I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1872 - 303: Future

Chapter 1872: Chapter 303: Future

The decree issued by the City Hall is targeted only at the followers of the Lord’s household, yet the scope of the river cleaning includes the entire central region of Lingjiang.

Along with the areas outside of Shen Ping, Xiling, and Clear Water’s three cities, there is an even broader Xiling Plain, such a vast area could make anyone dizzy when viewed from the mountains.

The effort required to clean all the sludge and filth is unknown and may take countless years.

But given the Lord’s household followers are numerous, with over a million people, after a decade of growth and reproduction, there is already a second generation of young adults.

These followers who have come this far with Unparalleled City, how could any be poor? Even those in the worst conditions have established some family estate during the construction of Unparalleled City.

When these people are mobilized to clean the river, the efficiency is astonishing!

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Unparalleled Academy, Dean’s Office

"These guys are truly cunning, aren’t they?"

Placing the report from City Hall on the dean’s desk, Yun Xiu covered her mouth and lightly laughed: "Tasks like cleaning the river, they merely carry a shovel down the mountain for show, while secretly hiring external craftsmen and laborers. At the time, there was worry these people would have no work upon reaching Xiling, but now, not even the laborers under the city wall are enough, even the children in the city fortress are recruited for jobs."

"Indeed, the cleaning of the Xiling Plain is of utmost importance, and must all be completed by Xiaohan before transferring batches of the followers from Unparalleled City to live downhill. From now on, Unparalleled City should only have instructors teaching techniques and students pursuing studies."

Since his return, Tang Luo had been in a poor state mentally, exhibiting signs of excessive spiritual power consumption, thus appearing somewhat sickly and feeble: "Additionally, ask Ou Yu the master craftsman to replicate a crystal monument and place it at the center of Xiling City, then have the Wind Media Department announce that anyone who can prove their identity as original Xiling residents can return to live in Xiling."

"Yes, my Lord."

Upon Yun Xiu’s daily consent, she further remarked: "Also, upon information from the Wind Media Department, as the Lingjiang waterline returns to its original position, the citizens of Lingjiang Seven Cities have independently brought tools to clean the river, but the three major clans and other noble families dare not act. Instead, there are Wind Media members, secret agents, investigating the situation at Unparalleled City, how should we deal with these people?"

Tang Luo expressed some dissatisfaction: "This matter should be discussed with me by people from the Wind Media Department. Now that the Yun Clan has fully returned, is there no one who can be of help to you?"

"The clan members from Longyuan act... somewhat aggressively."

Yun Xiu explained: "I wish for them to become more familiar with the current style of Unparalleled City’s operations, otherwise, their untamed tendencies may negatively influence the disciples in the Wind Media Department."

"Then handle this matter yourself, currently I am establishing a court in Longzhou, the two hurdles of Yulin Pavilion and Wuji Mansion have already been passed, the sealing of Martial Saint Mountain temporarily is not necessary to deal with, but Qiyao Temple, Long Valley, and other families have yet to express themselves, it’s wise to be cautious at this stage."

Tang Luo said lightly, "As long as we safely pass through these two years, with millions of citizens and craftsmen, the foundation for the new sanctum will be laid."

It is said pregnancy makes one silly for three years, but Yun Xiu naturally couldn’t keep up with Tang Luo’s erratic thoughts, so she couldn’t fathom how craftsmen could have any significance to the sanctum.

But the benefit of marriage is that many issues requiring discretion with outsiders can be openly discussed within this relationship.

Thus Yun Xiu asked directly: "What is the relationship between these craftsmen and the sanctum, is my Lord planning for them to build wonders and, like Cao Jinyu, make wonders their arena to become a saint?"

"Does my Lady believe that these craftsmen possess only this strength?"

Tang Luo smiled and said, "Using wonders as a ground doesn’t consider much grandeur; these people have much greater use!"

"Much greater use?"

"People who are neither well-fed nor well-clothed will not have any greater pursuits."

Tang Luo said lightly, "And how to yield more crops from the land, how to cultivate more fields, how to build more comfortable residences, create better tools. These are the matters representing the progress of civilization. Nowadays, the standard for becoming a saint in Xiehe is no longer about who’s the strongest or who has the biggest fists."

"Then what about martial arts?"

Yun Xiu still did not understand: "Isn’t the sanctum a designation for the pinnacle forces of martial power in Xiehe?"

"Martial arts are just one way of applying spiritual power."

Tang Luo explained: "Back then, becoming the standard for the sanctum was due to it being the only application capable of driving away the beasts during the rampant demon race era. Sadly, now a thousand years have passed, those powers positioned at the pinnacle of Xiehe fail to realize, if they continue solely pursuing martial arts, Xiehe will become a distorted world."

"I... still do not understand my Lord’s intention."

Yun Xiu was mentally tangled: "Years ago, the ancestors said the same, and thus chose to abandon martial pursuits for business, yet the outcome for the Yun Clan was not good. Is my Lord planning to follow the old path of the ancestors?"

Pregnant women are often more prone to pessimism and anxiety, Tang Luo gently held the hand tugging at the clothes, soothingly: "No, the tragedy of Yun Zu will never unfold on me, for what we aim to achieve is significantly different from the Yun Clan."

"How different?"

Even with her cold hands warmly clasped, Yun Xiu still chose to delve deeper.

"The path pursued by the sanctum now is uniquely for the transcendence of individuals; what we can achieve is the progress of the entire Xiehe."

Tang Luo raised his forearm, pointing to the Heavenly Dao: "Doesn’t my Lady find Xiehe too small? So small that the sanctum and sects are afraid, fearing if technology were released, it would cause a population explosion, rendering Xiehe unable to contain itself. But the way martial warriors solve issues is exceptionally superficial, after nearly a thousand years, they haven’t devised any ingenious plans. Truthfully, Xiehe’s future doesn’t need to be sought from the remnants of deceased worlds. Isn’t the future of Xiehe hanging brightly overhead?"

"Overhead?"

Yun Xiu was even more confused.

"Every star observed by my Lady could be a world no less than Xiehe."

Tang Luo explained with a smile: "Now, these worlds are like desolate farmlands waiting for capable people to cultivate them. I believe Saint Han’s purpose a thousand years ago was just this, although his methods were too drastic, causing none of his partners who endured the dark ages to stand by him."

"Will they stand by us this time?"

Yun Xiu still expressed her worries.

"I don’t need them to stand by us, as long as they don’t create turmoil, they’ll naturally follow when they see the benefits."

Tang Luo smiled, "Do not underestimate the wise ones in the sanctum; they are only short-sighted but will never misjudge the situation."