Chapter 75 Chapter 75 Preparing for Laying
Not to mention that Ali's mind was completely blank, even the group of people waving at the two of them were a little confused.
Watching the black vortex slowly disappear in front of her eyes, she looked around curiously, then turned to look at Madara's Senju, and Izuna suppressed her doubts firmly in her heart.
Brother Ban doesn't look very old and must have died very early, but the girl came from decades later, and the father-daughter relationship that was originally in doubt was directly punctured.
What could be the relationship between these two? How did they come together? And how did Brother Ban manage to remain in the world as a spirit?
"Then we'll go back first."
"We need to return to our tribe to discuss our next plan. We'll discuss it in detail later."
Tobirama negotiated with the Uchiha Madara brothers on behalf of his eldest brother, and then prepared to leave with his clansmen.
"Wait." Uchiha Madara looked at the man in the Senju team who was tiptoeing around, even trying to retreat into a corner, his eyes threatening. "Hashirama, have you finished eating your mushrooms?"
Hashirama turned his head stiffly, his face pale at the moment. Hearing this, he shuddered and began to laugh: "Next time, the clan still has important matters to deal with, it's quite urgent..."
Tobirama paused and looked at his elder brother speechlessly.
How come he doesn't know what else is important?
And when did the eldest brother become so concerned about clan affairs?
Hashirama chuckled despite the Uchiha's meaningful looks.
If he wasn't worried that his newly grown mushrooms would be forced to be eaten by Madara, he would have wanted to hide in a corner and become depressed...
I thought there was only one plate of mushrooms, and I was happy that Ban was so gentle. I didn't want to let him eat it all.
Unexpectedly, this time Madara was serious, finishing one plate after another. Under the threat of Madara's eyes, he didn't eat much of the other dishes and just kept eating mushrooms...
After one night, he seemed to be in a different world from the other tribesmen. They were drinking and chatting happily, but he, under Madara's deathly gaze, ate one plate of mushrooms after another and even used illusions!
After dozens of dishes were served, the girl was about to leave, so he took the opportunity to slip out with her.
I seemed to see Madara smiling just now, and that look of obvious gloating had nothing to do with Madara.
He remembered that his mushrooms were somewhat poisonous. He must have eaten too many of them and gotten poisoned...
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Meanwhile, even after being carried back to the future, Ali still hadn't recovered from the shock...
Sitting on the man's strong arms, she supported Madara's shoulder with one hand. The other's long hair danced in the strong wind unique to the Wind Country, and then gently stroked her palm.
After my mind went blank, an inexplicable sense of security and excitement surged in my heart.
Ah Li patted Ban's shoulder, lowered his eyes to look at the man's profile as he turned his head towards him, and said excitedly: "Ban! Let's go to the dragon vein, let's go collect that top-grade spiritual vein."
There was an error of several kilometers in the location from the portal. This distance might take less than a few minutes for Ali, but at this moment she seemed to have lost her legs, and she excitedly ordered Ban to go to where she wanted.
"Tsk..." Madara glanced at the girl, made a "tsk" sound, and paused in his action of putting the girl down.
Looking at the other person's shining eyes, he finally did not refuse.
Ban's speed was extremely fast, but Ali sat steadily. The thin spiritual barrier blocked the wind and sand blowing in his face. In just a dozen seconds, he reached the original core point of the dragon vein and was let down by Ban.
A flash of regret appeared on his face, and Ali walked to the side of the top-grade spiritual vein that had lost its intelligence and turned into a pure energy body.
She released a bead, and after a few twists, the place where the dragon vein was located had turned into a deep sinkhole, which was then filled up by Ali with his talent.
In the space, feeling the familiar fluctuations of spiritual power entering, the golden little dragon instantly became excited, circled the planet, and then without hesitation, quickly locked onto the target and plunged in.
A dragon-shaped mountain range rose from the ground, and the surrounding terrain expanded rapidly.
After Ali collected the spiritual veins, he put the small world back into his sea of consciousness. He did not look closely, so he did not see the bead's rapid expansion in size.
It’s better to go back and check on the situation of the sect first. It has only been a little over three days since the portal was opened. Now all departments have started to operate, so there shouldn’t be any problems.
Ali called up the system page and took a quick look at the reports on the system. Comparing them with the work progress submitted by each department, Ali already had a general idea of the current development status of the sect.
Everything was in order, except for Obito. It seemed that not long after she and Madara came down from the sect, he ran back to their secret base in the Water Country alone.
Fortunately, I remembered to leave a message.
It's just that he had disappeared from Black Zetsu's sight for two months before. If he went back now, he might arouse Black Zetsu's vigilance...
And now, there has been no new message update on Obito's chat interface for two days.
Ali was a little worried about the other party's safety, but then he thought of Obito's ability. Even if he couldn't kill the other party, he wouldn't suffer any loss at all...
Ali put his heart back into his stomach.
"Sister Ali, you're back just in time!" The two of them stepped onto the Sky Island of Tianyan Sect again. As soon as they stood still, a familiar voice rang out.
Shui Cang was sitting at the table in front of the stone tablet, recording something. Dozens of villagers in simple clothes were standing in front of him, but from the fingers they showed, it could be seen that these villagers had officially joined the sect in the past few days.
Seeing Ali and Ban coming back together, the smile on Shui Cang's face became more sincere.
Opposite him, He Lao and his group were preparing registration documents for entering and leaving the sect.
"Mr. Shennong's equipment has yielded some results. After testing it, Mr. He and his team wanted to apply to leave the sect. They'll first go to the Sand Village in the Wind Country to scout the area and buy some goods to conceal their activities." Shui Cang explained the situation to A Li. "We're currently going through the formalities."
"We plan to go back to River Country after visiting the Sand Village and start our sales from there." Old He said, his face full of anticipation, pointing to the terraced fields on their original land.
In just one day, the machine harvested all the grain in their village.
A machine that can realize multiple functions such as plowing, sowing, and harvesting by simply replacing parts, you can imagine how much convenience this will bring to civilians.
At least after trying it, he couldn't wait to buy one.
But the sky-high price of 300,000 taels still made him a little stretched.
"It's just a bit expensive. Ordinary civilians might need the combined efforts of an entire village to buy one, and you can only choose one component..."
He Lao's face was a little hesitant. "This quote was given to me by Mr. Shennong. It's about double the cost. But if we deduct the labor and the risks we take in traveling around the ninja world, we're almost losing money."
"But if the price is raised further, the common people won't be able to afford it, and it won't achieve the popularization effect we talked about before..." Old He felt bitter. He had thought of bringing convenience to the common people, but he didn't expect that the price alone would be so prohibitive for most villages.
Seeing the Sect Master listening attentively, He Lao also calmed down and said, "I went down to scout the area this time to see which places have the ability to absorb these machines..."
Seeing the hope and hesitation on the old man's face, Ali suddenly asked, "I remember the energy source of this machine is spirit stones, right? How long can a low-grade spirit stone last? Did Shennong tell you about it?"
The old man nodded quickly. "As I said, the energy source inside is a spirit bead made from low-grade spirit stones. The spiritual energy reserve is about one-tenth of a low-grade one. It can maintain 100 acres of land for about a year."
"But it's not always used during busy farming season, so the actual usage time is much longer. A more economical one can use it for five or six years. Some villages even use it for a few days during land reclamation, sowing, and harvesting, and it may last for decades..."
"Mr. Shennong means that when we sell to the outside world, we will follow the ratio of spirit stones to cash we agreed upon before. A low-grade spirit stone is about 100,000 taels, and a spirit bead is 10,000 taels."
"In this way, the funds that the entire village needs to provide will not be much when distributed to each person, and it will not put too much burden on the civilians."
Ali pondered for a moment, then suddenly curled the corners of his lips. Looking at the nervous expression of the old man opposite him, he smiled slightly and said, "Don't be nervous. Mr. He wants to lower the price a little more."
The old man nodded with some shame: "If it is really a loss, we don't need to spend money on this side..."
Ali felt helpless.
"Just take what's yours."
"Profit is indeed important to the operation of the sect, but we also have to consider the needs of the common people..."
A glint of light flashed in Ali's eyes: "How about this, you bring more machines out this time, and we'll sell them half and rent them half."
"If we change the price of the machine to 500,000, we can guarantee a certain profit."
Ali pondered for a long time and came up with a relatively low figure based on his previous experience in the mountain village.
"If you rent it, each village will pay 1,500 taels per year. As long as they rent it for 20 consecutive years, the machine will be given to them for free, but the energy costs will be calculated separately."
"But whether the machines are sold or rented, they are all covered by our service, maintenance and safety guarantees. If a machine is robbed in their village, they can contact us directly and we will send someone to deal with it."
The more Ali thought about it, the more he felt that this method was better, so he decided to implement it directly.
"Don't rush down yet. Let Shennong design an emergency alarm button for you, and give it to the villagers along with the machine."
He Lao's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated: "Isn't the rent a bit low? We've put in both money and effort, so won't the loss be even greater?"
"I have some thoughts. You should first discuss with Shennong what to do."
Besides, will she suffer any loss?
She didn't think so. This would be extremely beneficial to their future plans.
Once the villagers had gained a certain understanding of their behavior, felt the caravan's friendliness and kindness, and experienced the VIP-like service they received, they could ask questions and get them resolved promptly. Even if they encountered robbers, they might be saved because of a piece of looted machinery...
These little things will slowly accumulate, and before they know it, the status and recognition of their Tianyan Sect will gradually improve.
This is the will of the people...
She will have to select disciples from these people in the future, so what does the initial investment matter?
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