Chapter 50
"Artifact?"
Zhang Yuan was shocked. He didn't expect that he could actually pull out such a thing.
Bai Zhengguo continued,"That's right. And this is not an ordinary artifact. It seems to be a token of the Abyss Demon King. It is extremely important to the Abyss. After we seized the Cursed King's Blade, the Abyss completely hated us and directed most of its troops to our Great Xia Empire. The pressure on the Abyss in other countries was reduced a lot.""
"Whether it is Odysseus or Ishtar, the reason why they invaded our Great Xia Empire and targeted our genius is because we suppressed the Blade of the Cursed King."
"We once wanted to use the Blade of the Cursed King to deal with the Abyss, but unfortunately no one could withstand the curse of this artifact. In the end, we could only suppress it under the Central Trial Tower. I didn't expect that you would take it out in the end."
Hearing Bai Zhengguo's words, Zhang Yuan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but finally closed his mouth.
Wan Chang'an on the side laughed and said,"Stinky boy, you mean, since we can't use the Blade of the Cursed King, why don't we destroy it, or throw it back into the Abyss, right?"
Zhang Yuan nodded,"After all, according to what Old Bai said, the Blade of the Cursed King is of no use to us. Instead, it will allow the Abyss to deal with our Great Xia Empire with all its strength. Leaving the Blade of the Cursed King will do more harm than good to our country, right?"
Wan Chang'an:"You are right. It is a thankless task for us to keep the Blade of the Cursed King. Not only does it attract most of the firepower of the Abyss, but we also spend huge manpower and material resources every year to suppress the curse of the Blade of the Cursed King. If it were any other country in the world, they would have returned the Blade of the Cursed King to the Abyss long ago."
"But we can't do that."
Zhang Yuan:"Why?"
Wan Chang'an:"Because the abyss will not extinguish its determination to destroy our human race. There is always a country that needs to stand at the forefront. If we give in and return the Blade of the Cursed King, even if the pressure of the abyss is relieved in a short period of time, the abyss will come back sooner or later. At that time, not only our Great Xia Empire, but the whole world will be turned into scorched earth."
Zhang Yuan murmured:"Indeed... ceding five cities today, ceding ten cities tomorrow, and then having a good night's sleep. Looking around, the abyss is here again. Giving in to the abyss is like adding fuel to the fire. If the fuel is not exhausted, the fire will not be extinguished."
Hearing Wan Chang'an's words, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but think of the ancient Chinese he had learned.
How similar was the situation of the six countries at the time to the situation in this world?
Wan Chang'an's eyes lit up,"Good boy, I didn't expect you to be able to say such a big thing and point out the key to the matter at once. I'm afraid your words can wake up many surrenderists! You are really a talent!
Bai Zhengguo nodded with satisfaction,"Not bad, not bad, you have such insights at such a young age, our Daxia is blessed." After being praised by Wan Changan and Bai Zhengguo, Zhang Yuan came back to his senses and quickly explained,"This is not my theory, I just saw it in an ancient book.……"
"Haha, no need to be modest, I have read almost all the books in the library of the Great Xia Empire, and I have never heard of this sentence. What ancient book can a little brat like you read this sentence from?"
Wan Chang'an patted Zhang Yuan's shoulder heavily,"When the next imperial conference is held, I will use this sentence of yours to confront those weak surrenderists and reconnect their bones!"
Seeing Wan Chang'an's excitement, Zhang Yuan could only smile awkwardly and stopped explaining. He said,"Chief, Mr. Bai, since the Blade of the Cursed King is so important, wouldn't it be too risky for me to take it? Should I give it back?"
Wan Chang'an:"Since the Central Trial Tower chose to give you the Blade of the Cursed King, there must be a reason for it. You can take it with confidence. If you can activate this artifact in the future, you can also become the top combat power of our Great Xia Empire."
Bai Zhengguo nodded:"That's right, since you can suppress the curse of the Blade of the Cursed King, you can take it. We no longer need to spend a lot of manpower and resources to suppress this artifact, and our empire can also breathe a sigh of relief."
"However, you must never show this artifact to outsiders. Even in our Great Xia Empire, there are many lackeys of the Abyss. If you are targeted by them, it will be dangerous."
Zhang Yuan nodded:"I know."
Wan Chang'an turned around and looked at all the strong men at the scene, and said seriously:"Listen to all of you. Everything that happened here today must be kept to yourself. If anyone leaks this matter, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship."
Everyone immediately replied seriously:"Understood!"
After giving everyone a gag order, Wan Chang'an turned to Bai Zhengguo and said:"Old Bai, the military affairs are busy, so I will take my people away first. There are some things you should tell Zhang Yuan. You know what they are, right?"
Bai Zhengguo smiled and said:"Well, of course I know"
"Okay, I'll leave first."
Wan Chang'an nodded to Zhang Yuan again, and then left with many strong men.
Seeing this, Chen Yun also realized that it was not appropriate for him to listen to what was going to happen next, so he bowed slightly to Bai Zhengguo,"Mr. Bai, I'll leave first."
"Well, go ahead."
Bai Zhengguo nodded, then called Chen Yun,"Wait."
Chen Yun stopped and turned around,"Mr. Bai, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Bai Zhengguo:"Zhang Yuan may be away for a while and will not be able to attend the opening ceremony and freshman training of Kyoto University. Please help with Zhang Yuan's admission procedures."
""I understand."
Chen Yun did not ask any more questions. He bowed slightly to Bai Zhengguo and then left.
Seeing that Bai Zhengguo had left him alone, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously,"Mr. Bai, why are you being so mysterious? Is there anything you need me to do?"
"Well, do you know about awakening and job change?"
"Of course, I know that every professional can go to the job transfer hall to awaken their profession at level 30, which will further strengthen their profession and greatly improve their attributes in all aspects."
Bai Zhengguo nodded,"Yes, level 30 is a hurdle. Professionals who successfully awaken will have their strength greatly improved, while professionals who fail to awaken will be stuck at level 30 until they awaken successfully."
"Some professions are very weak before the first transformation, but after the first and second transformations, their strength may become extremely exaggerated. Similarly... some professions are very strong in the early stage, but after the first and second transformations, they may become very weak."
"Of course, I'm not saying this to make you worry about your career strength after awakening. Your current career strength is comparable to the second-level strength of many professions. No matter how small the increase after your awakening is, it won't be too weak."
Zhang Yuan:"What does Bai Lao want to say?"
Bai Zhengguo:"Do you know about special awakening?"
Zhang Yuan nodded,"The school taught us that most people awaken their professions in the job transfer hall, but there is another way to awaken in the world, using special awakening stones to awaken."
"Professionals who use awakening stones to awaken will gain different additional characteristics depending on the awakening stone. However, awakening stones are extremely rare. Even the lowest quality bronze awakening stones can be auctioned for billions, and higher-level awakening stones are completely unsold."
Bai Zhengguo:"Yes, awakening stones are such precious treasures. Even I didn't have the chance to use awakening stones when I was first transferred. I went to the awakening hall to awaken and change my job."
"But Zhang Yuan, you are very lucky... I happen to know that there is a copy with a god-level awakening stone, and no one has taken it yet."
Zhang Yuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat!