The great development of the western region of the Empire had already started when Zhao Xing first arrived at the Red Star Empire, over seven thousand years ago.
Initially, the plan included only three large-scale ancient star roads, with fewer than twenty medium and small roads.
Now, after all these years, there were already seven large-scale ancient star roads and over a thousand medium and small roads.
When Zhao Xing first entered the Primordial Realm, he had visited the Mountain of Layered Realms to contemplate the secret realms and had encountered Hongshan Emperor's eldest disciple, Tao Yang, who was deep in thought. The Five Venom Emperor had even cursed Tao Yang as useless in front of Zhao Xing.
During the development efforts of the six major superpowers—the Empire, the Primordial Hills, the Reincarnation Temple, the City of Scholars, the Ancient Kingdom Alliance, and the Primordial Sky Palace—Zhao Xing had even engaged in a mock battle with Du Yun over the distribution of interests.
When he truly got involved as the Sea Passage Envoy, there were seven large-scale ancient star roads, which had already been three thousand years ago.
After finishing his conversation with Hongshan Emperor, Zhao Xing immediately began looking for relevant information and sorting out the timeline.
"Now it is the 1197th solar year of the Second Era of the Barren Domain, and there are only 2585 more world-star years left until the Third Era of the Barren Domain."
"The problem at the Mountain of Layered Realms has been solved, speeding up the development of the seven ancient roads. However, the development difficulties of the Barren Domain are not limited to the Mountain of Layered Realms. Moreover, the expansion of the medium and small ancient roads hasn't been as smooth as expected. The difficult places are still difficult, and compared to my previous life's progress, there's hardly any difference."
"High-end theories still have a long way to go when applied to low-end scenarios. Even the highly developed Red Star Empire still uses primitive manual mining in many places."
"The large ancient roads are officially managed by the six superpowers, while the development rights of the medium and small ancient roads are given to the noble lords and smaller forces."
"The nation can afford the cost of development because it's a matter of survival. Both the Red Star Emperor and Gu Luohe are determined to open up the Siyi Barren Domain. But personal forces must consider costs carefully."
Zhao Xing, in his role as Sea Passage Envoy, pulled up a financial report from the Star Mirror.
The report showed the profit and loss situation of non-officially contracted development of the Barren Domain over the past seven thousand years.
Of the Reincarnation Realm family (forces), 90% were operating at a loss! But the extent of the losses varied. Even for Emperor-level families, only about 10% were profitable. And the stronger the family, the greater the loss.
On the other hand, the Dao Domain Realm families (forces) were 80% profitable.
Why was this happening?
First, it was intentional by the Red Star Emperor.
Developing the Barren Domain always requires expenditure, but where does the funding come from? One aspect is that the other five major forces are collaborating and can share part of the burden.
On the other hand, the domestic expenditure is managed under the Emperor's principle: "Do not squeeze money from the poor."
Second, the development plan for the Barren Domain itself was a long-term investment.
Reincarnation Realm family forces, which had survived long enough, were looking at the long-term future and were mentally prepared for the early-stage losses.
To be honest, it's already good if even 10% of these large families are profitable.
Normally, these families wouldn't make a profit for millennia.
Looking at the data curve, the reason for the profits was primarily due to the discovery of the Spirit Void Origin Realm on the Sea Passage Ancient Road, which had provided a blood transfusion of sorts for the exploration efforts.
However, the distribution of the Origin Realm among the six superpowers meant that individuals hardly benefited, and the huge expenses couldn't be offset. Moreover, the discovery of only one Origin Realm in all seven ancient roads didn't solve the problem.
Although the Empire was vast, over the years, its internal hierarchy had become quite rigid. The Reincarnation Realm forces were losing money, while the forces below the Reincarnation Realm were making money. This was also something the Emperor had intentionally arranged. The rise of new layers could stimulate the vitality of the Empire and alleviate internal contradictions.
"Had the Empire not cooperated with the other four major superpowers, and had there been no temporary peace with the Demon Clan, the financial pressure on the Empire now would be hundreds of times greater."
Zhao Xing's gaze shifted back to the Annihilation Star Ancient Road.
"The Annihilation Star Ancient Road's interests are set as a medium-sized road, contracted by the Carlos Family, the Main Family of the Manin Family, the Blue Ice Yang Clan, and the Haihe Ji Clan. Among them, the Carlos Family holds the largest share, with 60%, while the other three families share the remaining 40%."
"The Manin Family, the Blue Ice Yang Clan, and the Haihe Ji Clan are just lord-level families, but why can't the Carlos Family, a half-god family, manage? Ah, I see."
Zhao Xing looked at the list and suddenly understood.
The Carlos Family was a half-god family, but it was also quite large, with many branches.
The family responsible for the Annihilation Star Ancient Road here was the fifth-generation grandson of Duke Carlos, a branch located in the northern Ruin Star System of the Empire.
Ruyin Carlos was an Emperor-level Mechanist. According to the registered family members, he had dozens of siblings, though most were average, with the highest being lord-level, and most were quite mediocre. Ruyin Carlos was the most outstanding among them.
"It seems that Ruyin Carlos has encountered financial pressure," Zhao Xing chuckled. The Annihilation Star Corridor had always been a tough nut to crack.
After thousands of years of development with no progress, only some ore could be mined. It was indeed frustrating.
However, the specific reason for the sale and how eager the other party was to sell was still unclear to Zhao Xing.
Looking at the public data from the Ruyin Star System, Ruyin Carlos would still be insignificant even if he reached the Third Era.
There must be some other reasons behind this.
"Captain, are you there?" Zhao Xing immediately contacted the senior member of Starfire, Yang Baihe.
"What's up? You don't have another mission, do you?" Yang Baihe's face appeared on the Star Mirror, clearly reluctant. "Just so you know, I'm on vacation—long term! It's not possible to fight and kill in the short term."
Yang Baihe had already been scared off by Zhao Xing.
He had realized that every mission he had undertaken with Zhao Xing, although it had brought him promotion and wealth, was always a life-or-death struggle.
Now that Yang Baihe had reached the lord level and was in a high position, he no longer had the fighting spirit. He just wanted to find a Dao companion and enjoy his life.
"Hahaha, don't worry, Captain. I just need to ask you a few things." Zhao Xing quickly explained the situation to Yang Baihe.
Ruyin Carlos, this person I know, is quite ruthless," Yang Baihe said. "Although he's the fifth-generation grandson of a half-god, he wasn't favored at first. Oh, I shouldn't say 'favored.' Before reaching the Reincarnation Realm, Duke Carlos didn't even remember he had such a descendant."
Zhao Xing nodded, as this wasn't something particularly surprising.
Jin Yan was still a prince from the Beiye Star System, yet the Beiye Emperor didn't even remember having such a descendant.
Since Duke Carlos was a half-god, he must have had the same goal as Gu Luohe—to break through to the divine realm, especially considering this was the fifth generation.
"This person rose to power during his Dao Domain Realm period. First, he killed eight of his siblings who were in line to inherit the family title during the Honor Duel. Then, he drove away seven of his elder blood relatives, buying their debts and using business tactics to exile them to the Bagli Barren Domain."
"As a result, he successfully inherited the wealth left behind by the Carlos family, a fortune of around one million five-hundred thousand Five Emperor Coins."
The continuation of the family treasury, similar to a family fund, was something many large families used after splitting to help their descendants rise. Similar systems included the Reincarnation Treasury, Rebirth Allocation, etc.
"After cultivating to the Reincarnation Realm, he didn't actively reincarnate once, making him a stronger and younger Emperor-level individual." There was a rule in the Red Star Empire about reincarnation; the original positions and territories were not inherited. Many positions were left cold when someone reincarnated, and not reincarnating meant their accumulated connections still remained.
"Many young Emperors who 'cross the Reincarnation,' meaning their true spirit leaves the body for training, often keep their bodies and souls in harmony unless they face a life-threatening situation and have no choice but to reincarnate."
"I've also heard about Ruyin Carlos giving up the development of the Annihilation Star Ancient Road."
"The Annihilation Star Corridor was a hard nut to crack. After seven thousand years of development with no progress, they could only mine a little ore, which made Ruyin Carlos very desperate."
"Moreover, with the opening of the Transmission Realm Tower, it might be more profitable to earn money there than through Barren Domain development. It's normal for him to give up."
"So, he really has financial pressure? Do you know the specific reason?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Wait a moment." Yang Baihe suddenly disappeared from the Star Mirror, and about two days later, he reappeared. "A long time ago, you asked me to investigate, and I really found some clues."
When Zhao Xing was still at the Origin Realm, the Great Zhou had suffered a loss at the hands of the Carlos family. However, no solid evidence was found back then, and the conflict never escalated, so it was left unresolved. But Yang Baihe had indeed looked into it at the time.
Now, being in a higher position, Yang Baihe had more knowledge and found some clues with just a casual search.
"Ruyin Carlos' financial pressure is likely due to a mechanism treasure he's been creating to survive the next True Spirit Tribulation," Yang Baihe said. "This treasure requires an enormous amount of wealth, and it's quite urgent."
"735 years ago, Ruyin Carlos killed more than fifty million slaves in his territory, including two to three thousand Imperial citizens. Because of this, he was investigated by Starfire. The final conclusion was that Ruyin Carlos had an unconscious True Spirit loss of control and killed these people in his dreams."
"Given his privileged status, after Starfire's investigation, the punishment was handed over to the military. In the end, this incident was sealed, and he was only fined."
"Dream killing?" Zhao Xing clicked his tongue. "He was probably using people for a blood refinement technique to forge weapons."
Yang Baihe shrugged. "Of course, Starfire also suspected it wasn't just a simple case of going mad, but they handled it well. By the time the investigators discovered the truth, most of the victims were slaves, not imperial citizens. Killing the sub-citizens was not a big punishment for those in power like him."
"Starfire only had investigative authority, not enforcement. The military court's decision is final, and we have no right to interfere."
Zhao Xing understood. For Emperor-level beings, such a small matter was nothing at all. The sub-citizens were made up of stowaways, outsiders, and criminals, and they weren't under the Empire's protection.
Even if Ruyin Carlos killed more sub-citizens, he would just pay a fine, and the punishment reason would be that a few thousand Imperial citizens were involved. But since they were from his territory, it wouldn't hurt him much.
After chatting with Yang Baihe for a while, Zhao Xing roughly confirmed some information: Ruyin Carlos, this Emperor-level individual, was very eager to sell, even to the point of being impatient.
After confirming this, Zhao Xing asked, "Captain, are you interested in making an investment?"
Yang Baihe raised an eyebrow. "You want to take over the development rights of the Annihilation Star Ancient Road?"
Zhao Xing nodded. "Exactly, but I can't do it alone. You should know that I'm really short on funds."
Yang Baihe of course knew this. Zhao Xing owed money to three Emperor-level beings, and the amount was no small sum.
What he didn't understand was, since the four major families had already let go, why was Zhao Xing still willing to jump into this pit?
But he didn't ask further. This was commercial confidentiality, and there was no way Zhao Xing would casually tell him unless they were partners.
"I'll join in," Yang Baihe said without much thought. "When do you need the money? I probably have about three hundred thousand Five Emperor Coins."
"Captain, aren't you going to ask anything? This is your personal fortune, isn't it?" Zhao Xing was surprised by Yang Baihe's willingness. From the surface, the Annihilation Star Ancient Road looked like a trap.
"You guys in the Sea Shennong business I don't really understand. You don't have to tell me exactly how to do it, but since I've cooperated with you three times and never lost, I'll gamble again on that," Yang Baihe said with a smile. "If we make a big profit, maybe I'll look for an Emperor-level Dao companion in the future."
Zhao Xing gave a thumbs up. He had to admire Yang Baihe's insight and courage.
After chatting with Yang Baihe, Zhao Xing began his crowdfunding plan.
Taking over the Annihilation Star Ancient Road wouldn't work with a small amount of capital.
Paying off the four major families to make them exit was one cost, and the subsequent development was another.
"I can't just be the foreman alone; I need to bring in more foremen."
Zhao Xing opened his friend list and began to quickly lock in targets.
First, he locked in Great Zhou—his people must be brought over. The manpower, resources, and wealth of Great Zhou had to be used. He couldn't go empty-handed, after all.
Then, Zhao Xing turned to the connections he had in the Primordial Realm.
"First-level Huashan official Xu Youling, Mingguang Realm's Yun Si Master Tuo Sen, second-level Kangming official Wu Yanlin, also Daoist Miao Song, Han Qianye, He Bi Si, Senior Brother Wei Lan, Senior Sister Ai Miaomiao, Daoist Su Jiu, Daoist Miao Song again, Pu Tianrui, Yuan Qiusheng—"
Connections outside the Primordial Realm also had to be made.
Jin Yan, Yu Tianqing, these were all old friends. Du Yun didn't need mentioning; Zhao Xing still owed him a favor.
"Du Yun should be out by now. I wonder if he's willing to join."
Before long, Du Yun's figure appeared in the Star Mirror.
"Zhao Xing, I was just looking for you. Congratulations on your recovery!" Du Yun congratulated.
"Brother Du, you already know?" Zhao Xing had not made his recovery public yet.
"Of course." Du Yun gave Zhao Xing a meaningful look. "I know quite a bit. After the Tianwu Emperor went out, he scolded your teacher so badly, even you got caught in the crossfire. You wouldn't believe how angry he was."
Hearing this, Zhao Xing realized Du Yun must have heard about the matter with Xu Zu's Transcendent Soul Bone.
He felt a little embarrassed. "Sorry, Brother Du."
After Zuo Qiuyu joined the Transmission Realm journey, the battle was forced to stop.
It couldn't be avoided. Zuo Qiuyu alone outnumbered both sides combined.
In terms of combat strength, even if Zuo Qiuyu couldn't kill them immediately, over time, she could wear them down.
After Zuo Qiuyu intervened, the Transmission Realm journey ended quickly.
The final result was that both the Origin Heavenly Palace and the Demon Emperor got no gains, and they both left injured, having destroyed several treasures.
The Demon Emperor had been deceived by karma, which was undeniable. He had to accept it.
The Tianwu Emperor had been invited in, but the Primordial Realm had gained the secret methods from the Xu Zu Transcendent Soul Bone, and they got nothing.
The Tianwu Emperor felt that Zuo Qiuyu had been unfair, so of course, he was angry.
"It's nothing. Everyone has their own affiliations, but it doesn't affect our friendship," Du Yun said generously. "Now, the empire has the remnants of Xu Zu, and the Origin Heavenly Palace also has some. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future."
The Origin Heavenly Palace has one of Xu Zu's Transcendent Soul Bones, and the Empire got the 'Devouring Law.' Both have remnants, and their strengths are similar. They might consider completing the missing parts of the texts—just depends on how they negotiate.
"Speaking of cooperation, Brother Du, would you be interested in working together? This time, it's a personal matter of mine," Zhao Xing said.
"Oh? Do tell."
"I want to take over the development of the Annihilation Star Ancient Road," Zhao Xing said. "If you're interested, you can come to the Primordial Realm and discuss the details."
"I've also invited Gu Ming, the Mechanist from the Origin Heavenly Palace. He used to be Tao Yang's Star Region's Mechanist Master."
"And also Han Chuchen, oh, the one who did a deal with both you and me and was punished by the Temple, reincarnated."
"Of course I'll come!" Du Yun's eyes lit up. If it were anything else, Du Yun would have to think about it, but this involved Zhao Xing's official work as Shennong, and that piqued his interest.
Having mostly gathered his peers, Zhao Xing turned his attention to the elders.
He sent letters to Zuo Qiuyu, the Five Venom Emperor, and the Hongshan Emperor, the three major creditors, expressing his desire to take over the Annihilation Star Ancient Road.
"Is he crazy? He's trying to get investments from me now." Zuo Qiuyu snorted and burned the letter.
The Five Venom Emperor waved the letter in his hand. "I think it's feasible. What's the problem?"
"I'm going to have to kill him one of these days," Zuo Qiuyu frowned. "Are you out of your mind?"
"Does this affect your investment in the Annihilation Star Ancient Road?" the Five Venom Emperor asked, his voice like a soul's interrogation.
"—" Zuo Qiuyu thought for a moment and realized it didn't.
For someone of his rank, he wouldn't go personally to the Annihilation Star Ancient Road. Zuo Qiuyu had his own public duties. But investing wasn't a problem.
No need to meet in person—it made sense.
"Anyway, I'm not willing to."
"Don't be like that. If you're planning to kill him one day, think of this as a funeral payment," the Five Venom Emperor teased.
Busy with back-and-forth meetings, Zhao Xing managed to gather an astonishing amount of wealth in just around two years.
After completing the crowdfunding, Ji Si also came to visit, accompanied by Jing Yue.
"Shennong official Zhao Xing." Ji Si's face was expressionless. "From now on, you'll be under my and Jing Yue's guardianship."
"This is the guardianship agreement. Do you have any objections?"
Zhao Xing took the agreement and, after reading it, shook his head. "No objections."
These clauses were primarily to impose financial restrictions on Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing had raised so much money for the Annihilation Star Ancient Road that he had actively distributed a significant number of karma lines related to wealth in the past two years. Of course, the Tian师府 noticed the anomaly immediately.
They sent Ji Si and Jing Yue to not only strengthen protection but also to prevent Zhao Xing from absconding with the funds.
Regardless of Zhao Xing's subjective intention to not run away, the process had to be followed.
The main reason was that Zhao Xing's foundation was still too weak.
He only controlled a handful of boundary stars as territories within the empire and had been rooted in the empire for too short a time. As a result, he was far more troublesome in terms of protective processes compared to old noble families.
It was easy to imagine that once the deal was made, Starfire would also send people to supervise.
On the other side, the Hongshan Emperor was also warning Zhao Xing.
"If you want to take it over, it's not impossible, but both I and the Five Elements Emperor can only invest money. The personnel from the Primordial Hill who have already been assigned tasks cannot go to the Annihilation Star Ancient Road."
"I understand," Zhao Xing nodded. Using public resources for personal gain was forbidden. Otherwise, it would change the nature of the situation. It would be like Zhao Xing using the resources of superpowers to profit personally.
"I'm glad you understand," the Hongshan Emperor nodded. "However, since Lu Shan doesn't have a specific post, after everything's settled, you can let him take up a post on the Annihilation Star Ancient Road."
"Yes, thank you, Emperor."
The Annihilation Star Ancient Road was a medium-sized ancient road. For Zhao Xing to take it over, having money alone wasn't enough. He would also need to pass the second test: qualifying to take over.
The Red Star Empire's assessment standard was that the acquiring party must have five main departments: the Mechanist Division, Shennong Monitoring Division, Wild Expansion Army, Boundary Operations Division, and the Medical Division, along with sub-divisions like Internal Storage, Auditing, Miscellaneous Buying, Miscellaneous Selling, Contacting, Collateral, and Medicine, among others.
In addition, the medium-sized ancient road would require at least five Reincarnation Realm experts in charge.
If something goes wrong, a Dao Domain expert's head wouldn't be enough to handle it.
"When it comes down to actually doing things, we still need our own people," Zhao Xing said, looking at all these rules and regulations, unable to help but feel a sense of helplessness.
He had raised the money but didn't meet the qualifications.
But—Great Zhou actually met the requirements!
"Report to the Grand Shennong. After years of development, Great Zhou's Reincarnation Realm guest officials have already surpassed twelve, which already meets the strength standards for taking over a medium-sized ancient road."
"Secondly, Great Zhou's Fengdu Merchant Guild and Great Zhou's Boundary Operations Division have reached the minimum threshold for handling the development of a medium-sized ancient road."
"As for the Wu Division's Wild Expansion Army, we haven't met that requirement yet."
"However, since the Transmission Realm was opened and Bowe announced his theory of teaching all without discrimination, and since the Empire and the Demon Clan reached a brief peace, the requirements for the Wu Division's Wild Expansion Army have been greatly relaxed."
"The Lord of Beihe has already agreed to lend personnel, and he has sent Yang Zhuo to lead troops to join Great Zhou's Wu Division, so this issue has been solved."
"As for the Medical Division, we are still a little short of the requirements, but His Majesty is currently persuading wandering healers to join, and three Reincarnation Realm healers have already expressed their intentions."
"The only issue left is the Shennong Monitoring Division's requirement. Among Great Zhou's twelve guest officials, there isn't a Shennong in the Reincarnation Realm."
"King Taihe is in closed-door cultivation, but it's uncertain when he will exit."
The report was from Great Zhou's Prime Minister, Tong Wensheng.
Listening to his words, Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh. "The Shennong part is easy to solve. I can just appoint a Reincarnation Realm Shennong to temporarily take the position. I already have a suitable candidate."
A Reincarnation Realm Shennong is hard to find, but Zhao Xing had partners.
The person Zhao Xing had in mind was Qi Tian from the Four Seasons Palace.
He had originally infiltrated the Yunxian Realm with Zhao Xing, and they completed their transformation together in the Demon Ape Tribe's cave. The reforms of the Four Seasons Palace's Fang Linghou were even taught by him.
Later, Qi Tian followed Yang Baihe's Reincarnation Team and broke through to the Reincarnation Realm during the Boundary-breaking operation. Now, he was one of Zhao Xing's partners.
"Since that's the case, Great Zhou is already fully qualified to take over the Annihilation Star Ancient Road."
"Tong Xiang, prepare and get Great Zhou's negotiating team ready for the talks in two months," Zhao Xing said.
"Yes."
Two months later, Great Zhou's negotiating team arrived at Jiachen Fourteen Pass, Crystal Island, to meet with the representatives of the Four Great Families.
Thanks to the intermediary role of the Lushan Emperor, the Four Great Families' representatives met with the relatively unknown 'Fengdu Merchant Guild Negotiation Team.'
Six months later, the price negotiations on Crystal Island concluded.
Because Ru Yin Carlos was eager to detach from the Annihilation Star Corridor, which was a bottomless pit, and Great Zhou's price was one of the higher offers among the bidders, willing to settle the payment all at once, the negotiations quickly wrapped up.
Great Zhou took full control of the developed areas of the Annihilation Star Ancient Road and bought all the constructed magical arrays, mechanical facilities, survival bases, etc., and everything was packaged and sold to Great Zhou.
After both parties' representatives signed the divine contracts at the massive, long table, a rainbow light surrounded the entire hall.
The Great Zhou team and Carlos family representatives smiled and left.
As their gazes crossed, they both seemed to silently convey two words to each other:
"Finished."
Zhao Xing looked at the contract now in effect and smiled broadly. "From now on, I'm the head contractor of the Annihilation Star Ancient Road."
Tong Wensheng, who was beside him, hesitated to speak.
Zhao Xing glanced at him. "Tong Xiang, if you have something to say, feel free to speak."
"Grand Shennong, while Great Zhou has met the minimum qualifications to take over the Annihilation Star Ancient Road, we only qualify on the most basic level," Tong Wensheng expressed his concern.
"The Grand Shennong cannot misuse public authority for personal gain. We need personnel to develop the Annihilation Star Ancient Road, especially the most important Shennong."
"Although Great Zhou's Shennong Monitoring Division has developed quickly, it still falls far short of the requirements for such an expansive development. Can we really succeed?"
He couldn't change Zhao Xing's decision. In this matter, he wasn't even the one in charge. In fact, he didn't even know much about it. Tong Wensheng was simply there to observe.
But the wealth and responsibilities involved made him nervous.
Some words, however, had to be said.
Great Zhou had worked hard to get to this point, and now they were about to tackle something that seemed nearly impossible. If they succeeded, they would soar to new heights, but if they failed, it could be disastrous.
Was it really worth the risk?
Zhao Xing saw through Tong Wensheng's thoughts. "Your concerns aren't unfounded, but everything in this world depends on one thing—effort."
"Mount Die was once called the hardest problem of the century, yet now, I've stepped on it."
"Only doing the guaranteed things, avoiding any risk, will never bring great rewards. It will only waste precious time."
"Does Tong Xiang really want Great Zhou to spend its entire existence working for others?"
"As for your concern about the lack of Shennongs..." Zhao Xing flashed a confident smile. "Tong Xiang, there's no need to worry."
"If I ask the Shennongs of the world to come with me to cut down trees, they might not be willing. But if I ask them to open up new lands—haha, do you believe I could make the people of the Primordial Hill abandon their public offices and follow me?"
True, those with public offices can't come, as it would violate imperial regulations. But if someone is willing to give up their position on the old ancient roads to follow Zhao Xing to the Annihilation Star Corridor, there's no issue there!
Tong Wensheng was momentarily stunned. Having been in the country for so long, he had no clear understanding of Zhao Xing's influence. Had the Grand Shennong already become this influential?
Zhao Xing didn't blame him but spoke gently. "Tong Xiang, you've been in the country for too long, just dealing with official documents. It may not be good for you. As the saying goes, reading about the streets isn't as good as walking them. I called you out this time so you could see the world."
"You're right, Grand Shennong. I'll definitely learn more and observe more," Tong Wensheng said as he cupped his hands in respect. He immediately asked, "May I ask, Grand Shennong, how do you plan to gather the talents?"
"I'll be holding a ritual in the Annihilation Star Corridor," Zhao Xing replied.