The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3013 There is strength in numbers

"Okay, you two tell me." Qian Ying naturally wanted to hear whether the two people's methods would work. If they did, he really wanted to get more honey.

Han Chengye and Ouyang Min then shared their thoughts with Qian Ying, one after the other.

After the two finished speaking, Qian Ying was also somewhat tempted.

Honey is really good, and the idea these two people came up with isn't bad either. If organized and coordinated well, it might actually work.

After thinking for a while, Qian Ying waved to Qian Wantong and said, "Go to the Zhou family and call Elder Zhou over. Tell him I have something to discuss with him."

Qian Wantong had previously heard Han Chengye and Ouyang Min's ideas. Seeing Qian Ying's instructions, he naturally understood that his elders were somewhat interested. So he immediately sped up his actions and went to the Zhou family to call Zhou Zixing over.

Qian Ying turned to Han Chengye and Ouyang Min and said, "You two wait a while. After all, this matter still requires Elder Zhou Zixing's cooperation. So after he comes over, tell him your proposed method again. Then we can discuss it together and see how feasible your method is. If it is really feasible, then you two will naturally benefit as well."

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it well. Qian Ying understood this very well.

The reason Han Chengye and Ouyang Min were able to come was due to a lack of manpower and combat skills. Under such circumstances, it was natural that he and Zhou Zixing, both innate masters, would be needed to organize manpower and deal with Yixianhong.

Before long, Zhou Zixing arrived in a hurry with Qian Wantong.

"Elder Qian, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry?" Zhou Zixing had been meditating and recovering in his tent. After his trip to the beehive, he had been quite exhausted and wanted to recuperate properly. However, he didn't expect to be summoned by Qian Ying again in the middle of the night.

Of course, Zhou Zixing wouldn't have any complaints, since he must have something important to say if he was being contacted at this time.

When Qian Wantong called Zhou Zixing, he wouldn't presume to tell him anything; he could only quickly guide him over. Zhou Zixing did want to ask, but after thinking about it, he gave up. After all, Qian Wantong was merely a messenger; sometimes, even if he knew something, he wouldn't tell Zhou Zixing alone.

"Elder Zhou, there's something I'd like to hear your opinion on," Qian Ying said to Zhou Zixing after gesturing for him to sit down.

"Oh? Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhou Zixing asked, also very curious.

"You two, repeat what you just said to Elder Zhou again," Qian Ying said to Han Chengye and Ouyang Min.

Upon hearing this, the two bowed respectfully to Zhou Zi again before recounting the events.

After listening, Zhou Zixing felt the same way as Qian Ying: it was feasible.

The honey was truly fragrant, so he made plenty. Not only did it taste wonderful, leaving a lingering aftertaste, but most importantly, it aided in his cultivation. He was currently at the second level of the Innate Realm, but he was nearing the end of his life. If he could advance to the third level of the Innate Realm, his lifespan would increase.

Who wouldn't want to live longer? Even if he's on the verge of death, why is he still bringing the Zhou family's warriors here to explore? Isn't it to find an opportunity to advance and increase his strength?

Zhou Zixing felt a slight excitement in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. Time had smoothed out his rough edges and made him calm and collected.

He turned to Qian Ying and began to discuss the feasibility of this idea. It really seemed like a good idea and worth a try.

Previously, when the two of them led the team to collect honey, they hadn't considered so many methods, relying solely on their own abilities to obtain some honey as a precaution against bee venom. Moreover, they had already stayed here for a while and wanted to move forward as soon as possible to explore the entire valley thoroughly, so as to conclude this expedition and return to the real world.

However, since there was a good way to get honey, the two of them naturally didn't mind staying a little longer.

After discussing it, the group finally decided to try the method suggested by Han Chengye and Ouyang Min.

Of course, considering that red bees are more active during the day, this can only be done at night. So after daybreak, people are assigned to collect suitable tree branches to serve as supports to prevent collapse during the excavation of the tunnel.

In addition, manpower was allocated to expand the existing bush passage. This would save time by eliminating the need to create a new passage and would also allow the bush passage to be opened directly to the center of the black soil without needing to reconfirm the direction.

Another thing is to make defensive shelters. After discussion, the group decided that in order to better protect the people inside from the attacks of Yixianhong, they would not only make the woven shelters into two layers, but also paste mud in the middle. In this way, it would take a lot of effort for Yixianhong to tear the people inside through the shelters.

Furthermore, to ensure the defensive structure could move freely through bush passages and on the black soil, branches were used to create a skateboard shape, supporting the entire structure as it glided across the ground. This not only ensured there were no gaps between the structure and the ground but also allowed for better and faster movement.

After everyone finalized the arrangements, they excitedly ended the small meeting and went home. The next day, just as dawn broke, Qian Wantong summoned each team leader for another meeting. Ouyang Nan was among them.

Qian Ying, Zhou Zixing, Han Chengye, Ouyang Min, Ouyang Nan, and Ma Xianglong, who has just recovered.

Although Ma Xianglong embarrassed himself yesterday, he still attended the meeting with a dark expression after recovering.

Ouyang Nan is no longer the leader of the Ouyang family's martial artists, but he is still a martial artist at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm and the captain of the exploration team. With sufficient status and strength, he naturally cannot fall behind.

Qian Ying, Zhou Zixing, and several team leaders and other martial artists briefly reiterated what they had discussed the previous night. They instructed everyone to cooperate and assigned tasks, with each family assigned one task. If there were insufficient manpower, they would raise the issue on the spot and transfer personnel from families with more members.

As a result, the Ouyang family's martial artists were the most distributed, because the Ouyang family now has sixteen people, not including Ouyang Nan and the other four.

All the martial artists began to move, including Chen Mo and Ouyang Ruoxi, who also joined in, and everyone had a task.

Since Chen Mo and Ouyang Nan were the ones who initially opened up the bush passage, the task of expanding the bush passage was assigned to Ouyang Nan and Chen Mo. Several martial artists were also assigned to them to speed up the expansion of the passage.

Chen Mo didn't say much about it. After Ouyang Nan returned from the meeting that morning, he explained the situation: in order to collect more honey, they would stay here temporarily for the next few days and continue their journey after collecting the honey.

Hearing this, Chen Mo felt a pang of regret. He regretted leaving so many beehives behind instead of transferring them all into his Qiankun Pearl.

If they had all been taken away, none of this would have happened.

Furthermore, through Ouyang Nan's retelling, he realized that honey was indeed very important and precious for martial arts practitioners.

Previously, he had given honey to Ouyang Nan, Ouyang Ruoxi, and Ouyang Nana. The three of them were now drinking honey as a beverage, taking two to three spoonfuls a day and mixing it with purified water. However, because the amount of honey was very small, and the concentration was reduced after mixing with mineral water, none of the three of them noticed any improvement in their strength.

Of course, after drinking this beverage for the past two days, I feel that my skin has become better.

When Chen Mo heard that honey could aid in cultivation, he was both amused and exasperated. He had assumed that honey had all the benefits based on Qingxuan Zhenren's memories, without considering the difference between cultivators and martial artists.

However, it's not too late to hear this now. When we get back, we should give Ouyang Ruoxi and the others, including Shen Tingting, so that they can cultivate faster.

Expanding the bushes is actually quite easy to solve. Several martial artists simply wield their weapons and walk along the original bush path, expanding it to a width of three meters and a height of over two meters.

Of course, there's nothing to be wary of in the beginning, but as you go deeper into the forest, highly venomous snakes like the red-lined snake will appear, and he and Ouyang Nan will be responsible for reminding them.

As they approached the hive area, Zhou Zixing joined in, using the innate barrier to help Ouyang Nan and the others widen the path through the bushes.

Han Chengye and Ouyang Min, along with a group of people, were tasked with creating the defensive structure. This was the first thing they had thought of, so they decided to let the two of them lead the team to build it.

Because of sufficient manpower, the defensive structure was built on a slightly larger scale, approximately two meters wide, one and a half meters high, and ten meters long. To enhance its strength and prevent breakage or damage during movement, additional reinforcements were added. As a result, the overall weight of the defensive structure increased dramatically.

Fortunately, the defensive structures are moved by martial artists. As long as the weight does not exceed a few tons, they can be lifted and moved without any problem.

Furthermore, with the addition of two innate masters, they were able to act with greater ease.

The thickness is still two layers, but the middle layer is filled with thin shrub branches and mud, which makes it more sturdy.

As for the water used to mix the mud, arrange for people to cross the canyon, return to the hilly area, collect the snow there, and then transport it back. As for carrying the water across the canyon? Simple, one person carries a small amount at a time, making several trips.

Han Chengye and Ouyang Min were also amazed by these actions. They realized that if they had followed their previous plan and secretly relied on the two martial arts families to collect honey, it probably wouldn't have worked.

Just like when making this defensive structure, if the middle is not filled with mud, then relying solely on tree branches will create gaps. And since the red thread is so tiny, a large number of red thread will eventually crawl into the defensive structure, just like attending a feast and biting at will.

Many hands make light work, and this principle applies most of the time.

The same applies to work; with more people, the work gets done faster. Defensive structures, which are time-consuming and labor-intensive, gradually take shape in a very short time, all because of the large number of people involved.