Chapter 42 Night Talk Development

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  After Shen's family moved into the village, the village became more lively.

  However, the atmosphere is a bit strange. In the past, everyone could gather together, but Shen's family was born with a strong foundation and their cultivation and strength were higher than those of the original villa members. The family disciples were not scattered cultivators, so they naturally had a higher vision, and there were still some barriers between the two sides.

  Although they seemed to be chatting and laughing with each other on the surface, in reality they didn't have much in common and hadn't truly integrated.

  But Chen Yuan didn't want to bother himself with this matter, so he let Fang Shicai, the future chief steward of the estate, worry about it.

  Anyway, Shen Qingqing is knowledgeable and reasonable, so he will definitely cooperate. As for old man Shen You, he has been staying at home all the time, and Chen Yuan wanted to visit him to discuss the establishment of a book academy, but was repeatedly pushed away due to physical discomfort.

  "This old man!" Chen Yuan shook his head helplessly and temporarily gave up. The Tianhuo Formation and the Dihanchen Formation had already been formed separately, each having gone through a certain period of operation, their states had begun to stabilize, next was to wait for the celestial timing.

  Protect the city's great array, emphasizing heaven's timing, geographical advantage and harmony among people. Chen Yuan has been observing the stars every night recently, waiting for a thunderstorm day to borrow the power of heavenly thunder and thoroughly merge the Heaven Fire Earth Cold Array.

  Stargazing is not simple, fortunately, there is a divine snake present. The Dao symbol technique and the stargazing study have many connections. When Chen Yuan observes the stars, he also cultivates the eleven-character Dao symbol. After entering the Yuanhuan realm with the Yin-Yang Cultivation of the Demon God Technique, it automatically absorbs the yin-yang energy, so Chen Yuan doesn't need to close his eyes and meditate in stillness; his cultivation grows steadily.

  Chen Yuan's head was topped by a divine snake that had taken residence in a silver snake, coiling around his head as it gazed out at the celestial map.

  "The eastern stars are murky, which means the rain is coming soon. There should be a big rain within three days, but since there are fewer clouds in autumn, the thunderstorm you want might not arrive."

  "It seems that only a Thunder Array can be set up." Chen Yuan felt slightly regretful. It was difficult to encounter the right timing, location and people; the three essential elements required for a grand array were not easily achieved. Fortunately, an Array Master had many methods at their disposal, and changing the timing or relocating to a more advantageous position were not problems. However, harmony among people was something that required careful cultivation and could not be controlled by array techniques alone.

  "You're now poor as a church mouse, and you need ten third-grade Thunder Crystal to summon the Thunder Array. What are you going to do?" asked the Divine Snake.

  "Hmm..." Chen Yuan fell silent for a moment before responding, "It seems my preparations are still insufficient. I suppose I'll have to make a trip to the Cold Pond in the Youming Forest..."

  In the depths of the Youming Forest, a crystal cave of frosty snow and purple water may be hidden. This could be a huge fortune, and Chen Yuan also needs to take time out to take Yuhua Dan and cure his internal injuries.

  Time was running out, Chen Yuan planned to set off tonight, just as he was about to leave the door, he heard Shen Qingqing asking outside the yard: "Master Chen, have you rested?"

  "Haha! A young and beautiful woman comes to you late at night, you'd better be careful." The divine snake said with a smile.

  Chen Yuan rolled his eyes and ignored the lustful snake. He replied, "Miss Shen, I haven't rested yet. Come on in!"

  The sound of footsteps was light and quick, and soon Shen Qingqing pushed open the door. A white long dress, with moonlight on it, looked like a fairy.

  "Has the master of the house been disturbed in his cultivation?" Shen Qingqing's face wore a faint apologetic smile.

  Crescent moon eyes, crescent moon mouth, the dimples of a lovely pear, this midnight beauty knocks on the door, this gentle smile, is truly enchanting without bounds.

  Chen Yuande's willpower was still quite good, and he calmly replied:

  "What's this? What brings Miss Shen here?"

  "The master doesn't have to be so polite, just call me Qingqing immediately." Shen Qingqing blinked and stepped into the inner chamber. Chen Yuan had always liked simplicity and cleanliness, and the inner chamber was plain except for a tea table and a incense burner on the bedside, which was considered a relatively valuable item.

  Since wearing the fragrant sachet, Chen Yuan has liked various fragrances. Firstly, to cover up the strange smell of the soul-grass and avoid attracting demonic beasts. Secondly, fragrance has many wonderful uses, calming the mind, quieting the heart, driving away evil spirits, etc.

  Chen Yuan and Shen Qingqing are not much different, their cultivation is also similar, it's not unreasonable to call her Qingqing.

  "Hmm! What brings this young lady to see me?" Chen Yuan asked, changing his tone.

  "Hehe, can't you look for me when nothing's wrong?"

  "Uh..." Chen Yuan was at a loss for words for a moment.

  Shen Qingqing also knew that jokes couldn't be made too much of, and said seriously: "I won't tease you anymore. I came here to ask you a few things."

  "Ask away!" Chen let out a sigh of relief, he was most afraid of this kind of enthusiastic woman.

  "I'd like to ask Lord Manor, when you chose the canyon as your manor, did you consider how to cultivate Linggu in the valley?"

  "This is not difficult, Linggu's value is not great, even if the land is barren, it can be self-sufficient." Chen Yuan replied.

  "What about the thousand people in the village then? A thousand people consuming two catties of spiritual grain per person every day, and the village master still thinks this consumption is not a big deal?" Shen Qingqing asked with a blink of her eyes.

  "Hmm..." Chen Yuan was taken aback, he had been considering how to make the manor prosperous, how to solidify the formation, and how to facilitate the cultivation of the people in the territory. As for daily life, he thought it was insignificant compared to the cost of building the manor, always regarding it as a low expenditure. Now that Shen Qingqing asked him like this, he immediately realized his oversight.

  "It was I who thought too little, this terrain is not suitable for planting Linggu, from now on Linggu can only be purchased." Chen Yuan replied.

  Shen Qingqing slightly pouted, clearly not liking Chen Yuan's answer: "Alright! As long as you have enough demon crystals to guarantee that everyone in the manor can eat spiritual rice, we can also give up on planting spiritual rice. What about industrial development?"

  "I plan to open a medicinal herb garden," Chen Yuan replied.

  "The growth period of the medicinal herbs is generally longer, do you think you can hold on until the medicinal herbs mature and the whole village will have no worries about food and drink?" Shen Qingqing has already become somewhat overbearing, and Chen Yuan, the owner of the manor, has been put at a disadvantage by her several questions.

  Chen Yuan was about to tell him that he had the Divine Farmer's Hundred Herb Garden, and as long as he collected enough five-element soil, he could directly manufacture it. However, the Hundred Herb Garden could indeed increase yields and speed up maturation time, but a single medicinal field couldn't support the entire manor's livelihood.

  As for the purple snow crystal at the bottom of the cold pool, it is a huge benefit that cannot be publicly excavated. If it were to be made public, Chen Yuan would likely face pressure from countless powerful forces, and by then, not even a single share would be left.

  Under Shen Qingqing's reminder, Chen Yuan carefully thought for a moment and suddenly found that he had been too careless.

  "Sorry, I didn't think it through thoroughly."

  "Alas!" Shen Qingqing sighed and said to Chen Yuan, "You're the first person to build a manor, and you've managed to support it on your own to this scale, which surprises me. I didn't come to find you tonight to interrogate or force you to admit your mistakes. Our Shen family has been here for several days now. Most of our assets in Yinhuabao were destroyed by the demonic tide, but we still have tens of thousands of spiritual medicine seeds left. Tonight, I came to ask for your permission to open up a medicinal garden."

  "As for the medicine garden, I'm prepared." Chen Yuan's heart was also slightly surprised. Tens of thousands of spiritual medicine seeds were a fortune, and the Shen family had actually brought it up, which meant they were willing to donate them.

  "But didn't you arrange for anyone to open it up?" Shen Qingqing asked in puzzlement.

  "I have a spiritual medicine garden, no need for human cultivation." Chen Yuan also did not hide it and told Shen Qingqing.

  "Soul Law Herb Garden!" Shen Qingqing was greatly shocked, seemingly unable to believe it.

  "I still have some confidence," Chen Yuan replied.

  "Haha! Looks like I've really hugged the big leg this time." Shen Qingqing laughed again, she naturally knew the value of spiritual law buildings, especially the spiritual law medicine garden, which was suitable for industrial development. This kind of spiritual law building was worth tens of thousands of fourth-grade demon crystals.

  This young future master is indeed extraordinary. Shen Qingqing slightly reined in her words and continued, "We Shen family came from afar to this place, naturally thinking of taking root and multiplying our descendants, living a happy life, so if Qingqing's words today offended the master, please forgive me."

  "It doesn't matter, the development of our village relies on everyone. I alone have limitations and oversights. Unfortunately, others in our village are too used to following my lead, even if they discover problems, they think I can solve them. I must thank Qingqing for pointing out the problem." Chen Yuan was not annoyed, but rather very happy in his heart. He hoped to gather talented people because he wanted someone to discuss plans with, to come up with strategies, and to point out his shortcomings.

  Chen Yuan said so, Shen Qingqing also had no reason to get angry.

  The two sides continued to discuss some follow-up development steps, mainly focusing on sustainable industries.

  Chen Yuan chose the valley as his primary goal, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, greatly increasing the chances of successfully defending against the demonic tide. Another point is that in future development, the vast and boundless Youming Forest is enough for Chen Yuan to build a city, and there are many mysterious places within the forest, such as the cold pool that Chen Yuan has encountered, which may contain a vein of cold snow purple crystal ore. For this vein alone, Chen Yuan would be willing to invest heavily in expanding into the Youming Forest.

  In addition, the Black River runs through Kamaishi City and Kuji City, allowing for water transportation and commercial trade. The Black River also flows directly into the sea, making it possible to develop maritime trade in the future.

  Of course, Chen Yuan still has many areas for improvement, but at least he has already envisioned a grand blueprint for development.

  They chatted until dawn, and Shen Qingqing, after all, came from a wealthy family with their own business operations, so she taught Chen Yuan many things. Chen Yuan still had some unfinished thoughts, but Shen Qingqing was leaving.

  "Alright, we've talked all night. I'll leave first."

  "Hmm? I still have a few things to ask..." Chen Yuan said.

  "Wait a bit before going out, what will others think if they see me coming from your house? A lone man and woman staying in the same room?" Shen Qingqing rolled her eyes, feeling somewhat helpless towards this humble and eager-to-learn young master.

  "This... we're all cultivators, no need to take it too seriously."

  "Hehe! Master Chen, I've found you more and more lovely!" Shen Qingqing laughed with extreme joy, leaving behind a sentence that left Chen Yuan bewildered as she walked out.

  "Cute? I'm cute?" Chen Yuan rolled his eyes and stood up. His plan to go to the Youming Forest's Cold Pond was disrupted, and after Shen Qingqing's words, Chen Yuan also realized that it wasn't the right time to mine the Cold Snow Purple Crystal. Once it's taken out and sold, it would definitely be coveted by those with ill intentions, and at that time, nowhere would be his own territory, and others could come and rob him at will.

  So how can we get rich quickly?

  Chen Yuan communicated with Yu Bei, but the more he looked at it, the poorer he felt.

  "Seize!" the divine serpent shouted loudly.

  Chen Yuan directly ignored him, and Shen She sometimes used his demon beast nature to say some unrealistic words.

  "Can only wait for Wang to return, and then summon the thunder array... Alas! If everything goes smoothly, three days later, I will set up the formation and open the manor." Chen Yuan clenched his fist, whatever heaven's will is, it's up to heaven. The day of opening the manor can no longer be delayed.