Chapter 823 - The Groundwork for the Future (1/2)
Chapter 823: The Groundwork for the Future
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Tang Xiu spent some time chatting with Banshou. He could see that the fellow had become more mature and dependable in the past year. He complimented and encouraged the guy sincerely before sending him off.
“Would you like to visit Clam Island too, Grand Master?” Gu Xiaxue asked while standing beside Tang Xiu. The intoxicating smile on her beautiful face was enough to topple a city.
Tang Xiu thought for a while before he nodded and replied, “Since I came to Jingmen Island and the Clam Island is pretty close to here, let’s go there, then! Would you like to go with me, Auntie?”
Tang Min was interested in seeing the results of Tang Xiu’s endeavors in forming an army of cultivators, so she replied without hesitation, “I’m going with you.”
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Early in the next morning, a liner was moored at the newly built port on Clam Island. Tang Xiu, Tang Min, and Gu Xiaoxue just stepped out of the cabin and saw more than ten strong, burly men standing guard at the port. One of the men came striding in, but his face slightly changed when he saw Tang Xiu and Gu Xiaoxue. His expression turned wild as he swiftly greeted courteously, “Boss.”
Tang Xiu nodded with a smile and asked, “Who’s in charge of Clam Island now?”
“It’s Yuan Ye, Boss,” answered the man.
“How’s it going with the Clam Island construction project?” Tang Xiu nodded and asked again, “Also, where are the children being settled down?”
“The project is still progressing, but it’s difficult to see the results as of yet,” answered the man. “As for the children, all of them are being settled in the southern peninsula. It’s a restricted area that even we have no rights to enter.”
“Alright, tend to your duties. I’ll go to the southern peninsula to have a look myself,” said Tang Xiu.
“Affirmative.” The man nodded reverently and quietly retreated to the side.
While leading Tang Min, Tang Xiu didn’t fly to the destination due to the Clam Island being under construction. They slowly approached the southern peninsula along the coastline of Clam Island.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two ghostly silhouettes silently dashed out of the dense thicket as two strong men appeared in front of Tang Xiu while releasing obvious killing intent.
“Presumptuous,” scolded Gu Xiaoxue as she stepped forward.
As the two sturdy men saw that it was Tang Xiu and Gu Xiaoxue, their killing intent instantly disappeared and they became a bit flustered. They hurried to salute respectfully.
“No need to blame them; it’s the responsibility of their job,” Tang Xiu waved and said with a pale smile, “Notify Yuan Ye—tell him to assemble all the children immediately. I need to have a look at them.”
“Yes, Sir!”
One of them replied and vanished instantly, while another man led Tang Xiu and the rest to enter the forested hill quickly. They promptly approached a two-plus meters tall wall which they jumped over to enter a spacious area. A lot of one-meter-high blocks of bluestones were densely laid out on the flat ground—so many that they couldn’t be counted.
A few minutes later, Yuan Ye sprinted in at his top speed while wearing a black wushu suit and tied-up long hair. He then came to the front of Tang Xiu’s group and reverently greeted, “Boss.”
“You’re Yuan Ye?” Tang Xiu nodded and smiled, “How’s your cultivation, and what’s the stage that you’ve reached?”
“I’m at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment,” answered Yuan Ye.
“Not bad.” Tang Xiu nodded and said, “But you need to persevere. Your rank in our Everlasting Feast Hall should be not low since you can be assigned here. According to the reward rules, the first ten members who break through the Golden Core Stage will be generously rewarded. Keep working hard and strive well to get into the top ten.”
A gleam flashed in Yuan Ye’s eyes, and he replied firmly, “This subordinate will strive to do his best!”
Tang Xiu produced a Spirit Amassing Pill and smiled lightly, “Don’t tell the others that I give you special attention and just do your best! Whether you can be one of the best men to stand around me or will be stepped on by someone else, it will all depend on your own efforts.”
“Thank you, Boss. I will!”
Yuan Ye was a bit excited. It must be noted that the medicinal pill produced by the Everlasting Feast Hall was a very important resource for cultivation. Additionally, it was quite difficult to obtain even one of them.
10 minutes later.
Tang Xiu finally learned the reason why there were a lot of bluestones in this wide area. Shadowy figures came from the low-rise buildings in the area to the north. It was a long line of skinny children marshaled by dozens of strong men who swiftly ran between the orderly arranged bluestones.
They seemed to know which block of bluestone was supposed to be their position, judging from them climbing on their respective bluestone one by one. Using his spiritual sense to sweep over them, Tang Xiu was both amazed and surprised that there were 62,200 blocks of bluestone, each with a child standing on top.