The First Visit of the New Students

Chapter 639 The First Visit of the New Students

Under Zhang Liwu's guidance, Chen Lie left the Four Star Hall.

The two walked together to the street outside the Four Star Pavilion.

The streets were bustling with traffic, and carriages pulled by mythical beasts were everywhere.

"When Chen Lie travels on Beimang Star, it's not as convenient as it is on our Blue Star. He usually uses a spirit beast carriage."

"Follow me forward a bit, there should be a spirit beast chariot there," Zhang Liwu said to Chen Lie.

"good!"

Chen Lie nodded and walked with Zhang Liwu along the long street to a crossroads.

There were indeed many spirit beast carriages here, each with a driver.

Zhang Liwu stepped forward and came to the front of a spirit beast carriage: "We're going to the Crown Prince's residence in the east of the city."

The coachman said, "Two thousand coins of Sacred Martial Treasure Notes!"

Zhang Liwu took out two 1,000-coin Shengwu Treasure Notes and gave them to the driver.

The coachman took the money and said, "Come on up!"

Zhang Liwu immediately had Chen Lie board the spirit beast chariot.

The two boarded the spirit beast carriage, and the driver began to drive the spirit beast forward. The spirit beast flew away at a speed almost as fast as an airship.

On the carriage, Chen Lie felt strange. As a strong star in the Ten Star Alliance, there was no reason for Beimang Star to still use such an outdated mode of transportation. For Beimang Star, it would be easy to introduce the starship system of Canglong Star. Why would they still use such an outdated mode of transportation?

At this moment, Zhang Liwu said, "Chen Lie, you must be extremely careful when you go to Princess Chengning's coming-of-age ceremony this time, and you must not have any conflicts with anyone."

"Don't worry, Director Zhang, I know what I'm doing!"

Zhang Liwu nodded, handed Chen Lie a stack of Sacred Martial Treasure Notes, and said, "Chen Lie, this is 50,000 Sacred Martial Treasure Notes. Keep it; you might need it at the Martial Arts Exchange Conference."

"Right now, it's easier to deal with the King of Hell than his underlings. These precious notes are for you to use to appease the underlings; use them when necessary."

"I understand." Chen Lie accepted the banknotes.

"This Princess Chengning of the Holy Martial Dynasty is one of the most powerful and influential people on the Northern Star. She will surely become a big figure in the Azure Star Region in the future."

Go and see if you can get to know Princess Chengning. If you can gain this connection, you will benefit immensely in the future!

"Tension Martial Arts".

"That's unlikely. People from the Ten Star Alliance planets naturally have a superior attitude towards us, let alone such powerful and wealthy people," Chen Lie said.

Zhang Liwu said, "You can't say that. After all, you are the top freshman in the entire Starry Sky University. Maybe this Princess Chengning will admire you very much?"

Geniuses always appreciate each other.

The mutual appreciation between geniuses is always based on the premise of being well-matched in terms of social standing. Two people who are not from the same social class will never appreciate each other.

Even the Central Galaxy Empire was no exception to this, and Chen Lie was well aware of it. He didn't say anything about Zhang Liwu's admonition.

"By the way, Director Zhang, why is the mode of transportation on Beimang Star so backward? As a powerful star among the planets of the Ten Star Alliance, surely it has the ability to introduce extraterrestrial technology to its own planet?" Chen Lie asked.

Zhang Liwu replied, "This principle is obvious. The reason why Beimangxing is backward is not because it lacks the ability to improve, but because the local people are unwilling to improve."

Looking back at the history of Earth, there's a saying that's very fitting for North Star today: "The livelihoods of millions of canal workers depend on them; abolishing the canal system and converting it to the sea is absolutely forbidden."

Chen Lie immediately understood; it turned out that the interest group was too large.

Zhang Liwu said, "Let's not talk about that anymore, Chen Lie. Let me tell you about this Princess Chengning."

Princess Chengning's name is Qin Zhenkui. She is the only daughter of the Crown Prince of Shengwu. She broke through to the Upper Divine Aperture in the Qi and Blood stage and is one of the best among the younger generation of Beimang Star.

You just turned 15 this year, reaching the age of coming of age, and this time you are attending the coming-of-age ceremony of Princess Chengning.

Not to mention the royal family of Beimang Star, even the ancient nobles of our Blue Star valued this kind of etiquette extremely.

The coming-of-age ceremony for Princess Chengning was held at the Crown Prince's residence in the Shengwu Dynasty. It is said that this Princess Chengning was deeply favored by the emperor and was granted the fiefdoms of Chengping Prefecture and Ning'an Prefecture, with a total estate of hundreds of thousands of households, as well as three thousand imperial guards.

"If this were on our Blue Star, the two prefectures would be like drawing a line and ruling over the territory within the boundaries of two cities. The three thousand Holy Martial Guards are all elite warriors who have fought countless battles. According to the Holy Martial Dynasty's selection criteria for the Guards, martial artists below the eighth level of Innate Breathing would fail the first test. Even ordinary Innate Grandmasters would be eliminated."

The Holy Martial Dynasty's Imperial Guard is also a powerful force on the Ten Star Alliance planets. You can see this by looking at the history of Crimson Flame Star. The Great Yan Dynasty court had been torn apart by the Taiping Sect and was on the verge of destruction. However, the three thousand interstellar expeditionary troops from the Star of Faint Light were able to quickly turn the tide of the war and help the Great Yan Dynasty restore its country.

The strength of the Holy Martial Dynasty's Imperial Guard should be even greater than that of the Star of Twilight. This means that although Princess Chengning is only fifteen years old, the power she holds is enough to easily destroy the regime of a planet in the outer reaches of the star system.

This kind of person is absolutely not to be trifled with.

As he spoke, Zhang Liwu handed Chen Lie an invitation: "This is the invitation to the martial arts exchange event. Keep it safe!"

Chen Lie took the invitation from Zhang Liwu, glanced at it, and asked, "Blank?"

"Yes, that should be the case." Zhang Liwu said, and Chen Lie said "Oh". He was not surprised that there were private individuals controlling the imperial army on a feudal planet like Beimang Star.

If it were Canglong Star, a planet like that, no matter how high one's birth or how strong one's martial arts talent, a teenager could not possibly possess such power.

Even at the highest levels, it takes several meetings to mobilize thousands of troops.

"Chen Lie, I knew back on Blue Star that your diplomatic skills were very strong, no less than your martial arts talent."

"Try your best to get in touch with Princess Chengning."

"I'll do my best!"

Chen Lie simply nodded.

Before long, the spirit beast chariot led Chen Lie and Zhang Liwu to the front of the Holy Martial Crown Prince's residence.

The coachman urged the spirit beast to stop the carriage and said, "We have arrived at the Crown Prince's residence!"

"Alright! Chen Lie, come down!"

Chen Lie and Zhang Liwu stepped down from the spirit beast chariot together.

As soon as he stepped off the spirit beast chariot, Chen Lie saw a majestic and solemn gate with the three large characters "Rui Wang Mansion" on it.

"This is the Crown Prince's residence. Before he became Crown Prince, he was known as Prince Rui." Now that he has been established as Crown Prince, the residence remains the same, but the name has changed.

Chen Lie glanced at the gate ahead and asked, "How old is this Crown Prince of Beimang Star?"

"She should be in her early thirties, maybe thirty-one or thirty-two."

"She's only thirty-one or thirty-two, and her daughter is already of marriageable age. That's quite impressive."

"Isn't that how it is on all feudal societies?"

Zhang Liwu added, "Go in, show your invitation, and the guards will let you in directly."

Chen Lie nodded and walked towards the gate of the Prince Rui's Mansion.

Around the majestic and solemn gate stood two rows of imperial guards clad in armor, their defenses extremely tight.

There were several maids dressed in light red clothes in front of the door.

Chen Lie watched from a distance for a while and noticed that people were going in and out of the door from time to time. These people were clearly manifestations of Bei Mangxing.

It was expensive, and each person was accompanied by a servant carrying gifts.

He didn't know that he needed to prepare gifts to come here, but since he was already here, there was no way to go back and prepare them.

Just then, Chen Lie saw a person from the Southern Star Region whom he had met at the Four Star Pavilion earlier that day hand over an invitation and enter the mansion.

That person from the Southern Star Region should be Qi Donglin.

Seeing this, Chen Lie also stepped forward and went to the maids in front of the mansion gate, handing them the invitation.

"Ladies, I am Chen Lie from Blue Star in the Eastern Star Region. I have come here to attend the martial arts exchange meeting hosted by Princess Chengning."

One of the maids took the invitation from Chen Lie and said, "Our Princess didn't invite anyone from the outer star regions. How did you get this invitation?"

"I've heard that Princess Chengning's martial arts are unparalleled among her peers, and I've long admired her. This invitation was specially requested!"

"But our Princess did not invite anyone outside of Beimangxing, please leave!" the maid said calmly, and then returned the invitation to Chen Lie.

Chen Lie accepted the invitation without changing his expression and asked, "If the princess didn't invite anyone from outside Beimang Star, and the person who just went in didn't meet the requirements, why was they allowed to enter?"

"That person was brought in by a martial arts student from the Holy Martial Arts Academy of Beimang Star, who used a joint petition. If you also have someone who signed the petition, you can also go in," the maid said.

Chen Lie frowned.

A maidservant beside her said, "It's not that we're making things difficult for you, but Her Highness the Princess has set a requirement for us: those of the same generation who are unknown in martial arts cannot be let in rashly."

Several people from peripheral star systems did enter today, but they all entered in conjunction with renowned martial artists from Beimang Star.

"You didn't sign any petition, and the invitation is completely blank. If we let you in, Her Highness the Princess will definitely punish us."

"Oh, so having a reputation is enough?"

Chen Lie walked to the distant invitation, used his Earth God True Qi to fill in another type of information on the blank invitation, and then stepped forward again.

The maidservant frowned upon seeing Chen Lie and said, "Aren't you leaving?"

"Someone come here!"

Just as the maid was calling for the guards, Chen Lie suddenly said, "Wait!"

"I am Chen Lie, the top freshman of the Class of '7366 at Canglong Starry Sky University. I have come to attend Princess Chengning's martial arts exchange meeting. I would be grateful if you ladies could do me a favor. If you really cannot, you could at least go in and announce my arrival."

As Chen Lie spoke, he handed over the invitation.

"Are you the top freshman at Canglong Starry Sky University?"

The maid took the invitation and asked Chen Lie.

"Yes, it's the real deal."

The maids began to discuss it.

"I think I did hear that this year's Starry Sky University freshman martial arts competition was won by someone from a peripheral star region planet. Is it really that person?"

"It shouldn't be fake, right? Should we inform Her Highness the Princess?"

"Today is the princess's coming-of-age ceremony, so let's not disturb her. No one should dare to cheat on her in front of the Crown Prince's residence."

If he truly is the top freshman at Starry Sky University, the princess will definitely let him in. Let's just let him in, shall we?

After discussing it, the head maid gave Chen Lie a curtsy.

"Excuse me, sir, we were rude just now. Please come in!"

Chen Lie cupped his hands in greeting and was about to enter the mansion when the maid said, "Dongxue, please show Young Master Chen the way!"

"yes!"

A maidservant approached Chen Lie and said, "Please come with me!"

"This is troublesome!"

Chen Lie followed the maid into the mansion, walked along a path, and arrived at a courtyard.

"Young Master Chen, this is the courtyard where the Princess is holding the martial arts exchange. The venue next door is where the Princess's coming-of-age ceremony will be held. There are many distinguished guests here. If you don't have anything important to do, please don't go in."

Of course, you can also go and watch when the ceremony begins.

"Okay, I understand!"

The maidservant bowed and said, "Farewell!"

After the maid left, Chen Lie went to the courtyard.

The courtyard is very large, with at least two thousand square meters between the four walls.

Inside the courtyard, dozens of young men and women were talking around a jade platform.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Chen Lie saw several familiar faces.

It seems that people from all three star regions are present this time. According to the information on Blue Star, these people are Qi Donglin from Langya Star in the Southern Star Region, Tang Xiaowen from Jurong Star in the Western Star Region, and Zhao Guangchen from Hetai Star in the Northern Star Region.

These three groups must have gotten in through a joint petition from locals on Beimangxing, unlike Chen Lie, who almost couldn't get in.

Ultimately, it's because Blue Star only recently became a permanent council member of the Eastern Star Region, while Langya Star, Jurong Star, and Hetai Star became permanent council members of their respective star regions ten years earlier than Blue Star. They can pool the power of the entire star region and develop connections in interstellar space. Therefore, Blue Star is poorly informed and unaware that Princess Chengning's martial arts exchange meeting only invited people from Beimang Star.

At this moment, a girl wearing a long black dress came into the courtyard.

She went straight to the jade platform in the middle of the courtyard.

"Gentlemen, I am Princess Chengning's sword attendant."

The princess is currently receiving distinguished guests from the Moyun Star Region and has instructed me to deliver something. Please come forward and take a look.

Chen Lie and the others in the courtyard came to the side of the jade platform.

The girl in the black dress tossed a crystal ball onto the jade platform.

Instantly, a figure formed from spiritual energy began to wield a sword on the jade platform.

In less than five minutes, the spiritual figure vanished.

"This is the Heavenly Shadow Sword Technique, which Her Highness obtained from a distinguished guest in the Ink Cloud Star Region," consisting of 176 moves. Everyone is welcome to exchange techniques. Whoever is the first to master even one move will have one martial arts request granted by the Princess, including a recommendation to advance one level at the Holy Martial Arts Academy.

As soon as he said that, the surrounding teenagers started talking about it.

"Ten minutes later, the crystal ball will be triggered again to conduct the second rehearsal of the 'Heavenly Shadow Sword Technique.'"

After the girl in the long black dress finished speaking, she remained motionless beside the jade platform.

Comprehending sword techniques was a major challenge for Chen Lie, a significant weakness. He couldn't even compare to the people from the other three star regions, let alone the people from Beimang Star.

So Chen Lie simply gave up and left Yutai, while the others also began to painstakingly comprehend it.