Chapter 42: Immediate Goals
[Venerable Du Mu: Hello everyone, I’m Jiang Ce. I declare that this group has been taken over by Sun Bar!]
[Liang Zhi Che-White:]
[Huang Qiyang-White:]
[Lu Yun-White:]
Speak cautiously and act prudently (Lou Leshan)-White is very anxious, but has been muted and can’t speak.
After a simple greeting, Jiang Ce paid no more attention to the messages in the group and seriously checked the information of everyone in the group.
Lu Yun hesitated and said, “You should at least change the note. Name and rank must be specified.”
Jiang Ce shook his head: “It’s not important. Knowing my name is enough. Rank can change at any time in the future.”
Seeing Jiang Ce so confident, Lu Yun didn’t know what to say and could only vaguely advise: “Anyway, it’s still better to get along well with everyone. Although gatekeepers act in groups, they often temporarily act together with people from other groups in many cases. Having a good relationship as a premise makes everything much more convenient.”
Jiang Ce nodded, not sure if he listened, but suddenly asked:
“Sigh, but I looked around and it seems I didn’t find that sixth rank monk just now, not even a single Buddhist cultivator. Why?”
“Probably because Xiao Zhi Men comes from the Daoist Sect. Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect have always been at odds, with deep-rooted grudges. Although gatekeepers advocate everything equal, some implicit class prejudices still exist, so there are no Buddhist Sect people among Xiao Zhi Men’s direct lineage. But that’s all. In other aspects, Xiao Zhi Men still strives to treat everyone equally.”
Lu Yun said truthfully.
“I see, that’s a pity.” Jiang Ce had wanted to build a relationship with Ling Xun, thinking that a sixth rank should have some status no matter what, but he didn’t expect this situation and had to give up.
He had just learned that Xiao Lin doesn’t like the Buddhist Sect. After all, there was nothing unusual when the former communicated with Jie Tan, so Jiang Ce hadn’t noticed from beginning to end.
But since Xiao Lin doesn’t like it, there’s no need for him to go against it just to add icing to the cake. No matter what, he is still working under Xiao Lin now. As long as his own interests are not affected, it’s naturally better to go along with him.
Lu Yun was a bit puzzled: “What do you want with Ling Xun?”
Jiang Ce didn’t want to expose his idea to anyone, so he casually said: “Collect tuition fees, of course. People have to pay three thousand for a duel with him. Doesn’t he have to give ten or twenty thousand?”
“You’re really black.” Lu Yun muttered.
“Tit for tat. It’s a pity that no one will easily challenge me to a duel in the future, so I can only earn this once. It’s like winning the lottery, can’t develop it long-term.”
Seeing Jiang Ce still looking regretful about this at this point, Lu Yun felt speechless.
“Aren’t you afraid someone will really cause you trouble privately? Although the possibility is small, there are still quite a few in the gatekeepers from wild backgrounds who don’t care about some less important rules. If someone really wants revenge, you might not even know who did it, let alone complain afterwards.”
“No big deal. Isn’t there a white talisman? Tian Tou’er said to call for help if in danger, and it can protect me itself. No problem.” Jiang Ce was full of confidence.
Hearing this, Lu Yun was dumbfounded.
Other people’s white talismans are used to guard against ghosts and monsters, evil cultivators, and gluttonous ghosts. You’re using it to guard against your own people?!
Before Lu Yun could speak, Jiang Ce frowned and retorted to himself: “Oh, wait, that’s not right. What if the person I call also wants to beat me? I still need to find a way to get stronger quickly.”
Lu Yun looked at Jiang Ce, momentarily not knowing what to say.
Your self-awareness is quite clear, but how damn accustomed to it do you have to be to have this kind of awareness?!
After taking the “spoils” divided by Lu Yun and ignoring the strange gazes of the gatekeepers everywhere, he wandered around with Lu Yun, familiarized himself with various matters of the You Sha Branch, and left the branch after confirming there was nothing else.
He took the subway frugally on the way here, but on the way back, he arrogantly called the most expensive special car like he was worth 2.58 million.
If there was a channel, he might even call a helicopter to send him back.
After a night of messing around, Jiang Ce temporarily clarified his current stage goals.
First, of course, is to improve his own strength, as that’s the root and foundation of everything.
He must master the Golden Bell Shield as soon as possible to guard against possible accidents, after all, he has pulled quite a bit of hatred.
Next is the situation among the gatekeepers.
First, he definitely can’t rely on Xiao Lin’s side. He plans to make him stand on his own without anyone’s help and rise up. Not causing trouble for him would be good, let alone expecting to borrow his connections to gain status. So everything has to start from zero.
Currently, the closest to him are definitely the Buddhist cultivators, but due to Xiao Lin, it’s not good to get too close.
However, this doesn’t mean giving up this hard-won gain. Although not good to get too close, keeping them as a backup is fine, at least as a fallback. Xiao Lin might not like it, but when push comes to shove, he can’t care less and can directly become a Buddha in the world to save all beings.
If choosing this way, then the Daoist Sect has to be put aside temporarily. Without full confidence to win over the Daoist Sect people, it’s easy to offend the Buddhist cultivators, which is not worth it.
As for the Confucian cultivators, he has already offended them badly, and his way of doing things doesn’t fit their ideals, so no need to consider.
After thinking it over, he can only start with the martial artists. These people are purely focused on martial arts, without so many twists and turns. Even if he offended them earlier with map cannon, turning hostility into friendship and coming with “no acquaintance without fighting” is possible.
If he can build a good relationship with the leader among the martial artists, he would have mastered half of the public support. He can stand firm at Xiao Lin’s place, and then considering the Daoist Sect would be much safer.
To make his status irreplaceable, he must do things that ordinary people can’t.
If he can act as the middleman and build the only friendly communication bridge between the Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect, not only can it elevate the status of Buddhist cultivators in the You Sha Branch and make them loyal to him, but it can also make the gatekeepers more harmonious internally. The Daoist Sect would value him then, resulting in a win-win-win-win.
As for why not three wins, because Jiang Ce wins once on one side, wins twice.
It will take some time to achieve these goals. During this time, his strength should reach the standard for promotion to blue talisman.
Then he should consider making some achievements, so he can already plan to cause trouble outside now.
Understanding evil cultivators and gluttonous ghosts can also be put on the agenda, and find places with high-threat ghosts and monsters, which is equally important.
“The future is bright.” Jiang Ce cradled the back of his head with both hands and comfortably leaned on the back seat of the special car.
Before coming, I was a gatekeeper’s. On the way home, the gatekeepers are mine!
