Chapter 194: Working Together
The city defense array that Hu Jiujiu had obtained was offered by the humans outside.
According to Hu Jiujiu, one morning, that person suddenly secretly left his things here and left. He did not return after that.
Hu Jiujiu did not know the origin of this thing, but after the knowledgeable array masters studied it, they were all amazed by the power it displayed. According to these array masters, they had almost never seen such a powerful city defense array.
“If it’s fully activated, it can even withstand the attack of a Formation Arrangement Realm expert. Such an array is more than enough for a city with a population of millions.”
Back then, it was because of the report by these array formation masters that Hu Jiujiu made up her mind to completely cut off the current situation in Ping City and rebuild it.
The population of Ping City had increased too quickly. If they continued like before, it would really affect the vitality of the entire city.
In the past, under the system of the demons, although there were many demons, they kept fighting among themselves, causing their numbers to not increase particularly quickly. Moreover, these demons’ habit of fighting was too strong. They could not control themselves.
If there were two families who were hostile to each other, they might fight to the death. Therefore, in the past, these demons could occupy a large amount of territory here and live very comfortably in Ping City.
But in this situation, this was not enough for Hu Jiujiu to completely strengthen the human race.
“I saw that you hadn’t returned for a long time, so I made a decision on my own. Master, you won’t blame me, right?”
Hu Jiujiu carefully stared at Li Yuanqing and studied his expression.
Li Yuanqing looked at Hu Jiujiu in satisfaction and said, “You weren’t decisive enough in the past and made too little decisions on your own. In the future, Ping City will have to rely on you, the City Lord. You can’t be as submissive as before. You have to have your own thoughts, understand?”
“Then does that mean that you approve of the demolition of the city wall?”
Li Yuanqing smiled and said, “That city wall was originally just a decoration. It’s not very useful. It doesn’t matter if it’s torn down.”
The Man-eating Vine hugged the array formation map and looked at it for a long time. She could not help but click her tongue in wonder. However, when she looked at the details, she could not help but frown. “Sister, I’m afraid something is wrong.”
“What is it?”
“This array formation map is indeed powerful, but it’s very unstable.” The Man-eating Vine said logically, “Its instantaneous power can indeed block powerful attacks, but because the transmission path of its energy is too narrow, its power is limited. Its continuous defense ability will be affected.”
Hu Jiujiu had originally thought that the things that she had found so many array masters to take a look at were definitely foolproof. However, she did not expect that the Man-eating Vine would discover that something was wrong after taking a few glances. This made Hu Jiujiu a little anxious.
Hu Jiujiu had seriously learned a lot of knowledge about array formations from Li Yuanqing. Now, she could be considered to have some achievements in array formations.
The Man-eating Vine lowered its head and pondered for a moment before saying seriously, “There’s indeed a problem with the overall energy flow. However, if it’s combined with the Great City Protection Formation and the energy pa.s.sageway here is slightly modified, it should be able to improve greatly.”
“That’s great. Thank you, Sister.” Hu Jiujiu looked at the Man-eating Vine happily. Since the Man-eating Vine could be resolved, things would be much easier.
The Man-eating Vine patted her chest and promised Hu Jiujiu, “Sister, don’t worry. Leave this to me.”
At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door. The footsteps stopped when they reached the door.
Hu Jiujiu stopped talking and looked at the door. “Captain Minglun is here.”
As soon as Hu Jiujiu finished speaking, Minglun knocked on the door. “City Lord, someone outside requests to see you.”
“Who?”
“It’s an envoy from Sea City.”
“An envoy from Sea City. Why is he here?”
Minglun replied, “They argued that they brought a lot of tributes this time and said that they wanted to strengthen cooperation with our Ping City. They are willing to be Ping City’s va.s.sals in the future.”
Hu Jiujiu looked at Li Yuanqing in disbelief.
“I understand. You can leave now. I’ll be there later.”
“Then I’ll leave first.”
Hu Jiujiu tilted her head and thought for a long time. She felt very strange.
“This Hai Changping is really a cunning old man. He knows that he’s weak and chose to curry favor with us again. Master, do you think we can still trust him this time?”
Hu Jiujiu looked at Li Yuanqing. Hai Changping had lied to her last time. This time, she’ll let her master make the decision.
Li Yuanqing said to Hu Jiujiu, “There’s no suitable person to manage Sea City. It doesn’t matter if Hai Changping watches over it himself. Since he took the initiative to come this time, we’ll just raise more conditions.”
“Alright, Master. I understand.”
“I might have something else to do these days. Don’t disturb me unless it’s very important.”
“Yes Sir.”
Hu Jiujiu had just lowered her head and agreed when Li Yuanqing had already disappeared.
Zhao Tai’an, who was checking the accounts, suddenly felt as if his vision had darkened. He raised his head in confusion and looked at the familiar figure in front of him with an excited smile.
“Young Master, why are you back?”
During this period of time, Zhao Tai’an had completely become Li Yuanqing’s acting manager. Now, he was doing a stable job as the manager.
Li Yuanqing had many treasures in his hands, even if the commission was not high, but it was enough for Zhao Tai’an to earn a sum.
Zhao Tai’an had been the captain of the patrol team in Ping City for half his life. That bit of income was not enough for him to cultivate, let alone start a family. Now that he was the shopkeeper for Li Yuanqing, his income was much higher than before. Moreover, his cultivation level was increasing every day.
Therefore, Zhao Tai’an was very grateful to Li Yuanqing, he treated Li Yuanqing respectfully and as his only boss.
Li Yuanqing took out a ring and placed it on the table.
“Take out all the things inside and sell them. There’s no use keeping them. See if there’s anything useful for you to use, if there is, then you can keep them.”
Zhao Tai’an picked up the ring and checked inside. In the end, he was almost shocked. The ring was filled with treasures. The ring was stuffed tightly with treasures. It could be said that there was no empty s.p.a.ce.
He even suspected how Li Yuanqing had stuffed these treasures so firmly. They looked too close together. Whenever there was a place that was not arranged properly, there would be a large area empty.
Moreover, the treasures inside were not simple. Many of the things inside were very precious to Spirit Transformation cultivators. However, these things were simply like toys to Li Yuanqing. They were useless to him.
“Blood Transformation Pill?”
“Flying dragon bones?”
“Nine-Tailed Phoenix Tail Wings?”
…
Zhao Tai’an had to take out a little to see everything inside. However, such a simple thing filled the shop. “Young Master, you’ve gained a lot this time.”
Zhao Tai’an sorted out the things one by one and recorded them in the accounts. He could not be careless.
Li Yuanqing first packed up some of the things in his domain. Although there were many of them, it was only half of them. He was sure that he did not need these things. It would be best if he could exchange them for some treasures. Because their shop had a lot of treasures, they were quite famous in Ping City and had a lot of goods.
In the past, Li Yuanqing might have chosen to sell these things to the Treasure Pavilion. That way, he would be able to exchange for spirit stones faster. However, the sales volume of his shop had already increased, so it was about time to sell them here.
Li Yuanqing took out a small box and placed it in front of Zhao Tai’an.
Recently, most of the things he had obtained from signing in were domain fragments. There were relatively few other things. Moreover, he would occasionally obtain some Divine Origin Pills in some small places. In terms of pills, it was a little monotonous.
Li Yuanqing already had too many Divine Origin Pills on him. These Divine Origin Pills were still a very important method to replenish spiritual power for Spirit Transformation cultivators. However, Li Yuanqing had no use for them now. He had at least thousands of them on him.
He gave a few portions to Hu Jiujiu, and he specifically left one portion for Zhao Tai’an.
Zhao Tai’an was a very stable person. Since he was willing to work for him, he had to help him increase his cultivation.
Zhao Tai’an was stunned for a moment. He looked up at Li Yuanqing and took the small box. He opened the box and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. “This looks like at least a hundred Divine Origin Pills. This might sell for a lot.”
“Is the Divine Origin Pill easy to sell recently?”
“Of course it’s easy to sell. The Divine Origin Pill is still in a priceless state on the market. As long as it’s released, it will definitely be sold out.”
Li Yuanqing took out another box and said to him, “Keep the box in your hand for yourself. Sell all the Divine Origin Pills in this box.”
“What do you mean keep it? Do I use it myself?”
Zhao Tai’an never expected Li Yuanqing to say such a thing. How many spirit stones would it take to sell so many Divine Origin Pills? But was Li Yuanqing giving these things to him just like that? That was too generous. He had never seen such a generous boss before. Did this boss really not need to earn money?
But in comparison with Zhao Tai’an, it seems like these Divine Origin Pills were nothing to Li Yuanqing who had taken out so many treasures.
“Your cultivation seems to be stuck. If you use all these things, you should be able to increase your overall cultivation by two levels, right?”
“Young Master, your senses are really strong. I’m indeed stuck a little now, but isn’t this too much?”
“It’s okay. Just keep it. Don’t think too much about it.”
“Thank you, Young Master!”
“Help me keep an eye on these things recently. If you can buy them, don’t hesitate to buy them, no matter the price.” As Li Yuanqing spoke, he took out a long list and placed it in front of Zhao Tai’an.
Zhao Tai’an took the list respectfully. He could not help but smile bitterly after glancing at it.
“Young Master, the things on your list are really rare. Even though Ping City has a lot of things now, these are not easy to find.”
Zhao Tai’an looked at the treasures piled up beside him and then at the list. No wonder Li Yuanqing ignored these things. These were the true treasures he thought. Therefore, the difficulty of the list that Li Yuanqing took out seemed reasonable.
“It doesn’t matter. Just leave it to fate. If there is, you must buy it. I don’t care if the cost is high.”
“Young Master, don’t worry. I’ll definitely pay attention. If there’s any circulation on the market, I’ll definitely help you get it. I won’t neglect it.”
“Alright, thank you, Shopkeeper Zhao.”
“Young Master, don’t be too polite with me. It’s all thanks to you that I’m where I am today. I’m very grateful to you.”
Li Yuanqing instructed everyone and quietly returned to the small courtyard. Although he had not returned to the small courtyard for a long time, it was very clean. According to Hu Jiujiu, Qiu Muyun would come back to clean it from time to time.
Although he no longer lived here, Qiu Muyun was very grateful to Li Yuanqing for taking him in.
Qiu Muyun had already become a very famous blacksmith in the Treasure Pavilion. Although he had started late, he had received Li Yuanqing’s guidance. In addition, his comprehension was very high. Moreover, his value was not high now and the success rate of refining some simple Dharma artifacts was higher.
Therefore, Qiu Muyun had already become a popular blacksmith and had many fans.
Li Yuanqing heaved a sigh of relief. He sat on the familiar stone bench and waved his hand to release the Blood Vine.
The Blood Vine knelt on one knee and slowly raised his head to look at Li Yuanqing. “Master.”
“Tell me about your incarnation’s ability.”
The Blood Vine’s body moved slightly as it said to Li Yuanqing, “Master, this clone technique can only split out a wisp of its soul. Even if it’s ten thousand miles away, it can still be connected. However, it’s much weaker. It shouldn’t be of much use to you, right?”
It sounded like his puppet technique. As long as it was someone controlled by Li Yuanqing’s puppet technique, their divine sense would be shared. That kind seemed to be stronger.
Li Yuanqing instructed him, “Put one down first.”
Without hesitation, the Blood Vine stretched out a hand. A crack suddenly appeared in the palm of the twisted vine, and a small round ball slowly squeezed out. As soon as the ball jumped out, it turned into a small sprout with two legs and ran around the ground.