The First Boss said at once, "Then we'll build the temple first!"
"If building the village takes a little longer, then so be it. We can put up with that. But we can't delay building a place to worship the Great Immortal."
The Second Boss and the Third Boss both said, "Agreed!"
The First Boss then ordered, "Third Brother, go and take another inventory of our supplies. See how long we can hold out after building the Great Immortal's temple if we have no income."
"If it's not enough, find a way to borrow some from the wealthy households in Lijian City."
The Third Boss asked in surprise, "Big Brother, why go to all that trouble? We've already left Dangqing Village, and Lijian City is a long way from here."
"Why not just take from the fat sheep passing through this area?"
At that, the First Boss gave a slight shake of his head and said solemnly, "Two days ago, I received word that in three to five days, a noble we can't afford to offend will travel through here in disguise."
"So everyone needs to lie low for a while. Have the brothers stay in camp and build the temple and village properly. Don't go looking for trouble."
"We can't afford to offend someone like that."
The Second Boss and the Third Boss immediately grew solemn. "Understood! We'll go warn the brothers right away."
A short while later, after the three bosses had finished discussing all their business, they split up to make arrangements.
Soon, under their direction, the bandits—guided by several craftsmen—set about building the temple alongside the slaves.
According to the hastily drawn plans, the little temple would be a simple, walled courtyard. Its interior would be drastically reduced from the usual temple layout. Still, though the