615: Chapter 427 615: Chapter 427 They were provided with new clothes, their injuries were treated, and food was brought to them, allowing them to enjoy good food and drink.
Their eyes, once dull, and later filled with terror when people came up, now showed relief upon seeing the Marquis and his magic wand, and upon seeing people from other families, they understood they had been rescued.
Given a new lease on life, these people now had new hope.
They were willing to follow the Marquis, willing to immigrate to new lands, thinking of the strongest individuals in their families to protect them.
Even if their future held hardship, it would not be like the past, where they endured unbearable suffering without freedom.
As long as everyone was safe, their children were not sold off, and they didn’t have to work endlessly like animals or bear children without rest.
The Marquis told them that, in another country, they lived a good life, albeit a bit impoverished in the mountains.
They survived by hunting and gathering herbs to sell, which allowed their families to live well.
In the past, they had poor food, poor drink, and a poor life.
When they got sick, they could only wait for death.
Minor illnesses turned major, and forever in a filthy state, they were despised by others while still being exploited for money.
Their future life would not be so lowly; having a life of dignity was already “Yearning for Life” of their dreams.
Some began to consider that there were already about eight or nine hundred of them here, and more could be rescued.
If so many people immigrated together, what would happen if the people of that country found out?
This question arose, and with it, the realization that in their happiness, in their focus on good food and drink, and in their anticipation for a better future, they hadn’t considered that even after immigrating, they could face other difficulties.
The Marquis hesitated when asked this question.
His stockade had land and mountains, but it couldn’t support the relocation of entire families from a country into the dense forests there.
With such a large group immigrating, if they were discovered, it would be difficult to say, they could be wiped out, especially if people from the official Cultivation World discovered them—it would be a big problem.
Previously, the people in the stockade lived in secrecy, with no contact with the outside world, and they hid so that no one would find them.
Only one from the Cultivation World had found them once and nearly exterminated the entire stockade, and that individual’s combat power wasn’t even the highest.
If they encountered any gangs or the like, they would simply be moving from one dangerous place to another potentially more perilous situation.
Unable to answer, the Marquis could only turn to Jiang Tang, asking for his help in finding a solution.
After being consulted by the Marquis, Jiang Tang thought of another base that had not yet been established, planning to build a civilian area at the new base primarily for the production of herbal medicines that ordinary people could use.
Now, the people gathered into the magical treasure could be utilized, eliminating the need to recruit too many ordinary people or those from the Cultivation World into his base.
He could let the two bases have different styles; after all, both aimed at making money, pursuing business, and benefiting the people.
With this decision made, Jiang Tang told the Marquis they had an official from the authorities there, and this official held a position not too low.
Jiang Tang brought out Ye Tian, passing on the task that should have been his responsibility to him.
After hearing Jiang Tang’s explanation, Ye Tian learned that Jiang Tang had rescued many people this time.
They had not discussed immigrating these rescued people with him; he had assumed that after rescuing them and eradicating the evildoers, the people would lead a good life in their homeland.
Ye Tian asked the Marquis, if they had this time eradicated some evildoers, why not let these people live peacefully and prosper in their homeland?
The Marquis shook his head and said, “Our family members were treated this way simply because they did not have more powerful weapons.
Even ordinary mages could subdue them.”
“Can your magic wand be manufactured?
Is it possible for all of you to have weapons?” Ye Tian of course understood that in the Cultivation World, the status of ordinary people differed vastly from those who could practice cultivation.
In a family, those who cultivated and were considered elites naturally had access to the best resources.
Those who couldn’t cultivate or who cultivated without the highest skills…
…could only serve as tools to earn money, helping the family build commerce, and were only there to create wealth for the elites.
The Marquis shook his head again, “This magic wand in my hand is a treasure left from our ancestors millions of years ago; our family members do not know how to manufacture such magic wands.”
Ye Tian studied it and couldn’t produce one either; what he specialized in was the Cultivation World’s magic artifacts, not the kind of magic wand function he had seen the Marquis use earlier.
The treasures of the Cultivation World cannot make clothes appear on one’s body, heal wounds, or cleanse the filth from one’s skin.
Ye Tian once thought that being a master in crafting magical treasures in the Cultivation World was an accomplishment, but when it came to making a magic wand, he truly did not understand.
“Alright, you all need to think this through carefully.
The only one who can help you now is Jiang Tang.
I can help you keep this matter secret, and you folks can stay with Jiang Tang.
Don’t worry, that place has been approved by the King and belongs to Jiang Tang.
I’ve heard it spans hundreds of miles, with mountains and rivers.
You people won’t need so much space to live.”
The Marquis was happy upon hearing this and thanked Ye Tian, and even more so, thanked Jiang Tang.
Jiang Tang felt somewhat helpless that Ye Tian had kicked the problem to him again, but he was also short of hands.
If these people were willing to follow, he would treat them as ordinary people and have them do common labor such as farming the land, and growing fruits and herbs.
Among the magical treasures, there were people from three families.
Although they had been separated from the people who had just been rescued, they had an image recorder in the magical treasure and saw the entire process of Jiang Tang rescuing those people.
They had always lived for themselves and dedicated themselves to their families, never knowing that some people lived such humble lives.
They also thought it was right to rescue those people.
Later, they learned that Jiang Tang had already accepted them into another base, and they had nothing further to say.
As for the establishment of that base, it covered hundreds of miles, with dozens of large mountains and some smaller peaks.
There was so much land that the people from the three families and their accompanying friends couldn’t finish the work.
Jiang Tang would recruit more disciples in the future.
Having heard different plans for the two bases, what right did they have to object?
As the territory already belonged to Jiang Tang, they followed the Saint Sect Leader obediently, putting effort into learning and honing their skills since they still couldn’t be of much help to Jiang Tang amidst their continuous cultivation.
For now, Jiang Tang continued to dispatch other friends and utilize his own skills as part of a team.
Here, among the several hundred people, aside from the few dozen skilled in cooking who helped with the meals, most others weren’t much help.
To become capable of helping, those who had received the secret manuals used the time when Jiang Tang was dealing with mages and rescuing people to cultivate using the secret manuals.
Lai Jianlin and Luo Yaxuan exchanged cultivation manuals and jointly explored the densely packed secrets, advancing together.
Mr.
Jiang, among the leaders of his family, had also received a secret manual from Jiang Tang, and so he too was continuously cultivating and teaching the members of his family.
Seeing that they weren’t much help and had idle time, Jiang Tang gave them tasks.
Those who could cook and were chefs, besides cultivating with secret manuals and using pills, he made their work enjoyable as well.
For those without cooking skills, including the girls, he let them take what they needed and improve together.
Not everyone could learn from his secret manual, but some could.
Those who didn’t know how to make pills could learn from those who did.
Among these people, there were those skilled in artifact refining, talisman crafting, formations, and they taught others, allowing everyone to become all-around capable.
By building their Saint Sect, every person was meant to become an all-arounder, regardless of gender, pulling out anyone who would be outstanding.
Jiang Tang couldn’t stay idle.
By coming to this country, he had turned another country upside down.
People in distress were calling for help, while the wealthy were fleeing disasters.
Some understood that staying in the castle might result in being burned, so they could only flee, taking some valuable possessions and abandoning their homes.
It was fortunate that some smart people acted this way, allowing a few to escape the net.
While the officials had wanted to apprehend those causing panic, seeing so many people flee stopped them in their tracks.
Those who didn’t want to die had no choice but to escape to civilian areas, ordinary villages, changing out of their rich clothes, with some even fleeing to the deep mountains and forests to avoid disaster.