Origin

Worry is inevitable, but the things have been delivered and the people have left. How to deal with it?

Looking back now, the reason why these gift-givers came and went in such a hurry was because they were worried that he would refuse after he realized what he was doing. As long as he kept the things, he would be owed the favor.

This matter was quite difficult, and if it was not handled well, it would lead to endless troubles. Wu Zhongyuan himself could not make up his mind, so he could only convene the six departments for a meeting, instead of going to Zhongtian Hall, he held an on-site meeting outside the south gate.

There are two topics for the meeting, one is how to deal with these things, and the other is how to eliminate the large-scale killing of aliens with inner alchemy caused by the birth of Hunyuan Cauldron.

The thorny problem is not that it won't be difficult after a meeting. The person who gave the gift has left, and the things have not been returned. They cannot be left here. They can only be moved into the city and temporarily stored. Those with dragon whiskers There was a name written on the salamander gift list. This thing was called Xuanhuang Cunlong. It was a rare cave creature that was said to be a great tonic. However, Wu Zhongyuan was not interested in such weird things, so he left it to the people below. Take care of feeding.

Sooner or later, these gift-givers will come again, and all they have to do is return the things when they come again.

But the things sent by the yellow-faced old man and the white-faced old woman cannot be returned. The lion-dragon rake is a psychic weapon and must be kept. The salamander inner elixir in the small pocket is a poison-proof thing. The wizard under his command It may be used by both the Warriors and the Warriors, but there is no way to return it.

The second problem is more difficult. How to eliminate and avoid possible large-scale killings in the future. This is an inevitable problem. The biggest feature of Hunyuan Ding is that it can balance Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. No matter what kind of animal inner elixir it is, it can transform it. In order to replenish the Qi elixir, this will cause all those who want to borrow the Hunyuan Cauldron to smelt the elixir to frantically collect various materials for elixir refining.

Anyone who wants to borrow the Hunyuan Cauldron is a person with advanced cultivation or an alien. Once these people go on a killing spree, the consequences will be disastrous.

Wu Zhongyuan was already worried about how to get along with the Orcs. If he allowed these people to kill like crazy, he wouldn't have to worry about how to get along with the Orcs. He would directly force the Orcs into the opposite direction.

Everyone expressed their opinions on this thorny issue and discussed it carefully. Some people proposed to issue an edict to inform the world that the Hunyuan Cauldron would not be loaned out. This was a way to drain the firepower. As long as the Hunyuan Cauldron was not borrowed from outside, those who wanted the inner elixir of animals would Of little use.

Some people have raised objections. This method seems to be draining money from the bottom, but in fact it has great disadvantages. It is equivalent to blocking the escape route of those who want to borrow the alchemy. If they are not allowed to borrow, they may steal, take hostages, and coerce. exchange.

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid that thieves will miss you. If this happens, how should you deal with it?

Anyone who wants to borrow the Hunyuan Cauldron,

Most of them go for the cultivation of the three spirits. To put it bluntly, they go for the immortals. The various wonderful advantages of the cultivation of the three spirits are secondary. The most important thing is that these people are approaching the end of their lifespan. As long as they are promoted to the Cultivation of the Three Spirits can lead to immortality. It is a matter of life and death. These people can do anything.

Later, someone else put forward a more moderate opinion, which could be to issue a decree that anyone who tries to temper elixirs with different types of inner elixirs should not use the Hunyuan Cauldron.

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately aroused a lot of opposition. What does this statement mean? Those who refine elixirs using alien elixirs will not be lent to them, but those who use Ganoderma lucidum to refine elixirs will be lent to them? What's that, a charity?

Furthermore, how will the people below interpret this imperial edict? Hunting has been the main means of livelihood for the human race for thousands of years. Why are they suddenly so kind to animals? Are you afraid of the orcs?

I couldn't think of a feasible solution for the moment, so I could only put it aside for the time being and move things back to the city. The old blind man also set a rule. From now on, all people who come to see him will be received by the Ministry of Etiquette first, and then proceed after confirming their intentions. Care about it and try not to let them see Wu Zhongyuan.

Back in the city, Wu Zhongyuan did not return to the harem, but went to the Zhongtian Palace and summoned the old blind man first. The old blind man did not express his position during the on-site meeting just now. He wanted to hear what the old blind man thought about the matter.

The old blind man still did not express his position. He only said that he had not yet figured out the secret of Hunyuan Cauldron's elixir refining. He would wait until he found out how to use Hunyuan Cauldron and the specific situation of smelting elixirs before he made any calculations.

The old blind man never expressed his position, and Wu Zhongyuan guessed his attitude. When encountering something that he disagreed with, the old blind man usually kept silent and did not support, but he would not contradict or object.

"What exactly do you think, sir? It doesn't matter." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"It doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what the Holy One thinks." The old blind man said.

"I don't understand what you mean, sir," Wu Zhongyuan said.

"Do you want to be a benevolent king or a holy master?" the old blind man asked.

"Is there any difference between the two?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"Yes," the old blind man nodded slowly, "The benevolent king is kind and generous, and the holy master is decisive in killing."

Wu Zhongyuan didn't quite understand what the old blind man meant, "Sir, our relationship is different from others. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it."

Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, the old blind man relaxed slightly, but he still did not express his thoughts, but asked again, "The reason why the Holy One does not want to see the killings caused by the Hunyuan Cauldron is because he is afraid of the beast race. Or do you feel compassion for the beasts?”

"Both." Wu Zhongyuan spoke truthfully.

"What percentage does each share?" the old blind man asked.

Wu Zhongyuan pondered and then said, "Sanqi."

"In the war that took place on the coast of the East China Sea not long ago, how many warriors did we lose?" the old blind man asked in a deep voice.

"Twelve members of the Bear Clan, forty-two people of the Ox Clan, and thirty-eight people of the Bird Clan." Wu Zhongyuan said.

The old blind man said no more, because he knew that Wu Zhongyuan already understood what he wanted to express.

Wu Zhongyuan indeed understood what the old blind man meant. The old blind man was reminding him of the severe situation that his side was currently facing, and that improving his own strength should be the top priority at the moment, without being merciful.

The old blind man didn't speak, and Wu Zhongyuan didn't speak either. There was silence in Zhongtian Hall.

Wu Zhongyuan's silence means that he is thinking and deliberation, and his long silence means that he has been undecided.

After a while, the old blind man said again, "This Hunyuan Cauldron is nothing more than a hot potato to Ren Jun, but to the Holy Lord, it is an invincible magic weapon. It can not only refine elixirs to strengthen itself, but also provide favors and assistance. Make friends. As long as they ask for anything from the Holy One and are sent by the Holy One, they will do anything they want. Even if they want to borrow the alchemy cauldron, how can they come empty-handed without a gift of thanks?"

Wu Zhongyuan cleared his throat with a dry cough. His dry cough was just to let the old blind man know that he heard clearly, but he was not ready to speak. What the old blind man said was very clear. The Hunyuan Cauldron can not only refine elixirs to quickly improve one's own strength, It can also be used to make friends. Anyone who wants to borrow the Hunyuan Cauldron is a person with advanced cultivation or an alien. No one will let him help in vain. If he wants to borrow the Hunyuan Cauldron, he will send a lot of thank you gifts. In this way He no longer has to run around looking for it. He can have a large amount of alchemy materials delivered to his door just by sitting at home.

"Sir, please go back and rest first. Let me think about it again." Wu Zhongyuan stood up and saw him off.

After sending the old blind man away, Wu Zhongyuan sent someone to call Wu Di over to ask for her opinion on the matter.

Although Wu Di is a woman, she is very smart. A smart person can not only accurately analyze the pros and cons, but also carefully guess the thoughts of others. Previously, Wu Di and the old blind man managed to anger Jiang Zheng and Li Tai without telling Wu Zhongyuan, which led to Jiang Zhenghe Li Tai made a sneak attack on Wu Zhongyuan, which was later discovered by Wu Zhongyuan. Long Yan was furious and flew into a rage. Having learned from the past, she did not dare to say anything that Wu Zhongyuan might not want to hear.

Although Wu Di has never stated his position clearly, the attitude revealed in his words is still leaning towards using the Hunyuan Cauldron to enhance his own strength. There is nothing he can do about directly or indirectly causing a large number of deaths of aliens, and it is not like they died at their hands. , there is no need to feel too guilty, you must know that this is an era of martial arts, whoever has high cultivation and powerful power is correct.

Wu Di's attitude was also expected by Wu Zhongyuan. Wu Di's character was somewhat similar to that of Lu Pheasant in later generations. He was very shrewd and decisive, but he was not Liu Bang, and he could suppress Wu Di.

After Wu Di came Jiang Nan. Jiang Nan was from the Niu tribe and knew a lot about tempering elixirs. He came to Jiang Nan mainly to determine some technical things, such as the need to smelt a Qi-tonifying elixir for Tai Ling cultivation. How many spiritual objects and inner elixirs. However, it is difficult to have a precise answer to a question like this. It not only depends on the quantity of alchemy materials, but also on the quality. You must know that the aura contained in the inner elixir of different species of animals is different, and Jiang Nan has a certain understanding of the Hunyuan Cauldron. He didn't know much about it, and he had never refined any elixir above Taixuan before. When asked by Wu Zhongyuan, he couldn't even give a rough reference.

Another question Wu Zhongyuan asked was which of the various magical spiritual objects contained more spiritual energy than the alien inner elixir. This question itself had a big problem, but although he asked a question, Jiang Nan's answer was No problem. In nature, rare spiritual objects and aliens with Taoism often go hand in hand. That is to say, each rare spiritual object is often surrounded by a beast guarding it. Compared with rare spiritual objects, the beast guarding it is The spiritual energy contained in the inner elixir is usually less than that of rare spiritual objects.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Jiang Nan's words reminded Wu Zhongyuan that before, he had only thought of using plant-based alchemy materials, but ignored that there were often alien guardians around spiritual objects. In this way, even if he wanted to obtain plant-based alchemy materials, Alchemy materials are also unavoidable from fighting with aliens.

To be fair, he is not a corrupt person who sweeps the floor without harming the lives of ants and cherishes moth gauze lamps, but he is not willing to take the initiative to attack and hurt the other party when the other party has not provoked him.

From Jiang Nan's point of view, searching for spiritual objects and tempering elixirs was a normal thing, and she didn't feel anything wrong. From her point of view, getting the Hunyuan Cauldron was a great joy. She didn't understand why Wu Zhongyuan was so worried.

After Jiang Nan left, Wu Zhongyuan sent someone to invite Wang Xinran. He couldn't regard Jiang Nan as stupid just because Jiang Nan didn't understand his own thoughts. The two grew up in different environments. In the final analysis, they had different ideologies.

When Wang Xinran arrived, Wu Zhongyuan was holding his forehead with one hand and closing his eyes in worry. Wang Xinran gave him a symbolic salute when there were people there. When there was no one, he didn't even give him a symbolic salute. He just dragged the chair to sit next to Wu Zhongyuan. He stopped and said, "What are you doing, looking sad?"

"Worried." Wu Zhongyuan sighed.

"I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me?" Wang Xinran asked casually.

"Yes," Wu Zhongyuan raised his finger and pointed to the Hunyuan Cauldron outside the hall, "As soon as this thing was born, those innocent creatures were in bad luck. Even if I don't kill them, others will kill them."

"You should have thought of this outcome before you dug it out." Wang Xinran took out a cigarette from his bun, took out a lighter from his waist, lit the cigarette and puffed out the smoke.

"I didn't expect the situation to get out of control at the time," Wu Zhongyuan said.

"It's not that you didn't expect it," Wang Xinran was not used to him. "You are so careful, how could you not have thought of it? You have thought of it, but there is no way. If you don't dig out this big cauldron to make elixirs, the group of people you led will simply I can’t defeat those monsters and monsters.”

Sometimes it is not a bad thing to be doused with cold water. As Wang Xinran said, he did think of such a situation before digging out the Hunyuan Cauldron.

Wang Xinran said again, "Don't worry about it. If you don't refine the elixir, you won't be able to defeat them. As long as you refine the elixir, there will be robbery and killing. You didn't do anything wrong. No one can have any moral flaws in this life." , and you don’t need to consider yourself a saint.”

Hearing Wang Xinran's words, Wu Zhongyuan felt much better. He stood up and left his seat, "Let's go out with me."

"Where to go?" Wang Xinran asked casually.

"Going to the Southern Wilderness, this matter still has a loose end, I have to go there and tie up the finishing touches..."

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