Although Master Mu Hongqing was not well-regarded in the capital, he was quite popular among the literati in Jiangnan due to his upright character and outstanding literary talent. He also had a good relationship with Master Huang from Liuzhou back then, and they often exchanged painting techniques.
She remembered that during the years she had followed her master to Jiangnan, she would visit Master Huang several times a year. She always remembered that Master Huang had a peculiar habit: when he was talking to people, he liked to place an antique-style mirror on the table.
She hadn't expected Chen Qing to have this habit, and even more unexpectedly, Chen Qing's mirror looked so much like Master Huang's —it seemed like they were the same one!
Chen Ying, sixteen years old, possesses exceptional talent and is destined for greatness. Now, having received the Azure Dragon Inheritance, her fate will undergo a dramatic change, perhaps even a transformation.
Chen Qing glanced at the information in the mirror that only she could see, and a slight twitch appeared on her lips: Sixteen years old. How sinful.
"Sir, someone has entered."
Chen Qing nodded upon hearing this and looked over.
The servants were brought in in groups of ten, lined up in a row. Chen Qing glanced at them, and the information in the mirror quickly changed.
Zhao Tiezhu: Eighteen years old, with low aptitude, like a straw dog. If he joins the Door God System without a fortuitous encounter, he can only reach the third level of a gatekeeper at most, with no hope of advancing to the Mountain God Soldier. If he joins the Mountain God Sect, he will be at most a fifth level of Mountain Ghost at most, without a Mountain Ghost encounter, and will find it difficult to reach the Transcendent in his lifetime. If he becomes a Nourishing Earth Spirit, he will have a one percent chance of advancing to the Immortal Farmer.
Not bad, it does match up, albeit barely.
Looking at the data, Chen Qing was fairly satisfied. After many days of communication and assimilation with the Mountain God and Door God System, the Mirror Demon was finally able to integrate with the data.
This is why, even at great risk to rescue the Ghost Child, he still wanted to plot against Master Huang, the Mirror Demon.
The Mirror Demon can discern the fortunes of everyone in the world, and most importantly, it can see changes in fortune at any time. In terms of its design, it is equivalent to an ancient version of a predictive AI. It can not only see anyone's background and general fortune, but also react quickly after the other person's fortune changes and reread the other person's new future.
This principle is particularly applicable to Divine Path Style.
The characteristic of Divine Path Style is that it requires the use of a large number of people. However, to build a divine kingdom, it is impossible to be so accurate in the selection of personnel every time, especially the basic personnel. Most people at the bottom of this world have no chance to turn their lives around because the bloodline families are fixed, and it is difficult to discover the sorcerer aptitude of commoners.
But Divine Path Style is different. Everyone has a chance. As long as you have enough talent, you can achieve results that are not much weaker than those of martial artists or sorcerers by using Divine Path Style's platform. Moreover, the threshold is extremely low, and everyone has a chance to get in!
The low barrier to entry for Divine Path Style platforms is an advantage, but it attracts a large influx of people with varying qualifications, making it difficult to distinguish between those with good and bad qualifications.
At first it was fine, but as the power grew and the number of people increased, identification became increasingly difficult. And if there were fixed class relationships at the lower levels, it would be even more difficult to identify them.
But with this Mirror Demon, things are different.
Whether it's a dragon that can fly or a rat that can only dig holes, it's immediately obvious, and there's virtually no chance of making a mistake, thus maximizing the utilization of personnel's potential!
The earlier qualified individuals are promoted, the faster the foundation of the Divine Path forces will take off. This is the unparalleled role that the Mirror Demon plays in the Divine Path system!
"Alright, you ten. Li Annian, Zhao Tiezhu, and Wu Dali stay behind. The rest of you, await orders outside the city!"
"Yes!"
The ten men quickly bowed and took their leave, each feeling uneasy. They had heard that the group left behind would be guarding the city gates. Although the treatment would be the same, with the protection of the gatekeeper, it would certainly be safer than going out to search.
Wei Gongcheng looked at Chen Qing with some surprise. He remembered that he hadn't given his name, had he?
This guy... did he memorize everyone's names after just one glance at the roster?
Even photographic memory isn't like this, since he remembered that this guy wasn't there when roll call was taken.
Chen Qing, however, did not pay attention to Wei Gongcheng's strangeness. After all, he would have many more eccentricities in the future, and he couldn't explain himself every time.
"Next batch!"
It took three whole hours, until almost noon, for Chen Qing to finish counting everyone. He was exhausted, his neck ached, and he wasn't in a very good mood.
A total of 1,539 people enlisted. Of these, more than 900 would be better suited to the Door God System, while the remaining 400 would be better suited to the Mountain God System.
He has only conferred two deities and two systems so far. As for the future Underworld system, War God System, mountain and river system, Sea God Faction, exorcism system, five blessings system, star system, etc., he has to build them himself before they can be matched with the Mirror Demon. What he can see now is only the changes after these people join the two existing systems in the future.
In the two systems today, the Door God System is simpler, consisting only of door soldiers and door craftsmen. The former are guards, while the latter control the various machines that the door gods will evolve into in the future.
The highest rank for a gatekeeper is nine. Once a gatekeeper reaches level nine, he has the opportunity to be promoted to a Heavenly Soldier, whose strength is equivalent to Third Rank martial artist. He can condense his spirit into a physical body and may even have the opportunity to be promoted to a Heavenly General in the future.
The highest level for a door craftsman is level five. Upon reaching level five, there is a chance to advance to the Heavenly Craftsman level, just like a Heavenly Soldier. They can condense their spirit into a physical body and have the opportunity to advance to the Heavenly Palace Master Craftsman level in the future, where they can control extremely complex Star Cannons, Heavenly River Extreme Ice, and so on.
Of the more than 900 people this time, more than 850 are suitable for the gatekeeper route, and less than 50 are suitable for the gate craftsman route. After all, this requires extremely exquisite craftsmanship talent, and engineering talents are already a minority.
The Mountain God System is more complex. In addition to the Mountain Ghost that can fight head-on, there are also mountain demons that can cast certain spells, as well as Earth Spirit that can nourish the land in the mountains, water spirits that can nourish the springs in the mountains, and beast spirits that can awaken the spirits of wild animals!
Their functions are varied. Earth Spirit can nourish the land, making the land under the jurisdiction of the Mountain God more fertile. They can also generate immortal soil, which can be used to grow crops that nourish the soul. Advanced Earth Spirit can evolve into immortal farmers, mainly growing immortal herbs needed by the divine Divine Path Style. They can also evolve into immortal soil spirits, continuing their original function of nourishing the land and evolving existing immortal soil into higher-level immortal soil.
For example, the beast spirits also belong to the logistics system. They can awaken the spirits of wild beasts in the mountains, improving their quality. With higher quality beasts, both the meat and fur they produce are very valuable.
Reaching the advanced level allows you to become a Livestock Immortal, raising mature and domesticated spirit beasts, such as Moon Rabbits and Moon Foxes that produce fur, or Pegasus, a special War God System, capable of charging into battle!
Unfortunately, very few people were selected to become support staff for the Mountain God system—only Shiyi in total. Moreover, their aptitudes were generally poor. Only two were beast spirits, both hunters by training. Judging from the Mirror Demon's assessment of their aptitudes, their chances of advancing to the Animal Husbandry Immortal level were virtually nonexistent.
This is normal, after all, ordinary people still make up the majority of the world's population.
Chen Qing sighed, rubbed his stiff neck, and handed the list to Wei Gongcheng: "I've marked all the names. Take some people to work at the city gate, some to serve the Mountain God in South Mountain, and the rest will participate in this rescue mission."
Wei Gongcheng took the list, his eyes filled with confusion. He didn't understand how his master determined the division of labor. Even when selecting laborers at the docks, someone would come up and feel the sturdiness of their frame. If it were a military selection of specific soldiers, such as cavalry or archers, it would be even more complicated.
How can someone do that? They decide on the division of labor after just one glance; it seems so casual.
But if it's arbitrary, why waste several hours meeting with each person individually before deciding on the division of labor?
That's truly amazing.
Suppressing his doubts, Wei Gongcheng took the list and began to make arrangements. This time, he was responsible for staying in Liuzhou City to manage government affairs with Zhou Haitao. Zhou Haitao was in charge of political affairs, while he was in charge of military affairs. He was also responsible for the training of the gate guards, including the training of the people on South Mountain.
He wanted to take this opportunity to see just how far ordinary people could go by relying on these so-called door gods and Mountain God!
Meanwhile, the dozen or so counties under Liuzhou's jurisdiction had not yet been invaded by the zombies, and the newly appointed officials were actively recruiting people from Liuzhou who had migrated to other areas.
Even in Whitewater County and Spirit Deer County, which are closest to Liuzhou, things remained calm, but the two county magistrates received warning letters from Liuzhou early in the morning.
The teleportation device couldn't penetrate the white mist, but communication was still possible within the divided areas. Chen Qing didn't want his county to be completely unprepared. Although defenses might not stop the spread of zombies, sufficient attention could at least buy some time.
But he also knew that even if the message was sent, those county officials who were already dissatisfied with him would most likely not believe him, especially the top-ranking scholar who was closest to him.
As expected, Gu Beiquan, the magistrate of Spirit Deer County, immediately mocked Chen Qing in public after receiving the letter. A group of officials echoed the magistrate's disdain for the letter's contents, almost no one realizing that disaster was imminent!