Chapter 51: Summoning from the Martial Temple

After the worship ceremony ended, Mo Xiaobai told the Territory Citizens to go back to their own places.

Li Ji also wanted to leave, but Mo Xiaobai asked him to stay, because during the worship, Mo Xiaobai had noticed something interesting.

Li Ji’s own portrait hung high among the Ten Philosophers in the Martial Temple.

The Ten Philosophers, the Sub-Sages, were all placed below the Martial Saint, Grand Duke Lu Shang.

“After Maogong paid such high respect to himself, how do you feel?” Mo Xiaobai asked with a teasing smile once most of the people had left.

“I truly do not deserve the title of Sub-Sage,” Li Ji replied humbly first, but then a spark of confidence appeared in his eyes: “However, we warriors should be proud to be honored in the Martial Temple, and we must have ambitions to surpass our ancestors.”

“Haha~ No wonder you are Maogong!”

Mo Xiaobai was naturally the happiest to see Li Ji so confident.

In the Lord Plane world, Mo Xiaobai would surely have to deal with other Sub-Sage level figures in the future. He needed talents like Li Ji who had ambition and the strength to match it.

Mo Xiaobai walked around the Martial Temple for a long time. Looking at the portraits of famous Hua Xia generals hanging on the walls, he could not help but clench his fist.

These famous generals from history had already left their mark on the long river of time, and he, Mo Xiaobai, would surely leave a heavy mark in the history of this Plane as well.

“Incense Building: Martial Chengwang Temple!”

“Building Effect: A Lord Player who worships the Martial Temple can use their Prestige Value to randomly summon a famous General from the Martial Temple. The summoned target’s Noble Rank must not be higher than the Lord Player’s own rank. (1 time/month).”

“Building Description: In the 19th year of the Kaiyuan era, the Temple of Grand Duke Shangfu was first established, with Hou Marquis Zhang Liang honored alongside him. In the middle of spring and autumn, sacrifices were made on the 5th day of the 1st pentad. The system of sacrifices and music was the same as that for the Culture Sage. In the 1st year of Shangyuan of the Tang Suzong era, the Grand Duke was honored as the Martial Chengwang. The rituals were the same as those for the Culture Sage King. The Temple of Grand Duke Shangfu was renamed the Temple of Martial Chengwang, briefly called the Martial Temple.”

“Usage Limit: Valid only within the Territory.”

After scanning the building information of the Martial Temple again, Mo Xiaobai realized he had actually missed such an important building function.

The Martial Temple could also summon historical famous generals!

In Mo Xiaobai’s heart, Lingyan Pavilion was already a very high-end summoning building, but he did not expect the Martial Temple, while passively blessing the entire Huaxia region, to actually have an active summoning ability.

“Tsk, tsk. Compared to the famous generals on Lingyan Pavilion, these ones from the Martial Temple are even more amazing. The only problem is this restriction is a bit too harsh. It seems I cannot use the Martial Temple’s summoning ability just yet.”

Having tasted the sweetness of summoning Li Ji from Lingyan Pavilion, Mo Xiaobai almost wanted to use the Martial Temple summoning immediately.

Let’s see who is worshipped in the Martial Temple.

Besides Jiang Ziya, the ancient Great God, the Ten Philosophers were Bai Qi, Han Xin, Zhuge Liang, Li Jing, Li Ji, Zhang Liang, Tian Rangju, Sun Wu, Wu Qi, and Yue Yi.

Li Ji among these ten Sub-Sages of the Martial Temple needed no introduction; now he was versatile inside and outside Daming Village, and with him around, Mo Xiaobai saved himself so much trouble.

Apart from Li Ji, any one of the other nine would be enough to make Mo Xiaobai excited for a while.

Even Mo Xiaobai’s demands were not that high. Given their Sub-Sage status, they would probably not appear one after another easily. If he could summon just one or two from the two columns below with sixty-four generals, that would be pretty good.

On the left and right sides of the temple hall, figures like Fan Li, Sun Bin, Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, Guan Zhong, and Shi Wan Sui were also worshipped.

These people were not just famous figures of a single era; each one was a creator in the history of Huaxia civilization. Their words and actions had influenced Huaxia for several thousand years.

Mo Xiaobai was not greedy. Randomly picking just one would be enough to cause a qualitative leap in the military power of Daming Village.

Unfortunately, the Noble Rank restriction on the Martial Temple summoning almost forced Mo Xiaobai to just stand there and look.

“Let’s not talk about the famous generals of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods; which one of them did not hold a high rank like a Shang Qing? Even Fan Li resigned as prime minister from both the Yue and Qi states, but while he was in office, he definitely held a high and honorable title. I, the lowest Baron, cannot even reach that level.”

“Take the late Han era famous generals like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Liao. Under Boss Cao, Guan Yu was certainly not less than an Interior Marquis, and the other two were supported by a Pavilion Marquis.”

“That is the rank of a Marquis! I need to slowly climb up. From Baron to Viscount, then cross Earl, and only then can I get a Marquis rank. Who knows how many years it will take for my rank to reach that level?”

“As for the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, well, almost all of them, like Li Ji, were Dukes of the State. What else can I say?”

“It looks like the Martial Temple summoning is very tempting, but in reality, it is just a pie in the sky.”

Mo Xiaobai was a bit disappointed and decided not to continue walking around.

Not having the right Noble Rank made him feel sadder the more he looked.

Walking straight out of the temple hall, just as Mo Xiaobai was about to reach the door, his eyes accidentally caught a portrait of a famous general.

“Is it him?”

Mo Xiaobai stopped in his tracks, and the expression on his face began to turn from gloomy to sunny.

Mo Xiaobai saw a portrait of a famous general, and a famous quote from this Han dynasty general immediately came to his mind.

“Feng Tang grows old easily, but Li Guang is hard to grant a title!”

Li Guang!

In the sixty-four generals worshipped in the Martial Temple, Li Guang was clearly listed among them.

He was not very conspicuous, but he was indeed there.

“If I remember correctly, Li Guang never managed to get a Noble Rank in his life, while his son was granted the title of Interior Marquis.”

Mo Xiaobai scratched his head with surprise and joy. He had originally prepared himself for disappointment, but suddenly a target that met the summoning conditions appeared. How could he not be happy?

“Li Guang is fine, I am not picky.”

Although Li Guang’s performance during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han was not very conspicuous, and could even be called a series of failures, his title “Flying General” guaranteed he was not ordinary.

“Intellect Brain, can I use the Martial Temple summoning opportunity now? If I can, I want to use it right now.”

“Ding~ Player ‘Daydreaming’ has used the Martial Chengwang Temple to summon a worshipped famous general. This summoning costs 500 Prestige Value. Do you confirm the summon?”

“Yes!”

When Mo Xiaobai silently confirmed it in his heart, sure enough, the portrait of Li Guang suddenly burst with bright light.

Under the shining light, Li Guang’s figure became more and more three-dimensional, as if the person in the painting was about to jump straight out.

As the light flash gradually extended outward, a tall and sturdy figure gradually stood on the ground.

The newcomer’s heels landed firmly, and the bright flash gradually faded away at this moment.

Before Mo Xiaobai’s eyes, a living Flying General of the Great Han now stood.

The two were not far apart. After locking eyes for a breath, the newly summoned sturdy middle-aged man adjusted the longbow strapped on his back, stepped forward, and bowed with fists clasped:

“This subordinate is Li Guang, paying respect to My Lord.”

“General, please rise, General, please rise. To have your help is truly a great joy in life.”

Seeing that he had truly summoned Li Guang, a smile spread across Mo Xiaobai’s face as he helped up Li Guang, who was about to bow: “General, you have come at the perfect time. Currently, my Daming Village needs a wise and brave general like you. Do you wish to shoulder this important responsibility?”

“This subordinate has ridden a horse for dozens of years and am willing to wrap my body in horse leather for my Master!”