Establishment of the Council of Elders

One hundred and forty to one hundred and fifty spirit stones was indeed a large sum for them, so it's no wonder that Uncle Fu was overjoyed.

However, this sum of spirit stones is only theoretical for now, as Qingxi Town is a remote and impoverished place where no caravans come year-round.

To exchange these "Yellow Armored Violent Scorpions" parts for spirit stones, they must be transported to Wancheng for sale, which incurs considerable costs.

Qingxi Town is currently in the early stages of development and is extremely lacking in weapons and equipment. Instead of exchanging these materials for spirit stones, it would be better to convert them into weapons and equipment that can enhance combat power on the spot. However, the prerequisite is that the town must have talent in this area.

After explaining the situation regarding the supplies, Uncle Fu took out a yellowed booklet and unfolded it for Xu Yunxin to see: "Young Master, this booklet lists the current population of Qingxi Town."

The booklet clearly states that Qingxi Town currently has only 47 people, including 36 able-bodied adults, 12 children in their teens, 23 women and children, and only two elderly people. Adding the two daughters of the Yue family and them, the entire Qingxi Town has a total of 77 people.

This number of people, let alone a town, is far greater than the number of students he taught in his previous life when he was in college.

The only consolation is that these thirty-six young men all have the cultivation level of the Body Establishment stage, which is considered outstanding among mortals. With a little training, they can be used as garrison soldiers.

The twelve children are all quite talented. If they are fed and clothed better and can breathe in spiritual energy more often, they may produce several more cultivators in the future.

In any case, these people are Xu Yunxin's core group.

Xu Yunxin and Uncle Fu were discussing the matter while holding the Yellow Book when Yue Shaohua and Yue Yinping arrived with the townspeople.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Yue Shaohua skipped over and explained with a smile, "Uncle, Young Master Xu, yesterday Sister Ping and I noticed how dilapidated the courtyard was, so this morning, Sister Ping asked everyone to come and help us repair it."

Yue Yinping followed behind, frowning as she listened. Her eyes kept darting between Yue Shaohua and Xu Yunxin, and she muttered to herself, "It was clearly your idea, but you insisted on pinning it on me. Could this girl have fallen for that Xu boy?"

"Shaohua, you've come at the perfect time. Uncle Fu and I are discussing the town's development. You and Sister Ping are familiar with the town, so you can give us some ideas."

When Xu Yunxin saw that the two daughters of the Yue family had come to his door, he immediately took the initiative to invite them.

"Ah?" Yue Shaohua had never been interested in such matters and was about to decline when Yue Yinping behind him interjected, "I wonder what Young Master Xu would like to ask?"

Xu Yunxin hesitated for a moment, then gestured with his hand, saying, "Let's talk in detail inside."

The four entered the house and sat down. Xu Yunxin smiled and said, "The situation is difficult right now, and we haven't prepared any tea or water for our guests. I hope Sister Ping and Shaohua won't mind."

Before Yue Shaohua could even open his mouth, Sister Ping said coldly, "No need for formalities, Young Master Xu, please ask your questions."

Xu Yunxin didn't take offense and directly revealed what he was thinking.

"Sister Ping, Shaohua, I don't need to elaborate on the current situation in Qingxi Town. Qingxi Town is in dire need of rebuilding, and many things require decision-making. As the saying goes, 'One person's plan is short-sighted, but many people's plans are long-sighted.' I plan to establish the 'Qingxi Town Elders' Council.' You and Uncle Fu will serve as the elders of the council, in charge of town affairs. I will be the president, and when important matters arise, I will organize an 'Elders' Meeting' to make specific decisions."

Xu Yunxin quickly finished explaining his thoughts and then answered the questions from Yue's two daughters one by one.

When Xu Yunxin took the initiative to bring them into the decision-making level, the two Yue family women naturally agreed.

After all, they cared more about the future of the townspeople and the town than Xu Yunxin did.

After discussion, it was finally decided that Uncle Fu would be in charge of all affairs and logistics in the town, and lead the town's soldiers. Yue Yinping would be responsible for the daily training of the town's soldiers and the taming of spirit beasts. Yue Shaohua would assist Uncle Fu in managing town affairs and also serve as an alchemist and pharmacist.

As for Xu Yunxin, he would only step in to organize an "elders' meeting" when the three of them encountered intractable problems, and then make the final decision.

Yue Yinping was surprised that Xu Yunxin would be so generous in delegating authority, even putting her in charge of the training of the town's soldiers.

Doesn't he worry about them at all?

Xu Yunxin was not worried at all. As long as he could significantly improve the living environment of the townspeople and enable them to live a happy life with enough to eat and wear, even if Yue Yinping had a high reputation, she would not be able to raise the flag of rebellion.

Besides, isn't Uncle Fu in charge of logistics?

After arranging the positions in the council of elders, Xu Yunxin asked if there were any special talents in the town.

There really is such a thing.

The first one is Zhao Laosan.

Zhao Laosan was a master at tending livestock, and his family possessed a set of animal taming techniques. The six first-tier black dogs in the town were tamed by Yue Yinping using the animal taming techniques she learned from him.

The second one is Liu Qingshan. He is a master forger and makes excellent weapons and armor. He is currently mainly responsible for making tools for the townspeople.

Another one is Liu Qingshan's master, Chen Xing. Chen Xing was once a craftsman who accompanied the army and was especially good at repairing talismans. Later, he was seriously injured on the battlefield and lost all his cultivation. After retiring, he was implicated by his apprentice Liu Qingshan and came to Qingxi Town. Now he lives with Liu Qingshan and gives him guidance on a daily basis.

Xu Yunxin was increasingly pleasantly surprised as he listened.

It's surprising that even in such a dilapidated state, Qingxi Town still has capable people among its residents.

Liu Qingshan and his master Chen Xing are roughly capable of handling forging, Yue Shaohua is an alchemist, and Yue Yinping can tame spirit beasts.

In addition, as a druid, he was absolutely adept at planting. In this small town of Qingxi with only seventy-seven people, he easily gathered together alchemy, weapon crafting, beast taming, and planting.

Especially that Zhao Laosan, who didn't become a cultivator himself, but instead inherited a secret method that could tame spirit beasts, it's simply outrageous.

However, to be fair, the townspeople of Qingxi Town all used to rely on Yue's family for their livelihood.

The fact that the Yue family was specially exiled to the depths of the "Thousand Lakes Wasteland" by the Xuanqiong Immortal Dynasty suggests that they must have had a very important background!

Even a rotten boat has three nails, so it's not unreasonable to have a capable person like Zhao Laosan.

After figuring out who the capable people were in the town, Xu Yunxin had Uncle Fu hand over all the materials he had obtained from the "Yellow Armored Violent Scorpion" and all the weapons he had collected from the forest to Liu Qingshan, so that Liu Qingshan could come up with a plan to first produce some weapons to arm the townspeople.

Then, Fu Bo and Yue Shaohua gathered all the meat available in the town and took out the "Yellow Armored Scorpion" meat to mix with the large pot of rice, so that everyone could eat a meal with spiritual food.

Xu Yunxin's two arrangements were completely selfless and were both for the benefit of Qingxi Town. His actions impressed Yue's two daughters.

After Uncle Fu relayed the news, the townspeople who were busy repairing the wall outside immediately burst into cheers!

Everyone was extremely satisfied with Xu Yunxin, the town lord!