Fang Yun remained calm as he calculated the number of scholars in the Seacliff Academy.
At that time, there were fifty-seven Confucian scholars outside Zhuge Shengju. Now, there were thirty-one Confucian scholars at the Sea Cliff Academy. This was far beyond the normal probability. No matter how big Shu City was, it was still one of the ten cities. No matter how stupid the craftsmen were, they would not gather so many scholars.
However, Fang Yun quickly thought it through. He sighed in his heart. It was better to have more people.
He was alone and did not have enough manpower. He only wanted to pass the test and did not consider other factors. Even if he wanted to use other methods, it would be difficult to achieve. After all, he was alone.
However, the scholars in the Seacliff Ancient Land were different. They were born to be selfish. This was the culture of the Seacliff Ancient Land. It was also one of the reasons why the Seacliff Ancient Land could continue to develop. Therefore, when they entered, the first thing they did was not to pass the test with their own strength. Instead, they worked together and gathered all their strength to squeeze out the enemy.
It was easy for fifty-seven Confucian scholars to ostracize one person.
Fang Yun could imagine that those scholars would gather together and even find out that he was in the Heaven's Secret Workshop. However, they did not act rashly. Instead, they arranged for a large number of people to enter Shu City and use their absolute strength to suppress him.
However, they also knew that they could not put all their eggs in the same basket. They also scattered the other scholars. Even if the suppression failed, the others would be unharmed.
Fang Yun's face was gloomy. It seemed that he had been defeated and was even disheartened.
The scholars in the Seacliff Ancient Land looked at each other and stood up one after another. They came to Fang Yun's side, scaring the nearby scholar craftsmen.
The Seacliff Academy was the largest. At the front was a huge platform. All the scholars would go up and show off their tools and mechanisms. There would be three scholar craftsmen judging.
The participants sat on the left side of the platform. It was relatively crowded.
All the scholars in the Seacliff Ancient Land brought their workers over and sat around Fang Yun. It was as if they were surrounding Fang Yun.
Among these Great Confucians, there were three Wen Masters, but the leader was a Great Confucian of the Fourth Realm, Jing Lan.
Jing Lan cupped his hands towards Fang Yun and said, "Thank you, Brother Fang, for opening the gate to the Craftsman Realm. After entering this place, I have not slept for days and have been studying the craftsmen's techniques. If there are no accidents, in at most a month, I will be able to become an Ancestor."
Fang Yun didn't answer. The rest of the scholars looked at Fang Yun with smiles.
Jing Lan suddenly sighed softly and said, "I'll apologize to Brother Fang first. After Mr. Tingyu revealed Ning An's technology to me, I was conflicted in my heart. As a Confucian, I shouldn't take all of this for myself. But on the other hand, I must give up on my own likes and dislikes for the sake of this place. You should know that even without Ning An's technology, I can easily become a Scholar Craftsman here. Therefore, in order to prevent me from hurting Mr. Fang in the future, please hand over the Literati Star fragment and leave the Zhuge Sacred Abode. When the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff is connected to Saint Origin World, we Confucians of Sea Cliff will definitely apologize. "
Fang Yun carefully looked at Jing Lan. Although this person's eyes were flickering, he was different from Lei Tingyu. He didn't want to make enemies.
Fang Yun said slowly, "Your heart to protect the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff is very firm. But I must tell you that the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff will only continue to exist after it is connected to Saint Origin World. In history, any group that is content to stay in a corner will eventually be devoured by a powerful group or even completely wiped off the face of the world. I can guarantee with my courage that I have my own selfish motives. But everything I do is far more beneficial to the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff than any of you. You are just frogs in a well! "
Most of the Confucians' faces didn't change. Only a few of them who didn't like to hide their expressions showed anger.
Jing Lan nodded and said, "I believe that some of Fang Xusheng's methods may be beneficial to the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff. However, before the results are out, we cannot trust that an outsider will help the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff more than us. Therefore, if you insist, I can only choose to protect the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff between you and the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff. "
Fang Yun declared resolutely, "If a species wants to really make progress, it has to get rid of all the poisons. Even if the faith of the species will be shattered, only in such a way will the species lower their heads and let go of their arrogance so that they can learn and absorb the advanced knowledge, ideas, and strength of the outside world in humility. Since you insist on doing things your own way, I won't show you any mercy when I clean up the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff. "
"Fang Yun, you are too arrogant. You can't deny the efforts of the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff people with your own strength!" Jing Lan wasn't angry. He just thought that Fang Yun was wrong.
"No, I am using the experience of our ancestors, the lessons of history, and the development of the myriad worlds to deny the wrong efforts of the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff people! If you are going in the wrong direction, all your efforts will be in vain. "Fang Yun said.
"Then, let's start by defeating us in the Zhuge Sacred Abode! If you can defeat all 57 of us, I will entrust the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff to you! "Jing Lan suddenly revealed a relieved smile and turned around to leave.
The rest of the scholars had gloomy expressions. Only a few of them seemed to have realized something.
"We will do our best to protect the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff. If we lose, we will be glad to have you." A scholar from the School of Medicine said with a smile before he left.
"I hope that we can win, but I will not despair because of failure!" A scholar from the School of War left proudly.
"You are destined to be wrong!"
"If you lose in the Ancient Land of Sea Cliff, we will protect Saint Origin World for you!"
One scholar after another expressed their attitude and left one after another.
Fang Yun smiled.
When the time was up, the passage to the student seats was closed. A Jinshi craftsman, who was in charge of the tool and mechanism competition, walked up to the platform and gave a speech. Then, he invited all the student craftsmen to the platform and stood at the corresponding position according to the number of the small mechanism clock that they received.
More than a thousand scholar craftsmen lined up and received a three inch tall bell from the entrance of the platform. Then, they went up to the platform.
Fang Yun signed up late. The small copper bell he received had the words "974" engraved on it. It was very far back. Fang Yun carried the small bell and found the place with the words "974" engraved on the platform. Then, he placed the small bell beside his feet.
These scholar craftsmen all had one or more grey brocade pouches hanging on their waists. These were the unique brocade pouches of the craftsmen.
Every time a scholar was promoted, they would receive a brocade pouch for free. Each brocade pouch could contain mechanisms, materials, tools, and other things related to craftsmen. The higher the scholar's rank, the bigger the brocade pouch.
Some craftsmen from prominent families could receive additional brocade pouches from their families.
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