Among the four major families, the Ma family likes to buy land the most and has done the most new land reclamation. Ma Wu has also seen the land reclamation and has some experience.
But although he had seen it, Ma Wu had never actually experienced land reclamation. With the strength of his family, there was no need for him to take risks. Such things were done by hiring specialized land reclamation workers.
Even now, Ma Wu didn't want to take any risks. He would rather let Zuo Wugang take two troops to open up the wasteland.
But Li Banfeng disagreed.
In addition to being conducive to spiritual practice, this new land also serves as a refuge for Li Banfeng and Ma Wu. Before Zuo Wugang completely gains his trust, Li Banfeng does not want him to know the location of the new land.
The same goes for Zhen Jincheng and Cao Zhida, neither of them can go with them.
Seeing Li Banfeng's firm attitude, Ma Wu had no choice but to agree.
In fact, the matter of opening up new land depends more on luck. Ma Wu feels that the risk is very high. This is the experience he summed up from the Ma family's experience in opening up new land. From an extreme example, there have been examples of first-level cultivators successfully opening up new land alone.
Moreover, if you encounter danger, at most you can give up on reclaiming the land and still have a chance to escape, but you will no longer be able to reclaim land within a radius of 100 miles.
"In Provo, as far as I know, the one with the most experience in land reclamation is private detective Daboynes. He once helped our family buy supplies. I still remember some of the types and quantities. These things are easy to buy, but we have to choose a good location first."
Li Banfeng has two options, one is the wasteland between Hulugou and Tiexian River, and the other is the wasteland between Xiaohuangquan and the orange orchard.
The two finally chose the wasteland between Xiaohuangquan and the orange orchard.
It is easy to replenish food here, and the oranges in the orange orchard are edible, which Ma Wu also knows.
From Li Banfeng's perspective, the owner of the orange orchard has a good relationship with Li Banfeng and can take care of him at critical moments.
After choosing the location, the only thing left was Ma Wu’s practice.
The girl cannot be brought along, Ma Wu also said that the previous Jin Yuan Dan is enough for him to consume for a while.
Li Banfeng also gave Ma Wu seven Xuan Chi Dan, which could help Ma Wu hold on for a few more days in case of any accidents.
After all the expenses were prepared, Ma Wu chose a pair of smart shoes with thick soles and deep patterns, which could increase his usual speed by nearly twice, and then he set off with Li Banfeng.
Before leaving, Ma Wu entrusted Lanyang Village to Xiao Chuanzi and Zuo Wugang.
Xiao Chuanzi was in charge of daily affairs, while Zuo Wugang was responsible for handling special situations.
Xiao Chuanzi was a little worried: "Fifth Master, I can't even read a few words. If you ask me to manage the business, wouldn't that be a joke?"
"This is not a joke," Ma Wu said confidently to Xiao Chuanzi, "It's the end of the year now, the hunters are all at home celebrating the New Year, business is not good to begin with.
Besides, you usually accompany me in purchasing and shipping goods, and you have learned a lot of skills. It’s time to practice.”
Ma Wu really trusts Xiao Chuanzi, but he doesn't quite trust Zuo Wugang.
Through the contact over the past few days, Ma Wu discovered that Zuo Wugang was an easy target. Whenever there was trouble in the village, Zuo Wugang would immediately settle the matter with a command from Ma Wu.
But if Ma Wu didn't give the order, things would be a bit troublesome, because Zuo Wugang is not very good at making decisions.
When he reached the entrance of the village, Li Banfeng saw Xiao Genzi collecting golden juice.
It was freezing cold and the golden juice was hard to find. Xiao Genzi carried two buckets on his back, sweating profusely, and searched everywhere.
Li Banfeng asked in a low voice: "Has he reached a higher level?"
Ma Wu nodded and said, "Yesterday he told me that he felt he had reached a higher level. Cultivation is something that can be sensed, so I guess it must be correct."
"Even if he went up to the first floor, he only had to carry one bucket. He only had to carry two buckets to go to the second floor. Didn't the peddler say that himself?"
Ma Wu said: "Xiao Genzi said that carrying one more bucket can save more time."
Li Banfeng praised repeatedly: "This child has a promising future."
Because we were bringing Ma Wu with us, we walked a little slower, but we were well prepared beforehand and encountered basically no obstacles in Hulugou.
Hongnigang was not too bad. Li Banfeng walked there once and found a basically safe route. Relying on Lv Xiu's memory of the direction, he led Ma Wu through the quagmire smoothly.
Tiexian River was a bit troublesome because Ma Wu didn't have any flying equipment.
Li Banfeng has it. He has the Judge’s Pen that those two thugs gave him.
He used the Judge's Pen to draw a circle on the spot, and Li Banfeng and Ma Wu waited inside the circle for the Judge's Pen to respond.
After waiting for more than half an hour, the tip of the judge's pen trembled.
For ordinary people, this is considered a response. Li Banfeng has the ability to perceive spiritual sounds. He can not only see the trembling of the pen tip, but also hear the Judge's Pen speaking.
"Where are you going?"
There are only two words, and the voice of these two words is very soft. You can't distinguish them if you don't listen carefully.
Is this Lan Xiu’s magic weapon?
Li Banfeng pointed the tip of his pen towards the other side of the river, and the judge's pen became silent again.
After waiting for another half an hour, the tip of the judge's pen trembled again: "Stand firm."
Still two words.
The two waited for a long time, and then a cloud of dust slowly rose from the ground beneath their feet, carrying Li Banfeng and Ma Wu into the air.
How high did you fly?
Less than two feet.
Almost flying close to the ground.
The entire Tiexian River is full of iron wire worms.
Each one of them is twisted and winding, wriggling underfoot.
Ma Wu's hair stood on end: "Brother Li, is your magic weapon reliable? We can't fall down, or we'll be finished."
Li Banfeng didn't dare to say that the Judge's Pen could be relied upon. He flew slowly all the way to the other side. It was a freezing cold day and both of them were sweating.
Ma Wu was still in shock and asked, "Which sect's magic weapon is this?"
Li Banfeng was just about to bring this up: "Brother Ma, do you know the Taoist sect Lan Xiu?"
Ma Wu nodded: "Yes, this sect is special. The secret of cultivation lies in the word laziness. They have three mottos that they often recite."
"Which three?"
"First, lie down instead of sitting if you can, second, sit instead of standing if you can, and third, stand instead of walking if you can!"
Li Banfeng was stunned for a while, put away the judge's pen, thought for a long time and said: "Can this Taoist sect be fought?"
"I can't say he can fight, nor can I say he can't fight..." Ma Wu didn't know how to describe it. "Lazy Xiu is rare. I saw him once when I was fifteen.
At that time, still in Haichiling, a lazy cultivator wanted to fight a food cultivator to the death. The two agreed to meet at a place. The lazy cultivator was an hour late, and the food cultivator was so angry that he cursed.
When the two were about to start fighting, Lan Xiu kept staring at Shi Xiu and yawning non-stop.
"Then what?"
"Lazy Xiu said he didn't want to fight anymore, and Food Xiu yawned along with him, unable to open his eyes. He cursed a few times and said he didn't want to fight anymore. The two of them went to find a place to sleep, and that's how it happened."
Li Banfeng stopped and turned to look at Ma Wu: "You rich people call this a life-and-death battle?"
"That's not what I said. They said it would take two of us to fight to the death."
There is such a Taoist sect in the world!
Li Banfeng was familiar with the road, and Ma Wu reluctantly followed him. It took them six full days to finally reach Xiaohuangquan.
Ma Wu's shoes did increase his speed, but Huan Xiu was too weak and had to have enough rest time every day.
Li Banfeng was not in a hurry either. They set up two tents and took a rest. He took a Jinyuan Pill every day and needed time to recover. He also had to go back to his residence to spend the night every night.
When passing Xiaohuangquan, Li Banfeng was very cautious and explained the rules to Ma Wu in detail.
When they really walked onto the path, Ma Wu was so scared that his bones were cold and his hair stood on end. Li Banfeng, holding a feather duster, walked calmly. The wind direction was always towards the south, proving that everything was safe.
After walking for more than five hours and covering more than a hundred miles, Ma Wu, filled with fear and exhaustion, reached the desert and lay on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
After resting for two hours, the two men continued on their journey and chose a site for reclamation next to a pine forest more than 30 miles away from the orange orchard.
Being close to the pine forest will help in searching for building materials, so when we build a wooden house in the future, at least there will be no shortage of wood.
It is close to the orange orchard, which makes it convenient for food supply, but of course it cannot be too close. Li Banfeng does not want to offend the orchard owner, nor does he want hunters who go to the orange orchard to notice this new land.
Ma Wu took out a small table from his bag and began to measure the location of the altar.
This is the key part and must be operated by Ma Wu himself.
A local god who is in charge of an area of one hundred miles in radius. The territories are connected to each other, but the boundaries are invisible.
If the altar was placed in the wrong position, at the border of the territories of the two local gods, and attracted the attention of both local gods at the same time, it would be troublesome. Ma Wu could not imagine what kind of trouble it would cause.
Ma Wu had followed his father in selecting plots of land several times and knew the key points.
He grabbed a piece of soil, tested the texture, moved ten steps to the left, grabbed another piece of soil, and kneaded it carefully in his hand.
After trying the soil in dozens of places like this, Ma Wu had a general idea of what to do.
"Brother Li, the soil in these places is soft and sticky. They should belong to the same local god. Let's choose the plot of land here."
Li Banfeng nodded, and together with Ma Wu, they set up the altar and offerings, and lit the incense and candles.
The number of offerings came from Ma Wu's previous observations. The Ma family used only one pot of top-quality old wine to open up a new piece of land with a radius of one mile. Ma Wu prepared the offerings as usual and did not dare to increase or decrease them in the slightest.
Ma Wu took out the deed and read it. There was only one fixed version of this deed, and the content was to open up a residence here and ask for God's permission.
The deed was burned into ashes, and soon, it was blown away by a whirlwind.
Li Banfeng looked around with his sharp eyes, trying to see the origin of the local god that Ma Wu mentioned.
After watching for a while, he suddenly saw a ball of green flame hovering around the altar. The wine jug shook twice, and the wine inside was quickly emptied.
Ma Wu smiled and said, "Brother Li, it's done."
Li Banfeng didn't laugh.
Is the local god a ghost of the dead?
Not long after, a blurry halo appeared on the ground in the distance. Ma Wu said to Li Banfeng, "Brother Li, look carefully. This is the boundary of the land. The gods have responded to our contract. Brother Li, it's your turn to shed blood."
Whoever sprinkles blood on the land will become the owner of the land.
Before leaving, the two men discussed that the first piece of new land would belong to Li Banfeng.
Li Banfeng took out a dagger, cut his palm, and spilled the blood on the ground beneath his feet.
"Brother Li, the contract has been reached. At this time tomorrow, the land reclamation will officially begin. We can guard this land by ourselves or ask others for help. But once the land reclamation begins, no one can step out of the boundary. As long as we hold on for three days, this land will be ours!"
Li Banfeng pondered for a moment and said, "You just said that no one can step out of the boundary?"
"Yes, not even one person can do it. To open up new land, you must find trustworthy people. It doesn't matter how many people there are, but they must be reliable. If you find a hundred people to open up new land, and one person steps out of bounds, then the new land will fail. This is what I said before. Too many people can sometimes be a problem."
"As long as you don't step out of the line, everything will be fine..." Li Banfeng found a loophole in the rules.
As long as I stay in my mobile home and don't come out, does that mean I won't be considered to have stepped out of bounds?
I slept in the Sui Shen Ju for three days. Doesn't this count as a successful land reclamation?
As he was thinking about it, Li Banfeng suddenly laughed.
ps: Is there really such a cheap thing in the world?
(End of this chapter)
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