Chapter 616: Ironwood (Patreon)

Immortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List

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After settling the people Wang Hong had brought back, he led the fleet back to Qizhou Island.

Wang Yi, who had not yet found a place to stay since the Sect had recently moved, took the lead for the Taihao Sect and went to Lin Hai City.

The idea of bringing people to Qizhou Island was never Wang Hong's original intention. This time, he brought back two Sects simply to fulfill his emotional ties to the Qingxu Sect and to bring Wang Yi out of the secluded and remote Hezhou, especially with the looming upheavals in Hezhou's future.

However, once the people were brought back, they couldn't be sent to Qizhou Island. His Great Chu Immortal Nation was originally a tightly-knit entity with a common purpose and shared secrets. Suddenly introducing tens of thousands of outsiders would have a tremendous impact on the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

Their beliefs didn't align, and their goals were different, making it challenging to integrate them. Forcing them together would likely lead to internal strife and division within the Great Chu Immortal Nation for a long time to come.

Furthermore, taking two Sects out and merging them wasn't a viable option either. If he did so, Wang Yi would probably resist vehemently, unwilling to create rifts among his brothers for the sake of a few hundred thousand Cultivators who weren't loyal to him.

In the future, there would be no Sects within the boundaries of the Great Chu Immortal Nation. Sect Disciples would need to remain loyal to their respective Sects, while the citizens of his Immortal Nation would only need to pledge loyalty to the Immortal Nation. Combining these two would inherently create conflicts.

Moreover, the location of his Great Chu Immortal Nation was currently kept secret, and he didn't want outsiders to know their whereabouts for now.

Until the Great Chu Immortal Nation became stronger, only a select few among these people would earn his trust and be invited to visit or live on Qizhou Island.

Wang Hong returned to Qizhou Island with the fleet and subordinate troops.

A large-sized harbor had been constructed on Qizhou Island to accommodate seafaring vessels. Due to the bustling traffic at the harbor, coupled with the increasing population of the Great Chu Immortal Nation, a city had been erected nearby.

This city was named Harbor City, with a population of three hundred thousand, and it maintained a permanent garrison.

The fleet unloaded various supplies at the Harbor City, with their primary gains this time being the savage beasts from the Desolate Spirit Sea, as well as Blood Crystals and Gray Crystal Stones. Some had been brought back by Skinny Monkey previously, and additional harvest had been obtained this time.

Numerous large warehouses were constructed in Harbor City, and only a few particularly rare and vital resources would be sent to King's City. Most of the materials would be stored in Harbor City.

The bodies of the first and second-tier savage beasts brought back this time were all kept in the warehouses of Harbor City.

The Ministry of Works had also established many workshops in Harbor City, where these savage beast corpses would be disassembled into various materials.

These materials would then be sorted and sent to workshops specializing in refining tools, crafting spirit meals, making talismans, and so on.

The finished products produced by the workshops would be partially sent to King's City to meet domestic demands. The surplus would be retained in the warehouses of Harbor City and later distributed to various shops across the Fengwu Continent by the Ministry of Works.

After unloading the low-tier savage beast corpses, Wang Hong and his team flew directly to King's City.

Having been away for several years, Wang Hong returned to King's City and found that everything was running smoothly.

Inside the Great Hall, Wang Hong took his rightful seat on the throne he hadn't sat on in a long time, while his subordinate officials took their places below.

First, they reported on the events that had occurred during his absence and the corresponding solutions and responses.

Then, Wang Hong informed the subordinate officials about the agreements he had reached with various major powers in the Southern Region.

"This will be our business for a long time to come, and I'll leave this matter to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to handle together."

Wang Hong entrusted this business to Xu Lun and Chen Xiaofeng. Xu Lun had always been in charge of the commercial aspect of the shops, while Chen Xiaofeng oversaw processing and production, including refining various magic weapons, pills, spirit meals, and more.

Because they planned to trade with the Southern Region, rather than directly purchasing finished products from the Fengwu Continent and sending them to the Southern Region, Wang Hong and his subordinates decided to buy raw materials from the Fengwu Continent, bring them back to Harbor City, and then process them into various products.

The final products would then be transported to the Southern Region for trade.

Although the Southern Region was relatively barren, it was still a Cultivation World with a large population of Cultivators, and their purchasing power was strong.

Therefore, this business venture not only benefited the Southern Region but also brought significant profits to the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

Various talents in the Cultivation World were scarce due to the high cost of cultivation and learning in these fields. Consequently, these industries enjoyed substantial profits, such as the fees for Alchemists practicing Alchemy and Refining Tool Masters for their services.

Additionally, this large-scale and continuous processing and production could help the Great Chu Immortal Nation cultivate a large number of skilled individuals.

After delegating these matters, Wang Hong discussed an appropriate distribution plan for the Gray Crystal Stones harvested from the Desolate Spirit Sea.

Since these crystals were more valuable to martial practitioners, it was decided, after deliberation, to temporarily supply them exclusively to martial practitioners.

Once these matters were settled, everyone dispersed, with Chen Xiaofeng and Xu Lun having the most tasks on their plates this time.

Xu Lun was eager to arrange the purchase of raw materials in the Fengwu Continent, while Chen Xiaofeng had to focus on establishing more workshops to facilitate the refinement of various spiritual objects.

With his subordinates assigned to their respective tasks, Wang Hong returned to his cave mansion to continue his cultivation.

This time, he had obtained seven crystal stones from the Fifth-tier savage beast in the Desolate Spirit Sea. He had already used three of them, which made him confident that his physical prowess was now on par with Soul Transformation.

During his exploration of the savage beast cave, he had also found a metallic lump that resembled branches.

Because it exhibited faint signs of vitality, Wang Hong had planted it in the Space.

In the time that had passed, the Space had experienced at least a few hundred years, and the vitality on the lump had indeed grown stronger.

However, apart from an increase in vitality, there had been no other observable changes.

During this period, Wang Hong had stored some unimportant odds and ends in the Space, including a piece of metal ore that he had placed near the planted lump.

After some time had passed, when Wang Hong re-entered the Space, he noticed that the metal ore had significantly decreased in size.

He distinctly remembered the original size of the ore, and there were no outsiders in the Space.

After a brief contemplation, Wang Hong uncovered the area where the lump was planted and was surprised to find that it had started to sprout. A tiny, budding point had appeared on it, indicating that it had begun to grow.

To verify this, he covered it again and placed the remaining piece of ore on top.

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