[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Shennong Dao Lord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2219233,3971,"Chapter 24: Planting Side by Side, Survival of the Fittest","dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>The content of the Beginning of Autumn assessment was relatively normal, fitting the theme of the solar term, testing both ability and endurance. It completely conformed to Xue Wenzhong’s consistent style; he himself was a hardworking and diligent person who focused on doing things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reaction of the minor officials was not as big as when Master Chen set the questions last time. Even if they couldn't get good grades, they only blamed their own lack of ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after Zhao Xing walked into the Hundred Grass Garden, he still discovered some unusual points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Seedling Area is plain, with enough quantity for the minor officials to choose from, but this Cultivation Area, isn't it a bit crowded?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing scanned the Cultivation Area and found that the Cultivation Area was not very large. Only the size of a football field. There were reference personnel, even if it wasn't full of five hundred, there were always three or four hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation is not limited in quantity, so minor officials will definitely plant more than one plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the strong, in order to ensure an advantage, they will definitely occupy a larger territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the space left for the rest is very small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This layout also has some problems.\" Zhao Xing activated his Bright Eyes, scanned the circle, and saw the layout of the Cultivation Area more clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Cultivation Area is square, distributed with twelve spring wells and thirty-six piles of grass ash. There are signs next to the grass ash, marking the restricted area that cannot be moved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is to say, the location of the twelve springs and thirty-six piles of grass ash is the best cultivation area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s clearly letting the minor officials go and grab territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the spring water, casting Spreading Rain and Moving Clouds has a bonus effect, and grass ash is fertilizer, which can accelerate growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, this was arranged by Master Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Wenzhong definitely wouldn't set the questions like this, and Master Chen, as the main official, couldn't bypass him in any questions. This Master Chen from Xishan Commandery had served as a Military Agricultural Officer and liked to set confrontation questions the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The layout of the Cultivation Area must have been added by him.\" Zhao Xing licked his lips. After listening to the assessment criteria, seeing the assessment venue, and pondering the examiner’s intentions, he immediately took action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While other minor officials hadn't discovered the doorway, he took the lead and quickly ran to the northeast corner of the Cultivation Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moving Clouds! Appear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing pointed, and a dark cloud immediately condensed above the northeast corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clouds rolled and unfurled, tossing 7 times in total, Moving Clouds 7th turn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completely stabilizing, it covered the two spring wells and three piles of grass ash below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do Agricultural Officers grab territory? Of course, by Moving Clouds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moving Clouds spell has exclusivity. Occupying this piece of sky is equivalent to occupying the land below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring to cultivate under someone else’s Moving Clouds? I’m afraid you won't even be able to keep a blade of grass alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing was used to confrontation in his previous life, so in this huge examination hall, he was actually the first to see through the examiner’s intentions and the first to support the cloud layer and occupy the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, not bad~\" Master Chen, who was watching from a small mountain in the distance, stroked his beard and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already noticed Zhao Xing for the second time. Last time, the Grain-Eating Bird natural disaster question was also Zhao Xing who took the lead in finding the right way to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having his thoughts guessed by the examinee, Master Chen had a feeling of 'this child truly understands my heart'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked Xue Wenzhong: \"Planting side by side, survival of the fittest, what does Old Xue think of my change?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Wenzhong nodded slightly and said: \"With this change by Master Chen, I’m afraid that before the cultivation even begins, the minor officials below will have to fight to the death. It is indeed more worth watching than my setup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Xue Wenzhong’s examination method, the minor officials would be harmonious after planting, but the process would definitely be very dull. Now it is completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Chen said leisurely: \"The world has never been peaceful; what is peaceful is only my dynasty. Being prepared for a rainy day and survival of the fittest is the style of the younger generation. I hope Old Xue will not blame me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Master Chen’s statement, Xue Wenzhong nodded in agreement. The other deputy officials, Gao Linong, Tang Wanchun, etc., although they didn't agree in their hearts, they also agreed with this superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Hum~* *Hum~* *Hum~*\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing was not the only one who acted fast. After entering the venue, soon there were outstanding people who began to compete for resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloud layers rose from the Cultivation Area, some big, some small, some black, some white, and soon occupied the entire Cultivation Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there were only twelve spring wells, and no more than thirty-six piles of grass ash, so they were destined not to be divided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the dispute began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Liang Bo, this place is too crowded, I can't cast my spell, please move aside, how about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Chengfeng?\" Liang Bo turned around abruptly and saw a figure not far away, his face changed. After weighing it for a moment, he had to back down to maintain his dignity: \"Since Brother Li is asking, naturally I have no reason to refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he shrank his cloud layer and moved his clouds elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\" Li Chengfeng reached out to the sky, and a dark cloud spanning a hundred meters appeared. After a few turns, he occupied three spring wells and four piles of grass ash in one breath. At the same time, lightning snakes appeared on the edge of the cloud layer, declaring sovereignty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Nanxing walked to the north side. His cloud layer was the second to be supported, only one step slower than Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He occupied two spring wells and four piles of grass ash. The cloud layer was as strong as a long sword, the hilt was black, the body was white, and there was lightning condensing on the body, like seven stars, which was very magical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moving Clouds into a Sword? Wen Nanxing is afraid that he has reached the level of Moving Clouds perfection and doing whatever he wants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More than Moving Clouds perfection, that lightning condensing into stars is probably the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't compete, can't compete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who came later saw this and were awestruck, having to avoid Wen Nanxing’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the southwest of the Cultivation Area, the third cloud layer rose, with four tiger heads distributed at the four corners, occupying three spring wells and three piles of grass ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were several other clouds that rose at the same time as this strange cloud, but the tiger head cloud expanded, and they actually didn't give way, instead crashing into it fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger head was covered with a layer of blue-purple lightning. After the flash, the cloud layer that besieged it had a huge gap and swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the tiger head cloud, Xiao Ze bowed to the four sides: \"I accept your concession.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of those who besieged Xiao Ze were people from the Grade A list last time. Seeing that they couldn't fight, they extinguished their thoughts. Xiao Ze was able to withstand the test and occupy a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not everyone knew how to advance or retreat. It was easy to distinguish between high and low, and there were always some whose strength was similar, who were unwilling to give way, and they were not so harmonious with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Siping, you old-looking short winter melon, hanging out with Li Chengfeng, and you think you are also Tier 4 of Qi Gathering? You actually dare to grab from me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bastard, you actually insulted me with words?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Hao, you didn't even enter the Grade B list in the last minor examination, and you dare to compete with me? Do you think my Thunder Cloud is not strong enough?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My thunder is also not weak! Look at the crash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than a quarter of an hour after the examination started, the sky in the Cultivation Area became lively, and the angry scolding was endless. There were strong winds, lightning, heavy rain, and cloud layers crashing in the mid-air. It was so chaotic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Chen saw this scene and laughed loudly. He simply moved a few tables and chairs, set up a few plates of melon fruits, meat jerky, and rice wine, and greeted the officials to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gentlemen, please take your seats and watch this Beginning of Autumn joy with me!\" ===== CHAPTER 25 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1485,"2026-06-17T15:11:26.542Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","aede7e5c4e25f2302fa4d976353ce573fd778c8415a9ebaff06861838f3afcea","dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-25","dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-23",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]