Read Martial Research Master Chapter 113

Chapter 113

113 I STAND BEHIND YOU

The convoy formally stepped into the royal city of Jiao country. Long Tao’s third visit was marked with the military of the central regions along with the royal guards waiting for them. The court jesters and ministers bowed in welcome when they saw Long Tao entering the city gates first. “We welcome the Dragon general. The king along with royal princes are waiting for your arrival along with the princess. You are requested to visit the court this instant. The convoy will directly proceed to the royal palace.”

The royal palace-

Jiao Sheng was sitting on his throne while the court ministers were presenting the daily reports regarding the Jiao country. “Sir recently many incidents have been occurring within the country which could lead to natural disruption of everyday life. We have seen a rise in multiple bandit groups. The number of assassinations in these days has skyrocketed and man of them are related to the trade links of royal families. There have been attempts to siege our resources from the mines too. We need to take strict actions fast.”

Before Jiao Sheng can survey the report one of the royal guards came in and reported “The convoy has arrived at the city gates. The princess has requested an audience with his majesty.”. Jiao Sheng nodded and asked them to be invited in. Soon enough multiple figures made their way into the palace. The last to enter was the princess and Long Tao. Jiao Sheng was surprised to see Long Tao appearing here, but soon gave an approving glance.

The princess came forward and bowed, so did Long Tao. “Raise your head. How was the whole trip? I have heard the reports you have sent back, but would like to hear a first-hand description from your mouth regarding the matters.”. The princess gave in her reports and started describing the whole trip.

The facts were soon laid out. The multiple assassination attempts, along with the matters which appeared in the royal court. The proposition of the king. The trip can be calculated as being a success. Jiao Sheng was satisfied with the result, although the demand of the Chu king was a little out of his expectations. “I will be discussing the matter with all the courtiers and the reply will soon be sent to the Chu country. How about you Long Tao, what was your experience about the trip.”

“It wasn’t bad. I did get to meet the king and gain some insights into martial arts after having a match with him. Although the trip has been a success, the number of attempts on the princess’s life is alarming. I have to say, for such detailed planning, the enemy seems to have an insider on his side. You need to be careful your majesty.”

“I have read the special mentions you have made. I would like to invite you to have a discussion about the scenario. We would love it if you can take some time out to have diner with us after which we will proceed to the discussion room.” Long Tao agreed and left for his boarding lodge. “what are your thoughts about him Mingue?”. ??? I have a feeling that he is integral for our survival in these dark times. The forces which are trying to attack and manipulate the scenes from the dark are strong. We need a hidden ace of our own. He can be that ace.” Jiao Sheng agreed to the proposal.

The Crimson Lord world-

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“I didn’t understand your decision to join the political warfare. Your mission should end here, but you promised the princess that you will accompany her through the situation. Why is that?”. “I am indebted to the white dragon emperor for his inheritance. He asked me to hunt his enemy, but I think he also wants me to be helpful to the Jiaos. They are his descendants after all. I wouldn’t ignore someone’s favor to me. I will make sure to pay it up.”

“Do what you like. How is your training proceeding?”. “I managed to gain insights into the sol cultivation levels. I am currently at the seventh rotation. I am confident to be able to complete it by another 2 months here. The problem is the body cultivation. More the number of meridians being opened, the higher is the difficulty to open the next one. I managed to open just one after taking the thunder pill. The rest of the energy was absorbed by the meridians and acupoints, along with the life weapons being tempered. I need a stronger source of energy to clear the meridians.”

“I have an idea that might help you, but you would need to invest huge resources in it. Do you remember the thunder energy we managed to collect from the thunder pool until now? We can set a formation to concentrate that energy into thunder balls. These balls, unlike the thunder pills you managed to get, would be containing the purest variety of thunder. The problem is the energy itself is very dangerous to practice with. The danger increases by at least ten times compared to the thunder pills. Would you like to take the risk?”

Long Tao contemplated on the topic for some time. “what is the investment part.”. “The first resource which would be used dup is the thunder pool itself. If you managed to use up the whole pool, the number of balls made wouldn’t exceed 3-4.”. Long Tao was taken back. The pool would just result in 2-3 balls of thunder. That is serious damage to his resource treasury.”

“the next part is the holder you need to make. You need to create a storage vessel for having the thunder energy concentrate in there. Now the storage vessel needs to be able to hold that much of energy and the resources required to build such a vessel is going to be quite high.”

“What is the cost estimation?’. “you would need to use all your military points to collect the resources required to carry out the procedure.” Long Tao was scared hitless. All his military points. Is the keeper insane? “Isn’t creating a holder waste of resources. Can’t I just concentrate al the energy into a small condensate by using pure Qi.”. “In theory, it might be possible but you need to be careful. The condensation itself is not an easy task, and you want to do it without a holder. It is going to be extremely dangerous. Any misgivings during the process would lead to a Qi explosion.”

Long Tao decided to not spend his points on this holder, but rather buying precious herbs and weapons from the military treasury. He could also buy lots of Qi stones with the points earned. “How much of a boost can that thunder ball gives to me?”. “With a thunder pill you are able to open a single meridian as of now, but after some time it won’t be possible to open one without two thunder pills. Counting the amount, you have you can open only 5 more meridians. With the thunder balls, if you are lucky enough, you can open 5 meridians at once. Do you understand the benefit?”.

“I have one other advice. If you are deciding not to spend the points on a holder, use it to gather herbs which can be used to concoct purification liquid. This liquid is a body enhancing elixir, which helps you clarify the impurities accumulated in your body. The recipe would be available in the pill pavilion of the crimson lord palace, or you can find one in the pill hall too. Think about it. You should purify your body before, trying to break through the Qi general realm.’ Long Tao nodded in agreement. He decided to use it that way.

In the royal palace-

Long Tao was practicing his body movements and refining his techniques, with the resistance training equipment he had made. He finally managed to get to the desired point with the first set of equipment on his body. Long Tao decided to verify the result of his training. As soon as he let the equipment down, his whole body felt as if it was weightless. The training has managed to give him satisfying results.

“The princess would like to have an audience with Sir Long Tao.” The guard on the entrance door reported. Long Tao signaled him to let her come inside.” I hope I am not bothering Sir Long’s training schedule. I would like to have a talk with you regarding some urgent matters.” Long Tao replied” No offense taken princess. What can I help you with?”. The princess handed Long Tao a set of documents. “This is the list of the potential moles in our royal court and the various organization that might be involved in the plotting of something big. I would like you to investigate the matter.”

“I will start looking into these partied ASAP. You shouldn’t be nervous princess. You invited me to help you handle the matter, and I promised to see the end to it. I stand behind you in this matter.”