Although there are no other families in the city, it is not easy to take over a town. What's more, the family does not know much about Yong'an City, so all the clan members need to familiarize themselves with it.
In addition, the family also needs to have a clear grasp of the territories, shops, fields, etc. previously owned by the Xie family and the Shi family.
These are all the family's spoils of war. Although they may not be of much use to the family now, once the family takes full control of this place, these things will be able to play their due role.
However, there are not many members of the clan now, and some of them were lost in this war. It will probably take some time for the family to completely control this place.
But after solving the external threat of the Shi family, the family no longer needs to be as anxious as before.
The family has no shortage of time.
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"Yes, I understand."
A few days later, in the family ancestral hall, Chen Xingzhen nodded slightly when he learned the news.
The message informed that Chen Tianjing and other clan members had already gained a preliminary understanding of the situation in Yong'an City, but the number of clan members going there this time was small, so more clan members needed to be sent to take care of those industries.
After Chen Xingzhen took a look at the still withered family sacred tree in front of him, his mind fell into thought.
It would be good for the family to gain a foothold in Yong'an City, but he had no intention of shifting his focus to Yong'an City.
The mass grave mountain with the blood spring and the sacred tree is the family’s base camp.
However, the family also needs to have some control within Yong'an City, so as to facilitate the family's future development, and also make it easier for the family to sell blood rice or open up trade with other families.
However, the development of a family should still be based on the realm of its members, with other aspects as a supplement.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Xingzhen decided to send a group of clansmen over to withdraw some of the clansmen who went there last time. However, the Xie family and the Shi family have many industries, and it is difficult to fully control them relying solely on family members.
In this regard, Chen Xingzhen decided to use some people from Yong'an City. In addition, he could also choose to rent it to the people of Yong'an City in exchange for jade coins.
Otherwise, with the family's current strength, trying to control all these things will only hinder the family's progress.
Yong'an City is only the first starting point of the family, not the end point.
After thinking about many things, Chen Xingzhen looked at the family sacred tree in front of him again and let out a sigh.
Without the locust leaves, the family sacred tree can no longer emit the fluorescent light that illuminates the family at night. The bare scene is quite dead.
Although he knew that the family sacred tree was just dormant, Chen Xingzhen still couldn't calm down.
I don’t know when the family sacred tree will revive again?
Fortunately, the tribesmen on my father’s side are still able to practice successfully, but the yin energy in the ancestral hall is not as strong as when the sacred tree first awakened.
After standing there for a long time, Chen Xingzhen turned around and left, preparing to discuss clan affairs with his father and others in his dream.
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Half a month later, the family had completed the reconstruction, but this time, the family demolished the previously high outer wall and only left half of it.
Even the original stone walls around the ancestral hall were demolished and restored to its original state.
This was a change Chen Xingzhen made in order to allow the family sacred tree to be illuminated by the light of the sun and the moon, hoping that the family sacred tree would revive sooner.
At the same time, the family's fertile fields began to plant a new crop of blood rice.
The blood springs are active in summer, so there is no need to worry about a poor blood rice harvest.
In Yong'an City, Chen Tianjing and other clan members were standing in the family's newly built ancestral hall.
This was originally the Xie family's residence, but now it belongs to the family and changes have been made in various aspects.
As for the residences of other families such as the Shi family, they have been demolished and rebuilt. The family plans to build a large shop similar to the Shi Nuan Pavilion above the Shi family to sell family items and attract other families to come.
There is only one Chen family in the city now.
In the past half month, the family has basically understood the situation in Yong'an City. The industries of the major families have also been taken over by the family. However, there are not many family members. According to what Chen Xingzhen said, Chen Tianjing still delegated these industries to those who are willing to surrender to the family.
However, all of this is still within the control of the family, and it can also save a lot of manpower in the family.
Of course, there is another reason, which is that the clan members are not proficient in this area. For this reason, even many slaves in the clan were sent to Yong'an City to intensify their studies.
Seeing that all the clansmen in the city had arrived, Chen Tianjing no longer hesitated and took something out of his arms.
This is exactly the branch that fell from the family sacred tree when it was silent.
Even though so much time has passed, this piece of locust tree trunk is still full of vitality.
Chen Tianjing took out the branch of the locust tree and carefully checked the place where he was.
Although this is a newly built ancestral hall of the family, its size and structure are modeled after the one at the mass grave mountain.
Seeing that there were no mistakes or omissions, Chen Tianjing nodded slightly, then placed the locust tree branch in his hand on the soil, ready to plant it.
But before Chen Tianjing placed it in the mud pit that had been dug long ago, the branch in his hand reacted.
When this piece of locust tree branch touched the soil, countless new roots instantly grew under the branch and spread towards the underground.
The branches, which were only a few inches long, began to grow wildly upwards at this moment. A new branch slowly sprouted out, and new green locust leaves gradually grew on it.
It was originally just a branch, but now it has become the main trunk.
Although they knew that this was not the real family sacred tree, the clan members behind them were still quite excited when they saw the scene before them.
It was not until the locust tree in front of him grew to the height of a person that he slowly stopped growing and there were no more strange phenomena.
Seeing the family sacred tree grow again, Chen Tianjing and other clansmen prayed silently before leaving.
After leaving the ancestral hall, Chen Tianjing was also ready to inform the clan leader Chen Xingzhen of the news.
It’s a pity that without the family sacred tree, the transmission of information within the clan has become much slower. Fortunately, the family still has a lot of blue wolves, so the speed is much faster.
The news quickly reached the Hui people.
At the Mass Grave Hill, after learning that the branch had grown, Chen Xingzhen looked relieved. Perhaps this also meant that the family sacred tree would be reborn in the near future.
After completely controlling Yong'an City, the family returned to its previous rhythm.
During the day, the clan members either attend classes in the school or practice combat skills in the clan square.
Although the sacred tree has not yet awakened, the family still maintains the weekly sacrifices.
With the current strength of the family, sacrificing this ferocious beast is not a big deal. It's a pity that although they won the family battle this time, they did not obtain the remaining totem from the Shi family.
If we can obtain the totems of other families, it may be of great help to the revival of the family's sacred tree.
In this regard, Chen Xingzhen has even begun to ask his clansmen to pay attention to the spiritual creatures near Yong'an City or the Mass Grave Hill.
Unfortunately, spiritual beings are rare, and the family has no news at all.
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