Chapter 186: Charisma.

The discussion about Demons and Hell Creatures quickly came to an end. Wei Zhongxian walked over with a few little eunuchs. Looking at Sophie’s corpse on the ground which had already started to smell, the head eunuch curled his lips in disdain and said shrilly: “The Emperor has just spoken to me. The Eastern Depot will try its best to cooperate with you all. Even if the Disaster cannot be avoided in the future, reducing some casualties is good.”

Xiao Fen looked up at Wei Zhongxian and said: “I couldn’t tell that you are such a compassionate good person, Lord.”

Wei Zhongxian swept a glance at Xiao Fen, sneered, and said: “What is the use of having such sharp teeth and a sharp tongue? Whether I am compassionate or slaughter the world, in the end, it is all for one Dragon Vein. The people of the world see me as an enemy, but I am one of the people of the world, merely grass and mustard. Walk, walk, let’s go to the Eastern Depot, and we will talk in detail.”

Xiao Fen was slightly stunned. Hearing the term Dragon Vein, it seemed to have some vague connection with certain things in his heart. After thinking for a bit, he asked Lycaon in a low voice while walking: “The Access Points of Huaxia mainly center on the Imperial Capital, right?”

Lycaon shook his head and said: “That is not the case. The initial Access Point of Huaxia was centered on Chang’an. However, times changed, and it slowly transferred to the Imperial Capital here. Historically, Yggdrasil has records of moving multiple times. With Yggdrasil’s movement, its Rhizomes also undergo constant changes. The Access Points in the Asia region and Europe region have undergone massive changes in history. As for the original Access Point in Africa, it has now basically completely withered, with only about 19 remaining.”

Xiao Fen frowned and said: “In other words, with the movement of the World Tree, the structure of the entire world will automatically change. Awakened will shift their focus following the movement of the World Tree, leading to the rise of a city or the decline of a nation.”

“If you are referring to Ancient Babylon or Ancient Egypt, yes, that is indeed the case. Awakened have conducted research on this; there are specialized courses in the School.”

After thinking for a moment, Lycaon continued: “Around 4000 BC, two main Rhizomes of Yggdrasil were in Ancient Egypt. Listen, two, not one.”

“After that, Babylon also had a main Rhizome passing through, but these Rhizomes have now all disappeared without a trace. Not withered or dead, but completely disappeared. This also led to a cultural discontinuity between Ancient Egypt and Ancient Babylon and the present.”

Lycaon looked at the palace gate which was not far away and finally said: “Besides this, the cultural discontinuity of the Aztecs in the Americas is also believed to be related to the appearance and disappearance of Yggdrasil’s Rhizomes.”

Xiao Fen nodded and asked: “Is there any information on the general whereabouts of these disappeared Rhizomes?”

“You should ask the School’s library, not me. I am not responsible for archaeology, nor for exploring existing Access Points.”

Exploring Access Points?

Xiao Fen’s heart suddenly moved. Fighting and killing in this world, he hadn’t forgotten what his task in the Real World was.

Regarding where exactly the Access Point of Fuyuan City was, it was still a matter with no clues. Speaking of which, Xiao Fen didn’t know if he could obtain some clues in the Trial World.

Especially after hearing Wei Zhongxian say things like “for the Dragon Vein”, Xiao Fen vaguely felt that the so-called Dragon Vein was most likely the World Tree’s Rhizome within Huaxia. Because this Rhizome, although constantly moving within Huaxia, had always been preserved, this was the reason why Huaxia civilization continued for thousands of years.

However, these matters would mostly have to wait until returning to the Eastern Depot to know. Xiao Fen sat back in the tightly sealed sedan chair. Without waiting for anyone to speak, he fell asleep from exhaustion.

After the whole day today, the consumption of Energy and Stamina was too high. Although he rested for a period in the afternoon, that time could at most make up a little for the overdrawn Energy. Moreover, he used too many skills when entering the Imperial Palace later, causing his whole body to be on the verge of overdraft and collapse again.

Added to that was the heavy blow he received earlier, pain, the calories needed to treat the body, Stamina, and so on. It was already a small miracle that Xiao Fen could persist until now, especially considering his current Attributes and level.

He didn’t know how long he slept. Xiao Fen vaguely felt someone patting his shoulder. He was slightly startled and tried to sit up properly. Looking up, he saw Lycaon lifting the sedan curtain and waiting for him.

“I originally wanted to let you sleep a little longer, but given the current situation, your Main Quest has less than 20 hours remaining. You can only persist a bit more. The greatest enemy of Trialists is currently testing you.”

Lycaon said in a low voice: “Fatigue produced after continuous fighting or trekking is the fundamental reason why most Trialists ultimately do not leave the Trial World. Defeating this enemy will make you safer in the Trial World in the future.”

Xiao Fen smiled tiredly, stood up, and walked out. When exiting the sedan chair, his feet felt slightly light, and his body staggered. If he hadn’t held onto the front sedan pole, he would have almost fallen like that.

At this moment, on the other side of the sedan chair, a large house was brightly lit. It seemed Wei Zhongxian had already entered this house directly and waited for a while. Xiao Fen rubbed his face vigorously, shook up his spirit, quickly stood straight, declined Lycaon’s help, and walked into this house with big strides.

This house was very strange. It only had a main hall; there were no side halls or back halls. In the center of the main hall was a stone carving of a geomantic map. Although there was some distance, Xiao Fen could still see that this geomantic map was carved exactly as the territory of the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Due to the lack of a satellite view, this geomantic map looked somewhat deformed, and many places were not carved clearly. However, in this dynasty that didn’t even know about contour lines, this was considered a remarkable achievement.

Wei Zhongxian was standing in front of this geomantic map. Standing beside him was Daoist Yuan. Both of them had somewhat gloomy looks on their faces.

Seeing Xiao Fen enter, Wei Zhongxian nodded slightly and said: “Come and look.”

Xiao Fen also nodded and walked up together with Lycaon. With a brief glance, Xiao Fen vaguely heard Lycaon let out a “Hm” behind him. His heart settled; Lycaon must have seen something wrong, which was why he made such a sound.

“This is where the Ming Dragon Vein lies, and also the direction of the Ming Dragon Vein.”

Daoist Yuan suddenly said: “This matter is originally confidential and must not be spoken to outsiders. However, at this time, we cannot care too much. Might as well tell you all these things together.”

Lycaon said in a low voice: “This NONGMAN seems to be the direction of Yggdrasil’s Rhizome network. All current Access Points within Huaxia are here.”

Xiao Fen was delighted in his heart, suddenly thinking of something else.

Du Juan had said that there were not many Access Points within Huaxia. Many places had inductions, but the specific locations were unknown. If Xiao Fen could take this Dragon Vein image out and compare it with Du Juan, he might be able to find many Access Points in a very short time. This kind of thing was quite promising.

However, the premise was that Lycaon beside him wouldn’t think of this.

Xiao Fen was just about to speak when he suddenly heard Wei Zhongxian say: “Hey, big man, these matters can only be told to people of Huaxia. With your hair, I’m afraid you are not from Huaxia. Can’t say it. Go rest over there. When there is a result, it will naturally be told to you.”

Hearing this, Xiao Fen was stunned for a moment. He turned his head to look at Daoist Yuan. At some point, a faint light appeared in Daoist Yuan’s hand. After Lycaon left, Daoist Yuan waved his hand slightly over the geomantic map. In the next moment, a large amount of speckled light immediately appeared on the geomantic map. However, these lights were already very different from the Dragon Vein map from earlier.

Seeing Xiao Fen looking at him, Daoist Yuan did not speak, only smiled and blinked at Xiao Fen.

Wei Zhongxian asked from behind Xiao Fen: “Seeing you have some interest in the Dragon Vein map, what is it, do you want to know something?”

Xiao Fen almost blurted out to ask where the Access Point of Fuyuan City was located. However, thinking of Lycaon not far away, although he couldn’t see this new map, sound couldn’t be isolated. He held back and asked in return: “You put this Dragon Vein map here; isn’t that the crime of deceiving the Emperor?”

Wei Zhongxian turned his head to glance at Daoist Yuan. The two looked at each other and smiled. After a while, Daoist Yuan gently tapped the map and asked: “At the Emperor’s place, did you feel anything unusual?”

Xiao Fen’s expression changed. He remembered the pressure that isolated the World Tree from before and said: “There was always something unusual, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.”

Daoist Yuan smiled again and said: “Lying, lying. The Emperor is where the head of the dragon of the country lies. The fortune of the world is all with the Emperor. Such great power , accumulating day after day, can silently crush the bluestones on the ground. How could it be not worth mentioning to you?”

Xiao Fen frowned. Although he had some understanding in his mind, he still couldn’t link the Dragon Vein with the World Tree’s Rhizome. Or rather, this traditional belief conflicted too much with the World Tree’s Light Screen changes, making it difficult to fully merge the two.

“‘Receiving the mandate of heaven, receiving the mandate of heaven’, how do you interpret this phrase? Some Emperors cannot bear that fortune and live shorter lives. Some Emperors are driven irritable and tyrannical by that fortune. In my, the Daoist’s, opinion, the fortune is always there. The Emperor only sees if he has the life to take it.”

Xiao Fen listened, his heart startled again. It wasn’t because Daoist Yuan suddenly spoke such treasonous words, but because such words were actually spoken so openly by Daoist Yuan in front of Xiao Fen.

Compared to the secrecy of the morning, compared to Wei Zhongxian’s indifference just now when he heard Xiao Fen was going to fight Sophie to the death, this way of speaking already counted as treating Xiao Fen as a partner. The transformation in between was truly intense.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that among those rewards after killing Sophie earlier, there was indeed a reward of Charisma increase and Reputation increase, allowing one to obtain more mission hints from the World Tree. He didn’t expect it to actually apply here.