Global Lords: Me and My Calabash Kiddos

Chapter 80: Chapter 72: Celestial Dao Font, Hidden Talents, Feng Dingjie

Yi Tian has always yielded to gentle persuasion but never to force; when faced with threats like this, he can only confront them head-on!

If Yi Tian were to throw out the Stone of Disaster, the Horn Alliance would definitely rally their experts at once and wipe him out.

”At your command, Lord!” Gu Qianqiu took the sheepskin scroll and prepared to leave.

”Wait a moment!” Yi Tian stopped Gu Qianqiu and asked him, ”Can you write in Celestial Dao Font?”

”Though my learning is shallow, I can write the ten thousand commonly used characters of the Celestial Dao World.” Gu Qianqiu cupped his hands and replied.

The Celestial Dao Font resembles the pictographs from ancient Huaxia; each character radiates Dao Rhyme, appearing perfectly natural.

In this era, the Indigenous People prioritize martial cultivation; few can write in the Celestial Dao Font.

Even in some countries, the literacy rate among civilians is very low.

National power is founded upon military strength.

The supremacy of the world is still measured by force!

As long as you’re strong, you’ll be respected anywhere.

Even the ministers of those countries, studying literature is secondary to witchcraft, magic, Element, and Qi Refining.

Powerful Divination Skills—pursuing profit and avoiding harm!

Curse Skills—killing enemies from thousands of miles away!

This is the true path!

”Good! You know territory members run on an points system. Record every person’s daily points in an account ledger. I’ll draft a redemption list.” Yi Tian instructed Gu Qianqiu.

”I will definitely carry out the task,” Gu Qianqiu accepted the order.

”Mm! In the evenings, if there’s time, teach me Celestial Dao Language and Celestial Dao Font.”

Celestial Dao Font is the universal script of the Celestial Dao World—vast and profound. Yi Tian felt it necessary to learn it and not always rely on the Celestial Dao Stone.

”My Lord is a prodigy and will quickly master Celestial Dao Font.” Gu Qianqiu was delighted. Teaching Yi Tian to read was a tremendous honor—symbolizing he’d become Yi Tian’s trusted aide.

The Lord is not destined for mediocrity; one day he’ll rise above the rest, leading them to establish an everlasting legacy.

”Gu Qianqiu, in our Lord’s Auction House, slaves are extremely cheap. In C, one costs only 90,000 Celestial Dao Coins for a decent one. I plan to buy another group of the Human Race to bolster the territory. What do you think?”

Yi Tian asked Gu Qianqiu.

The Kiddos didn’t have much say in such matters.

Yi Tian was sure slave prices would rise in the future. He wasn’t afraid of that—he feared if he waited until after the crisis, there’d be no Humans left to buy.

While everyone is still selling slaves, Yi Tian can pick up a good batch.

B-level slaves are extremely rare at the Auction House, but there are plenty of C-levels, even more D- and F-levels.

If Yi Tian is buying, it’ll surely be C-level, to form a guard squad to replace the Brass Mechanized Guards in defending the city.

And in peacetime, they can help out with work.

With the territory developing this fast, Brass Mechanized Guards will be outmatched if there’s another fight.

”When Lords descend, the Mist will only protect them for a time, not forever. Once the Mist dissipates, the Lords will surely band together, forming alliances with the Indigenous People. I believe, Lord, it’s necessary to recruit more promising Humans and cultivate them. Population is the cornerstone of a powerful territory!” Gu Qianqiu laid out his thinking.

”The Mist will vanish, alliances will be forged—that’s your theory?” Yi Tian stroked his chin, deep in thought.

As for Gu Qianqiu’s ”population is the cornerstone of a powerful territory,” Yi Tian agreed entirely.

”Exactly! So my Lord can win over some Indigenous tribes, showing the Lord’s strength, while also intimidating other Lords in the area with absolute power.” Gu Qianqiu said with certainty.

”Mm! Do you know anything about the Demon Wolf Abyss?” Yi Tian nodded, suddenly thinking Gu Qianqiu was quite impressive, and asked him about the Demon Wolf Abyss.

”The Demon Wolf Abyss! It’s an abyss in the north of the Ten Kingdoms Region. It’s said to stretch endlessly and is bottomless. Its Master is a King-level powerhouse, commanding countless Diamond Warriors and Platinum Warriors. But ten years ago, a Mist suddenly shrouded the abyss, trapping all living creatures inside. I suspect the Demon Wolf Abyss was restricted by Heaven because of the Lords’ descent; sooner or later, the limits will break.”

Gu Qianqiu had seen records of Demon Wolf Abyss in ancient texts; news of its restriction had long spread throughout the Ten Kingdoms Region.

The High Priest always curses, saying the ”Evil Lord” stole the Omen Stone from the Demon Wolf Abyss and that the abyss will surely take revenge.

Gu Qianqiu already knew his own Lord had offended the Demon Wolf Abyss.

Honor and harm go together. Gu Qianqiu could only give his all, and fill in the abyss with the Lord.

”So even if the Demon Wolf Abyss wants to deal with me, their hands are tied.” Yi Tian tapped his leather sofa and smiled faintly.

”A King’s Fury is unfathomable! Demon Wolf Abyss possesses mysterious abilities like witchcraft. My Lord must stay vigilant.”

Gu Qianqiu gently shook his head and spoke with gravity.

”Understood.”

Yi Tian nodded—the High Priest of the Three-Eyed One-Horned Tribe already had tricks up his sleeve; the Kings of the Celestial Dao World probably do wield unimaginable power.

Going by attribute points, above 3,000 three-dimensionals is S-level; above 10,000 is SS-level.

Such powerhouses could crush Yi Tian like an ant.

”Today, all the land must be plowed. In the next two days, sow the seeds for grain and fruit.”

As Gu Qianqiu left, Yi Tian instructed him.

”We have enough manpower. We await your orders, Lord; we’ll sweat like rain but fear nothing, and will complete the task. If not, I’ll accept any punishment!” Gu Qianqiu swore sincerely.

With this batch of captives, Gu Qianqiu already had a plan.

Yi Tian followed Gu Qianqiu’s advice and opened the Auction House to select a batch of Humans.

In the Auction House’s Slave section, Yi Tian picked the Human Race trading area.

There was an endless array—so many slave profiles showing just how many Indigenous Humans the Celestial Dao World had.

Yi Tian only selected mid-level C slaves around 60 years old.

Sixty here equals about twenty on Earth; to reach mid-level C at this age meant this person was a genius of their tribe, no doubt.

With proper training, these geniuses will break through to A-level and beyond.

To overawe the new recruits, Yi Tian summoned 140 Elemental Warriors to stand around the Martial Arts Arena.

Yi Tian sat on the stage, rapidly swiping the Light Curtain, selecting mid-level C Humans under sixty.

The entire afternoon, Yi Tian sifted through them and found 995 suitable candidates.

He was originally looking for five hundred at most, but couldn’t stop, so he bought all those he saw who fit.

Total cost: 85 million Celestial Dao Coins.

All 995 were under sixty, with dozens under fifty.

mid-level C, 70 late-stage C, five with three-dimensionals above 450.

Among them were over 120 women Warriors, bringing new vitality to the territory.

Additionally, Yi Tian discovered many Lords selling B-level Warriors this time.

Bear in mind, he saw none for sale last night at the Auction House.

In just a day, so many Lords are selling B-level slaves.

Could another strange event have happened?

Nothing left!

What else could go wrong?

Yi Tian was baffled.

Can’t figure it out or not, he saw dozens of Human B-levels for sale in the Human area and immediately began picking.

B-level is unlike C-level—they require a Lord Contract, or else they’ll try to escape.

The Five Tigers are still watching the Indigenous captives; if he bought B-levels and they conspired to run, Yi Tian would have nowhere to cry.

In the end, Yi Tian picked out five B-level Warriors—four men and one woman.

The reason for choosing them: all had attributes above 600, the highest over 700, and they were all under a hundred years old.

The others were over 250, or even 150 plus, with only 500 three-dimensionals—not interesting to Yi Tian.

Plus, Yi Tian only had 17 Lord Contracts left.

Using five was his limit; the rest had to be saved for the future.

Of course, Yi Tian bought them one by one so they wouldn’t get unruly after appearing here.

First, he spent 2.8 million Celestial Dao Coins for a female Warrior.

Name: Feng Dingjie.

Strength: 650.

Physique: 630.

Agility: 680.

Skill: Archery Mastery LV.3

Talent: Swift, B-level—starts way faster, agility increases 30% until exhausted.

Feng Dingjie was doing hard labor for a Heaven-Supporting Race bigwig; the moment Yi Tian hit ’buy’, Feng Dingjie vanished from the territory and the Celestial Dao Coins appeared in that bigwig’s account.

When Feng Dingjie arrived on the Martial Arts Arena, she immediately realized she’d been sold by the giant.

Just as she wondered if she should Counterattack, she saw super-dense Elemental Warriors all around her—all with Golden Warrior power, and apparently hiding even stronger force within.

”Feng Dingjie, congrats on joining my territory—sign this.” Yi Tian smiled, handing a Lord Contract to Feng Dingjie.

He looked nonchalant, but if Feng Dingjie made any move, Yi Tian was ready to go all out.

Feng Dingjie was ninety but looked just like a girl of twenty on Earth; she wore a short beastskin top and skirt, exposing a petite waist. Her long black hair was braided in a single plait.

Her looks were just a notch below Qixin and Liyue.

Actually, what amazed Yi Tian most was Feng Dingjie’s Talent—it seemed to have no time limit, lasting until she was exhausted as long as it was activated.

Why did their SSS-level or Divine Talents have limits, but Feng Dingjie could keep going like that?

Also, after Yi Tian used the Origin of Five Elements, he clearly felt he had plenty of Power of Origin left—why couldn’t he use it again right away?

Yi Tian suspected the Celestial Dao Rules were restricting all S-level or higher Talents world-wide.

Maybe someday, the restriction on S-level and above Talents would be lifted.

Then Big Child could use Innate Divine Power for long periods, Third Child always have Copper Skin and Iron Bones, and Fourth Child could spit Seven-Colored True Flame for ages.

Even Divine Talents might get additional boosts.

S-level and above Talents really are too overpowered—for instance, Purple Phoenix Moon Dance, if she got an S-level Talent, attribute +1500, nobody at the same level could resist her at all.

Feng Dingjie, 2.8 million Celestial Dao Coins, was so expensive exactly because of her Talent.

Otherwise, Yi Tian could have snatched her for 800,000—and her Archery Mastery LV.3 was worth tens of thousands itself.

”Fine, I’ll sign!”

Glancing at the menacing Elemental Warriors, then at this ”unfathomable” Lord, Feng Dingjie had no choice but to sign.

One drop of blood to the contract, effect takes hold—Territory Points +200.