The Back Door
"I've said my piece; whether you go for the interview or not is up to you." With that, the Golden Core elder stood up and walked towards the door. "Anyway, I'm going."
Only Venerable Guijia remained in the room, sitting silently in his chair.
His hands, resting on the armrest, clenched and unclenched repeatedly.
Although it's shameful to work for cultivators from the Mortal Realm, if the other party is from the Immortal Ascension Domain, then they probably wouldn't be considered cultivators from the Mortal Realm, right?
That shouldn't be considered shameful, right?
Despite being the most powerful of all the informants, Venerable Guijia cultivation was achieved purely through external means, so his Nascent Soul is not as solid as those who cultivated through proper means.
Faced with this environment where there is no Spiritual Qi to sustain cultivation, he is more panicked than others.
But what if it isn't?
Moreover, he felt somewhat embarrassed to be asked to work alongside his subordinates in reclaiming wasteland and doing the same work.
Venerable Guijia was very conflicted.
His inner turmoil went unnoticed.
The next day, Yuan Jinsheng arrived with a hundred assistants and a list to check the names of the people.
Because the number of informants was too large, in order to minimize chaos on the first day and get the work arranged as quickly as possible, the city lord's mansion had to temporarily transfer a group of experienced employees from other departments to help.
These assistants included those working at the Trade Center and those holding positions in various management departments of the city lord's mansion. Among them were disciples of the Lingxian Sect's Azure Cloud Peak, as well as many ordinary people from Xiushui City.
However, without exception, they were all very familiar with the rules of their own Xiushui City, and they knew the way the City Lord's Mansion did things. They were very capable of executing various instructions and requirements, so it was reassuring to have them manage and arrange this group of informants.
Of the more than 14,000 Myriad Connections informants in total, no less than 10,000 signed up yesterday. Only more than 3,000 are still struggling with their thoughts and inner conflicts in their rooms in the fifty buildings.
These more than 10,000 people were divided into 101 teams, with more than 100 people in each team. Yuan Jinsheng and 100 assistants each managed one team.
Under the orders of their respective assistants and captains, the large group of people barely managed to line up and followed Yuan Jinsheng toward the gate of the Cage Compound.
The Cage Compound has two gates, one in front and one in the back.
The front door was where they came in, and it hasn't been opened since they came in.
Yuan Jinsheng and the others were directly teleported into the Cage Compound through a special passage; they didn't need to go through a door.
They were heading towards the back gate of the Cage Compound.
The group of informants all looked up at the tightly closed door in front of them.
They wondered, would stepping through this door mean they were outside? Would there be Spiritual Qi outside?
Most importantly, is there another barrier outside this door that could trigger the backlash attack?
Once they exit through this door, is there any chance they can escape?
Before they could come up with any results or make any plans, the tightly closed door was opened.
Instead of opening slowly and heavily, this back door was actually a light curtain. Everyone saw that Yuan Jinsheng did not make any movement. As soon as he stood in front of the light curtain, the light curtain shook and then turned into a wall of water that seemed to be flowing.
Then Yuan Jinsheng turned around and waved to everyone towards the door, saying, "Five teams at a time, line up and go in in order. Teams one through five, come forward!"
The sound wasn't loud, but it steadily reached everyone's ears.
With order, the more than 10,000 cultivators moved very quickly, passing through the back door in less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.
As soon as they stepped out of the back door, people felt their view suddenly opened up, unlike before when they were in the Cage Compound, where there was only a small area to come and go, which was not large enough for cultivators. Moreover, even with bright light, it was not as comfortable as the natural scenery outside.
They had now arrived in the real wilderness, surrounded by jungles and mountains.
Most importantly, as soon as they came out, they felt the Spiritual Qi from all directions, which was both familiar and abundant. This made the cultivators, who had not been exposed to Spiritual Qi for many days, feel so happy that they wanted to roll on the ground.
At the same time, Yuan Jinsheng was not surprised to see hundreds or even thousands of bolts of lightning of varying thickness striking down on the crowd.
The lightning was perfectly precise; not a single streak touched anyone nearby. Whoever was meant to be struck had to bear the full force of the lightning.
Yuan Jinsheng, with his hands behind his back, looked at the people whose faces were charred black from being hacked, and sneered lightly, "I advise you to behave yourselves. Otherwise, if you affect the overall land reclamation work, then you shouldn't come out at all."
Yuan Jinsheng waved the list of all the informants in his hand, "Or any of you who still have ideas can give it a try. If you really don't want to do it, I'll give you a chance now. Just step forward, and I'll immediately cross your names off and send you back to the Cage Compound."
After saying that, he glanced at the more than 10,000 people, but not a single one stepped forward under his gaze; they all remained silently in place.
The cultivators who had just been struck by lightning and were burning to a crisp quickly used both Rejuvenation Technique and Rejuvenation Pill to stop their injuries and barely manage to stand up.
Seeing that no one stepped forward, Yuan Jinsheng silently cursed them as "cowards" in his heart before stopping his nonsense and instructing his assistants and team leaders to divide the area and assign tasks.
The area behind the North Mountain Range is vast, so vast that the original design area of Xiushui City could not accommodate it at all.
However, Lin Xiao had long harbored ideas about this area behind the city, since it was, after all, the rear of the Lingxian Sect, and incorporating it into Xiushui City would be a way to protect the sect.
However, although this desolate area was incorporated into the current Xiushui City, it was set up as entirely arable land, so it did not consume too many of the city's construction and maintenance resources.
This area is considered a farmland area, sharing the protective barrier of Xiushui City with the urban area, but it is also separated from the urban area, and the two areas are not interconnected.
Therefore, even if these informants didn't escape, it would be impossible for them to get messages out through outsiders.
They have no other option but to work honestly.
After realizing this fact once again, these informant cultivators finally stopped harboring any illusions and took out their Law Artifact to seriously begin clearing the land.
It wasn't that they were stupid or incapable of slacking off; rather, each team's assistant captain was keeping a close eye on them with a small notebook, their eyes scanning rapidly. Regardless of whether they were mortals or cultivators, or how high their cultivation level was, they were all incredibly observant and attentive.
Anyone who blatantly slacks off will have their name immediately noted in a notebook, and they will be told that if they are caught slacking off three times, they will be sent back to the Cage Compound and will not be rehired.
Of course, Yuan Jinsheng has recently learned a lot about personnel management from his mentor.
They also know the saying, "Give a stick and then offer a sweet treat."
He told the monks that they were allowed to meditate outside for half an hour each evening after finishing their work before returning to the Cage Compound.