Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 104: Capital, Eastern Palace

Seeing that Xiong Zhigang was keeping him in suspense, Chu Danqing didn't ask too many questions and just followed him down the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, we soon saw a middle-aged man with an eagle in his hand.

"Sir, I have been waiting here for a long time." As soon as the other party saw Xiong Zhigang, he bowed and saluted.

"It's really you, Wu Hong." Xiong Zhigang's expression relaxed: "You came alone?"

"It's not that I'm the only one here, but I thought that the governor would come through here, so I waited here specially." Wu Hong said.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince knows that the Qiutan Clan and the Investigation Bureau are planning to attack you, Your Excellency. Unfortunately, your attention is tied up by Prince Fu, and you are unable to spare the energy to assist."

"We are unable to expand due to limited manpower, but fortunately we have finally found the General." Wu Hong said as he led the way.

Chu Danqing listened to the communication between the two and roughly understood something.

Xiong Zhigang was a member of the crown prince faction, which was why he was deposed and then reinstated.

The emperor was afraid of the prince's excessive power.

From Wu Hong's words, it seemed that he had the idea of ​​deposing the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son.

It’s the Prince of Fu.

The Qiutan Party claimed that seniority should be respected, but they supported Prince Fu.

Firstly, Prince Fu and his mother, Concubine Zheng, were favored, so Emperor Taichang did have this idea.

The second reason is even simpler. Prince Fu's maternal family is not powerful, so the Qiutan Party is easy to control.

After learning that the Qiutan Party and the Investigation Bureau wanted Xiong Zhigang dead, the prince immediately arranged for people to rescue this general under his command.

As long as Xiong Zhigang successfully returns, the military power in his hands will be equivalent to the military power in the hands of the prince.

It is very important to have soldiers or not.

Otherwise, so many people wouldn’t want Xiong Zhigang dead.

Xiong Zhigang is not irreplaceable, but he represents whether the crown prince faction can gain benefits.

After winding around and getting out of the mountain road, Wu Hong led them to the temporary base.

The people, carriages and horses have already been prepared here.

But this time we will not travel by land, but by water.

And the flag of the Eastern Palace was also raised on the road.

It only took five days to reach the capital.

During this period, Chu Danqing was practicing and not caring about worldly affairs.

During this process, not only did he cultivate the two ordinary-level derivative skills, the Five Elements Strengthening Technique and the Five Elements Nourishing Technique, to the maximum level, but he also completed the condensation of the Five Elements Spirit Ball.

The main reason is that his two secret techniques of strengthening the foundation and nourishing the essence complement each other. Practicing them together can greatly increase the progress of practicing both.

In addition, given the low quality and the fact that it is a derivative, how could the progress be slow?

[Five Elements Strengthening Technique (Derivative) LV.MAX: Health +10, Mana +10, when building a foundation with the Five Elements Spirit Beast Technique, the quality of the foundation increases by 10%]
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[Five Elements Refining Technique (Derivative) LV.MAX: Health +10, Mana +10, Difficulty of Building a Foundation with the Five Elements Spirit Beast Technique Reduced by 10%]
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[Five Elements Spiritual Pearl (Derivative) LV.MAX: Each Five Elements Spiritual Pearl can store 200 mana points. Current mana storage capacity: 1000]

(Note: The effects of the Five Elements Spirit Pearls cannot be superimposed)
(Note: You can only hold one set of Five Elements Spiritual Pearls)
The Five Elements Spirit Pearls are the same as the Five Elements Spirit Seals. Their effects are linked to the Five Elements Magic Spheres, and their levels simply represent the number of spirit pearls condensed from the magic spheres.

When the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth are condensed, it reaches the maximum level.

The effect is very practical, giving Chu Danqing extra mana reserves.

The mana reserves in the Five Elements Spirit Pearl are at full capacity, making cultivation more efficient.

He had experimented and found that every spirit bead with full mana could increase the efficiency of cultivation by 10%.

If all five are full, that would be 100% efficiency.

The extra 50% comes from the gain brought by the mutual generation of the five elements, which is similar to the effect of a set.

He also discovered that there was a subtle connection between the two sets of surrounding objects, the Lingxi and Lingzhu.

If you want to connect them completely, you probably need the remaining three pieces.

But even if Chu Danqing got it now, he had no way to condense it.

After all, his Five Elements Spirit Beast Art was only at level 2, and he only had two permanent sets of Five Elements Magic Balls, all of which he had transformed into Spirit Seals and Spirit Pearls.

The time required to condense the spirit beads is not much different from that of the spirit seals, and it can be done in one day.

The rapid progress of the two derivative skills of strengthening the foundation and nourishing the essence is inseparable from the help of the spiritual beads.

[Mission Completed, You Gain: Paradise Points x 2000, Attribute Points +2]

[Mission Completed, You Gain: Paradise Points x 2000, Attribute Points +2]
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[Trial Mission: Raise the reputation of the capital to a renowned level within three months]

[Trial Difficulty: C-Rank (Adventure)]

[Trial Reward: Paradise Points x 2000, Attribute Points +2]

[Trial Failed: Paradise Point -4000, Forced Return]

[This is a real-time task. Subsequent tasks will form different trial tasks based on completion degree and completion events.]

The reminder of paradise followed, which meant that he had arrived in the capital.

At the same time, a new temporary data emerged, similar to the camp contribution in the previous trial world.

【Reputation: Unknown (99/100)】

After taking a look, Chu Danqing no longer cared about this trial task.

It may be a little difficult for others, but for Chu Danqing it is as easy as it can be.

Xiong Zhigang's arrival in the capital alive caused a political storm, and even the aftermath was enough to skyrocket Chu Danqing's reputation. "Mr. Chu, we've arrived at the capital," Xiong Zhigang knocked on the door, then said, "I'll go see His Majesty first. Mr. Chu, please accompany Wu Hong to the Eastern Palace to rest for a while."

Chu Danqing opened the door and understood what Xiong Zhigang meant. He wanted to tie him up in the prince's camp.

He didn't mind joining the force because it was only temporary and he would leave after completing the mission.

As for the possibility of restrictions? Rights and obligations are bound together.

With Chu Danqing's strength, he cannot just enjoy power without fulfilling his obligations.

If you don't have invincible strength, you have to rely on background and influence to survive.

The principle of leaning against a big tree for shade will never go out of date.

Would his action offend the Qiutan Party, the Investigation Bureau, and even Emperor Taichang?

No matter which side you join, you will offend other forces. The premise of being able to please both sides is that there is no conflict of interest.

Otherwise, even if you are willing, others in the faction will not be willing.

Of course it is possible to be a free man in the middle, but if you don’t have enough strength, you will either not be able to reach a high level, or you will be like a rootless duckweed.

"Okay, thank you for your help then." Chu Danqing agreed and then asked, "Where are Brother Zhao and Miss Yuan?"

"They have old friends in the capital, so they won't go to the Eastern Palace," Xiong Zhigang said. "Besides, they won't stay in the capital for long and will return after a while."

What this means is that they had been invited before, but were rejected by both of them.

"Okay, I understand." Chu Danqing didn't ask too much and got off the boat with him.

I met Zhao Mingqian and Yuan Shanhu on the shore, and they got along pretty well.

Zhao Mingqian had a faint sense of resignation. Chu Danqing didn't know what to say, so he could only ask him to come if he encountered any difficulties.

The two will be in the capital for the time being, but they haven't said where they are going. However, they have hinted that they have a place to go, so Chu Danqing doesn't need to worry.

They also reminded Chu Danqing to be careful, as the Eastern Palace was not a good place.

The current prince is not a good person.

Chu Danqing took it to heart and got on the carriage and left.

After staying in the carriage for another two hours, they finally arrived at the East Palace.

The capital is the capital of a country after all, how could it be small?

After arriving, a eunuch led Chu Danqing to meet the prince.

After all, it was Xiong Zhigang who introduced him, so the prince will not neglect him.

Chu Danqing took a quick look and saw that the prince was already middle-aged. If he continued to endure, he might be outlasted by the old emperor.

"Mr. Chu, you have come all the way here. Please take a seat." The Crown Prince stood up to greet him, then said, "I heard that Mr. Chu killed a tiger and eliminated evil in the Nanshan Mountains, and also cleverly pacified the bandits in a county."

"You are truly the pillar of our Taichang." As he said this, he personally poured tea for Chu Danqing.

His two sentences contained Chu Danqing's identity and background that was carried over from the previous trial world.

Without this background and resume, the prince would not neglect him but would not pay much attention to him either. At most, he would meet him once and then send him off to Xiong Zhigang.

As soon as he finished speaking, a palace maid came out holding a treasure box.

"I heard that Mr. Chu is good at the Five Elements. This thing is just right." As the prince said this, the palace maid opened the treasure box.

Inside the box was a five-colored flower carved from a piece of precious jade that shone with the five colors of white, green, black, red, and yellow.

"This is a piece of five-colored precious jade presented by the Fei Luo Kingdom. I asked a famous artist to carve it and named it Orchid in the Valley to show off my elegance." The prince took the five-colored jade flower and handed it to Chu Danqing personally.

Chu Danqing reached out to take it, and the corresponding information appeared at the same time.

[Orchid in the Valley]

[Type: Cultivation Item]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Durability: 100/100]

[Effect: You can gather 10 points of Five Elements Qi every day, with a maximum of 100 points. Current Five Elements Qi capacity: 100]

When Chu Danqing saw this thing, he felt like he had seen a ghost.

As expected of the royal family, they can find anything.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I am willing to serve you at my utmost!" Chu Danqing accepted it immediately, acting as if he was a good employee as long as the boss paid him enough.

When it comes to working, it doesn't matter who you work for. As long as it doesn't harm others or delay wages, Chu Danqing doesn't mind taking another part-time job at Donggong.

Just from this attitude, it can be seen that the prince's situation is not very good, otherwise it would be impossible for him to spend so much money to win him over as soon as they meet.

Even if he had accumulated enough advantages from Xiong Zhigang, he would not be so humble.

A look of joy appeared on the prince's face, as his goal was finally achieved.

With Chu Danqing's statement, the rest of the communication went much smoother.

The prince did not change his condescending attitude just because Chu Danqing expressed his willingness to serve him, but remained the same.

As they were chatting, they heard a noise outside, which made the prince frown.

"Go and see what the commotion outside is all about." The prince asked his attendants to find out.

He was having a pleasant chat with Chu Danqing, and he felt that Chu Danqing had profound knowledge and extraordinary conversation.

Chu Danqing also had some insights into the current policies and strategies he talked about, which enlightened him.

(End of this chapter)