Investiture

"Ancestor, three months ago, the eldest son of Hanguang's nephew was born. He is the first descendant of our Gu Clan in five generations. Moreover, the patriarch's eighty-fourth birthday is approaching. Do you think we should organize a Lineage annual meeting so that the younger generation of the family can come and pay their respects to you, Ancestor?"

"A descendant of the fifth generation?"

Those who heard this from Gu Jinlai looked somewhat strange.

The Gu Clan has already reached its fifth generation?

But upon closer reflection, it seems quite normal.

Gu Changfeng has always been happy to have many children, and this idea has also influenced his descendants.

Therefore, people like Gu Haoran, Gu Xingyun, and Gu Hanhai are all exceptionally good at having children.

Following the example set by their superiors, people of Gu Chaoyang's generation also advocated having many children and the blessing of many blessings.

"Speaking of which, Chaoyang, you're already thirty-four. Is there a woman you like?"

He asked with a smile, "Gu Jinlai..."

"There are so many things to do in Star Province, Jiangzhou, and Huangzhou that I can't keep track of them all, so I dare not be distracted."

Ancient Chaoyang Road.

"Life's important matters need to be addressed as soon as possible. If you have a woman you like, just let me know, and I'll personally help you propose."

He said with a smile, "Gu Jinlai."

"This..."

Gu Chaoyang looked somewhat embarrassed.

During this period, in order to ensure stability in Star Province and Jiangzhou, many Lineage chose to form marriage alliances with the Gu Clan.

As the most valued right-hand man Gu Jinlai, Gu Chaoyang was in no way inferior to his eldest disciple Su Nanxing.

Even...

Because of his outstanding administrative management skills, his importance even surpasses that of Su Nanxing.

There were countless Lineage and powerful groups that wanted to form marriage alliances with him, so much so that he dared not easily express his opinion.

"Um?"

Gu Jinlai looked at Gu Chaoyang and said, "Judging from your appearance, you really have someone you like? Which family's daughter is she? Tell me about her."

"She... is not a member of any particular Lineage..."

Gu Chaoyang hesitated for a moment, then said, "She is just an ordinary person's daughter."

"An ordinary family?"

Somewhat unexpectedly, Gu Jinlai, "Is there some kind of obstacle between you two?"

Gu Chaoyang paused for a moment, then repeated, "She is just the daughter of an ordinary family. Her father is a Xiucai who runs a bookstore."

Upon Gu Jinlai, Gu Jinlai quickly guessed what was going on. "Are you worried?"

Gu Chaoyang hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Many powerful forces have sent their children to my side, including the offspring of a Spirit Transformation cultivator like Lu Zhanfeng. However... I haven't made a decision yet, so I've temporarily turned it down due to being busy with work. If I were to marry an ordinary woman at this time, those powerful forces might have some bad ideas..."

"Negative thoughts? You think you're humiliating them?"

Gu Jinlai understood Gu Chaoyang's concerns, Gu Jin couldn't help but chuckle.

He shook his head. "You seem to have misunderstood something. It's them who want to befriend you and arrange a marriage between you, not the other way around."

"Regarding my current situation... I'm afraid the patriarch and you, the ancestor, also have some arrangements for my marriage... The ancestor mentioned this to me before..."

Gu Chaoyang was silent for a moment before speaking.

This point Gu Jinlai.

I never expected that my words would have such a big impact on Gu Chaoyang.

So much so that...

"Okay, I said that on the premise that it was consensual."

Gu Jinlai waved his hand. "Our Gu Clan has not reached the point where we need to sacrifice the marriages of our Lineage members to maintain our rule over Star Province, Jiangzhou, and Huangzhou. At the same time, you don't need to worry that this approach will cause dissatisfaction among other forces. If they dare to make trouble on this matter, it proves that they have no respect for us."

After saying that, he pondered for a moment, "It seems I need to have a serious talk with Changfeng."

"Ancestor..."

"Eighty-fourth birthday... let's set that time then."

Gu Jinlai, "The Gu Clan has indeed not had a gathering for a long time."

After saying that, he glanced at Gu Chaoyang and said, "If you really have your eye on that woman, you might as well bring her along. We've already gotten through the most difficult period, and no one will interfere with your life's important matters."

"Yes."

"Go."

He waved his hand, as if to say something from Gu Jinlai.

Gu Chaoyang bowed and withdrew.

Shortly after Gu Chaoyang left, Gu Jinlai stood up and headed towards the military workshop located next door.

During this period, he spent almost all his time cleansing the demonic nature from the Essence Blood Demonic Beasts and assisting the reserve guards of the demon god in condensing their demon god bodies, so much so that he paid less attention to the military workshop.

Now that he has some time, he naturally wants to visit the casting progress of various departments in the military industry workshop.

Compared to the Xuan Steel Swords and Xuan Steel Armor produced by Gu Junlei, the items produced by the military workshop under Zhang Lihuo's supervision were much more refined.

Meanwhile, due to the Gu Jinlai encouragement for cultivators at the Qi Refining, Gang Condensing, Core Forming Embracing stages to switch to the Celestial Master realm, the number of people in the Great Sun Heavenly Sect seems to have increased again, and the number of staff in the military workshop has also increased.

With more people, work efficiency naturally increases.

"The Sharp Sword and Heavy Artillery have been mass-produced in an assembly line and industrialized manner."

Gu Jinlai looked at the cannon barrels being produced in the distance and then sent to other areas for assembly, and nodded slightly.

At this moment, Zhang Lihuo, who had learned of Gu Jinlai's arrival, stepped forward. "Supreme Elder."

He seemed to sense the gazes from Gu Jinlai, and said with a smile, "The Sharp Sword and Heavy Cannon, huh? The current maximum production has reached one hundred and twenty-six cannons per month..."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

The number of Lijian heavy artillery pieces currently in service has reached more than 260.

This was only because sixty heavy cannons were captured in Jiangzhou; otherwise, the number would have reached three hundred and twenty.

"We've been researching electromagnetic railguns recently. Without considering energy issues, electromagnetic railguns are far more powerful and practical than the Sharp Sword Heavy Cannon. So, I'm wondering if we should continue developing the Sharp Sword Heavy Cannon."

Zhang Li Fire Path.

"For a long time to come, we will still have to rely on heavy artillery and sharp swords."

Gu Jinlai said, "You also said that the electromagnetic railgun can only have amazing power when energy is not taken into account. But the problem is that for a long time to come, we will have to rely on the spirit to obtain the nuclear fusion reactor, and only I can use the spirit to obtain the nuclear fusion reactor."

The words from Gu Jinlai made Zhang Lihuo feel somewhat ashamed.

He also reviewed a lot of information about nuclear fusion reactors, but...

These materials are too profound and difficult to understand.

Without fully understanding this information, simply relying on forced spirituality to shape a nuclear fusion reactor will increase the difficulty exponentially.

Take the spirituality obtained by refining Demonic Spirits as an example.

Gu Jinlai that consuming hundreds of ordinary Demonic Spirits or dozens of medium-sized Demonic Spirits is enough to create a nuclear fusion reactor.

However, because Zhang Lihuo did not understand the principles of nuclear fusion reactors, the amount of Demonic Spirit he needed to consume was dozens or even hundreds of times that number.

Moreover, Zhang Lihuo's Great Sun Core is still somewhat inferior to that of Gu Jinlai, and the spiritual power obtained from refining Demonic Spirits is also slightly inferior to that of Gu Jinlai. Under such circumstances, even if he were given the spiritual power refined from tens of thousands of ordinary Demonic Spirits, it might not be enough to generate the spiritual power of a nuclear fusion reactor.

"I will try to understand the design blueprints of the nuclear fusion reactor as soon as possible."

Zhang Li Fire Path.

"I believe in you, however, this technology... is still quite difficult. Even if you just follow the steps to learn... it will probably still take two or three years. Therefore, before our nuclear fusion reactors become widespread, the 'sharp sword' and 'heavy artillery' will remain our main combat equipment, and we cannot be careless in terms of production."

This Gu Jinlai.

Zhang Lihuo nodded.

He glanced at Gu Jinlai, as if he had thought of something, "Supreme Elder, because the Cheng Ying mech is being forged using immortal refined gold, the process may be slower. Even just the armor part, the completion of the construction will still take longer than we expected..."

"How long?"

"Unless we slow down the modification of the electromagnetic gun and the Xuan Bird fighter, it will take another six months."

Zhang Li Fire Path.

This number...

That's not slow.

Even among Celestial Person beings, the attainment of sainthood is not achieved overnight.

Although Gu Jinlai is eager to pilot the Cheng Ying mech into battle, the importance of the Xuan Niao fighter is equally self-evident.

After all, the two weapons are designed to deal with different environments.

Blackbird fighter jets engage in aerial combat.

Cheng Ying mech attacks the ground.

"Six months it is then."

The Gu Jinlai, "No rush."

"As long as it doesn't interfere with the Supreme Elder's grand plan."

Zhang Lihuo breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"How are the disciples of the Great Sun Heavenly Sect progressing in their practice of the Nine Refinements of the Morning Light Visualization Method?"

A question has been asked Gu Jinlai.

"Very good."

Zhang Lihuo's spirits lifted. "The Nine Refinements of the Morning Light Visualization Method is a modification of the Great Sun Ninefold Refinement Visualization Method. Everyone has no difficulty in switching to it and has quickly mastered it. If nothing unexpected happens... we will have six hundred Celestial Masters in two or three months at the fastest, and half a year at the slowest."

As he spoke, he glanced at the Sharp Sword Heavy Cannon production line not far away. "If the Supreme Elder needs it, we can operate at full capacity and produce more than 800 Sharp Sword Heavy Cannons every month."

"Eight hundred sharp swords and heavy cannons."

This number, when converted to a yearly figure, is nearly 10,000 heavy artillery pieces.

It almost reached the total annual production of the main warring countries during World War II.

Of course, this only refers to heavy artillery.

While this number is not small, it is by no means excessive.

It's important to know that during Blue Star War II on Earth, the total number of artillery pieces deployed by the warring nations exceeded one million.

The number of artillery shells produced each year exceeds one hundred million.

Compared to Blue Star at that time, Lingxiao City is still far behind.

"I'm waiting for that moment to come."

A word of encouragement came from Gu Jinlai.

Next, he pointed out to Zhang Lihuo and others the various difficulties in the production of electromagnetic railguns.

A few days later, a visit from Fang Linghai, the sect leader of the Cold Moon Sect, forced him to temporarily leave the military workshop.

In the reception room.

Looking at this Primordial Spirit True Lord, Gu Jinlai greeted him with a smile, "What wind blew Sect Master Fang here?"

"I apologize for coming uninvited, Lord Gu."

Fang Linghai seemed a little reserved.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, he got straight to the point. "I am here today to make an unsolicited visit, but I would like to further deepen the cooperation between our Cold Moon Sect and Lingxiao City."

"Oh, how do you deepen it?"

This Gu Jinlai.

Fang Linghai looked at Gu Jinlai with a solemn expression and said, "If I were to say that the Cold Moon Sect is willing to merge the entire sect into Lingxiao City, what would you say, Lord Gu?"