Lonely Immortal

"This palace recruits servants every year, and I don't know what they are recruiting so many for!"

"Hey, why don't you care so much, as long as they recruit, let's give it a try, anyway, the palace is better than the county government below, right?"

"That's true, but I heard that it's not so easy to select this servant."

"That's natural, otherwise you can see that the palace is recruiting every year? That's because there are too few monks who meet the requirements of the palace."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Hey, I can see that you are new here, so listen carefully..."

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These people were discussing the recruitment of Zhao Wangfu, and Zhang Zhiwen was listening. He was also a little curious. This Zhao Wangfu was just recruiting some servants, why are there so many tricks?

But when he heard this, he understood. He didn't expect that Zhao Wangfu would be so strict in recruiting a servant.

First of all, the servants recruited by Zhao Wangfu must be monks under the age of 100, and even better, monks under the age of 50. This requirement is a bit difficult, so many monks who don't know the situation are just running in vain.

Secondly, the monks that Zhao Wangfu needs to take the test must have a very good specialty. This specialty can be alchemy, or refining, or other skills, but in short, they cannot know nothing.

This is understandable. Zhao Wangfu will definitely not select monks who have no skills when selecting servants.

But how to assess this? You can't let so many monks go to make alchemy or show any skills, right?

Then Zhao Wangfu is a bit interesting. That is, all monks take the literary examination. This literary examination is divided into nine categories. The monks who come to participate in the selection can choose any exam. Once they pass the exam, they will pass.

Finally, Zhao Wangfu has another assessment, and this assessment is the most critical and the most difficult. That is, the monks who pass the skill assessment need to pass the loyalty assessment. How this loyalty assessment is specifically tested is a bit of a story. Anyway, the monks who can't pass the assessment didn't dare to say much, and it seems that no one mentioned it.

But it is not difficult for Zhang Zhiwen to know something from these people, that is, the Zhaowang Mansion is actually similar to other state and county yamen. It is understandable that young monks are required to go in as servants. In addition, they must have the ability to look after the house, which is actually not a rare thing, but whether they can pass the assessment in the end depends on the other party's words.

If the other party says you are not loyal, then you are not loyal. If the other party says you are loyal, then you are loyal. What is loyalty? It's nothing more than building relationships!

It seems to be the same old routine. Even Zhang Zhiwen feels that alchemy and refining can be ignored here. Some people are basically predetermined, right?

If this is the case, then things become a little tricky. Zhang Zhiwen couldn't help but frowned slightly. Sometimes, even if Zhang Zhiwen wanted to manage the relationship, it was not so easy to manage the relationship, and he had no way to use the recommendation letter given by Lin Jingyuan. Otherwise, wouldn't it be obvious to tell the monsters in Zhaowang Mansion that he, Zhang Zhiwen, was going to be an undercover here?

No wonder Lin Jingyuan gave him such a letter of recommendation. Lin Jingyuan must know the situation of Zhao Wangfu, and Zhang Zhiwen couldn't use this letter of recommendation to enter Zhao Wangfu, which was extremely troublesome.

"Hey, so everyone wants to enter the palace, then a dog in the palace has a more prominent status than a county lady outside!"

"Yeah, otherwise why would so many people risk their lives to come to the palace? I even heard that many county ladies want to be servants!"

"Hey, that's nothing, a county lady coming to the palace as a servant is an improvement in status. Once she is favored by the Immortal King, she will be promoted overnight. Otherwise, a mere county lady will only be able to stay in the countryside for a lifetime!"

"That's right, alas, the competition is really fierce."

"Didn't they say that cultivators under 100 years old are not recruited?"

"That's for ordinary cultivators. Cultivators without official positions are under 100 years old. For those with official positions, there is no age limit!"

"So that's it..."

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After hearing what these people said, Zhang Zhiwen was almost certain that the Zhao Palace was a place where connections were relied on. Being a servant was so troublesome. If Zhang Zhiwen hadn't been forced to come to this place, he really didn't want to wade into this muddy water.

"So, we have no hope, right?"

"Hey, what do you think?"

"I said that they recruit servants every year, but in a year, they only recruit a few servants, and those servants are probably all official immortals, right?"

"To be honest, no matter how bad the county lord is, she is still the lord of a county, and she still has some power. It's better to stay in the countryside, isn't that good?"

"Then you don't understand. In the countryside, resources are limited. How many resources does the Immortal Dynasty provide? Being a county lord in the countryside, at most you can be a mansion lord in your lifetime, because it is difficult to improve your cultivation. Without cultivation, how can you participate in the upgrade assessment?"

"That's right. The state lords are at least Mahayana cultivation. This Mahayana cultivation is not so easy to achieve. It is extremely difficult to reach the Nascent Soul in the first place, and the Nascent Soul Pill is also extremely difficult to obtain."

"Yes, this Dharma Pill is even more difficult to obtain. Some county lords cannot be promoted after a thousand years. These county lords have no background, no connections, and are even demoted to remote places. Naturally, these county lords will come to Zhao Wangfu to seek a job, at least to find Zhao Xianwang to rely on, right?"

"That's true, but everyone comes to rely on Zhao Xianwang, is Zhao Xianwang so easy to rely on?"

"So, even if any county lord comes, there will be competition and selection, otherwise do you think anyone can get in?"

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When Zhang Zhiwen heard these words, his heart sank. This Zhao Wangfu is indeed a high-walled courtyard. Ordinary cultivators absolutely cannot enter. Even if they hit their heads, it is extremely difficult to enter. Look at their county lords, they are already immortal officials, but they still have to compete. With such fierce competition, how can they get in?

"Hey, besides that, the number of places for Zhao Wangfu to recruit servants every year is less than ten. There seems to be some changes. Maybe an old servant passed away, so there is a vacancy. But you should also know that even so, can't their internal people be appointed at the first time?"

"Don't say it. The more you say, the more I feel that there is no hope at all."

"Hey, or you should not have too much hope. You should know that once you enter Zhao Wangfu, you are guaranteed to be promoted all the way."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Hey, then you listen carefully..."

These people know a lot. Zhang Zhiwen listened quietly on the side, and then he understood why the servants of Zhao Wangfu were so popular.

First of all, the servants of Zhao Wangfu are almost all appointed or entered by connections, or recommended by Zhang Zhiwen. It is said that it is an open selection, but in fact it is bullshit and nonsense. Anyway, in the end, a loyalty assessment will kill a lot of people.

This is beyond doubt, it must be 100% true. Zhang Zhiwen is not surprised at all. Otherwise, who would not want to come and share such a good position?

Secondly, the Zhao Palace is rich and powerful, and has a lot of resources. So the servants under his command must be treated very well. Apart from anything else, as long as they reach the position of the third-class servant, they are guaranteed to be promoted to the Nascent Soul stage under certain conditions, that is, the Zhao Palace guarantees to give them the Nascent Soul Pill, and guarantees that the servants will be promoted to the Nascent Soul stage.

This is how you can get the Nascent Soul stage. In addition, the annual salary is also very generous. In addition to the most basic salary of one thousand lower-grade spirit crystals per month, there are various additional benefits. For example, if you go out or do something trivial, you can get additional benefits. There is also a subsidy of 10,000 lower-grade spirit crystals every year. After reaching the third-class servant, the elixir in the Zhao Palace can be used at will, any elixir can be used. In addition, it is guaranteed that the third-class servant will upgrade the innate Dao soul to the ancient Dao soul within ten years!

Look, a mere third-class servant, the lowest-ranking servant, is treated so well that it will definitely make the cultivators outside jealous. No wonder even the county lords want to come and seek refuge in the palace.

This is still a third-class servant, that is to say, as a servant of the Zhao Wang Mansion, even if it is the lowest third-class servant, they will be guaranteed to smoothly advance to the ancient realm of Yuanying cultivation. In addition, money is not a problem, and the treatment is naturally excellent.

This is one aspect. In addition, the status of these third-class servants is also different. When they go out to do something, they are all representing the identity of the Zhao Wang Mansion. Which official fairy will not be polite when they see them?

And these official fairies naturally have to please these servants, even if they are third-class servants. When they go down to do things, go to places like the county government, these county lords should show some sincerity?

Look, this is so amazing for a third-class servant. No wonder so many cultivators come from all directions to seek refuge in the Zhao Wang Mansion.

Even Zhang Zhiwen felt that this treatment was too good. He had never thought that there would be such a good thing. With such treatment, would loyalty be very poor?

But Zhang Zhiwen was even more speechless. He could actually use a recommendation letter to get in, because this recommendation letter was given by the state lord, and the Zhao Wang Mansion would give some face, but Zhang Zhiwen could not use this recommendation letter now.

In addition, there are second-class servants. These second-class servants are even more powerful. In addition to the one-piece dragon being promoted to the ancient middle-grade Dao soul, the cultivation level can also be promoted to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. The cultivation level of the Nascent Soul is not as easy to improve as the Golden Core Stage. A large amount of elixirs are required, and the elixirs of the Zhao Wang Mansion are unlimited for the servants. Just go and collect them.

With such resources, even a pig can probably be promoted to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, or to the middle-grade Dao Soul of the ancient times. In addition, the status of the second-class servants is even more powerful. They can represent the Zhao Wang Mansion to govern a piece of land, which is equivalent to being a commander.

Of course, according to these people, to reach the title of second-class servant, it seems that you have to go through internal selection. Needless to say, you know what this internal selection is. Anyway, it is recommended by internal people.

Look, this is the current situation of the Xian Dynasty. The reform of the Xian Dynasty cannot change places like the Zhao Wang Mansion. They are royal relatives and can be completely detached from the outside. The palace has a lot of resources to train and improve servants, and these servants are essentially the private army of the palace.

How many servants does the palace have? According to these people, the most reliable number at present is about 100,000 third-class servants, 10,000 2nd-class servants, and 1,000 1st-class servants.

What does this mean? In other words, the number of servants in the Zhao Palace is comparable to the number of official immortals in a small dynasty, and this is still the number of servants.

Then there are the first-class servants. First-class servants can naturally be promoted to the late Yuanying stage or even the Yuanying Great Perfection, and the Dao Soul can also be promoted to the ancient upper-grade Dao Soul, or even the ancient top-grade Dao Soul!

This is the trend of promotion to the reincarnation Dao Soul. The Zhao Palace is so powerful, and there are more than a thousand first-class servants.

After the servants, there are the retainers. Needless to say, this retainer is even more powerful, but the Dao Soul of the retainer is not so easy to improve. This reincarnation Dao Soul is extremely rare, and it is not common in the Zhao Palace.

The retainers are also divided into three levels. The first-level retainers are the confidants of the Immortal King Zhao and the most powerful retainers. Retainers are naturally different from servants. Servants help the Zhao Palace to take care of various affairs and are responsible for managing some territories. Retainers are responsible for maintaining the order of the Zhao Palace and are the strongest force of the Zhao Palace. With such strength, they must have a cultivation level above the Mahayana stage. Some first-level retainers are even in the God Transformation stage.

These are not so detailed that the cultivators outside can know. They generally only know some of the servants’ situations. These servants are already powerful enough. They have all kinds of pomp when they go in and out. They are called servants and look like house slaves. In fact, they are also prominent. Ordinary palace masters have to be polite when they meet them.

"But no matter what, if I can become a servant, it would be a great fortune!"

"Of course, but it is so difficult for the Zhao Palace to recruit servants, and we have no hope!"

"No, no!"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Hey, you may not know this, right? Now, listen to me and I will tell you about it. Besides, there have been rumors recently, and it seems that there is such a channel this year!"

"Oh? What channel is that?"

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These people actually talked about other channels. Zhang Zhiwen was worried about not being able to go to the Zhao Palace, and now he also pricked up his ears.

Apart from anything else, the treatment of the Zhao Palace is really good. Even if Lin Jingyuan didn't introduce him, if he knew there was such a good thing, he would also want to squeeze his head to the Zhao Palace. Once he entered the Zhao Palace, he would have a bright future.

"Hey, it's like this. Actually, you may not know that the Immortal King Zhao is looking for a son-in-law now!"

"Ah? The princess wants to find a husband?"

"Hey, that's right. I just heard about this recently. It shouldn't be false. Think about it. What kind of servants and retainers can be compared with the son-in-law of the Immortal King Zhao?"

"Of course not. That son-in-law can be considered as the son-in-law of the Immortal King, right?"

"Of course, the son-in-law of the Immortal King is naturally the son-in-law of the Immortal King, and I tell you, this is the last chance, because the daughter of the Immortal King Zhao is the last one who has not married yet!"