Everyone nodded.
Outside the city was dangerous. Not only were there no wild beasts, there was not even any vegetation.
Ordinary cultivators, and even New-Method Cultivators, could scrape by for a while if they came here.
But Spirit Monsters and martial artists could not survive at all.
So the first problem everyone had to face was food.
One cultivator spoke up. "Let's get more Earth Veins first!"
"Only with more Earth Veins can we improve the land."
The cultivators nodded.
One cultivator said with a smile, "Why don't we divide this city into sections? Each person can take one section and improve the land within it."
The moment he said this, another cultivator objected. "No!"
"We should concentrate our strength and improve one area together. Even if we only improve enough farmland to feed ten thousand people, we can bring the cannon fodder over."
"Then we can have them improve more land. Making the most of our time to learn Foundation Establishment spells is the way to go."
Many cultivators nodded.
But others objected. "Everyone, our access levels differ, and so does the amount of land we control!"
"How will we divide the proceeds from the land we improve?"
"After all, those with higher access levels can recruit more cannon fodder. We might not mind in the early stages, but later on, how many of us will be able to put up with it?"
At these words, the cultivators fell silent.
Ma Qingqiu smiled from the side. "That cannon fodder will die sooner or later."
"Once they're dead, the produce from this land will be useless!"
"Or should we simply divide the fields' produce according to our access levels?"
Some cultivators agreed, while others did not.
Wang Quan remained silent. He had no interest in any of this. Cannon fodder