With disciple recruitment complete,
Qin Shujian had begun making preparations to build a city.
Originally, he had planned to convert the Outer Sect Disciples' village at the foot of the mountain directly into a town.
But after giving it some more thought,
he decided that converting it directly would not be quite appropriate.
After all, there were no other powers in Liangshan Territory besides the Origin Sect.
He might as well build a town on the border between Rubble Forest and the Origin Sect.
It would accommodate visitors from all directions during future recruitment drives and provide the disciples with a better place to trade.
Building a city was no small undertaking!
The cost alone would run into millions of silver taels. If the Origin Sect had not received such a substantial additional income, Qin Shujian would never have dared entertain the idea.
In this world,
powerful sects generally built a city near their grounds.
Even setting everything else aside,
the various revenues generated after a city was established provided a steady, long-term income.
That greatly benefited the development of a sect's foundations.
However—
very few sects in Northcloud Prefecture's True Domains had actually reached that stage.
After all, no matter how powerful a True Domain sect was, its strength was still quite limited.
Sects on the Origin Sect's level were exceedingly rare throughout the True Domains of the Thirteen Prefectures of Great Zhao.
And in Northcloud Prefecture,
it was the only one.
Other sects might lack the qualifications to build a city, but the Origin Sect certainly had the capability.
After deciding to build a city,
Qin Shujian went straight to Flying Leaf City to meet its lord, Zhang Baicheng.
Inside the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion,
Zhang Baicheng and Qin Shujian sat on opposite sides. Servants