"What are you doing?"
Zhao Si set his hoe down outside Baili Qingfeng's courtyard and walked in.
"Come, come, let me ask you something."
Baili Qingfeng asked earnestly, "Do you often get terrible headaches when reading specialized books because you can't understand the terminology?"
"That does happen."
"Do you often lie awake at night and dream restlessly because you don't know where to sell agricultural products that aren't moving?"
"That was indeed the case back then."
"Do you often feel irritated and anxious because you don't know where to buy supplies that can increase your yields?"
"Yes, that's been a real headache."
"Have you ever wished that, if there were a place where we could ask questions whenever we encountered problems and get answers right away, wouldn't that be wonderful?"
"Exactly, exactly! Is there really such a place?"
"There is. I happen to know one!"
Baili Qingfeng clapped his hands.
"What place?"
"The Golden Zodiac Twelve Palaces!"
"The Golden Zodiac Twelve Palaces?"
Baili Qingfeng said solemnly, "Every member of the Golden Zodiac Twelve Palaces is a genius. We know astronomy above and geography below, are learned and well-versed in the classics, and can discuss the world's great affairs with a flick of our fingers. We even speak pleasantly. I was able to cultivate to the World's Strongest realm so quickly thanks entirely to the guidance of the great figures from every walk of life in the Golden Zodiac Twelve Palaces."
"T-That amazing?"
Zhao Si was stunned.
"There's nothing our Golden Zodiac Twelve Palaces can't do—only things you haven't thought of!"
As he spoke, Baili Qingfeng looked at Zhao Si solemnly. "The Golden Zodiac Twelve Palaces has extremely strict recruitment standards. Let me tell you plainly: when I first joined, there were only eight members. Counting me, there were nine. Yet