Hope Primary School

Before you know it, the holiday is here again.

Upon returning to Holy Soul Village, Old Jack immediately came to him, saying he had something he couldn't decide and needed Zhou Qing and Tang San's help.

"Perfect timing, Grandpa Jack, I also have something to discuss with you."

Even so, Zhou Qing still let Old Jack speak first.

"Here's the thing, the villages in the Star Luo Empire have heard that we've established Worker-Peasant Council and a rural Vegetable Market here, and they want to join in. What do you think?"

Holy Soul Village is relatively close to the border of the Star Luo Empire, so it can naturally come into contact with villages within the Star Luo Empire, and there are even intermarriages between villagers from different areas.

Now, the villagers in the various villages within the Star Luo Empire territory have witnessed the reconstruction of the main road connecting Holy Soul Village with other villages, leading to increased traffic and greater prosperity. They can't help but feel envious and want to join in, with some even considering moving here.

That's why Old Jack couldn't make up his mind.

"Of course."

Zhou Qing was worried about the lack of people, and it would be even better if the villages within the Star Luo Empire could join in.

We are all people with bitter fates!

Both Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire treat the common people in the countryside as slaves, showing no concern for their lives. It is precisely because they are united that they should seek common development.

Afterwards, Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina went to the Worker-Peasant Council to discuss including the villages in the Star Luo Empire territory near the border of Heaven Dou into the Worker-Peasant Council.

In addition, Zhou Qing also discussed the idea of building a road along the border between Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire to the vicinity of Vast Sea City on the west coast.

"... That's about it. This semester I went to Vast Sea City. Not to mention Vast Sea City, which is a hundred times more prosperous than Nuoding City, the villagers in the nearby villages can also eat fish and meat from time to time."

Zhou Qing persuaded Old Jack and the other village chiefs with the most simple reason, "Only by building a wide and flat road can we transport the almost endless fish and shrimp meat from the seabed to our inland area, thereby driving down the price, so that the children in the village can all get healthy."

"Whether you're working or cultivating yourself, you need to eat and drink well."

"I've heard that sea fish are very expensive in inland cities because the inland areas are too far from the Great Sea, and it takes too much effort to transport them. But in Vast Sea City, sea fish are very cheap. You can buy a fish as long as a human with just one Silver Soul Coin! Only fish that have become Soul Beast will have a higher price."

"If we just build one road, the future villagers will all be able to eat meat."

Old Jack and the other village chiefs nodded in agreement.

It's good for the village, who wouldn't agree?

Of course, it was also because they had benefited from the changes brought about by Zhou Qing, Tang San, and others, and were highly respected, so they naturally trusted them.

Moreover, Zhou Qing did not require the villagers to complete the construction of this road within a year—that would be a joke!

According to Zhou Qing's estimate, it would take at least five years to mobilize the villages that had already joined the Worker-Peasant Council, plus to recruit other villages along the way.

Therefore, Zhou Qing set a Five-Year Plan!

Within five years, the main road needs to be built. It doesn't need to be as smooth and wide as the current road connecting more than 30 villages. We just need to cut down the trees and remove the stones along the way, and pave it with yellow mud, black soil and gravel so that people and oxcarts can pass normally.

After that, Zhou Qing went with Old Jack to the Martial Soul Hall Office in the village. It had been demolished and a school had been rebuilt.

"The school is already built, and the desks and chairs inside are all ready. It was built by carpenters from various villages. The only problem is that the school hasn't been named yet. Xiaoqing, why don't you come up with one?" Old Jack said with a smile.

"Let's call it 'Hope Primary School'." The nostalgia in Zhou Qing's eyes vanished in an instant. After naming the school, she looked at the children blinking outside and beckoned them in, "What are you all standing there for? Go inside and start learning!"

Hope Primary School is officially established!

Zhou Qing was the first principal of this primary school, while Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Romantina were all teachers at the academy.

During the holidays, Bu Yi and her Seven Sisters, along with Mo Hen, were also hired by Zhou Qing to provide early childhood education for the children.

After learning about the changes in Holy Soul Village and the surrounding villages, Mo Hen could hardly believe his eyes. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he learned that Zhou Qing was going to include the villages from the Star Luo Empire and carry out large-scale construction to open a road to the vicinity of Vast Sea City.

The former could also be interpreted as Zhou Qing's desire to unite Holy Soul Village and the surrounding villages to build a small town in the future.

And what about the latter?

It seems Zhou Qing's ambitions extend beyond this; he also wants to lay the foundation for establishing a nation!

Mo Hen didn't understand military strategy, but he knew that the area bordering Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire, though vast, spanning three or four hundred miles, was mostly hills and basins, not a strategically important location. If they truly wanted to carve out a larger living space between these two regions—

The outer perimeter is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is unlikely that the Two Great Empires would send a large army to attack it.

And Soul Master—

Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu are all exceptionally talented, and Romantina has also shown talent in cultivation. In addition, the Seven Sisters, including Bu Yi, also have considerable talent in cultivation, and it seems that they are being guided by them in their cultivation.

It could be said that once they have all grown up, the Two Great Empires may have no choice but to acknowledge their status.

Furthermore, especially considering Romantina's identity, Mo Hen suspected that Romanyac might also be involved.

But!

What does this have to do with him?

He's just a teacher!

So, Mo Hen focused on teaching. However, as he watched the villagers of Holy Soul Village and others studying and working, a slight ripple of emotion stirred within him. This was especially true after learning about Zhou Qing's class distinctions regarding nobles and commoners during his teaching. He was utterly astonished, and his previous doubts and questions about conflicts between nobles and commoners, and between Commoner Soul Master, suddenly became clear...

Regarding cultivation, aside from the usual arrangements, Zhou Qing and his group would find time each semester to go to Vast Sea City to experience the vibrations of the ocean caused by the earth's rhythms. This was used to temper their physical bodies and to begin creating methods of using internal energy based on Qi and Blood, qi, and Soul Power ...

And so, as time went by, three years passed quietly.

Based on Holy Soul Village, roads between villages in the vicinity of Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire have been completed, allowing them to exchange goods and resources.

Starting from Holy Soul Village and heading west, the project to build a road to the western coast has been nearly half completed thanks to the joint efforts of the villagers.

Ariel's Seafood Manor, thanks to its collaboration with the Purple Pearl Pirates... adventure group, has gained a strong background and, with its abundant fish selection, has already established itself in the Vast Sea City.

After securing a stable income, at Zhou Qing's suggestion, they mobilized villagers near Vast Sea City, as well as able-bodied men in Vast Sea City, to join in the construction of the second half of the road, based on the road plan designed by Zhou Qing and Tang San.

During this time, Ariel, with her innate talent of Sea Bloodline, kept the fish and shrimp fresh for a long time. Every two months, she personally transported them inland along the road that was nearly half repaired, so that the villages along the way could also eat the fish.

However, currently this is limited to villages. To transport large quantities inland, they would first need to find saltpeter mines, or recruit some impoverished Soul Master willing to freeze sea fish for a living. There are actually quite a few of these Soul Masters ...

When the benefits Zhou Qing spoke of were actually tasted, the villagers of Holy Soul Village and the villages along the way were even more motivated.

Moreover, inland villagers have discovered that their homegrown vegetables, rice, and flour are highly sought after by residents of coastal villages and cities, who are even willing to pay high prices for them...

This further fueled the villagers' desire to repair this road!

Hope--

It seemed as if this had truly befallen these rural villagers, whom even the city officials didn't care about living or dying...

Before the Team Thirty, I'll write two chapters a day to build up a stockpile of chapters...