With some time before dawn, Liu Zimeng sat down and explained to Chen Ke one by one the taboos of the capital.
For example, the no-fly order will automatically activate the magic array of the three towers if any outsider flies over the city of Daxia (Great Xia) and reaches the prohibited altitude, unless they are registered retainers or warriors of the imperial palace.
Furthermore, the token of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion is not only a symbol of identity, but also a "get-out-of-jail-free card".
If Chen Ke encounters danger in the city, he can use the token to enter the inner city for refuge. The inner city's defensive array will recognize the aura of the inscription in the token, thereby lifting the restriction.
In other words, even if the people chasing Chen Ke are far more powerful than Chen Ke, once they enter the inner city, they will lose a portion of their cultivation due to the restrictions imposed by the defensive array.
If they are high-ranking members of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, they can even use a portion of the magic array's power to launch a counterattack.
Of course, Chen Ke's token didn't have that much authority; being able to seek some protection was already quite good.
Chen Ke was very curious to hear this. In fact, he already knew that the three tall towers standing in the Great Xia Royal City possessed great power.
It is precisely because of the existence of these three towers that the royal city has stood for more than 600 years.
But he never expected that the magic array formed by the tower would be so powerful and have so many intricacies.
Considering the three ruined towers in the underground city, it's clear that the human race only gradually figured out a powerful defensive method after experiencing countless painful lessons.
Without a doubt, the Xia royal family, which rose to power in the underground city of Shenlong (Divine Dragon) Mansion, possesses the highest authority over the three towers.
How much power does the highest authority possess? That's a question too broad to answer; Chen Ke couldn't fathom it.
As dawn broke, Liu Guanyuan, without even having breakfast, bid farewell to Chen Ke and left.
The next day, Liu Guanyuan arranged where Tie Niu and the others would go, which was exceptionally efficient.
When Chen Baiwang learned of this, he was very supportive. He could have as many people as he wanted to serve tea and water, but those who could become his right-hand men and were also very loyal were few and far between.
Tie Niu, Li Chun, and Li Qiu have all been with Chen Ke since childhood. Although they have the title of master and servant, they are also Chen Ke's best playmates and close friends.
If they can stand on their own in the future, it will be of great benefit to Chen Ke and the Chen family.
After settling Tie Niu and the other two, Chen Ke plunged into the high walls of the engineering college and began a fulfilling yet low-key academic life.
Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
At dawn, in the cultivation room of the academy's courtyard, Chen Ke, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.
Name: Chen Ke
Realm: Sixth Level of Meridian Refinement
Spiritual Value: Wood: 180/180
Soul Points: 608/706
Skill::
Masterful skill: "Photographic Memory"
Proficient in: "The Medical Techniques of the Willow School" and "Divine Travel and Illusory Shadows"
Master of: "Dragon Scale Whirlwind Armor", "Great Return to Emptiness True Scripture", "Haotian Divine Fist", "Qiankun Sword (Sword of Heaven and Earth)"
Beginner's Guide: "The Art of Killing," "The Ghost King's Escape Technique," and "The Thousand-Faced Guanyin Technique"
In the past two weeks, with the help of demon beast inner cores and pills from the Ziyun Sword Sect, Chen Ke's cultivation level has increased by two levels, reaching the sixth level of the Meridian Refinement stage.
After refining all twenty low-grade spirit stones, he also gained an increase of 100 points in his maximum spirit value.
In addition, the "rebates" from the beginning of spring and autumn, along with the refinement of the "Great Return to Emptiness (Void) True Scripture," have also pushed Chen Ke's soul value limit above 700 points.
What surprised Chen Ke the most was that his synthesized martial arts skill, "Divine Movement Illusion," had improved, reaching the level of "Mastery."
It was probably because he didn't dare to make too much noise when he cultivated at night, so he frequently used his movement techniques.
In some ways, the "Divine Swiftness" technique is more practical than swordsmanship and fist techniques.
With his ghostly movements and the "Ghost King's Escape Technique," Chen Ke could kill without leaving a trace, even with just a bamboo pole.
This will greatly benefit him in his future exploitation of the souls of bandits.
Moreover, with his exquisite movement techniques, he could escape even if he couldn't win, greatly increasing his survival rate and giving Chen Ke more confidence.
Shaking off the powder formed from the spirit stones, Chen Ke gracefully stood up.
With a wave of his hand, he activated the "Array Pattern Simulator" and instantly projected himself into the virtual space.
The vast space was empty, and in front of Chen Ke floated a huge green ball of light.
A transparent ball of light, with countless lines interwoven on nine layers of light screen, forming countless mysterious patterns that change in an instant.
Chen Ke stretched out his palm, constantly fixing and changing the shape, searching for an opportunity to comprehend it.
In fact, over the past two weeks, as his understanding of the modifications deepened and his spiritual value increased, he has unlocked three modules in succession.
These three modules are all auxiliary, but extremely practical.
One is the radar module he has always been thinking about, plus the navigation radar of the mouse, the radar of the Yiwei Shenzhou has now become an enhanced version.
Another feature is the "auto-aiming" module in combat mode.
This module is very practical. It can lock onto a target instantly according to Chen Ke's will, and the accuracy is much higher than when Chen Ke locks it himself.
The third is the "stealth mode," just as Chen Ke guessed, the Yiwei Shenzhou has a mode for sailing in water.
Chen Ke had already made a plan. There was a small river outside the manor in the west of the city, which he could use for practice.
At this point, there are still six modules remaining on the outermost layer of the green light cluster that have not been cracked.
Once all six modules are cracked, the Fuyao Shenzhou (Soaring Divine Ship) can be upgraded!
Although Chen Ke was very anxious, there was no use in being anxious. If your level of understanding and awareness are not high enough, you cannot activate the module.
Only by continuously improving oneself and accumulating experience can one seize the opportunity to crack the module.
So Chen Ke controlled the green light cluster and operated it for half an hour before exiting the simulation space.
After finishing his morning classes, Chen Ke tidied up briefly and headed out of the academy.
In two weeks, the Great Xia Academy will be on holiday, and the number of people on campus has already begun to decrease.
So Chen Ke was waiting, waiting until most of these people had left before he would enter the Divine Dragon Pavilion to study the classics.
Otherwise, the scene from Haotian Valley will repeat itself, and who knows how many obstacles those arrogant Shenlong students will throw at him.
After leaving the academy, Chen Ke hailed a carriage and headed straight for the manor in the west of the city.
At night, he quietly went to the woods outside the manor, activated the Divine Boat, and dived into the stream.
Fortunately, he can now control the size of the Divine Boat, reducing its size so that it can fit perfectly into the river.
Underwater navigation consumes more spirit points, but the increase is still limited.
In stealth mode, Shenzhou seemed to be able to breathe on its own, and even underwater, Chen Ke did not feel any suffocation.
By late at night, Chen Ke had basically mastered all the operations.
The Yiwei Shenzhou (a type of small boat) surfaced, switched to flight mode, became invisible, and then soared into the sky from the forest.
The old folks all say you should apply what you've learned, so tonight Chen Ke plans to go to Jizu Mountain and rake in some kills.
Hmm, by the way, let's check on his fiancée. She should have arrived at Xianxia Pass by now, right?