625: Chapter 432 625: Chapter 432 With such relentless extremes of cold and heat, the fish in the sea couldn’t take it anymore and were rolling their eyes white.
The larger ones like sharks were a bit better off, as they had thick skins and flesh.
The sharks were also startled and didn’t dare to surface, fearing that the fishermen would kill them.
Gradually, the small fishing boats became filled with fish.
The fishermen had no idea how much longer the Sea Goddess would remain furious.
At first, they were scared, but later they felt their lives were not in danger.
They noticed that when such disturbances occurred in the ocean, the weather above would fluctuate, swinging between clear skies and rain, sometimes even with thunder, though without fierce winds.
This had not happened for thousands of years, and it was jeopardizing their ability to fish, their means of making a living.
The monkey and the Dragon King kept fighting below, oblivious to the impact they were having on the entire ocean surface.
After all, they had fought for so long without incident, perhaps because the Dragon King had previously only sent his subordinates to do the job.
This time, the Dragon King wasn’t directly involved in the conflict.
However, his duel with the monkey was disturbing the entire ocean and sky.
The Dragon King was aware of the problem; his powers could affect the survival of all the fish in the sea, yet he hadn’t anticipated the monkey’s spells to be so powerful, breaking his Ice Sea Magic.
The monkey, on the other hand, hadn’t thought much about it and was only focused on defeating the arrogant Dragon King.
Jiang Tang, piloting his flying arrow, arrived back at the first base, dropping off some subordinates.
Those who had stayed behind were delighted to see them return.
Seeing so many people from a foreign country, they were very curious about where Jiang Tang had taken all these people.
It had been several days since Ding Ling had seen her senior brother Lai Jianlin.
She was waiting for him at their residence, where they lived with the female members of their team—all from the same Immortal Sect, albeit not friendly with each other previously.
After reuniting this time, the girls’ attitudes toward her improved a lot, but she didn’t particularly enjoy their company.
During the days of their stay, the girls would talk to her only during work hours; Ding Ling devoted all her other time to cultivation.
She had received Supreme Elixirs from Jiang Tang last time, but she was reluctant to consume them, as she wanted to listen to the teachings of the Dao Arts.
In the days following their departure, those who stayed behind, including some with lower cultivation, continued their work.
Three families were tasked with guarding the area spanning hundreds of miles, to prevent people or items from entering.
They realized that their presence was somewhat unnecessary; without being led by Jiang Tang, they couldn’t leave the place on their own, and their adversaries couldn’t come in either.
Unsure of the Array used to trap them, they nonetheless took comfort in this fact and focused on finishing their construction work.
The rest of their time was dedicated to cultivation.
They even consumed the Supreme Elixirs from their pockets, hoping to boost their cultivation and ensure they would be included in future missions.
Feeling inferior among so many elites, they couldn’t help but feel a sense of inadequacy.
When they went to other Immortal Sects to learn cultivation techniques, they also had influential backgrounds.
Unlike others, they didn’t need to take on missions to buy Pills; they could focus on cultivation and enjoyed a relatively prosperous life within the sect.
But this meant they didn’t get to experience much of the outside world, and their combat experience was significantly lacking.
During the Immortal Sect competition, their performance was successful albeit precarious; they almost failed to qualify for the contest, nearly bringing shame to their family.
When they returned to their clan, they didn’t expect not everyone would come back with them; most were just visiting home before returning to the Immortal Sect.
But they found that their clan had changed, seeking a powerful patronage.
They no longer wanted to return to their original place but instead clung to stronger backers.
“Senior brother, you’re finally back!” Ding Ling greeted him excitedly, treating the unfamiliar faces around her as if they were invisible.
Lai Jianlin smiled as he went to see his junior sister; he had some free time lately and had made something for her, which he thought was the perfect occasion to give her.
Holding a Storage Bag in his hand, he handed it over, saying, “This was made by your senior brother.
Although it’s not as impressive as others with more ability, I hope you won’t disdain it!”
“Thank you, this is wonderful!” Ding Ling joyfully accepted the gift, staring at Lai Jianlin with a happy and affectionate gaze.
Seeing this scene, the other women also hoped someone would think of them and buy them gifts during their time away.
Jiang Tang ordered the people on the Magical Treasure to disembark first, not in a hurry to head towards the ocean, and had them settle down here first.
He sent some people over to start constructing the base there.
Many people descended from the Flying Arrow, and those from foreign countries saw the shiny, glittering lights that were not just a sign of vitality but brighter than the diamonds they mined.
These people who had suffered hardship had never seen such a beautiful place, built like the Immortal Realm.
They believed they had ascended to heaven, to a place like the Heavenly Palace, yet there was something slightly different about it, with its mountains and rivers, besides the beautiful lights.
Every mountain was built exquisitely; the stairs they saw too seemed so splendid.
Was this place simply a royal palace, even more beautiful than one?
For those who had experienced hardship, their previous accommodations, which could hardly be called real houses, were practically prison cells.
Upon seeing these splendid dwellings where they were arranged to stay, they felt unworthy, as this was a life they had never even dreamed of.
The Marquis then explained to them that they were only staying here temporarily and weren’t meant to settle down contentedly.
They belonged to another place where they were to create their own homeland.
These people felt that surely only nobility resided here, yet they were pleased that they could use their own hands to create their homes.
Having a home of their own was something countless generations dreamt of.
Jiang Tang summoned those who had been left behind and distributed resources to them.
Just as he had given 20 Supreme Elixirs to the others, he distributed them here too.
Whatever items he had collected on the way, they would also have.
The ones who stayed behind felt a tad unhappy for not having gone on the expedition, resigning themselves to their fate due to their lesser fortune and inadequate cultivation.
Although they had increased their cultivation in the last few days, those who had gone out had also impressively grown stronger.
On receiving their rewards, they smiled happily, expressing their gratitude to Jiang Tang with thankful words.
The female disciples’ eyes sparkled even more, having received so many items.
Their worth had already reached that of ordinary rich men, and now even more splendid.
Twenty Supreme Elixirs—were they to sell them at auction, they could become wealthy women.
But they were not foolish enough to sell them, as others sought these Elixirs and couldn’t even find them.
Besides, other resources had already elevated them to wealth and prosperity.
Jiang Tang merely let these people rest here for one night, and then had them board the Magical Treasure again with over a thousand people, including some construction workers, preparing to set off to another base.
Yan Weiwei told Jiang Tang that her family also wished to build their homeland at the other base, just like these commoners.
In truth, Yan Weiwei wanted to stay here with her family, having heard that this base was top-notch and that anything built here would be produced here.
The other base was to be more humble, for example, providing medicinal herbs and other items for commoners’ use.
Her family believed that given their modest abilities, staying beside those high-status individuals would mean they might only end up as laborers.
It would be different at the other base.
Otherwise, these thousand-plus commoners might also consider themselves Cultivators having been admitted into the Immortal Sect, making them much more formidable than the commoners here.
Jiang Tang agreed to their wishes.
Although both bases had mountains and rivers, fields, these peoplewere not yet ready to take on so much.
They also needed to recruit those capable of using Spells, as the civilian areas stretching hundreds of miles could not be managed otherwise.
Ye Tian hadn’t thought about returning yet.
With the resources received from Jiang Tang, he wanted to visit the other base.
After all, it was he who had secured the land deeds, and what he was most curious about was what kind of resources were there that made Jiang Tang insist on establishing bases in these locations.