Chapter 322 Fortifications (2)
Jiao Jue took out the leather scroll that recorded the dwellings of impoverished cultivators in the Danxue Mountains and said, "Ji Rong has gone to fetch him."
These are the students you will be teaching this time. First, look at the map and familiarize yourself with the area. When Niu Fen arrives, we'll divide them into different teaching groups.
Xi Tong took the map, and his smile deepened in his shimmering golden eyes.
When Ji Rong finally dragged Niu Fen, who had already advanced to the Profound Spirit Realm, to the Guardian Palace, Xi Tong already knew exactly who in the Danxue Mountains needed Niu Fen's help.
As soon as Niu Fen landed, Xi Tong, as always, hung a large spirit sack filled with low-grade spirit herbs around Niu Fen's neck. She smiled gently and said, "Niu Fen, you've finally arrived. Did you bring your lock plate?"
Niu Fen exclaimed happily, "Since I'm going to work with you, I've brought my tools."
I not only brought the original equipment, but also all the tools I used to work at the pharmacy. Blackbird, now I have five sets of those iron chain plates alone!
Seeing the smug look in Niu Fen's eyes, Xi Tong praised him, "Niu Fen, you really are a master at farming. You've become rich after all these years!"
"I've already figured out where to work. Five days ago, I told them that a cultivator would be going to teach them how to plant spirit grains. Now that you're here, let's hurry up and get going, so we don't miss the best time for planting."
Before Niu Fen could object or express his desire to meet Jiao Jue, Gu Qingqing, and Ji Zhuang, he was grabbed by the nose by Xi Tong, who was carrying a large bag of spirit grain seeds, and led away.
After traveling swiftly for a quarter of an hour, Niu Fen suddenly transformed into a celestial being, broke free from Xi Tong's grasp, and said, "Black Bird, I just came out of the Jade Void Mountain Range and haven't even met Lord Jue yet. Why are you dragging me away?"
Xi Tong sneered, "Lord Jue told you to come with me to plow the fields! Didn't you hear what Lord Ji said?"
Niu Fen was taken aback and said, "I've heard about it. Elder Shen even argued with Lord Ji over this matter."
The old man told me privately that the Danxue Mountains are now in a state of disrepair, and that clearing the land is hard work, so he told me not to come.
I didn't want to come, but Lord Ji told me you were here, so I came."
"Hah." Xi Tong slapped Niu Fen's spine with her wing, knocking him back onto his bull body. Her eyes gleamed with golden light as she said, "Then what else do you have to say? Let's go and get to work."
As Niu Fen walked, he muttered, "Big Black Bird, you weren't this hardworking before. How come you're so diligent now?"
Xi Tong laughed heartily: "Niu Fen, you still don't understand, it's you who do the work! You--do-work!"
The Danxue Mountains currently have 1,322 registered impoverished and small tribes, scattered across 113 mountain peaks.
I heard you greatly admire Lord Ji, so I spoke with them on your behalf. A diligent and hardworking Lord Niu will personally demonstrate to them how to plow the land and plant spiritual plants.
"Lord Niu Fen!" Xi Tong smiled meaningfully, "How could I, a mere blackbird, possibly compete with you for such a task?"
I'll cheer you on and applaud you, and even get you more work so you can become as famous as Lady Ji in the Danxue Mountains!
Upon hearing this, Niu Fen was immediately terrified. He turned on his hooves to run away, but Xi Tong's claws were like indestructible iron. Niu Fen struggled desperately, even drawing blood from his horns, but he could not break free. He had no choice but to let Xi Tong drag him to work.
Jiao Jue watched as Niu Fen was dragged away by Xi Tong, and asked Ji Rong with a squinted smile, "Dead bird, weren't you the one who protected this ox the most in the past? Why are you letting Xi Tong lead it away now?"
Ji Rong sneered, "Big brother, back when I was in the mortal demon realm, I wouldn't dare call you a dragon in front of you, who's in the king realm."
This Niu Fen isn't very skilled, but he's incredibly bold. Let Xi Tong teach him a lesson, lest he die out there and tarnish our reputations.
When Jiao Jue heard Ji Rong flatter him like that, his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter. He said, "Back then, you were much bolder than Niu Fen. You just had the guts to be bold."
Upon hearing Jiao Jue praise him like that, Ji Rong immediately raised his slender neck, bared his teeth, and burst into loud laughter, "Ha ha ha."
Ji Rong thought to herself, "That's right, I'm a bird of immense wealth! I have plenty of capital!"
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Now that they are true emperors, they should naturally bring blessings to all! This Danxue Mountain Range is the birthplace of these individuals.
Thus, the wealthy and powerful Princess Rong, filled with complex emotions, returned to the main hall of the Shoudao Palace to act as her strategist and make plans.
Currently, the sect strongholds of Qingdongzi and Qingyangzi are under construction, and the poor and weak clans of the Danxue Mountains, numbering just over a thousand, now have skilled agricultural technicians like Niu Fen to teach them techniques, so they will most likely not starve to death in the future.
Those powerful cultivators were suppressed by Gu Chan, their new fox lackey, and dared not speak out against her anger. Moreover, they still had Qing Guanzi, their henchman, to rely on.
Ji Rong stretched out one of her winged claws, held it to her eyes, and then grasped it. She thought to herself, "Truly, everything is contained within the claws!"
Because Qingyangzi only cares about speed and quality, he has no opinion on the appearance and never asks questions about the construction. When paying, he only glances at the account and then pays the spirit crystals in full, which is very generous.
This gave all the cultivators working for him a boost, because Jiao Jue and Ji Rong had instructed that this was the first mine in the Danxue Mountains, and it had to be built beautifully and sturdily so that future generations would have something to see.
Therefore, in just three months, the houses and stone-paved roads in Qingyangzi were repaired one after another, solid and beautiful!
Furthermore, because Ji Zhuang had a flash of inspiration, he carved the houses along the wood grain. Now, the entire complex of houses is like a giant python coiled at the foot of the mountain, and each house is about the same distance from the designated mine.
The stone-paved road starts from Tiexie Mountain and leads directly to Jieyang Mountain (as mentioned earlier, it was originally disputed territory of the Yuxu Mountain Range, which was conquered by Jiaojue and Qingguanzi). It is 2,343 li long.
At that time, in order to speed up the construction of the road, Gu Qingqing asked Ji Rong for advice. Ji Rong thought about it and said that the road would be paid by the zhang (a unit of length) and whoever built the road would be paid the corresponding amount.
She had Qing Guanzi mark the planned road section along the road map with a large iron rod.
After that, Gu Qingqing only needed to record which clan led which section to be repaired.
As for the stones used for road repair, Gu Qingqing had the badger Yu Huan set up a sample stone for each section, and then let them find and repair the road themselves.
So although the road was built quickly, the quality was terrible, because all the poorly constructed sections were demolished and rebuilt by Yu Huan.
Once the road was repaired, Gu Qingqing sent Ji Zhuang back to select a thousand strong cultivators to work in the mine, while she led Badger Yu Huan and a hundred skilled workers to continue repairing the mine.
Meanwhile, the rudimentary smelting facilities at Qingyangzi's iron mine had already been completed. Now, he forcibly brought his junior brother, Qingdongzi, to carve array patterns.
Qing Dongzi, with a bitter face, said as he carved, "Senior Brother Gao Yang, you used to study formations, why don't you carve it yourself? I still have a lot of things to do."
Qingyangzi said, "If you carve it better, I will give you money."
As Qing Dongzi carved, he said enviously, "Senior brother, you're so fast! Give me your two supervisors."
Qingyangzi didn't even look up and said, "Junior brother, you always insist on doing everything yourself, how could you possibly be fast?"
Since we are newcomers, how could we possibly be as familiar with the terrain as their local cultivators? So we gave them treasure to do the work.
If I don't do a good job, I can always talk to Kiyohime again.
"My junior sister wouldn't do us any harm, why worry so much?"
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