"Everything has been stored and counted."

Soon-

The entire Pill Sect was then completely plundered.

Qi Chong stood at the entrance of the ruins, checking the Clothing of all the casual laborers one by one and handing them a piece of Eerie Stone as payment. All the casual laborers bowed repeatedly in gratitude with excited expressions.

You can earn an Eerie Stone with such a small amount of work.

For these casual laborers, this was considered a good job.

But there are always a few who are incredibly audacious.

Someone was caught hiding something; they handed over what they had hidden, had their wages deducted, but weren't killed.

"They're gone."

It was already getting late. Chen Fan boarded the Nine-Five Dragon Chariot, preparing to return home. Standing on the Horse-Drawn Carriage, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to Valley Master Qi and said with a smile, "Valley Master Qi, you must attend the Auction in Jiangbei of the Mortal Domain a month from now!"

"Definitely, definitely."

There were no more pleasantries.

The nine Flame Dragon Horse moved in unison, raising their hooves and neighing before pulling the Dragon Chariot and quickly disappearing at the edge of the plain. Their speed was extremely fast, leaving ripples of Flame on the ground.

"Call..."

After watching Chen Fan leave, Valley Master Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, he always felt a strange pressure when he was with Chen Fan. Then he looked at the box of medicinal herbs that Chen Fan had left him and sighed.

"Sophisticated."

Although he originally came with the intention of doing volunteer work, Chen Fan left him a box of medicinal herbs, which made him feel respected, at least not really treated as a volunteer.

This made me feel much better.

The respect he received, especially from the leader of a power that had just destroyed the Pill Sect, made him feel somewhat smug and gave him a lot of face in front of his disciples.

It got dark shortly after we left Jiangnan.

The sound of thunder rang in my ears.

The familiar sound of drizzling rain began again; the Jiangnan Rainy Season.

The Nine-Five Dragon Chariot once again sped through the Eternal Night of the Jiangbei Wasteland, smashing into one Strange Entities after another, and raced wildly toward the Nameless Mountain in the darkness.

Inside the Dragon Chariot.

Chen Fan glanced at the large number of boxes stacked together in the carriage, then looked down at the Bamboo Slip in his hand. He had asked Qi Chong to go to the City next to the Pill Sect to buy a lot of information about the common people.

Not very important information.

For example...

"Power Station".

The distance of the Message Talisman is limited, and the distance between the two nearest City in Jiangbei and Jiangnan is definitely greater than the distance of the Message Talisman. At this time, it is necessary to set up Station between the two places.

It serves as a base for its own chamber of the Trade Association, provides a base for other Trade Association, and incidentally acts as a transit point for Message Talisman.

To open up Trade Route.

It's definitely necessary to establish your own Station. After all, your Trade Association can take refuge in another organization after dark. Do you expect your Message Talisman to be relayed through other Station? Wouldn't that mean everyone would know everything about your calls, leaving you with no privacy whatsoever?

That is precisely why.

Only large forces have the capacity to establish multiple Station to maintain smooth communication at all times. Smaller forces and Trade Association, once dispatched, will directly sever contact with their Family, making it impossible to reach them with Message Talisman.

This type of Station is different from the Station on the "Jiangbei Wasteland".

The primary purpose of the Station on the Jiangbei Wasteland is to generate profit.

This type of cross-regional Station.

The main purpose is to maintain smooth communication and stay connected with our own Trade Association, so as to be informed of major events happening in other regions as soon as possible and to make preparations accordingly.

Some organizations also sell this information.

For example, the "Jiangnan Daily" in his possession.

One of them is Toutiao.

"A night raid on Jiangnan by the Jiangbei Mortal Domain, Pill Sect."

The next item is...

"The Mortal Sect has been renamed the Mortal Domain."

The three are...

"The Mortal Sect Slaying the Wraith King Rainy Season."

Four are.

"The Mortal Domain publicly Slaying the Pill Sect Young Master."

Five are.

"It is said that Chen Fan, the Domain Lord the Mortal Domain, was an outcast from a small Family in Jiangbei. He rose to prominence during the Rainy Season. Stay tuned for what happens next."

He wanted to know some information about Jiangnan, but the Jiangnan Daily in his hand was full of information about him, and it felt like it was becoming the "Mortal Domain Daily".

"The newspaper comes out pretty quickly."

Chen Fan stretched in the Dragon Chariot. He was indeed quite tired after a long day. Although he hadn't done much work, he still felt exhausted.

But he found the "Mortal Domain Daily" quite interesting.

We could create Mortal Domain Daily.

Daily updates on the development of the Mortal Domain can increase Mortal Domain cohesion, even though there were only 9 people in the Mortal Domain... oh no, now there are 10.

But soon there will be more people.

It was soon past midnight.

The Nine-Five Dragon Chariot finally returned to the Nameless Mountain, shrouded in Eerie Fire, now appeared quite safe.

"I feel safer here."

Chen Fan jumped down from the Nine-Five Dragon Chariot and let out a soft breath. He first transformed the Nine-Five Dragon Chariot back into Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard, and then tried to repair it with the Altar, but... it was ineffective.

"Okay."

He shook his head and didn't say anything more.

Back when he was at the Pill Sect, he discovered that the Cannon Tower embedded in the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard developed Rifts as they were activated. He initially thought they could be repaired with the Altar, but that didn't work. In that case, these Cannon Tower on the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard could only be activated a maximum of two more times before they would completely shatter and new Cannon Tower would need to be built.

The cost of using it once is indeed not low.

"Domain Lord, you're back!"

Wang Kui, who hadn't dared to close his eyes for Tianyi, emerged from the City Wall. After returning the temporary Token in his hand, he reported to his superior with dark circles under his eyes, "After you left, no one has trespassed into the Mortal Domain realm."

"Um."

Chen Fan took the Token and said with a smile, "Let's move everything back to the Warehouse."

"So much?" Wang Kui stood in front of the Dragon Chariot carriage, stunned by the contents inside.

Is it a lot?

The Crippled Monkey licked its slightly dry lips. "There's still a lot left to move. We've only moved half of the jade. The jade that guy used to pave the ground at the Pill Sect looks really high-grade, but unfortunately we didn't finish digging it all out. We ran out of time, and a lot of it broke. We could have used all of that jade to pave our Camp."

"And these two Jade Lion, each three meters tall."

"This doesn't need to be put into storage."

"Go to Jiangbei tomorrow and find some people to move to the entrance of the Canyon."

"Can't we do it today?"

"It was too heavy. Back then, in the ruins of the Pill Sect, it took dozens of people to carry it together."

"What are these pieces of wood...?"

"The wooden shelves in the Book Repository looked quite high-end, so I brought them back too. I've never seen this kind of wood before, even in Jiangbei."

What is this mud?

"Hey, according to Medicine King Valley, this is 'Medicinal Mud' that has absorbed a lot of medicinal properties from years of Medicinal Mud. The Pill Sect's Farmland is Level-5 Farmland. Although we can't move the Farmland back, the plants that grow in our Farmland President even better."

Are all these boxes filled with Eerie Stone?

"We have it all, Eerie Stone, Exotic Treasure, and Cultivation Manual. Let's put them in storage and take stock of them slowly."

The entire Nameless Mountain was once again filled with a lively atmosphere.

The sick Monkey One began busily moving the items from the Dragon Chariot into the Cave's Warehouse.

Put down what you're doing.

The monkey approached the busy Wang Family Head, panting, and said, "The Domain Lord to see you."

"Understood, Crippled Monkey."

The Wang Family Head was slightly taken aback at first, then quickly walked to the Reception Area outside the Cave, pushed open the door, and looked at Chen Fan, who was sitting cross-legged at the table drinking tea. He nervously wiped his hands on his clothes and said, "Domain Lord, you wanted to see me?"

This was the first formal conversation he had with Chen Fan since joining the Mortal Domain.

"Um."

After pouring a cup of tea for the Wang Family Head, Chen Fan picked up the cup, took a sip, and said softly, "Relax. You joined the Mortal Domain yesterday, and you've had a lot to do these past two days. Are you tired? More tired than when you were the Family Head, right?"

"Not tired at all."

The Wang Family Head quickly shook his head and said, "I feel very fulfilled."

"To be honest."

"Um... it feels... it feels so relaxing, so exhilarating, kind of awesome..."

"I didn't understand."

After carefully sitting down cross-legged, the Wang Family Head held the teacup in both hands and said, "When I Wang Family Head before, I had to consider many things. Every day I had to think about how the Family would develop and be passed down. Now I don't need to think about anything. I just need to follow behind the Domain Lord."

"I never imagined I would one day be able to go to Jiangnan."

"The biggest dream of all the forces in Jiangbei is to one day set foot in Jiangnan. I never imagined that at my age, I would not only go to Jiangnan, but also destroy the Pill Sect. This is something I never dared to dream of before."

"It feels much easier in the Mortal Domain than before."

Chen Fan shook his head and chuckled. After a pause, he continued, "Wang Kui currently oversees all the inflow and outflow of resources in the Mortal Domain and is a key figure Mortal Domain. You've made him the Station Master for thirteen years; he's bound to have some resentment towards you."

"I also promised him that you would serve Station Master in the Mortal Domain for thirteen years."

Do you have any complaints about this?

"No." The Wang Family Head immediately shook his head, his wrinkled face radiating seriousness. "Being the Station Master of the Mortal Domain is my honor!"

Chen Fan was somewhat exasperated with this seasoned veteran, so he simply asked directly, "Let me be frank, what is the current situation of your wife and children after you disbanded the Wang Family?"

"It's definitely not as good as before, but they're all still alive, and that's the best answer."

I can give you a better answer.

"Tomorrow I will accompany you to Northbank City to bring your wife, children, former clansmen, and Station Master back to the Mortal Domain. The Mortal Domain is currently short-handed, and I will arrange suitable positions for each of them."

I cannot promote you.

I have to consider Wang Kui's feelings.

"But-

-"

"If your clansmen and relatives perform well, they can be promoted in the Mortal Domain. Your act of standing up to block the Pill Sect Young Master yesterday can be considered meritorious, and I will credit this merit to your son."

What do you think?

Wang Family Head was slightly taken aback, then put down his teacup, his eyes reddening and tears streaming down his face as he knelt on the ground, trembling as he said, "Thank you, Domain Lord."

This was the perfect answer for him.

Not only did it protect the lives of his family members, it also gave them a chance to advance in their careers. Joining the Mortal Domain would definitely be better than joining the original Wang Family.

Do you have a name?

Wang Qiuhao.

"A good name, meaning keen observation." Before Wang Qiuhao left, Chen Fan suddenly asked curiously, "There's something I'm curious about: why did you let Wang Kui stay as Station Master for 13 years without promoting him?"

"Because his Station Master did the best..." Wang Qiuhao whispered.

"If you do a good job, you have to keep doing it?"

"Forehead..."

Why not send him for training?

"Others are too stupid to learn it."

"That's fine, you can go now."

Not long after.

All the spoils from this operation have been stored and inventoried, and everyone is asleep. Chen Fan is sitting alone on the City Wall, planning for the future of the Mortal Domain, which will enter a period of rapid development in the next month.

The surrounding areas of the East River, Jiangnan, and Jiangxi are all entering the Rainy Season.

At this time, trade was definitely not possible.

He wants to make a final decision after a month of development, followed by a month of Rainy Season.

Before that.

He needs to plan his power base.

At the very least, Wang Kui can no longer be referred to as the warehouse manager; if word gets out, he'll be seen as part of their Mortal Domain and petty thug gang.

He kept consulting the sect's development log brought out by the "Pill Sect," which recorded various information about the Pill Sect, such as the names and positions of each hall.

There are places like "Pill Hall", "Shadow Hall", and "Publicity Hall".

He thought this was pretty good.

With a few minor modifications, it can be used.

Then, provide the Mortal Domain Member with a set of clothes, just like the "Medicine King Valley," with uniform attire that looks neat and impressive. The internal rules of the Mortal Domain also need to be established, with clear rewards and punishments.

The Rainy Season is over.

Mortal Domain expands outwards, it will accommodate more and more people in the future, and thus needs to gradually become more formalized.

A considerable number of medicinal herbs were transplanted this time.

The Cave are definitely not big enough; we'll need to build a city-like area in the Nameless Mountain for large-scale cultivation.

Chen Fan sat alone on the City Wall, pondering. There were still many things to do, including bringing back another batch of people from Northbank City.

"Domain Lord."

Just then--

Wang Kui, carrying Bamboo Slip, went up to the City Wall to report, "Everything has been stored and inventoried. This time, a total of 172,500 Eerie Stone, a quantity of medicinal herbs, and 2,039 bottles of Pills were stored. Cultivation Pill accounted for a large proportion, and among the more precious Pills, such as..."

"The Resurrection Pill, 12 pills."

"Major Replenishment Pill, capable of rapidly increasing Cultivation, 7 pills."

"37 Unopened White Exotic Treasure, 47 opened White Exotic Treasure."

"6 Unopened Green Exotic Treasure, 19 opened Green Exotic Treasure."

"One Yellow Exotic Treasure that has been opened."

"Six Building Blueprint."

"Jade Lion, Medicinal Mud, and several types of unidentified Timber, etc."

"5 White Cultivation Manual, 2 Green Cultivation Manual cultivation techniques, 29 White Martial Art, and 6 Green Martial Art."

"78 White-grade Alchemy Furnace, 12 Green-grade Alchemy Furnace, and 1 Yellow-grade Alchemy Furnace."

All items have been stored and recorded.

"Good."

Chen Fan put down the Jade Slip in his hand and smiled after listening to Wang Kui's report. This batch of gains was enough for his next infrastructure plan.

His actions this time.

There are three possible outcomes.

Firstly, the best outcome would be the annihilation of the Pill Sect.

Secondly, the result is secondary. He will dig out an eye of the Pill Sect, which will greatly weaken the Pill Sect's power during the Rainy Season. He will then go back after the Rainy Season ends.

Thirdly, the worst outcome is to strip the Pill Sect bare and then fight back desperately after the Rainy Season ends.

Now it seems...

The outcome turned out to be the best possible result.

Go and rest.

Chen Fan took the Bamboo Slip from Wang Kui, glanced at it, and then waved it back to Wang Kui, saying, "I'm going to the Warehouse to take a look myself. You haven't slept for days, go and rest."

"I'll take everyone to Northbank City tomorrow."

"I've been stuck in this Nameless Mountain Rainy Season, I'm getting really bored. I need to go out and get some fresh air."