Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 608 Secret Vault
Chen Chuan grabbed a handful of bait and sprinkled it out at his fingertips. Ripples spread out in the pond, and golden-red fish shadows underwater flapped their fins and tails and swam quickly over to grab the bait.

He said: "Someone told me about the pure essence, and because the World Ring was damaged recently, a lot of pure essence leaked out, so they asked me and some other people to go for testing."

Cao Guiqi was surprised and asked, "Has the pure essence leaked?" He shook his head again, "It will be blocked soon."

After he sprinkled another handful of bait in his hand, he handed it to Uncle Ding, took a piece of cloth from the latter and wiped it, then said, "Follow me." As he said that, he moved out.

Chen Chuan followed him out and came to the outlet of the pond. He saw a river winding out, with a row of lush green weeping willows on the bank and a small and exquisite pleasure boat parked in front of the embankment.

Cao Guiqi walked up on the wooden plank and came to the elegant seat in the pleasure boat. He greeted Chen Chuan and sat down. The servant who had been waiting there immediately poured the freshly boiled water into the teacup.

Uncle Ding also followed and asked the servants to untie the thick ropes. The boatman at the back picked up the thick pole and pushed it, and the pleasure boat slowly left the shore.

The pleasure boat floated along the water and turned around a protruding island. The river ahead gradually widened and the river water reflecting the green shadows of both banks extended all the way to the lake inside Motie Mountain ahead. A few egrets flew out from the forest and suddenly passed by over the water.

Cao Guiqi said: "Power groups and factions exist everywhere. If you are not in one of them, then you cannot get ahead. After all, there are only so many ways and channels. If you are not one of them, they will not take the initiative to give them to you."

As the boat moved forward, the scenery on the shore gradually moved backwards. He looked at the dark green mountains in the distance and the scattered green shadows, and said, "In fact, the new era is much better than the old era. If it were in the old era, you wouldn't even have the means to reach the place in front of you.

I'm afraid you don't know that in the old dynasty, unless you were a member of the royal family, a relative of an honorary officer, or a few high-ranking families, even those who had been appointed to official positions for generations had to pay a marrow tax and blood tribute every year."

Chen Chuan pondered over these words: "Marrow tax and blood tribute?"

Cao Guiqi said: "It means literally, because warriors' blood and bone marrow can be used to prepare medicine, refine pills, feed livestock, and the alienated tissue can also be used to create various weapons and tools, so the imperial family listed it as tribute.

In addition to the above-mentioned purposes, the old imperial family did these things mainly to suppress and weaken the powerful families outside the imperial family. If the warriors came here once a year, they would inevitably damage their vitality, so that they would not be able to gain strength in terms of military force and would not be a threat to the imperial family and many nobles.

However, this method was very strict at first, but it gradually became lax later on. The powerful families managed to make up the numbers by using the blood, blood and bone marrow of warriors from the people or from their own tribes, while they secretly accumulated power.

However, due to the legacy of many past changes, there are still many major forces and factions among the people, including some people with outstanding talents. They have been exploited for a long time and are very resentful. After the Algae Revolution, both of them became one of the main forces to overthrow the old imperial family.

After the advent of the new era, the Dashun government learned lessons from this and provided a way for the fighters under it to rise. At the same time, it collected the resources scattered outside during the period of change. Coupled with technological advances and changes in the world pattern, it almost monopolized all fighting training resources.

Nowadays, if a fighter wants to improve his strength, if he can only reach the third level, he may be able to do it by relying on his own hard work and efforts, but if he wants to go a step further, it is almost impossible without relying on certain forces. "

After Chen Chuan heard this, he asked, "If I want to continue to move up, do you have any suitable suggestions?"

Cao Guiqi said: "I won't comment on the two paths of government and company. With your current position, you will know the answer sooner or later. But if you ask me for advice, I think you might be able to join a certain school."

"School?" Chen Chuan's mind turned, this was consistent with his previous thoughts.

Cao Guiqi said: "When the Grand Alliance was established, it was not just companies and the government, but also several major factions that participated. They have influence in both companies and the government, and they hold the same philosophy. In legal terms, they are also members of the Grand Alliance, so the resources they provide are recognized by the companies and the government, and they have to recognize them."

He stretched out his hand, and Uncle Ding immediately came up and handed something to him. He handed it to Chen Chuan and said, "If you really can't find a way, you can use this brand to find the 'Jingxiu School' and try.

But if you have a choice, you'd better not look for them. This thing is just a stepping stone, and it doesn't guarantee that you will be able to join. Even if you join, don't trust them too much. As long as you can get what you need from them, it's fine."

Chen Chuan took it and looked at it. It was an exquisite wooden plaque with a red tassel. It was very heavy in the hand. There was no writing on it, but when he touched it, he could feel a lot of writing. He didn't look at it carefully now, but just said seriously: "Thank you, senior."

Cao Guiqi solemnly reminded: "If they can't get what you want here, or can't get in, then it's better to lean on the government instead of going the company's way."

Chen Chuan nodded.

Cao Guiqi picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with emotion: "After the World Ring was blocked, the amount of pure essence did not actually decrease, but the way to obtain it became narrower, which blocked too many people."

Uncle Ding suddenly said, "Master, have you forgotten the secret place? Maybe we can try there."

Cao Guiqi pondered for a moment, nodded, and looked at Chen Chuan, "About the secret treasure, you can try to find out." He paused, then said, "The old imperial family plundered the world, and they couldn't use up all the resources they collected, so most of them were sealed in the inner treasury. Later, when they retreated to the fusion land, they took some of them away.

However, there is more than one inner treasury. There are secret treasuries in various places and even overseas. This is the escape route left by the imperial family for itself.
In fact, not only the imperial family, but also the princes of various places and even the old dynasties in foreign countries had similar secret libraries. Even the previous dynasties did the same.

Therefore, over the past few decades, there have been rumors in countries around the world and in Dashun that secret vaults have been discovered.

In the old days, the imperial court and private organizations had been looking for these things. Now, the government and companies are encouraged to explore and find these things. If they can be found and handed over, the searchers can legally get a part of them. "

Chen Chuan thought thoughtfully: "I seem to have heard similar rumors."

Cao Guiqi said: "Legends of secret treasures are everywhere, which is actually an extension of secret treasures. Every year, some forces and groups, as well as some cult organizations, keep an eye on these places, and once there is definite news, the government and companies will also send people to search for them.

If you have the chance to come across those places, you can go and take a look, but there are a lot of people watching those places, and there may be preventive measures left over from the old days, so if you really have the chance, you should be as careful as possible. "

Chen Chuan nodded.

After that, they stopped talking about this and went boating on the lake, drinking tea and enjoying the scenery. When it was almost evening, the boat returned to the manor and Chen Chuan said goodbye and left.

After Uncle Ding teleported Chen away, he came back and said, "I thought the young master would tell Manager Chen about the secret treasure."

Cao Guiqi shook his head and said, "I don't know the exact location of that place, and the things inside are extremely dangerous. Besides, that kind of thing is very likely inside. It's too complicated. The company and the government are watching. Even if I tell them, it will only hurt people."

Uncle Ding said, “I heard that person has been looking for this place for years.”

Cao Guiqi said, "Then let him go and look for it. Even if he finds it, what can he do? The old building has long been reduced to rubble. It is impossible to put it together again. Even if they are piled up, they will fall down with a push."

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sunset in the distance. "Uncle Ding, you saw it too. After the rift opened, the generals of the old dynasty and their cavalry appeared, but they were blocked by one person. Apart from that, they did nothing. Times have changed a lot. What should be abandoned should be abandoned."

After Chen Chuan came back from Cao's manor, he contacted Wei Dong and Wu Han and planned to invite them out for a meal. After two days, when Chao Ming woke up and some remaining trivial matters were dealt with, he would return to Yangzhi.

When Wu Han heard that he was treating him to dinner, he introduced a restaurant he often went to, saying that it was lively there, and that the owner was from Yangzhi, and the food was absolutely delicious.

After hearing what he said, Chen Chuan decided it.

The next day, he drove to the restaurant alone without a special car or security personnel. When he parked the car, he took a quick look.

Suddenly, dense information appeared on the surface.

Ever since contacting Andun, all kinds of advertising messages, including those pushed by big companies like Qingnang Yufang, have been directly blocked. Moreover, no matter who you look at, the person's specific information will immediately appear in front of you, including whether he has a criminal record and whether he is wanted.

After entering this street, at least one-third had this record, and most of them were from the same gang.

But this is normal in the central city, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He walked into the restaurant, pushed open the door, turned his head, and saw that Wu Han and Wei Dong had arrived. The two of them were sitting in a seat by the window, chatting. When they saw him coming, they waved at him.

Chen Chuan looked at the two people. Weidong was okay. He was in Wuyi College and could be seen every now and then.

Wu Han hadn't seen him for a few months, and they had only been in touch. He looked a little different now, with darker skin and some beard under his chin, and he looked more mature. He walked up, the two of them said hello, and then sat down.

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(End of this chapter)