Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16297 Squad
Upon hearing Lu Yong's words, Chen Xian simply nodded without saying anything more. The two of them then remained silent, quietly adjusting their breathing.

Half an hour passed quickly. They appeared again and flew forward for about an hour before landing on a small hill. From the hill, they could clearly see a market town not far away. The market town was built on another small hill and was not very large.

It's getting dark now, and there's an illusion array in the market. This array isn't for preventing cultivators, but for preventing ordinary people from entering. You can't see the defensive array in the market right now, but everyone knows that there is a defensive array underground in the market. However, the defensive array in the market isn't very strong; it mainly serves as an early warning system.

There are far too many markets like this in the Divine Kingdom. This also shows how many independent cultivators there are. The population composition of the Divine Kingdom is as follows: the largest group is, of course, ordinary people. These people have no combat power and have only practiced the lowest level of cultivation techniques. However, these techniques only make them a little stronger and better off, and have no other use. So they are content to be ordinary people. This group is the largest. It is really hard to say exactly how many there are, but there should be several hundred billion.

Does this mean there are no geniuses among these ordinary people? Yes, of course there are. Geniuses among ordinary people generally go to four places. First, when they are young, members of sects will test them. If a genius is found, they may be taken into the sect and become its disciples. Their families will also be taken into that sect and become its members. Second, their villages are under the jurisdiction of aristocratic families. Those families will also test them. Once a genius is found, they will be taken into the aristocratic family and trained from a young age. Once they are trained to be talented, they will become disciples of the aristocratic family, and some may even become its retainers.

Third, the Divine Kingdom will test them. Once it is found that the children are indeed talented, they will be gathered together and either join the army or enter the Divine Kingdom's academy to become disciples. In the future, they will become low-ranking officials in the Divine Kingdom, and if they are lucky, they can even establish their own small family.

Fourth, some people have some talent, better than ordinary people, but they don't meet the standards to join a sect or a family, nor the standards to join the Divine Kingdom. They are unwilling to be ordinary people, so they become rogue cultivators. Rogue cultivators are the second largest population in the Divine Kingdom. It's hard to say exactly how many there are. Some say there are hundreds of billions, others say there are tens of billions. In short, there are a lot of rogue cultivators.

Rogue cultivators are the second largest group in the Divine Kingdom. Above them are disciples of sects or aristocratic families; these are also numerous, and many of them only reach the power level or throne level at most. Above that are the imperial carriage level and palace level; these individuals are considered the backbone of their respective sects, the core of their strength. And above them are the sect's true experts, but these are very few in number.

Because there are so many independent cultivators, there are also many markets in the Divine Kingdom. Of course, most markets don't have any experts in charge. Under normal circumstances, it's already quite remarkable if a market has a Royal Chariot level expert in charge. Many markets are all presided over by Throne level cultivators. Such cultivators are already considered experts among independent cultivators. For example, Lu Yong has cultivated all his life and is still only a Power level cultivator. It's impossible for him to break through to the Throne level.

Don't be fooled by the fact that disciples at the Throne level are considered low-level disciples in various sects. Among independent cultivators, those at the Throne level are already among the top experts, in the top one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand. After all, the cultivation techniques practiced by independent cultivators are too poor, and the cultivation resources they can obtain are too few.

If someone like Lu Yong were to receive proper training from a sect, he would definitely be more than just a cultivator at the "Power Level." He might already be a cultivator at the "Royal Chariot Level," or even reach the "Royal Palace Level." After all, Lu Yong is a cultivator with three attributes, and if properly trained, his strength would be formidable.

Ordinary markets are built on mountains or in remote places to isolate ordinary people. It is best to keep cultivators and ordinary people separate, because if cultivators start a fight, even if an ordinary person is hit by that power, they will either die or be injured. Unless a powerful force sets rules that prevent cultivators from starting conflicts at will, like the cultivators in the city, because of the laws of the divine kingdom, even if there are cultivators in the city, they dare not start conflicts. That's why ordinary people dare to live in the city. If there were no laws of the divine kingdom, then ordinary people would not dare to live in the city either.

In general, the market area is divided into inner and outer areas. The difference is that there is a wall separating them. The inner area is the area inside the wall, while the outer area is the area outside the wall.

A market wall offers very limited defensive capabilities, especially against cultivators. Even a rogue cultivator can fly. Market walls are generally not very high, at most around three zhang (approximately 10 meters), which is considered high. Such walls are simply insufficient to stop cultivators. Furthermore, places like markets are unlikely to have any anti-flying formations. Setting up such a formation would require far too many spirit stones, and no sect would bother with it. Therefore, the market walls here offer virtually no defensive power. However, the market wall acts as a boundary. Inside the boundary is the market, which belongs to the sect. Outside the wall is the boundary, and the sect has no jurisdiction over the area outside the market. In other words, the area inside the wall is governed by sect rules, while the area outside is not—like a place where there are laws but no laws.

The market town that Lu Yong and his men were going to attack this time wasn't very large inside the city walls, but outside the walls there were many houses. These houses were not planned at all; they were all built by people themselves, so they looked crooked, dilapidated, with sewage flowing everywhere, and in a terrible state.

However, Lu Yong and his group didn't find anything wrong with this situation at all. In fact, almost all the markets in the Divine Kingdom were like this. The inside and outside of the markets were like two different worlds. Inside the markets, the streets were very clean, and all kinds of shops and houses were planned. The streets were also straight, and the environment was very good.

Outside the market town lies a slum overflowing with sewage. There are no laws here, but it's not entirely without rules. In fact, this area outside the market town does have some rules, but these rules are not set by the sect or the divine kingdom, but by some gangs.

That's right, there are gangs in the slums outside the market. They are just a bunch of independent cultivators who have gathered together to form their own forces. These gangs will squeeze every last drop of profit from the ordinary independent cultivators. Old independent cultivators like Lu Yong have seen this kind of thing far too often, and they are used to it.

Now, Lu Yong and his group stood on another mountaintop, looking at the market town. Their faces all carried a hint of nostalgia. Many of them used to live in such markets. It was only after recently joining the Myriad Laws Cult that they moved into the cult's territory and escaped that environment. Now, however, they were going to attack this place. Their feelings were quite complicated.

At this moment, the elder who had led them there said in a deep voice, "Everyone, get ready. In half an hour, we will attack that market. This is a market of the Silver Fir Sect. There are five Throne-level cultivators from the Silver Fir Sect stationed here, along with fifty Power-level cultivators as guards. Apart from them, there isn't much defense here. Our mission this time is to eliminate the people of the Silver Fir Sect. We must not touch anyone else. After we start, no one is allowed to rob the shops. If I find out, they will be punished according to the sect rules." Everyone was visibly alarmed and immediately responded.

The elder spoke up: "When we attack, the defensive array in this market will open. You don't need to worry about it; I will break it. Our target is the Silver Fir Sect's guards. Remember, show no mercy to the Silver Fir Sect's guards; kill them directly. If anyone else in the market dares to interfere, do the same; kill them all. Also, once you enter the market, remember to shout: 'Don't interfere in sect feuds.' If anyone still interferes after hearing this, then don't be polite; kill them all."

Everyone responded, and the elder then said, "Alright, everyone rest for a bit. In half an hour, listen to my command before launching the attack." Everyone responded and then found a place to sit down and quietly meditate. Soon, everyone had finished meditating, and the elder stood up and continued, "Let's talk about the attack. We have a total of 240 people this time, and this market has four gates. We will divide into four teams and attack the market from four directions. Each team will have a captain. I will now appoint four captains. During the attack, everyone in each team must obey their captain's orders."

The crowd responded once again, and the elder then spoke up: "Team leader, Lu Yong."

Lu Yong really didn't expect that he would be the first one called. He quickly stood up and responded. The elder nodded and then said, "You choose sixty people, and these people will be on your team."