Hairmen and White Lotus Silkworms: Two Dilemmas

Gu were the Heaven and Earth True Essence. Mortal Gu contained a trace of the principles and laws of the Dao, while Immortal Gu were Great Dao Fragments.

Refining Gu involved the fusion and collision of Great Dao laws. It was more profound than chemical reactions and more dangerous than handling gunpowder.

Fang Yuan stood high in the air. After observing for a while, he saw over a dozen hairmen fail at refining Gu and suffer injuries. Several of them died on the spot.

He could not help sighing inwardly. As the operation expands, the losses among the hairmen are becoming increasingly glaring.

Hairman slaves were the most expensive of all slaves, even more expensive than Human Gu Masters!

It seemed rather unimaginable. How could humans be worth less than hairmen?

In truth, it was easy to understand—Man is the Spirit of All Things. Human hearts were ever-changing and difficult to control. Variant humans, on the other hand, had comparatively simpler minds. Fang Yuan could control so many hairmen, making them refine Gu day and night, granting them only limited time each day. Other than eating and sleeping, they had no entertainment whatsoever.

If these hairmen were replaced with human Gu Masters, that would be practically impossible.

If human Gu Masters were made to engage in such dangerous, intensive labor for a long time, without rest or entertainment, their resentment would surely soar to the heavens and thoughts of rebellion would arise in their hearts.

The simple arrangements within the stone nests could not withstand human ingenuity either. They would certainly sabotage things in secret and quickly forge connections among themselves. Once they believed the time was ripe, they would rebel in secret or rise in armed revolt outright.

Thus, Fang Yuan would rather buy the most expensive hairman slaves