One hundred thousand mountains.

A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

Xia Xuejiao also brought back a group of candidates.

"Master, we have found more than thirty people so far. These people died in the calamity before their memories were awakened, so their aptitude still needs to be tested."

However, I also examined their knowledge; they possess extensive experience in reincarnation. As long as no unforeseen circumstances arise during their reincarnation, they have a high probability of becoming reincarnated beings.

Xia Xuejiao reported.

"Well, give each of them a chance to reincarnate. If they succeed, they can stay and become vassals. If they don't succeed... they can stay and work to pay off their debts."

Zhang Mu said that he was not doing charity work. He would train those with ability and those without would stay at the bottom.

As long as you don't starve to death within my territory, that's fine.

"yes."

Xia Xuejiao nodded and led them to the Reincarnation Tower for reincarnation.

As for the fear that they might change their minds after becoming reincarnated? Don't worry, Zhang Mu isn't that stupid. If they want a reincarnation opportunity, they should sign a contract first.

With a contract in place, you're not afraid to fulfill your obligations.

Another day passed quickly.

Xia Xuejiao returned with her entourage.

Of the thirty-five people, ten successfully advanced to become reincarnated beings, while the remaining twenty-five failed.

Zhang Mu didn't ask about the reasons for the failure, because it was pointless; sometimes luck is also a part of ability.

Zhang Mu then took those ten men as his vassals, while the twenty-five men were responsible for odd jobs within the territory.

"Although you have all failed, I am not a heartless person. Since you have followed me, I will give you some hope for promotion."

"Work hard within your territory and manage things well, and you'll earn 100 contribution points every day. Accumulating 100,000 contribution points will allow you to exchange them for a reincarnation opportunity."

Zhang Mu addressed the twenty-five people.

One hundred contribution points per day, and to accumulate enough, you would need to work for a thousand days, which is nearly three years.

They did a quick mental calculation and happily agreed.

After all, this is a rare opportunity that you can't find anywhere else.

The ten people who had just become Zhang Mu's vassals received a notification from the Heavenly Dao Spirit: "Because you are a vassal of a Level 1 Authority Person, you will have ten more reincarnation opportunities per month."

They stared at Zhang Mu in disbelief.

"It seems you've all received the warning. You'd better seize the opportunity. In the future, I will have more and more vassals, and the competition among you will become increasingly fierce. Here, the capable will rise to the top, and the incompetent will remain at the bottom."

Zhang Mu spoke up.

Yes, we will try our best.

They nodded emphatically, never expecting to one day be able to latch onto such a powerful figure; they had to work hard for it.

Zhang Mu dismissed everyone, telling them to quickly reincarnate and improve their strength. Then he summoned Xia Xuejiao.

"Master, is there anything else you need?"

"We still don't have enough manpower, so we need to continue to increase manpower. As for other matters concerning vassals, we can't just look for those who haven't become reincarnated individuals; we can look for some reincarnated individuals who are struggling financially."

As long as the benefits are substantial, they're bound to be tempted, which saves us from the process of guesswork.

Of course, I don't accept just anyone. I try to select those with strong abilities, or I might invest in various universities first, and then next year I can reap the rewards of promising talents.

Zhang Mu pondered.

“What you say makes sense, Master. But since we’re going to invest in various universities in advance anyway, why don’t we create our own school to recruit students?”

Xia Xuejiao said.

"Start your own school?"

Zhang Mu was taken aback. He hadn't really thought of this question. But wouldn't the training period for him to create his own school be too long?

"Perhaps the master doesn't know much about some things in the main world. In fact, the schools were all built by the various reincarnated forces themselves. If the master wants to go to the various schools to recruit people, then those people will definitely not agree."

Zhang Mu frowned, sensing something was amiss: "Since the school was created by those reincarnation forces themselves, why did they let me leave when I became a reincarnated person?"

This doesn't make sense. If they were training subordinates, they certainly wouldn't have let those who became reincarnated leave back then.

"Because the school that my master and I attended was established by the spirit of Heaven itself, unlike private schools established by other forces."

Xia Xuejiao explained.

So that's how it is. So that's the difference between private and public schools. I grew up in school and didn't know much about the outside world.

Looking back now, it seems that was indeed the case. My school had very few resources; it could only provide basic necessities like food and clothing.

Zhang Mu stopped thinking about it and said, "Since that's how it is, I'll start building a private school. As for what I mentioned before, you still need to keep recruiting people."

"yes."

Xia Xuejiao nodded.

"Go."

After dismissing Xia Xuejiao, Zhang Mu began to examine the requirements for establishing a private school.

"What conditions must be met for the spirit of Heaven to establish a private school?"

"Dear Level 1 user, your question is now answered."

To establish a private school, the first requirement is a sufficiently large territory, and secondly, only those with Level 5 authority are eligible to apply for school establishment.

After the school is built, it will need to pay ten million reincarnation points to the Heavenly Dao every year.

Zhang Mu's mouth twitched. Good heavens, I have to pay you money to run a private school.

"Ahem, can't you make an exception for me? Can you remove the last condition?"

Giving away ten million every year for nothing, it hurts to even think about it.

"Well... Normally, Heaven doesn't allow bargaining, but given your special status, we'll grant you some conveniences. If you want to establish a private school, you won't need to pay any more money."

The spirit of Heaven remained silent for a moment before speaking.

Zhang Mu smiled; it really was good to have connections.

He quickly completed the necessary procedures and obtained the school establishment certificate.

Then we arrived at an open space in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"Reveal!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Mu conjured up a magnificent school.

Originally, it would have required a lot of reincarnation points to materialize this school, but Heaven, considering that he was contributing to the main world, exempted him from that expense, and future equipment maintenance will not require additional reincarnation points.

After the school was established, he began to announce the recruitment of students to the outside world.

In addition to recruiting students, we also need to recruit some experienced teachers.

"Heavenly spirit, please send me a regional megaphone to promote my school."

The so-called regional loudspeaker is a proclamation from Heaven. Anyone within the proclamation's location will receive a notification, regardless of what they are doing.

"The message has been posted for you."

The spirit of Heaven responded.

The next instant, Zhang Mu received a notification: Breaking news! Breaking news! A new private school has been established in the Ten Thousand Mountains, offering excellent benefits! Are you still worried about becoming a reincarnated being? Then come to the Enlightenment Academy! Here, all students have two reincarnation opportunities during their awakening ceremony! Greatly increasing your chances of becoming a reincarnated being!

Zhang Mu's lips twitched; this smelled like an advertisement.