Chapter 1965: Chapter 188: Emergence! Divine Martial Military Officer Training Academy (Part 2)
"Great! Wonderful! After searching for so long, we’ve finally found a clue!" Wang Shihao jumped up excitedly, pulling the crew member towards the rocks below, "Quick, quick, quick! Take me there!"
"Right! Immediately send someone back to inform Grandfather of this great news!"
It’s no wonder Wang Shihao was so excited, as finding this [Divine Martial Military Officer Training Academy] had truly been a daunting task. After searching for so many years and finally getting news, how could he not be excited?
Thinking back to when he first received the map, he naively thought it would be easy to find the place with the map in hand. But once he actually started searching, he realized the difficulty involved.
The Divine Martial Dynasty had been gone for a hundred thousand years. Over such a vast period of time, the land and terrain had changed countless times, leaving no trace of the original. Furthermore, the great battle from back then was also the "culprit" for some of these changes.
Although comparing ancient and modern maps could generally determine that the officer training camp was located on the Tianji Continent, how vast is the Tianji Continent? Finding a spatial node on such a large continent is easier said than done!
The only thing they could rely on were a few landmark constructions on the map that could serve as reference points.
But whether these landmarks still existed was another matter. And even if they did exist, they had long since become ruins.
Thus, after sifting through already uncovered relics and finding none that matched the spot they were searching for, they spent years keeping a close watch on newly uncovered ruins. Whenever a new relic appeared, they would send someone to investigate it.
Years passed. Their perseverance finally paid off, and they found a clue!
Wang Shihao’s figure was like the wind, and he was so excited that he almost floated.
He had already decided that once he confirmed the information was accurate, he would immediately send someone to find the owner of that place and purchase the entire piece of land.
By then, no matter where the spatial entrance was, it wouldn’t escape his grasp!
The Divine Martial Military Officer Training Academy, hahaha, Grandfather would surely be very happy, sob sob~
Wang Shihao felt an urge to shed tears.
For so many years, he had always been regarded by the family as neglecting his duties, jokingly known as the family member who wanted to become the [Pirate King]. Now, he finally had made a great contribution.
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Changning County, Xinping Port.
Ever since the Wang family rose to wealth and "privatized" Xinping Town, the development speed of Xinping Town as a port town was astonishingly fast, to say the least. Over the years, it had essentially become the "Da Qian First Port."
And the observation deck of Xinping Port, as the best spot for overlooking the port, gradually became a famous attraction. Every day, many visitors from afar would come specially to this place to admire the prosperity of the port from the observation deck.
This also served as a testament to the strength of Xinping Port’s external image.
On this day.
The observation deck welcomed an Honorable Guest.
Amidst the escort of port security personnel, a white-bearded, hunched old man ascended the observation deck with the support of a group of extraordinary young individuals, accompanied by a large entourage.
The old man’s face was wrinkled, and his skin was speckled with age spots, presenting an image of someone who was old and frail. Yet, his deep-set eyes remained bright and clear, filled with a sense of history and stories.
He surveyed the bustling scene of spirit stone-powered artifact-refining cranes loading and unloading cargo, and then slowly gazed at the incessantly rushing waters of the Peace River, his eyes reflecting a complex expression, as if reminiscing about something from the past through the present scenery.
Tourists watched this scene from a distance and whispered to each other. Who exactly was this old man?
"Brother, you must be from out of town." A local tourist explained with pride, "This old gentleman is a renowned legendary figure from Xinping Town, called [Dongfang Cangqiong]. Back in the day, Old Ancestor Cangqiong was an independent cultivator, yet he rose against the odds and established a strong Grade Seven Profound Martial family."
These words immediately evoked respect from the crowd.
In the current scope of Changning County, 7th-rank aristocratic families were not uncommon. However, most 7th-rank families achieved their current status through generations of accumulation. Very few could start from nothing and create a strong grade seven family as an independent cultivator.
Staring at the Peace River, Dongfang Cangqiong’s gaze penetrated the rolling waters as if he was seeing the scenes of the past again.
He recounted the past to the sons and grandsons behind him, his voice old and hoarse, imbued with memories: "Peace River, I recall when I was just a down-and-out independent cultivator, I witnessed the then overlord of the Peace River, Long Wuji, with his fleet coming down the river, intending to suppress the Wang family at the Dingpu Ferry Terminal. Long Wuji’s dominance was remarkable back then."
"At that critical moment, young Miss Li Yao appeared like a comet. She rode the giant waves of the Peace River, and with a single move, Tianhe Hanging Backwards, she intimidated Long Wuji. Meanwhile, Master Shouzhe broke the water of the Peace River with the Broken Dragon Slot, preparing to drown Long Wuji’s army."
"Father and daughter joined forces, and without a single soldier, they completely subdued and captured Long Wuji. Recalling that scene, it truly fills me with heroic pride and makes my blood boil. From then on, I started running businesses with the Wang family, earning resources that continuously improved my cultivation base until I successfully advanced to the Spirit Platform Realm. By then, I was already a fairly well-known ship owner."