stonecrandall Chapter 61: Coming Pretty Quickly
Chapter 61: Coming Pretty Quickly
Di Tian was a little embarrassed.
But he really couldn't refute it, after all these years, he really hadn't achieved anything.
And the person in front of them was suspected to be another superior—the Golden Dragon King.
"Are you going to help the Silver Dragon King or not? It can recover on its own. Even if you want to find resources for its recovery, how much effort would that take? Is it worth abandoning your own job for this?"
Lu Mingfei sighed.
Actually, he wasn't just looking for a martial soul during those three days; he also did some serious work.
Huo Yuhao's storage soul tool didn't contain paper or pen, but it did contain metal, and he also had a carving knife.
The carving knife felt very smooth to use, almost like a fountain pen. So Lu Mingfei found a piece of metal with good ductility, hammered it into a thin sheet, and used the carving knife to write some of the future development plans for the Star Dou Great Forest on it.
Lu Mingfei has now handed this planning document over to Ditian.
Di Tian glanced at it:
Article 1: Encourage childbirth.
Lu Mingfei had given this matter serious consideration. The Lake of Life contained the Gold of Life, so the water of the Lake of Life contained a great deal of vitality.
For juvenile soul beasts, drinking lake water is enough to sustain the energy they need for growth, so there is no situation in the Star Dou Great Forest where they can afford to give birth but not afford to raise them.
The Gold of Life can be considered a renewable resource. As long as the Starry Sky Forest still exists, the life force dissipated from various life forms in the forest will gather into the Gold of Life in the lake.
This feature is probably thanks to the Silver Dragon King.
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei looked at Di Tian with a hint of disappointment.
Even though the Silver Dragon King is lying down, he can still get some serious work done. What about Di Tian?
"Soul beasts grow slowly, so the initial investment won't be much," Lu Mingfei said.
Being weak has its advantages, namely, it consumes fewer resources.
Di Tian seemed to be deep in thought.
"The second rule is naturally to regulate the behavior of soul beasts."
They can fight and eat any spirit beasts that are less than 10,000 years old as they please.
After all, soul beasts under ten thousand years old have low intelligence and wouldn't understand reasoning. Besides, the food chain must be respected. You can't expect herbivorous soul beasts to stop eating plant-based soul beasts, carnivorous soul beasts to stop eating herbivorous soul beasts, or omnivorous soul beasts to stop eating other soul beasts, can you?
Wouldn't that lead to chaos?
However, the intelligence of soul beasts that are over ten thousand years old is not low; they are at least comparable to a ten-year-old human child, and can understand some of what is being said.
Therefore, a training plan needs to be developed for these soul beasts. Those that pass will receive intensive training, while those that fail will return to the law of the jungle. There are still opportunities to rise through the ranks, but luck plays a greater role.
As for the clan leaders and soul beasts over 100,000 years old, they belong to the management system. Power must be clearly defined, responsibilities must be clearly defined, and targets must be well-planned.
The main theme is that no one can neglect their duties or slack off; everyone must work together to develop the Star Dou Great Forest!
"You are the leader of the Star Dou Great Forest, the strongest among them. Therefore, your responsibility is to make all the soul beasts obey you," Lu Mingfei said solemnly. "Can you do it?"
"Yes!" Di Tian answered decisively.
Looking at the plan in his hand, which clearly outlined the responsibilities and powers of almost every soul beast clan, he realized it was a tutorial for supervising every single one. If he still couldn't do it, he might as well commit suicide!
"You soul beasts don't need to abide by those so-called human ethics and morality; that stuff is utterly useless." Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and added, "As the saying goes, when the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when people are well-fed and clothed, they know honor and shame. The civilization of soul beasts hasn't developed to that point yet. First, expand your clan and strengthen your power. Those benevolent and moral principles can lay the groundwork a little, but there's no need to compare yourself to humans."
Different races should have different social environments, but the aliens in human works will naturally be depicted using human values and perspectives.
Lu Mingfei has no intention of letting soul beasts become the next "human".
"Besides the Titan Snow Demon King, the far north is practically leaderless, so you should keep an eye on things there as well," Lu Mingfei added as an extra instruction.
Two of the Three Kings of the Far North are now with Huo Yuhao, since that's their hometown and they need to take care of them.
Upon hearing Lu Mingfei mention this, Di Tian also recalled something: "Following your... reminder, I went to Sunset Forest, where there is indeed an Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, containing no fewer than ten plant-type soul beasts with cultivation levels of 100,000 years."
Lu Mingfei looked up.
"They are exceptionally loyal to Tang San," Di Tian said, his face full of displeasure. "I originally intended to teach them a lesson, but Bi Ji persuaded me to stop."
"Bridget thought of the auspicious beasts and suspected that they had also been affected by divine power."
Lu Mingfei nodded, agreeing that this possibility could not be ruled out.
"I plan to have her check on the situation of those soul beasts on my way to pick up Cupid," Di Tian said.
The journey from the Sun Moon Empire to the Sunset Forest involves passing through the Starry Sky Forest, which is hardly a convenient route.
But those soul beasts really need to be assessed; under no circumstances should they be allowed to continue siding with Tang San.
Immortal herbs are all good things.
Lu Mingfei nodded: "If there's an opportunity, we should restore the ecology of Sunset Forest, or simply let poison-attribute soul beasts settle there."
In short, such a large area shouldn't be wasted.
Di Tian agreed: "The reason Sunset Forest has become like this is mainly the responsibility of the Azure Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flowers clan. I will restrain their behavior to prevent the poisonous miasma from spreading further."
The Bilin Seven Absolute Flowers clan seems to have some connection with the Poison Douluo from ten thousand years ago. However, the Bilin Snake martial soul no longer has any outstanding successors.
"As long as you can manage it, that's fine." Lu Mingfei didn't care about the details; he didn't have the time, energy, or ability to scrutinize them now.
"If there's nothing else, I'll get back to work." Di Tian said anxiously, holding the planning document.
It's not too late to get down to business now. Why does the Silver Dragon King still need to recuperate for thousands of years? In that long, the new generation of soul beasts should have grown up by now.
We still need to win over those immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; with them around, the soul beasts can grow even faster.
"Wait a minute," Lu Mingfei called out to Di Tian, who was eager to make changes. "There's something I still need to make clear to you."
Di Tian was taken aback.
"Although I don't know why I was able to fuse with the Silver Dragon King's martial soul, I am not the Golden Dragon King you mentioned before," Lu Mingfei said frankly.
Logically speaking, Lu Mingfei shouldn't have confessed to Di Tian so early. After all, with the title of Golden Dragon King, Di Tian would be more cooperative with his arrangements. Even if it was later discovered that he wasn't the Golden Dragon King, the die was cast, and Di Tian couldn't turn against him.
"We should be considered allies now, so I don't want to deceive you. Let's be frank so it'll be easier for everyone to work together," Lu Mingfei said. "I don't know my exact identity either, but that shouldn't hinder our cooperation, right?"
"Cooperate? Why not include me too?" A clear voice suddenly rang out.