Chapter 1193: Origin
After gaining his first "believer" in the Corpse Kingdom,
Zhang Xiliang began explaining everything he knew about the Corpse Kingdom to Han Dong without holding anything back.
When it came to ranks, Han Dong was somewhat disappointed. In Zhang Xiliang's understanding, Black Zombie was the highest level; he knew nothing of ranks beyond that.
"Above Black Zombie, I don't know what rank comes next.
I've only heard that the Imperial Court intends to control the number of individuals above the Black Zombie level. In other words, the Ministry of Personnel controls the 'Corpse Collections' needed to support an individual's advancement beyond Black Zombie.
If a Black Zombie wishes to break through, they must submit to the Imperial Court.
The stronger ones beyond that are basically hidden within the Imperial Court. They are beyond our reach."
"I see. So they use 'Corpse Collections' to control the strong?"
"Yes... 'Corpse Collections' can greatly reduce the wrong paths an individual might take. Trying to break through on your own takes far too much time."
"Mm. Aside from 'Corpse Collections,' what else is interesting in the Corpse Kingdom? For example, special items, equipment, or tools that can improve one's strength."
"What Mr. Han wants to know about should be...
the 'mechanics' overseen by the Ministry of Works, as well as the 'talismanic artifacts' overseen by the Ministry of War."
Han Dong had already learned about Mechanical Planting in advance.
However, he had never heard of talismanic artifacts. He roughly guessed they were related to the talismans pasted on the foreheads of those workers aboard the dragon ship.
"Mm, tell me about them."
"The Ministry of Works' Mechanical Technology originated four hundred years ago, from the 'technological revolution' led by Mo Yin, the Minister of Works at the time. Since then, the