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Chapter 286 'Spiritual' Network

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As the deduction goes deeper...

Wu Wen gradually discovered that the more he knew, the more ignorant he felt.

The feeling is like a fish in water unaware of its existence, or being in the "Tao" yet unaware of its true meaning.

But when one's understanding changes and one suddenly glimpses the existence of the "Tao," one immediately feels a sense of awe, as if "seeing the blue sky from the sky."

Leveraging massive computing power.

At this moment, Wu Wen was like a fish that had grown wings, swimming in the ocean of knowledge and gradually becoming immersed in it.

Time flies.

Like a fleeting moment, five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

This forbidden area where Phoenix Mountain is located.

In the past five years, although people have come from time to time, they have never broken the silence here, which is like a place isolated from the world.

however.

On this day, everything that was peaceful suddenly changed.

On Phoenix Mountain, the mass of Qi representing neutrinos suddenly began to churn violently.

Then, a fleeting figure gradually emerged from within it, as if stepping from illusion into reality.

"I didn't expect so much time to have passed."

This figure was none other than Wu Wen, who had been in seclusion cultivating.

He originally thought that by combining with the Lock Mountain Armor, he could complete the deduction cultivation in five or six months, or at most eight or nine months.

But once I was immersed in it, I lost track of time.

When Wu Wencai finished his cultivation, he realized that so much time had passed.

"We've been completely out of touch for five years, I hope nothing bad has happened to us."

As he spoke, Wu Wen's body suddenly transformed into a stream of particles and vanished from the spot in an instant.

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Above the city of Jiaozhi.

Wu Wen's figure suddenly appeared like a projection.

He looked down at the city of Jiaozhi below.

Compared to five years ago, this place has undergone tremendous changes.

The city of Jiaozhi, which used to have only tens of thousands of people, has now become a super-large city with hundreds of thousands of people.

The houses in the city were well-ordered, the roads were wide and well-connected, and the city walls on all four sides were high and sturdy.

The main road leading out of the city was bustling with people and vehicles, with a constant stream of pedestrians and merchants.

Its grand scale is comparable to that of Chang'an.

Looking outside the city, the hills and mounds that were once covered with vegetation have now been transformed into orderly terraced fields.

At the foot of the terraced fields, houses stand neatly arranged, and people come and go in a continuous stream to work.

How did Jiaozhi develop so quickly?

With doubts in his mind, Wu Wen's figure disappeared again, and then suddenly appeared in the Grand Governor's Mansion in the city.

At this moment, Lü Cai was handling government affairs at his desk.

In the midst of his busy work, he suddenly turned his head and glanced at an imperial edict on the table.

This was a summons issued to him by the imperial court at the beginning of the month, from Chang'an. The summons ordered him to return to Chang'an to report on his duties and promoted him to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and granted him the title of Viscount.

Lu Cai stared for a long time, then sighed softly and muttered to himself, "My lord, if you don't come back soon, I won't be able to hold onto this Grand Commander's Mansion."

Just as he finished speaking, Wu Wen's voice rang out in the room: "What? What happened!"

Upon suddenly hearing that familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Lü Cai immediately looked up and saw Wu Wen's figure suddenly appear before him. He immediately stood up, quickly stepped forward, and happily bowed, saying:
"My lord, you're finally back!"

Wu Wen gently patted his forearm, then walked to the table and sat down.

"I just visited Jiaozhi City, and it's doing very well under your rule. You've worked so hard all these years!"

"It is my honor to serve you, my lord," Lü Cai said humbly with a smile.

“Come on, tell me what has happened over the years?” Wu Wen beckoned to him.

Lu Caijin came forward and explained in detail to Wu Wen everything that had happened in Jiaozhi over the years.

Six months after Wu Wen left, the first batch of cassava he planted matured.

This instantly solved the problem of food shortage in Jiaozhi, and there was even a surplus, which could be traded to obtain living supplies and money from other places.

After witnessing the advantages of cassava, such as its high yield and ease of cultivation, Lü Cai immediately encouraged its wider cultivation.

By the time the second batch of cassava ripens, there will be more than enough to eat.

Therefore, at Chen Yun's suggestion, the Chen family of Cangwu acted as the hub, using caravans to transport cassava, a staple food, out of Lingnan and into the Central Plains for sale.

In the Central Plains, grain was an extremely scarce strategic resource.

Chen Jiagang transported this new type of food to the Central Plains. After seeing this cassava food, the local people, noble families, and even the imperial court immediately went on a buying frenzy.

In an instant, the large quantity of cassava that the Chen family had transported from Lingnan, thousands of miles away, was sold out at a high price.

As a result, the Chen family returned with a large amount of money and supplies from the Central Plains.

At the same time, cassava, a food source, brought merchants from the Central Plains to this region, leading to the rapid development of Jiaozhi.

In order to accelerate the development of Jiaozhi, Lü Cai, based on Chen Yun's advice, made agreements with these aristocratic merchants from the Central Plains.

They first provided money and agricultural tools and other supplies to the people of Jiaozhi for land reclamation and planting, and then, in the name of the Grand General's Office, they issued them terms and conditions.

When harvest time came, they could exchange these terms for cassava from the Grand General's treasury. Chen Yun's futures-style suggestion of paying first and taking delivery later led to explosive growth in Jiaozhi within just one year.

Furthermore, Chen Yun stipulated that all aristocratic families and merchants must go through the Grand General's Office to obtain Lingnan specialties such as cassava.

Moreover, all the people of Lingnan had to hand over all Lingnan specialties such as cassava to the Grand Governor's Office. This practice, which allowed transactions to be conducted only through the Grand Governor's Office, directly put the economic lifeline of the entire Lingnan region under its control.

It was precisely because of this that the Grand General's Office was able to truly control the Lingnan region.

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Listening to Lü Cai's explanation, Wu Wen couldn't help but sigh inwardly, Chen Yun was indeed a genius.

All exchanges and transactions of money and goods had to go through the Grand Governor's Office.

His methods of controlling transactions were already quite similar to the functions of financial markets in later generations.

Wu Wen reached for the imperial edict addressed to Lü Cai on the table, glanced at its contents, and then said to Lü Cai:

"Is this the problem you were just lamenting about, the difficulty you encountered?"

Lu Cai nodded: "This is exactly what I'm going to tell you next, my lord."

As the Lingnan region, including Jiaozhi, Panyu, and Cangwu, continued to grow stronger, the imperial court took notice.

Your sudden disappearance, my lord, has given the court an excuse to keep trying to place officials here, attempting to slowly take control of the entire Lingnan region.

Over the years, the Grand General's control over Lingnan has become increasingly weak. However, because its subordinates have remained stationed there, the imperial court has been unable to maintain complete control. Therefore, the court is considering recalling its subordinates to Chang'an.

“But once I leave, the Grand Commandery will truly be a mere shell of its former self.”

Listening to Lü Cai's account, it seemed that he had always been the one to persevere and shoulder the burden of the entire Grand Commander's Mansion.

Wu Wen frowned slightly: "Where are Chen Yun, Ma Daxiong, and Aman?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Cai remained silent for a moment before replying, "My lord, compared to the pressure on the imperial court, my greatest difficulty actually comes from the Southern Yue King's Mansion."

"The King of Nanyue? You mean Li Chengqian?" Wu Wen asked.

Lu Cai nodded: "With the development of Jiaozhi, the King of Nanyue, who was originally depressed, gradually developed some ambitions again."

However, in order to avoid being discovered by the imperial court, he kept pretending and hiding himself.

The King of Nanyue tried to secretly win over his subordinates, but they directly refused him.

He then focused his gaze on Chen Yun, Commander Man, and Deputy Commander Ma.

"Chen Yun was fine at first, but as the Duke remained out of contact for several years, his attitude gradually became ambiguous."

Now, he is solely focused on developing the Cangwu Chen clan, keeping his distance from both the Grand Commander's Office and the Southern Yue King's Mansion, and refusing to cooperate with them.

Upon hearing this, Wu Wen remained expressionless and silent.

Lu Cai then added, "As for the barbarian commander, I don't know what methods the King of Nanyue used, but the barbarian commander actually secretly defected to him."

Upon hearing this, a chilling glint flashed in Wu Wen's eyes.

"Fortunately, Deputy Commander Ma also controls the Zhenfu Division. He and his subordinates have been holding the Grand Commander's Mansion and waiting for the Duke to return."

Over the years, Deputy Commander Ma and Commander Man have been engaged in a power struggle, both openly and covertly.

"If it weren't for my subordinates keeping the barbarian commander in check, he would probably have seized all the military power of the garrison!"

As he spoke, Lü Cai clenched his fists in anger, and his body erupted with a powerful aura.

In Wu Wen's view, Lü Cai had clearly mastered both the "True Explanation of Dust Tempering Body" and the "Lone Warrior Fist" that he had taught him.

"Ah Man, she actually betrayed me!" Wu Wen murmured softly.

He had always thought highly of Aman. In order to prevent Ma Daxiong from acting recklessly, he appointed Aman as the leader to keep Ma Daxiong in check.

Unexpectedly, things have come to this point, and it is now Ma Daxiong who is using it to fight against Aman.

"An ungrateful wretch!"

Wu Wen analyzed that A Man's betrayal was most likely due to the "brain-boosting drug" he had given him.

This simple person has become clever, and their mind has become more active.

However, everything he has is of his own making, and Wu Wen can take it all back if he wants!

He had already figured out how to deal with these people.

Wu Wen looked at Lü Cai in front of him, stretched out his palm, and floated a silver metal piece that was only the size of a fingernail, as thin as a cicada's wing, and covered with physiological patterns.

"What is this?" Lu Cai asked curiously upon seeing it.

"Consciousness Guidance Order!" Wu Wen replied.

As he spoke, Wu Wen raised his hand and slapped Lü Cai on the top of his head.

A thin, silver metal sheet, as thin as a cicada's wing, instantly seeped through Lü Cai's scalp like flowing water and embedded itself in his skull.

Wu Wen withdrew his hand, and Lü Cai immediately reached out and touched his head, but found nothing unusual.

Wu Wen explained, "With this consciousness-guiding token, you can contact me directly through your thoughts from now on. Even if we are thousands of miles apart, we can still communicate directly."

Upon hearing this, Lü Cai was both surprised and delighted; he had never imagined that such a treasure existed in the world.

Wu Wen continued, "You can also use this to enter the illusion I created."

"An illusion?" Lu Cai asked, puzzled.

Wu Wen smiled and said, "I'll pass on a secret order to you."

He touched Lü Cai's forehead with his finger: "Try silently repeating it in your mind!"

Lu Cai silently thought, "Let's try."

When the secret command appeared in his mind, his brainwaves instantly switched to a special frequency.

Subsequently, the consciousness access command was activated, just as Lü Cai entered the entry password, and his consciousness instantly entered the virtual space where the Phoenix Mountain Lock Armor was located, thousands of miles away.

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(End of this chapter)