Tribute City, Three Thousand Sacrifices
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Just as Su Bai was about to recall the mosquito avatar, suddenly, the personal Communication Artifact in front of Wang Yuan flashed with light.
Su Bai wasn't the type to eavesdrop on other people's private lives, but since he was already here and knew he would be staying in Ning City for a while, he figured he might as well stay and listen.
Listen to what's going on with your boss.
So he quickly controlled the mosquito avatar to land on Wang Yuan's hair again.
Wang Yuan also noticed the activity of the Communication Artifact. He temporarily stopped cultivating, cautiously waved his hand to release a burst of Spiritual Power, sealing off the entire house, before finally connecting to the Communication Artifact.
He spoke respectfully, "Greetings, Po Jun, the Night Envoy. What are your orders?"
Su Bai, perched on Wang Yuan's hair, felt a stirring in his heart upon hearing these words.
He hadn't expected that the Transmit Message would come from the Night Envoy.
The Night Envoy is a high-ranking official position in the Great Qian Dynasty's Night Watcher system, and generally only Cultivator at the Deity Transformation Stage are qualified to hold this position.
Su Bai guessed that this Night Envoy, codenamed Po Jun, was most likely a Night Watcher official from the southwestern branch of Yan State.
He was Wang Yuan's superior official.
From the other end of the Communication Artifact came the voice of Night Envoy Po Jun: "The day of the National Preceptor of the Buddhist Kingdom's Blood Sacrifice is approaching. This time, send three thousand men from your Ning City to him."
Wang Yuan's expression changed instantly. His brows furrowed tightly, and after a slight pause, he said, "Night Envoy... the population of Ning City has only increased by less than two thousand this year..."
Ning City has a population of less than 100,000. In a small border town, having 2,000 births is considered a high birth rate.
"Although the household registration system controls the population, a significant loss of people has been inevitable," Wang Yuan continued to explain. "Three thousand people is a considerable number for Ning City."
He then suggested, "How about we find a few other Tribute City and distribute the money among ourselves?"
The term "Tribute City" was a term known only to the high-ranking officials of the Great Qian Kingdom.
The term "Tribute City" refers to the fact that the population of those cities would be supplied to the cities of Demon Cultivator.
The five cities on the southwestern border of Yan State are the five Tribute City of Yan State.
During his term, Wang Yuan's apparent duty was to protect the people of Ning City, but in reality, he had a more important underlying responsibility: to ensure the continuous increase of the population of the Tribute City without revealing any information.
Only in this way can we ensure that the development of the major cities in the Great Qian Dynasty will not be affected.
The slightly impatient voice of Night Envoy Po Jun came through the Communication Artifact: "The population problem is your own business, figure it out yourself! I don't care what methods you use, but you must prepare three thousand Living Sacrifice within three months!"
"Otherwise, I won't care whether you come from the Upper Nine Sects or not. If you can't even handle this small matter, what face do you have to stay in the Great Qian? Your Official Career ends here!" Night Envoy Po Jun, as a Nascent Deity Transformation Cultivator, showed no respect for Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan's heart tightened. He knew that Night Envoy Po Jun was not bluffing him. With the other party's power and status, ruining his future would be as easy as turning his hand.
He took a deep breath, trying to keep his voice calm. "Alright, sir, I understand."
"Night Envoy, I will prepare three thousand offerings within the stipulated time."
"Hmm." Only a faint "hmm" came from the other end of the Communication Artifact.
The Night Envoy then disconnected the Communication Artifact.
The sudden emergency mission also made Wang Yuan lose his mind to cultivate. He slowly stood up, walked to the window, and stared at the moonlight outside the window, but his heart was as tangled and restless as a ball of knots.
He couldn't help but recall how his Master had tried every means to stop him from taking up a government post.
At that time, he was only focused on making a name for himself in this prosperous era of the Great Gan Prosperity and did not take his Master's words to heart at all.
Only now did he truly understand his Master's good intentions.
This so-called prosperous Great Gan Prosperity appeared to be thriving on the surface, but it concealed so much darkness and corruption beneath the surface.
The Cultivator of the Blue Origin Realm all started as martial artists and cultivated step by step. They have countless connections with mortals and therefore have a deeper sense of identification with them.
Under normal circumstances, unless they are ruthless and inhuman villains, no Cultivator in the Blue Origin Realm would be willing to personally destroy the lives of mortals.
Not to mention someone like Wang Yuan, who runs Tribute City and even has to provide Living Sacrifice to the Demon Kingdom.
But Wang Yuan's current location made it impossible for him to escape this reality.
Although he was deeply resentful of this behavior, he had no choice but to comply because of his duty.
Unless he has the ability to destroy the Ten Great Demon Kingdoms, his personal anger is of no use whatsoever.
While Wang Yuan was still struggling with his decision, he was completely unaware that a mosquito was silently flying out of his room.
The mosquito nimbly flew through the window and quickly returned to Su Bai's hand outside.
Su Bai gently reached out and caught the mosquito that flew towards him.
He withdrew the Primordial Spirit Power he had applied to the mosquito, and then gently released the mosquito that had cooperated with his spell.
"Now, Wang Yuan has a headache."
"However, I never imagined that beneath the prosperous surface of the Great Qian Dynasty, it would be so wretched."
"Tribute City... sacrificial offerings..."
Su Bai clicked his tongue in amazement, and his filter of the Blue Origin Realm dissipated considerably.
Wang Yuan suddenly pushed open the door and came out.
"Chief Steward." Su Bai's acting was quite convincing as he respectfully stood up and greeted him.
"Hmm, I put you on duty on the first day. Those guys are unreliable." Wang Yuan's expression softened when he saw Su Bai.
Compared to the filth and corruption within the imperial court, these Cultivator rose from humble beginnings, aside from their unwavering loyalty to the outside world, were relatively clean.
People are afraid of comparisons...
"You stay here, I'm going out for a bit." Wang Yuan nodded slightly and left the Office.
Su Bai watched her leave, and only after confirming her disappearance with his Primordial Spirit Power did he return to his position and begin his own cultivation.
Su Bai had no interest in observing the fates of others.
Let Wang Yuan do what he wants to do.
I am currently just a minor ' Golden Core Cultivator ', and all I need to do is focus on my own cultivation!
The daily cultivation of Deity Transformation Stage Cultivator involves comprehending the Power of Principle.
By comprehending the Power of Principle, one can draw upon the Heaven and Earth Essence to strengthen oneself.
Compared to the direct cultivation method of absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and converting it into Spiritual Power before Deity Transformation Stage, this method of cultivating by comprehending the Power of Principle is much more abstract. When one can gain some insight is entirely up to fate.