Chapter 1101: Chapter 740: Rebuilding the City (Part 2)
But in the eyes of the old woman who had gotten used to a small hut, this house was too large, almost like a small villa. You know, in the past, such a house would have housed dozens of people, all crammed together with no personal privacy at all.
She never imagined that one day her family would own their own house, which brought tears to her eyes.
Her husband and son were both cultivators, but last time, to protect everyone, they died at the hands of Dao Palace, leaving her and her daughter-in-law to raise two children who were not yet ten years old. They too never expected to have their own home one day.
"Grandma, there’s a bathroom! There’s a private bathroom inside the house! Wow! It’s so clean, there’s even a lid! No more waiting in line at the east side of the city!" a little girl excitedly shouted as she ran out from the house.
"Our family has one too, my goodness! Human King, have you arranged for every household to have a bathroom?" Uncle Liu, leaning on a crutch, said, overwhelmed with joy.
For him, who lost a leg, this was great news indeed, no more hobbling for half an hour to relieve himself at the city east bathroom.
"Yes, this is the most basic living facility, and then, about your leg."
Xiang Beifei walked over and saw Uncle Liu’s severed leg. He stretched out his hand, and the return to the original power drifted over and landed on him, making the severed leg slowly begin to grow back!
"My leg! My leg!"
Uncle Liu was amazed to see his severed thigh growing back, exactly the same as before, and he was utterly incredulous.
"Is this real? Is this real?"
Uncle Liu fiercely pinched his newly grown leg to check if it was real, and quickly grimaced, repeatedly shouting excitedly, "It’s a real leg! It hurts! It hurts! Haha!"
He was overjoyed, worried he was dreaming, kept pinching his thigh multiple times, wincing from the pain but couldn’t stop laughing.
"Thank you, thank you, Human King! You are truly our lucky star!" Uncle Liu was about to kneel down to Xiang Beifei to thank him.
Xiang Beifei immediately supported him and said, "No need, since I’m here, you can bring up any difficulties you face, be it injuries or hidden illnesses, or any needs in life, come to me. I will first settle everyone down, then—"
He flashed a sharp look: "Return tenfold the Dao Palace’s deeds to the Human Race!"
Everyone was extremely indignant upon hearing about Dao Palace, as many of their relatives had died at Dao Palace’s hands, and those who could fight had gone to the battlefield, leaving mostly the elderly, the weak, sick, and handicapped behind.
Xiang Beifei’s words seemed to ignite the fighting spirit in everyone’s hearts!
"Yes! We must demand repayment for this debt!"
"We pledge to follow the Human King to the death!"
Many raised their arms and shouted, Xiang Beifei’s abilities left a deep impression on everyone, able to build this magical city and help everyone recover physically, truly bowing to him.
Luo Shanyou had been assisting Xiang Beifei these past few days, seeing him handle everything meticulously, finally relieving Luo Shanyou.
At least this child is truly helping the Human Race, not just saying it, taking care of almost every detail.
"You are very different from other highly talented individuals," said Luo Shanyou.
"Oh? What does Uncle Luo think highly talented individuals should be like?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"Any genius in the Edge Corner Airspace is pampered, not understanding these trivialities in life so thoroughly. Most of their time is spent on cultivation, minor tasks are handled by others, going out they are served by various servants," said Luo Shanyou.
"Honestly, I would love to be pampered too, just don’t have the conditions," Xiang Beifei shrugged.
Luo Shanyou curiously asked, "You must be a genius in Jiuzhou, didn’t Luo Yunxian treat you as a treasure?"
"He treated me as a treasure, but perhaps he thought—the treasure needs to be honed to become a tool, so he constantly devised ways to challenge me, if he could get me, he would be happy," Xiang Beifei sighed.
"That’s his way."
Luo Shanyou’s lips curled into a slight smile.
"Hey? Uncle Luo can actually smile!"
Xiang Beifei just realized in so many days, it was his first time seeing Luo Shanyou smile.
Every day Luo Shanyou was stern-faced, extremely serious, with a constant gloom between his brows, looking like he’ll never smile.
"I’m human, why wouldn’t I smile?"
Luo Shanyou immediately concealed his smile, becoming serious again.
But the gloom between his brows was gone.
Li Qianluo giggled and interjected, "The burden of the Human Race used to weigh heavily on Uncle Luo, how would he smile! But now that you have shared the pressure of the Human Race from him, this is a comforting smile!"
Xiang Beifei was enlightened, couldn’t help but curiously ask, "Uncle Luo, may I ask, what system did you awaken?"
He always wondered if Luo Shanyou awakened a system related to seriousness or restraint.
"Why ask this?"
"My master’s awakened system is quite special, as long as he does various things to keep himself in a good mood, he can become stronger, but Uncle Luo always feels opposite, could his system involve doing things that frustrate himself?"
"Frustrate?"
Luo Shanyou almost burst into laughter from anger, he snorted, "What relation does awakening a system have? I have already cut off that path, switched to the Human Dao, past cultivation doesn’t matter anymore."
"Alright then."
Xiang Beifei didn’t ask any more, after securing residence for the Human Race, he must think about how to solve food problems. Food is very scarce here, no water and soil, unable to grow crops, can’t be self-sufficient.
Fortunately, the matter of crops is quite simple now, given Erha’s ability to accelerate the growth of various plants, various vegetables are convenient. However, accelerating vegetable growth consumes a huge amount of Spiritual Power, Erha can manage in the short term, but over time the burden is heavy, given the need to feed a large population.
At the same time, Xiang Beifei also considers that they can’t always eat vegetables, the tribe’s many children are growing, and need to eat some meat, which requires exchanging some meat from the cities, or seeking some desolate beast gatherings to hunt, bringing back livestock for breeding.
"We will assign some people with self-defense capabilities to mix into other tribes, serving as workers, earning breath soil, then exchanging breath soil for food. We will also take risks searching various dangerous zones for precious treasures to auction, or work in some shops as chores, but actually, we have very few available manpower, because the strength isn’t enough to reach the Heavenly Connection realm, it’s easy to expose oneself going out, so sustaining these people is difficult," said Luo Shanyou.
"Alright, I understand, I will handle such matters in the future," said Xiang Beifei.
At this moment, a figure rapidly fell from the sky towards them, taking a closer look, it was Duan Guyan.
"Human King, Elder Luo, other elders are here, they said they want to meet the Human King first," Duan Guyan hesitated for a moment, seemed to want to say something but held back.
"Then let’s meet them, I also want to discuss transferring humans here," Xiang Beifei said.
Luo Shanyou slightly frowned, said, "Wait, Beifei, I must clarify one thing with you."
"What is it?" Xiang Beifei asked.
Luo Shanyou hesitated, said, "Our Human Race was divided into five places, I can make decisions for the people here, but for the other four areas, I can’t make decisions. Especially, ever since your father suddenly disappeared without saying goodbye and was involved in an incident, not only did it break everyone’s belief, but also made many—how should I say? Extremely resentful, now knowing you are Xiang Tianxing’s son, they may not easily accept you as Human King."
"So?"
"Recently, several elders jointly elected a new Human King, except me who didn’t agree."