Another World: How to Practice Without Spiritual Energy

Long Xing said a little excitedly.

"I'm serious. If you lie about this, it will be considered as deceiving the emperor when you meet His Majesty. I will chop you off, and you will not be innocent."

Chen Yuewu pointed at Chen Xiandao with trembling fingers.

"Uncle Long, he must be lying and trying to trick you so that he can enter the palace to see His Majesty."

"Even the Maurya Empire, which is good at smelting, is only twice as efficient as us. This time I invited the smelting master from the Maurya Empire."

……

Long Xing, who was originally a little excited, listened to what Chen Yuewu said.

Calm down and shake your head.

The empire had rich mineral resources, but its smelting technology was backward and it was unable to mass-produce metals suitable for making weapons and armor.

Therefore, except for a few famous armies in the empire that were well-equipped, the weapons of other armies were very backward.

The most powerful smelters recognized on the continent are in the Maurya Empire, but they are only twice as efficient as those in other countries, and the consumption costs are the same.

But this guy said he could increase efficiency 10 times and reduce costs by half.

Isn't this just bragging?

You have to know that the empire has to purchase metals from the Maurya Empire every year, and the expenditure is astronomical.

If what he said was true, then His Majesty the Emperor would have to worship him.

"Okay, let's just pretend we didn't hear what you just said. Go back. His Majesty the Emperor doesn't want to see anyone else at this time, especially you."

The hope that Long Xing had just ignited was shattered, and this old general who had served the empire diligently all his life seemed to have aged a little in an instant.

Chen Xian did not listen to Long Xing's words and insisted.

"I am telling the truth. I dare to say this even in front of His Majesty."

"That's enough, young man. I value your talent and don't want you to lose your life in vain. I won't let you see... Hmm? The Saint's Token."

When Long Xing saw the Sun and Moon Token in Chen Xian's hand, his pupils shrank. He did not say anything to stop him, but just shook his head and sighed.

"Hey, go in, see His Majesty, and think carefully about whether you can still speak nonsense just now."

……

In the imperial study of the palace.

The desk was piled with memorials handled by Xiaoshan.

Emperor Tian Qing, who just turned 50, has a lot of white hair in his hair in recent days.

He quickly flipped through the memorials at his desk.

The speed was getting faster and faster, the rage was increasing bit by bit, and the expression was becoming more and more ugly.

The old eunuch who had served for many years glanced at the memorial that Emperor Tian Qing was still dodging with his trembling eyes.

As if his anger had accumulated to a peak, Emperor Tian Qing pushed down the mountain of memorials and scattered them all over the ground.

The old eunuch quickly knelt down and called on His Majesty to calm down.

Emperor Tian Qing's eyes were wide open with anger and his hands were on the table.

"What a bunch of good-for-nothings. My daughter was just taken away by that birdman, and they all came to congratulate her."

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

The old eunuch hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and tried to persuade him.

"Humph, think about how I, Tian Qing, stood tall on this continent thousands of years ago against the Church and the coalition forces of various countries. Has that upright backbone of mine been worn away now?"

The old emperor was somewhat disheartened.

The old eunuch supported Emperor Tian Qing as they sat on the dragon throne. The emperor was staring at the map of the continent on the side, wondering what he was thinking.

In front of the imperial study, a young eunuch was standing at the door. Seeing the memorials scattered on the floor, he did not dare to come in.

Waiting anxiously at the door.

The old eunuch had been in the palace for a long time, and he could tell at a glance that something was urgent, so he quietly walked to the door.

The young eunuch who was the messenger heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the steward coming, and whispered something to the old eunuch.

After the old lady finished listening, she raised her eyebrows in surprise and signaled the eunuch to wait at the door.

Then he went back inside.

The emperor was still staring at the map of the continent in a daze.

The old eunuch shouted softly.

"Your Majesty, we have good news."

The emperor still stared at the map and said calmly without turning his head.

"What is good news? Tell me."

The old eunuch bowed.

"Your Majesty, Prince Kang has found a master who can double the smelting efficiency."

The emperor's eyes lit up and he turned around.

"This is indeed good news. What about others?"

"Waiting in the outer courtyard, and... and..."

"You old man, why are you still hesitating? Just say what you want to say."

The old eunuch bowed again.

"There is also a student of the Saint of Light. He said that there is also a way to greatly improve the smelting efficiency."

The emperor looked puzzled.

It was that kid. If the Saint of Light had the smelting method, he would have told me long ago. Why would he wait until that kid to tell me?

The emperor looked at the memorials on the ground and waved his hand.

"Go to Tianxin Palace and select them to meet with the emperor."

Inside the Tianxin Hall, Emperor Tian Qing personally heard Prince Kang proudly describing the smelting efficiency.

He was very happy inside, as long as the speed was fast enough, the empire could equip more troops.

When the disaster moment mentioned by the saint comes, there will be an extra protection.

"Haha, that's right, Yuewu, you've grown up. By the way, is Prince Kang feeling better? He's weak and always stays in his fiefdom. I haven't seen him for a long time."

"Are you living in the villa outside the city that your father gave you? It's a nice place."

……

Emperor Tian Qing chatted cordially with his nephew who brought the good news.

After the two men finished their polite exchanges, Emperor Tian Qing looked at Chen Xian.

"Are you the medicine boy who once saved Ya'er?"

Obviously, compared with the identity of a saint's disciple, Emperor Tian Qing was more concerned about whether he was his daughter's savior.

"I was in the winter, and it was by chance that I hugged Princess Li Ya and escaped from the pursuit of the bandits."

"You are so modest. Although Ya'er secretly ran away to complete the trial of the Church, she was surrounded by the 4th-level knight guards arranged by the Church. All the guards died in the battle. The enemy is quite powerful. They dared to kidnap the princess of my Tianqing Empire. Do you really think I dare not start a war?"

As the emperor spoke, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Chen Xian and Prince Kang in the hall were both secretly surprised.

Li Yuewu was surprised.

It turns out that this guy who had always been at odds with him was the princess's savior.

He was present on the night of the canonization ceremony.

Everyone mistakenly thought that the person Li Ya was talking about was Prince Agu Khan.

Unexpectedly, Li Ya was looking at the golden-faced man next to Agu Khan.

Chen Xian was surprised.

The old emperor obviously knew who the murderer was who ambushed Yaer, and there should be a country behind this murderer.

A country whose power can rival Tian Qing.

The Eagle Empire?

Maurya Empire?

Never mind, the most important thing now is the spirit stone.

"Your Majesty, I have a letter of introduction from Master Wen Dou. I hope to mine the array stone vein."

The old eunuch took the letter and handed it respectfully to Emperor Tian Qing.

The old emperor read the letter and a smile appeared on his face.

"Since my chief alchemist introduced it to you, I can give you this mineral vein to mine. But what can you use to fight me?"

This old fox refused to listen to the 7th level wind magic crystal I paid for it.

Now you want to trick me.

Forget it. After all, he is my future father-in-law. Since you lack smelting technology...

Before Chen Xian could speak, Prince Kang on the side hurriedly spoke.

"Your Majesty, he just said outside the palace that there is a way to increase the smelting efficiency tenfold and save half the consumption."

His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand, looking unconcerned.

"You youngsters, if you have any grudges, please resolve them yourselves. Don't play tricks in front of me."

Seeing that the emperor didn't believe it, Li Yuewu said anxiously.

"General Long Xing was also at the palace gate just now. He can testify."

The old emperor frowned slightly and looked at Chen Xian.

"Your Majesty, this is just a quarrel among the youngsters. It doesn't count."

General Long Xing came in from the entrance of Tianxin Palace, saluted to the emperor and explained.

General Long, who always looked domineering and threatened to kill people whenever he saw Chen Xian, actually spoke up for himself.

Chen Xian's heart was filled with surprise and gratitude.

Seeing that Long Xing was speaking for Chen Xian, Li Yuewu was afraid that the chance to kill him would be gone, so he spoke anxiously.

"General Long, how can you say that you can't do it? He said it himself. And he swore so confidently that he dared to say so in front of His Majesty, but he has not said anything after meeting His Majesty for such a long time. It is obvious that he can't do it. You are deceiving General Long and His Majesty."

Long Xing originally wanted to save Chen Xian, a good candidate, but the Prince Kang ended up crushing him to death.

What Prince Kang said was all true, but Long Xing was accused of deceiving the emperor. Long Xing couldn't refute it, so he just glared at Li Yuewu.

The latter felt the horrified gaze, trembled, took a step back, lowered his head, and dared not speak again.

"It seems that Prince Kang doesn't believe me. Do you dare to let your smelting master compete with me?"

Li Yuewu, who had just lowered his head and dared not speak, was overjoyed when he heard what Chen Xian said.

It was you who wanted to jump in there, so you can't blame me.

"Let's compete. If you lose, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Go to the Ministry of Justice to accept your punishment."

"What if you lose?" Chen Xian said calmly.

"How could I possibly lose... If I lose I'll give you another 6000 gold coins."

Seeing that the emperor and General Long were both beside him, Li Yuewu couldn't act rudely and had to offer his guarantee.

"Your Highness, that's a good idea. If I lose, I'll die. If you lose, you'll only have to pay 6000 gold coins."

"What do you want?"

"I heard that the prince has a villa outside the city. How about using this villa as the bet?"

When Prince Kang heard that the villa was going to be used as a bet, he immediately objected.

"No, this is absolutely not possible. You think too highly of yourself. Even a hundred of you cannot match my Biquan Villa."

Seeing Prince Kang’s reaction, it can be seen that this villa is worth a lot of money.

Chen Xian smiled.

"It seems that the prince still has no confidence in his own people. I wonder if he just found someone to deceive His Majesty the Emperor. Otherwise, there is no need to compete. You should go directly to the Ministry of Justice to accept punishment."

"Okay, I agree to compete. The stakes are as you said. If I lose, Biquan Villa will be yours. If you lose, you will be sent to the Ministry of Justice and your life will be lost."

Seeing that the Prince of Wealth had indeed fallen into the trap of provocation, Chen Xian quickly turned around and said.

"Your Majesty and General Long are invited to serve as witnesses. Your Majesty will decide the time and place of the competition."