Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 259 The Emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is

After pondering for a moment, Wu Xian decided to ask Xu Cunxin for some information about the upper world.

After all, Xu Cunxin is someone who has half upper-class blood.

"Speaking of which, how much do you know about the upper echelons?" Wu Xian asked seriously.

Xu Cunxin was slightly taken aback, a flash of hatred appearing in her eyes, "Master is interested in the upper echelons?"

"I suppose so," Wu Xian nodded and smiled. "I accidentally offended a high-ranking dog earlier, and now I'm being harassed by that dog. You and I, master and disciple, are now in the same boat."

"The dogs on the upper level?" Xu Cunxin asked, puzzled.

"A small family in Tianfeng Province, supposedly the dog kept by a big shot in the upper echelons..." Wu Xian briefly summarized the situation of the Wang family.

"I see," Xu Cunxin finally understood. "This disciple's understanding of the upper echelons is limited. I wonder what Master wishes to know?"

Wu Xian pondered and asked, "Are those people the same as us, or are there some fundamental differences between them?"

"There is no difference, only in terms of strength."

Are they... very strong?

“There are strong and weak,” Xu Cunxin said, “At least my enemy is very strong.”

"How does it compare to the three true gods of today?"

“It’s hard to say,” Xu Cunxin analyzed. “The top people at the top also control the power of the gods. It can be said that they have all the power that the true gods possess, except that they are not recognized by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.”

"So ruthless?" Wu Xian was secretly shocked. "How did they acquire such power?"

Xu Cunxin shook her head blankly, "They seem to be refining the power of the scroll and divine factors, similar to... how otherworldly monsters devour painting spirits to enhance themselves."

"Is that how it works?" Wu Xian said knowingly. "If that's the case, why haven't they gained the approval of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth?"

“We humans are not quite the same as otherworldly beings,” Xu Cunxin said, “otherwise there would be no need to develop the Extraordinary Scroll System.”

Wu Xian asked, puzzled, "How are they different?"

“I don’t know,” Xu Cunxin shook her head, “but the most direct manifestation is that after humans improve in this way, their spiritual structure becomes less and less resistant to distortion and pollution, which is the fundamental reason why they stay in the upper levels and are unwilling to come down.”

"I see."

Wu Xian suddenly realized, and couldn't help but have various questions about the underlying logic of this world.

The current extraordinary scroll painting system is like a "choice made out of necessity".

Because humans are not suited to directly absorbing spiritual or divine substances to enhance their abilities, the process of pursuing ultimate power must be divided into two parts: divine diagrams and scrolls.

In theory, when the divine image is condensed to a certain degree and the scroll-drawing terminal is developed to a certain extent, the combination of the two can also forge a true god.

However, the development of scrolling terminals is still somewhat lacking.

On the other hand, regarding the divine map, due to the emergence of various divine realms, divine positions have already begun to be born.

"What about the evil scroll painter?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

“It’s the same,” Xu Cunxin said with a smile, “except that they completely abandoned themselves and completely embraced the erosion of the twisted power.”

Wu Xian smiled knowingly.

From this perspective, those people in the upper echelons of society still have some "bottom line".

……

Back at the small villa in the North District, after some reflection, I continued my various research projects.

The Hero Tower has become the focus of public opinion.

The fact that many top-tier players in the T4 tier suffered setbacks has pushed the hype to new heights.

It was thought that with the help of the former T4 big shots, it would be easy to clear the 35th floor, but the result left everyone dumbfounded.

It's important to know that these T4 masters are all veterans who have already cleared the 30th floor for many years, and their strength has been continuously improving over the years.

To put it simply, it's not that they can only reach level 30, but rather that the Hero Tower has always only had a maximum level of 30.

However, many top players have failed. Not to mention the 35th floor, only one person has reached the 33rd floor so far. The rest of the top players are basically stuck on the 31st and 32nd floors.

This has sparked intense curiosity from all sectors of society about the difficulty of floors 30 and above in the Hero Tower.

Discussions about this issue are everywhere online. "What the heck? Is the difficulty level really that much higher than level 30?"

"Perhaps the experts are still in the early stages of development and aren't quite used to it yet?"

"Didn't a T4 veteran just send a message saying that the dungeons above level 30 are dominated by undead elements, and without a top-tier scroll specifically designed for them, it's very difficult to deal with them?"

"Currently, there are only a few experts who specialize in dealing with undead, and their results are not bad."

"Undead? Don't tell me that [Undying Spirit] also affects the Hero Tower dungeon?"

"Uh, no, if it really had an impact, the big shots wouldn't be able to play at all."

"Do you know some common sense? A domain instance is essentially a small world with its own independent laws, unaffected by the [Abyss Demon Lord]."

"Tsk~ I wonder who created this necromancy-themed scroll?"

"One of the masters from the Necronomicon?"

"I don't think so. This update clearly came from Tianfeng Province. It's probably from the necromancy scroll master in Tianfeng Province."

"I really want to experience the difficulty of level 31 in Hero Tower."

"It's a pity we can't even get to the twentieth floor yet."

"Let's worry about the situation in the other worlds first. The three major other worlds are almost unusable now."

"Hey, does anyone here have any leftover food? Damn it, the supermarket's been emptied out."

"Please, my child has been hungry all day."

“The recent rise in grain prices is indeed outrageous, and the situation is better in some grain-producing cities.”

"There's no way around it; with intercity transportation corridors closed, the flow of goods will inevitably be affected."

……

Wu Xian, on the other hand, naturally noticed this problem as well.

Yaoyang City remains as stable as ever. The seven land temple farms are growing larger and larger, and grain production has begun to exceed expectations.

The surplus grain could not be sold simply because the intercity space passage was blocked.

City Lord Chen Shilong has also dispatched grain transport teams to support neighboring brother cities.

At this moment, he was discussing with Wu Xian whether they should take this opportunity to expand the Land Temple Farm to several surrounding cities.

"Are the surrounding cities also independent and autonomous?" Wu Xian asked.

“That’s right,” Chen Shilong said noncommittally. “Our brother cities were among the first to be built during the disaster era, and we have always been worried about the food problem.”

"That's something we can consider." Wu Xian nodded thoughtfully. "I'll trouble you to handle the specifics."

Although local temples can collect incense and religious offerings, the current priority is to maintain stability, focusing primarily on these independent and autonomous cities.

His intuition told him that there must be something wrong with those new cities under the government system.

If the local earth god temple were built there, it would likely attract the attention and high concern of those in power.

It goes without saying that the struggle for incense offerings and the competition for believers will inevitably touch upon the core interests of those at the top.

"By the way, has the Wang family made any further moves?" Wu Xian asked.

"Not yet," Chen Shilong laughed. "But they've been scouting our situation from the sidelines, probably waiting for me to come and beg for mercy, right?"

……

Tianfeng Province, Divine Dog Club.

Wang Zhi has been in a very bad mood lately, partly because Yaoyang City has not responded for a long time, and partly because of the sudden birth of the "Three Gods".

As his master's beloved dog, he naturally sided with the upper class.

After all, the appearance of the three otherworldly gods is definitely not a good thing for the upper world.

"Damn otherworldly demons, you dare to become gods?"

At this moment, he felt somewhat like a eunuch who was more anxious than the emperor.

(End of this chapter)