The Heavens: A Qing, the Yue Girl at the beginning

"At present, it seems that the auxiliary consciousness of body and mind cannot be completely brought back to the main world. Or, although it is brought back, it is limited to the edge of 'dream reference' and cannot leave to other places?"

Accompanied by the sound of rustling rain outside the window, Zhao Qing suddenly woke up from a quiet state in the second-floor attic room. He immediately felt the pain and discomfort caused by the sharp increase in the upper limit of his mental power in a short period of time. It will burst and tear at any time;
She quickly relaxed her mind and integrated herself with the world to share the huge pressure brought by this sudden change. After more than two hours, she finally regained her breath and knew that this time her spirit The risk of a surge in power has been passed.

Long before she fell into the dream, Zhao Qing's mental power had reached the limit that her current physique could bear. If she further improved her "spirit" alone but could not balance her "jing" and "qi", she would face the separation of form and spirit. crisis.

Although she can still barely bear it for the time being due to the advanced state of "beautiful form and spirit", there is no doubt that if she still experiences such a sudden increase in mental power next time she falls into a dream, the probability of being able to survive is quite limited. , must wait for the body to be lifted up as well.

Zhao Qing has never had the experience of being overwhelmed by mental power, and it is hard to say what will happen to Zhao Qing after this happens, whether there is a way to return to the original state, or whether he can expect that "Dream Citation" will have the ability to prevent the "host" from self-destruction. ;

But according to her speculation, this problem of balance of energy, energy and spirit is most likely the main reason for her previous premonition that breaking through to the "Six Qi Realm" would lead to bad things.

After her mind stabilized, Zhao Qing's thoughts moved slightly, and she sensed the "dream reference" radiating light from the depths of her mind, and twelve looming black dots appeared around her, giving her a familiar and cordial feeling. , it is suspected that she cultivated her body and soul in "dreams".

When Zhao Qing tried to touch these black spots with his mind, it felt like he was touching a void, as if separated by an insurmountable space barrier. He was close at hand but out of reach, making it difficult to truly contact him. He seemed to be limited to "citation" area.

She thought secretly in her mind, guessing that the bodies and gods could be specially bound and isolated by "dream reference". Even if it was limited by rules, it should have a special role. Perhaps it could be regarded as an "independent" consciousness and could also enter the dream world.

"By the way, the so-called 'dreaming' does not mean that you cannot relive the dreams you have experienced in the past and connect the plot in the dream."

"Assuming that 'Enter the Dreaming Heavens' and 'Dreaming' do have something in common in this regard, I have been working hard in the Huangyi world for so long, so it is a pity to leave forever. Is there some way to return to the dream world again?" What about the world we live in?”

According to statistics, the harvest of Jin Xing Qi reached 12960 strands. Zhao Qing missed the two magic weapons she carefully refined, and she also had high expectations for the future of the powerful country she had built. I really want to witness its future development.

Similarly, recalling the contents of "Taiyi Hun Ming Jie Dao", she vaguely felt that she had inherited the three spiritual realms of the three steps of knocking: "enlightenment of self, exogenous life, and Hun Ming". He has made a breakthrough in his skills, but he can already feel the deeper and subtler differences between heaven and earth.

The realm has been significantly improved, and the understanding of Tao has been greatly enhanced. Coupled with several quick methods such as "Yuan Shen Hua Hua" that can still be effective at the current level of cultivation, the combat power that Zhao Qing can exert under normal conditions has already been exceeded. Multiplier improvement.

Considering that she would not be able to fall asleep again for the time being, it would probably take a few months to fully digest what she had gained this time. She also let go of the sense of urgency in her heart, knowing that after she had understood everything clearly, grinding hard work would not consume much energy. Just have some free time and take a walk.

Weiyu originally sent an invitation to a banquet for her and her group before she fell asleep in Dongguo Fuyang, but she felt inexplicably that it would be dangerous if she didn't go. Zhao Qing no longer thought it was a trouble. On the contrary, she now felt, This matter may not necessarily be your own opportunity.

Instead of just walking to and from Kuaiji Martial Arts Academy as usual, she decided to experience another way that she had never experienced before. Therefore, she found a boat at a harbor outside the Yuwang Ancestral Temple and was about to sail to Dongguo Gate. The boat didn't mind the slow speed and just got on it.

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Boats connected by "adding plates on top" have many significant advantages over monohull boats.Since the boat has two hulls, there is a "bridge" in the middle connected by "added plates". In this way, the overall width of the boat is greatly increased compared with the original monohull boat, and it is much more stable when driving.

Under the three square hard sails, the cabin, which looks like just a sturdy wooden shed, is quite ordinary. Although it can carry 80 people, it is more than enough, but there are no gorgeous decorations or valuable furnishings inside, only some necessary furniture. and equipment.

Among them, the most "luxurious" decoration is probably the woody aroma that permeates the cabin. It is the smell of the ship that has accumulated over the years, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

The gentle breeze from the river, with its moist coolness, blew across the cheeks of the passengers, bringing with it the fresh scent of distant flowers and rice fields. The air was filled with the faint scent of water plants, which was also intertwined with the aroma of wood, creating a sense of tranquility. And cozy atmosphere.

Because it was formed by the merger of two boats, the boat also had two small sterns left.There is a distance of three to four feet between the two sterns, forming a small body of water.

When the boatman started to set off, Zhao Qing had moved a small bench and sat on the edge of the left stern of the boat. She was wearing a light blue satin dress, and her hair was only tied up with a simple bronze bamboo hairpin. Calmly looking at the water that is receding and getting further away in front of you.

Among the unique scenery of this ancient city, waterways are the most vital veins.The winding river is like the lifeline of the city, connecting the city's past, present and future.

At this moment, the ships passing by are like notes jumping along this lifeline, playing a beautiful, graceful and fresh movement.

They may be big or small, some gorgeous, some simple, but each one carries its own story and life.They break through the water and walk, as if they are telling a sad or happy journey.

The soft sound produced by the friction between the ship's hull and the water is like a gentle cross-country music. In every tiny note, there flows the tacit understanding and harmony between the ship and the water. It is deeply impressed by the ingenuity of the flat carvings and the uneven carvings. The sound of Chui Yu makes people intoxicated.

The reason why these ships have astonishing speed is not because of the superb cultivation of the pilots, who use their true power to sneak under the water and push the ships forward like an oar, but because of a transcendent high-level monk who adjusted the height of the city. The speed of river flow.

Being able to control water flow and make them flow faster than usual is undoubtedly beyond the understanding of many people. Zhao Qing sensed the steady and deep power in the water and knew that the reason why the water flow is in this state is essentially due to the The high-speed flow of water energy in the river channel.

Continuing to dig deeper, the reason why the water element energy is in such a high-speed flowing state is not because high-level monks are deliberately casting spells to maintain it, but because of the slight changes in the natural flow rules and direction of the heaven and earth energy here.

Perhaps, in terms of external appearance, there is no difference between controlling vitality and controlling the law of vitality, but in fact, the two are like the shadow cast by an object. Compared with its real entity, there is an indescribable difference. There is a vast difference between cloud and mud.

As far as Zhao Qing knows, except for the common radical changes from Yin to Yang, as well as a few changes such as the "Yuan Shen Hua" and "Dark Energy Effect" she came into contact with, there is no power under the "Six Qi" realm that can deal with it. The influence of the law of vitality shows the mystery of the latter.

Suppose there is a master who has cultivated to "sympathy between nature and man" or even "unity of nature and man" and has never seen the vitality of heaven and earth outside this waterway, then he is likely to take the strange flow of watery vitality for granted. The truth is that no abnormality will be found in it for eternity.

It simply changes some of the laws of vitality in a waterway, allowing the watery vitality to fly down like from high to low according to the prescribed trajectory, and it is obviously accelerated due to the sudden narrowing of the "waterway". It is also clear that understand;
However, when it comes to the countless water networks that crisscross the entire city of Kuaiji, it is undoubtedly much more difficult to resolve the contradictions among the many water flows that intersect and conflict with each other. Mysterious changes.

Each tributary in the waterway network is given a different flow direction and flow rate. They are independent of each other and influence each other, achieving compatibility and balance with the changing environment.

The adjustment of these flow directions and flow rates must be precise. A little carelessness will lead to chaos in the waterway network. To regulate such a complex waterway network just right, it requires superb cultivation and extremely rich experience, as well as the understanding of various types of waterway networks. In-depth knowledge of ships.

Although the waterway network in front of him is majestic and majestic, in Zhao Qing's eyes it seems to be an extremely precise machine, with every detail controlled just right and full of the natural principles of heaven and earth.

Under the control of the law of vitality, the water flows, as if guided by an invisible baton, converge, collide, surge, and whirlpool, making the entire waterway network full of dynamic beauty.

After improving in her cultivation, she could even feel the agility and vitality contained in these controlled water flows, as if they were telling her some gentle and distant artistic conception.

As the boat sails, you can see that the wide river is like an ancient jade belt, cleverly connecting the prosperity of the city with the tranquility of nature on both sides.The sun poured down from the clouds and sprinkled on the river, like golden ripples, shining with dazzling light.

On both sides of the waterway, ancient trees are verdant, complementing the sparkling waves on the river.Various plants float in the river, with lush green reeds and dense duckweeds rippling in the waves.Whenever the breeze blows over the water, the plants dance with the wind and spread out in layers, poetic and picturesque.

Occasionally, a few leisurely water birds fly low over the water, breaking the tranquility of the water.And when a cruise ship speeds by, or a fish jumps out of the water, ripples appear, adding a bit of liveliness and vitality.

At the intersection of every two waterways, stone bridges stand on the water. Each one is carved with exquisite patterns, some with flowers, birds, insects and fish, and some with historical stories.These stone bridges are like the veins of the city, connecting every corner of the city.

Thousands of stone bridges crisscross each other like a huge transportation network. Pedestrians flow continuously on the bridges, and vendors set up stalls at the bridge ends, creating a lively scene.

As the misty drizzle gradually began to fall, whether it was stone bridges, merchant ships, cruise ships, or pedestrians, shops, and buildings on the shore, they all left their own shadows on the water.These shadows ripple with the water, like a dream world.

There are 10 houses with smoked willow painted bridges and wind curtains with green curtains.Clouds and trees surround the dike and sand, raging waves roll up frost and snow, and the sky is boundless.

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Any large city, especially the capitals of various countries, usually has a vast area of ​​hundreds of miles and a total population of tens of millions. In order for such a huge ancient city to operate normally, it must involve transportation within the city. system.

If ordinary people with little cultivation have to travel several days even to leave the city gate, and it is difficult to communicate with other areas in the city, then even if a tall city wall is built on the edge of this giant city, tens of millions of people will be Surrounded by it, it cannot be called a good place to live.

Cities are places where resources are concentrated, and transportation determines logistics. Logistics capabilities will limit the upper limit of city size. At the same time, the improvement of transportation capabilities will bring about a reduction in communication and transaction costs for the city, which is the original purpose of city formation.

A metropolis with a population of tens of millions consumes countless materials every day, which are far from being fully supplied within the city. It requires a continuous flow of food from the outside world to maintain the most basic survival of ordinary people.

For civilians, if the cost of living is extremely high and there is even a risk of starving to death, why bother living in a big city?
Therefore, for these large cities, the design and operation of their transportation systems is particularly important.If the traffic conditions in the city are not ideal, it will not only affect the city's economy and material circulation, but also cause the city to lose its significance as a resource concentration center.

In order to solve transportation problems in an ancient giant city like Kuaiji City, which was [-] miles square, high-level monks forcibly controlled the speed of water flow in the city, so that the Yue people could "use boats as carts and jade sticks as horses." One of the quite typical examples.

As a medium-sized passenger ship with no additional services, and its speed is freely supported by the water flow in the city, the price of buying a "ticket" to board the ship is naturally much cheaper than ordinary land transportation.

In fact, according to the "price tags" hanging inside and outside the cabin, since the boat can carry passengers very quickly and the driving under normal circumstances is not more strenuous than that of a small boat, it is calculated as one small coin per ten miles. The travel expenses for a single person are only 1+N small coins.

From the small harbor next to the Yuwang Ancestral Temple to Fuyangli near the East Guomen of Kuaiji City, it is about 14 to [-] miles by water. The boat travels for more than an hour and only costs [-] small coins in tolls, which is quite a lot. It’s affordable.

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Two skilled helpers were hired to work on the bow deck and in the cabin. The owner of this boat was an old boatman in his fifties, with a short beard, a pale face, a rectangular face, and a hand holding Holding a bamboo pennant about four feet long, he sat alone on the right stern of the boat.

When the rain became heavier and heavier, the old boatman glanced towards her, unhurriedly took out a raincoat from the wooden frame on the side, put it on his body, then grabbed the bamboo pole and tilted it Pointing to the same position on the left tail, indicating that Zhao Qing can use the rain gear on it.

Noticing that the other party seemed to have no sign of being wetted by the rain, the well-informed old boatman was not too surprised. He stood up with his legs slightly bent and swayed a little as he walked. His hands were like dead wood weathered by the years. Hold the boat pole tightly.

Suddenly, he pierced the long pole in his hand suddenly, plunged it into the water between the two tails, and then retrieved and lifted it with quick movements. His waving movements were light and falling, judging from the level of his strength. , has reached the state of ease.

To everyone's surprise, the target the old boatman suddenly used to prick with his bamboo pole was not the big fish in the river that most people imagined, but a small and thin bronze coin, the hole of which was penetrated by the tip of the long pole. Then with a shake of his arm, he flew up and landed in a pottery urn next to him.

He didn't know why such a small Ge coin appeared in the rapid water flow, and he picked it up with a bamboo pole and collected it in time, as if he had predicted it in advance.
When the old boatman suddenly stood up and sat back down, his robe rose slightly, revealing the old man's legs, which had appeared weak before. They were actually a pair of prosthetic limbs made of bronze, faintly revealing the coldness of golden color. The luster makes people feel a unique perseverance.

Now it seems that the original identity of the old boatman should be a member of the Xiliu Division of the Yue Kingdom, that is, a full-time sailor, and he has made considerable achievements, so he received this very rare prosthetic limb after the war. , after leaving the army, he became an ordinary boatman.

"I've done this water journey to Fuyangli dozens of times by boat, and I'm considered an expert. Hey, I'm going to reveal a secret. Do you two want to hear it?"

"The 'leg-shaped device' attached to the broken leg of the boatman is not the kind that foreign victims are reluctantly attached to and can only walk slowly. It is deeply integrated with the skeletal muscles and can exert [-] to [-]% of the strength. 'Golden bones'."

"'Golden Bone Implantation'? I heard that without reaching the second level of Yang Jin's cultivation of 'Alternating Meridians and Circulation of Blood and Qi', if you rashly implant other objects in the body, it is very easy to have serious consequences, and there are even cases of death... …Does this 'Old Golden Leg' actually have such advanced cultivation?"

"Now, little pig, you know why I have to wait a little longer to find this boat before traveling, right? How can other boats easily meet such a master?" Several passengers sitting together lowered their voices. , exchanging information they know about the old boatman.

"Alas! I quit this 75-coin-a-day job and took my family with me to travel to the Datang area to get rich. I just hope to be assigned a better field..." Another simple farmer looked at his arms. The baby's wife murmured to herself and prayed repeatedly to the Duke of the East and the Queen of the West.

"Look at the man sitting in the corner, why his clothes are a little different?" "It's not that it's just different from us Kuaiji people. It seems that even the dozen or so foreigners over there don't look like this." "Don't tell me? Ask your father..."

In the cabin, which is about five feet square, the passengers are busy with their own things.Some people were chatting, some were taking a nap, and others, like Zhao Qing, were enjoying the beautiful scenery of the waterway.

They may be businessmen purchasing supplies, simple farmers, or literati who have traveled around. They have their own stories and experiences, but they met on this simple boat.

This is an extremely common thing and can be seen everywhere on medium and large ships in Kuaiji City. But what particularly attracted Zhao Qing's attention was that half of the more than 70 passengers on board this boat were carrying heavy luggage. They are people from outside the country who have come from afar.

As we all know, King Gou Jian of Yue is currently implementing the policy of "everyone has a private plot" to promote good farming, aiming to transform Yangzhou, a land that was reduced to an "inferior" place in "Yu Gong" after suffering ancient floods, to complete sea invasion. The receding mountains turned into plains and redeveloped into fertile paddy fields.

After going through the war, Gou Jian deeply felt that the main grain-producing areas in the core area of ​​Yue State, that is, the mountainous area in southern Kuaiji, had insufficient land of [-] billion acres. Most people lived a life of "cultivating along the Linglu, and gradually The life of farming, fishing and hunting, which only feeds "poultry and deer", is difficult to support the power of the country's rise, and it is impossible to create a prosperous situation for the people.

Therefore, when he and Wen Zhong ordered the large-scale expansion of the Shanyin Waterway and Shanyin Land Road extending from the east and west of Kuaiji City, they also planned a large area north of the foothills of Kuaiji Mountain and between the east and west rivers for the construction of water conservancy projects. Engineering, reclaiming agricultural land.

Among the many large-scale projects, the "Fuzhong Datang" is undoubtedly the most important one. Its initial planning covers an astonishing area of ​​20 billion acres. It is expected that about 14 billion acres of paddy fields will be reclaimed in ten years, making Vietnam The center of gravity of China's agricultural production began to shift from hills to plains and water network areas.

"Uneven food and soil means that the land is not cultivated." Every poor household that migrates to the rich and middle-class pond can receive a hundred acres of charity land for free, contributing to the growth of Yue's strength and producing a large amount of land. Food is supplied to the entire Shanhui Plain, increasing the population carrying capacity, thus achieving a virtuous cycle.

"In ancient times, there were no wanderers. During the festivals and festivals, the people settled down in their homes, enjoyed their palaces, served their superiors, communicated with their superiors, and immigrated from place to place. In today's world, the rulers are unfair, the people are not in harmony, and the people are restless in their homes. Enjoy your palace; use money when you are old and sick, use your strength to be strong and cunning, and make the people wander around; be greedy and greedy when you are trivial, and worry about the people."

If the country is not well governed and civilians have no land to cultivate, they will become "nomads" who have no fixed abode and wander around. These people's loyalty to their own country is quite limited. They are more willing to migrate wherever the living conditions are better.

Since the total population of the State of Vietnam was greatly lost in the wars of the past years, Gou Jian also had policies related to migrating people from other places into Vietnam. He treated "naturalized" foreigners equally and also distributed land. Considering that the State of Vietnam had a long-term Being in a state of zero land tax due to rest and recuperation;
Even if we look at the four seas of Kyushu, it is still the best choice for wanderers to migrate, so that "the people of Dongyi, Xiyi, Gumi, and Juwu all heard that Yue had a lot of food, poor government and good faith, so they returned home in waves. Therefore, there are many people across the land."

The indigenous people on the sea in the east, the foreign Yue people near the junction of Yue and Chu in the west, and the south were originally the Gumi of the Yue Kingdom, so forget it, but the last "Ju Wu" actually refers to the "Yue Kingdom" that the Yue Kingdom now surrenders to. The State of Wu was in trouble.

The good people of Shangguo left behind the rich land of Wu, which was known as the most powerful country in the world under the rule of Wu King Fucha, and came to Yueguo. This undoubtedly proves that Fuchai's continuous campaign and military projects have caused the loss of people's hearts.

The country's living conditions have caught up with the level of big countries. Normally, this should be a good thing to boost the self-confidence of the Yue people. But the key problem is that the Juwu people who migrated are still at the same level as the Yue people. Enemies with hatred of country and family.

As for the passengers on the boat this time, after several young people secretly questioned and received confirmation from the elderly, four middle-aged people wearing Wu-style clothes were faintly isolated in a corner of the cabin, and from time to time they He was threatened by Yue people who pretended to draw their weapons.

After leaving the Kingdom of Wu and migrating to the Kingdom of Yue, they were looked at strangely by people along the way. These four middle-aged men may have been accustomed to this kind of indifference and rejection. They huddled in corners as much as possible, for fear of attracting others' attention. .

However, after enduring the humiliation for nearly half an hour, the Wu people could no longer hold their breath. Three of the strong men took the initiative to pick up the Wu hooks they were carrying from the package, and unabashedly placed them on the most important thing on their bodies. A location where the blade can easily come out.

This provocative action instantly made the already tense atmosphere on the ship even more tense. Both sides showed a tense posture, making the air seem to freeze.

... (end of this chapter)