When Lin Xun came out of Shi Dingzhai, he still had one hundred and seventy-three silver coins on his body, and most of the expenses fell on those elixirs and spiritual ink.

There is no way to do this, the items used for cultivation are all extremely valuable, and ordinary people simply cannot afford them.

Lin Xun also heard that there are many people in this world who can set foot in cultivation, but because they are too poor and lack financial support, they will not be able to practice for the rest of their lives, and can only become an ordinary member of the crowd.

Fortunately, the current Lin Xun is not worried about this.

Near noon, Lin Xun had decided to set off to return to Scarlet Cloud Village, and Xue Liang sent two guards to help Lin Xun escort the goods and walk together.

At the same time, these two guards are also responsible for the purchase of Scarlet Cloud Fire Copper, this time they are following Lin Xun to explore the way, and every other month in the future, they will take the initiative to go to Scarlet Cloud Village to buy Scarlet Cloud Fire Copper.

In this way, even if Lin Xun leaves Scarlet Cloud Village in the future, he no longer has to worry about no one to help Scarlet Cloud Village escort and exchange goods.

Lin Xun knew that this must be Yan Zhen's arrangement, and this also proved from the side that Shi Dingzhai was indeed true to his word.

In the future, as long as Shi Dingzhai is still in the Qingyang tribe, as long as he Lin Xun is still alive, he will not worry about who dares to break the contract.

Moreover, with Shi Dingzhai as a backer, it can also ensure that others will not dare to touch the wealth of Scarlet Cloud Village.

Xue Liang personally sent Lin Xun to the outside of the Qingyang tribe, which attracted a lot of attention along the way, but when he recognized it as Shi Dingzhai's person, they all retracted their gaze with tacit understanding.

"Lin Xun Gongzi, according to your current age and cultivation, why don't you go to the eastern city to participate in the government exam?"

As they talked all the way, when Xue Liang learned that Lin Xun was only thirteen years old this year, he was surprised and sighed, and couldn't help but speak.

Lin Xun was stunned: "House test?"

Xue Liang patiently explained: "Every other year, the empire will conduct layers of selection, recruiting outstanding and amazing talents from all over the world......"

According to Xue Liang's statement, in order to select talents, the Ziyao Empire has set up four types of assessments for selecting talents: the government examination, the state examination, the provincial examination, and the national examination.

This is also very understandable, the territory of the Ziyao Empire is extremely vast, except for the imperial capital Forbidden City, the other territories are divided into 34 provinces, each province has a number of prefectures and counties, and each prefecture and county has a number of prefectures and counties.

In short, prefectures, counties, provinces, and imperial capitals constituted the vast territory of the Ziyao Empire.

The "government examination", "state examination", "provincial examination" and "national examination" correspond to different levels of assessment and selection.

Among them, the government examination is the lowest level of assessment, and the assessment conditions are also very simple, requiring participants to be no more than 15 years old and have cultivation.

As long as this condition is met, all can successfully pass the government examination.

The assessment of the state examination is more stringent, and it is necessary to accurately evaluate the qualifications, understanding, and roots of the cultivators, and only those who are excellent can pass the assessment.

The assessment of the provincial examination can no longer be described as strict, but harsh, and even Xue Liang can't say the specific assessment content, but he knows that those who can pass the provincial examination are all first-class people in the world!

As for the national examination, it is too far away, it is the top assessment in the imperial capital Forbidden City, and most of the people who can participate in it are one in a million superb, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the pride of the sky.

It is worth mentioning that the provincial examination, the state examination, the provincial examination, and the national examination are the assessments of the selection at all levels.

If you want to participate in the national examination, you must not only meet the age of 18 years old, but also must be recognized by the government, state, and provincial examinations.

After hearing this, Lin Xun couldn't help but secretly marvel, in the annual round of assessment, I don't know how many amazing and brilliant characters will emerge, and these characters can stand out from the heavy assessment, as long as there are no accidents in the future, they will inevitably become the mainstay of the Ziyao Empire and shine.

But soon, Lin Xun realized a problem and said, "Uncle Xue Liang, is there any specific benefit to participating in the assessment?"

Xue Liang was dumbfounded, and said after a long time: "There are many benefits, not only can you gain fame, but you can also get many opportunities for promotion and climbing, and most importantly, it will also be of great benefit to your future cultivation path." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Take the government test as an example, as long as you pass, you will be favored by many clans, chambers of commerce, military departments, and academy forces, and they will do everything possible to win you over and provide you with the wealth and resources you need for cultivation. ”

Lin Xun was surprised: "Why is this?"

Xue Liang said with a smile: "It's very simple, don't look at it as just a government test, but the participants are all young people under the age of fifteen, and they are self-cultivation, like this kind of person is a good seedling with great potential, if you can win it over and become a member of your own force, you can definitely bring great benefits to the force in the future." ”

Lin Xun thought for a moment and nodded: "I see, but if you don't want to join other forces, there will be no other benefits?"

Xue Liang said: "Of course not, as long as you pass the state test, the empire will reward you with a sum of money and provide you with the opportunity to participate in the state test, as long as you can pass the state test, the benefits are much more than the government test." At that time, some big forces will also have their eyes on you. ”

"If you can pass the provincial examination, it will be terrible, even if you don't have the opportunity to participate in the national examination in the future, you can have a very high status, enjoy endless wealth, and a steady stream of cultivation resources. ”

"As for the national exam...... As long as you pass, you can enter the hall of Qinglu Academy! That is the most famous academy in the empire, and it is a holy place of cultivation that countless cultivators dream of!"

Speaking of this, Xue Liang's voice was irrepressibly excited, and his face showed admiration.

After a long time, Xue Liang regained his composure a little, and said with a wry smile: "However, Qinglu Academy is not easy to enter, only a hundred students are recruited every year, and it is difficult for nine out of nine cultivators to participate in the national examination. ”

Lin Xun silently digested it for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This Qinglu Academy is indeed powerful, at least even the surface of the currency circulating in the empire is imprinted with patterns about it. ”

Xue Liang felt the same way, and said: "Who says it's not? Having said that, the layers of assessment for selecting talents in this empire are not simple, and each assessment is very knowledgeable, if you are willing to participate, you can go to Donglincheng to inquire about the news, I heard that in two months, the government examination in Donglincheng will begin." ”

Lin Xun nodded: "I will seriously consider it." ”

As they spoke, their group had already arrived outside the Qingyang tribe.

Sent here, Lin Xun took the initiative to leave: "Uncle Xue Liang, you don't have to send it again." ”

Xue Liang nodded: "Okay, take care all the way." ”

Lin Xun smiled, rode the scale horse, turned his head and galloped away into the distance, and the two guards from Shi Dingzhai also escorted the goods to follow.

"This little guy's actions last night seemed reckless, but his mind was exquisite, and he had a furrow in his chest, and if there was no accident in the future, he would definitely have a bright future, but it was a pity that he was born in a remote and poor place, and he had too little knowledge and experience, so he was afraid that he would encounter many twists and ......turns in the future."

Xue Liang silently looked into the distance, until Lin Xun's figure disappeared, then he withdrew his gaze and turned back to the Qingyang tribe.

......

At the same time, Wu's firm.

Wu Deyong sat in the hall, his eyes were full of bloodshots, and his face was even more gloomy as water.

He didn't expect that a young man from Scarlet Cloud Village would become a guest of Shi Dingzhai, and even Yan Zhen, the shopkeeper of Shi Dingzhai, would personally stand up for this young man, which made Wu Deyong have nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only endure it.

Shi Dingzhai's power is too terrifying, not to mention Wu Deyong, even the Wu clan behind him can't afford to offend a behemoth like Shi Dingzhai at all.

Compared with Shi Dingzhai, they are as small as an ant in front of a towering tree, if you want to find trouble with them, Shi Dingzhai can crush them with his fingers!

Therefore, this matter can only be endured.

At this time, an attendant hurriedly came to report and said, "Qiqi shopkeeper, that kid has left the Qingyang tribe, and he is accompanied by two Shi Dingzhai guards." ”

Hearing this, the last trace of unwillingness in Wu Deyong's heart suddenly turned into nothing, and his face fell, and Shi Dingzhai actually sent guards to accompany him! This was obviously to warn them that the Wu family firm should not do something excessive!

"Shopkeeper, is that it? Mad dog Wu Jie and they were all killed by this kid, who in the Qingyang tribe doesn't know about this matter now? If we don't solve it, how can we still raise our heads in the Qingyang tribe in the future?"

A middle-aged man on one side of the hall spoke angrily, causing the others to nod.

Wu Deyong shouted angrily: "If you don't forget it, do you want to take revenge? Do you want Shi Dingzhai to find an excuse to eradicate us all?"

Everyone was silent.

After reezing for a long time, Wu Deyong regained his composure and said, "This matter is over, don't mention it again in the future!"

Someone couldn't help but say: "But now that Archdeacon Wu Hatshui has no news at all, should this matter be forgotten?"

The mention of Wu Hatshui made the corners of Wu Deyong's lips twitch, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Idiot, that young man single-handedly killed a round trip in the Qingyang tribe, do you still think that Wu Hatshui can still live now?"

Everyone was silent, they actually knew that Wu Hatshui was only afraid that he would be more than lucky, but he just let Lin Xun go, and they were extremely unwilling in their hearts.

It's not just about their face, it's also about the reputation of the Wu Clan in the Qingyang tribe!

"Shopkeeper, it's inconvenient for us to do it, but we can find someone else to do it, why not spend money to hire some outlaws to do this?"

After a long time, someone made a suggestion.

But when Wu Deyong heard this, he was so angry that he slapped the table and scolded: "Have you all forgotten what Yan Zhen said last night? As long as something happens to that young man, whether we did it or not, Shi Dingzhai will eradicate us as soon as possible! Do you know what this means? That young man died in the mouth of a fierce beast, and we will also suffer Shi Dingzhai's comprehensive revenge! A group of idiots! Don't use your brains when you speak!"

Everyone was stunned, and their hearts were so aggrieved that they were about to explode, this Shi Dingzhai was so fucking deceitful!

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Wu Deyong took a deep breath and said: "Of course, this revenge must be avenged, but not at this time, don't forget, the one who left with Wu Hatshui is also the guard commander Lian Rufeng of Scarlet Cloud Village, I remember that his son Lian Fei is now practicing in Donglin City, and when the opportunity comes in the future, this Lian Fei may come in handy......

By the end, there was a grim air in his voice.

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