#502 - Starlight's shock

Qin Bu Yi led Xing Hui to Lan Wenhao, Qin Liang, and Ying Zhi.

"This is Xing Hui from the Second Elder's faction of the Heaven Battling Sect." Qin Bu Yi introduced Xing Hui to the three.

Xing Hui cupped his hands towards Qin Liang, Lan Wenhao, and Ying Zhi, saying, "Greetings, fellow Daoists!"

Qin Liang, Lan Wenhao, and Ying Zhi returned the greeting simultaneously, "Greetings, Daoist Xing Hui!"

Xing Hui and Qin Liang had never met before; this was their first encounter, and they sized each other up.

Ying Zhi, in particular, gave Xing Hui a good look...

Ying Zhi still remembered the letter that seemed to appear out of nowhere, and he knew without a doubt that Xing Hui had sent it.

As a person sent by the Second Elder, Xing Hui's cultivation and temperament were both above average.

With Qin Bu Yi's pressure beside him, Xing Hui had no intention of looking down on Qin Liang, Lan Wenhao, and Ying Zhi.

Qin Liang, Lan Wenhao, and Ying Zhi had been by Qin Bu Yi's side for many years, and their aura was equally impressive.

Xing Hui thought to himself, "As the saying goes, like general, like soldiers. To be able to follow a monster like Qin Bu Yi, these people are indeed extraordinary."

Qin Liang, Lan Wenhao, and Ying Zhi thought, "As expected of someone from the Heaven Battling Sect, Xing Hui's temperament alone surpasses most cultivators."

Both sides gave each other a high evaluation in their hearts.

After a few pleasantries, Lan Wenhao said to the group, "Everyone, the time has come. I must go and preside over the opening ceremony of Xinglan Academy."

After saying this, Lan Wenhao flew towards the center of Xinglan Academy.

Everyone in Xinglan Academy, as well as the ordinary people who were not qualified to enter, could clearly see Lan Wenhao's figure.

Lan Wenhao cupped his hands towards the bottom and said, "Thank you all for coming to attend the opening ceremony of Xinglan Academy. Wenhao thanks you all!"

The prominent figures in the Great Ming Dynasty below cupped their hands in response, saying:

"Patriarch Lan is too polite. The opening of Xinglan Academy is a fortunate event for our Great Ming Dynasty."

"We naturally want to participate in this fortunate event, hahaha."

"When I return home, I must send my good-for-nothing son to Xinglan Academy to study. I hope Patriarch Lan will help take care of him then."

"My son and daughter are already married and have long passed the age of studying at Xinglan Academy, but I can send my grandsons and granddaughters to study."

"It is an honor for us to be invited to participate in such a joyous occasion by Patriarch Lan."

"Yes, we should thank Patriarch Lan for the invitation."...

Everyone below wished they could say all the nicest things.

Were these words all directed at Lan Wenhao? Half were, and half weren't.

The Lan family, led by Lan Wenhao, had long become the most prestigious family in the Great Ming Dynasty.

It was only natural to say these nice things to please Lan Wenhao.

However, if it was just to please Lan Wenhao, everyone wouldn't need to put on such a grand display.

The reason they were so grand, bringing gifts, personally attending, and being so supportive, was largely due to Qin Bu Yi.

A seventh-rank official in front of the Prime Minister's gate. Qin Bu Yi's supreme status in the Great Ming Dynasty was enough to make countless people flock to him...

Directly pleasing Qin Bu Yi was already very unrealistic. These people below, despite being prominent figures in the Great Ming Dynasty, were not qualified to meet Qin Bu Yi in person.

Since pleasing Qin Bu Yi was unrealistic, they would please Lan Wenhao and the Lan family who followed Qin Bu Yi. If they could climb up to Qin Bu Yi through the Lan family... then any amount of effort would be worth it.

Even if they couldn't climb up to Qin Bu Yi, pleasing the Lan family, with their status in the Great Ming Dynasty, wouldn't hurt.

Lan Wenhao naturally knew the meaning behind these people's words, but he didn't feel uncomfortable.

The relationship between the Lan family and Qin Bu Yi was already like this. In Lan Wenhao's heart, the tighter the outside world tied the Lan family and Qin Bu Yi together, the better.

Looking at everyone, Lan Wenhao began to give the speech he had prepared long ago...

The opening ceremony of Xinglan Academy still needed a sense of ritual, especially the speech.

Not only could it help everyone understand Xinglan Academy in the shortest amount of time, but it could also gain a wave of reputation. Why not?

Listening to the content of Lan Wenhao's speech, Xing Hui also carefully observed the entire Xinglan Academy.

The unique, technology-filled architecture, all kinds of strange objects that could be driven without spiritual power...

These things caused a storm in Xing Hui's heart. The last time he came to the advanced instructor area to meet with Qin Bu Yi, he was on a mission.

He came and went in a hurry and had no time to observe carefully.

Now that he had such an opportunity, after careful observation, Xing Hui thought:

"These strange and ingenious things, could they all be from Qin Bu Yi's hometown?"

"It's very likely. I've never seen these things in the Heaven Battling Sect area."

"Where exactly is Qin Bu Yi's hometown? Could it be from the central area of the Tianhuang Realm?"

Xing Hui had only left the Heaven Battling Sect area a few times in his life. The only times he had gone out were to perform missions near the Heaven Battling Sect.

For Xing Hui, if these incomprehensible things really had a source, then it should be the central area of the Tianhuang Realm...

Looking at Xing Hui's seemingly bumpkin-like eyes, Qin Liang instantly remembered the look of surprise and incomprehension he had when he first saw these things, which was exactly the same as Xing Hui's.

Qin Liang smiled and said to Xing Hui, "Daoist Xing Hui, are you curious about these things below?"

Xing Hui didn't hide his thoughts and nodded, "I am indeed quite curious about these things below."

"Iron lumps that can move freely without any spiritual power or life force, iron birds fused with various steels. It's said that it's impossible for them to fly, but they hover in the air..."

Xing Hui stated his confusion one by one.

Qin Liang, like a patient teacher, explained the function and name of these things to Xing Hui in detail.

"The iron lump you mentioned that can move freely without any spiritual power or life force is called a robot."

"This thing was made by the Lan family. It's not very useful to cultivators like us, but it's very useful to ordinary people without any cultivation."

"At the very least, with these things in Xinglan Academy, the workload of many ordinary people can be reduced. For example, cleaning is completely left to these robots."

"The iron bird fused with various steels is called an airplane. The flying speed is about the same as a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"However, there are also airplanes that fly faster, reaching the speed of a Tribulation Transcending or even a Great Ascension cultivator..."

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