Prelude
"If Huang Daoxian comes, there are only a few places he can go!"
Upon receiving a message from Zhang Xuezhou, Ren Yisheng, who was involved in the extraction of ferocious beast extracts in the laboratory, hurriedly appeared an hour later.
Upon hearing the news from everyone, Zuo Jin, whose head seemed to have grown a flower, couldn't adapt to it even after a Ren Yisheng.
It was indeed too early; much earlier than Ren Yisheng had imagined.
All his elaborate arrangements and plans were solely for the purpose of advancing himself to the Eighth Sequence and promoting a group of Seventh Sequence individuals at the Old Age Mansion.
To this day, the ferocious beast has been safely returned to Western Capital City and is now being processed in various laboratories.
But Huang Daoxian is coming.
No laboratory could extract everything so quickly, and no Sequence Holder could instantly become Seventh Sequence by consuming the extract of a ferocious beast.
Everything is still in progress, and the opponent we're targeting is about to come knocking.
Ren Yisheng was filled with mixed emotions, but after clarifying the facts, he did not show any frustration. Instead, he calmly pointed out the relevant locations.
"One is the Luofu Imperial Palace, the old site where he plotted to establish the Luofu Dynasty. Living beings always have feelings of nostalgia for the past and will linger in familiar places," Ren Yisheng said. "This is a place where he might appear!"
"The second is Dongshan," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "The Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum is the area he planned to occupy, and also the area where the problems arose. He will most likely head to Dongshan to investigate!"
"The third one is the Zuo Household," Ren Anran said, glancing at the collapsed Zuo Jin. "This is where his informants in Western Capital City live. Choosing this place allows them to quickly adapt to Western Capital City and also to find out what happened through questioning and other means."
"Is the last place where the bronze tortoise is placed?"
Ren Wuyang peeked out and asked a question, only to see everyone nod in unison. He immediately pulled his head back in.
"The last one, and the most important one," Ren Yisheng said, "If other places are difficult to arrange and control, the bronze tortoise is something we can place freely!"
The timeframe could be long or short. Zuo Jin mentioned that Huang Daoxian might arrive in Western Capital City in three days at most, but there was also the possibility that it would take the shortest possible time.
Even if everyone wanted to set up three or four related traps, it wasn't something that could be done in time.
"The artillery vehicles in Western Capital City are under the command of the special task force. Only there can we deploy firearms at any time. Are we going to send the bronze tortoise there?" Ren Anran asked.
"Mobilizing the task force to set up traps is not a problem, but no one has ever seen Huang Daoxian. If he doesn't have a flower growing on his head, who can recognize this monster?" Zhou Rihui said in a deep voice.
No one was fully prepared, but the time for a direct bayonet charge had come.
Setting up the field isn't the problem; the real issue is deciding who to fight.
Apart from a description of Huang Daoxian's appearance in the secret records of the imperial court, no one has ever seen Huang Daoxian's true appearance.
The appearances of Zuo Luo and Zuo Jin also suggest that Huang Daoxian might also be capable of transforming into a human form.
"Who is Huang Daoxian, and whether he might be mingling among us, are indeed unknown," Zhang Xuezhou said in a deep voice. "Without Huang Daoxian's notification, even Zuo Jin wouldn't be able to identify him!"
It's easy to see that Zuo Jin is powerless in this matter, since Zuo Jin didn't recognize Zuo Luo before, and it was only after Zuo Luo demonstrated his abilities that he gained Zuo Jin's approval.
At this point, Zuo Jin was terrified and collapsed on the ground like a walking corpse; there was no hope for Zuo Jin.
"Whether he came from the sky, from the land, or suddenly emerged from the ground, we have no idea," Zhang Xuezhou said. "And Huang Daoxian's abilities are unfathomable!"
"Whether they live or die, we have no choice but to gamble everything!"
Ren Yisheng pursed his lips.
Whether alive or dead, human or plant, any disturbance would be met with artillery fire.
What they had to do was place the bronze tortoise and observe it, trying their best to identify Huang Daoxian's true form.
"Xuezhou, is that 'Tomb Classic' you mentioned no longer of any use?" Ren Anran asked.
"Promoting the recitation of the ancestral scriptures requires choosing a suitable location. I originally intended to choose Dongshan for the recitation and then see if there was any chance of it happening. However, the imperial tombs in Dongshan are now in chaos, making it impossible to achieve all of this. But that bronze tortoise is still somewhat of a concern; perhaps we can give it a try!"
In Zhang Xuezhou's plan, he wanted to use the name of Gene Sequence and then seek out students from Canglan and other universities to try reciting the tomb scriptures to promote the luck eye.
The students at these universities are among the best of the best, with a higher chance of possessing talent than the average person. If a high-volume, all-encompassing approach is adopted, Zhang Xuezhou believes that one or two out of tens of thousands of people will eventually realize their dreams.
If none of these people have a knack for finding talent, Zhang Xuezhou will set his sights on other universities until he finds one or two people who meet his requirements.
His numerous plans were aborted due to the possibility of Huang Daoxian's arrival in a short period of time, rendering them completely unfeasible. Furthermore, the destruction of the fortune of the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum left him without even a suitable location, effectively cutting off his escape route.
But after much deliberation, Zhang Xuezhou felt that although the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum was gone, the bronze tortoise spirit worshipped by Zuo Jin and others still existed, and there might still be a chance that their wishes would be fulfilled.
"Our time is very limited; we can only select those who can quickly memorize the entire Tomb Classic within one day for the test!"
Zhang Xuezhou thought it through and realized that he didn't mind having another option.
However, seeking the bronze tortoise to recite the tomb scriptures conflicts with using the bronze tortoise to set traps, which would be very time-sensitive.
The Tomb Sutra contains only about six thousand characters, and there are quite a few people who can memorize more than six thousand characters in a day. However, most people's memorization ability is based on the characters they already know. The Tomb Sutra needs to be read and recited in Great Han, which is difficult to translate into the script of the Scarlet Alliance State.
Taking all these factors into account, the requirements for memorizing the classics are extremely high, almost requiring someone like Zhang Xuezhou, who excels at rote memorization, to meet the standard.
"Let me ask someone!"
Ren Anran nodded, and then quickly sent relevant messages to the groups she knew.
"I fit the bill. I've read that stuff. I can't remember the contents now, but I can recite it verbatim. Just say it again and I can repeat it in unison," Ren Wuyang volunteered.
"Promoting the Tomb Classic is not a good thing, and I cannot determine the potential risks involved!"
Borrowing the auspicious energy of Emperor Luo Yan's tomb through the Tongtian Jade Ruler and then seeking to advance the "Tomb Classic" was a simple and safe method. However, Zhang Xuezhou was unsure whether praying with the bronze tortoise would be effective and whether there were any potential risks.
He gave a brief explanation, and seeing that Ren Wuyang was determined to make a difference, Ren Yisheng did not object and then nodded in agreement.
Ren Wuyang can use his Qi Luck Eye to identify Huang Daoxian, and even if he can't, he can still be a lecturer on the "Grave Scripture," which can save Zhang Xuezhou some trouble.