King of Creation-Chapter 1473 - 1458: Ruins Market Under Construction
The individuals of the Human Clan from the Primordial Continent’s Great Zhou Dynasty have small individual power and a singular cultivation path compared to the Demon Race, which are large in stature, possess formidable strength, and some even have powerful innate divine abilities.
Often, a middle-late stage Water Demon can easily eliminate more than a dozen, or nearly a hundred, mid-stage Dao Entrance Realm humans.
However, once humans act in an organized manner, a hundred Establishment Realm human soldiers can possibly take down a single middle-late stage Water Demon.
A hundred Dao Entrance Realm human soldiers can easily eliminate a middle-late stage Water Demon.
The same goes for the Demon Clan, where individual strength is extremely formidable, but human soldiers can often win in strength despite being weaker.
This is achieved through discipline, organization, equipment, and the effects of collective action.
Upon discovering the presence of numerous humans on Dulong Island, Ye Zhen felt infinite joy rise in his heart.
As long as he organizes an army of one hundred thousand on Dulong Island, with the cooperation of experts, even a powerful Realm King Realm expert will have to retreat!
Soon, Ye Zhen and Liao Feibai investigated the situation of humans on Dulong Island.
The relationships among the indigenous people of Dulong Island are very simple, similar to a clan leader system.
It is said that the earliest humans on Dulong Island came to escape calamity from the Primordial Continent and later generations have survived and thrived here.
Currently, there are seven major surnames: Chu, Zhang, Liu, Zhao, He, Sheng, and Miao, with the Chu surname accounting for forty percent of the island’s total population, and the other six surnames each comprising about ten percent of the population.
Dulong Island practices an elder system, with one Great Clan Leader and nine elders. The Great Clan Leader is usually held by a Chu clan leader, among the nine elders, each of the other six clan leaders holds a seat, while the other three elders are occupied by experts among the citizens of Dulong Island.
However, these experts mostly come from the Chu clan, so currently, those in power on the island are the Chu clan.
Although Dulong Island has a population close to two million, scattered across a three-thousand-mile expanse, the area remains sparsely populated, but organized enough that Ye Zhen and Liao Feibai, as outsiders, could openly investigate the situation on Dulong Island without alerting the seven surnamed clans, otherwise, they would have been wiped out by the Water Demons countless times.
Quickly, someone came to question them; after all, from their perspective, Ye Zhen’s cultivation wasn’t high, and they weren’t particularly vigilant.
Ye Zhen seized the opportunity to express his intentions, and the elders of the seven surnamed clans on Dulong Island swiftly responded.
Perhaps due to the scarcity of resources on Dulong Island and the infrequent contact with the outside world, they were quite welcoming of Ye Zhen’s arrival.
Immediately, Great Clan Leader Chu Shengting, Second Elder Miao Chen, Eighth Elder Chu Sheng, and Ninth Elder Chu Jin came to meet Ye Zhen in person.
Over the years, Ye Zhen’s manner of doing things has become incredibly adept; even if he has decided to bring the seven surnamed clans of Dulong Island under his control, he must still establish connections with them to proceed step by step.
"You want to open a commercial establishment on Dulong Island?" Great Clan Leader Chu Shengting was a bit surprised upon hearing Ye Zhen’s intentions; since the island was abandoned several hundred years ago, Ye Zhen was the first to come wanting to open a business establishment.
"To be precise, I intend to open a Ruins Market, so I must first talk to the clan leader about matters of cooperation!" said Ye Zhen.
"Ruins Market?" Great Clan Leader Chu Shengting’s eyes gleamed; as island remnants, they know very well the impact a Ruins Market can have on an island. Even a small-scale Ruins Market can bring about transformative change and immense wealth.
However, the influx of substantial wealth can also bring with it countless risks.
But in the eyes of Dulong Island’s Great Clan Leader Chu Shengting, considering the island’s situation, even if a Ruins Market were opened, it would likely be small, thus posing limited risks while bringing convenience and wealth—a case of ’why not’?
Soon, Chu Shengting proposed conditions, sketching on the island’s map, "Since you want to open a Ruins Market, we welcome you wholeheartedly, but our clan’s living spaces must not be disturbed.
The cultivated fields, gardens, mines, etc., belong to us. Apart from these areas, you may choose any location to open the Ruins Market. It’s up to you!" Chu Shengting pointed to the map.
Ye Zhen, however, without even looking, directly stated, "Great Clan Leader Chu, no need to look. Apart from your clan’s living areas, I will buy all other areas!"
This took Chu Shengting by surprise, "Buying all of it—that’s three-quarters of the island’s land. How much should we price it at...?"
"No worries, Great Clan Leader, just name your price!" Ye Zhen said with a smile.
"Well..."
Ye Zhen’s generosity rendered Chu Shengting indecisive; after consulting with several elders through Divine Soul Telecommunication, he slowly spoke, "For buying three-quarters of the island’s land, the minimum is... five million Mid-grade Spirit Stones!"
"Five million Mid-grade Spirit Stones..." The price made Ye Zhen’s expression turn a bit peculiar; it equated to just forty thousand High Grade Spiritual Stones. At that point, selling just forty thousand stalks of Red Yin Grass would recoup Ye Zhen’s investment.
This price, when truly calculated, was practically like a gift for Ye Zhen.
The change in Ye Zhen’s expression made Chu Shengting think that Ye Zhen might find it too expensive, so he hurriedly said, "If the esteemed guest thinks the price is not suitable, we can discuss further."
"No need!"
"This is the price, and I am willing to double it to buy all the land except for your clan’s residential area!" Ye Zhen said.
"Double the price, wouldn’t that be ten million Mid-grade Spirit Stones?" Clan Leader Chu and the other three elders were shocked simultaneously.
Though Dulong Island is large, its output is average. It can sustain people, but can’t generate significant profit.
The entire island’s annual output, after deductions, can’t even retain fifty hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones. The life of the entire clan has always been tight. The ten million Mid-grade Spirit Stones Ye Zhen offered now is equivalent to their pure income from over twenty years.
"That’s right, I can offer this price, but I have three conditions!" Ye Zhen said.
"Please state them, esteemed guest!" Chu Shengting said.
"The first condition is that when the Ruins Market opens, the Seven Surnamed Clans of Dulong Island must not rent any of their land to external merchants to establish businesses. Whether external merchants can establish businesses will be decided by me, and it’s none of your concern!" Ye Zhen said.
After thinking for a moment, Chu Shengting nodded, "That’s not a problem, I will restrain the clan members!"
"Clan Leader Chu, it’s not restraint, it’s the rule, it’s law! I am paying a hefty price here. If any of your clan members violate it and disrupt my rules, I will have to kill. At that time, don’t blame me.
However, as a return, if you are willing, I can give you a plot of land for free to run your own business, but it can only be managed by you, and leasing it out is forbidden." Ye Zhen’s tactic of giving a sweet reward after a bitter reminder had become extremely skillful.
This condition made Chu Shengting and others exchange glances and promptly nod.
"The second condition is that I will orchestrate the construction and management of all the docks surrounding Dulong Island, and you are not allowed to build new docks. However, as a return, you can use some of the designated docks for free." Ye Zhen said.
"This condition is fine, I agree." Chu Shengting said.
"As for the third condition, it is actually mutually beneficial. During the large-scale construction on Dulong Island, the opening of the Ruins Market, the establishment of docks, I will definitely need numerous workers.
At that time, I hope the clan leader can allow the Seven Clans’ members to work for me, and the treatment will be undoubtedly decent!"
Hearing this, Chu Shengting was overjoyed. Isn’t this exactly the opportunity they are seeking? 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
The island’s adults, apart from managing land, go out to sea for hunting, but that’s extremely dangerous, with many men dying each year.
Now there are stable and comfortable jobs, why not take advantage of them?
"Moreover, once the Ruins Market opens, personnel will be needed to maintain order. I hope the clan leader allows me to recruit soldiers from the Seven Clans, and the treatment for those enlisted will be even more generous."
Ye Zhen’s mention of this already had Chu Shengting so delighted that he couldn’t contain his joy.
Isn’t this exactly what they need - as long as Ye Zhen uses people from the Seven Clans they can influence Dulong Island while potentially gaining some of the benefits!
Since both parties have reached an agreement, Ye Zhen immediately signed a treaty with Chu Shengting, the Great Clan Leader of the Seven Clans of Dulong Island, each affixing their Divine Soul Seal to finalize the deal.
Subsequently, Ye Zhen, in front of everyone, handed over ten million Mid-grade Spirit Stones to Chu Shengting.
While transferring the Mid-grade Spirit Stones, Ye Zhen stated that he immediately requires five thousand laborers for various constructions, offering a daily wage of ten Low Grade Spirit Stones per person.
The Great Clan Leader Chu Shengting immediately confirmed there were no issues and assured labor could be gathered within half a day.
Half a day later, Ye Zhen was surprised that of the five thousand laborers sent by Chu Shengting, most were martial artists with a cultivation level around early to mid Dao Entrance Realm, and there were even over a hundred martial artists in the Divine Communication Realm.
Martial artists of the Dao Entrance Realm and Divine Communication Realm are elite soldier candidates, yet now they are working as laborers for ten Low Grade Spirit Stones?
At that moment, Ye Zhen felt as though he found a treasure.
The construction tasks on Dulong Island were handed over to Kui Gaijun, the Tower Chief of Stars Tower who was brought by Ye Zhen, to organize the building process. Since the main force of Xiansheng Water Mansion had not arrived, Ye Zhen was worried about Kui Gaijun managing by himself, so he left Liao Feibai and Nine-Headed Beast behind.
And Ye Zhen, after clarifying the situation, hurriedly headed to Yuanxin Water Mansion, affiliated with Dulong Island.
Once Ye Zhen obtains ownership of Dulong Island from the Water Monarch at Yuanxin Water Mansion, he will be able to formally acquire complete ownership of Dulong Island in name.
