The lowest-level contract paper cost five spirit stones, and the lowest-level spirit pen cost one spirit stone. All their belongings were gone.

Yan Hong lay on the dining table and wrote furiously, and soon a "letter of surrender" took shape under his pen.

【投名狀: To form a brotherhood; To trust each other in life and death, to help each other in good and bad times; To rely on each other in fortune and misfortune, to support each other in adversity. . . 】

Of course, these are all beautiful nonsense, because in the contract, these requirements are clearly stated to be one-item.

Jiang Li and Yan Hong signed at the top as the plaintiffs, and then went there to get other people to sign as volunteers.

In addition to not deliberately sending them to their deaths, Yan Hong required those who pledged their allegiance to him to serve them unconditionally for eighteen months.

Although this is also exploitation and oppression, it is undoubtedly much better than two years of forced labor.

First of all, the time is half a year shorter, and even if Yan Hong really takes away all their monthly salary, they can still practice Taoism.

No matter what, it's much better than wasting two years.

"Well, there is nothing wrong with the writing of this contract, but when it comes to choosing candidates, there are good and bad ones among those with low-grade spiritual roots. I still remember a few names, and I can give them priority later."

As they are both low-grade spiritual roots, the fuller the spirit ball is filled, the better the talent will be. If you want to pick, you have to pick the good ones.

"I know, wait for my good news."

After saying that, Yan Hong ran out again.

He was out for a longer time this time. While waiting, Jiang Li found a table and sat down. Soon, many of the hesitant preparatory disciples came around and started chatting enthusiastically.

Especially Yan Fengyue and a few pretty girls, who surrounded him and kept calling him "Brother Jiang" left and right, which made him feel very comfortable.

It is impossible for these people to really rely on each other and just want to keep each other warm, but at this time, it is good to strengthen their momentum.

Several more teams were brought in, and the large lounge quickly became more and more lively.

In particular, a group of young boys and girls were brought in who were dressed in coarse linen and looked weathered, and were obviously one or two years older than them.

These should be the group of children who were left behind and forced to do labor two years ago.

They huddled in the corner of the lounge like a group of quails, not daring to speak loudly or eat too much, and there was no childish curiosity or vitality in their eyes.

They clearly had the largest number of people, perhaps reaching thousands, but they were surprisingly quiet, in stark contrast to the bustling situation of forming cliques and factions here.

These are a group of people who have been beaten by society and whose edges have been smoothed by the cruel world. Even if they become members of the immortal cultivation world in the future, they will still be the working people at the bottom of society.

Come to think of it, I was probably just such a corporate slave in my previous life.

Of course, in this world of fairies, demons, gods and ghosts, everything depends on strength. Without sufficient power to protect, no matter how many spirit stones you earn, you will be nothing but rootless duckweed.

After a while, just when Fu Zhong appeared again and organized everyone to set off again, Yan Hong finally arrived late.

Behind him, there were 19 prospective disciples who seemed to have survived a disaster, ten men and nine women.

"This is my brother Jiang Li, why don't you call him!"

"Brother Jiang Li!"

Yan Hong reprimanded sternly, and the 19 young men bowed to Jiang Li in unison. They bent over 90 degrees, but when they didn't hear any response, they were still hesitant to straighten their backs.

Jiang Li looked at Yan Hong in surprise. He didn't expect that this fat guy had such a skill. Could he be a time traveler? Did he study human resources management in his previous life?

Yan Hongde raised his eyebrows smugly and came over to Jiang Li and whispered a few words, then handed the contract paper of his loyalty to Jiang Li for safekeeping.

It turns out that this guy came back so late because he wanted to strike while the iron was hot and provide psychological counseling (brainwashing) to these 19 people.

Judging from the strict enforcement of the orders, the effect of psychological counseling is really good.

Not until Jiang Li spoke did they dare to stand up straight, but they still kept their heads down and dared not look directly at Jiang Li and Yan Hong in front of them.

"Come on board with us first."

The venue for the Ascension Conference is not in the Ascension Pavilion, because a rich mortal city has been built with the Ascension Pavilion as its center.

Most cultivators do not like the hustle and bustle of the world, so the venue for the annual Ascension Conference is set on an island in the middle of the lake behind the Ascension Pavilion.

only...

"Jiang Li, are you sure this thing is a boat, and that place in front is a lake?"

Yan Hong pulled Jiang Li and asked softly. After all, he had younger brothers following behind him, and as the big brother, he must not show his true colors.

"Ahem, what's the big fuss? It's just a little bigger, what's so strange about that?"

Jiang Li looked at the building ship that was at least 20 meters high and the rolling waves on the lake that stretched as far as the eye could see, and calmly boarded the ship.

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In fact, he had already noticed that the area of ​​this world seemed to be much larger than the Earth in his previous life, as if everything was magnified.

Now a lake has a Mediterranean pattern, which makes sense, doesn’t it?

More than 2,000 people here can be accommodated on one ship. That's reasonable, isn't it?

According to the information Yan Hong got from Fu Zhong, this voyage will only last one day and they will reach the island in the middle of the lake by this time tomorrow.

Jiang Li had observed that although this ship was huge in size, it seemed to have used some special technology and its sailing speed was not slow at all. It could still sail for a day and a night. This lake was indeed incredibly large.

Taking advantage of Yan Hong's superior spiritual roots, they successfully got a large and comfortable room.

Jiang Li gathered his 19 subordinates together and, following Yan Hong, gave them psychological counseling again.

"Don't worry, Yan Hong and I are not bad people. Don't worry too much in the future. Just follow us and work hard."

"Look at you, and then look at us. We are a young and vigorous group. We will only get better and better in the future. As long as you listen to orders and are willing to endure hardships now, when the organization becomes bigger and stronger and creates a kingdom, you will be the first batch of heroes of the organization. The organization will never treat you unfairly."

"Now I will be strict with you and make you work hard.

This is not for us, but for all of you, so that we can all seek immortality. Tell me, do you want to become immortal?"

Subordinate: "I want to!"

"Do you want to live forever?"

Subordinate: "I want to!"

"Good! You are all great. I don't value qualifications or abilities, I only value attitude!"

"Tell me your attitude!"

Subordinates: "Work hard, work hard, work hard!" Pa pa pa!

"Let me see your determination!"

Subordinates: "Struggle, struggle, struggle!" Bang Bang Bang!

When they went out later, all nineteen people had red and swollen faces, but no one knew why their faces were filled with smiles and longing for the future.

(End of this chapter)