Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6689 Cockfighting
Although he had rarely talked with his elder brother-in-law before, Chen Xi felt it was quite nice to have some free time to chat with him this time. Compared with other guys, his elder brother-in-law actually knew him quite well. Or to put it bluntly, his elder brother-in-law had a bit of the meaning of "strong without desire".

"I can't help you. I'm old and can't struggle anymore. You have to rely on yourself to figure out a solution, Zichuan. I can only give you something like this." After drinking the wine, Fan Qin said happily. In his opinion, his life has been complete since then.

"It's okay. At least I know that many people should know the answer, but they don't dare to choose this answer." Chen Xi took a sip of wine and said with a chuckle.

Although Fan Qin can be regarded as one of the top ones of this era, after all, those who can leave their names, deeds and works in that thin history book are worthy of being the top ones in any case, but if we really talk about ability, Fan Qin still has some gaps from those top guys.

Of course, looking at the thing in front of him, Chen Xi almost understood that the gap between Fan Qin and those people was more that those big guys specialized in people's hearts and politics, while Fan Qin finally chose to indulge in mountains and rivers. But the gap is the gap, since Fan Qin can see it, others should be able to see it too.

"You are too careless. If it weren't for the moral system that has been continuously maintained and built over the past decade, they wouldn't dare to think about the answer even if they knew it." Fan Qin said calmly, "I, your uncle, have nothing to drag me down now, so I can say whatever I want and do whatever I want. Even if I say something excessive and it's out of line, or if I make a wrong judgment and I'm beheaded, I won't lose anything, right?"

"A human head is not a leek. It won't grow back after you cut it off." Chen Xi scolded with a smile.

"However, before you, many things were handled by beheading." Fan Qin said softly, "Now there is such a mild situation, only because the strongest people need such a social moral system, and they also have enough power and wealth to maintain this social moral system."

"Yes, I admit that." Chen Xi nodded. Even though he knew that Fan Qin was actually praising himself, he had to admit the fact that the social moral system of the Yuanfeng Dynasty was established more because of his existence. It was not a naturally formed social moral system.

"Have you ever thought about what it will be like when you're gone one day?" Fan Qin asked, holding a wine glass and looking ahead with empty eyes.

"Did you meet Wenru today and be caught by the other party to be a lobbyist?" Chen Xi said with a smile. He would have to step down sooner or later. Only when he stepped down and let Zhuge Liang run the system without interfering, could he see some places where success was entirely due to human factors and make changes. The biggest problem now was that Chen Xi could not see it and could not change it.

"Not really. It's just that when I saw such a prosperous Chang'an, I couldn't help but think about what we should do if this situation really happened?" Fan Qin said calmly.

"Uncle, you have jumped out of the Three Realms and are no longer in the Five Elements. To put it bluntly, the place where you are now will not be affected by the Central Plains War. If you are more closed and don't pay too much attention to the Central Plains, you may not receive the news until the Central Plains war is over." Chen Xi said unhappily, "Why bother, right?"

"As a poet, I still have some compassion." Fan Qin sighed and said, "When I was a counselor, I was actually quite hard-hearted. At least I could remain unmoved by the death of ordinary people. But now, looking at the current prosperity, I feel that it is better not to collapse if it can."

"Because the sense of happiness has increased, the ability to tolerate pain has decreased, but humans are not born to suffer." Chen Xi said calmly. The social moral system he established was actually gradually weakening the fighting capabilities of Li You and Jia Xu. Many of their strategies and ways of thinking had been abandoned, and they had been changed unconsciously.

After all, human beings all yearn for light. Li You's ruthlessness and Jia Xu's viciousness are just means that they have no choice but to use under the general environment. To put it bluntly, it is a process. The crazy society forces them to be ruthless enough and does not give them any other choices. Only by being so cruel can they survive in this cannibalistic era.

But now the overall environment is naturally relaxed. Even if they don't use such cruel means, they can survive in other ways, and live well. So even if there is some inertia of thinking pushing them, the means of these people will gradually become controllable.

"I find, Zichuan, that you always seem to be able to describe in simple language some things that are vague and difficult to express clearly in my brain." Fan Qin said with some admiration. Of course, he was not surprised at this. After all, this was Chen Xi, the most outstanding civil official in the Han Dynasty. Even at his peak, he could only sigh at the moon. Now, he is a waste.

"Anyway, I'll do my best. The current situation is not really about the system, but about people. And because of this kind of people, I can't find any loopholes in the system, so it's inevitable to check for loopholes and fill them later." Chen Xi said seriously, "Brother, just stay in your New Zealand, in this corner of the world, and enjoy your pastoral life."

"Okay, it's good to be far away from the center of the world." Fan Qin had no complaints about this. He told Chen Xi what he should say and describe, and the rest was up to Chen Xi. Anyway, he was a weakling and could not influence the overall situation. It all depended on Chen Xi himself. The strength of his brother-in-law could be clearly seen from the development of Central Plains in recent years. It was unstoppable.

"I'll give you a copy of the second five-year plan later. Just copy whatever you can find from the contents." He said casually. Although the grand court meeting at the beginning of next year will be a summary of the second five-year plan and an explanation of the third five-year plan, for most of the noble families, it would be a good idea to copy the successful second five-year plan, modify it a bit, and then apply it to their own families.

As for the explanation of the third five-year plan, that is Chen Xi's business. It is the overall situation of the Han Dynasty. They just need to follow along. It is better to copy successful cases now. It is a very good idea to cross the river by following the example of the Han Dynasty. The only drawback is that such a successfully implemented plan is too grand for most families, so they have to spend within their means when copying.

"I'll just copy some agriculture and animal husbandry. I think our place in New Zealand is only suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry. We do have mines and the quality is pretty good, but I think with so few people like us, it would be meaningless to have too detailed division of labor." Fan Qin said with a smile. He had already thought about what they would mainly do in New Zealand in the future.

"This is also a way of thinking." Chen Xi nodded and said.

As I said, compared with the iron mines of the Han Dynasty, the iron mines in other places are more or less outrageous. However, only this kind of iron mine, which is neither good nor bad, can inspire the people of the Central Plains to advance technology. If it is a little better or a little bad, the Central Plains will give up the development in this area.

"How rare! Isn't this Lord Chen? He actually comes to our side to support me." Yuan Shu wandered around, toasting everywhere. When he came to this corner and saw Chen Xi, he was somewhat surprised.

"After all, he is a highway master, so we have to give him some face." Chen Xi said with a double meaning and a smile.

Yuan Shu's face lit up when he heard this. Although few people called him by his courtesy name now, after all, it was difficult for him to see his elders these days unless he went to Runan. But Chen Xi was talking about his own achievements. Building roads was his favorite thing. Even setting up a bar and barbecue place like this was to raise funds for road construction.

There was no other way. Even if the built roads could receive some road maintenance fees, some local fiscal grants, and donations from local people, it would be too difficult to make a profit, and the cycle would be too long, so there was basically no hope. Therefore, even a wealthy man like Yuan Shu was now somewhat penniless. But after all, this thing was called a road, so it had to be built.

"How is it, how is my place?" Yuan Shu pulled a chair and sat down casually, smiling and chatting, "This iced sweet wine is good, isn't it?"

"It must cost a lot of money to build an ice cellar with cooling etching." Chen Xi said with some admiration as he touched the cold wine jar.

"But it's such a hot day, just have a cup of this, tell me how it feels?" Yuan Shu said proudly. This is why he wanted to get Zhen Yan to join the partnership. Channels, technology, manpower, and sales strategies, these things Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang didn't understand very well, but Zhen Yan was really professional.

"Very good." Chen Xi nodded, "It would be even better if we didn't gamble."

"You are also involved in such a small amount. I really reported it to the Supreme Court this time." Yuan Shu said dissatisfiedly, "It was Xu Bo who suggested it."

When Fan Qin heard this, he covered his upper face. Yuan Shu was a guy who sold people out too quickly. Fan Qin didn't want to say anything more. He just happened to meet Yuan Shu, and then he talked nonsense. Then he heard that the other party wanted to do some gambling in this place, so he suggested it.

It was fortunate that the venue was set up by Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang, otherwise the process would probably not have even started in just a few days.

"Okay, I'm just saying, but I still recommend you stay away from the gambling industry. Gambling will distort human nature." Chen Xi said with a sigh. He was very clear about the impact of this thing on humans, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was no need to stop it. Yuan Shu's opening this time was really a formal place, and the betting amount was very small.

"Speaking of which, why would your cockfighting gambling industry use such obviously recorded videos as gambling? Do the participants believe it?" Chen Xi looked at the 3D image with some curiosity. The rooster had half its head chopped off, but was still using its wings to slash out the Three Swords of Hidden God. He felt that it was a bit outrageous. This video was leaked by Liu Zhang from Sun Qian, right?

"How can they not believe me with such a small gambling amount and such a strong backing?" Yuan Shu rolled his eyes and said, "As for why we use a video, isn't it because this place is not suitable for cockfighting? It feels a bit inappropriate to bring cockfighting and dogfighting here, so we made a video. And I think this one is more upscale than the cockfighting and dogfighting we opened in the southern suburbs of Chang'an."

As he was speaking, Yuan Shu heard the loud praises of the diners who were eating barbecue and drinking sweet wine. He turned his head to glance at the screen. The big rooster, which had been hit by the three swords of the fighting cock from the opposite side and had its front cut open, released the Spiral Stance. The whole chicken spun at high speed, and the whirlwind was dyed red because of the blood. Then, with the Spiral Stance and flying breakthrough, its beak even had a metallic luster, and attacked the half-crippled big rooster that had fired the Three Swords of the Hidden God.

However, such a swift attack was actually dodged by the half-crippled rooster on the opposite side at the moment before hitting, so that the high-speed spinning rooster rushed into the ground like a sharp arrow. The half-crippled rooster that dodged the attack turned back and slashed directly. At this moment, a clearly visible pale shock wave appeared on the edge of its bright wings, and it slashed towards the rooster on the opposite side that was already buried in the ground with a sharp scream.

"This is too outrageous!" Even though Chen Xi knew that this was done by retired veterans on a construction site in southern Yizhou when they were having fun, it was still too much to let a rooster exert such combat power. If it were a human, it would have to be at the second or third level of Qi Refining. What level of veterans must have been to control these two roosters to fight?

The pale shock wave whistled towards the buried rooster. If this attack hit the rooster, the rooster on the opposite side would be dead for sure, cut in half. Even if it died in battle and was chopped into Kung Pao Chicken, as long as the veteran did not admit defeat, he could continue to fight.

But according to the rules of the game, if someone is hit and looks obviously dead, then there is no need to fight, so it seems that this one attack will decide the outcome.

At the same time, the diners who were eating barbecue and drinking in the venue also stood up and watched this scene with great excitement. They had never thought that a recorded cockfight would be so cool and exciting. Compared with what they had seen in the northern suburbs of Chang'an, it was completely two levels. Other people's cockfighting was so high-end that it was simply terrifying. The whole audience cheered!

"Determine the winner?" Chen Xi looked at Yuan Shu and asked.

"It's far from enough. The reason why we chose this battle is that a lot of manpower was involved in it. The number of veterans who participated in the fight was beyond imagination. In the end, Gong You took down all these veterans, and the fight ended." Yuan Shu said with a sneer. Now it looks like the outcome will be decided in a flash, but in fact, it's still a long way from being decided!
The pale shock wave swept towards the other rooster with the power to cut the ground, but before it hit the opponent, it seemed to hit something. A thin layer of glow directly blocked the shock wave. Then the rooster that was buried in the ground jumped out of the soil, crowed loudly, and swept directly towards the half-crippled attack on the opposite side. The sound even became materialized in the image.

"Isn't this really a special effect?" Chen Xi was numb. Before, he thought that these two big roosters were only at the level of veterans who had refined Qi into Gang at the second or third level of smelting, but now they are almost at the level of veterans at the fourth level of smelting, and sonic attacks are relatively rare among veterans.

"No, the one controlling these two big roosters is not one veteran, but a group of veterans. By now, the coordination between the two groups of veterans has improved." Yuan Shu said with a smile, "The real battle will begin later."

After being hit by the frontal sonic wave, the feathers of the half-crippled rooster exploded, and many feathers fell off. To be precise, such a powerful blow was almost enough to kill the half-crippled rooster, but it was meaningless. The veteran who was controlling the rooster behind the scenes quickly used the linkage to ensure that the rooster could continue to survive at the cellular level, and then called on his new talent. The feathers turned directly into arrows and swept towards the rooster on the opposite side at subsonic speed.

"This is too bad. Subsonic is already too much. This is already supersonic. This guy is combining the phantom warrior and the phantom condensation, and using the force field to accelerate, right?" Chen Xi was stunned. He dared not imagine how many veterans were standing behind this half-crippled rooster!

The big rooster on the opposite side had no way to dodge such a swift attack. It could only close its wings and sweep them hard. The unique shock wave cutting of the Ruishi directly cut off several arrows flying from the opposite side, and then exploded on the spot. To be honest, this explosion was enough to kill ordinary trash.

However, such a fierce attack was only enough to make the rooster bald. The bald rooster that jumped out from the smoke and dust was already showing the luster of armor.

Chen Xi didn't know how to describe what he saw, and the diners around him had never seen such an outrageous fighting cock. Everyone stared at the screen. To be honest, just from this move, Chen Xi knew that this chicken had at least a sixth-level smelting background, and was specialized in illusion condensation. I don't know if it was an Iron Cavalry runaway, but anyway, it must have entered the sixth-level smelting with three talents.

After that, there were all kinds of exciting developments along the way, and even some outrageous fights. The half-crippled big rooster was even beheaded during the fight. However, because there was a high-smelting veteran soldier on the opposite side who was probably only slightly weaker than Yang Tuo, the head was picked up on the spot, pressed on the neck, and then the nerves and blood vessels were connected, and then the fight began again.

Although Chen Xi estimated that the chicken was almost dead, it was indeed still fighting.

However, this scene did anger many diners who were participating in the gambling, and also angered the big rooster on the opposite side, so that the subsequent fight seemed even more outrageous. It didn't matter if the head was broken or the wings were flying off, they continued to fight, and there had to be a winner today anyway.

"I think Gongyou is right to take care of them." Chen Xi watched Jiza start to choke Sun Qian, and he somewhat understood Sun Qian.

I am just sitting here, I am going to slip away. If you have tickets, please vote.

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