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"How are the three great families faring?"

"Reporting to you, my lord: the Wang Family, Lin Family, and Zhao Clan have all benefited greatly over the past six months and developed rapidly."

There was a note of wonder in Wang Ming's voice. "Thanks to the resources you allocated, my lord, and the prestige that comes with your title as lord of the Clear Sand River, the three families have grown much stronger in just half a year."

"Wang Zhenyue, head of the Wang Family, has been steadily advancing his cultivation. His family has gained five cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage and two at Qi Refining Perfected. Trading under the protection of your illustrious name, the family caravans have extended their business into the neighboring Blackwater River and Red Sand River regions and made handsome profits."

"The Wang Family funded a new market upstream on the Clear Sand River called Dockside Market. It is already taking shape as a small cultivator market and has drawn many Rogue Cultivators and small families to trade there. The water manor has sent personnel to help manage it and collect taxes."

"Zhang Moxuan, head of the Lin Family, has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment Early Stage and is said to be pushing toward Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. He has also made a breakthrough in arrays and can now set up some simple second-tier arrays on his own."

"Drawing on its experience with arrays and talismans, the Lin Family joined forces with the water manor's array stewards to open the Clear Sand Array Pavilion. It takes commissions to set up and maintain small arrays and teaches basic array and talisman knowledge to cultivators and their children in the fief. It has earned a good reputation, and the Lin Family itself has gained four