His name was Liu Rui. In the past, he had been an ordinary human being on a grade-4 planet called Leaf Mound Planet in the Nine Wood Starfield, which was controlled by Myongchun Hall.
He was already 300 years old, and his cultivation was only at the Qi Refinement realm.
Although he was 300 years old, he could only be considered a young man according to the rules of the universe.
Back on Leaf Mound Planet, he had only been an ordinary steward overseeing an herb mountain with tens of thousands of body-refinement realm herb slaves.
In Myongchun Hall, only those at the Qi Refinement realm and above were considered citizens. Those at the body-refinement realm could only be considered slaves.
In the process of working for Myongchun Hall, body-refinement realm slaves were treated very poorly and had no status.
Only those who reached the body-refinement realm would be slightly valued and be able to obtain some small positions.
For example, Liu Rui was able to obtain a steward position on this herb mountain and manage tens of thousands of herb slaves.
However, his Herb Mountain only belonged to a small town, and the Bright Spring Hall, which was in charge of this town, was only an extremely small hall.
Outside the town, there were hundreds of stewards like him on the herb mountain that he oversaw.
Herb mountains were different from herb gardens. Some spirit herbs needed to be planted on the mountain, which required a specific environment.
Spirit trees could also be planted on the herb mountain. Some spirit herbs also needed to grow alongside spirit trees.
The spirit herbs on the herb mountain also needed to be tended to, weeded, and loosened the soil. Some spirit insects were also difficult to guard against.
After all, they were planted by humans, which was different from wild spirit herbs. They needed to maximize their output, so they had to keep an eye on the spirit herbs all over the mountain. They had to be on duty day and night.
Moreover, if necessary, some spirit herbs needed the soul qi of soul warriors to help them grow.
In order to take care of these herb mountains, they had to hand over eighty percent of the harvest. The remaining twenty percent belonged to them, and ten percent of the harvest belonged to the stewards. As for the remaining ninety percent, it was divided among the medicine slaves.
There wasn't much that could be obtained.
At this thought, Liu Rui collapsed on his bed and stopped thinking about it. He would just leave it to fate.
People like him didn't have much status anyway. They were at the level of being exploited. From his point of view, the words of the Hua Xia Empire were nothing more than a painting on paper.
It was not as if Myongchun Hall had never done such a thing before. On the surface, it sounded nice, but when it was actually implemented, it was nothing.
The night passed extremely quickly. On the second day, after Liu Rui woke up, he washed up and tidied himself up before leaving his small house.
In any case, he was a Body Refinement Realm martial artist and the steward of Herb Mountain. It was not a big deal for him to own a small house in town.
On the other hand, the medicine slaves at the Body Refinement Realm could only live in small thatched cottages. There were even some with low cultivation realms who could only live in some dilapidated thatched huts.
Liu Rui sighed as he walked out of the room. He seemed to be prepared to face the miserable days ahead. He was afraid that it would be the same as the days in Myongchun Hall. Day after day, the same routine, with no future in sight.
However, as Liu Rui was walking, he suddenly stopped and turned around to look in a certain direction.
That place should have been Old Yang's thatched cottage in town.
Old Yang had a good heart. He was at the peak of the Body Refinement Realm and was only a step away from the Qi Refining Realm. He built a huge thatched cottage to accommodate some homeless medicine slaves.
However, at this moment, there was no trace of the thatched cottage. It had been completely demolished and replaced by a house with a single door. It was six stories high, clean and tidy, and the white walls looked very comfortable.
However, this house was obviously not completely built yet. A foreign race man whose height did not even reach his waist was talking to Old Sun with a human man.
Behind Old Sun was a group of people. These people were the medicine slaves that he had accepted.
"Dwarf race? Could that be the male craftsman from the Pyrotechnics Department mentioned in the brochure? "Liu Rui was puzzled as he looked at the situation.
After swearing the Heart Demon Oath, the book that was distributed was called a brochure. Even though Liu Rui did not understand the strange name, he still carefully read it. He naturally did not believe the description.
He felt that it was too beautiful. However, at this moment, he was able to see the existence mentioned in the brochure with his own eyes. He was very curious.
However, he did not dare to go forward. After all, they were people from the Hua Xia Empire. If he went forward rashly and was said to be disrespectful, he was afraid that it would bring about a fatal disaster.
In the past, people from the upper echelons of Myongchun Hall would be killed if they approached without permission.
As for the reason? It was very simple. Where did the profits of this tiny Bright Spring Hall branch in the town come from? Wasn't it still coming from them?
If they approached the people from the upper echelons of Myongchun Hall without permission and spoke carelessly, they would be killed.
Of course, it did not mean that the people from the upper echelons were clean.
It was just that the people from the upper echelons could use this excuse to plunder.
Therefore, Liu Rui did not want to look for trouble. He had to hurry to Herb Mountain to deal with the matters there.
After arriving at Herb Mountain, there were already many medicine slaves gathered in front of him.
When Liu Rui arrived, he immediately noticed that there was a man dressed in a yellow-bordered white robe. He had a long beard and wore a cloth hat. He looked very simple.
However, Liu Rui could tell that this seemingly simple outfit was, in fact, an extremely impressive soul tool. The aura that was vaguely seeping out from it was enough to make one tremble in fear.
In the past, the disciples of Myongchun Hall were in charge of these matters. Now, it was probably the people from the Hua Xia Empire who were in charge.
At this thought, Liu Rui hurried forward and bowed respectfully. "Sir!"
At the same time, he quietly handed over a storage bag containing a considerable amount of soul crystals.
However, unlike the disciples of Myongchun Hall in the past, the other party did not accept it with a smile and praise him for being a good person. Instead, he pushed the storage bag back.
"The Hua Xia Empire is different from Myongchun Hall. Do not do such things again in the future." The Scribes looked at Liu Rui with a solemn expression. "Bribery is a part of the empire's laws and will result in heavy punishment. Since this is your first offense, I will not pursue it further.
"If you want me to benefit from it, it's very simple. Take good care of this herb mountain. When the harvest reaches a set target, I will give you additional rewards. Every one of you will be rewarded as well."
Liu Rui held the storage bag and stared blankly at the Scribes in front of him. For a long time, he did not know what to say and was at a loss as to what to do.
Let alone him, the tens of thousands of Body Tempering Realm medicine slaves behind him were also blank. The current situation left them at a loss as to what to do.
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