Chapter 156: Treasure Pavilion, Library
After leaving the ancestral temple, Qin Mo, who felt a little stimulated, simply changed his route and headed towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Fortunately, the Youyun Iron Cavalry on duty did not forget their commander Qin Mo, allowing him to enter the City Lord's Mansion smoothly.
When Jia Xu received the report, he came forward in a panic and said, "My lord, you finally remembered Blackwater City." Jia Xu had a resentful look on his face, like a woman in her boudoir waiting for her husband to return.
Before he knew it, he had already become a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage.
"With you, Wenhe, in Blackwater City, I have nothing to worry about." Qin Mo smiled.
"With the lord away, morale is low." Jia Xu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
This was not a flattery on his part.
It can be said that Blackwater City was built entirely because of Qin Mo, and the great reputation he made in the Three Kingdoms subcontinent will not fade with the passage of such a short time.
At least the Blackwater Army has always missed their commander Qin Mo.
The two of them came to Qin Mo's study chatting and laughing.
Although Qin Mo no longer lives in the City Lord's Mansion, someone cleans his study every day, and it is no different from when he left.
It still tastes the same as before.
"Well, tell me, what major changes have taken place in Blackwater City in the past one or two years?" Since he was here, Qin Mo naturally didn't mind listening to Jia Xu's complaints.
At the same time, declare his sovereignty.
Jia Xu was not afraid. Although it was very sudden and he had no preparation, he talked about the changes in Blackwater City, from the big changes in population data to the small changes in bridge construction.
It can be seen that they are really attentive.
Qin Mo didn't feel much after listening to it.
According to Jia Xu, there haven't been that many changes in Heishui City in the past one or two years.
In addition to further improving the infrastructure and building the outer city, the next step is to upgrade some prosperous villages into small towns to further improve the structure of Blackwater City.
The current Blackwater City can barely be called a city-state.
This is normal.
"Honghuang" is not a real virtual world, but a living world.
For a city-state to be built from scratch, it would take decades or even hundreds of years. To achieve these achievements in just one or two years was extremely difficult given the productivity conditions in ancient times.
We really shouldn't be too demanding.
"Well, have you encountered any difficulties that require my intervention?" Qin Mo asked proactively.
Jia Xu perked up immediately, and without further ado, he said, "Speaking of difficult questions, there is one."
"You tell me!"
"As the population increases, the demand for arable land is also surging. Some of the most remote villages are almost at the borders of other tribes. In the future, can we try to conquer the surrounding tribes?" Jia Xu asked.
Unknowingly, Blackwater City had expanded to its limit.
"Of course." Qin Mo said without hesitation.
The prehistoric continent has always followed the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak. Since Blackwater City is strong enough and needs new space for development, there is no reason to not take a bite of the fat meat right in front of you.
The surrounding areas being annexed by Blackwater City may not necessarily be a bad thing.
"That's fine." Jia Xu was delighted and said with a smile, "To be honest, my lord, since there has been no war for many years, the soldiers of the Black Water Army are almost going crazy with idleness, and they are clamoring to invade other tribes all day long."
Qin Mo nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "We can conquer, but we must also pay attention to the methods and means. It is better to cut off diplomatic relations and reduce bloodshed and casualties as much as possible."
"Understood!" Jia Xu knew how to handle this properly.
"What else?" Qin Mo asked again.
It was a rare opportunity for him to come back, so he was ready to solve the problem once and for all.
Jia Xu didn't know what politeness was, "Another one may involve the management of foreigners."
"What do you mean?" Qin Mo frowned. "Didn't Li Bingyun be appointed to be in charge of this matter?"
"Yes." Jia Xu nodded. "Miss Li has actually done well enough. The key is that the enthusiasm of the aliens is not high. They would rather run to the subcontinent than stay in Blackwater City."
In fact, Blackwater City needs a group of players to stay there permanently.
The prehistoric continent has never been a natural paradise, with monsters everywhere. Blackwater City is not so bad, but the surrounding villages are often attacked by monsters.
At times like this, the role the army can play is actually very small.
It is necessary to send monks to encircle and suppress them.
And players are undoubtedly the most suitable targets.
However, with the opening of the Zhu Xian subcontinent, all players at the Qi Refining stage and above left the Honghuang continent again, which is exactly the same as the Three Kingdoms subcontinent.
No matter how many tricks Li Bingyun has, it's useless.
After Qin Mo understood the situation, he said, "Well, call Li Bingyun over and discuss it together."
"promise!"
Jia Xu bowed and went to invite him personally.
Although he was the commander of Blackwater City, he was well aware of Li Bingyun's special status and did not dare to neglect him.
Besides,
Li Bingyun made an invaluable contribution by bringing in hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Zhuxian subcontinent last time.
After a while, Li Bingyun came.
The three of them sat down again.
Qin Mo did not beat around the bush and first moved items from the dimensional space. They were all spiritual herbs, elixirs, talismans, and refining materials that he had accumulated but had no use for .
There are all kinds of things, covering the entire ground.
"????"
Although Jia Xu and Li Bingyun were drooling, they looked confused.
That’s not all.
Qin Mo took out another batch of rare spiritual herbs, elixirs, talismans, and refining materials from Yun Yilan's storage bag, including more than a hundred foundation-building pills alone.
Jia Xu and the other man's breathing became heavier.
Finally, Qin Mo took out a stack of handwritten martial arts manuals, including "The Sutra of Immortality", "The Sutra of Poison", "The Book of Xuanyin Ghosts", "The First Volume of the Heavenly Book", etc.
Even the "Heavenly Demon Strategy", "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao" and "Burning Incense Jade Book" were each taken out with the upper volume.
“…”
Jia Xu and Li Bingyun fell directly into a state of dementia.
"Is it that serious?" Qin Mo was speechless.
In his eyes, these things were just some useless junk. It would be a pity to throw them away, but they had no place to be kept, so they were really useless.
"I plan to use these materials as a basis to build the Blackwater City Treasure Pavilion and Library. Do you think... it's enough?" Qin Mo asked.
"Enough, enough, enough!"
Li Bingyun was the first to react, "Sir, any item here would be a fatal temptation to a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage or even a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage."
All I can say is,
Qin Mo is too far away from the working people.
He simply couldn't imagine what price an ordinary player, even a high-level player, would have to pay in order to get a foundation-building pill or a good refining material.
It is true that a full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man.
"That's good." Qin Mo nodded. "Didn't you create a Knight Island? In order to encourage strangers to do more demon-killing missions in Blackwater City, you can draw up a points system. As long as the points are enough, the registered swordsmen can go to the Treasure Pavilion or the Library to exchange for the corresponding items."
With such a huge reward, there is no doubt that players will be tempted.
Li Bingyun could only admire Qin Mo's generosity and said with a wry smile, "Not to mention others, even I am already tempted."
She was really planning to register a swordsman for fun.
Qin Mo was generous. He waved his hand and said, "You two can choose any three treasures in the Treasure Pavilion and copy two volumes of exercises in the library for free. That will be your reward."
"Thank you, my lord!"
"Thank you, sir!"
They both saluted together, looking excited.
Qin Mo then said to Jia Xu: "The welfare of the rest of the civil and military officials in Blackwater City will be decided by you."
"promise!"
Jia Xu had nothing to say about Qin Mo's trust in him.
"I'll leave the rest of the things to you two. You will be responsible for managing Blackwater City in the rear, and I will be responsible for charging into battle on the front lines and trying to snatch up more resources for Blackwater City." Qin Mo joked.
Jia Xu smiled bitterly.
How can you be a city lord like this?
But perhaps, Qin Mo is the most qualified city lord in the prehistoric continent.
Only Li Bingyun knew that Qin Mo was not exaggerating considering the situation he had stirred up in the Zhu Xian subcontinent.
…
After leaving Blackwater City, Qin Mo came to the Black and White Mountain Villa.
Far away,
Then I heard a burst of crisp laughter, accompanied by a tiger's roar.
Qin Mo looked curiously, and saw little Diao Chan in a red dress riding on the exotic beast Zouwu and playing around in the square in front of the villa.
Zouwu's long tail was flashing with electric light, as if it was setting off fireworks to amuse little Diao Chan. The originally majestic beast had now become a docile big cat.
"Could it be that the strange beasts are also lustful?" Qin Mo complained inwardly.
After not seeing him for a year, his most proud disciple Diao Chan has already advanced to the late stage of foundation building and is only one step away from forming a pill.
Needless to say,
With Qin Mo's expectations for Diao Chan, it is natural that he is aiming for the top-grade golden elixir.
As if she heard footsteps, little Diao Chan suddenly turned her head and saw Qin Mo at the end of the mountain path. Unexpected joy instantly bloomed on her little face, which warmed people's hearts.
Riding on a Zouwu, he came quickly like a gust of wind, jumped off, and bowed obediently: "Master ."
"Um."
Qin Mo nodded lightly, trying hard to maintain his dignity as an elder.
"Master, how long will you stay this time?" Little Diao Chan asked pitifully.
"At least three months." Qin Mo said.
"Great~~~"
Little Diao Chan was overjoyed and jumped right on Zou Wu's back.
Zou Wu, who originally liked little Diao Chan, would not get angry even though he was tormented a lot. Especially when his master Qin Mo returned, Zou Wu felt inexplicably a little nervous.
He could faintly smell the aura of his previous master, the Beast God, from his master.
But I felt more and more frightened and awed in my heart.
It’s strange to say, I don’t know if it’s because of her physical condition or because of her practice, but little Diao Chan is already fifteen or sixteen years old, but her body has not yet fully grown.
Still like a little loli.
Qin Mo didn't care and began to guide his apprentice on his practice difficulties.
He chose to stay in the villa not just to teach his disciples, but because he stayed in the Zhu Xian subcontinent for a long time and neglected his previous work of refining equipment.
In reality, all kinds of purchased ores are about to be sold out.
In order to speed up the refining process, Qin Mo specially commissioned Xinghuo Mining to refine the ore before delivering it, and the volume was reduced by more than ten times.
Otherwise, the account would have been liquidated long ago.
In addition, with sufficient funds recently, a new batch of ore will be purchased.
There is no time to delay any longer.
Qin Mo had no choice but to temporarily give up the idea of going to the Nether Abyss and stay in the villa peacefully, living the life of a weapon refiner again.
I am very busy every day.
Fortunately, his cultivation improved by leaps and bounds. With his cultivation in the late Nascent Soul stage, he was able to refine weapons again, and his efficiency was more than three times that of before.
otherwise,
Not to mention three months, I'm afraid it may not be completed in a year.
Refining any magical weapon has never been an easy task, otherwise, magical weapons in the world of cultivation would not always be in short supply.
Many of the sect's disciples' magical weapons, more than half of them, were passed down from previous generations.
Reused from generation to generation.
It is precisely because of this that the older a sect is, the deeper its foundation is, such as the Qingyun Sect in the Zhuxian subcontinent and the Emei Sect in the Honghuang continent.
It's all like this.
…
Just as Qin Mo was immersed in the great cause of refining equipment, in reality, five years had passed since the revival of spiritual energy. The increasingly rich spiritual energy between heaven and earth was also undergoing a qualitative change from quantitative change.
This then triggers a series of chain reactions.
In addition to the strange phenomena in the sky and earth that occurred from time to time, the most important thing was that the wild beasts in the deep mountains and dense forests began to evolve into ferocious beasts on a large scale.
Some ferocious beasts moved out of their original range of activities and began to enter human living areas.
conflict,
The inevitable coming...
