Protect Our Chief-Chapter 530 - 29: Tian Yezi! Artifact Refining Legacy
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As soon as these words were spoken, the young people all showed expressions of delight.
This was because Wang Shouyong was somewhat rigid in character and meticulous in his work, making it difficult to gain his approval easily. Moreover, if this matter could win the recognition and commendation of Fourth Brother/Fourth Uncle, it would be even more worthy of praise.
"Fifth Brother," Wang Shouming bowed and said, "Please rest in the tent for a while, and then I’ll slowly explain this matter to you."
Although he was a year younger than Zongyao, he was also of the "Shou" generation, which made speaking with Wang Shouyong less pressuring than it was for Zongyao.
Saying this, he led Wang Shouyong to the tent.
Due to the abundance of earth fire in the surroundings, the environment was extremely hot, so Wang Shouming and his entourage could only build a makeshift camp in a relatively cool spot, with wooden fences and tents, and even carved some stone water tanks from rocks.
"Fifth Brother, the earth veins in this valley are hot, and the water source is depleted. The nearest point to draw water is ten miles away. If we want to station here for the long term, it will be far more challenging than usual. For now, we can only set up a temporary camp," Wang Shouming explained as he walked. "We have thoroughly investigated the fire spirit vein and earth fire here. In terms of location, environment, and the heat of the flames, it’s quite suitable for constructing an Earth Fire Pill Furnace and Earth Fire Furnace. However, the location is indeed too remote and the environment is terrible."
"Eighth Brother, the foundations of the family cannot be built overnight. We can find a way to overcome these difficulties one by one," Wang Shouyong said, touching the small mustache on his lip in a calm and unhurried tone. "Such a rare treasure land is hard to come by even in a hundred years. Even if we spend fifty or a hundred years developing it, it would be worth it. You must know, everything our Changning Wang Family possesses today was painstakingly accumulated by our ancestors over hundreds of years."
As they spoke, they all entered the temporary tent together.
Though the tent was set up in a relatively cool place, it was still very hot inside. Fortunately, everyone was a proficient Black Tortoise Cultivator, with a tolerance to heat and cold far exceeding that of ordinary people. Especially for Wang Shouyong, who had a Spirit Platform Realm cultivation, his physique had undergone a qualitative leap, making such heat seem ordinary. He displayed a composed and calm demeanor. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Wang Lili and Wang Luqing, the two girls, were busy boiling water and brewing tea to entertain the guests.
The strict family rules of the Changning Wang Family always emphasized proper hierarchy. Even in the wilderness, etiquette and rules could not be forgotten. They always carried a small amount of spirit tea and some ordinary tea leaves among their personal supplies.
After sipping a few mouthfuls of tea, Wang Lili took out a stack of maps, saying, "Fifth Uncle, these are the maps and records drawn during this ’Clearing the Mist’ mission. Besides, while waiting for reinforcements, we re-scouted the ten-mile radius and mapped out detailed maps. We discovered that the terrain here resembles a sunken depression, so we named it ’Qinglian Fire Valley’."
According to the rules established by Wang Shouzhe, family members who explore valuable special terrains and landforms have the right to name them, and they will be recorded in the "Wang Family Inheritance Records." The Chapter on "Qinglian Fire Valley" will note who discovered it and mention the participating family members and household generals.
This way, future generations of the family can remember the achievements of their ancestors.
Just like the "Zhuwei Lake" next to the Wang Family’s Main Residence, which ensures that future generations will never forget there was an ancestor named Wang Zhuwei.
"Qinglian Fire Valley" was clearly named by taking a character from Wang Luqing and Wang Lili’s names, evidently Wang Shouming and Wang Zongyao’s idea.
They thus bestowed this honor upon their sister.
"The name is good. The ’Qing’ character can represent the heat of the valley, and the ’Lian’ character... With the Fire Spirit Vein empowering the ’Molten Pool’, it is suitable for planting the Fire Element Spirit Plant—’Fire Lotus’, which is quite harmonious," Wang Shouyong praised.
He was in a good mood, as these young men and women had added some excellent foundation to the family.
For the family, it’s certainly delightful to acquire a bounty of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures all at once, but obtaining a treasure land that can sustainably produce resources for hundreds or thousands of years is even better.
Later.
Wang Shouyong, along with the younger generation, once again explored the Earth Fire Melting Cave, closely examining the hidden mechanism in that location.
"The technique used in this mechanism is somewhat similar to artifact refining techniques," he deduced with a frown, "Moreover, it does not seem like our Daqian’s artifact refining technique. Of course, it is even less like the technology from the Divine Martial Dynasty period."
During the Divine Martial Dynasty period, human civilization was highly developed, and all fields of technology were far more advanced than those of Daqian. Even the setting up of mechanisms might not be detected by young ones like Wang Shouming and others.
Moreover, the carving techniques of this melting cave were relatively crude and hastily executed, not matching the meticulous style often associated with the "obsessive-compulsive patients" of the Divine Martial Dynasty.
Nonetheless, even with Wang Shouyong’s strength, he did not dare to rashly activate the mechanism.
Since the other party could construct an Earth Fire Spiritual Acupoints here, their strength was probably not something Wang Shouyong could contend with.
Fortunately, he was merely the vanguard, and more clan members and household generals would arrive later, with Ancestor Longyan and Fourth Sister-in-Law coming to support.
Once the academy event was resolved, Ancestor Longyan returned to the family first. After all, as an ancestral-level figure, her constant presence in the family provided the strongest sense of security for the clan members. Even if she remained in closed cultivation all day, it didn’t matter. As long as she was there, she was the locale’s stabilizing anchor.
