Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: The Charm of the System (Third Update, Summoning Monthly Votes)

Deng Yifu and Lang Zhen’s proposal was unanimously passed by all parties without any hindrance.

In a society where the spirit of grand revenge prevails, the importance of eradicating the root of the problem is self-evident and doesn’t need to be emphasized.

Even without setting up a reward pool, various clans would still actively pursue and eliminate the remaining members of the Gu Family.

Worrying about revenge from a foe is one thing, but on the other hand, the fleeing descendants of the Gu Family must have brought something with them, right?

The possibility of the Gu Family making a comeback is slim; in the history of Donghua Country, there have been very few clans like the Yu Family capable of restoring their former glory.

But even the Yu Family, at its worst, wasn’t hunted by everyone, as they still had a lifeline left.

Moreover, the present Yu Family has split into three branches, and combined, they are not as powerful as the Yu Family once was.

However, the Gu Family has a long history and were members of the Family Alliance; within the forces dividing the Gu Family’s assets, only Feng Jun has an Innate Expert, so it’s false to say everyone has no reservations about this.

Anyway, the rumor was immediately spread; not only were profiteering forces on the chase, but they also spread the word, offering rewards for the members of the Gu Family.

Suddenly, both the Official Government and civilians were offering rewards for the members of the Gu Family. Those who had escaped by luck were now truly like rats crossing the street.

Gu Family members were continually caught, dead or alive, and handed over for reward money.

Feng Jun didn’t continue to concern himself with this. On the third day after his return, he began blasting mountains again.

This time his mountain blasting was somewhat unbridled; he directly drove a covered farm vehicle everywhere and started work wherever he arrived.

Already an Innate Expert, and with the recent downfall of the Gu Family, why bother with so much caution?

Fewer Tian Family disciples followed him now; after the battle at Gu Family Village, he was nearly venerated by the surrounding people—not to mention as an Immortal, this was the being who had slain two Innate Experts.

Defeating an Innate Expert is not too difficult, but killing one is not easy. Not to mention taking on two at once and keeping both of them down, such an unbelievable record of battle would not be believed if not witnessed in person.

In fact, Tian Family disciples now had plenty of things to do—some were transcribing books, some were learning to drive, and others were building roads.

Now there were indeed many people transcribing books, but not just anyone could copy those confiscated from the Gu Family. It required conversion of military exploits into eligibility to transcribe books.

The same went for driving; the car fleet’s overnight long-range strike to Yangshan touched many. Upon their return, people immediately asked Feng Jun: Can we send some disciples to learn to drive?

Feng Jun had already emphasized that he had no immediate plans to sell his vehicles, but everyone replied, it doesn’t matter. Maybe you’ll sell them in the future, and even if you never do, it’s still good for the disciples to learn this technology.

Actually, some people had the intention to send their disciples closer to the Divine Doctor. If they could not become apprentices, it would still be good to learn to drive and help out.

Relationships are always developed through interaction.

Feng Jun felt that it was highly unlikely to encounter a situation like the Gu Family’s again. Once is enough for long-distance raid operations, enough to deter some with ill intentions.

However, training more drivers is not a bad thing—at the very least, in case of any emergency, he would have a certain capacity for long-distance battlefield deployment.

He did not lack farm vehicles; he could simply buy more if necessary, but drivers truly needed to be trained.

But again, not everyone is qualified to learn to drive; spots are allocated based on military exploits.

There aren’t enough vehicles for now? That doesn’t matter, just learn first. Feng Jun had ordered another hundred farm vehicles and twenty all-terrain vehicles from Earth Realm.

These vehicles would be delivered in batches to the warehouse of Luohua Manor, from where he would then transport them over here in batches.

Delivering them a few at a time would keep the operation more discreet.

As for the road construction underway, it’s not just about making driving more convenient. In fact, the area where Feng Jun was located had already become the second busiest place in Zhige County, far surpassing ordinary towns, with many people even finding it more attractive than the county seat.

After all, the county seat doesn’t have the nightlife this place has, nor the consumer vitality.

Thus, it has become necessary to build a proper road. Not only do the Tian Family disciples think so, but other powers are also willing to invest.

Feng Jun was happy to let them build roads. This remote area had developed so well that he was considering making it a second Luohua Manor. After all, the land here was his too, a gift from the Yongyi Duke’s Princely Heir.

No, wait… It would be better to consider it as one of the three warrens for the cunning hare. He would eventually go to the realm of the Cultivators.

Speaking of Cultivation, before the celebration, Yu Changqing had left with three walkie-talkies.

To her, as a Cultivator, an Innate Expert celebration wasn’t of much significance, and she didn’t think he would take it very seriously.

What she really wanted to find out was what kind of price walkie-talkies would fetch in the Immortal Market.

It just so happened that Feng Jun was “too busy with the celebration” and had her make the trip on his behalf.

Feng Jun had been a bit worried about how to bluff his way through and integrate into the circle of Cultivators, but after the battle at Gu Family Village and acquiring the Immortal Cultivation Techniques, one of his biggest challenges had been resolved.

By now, he had essentially prepared himself to leave this place, and to better survive within the society of cultivators, he decided to carefully preserve the six and a half Spirit Stones he possessed.

He was certain he would practice the Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique, at the very least, he needed to step into the threshold of the Qi Refinement Realm before he would interact with other cultivators.

But to practice this technique, he still needed twenty-seven Spirit Stones, so he could only choose to use all of the Spirit Stones that were in the process of congealing.

Therefore, these days he was vigorously mining Spirit Stones, generally saving up ten before sending them to the Earth Realm. Then he would stay on Earth for two or three days, pay attention to the progress of the projects and the cultivation of his three disciples, and incidentally bring back a batch of vehicles.

In the blink of an eye, twenty days had passed, and Feng Jun had frantically mined over forty congealing Spirit Stones. Together with his previously stored ones, he had a total of sixty.

To his surprise, the nearby Spirit Stones did not noticeably diminish despite his excavation efforts.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Initially, he thought there were roughly one hundred fifty Spirit Stones in this area, but now he had discovered that there were still over one hundred twenty unmined Spirit Stones.

Even so, he had not yet surveyed the entire area; often, after uncovering three Spirit Stones, he would find two more new ones. Just from this perspective alone, it seemed necessary to manage this place.

That day, he had saved up another twelve Spirit Stones and was about to send them back to the Earth Realm when someone reported that Yu Changqing had returned.

She was still dressed as a middle-aged person and upon seeing Feng Jun, the first thing she said was, “I’m sorry, I didn’t fulfill the promise to the senior… They only agree to buy walkie-talkies with gold and silver.”

As she spoke, she took out three walkie-talkies.

As a female cultivator, she had kept the walkie-talkies in good condition, looking almost unused.

However, two of them were out of battery, and the other was in a state of low-battery warning.

The most important thing was that she carried three power banks with her, which were also out of battery now.

After she took back the walkie-talkies, she first had her master look at them. After some contemplation, her master thought the items indeed had their merits, but their functionality was a bit too simple and the range too limited.

According to her master, compared to using paper cranes for messages, the walkie-talkie was not much more convenient inside the sect and in terms of timeliness, it also didn’t surpass the use of signal fires. In terms of range, the walkie-talkie was completely outdone by both.

When cultivators went out in teams for adventures, it might not be very useful, either. If a fight broke out, the noise from ten or twenty li away wasn’t too hard to detect, which made the device seem a bit superfluous.

Additionally, once one bought this device, it would need to be regularly charged, which was another inconvenience.

However, the last point was somewhat addressed by Yu Changqing to her master; whether it’s signal fires or paper cranes, both have a life span, and signal fires are actually one-time use. Recharging a walkie-talkie is still better than buying a new one every time.

Her master’s valuation of the walkie-talkies was, “If you want to trade them for Spirit Stones, you need at least twenty to exchange for one.”

Yu Changqing felt that this price was a bit unreasonable. In her opinion, a pair of walkie-talkies should be worth one Spirit Stone—after all, no one would buy just one.

Her master was only analyzing it verbally and wasn’t particularly confident in the prospects of this novelty, so he suggested that she could try selling it.

In the days that Yu Changqing was away, aside from traveling, she was demonstrating the use of the walkie-talkies to others.

Fortunately, Wuyou Platform was a major force among cultivators, so she didn’t need to actively market the walkie-talkies in the Immortal Market, as her fellow sect brothers and sisters would introduce them for her.

As one could imagine, since the power banks were drained, many tests were conducted, and people were genuinely interested in this novelty.

But once it came to money, people started to wonder… can this device be traded for Spirit Stones? It couldn’t harm the enemy or enhance defense.

Cultivators are practical. While no one denied it was a good item, they just didn’t find it worthy of trading for Spirit Stones, whereas trading with gold and silver wouldn’t be an issue.

Yu Changqing really wanted to point out that the secular military was interested in this device.

But before leaving, Feng Jun specifically emphasized to her not to mention secular affairs to prevent cultivators from inquiring.

Feng Jun didn’t want the military to know that this device had not yet penetrated the cultivator’s market.

However, Yu Changqing was worried that if she mentioned the military’s interest, then the value of the walkie-talkie would have to be measured in gold and silver—the secular world could use gold and silver to buy walkie-talkies, but cultivators had to use Spirit Stones, was it fair to treat people like that?

Up to now, she had depleted the battery without securing any intention to purchase.

But her master also said, this person’s stuff is quite interesting. The walkie-talkies are mediocre, but you say he has generators, fuel for the generators, lighting fixtures, and surveillance systems, and that the fuel can also power vehicles…

This is an entire industrial system, do you know what this means? An entire system!

Don’t think that because cultivators haven’t experienced industrial systems, that there would be any fools among them.

Their ability to analyze things is much stronger than most people, and their vision far superior.

Strictly speaking, cultivators are not unfamiliar with systems; in fact, they are quite sensitive to them, as that’s how cultivation also functions.

(Another triple update, calling out loudly for the guaranteed monthly tickets during the double bonus period.)