Chapter 339 Interrogation (1)
On the Starfall Plain of the Danxue Mountains, Tuwei and Jiufeng had already renovated their sect, the "Great Wind Sect." Now, they were diligently carrying out construction according to the planning sketches drawn by Ji Rong.
However, Tsuchio and Tobifu have always been talented, adventurous, and innovative.
As soon as their master returned to Qingdongzi, the two of them dismantled the original formation and replaced it entirely with their own. Why are they being so obedient now?
This is because after Zi Qingdongzi left, these two changed everything that could be changed in the sect.
During that period, in order to meet their demands, Zhan Shi recruited nearly two thousand cultivators to work as laborers for him.
In just two months, the two of them had consumed half of the treasure given to them by Qing Dongzi, Ji Rong, and Qing Guanzi.
In the end, in order to repair the piece of land that belonged to him outside the sect on Xingluo Plain, he even spent all his treasures.
They were already penniless and about to stop working, but fortunately, the Lone God Servant arrived in time.
She not only brought three treasure rings and materials for hundreds of riders, but also a draft of the construction plan for Starfall Plain, and a lucrative way to make money: a training program for talisman array cultivators, drafted by Ji Rong and refined by Jiao Jue, exclusively for their Great Wind Sect.
Gu Qingqing spoke to them earnestly: "Lord Ji has always been fond of saying that everyone has their own area of expertise."
She is quite good at managing money.
You two absolutely must not change the sketch of this market or the ways to make money.
Having gone through this ordeal, Tuwei and Jiufeng were no longer disobedient. However, when they worked, the materials always exceeded the standard. After Gu Qingqing and Zhan Shi carefully inspected the materials, they found that the quality was better than expected. So they simply recorded the materials and did not mention the matter.
However, the recruitment of apprentices did not go smoothly.
The "Refining Sect" recruited three thousand miners to mine iron ore.
There were only five apprentices, and these five apprentices were poor and desperate, who only had the money to pay the tuition fee of ten thousand by signing a "contract of servitude" with the Dragon and Phoenix Palace.
These five apprentices were all thin and weak, and they would often tremble with fear whenever they saw her.
If it were in the Jade Void Mountains, Ji Zhi would definitely not even glance at it.
However, given Ji Rong's instructions before leaving that he should collect the treasure as soon as it was received, and the fact that Ji Shenshi offered to take care of the five junior cultivators' food and lodging, the situation changed.
Having received 50,000 spirit crystals, Ji Zhi felt that, out of respect for his Uncle-Master Qing Ji Zi, he could barely manage to do the job.
Therefore, in order to achieve the progress planned by Ji Rong, she put aside her past arrogance and patiently taught them to distinguish materials and remove impurities, and occasionally gave some cultivation advice.
After months of training, she not only helped these junior cultivators advance to a higher realm, but also made them no longer afraid of her power, and they began to resemble disciples of a sect.
As for the "Great Wind Sect," due to a lack of manpower, they only managed to spare two cultivators to carry out Ji Rong's "literacy campaign." The remaining nineteen cultivators took turns inscribing the array day and night, which was undoubtedly a very arduous task.
Even though only two cultivators were selected to carry out this literacy program that required no academic qualifications, the vast Danxue Mountain Range could not recruit even a hundred junior cultivators.
This is because large families have parents and elders to teach them, while poor, rootless cultivators struggle to even afford their daily sustenance for cultivation, let alone have the courage and energy to go out and learn.
So, after so long, they finally managed to recruit twenty-one cultivators.
There were originally thirty-five, but before long, fourteen of them were so frightened by the imposing aura of these great cultivators that their limbs went weak and they ran away in a panic.
The remaining twenty-one young cultivators at the Illusionary Transformation Realm were no better off. It was common for them to be so frightened during class that they would wet themselves, but they were still determined enough not to run away.
Although they don't need treasures to study here, they do need to find their own food. Their parents work hard in the mines and have a relatively stable income, so they are willing to give up their wealth.
As a result, the positions of these two "literacy" teachers were squeezed into a single system due to the current situation, and they were also subject to rotation.
The elders of the "Great Wind Sect" who were too tired from their work were arranged to rest for a day in this position, and Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang tacitly approved of this behavior.
After all, cultivators can't keep their bodies tense all the time while working; if they don't rest, they'll collapse too.
After discussing it, they decided that Jiu Feng would take the lead in compiling a set of "literacy" books. The elders who attended the classes would leave their marks in the books so that the elders on rotation could know the progress of the courses.
Gu Qingqing could barely understand the book, but Ji Zhuang couldn't understand it at all.
Ji Rong and her party returned to Shoudao Palace and listened to Jiu Feng and Ji Zhi report on the progress of the past few months.
Ji Rong's eyes darted around, and she felt that this was the perfect time to set an example, so she said, "Ji Zhi, have your five apprentices come over here. I want to hear their stories."
Then he said to Jiu Feng, "Bring me the book you compiled, let me see if it's simple enough?"
In less than half a day, the five junior repairmen who had sold themselves for the opportunity to learn, along with a rough wooden book, appeared before Ji Rong.
Ji Rong casually flipped through the wooden book and then tossed it to the ground with a "thud".
Then, she looked at the five junior cultivators prostrate on the ground below her, pointed to the gray-backed iron-toothed rabbit cultivator in the mortal demon realm on the far left whose fur was even turning white, and said: "You look the oldest, so you can speak first."
The Iron-Toothed Rabbit cultivator slightly raised his head, but before he could see Ji Rong's true face, he quickly kowtowed in fear.
The impact was quite severe; half of his three exposed molars broke off, and blood flowed down between his teeth, which he quickly licked up and swallowed. However, the impact still left a mark on the floor tiles.
Seeing that he remained silent, Ji Rong thought to herself, "This rabbit fruit has some character."
So she said, "You don't need to be afraid."
I have summoned you here to inquire about your origins.
Tell us your names, ages, and why you decided to sign up for 10,000 spirit crystals to become a weapon crafting apprentice.
"Alright, you speak, you gray-backed, iron-toothed rabbit cultivator."
Upon hearing this, the Iron-Toothed Rabbit merely raised its head slightly off the ground, placing its paws under its mouth to prevent blood from spurting out and soiling Lord Ji's palace.
He then spoke, "Lord Ji, I am Sanya, and I originally lived in the low tree hollow of the Kuloujian Gorge."
The family had some wealth, but my mother's cultivation had stagnated for many years. Only when she got old did she think of having an heir, and that's how she had her youngest child.
However, the young man was not very talented. After he reached the Fusion Realm, the young man arranged for a wife named Gray Hair to marry him. The young man and his wife had a daughter and lived a relatively harmonious life.
However, after my mother passed away, both of us were only at the Fusion Realm, and we couldn't hold onto our territory, so other rabbits took it from us.
Without our territory, life became difficult for us, and we often didn't know where our next meal would come from. Somehow, she... she hooked up with Bai Tu Yu Fan, a demon from Danxia Peak, and then... despite my objections, she forced my newly-enlightened daughter to become her concubine.
The little one... that day, the little one secretly went to see her daughter, but after only one glance, she was chased out by the gray-haired man.
I was just about to go to the Silverback Wolf Clan to die, but I overheard them discussing the apprenticeship for weapon crafting, so I came here.”
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