Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

It's impossible to hitch a ride like today every day.

"Your Excellency Gonggong is meticulous and benevolent. He generously provided this rare treasure to help protect the land and people of Shangshu. I am truly grateful."

The Grand Tutor had never expected that Gonggong, who regarded the strength of the Great Yan Kingdom as nothing, would actually include the annual phase in the Mountain and Sea Scroll to solve the problem because he was worried about harming the people of Shangshu.

"The Grand Tutor's words were merely a small favor on the way to fulfilling a personal wish."

“I will dismantle his chessboard again, until his Dao heart is shattered.”

"Then, what is the purpose of the Grand Tutor's private visit to Shangshu?"

The nearly ten-meter-tall giant emitted a melodious sound like a set of chimes. Luo Ting admired the old man's courage, traversing the Shu Road alone.

"The real intention was not with Lord Gonggong, but with those behind you."

"The plum blossoms are blooming late this year. I wondered why, but it turns out that the Grand Tutor is making a private visit to Shangshu. What a rare guest!"

She had grown accustomed to those who had once crossed paths with her gradually growing old and then disappearing from her sight forever.

"I wonder why the Grand Tutor is so worried. It will be very difficult for the Great Yan to be defeated."

Ling naturally knew the strength of the Great Yan Kingdom, but she also realized that Gonggong seemed to be even more unfathomable than the Great Yan Kingdom.

“You can certainly say that on behalf of the Great Yan Army.”

"You and that grandmaster each served in the north for a hundred years, and your contributions were invaluable. Otherwise, the court would not be so mindful of past ties."

This is Yan's consistent attitude towards these disabled people: when there is a risk, they are tied up and used.

Now that there's no risk, they can use it without restraint—of course, many times this is done voluntarily by these agents of the Year Beast.

Overall, however, the Grand Tutor still intended to offer some compensation out of consideration for their past relationship.

In contrast, they would never dare to treat Loting like that.

"I have other matters to trouble Your Excellency Gonggong with."

"The date for the alliance ceremony has been set, and we cordially invite you to visit Baizhao at that time."

Before setting off, the Grand Tutor thought for a long time and finally informed Luo Ting of the date for the formal renewal of the alliance through a note.

"So, what does Yan want to exchange for this year's tribute?"

As long as you are willing to honestly pay your tithes, Lotin is happy to lend a helping hand.

"For a thousand years, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has never stopped for a moment. Countless soldiers and celestial masters have died in the northern frontier, but the devil is always one step ahead of the righteous. Evil spirits and demons can never be eradicated, and the problem can never be solved once and for all."

"The most elite soldiers, the greatest generals, and the wisest celestial masters all went to the northern frontier, year after year."

The Grand Tutor spoke to Luo Ting about the topic of resisting evil spirits, and introduced the front line of Yan Kingdom's resistance against evil spirits.

According to the records of the Si Sui Tai, Gonggong suppressed "fierce waves and evil spirits," not the Sui beast. For the Grand Tutor, this means that before Gonggong was hostile to the Sui beast, He was already naturally hostile to demons and sea monsters.

"The demons of the Northern Territory have never been a problem for Yan alone, nor is it a problem that Yan can solve with the power of a single nation."

Upon hearing the Grand Tutor discuss the issue of demons, Luo Ting also became serious. Like Hai Si's problem, it was a public enemy and crisis that Luo Ting needed to resolve.

Therefore, when it comes to the issue of fighting evil spirits, Lotin is quite willing to help. Moreover, the other party is indeed willing to pay tithes.

Being able to deal with the demons and the sea creatures separately did indeed reduce the pressure on Lotin.

"Yan hopes to exchange jade artifacts commensurate with the price for the construction of twelve towers and five cities outside the Tianji Pavilion, along with three thousand mechanisms and a million terracotta warriors."

"The matter of drawing up the blueprints will also be handled by the various Celestial Master's Mansions."

“You can hold the ceremony first, and then take action.”

While Yan still has considerable strength to deal with the Sui Beast, the Northern Demons are truly becoming a real pressure for Yan Kingdom.

Therefore, the Grand Tutor's attitude was quite sincere. He openly offered a tithe to Luo Ting to request Luo Ting's help in resisting the evil spirits.

"Since it is to suppress evil spirits and is done with sincerity, I naturally have no reason not to help."

Luo Ting readily agreed to the Grand Tutor's request. If all the ultimate darkness were to come at once, Luo Ting couldn't say whether he could handle it now.

While he focuses on preparing to deal with the large horde, holding off the demons first will benefit everyone.

"Year."

"The imperial court wants to do business with you."

After the signs of age on the three individuals were eradicated, the Grand Tutor's attitude became more conciliatory.

"That's rare. I thought I was going to be given a death order."

Although it was a transaction for both Gonggong and herself, the difference was obvious. For Nian, this transaction was essentially a forced sale that she could not refuse.

That's why she used "dead order" to express her sarcasm and dissatisfaction.

"The imperial court hopes that you can assist His Excellency Gonggong."

Gonggong's power was sufficient to shape vast terrains, but it did not involve sophisticated machinery.

The forging power of the year makes up for this.

"We hope that this project can bring back a highly respected elder from the cabinet, a veteran who has guarded the border for 360 years."

Luo Ting knew who the Grand Tutor was referring to: a special case whose immortality was distorted due to Originium, a fellow disciple of Bai Tianshi.

"It sounds like a huge project, so what will I get in return?"

Nian thought to himself, these people can't possibly hold a sacrificial ceremony for me and offer me tributes like they did for Gonggong.

She doesn't have that need.

"The imperial court will help you with whatever you want to do."

The conditions for the Grand Tutor were unusually lenient, probably because the year's zodiac influence had been removed.

After thinking about it for a while, Nian agreed, at least she wasn't given a death order like before to work for free.

On the contrary, Wang's chess game seemed to have become a trivial matter.

Ling believed that Wang had angered Gonggong, and that the game was doomed to fail. It was only a matter of time before his second brother's Dao heart was shattered.

The Grand Tutor believed that the problem of the giant beast was the easiest to solve among the problems of the Great Yan's affliction, but now Wang had offended Gonggong.

Originally, the Grand Tutor was thinking about winning or losing the game, but now it seems that even if heaven and earth were the chessboard, Gonggong could still dismantle his game.

Therefore, his problem became less of a priority.

Precys' Originium Project needs to be revised.

The issue of hysteresis is indeed urgent.

We also need to be wary of demonic influences.

Okay, it's also good to prevent the Sarkaz from exploding and this land from being destroyed.

What? You're asking who that terrible chess player is?

That's roughly how things turned out.

Chapter 198: The Landlord

As the prefect of Shangshu during the time of the incident, Liang Xun was naturally questioned by the Grand Tutor.

This diligent local prefect had done his best within his capabilities. The actions of the tax collector were already an overstepping of authority, so he could only delay on both sides.

We must not let the matter of the wine cups be exposed to the Si Sui Tai, nor to the Ministry of Rites, and we must not let it become, as Wang originally planned, the shadow that summons the manifestation of the year.

That's why he sought out his long-lost friend Lao Li, who was living in Longmen, intending to use an outsider to launch a surprising and unreasonable attack. However, he still underestimated Wang's abilities, to the point that Lao Li was almost possessed by the other party.

"Even if it's a capital offense, I have no choice but to accept it."

In the end, Liang Xun was not punished, but was instead promoted to the capital by the Grand Tutor, who also said that the next prefect of Shangshu was on his way.

Besides him and the Grand Tutor, the Gonggong Lord and his entourage also traveled to the capital together.

As for the method of moving to Baizhao, it was even more astonishing. It involved moving the land plots to carry people. Liang Xun originally thought that this method of movement would bring huge bumps, but the journey was surprisingly smooth. The only drawback was that the stone houses and pavilions on the land plots, which were built by Luo Ting, served almost only the function of providing shelter from the wind and rain.

However, Ling continued to drink and compose poetry all day long, completely unconcerned about this strange mode of transportation.

However, getting drunk can cause some problems.

When Ling was drunk, she said that the painting that Xi had been hiding was "clumsy mountains and dry waters, a heart as dead as ashes," lacking the lively artistic conception of her sister's usual paintings.

"That painting is lifeless and stagnant; it's lacking in quality. Let's not keep it."

When drunk, Ling became quite outspoken and showed no respect for Xi whatsoever.

"It's none of your business to tell us what to do."

Xi knew better than anyone else that this painting, created to escape her own shadow, was a true act of self-imposed isolation. But precisely because it was created to escape the signs of aging, she dared not face it.

"It's time to go and explore other places."

Xi immediately thought of the Mountain and Sea Scroll, which could directly and one-way connect her to the world of her paintings, but which she could hardly access. Perhaps the images of gods in it could give her new inspiration and enlightenment.

"Xiaoxi, aren't you just causing him unnecessary trouble?"

Looking at the landscape scroll hanging from Luo Ting's waist, Nian muttered about her younger sister who was not very willing to deal with these everyday trifles.

Who told her to recklessly squander her sister's trust? This prank went too far.

"Yes, that's right. Your Highness's place isn't a place you can just walk into whenever you want."

Having never studied language knowledge so systematically before, W was forced by the language environment to cram some mediocre Yan-style spoken language. In particular, because the Shangshu dialect spoken by Nian and the Wu dialect spoken by Xi were too different, the effective information that W could understand was further reduced.

She attempted to communicate with native speakers of the Yan language entirely at the encouragement of Theresa.

Listening to her stuttering Mandarin, no one paid attention to why she was the only one who addressed Luo Ting as "Your Highness" instead of "Your Excellency." It was probably just a beginner's misunderstanding of synonyms.

“I can sell my paintings and exchange them for jade to pay the price.”

Originally, Xi never sold her paintings; she had never made a living through painting techniques.

But since she wants to say goodbye to the self that once trapped herself in her paintings, it wouldn't be a bad idea to exchange these "self-imposed limitations" paintings for rent from some sketching sites.

"Oh, then you can go in. I'll come back to you to pay the fee later. Otherwise, you might become part of this painting too."

For Luo Ting, Xi's request was not a big deal. Paying a tithe to go to the Mountain and Sea Scroll to sketch and paint was a reasonable deal.

“Then I want to go too. If Xi can pay the rent, then I can pay it too.”

"Where's the motive?"

Xi's motives were simple, but Nian's were harder to say.

She's too playful; who knows what she might do next.

"Movie shooting location!"

Luo Ting thought to himself, "Isn't this turning the Scroll of Mountains and Seas into a factory of bad movies?"

The absurdity of her films that year was that no matter what type of film she made, it would always end with a giant monster, but when it came to making a monster movie like "God G-Ra," she was unwilling.

"No."

Moreover, the two sisters are viewed differently by Luo Ting. The worldly currency in their hands will eventually become the funding for making bad movies, and these bad movies will never recoup their costs.

She raised funds through other channels, and many of the filming equipment were manufactured by her using her power and the technology she possessed.

He believed that Xi would pay a tithe in order to continue using the convenience of the Mountain and Sea Scroll, but he didn't believe that Nian, that carefree guy, would honestly pay the tax.

"Please don't always judge me with such stereotypes."

Nian still grinned and wanted to enter the Mountain and Sea Scroll. As for whether she wanted to see her sister more or use the space in the Mountain and Sea Scroll to make a bad movie, Luo Ting had no idea.

What will you do if you don't pay your taxes on time?

In Luo Ting's view, Nian lacks the elegance of Ling and the restraint of Xi, ultimately giving people the impression of being reckless and impulsive, or as Shang Shu dialect would say, "dazed and confused, carefree and irresponsible."

"Like that Ya, his body vanished and his spirit perished, becoming a bound soul within the painting of the Mountain and Sea Scroll."

He raised his hand and swore an oath, as if he would never default on his tithes again.

Actually, there's another reason why Xi and Nian want to stay in the Scroll of Mountains and Seas—the world depicted in the Scroll of Mountains and Seas has a restorative effect on giant beasts, which is a kind of sensory relaxation and enjoyment.

"Okay. I've noted it all down, year."

So, after Xi went to the Mountain and Sea Scroll to gather inspiration, Nian couldn't wait to follow.

"The number of suspicious women has finally decreased."

Laurentina roamed the rivers and mountains in the scroll painting, while Skadi refused Laurentina's invitation and stayed by Lotin's side without leaving his side.