Chapter 461: Chapter 43 Human Spirit Contract
“Do you really care about that child?”
After they had parted ways, Zhu Xiao voiced her doubts.
Although she had been passing on her Body Cultivation over the years, she was quite aware of Wang Sheng’s interest in Mechanical Techniques.
But she knew that what Wang Sheng valued was not just the Mechanical Techniques, but also the child named Li Xueqian.
“Yes, I am not concerned about his cultivation talent, but his ideas impress me a lot. With those kinds of thoughts, his achievements in Mechanical Techniques won’t be low.”
“However, from his demeanor, his interest in Mechanical Techniques doesn’t seem to be about enhancing Martial Artists,” Zhu Xiao believed that Wang Sheng wanted to strengthen Mechanical Techniques for the use on Martial Artists, reinforcing their abilities.
“That is exactly why I value it.”
Applying Mechanical Techniques to Martial Artists, particularly to offensive weaponry, is a common research direction.
However, using it for civil purposes is almost unheard of. Wang Sheng only ever discussed this matter with Huangtian, but Huangtian, not being a scholar of Mechanical Techniques, couldn’t contribute much.
Moreover, who said civilian use couldn’t be compatible with military use.
Civilian usage is merely a weakened and outdated version of military applications.
With a person like Li Xueqian, just a little reminder, and he won’t disappoint.
“I can’t understand.”
Zhu Xiao did not understand why Wang Sheng had such a profound insistence on civilian use of Mechanical Techniques.
Wang Sheng, hearing the implication in her words, sighed internally and said, “Just consider it my desire to see a true civilization!”
In his memory, a modern civilization with advanced technology was what he longed to see.
It was his regret and also his obsession.
If he could resolve this obsession, he would naturally be happy.
Li Xueqian might just be the one!
Zhu Xiao’s confusion deepened, but she did not say much else, sensing that Wang Sheng seemed somewhat downhearted.
At this time, it was better not to disturb him.
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When Datong College officially opened, there were significant internal changes within the Spirit Clan.
Represented by the Dragon Clan, the sea-dwelling Spirit Clan decided to emerge and collaborate with the Human Race. As a result, other Spirit Clan started to notice shifts in the world and prepared for transformation.
The Turtle Clan elder felt this the most deeply and also learned of some actions taken by the Dragon Clan.
After communicating with the Dragon Clan Elder, he eventually called together all thirty-six Spirit Clan Elders who still retained their inheritance. It took a long time for these thirty-six elders to gather, but they nearly represented the entire Spirit Clan.
The key figures were the Dragon Clan Elder and the Turtle Clan Elder.
“Old Dragon, Old Turtle, you’ve been quite active lately!”
“Heh, the world is changing; if we don’t act now, we’ll be buried in the dust of history. All of you here are Spirit Clan Elders, you must have felt something, right?” the Dragon Clan Elder spoke up.
All the elders nodded.
Anyone at the pinnacle of power was clear about the changes in the world.
“Do you know about the recent movements of the Human Race?”
A White Ape spoke up, “We know a bit, a country named Datong seems to be unifying all the dynasties, and their strength is truly formidable!”
The Spirit Clan avoided the Human Race but still kept an eye on them.
Thus, essentially all the elders were aware of the Human Race’s recent major actions, even guessing that the global changes they felt might relate to the Human Race, since it was the Human Race that had created the current situation.
“Yes, Datong is unifying all the dynasties, once complete, their power will be terrifying…” the Dragon Clan Elder remarked.
“Old Dragon, you wouldn’t be thinking of troubling the Human Race, would you? Although I hate to admit it, I must say, after thousands of years of struggle, we are no match for them.”
The Dragon Clan Elder laughed and said, “What are you thinking? What I mean is, our Dragon Clan has actually been in contact with the head of Datong, ah, that’s Wang, and decided to collaborate, other Sea Clans share our sentiments.”
“Collaborate? Old Dragon, what kind of collaboration are you talking about?”
“Deep collaboration, even possibly an exchange of talents.”
The Dragon Clan Elder learned about the talent exchange from Huangtian, aiming to broaden the horizons of their younger generations.
After the Dragon Clan Elder explained, an elder immediately objected.
“Wouldn’t this just turn the Spirit Clan into a subsidiary force of the Human Race?”
All the elders fell silent.
Eventually, the Dragon Clan Elder spoke up, “Otherwise, what? Compete with the Human Race?”
It was well-known that before the Destiny Dynasty appeared, the Spirit Clan had already been gradually suppressed by the Human Race, let alone now, facing great difficulties, they were even less of a match.
“We can’t just accept this…” the initially speaking Spirit Clan Elder, now sounded somewhat deflated.
The Dragon Clan Elder and the Turtle Clan Elder exchanged looks, then announced the most crucial news.
“You know the Human Race is unifying, but do you know how they are doing it? To be honest, not only has a Martial Saint, who is beyond Great Grandmasters, appeared among the Human Race, but there is also an even more terrifying powerful figure. If we don’t agree, I don’t think the outcome for the Spirit Clan will be good.”
That mysterious powerful figure and the Human Race’s Martial Saint.
This was the fundamental reason that the Dragon Clan Elder finally resolved to cooperate.
The Human Race, although appearing friendly, had internal strife within both the Human Race and the Spirit Clan, let alone conflict targeting different races.
It seemed fine for now, but if the Spirit Clan continued in its current state, that might not be the case.
The Dragon Clan Elder and the Spirit Clan Elders had already analyzed this when they had gathered the other Spirit Clan Elders.
The olive branch extended by the Human Race had to be accepted, whether they liked it or not!
“Martial Saint, or even stronger?”
The Great Grandmasters were aware that this was the realm of the Spirit King, the current strongest of the Spirit Clan.
Previously, apart from the Master of Destiny, the strongest of the Human Race also held such status.
Had a true breakthrough now appeared?
These were the elders who had led the Spirit Clan through its most perilous times; they naturally understood what this signified.
When the Destiny Dynasty was around, the Human Race neglected the Spirit Clan.
Now that the Destiny Dynasty had vanished, things might not stay the same.
Could the Human Race really tolerate another powerful race thriving independently?
None of the elders were certain.
They also understood the thoughts of the Dragon Clan Elder and the Spirit Turtle Elder—it was a concession they were forced to make.
Moreover, outwardly it was still a cooperation, and at the very least, the Spirit Clan did not lose too much face.
“What do you think?” This was the Dragon Clan Elder asking the other elders for their thoughts.
“What else can we think, you two old guys knew from the beginning there was no choice, yet you still spoke of discussion…” An elder shook his head, realizing this was not a debate, but a notification.
“It’s said that the Human Race is actually a type of the Spirit Clan, just a very peculiar one.”
The Human Race was born at the same time as the Spirit Clan, only the Spirit Clan emerged with powerful innate abilities, while the Human Race was born with intelligence and the talent for cultivation.
Long ago, an ancestor of the Spirit Clan prophesied that the Human Race would inevitably become the strongest race and would seek to exterminate the Human Race.
Sadly, some members of the Spirit Clan at the time prevented it.
Now the prophecy had indeed come true.
“Since you all agree, then it’s settled. We can announce the return of each Spirit Clan, then meet with the higher-ups of the Human Race; they will cooperate. Honestly, collaborating with the Human Race might mean losing some things, but with that mysterious power behind them, it might actually be a good thing.”
The speaker was the Spirit Turtle Elder, the only one among the elders who had met Wang Sheng.
He was very aware of Wang Sheng’s mystery and strength.
“Who knows!”
Before long, led by the Dragon Clan, the thirty-six Spirit Clan Elders met with some high officials of Datong.
They finally negotiated a satisfactory outcome.
Both the Human Race and the Spirit Clan secured what they wanted.
Huangtian accompanied the high officials as they saw off the Spirit Clan Elders.
An official lamented, “Perhaps in the future, humans and the Spirit Clan could live in the same city, truly indistinguishable from each other…”
The negotiation took about a month’s time.
Any of the results discussed would shock the world and cause a tremendous stir.
“But is this really a good idea?”
Indeed, the Spirit Clan and the Human Race had no conflicts, but after all, they were different races.
Hearing this, Huangtian spoke, “You will see the benefits of this in the future. Now that the articles have been decided, let’s start acting. The collaboration between the Human Race and the Spirit Clan affects the future. We cannot afford to fail.”
Thus began what future generations would call the “Human-Spirit Treaty,” the most significant event in history.
This collaboration was very important and vast, requiring much preparation.
Before long, there were rumors throughout the lands governed by Datong that the Spirit Clan was beginning to emerge. Many places spoke of the second coming of the Spirit Clan.
There were also reports that Datong officials had already communicated with the Spirit Clan leadership, planning cooperation, the intelligent Spirit Clan would integrate with the Human Race.
There were even rumors that some of the Human Race carried the bloodline of the Spirit Clan, and that once a group of the Human Race originated from the Spirit Clan.
Initially, these were just rumors, but because they were quietly promoted by Datong officials, the rumors did not stop but instead grew more intense and even confirmed.
Over the course of more than a year under official promotion, the vast majority of the Human Race became aware of the existence of the Spirit Clan.
The Spirit Clan was not just passively watching; many times they emerged to aid the Human Race, reinforcing a good image.
For instance, the Dragon Clan saved coastal cities several times, and those cities began to worship the Dragon King.
The reputation of the Spirit Clan among the Human Race started to accumulate.
Of course, clarifying the differences between the Spirit Clan and the Demon Clan contributed to this.
The situation was similar on the side of the Spirit Clan.
The time arrived in New Calendar Year 8.
Datong officials stood out, issuing the first notice…