PFC Chapter 7035 Ending
Chapter 7035 Ending
Chapter 7035 Ending
Therefore, Zhao Man actually has a lot of autonomy in choosing a husband. As long as she doesn't reach an agreement with the Huangfu family, she can choose for herself. Of course, Zhao Jian also said that if she chooses a man from a humble family, she should let him marry into the family and become the pillar of the third branch of the family. The Zhao family can't afford to lose face like that.
In this way, finding a partner from a humble family is out of the question, because Zhao Man has no intention of being the pillar of the family. She is someone who lives off her family for the first fifteen years and her husband's family for the next fifty years. Is that a kind of spiritual talent? That's a rarity enhancement she's created for herself, so that she can better take advantage of her husband's family.
The idea that one should work hard so as to marry into a good family is completely embodied in Zhao Man's case.
So after the deal fell through with the Huangfu family, Zhao Man had to find a suitable family herself. Fortunately, even with the constraint of matching social status, Zhao Man's range of choices was actually quite large. At least someone like Pei Qian was definitely within Zhao Man's range of choices.
“It seems like Lao Pei has a chance of succeeding,” Wang Can said to Zhang Xuan beside him.
Zhang Xuan was silent for a while. He wanted it too, but his uncle had warned him not to cause trouble at this time. He couldn't get the best, but at least he couldn't choose the worst. If Pei Qian could win over Zhao Man, it would benefit all three families in the Persian Gulf.
Under these circumstances, Lady Zhang of Hanoi was inclined to facilitate the marriage. Even though it wasn't the best choice for her to marry into her family, it was still a decent option. So there was no need to ruin it. Since Pei Qian was most likely to have the advantage of being close to her, her family members should help him realize this possibility.
After all, given the potential threat of the Roman Empire, the three Gulf states can only find a sliver of warmth by banding together.
On the other side, Pei Qian was almost ready to reveal his secrets. If he hadn't been holding back while talking to Zhao Man about the thing he was developing, Pei Qian would have dared to bring out the finished product and discuss it with Zhao Man. But Pei Qian was still rational enough to know that the two finished products were to be used as betrothal gifts.
After all, compared to the money, food, supplies, gold, jade and other dowry, Zhao Man's own wishes were only one aspect. Pei Qian's rationality and the advisory group behind him were telling him that the Zhao family was not stupid. Even if they reached an agreement with Zhao Man, marrying her would require a huge expenditure.
At the very least, the betrothal gifts cannot be ordinary things. This is someone with a spiritual talent. The Zhao family wants to marry her off, not recruit a son-in-law. Even if Zhao Man herself is involved, no matter how open-minded the Zhao family is, they still have to consider the amount of money the other party might ask for.
"It's over, Lao Pei seems to be completely hooked. We need to take him out for some fun and entertainment as soon as we get out, or he'll become his dog." Zhang Xuan said to Wang Can with a hint of teasing. "Every smile and gesture of hers has Lao Pei completely bewitched."
Almost. Because Pei Qian had always been developing the game alone and had never communicated with anyone, he had never encountered a teammate who could have in-depth and simple conversations with him and give him useful and efficient advice.
So when Zhao Man pointed at Pei Qian's newly designed reactive battle runes and asked one question after another, and tried to give inferential answers from her own perspective, Pei Qian's eyes lit up. That feeling of understanding was captivating.
Well, the main reason is that Pei Qian didn't communicate much. Communicating more with people like Zhuge Jin and Sima Lang would have been a better way to prevent him from becoming infatuated with someone he considered a kindred spirit.
In short, Pei Qian was captivated; the feeling of being understood was simply too alluring!
"Zichuan, what are you staring at? I feel like something's off about you right now." Liu Bei asked Chen Xi, whose expression seemed a bit absent-minded, as he watched Jiang Guang below unleash his second-stage Heavenly Demon after being injured, slaughtering everyone and even sending the flying dragon transformed from Slavnis flying with a single kick. He wondered why the guy was so distracted today.
"I saw something funny. Sigh, I was originally planning to introduce him to Zijian's son, but I think that's going to fall through." Chen Xi looked at Pei Qian, who was already sitting with Zhao Man and beaming with joy, and felt that the plan to introduce Huatai to a wife was going to fail.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Where is the daughter-in-law you introduced to me?" Hua Xiong slipped over immediately. After all, his team had basically been eliminated, so he had given up hope. Although he had accumulated a lot of points, it seemed that he had no chance of being at the top of the leaderboard. So when he heard Chen Xi say that she was introducing him to a daughter-in-law, Hua Xiong squeezed in and said excitedly.
"It's been stolen before we even started introducing it. I don't think we have any hope." Chen Xi said with a sigh. Pei Qian was a historical figure and the ancestor of the Pei family of Wenxi, so Chen Xi still had some impression of him. Moreover, Pei Mao had previously given Chen Xi half a blueprint, proving the Pei family's research capabilities, so Chen Xi had paid a lot of attention to Pei Mao.
Therefore, seeing Pei Qian and Zhao Man almost sitting together, chatting and laughing freely, Chen Xi felt that the plan to introduce a wife to Hua Tai was probably hopeless.
"Who dares to steal my daughter-in-law?" Hua Xiong roared in fury.
"She's still your daughter-in-law. I told you to be more proactive before, but you weren't. Your son hasn't even met her yet, and she's already looking for someone else." Chen Xi said with a sigh, pointing in Zhao Man's direction.
Zhao Man was sitting sideways because she was chatting with Pei Qian. Hua Xiong couldn't see her face, but just from her profile, he knew she was a beautiful woman.
Nonsense. You can doubt Sun Quan's appearance, but please don't doubt his aesthetic sense.
The person who was chosen by Sun Quan to be a concubine in official history must have been of top-tier appearance.
Hua Xiong, who hails from Liangzhou, is superficial most of the time, except when he's fighting. He's particularly good at judging people's looks, and a superficial man can tell at a glance whether someone is beautiful or ugly. Without a doubt, Zhao Man perfectly fits Hua Xiong's aesthetic standards!
"It seems to be the Zhao family of Xuzhou?" Liu Bei glanced at her twice. He didn't have any particular feelings about beautiful women. After all, most men don't even know anything about aesthetics. They can't even distinguish colors if the color is too dark. So, for Liu Bei, anyone who was on par with or even better than Lady Gan was a beauty. There was no difference. He just had bad eyesight.
Chen Xi was pretty much the same. He had seen plenty of beautiful women. For him, as long as the features were regular and the brain was normal, he could read more books, strengthen his logical thinking, and then it would just be a matter of makeup skills. After all, there were several beautiful women in his family, so it didn't really matter.
"Yes, he's from the third branch of the Zhao family in Xuzhou, born out of wedlock," Chen Xi explained simply.
"Hmm, shouldn't we hurry up and forcibly abduct a woman?" In front of Chen Xi, Hua Xiong actually thought hard for a while before giving his answer.
If she were the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family of Xuzhou, Hua Xiong might have some reservations. But you're just a concubine's daughter from the third branch of the family. Aren't you all destined for the centurion? At most, you're just exceptionally beautiful. Go for it! Capture her and take her back to be a concubine for my son. After all, my son is getting old, and it's time for me to hold my grandson.
“A concubine’s daughter who can come to this place is more terrifying than a legitimate daughter,” Fa Zheng said leisurely.
Hua Xiong's frozen mind started to work again. It seemed right. The concubine's daughters who could come to this place either had husbands who rose from nobody to marquis, or they themselves were very powerful.
"Well, the Zhao family of Xuzhou, who possesses a kind of spiritual talent, were among the first aristocratic families to pledge allegiance to us. So they wrote to me later, asking me to keep an eye out and find a suitable family for them. But judging from the current situation, I can only watch." Chen Xi said with a smile. Chen Xi was willing to help with matchmaking, and he did indeed have suitable resources, but unfortunately…
"Lord Chen!" Hua Xiong wiped his face angrily upon hearing this. This was a chance to change the brainless environment in his own family, and he had just let it slip by.
"I'll see if there are any good resources later." Chen Xi shook his head. "It's not good to break up a couple. I think the two on the other side can get together. They are truly a perfect match. The one on the other side is the eldest son of the Pei family. He is only one step away from having spiritual talent. Moreover, before he unlocked his spiritual talent, he had already designed a new path for himself."
"A new route?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi with some curiosity.
"It's a widely applicable way to strengthen soldiers' capabilities, and it doesn't consume much resources or provide a significant boost, but its advantage lies in its widespread availability and the ability to be combined in multiple ways. Well, so far, only dual-combination has been developed, but this result has already proven the possibility of multiple combinations in the future." Chen Xi explained in general terms. Incidentally, this was also the reason why Chen Xi had the idea of going with the flow when he saw Pei Qian sneaking over to poach Zhao Man's talent, since Zhao Man's psychic-like talent was indeed very compatible with Pei Qian's research.
"I'll let my son go up and give it a try." Hua Xiong didn't seem to feel discouraged at all; he was completely in the mood to take a couple of shots, even if it seemed like a sure thing.
“That works too. Young ladies from wealthy families sometimes do prefer the rugged type of man, and your son fits that description perfectly. After all, as you know, some people really don’t like the look of aristocratic young masters; they’ve seen it all before,” Chen Xi said with a smile, without refusing.
Chen Xi was happy to see Pei Qian and Zhao Man's good thing happen, but he wouldn't stop someone from interfering. After all, the initiative was in Zhao Man's hands, and sometimes the so-called impartiality and fairness were inherently unfair.
Just like Chen Xi said now, maybe she likes the rugged type. In other words, if Huatai wants to win over Zhao Man, it can only be if Zhao Man likes a tough guy like Huatai.
As for other aspects, it's not that Chen Xi looks down on them, but in literature, mathematics, and art, Hua Tai is no match for Pei Qian.
"Yeah, I've seen several typical examples like that." Hua Xiong stroked his chin, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards Jiang Guang, who was currently engaged in a bloody battle—or rather, because he had offended too many people and was now being relentlessly attacked. Wasn't this the reason Jiang Guang's wife chose him?
Oh, and there's Sun Er's wife, Zhang Yingying. She's someone many people have heard of. She said in front of many people that she married Sun Er because he could take on ten people at once and chase after a group of people. That's why she insisted on marrying Sun Er.
There's no way around it, everyone has different tastes. Just like some men like elegant ladies from wealthy families, some like demure girls from modest backgrounds, and some like sophisticated women in public, everyone has their own preferences.
"Alright, I'll arrange for my son to try it out right away." Hua Xiong quickly slipped away, since there wasn't much to see anymore. Those of them watching from the outside of the small world knew very well that Yue Verus and his group had gathered an enormous amount of heaven and earth essence and were about to unleash a top-tier, boundary-breaking, super-wide-range bombardment. The end of the battle was basically just a matter of time.
As for Zhang Yong's team, which Hua Xiong had been keeping an eye on for the three idiots, now only Nanxiong and Yin Zhi remain. The other unlucky kids were all carried out because they had acted too recklessly before.
The remaining two aren't weak; on the contrary, they're currently teaming up and engaged in a chaotic battle. But these two unlucky guys are having a blast fighting without bothering to score points!
In fact, the heads of the various clans who were observing from the outside of the small world had all discovered a chicken thief, namely Zou Ta from the Yangzhou team. You could say this guy is strong, but he's not that strong, at least not a match for the group in the very center. But you could also say he's weak, because he's been consistently picking off people.
By picking up kills, he has now surpassed Ma Ye's astonishing 110,000 points.
It was during this chaotic battle that everyone was too busy to pay attention to the leaderboard. Otherwise, given Zou's efficiency in picking up kills, he would have been carried away by those super-strong men long ago!
"I can't hold on much longer. This thing has to be released, right towards that center!" MoonVelus called out to his five brothers.
"Do you think they've discovered us or not?!" Ma He asked loudly. He had reached his limit, but he was very doubtful. They were frantically extracting the essence of heaven and earth, how could those burly men who were at most two kilometers away from them not have noticed?
At this distance, even setting aside those with top-tier reconnaissance talents, even someone without reconnaissance abilities should be able to sense the danger emanating from this distance based on over a decade of battlefield experience.
"Whether they've found out or not, it's come to this point." Moon Sachs said in a low voice.
"Yes, let's send them to their deaths!" The others transformed into light, turning themselves into energy and will to empower the arrows.
"I can't hold on any longer!" Yue Verus shouted, transforming himself into a phoenix glow that covered the light arrow, which was comparable to a missile and exuded astonishing pressure.
As soon as Yue Verus said this, the remaining people present all turned into light. Only Ma He managed to hold on for one more breath, a testament to the willpower he had honed over many years of controlling the Will Arrow.
"Die, everyone!" Ma He poured his will into the light arrow, and with a deafening roar, he released the bowstring, sending the light arrow hurtling straight to the heart of the battlefield.
Subsequently, Ma He also disintegrated and disappeared in a flash of light. Arrows of such scale, once released, were enough to kill a top-tier archer.
"Jiang Guang, get out of here!" Hasgard roared and punched Jiang Guang in the back as Jiang Guang launched a full-force attack on Orvides. The terrifying force sent Jiang Guang flying as well as Orvides.
"Hasgart, your opponent is me!" Zhao Zhen roared as he unleashed his full power and punched Hasgart in the chest. The terrifying force created huge air ripples the moment it hit Hasgart, and then, like hitting a water bag, Hasgart's chest visibly caved in!
"You all should just give up and die!" Zhao Ying's wild energy erupted. After roaring to the sky, he grabbed Jiang Guang Beast and forcibly refined it into a dark Yuan Dan. He then swallowed it in one gulp. The life force that the demon god had accumulated for hundreds of years was directly squeezed out by Zhao Ying's will to the limit at this moment. Then, using this vast life force as a filling, Zhao Ying released an extremely strong killing intent!
In that instant, all opponents within a hundred meters were subjected to a will attack equivalent to breaking the limit of willpower, and veterans below the sixth level without special defensive capabilities were all eliminated.
Well, it wasn't that he was killed by Zhao Ying's mental attack, but rather that the exceptional mental attack caused a fragmentation of his consciousness, and he was directly slaughtered like a pig by a powerful person who could withstand that attack!
It can be said that with one sweeping attack, all those still alive would be the elite of the elite, because that 0.5-second loss of consciousness was enough for the strong present to eliminate all the others who were not strong enough!
"Fine, fine, so this is how you play it!" Although He Zhen managed to cut through Zhao Ying's will attack, he was already injured. After his teammates were killed, he felt that his team was doomed. Looking around, he saw that everyone around him was a familiar face. He immediately roared and grabbed the demon god that his teammates had previously controlled. He then forcibly incorporated the demon god into the demon god according to his own understanding of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Slashes of the Sharp Warrior.
He activated the Eighteen Swords of Godslaying, transforming his sword intent into the Nineteen Swords. Then, his essence, energy, and spirit merged with his sword intent. At this moment, He Zhen's eyes were devoid of humanity, filled only with killing intent. He swung the sword at his waist, leaving only a flash of blood. Unlike Wang Mao's Twenty Swords, when He Zhen swung his sword, afterimages of He Zhen appeared around all the surviving veterans within a hundred paces. Then, he slashed out with unwavering resolve.
Several veterans who were not originally eliminated were carried out; they were all veterans who had withstood Zhao Ying's full-force attack and had not yet recovered.
Incidentally, Zhao Ying was also carried out by He Zhen. Targeting the others was just an aftereffect, but targeting Zhao Ying was a full-on attack. If Zhao Ying were at his peak, he might have been able to dodge or parry this move, but with the area-of-effect attack activated, he was already weakened and couldn't withstand it. He died on the spot!
"Roar!" As He Zhen and Zhao Ying left, the evil dragon, who had been acting as a backdrop, launched an unimaginably swift attack on all the veterans around him.
If you can claim the "God's Light" reward, remember to do so; it's just to make up for the lack of participants. It's pathetic.