Summit Farmer
Chapter 749: National Affairs

Chapter 749: Chapter 749: National Affairs

After leaving Ian Shore, Peter Brown received his professorial equipment and benefits. Looking at the ten thousand cultivation coins he had received, Peter couldn’t help but sigh; becoming a professor certainly came with better treatment.

Just as he returned to the Academy, Peter saw that the Academy’s Hospital Director, Vincent Bell, was already waiting for him there.

"Greetings, Director Bell."

"Haha, from now on, we are colleagues, so there’s no need for formalities."

After the two entered the reception hall, Vincent Bell saw Peter pouring tea and chuckled, "Now that you’re a professor, you should have some people to take care of these trivial matters."

Peter didn’t have much interest in this and just smiled, "I’m used to it."

Vincent Bell nodded, "These are all minor matters. There are a few reasons for my visit today, one of which is to congratulate you."

"Thank you, sir."

"Mm, Skyreach Mountain is now your private property, and the Academy will no longer interfere with its affairs. What are your plans for the chore disciples of Skyreach Mountain?"

"Don’t they belong to the Academy?"

"They do belong to the Academy, but after all, they’re just chore disciples. If you need them, you can keep them here."

Thinking that these chore disciples were doing a good job and had even removed those who didn’t listen to him, Peter said, "I want to hear their own opinions. If they want to go back to the Academy, let them do that. If they want to stay, let them stay."

Vincent Bell nodded, "That’s fine. Those who want to stay can stay here. I believe that there will be more opportunities for them if they stay."

"For the chores, you can also summon them yourself, as long as you bear the costs."

At this point, Vincent Bell said, "As for your bodyguards, the country has regulations for that. Professors can have up to a hundred bodyguards; as long as you can afford it, you can form your own team."

Hearing about the bodyguards, Peter was puzzled, "I wanted to ask about this. I feel like the country really wants us to form our own bodyguards. Is there going to be a war?"

Peter couldn’t help but think about war. After all, the thing a country fears most is private armed forces. The current situation seemed a bit strange.

Looking at Peter, Vincent Bell praised, "You are indeed a very perceptive person. Some things cannot be spoken about until one reaches a certain level. Now that you are at the professor level, I can tell you a little."

After Peter added more tea for himself, Vincent Bell said, "Did you know that most of the elders agreed to your professor appointment? Even some of the neutral elders agreed. The main reason behind this is that they all want to establish a good relationship with you."

Peter was surprised, "It seems that everyone is in desperate need of elixirs, which means there should be a war coming!"

"There are some things that the county hasn’t told you. You’ve just entered the Academy and don’t know much, do you know what the current situation is in our country?"

Peter shook his head, truly clueless about the state of his country.

With a sigh, Vincent Bell said, "Our planet is called Auster, and there are five countries on it, which are actually the five grand sects. You must know about this."

"Yes, I know about it."

"Do you know our Skyreach Kingdom’s ranking among the five countries?"

Peter really didn’t have any idea about this and could only shake his head, "I don’t know."

"Our country is the weakest one!"

"The weakest country!"

Peter was somewhat startled. He had always been striving for his own survival and was completely unaware of the national strength.

"Mm, our country has always been the weakest. Every ten years, the five countries hold a large-scale competition, and the weakest country will cede land and provide compensation to the stronger countries. Our Skyreach Kingdom hasn’t won for over a hundred years and has always been the bottom country. As a result, we have been continuously sending a large amount of land and resources to the four stronger countries. According to the rules of the Cultivation World, once half of a country’s land has been ceded, the country will be divided up and taken over by the other four countries."

Was there such a thing?

Peter had never heard about this before and stared blankly at Vincent Bell.

After a moment of silence, Vincent Bell continued, "We have already ceded a lot of land. If we fail in this competition again, it will trigger a war to protect our nation. After all, it’ll be an attack from a four-country allied army. Everyone knows the cruelty of war. If we lose, everyone will become humble citizens; everyone will become slaves in their four countries. The situation will be very tragic."

It was only now that Peter was truly dumbfounded. He thought that upon entering the Cultivation World, he would live a good life, but he didn’t expect such things to happen.

Looking at Peter, Vincent Bell said, "You might think this is a national matter, but what you don’t know is that once the country is gone, the people of the four countries will carry out a genocidal campaign againstour Cultivators. They will not allow our strong cultivators to exist- anyone above the Foundation Establishment stage will be hunted. You will be no exception."

"I’m not sure what exactly Director Bell is trying to say?" After pondering for a moment, Peter finally asked.

"Alchemists are the most important people in wars. In our county, there were several alchemists, and now all of them have been transferred to the shire. Everyone is trying to increase their strength. You are an Alchemist, and what I worry about is that they will transfer you to the shire. You should be mentally prepared for that too."

Transferred to the shire?

While others might be happy about this, Peter wouldn’t be too enthusiastic about it. Going to the shire would mean being far from where he originally came from, and going back and forth would be inconvenient.

Of course, this wasn’t the key point. After all, as long as a teleportation formation was set up, he could teleport freely.

What Peter was most worried about right now was being sent to the battlefield. If that were the case, it would be even more dangerous for him.

Especially when Peter thought about Zariah Nelson’s older brother being an elder in the shire, he felt that there was a high likelihood that he would indeed be transferred to the military and quite possibly be asked to participate in the war.

"How many Golden Core Experts are there when the countries fight against each other?"

"During the battle, everyone will send out all the forces they can, and the only ones left in the county will be Golden Core level individuals. In the shire, there will be Nascent Soul experts, and in the province, there will be Experts of the Divided Spirit Period."

"You can tell the other elders that if they prepare the materials, I can help them refine a batch of elixirs."

Vincent Bell had come to act as a go-between, as everyone wanted to ask Peter to refine elixirs for them.

Peter didn’t object to this, as it would bring him a large amount of money.