619: Chapter 429 619: Chapter 429 Thus, those chefs and attendants who were clueless about cooking and alchemy gained a new understanding.
Once they learned how to use the Alchemy Furnace, they effectively possessed the knowledge of alchemy.
Although their abilities were insufficient, using the techniques of alchemy to cook rice and various pastries turned out to be both delicious and fast.
Sun Zi’an became the master among these chefs, creating culinary delights that he taught them to make, and also learned to use the Alchemy Furnace himself.
In doing so, he mastered another domain of knowledge, thereby honing his own skills, learning more, doing what he liked, and enhancing his other abilities.
After Jiang Tang had rescued so many people, the Marquis was also constantly busy.
Using a Magic Wand was very exhausting, but he finally healed all those people, dressed them in new clothes, and cleansed them of their dirt.
Having rested for a while, he then educated these people, telling them that they would have to work in different places in the future, and they had to follow orders and have their own survival skills.
They could no longer live as slaves, but they had to use their hands to create a good life for themselves.
Jiang Tang had provided them with such nice living conditions; now, they were to build their own homeland, but they did not understand the language of another country and had to be taught this new language.
The Marquis started teaching them the language, as he could not let them do nothing while they were here.
They were still capable of doing simple tasks like carrying things and cooking.
The Marquis felt a deep sense of responsibility, for Jiang Tang had created such a favorable environment, and he could not rely on others for everything.
The Marquis had already considered some issues.
After bringing these people back, he planned to take some young people from the Stockade to lead them.
He also thought about bringing the people from the Stockade out.
Since so many people had arrived, they no longer needed to live a secluded life.
He also planned to uproot all the medicinal herbs from that cave and plant them in the environment Jiang Tang had created for them.
He believed that a place as owned by Jiang Tang, such an eminent figure, would definitely be a place abundant in Spiritual Energy.
Jiang Tang’s latest plundering took place in the wealthiest area of the country: the King’s Treasury, the rich families’ storerooms, and even the furnishings of wealthy households and young ladies’ boudoirs were all drained of their finest items by him.
At this moment, disorder arose amongst those who suddenly found their valuables missing, as a thief had intruded their homes.
Some reported to the officials, but the same incidents occurred in the officials’ homes, leaving them clueless about the thief’s identity.
What was more terrifying was that the entire Imperial City was affected, and even those in charge of the King’s treasury discovered the theft, and reported it to the King.
From the reports of many ministers, the King realized the unusual nature of the situation and became anxious about his own treasury.
He felt confident in his strong defenses, yet wondered how someone had managed to get in.
When the manager of the treasury reported the situation, the King became slightly panicked.
Such a large-scale theft of the entire treasury and the bustling city could only be done by a person of great power.
To be robbed in such a manner threatened their status as the most prosperous nation, possibly relegating them to a poor country.
The King worried even more about his secretly hoarded treasures being stolen.
Upon inspecting the treasury himself, he almost fainted when he found the most precious items gone.
He thought of the wizards and instructed them to investigate who could have plundered the entire city and treasury.
These wizards had previously been ordered by the King’s men to determine how the perpetrators of recent incidents had caused such chaos.
Before they could even present the incredible findings from the mirror to the King, they received new orders to thoroughly investigate the latest event.
Upon viewing the mirror, the King saw people flying up from the ground, as if they inherently possessed the ability to soar into the sky.
Regarding the castle wizard who was burned alive by fire, it turned out to be a nimble Fire Spirit; the wizard lost the battle, the castle burned down to ashes, and then the fire vanished.
When it came to the people suddenly flying into the sky, the man’s power was too strong; the King feared that he might not be able to confront him.
The wizard had once again sent a mirror, and what the king saw was their entire city’s treasures, even the places where the treasures were hidden, automatically flying towards the sky.
“???”
The king had already realized that once the objects were in the opponent’s hands, they still couldn’t find the person; the Magical Treasure used for detection couldn’t even locate where the opponent was, which goes to show that the opponent’s Magical Treasure could fly so fast and high that they couldn’t detect it.
The king knew that their people couldn’t fight, their weapons couldn’t contend with the others, and if they were to send out troops, it would lead to more deaths.
Right now, it was wealth that was lost, but if they further enraged the opponent, it was possible their entire city would be destroyed.
Then his position as king wouldn’t be secure; as a king, he was very fond of his life.
Over the years, he had always concealed his combat power, only using it at critical moments to let people know his capabilities.
The whole city was filled with complaints; their belongings had been stolen, and they didn’t even know who the thief was.
Even the royal treasury had been looted, so how could they blame the authorities?
Many people had committed many heinous acts, and in this act of retaliation from the opponent, many of those slaves who had been rescued had been involved; even if others hadn’t been involved, they had seen what happened without any compassion.
There was a certain sense of adding to the tyranny and a feeling of guilt.
More wealth could be sought after its loss, but if life were lost, it wouldn’t be worth it.
With Jiang Tang’s recent pillaging, some of his subordinates within the Magical Treasure had acquired many items.
He then thought of those people he had just saved; he gave each of them a portion of the jewels and clothes they were wearing.
Considering there were so many people, and they would need to eat and drink in the future, he didn’t want to move everything out of his space just yet, as they still hadn’t been able to grow their own food.
Now, with such a good opportunity, he went on another round of looting, taking the food stores of the wealthy and official families for themselves.
Thus, he stored the grain in two Storage Bags and gave them to the Marquis for safekeeping, ensuring that these people had something to eat and drink for a while.
They could survive several months without work; even if they started to cultivate, it would take some time before there was a harvest, but at least they had secured living expenses for several months.
The Marquis, clutching the two Storage Bags, felt a heavy debt of gratitude and, in thanking Jiang Tang with a steadfast gaze, decided to become his subordinate.
Jiang Tang hadn’t expected that this act of kindness would win him a loyal heart, and possibly the loyalty of the more than a thousand subordinates.
He personally didn’t dwell on such a small act, for it stemmed purely from righteousness and morality.
The Marquis, grateful for the two Storage Bags, then told his family about these events, hoping they would remember the kindness shown to them and work hard in the future, striving to improve themselves and serve Jiang Tang faithfully.
Those who had been rescued, previously living numbly, now had hope for their lives and saw the person who had saved them as someone incredibly powerful.
They felt a sense of adoration, akin to worshiping a Heavenly God, for it was this mighty person who had saved them, given them a new life, and a better place to live.
They heeded the Marquis’s words and would remain forever loyal to their benefactor.
During Jiang Tang’s latest looting, he had initially taken money, but now he was taking food, nearly turning the entire kingdom into a refugee area.
If not for the Imperial City’s buildings still looking so opulent, they would all consider themselves impoverished.
With their belongings mysteriously vanishing, and even the most powerful wizards daring not contend, these people could only hide in their dwellings like turtles.
Jiang Tang circled the kingdom a few times and found no slaves being mistreated.
He had already made those people miserable enough; moreover, by doing what he did, he ensured that none of them dared to attack them.
Jiang Tang didn’t stay there too long, wary that the Great Power Holders might return.
He had sent those bugs to carry those Great Powers around the world.
As for how the bugs he dispatched communicated information back to him, there was his secret; his Space Magical Treasure could connect to a certain kingdom.
The bugs wouldn’t go without nourishment either; as long as the sun was out during the day, the bugs could replenish, and the silver bugs could do so in the night’s moonlight.