ushernet Chapter 409: What happened to the gophers?
Chapter 409: What happened to the gophers?
In a secret room.
The whole room was a little dim, and there were only nine people sitting at the spacious round table.
A nonchalant voice suddenly sounded.
"How are the gophers?" There was a hint of sarcasm and indifference in the voice.
Jiang Jingtian responded calmly: "Still busy."
The man feeding the fish grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "All popped out?" His eyes sparkled with curiosity.
Jiang Jingtian nodded slightly: "Almost."
"Clap clap."
The man feeding the fish clapped his hands to himself.
"So how is the key figure in our drama now?" His voice was full of anticipation.
Hu Mengxuan opened her red lips and said with a faint smile: "Every night I have fun, I don't want to go back home."
Xia Zhiyu was filled with anxiety and asked anxiously, "Is there something wrong with the fake pill?"
Duanmu Yan's face wrinkled and trembled, and she said slowly: "I just went to check it out before the New Year. According to the calculation, the fake pill furnace should be ready in another 7 months."
"Oh, I almost played this little guy to death." The man who was feeding the fish covered his mouth and laughed, his eyes full of mockery.
Miao Ruolan frowned and said, "What if that furnace of fake pills fails? It's from the Duanmu family, or you can just take it over."
Duanmu Yan shook her head slightly, the wrinkles on her face trembling slightly: "It's just a small fake pill. As long as it doesn't explode in the first month, it won't explode later. Don't worry. That little guy still has some attainments in the way of pills."
A man with a ghost face burst into tears: "Oh, I only regret that I didn't persist in the beginning. I added less chips. This Lingxi flash is getting less and less likely to succeed. When will the great cause be accomplished?"
His face was full of regret and pain, as if he had lost a great opportunity.
Hu Mengxuan said with disdain: "Alright, stop screaming, it's so unpleasant to hear."
"It's easy for you to say that. In the past three years, your Qinghu Peak has produced 14 Lingxi Yishan. Don't tell me that the girls under your command are all extremely smart and have figured it out on their own." Jiang Jingtian's tone was filled with a hint of questioning and jealousy.
"Oh, why are they quarreling again?" The man feeding the fish picked his ears and a helpless expression appeared on his face.
"This time the little fellow unintentionally helped a lot, and he has done a great deed. Have you thought about how to treat these people?" There was a thoughtful gleam in the eyes of the man feeding the fish.
Hu Mengxuan's lips curled up slightly: "It has already been implemented. When they see with their own eyes the magical fake pills flowing out of Lingxi Valley one after another, I'm afraid that if we stop them at that time, they will kneel down and beg to come to us."
The man feeding the fish nodded slightly: "That makes sense. These people's skills are very powerful, but the bottlenecks in front are also extraordinary. Each small realm is like a welded cage, not to mention a large realm. But they made it through the early stage, it was difficult at first but then it became easy, and the road ahead is smooth."
"Now that we hold the key, we must not waste this opportunity and must absorb this power."
Lei Tianyu asked doubtfully: "Where should we place them?"
The man feeding the fish smiled slightly and said, "Lingxi Valley has never lacked blessed sacred mountains and blessed lands, but it does lack people to inherit the legacy. It depends on how many mountains these families can support."
His words were full of expectation and longing.
Xia Zhiyu said thoughtfully: "You mean, are you going to support a few more mountaintops to expand your power?"
The man feeding the fish showed a proud look on his face, and said slowly: "Lingxi Valley has not expanded its mountains for ten thousand years. Now there are a few more. When I ascend to the upper realm, won't I be able to surpass those ancestors?"
His eyes were full of longing and confidence, as if he had already seen himself enjoying great glory in the upper realm.
"That's fine." Xia Zhiyu nodded slightly in agreement.
There was also a hint of expectation in his eyes, and he seemed to be full of confidence in the future of Lingxi Valley.
Lei Tianyu frowned slightly and said, "That little guy has made such a great contribution, but he was only rewarded with 60 sixth-level alchemy furnaces. Isn't that a little too little?"
He was not interested in adding a few more hills, it was nothing more than an additional source of income. He was only thinking about asking for some reward for the boy who had made great contributions.
Li Shang screamed: "60 is not enough? Mr. Lei, you can't be so partial, right?"
"It's indeed less." Duanmu Yan's face wrinkles trembled as she chimed in.
Her eyes also revealed her admiration for the person who had made the contribution, and she felt that he should be given more rewards.
Xia Zhiyu sneered and said, "Didn't you guys from Qingyao Peak just steal a fifth-level spiritual weapon? Why don't you send it over?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, and he was obviously dissatisfied with Qingyaofeng's behavior.
Lei Tianyu asked in surprise: "Is this true?"
He looked over with a puzzled look, obviously unaware of this matter.
Duanmu Yan didn't expect that the fire would burn herself, and she quickly said, "Don't listen to that Xia guy's nonsense, he is just framing me."
The man feeding the fish frowned when he saw that they were quarreling again, and said helplessly: "He seems to be only at the third level of strength now? It's better to give him just the right reward, otherwise if you give him too much, it will only make him die prematurely."
Everyone stopped talking and the topic returned to the matter of opening the mountain gate.
Xia Zhiyu said solemnly, "There are two existing unowned sacred mountains. I just don't know how many peaks the master plans to expand this time, so we should prepare early."
The man feeding the fish opened his mouth and laughed extremely exaggeratedly, saying loudly: "If you want to do it, do it big. Just build four mountains directly."
Lei Tianyu lowered his head and thought carefully, then slowly said: "The five regions now are already crowded with our Lingshan blessed land. The neighboring West Wind Region has been seeking shelter and can accommodate two people."
Miao Ruolan continued, "We can send people to move the overseas enclave back. When we are almost home, the children are tired and want to take a rest. I think the Lord of Dongyang Territory will be understanding."
Li Shang screamed: "Old lady Miao, you did come up with a good idea this time, but the sacred mountain is too big, it will take at least 50 years to move back, right?"
Xia Zhiyu pondered for a moment and said, "Establishing a sect is never something that can be accomplished overnight. 50 years is just the right amount of time."
Li Shang's ghost head nodded in approval, which was rare.
Jiang Jingtian asked doubtfully, "What about the remaining one?"
Hu Mengxuan gave a charming laugh and said in a sweet voice: "Since there is nothing ready-made and there is no suitable place, of course we should grab a ready-made one."
Xia Zhiyu looked worried and said, "But we are the pillars of this world after all. Every action we take affects the hearts of the people in the 89 regions of this world. If we act rashly, I'm afraid we will give people something to criticize us, right?"
Li Shang started to scream again: "What are you afraid of? It's not like we haven't done this before. We have been living in peace for ten thousand years. We are just expanding our territory."
A wicked smile appeared on his lips, "I guess they can understand."
The man feeding the fish said in an exaggerated voice, "The rise of Lingxi Valley is unstoppable, and these measures are helpless. Jiang Jingtian, how many suitable Lingshan blessed lands are there?"
Jiang Jingtian made a gesture with his hands, and a clear map instantly appeared on the round table.
On the map, Lingxi Valley occupied the entire five regions, and its light was dazzling, as bright as the stars. In the surrounding regions, three sacred mountains and blessed places were shining and slowly lit up.
"The three sacred mountains and blessed places that are closest to us and where we can take action are said to have been linked to the Demon Cult. This way, it will be easier for us to take action and it will be difficult for others to find excuses."
Everyone's eyes turned to these owned territories: the Long Spear Sect in the east, the Manye Sect in the south, and the Flying Locust Palace in the north.
The man feeding the fish turned to look at Xia Zhiyu and said, "Would you like to tell my fortune?"
Xia Zhiyu thought for a moment, then replied without hesitation: "The situation is very clear. Whether you do divination or not, the result will be the same."
He went on to analyze, "The Long Spear Cult in the east is an ancient force that was born and raised in Dongyang Territory. After a long period of sedimentation, it has already been deeply rooted. In the future, we will forcibly place a sacred mountain in Dongyang Territory. If we uproot this force, the Lord of Dongyang Territory will certainly not let it go. Once the matter gets out of hand, it will be difficult to resolve."
"The Feihuang Palace in the north has been doing a booming business in the past two years. It has become a first-class force and is poised to compete with Sishui Pavilion for the top spot in the express delivery industry."
"It will take a long time to attack a first-class force, and it will take at least a thousand years to succeed. First-class forces are very important in this world. Even if such a force suddenly collapses, we cannot intervene and take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, other first-class forces will be in danger and target us everywhere in the secret realm, which will be counterproductive."
"Now, only the second-rate force Wanye Sect located in Nanlin Region is left, which is our best choice."
The man at the top stared at the lit sacred mountain blessed land with sharp eyes, grinned and said, "It seems to be true."
The fish-feeding man's light words had already sentenced the second-rate force, the Wanye Sect, to death.
Everyone at the round table looked at the blessed land with complicated eyes, as if they had already secured it.
The man feeding the fish looked extremely happy at the moment, and said loudly: "Jiang Jingtian, I'll leave this matter to you."
Jiang Jingtian grinned and responded confidently: "I will definitely fulfill your mission. It will take at least a hundred years. Just wait for my good news."
Everyone present also confidently entrusted this important task to the Jiang family. Indeed, no one else was more suitable than the Jiang family, one of the eight families.