, the carp jumps over the dragon gate and moves forward step by step, that’s how satisfying it is... One more young warrior brings more hope. But as an old man, I am very happy to step back and write and draw.”
"Besides, rumors are spreading in the villages outside these days, slandering the Dragon Sacrifice Ceremony, so you should keep an extra piece of material to make preparations."
Lin Gen secretly admired it. It is said that practicing calligraphy all year round can cultivate a person's mind and nature, make people indifferent to favors and humiliations, and be indifferent to fame and fortune. It seems that this is indeed the case. It is such a rare set of materials that impact the world of spiritual consciousness. Others risk their lives.
No matter how hard it is, you can't take it away. The old patriarch Huo can quickly look down on him after a change. This kind of courtesy and magnanimity is touching.
"Old Patriarch, don't worry. I, Lin Gen, are here, so there must be a lot of other materials. Old Patriarch, I will accept this. You are currently in the early stage of the fourth grade. You should reach the late stage in less than ten years. By then, you will transform into the world of divine consciousness.
Then you can use it freely and express yourself in life. Maybe you can surpass the current scholar in the future and become the number one calligrapher in Han Dynasty."
Huo Tianzhao stared at him and saw that he was sincere, so he finally nodded: "In that case, I will accept it."
"This time the Dragon Sacrifice Ceremony is once again dominated by our main force in Qiligou. If you add this gimmick, people from all over the country will come. Do you have enough materials to impact the world of spiritual consciousness? Let's put it aside for the time being and impact the 'world of spiritual consciousness'
The success rate is not high, and among the thirteen late-stage fourth-level players, maybe none of them can make it through, so you have to pay attention."
"Now those rumors outside are becoming more and more unreliable, and this is what they are talking about. They say that you gave false information, and then asked thirteen warriors to pretend to attack. After the failure, you can say that this is the reason for the low probability of attack, and
It's not a matter of materials. Some say that you may have one piece of material, and the other thirteen copies are fake. Then one of them can successfully attack. Then you can say that the other twelve are due to low probability issues.
Failure. Such heart-wrenching speculations... So you have to be mentally prepared. If all thirteen warriors fail, it will be hard to explain even if you say it."
Lin Gen is really helpless towards these boring people who insist on being entangled. I really don’t know what kind of mentality these are. Are you trying to discredit me and embarrass me? Will you be fatter? There are all kinds of shady stories and speculations these days.
It's true. In some cases, even Lin Genruo didn't know it was him he was talking about, so he believed it.
Concerning the ultra-low success rate of transforming into the "World of Divine Consciousness", Lin Gen was taught by Wu Shezi. Among the eight materials, plus a special material, the probability could be increased from 25% to 25%.
70% chance. Back then, Xie Li's one-time success was due to Lin Gen secretly teaching him to add that special material when impacting the material.
But this is only a theory on paper. Will it really be true that all thirteen warriors will fail, or will only one or two succeed? He can't guarantee it.
He doesn't care about these reputational things, but there is a problem revealed in it, that is, Qiligou's power has aroused serious jealousy from other villages. It is just because of the gap in strength that he does not dare to confront Qiligou and does not recruit
People are jealous of mediocrity, and this kind of jealousy is understandable.
Lin Gen thought of another problem. Now Qiligou's strength has far surpassed other villages, and their competitors are no longer them.
Qiligou's eyes are on Qingniu Town and Jinyuan City. According to Qiligou's strength, it is enough to be ranked in Jinyuan City. But why it cannot be ranked in Jinyuan City, a big factor is that the number of people is small and there are not enough people in the village.
There are only a few thousand people in the entire village. Excluding the old, weak, sick, disabled, women and children, there are less than 4,000 people who can really fight.
This small population, placed in Jinyuan City with a population of nearly one million, cannot even be considered as finding a needle in a haystack, so how can it be effective?
"Old patriarch, I have thought of a move. I plan to attract people from other villages into Qiligou."
Huo Tianzhao didn't expect that he would suddenly talk about business, so he listened to his opinion calmly. Then he agreed with his opinion very much and said: "Since our ambition is not here in Qiligou, we have to go out. The human population has always been a constraint. In these years,
, your father has also seen this, and has continuously issued measures. Every family with a male born will receive a subsidy of three taels of gold per year. Although the birth rate has increased a lot, it is still difficult to meet our development in recent years."
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