As time went on, the clan came to occupy ten to twenty percent of the various businesses under those four powers.
Though that seemed like little, when added together, it was enough to rival the clan's businesses as a whole, bringing even greater profits.
Nor did the clan mistreat its members. Most of those profits were used to nurture outstanding clansmen, reward those who gave birth to children with exceptional aptitude, and provide benefits and treatment. A smaller portion was used to upgrade spirit veins with good foundations throughout the clan.
The entire clan's prospects grew even brighter.
"I heard that the other Spirit Transformation forces do not recruit ordinary Early-Stage Qi Training cultivators like us at all. Yet the clan still treats us as family. So long as we work honestly, we can earn at least ten Spirit Stones every month. Meanwhile, Early-Stage Qi Training cultivators outside have to risk life and limb hunting demon beasts just to earn four or five Spirit Stones a month at most. And the rewards for clan members like us who bear children with exceptional aptitude are even greater. It is just a pity that I do not have a Dao Companion..."
"That is true, but the clan is quite strict about every kind of work. I heard that someone of our generation was on duty at a shop in a market district and got dismissed from his job by the clan steward for cutting corners and slacking off. He was sent away to fend for himself, and he could not even freely use the clan's spirit lands anymore."
"Looking at it this way, the clan's rules are becoming stricter and stricter. We will have to be more careful in the future."
"..."
Many clansmen gained greater hopes, and quite a few clansmen