The Bi Household's Overture; Servant Cultivator Households Flock to Join
After the discussion on the law concluded, the celebratory banquet also came to an end. The guests who came to offer their congratulations discussed matters such as establishing trade routes between the various counties and sending clansmen to set up shops with the Kong Household, before departing one after another.
However, Bi Fangling, the leader of the Bi Household and a Purple Mansion Bifang Silk, sought out Kong Wenxuan before leaving to invite the Kong Household to join the Bi Household's merchant caravan.
The caravan organized by the Bi Household traveled between various prefectures in Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture, trading and buying and selling various goods, spiritual objects, and resources. They also traveled to and from the capital of Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture to purchase resources and spiritual objects from other prefectures and even other regions.
The "Four Spirits Command" sold in some shops in Bifang Commandery City was purchased from Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture.
Furthermore, Seventh Tier pills that the Kong Household will need to purchase in the future, whether it be Life Nirvana Pill, Heaven-Mending Pill, Heavenly One Water-Generating Pill, or Grass Reversion Pill, will all have to be purchased or pre-ordered through some shops in Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture.
It was the Geng Household family from the "Qinggeng Medical Hall" that claimed to have connections to purchase Seventh Tier pills from other regions, such as the Heaven-Mending Pill and the Heavenly One Water-Generating Pill. These connections were mostly located in Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture.
The Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture is located tens of thousands of miles away from the capitals of other prefectures, or even further.
The low-grade True Spirit Lineage in the counties under the prefecture basically only operate within the prefecture. Few are able to leave the prefecture to conduct trade, travel, or engage in other activities in more distant places, let alone travel to the state capital tens of thousands of miles away.
Only Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage like the Bi Household "Bifang" would expand the scope of Lineage transactions, activities, and travels to the entire state and travel between the state capital.
Just like the True Spirit Lineage of various counties under the prefecture, traveling to and from the prefecture city.
Therefore, in Bifang Commandery, only caravans organized by the Bi Household can reach the state capital to buy and sell high-quality spiritual items, resources, spiritual materials, and products that are only available in the state capital.
In the past, such high-quality spiritual items, resources, materials, and products were basically monopolized by the Bi Household.
Just like the "True Spirit Lineage" in each county, who monopolize the goods, spiritual items, and resources in the county they control.
Even Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage from other counties, when they come to Bifang Commandery and open shops, can only sell their own resources, products, and spiritual items; they cannot interfere with the buying and selling of state resources, materials, and spiritual items that the Bi Household monopolizes.
Take the Geng Household, for example. They are Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage in the neighboring county, or even Fifth-Grade True Spirit Lineage, which is one grade higher than the Bi Household. However, they only opened a "Qinggeng Medical Hall" in Green Grain Ward in Bifang Commandery City, selling their own spiritual medical skills. They did not interfere with the Bi Household's monopoly on the trading of state resources, spiritual objects, and products.
This clearly demonstrates that this is a rule that all parties abide by.
Similarly, the Bi Household will also open a shop in Qinggeng Commandery City to sell their own unique products and will not interfere with the trade monopolized by the Geng Household.
Now, the Bi Household is actually inviting the Kong Household to join the Bi Household's caravan, so that they can travel with the Bi Household's caravan to the surrounding counties and even to the state capital to purchase various supplies, spiritual objects, and products, and to conduct various trades.
This is undoubtedly opening a small loophole for the Kong Household within their own monopoly!
Without a doubt, this was the Bi Household's deliberate attempt to win over the Kong Household.
Kong Wenxuan was naturally flattered and quickly agreed.
On the one hand, he couldn't refuse the Bi Household's overtures; otherwise, he might lose all goodwill the Bi Household had shown towards the Kong Household and end up offending Bi Household.
On the other hand, this is a good thing for the Kong Household, as they can follow the Bi Household's caravan to access more, better, and higher-level resources, spiritual objects, and products, and also gain a better understanding of external information and intelligence.
Such a good thing, there's no reason to refuse.
As for the Bi Household's purpose in trying to win over the Kong Household, it can only be described as a matter of dealing with whatever comes their way.
In short, he wouldn't risk his life for the Bi Household Bi Household because of their slight attempt to win him over, but it would certainly be fine for him to gravitate towards Bi Household to some extent.
After Kong Wenxuan accepted the Bi Household's offer of a congratulatory invitation, the Bi Household's congratulatory team departed on the "Bi Black Crane Bifang Cloud Boat." The He Household's team, known as the "Black Crane," waited until now before also departing on the "Bi Bifang Cloud Boat" to follow the Bi Household's team.
As the congratulatory delegations departed one by one, the celebratory banquet came to an end.
However, the liveliness in Peacock County Seat and the Kong Household was not over yet; on the contrary, it became even more lively.
The news spread that various "True Spirit Lineage" from Bifang Commandery had come to offer their congratulations, and that the Kong Household had held a celebratory banquet in Peacock County Seat. This made many Lineage and forces in the county aware that the Kong Household had successfully advanced to the Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage in just about twenty years after Star Inlaying to the Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage. They were powerful and had a bright future!
Therefore, the Kong Household quickly became a target for many "non- True Spirit Lineage" seeking refuge.
No more than half a month after the celebratory banquet ended, various wild True Spirit Lineage began to arrive in Peacock County Seat, submitting their petitions to the Kong Household, wanting to join the Kong Household Kong Household and become their servant Lineage.
This grand occasion stands in stark contrast to the Kong Household's initial success in achieving the Star Inlaying and advancing to the Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage, only to find that three servant cultivation Lineage —Yan, Ma, and Yun—had come to join them. Consequently, they had to spend a great deal of money to hire a large number of non- True Spirit Lineage cultivators from places like Dujuan Cuckoo Town and Fire Crow County to join the expansion war in order to increase their combat strength.
Even after the Kong Household successfully expanded into Peacock County and acquired their own territory and spiritual land, attracting servant Lineage such as Diao Household Xiong Household, Quan Household family to join them, their efforts were lukewarm. It was already considered good if one or two servant Lineage joined them every few years.
Unlike now, in just a few months, forty or fifty Bloodline Lineage have already written to the Kong Household, wanting to join the Kong Household and become servant Lineage of the Kong Household.
This number has already caught up with the number of servant cultivators under the Du Household's command back then.
However, the number of forty or fifty servant Lineage under the Du Household's command was the result of the Du Household's efforts to maintain it over hundreds of years, unlike the Kong Household, which had so many families come to join them in just a few months.
Moreover, more Bloodline Lineage will definitely join in the future, but the exact number is difficult to estimate.
Clearly, these Bloodline Lineage, having managed to survive throughout Bifang Commandery, are well-informed and know that the Kong Household is now a rapidly rising, blazing star, and they all want to give it a hug.
I don't expect "one person's success to benefit all their relatives and friends," but I at least hope to "hedge myself up in their footsteps."
Moreover, regardless of future development and prospects, even now, with the Kong Household advancing to the Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage, Peacock County will expand from a radius of a thousand miles to a radius of three thousand miles. The resources and benefits within this area are already enough to attract many Bloodline Lineage to come and try to get a share of the pie.
After all, times have changed. The Kong Household has proven its strength, and many Bloodline Lineage believe that the Kong Household definitely has the ability to expand Peacock County to a radius of three thousand miles.
In this way, safety and the fruits of victory are guaranteed. Naturally, it will no longer be like when the Kong Household first opened up Peacock County, when few people came to join them, and the Kong Household had to spend Spirit Stone and resources to hire manpower and cultivator teams.