SEC Chapter 58 Departure
Chapter 58 Departure
"Ha, that's really true."
Huizhen's vision blurred, and her hands, which were supporting her on the ground, felt weak. Due to the collapse of her faith, she could no longer muster even a trace of Buddhist power.
"Huizhen, you must not tell your people about these things. This Pure Land of Ten Thousand Buddhas exists because of their faith. If you spread the word, it will do your people no good whatsoever."
"Thank you, elder."
He kowtowed several times, then staggered out of the temple, his back view showing utter dejection.
After the fat monk had gone far away, Jane floated to the statue.
"(˘•ω•˘)"
"Master, is it alright to talk to him like this? He's just a native, does he need you to care so much?"
"He's a smart monk; he'll figure it out sooner or later. He's only coming to me for verification. By the way, you should speed up the review process; we won't be able to stay in this unclaimed divine realm for long."
"(╬Ò‸Ó)"
"Ah! Is oppressing your own family the only thing you can do?"
"All the family members are working for the future of the tribe; everyone is working."
"(눈_눈)"
"How could that be! Shinzo has always had that Riss by his side; he must be secretly having fun."
Liang Jiu's somewhat depressed mood was amused by this intelligent processor.
"Now that you've integrated the auxiliary wetware, multitasking is no problem for you, so why bother doing it yourself?"
"I don't need those sticky, wet components to help me! Jane can handle it with her own core computing power!"
Jane jumped up and down in mid-air, and a big red X appeared on the screen.
(＞д＜)
"Alright, stop complaining. Go check your data." Liang Jiu ignored its grumbling and ended the conversation.
Although Jane was extremely unwilling, she obediently floated back to the wooden table in the center of the camp and continued to be its accountant.
The temple fell silent again.
Liang Jiu's perspective shifted from the statue to a higher vantage point, overlooking the entire Xin Clan's divine realm.
As resources from the unclaimed divine realm continued to be transported back, the territory of the Xin Clan became bustling and crowded. Carts were parked on the open ground, and women and children were busy carrying grain and seeds into the newly built wooden sheds. However, in the tribe's long-term development plan, there was still one extremely crucial item that he hadn't yet settled.
A card emitting a faint glow appeared in his mind—[Mixed Ore Vein].
These are spoils of war from the previous divine war. For a mortal civilization to grow strong, plunder and external trade alone are far from enough; it must have stable and easily accessible resource-producing areas as its foundation.
With a slight thought, Liang Jiu selected a barren rocky area at the back of his territory.
The card transformed into a stream of light and fell to the ground.
The ground began to tremble slightly, the rock layers rose upwards, and amidst the churning of the soil, a stone mountain tens of meters high rose abruptly from the ground. The mountain's surface naturally cracked, revealing the mottled cross-section of the ore inside, and a gentle natural passage led directly into the depths of the vein. All the changes in the terrain seemed perfectly natural.
This unexpected turn of events quickly attracted the attention of the Xin tribe. Chang, along with several young men, rushed to the back mountain with pickaxes. Upon seeing the mine that had appeared out of nowhere, they all knelt down and cried out for divine grace.
Shinzo also rushed over upon hearing the news, and he picked up a piece of rubble from the ground.
The stone felt heavy in my hand, and its cross-section showed a dark red color.
"Is this iron ore? Although I'm a drow, I rarely live underground, and this is the first time I've seen it." Lis, who was with him, glanced at it, stood on tiptoe, and rested her head on his shoulder.
The discovery of this mixed ore vein fills a significant gap in the shortage of pyrite metals. Its structure is quite unique, with many high-grade ores exposed in the shallow layers, which can be easily removed with simple tapping, making mining extremely convenient.
According to the prompts on the Divine Realm panel and preliminary mining calculations, the output of this mineral vein is very stable.
Each month it can provide 600 units of crude iron ore and 150 units of copper ore. In addition to the basic metals, the associated secondary minerals also produce 300 units of coal each month. Even in the deep veins, it can produce about 10 units of mithril and a small amount of gold dust each month.
With this ready-made treasure trove, the Sinker tribe would no longer be a primitive tribe that could only fight with bone clubs and stones. As long as the furnace was built in the future, iron tools and sturdy armor could be equipped for every strong tribesman.
In the following days, the Xinzu people showed tremendous enthusiasm.
The old priest, leaning on his wooden staff, led his tribesmen, who were unable to fight, to level the land outside the divine realm and sow the seeds of crops they had acquired in exchange.
Xin Zang, accompanied by his strong warriors, made repeated trips to the unclaimed divine realm. Following their previous plan, they moved all usable timber, stone, and even intact bricks from the ruins back to their own territory.
The undead and kobolds no longer posed a threat; only the carts of the Burningblood people moved about on the entire wasteland.
Time flies.
Finally, the last day arrived before this unclaimed divine realm was about to be launched.
Jane floated gracefully into the temple.
It had changed from its previous lively and unruly state; the entire metal box looked somewhat listless, and the light on the screen had dimmed a bit.
(＿＿)ノ｜
"Master, the summary report for the past few days is finished. I feel like my processor is about to overload and start smoking." Jane hovered in mid-air and sent the message to Liang Jiu.
"Bring it here."
A semi-transparent light screen unfolded in Liang Jiu's consciousness, displaying the account books that Jian had compiled over the past few days.
Supplies section:
The resources plundered from the unclaimed divine realm over the past few days have piled up like mountains. Besides the two hundred catties of refined steel from before, they've also transported back two thousand cubic meters of usable timber, five hundred cubic meters of rough stone, and various crop seeds filling three large carts. The forty-five ordinary horses acquired in exchange for the defeated city-states are currently being raised by the younger members of the tribe. Combined with the initial mining of the mixed mineral veins in their own territory, the warehouses are now stocked with nearly a hundred baskets of iron ore.
Population column:
With the assistance of the old priest Geng, the population count of the Xin tribe has been completed.
The tribe currently has a total population of 10,320.
Among them, there are more than 4,700 young and strong men who can take up arms and fight, and 40% of them are extraordinary. They are the main fighting force of the tribe and the main force for future development.
There are 3,500 elderly people and women who are responsible for logistics, textiles, planting and simple labor.
There are over 2,100 children under the age of ten. These children possess greater talent and more experience than their predecessors, and the proportion of extraordinary individuals among them is even higher.
In addition, there is one foreign follower, namely the half-blood Drowlis.
At the end of the ledger, Jane thoughtfully added a comment: "Although they're all a bunch of country bumpkins who've never seen the world, they don't slack off when they're working, and are barely qualified to be Jane's subordinates."
After reading the report, Liang Jiu mentally scanned the newly built wooden sheds, the squares piled with supplies, and the Xin Clan members who were on high alert in the Divine Realm.
The foundation for tribal development has been laid.
"Well done," Liang Jiu said, offering Jian a simple compliment.
Upon hearing the praise, Jane's screen immediately lit up, displaying a smug expression.
<(￣︶￣)>
"All members of the Sinner Clan, prepare to return." Liang Jiu issued a divine decree.
As immense divine power surged, the divine realm of the Xin Clan gradually peeled away.