Chapter 190 The price has increased
"How long ago was that?"
Taoist Qingyu was even more surprised than her!
"Where did you hear this outdated news?"
Wei Wenxin still couldn't believe it!
Why has it increased so much?
A full 40%!
If she hadn't come up with the idea of buying a spot today, she would have suspected that someone was targeting her on purpose!
"My master told me! She couldn't have lied to me."
"That was indeed the price in the past."
"So when did this rise?"
Daoist Master Qingyu smiled awkwardly: "About four or five years?"
Wei Wenxin had a bad feeling!
"It doesn't have anything to do with me, does it?"
"Well, congratulations, you guessed it right!"
Then Daoist Master Qingyu told her about the changes that had taken place in the sect over the years.
His lineage is very good at economic matters. The master and disciple are responsible for looking after the treasury, and one is responsible for the sect's finances. They are very sensitive to changes in this area.
It is said that Wei Wenxin invented a mining machine in the past. The amount of mining that used to take thousands of miners a year can now be mined out within a month with just a few machines and a few people in the Qi Refining stage.
In the past, mining was one of the hardest jobs in the world, but now it is one of the best jobs in the world.
Who wouldn’t want to get a high salary and still have time to pursue a side job?
The reform of the entire industry has brought about a huge surplus of labor.
There were indeed some troubles at the beginning, but as the sect's various measures were implemented, Wei Wenxin published a reference book to teach low-level practitioners how to make a living, and these surplus labor forces were transformed into productivity in other industries.
The value created is immeasurable.
In particular, this mining machine is particularly good at working efficiently in places where spiritual energy is scarce.
In the past few years, infrastructure construction in the mortal kingdom belonging to the Wanjian Sect has been in full swing.
For cultivators, it doesn’t matter whether there is a road or not, because they can fly.
But for ordinary people, if you want to be rich, you must build roads first.
As roads become more accessible and the economy becomes more fluid, people's lives will naturally become better and better.
Because of the developed transportation, every household has a cultivator from time to time. Many families have relatives in other spheres of influence, or they work outside doing business all year round to make a living.
Knowing that the Wanjian Sect is having an easy time, wouldn't you be trying hard to squeeze in?
It may be difficult for ordinary people to immigrate, but it is much easier for cultivators.
If you are unlucky and are not reborn in the Wanjian Sect, you cannot pass the normal assessment to enter the sect. As long as you have money, you can buy this place.
However, the person who sells the quota will be held responsible for it in the future to prevent spies from sneaking in.
The Wanjian Sect treats the strong well, and as long as you are strong enough, you can enjoy privileges.
For example, Wei Wenxin, as the strongest of her generation, took the title of eldest sister. Not only can she enjoy discounts when buying things in the sect’s major directly-operated stores, she also has the right to choose a store in the city for free.
This quota for recruiting people into the outer gate is also a kind of privilege.
It is specially supplied to cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage and some special cultivators.
Wei Wenxin has two identities and has four vacancies.
Buying a place as an outer disciple is not just for the purpose of becoming a disciple of the Wanjian Sect.
Apart from those little kids who are spotted by powerful people and are planned to be accepted as disciples, most of those who purchase this spot are independent cultivator families that have accumulated a certain amount of wealth and are trying to change their allegiance, as well as independent cultivators from other spheres of influence.
Becoming a disciple of the Wanjian Sect, enjoying the sect’s benefits, and also benefiting descendants is like a ladder to heaven for cultivators who have been at the bottom of the society for a long time.
Because of the Wanjian Sect's reputation for protecting its people, even if they died, the family could still live a stable life for a long period of time thanks to the relationship between the master and the sect. During this period, they only needed to work hard to have children.
As long as a child with good talent is born, the sect will raise them, and the family will prosper for many years.
No one had ever told her this before, and when she heard it for the first time, Wei Wenxin was stunned. "So, you're to blame me for this?"
Daoist Master Qingyu looked at her and smiled: "This is a good thing, why should I blame you?"
"So, I only screwed myself?"
"How can there be the best of both worlds? Of course there are other people who want to immigrate."
Wei Wenxin sighed, looked up at him cautiously, and whispered, "Uncle Master, I always feel that the sect owes me a paradise, what do you think?"
The mining machine actually raised the "settlement fee" of Wanjian Sect!
Just damaging a cliff is a huge loss for her!
Last time, she relied on this trick to defeat Great-Master Minglu, and pestered him to learn how to find veins and prospect for minerals and explore for spiritual mines. Now, she wants to get a few places as an outer disciple for free.
She could have taken out 50 million with some effort, but when it suddenly soared to 70 million, she felt a little painful.
"Have you ever thought that the reason you were sentenced so severely is because this incident had such a bad influence and needs to be punished as a warning to others to prevent them from following suit?"
Can that be measured by the maintenance cost of Siguo Cliff itself?
"Uncle Master, you are really something. The sect had already issued a notice saying that Siguo Cliff was too old and did not conform to the aesthetic tastes of young people. It needed to be rebuilt, so they arranged for me to demolish it."
Seeing how shameless she was, Daoist Master Qingyu stared at her with his dead fish eyes, without saying a word.
Wei Wen waved his hands uncomfortably: "Alright, alright, let's just let it go. I'm not such a petty person!"
Taoist Qingyu continued to stare at her and still said nothing.
Wei Wenxin couldn't bear it any longer, so he could only slump his shoulders, sigh, and apologize: "I'm sorry, Master. I really won't do this again in the future."
Daoist Master Qingyu then snorted and stopped staring at her.
“But this is too expensive!”
"You are really confused. Have you asked that family? Are they willing to be tied to you for life? Don't go to great lengths and make a fuss out of nothing."
If Wei Wenxin spent a lot of money to get them into the sect, then they would have to work at Lingsi Peak forever.
If Wei Wenxin dislikes them in the future, no one else would dare to hire this family unless they want to offend her.
They have poor aptitude and low cultivation, so they will definitely not be able to become inner disciples within the prescribed period. They can only serve as cannon fodder in the Wanjian Sect, and their lives will definitely not be easy.
Not everyone is willing to pin their family's future on other monks.
After getting the reminder, Wei Wen thought about it and returned to the sect. He first followed him to the treasury to settle the contribution points, and then went straight back to Lingsi Peak.
It is the season when the cloud fruit matures again.
There are five members of the Zhen family. The male cultivator takes the two older children to pick fruits in the orchard. The father is responsible for picking the fruits by flying the sword, while the two younger children are responsible for packing them and putting them into woven bamboo baskets. While picking, the father also tests and teaches the two children knowledge.
"There is monk A, whose vestments on his chest are always dirty. What's the reason?"
The answer was: "Monk A's purification of dust is useless."
Then ask: "So what should we do in this situation?"
The answer was: "Take the ashes from the burning spiritual plant and soak them in water. Soak the stains for an hour, and then use the Dust Cleansing Technique repeatedly in the water."
Wei Wenxin listened for a while, did not disturb them, and went to see what the female cultivator was doing.
The nun is weaving bamboo baskets with her youngest daughter.
"The partition in the middle must be woven with thin enough bamboo threads so that it is flexible enough to avoid damaging the fruit during transportation."
My little daughter should be about five years old, but there is already a thin layer of calluses on her tender fingers.
At this moment, he was concentrating on splitting bamboo strips.
Wei Wenxin sighed and called the whole family to Quanyong Cottage.
After receiving the message, the couple were very frightened and didn't know what they would face for a while.
They lived in Lingsi Peak, leading a relatively isolated life, and didn't even know that Wei Wenxin had come back and left.
The couple hurried over with their child, and when they saw Wei Wenxin sitting under the eaves, frowning and eating fruit, their hearts suddenly calmed down.
(End of this chapter)
