[Ding! New check-in point detected. Check-in successful. Reward: one bottle of Antidote Pill!]
[Ding! New check-in point detected. Check-in successful. You will be rewarded with a Random Summon Card!]
[Ding! New check-in point detected. Check-in successful. Reward: one bottle of Turtle Breath Pill!]
[Ding, ding ding...]
Ling Yi's eyes lit up. So many check-in points were appearing here?
There must be at least a hundred of them at first glance.
This is going to be a huge success.
"According to the information I received, the Heavenly Fragrance Sect in North Ye Cheng and other Martial Dao families have started fighting over the medicinal herb fields," Ouyang Xiong explained.
He then squeezed the horse's belly, urging it to continue forward.
As soon as he moved, the convoy followed suit.
The refugees ahead hurriedly made way, showing no intention of stopping them.
Ling Yi, however, saw a complex mix of emotions in the eyes of these refugees.
There is hatred, there is fear, but there is mostly numbness.
But Ouyang Xiong seemed unfazed by this situation and continued, "Medicine fields are extremely important to Martial Practitioner."
"It can be said that all the elixirs needed for Martial Practitioner cultivation come from medicinal fields."
" North Ye Cheng was already in chaos, with various forces constantly fighting each other, but it was all just minor skirmishes until recently, when the Heavenly Fragrance Sect sent people to burn down the medicinal herb fields of a Martial Dao family."
"And they killed nearly a thousand herbalists."
" The Heavenly Fragrance Sect has incurred widespread anger this time, provoking the Martial Dao families of North Ye Cheng to unite and destroy a large number of the Heavenly Fragrance Sect's medicinal herb fields."
He paused, then added, "They also killed thousands of herbalists from the Heavenly Fragrance Sect."
"What followed was a major battle between the two sides. As for the outcome, we don't know yet, but judging from the condition of these refugees, the fighting is probably not over yet."
"These refugees are mostly herbalists. Although they are lowly, they know how to Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune and seek good fortune. In the chaos of the war in North Ye Cheng, it is these herbalists who suffer. They don't want to die, so they have no choice but to flee."
Ling Yi frowned. "Why kill the herb farmers?"
"Normally, Martial Practitioner wouldn't attack herbalists, but the sect leader of the Heavenly Fragrance Sect is a Madman who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. It's not surprising that he killed herbalists."
Ling Yi nodded.
For these Martial Dao Sect sects, herbalists are also a resource.
Anyone with a brain wouldn't kill a herb farmer to vent their anger.
But the world is so big, there will always be some crazy people.
In his previous life, hadn't Ling Yi already seen enough lunatics?
What Xiao Xian Nü, what Aquaman boxing champion, what expert teaching beasts.
The sect leader of the Heavenly Fragrance Sect is probably one of these mentally ill people.
But that's not what Ling Yi cares about right now.
Instead, it's a sign-in halo.
If all these sign-in participants could be collected, Ling Yi wouldn't need to search for sign-in points anymore.
"Can I take some people with me?" Ling Yi asked at this moment.
Ouyang Xiong paused for a moment and asked, "You want to recruit some herb farmers?"
"Right!"
"Of course, these people have nowhere to go and their future is uncertain. If you take them in as herb farmers, it will give them a way to make a living."
Ling Yi nodded.
His Personal Space was the size of a county town.
It can accommodate at least several hundred thousand people.
Currently, the area that Ling Yanyun and her team have developed is actually First Capital.
The entire Personal Space was rather deserted, with only Ling Yanyun and a few others present.
If we could collect all these people into our Personal Space and turn Personal Space into a bustling little county town, that would be quite nice.
Moreover, modifying Personal Space does indeed require a large number of people.
Isn't this right here, ready and waiting?
Once the thought took hold, it could no longer be suppressed.
"I'll be leaving for a bit!" Ling Yi said to Ouyang Xiong.
Before Ouyang Xiong could react, Ling Yi's figure had already disappeared.
The next moment, they arrived at the manor within their Personal Space.
At this moment, Leng Ningshuang was teaching Xia Tao how to cultivate, while Song Qingxue, Bai Xiao Yun, and Ling Yanyun watched from the side.
Upon seeing Ling Yi appear, Bai Xiao Yun was the first to run over, looking at Ling Yi with pitiful eyes.
" Ling Yi, it's so Bored here, can you take me out?"
" Bored, huh? Perfect, I'll give you something to do!" Ling Yi said.
"What is it?"
Not only Bai Xiao Yun Bored, but Song Qingxue and Xia Tao also felt Bored.
To put it bluntly, the problem is that there are too few people in the Personal Space; it lacks a sense of community.
"I encountered a group of refugees, numbering around ten thousand," Ling Yi said.
"Are you planning to take these refugees in?" Song Qingxue instantly understood Ling Yi's meaning.
"Yes, there are still large tracts of land waiting to be cultivated, and right now, you few can't possibly take care of all the orchards, fields, poultry, and livestock."
"That's true!" the girls nodded.
At first, the women were only focused on clearing the fields.
As a result, we've opened so many that we can't keep up with them all now.
Putting everything else aside, there were just so many poultry and livestock that Ling Yi had taken in before—cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and the like—that they couldn't keep track of them all.
They are completely free-range.
The grains, medicinal herbs, and fruits grown in abundance through the Spiritual Spring were all ruined by these small animals.
At first, Leng Ningshuang and Song Qingxue would try to help.
In reality, they didn't even have time to harvest the grain, let alone care about anything else.
Later, they simply stopped caring altogether.
They only accept grain or fruit from around the manor; anything else is simply wasted.
If Ouyang Qing knew that Ling Yi and the others were wasting countless Spiritual Qi ingredients every day, she would probably be heartbroken.
"By taking in these refugees, they can help with these matters; you only need to manage them."
"I completely agree," Bai Xiao Yun said, raising her hand.
"It breaks my heart to see so many good things being wasted," Xia Tao said.
"Alright, since you agree, I'll go and take in the refugees. As for how to manage them, that's up to you."
"Managing refugees is simple, but where do these refugees live?" Leng Ningshuang asked.
Food was easy to find; with such a vast expanse of farmland and orchards, the refugees could eat whatever they wanted.
But where to stay is a problem.
"We can plant some common trees and nurture them with Spiritual Spring. Soon we'll have enough timber to use, and then we can use that timber to build houses," Ling Yanyun said softly.
"Not bad!" Ling Yi nodded.
"As for management, we'll first use force to Intimidation them, and then gradually formulate the remaining regulations," Ling Yanyun continued.
Ling Yi, this older sister of hers, is not only extremely talented in Martial Dao, but also very intelligent.
He had helped Ling Tianhu, Ling Yi's adopted father whom he had never even met, a lot in the past, in dealing with matters concerning the Heavenly Yang Sect.
They are quite experienced in this area.
"In fact, we can simply adopt the management methods of other sects. Besides, didn't you bring the Heavenly Yang Sect here? We can use that as a foundation to develop our management."
"You just need to have a general idea; I'm going to recruit people."
Ling Yi spoke, his figure vanished.
When it reappeared, it had returned to the Southern Ridge Valley.
However, the Ouyang Chamber of Commerce's convoy had already driven far away.
The Personal Space doesn't follow the convoy; Ling Yi will reappear in the same place where he entered.
As for how to recruit people?
Of course, we'll just recruit people directly.
Are we supposed to negotiate with these homeless people?
Ling Yi found it troublesome and didn't have the time to waste on it.
Moreover, even if you try to negotiate with these refugees, you won't get anything out of them.
Those who are meant to disbelieve will still disbelieve, and this could even lead to a lot of trouble.
Therefore, we should just recklessly buy it.
With a thought, the hundreds of people near Ling Yi vanished instantly.
A dozen minutes later, most of the refugees in Southern Ridge Valley had been taken into their Personal Space.
Only a hundred or so women remained, trembling as they looked at Ling Yi.