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Chapter 535: The New Flying Boat
🕑 Added 2024-04-06 03:42:48 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
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In Yunxia County, Zhao Ning had spent two months conscripting five thousand new recruits and had also found dozens of children with Spiritual Roots.
On this particular day, in the square outside the county's government compound, the five thousand youths, after a brief training period, were now able to form simple formations. At least at first glance, they no longer appeared as a mere cluster or a disorderly mob.
However, despite their stern expressions, these five thousand individuals were mostly children, with the oldest among them not exceeding fifteen years old. They still retained a childlike innocence.
They couldn't help but look around, exchange a few hushed words with their companions, and soon, countless whispers filled the square.
Zhao Ning, standing on the high platform in the square, paid it no mind. He remembered that over a hundred years ago, when he had just joined the Academy, he had been just like them.
At this moment, his gaze turned southward, and in the distance, dozens of tiny black dots appeared in the sky, flying in their direction.
After a short while, the new recruits in the square also noticed the massive Flying Boat approaching from the horizon.
"Look! So many big birds!" exclaimed one young boy.
"It doesn't look like birds at all. They don't even have wings."
"Hahaha! What a joke. How could something fly without wings?"
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At this point, discipline had long been forgotten by the new recruits, and they were all engaged in discussions.
After a few moments, the airborne objects arrived directly above them, revealing themselves as colossal Flying Boats.
This sight greatly shook the young hearts of those who had been plowing fields with their elders just a few days ago. Although they had been conscripted, they had never witnessed true immortal techniques before.
From this day forward, their life paths would be rewritten.
Soon, these new recruits, filled with awe and intense curiosity, boarded a Flying Boat for the first time in their lives.
This time, the Great Chu Immortal Nation deployed dozens of Flying Boats it had accumulated over the years specifically to collect new recruits from various counties and conduct unified training.
In the four counties, they conscripted a total of five thousand people each, making it a total of twenty thousand new recruits. After arriving in King's City, they would undergo unified training for five years before being assigned to various army units.
"Your Majesty, the newly recruited troops, a total of twenty thousand, have all arrived in King's City," reported Luo Zhongjie from the Great Hall.
"Good! Later, you shall take ten bottles of Profound Spirit Elixir and add them to the new recruits' food," ordered Wang Hong.
The Profound Spirit Elixir Wang Hong mentioned was the liquid produced from the Yellow Gourd transformation. He had never heard of such Spiritual Objects before and had given them a name himself.
"Your Majesty, there are only twelve bottles of Profound Spirit Elixir in stock," Xu Lun quickly reported.
Everyone was aware of the effects of the Profound Spirit Elixir now. Hearing that ten bottles would be distributed to the new recruits at once, envy was inevitable.
Wang Hong understood their thoughts and continued, "Let's use ten bottles for the new recruits first. Although it's not much for twenty thousand people, it can still improve their aptitude and enhance their cultivation speed. Strengthening their abilities and training the new recruits are the most critical tasks at the moment. While we have defeated the two Demon Clans this time, we can't expect a long period of peace. The Demon Clans will never leave us alone."
"Your Majesty, your wisdom and foresight are unparalleled, and we can only hope to follow in your footsteps!" The Ma Brothers seemed to be present on all occasions.
Wang Hong waved his hand to stop the Ma Brothers from further flattery.
"I will continue to refine the Profound Spirit Elixir to strengthen our side's power," he stated.
"Chen Xiaofeng, in the coming period, your Ministry of Works needs to refine another batch of Flying Boats, at least capable of transporting twenty thousand people simultaneously. To transport twenty thousand people at once, if we calculate using Medium-sized Flying Boats, we would need at least two hundred."
Although armies composed of martial practitioners were formidable in battle and could withstand Beast Tides head-on, they had a drawback: first and second-tier martial practitioners couldn't fly, which limited their mobility on the battlefield. Having enough Flying Boats could compensate for this deficiency. Moreover, Flying Boats offered formation-based defenses, acting as mobile fortresses, providing a significant advantage when facing the Demon Clan.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works has recently developed a new type of Flying Boat that can carry five hundred people simultaneously," Chen Xiaofeng replied. He had designed it recently and refined it with the Ministry of Works' toolmasters.
"Oh! Does that mean it surpasses Large-sized Flying Boats?" Wang Hong expressed great interest in this new type of Flying Boat. Generally, Medium-sized Flying Boats could carry around one hundred people, and Large-sized ones could accommodate up to three hundred. A Flying Boat that could carry five hundred people was truly astonishing.
Hearing everyone's amazement, Chen Xiaofeng explained somewhat embarrassedly, "Actually, the tier of this Flying Boat falls between Medium-sized and Large-sized. We enhanced its carrying capacity while weakening some of its other functions."
Wang Hong was not disappointed; instead, he became even more intrigued. "Does that mean its construction cost is not high?"
If this new type of Flying Boat truly surpassed Large-sized ones, it would undoubtedly be more cost-effective.
"Your Majesty, the cost of one of these new-type Flying Boats is roughly equivalent to that of two Medium-sized Flying Boats."
"Good! Then construct a hundred of them for now, allocate twenty of them for use in King's City and for transportation between the four major counties."
Since they had found a better solution, only forty would be needed to solve the problem that previously required two hundred Flying Boats. Wang Hong could then allocate some of the remaining Flying Boats to strengthen the connections between the cities.
"The Ministry of Works has made significant contributions. The two remaining bottles of Profound Spirit Elixir in the treasury will be rewarded to the Ministry of Works."
Seeing Chen Xiaofeng receive two more bottles of elixir, everyone looked at him with envy.
Afterward, they discussed many more matters before finally dispersing.
Wang Hong returned to his palace, dismissed his attendants, and once again immersed himself in his Space.
In the more than a year that had passed since the great battle, hundreds of years had passed within the Space. The newly grown gourd vines had once again covered an acre of land, and they were still growing, showing no signs of flowering or fruiting.
The Yellow Gourd he had previously harvested was placed in the Space. It could produce a gourd of Profound Spirit Elixir approximately every hundred years.
He divided each bottle of elixir into ten portions, sealed them in Jade vials, and distributed them as rewards to his subordinates.
Based on the results of many of his subordinates using the elixir, it was clear that it could significantly improve one's aptitude, whether they were Cultivators or martial practitioners. Based on Wang Hong's experience, each person could consume up to ten bottles, which would enhance their aptitude by two tiers.
For instance, if a person with four Spiritual Roots consumed ten bottles, their aptitude would become similar to someone with two Spiritual Roots.
Furthermore, Wang Hong thought about what would happen if a Cultivator with a Single Element Spiritual Root or two Spiritual Roots consumed ten bottles of elixir. What kind of transformation would they undergo?
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