45: Quota

Ultimately, it's nothing more than a method for the upper echelons to win over the top talents from the lower ranks.

And it's done through a Gu-raising method.

After all, the entire Eastern Territory is vast; Nanyue alone has hundreds of millions of people.

The lords of the upper echelons naturally don't have time to pick and choose.

They can only use such a method for selection.

They only need to invest some resources below.

Then conduct some internal Dynasty selections.

Those who want to obtain promotion resources will naturally strive and compete.

After some back and forth, the truly excellent individuals will directly emerge.

This also makes it convenient for the upper echelons to directly take away the outstanding people.

However, Wang Dong didn't feel that this was necessarily a bad thing for the Wang Family.

After a brief thought, he asked Wu Yujia,

"Are there any special conditions for these three spots? If so, please inform me."

Wu Yujia smiled softly upon hearing this.

"Senior, the conditions for participation are being under 20 years old and reaching the seventh heaven of the Core Formation Realm."

"Actually, this condition is quite difficult for most Prodigies, but I just took a quick look at the Wang Family and don't think this condition is difficult for them."

At this point, Wu Yujia even specifically observed Wang Dong's expression.

She wanted to determine some things.

After all, who knew if these displays were intentionally put on for her?

For a Family to have so many young Prodigies, throughout the entire Dynasty, besides the Imperial Family, no other Family could easily achieve this.

In previous years, the major Blessed Lands within the Imperial Dynasty, even when combined, only managed to select seven or eight people.

The rest were directly chosen from within the Imperial Family.

This was enough to show the scarcity of talent.

Wang Dong raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then softly said,

"The seventh heaven of the Core Formation Realm? That's not too difficult."

"I wonder when it will be?"

Wu Yujia withdrew her gaze.

She was a little disappointed; Wang Dong's performance just now was too calm and unruffled.

It might also be because she was still too young to discern anything effective.

However, she still answered Wang Dong's question.

"Seven days from now."

Wang Dong nodded.

"In that case, my Wang Family will attend on time. Thank you, Princess, for coming to inform me. Please convey my regards to the King."

With that, Wang Dong stood up, preparing to see her off.

Wu Yujia also knew that this meant he wanted her to leave.

She stood up and bowed to Wang Dong.

"Senior, please stay. This Junior will take her leave first."

After speaking, Wu Yujia turned and left.

Not long after she left,

Wang Dong summoned a few people to the main peak.

They were Wang Yan, Wang Gou, and Wang Jiayao.

These three had all reached the Purple Mansion Realm in the Wang Family.

Meeting the requirements was naturally effortless.

Moreover, their bone ages were all very low.

So, Wang Dong recounted the matter of Shujian Lake in the capital.

Then he sought their opinions.

After all, having Cultivated to the Purple Mansion Realm,

each minor stage required a vast amount of insights into heaven and earth.

It wasn't suitable for them to waste their time competing with other Prodigies.

Of course, this also didn't mean that this path wasn't suitable.

For some, fighting to improve was also a Dao.

It just depended on the individual's specific circumstances.

Some were not suited for this path; only by following their hearts could they find a path more suitable for themselves.

What somewhat surprised Wang Dong was that

the first person to agree was actually Wang Gou.

Wang Dong looked at him deeply.

He remembered this kid clearly had a Gu Dao System.

Why was he, on this occasion, the first to step forward?

In contrast, the other two fell into hesitation.

Especially Wang Jiayao.

She stood there for a long time without speaking.

Wang Dong actually hoped she would go.

Because the other two were different.

They both had guidance.

One had a System that would plan a specific Dao; after all, he himself had a Golden Finger and knew how capable the System was.

The other had Venerable Yaoshen.

In other words, they didn't lack these Cultivation insights at all.

In contrast, Wang Jiayao was a bit different.

She possessed the Purple Sun Divine Body.

And the Wang Family had risen for a very short time.

There were simply no specific Cultivation Techniques for her Physique.

Even less was known about Supporting facilities of Cultivation Techniques.

If her future growth potential was delayed because of this,

that would be no small loss for Wang Dong.

He immediately took the initiative to speak.

"Jia Yao, if possible, I actually still hope you'll go."

"To date, the Wang Family has risen for only a few years, and you are well aware of the Family's shallow foundation, especially regarding ancient texts and ancient methods, which are almost non-existent."

"You have the Purple Sun Divine Body, inheriting the Bloodline of ancient Divine Beings. Logically speaking, your future is limitless, but my Wang Family does not have corresponding Cultivation Techniques and matching methods."

"After some back and forth, you might suffer a considerable loss, but Shujian Lake is different. According to the news I just received, its historical background is ancient, and you might be able to find something related to your Physique."

"This can be considered a blessing for you."

Wang Jiayao's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this.

She then no longer hesitated.

"Clan Chief, I agree to go."

"Good."

Then Wang Dong looked at the last remaining person, Wang Yan.

"Yan'er, do you have any plans?"

In fact, Wang Dong also knew in his heart.

The fundamental reason for Wang Yan's hesitation should be the Venerable Yaoshen in his ring.

One must know that although the remnant soul of a Venerable Realm was powerful,

if placed in the capital, the possibility of being discovered was not small.

After all, participating in the Heavenly Pride War would surely mean encountering many important figures from top forces.

Once discovered, unnecessary trouble would arise.

At that time, it would probably be another mess.

And currently, Wang Yan had already learned many Alchemy techniques.

Not to mention Major Achievement, but providing for himself was definitely not a problem.

In contrast, it would be more stable and reasonable to Cultivate slowly like this and then go to some dangerous places to find some herbs that could reshape his teacher's physical body.

Hearing Wang Dong's inquiry,

Wang Yan immediately clasped his fists and apologized to Wang Dong.

"Uncle, I plan to go out for experience; I might not go on this trip to Shujian Lake."

Wang Dong didn't mind upon hearing this.

He just smiled faintly and said,

"Everyone has their own path to walk. Your path may be different from others, but as long as you firmly walk it, there's no major problem."

"Alright, since you've all made your choices, you may go down first."

With that, Wang Dong waved his sleeve, sending them all back.

However, there was still one spot left.