Deng Chanyu didn't care about external affairs and stayed at home, not leaving the door or going out the second door. She had been continuously absorbing the solar metal from her avatar.
A metal block, barely the size of a palm, resembles a gold brick. Even if she has the best teeth, she can't bite into it.
This demonstrates the characteristics of the Feng tribe's bodies, which are comparable to magical artifacts, and whose abilities surpass spells.
The body of the avatar is a vast treasure. Deng Chanyu controlled the avatar and swallowed a smaller gold brick than herself in one bite. Then, using stomach acid, she gradually refined the impurities in it, like refining equipment, to extract the purest drop of golden ur blood.
People are different from each other, and golden ostriches are different from each other as well. The golden ostriches that could be taken down one by one by Yeyang, with one spear and arrow, have a certain level. Regardless of how deep their potentials are, their growth has not taken root and they have fallen, leaving behind precious blood with no high quality.
"Ah, Ah!" Deng Chanyu covered her heart with a painful expression and a stream of crimson blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
Heart belongs to fire, lungs to metal, liver to wood, kidneys to water, and spleen to earth.
It's still the same way of anger igniting the heart fire. This time, a drop of golden ur blood served as a catalyst, thinking that the bloodline abilities could be awakened in advance, but unfortunately, it failed.
The avatar has been refining and absorbing for seven days. Unlike her expectation, it has not produced fire-based abilities. Realizing that haste brings disaster, she decided to reinforce the avatar's claws and beak in succession.
In the near future, after adapting to dual-line operations, the avatar will definitely leave the body and enter those areas where humans cannot set foot to seek for spiritual materials and opportunities.
Now it's time to equip the avatar as much as possible.
After merging with the golden ur blood, the claws of the avatar were bright gold and exceptionally sharp, as if they could cut through the air.
The beak is even sharper, surpassing the finest swords and blades of the mortal world. A swift strike is as fast as lightning, easily piercing through gold and stone, and the best armor of the Deng family is as thin as paper in the face of such an attack.
As the avatar became stronger, so did the body of Deng Chanyu. The fingers of her right hand, which are used to throw stones, had become extremely strong. The skin on her had a subtle golden sheen, truly living up to the name of 'golden finger'.
With the fingers strengthened, when throwing stones, her hand becomes steadier. In her spare time, she can stab at woodboards as easily as tofu. If she grabs hold of a person without protection, the effect is comparable to the Nine Yin White Bone Claws.
Another benefit is that her teeth became better. She can easily chew three purple bamboo stems at a time.
Using solar gold to strengthen herself, Gao Lanying's Solar God Needle cannot be forged.
This magical artifact is extremely effective, but in terms of speed, it can't compare to Deng Chanyu's human-shaped flying stone projector, which has the shoulders linked to the elbows, the elbows linked to the wrists, and the wrists linked to the hands.
The pre-cast of the magical artifact is too long, and it needs to be prepared in advance.
Forty-nine divine needles were consumed by the avatar as snacks. "Even a mosquito leg is meat," she thought.
The red gourd was left with Deng Chanyu.
This is a standard storage magical artifact. Gao Lanying's master and apprentice added a restriction on the gourd, and without the incantation of their master-disciple lineage, the gourd cannot be opened.
The avatar swallowed the gourd and when it was spat out, the restriction was gone.
However, breaking a lock is easy these days, but installing a new one is difficult.
The Feng tribe doesn't use spells at all, so it's impossible to create another restriction that Deng Chanyu can use alone.
The exclusive version has turned into a shared version...
Deng Chanyu doesn't think it's a big problem. Things like killing to steal are too common. Gao Lanying set a restriction, but what if the owner really gets killed? The restriction on the storage magical artifact would be no match for a person who wants to steal it. If the owner is okay, they won't be robbed of the gourd. In the future, just don't put valuable items in it. It's not worth anyone stealing two pairs of socks and some clothes that are stored in it.
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"Ayu, your father sent word that he will be contacting his old friends in the court to build momentum for the southern expedition. However... is there a way to cause some trouble here in NanDu first, something that would shake the court and the whole country?" Aunt Huang came to Deng Chanyu's room in secret to discuss matters.
"Southern Expedition?" Deng Chanyu was taken aback. She had been busy refining gold and copper these days.
My original plan was to strengthen the Three Mountain Pass and then lead a force of 200,000 troops to Western Qi!
They have already passed the stage of hard work and entrepreneurship. There's no chance for the angel round or Series A. By then, we'll let Huang Feihu invest in Series B, and our Deng family will invest in a Series C. Then we can all go to the capital city of Shang to ring the bell together. Isn't that great? Why are we talking about the southern expedition? After it's over, will we still invest?
Unable to restrain her excitement, Aunt Huang said, "Now that Weng Taiyuan is fighting against Yuan Foutong in the north, the emperor is married to Dong Boha, and is pressuring Xibo in full force. If we don't make any moves on the south, it will look bad. The Deng family and Nan Boha will eventually have a war. Your father thinks that it's better to fight early rather than late..."
Deng Chanyu thought for a moment and realized that keeping still might not be the best option. The higher-ups would only feel at ease if there was fighting. If she kept on doing business with Nan Bo's family, King Wu might not even sleep well at night.
"Is it just about creating some pretexts for war?"
"Your words are too straightforward, but... that's the idea."
"To have the capital city of Shang support our southern expedition?"
"Yes, that is the shared wish of many military families at the Three Mountain Pass."
"Public opinion is hard to defy. Generals who don't fight have no achievements, and without achievements, they can't be promoted. Deng Chanyu understood this. She secretly sighed, originally she planned to go to Nan Bo's treasure trove and borrow some treasures if there were any. Now it's much easier, just steal them!".
"Hmm, then, I have a friend who should be able to help..."
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Everything was arranged in secret. A week later, the Deng family fleet left NanDu and set off to return to the Three Mountain Pass.
Before leaving, Deng Chanyu, on behalf of her father Old Deng, made a formal visit to the ruler of NanDu, who was also the Nan Bo's Lord E Changyu, governing two hundred vassal states in the south.
E Changyu was a well-proportioned middle-aged man with impeccable features. His appearance was completely different from that of a Greek politician from 1990s TV shows. The old man wore a high-crowned hat and wide sleeves, his long robes fluttering in the wind, exuding an elegant demeanor, making him a middle-aged heartthrob.
Deng Chanyu didn't know why Jiangziya had bestowed the title of "Heavenly Horse Star" upon Nan Bo's Lord, nor did she care to know. She had caused too much trouble and was afraid that Nan Bo's Lord would use his Star Shattering Fist on her. After exchanging pleasantries briefly, she wanted to leave.
Suddenly, a clear chirp echoed across the sky. Deng Chanyu, unfazed, followed E Changyu to the window to look out, and soon saw various birds such as bamboo chickens, brown thrushes, pigeons, quail pigeons, four-pleasure birds, mountain sparrows, cloudy larks, and sparrows flying from all directions. They stood in an orderly fashion on the branches and worshipped a certain direction. There were even more birds gathering from the horizon in a dense mass.
In the sky, there was an indistinct outline of a gigantic five-colored bird, circling around the city of NanDu and howling as it flew two circles. As the great bird's wings flapped, it unleashed an endless rain of iron flowers and fiery rain, causing the people in the city to shout in unison. When the bird's shadow reached its highest point, the sounds of the birds below converged together, forming a simple yet melodious clear call.
This is a sign of good fortune and popular approval, the gathering of birds for the Phoenix!
