Chapter 63: Leaving The Cave - 63
As Zhou Fan looked upon the Huang Long academy, he was filled with a sense of pride and satisfaction. The Huang Long academy is likely the biggest building to ever exist.
After all, not anyone could build such a place, nor find materials that could hold so much weight.
However, Zhou Fan wasn't done. He still needed to lay out some formations.
First, he would need a Qi producing formation. Then, he would need a defense formation, and finally, he would need a luxury formation, which would produce cool air, and good weather.
As he considered where to get the metal needed, he had an idea. Instead of making a formation on metal, couldn't he simply write it on the ground.
He would call it an array! Zhou Fan immediately got to work on his idea. Since he had no idea if it would work, he started with the least important defense array.
Since the ground was already hard from his earlier compression, Zhou Fan didn't need to do anything to it. He was able to fly around and make invisible lines with his Qi on the ground.
The array was much bigger and complex than the formations he made earlier. That was both due to the fact that it was naturally bigger and that he wanted it to be much stronger.
In other words, Zhou Fan was putting all of his effort into building the strongest array possible.
It wasn't long before Zhou Fan was about to complete it. However, right before he finished, he had an idea.
What if he connected it to the Dao? That would make it both formless and much more powerful.
Of course, he could only possibly connect it with the mortal Dao. With the thought, Zhou Fan made an extra long line that reached the core of the earth and absorbed the Dao energy that it was giving off.
As he did, the entire array was powered up. Zhou Fan was ecstatic as he realized that it was 10 times stronger than before.
With the revelation, Zhou Fan made the Qi producing array and connected it to the Dao. Like the previous array, Zhou Fan made it with all the concentration and every bit of effort that he had.
With it connecting to the Dao, it produced an amount of Qi that even Zhou Fan approved of. He estimated that it was a fifth of the amount he would personally give off.
As he completed the final array, the luxury array, the Huang Long academy was officially finished.
All that was left was to get the staff and the students. Although he finished faster than he predicted, the emperor should have gathered a few already. After all, it's been over a month.
Zhou Fan then left for the empire. Along the way, he paved a road to the wasteland. He also made some ponds and lakes so that travelers could get water on their way.
After all, the academy was in the center of the wasteland. Without natural water, it would be hard to survive across the route.
Once he made it to the empire, Zhou Fan estimated that it would take even an imperial carriage over a year to make it. After all, it was on the other side of the world.
Therefore, before he picked up the students, he made a pit stop and worked on some automatic carriages that worked on spirit stones. 1 spirit stone would be enough to last an entire journey back and forth, so the emperor wouldn't have to worry about the cost.
For the final stop before he reached the empire, Zhou Fan went back to the cave. When he got there, he collected Cao Lin, the beasts, and 3 talented juniors from the 10 races.
Each of them had a talent of 95 or more, and the most talented, Cao Mizu, was not only Cao Lin's daughter, but had a 98 talent.
Although it was only a three point difference from the rest, the three points would be a gap the others may never be able to cross.
Before leaving, Zhou Fan went to the barbarian race. As he had used the other crystals to make spirit stones, all the other races had moved here. Only the last big crystal hanging from the ceiling provided light to them.
Unfortunately, Zhou Fan was going to take it to power the arrays at the academy. Although they were powered by the Dao, the crystal would serve as a slight relief from the Dao's stress.
The good news, however, outweighed the bad news by a lot. Since they didn't have anywhere left in the caves, Zhou Fan decided to bring them up to the surface.
In fact, he would bring them back to the paradise he created.
However, except for Cao Lin and the three talented disciples, the rest of the races wouldn't stay in the academy and would instead stay outside of it.
Even though it sounded bad, the area was still a flourishing oasis that they would surely appreciate. If they were willing, Zhou Fan was willing to even give them some working positions in the academy.
Zhou Fan didn't bother to announce his intentions as he surrounded every living being in the cave with an unbreakable bubble. They panicked at first, but they calmed down once they realized it was Zhou Fans doing.
With the beasts, Cao Lin, the three disciples, and the rest of the 10 races, Zhou Fan flew off to the mortianiel empire.
When Zhou Fan reached it, he didn't disperse the bubbles around everyone as it would be a quick trip. When the citizens of the mortaniel empire saw the floating bubbles with no humans in them, they started to freak out.
As they were doing so, Zhou Fan entered the palace and met the emperor. When he requested the talents, the emperor nodded and ran to get them. As he passed by the chaotic crowd, he calmed them down with a quick speech of how it was God's actions.
Before long, the emperor could be seen entering the palace with 10 men and women behind him.
Chapter 64: Welcome - 64
Zhou Fan, who took it upon himself to sit on the emperor's throne, looked at the talents as they came in.
There were 7 men and 3 women. Their ages ranged from 10 to 30.
Confusion could be seen on their faces when they entered the throne room.
'Who is that man?' Many of them asked themselves. 'How dare he sit on the emperor's throne.'
However, their confusion only increased when they saw the emperor kneel respectfully before the man.
"Lord Zhou Fan, I have brought the talents." He said respectfully.
When the talents heard him, they once again stared at Zhou Fan in confusion. They had never heard of a Zhou Fan before.
Especially not one that is more powerful than the emperor.
However, one of the better dressed men kneeled on the ground along with the emperor.
"I greet lord Zhou Fan." He said.
Zhou Fan turned to look at the man. By the clothes he was wearing and the way he kneeled, he was clearly nobility.
Although the man had no idea who Zhou Fan was, he still kneeled as soon as he saw the emperor do it. Clearly, he was quite smart.
"What's your name?" Zhou Fan asked.
"My name is Yao Zen sir, I am 20 years old." He responded.
When Zhou Fan heard the name, he was able to conclude that he was indeed a noble. In the mortaniel empire's books, he recalled a brief mention of a count Yao.
Nodding his head, Zhou Fan looked upon the rest.
"Do any of you know why you are here today?" He asked.
"Somewhat sir. His highness told us that we were talented. He also told us to stay within the imperial capital until further notice. I assume that you are what we were waiting for?" One of the women responded.
"Indeed." Zhou Fan nodded. "You are here because of your talent, and I am here to give you an opportunity." He said.
The talented people didn't interrupt him as he talked.
"Before I say anything else, I believe that it would be better to show you than to tell you, follow me." Zhou Fan said as he walked out of the throne room.
When the people heard him, they looked at the emperor for confirmation. After all, they didn't dare to ignore his presence, even if he seemed subservient to Zhou Fan.
As they looked at him, the emperor waved his hand in a 'follow him' gesture, with a 'what are you waiting for' look on his face.
The talents didn't hesitate any longer as they jogged to catch up to Zhou Fan. Once they reached the exit, they saw Zhou Fan standing right outside of the exit while looking in the air.
When they looked where he was looking, they saw nothing but a couple of clouds. Just as they were about to ask what he was showing them, Zhou Fan pointed his finger towards the sky.
As he did so, a giant, ethereal yellow dragon filled the sky. It coiled around itself and let out a roar that shook the entire empire.
The group of talents stared in awe at the majestic dragon. They had never seen nor imagined such a thing. The sheer power it gave off sent chills down their spines.
"That is the mascot of my academy, the Huang Long academy. What I'm offering you is a chance to join it. There, you will be given a chance to become strong. Strong enough to destroy a mountain or create a river." Zhou Fan said, interrupting the talent's awe.
When they heard what he said, they were ecstatic. The yellow dragon had a big effect on them and the chance to become powerful seemed more tempting than ever.
"Does anyone wish to not join?" Zhou Fan asked.
Of course, not a single person rejected.
With the talents in tow, Zhou Fan was ready to leave for Huang Long academy. As he did so, he looked at the emperor.
"Continue to look for talents. From now on, you can send them to me as soon as you find them. After three or four years, I'll be back. At that time, I'll bring you to Huang Long academy with me." He said.
Before he left, Zhou Fan talked to the emperor about the road he created and the automatic carriages. The emperor paid attention thoroughly and Zhou Fan quickly finished the conversation
With a smile on his face, the emperor sent Zhou Fan off with the workers he had gathered.
As Zhou Fan flew back, an army of bubbles filled with humans, the 10 races, and the beasts, followed behind him. Wherever he passed, people pointed in astonishment.
Even with the bubbles, Zhou Fan didn't have to slow down much. It only took an hour before he reached Huang Long academy.
When everyone saw the paradise in front of them, they were filled with awe and expectation. After all, that would be where they lived for the foreseeable future.
Zhou Fan first dropped the 10 races and the beasts down. With the materials left over from the building of the academy, they would be able to make their own places soon. As for the beasts, Zhou Fan let them build their habitats outside the academy, but they would still attend.
Although they couldn't exactly understand the lessons, they could still use the Qi in the air to cultivate.
In fact, not long after Zhou Fan came back, he expanded the Qi array to surround the entire oasis, not just Huang Long academy. That way, the beasts could cultivate from within their habitats.
After leaving the beasts and the 10 races, Zhou Fan brought the workers and the talents from both the human race and the 10 races to the academy.
When they set foot on the academy, they were once again astonished. Everything seemed so big and comfortable. Even the stone they walked on gave off the feeling of strength, yet gentleness. That was the work of the luxury array.
"Follow me, I will lead you to your dorms." Zhou Fan said.
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