Chapter 659 - Chapter 659: Obtaining the World
Chapter 659: Obtaining the World
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Get it, and you’ll have the world?” All Yu found this phrase particularly familiar. “Isn’t this a common line found in folktales and historical records?”
Ah Yu had heard many historical stories in the spatial pocket. In the past, when she was young, it was Meatbail who read them to her. Later on, she became more and more interested in books, and Meatbail also found a lot for her.
Reading in the spatial pocket was safe and had a good aura. She was interested in it, so she naturally didn’t find it boring.
It could be said that Ah Yu’s brain was already filled with knowledge. It only depended on whether she was willing to use it.
[Yes. Most of the things recorded in official history like to hide their ambitions in objects. If this Nine Dragon Treasure Cauldron is used properly, it will naturally achieve such an effect.]
[Look, from the historical stories we usually read, everyone is fighting over some contemporary beauty. It’s obvious that they’re not interested in the world.]
“That’s right, that’s right. The most pitiful person in those stories are the little sisters. If someone takes over the world, no one will say that it’s little sisters’ credit. They’ll only say that those men are smart and brave. But if they fail, they’ll say that the little sisters are jinxes and push all the blame to the little sisters.” At the mention of this, All Yu felt very angry. Why?
[This Nine Dragon Treasure Cauldron has the ability to predict in nine directions. As you can see, it corresponds to nine different directions and can predict droughts and earthquakes. When a region is about to experience drought, cracks will appear beneath the dragon’s head, symbolizing the dry and cracked earth. And when an earthquake is about to occur, the dragon’s eyes will close.
Furthermore, if any place is suffering from flooding disasters, water will gush out from the dragon’s mouth.]
[Just imagine, if an official could foresee the kind of disasters that might occur in a certain place, they would be able to prepare in advance. Similarly, if there were exaggerations made by people below regarding a disaster that didn’t actually happen, the official could also step in and handle the situation with ease.]
[The Nine Dragon Treasure Cauldron predicts a disaster on the entire continent. If the other countries want to obtain the news, they have to rely on the owner’s control.]
[Isn’t this the same as obtaining the world?]
Meatball didn’t mention what kind of disaster this treasure cauldron would cause if it landed in the hands of those without ability. There would definitely be a bloodbath.
Hearing Meatball’s explanation, Ah Yu became interested and walked around the Nine Dragon Treasure Cauldron and looked at it a few times. Other than feeling that this cauldron was very big, she really didn’t see anything special about it. Why could it predict things so accurately?
[Your world doesn’t have a Mythical system, but there are many phenomena that can’t be explained for now. For example, a meteorite from outer space can affect the magnetic field of your world and some special energy can be captured.]
Meatball circled the top of the cauldron and slowly explained to All Yu, “This Nine Dragon Treasure Cauldron should be made of meteorites from outer space by the ancient people. Do you still remember the stone I told you about in Yellow Sand City?”
Ah Yu nodded. “I know. Isn’t it still buried in our spatial pocket? Is that thing harmful to our world?”
Meatbail doesn’t really like verbose speeches. Normally, when communicating with Ah Yu, whom it loves, it only uses the most convenient tone and selectively shares some scientific knowledge from other worlds with Ah Yu. However, to avoid confusing the little one, Meatball doesn’t share too much, only enough for All Yu to grasp the basic concepts.
It was a domain that she might not be able to touch in this life. The more she understood, the more chaotic she would be. It was better to know the truth but not the reason.
Perhaps when All Yu accumulated enough points and this life was over, it would think of a way to let Ah Yu cultivate. Then, her knowledge of this world would be useful.
In the cultivation world, she could break through the spatial pocket barrier and live in other universes.
[Meteorites from outer space might not be a bad thing for a world, but once we discover them, we usually recycle them to avoid causing some unpredictable disasters.]
Meatbail simply glossed over this matter and discussed with Ah Yu how to use the Nine Dragon Treasure Cauldron.
The two of them had already discovered that every time Ah Yu obtained something, it would be useful in the end. Moreover, the intricacies involved in this Nine Dragon Treasure Cauldron was too huge. If they were not careful, All Yu could easily lose her life or even cause the entire Wang Family to suffer a calamity. They had to consider it carefully.
[Do you want to tell your Grandma?]
Meatbail was already completely certain that Old Madam Wang was the missing Princess Yong Chang. Not only that, but it also saw the people whom Old Madam Wang had come into contact with during this period of time.
It could be said that a small portion of the nobles in the entire Wanning City had once been taught by Old Madam Wang and Old man Wang.
However, Meatball didn’t tell All Yu these things. The main reason was that All Yu wasn’t good at hiding secrets. If she let it slip, with Old Madam Wang’s cautious personality, she would probably become aware of Meatball’s ability and guard against it. They would have to spend a lot of effort to think of a solution.
This kind of caution was not good. It might even plant the seeds of suspicion, and it was especially bad for Ah Yu.
“I want to tell Grandma because Grandma is the most intelligent person in our family. 1 can’t help but look for Grandma when something happens, but I’m afraid that this thing is too important. If Grandma doesn’t know how to deal with it, won’t she worry for nothing?”
This was what troubled All Yu the most. When she grew up, she realized that the adults had too many things to worry over. They always had to consider many benefits and losses.
Now that she had started to consider this, she realized that life was really filled with troubles.
Sigh, it would be so good to go back to the Little Ah Yu who didn’t know anything back then!
[If you can’t figure it out, just put it aside for now. We can always find the best solution.]
“But this thing can predict disasters. If a disaster really happens somewhere, how can I inform everyone?”
If she informed someone, wouldn’t she be exposed?
[Actually, Great Chang also has a department that predicts disasters. Why don’t you think of a way to sneak in?]
“That place is called ‘Astrology Divination Bureau,’ even more obscure than the Imperial Astronomers. It is a subordinate division of the Ministry of Rites, and luckily, there are no other officials apart from the Ministry of Rites’ chief secretary.”
The Minister of Rites did not like them very much either. Usually, they would only be summoned for the annual grand ceremony. They were asked to help divine which day the weather was the best.
Most interestingly, this Astrology Divination Bureau did not restrict men and women. As long as one could pass the astrology assessment, they would be chosen.
“However, the salary there is very low, and there are almost no benefits. Moreover, it belongs to officials outside the imperial court, so there are no grants of official land, exemptions from corvee labor, taxes, and military service. They also do not allow casual resignations.”
Therefore, they couldn’t recruit enough people all year round.
“Then if 1 join them, won’t I be able to open an academy?”
[On the contrary, that place is right next to the Imperial College and the Surveillance Court. Moreover, it allows the officials to engage in cultural-related industries. If you establish good relations with those scholars, you can even send their female relatives to the Women’s Academy!]
The students of the Imperial College were a group of people who gathered the high-quality resources of the entire Great Chang. They were either knowledgeable or had good family backgrounds. The women in their family were naturally much better than ordinary people, and their influence was greater.
[By the way, if your Big Brother All You passed the examination and becomes the top scholar, he will usually be on duty at the Hanlin Academy for three years. The Hanlin Academy is only 15 minutes away from the Imperial College, and the two of you can still be on duty together.] The more Meatball spoke, the more it felt that it was very appropriate. Wasn’t this a custom-made department for Ah Yu?
When Ah Yu heard it say this, her eyes immediately lit up. “Alright, I’ll take the Astrology Divination Bureau test!”
The next day, All Yu told everyone her thoughts at breakfast.
Everyone coughed violently, and Wang Wulang almost spat out his porridge.
“Huh? You want to go to the Astrology Divination Bureau?!”
Could it be that she wanted her guardian angel to help read the country’s fortune?
That would be too much of a cheat!