Arrival on the Star Luo Continent
Jiang Mingyuan had been on this giant ship for two months. Life on the ship was monotonous and dull; he ate, slept, and accompanied Tang Wulin to training in the evenings.
At noon today, after lunch, Jiang Mingyuan accompanied Tang Wulin to the deck for a stroll and to enjoy the scenery. Although the two of them were already tired of seeing the almost identical sea.
"Brother Yuan, look over there! Isn't that a ship over there?"
Tang Wulin suddenly pointed in the direction behind Jiang Mingyuan and shouted excitedly.
When Jiang Mingyuan turned his head to look, there was indeed a fishing boat drifting on the sea.
As the two ships drew closer, the smaller fishing boat took the initiative to dodge, keeping a full 50 meters away from the port side of the giant ship. Only after ensuring that there was no chance of a collision did the fishing boat's captain feel relieved.
"Uncle, are you fishing?"
This was the only living creature Jiang Mingyuan had seen on the sea surface in two months, apart from the occasional school of fish.
The fisherman looked to be a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties, with graying temples, but his arms were remarkably strong.
"Little girl! I'm just fishing. What are you doing?" The fisherman spoke with an accent different from that of the Douluo Continent, clearly indicating that he was from the Star Luo Continent.
Jiang Mingyuan Martial Soul Possession and flew with Tang Wulin to the small fishing boat.
As soon as they landed on the boat, a fishy smell filled their nostrils. But to be honest, after drifting at sea for more than two months and being fed all sorts of fish by Mu Ye, the two of them were already used to it.
"Uncle, we are an envoy from the Douluo Continent, heading to the Star Luo Continent for friendly exchanges."
The fisherman used his machine to haul in a fishing net, which contained dozens of large fish—a considerable haul. He picked up a slightly dirty towel, wiped his hands, and appeared quite enthusiastic.
"I don't know anything about missions or anything like that, but our Star Luo Continent welcomes anyone who cherishes peace. You two little kids probably are still students."
Tang Wulin nodded.
"You guessed right, we are indeed students, and we came with our teacher."
At this moment, others on deck also noticed the small fishing boat that was not far from the giant ship.
The foreign minister of the Star Luo Empire and the foreign minister of the Federation had just finished their conversation and came up to the deck for some fresh air when they saw the fisherman below.
Sima Lanxiao knew that they were not far from the Star Luo Continent, so it was normal to see fishing boats.
"Fellow villager, how was your fishing catch?"
The fisherman turned his head and saw a man who looked like an official. He immediately felt nervous and was not as relaxed as when he was facing the two children, Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin.
"Great, very good. We just cast the net and caught over 20 fish."
Sima Lanxiao smiled and exchanged a few more words with an older man, while also glancing at Pan Wen beside her.
"The people of our Star Luo Continent live a very good life."
Douluo Continent and Star Luo Continent adopted two completely different systems.
The Douluo Continent adopts Federation, with a parliament composed of members to conduct deliberations.
The Star Luo Continent adopts a monarchical system.
It is not a constitutional monarchy, but a true monarch, namely the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, as the supreme ruler.
Monarchy is like opening a blind box.
If you draw a good emperor, the whole country will prosper; if you draw a bad emperor, you'd better pray he doesn't ruin the country.
Compared to the Heaven Dou Empire on another overseas continent, the Star Luo Empire chose its emperor's successor based more on the princes' abilities than on the emperor's personal preferences.
This system originated from the Star Luo Empire's princes fighting each other 20,000 years ago, ultimately determining a victor. Although it's not as bloody now, it still allows for the selection of someone who is at least not useless from among the many princes.
The current emperor of the Star Luo Empire is a rare and wise ruler. At least under his rule, various taxes are much lower than in the previous dynasty, which is one of the few areas where the Star Luo Empire is better than the Sun Moon Federation.
However, in Jiang Mingyuan's view, both systems are rotten. Comparing the two, the Sun Moon Federation is rotten to the core. The seats of the major members of parliament have been divided up by several major forces.
Just how bad was it in the original work?
In the later part of the original story Tang Wulin grows up and goes to the Spirit Pagoda to settle scores with the Qiangu Family. In the Federation Parliament, the Spirit Pagoda faction suffers a major blow.
At first glance, it seems that eight out of the remaining ten councilors are aligned with St. Tang. The Eternal Heaven, this powerful weapon, was simply snatched away without a word being uttered.
The Federation Parliament, the ostensible highest authority in the Federation, has been infiltrated to this extent.
Of course, Tang Wulin, with his blockheaded mind, probably wouldn't understand these intricacies. He probably genuinely felt that it would be safer to keep the Eternal Heaven in his own hands.
The giant ship sailed for another day and night before finally seeing the coastline of the Star Luo Empire.
The port was packed with people welcoming them. Some were going to sea for the first time in their lives, and when their feet finally touched the solid ground, they even shed tears of excitement.
"Finally, finally we're on land!"
Under the arrangement of Foreign Minister Sima Lanxiao, the Douluo Continent delegation first rested for one night in a coastal city, and then took a train to Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire.
"Your Silver Moon Douluo, I have just received notification that a grand youth Soul Master competition is being held in Star Luo City, the capital of our Star Luo Empire. These Shrek Academy students are all young geniuses of their generation. Why not let them participate in this competition as well? It would also better promote exchanges between young people from both continents." Sima Lanxiao walked to Cai Yue'er's side with a smile.
Cai Yue'er gave Sima Lanxiao a cold glance, making the trembling foreign minister's heart tighten.
To be honest, Sima Lanxiao preferred interacting with Zhuo Shi to Cai Yue'er.
Firstly, Cai Yue'er is the official leader of Shrek this time, so this kind of thing can only be discussed with her.
Secondly, Sima Lanxiao could not find the Zhuo Shi.
Tang Wulin did not proactively inform Wu Changkong and Zhuo Shi about accepting Mu Ye's training.
Not long ago, on a whim, Zhuo Shi decided to test Tang Wulin's mastery of the Red Dragon Nine Forms.
The results showed that Tang Wulin's skill level improved at an astonishing speed.
Zhuo Shi admitted that he was disheartened by his grand-disciple's excellence, and he planned to secretly observe how his grand-disciple trained.
That's how they discovered Mu Ye.
Mu Ye spent most of his time by Zhen Hua's side, keeping a low profile. No one else knew that he was the sect leader of the Body Sect. Zhuo Shi just wondered where this guy came from and whether he was qualified to teach his grand-disciple. He insisted on having a match with Mu Ye.
They couldn't fight freely on the ship. But once they got ashore, the two of them disappeared the moment they disembarked. They're probably still fighting in some nook or cranny right now.
As expected.
As the train approached Star Luo City, two figures swiftly swept across the sky, exuding a powerful aura.
It was during the fight that Zhuo Shi and Mu Ye discovered their group had been wiped out.
Zhuo Shi stepped directly onto the roof of the carriage and entered through a special passage. Sima Lanxiao was overjoyed to see Zhuo Shi arrive. He immediately ran over, hoping Zhuo Shi could help persuade Cai Yue'er.
As a result, Sima Lanxiao found that Zhuo Shi had been beaten black and blue by someone and looked depressed.
Sima Lanxiao a chill in her heart.
"What happened to you? How did you become like this?" Cai Yue'er glanced at Zhuo Shi, who had just sat down opposite her, with a look of disdain.
"Hey. Don't even mention it. Ouch!" Zhuo Shi rubbed his swollen cheek, and a sharp pain shot through him.
Upon seeing this, Wu Changkong hurriedly took out some commonly used wound medicine from his Storage Soul Tool and was about to help his teacher apply the medicine when Zhuo Shi waved his hand.
"No need for all that trouble, I'll be fine in a bit. By the way, go tell Wulin to study hard. That guy's got some skills; in terms of martial arts, I'm definitely not as good as him."