91: Chapter 88: The Function of the Mirror Demon!

91: Chapter 88: The Function of the Mirror Demon!

Although Master Mu Hongqing wasn’t very well-regarded in the Capital City, his upright style and outstanding literary talent made him quite popular among the Jiangnan literati circles.

He even had a good relationship with Master Huang of Lyuzhou and often exchanged painting skills with him.

I remembered that during the years I followed Master Mu to Jiangnan, we would visit Master Huang several times each year.

I always remembered that Master Huang had a peculiar habit, which was to place an antiquated-looking mirror on the table when conversing with others.

I didn’t expect Chen Qing to have this habit too, nor did I expect Chen Qing’s mirror…

to so closely resemble the one Master Huang had…

It felt as though it was the very same one!

Chen Ying, sixteen years old, exceptional talent, a phoenix-folded likeness, today obtained the Azure Dragon Heritage, drastically altering her fate, with a chance for improvement…

Chen Qing glanced at the information in the mirror that only he could see, the corners of his mouth curling slightly, sixteen years old…

truly sinful.

“Sir, the people have come in.”

Chen Qing nodded upon hearing this and looked over.

The arrangement was to let in ten people at a time, and after they entered, they lined up.

Chen Qing took one look, and the information in the mirror swiftly shifted.

Zhao Tiezhu: eighteen years old, lowly talent, a straw dog likeness, if joining the Door Guardian System without encountering any fortune at most a third-level gatekeeper soldier, no hope of advancing to Heavenly Soldier, if joining the Mountain God System like the Mountain Goblin System without encountering any fortune at most a fifth-level Mountain Goblin, life without transcending, but if becoming an Earth Spirit, a one percent chance to advance to Immortal Farmer.

Not bad, it roughly lines up…

Observing the data, Chen Qing felt somewhat satisfied; the Mirror Demon, after many days of assimilating and communicating with the Mountain Gods and Door Guardian System, had finally been able to combine data.

This was the reason why, even at the risk of danger in rescuing the Ghost Doll, he had plotted to obtain Master Huang’s Mirror Demon.

The Mirror Demon could discern the fate of people all over the world, and most importantly, could continuously monitor changes in fate, functioning as an ancient version of predictive intelligence.

It could not only see anyone’s following steps, their rough fortune, but also quickly react after any changes in someone’s fortune to recalibrate and read their new future.

This feature was exceptionally suited for use in the Divine Pathway System.

The characteristic of the Divine Pathway System was to employ large numbers of people, but to establish a divine nation, it wasn’t possible to always precisely screen individuals, especially base personnel.

In this world, those at the bottom seldom had the opportunity to turn their lot around, because the lineage of noble families was fixed, and even if commoners possessed magician talents, it was difficult to uncover them.

However, the Divine Pathway System was different; everyone had a chance, as long as one possessed sufficient talent.

With the platform of the Divine Pathway System, accomplishments wouldn’t be much less than those of a warrior or a magician, and with extremely low thresholds, everyone had the opportunity to join!

The low threshold was the advantage of the Divine Pathway System.

But as a massive number of people with mixed qualities flooded in, it was difficult to discern which individuals had good talent and which did not.

At first, it was manageable.

As the power grew and the number of people increased, recognition became harder and harder.

And if class fixation occurred in the relationships at the bottom layer, it would become harder still to identify.

But with the Mirror Demon, it would be different.

Whether one is a dragon that can fly or just a mouse that can dig holes is obvious at a glance, with basically no mistakes, maximizing the utilization of personnel potential!

Promoting those with talent earlier, the foundation of the Divine Pathway authority would take off much faster.

This was the unparalleled role of the Mirror Demon for the Divine Pathway system!

“Hmm…

the ten of you, Li Annian, Zhao Tiezhu, Wu Dali stay behind, the rest wait outside the city!”

“Yes!”

The ten people promptly bowed and withdrew, their hearts filled with apprehension.

It was said that those who stayed would work guarding the city gates.

Although the treatment was the same, being under the protection of the powerful Gate Deity would surely be safer than going out to search.

Wei Gongcheng was somewhat startled as he looked at Chen Qing.

He remembered…

he hadn’t given his name, right?

Could it be that this guy…

had managed to remember everyone’s name after just one glance at the roster?

An eidetic memory wasn’t supposed to be like that, after all, he remembered this guy seemed to be absent when the names were called…

However, Chen Qing paid no attention to Wei Gongcheng’s surprise.

After all, there were many more peculiarities about himself in the future, and he couldn’t possibly explain every single time.

“Next batch!”

Thus, after three full hours and nearing midday, Chen Qing finally completed the roll call of all the personnel, his neck sore and his mood hardly cheerful.

In total, one thousand five hundred thirty-nine people were recruited, among whom more than nine hundred would be better suited to the Door Guardian System, and the remaining four hundred plus were more suitable for the Mountain Deity System.

Currently, I have only bestowed two gods, with just two systems to match.

As for the future Underworld System, War God System, Mountains and Rivers System, Sea God System, Demon-Exorcising System, Five Blessings System, Star System…

and so on, I will have to create them before they can be matched with the Mirror Demon’s data.

For now, I can only foresee the changes these people will undergo after joining the current two systems.

In today’s two systems, the Door Guardian System is relatively simple, consisting only of Gatekeeper Soldiers and Gatekeeper Craftsmen.

The former serve as guards, while the latter operate the various mechanisms of the Door Guardian after its evolution.

The Gatekeeper Soldier has nine levels at most, and upon reaching the ninth level, they have a chance to be promoted to Heavenly Soldier, their strength equivalent to a Third Rank Warrior, able to discard their physical bodies and condense their souls into reality, with even the opportunity to be promoted to Heavenly General in the future.

The Gatekeeper Craftsman has five levels at most, and upon reaching the fifth level, they also have a chance to be promoted to Heavenly Artisan.

Like the Heavenly Soldiers, they can discard their physical bodies and condense their souls into reality, and they have the opportunity to be promoted to a grand craftsman in the Heavenly Palace, capable of controlling extremely complex mechanisms such as the Starburst Cannon, Celestial River Extreme Ice, and so on…

Out of the more than nine hundred people in this batch, more than eight hundred fifty are suited for the Gatekeeper Soldier path, with fewer than fifty suited for the Gatekeeper Craftsman path.

After all, this requires the intricate talent of a craftsman, a seedling for the field of engineering, which are inherently a minority.

The Mountain Deity System is more complex, involving the Mountain Ghost that can engage in direct combat, the Mountain Goblin that can wield a certain degree of magic, and the Earth Spirit that can nourish the soil within the mountains, the Water Spirit of the mountain springs, and the Beast Spirit that awakens the spirit of wild beasts!

Their roles are quite varied.

An Earth Spirit can nourish the land, making the soil under the Mountain Deity’s jurisdiction even more fertile, and can even produce Immortal Earth, suitable for cultivating crops that nourish the soul.

High-level Earth Spirits, once evolved, can be promoted to Immortal Farmer, mainly to cultivate immortal herbs required by the divine path, or they can evolve into an Immortal Earth Spirit, continuing their old profession of nourishing the land, evolving the existing Immortal Earth into a higher-grade divine loam.

Similarly, the Beast Spirit belongs to the logistics system, capable of awakening the spirit of wild beasts in the mountains, enhancing the quality of the mountain beasts.

Higher quality beasts produce valuable meat and fur.

Upon reaching a high level, they can become Herding Immortals, rearing matured, domesticated spirit beasts, like the Moon Rabbit and Moon Fox that produce fur, or the Celestial Horse that charges into battle and is exclusive to the War God System!

Unfortunately, this time there are very few who could become logistics personnel for the Mountain Deity System, only eleven, and their talents are not very impressive.

There are only two Beast Spirits, both of hunter origin, and according to the Mirror Demon’s evaluation, the likelihood of them being promoted to Herding Immortal is almost nil…

But this is normal, after all, in this world, the average person still makes up the majority.

Chen Qing sighed, rubbed his stiff neck, and handed the list to Wei Gongcheng, “I’ve marked out the names.

Take some people to serve at the city gate, some to serve the Mountain Deity in Nan Mountain, and the rest to participate in the forthcoming relief mission.”

Wei Gongcheng received the list with a look of confusion.

He did not understand how his superior had determined the division of labor so decisively.

Even when selecting porters at the docks, people would be tested for a sturdy frame.

If they were selecting soldiers for specific roles in the army, such as cavalry or archers, it would be even more complicated.

How could anyone determine job assignments with just one look, as Chen Qing did?

It seemed rather casual.

Yet if it were casual, why delay for several hours to meet each person face to face before deciding on the distribution of roles?

Truly curious…

Pushing aside his doubts, Wei Gongcheng took the list and started arranging things.

He was responsible for staying behind to manage Lyuzhou City along with Zhou Haitao.

Zhou Haitao would handle civil affairs, while he would be in charge of military affairs.

The training for the Gatekeeper Soldiers, as well as the training situation for those on Nan Mountain, was his responsibility.

He would use this opportunity to see just how far ordinary people could go with the so-called Door Guardian and Mountain Deity.

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Meanwhile, the dozen or so counties under Lyuzhou’s jurisdiction had not yet been disturbed by the living dead, and the newly arrived officials were actively digging into the demographics flowing towards Lyuzhou.

Even in Baishui County and Luling County, which were closest to Lyuzhou, all was calm, but the two County Magistrates received a warning letter from Lyuzhou early in the morning.

Flying messages couldn’t penetrate the white fog, but within the dissected interior, they could still communicate with each other.

Chen Qing did not want his counties to be unprepared.

Although being prepared might not stop the spread of the living dead, if they took it seriously enough, they could at least buy some time.

But he also knew that even if he sent a message, those County Magistrates who were already disinclined to believe in him would most likely not trust his warning, especially the Top Scholar Official who was closest.

Sure enough, upon receiving the letter, Gu Beiquan, the County Magistrate of Luling County, openly mocked Chen Qing.

The officials echoed the Magistrate’s disdain for the contents of the letter, almost none of them realizing…

disaster was imminent!!