Chapter 354: Building Elite Soldiers with Good Intentions

Chapter 354: Building Elite Soldiers with Good Intentions

Chapter 354: Building Elite Soldiers with Good Intentions
Wen Rui turned to the Jade Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao have done everything they can to frame me. They would rather ask for punishment than force me to publicly disclose the internal affairs of the Tiangong Prison. I hope you will make the final judgment."

"They are also here to enforce discipline in the Heavenly Court. If you have no guilt in your heart, what do you have to fear?"

The Jade Emperor said expressionlessly, "There are indeed unwritten rules for the treasuries of Heaven, both large and small, which are all under the full jurisdiction of the gods of each palace and hall. However, without rules, there will be no order. I have long intended to conduct a thorough investigation, and today I will start with the Hall of Creation."

His voice was so solemn that it echoed: "Wen Rui, you should set an example for thousands of immortal officials."

Although these words sounded high-sounding, Wen Rui was almost certain that Li Jing must have reported to the Jade Emperor in advance before launching this "anti-corruption storm" in the court, and even received the Jade Emperor's secret support.

Moreover, the Jade Emperor's plan was even more far-reaching. By thoroughly investigating Wen Rui's corruption, he uncovered a corner of the deficits in the Heavenly Palace's treasuries.

If it is proven that Wen Rui had only been in heaven for ten years and had already become a corrupt official, the Jade Emperor could use this as an excuse to express his anger and order the Ministry of Finance to conduct a thorough investigation of all the gods.

Not only can he improve the administration of the Heavenly Court and strengthen his prestige, but he can also shut up the immortal officials of the Jiejiao and Western Zhou, and direct the resentment of the investigated immortals towards Wen Rui.

It really is a wish come true.

"Okay!" Wen Rui nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty says so, I will explain to Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao why the rare materials stored in the Tiangongjian warehouse have been almost exhausted."

While Wen Rui was speaking, he also looked at Li Jing: "It's just right, let's also explain to Li Tianwang why the military supplies such as weapons and armor have not been delivered yet."

As he spoke, Wen Rui took out a gold medal engraved with the words "Ruyi" from his bosom, and walked in front of Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, saying, "You two are in charge of the divine duties of attracting treasures and receiving treasures. I believe you are familiar with all the treasures in the three realms. Do you know what kind of treasure is the gold medal in my hand?"

The two Heavenly Kings stared at the gold medal for a long time without saying a word.

Xiao Sheng said: "This is not a treasure at all, it's just a piece of plaque made of some rare materials."

Cao Bao followed up and said, "Wen Rui, just say what you want to say. Don't use such a useless thing to change the subject."

"What a great way to attract treasures and collect rare treasures." Wen Rui looked disdainful: "You two are just two dogs at the beginning. You have to pick up all your equipment by picking them up. Did you get all the treasures and rare treasures by sheer luck?"

The gold medal dispersed into a ball of golden mist, which condensed again and turned into a miniature pagoda with incomparably exquisite carvings. After the pagoda took shape, it immediately emitted exquisite precious light, and the precious aura soared into the sky, shining brightly.

As soon as the pagoda appeared, all the immortals in Lingxiao Palace felt that it looked familiar. Li Jing was the first to react and shouted, "Isn't that my Linglong Pagoda?"

"It turns out to be a gold medal that can change its shape. It can barely be considered a treasure, but it's just a plaything."

Xiao Sheng frowned and asked, "What exactly do you want to prove?"

Wen Rui laughed and said, "All the materials in the Tiangongjian warehouse are right in front of you, how can you not recognize them? In order to develop this 'Ruyi Immortal Soldier' ​​gold medal, this emperor has invested a lot of research and development funds. Currently, the progress is encouraging and a prototype has been built."

"What a waste! What a huge waste! It's simply a waste of resources!"

Cao Bao immediately rebuked him, "Just to make this toy, you wasted enough materials to make and equip ten thousand heavenly soldiers with weapons and armor? To satisfy your own selfish desires, you wasted precious materials from the heavens. This is corruption and dereliction of duty. Why don't you confess your guilt now!"

Wen Rui ignored him and turned to look at Li Jing with a smile: "Li Tianwang, you left too hastily that day. Didn't you care about anything else after you returned and immediately started to call people to frame me? Didn't you go back to Xianwu Palace to investigate before making a decision, and didn't you ask in detail why your unfortunate son was defeated by me?"

In the Xianwu Palace, Wen Rui fiercely confronted Li Jing and exposed the fact that he had too close a relationship with the Western Church. This was not without purpose, but to make him worried and anxious, and give him the illusion that Wen Rui had already started to deal with him.

Once people become impatient and worry about gains and losses, they will make mistakes.

After Li Jing returned, he was so busy finding evidence of Wen Rui's crimes in order to eliminate this scourge as soon as possible that he had no time to spare for anything else.
Wen Rui held up the exquisite pagoda built by the fairy-level nanorobots and said slowly: "You two rely on the so-called 'treasure-attracting' and 'treasure-receiving' fairy officials you picked up for your equipment. How can you understand the mysteries of fate?"

Shaking the pagoda in his hand, Wen Rui said proudly: "The true treasures and rare treasures are precious because of the fragments of the mysteries of the way of heaven contained in them, not the treasures themselves! A handful of sand, after being transformed by nature and processed into a nano-scale chip, is like turning decay into magic, and the value contained in it is immeasurable!"

As he raised his hand, the pagoda flew out, spinning and suddenly growing larger in the air, covering Li Jing and suppressing him in the tower.

With another wave of his hand, the exquisite pagoda flew up again. Li Jing fell to the ground and was released from the pagoda by Wen Rui.

"How is it, Li Tianwang? You are an expert in playing with towers. What is the difference between my Ruyi Pagoda and your Linglong Pagoda?"

Li Jing didn't care about the embarrassment of his fall. He got up and rushed towards Wen Rui, trying to snatch the pagoda from his hands.

Wen Rui stretched out his hand and handed the pagoda to Li Jing, as if giving it back to him.

Just as Li Jing grasped the pagoda with both hands, the pagoda turned into golden mist, but instantly changed its shape and turned into a mace covered with spikes.

When Li Jing grabbed the mace, the sharp spikes of the mace pierced his palm and he let go with a cry of pain.

"Where is my pagoda?" Li Jing glared at Wen Rui and said angrily, "What kind of trick did you use to change my pagoda to where is it?"

"Alas, Li Tianwang, you have lost your manners in front of the palace. Please leave immediately."

The Jade Emperor sighed and said slowly, "Your Majesty is worthy of being Dou Mu Yuanjun's disciple, and you are worthy of your reputation as a master of creation. The Jin Yuan Ling Dust you refine can change as you wish, and it can imitate 90% of the power of the immortal treasure. I am also very impressed."

Li Jing's level of Taoism is far inferior to that of the Jade Emperor, but that's normal, after all, there's a difference of hundreds of millions of years between their ages.

Among the immortals in Lingxiao Palace, there are actually quite a few who can see the mystery of Wenrui's immortal-level nanorobots.

But Li Jing, who had never practiced hard and was deified by his mortal merits, did not have such insight.

"Your Majesty, I'll see you soon."

Wen Rui made a casual compliment, and the mace in his hand turned into the standard spear used by the heavenly soldiers.

He held up the spear and showed it to the Jade Emperor: "This is called the 'Ruyi Immortal Weapon'. I have used the materials stored in the Tiangongjian to develop this weapon. I want to use it as a unified standard weapon for the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, thereby greatly improving the combat effectiveness of the heavenly army."

"Just imagine, if a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals each held a weapon that could change as desired, instead of crude spears of a single form and average quality, they would be able to defeat even the elite Arhat monks of the Western Religion!"

(End of this chapter)