Of course, Xia Tian wouldn't be overly arrogant.
After all, when it comes to historical figures and their deeds from centuries ago, China indeed has more to offer.
However, in recent centuries, especially after the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, almost all highly renowned historical figures have come from the Western world.
Overall, there are pros and cons to both!
"But everything in the 'Land of Eternity' is reshaped, so for top historical figures, the knowledge gap caused by different eras isn't that important."
"In fact, in some aspects, ancient figures are even more outstanding!"
Xia Tian thought.
At the very least, based on what he knew from the chat channel, the current "Land of Eternity" still seemed unable to produce high-performance gunpowder.
As a result, even if some lords recruited figures from modern or even future worlds, they couldn't achieve "technological suppression" against the surrounding alien races and ferocious beasts!
Instead, ancient figures like Wu Song, armed with just a simple saber or even just their fists, could engage in close combat with fierce tigers and kick down flood dragons.
In the early stages, their help to the territory was significantly greater!
"I don't quite understand, how exactly is this 'bond' established? And it even requires territory strength ranking. Does that mean only high-ranking territories are qualified to compete for historical figures?"
"Damn it, no way! I've been hiding in the protective shield for the past few days, and my territory hasn't even had its first upgrade yet. My ranking must be terrible! Does that mean I'll miss out on the Two Qiaos of Jiangdong, the Four Beauties, and the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai?"
"Haha, I didn't spend any luck points. I relied entirely on the initial free 'talent attempts' to upgrade. Now I've accumulated a thousand people, so my territory ranking is definitely high. I'll definitely be able to recruit a golden figure!"
Of course, discussing which country has more historical figures is not very meaningful for lords.
Because the prerequisite for participating in a "challenge" for a historical figure is to possess people or objects related to them, thereby establishing a "bond."
"For lords who chose other talents, this is too difficult. But for me, who chose 'Midas Touch,' the advantage seems a bit too great!"
Xia Tian praised with a click of his tongue.
It's important to know that objects related to historical figures, especially some golden historical figures, are mostly not of low grade themselves.
For example, the "Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion" and the Calligraphy Sage Wang Xizhi, the "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" and Wang Bo, the He Shi Bi and Lin Xiangru, the Red Hare and Lu Fengxian... At this stage, most lords cannot obtain these high-level items. However, with the "Midas Touch," Xia Tian can upgrade any item to golden, greatly increasing the chance of establishing a "bond" with historical figures.
At the very least, the "Five Animal Play" in his personal attribute panel at this moment ensures he has a chance to compete for that famous golden figure, known as one of the "Three Divine Physicians of Jian'an and the Ancestor of Surgery"!
And Da Niu and others, having been transferred to the Camp Breaker soldiers, should also be enough to ensure a "bond" with another historical figure.
As for more "bonds," Xia Tian hadn't thought about them for the time being.
"My lord, how should we deal with these people...?"
At this moment, Shen Lian walked over and asked about the placement of the human captives Hua Rong had rescued from the centaur prince's arrows earlier.
"Hmm, have you clarified whether anyone else is alive besides them?"
"No, originally there were more than a dozen women besides them, but after falling into the hands of the centaurs, they were all..."
No wonder the middle-aged father chose to rush towards the centaur prince to his death.
"Oh, right, when my lord was handling the burial of the middle-aged man's body, I found a few lotus seeds in his embrace. They seemed a bit special."
As Shen Lian spoke, he spread his palm, revealing eight shriveled, bluish-gray lotus seeds.
【Green-White Lotus Seed (Gray)】
【Type】Exotic Species
【Grade】Mortal (Transformation)
【Attribute】Unknown
【Description】An exotic species nurtured in the Land of Eternity. Due to an accident, it detached from the parent body before being fully nurtured and has not yet condensed complete exotic power!
【Note】Perhaps, some methods can be thought of to remedy it.
"Hmm, it's a seed with a 'transformation' attribute!"
Xia Tian hadn't expected to have an unexpected gain from burying the middle-aged man.
Was this considered a reward for his territory killing the centaur prince and avenging his daughter?
"However, this seed has already had problems. It probably can't be grown in other territories, but in my territory, I can try to save it!"
Xia Tian took the seeds from Shen Lian's hand and pondered.
Firstly, the "golden liquid" condensed in the "Sun Gold Vase" had a miraculous effect on these plant seeds. Secondly, Qing Wen, with the characteristic of 'Hibiscus Flower Goddess,' was perfectly suited for planting lotus flowers.
"Moreover, all the transplanted Blood Marrow Grass died, so it's just right for her to switch to planting lotus flowers."
Yes, all the transplanted Blood Marrow Grass died, and the culprit for all this was Xia Tian himself.
Because he made a relatively serious mistake, which was to let Qing Wen use the "golden liquid" condensed in the "Sun Gold Vase" to dilute with water and water the Blood Marrow Grass.
It's important to know that the Blood Marrow Grass was found deep inside a cave, a place completely devoid of sunlight.
In other words, this was a plant that completely preferred shade. As a result, it was watered with the "golden liquid" condensed from sunlight in the "Sun Gold Vase," and the outcome was predictable.
"My lord, it's all Qing Wen's fault!"
The ignorant girl, at that time, was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes, thinking it was her mistake that she had killed all of the lord's extremely precious "spirit herbs."
Even now, she was still squatting on the ground, shoveling soil and watering the withered "Blood Marrow Grass" scoop by scoop, trying to salvage the loss!
Fortunately, the green-white lotus seeds Xia Tian brought diverted her attention.
"Ah, it's alive, it's really alive!"
When Qing Wen carefully dripped a drop of rich golden liquid from the Sun Gold Vase onto a shriveled exotic lotus seed.
The latter, like a dying fish, desperately absorbed it, instantly emptying the golden liquid, and its form became plump and swollen, its color changing from the original bluish-gray to a slightly jade-like translucent green-white!
Placing it in the soil, and dripping a few more drops of "golden liquid," white roots and sprouts grew at a visible speed.
"My lord, can I temporarily stay in the lord's mansion tonight to take care of these hibiscus flowers?"
The girl's face was very happy, and then she looked at Xia Tian with anticipation and said.
"Hmm, you can... Besides taking care of the hibiscus flowers, you can also help me clean the mansion."
After thinking for a moment, Xia Tian agreed.
Xia Tian still had considerable expectations for these lotus seeds.
After all, every kind of exotic species of heaven and earth possessed extraordinary "rule characteristics"!
In addition, he also realized that as a lord, although he wouldn't pursue pleasure like other lords at this moment.
But he indeed needed someone by his side to handle miscellaneous tasks.
Not to mention, just putting on the "Mingguang armor" alone would take half a day, so it would be good to have someone to help him put it on.
Moreover, his vast lord's mansion, if only one person lived there, would indeed lack some vitality. Qing Wen herself had experience as a maid in Jiafu, and she didn't resist it, so that was even better.
Apologies, it's a bit late. I was mainly considering whether to write some things or quickly get to the main topic of the golden historical figure competition.
As a result, I tossed and turned, wasting time, and didn't write much content.
Also, the last few sentences of this chapter are from a previously revised draft.
So some readers might find it repetitive, but it's actually a rewritten version of a previous chapter.