Chapter 422 - 178: Headquarters, Armory

Chapter 422: Chapter 178: Headquarters, Armory

’If a full-scale war were to break out, I could fish in troubled waters,’ Fang Xing thought. ’It would be a great opportunity to harvest Enhancement Points.’

However, the matter was not his to decide.

The consequences of war wouldn’t affect just a single province or region, but the entire nation.

...

After chatting for a while, the three of them went to the dining hall.

After dinner, Fang Xing went to the Upper Courtyard to stay for the night.

The night passed quickly.

「The next morning.」

Fang Xing woke up early.

After breakfast, he followed Hong Miaojin toward the Armory.

The Armory was located within the headquarters of the Capital City Observatory.

It was situated in a separate area in the Outer City.

It covered an immense area, comparable in size to the Imperial City itself.

This was Fang Xing’s first time visiting the Capital City Observatory.

He hadn’t visited this place the last time he came to Jade Capital City.

The Capital City Observatory was similar to the observatories in other regions, but the details were different.

The ranks went from Recorded Captain, to Official Captain, Commander, and Marshal.

And besides Hong Xuanji, the Director, the Capital City Observatory had a total of three Vice Directors.

Their status was half a rank higher than an ordinary Commander of a Province.

The three Vice Directors were all at the Celestial Martial Saint Level.

Their cultivation had already reached the ceiling of the Great Jing.

Aside from these top leaders, the other positions were more or less the same.

However, the entry requirements were correspondingly higher.

Even a Neutralizing Force Martial Artist was only qualified to become a Recorded Captain.

Only Martial Artists at the True Qi Realm could become Official Captains.

As for the Commander level, one had to have a True Gang Cultivation to hold the position.

As for Marshals, just like in the other Observatories, they were True Essence Grandmasters.

Compared to the strength of a provincial Observatory, the Capital City Observatory’s overall power was on a completely different level.

In addition to the normal positions, there were also the Demon Suppression Guards!

In equivalent terms, they were comparable to a provincial Demon Suppression Envoy.

However, the Capital City Observatory had more than just one Demon Suppression Guard.

According to Hong Miaojin, the Capital City Observatory currently had twelve Demon Suppression Guards.

All of them were at the Martial Dao Grandmaster Level.

Under the Demon Suppression Guards were the Demon Suppression Captains, whose status was equivalent to a regular Commander.

Each Demon Suppression Guard had over a hundred Demon Suppression Captains under their command!

Although the Demon Suppression Guards and Demon Suppression Envoys seemed equivalent, they were still different.

A provincial Demon Suppression Envoy was typically a single individual.

But the Capital’s Demon Suppression Guards were different; each commanded hundreds of Demon Suppression Captains.

Every single one of them possessed True Gang Cultivation.

The combined power of just the twelve Demon Suppression Guards alone surpassed the strength of an entire provincial Observatory.

Moreover, the Capital City Observatory didn’t just have four Marshals.

In addition to the four Marshal cohorts—Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta—there were also the Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow cohorts.

Eight cohorts, eight Marshals.

Each cohort comprised over a thousand members, with a ratio of one lead to three deputies.

One Marshal and three Vice Marshals.

Every single one of them a Martial Arts Grandmaster!

The eight cohorts alone accounted for thirty-two Martial Arts Grandmasters.

Add to that the twelve Demon Suppression Guards, each with two deputies who were also Martial Arts Grandmasters of the True Essence Realm.

The sheer number of Martial Arts Grandmasters was enough to sweep through a major Upper Sect Sacred Land.

The Capital City Observatory’s foundation: four Martial Saints and dozens of Martial Arts Grandmasters.

It surpassed a provincial Observatory by leaps and bounds.

And as Jade Capital City was a megacity with a population of over ten million, the probability of producing masters was also much higher.

But the core reason for this was the destiny of the Capital City.

In a place like the Capital City with its Heaven-Reaching destiny, cultivation itself was faster.

The intangible Power of Destiny was exerting its influence at all times.

The higher one’s position, the more destiny they were blessed with. Their cultivation would be smoother, the risk of cultivation deviation would be smaller, and the chances of breaking through to the next realm would be much greater.

Arriving at the Capital City Observatory, Fang Xing followed Hong Miaojin into the headquarters.

As his gaze swept around, most of the people he saw were True Qi and True Gang Martial Artists.

’The foundation of the headquarters... If the Observatories in the other provinces had this kind of strength, I’m afraid the Demon Alliance wouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble at all,’ Fang Xing sighed with emotion.

However, such a situation was destined to be impossible.

Unless the nation’s overall destiny improved.

The Capital City Observatory’s immense power was due to its location at the feet of the Emperor.

The Destiny True Dragon was entrenched here, its influence constantly in effect.

Other places were simply beyond its reach.

After all, the Great Jing Territory was incredibly vast, spanning countless miles in every direction.

The Thirteen Provinces contained over a hundred Province Mansions.

Even an ordinary Martial Artist would find it difficult to travel across the entire Great Jing Territory in a lifetime.

Fang Xing entered the Capital City Observatory, following behind Hong Miaojin as they went deeper inside.

The more he learned, the more shocked he became!

The power of the Capital City Observatory was immense.

Below the Director, any Captain or Commander here would be considered a Martial Dao Master on the outside.

Here, however, they were commonplace.

Geniuses that were one in ten thousand were a dime a dozen in the Capital City.

The Capital City was not just the Dynasty’s capital, but also a gathering place for all the greatest talents of Great Jing.

Even for a one-in-ten-thousand genius, they would still need a certain amount of luck and opportunity to stand out.

"Eh? Lord Hong?"

As they were heading deeper into the Observatory, a voice suddenly called out. Fang Xing and Hong Miaojin looked over.

A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties appeared before them.

"Chen Xing..."

Hong Miaojin looked at the middle-aged man and said his name at once.

"Lord Hong, when did you return?" the middle-aged man asked in surprise as he stepped forward.

"I just got back. Not bad, you’ve already reached the Perfection of the True Essence Realm," Hong Miaojin said with a smile, sizing him up.

The middle-aged man smiled. "This subordinate was just a little lucky."