Yunzhong City, West City

Lin Jiang met many familiar Taoist friends in the inn, most of whom lived in the middle section of the Yunzhou Mountains. When he met an acquaintance, he naturally had to chat for a while.

Through chatting, Lin Jiang found that the conditions in Anhua City were very attractive to many casual cultivators, mainly because the cost of living in Yunzhong City was too high, especially the rent, which was several thousand spirit stones a year. Over time, it would be a considerable expense.

While chatting, Lin Die's voice of "Old Six" came into Lin Jiang's ears, making him feel a little nervous.

No way, he has practiced the art of disguise for decades and can be said to be extremely proficient. Can he still recognize this?

Lin Jiang turned around calmly and looked at Lin Die. Lin Die looked at the young man in front of her and couldn't help shaking her head in her heart. This was not her sixth brother. Even if her sixth brother had broken through the foundation building stage, he should be more than 170 years old at this time. Even if he had taken the three treasures of longevity and Dingyan Pill, there should be traces of time left on his body.

"Sorry, fellow Taoist, I recognized the wrong person. Your back looks like one of my brothers."

"It's okay, senior, my last name is also Lin. Maybe our two families are related by blood."

"Really? What's your name, fellow Taoist?"

"My name is Lin Wu."

"Yeah, I have the same name as my thirty-second uncle."

Lin Changrong exclaimed at the side. Lin Die glared at him, and Lin Changrong quickly shut up.

"Senior Lin, let me introduce you. This is my close friend Lin Wu. He is a second-level talisman painter with a very high level. He can draw sixteen kinds of second-level lower-grade spiritual talismans."

"Eighteen kinds, thank you."

Lin Jiang added at the side. He has been building his foundation for so many years, and he is not just passing the time. Drawing talismans is a skill for making a living, so he must work hard to learn it.

"Fellow Taoist, you are very capable. Why don't you come over and have a chat?"

Lin Die nodded. Being able to draw eighteen kinds of spiritual talismans is also considered a high level among the second-level lower-grade talisman painters, and it is also the talent they need.

Lin Jiang followed Lin Die to a room, and they sat opposite each other. Lin Die said, "Daoyou, do you know the rules of our Anhua City for recruiting talents this time?" "

I've heard of it. Free houses, tax exemptions, and tax reductions, right?"

"Not really. Daoyou Xie is a formation master. Formation masters are the most difficult and the least numerous of the four arts of cultivating immortals, so you can give him a house. There are a little more talisman painters, so we can't give him a house, but we can waive the rent. If Daoyou passes our assessment, we can waive the rent for you for twenty years. For a house with three entrances, tax exemptions and tax reductions are the same,"

said Lin Die. Not everyone can give him a house, otherwise no matter how many houses there are in Anhua City, they will not be enough. Formation masters are the most difficult profession among the four arts of cultivating immortals, and the number of people is the least, so the requirements are lowered. If it is a talisman painter, he must be a second-grade top-grade talisman painter.

"Actually, whether you guys send me there or not, I'm not interested in Anhua City."

"Really?"

"Senior, don't you believe it?"

"No, you've seen it outside. There are many people who want to go to Anhua City."

"Then do you believe it, senior? In less than a year, even if all the people outside go there, more than half of them will run away."

"Scaremongering."

Lin Die's face turned cold. She was a little unhappy. She felt that the person in front of her was an arrogant person who tried to attract her attention with crazy words.

"Then let me ask you a question. If you can answer it, what does it mean that I will work for you for ten years for nothing?"

"You tell me..."

"Senior, do you think it comes from the chicken or the egg?"

"Of course it comes from the chicken."

"Really? Then how did the first chicken come from?"

"I..."

Lin Die was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer. Yes, eggs are laid by chickens, but chickens are also hatched from eggs, so how did the first chicken come from?

"If I say that the chicken came first with the egg, you will definitely answer how the first egg came about, right?"

"Yes, actually this question has no answer, but it is very interesting. It can be applied to the current situation in Anhua City."

"Tell me about it in detail."

Lin Die immediately became interested and sat upright, waiting for Lin Jiang's great teachings.

"The people's livelihood in Anhua City is declining, and there are few immortal cultivators. The Lin family hopes to expand Anhua City, so they recruit talents, and the Lin family requires talented people to go to Anhua City, then these people can be likened to hens laying eggs, right?"

"Yes, the four arts of immortal cultivation are almost necessary for immortal cultivators. With so many talents joining Anhua City, it will naturally attract many independent cultivators and small families to come to trade and strengthen Anhua City."

"Then have you ever thought about it? The elixirs, talismans, formations, and weapons refined by us all need people to buy them. Can you guarantee that everything we refine can be sold, or can your Lin family take care of it all?"

"No,"

Lin Die said immediately. The Lin family has less than a thousand people, plus the vassal forces, there are only a few thousand people. She dare not boast at all. At this point, she also realized that there are indeed some problems with the policies of Anhua City.

"It seems that fellow Daoist is indeed a man of great talent, not in drawing talismans, but in knowledge. Please teach me."

Lin Die immediately changed her tone and humbly asked for advice. Yunzhong City has a population of one million, and it is indeed full of talents. A mere casual cultivator has such knowledge.

"Stop being long-winded. You should also feel the decline of Anhua City now. Many nearby cultivators come to Anhua City, but find that there is nothing to buy, so you come up with this idea, right?"

"Yes, the number of businesses in Anhua City is less than one-tenth of the previous ones."

Lin Die admitted. Why is this so? Because they killed them. The previous owner of Anhua City had been operating in Anhua City for nearly a thousand years. Most of the businesses in Anhua City have a close relationship with them. The Lin family took the city after a bloody battle, so naturally they had to cut the grass and wipe it out, which made Anhua City extremely exhausted.

"Isn't this similar to the relationship between the chicken and the egg?"

"Indeed, how can we solve this problem? Please teach me

, fellow Taoist." "To solve this problem, we should first understand what you call talents and the needs of ordinary cultivators. For people like me and fellow Taoist Xie, the most important thing about going to Anhua City is to reduce our living costs, but the premise is that the income remains unchanged, that is, for more benefits, right?"

"Yes."

"And for the cultivators near Anhua City, they hope that Anhua City has enough resources and they don't need to go further away and take more risks, right?"

"That's right."

"Then how can we guarantee our interests? I think Anhua City doesn't need so many alchemists and talisman painters. If you give them enough benefits, naturally some people will go there. You can reduce the number of people, but increase the benefits. Immortal cultivators can take all risks for resources, even if they go to the wilderness to seize resources from monsters, not to mention going to Anhua City. When these people make money, you will spread the word and everyone will think that Anhua City is a place where you can make money. There are spiritual stones everywhere. Are you afraid that no one will come?"

"This..."

Why does Lin Die feel like this is a lie?

Lin Jiang smiled slightly. It's just a lie. It's like Blue Star. It's said that there are opportunities everywhere in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. How many people go there every year? When people come, everything will be easy. No matter which world it is, there are many fools. Even if some people wake up and flee from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, flee from Anhua City, there will be a steady stream of fools rushing in.