Chapter 171: Resource Competition, Face to Face with the Great Powers of Xingyu

Chapter 171: Resource Competition, Face to Face with the Great Powers of Xingyu

Chapter 171: Resource Competition, Face to Face with the Great Powers of Xingyu (Please Subscribe)
"Mr. Zhao, how are you?"

In the Jiangbei Provincial Residence, the King of Jiangbei was meeting guests.

The person who came was the top leader of Jiangnan Province, King of Jiangnan Zheng Ningbo!
Jiangnan Province, like Jiangbei Province, is a fourth-tier province and is adjacent to each other. Compared with Jiangbei Province, Jiangnan Province does not border any large radiation area geographically, but it has a coastline of nearly one thousand kilometers.

Every year, marine creatures invade and cause great losses to Jiangnan Province.

However, Jiangnan Province is the best-developed fourth-tier province after the Dadu River era, and has had martial arts students enter the second round of the national examination for three consecutive years.

The resource subsidies received by people in the province are also higher than those in Jiangbei Province.

At the same time, although Zheng Ningbo is the King of Jiangnan, he is not the strongest person in Jiangnan Province.

In just thirty years, Jiangnan Province has had four Kings of Jiangnan. Zheng Ningbo is the fourth. The other three retired Kings of Jiangnan are still serving Jiangnan Province. It is rumored that Jiangnan Province will have its first Traveler within three years and may even become a third-tier province.

"Brother Zheng, how are you? Please!"

The King of Jiangbei clasped his fists and said, his last name is Zhao Kuo, and he often deals with Zheng Ningbo. Unfortunately, he is weak and powerless. Jiangbei Province has been suppressed by Jiangnan Province in recent years, and many precious resource subsidies have been taken away by Jiangnan Province.

Jiangbei Province also had a retired King of Jiangbei, but unfortunately he died in various battles one after another.

"I heard that there are two martial arts students from your Jiangbei Province taking the national exam this time, and the Wu family disciple from Jincheng was eliminated by a martial arts student from Nancheng."

Zheng Ningbo smiled.

If Jiangnan Province wants to become a third-tier province, it will need more resource subsidies, and these resource subsidies can only be obtained from other fourth-tier provinces.

As long as Jiangnan Province's performance in all aspects is superior to that of Jiangbei Province, the resource subsidies provided by the Seven Star System Alliance will be tilted towards Jiangnan Province.

In recent years, Jiangnan Province has relied on these means to widen the gap with Jiangbei Province.

Jiangnan Province is full of confidence in this national exam and has announced that all martial arts students taking the exam will successfully advance to the second round, and even two martial arts students will advance to the third round.

Some people also claimed that someone in Jiangnan Province would become a domain master within three years, making Jiangnan Province a third-tier province.

For this reason, the people of Jiangnan Province have a strong momentum this year and are full of enthusiasm on the Internet. They often clash with people from other fourth-tier provinces in the Star Realm, and they usually win.

"I didn't expect that there would be a martial arts student from Nancheng who would take the national exam. However, compared to the martial arts students from Jiangnan Province, Jiangbei Province is still too weak. As far as I know, there are five martial arts students from Jiangnan Province taking the national exam this year, while there are only two from our province. So we don't dare to expect too much. We just hope that someone can advance to the second round."

King Jiangbei said with a wry smile.

"Hahaha, the examiner for the first elimination round tomorrow is Master Bu Jinchen. His spiritual power has extraordinary penetrating power. The difficulty of advancing will be much higher than in previous years. Mr. Zhao must be well prepared."

Zheng Ningbo reminded.

"Okay, thanks for letting me know."

King Jiangbei clasped his fists.

Zheng Jinbo's network of contacts is much better than that of King Jiangbei, so it is not surprising that he knows the identity of tomorrow's examiner.

King Jiangbei had met and interacted with Bu Jinchen at relevant meetings. For many martial arts students, it was indeed a nightmare for him to be the examiner of the first round of eliminations.

"Mr. Zhao, can you please let us meet the martial arts students from your Jiangbei Province first?"

A young man next to Zheng Ningbo said.

His name is Lin Yanping.

He is one of the five martial arts students in Jiangnan Province. He has reached the Zang Xiang realm and his combat power has entered the Fu Xiang realm, reaching 1312.1. He masters the power of both mind and sword.

It is well-known in Jiangnan Province.

But in terms of strength, he is said to be the last among the five martial arts students in Jiangnan Province.

This time, he followed Zheng Ningbo to visit King Jiangbei. Zheng Ningbo only brought him alone, and his purpose can be imagined.

"They are resting now. You will see them tomorrow."

The Huo family knew that Zheng Ningbo came prepared and was worried that other problems would arise later.

"Ah!"

At this moment, a sound of someone stretching came from upstairs.

After Zhang Lingfeng successfully opened his viscera, he lay down on the bed to rest. After a nap, he remembered to eat something, and just as he was coming down from upstairs, he yawned and stretched.

Then Mingcheng looked unhappy.

He lives in the room next to Zhang Lingfeng.

He was unable to absorb all the medicinal effects in the medicine barrel, and forcing it to absorb had no effect, but his physical fitness and combat power also improved a little, and he kept walking around the room.

What a coincidence, I came down with Zhang Lingfeng.

Lin Yanping and Zheng Ningbo looked at each other and couldn't help but look at Zhang Lingfeng and Mingcheng. Compared to Zhang Lingfeng's lazy look as if he had just woken up, Mingcheng looked worried. No matter how they looked at it, the two of them didn't look like they were here to take the national exam.

"Let me introduce you. This is the top leader of Jiangnan Province, Mr. Zheng Ningbo. This is his student, also a martial arts student in this year's national exam. His name is Lin Yanping. He has already opened the fifth level of Dharma, and his combat power is above 1300.0."

King Jiangbei introduced.

Zheng Ningbo knew the identities of the martial arts students in Jiangbei Province very well, and how could the King of Jiangbei ignore the relevant information of Jiangnan Province? Although it was the first time he met Lin Yanping, he knew Lin Yanping's past and strength.

"Hello."

Lin Yanping stood up and extended his hand to Zhang Lingfeng and Mingcheng.

"Hello."

Zhang Lingfeng was walking in front, so he had to shake hands with Lin Yanping first.

But just when their palms were about to touch, Ao Dagang suddenly stood in front of them and said with a smile: "If you have any skills, wait until tomorrow when you take the national exam and use them."

"Uh... ok."

Lin Yanping froze and took two steps back in fear.

Ao Dagang seemed to be smiling, but while he was speaking, his heart felt like it was stabbing him with a knife, making him unable to defend himself.

"Master Ao is making a fuss out of nothing."

Zheng Ningbo snorted coldly.

"Jiangbei Province is weak and knows it cannot compete with you, Jiangnan Province, but we also hope that Jiangnan Province will not step on Jiangbei Province to gain power."

Ao Dagang said.

"See you tomorrow, Mr. Zhao."

Zheng Ningbo did not respond to Ao Dagang, but to Jiangbei Wangdao.

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

King Jiangbei bowed.

After Zheng Ningbo and the others left, Jiangbei Wang and his men all looked unhappy.

"They have to do the same thing again and again. It's really unlucky."

Ao Dagang was filled with indignation.

"What happened?"

Zhang Lingfeng was puzzled.

“It’s a good thing you didn’t shake hands with Lin Yanping just now. In recent years, in order to annex Jiangbei Province’s resources, Jiangnan Province has been trying every means to suppress Jiangbei Province in any competitions and battles in order to gain more attention from the Seven Star System Alliance and obtain more resource subsidies.

If you had shaken hands with Lin Yanping just now, he would have used his Dharma-Appearance advantage to embarrass you and psychologically crush you, preventing you from exerting your full strength tomorrow."

The Huo family reminded.

"Oh, so abominable?"

Zhang Lingfeng was unexpected.

"In any case, stay away from them. Remember the purpose of your participation in the national exam, which is to help Jiangbei Province advance to the second round. As for the grudges between Jiangbei Province and Jiangnan Province, ignore them."

Ao Dagang reminded.

"Yes."

Zhang Lingfeng nodded.

He was just wondering why Yan Fei was the body-tempering master of Jiangnan Province, and why he was different from them. The next day.

The national examination has finally begun.

There are more than 300 martial arts students from 73 provinces.

Almost every province sent five martial arts students. Due to the lack of talent in Jiangbei Province, only Zhang Lingfeng and Ming Cheng participated in the competition.

The two entered the competition venue together.

The venue was similar to the Bird's Nest in the previous life, and the surrounding auditoriums were filled with people.

The candidates sat down in the middle of the venue according to their seat numbers.

Zhang Lingfeng has always been curious about martial arts students from third-tier, second-tier, and first-tier provinces. Yesterday, after moving into the new hall, apart from meeting the candidates from Jiangnan Province, he has not had the opportunity to come into contact with other martial arts students.

At this moment, they entered the venue together and sat down in their seats. Zhang Lingfeng couldn't help but look at everyone around him.

He found that those unfamiliar martial arts students had restrained their breath fluctuations, as if they were hiding their strength and would not easily reveal it before the assessment began.

Sudden.

A familiar figure appeared in sight.

He sat in the front row.

He is Lin Chunchi, a martial arts student from a first-tier province, Guanghai Province.

With the help of Guo Wei, Zhang Lingfeng had seen Lin Chunchi's training video. The opponent's skill was swordsmanship, and the condensed sword intent could integrate the three elemental forces of water, fire and earth.

Guo Wei had said before that Lin Chunchi relied on his mental power of 4.1 to condense the three lines of sword intent.

Moreover, he is also a martial artist who has opened the seventh level of Dharmakāya, the Qi Phase, and his combat power far exceeds his own.

Guo Wei once said that Lin Chunchi’s strength might be enough to make it into the top ten.

Maybe we can move forward.

These five words mean that although Lin Chunchi's strength is top-notch among this group of martial arts students, it is not that outstanding. There may be at least ten first-line martial arts students who are better than him.

Sudden.

Lin Chunchi turned around and looked at Zhang Lingfeng.

Just a quick glance.

But it gave Zhang Lingfeng an illusion, as if there was a fire burning in front of him.

“What a strong spiritual conception.”

"This guy's mental power should be more than 4.1."

"Luckily, I'm a level three psychokineticist, otherwise I wouldn't be able to handle it."

Zhang Lingfeng was shocked in his heart.

However, the one who was more shocked than him was Lin Chunchi.

"Psychic telekinesis master?"

"Why have I never seen him before? Could he be a genius from a second-tier province?"

"Master is right. Second-tier provinces can also have people who can threaten martial artists in first-tier provinces. This person may be an example."

"Of course, he can't threaten me yet."

Lin Chunchi said secretly.

He was sitting in the row in front of Zhang Lingfeng, and the two were only three meters apart. Although his spiritual state of mind was only a flash, it was not something that an ordinary martial artist could deal with.

The result was like a bubble that quickly burst in front of Zhang Lingfeng and did not pose any threat to Zhang Lingfeng.

Of course, he didn't use all his strength just now. He just released some strength to warn Zhang Lingfeng not to stare at him.

"This guy has become hostile to me. I remember Teacher Guo said before that he has not yet developed a spiritual state. It seems that the information is wrong."

"Hey, actually I should have thought of it earlier. With a mental power of 4.1, how could he not be able to form a mental state? Moreover, his mental power is only high, not low!"

Zhang Lingfeng said to himself.

"Fortunately, my purpose of participating in the national exam is just to advance to the second round, or to try to make it to the third round. I shouldn't run into martial arts students from first- and second-tier provinces."

Thinking of this, Zhang Lingfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a wave like thunder formed in the sky.

All the martial arts students and people in the audience couldn't help but look up into the sky.

At some point, a figure appeared above the stadium, a figure standing in the void.

Zhang Lingfeng's eyes widened.

It is clear that the reason why the other party can stand in the air is that he uses the resonance between his physical body and the heaven and earth to let the power of heaven and earth hold his body. He is not like a telepath who covers his mental power on an iron plate or other objects to support his body in flight.

Compared to the psychic master, the opponent's flying height and speed are obviously superior.

Thinking of King Jiangbei's description on the airship, Zhang Lingfeng couldn't help but think of three words: Traveler.

The examiner for the first elimination round is Bu Jinchen.

It turns out that as long as you develop spiritual roots, you can fly in the air, stand in the air, let the power of heaven and earth become your own pedal or wings, and soar freely in the air.

This is much more abnormal than the fluctuation of mental power.

"Candidates are in place!"

At this time, a prompt sound was heard.

Instantly, all the martial arts students held their breath. Everyone knew that in the first round of eliminations, it would be the Walkers who would indiscriminately attack each of them through fluctuations of mental power.

Only those who can hold on can enter the second round.

It has been many years since any martial arts student in Jiangbei Province advanced to the second round of the national civil service exam. For a moment, Zhang Lingfeng and Mingcheng, who had heavy responsibilities, could not help but become nervous.

But by lying down and using his strength, Zhang Lingfeng's condition is much better than Mingcheng's.

"Buzz!"

Also at this time.

A powerful mental fluctuation, like thunder, formed a wave-like force surging in the air, like a tsunami pouring down from the sky, sweeping towards everyone in the seats.

"artistic conception!"

Zhang Lingfeng was shocked.

He felt that the entire venue was covered by Bu Jinchen's artistic conception.

"Clap!"

Two martial arts students from Jiangzhou Province, a fourth-tier province, were caught off guard and hit by the powerful mental power fluctuations. The tables and chairs were shattered, and they sat on the ground. Some were even pressed to the ground by the mental fluctuations.

The passing standard for the assessment is that the martial artist must be able to sit in his seat and protect the table and chair in front of him. After the fluctuation disappears, both the person and the table and chair are intact, and he has passed the first round of eliminations.

The wave swept towards everyone indiscriminately.

The damage caused lies not only in the energy release of the fluctuations, but also in the illusion created by the fluctuations.

"boom!"

A martial arts student who also came from a fourth-tier province was affected by the wave and smashed a chair to pieces with one punch, then fell headfirst to the ground.

Zhang Lingfeng was fully focused and felt with his telepathy that the wave was surging down from the sky and pouring on his head like a stream of water.

For a moment, Zhang Lingfeng had hallucinations.

Seeing a group of catfish demon kings appearing in front of him, he was so scared that he wanted to punch them, but he woke up in an instant and couldn't help but look up, where he saw Bu Jinchen's footprints appearing above.

(I promise not to drag the pace or muddle through the plot, and finish writing the national exam content quickly. I will try to give you three chapters tomorrow.)
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