Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 442: A Pair of Divine Spiritual Talents_1
Within three days, the Zeng Family was severely devastated, and the events surrounding Zeng Xin were exposed. His reputation was destroyed, and he was completely disowned, cast out from his family, and erased from the family genealogy—all as a desperate move to preserve the Zeng Family.
Wang Linchi was unaware of how the Liu Family had manipulated the situation, but under the influence of a substantial sum of money, they were incredibly efficient.
As for the source of Wang Linchi’s wealth? No one bothered to question it. Money in hand was all that mattered.
Even though the Zeng Family had made their move to protect the clan, the other Great Families were not willing to let things go. Instead, they exerted additional pressure on them.
Wang Linchi’s days became a lot easier. The night after Zeng Xin was expelled from his family, Wang Linchi sent him off his mortal coil.
After the deed, Catching yamen runners came to investigate, but Wang Linchi had an entirely credible alibi. With memory constructs available, finding someone to vouch for him was a piece of cake.
Given Wang Linchi’s status and his well-supported alibi, the Catching yamen runners dared not press charges. In the end, they dismissed him as a suspect and continued their search for the real culprit.
But it was just for show, as it was clear to everyone that Zeng Xin was a sacrificial lamb in the power struggle among the Great Families. The identity of his killer was irrelevant; his death only served to escalate the conflict, pushing it into a white-hot phase from which it could not easily conclude.
Due to the intensity of the internal conflicts among the Great Families, no one bothered Wang Linchi anymore, which made things a lot easier for him.
This peace lasted until the examinations began.
In the Metropolitan Examination, after another series of procedures, he successfully secured first place, becoming Huiyuan (the top candidate). This achievement considerably cooled the heated struggles among the Great Families.
Now a Tribute Official, Wang Linchi had become an influential figure. Although there were Jinshi—the highest-ranked officials—among the Great Families in the Prefecture, they would not risk offending Wang Linchi over such matters.
His consecutive first-place achievements in the county, provincial, and metropolitan examinations undoubtedly grabbed the Court’s attention. More importantly, he had no backing from any of the Great Families, which made him the kind of unaligned minister the emperor favored most. Combined with his abilities, he was destined for a meteoric rise.
If he also became the Number One Scholar in the palace examination, achieving the "triple first," he could be exceptionally promoted to a second-rank high official immediately upon entering service. Advancing further to a first-rank official after a couple of years would not be a problem either.
Such a person was no longer someone to be suppressed or assassinated.
This person must not be allowed to live?
If they were still considering not sparing him after he had become a force to be reckoned with, chances are he could annihilate their entire family with a flip of his hand.
Therefore, the only two options left were to either win him over or keep a safe distance.
Wang Linchi, however, didn’t care about any of this. He always felt things would not be settled this easily.
This time, his fame had spread rapidly throughout the Li State.
The Governor himself even arranged for a team of soldiers to escort Wang Linchi. Considering Wang Linchi had a history of being targeted for assassination, the Governor worried that some imprudent Great Families might attempt to replicate the previous attempt.
If such a thing were to happen, he, as the Governor, would also be stripped of his position.
After returning home, Wang Linchi focused on the two new Spiritual Talents he had gained. These Spiritual Talents seemed peculiar:
[Confucian Scholar’s Treasure: Divinity Affinity +100%]
[Wenchang’s Merit: Divinity Strength +100%]
He recognized these two Spiritual Talents, which were Passive Skills; they were two seals. But why boost Divinity when he didn’t possess any Divinity to begin with?
If it had enhanced resistance, he could understand. Sadly, neither the affinity nor the strength could be amplified as they were both zero. If only they were one, or even 0.1, they could have been boosted. Unfortunately, being zero, there was no way. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Could these be part of a series? Wang Linchi couldn’t help but ponder. He would have to wait until the last Spiritual Talent emerged to find out.
The Wenqi has been reinforced again, excellent, he noted. His Wenqi had developed a new characteristic: the very scalability Wang Linchi needed. Earlier Growth had been primarily quantitative; now the Growth was qualitative and had gained various qualitative changes.
After becoming a Jinshi, it should be complete. Then I can contemplate balancing things. He then turned his gaze back to Divinity. Speaking of gods, I actually do know where some reside.
He then recalled the Hu Lu, part of the "Southern Raiders and Northern Barbarians," who made offerings to Demon Gods. He wondered whether this Divinity was related to Demon Gods?
These Spiritual Talents ultimately depended on his Luck to a certain extent. Otherwise, such circumstances shouldn’t arise.
Is the Demon God system the future trend? Wang Linchi couldn’t help but speculate.
Indeed, he wouldn’t consider offering tribute to a Demon God. If, however, others were to worship him as a god, that would certainly be acceptable.
The gap between the Shaman System and the Spirit Master System is too vast; they are not on the same level... No, no, I’ve misunderstood. What I’ve chosen is the Demon God System, not the Shaman System. I can’t confuse the two.
Wang Linchi quickly realized that Demon Gods and Shamans were not from the same system. Shamans could only be considered as providers for Demon Gods, their derivatives.
Once I obtain my Jinshi status and the Jade Seal, I’ll head north to the grasslands. Wang Linchi’s first thought was to seize the Demon God’s methods, but on second thought, that didn’t seem right.
Emperor Jing will send troops south to suppress the bandits. After eliminating the Liu Kou, he will surely target the Hu Lu. With Emperor Jing’s capabilities, neither the Liu Kou nor the Hu Lu are his match. Once he has eliminated them all, even if I obtain the methods of the Demon Gods, I might not be able to achieve anything with them. So, the best approach is to leverage the power of Dajing.
Upon thinking of this, Wang Linchi realized that leveraging the situation was the best method. Otherwise, relying solely on himself would take a great deal of time.
The southern campaign and the northern expedition—that is definitely Emperor Jing’s objective. And I only need to go with the flow. For anyone else, there might be other factors to consider. But for me, Wang Linchi, who has achieved consecutive top honors, it won’t be an issue. I will surely be put in charge of the northern expedition. As for my lack of skill in administration or warfare, that doesn’t matter. I can plug in. Once the northern nomadic tribes encounter the Markchin, they’re bound to become very adept at singing and dancing.
Next is to go to the Capital. If everything goes smoothly, I should be able to make it to this year’s palace examination.
Wang Linchi was not very sure if this Protagonist’s Aura would allow him to arrive smoothly.
This also made Wang Linchi realize one thing: the Protagonist’s Aura shouldn’t be seized randomly; it’s often a trap. When he took Ye Tian’s before, Ye Tian initially held the larger share, so Ye Tian took the brunt of it. Later, when Wang Linchi took it all, the world was on the brink of extinction and its Luck was severely consumed, so there were no issues then. This time, however, he had taken the Protagonist’s Aura in its prime, leading to continuous troubles.
For a while, he didn’t have a solution, so he had to shelve the issue. Luckily, this is a low martial world; otherwise, I’d really be in for a headache, Wang Linchi thought. Next time, if it’s a high martial world, I’d better not mess with the protagonist.
What he wanted was good Luck, but Destiny brought not only power but also corresponding responsibilities. That resulted in him being constantly targeted. It wasn’t obvious at first, as there wasn’t much involvement, and anyone targeting him had to adhere to logic.
The Stabilize Luck effect he possessed was not for nothing. As his fame grew and he obtained more from this world, the interests involved naturally increased. This was also why he gradually felt this targeting.
Although Luck is useful, it always comes at a price, Wang Linchi mused, wondering if he could shield himself from its effects. He possessed the inheritance of the Fate Devil God, but after sifting through a vast amount of information, he found only methods to use Destiny, not to shield it. Wang Linchi could maximize the use of Destiny on himself without any problems, but he didn’t want to, because once it was maximized, he would face even more trouble. It was like being constantly pushed forward, preventing him from stopping.
Overdrawing it was out of the question; he had numerous countermeasures for that on his person. As for using Luck to revive after death, thereby clearing all of it, Wang Linchi didn’t consider this solution. Cutting off an entire arm for a mere scratch on the hand? He’d have to be truly bizarre to consider such a thing.
I can only take things one step at a time, Wang Linchi finally decided, abandoning any attempt to interfere with the Destiny affecting him and preparing to let things unfold naturally. If it really comes to it, I’ll just solve things with force. After all, one of my ultimate objectives is the Jade Seal. I’ll most likely end up confronting Dajing eventually. Therefore, it’s better to be more aggressive in the initial stages. This can also help me win Emperor Jing’s trust as an unaligned minister, making it easier to backstab him later. I could even send Emperor Jing on his way prematurely. Emperor Jing is a man of great talent and bold vision, but his son might not be. Failing that, his grandson would also do. Then I could completely play the part of Dong Zhuo or Cao Cao, holding the Son of Heaven hostage to command the feudal lords.
