Chapter 70
Expansion Plan
Chapter 70 Expansion Plan
This is the current size of Heishan Village.
Shen Yi stood outside the bustling crowd, his gaze calmly sweeping over each face.
He only recognized a few faces, such as Liu Cuiniang and Wang Shaohui. He had never even seen the others before, let alone knew their names.
Several people at the ninth level of the Qi and Blood Realm initially led groups of refugees from the city's collapse to settle in Heishan Village.
After sixty years of stable development, the population has increased significantly.
However, the casualties have been heavy in the recent series of monster disasters.
Of course, there's also the fact that the three siblings killed a few people. If no one else had been hiding, the village's population would now be reduced to only about sixty people.
Without exception, all the villagers who originally worked at Mo Guanhai's farm agreed to work for him instead.
Having experienced the horrific disaster of last night, they feel extremely insecure.
Fortunately, they had no grudge against the Shen siblings, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to come here to work for them.
Shen Yi carefully memorized each person's face.
Every single person here represents a human resource that he can utilize in the future.
There are only sixty-odd people left.
Hopefully, these people can hold on and not cause any trouble, otherwise we'll have to kill another batch.
However, if we have a detailed understanding of each person's situation and enable them to do their best for us, these sixty people will become a valuable human resource.
However, it will take some time to uncover this process.
"Ah Yi, everyone from our village is here."
Mo Guanhai came to his side and looked at the busy crowd with him, his tone full of melancholy.
"My idea is that you have ten acres of land here with a wall built around it, so you should be able to arrange for them to live inside, right?"
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"Of the ten acres of land I have here, eight acres are used for farmland development, and I also need to house the black-horned horses and build a stable, leaving them with not much space to roam."
Shen Yi spoke frankly.
"You have eight acres of farmland here? How do the four of you manage to keep up?"
Mo Guanhai's eyes widened upon hearing this.
He had never been inside Shen Yi's manor, so he didn't know the specifics.
But when he heard that eight acres of the land were farmland, he couldn't help but be startled.
"How did you irrigate these eight acres of land? The village's public well is hundreds of meters away from here—"
Mo Guanhai asked instinctively, then immediately realized what he meant.
How could this kid not have thought of this problem? He must have already dug new wells in the manor and built a whole network of irrigation canals!
However, this place has been polluted by spirits, and the water flowing up from below will inevitably be tainted with a layer of filth.
Shen Yi must have already found a solution to this problem.
The three siblings did far more than they had imagined.
Mo Guanhai couldn't help but sigh inwardly, looking at Shen Yi with immense admiration.
At the same time, he felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart, and he felt much more relaxed.
It seems that in Shen Yi's hands, the village will be revitalized and gradually move towards prosperity.
"It seems you've realized, Fifth Master Mo, that I have indeed dug a new well here. The water source is plentiful, so irrigating the farmland won't be a problem."
Shen Yi said.
He already has a plan.
"The villagers can rest temporarily in the open space inside, but it's definitely not suitable for them to stay there for a long time, as the space is too small."
"I will arrange for them to build a new wall and expand the area to the east. This will give them a place to live and move around, and also ensure that a large number of monsters will not easily invade."
Mo Guanhai realized the problem with the wall and tentatively asked, "Ayi, the spirit patterns on your wall aren't the same as the ones in our village, are they?"
"Don't worry, it's not the same set. I learned it from that wooden puppet inheritance, and it's more effective at resisting the corruption of spirits."
Shen Yi turned around and smiled at him.
Since others believe he is a wooden puppet cultivator, he might as well use this identity to continue the disguise.
How much is hidden within this fictional wooden puppet legacy is entirely up to him.
"You've really struck it rich, kid!" Mo Guanhai smiled, genuinely happy for the young man.
The addition of more effective defensive runes to the walls will make the villagers' living area inside the walls safer.
"If you can manage to settle everyone down, then go ahead and do it."
Mo Guanhai smiled and said, "From now on, Heishan Village will be in your hands."
Shen Yi laughed when he heard this.
Black Mountain Village?
It has long existed in name only.
This will be his territory from now on.
"I'll go talk to them."
Seeing everyone finished their work and standing there blankly waiting, Shen Yi said something to Mo Guanhai and walked out.
Snap snap snap—
He walked straight into the crowd, clapped his hands, and made a noise to attract everyone's attention.
"Everyone, gather around!"
Upon hearing the instructions, everyone instinctively walked towards him, their faces showing a mixture of fear and curiosity.
After confirming that everyone had gathered around, Shen Yi stopped clapping and said calmly, "I won't waste time with pleasantries, I'll get straight to the point."
"The first issue concerns your residential safety."
Upon hearing Shen Yi mention this matter, everyone's expressions turned serious, and they all pricked up their ears to listen carefully.
"I'm sure you're all afraid of experiencing something like what happened last night again, and you feel that your current house is no longer safe. You'd like to come and stay with me, and that's fine."
"But everything here is already arranged, so my task for you now is to start building walls together and expand the area outwards. Do you all understand?"
As Shen Yi's voice fell.
Everyone nodded repeatedly, but one of them said weakly, "I understand, but the wall we built probably won't work, right?"
Shen Yi replied, "As long as you can build it, I guarantee it will be at least more effective than the village's current defensive runes."
"Any other questions?"
"there is none left!"
"OK."
Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Shen Yi then brought up the next matter.
"The second thing."
"As long as you follow the instructions and abide by the rules, I will do my best to ensure your safety and that you will not go hungry."
"But if any of you harbor ill intentions, cause trouble everywhere, or engage in malicious deception or dishonest dealings, I will cut off his head!"
Shen Yi's cold gaze swept over everyone, and they all fell silent, not daring to utter a sound.
He didn't care whether these people listened or not; he simply stated his position: anyone who dared to disobey would bear the consequences.
"The third thing is that I will select those among you who are willing to fight and train them to form a hunting team to go out hunting."
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