Though this former Dragon Emperor Pavilion chamberlain was merely a minor Fierce Divine General and not particularly strong in combat, he handled matters without a single drop slipping through the net and considered everything thoroughly. More rare still, perhaps because he had spent too long as a Dragon Emperor Pavilion chamberlain, Hong Yukun had a real knack for managing ordinary divine soldiers such as the chaste female guards of the Dragon Emperor Temple. Zhang Tie felt that putting such a man in charge of manufacturing Dragon Emperor Potion was the right decision.
The site where Dragon Emperor Potion was manufactured lay in a picturesque valley outside Dragon Emperor City. The valley was less than ten-odd li from Apricot Blossom Village. Called Cloud River Valley, it covered over thirty square kilometers. The entire valley had originally been the Dragon Emperor Pavilion's "specially supplied base" for vegetables and grain. All manner of fruits and vegetables were grown there, along with several medicinal gardens, while cattle, sheep, chickens, and ducks were raised there as well. Since all these things were supplied to the Dragon Emperor Pavilion, they were of the finest quality. To ensure the quality of the produce and grain, and to prevent anyone from tampering with them, Cloud River Valley had dedicated farmers and gardeners under the Dragon Emperor Pavilion's authority to tend it, as well as a battalion of divine soldiers standing guard.
In Hong Yukun's eyes, Cloud River Valley was no more than a logistics supply site for the Dragon Emperor Pavilion, a tiny place. Other than its somewhat better soil and water, and its stricter management, it merely grew fruits and vegetables and raised cattle and sheep. It was no different from the mountain villages outside Dragon Emperor City. If Zhang Tie had not asked about it, Hong