A huge pile of broken stones, inedible and nothing practical to offer.
Thankfully, we received a bottle of milk, otherwise Daya would have scolded the silly girl every time she went to sleep.
The system has been updating for so long and it's still not finished. The items I got from signing in are still so useless. It's driving me crazy.
Before they even reached their resting place, it had already gotten dark, and the temperature had dropped several degrees, making everyone's teeth chatter from the cold.
Many children in the group crawled into the blankets on the strollers and didn't want to get out.
Mrs. Zhou took out raincoats to shield the child from the wind.
Daya brought out a bunch of torches for everyone to use, then rubbed her hands together to fill the hand warmer with charcoal before running to the cart and crawling into bed.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, the team stopped, started a fire, cooked, rested, and conserved their energy.
People flocked to Lotus Village to borrow bamboo mats to use as makeshift shelters against the cold wind.
The Chen family had already bought several rolls of bamboo mats, and the sixth brother and his friends easily set up a simple triangular tent using the mats.
After the tent is set up, lay a straw mat inside, put a sleeping bag inside, and then put a quilt inside.
Light a fire in front of the tent for warmth, and a simple little shelter is complete.
They've been living like this, enduring wind and rain, sleeping outdoors.
"Great-aunt, please come in first, get out of the wind and warm up," the fifth brother called out.
Grandma Zhou waved her hand and said, "Let the children go in first. I'm warming myself by the fire; it's not too cold."
The Chen family only had two tents, which couldn't hold too many children. Many of them could only huddle around the fire, braving the cold wind to warm themselves.
Shirakawa, carrying a hand warmer and trembling, tried to squeeze into the tent where Xiaobao and the others were staying.
"Shirakawa, get out! Don't push. There's no room for so many people here. Get out now."
"It's warm here, I'll stay for a little while."
"Shirakawa, you're pressing down on me, get out!"
When the boss saw that Bai Chuan had squeezed in again, fearing that he would crush his underlings, he dragged him out.
The fourth brother walked over and said, "Your family is setting up a tent, what are you doing here?"
Shirakawa's teeth chattered as he said, "Nothing is as warm as your tent."
More and more bonfires were lit in the rest area, which helped to dispel the chill.
Village Chief Bai sent people to distribute the water and cloth traded between the various households.
The notice was then sent out that the Chen and Bai families would hold a sacrificial ceremony to borrow the divine power of their ancestors to help everyone build houses for the winter.
We'll hold a simple ceremony tonight, and I hope everyone will keep an eye on things so no one disturbs us. We'll continue the ceremony tomorrow, and it will be a grander one that everyone can attend.
Village Chief Bai has already spoken with several elders in the clan, and this time only Bai Chuan and his family members need to attend; there's no need to invite too many clan members.
He told them that his ancestor had given him instructions in a dream. Although his ancestor could not give them anything for the time being, he had bestowed upon his family the power of the Shirakawa God.
Chief Bai wasn't making things up; the magical ability of Shirakawa's eggs truly deserves to be called divine power.
Village Chief Bai and Old Man Chen had agreed that since they were going to undertake large-scale infrastructure development and expand their followers, they would gradually reveal Bai Chuan and his group's amazing abilities.
The Celestial Masters sect is quite good at pretending, even creating the gimmick of Holy Maidens and Holy Sons. So let's create Divine Sons and Divine Daughters.
They are genuine people who possess magical treasures, unlike those charlatans who pretend to be gods and ghosts.
Village Chief Bai didn't expect that when the Chen family revealed their hand, it wasn't just Chen Nong who had the treasure; Lao Wu and Da Ya also had it.
Old Man Chen didn't tell him exactly what treasures Daya and Lao Wu possessed.
Village Chief Bai assumed it was the same as Bai Chuan's, which explained why their house had so many cacti, weapons, and tools.
Of course, in order to protect their own people, after the sacrifice, the titles of the divine son and daughter could only be circulated within the team and were not to be spread outside.
To the outside world, they naturally had to loudly proclaim how powerful their ancestor, who had ascended to immortality, was.
Once their followers grow in number, it won't matter whether they cover up some of their gimmicks or not.
The two men, each leading their families and clansmen, held a simple kneeling ceremony on the mountain.
Then, let's get right to it.
Old Man Chen, holding the ancestral tablet, performed some supernatural rituals in an open space.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Daya, having received a hint from Old Man Chen, brought out a large pile of rocks and wooden ladders.
Seeing so many rocks suddenly appear out of nowhere, each one so large.
The Bai clan members stared wide-eyed, and the clan elders were also stunned.
Although they had seen their ancestors bestow numerous treasures upon them out of thin air, the fact that the Chen family's ancestor bestowed so many rocks at once still shocked them considerably.
After one of the elders realized what was happening, he felt he couldn't lose face and shouted, "Come back to your senses! It's not like we haven't seen it before. Our ancestors could conjure things out of thin air."
After regaining their senses, the Bai clan members all straightened their chests, thinking that their ancestor was also very powerful.
Old Man Chen didn't care about their underhanded rivalry. No matter how they compared, they couldn't compare to their ancestors. That's just how superior he felt.
Old Man Chen said, “I have received instructions from our ancestors. In the next few days, our ancestors will bestow divine power upon the fourth and fifth sons of our Chen clan, Da Ya, and Chen Nong, to help us build houses and keep warm.”
Village Chief Bai said, "I have also received instructions from our ancestors to bestow upon my family, Bai Chuan, divine power to help everyone build houses."
The Bai clan members looked at the village chief expectantly, wondering why there weren't as many of them as the Chen family.
Village Chief Bai saw through their thoughts and continued, "We must be sincere and offer more blessings to our ancestors so that they can bestow more divine power upon us in the future to help us."
The news that the priests had chosen the divine sons and daughters spread quickly, and everyone was urged to protect them and prevent anyone from interrupting the ancestors' and the divine sons and daughters' spellcasting.
After hearing about the story of the divine child and the divine woman, the people of Anping Village were utterly shattered by the news.
"What? Da Ya? She can become a goddess?"
And that Chen Nong, can he really be a divine son? Even his brother is far superior to him!
"Are you kidding me? Did you choose the wrong one?"
“I feel I made the right choice. There are only so many people in the Chen clan, so it’s normal that Da Ya and the others were chosen.”
Suddenly, a boy shouted, "Stop talking and get in line! The food in line is almost ready!"
Nothing is more appealing than food, and soon everyone rushed towards it.
Gods and goddesses are nothing compared to feeding themselves. Of all things, eating is the most important!
Da Ya and the others were still busy, so much so that they didn't even have time to eat, and they were working while chewing on jerky.
On a clearing on the mountain, a cluster of stone houses is rising from the ground.
Daya took out the rocks from the warehouse one by one and used them to enclose an area that was 15 meters long and 8 meters wide.
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