Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1694 Early Autumn Matters
"Really, we should have come sooner!"

Before this equipment, Zhou Xu was limited by the range of his abilities and could only absorb the faith power of a small portion of the people in the area centered around Black Moon City.

Unfortunately, the coverage area is vast and sparsely populated, making the daily supplies simply insufficient.

Now, on this continent, apart from the Saint Laurent region where only a few cities have been deployed, the rest of the cities in their Great Zhou have been fully covered.

Now, the first thing he does every afternoon before starting his cultivation is to absorb all the faith power stored in all the statues into his own body.

The total amount varies, but on average, it allows him to recover about 10% of his mana each day.

Don't underestimate this number; note that it's every day!
In other words, a mage at the second level of the Out-of-Body Realm, when his magic power is exhausted, can recover to his peak condition in just ten days by absorbing the faith power stored in the statues, without absorbing natural energy!

This is already an astonishing level of efficiency.

Of course, this is also related to the high level of loyalty the people in the old Zhou region had to him.

After all, the higher the loyalty, the more faith power is generated.

In the Saint Laurent region, the people's loyalty to him was relatively limited, so the effect was not as good.

However, the Saint Laurent region has a large but low-quality population, so increasing the quantity can solve some of the problems.

Maintaining this state, Zhou Xu's cultivation efficiency also improved significantly.

As the new day dawned, Zhou Xu stepped out of his palace. Before his personal guards could react, his figure had already vanished and appeared outside the Hall of Diligent Governance at the same time…

【Hmm, still one meter short.】

Standing outside the Hall of Diligent Governance, Zhou Xu quickly estimated the distance before him, frowned slightly in annoyance, and then stepped into the hall.

The guards around their emperor were already used to his incredible actions.

Needless to say, this is the true power of "shrinking the earth to an inch".

Thanks to the power of faith, he finally managed to refine this mantra supernatural power after a quarter of a year.

Unlike the relatively simple-to-control 'Black Fiend Wind', 'Shrinking the Earth to an Inch' ultimately involves a problem of space and distance, which Zhou Xu always had some difficulty grasping.

It can only achieve a rough approximation, but it is difficult to achieve complete accuracy.

This undoubtedly caused him some distress, as such a small error could very well cost him his life in a fierce battle.

Even when running away, if you miscalculate the distance and accidentally step into a hole, it's not good to fall off a cliff or even step into a ditch.

In order to improve this problem and enhance his movement accuracy, Zhou Xu directly incorporated this technique into his daily life.

Simply put, you just need to practice more, what else can you do?
As a true mantra power involving space, it must consume a considerable amount of energy.

But he doesn't move two or three kilometers at a time within the palace. His steps are at most twenty or thirty meters, and sometimes only three or five meters.

Zhou Xu could still afford this level of exertion, mainly because it was for the purpose of improving his proficiency.

From an outsider's perspective, it seemed as if their emperor was constantly teleporting.

This also provided the National Education Propaganda Department with new propaganda materials.

After all, promoting the power of their emperor is also part of their job.

At the end of the day's work, Zhou Xu used his "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" supernatural power to return to his palace in one step.

Seeing Zhou Xu appear almost out of nowhere, Zhou Ye and Sigurd were clearly already used to it.

Sigrun ran over excitedly.

"Father, are we going to the grassland horse farm tomorrow to choose a foal?!" "That's the plan, that's correct."

Zhou Xu smiled and patted his daughter's head.

After their last conversation, Yarvit adjusted her teaching methods. Whenever she had time, she would still guide Siegrun's cultivation, and she would also invite Zhou Ye along.

But they will no longer be pushed to their limits and forced to grow at the highest efficiency, as they were before.

Sigrun got a chance to catch her breath, and her overall condition improved, with her personality gradually becoming more cheerful.

Even when Jarvit is present, she is no longer as reserved as she was at the beginning.

Just a week ago, Jarvit mentioned to herself again the idea of ​​going to see Pegasus in early autumn.

He also indicated that he would choose a Pegasus partner for Sigurd when the time came.

The beasts are highly intelligent. Letting the little pegasus grow and train with Sigriun from a young age will allow them to develop a better understanding and synergy.

Therefore, when the female warriors of the royal family reach a certain age, they will specially select a suitable little pegasus for their daughters.

Having received her father's affirmative answer, Sigurd was overjoyed and felt she wouldn't be able to sleep soundly tonight.

Although Zhou Ye didn't say anything during this time, Zhou Xu could see that his son's eyes were full of excitement.

Needless to say, Zhou Ye will be able to choose one when the time comes.

After thinking it over, Zhou Xu concluded that among the artificially bred mounts within their Great Zhou Dynasty, the Heavenly Horse was indeed the most suitable and reliable choice at this stage.

The night before their departure, the two children barely slept. Early in the morning, they started making a ruckus in their yard, leaving Zhou Xu and Yarvet speechless, as they had hoped to get another hour of sleep.

Sometimes being too sensitive isn't a good thing.

"Fine, you're already awake, let's get up?"

We skipped our morning exercise today, had a quick breakfast, and the whole family set off.

Once on the train, having probably not slept all night, drowsiness finally overcame them, and the two children finally settled down. Zhou Xu and Yarvet also took the opportunity to doze off for a while.

It only took half an hour to get from Black Moon City Railway Station to Grassland Station, and the family quickly arrived at the Grassland Horse Ranch.

Having received advance notice, Ma Guotao was already waiting outside.

The weather is nice today, clear and crisp autumn air, and the ponies are all playing on the grass outside.

"All the newborn Pegasus foals are here, a total of thirty-seven."

Ma Guotao gave a brief introduction.

His original idea was that the mare should be kept for breeding.

However, considering Zhou Ye and Sigrun's identities, he still released all the little pegasus horses for these two little darlings to choose from.

Seeing the little Pegasus roaming freely in the meadow, Zhou Ye and Sigurd's eyes lit up, and they kept turning around to look at Zhou Xu.

Zhou Xu chuckled.

"Go."

Upon receiving permission, Zhou Ye and Sigurd cheered and rushed into the meadow to make their selections.

(End of this chapter)