"That's right, it's the Sealfeel Village." Said the woman who handed over the title plates with absolute certainty.
The purple clothed woman nodded. She then handed the three title plates to Qin Yu and his brothers. "These three title plates must be bound by blood. You must not lose them. As for the Sealfeel Village that you are going to …"
The purple clothed woman frowned as she took a glance at the three of them. "Did you all not give any Divine Spiritual Stones to the people distributing the village?"
Qin Yu's heart moved.
He still remembered that when he met with Song Hui and Shi Tian, the Shi Tian couple had asked Qin Yu and them to bribe the people distributing the village. However, Qin Yu and his brothers did not care about it at all. Now, it would appear that this' Sealfeel Village 'ought to be an extremely poor village.
"That's right. What's wrong? Is this village located very far away from Yuchi City and unable to absorb the berserk Divine Spiritual Aura?" Qin Yu asked with a smile.
"You knew?" The purple clothed woman looked to Qin Yu in shock. "You knew, yet you still deliberately did that?"
Seeing that the young man before her was still smiling indifferently even in such a situation, the purple clothed woman was instead shocked. Immediately after, the purple clothed woman regained her cold and detached expression. "The Sealfeel Village is not only located in a remote area and unable to absorb the Divine Spiritual Aura. There's something even worse. "
Qin Yu and the other two were unable to refrain themselves from raising their brows.
Seeing the reaction of the three of them, the purple clothed woman instead felt a burst of comfort. Without giving Qin Yu and his brothers the opportunity to ask, she said, "Gao Xiaqi, quickly come in. There are three newly ascended people here that need to be arranged into the Sealfeel Village. This mission will be handed to you."
A golden haired youth wearing battle armor walked in. With a frown on his face, he looked to the purple clothed woman. "You said Sealfeel Village?"
"That's right. What's wrong? You're not willing?" The purple clothed woman looked to this Gao Xiaqi.
Gao Xiaqi snorted coldly. "I'm not that scared."
"If you have the ability, then don't change the appearance of the army's standard battle armor." In the room, the white clothed woman who was arranging the jade slips laughed. This Gao Xiaqi ignored her. Instead, he looked to Qin Yu and his brothers. "The three of you, follow me."
*****
Qin Yu and the other two followed Gao Xiaqi out of the mine. Just as they left the mine, they saw a shocking scene. The standard armor on Gao Xiaqi's body began to change. In the end, it turned into a long robe that covered his body.
Qin Yu and the other two recalled what the white-clothed woman had said before they left. 'If you have the ability, don't change the appearance of the army's standard armor.'
"Brother Gao, why did you change into this standard armor?" Qin Yu asked.
Gao Xiaqi glanced at Qin Yu and asked, "Are the three of you newcomers who have just ascended a thousand years ago?"
"Yes, what's wrong?" Qin Yu asked in confusion.
Hou Fei and Kuroh also stared at Gao Xiaqi. As for Gao Xiaqi, he looked at Qin Yu in disbelief for a long time. "It's nothing. However, in just a short thousand years, the two of them managed to reach the mid-level Deity stage. As for you … I am unable to see through you at all. I estimate that you have reached the high-level Deity stage. How could this be? It had only been a thousand years. Could it be … that you all ascended from the Heavenly Heart Realm? "
"Ascended from the Heavenly Heart Realm?" Qin Yu and the other two were all puzzled.
Gao Xiaqi sighed. "There are some differences between the cosmic spaces of the same level in the lower realms. For example, the Green Demon Realm, only one ascended every hundred million years. As for the stronger Heavenly Heart Realm, one ascended every several hundred years. "
Qin Yu and his brothers glanced at each other.
In the cosmic spaces, the Mortal Realm was one level. The Immortal, Devil and Demon Realm, Dinosaur Realm and other cosmic spaces were also one level. The Divine Realm was another level. There were many cosmic spaces of the same level as the Immortal, Devil and Demon Realm. However, even if they were of the same level, there were still differences in strength.
For one to ascend every several hundred years, the frequency was indeed very high.
In the Immortal, Devil and Demon Realm, including the Dark Star Realm, only one ascended every million years.
"Some of the extremely powerful experts of the Heavenly Heart Realm were Mid Level Deities after ascending to the Divine Realm a thousand years ago … I saw that the three of you were so powerful. That's why I thought that you all were from the Heavenly Heart Realm." Said Gao Xiaqi with a smile.
Qin Yu lightly smiled and said. "There are many cosmic spaces of the lower realms. Some of the people with fast cultivation speed might not necessarily be from the Heavenly Heart Realm."
"Hey, brother Gao, why did you change the appearance of your battle armor?" Hou Fei asked. Qin Yu and Kuroh also looked to Gao Xiaqi. This was also what they were puzzled about.
Gao Xiaqi looked to Qin Yu and his brothers and said helplessly. "Could it be that the three of you don't know that the allocation of ascenders to the village is a very important matter? You all should have paid a bit of compensation for your hard work. That way, you wouldn't have been assigned to remote villages, such as this Sealfeel Village."
"So what if it's Sealfeel Village? What does it have to do with you changing the appearance of your battle armor? "Hou Fei continued to ask.
Gao Xiaqi swallowed his saliva and said. "You all must be careful. For a village like this Sealfeel Village that is located in the most remote region, not only would they have to pay taxes to the City Master's Mansion every thousand years, they would also have to pay taxes to the leaders of some powerful powers!"
"Leaders of powerful powers?" Qin Yu and his brothers glanced at each other.
"They are the mountain kings!" Said Gao Xiaqi clearly. "Think about it, Yuchi City is only able to accommodate twenty million people. There are still two hundred million people outside. The people outside have a much more difficult life. As for the ascenders, which one of them wasn't a formidable person in their original cosmic space? Thus, many of them came to the desolate regions and occupied the mountains as kings! "
Kuroh started to frown. Hou Fei blurted out. "Fuck, aren't they bandits?"
Qin Yu was very understanding.
If the ascended experts were always at the bottom, it was normal for them to rebel.
"Does the City Master's Mansion not care?" Qin Yu asked.
Gao Xiaqi sneered and said. "City Master's Mansion? The City Master's Mansion would only occasionally put on a show. As long as those powers do not affect the rule of the City Master's Mansion, the City Master's Mansion would not care about them. Furthermore, the cities in the Divine Realm are fixed. There are too many people in the Divine Realm. The City Master's Mansion is disinclined to care about them killing each other. "
"It's not easy to occupy a mountain as kings. The villages are also filled with Deities. If those people who occupy a mountain as kings force the villagers too much, wouldn't the villagers retaliate?" Qin Yu said.
Gao Xiaqi sighed and said. "You all are mistaken. While there are many people who occupy a mountain as kings, the powers that dare to make the villages pay taxes regularly are all major powers. Ordinary small powers would not dare to do such a thing. "
"Major powers? How big are they?" Qin Yu frowned.
Gao Xiaqi sighed. "There are three major powers outside of Yuchi City. If the City Master's Mansion were to be ruthless, they would indeed be able to eliminate these three major powers. However, the City Master's Mansion is unable to do so. That's because, in order to eliminate these three major powers, at the very least, several tens of Heavenly Deities would have to die. Say, do you think that the City Master's Mansion with only a hundred plus Heavenly Deities would be willing to pay such an enormous price? "
Qin Yu and his brothers were all shocked.
In order to eliminate these three major powers, several tens of Heavenly Deities would have to die?
"As far as I know, the Sealfeel Village is under the control of one of the three major powers, the 'Black Dragon Pool.' As for the leader of the Black Dragon Pool, he is a super expert ranked in the top five within the Yuchi City! "Gao Xiaqi sighed and said.
Immediately, Qin Yu and his brothers no longer had any thoughts of resisting.
Why would a super expert ranked in the top five within the Yuchi City become the leader of a major power?
"You all also understand why I had to change the appearance of the standard battle armor, right? Although the 'Black Dragon Pool' would not truly become enemies with the City Master's Mansion, they are fond of bullying nobodies like us the most. As for you ordinary people, at the very most, they would rob you and not harm your lives. "Gao Xiaqi said helplessly.
… …
Led by Gao Xiaqi, Qin Yu and his brothers walked for three entire days and nights from the Divine Spiritual Stone mine before finally arriving at the remote Sealfeel Village. At the same time, Qin Yu also learned about the matters within the Yuchi City.
The closer one was to the Yuchi City, the safer one would be. As for the areas that were relatively far away from the Yuchi City, they would be under the control of the various major bandits. These bandits that had occupied the mountains and declared themselves kings also possessed different statuses.
For example, the three major powers like the 'Black Dragon Pool' dared to collect taxes from the various large villages in remote areas. Thus, they would naturally live the most comfortable lives. As for some of the smaller powers, they would rely on robbing and slaughtering.
For a remote village like the Sealfeel Village, not only would they have to pay taxes to the City Master's Mansion, they would also have to pay taxes to the Black Dragon Pool.
The Sealfeel Village occupied an extremely vast area. With a rough glance, one could see that there were at least several thousand houses. Qin Yu and his brothers nodded in their hearts. At the very least, this Sealfeel Village was not too desolate.
"The population of the Sealfeel Village is over ten thousand. It can be considered a small village. Large villages all have several hundred thousand people. "Gao Xiaqi gasped in admiration.
Qin Yu immediately understood. There were two hundred million people outside of the Yuchi City. With two hundred million people, it was normal for a village to have over ten thousand people.
"This is the village chief's home. There are many things that the village chief will tell you all about." Gao Xiaqi walked to a courtyard in a very familiar manner. The entrance to the courtyard was wide open. There were three middle aged men chatting and laughing within the courtyard.
Gao Xiaqi walked in and said to the tallest middle aged man. "Village Chief Fan Xu, you should've already received the notice. These are the three newly arranged ascenders. From today on, they will be members of your Sealfeel Village."
Fan Xu was at least two meters tall. He had a tall stature and had a very gentle and quiet appearance.
Holding a feather fan in his hand, Fan Xu walked toward Qin Yu and his brothers with a smile on his face. "I am the village chief of the Sealfeel Village, Fan Xu. You all should be Qin Yu, Hou Fei and Kuroh, right? These are some of the things that you must pay attention to in the village. I have already prepared them for you all." As he said that, Fan Xu handed over a jade slip.
Qin Yu received the jade slip. "Village Chief Fan Xu, I am Qin Yu. This is my second brother, Hou Fei. This is my third brother, Hou Fei."
Qin Yu swept through the jade slip with his consciousness. He then cupped his hands and said. "Village chief, us three brothers will not disturb you any longer. Farewell. Brother Gao Xiaqi, thank you for escorting us here. Farewell." Qin Yu and his brothers straightforwardly left.
"Eh, after seeing that I have to pay taxes twice on the jade slip, he was not surprised at all. He just left so straightforwardly. Strange." Fan Xu fanned himself with his feather fan. He then looked at Gao Xiaqi.
"Yes, I have already told them on the way here." Gao Xiaqi said with a smile. "Village Chief Fan Xu, I will also take my leave."
Fan Xu nodded. He then turned and walked toward his two friends. He muttered, "Three brothers? Three brothers ascending at the same time. That is rare. "
After reading that jade slip, Qin Yu came to know about some important matters.
The taxes would be paid once every thousand years. The city lord would have to pay a thousand low grade divine spiritual stones every thousand years. As for the Black Dragon Pool, they would have to pay a thousand five hundred low grade divine spiritual stones every thousand years.
There were three main ways for ordinary people to earn low grade divine spiritual stones. First, they could go to the divine spiritual stone mines like ascenders. After a thousand years, other than the amount of divine spiritual stones they had to pay, there would be a lot left. Second, they could go to the abandoned mines to find divine spiritual stones. If they were lucky, they would be able to find them. The third method was … work.
Work for the City Lord's Mansion. Work for people with power and influence. There were many different kinds of work. Their salaries were all paid with divine spiritual stones.
Of course, other than these three methods, there were also some other things. For example, they could go to the abandoned areas to search for rare materials, precious medicinal herbs, ores and so on. They could be sold in the city.
Merely, this sort of work was relatively dangerous. Finding precious medicinal herbs and materials also required one's keen eyesight. It was not something that ordinary people could accomplish.
*****
Just like that, Qin Yu and his brothers peacefully settled down in the Sealfeel Village. The three of them easily built a manor. Usually, there would be many people from the Sealfeel Village coming over to greet them. Qin Yu and his brothers spent the majority of their time in the Jiang Lan's Realm. However, they would occasionally come out every day. Thus, they knew many people from the village.
Soon, three hundred years had passed.
Qin Yu and his brothers passed their days very peacefully. And today, the day of tax payment had arrived. The tax payment this time was to be paid to the Black Dragon Pool. The tax payment day of the Black Dragon Pool was different from the tax payment day of the City Lord's Mansion.
All of the people in the Sealfeel Village had gathered in front of the village chief's residence. No one dared to not pay the tax of the Black Dragon Pool. If they did not pay the tax to the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord's Mansion would only punish them. However, the people of the Black Dragon Pool would directly kill those who did not pay the tax.
"Brother Li Liao, how is it?" The two men walking side by side began to chat.
"Xing Yuan, I am truly at my wit's end. Ziyun's parents are too stubborn. Although you and Ziyun are affectionate and righteous, her parents insist on you being able to buy a house in Yuchi City in order to marry their daughter to you. "Li Liao said helplessly.
Xing Yuan heaved a long sigh.
This Xing Yuan was precisely the previous Gold Punishment Lord of the Dark Star Realm. The Gold Punishment Lord of the Dark Star Realm was merely an ordinary person in the Divine Realm. He did not bribe the people in charge of allocating the village. Thus, he was also allocated to this place.
When they were in the mine, the frequency that Qin Yu and his brothers came out was too low. Thus, they did not encounter Xing Yuan.
"Two million Low Quality Divine Spiritual Stones. Even if you kill me, you won't have them." Xing Yuan tightly clenched his fists. He was extremely angry.
In all those years in the Dark Star Realm, he did not have any feelings for Ziyun. Thus, when he arrived in the Divine Realm, he did not even think about this aspect. He only wanted to bitterly train. However, after he met Ziyun, this man and woman became completely hot-headed and entered into a state of madness.
Ziyun grew up in the Divine Realm. Thus, her parents' views were deeply rooted. They wanted their daughter to live a good life in the future and not have to worry and be afraid in the Sealfeel Village. They were determined to have Xing Yuan buy a house in Yuchi City before coming back to talk about it.
"Xing Yuan, don't be too stubborn. We men should properly train. When the day comes when we become Heavenly Deities, wouldn't the number of women that want to marry you break through the threshold?" Li Liao consoled. However, Li Liao also knew how difficult it was to become a Heavenly Deity.
Xing Yuan sighed. "Brother Li Liao, you do not understand my frame of mind."
Once one was immersed in feelings, one would not be able to extricate oneself.
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded.
"Eh? Brother Xing Yuan?"
Xing Yuan raised his head and looked over. He saw three youths walking over together. Xing Yuan immediately recognized the smile and temperament of the leading man. He said in astonishment. "Liu Xing, it's you. You've also arrived in the Divine Realm?"
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