Chapter 298 Jianmu? world Tree? The storm is rising!
When Jiang You and Lu Xiaoxiao returned from Tailing, they did not go directly back to the headquarters to rest. Instead, they came to the trading market in Fengxian County with great interest.
Jiang You didn't have time to go to other places, so he just wanted to visit the market at his doorstep.
It was already three o'clock in the middle of the night, and the residential area in the county town was already dark and immersed in sleep. Only the lights in Fangshi were still on.
Today’s resources are precious. Gone are the days when street lights were turned on all night and the lights were bright. Although Fengxian did not implement the same curfew policy as Chang’an, the street lights were turned on until nine o’clock in the evening, which was a disguised form of persuasion. Go home and rest.
Only here in Fangshi, because of the huge profits and the special status of the people we serve, can we keep the street lights on all night.
Fangshi occupies three streets. Although the street lights are on, there are not many shops open 24 hours a day. There are almost no pedestrians on the road. Those who can still come out to trade are mostly large-amount transactions and need to be hidden from people. , can be regarded as assuming part of the functions of Guijie.
The two of them flew in from high altitude. From above, Jiang You could see that in the deep night, the three streets of Fangshi were like winding rivers, with light and shadow flowing through them. Low buildings were lined up on both sides, and the entrances of each house were Hanging colorful neon lights.
"How can it be made the same as the original pedestrian street?"
Jiang You walked on the street and couldn't help but smile when he saw this familiar scene.
"Commercial streets are not all like this. Small shops attract business at the lowest cost, but it is these small shops that are the biggest revenue stream in the city. They represent the commercial vitality. The large shops of the Righteous Alliance alone are far away. It’s far from being able to support the scale.”
Lu Xiaoxiao is worthy of being the project leader, looking at the problem from an economic perspective.
Jiang You smiled awkwardly, knowing that what he just said was unprofessional. He thought that his spiritual energy had recovered now. As a market selling extraordinary items, the style might be newer, but he didn't expect that it would still be the same as before.
The old trees on both sides of the street rustled in the night wind, and the orange-yellow lights shone on the asphalt road, like streaks of flowing oil paint. Occasionally, vehicles whizzed past the street, and the incandescent car lights instantly illuminated the street. , and then quickly disappeared at the end of the street.
Jiang You looked around and finally saw a unique store. This store was sitting at the end of the road. The building was in an antique style. It was a five-story attic-style wooden building with an upright hanging hanging directly under the tall cornices. Plaque: Zixiaofang.
"Is this where the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce is?"
"good!"
Jiang You looked at the Zixiaofang and saw a huge yellow paper talisman that was glowing golden under the plaque. He felt a calming power from it. The Ziwei Chamber of Commerce was indeed very wealthy and posted a piece of paper directly at the door. Talismans are used to show financial strength and have the effect of attracting customers.
As soon as others see this talisman, they will know that the goods sold inside must be good. People with financial resources will give priority to it, and people who are short of money will not go in, which saves them a lot of costs.
After that, I saw several other big sects' shops one after another, and they were all very impressive. Without exception, they all had various magic weapons and elixirs at the door.
At this point, there is finally some extraordinary color.
"Would you like to go in and take a look?" Lu Xiaoxiao asked, these shops are still open.
"No, just look at the door!"
Jiang You knew that what he could use inside was not as much as what was in the Yama Logistics Warehouse. The things he needed were basically only available at small-scale exchange meetings where high-level barters were held.
After walking around in a circle, the two returned to the headquarters. As soon as they came back, someone told them that the Righteous Alliance had held an emergency meeting, and the Fifth Master was already in the conference room in the inner courtyard.
The two of them hurried over after hearing this. When they came in, they saw Mr. Wu sitting in front of the conference room. On the big screen on the wall on the left were several familiar faces from the Righteous Alliance. On the right was a video that was played repeatedly. .
The video was probably recorded by a remaining space station in outer space.
I saw a huge tree trunk growing towards the blue star at an extremely fast speed in the picture.
"This is the tree!"
Jiang You was shocked. This tree suddenly appeared in the sky outside the Blue Star after the spiritual energy was revived. As soon as it appeared, it was closely monitored by organizations from various countries. However, its growth before was very slow. According to the calculations of the preliminary personnel, it will take a long time. It will take another year until it can be seen with the naked eye from the Blue Star ground, but now looking at the sudden increase in growth rate, this time may be greatly shortened.
"Jiang You and Xiaoxiao are here!"
As soon as the two appeared, several people in the video smiled and greeted them, and they responded one by one.
“Just sit down and listen while we’re here, let’s continue!”
The fifth master had no intention of looking back.
Then Zhang Heng, director of the Third Investigation Bureau branch, said: "The latest calculation data I received here, at this speed, I am afraid that in three days, the outline of the giant tree will be visible on the ground, and in another seven days, the outline of the giant tree will be visible on the ground. This giant tree can grow to the ground, and its landing point is roughly in the center of the Pacific Ocean!"
“I just don’t know what impact the arrival of this tree will have on Blue Star.”
"There are myths and legends about giant trees in the East and West. Let's just say that the legend of Jianmu exists in the mythology of our country. Do you think this giant tree is Jianmu?"
"Jianmu? If it's really Jianmu, wouldn't it be heaven above?"
Everyone here knows the myths and legends of Jianmu.
Jianmu is a kind of sacred tree worshiped by ancient ancestors.
Legend has it that Jianmu is a bridge between heaven, earth, humans and gods. Emperors such as Fuxi and Huangdi used this sacred ladder to travel up and down the earth and heaven.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Hai Nei Nan Jing": "There is a tree, its shape is like a cow, its skin is like a tassel, or a yellow snake. Its leaves are like Luo, but actually they are like Luan, and its wood is like a wormwood, and its name is Jianmu."
"According to legend, the buildings were built in the land of Duguang. Could it be that the center of the Pacific Ocean is the land of Duguang recorded in ancient books?"
"It is very possible that "Huainanzi·Zhen Xingxun" said: The buildings are in the capital, and the emperors are from above and below. There is no view in the sun, and there is no sound when shouting, covering the sky and the earth. The center of the Pacific Ocean may be the sky and the earth. Among them!"
"Blue Star is spherical. Where does a ball come from in the sky and earth?"
"For this matter, please look at another picture!" Zhang Heng pressed the button on the remote control in his hand, and the picture changed, showing a figure wrapped in white mist against a dark background.
"This is?"
"This is Blue Star, also taken from the space station!"
"What!"
Everyone had been able to keep their composure before, but when they heard the news, their expressions changed.
"You said this was a picture of Blue Star taken from the space station!"
"good!"
"This this."
The impact this image brought to everyone was probably only comparable to the news of the spiritual energy recovery and the growth of heaven and earth at the beginning.
"Flat Earth theory!" Jiang You said in shock when he saw this blue star image.
"Could it be that the Blue Star photos we saw before are just as false as those who originally advocated the flat earth theory said?"
At this time, everyone looked at Zhang Heng. Everyone was from the martial arts world, but Zhang Heng was the only one from the system. Only he could answer this question.
Zhang Heng smiled bitterly and said: "How is it possible, not to mention other things, governments around the world have fabricated this lie together. Can you find a reasonable motive? The original Blue Star is indeed a ball, and the photos taken now are indeed true. Yes, after the spiritual energy was revived, the ball turned into a flat surface for some unknown reason!"
"Is this why the earth grows?"
"That's not right!" Jiang You frowned and spoke: "If the sphere really unfolded into a flat surface, the kind of movement could not be compared to the movement of the earth growing, and mankind would have been destroyed by then!"
Zhang Heng acknowledged Jiang You's speech, "Jiang You is right, but this is the fact. Whether it is the expansion of the sphere or other reasons, the current world situation is like this. Now let's explore the reasons. It doesn’t make any sense anymore! We can only accept it!”
After Zhang Heng finished speaking, everyone fell into silence, staring blankly at the picture of the horizon, and fell into deep thought for a long time.
Everyone's brains are running rapidly, "If the Blue Star becomes flat, then"
This kind of news that can shatter the worldview is something that even Fifth Master needs some time to digest. At this moment, Zhang Heng's signal suddenly cut out and would not be reconnected.
"Everyone, I just received the latest news from the headquarters. Our country's last space station has lost contact just now. It is initially judged that it has been damaged. At the last moment, I took a final picture of the place where we grew up. The headquarters also sent the photos, and now you allow me to show them to everyone!”
Everyone nodded solemnly, and then the screen flashed, and the same photo as before appeared again.
Jiang You looked at the photo and felt that it was different from the previous one, but he didn't notice it for a while.
"My technicians overlaid and compared the two pictures. This is the comparison picture!"
As soon as the two pictures were superimposed, the difference was immediately noticeable, and the white fog that had previously shrouded it partially receded, revealing a large area.
"Don't the countries close to the white mist provide some useful information?"
"Now the whole world is in chaos, and the political power is in chaos. Every country is now an isolated island and has lost contact. What I have here is just information from the headquarters. The struggle in Beijing has not been settled yet!"
"Isn't it over yet?"
Jiang You had learned about the struggle between several factions in Shangjing before, but they have been fighting for so long and there is no result yet. How long will this fight last?
Jiang You's tone showed impatience.
"Hehe, it's a life-and-death struggle. The winner takes all. No one is an idiot. They are all concerned about local forces and have been controlling the intensity of the battle."
"This matter is not on the agenda of today's meeting. Let's deal with it now!"
Fifth Master knocked on the table and brought the topic back, "Don't discuss what has happened now, let's focus on that giant tree!"
"I think it is extremely inappropriate to prejudge that this giant tree is the building tree in our country's mythology. After all, there is no clear evidence yet. Don't there still be world trees in foreign countries?"
Although Jiang You is not very clear about the World Tree, he has experienced the Greek Kingdom of Gods and clearly knows that they have golden trees, and his current space ring has the seeds of the golden tree.
But even the golden tree, even in its heyday as Jiang You saw in the illusion, was not as big as this giant tree.
"Does anyone know the myth of the World Tree over there?"
The fifth master asked, but everyone was stunned. The big guys present were familiar with domestic mythology and could often quote scriptures, but their knowledge of foreign mythology was limited to knowing only one name.
"Yggdrasil refers to the tree in Norse mythology. In Norse mythology, the branches of this giant tree constitute the entire world."
At this time, Lu Xiaoxiao opened his mouth and said.
"The name of the tree is Yuctra Hill. It originated in the "past", flourishes in the "present", and extends to the infinite "future". In mythology, it has three major roots, and there are three major divine kingdoms under the three tree roots. A tree root extends to the Kingdom of God - Asgard, which is the hometown of the God of Thunder. Under the tree root is the Ulda Spring. This Ulda Spring is a sacred spring, and it can be understood as the Yao Chi in our mythology. .The Norse gods would decide important matters at the spring."
"Yaochi, hehe!" Zhang Heng sneered after hearing this, as if he had something to say, but he still didn't speak and listened to Lu Xiaoxiao continue.
"The second tree root extends into the giant country - Jotunheim. Under the tree root is Mimir Spring, which is known as the spring of wisdom. The story of Odin gaining wisdom and stealing the spring water and gouging out his eyes happened in here.
The third tree root extends into the country of fog - Niflheim. There is a spring of Hewagmir under the root, which is an ancient inexhaustible spring.
There are three animals on the tree. There is an evil dragon called Nidhogg living at the root of the tree. This evil dragon will continue to eat the roots of the cosmic tree until the day it gnaws through the roots of the tree, the Twilight of the Gods. will come. There lived a giant eagle on the top of the tree. Whenever it flapped its wings, strong winds would blow, and the whole world would be unrest. The last one is the squirrel, which always provokes conflicts between the evil dragon and the giant eagle, making them constantly at odds with each other and making the world forever in chaos.
The giant tree connects three worlds, divided into upper, middle and lower levels. The upper level is the world of elves, the middle level is the world of humans, and the lower level is the world of dwarfs and dwarves. "
"This is probably the myth and legend about the World Tree over there!"
“It’s a wild land in the west, it’s just bragging, it’s not trustworthy!”
The head of Wanshou Palace chuckled lightly.
As a disciple of Taoism, he naturally believed that the Three Pure Ones were the ones who ruled the world. When he heard other people's religious myths, he naturally dismissed them.
Although the other sects did not say anything directly, their attitudes seemed to be clear from their expressions. Several old Buddhist monks even closed their eyes.
This matter cannot be studied in detail. If we really talk about it in detail, the Taoist disciples and Buddhist disciples present will start to fight each other.
Don't just think that this is a trivial matter. This matter is related to fundamental issues of faith and has been a major matter since ancient times.
The Righteous Alliance's attitude towards this has always been to seek common ground while reserving differences, so upon seeing signs of this, Wu Ye and Zhang Heng, the only two non-religious people, quickly took over the conversation.
“It doesn’t matter what kind of tree it is, what matters is the measures we take to deal with it!”
"Not to mention that this tree has not yet reached the surface. Even if it does, it is in the center of the Pacific Ocean, far away from Qin Province. If it can really affect this place, it will not be our intervention. Then we can just let nature take its course! "
The abbot of Huayan Temple said.
"This is inappropriate. This is the beginning of spiritual energy recovery. Hundreds of tribes are fighting to cross over, and fortunes are everywhere. If you are one step behind others at this time, you will be slower. It will be even more difficult to catch up later. Now If the tree falls, there will be great fortune on it, not only us, but also the human race. If it is caught by the demon race or even some weirdo, there will be endless troubles!"
"Lao Wu is right. Just because we are geographically far away, we can't just ignore it. If we don't fight now, we will fight when. I think our Righteous Alliance should make plans in advance and send a team to go here in advance, and wait for the tree to fall. Come forward to investigate as soon as possible and seize the opportunity!"
At this point, Zhang Heng finally explained the purpose of holding a meeting diligently to share the intelligence from the headquarters.
"We are thousands of miles apart, do we have enough time?"
"I think we can only go there in person. With your ability, if you arrive in time before the giant tree falls, I don't think it will be a big problem." Zhang Heng said.
"Oh? Once we leave, the Righteous Alliance will be empty. Are you not afraid that other forces will take advantage of the void and move in?"
"Hmph, as long as the news of our death is not spread, other forces will be afraid of our revenge after our return, and they should not do such short-sighted things!"
"Are we going to pin the safety of the Alliance on what other people think?"
"Then you just give up this great fortune just before your eyes?"
"It's not clear whether it's a blessing or a curse, so you just think about good fortune?"
"In this age of great strife, you are so timid and still want to achieve the great truth? I think it is just like the moon in the water or the flower in the mirror!"
The words between Wu Ye and Zhang Heng gradually ignited the atmosphere of tension. If Jiang You hadn't already known that the two of them were wearing the same pair of pants, he would have been frightened by them.
He thought in his mind, "These two old foxes are going to use this to trick people!"
Upon seeing this, the abbot of Daci'en Temple stood up and began to mediate. "What both of you said is reasonable. There must be a plan that has the best of both worlds. Let's discuss it together and don't let this matter hurt our peace."
"By the way, tomorrow we will be negotiating with Emei and Qingcheng to discuss their joining the alliance. Why not just give them a few opportunities to sit in Qin Province?"
"Be careful of luring wolves into your house!"
"Their foundations are all in Shu, and just two families cannot survive us!"
"This is a plan!"
Later, everyone held a heated discussion on this issue, and finally started voting. With a difference of one vote, the resolution was passed: the alliance bosses went to the giant tree landing point in the name of the Righteous Alliance to compete for the possible existence of good fortune and share some of the interests. , the two masters of Emei and Qingcheng were in charge of Qin Province during this period.
When the meeting ended, it was already dawn. After the screen was turned off, Jiang You asked Fifth Master, "Fifth Master, you and Zhang Heng performed a double act to coerce everyone to go out. What's the plan?"
The Fifth Master smiled and said, "Zhang Heng, this old boy, should be acting on orders this time. Although his words were vague, it is not difficult to guess that he secretly received orders from the headquarters to let us old guys run out. Come and do something during your free time!”
"You mean, Shangjing is making big moves!"
Jiang You thought about what Zhang Heng said before and immediately judged it.
"Yes, this should be the opportunity that Shangjing has been waiting for, to invite all the local high-level officials out so that they have no worries."
"Is it going to be a winner?"
"Yes, after fighting for so long, it's time for a result!"
"That's what Zhang Heng, or rather the Third Investigation Bureau, wants. What will we, Yama, wait for?"
"Zhang Heng gave up part of his share of the profits of the Righteous Alliance, and at the same time said that he will fully cooperate with us in doing something in the future!"
"I see!"
Jiang You didn't question the unreliability of Zhang Heng's promise. If he were so short-sighted, he wouldn't be able to sit in the entire position.
"Actually, this matter is also a conspiracy. Others may not have guessed Zhang Heng's purpose in their hearts, but to drive it away for profit, even if they know it, there is nothing they can do!"
After Fifth Master finished speaking, he said to Lu Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, you won't go to the negotiations with Emei and Qingcheng. We old guys will go there in person. You and Jiang You will prepare at home. Go with me this time. You will use my name to contact the three elders and ask them to come and sit at the headquarters during this period. Of course, don’t talk about this, just ask them to come and hold a meeting. When they arrive, we will have already set off. I just need to leave a letter to keep it safe! There’s nothing they can do about it.”
"This is the operation that probably won a lot of people. There should be people from all over the world going there!"
"Hahaha, I just want to take this opportunity to meet the heroes of this world and see what level of military force other countries and regions have reached!"
Fifth Master was as confident as ever, not worried at all, but looked extremely excited.
After the fifth master made arrangements, he went back to the house to write a letter for the three elders.
“Three brothers, here’s to you:
The last time we saw each other, even though it was only a few days, I still missed him very much. I invited my brother to come. I wanted to discuss the future development of Yama Luo headquarters and branches. However, Jiang You Shuzi suddenly sent news that he was in a desperate situation in Shu and his life was on the line. , I had to go to the rescue
The matter to be discussed will be discussed after the younger brother returns. During this period, the three elder brothers will be stationed at the headquarters to frighten Xiao Xiao.
"
Lu Xiaoxiao went back to the house and handed over the matters at hand. The important matters were temporarily suspended until she came back. Other matters were assigned to trusted people to take over.
Jiang You went to find his two apprentices. Unexpectedly, when he accepted the apprentices, he had planned not to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but he had just come back with his apprentices and he was going to travel far the next day. What a twist of fate.
Jiang You found the two of them at the VIP Courtyard and took them to Yama Luo's logistics warehouse. He chose weapons for each of them. He also gave away the first month's training materials and asked Zhuo Cuo to teach him. He taught them to Zhang Ling, and then asked them to go to the academy to practice first, lay a solid foundation, and then check them when they came back.
Zhang Ling's eyes were dizzy after hearing this. She was the senior sister, and she asked her junior brother to teach the exercises on her behalf. Wasn't this the opposite? It was too shameful for her.
Just as Jiang You finished explaining, he heard an extremely powerful momentum suddenly coming from the sky, and then heard the fifth master's voice, "Those old guys have arrived outside Fengxian City, hurry up, from now on After the meeting in Shu, go directly over there and let’s set off together!”
Lu Xiaoxiao also followed behind.
"When you get to the academy, go directly to the dean, like, the dean is my grandfather, he should know your information by now, just follow his arrangements then!"
Jiang You gave his last words and walked out of the door. Then a black light flashed in the courtyard and the three of them disappeared.
"The dean is also a master?"
Zhang Ling and Zhuo Cuo were also shocked by Jiang You's last words.
"Are we now one of the three most powerful generations in Qin Province? Can we go sideways?" (End of Chapter)