The sea breeze carried a fishy smell as it blew through the restaurant.
"What? Is this a dragon's pool or a tiger's den? "
Sun Mo ate a mouthful of the dish. The taste was ordinary, but there was enough salt. It was so salty that it could be dried fish.
"Go, make two new dishes!"
Ji Han instructed the boss and no longer spoke in detail to Sun Mo. He only advised Sun Mo out of goodwill because he admired Sun Mo's talent. Since Sun Mo didn't want to listen and was courting death, it didn't matter to him.
"Look through history, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, warlords and separatist regimes. They all picked places full of oil and water. Tell me, other than enjoying the sea breeze and eating salted fish, what other benefits do you have here?"
Sun Mo didn't understand.
Ji Han drank his wine and did not reply.
"You felt that you were being bullied, so you hid here and stayed here, not having any contact with the Nine States. Do you think that this is a kind of resistance?"
Sun Mo glanced at Ji Han. "What does this count as? Non-violence and non-cooperation? Self-exile? "
Pa!
Ji Han placed the bowl of wine on the table. "The great teacher world of the Nine Provinces disgusts me. I'd rather grow vegetables here."
"Tch, but in my opinion, this is called cowardice!"
Sun Mo looked at Ji Han. "If anyone dares to offend me, I'll f * ck them up. I'll f * ck them to death. I'll settle the debt of gratitude and enmity first."
"…"
Ji Han frowned. Sun Mo's words didn't match his values.
"Do you think I'm too ruthless?"
Sun Mo's lips twitched. "But if one isn't ruthless, they won't be able to survive. When facing a powerful enemy, do you think things will be over just by kneeling down and begging for mercy? No, people will think, wow, why are your bones so soft? Then, they will slap you even harder, rob you of your money, and steal your woman. "
Ji Han clenched his fists.
"Teacher Ji, your weapon is to teach and educate people. If you teach more students, you'll plant more seeds. After a few decades, you'll have an additional harvest. Even if you fight with others, you won't be fighting alone."
Sun Mo put down his chopsticks. "Although escaping is shameful, it's useful? That's on TV. If you don't want to be bullied in real life, you have to fight back. "
Sun Mo stood up. "Do you think that the descendants of great teachers from aristocratic clans would be thrown into prison to participate in such a ridiculously difficult test? Don't you feel ashamed bullying these exam candidates? If you have the guts, open fire at the Sacred Gate! "
Ji Han was stunned.
Sun Mo's words brought about a great impact to him.
That's right, what's the use of me bullying these exam candidates? How could it be easy to make the prisoners repent? It was basically certain that they would waste five or six years, and then they would fail and return to Nine Regions with their tails between their legs.
(Wait a minute, I was actually convinced by Sun Mo?)
This kid had a good grasp of the human heart!
But even though Ji Han realized this, she had to admit that Sun Mo's words hit the nail on the head. If she hid here, the one happy would be the enemy.
"However, Sun Mo, there's something you're wrong about. We didn't waste our lives. We're conducting a grand research!"
Ji Han picked up the wine jar and gulped it down. "We're going to shock the entire world!"
…
There were two reasons why Sun Mo went to visit the prison warden. Firstly, it was because Sect Leader Su Taiqing had instructed him that he wanted to understand the prison warden's character. Secondly, he wanted to see what the prison warden thought of him obtaining Saint White's inheritance. If things didn't seem right, he would quickly call Little Silver to leave.
In any case, he was still young. Even if he took the six-star examination twenty years later, he would still be a tender seedling.
Hu Xingjiang's office was a small bungalow. The furnishings were simple. Other than a study table with peeling paint, there were three large bookshelves filled with books.
"What do you want to drink? Tea or water? "
Hu Xingjiang didn't have the attitude of a major character at all. His smile was very friendly.
"Water!"
Sun Mo sat down.
"Are you used to the life here?"
Hu Xingjiang assessed Sun Mo, silently praising him for his good looks. (You can clearly live off a woman, yet you're so outstanding that many high-star great teachers feel ashamed of their inferiority.)
"There are no disturbances from the outside world. This is a good place to study!"
Sun Mo took the cup of water that the major character passed to him. "However, it's still fine if I stay here for three to four years. If I leave the Nine Provinces for too long, I'll be out of touch with the mainstream academic world."
"Mn, not bad. This is especially so for some popular subjects. If I don't learn them for a few years, I'll fall behind."
Hu Xingjiang felt the same way.
"Teacher Hu, my Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands has a very good effect on some hidden illnesses in the body..."
Sun Mo wasn't a bootlicker. Rather, he wanted to properly probe Hu Xingjiang's body through interaction and see if there were any weaknesses he could grasp.
"Many thanks for Teacher Sun's good intentions, but there's no need for that!"
Hu Xingjiang rejected.
"Teacher Hu, I have a presumptuous request. I wish to take a look at the information of all the prisoners imprisoned here."
Sun Mo raised a small request.
"Sure!"
Hu Xingjiang didn't make things difficult for Sun Mo.
The two of them asked and answered, purely chatting. In the end, when Sun Mo left, Hu Xingjiang didn't mention anything about the saint's inheritance.
"What is this fellow thinking exactly?"
Sun Mo didn't understand.
Ding!
"Congratulations, your eldest disciple has become the Great Tang Empire's female empress, standing at the pinnacle of life. Your contributions cannot go unnoticed. You are hereby rewarded with three great teacher emblems and three mysterious treasure chests."
Ding!
"Congratulations, you've completed the achievement 'My disciple surpasses the master'. You are rewarded with one great teacher emblem and two mysterious treasure chests."
The system spoke up. It had been a long time since it was last seen.
"Aren't you giving me these rewards a little too late?"
Sun Mo was speechless.
"You're clearly the one in seclusion!"
The system felt very wronged.
Sun Mo looked at the five treasure chests and resisted the urge to open them. Without the papaya girl by his side, he definitely wouldn't be able to open anything good.
Ding!
"New mission issued. Please complete the test within three years and obtain the 6-star great teacher title. If you fail, you will be punished!"
"What?"
Sun Mo was unhappy. (How am I supposed to run now?)
"Great teachers should face difficulties head-on! You should do things that others can't. "
The system encouraged.
"Scram!"
Sun Mo wasn't a three-year-old child. Who could be fooling with such stimulus-inducing words?
Although the system had issued a mission, Sun Mo decided to act according to his original plan. This time around, rising in stars was a small matter.
However, before this, he had to become famous and become authoritative. Only then would he be more persuasive.
The Impasse Prison had a total of seven levels, and each level had a checkpoint. Outsiders would only be allowed to go down if they solved the difficulty of the checkpoint.
Sun Mo wasn't in a hurry to solve the checkpoint. Instead, he circled around the first level and understood the situation of these prisoners in detail.
The prisoners here were all 3-star and below great teachers. Half of them were dark great teachers who joined Dark Dawn, while the other half were great teachers who walked the wrong path for money, beauties, secret treasures, cultivation arts, etc.
Generally speaking, the prisoners on this level were very young. They needed to do heavy labor every day to atone for their sins.
The newbies nurtured by the Saint Gate would come here once every few years to warn them not to make any mistakes. If not, the consequences would be extremely severe.
The second level imprisoned 4-star great teachers, and so on. The higher the level, the stronger the guards.
"Teacher Sun, it has been a year since we last met. Have you been well?"
Lv Guodong and the others came together and clasped their hands to greet him.
"Many thanks for everyone's concern!"
Sun Mo also knew how to say polite words. Everyone wasn't familiar with each other, yet these people came looking for him so quickly. Clearly, they were still thinking about the saint's inheritance.
As expected, Pang Tong went straight to the point. "Teacher Sun, what inheritance did you obtain exactly? Can you tell us a little?"
"It's very precious."
Sun Mo laughed. "If everyone wishes to learn, you can come to the Central Province Academy to teach as the price."
"What about the cultivation art? That saint must have cultivated a saint-tier cultivation art. He should have imparted it to you, right? "
Pang Tong asked.
"No!"
Sun Mo had no choice but to lie. If the Wedding Garment Divine Art was too powerful, he would get into trouble because of his wealth. "Alright, we can talk about this in the future. I'm going to clear the level now."
"Let's go together! Let's go together! "
Lv Guodong wanted to befriend Sun Mo.
"Given Teacher Sun's talent, you should be able to clear five levels in a day, right?"
Pang Tong complimented.
Very soon, everyone appeared at the entrance to the second level.
There was a huge and heavy metal door here. There were messy runes on the door, and there were also some metal rods protruding out.
"This type of lock is known as Ghost's Worry. Only by inserting these metal rods into the door in a certain order can it be opened."
Ji Han also came and explained to Sun Mo.
"The more metal rods there are, the harder it is to unlock it. No matter what, I'm a weaponsmithing grandmaster, but I spent a month to unlock this thing."
Lv Guodong sighed.
"Then what if I don't understand weaponsmithing?"
Sun Mo frowned.
"If you don't, you can apply to the prison guard to open the lock. However, you are only allowed to enter and exit once a week. If you miss the time, you will have to wait until next week."
Wu You felt depressed. He was the type of person who didn't understand.
"If this Ghost's Worry is opened by itself, you can enter and exit at any time."
Pang Tong urged, "Didn't you obtain a saint's inheritance? Why don't you let us take a look? "
Sun Mo walked to the door and observed the distribution of the metal rods. After that, he grabbed one and pressed it in forcefully.
Creak creak!
The sound of gears turning rang out.
Sun Mo listened attentively.
One rod!
Two rods!
Three rods!
...
After Sun Mo moved seven rods, he stopped and took two steps back. He touched his chin and started to ponder. About five minutes later, he officially unlocked the lock.
"How is it?"
Pang Tong moved to Lv Guodong's side and asked in a low voice. In the end, no one replied. He turned his head and glanced at Lv Guodong, only to discover that Lv Guodong's gaze was sluggish.
"What's wrong?"
Wu You asked.
"He... he actually unlocked it?"
Lv Guodong was shocked because Sun Mo's order of inserting the metal rods was completely correct. But how long had it been?
After Sun Mo inserted the 12th metal rod, he stopped.
A crisp sound rang out from the metal door. After that, with a boom, the two doors opened, revealing a gap.
Sun Mo pushed the door open and entered.
However, everyone froze on the spot.
"Damn, even grandmaster-level weaponsmithing grandmasters wouldn't be able to do it so quickly, right?"
Lv Guodong looked at Ji Han. "What's the fastest record for unlocking this door?"
"..."
Ji Han didn't reply to him. Instead, he darted toward the door and checked carefully.
Was this Ghost's Worry broken?
He was a genius in weaponsmithing, but back then, he had taken an entire day to open this thing. In the end, Sun Mo did it in 15 minutes?
The most terrifying thing was that when Sun Mo tried, he only moved seven metal rods. This was like solving a question. He could understand it with just one look.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ji Han quickly chased after him. "Teacher Sun, can you tell me your train of thought for unlocking the door?"
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