Diary—Chapter 174: Garen whispers, silencing and breaking the defense!
Chen Xin didn't expect that after not seeing each other for so long, Dugu Bo's mouth would become so venomous. It was truly like Garen equipping Last Whisper—both silencing and breaking defenses.
Inside the reception hall.
After Lou Gao arranged for everyone to sit down, he looked at Ning Fengzhi, ready to speak, but was interrupted by Dai Yichen.
"Senior Lou Gao, you all chat first. I'll leave for a bit to change my clothes."
After speaking, Dai Yichen left under everyone's gaze. It was the first time in many days that he hadn't washed himself.
In the past, whether in his previous life or now, he would wash once a day. Even if he wasn't very dirty, he felt more comfortable sleeping after washing. Otherwise, his body would always have a strange, itchy feeling.
Ning Fengzhi: …
Chen Xin: …
This Fourth Prince completely doesn't take the two of them seriously!
Ning Fengzhi remained outwardly calm and instead discussed his daughter's conjecture about the gravity training room with Lou Gao. He was certain that this idea was a bit whimsical, so it didn't matter even if Dugu Bo and the others were present.
In the bathroom.
Dai Yichen showered while starting his diary. It had been more than half a month since he received a system reward.
In the past half month, his mind had been entirely focused on forging, leaving no attention for anything else. Even if he merely thought to write a word, he felt it would be too perfunctory and meaningless. He suspected the system wouldn't let him exploit this loophole.
Don't think the system is stupid—it's quite clever.
System: Who exactly is stupid?
[After being in seclusion for more than half a month, I've finally come out! I can finally start writing my diary again! I've discussed and researched a lot with Senior Lou Gao during this time, and the gains have been good. Senior Lou Gao is indeed worthy of being the number one master craftsman of this era.]
[This half-month of seclusion hasn't been in vain. I've also created the Sleeve Arrow, the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and two first-level sealed milk bottles. Now, Senior Lou Gao should truly recognize me, right? When the time comes, I'll have him serve as the chief blacksmith in the Imperial Palace, and then build a new Soul Guidance Academy with him as dean. That sounds pretty good too.]
Out of seclusion!
After more than half a month, the women all wondered if Dai Yichen was indulging in the embrace of some enchantress, forgetting all about home.
To the point that he even forgot to write his diary!
Of course, this was just a joke in the women's hearts.
In the reception hall, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ning Rongrong silently exchanged glances and then looked away. Finally, it's starting again.
Ning Rongrong secretly thought: This Dai Yichen is writing his diary while taking a shower. It seems he doesn't take her father and Sword Grandfather seriously.
However, Ning Rongrong felt this was in line with Dai Yichen's character. He was originally neither humble nor arrogant. He could be like this even when facing the infamous Dugu Bo, let alone her father and Sword Grandfather.
Now, what Ning Rongrong should be worried about is whether the two of them will be angry.
[However, as soon as I came out of seclusion, I saw someone I didn't expect. I didn't expect Ning Fengzhi to bring Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo Chen Xin to the Blacksmith Association at this time. This passage isn't described in the original work, and I feel it's caused by my appearance and the butterfly effect.]
The Girls: Narcissistic. Oh no, this time Dai Yichen hit the nail on the head—he's not being narcissistic.
When Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er learned that Ning Rongrong had started to take action, they secretly regretted why they hadn't thought of this.
[It's a pity that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Star Luo Empire are hostile to each other. Otherwise, I would like to pull Ning Rongrong into my Star Luo Royal Academy. With such a strong support ability, Ning Rongrong's joining would make the Soul Master Competition a guaranteed win.]
[Although I am not interested in the Soul Master Competition, the champion reward is still three soul bones—one of which is a 60,000-year-old wisdom soul bone. Only forces like the Spirit Hall, which have gathered many soul masters and have a long heritage, can produce such bones.]
[Thinking about my Star Luo Empire, which has also been passed down for so long, but hasn't even produced a high-level soul bone. In the original work, neither Dai Weisi nor Dai Mubai seemed to have obtained soul bones from the royal family. The soul bone on Dai Mubai's body was obtained externally.]
[But if there were high-level soul bones in the imperial treasury, they wouldn't have been able to cultivate even a Title Douluo since the founding of the country. Under normal circumstances, without the opportunity of Dai Mubai in the original work, and given the resources of this era, the Star Luo Emperor would be lucky to have a high-level Soul Douluo.]
[If there were two or three soul bones, even if they weren't perfectly compatible, as long as they didn't conflict with their attributes, the emperors would be willing to take the risk and absorb them. After all, they would become Title Douluo. But it's a pity they don't have any.]
[Strangely, an empire with a million-strong army doesn't even have a 50,000-year or 30,000-year soul bone—unless it was snatched away as soon as it was obtained!]
The women: Are the 'others' Dai Yichen talking about the Clear Sky Sect?
Many people are unwilling to believe this, especially Ning Rongrong, because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect are both from the Upper Three Sects, and like the Clear Sky Sect, they support entire empires.
But in her impression, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hasn't claimed to have obtained any soul bones from the Heaven Dou Empire. Her father may have one or two life-saving soul bones, but her two grandfathers don't seem to have absorbed high-level soul bones.
Soul bones are inherently rare. If the empire accidentally obtained a high-level soul bone, how could it be willing to let the sect take it?
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has two Title Douluo guarding it, its strength is no match for the other party's million-strong army!
It can only be said that Ning Rongrong is still too young and her thinking is somewhat naive.
Although the overall strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect isn't as great as the Heaven Dou Empire, their strength is formidable. Unless Emperor Xue Ye and the royal family don't want their lives, they would attack the sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could wipe out all members of the royal family before the sect is destroyed. When that happens, with no one in charge, the crisis of the sect would be resolved.
This is the most frustrating aspect of Dai Yichen's view of the power system in this world: Title Douluo have already stood at the peak, but they are no match for the million-strong army of the "mortal world."
In Dai Yichen's eyes, as long as there are no level-95 Super Douluo in the Two Great Empires, they are still within the realm of mortals. After all, if their strength can't beat the Upper Three Sects, they can only be suppressed.
Unless the emperor has some backbone and can face the possible assassinations from these powerhouses calmly, he is only a pushover. Emperor Xue Ye lacks this courage.
His father might have it—after all, this emperor fought his way out—but after so many years, sitting on the throne for so long leads to a common problem.
Who would be willing to give up such power and die after holding it for so long?
End of Chapter