Grand Plan for the Future

This was actually quite normal. In the current Primordial World, spiritual energy was so dense that it was rare for a race not to have awakened its intelligence. The Jade Silkworm race were not fierce beasts, so it would only be strange if they hadn't awakened.

"The Primordial World is so vast that there are certainly silkworms without spiritual intelligence. But one thing is certain: there are none near the Human Race."

Ziyi had the most authority on this matter, as she had searched every corner of the Human Race's territory and could confirm their absence.

"Silkworms are too important. Since there are none near the Human Race, we must go outside to find them."

"However, the tribe cannot do without Big Brother, and Third Sister also has matters to attend to. Since I am the only one currently free, I shall be the one to go out and search for the silkworms."

Youchao, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up. Silkworms were crucial to the survival rate of future generations, so it was imperative to send someone to find them.

But among the current Human Race, there were few experts capable of venturing out on such an adventure. Counting them up, there were only the three of them—Primordial Unity Golden Immortals. If other tribesmen went out without protection, they would likely die out there.

Therefore, the task of finding silkworms could only fall to him, the idlest of the three ancestors.

"There is no need for that. Although Ancestor Chao is strong, the Primordial World is vast. If you search aimlessly, who knows how many years it will take to find the silkworms the Human Race needs."

"In my opinion, it is better to pool our wisdom and mobilize the ten thousand races to help us find suitable silkworms. If we do that, I believe we can achieve our goal in just a few years."

Seeing that Youchao intended to leave, Jiang Yuan hurriedly stopped him. He wasn't worried about Youchao's safety; after all, he was a creation of Lady Nuwa.

Those in the Primordial World who could recognize his identity would never dare to kill him, and those who couldn't recognize him wouldn't have the strength to do so anyway.

Thus, Youchao's safety was not an issue. What Jiang Yuan feared was that Youchao might spend thousands or tens of thousands of years searching and find absolutely nothing, which would be a pure waste of time.

Therefore, in his view, the Human Race didn't need to search themselves; they just needed to get the ten thousand races to help.

Not only were the ten thousand races spread across every corner of the Primordial World, but their heritage was also ancient, and they were familiar with many places. It would be far more convenient to let them search than for the Human Race to wander aimlessly.

"If we could really mobilize the power of the ten thousand races, there would indeed be very little in the Primordial World that couldn't be found. But why would the ten thousand races help us for no reason?"

"Or do you have some sort of plan?"

Youchao asked curiously. He felt that since Jiang Yuan dared to suggest this, he must have a corresponding solution in mind.

"Three Ancestors, look at this. What is it?"

Jiang Yuan smiled without explaining, instead handing the paper in his hand to them.

"Is this the paper you mentioned earlier? You actually made it? A tiny piece of paper can hold hundreds of characters; it is indeed far more convenient than stone or jade tablets."

The three of them looked at it for a while, marveling at it.

"It is far more convenient to use than stone or jade tablets and is more conducive to the spread and exchange of information. That is the greatest advantage of paper."

"Furthermore, writing is a vessel for the Great Dao. Since paper can carry writing, it means it can also carry the power of the Dao."

"This means that every piece of paper is essentially a weapon. One can seal divine abilities into runes within it and release them when facing an enemy."

Having said this, Jiang Yuan paused, leaving the three ancestors to ponder.

There was no need to say more. They were all intelligent people; if the three ancestors couldn't grasp the importance of paper after hearing this, they should step down and let someone more capable take their place.

"In the past, only primordial spiritual jade could carry the power of the Great Dao, but with the appearance of paper, it can do so as well."

"Moreover, compared to primordial spiritual jade, paper is more convenient to use and costs less."

"This means that paper perfectly meets the needs of the ten thousand races. If our Human Race is willing to trade it, the ten thousand races will not be stingy with their resources."

"I understand what you mean. Use paper as bait to attract the ten thousand races to the East Sea Coast to trade with our Human Race, and then release the news that the Human Race needs silkworms."

"In this way, the races that want to obtain spiritual paper will naturally seek out the corresponding silkworms to trade with our Human Race."

The three ancestors understood Jiang Yuan's intent.

They were all beings of great wisdom; since Jiang Yuan had already laid it out so clearly, how could they fail to understand?

"It's more than that. In trades like this, the biggest taboo is for a powerful entity to disregard the rules and simply seize goods by force."

"However, by setting the trading location at the East Sea Coast where our Human Race resides, we can undoubtedly effectively prevent such situations from occurring."

"This is the ancestral land of the Human Race, protected by Lady Nuwa. No matter how vast your divine abilities or how great your power to destroy the world, you cannot act recklessly here."

"Once the safety issue is resolved and the visiting factions have no further worries, they will be able to trade for more than just our Human Race's spiritual paper. They will be able to trade among themselves as well."

"And since our Human Race provides the trading venue and guarantees their safety, is it not perfectly reasonable for us to collect a bit of protection and management fees?"

"I call this taxation. Every race that comes to the East Sea Coast to trade must hand over a certain percentage of their goods to cover the tax."

Jiang Yuan laid out his entire plan in one breath. He intended to turn the East Sea Coast into the largest trading hub in the Primordial World.

In this way, even if he did nothing else, the taxes collected each year would be enough to sustain the development of the Human Race.

This idea had actually just occurred to Jiang Yuan. After the spiritual paper was finished, he suddenly had the thought that he could use it to trade with other races and exchange it for the resources the Human Race needed.

Based on this, he recalled the Human Race's most unique advantage: their habitat was under the protection of Lady Nuwa, and no one dared to cause trouble there.

In the perilous Primordial World, this advantage was truly immense.

There were countless races in the Primordial World, and they all needed resources for their cultivation. Therefore, the ten thousand races certainly had a need for trade, but they could not find a place where they could trade safely.

There were still too many strong-armers in the Primordial World who followed no rules and believed entirely in the law of the jungle. Murdering for treasure and stealing opportunities were common occurrences, and all races suffered from it.

The emergence of the Human Race undoubtedly filled this gap, providing them with a sufficiently safe trading venue.

On this point alone, the Human Race had the potential to become the trading center of the Primordial World.

Jiang Yuan's task was to maximize this advantage and attract all the myriad races with trade needs to the Human Race for transactions.

"Brilliant! How did I not think of this?"

After hearing Jiang Yuan's proposal, the Three Ancestors all exclaimed its brilliance, regretting they hadn't thought of it sooner.

If it were any other place, they wouldn't dare to do this, but on the East Sea Coast, even the Wu Clan would have to behave themselves and wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

With such conditions, of course, they had to try. This was a path to becoming stronger, and even with risks, it was worth taking.

How could one become stronger without taking risks?