The Emperor is Above

Chapter 432: Dragon City Sealing Ground on the Right Track

The inside and outside of the Dragon City mound are all lush green.

This is the season for growing crops and the most beautiful time for the Yunling Mountains.

It is also the season for the growth of various spiritual plants such as spiritual herbs, spiritual trees, spiritual fruits, and spiritual vines.

Jiang Ji already has hundreds of female disciples under her command, nineteen of whom have been promoted to ninth-grade pharmacists. In addition, there are twenty pharmacists from the Jiliu tribe and five pharmacists from the Imperial Academy, so the number is not small.

In the past two months, they have gotten used to cultivating spiritual plants quietly every day. They plant spiritual herbs outside in the morning and evening, and discuss the topic of improving the efficiency of spiritual plant cultivation in the school during the hot morning and afternoon.

The early morning sun was not scorching. It poured onto the ground through the sparse crown of a giant tree, forming colorful circular shadows.

Hundreds of young girls in spring clothes gathered around Jiang Ji, chattering about the spiritual paradise that suddenly appeared.

They were amazed at the hugeness of the blessed spiritual land and the prosperity of the spiritual plant communities. What's more, their words revealed their admiration and worship for the lord.

Qing Yi's achievements in just one year made most girls admire him and they did not dare to develop any love for him.

If we talk about the most popular young man in the fiefdom, the first one is Gongsun Wu, and the second one is Liu Yi, which makes the twenty pharmacists of the Liu tribe and the five pharmacist students of the Imperial Academy both envious and slightly sad.

Just as they were about to rush to do some physical work in an attempt to attract the attention of a few girls, they unexpectedly saw countless people swarming around them.

They vied to grab the only opportunity for male pharmacists to perform. Their enthusiasm in fetching water, turning the soil, and mixing the soil was astonishing. The twenty-five male pharmacists looked increasingly melancholy.

"This is what you are doing?"

Jiang Ji and many other girls were stunned. Did these people take the wrong medicine today?
In the past two months, they have been working hard to plant star grass and spiritual herbs every day. Except for a few enthusiastic citizens, most of them do not pay attention to what they are doing, let alone help enthusiastically.

There were even some naughty children in each village who took advantage of the girls' absence to secretly destroy the newly planted Star Grass, and the people in the village did not care about it.

"Jiang Ji, don't panic. The Lord said that cultivating spiritual herbs and plants will help create a blessed spiritual land. Since everyone can benefit, why not all of you come and help during the slack season so that you pharmacists won't be tired."

An old man in his fifties looked flattering. He was the head of a nearby village, and there was a hint of regret on his face.

"Some girls complained to me before, saying that the naughty boys in the village had damaged a lot of spiritual herbs. I didn't take it seriously at first, but next time, if anyone dares to touch a leaf, I will spank him twice!"

Many elderly people in their 50s and 60s and young women behind him also agreed:
"Yes, yes, the village head is right. All children over the age of five in the village will go to school. Children under the age of five who dare to make trouble will be beaten to death!"

Several elderly people in their sixties and seventies came forward and said: "We old folks have been weeding for our whole lives, and now we want to learn how to grow grass."

Jiang Ji was a little uncomfortable with the villagers' enthusiasm at first, but after learning that this was an order from Qing Yi, she raised a piece of grass and smiled:
“Since all the uncles, aunts, sisters and brothers are willing to help, that would be great. This grass is called Star Spirit Grass, and you can plant one tree at a distance of one foot in length and width.

After planting this semi-spiritual grass, it will only take a few months to continue planting spiritual grass. By this time next year, perhaps the spiritual blessed land will be able to be produced."

Jiang Ji's words made the people more motivated. During this process, some people from other villages and communities also wanted to ask the pharmacists to come over and guide them in planting, but they were of course not happy about it.

Fortunately, Gongsun Wu, San Yisheng, Nan Guoshi and Beigong Yu arrived in time and asked Jiang Ji to send people to each village to provide guidance. Of course, it was also necessary to punish some of the leaders who engaged in private fights.

Qing Yi naturally strongly supported the rapidly changing atmosphere in the Fengtu, and generously exchanged a large number of star spirit grass and spirit grass seedlings from Mu Ling.

As a result, the fifty villages within the Dragon City's enclosed land launched a movement to plant spiritual plants. They first planted star spirit grass to condense spiritual energy, and then used this magical semi-spiritual grass to cultivate spiritual soil.

When the spiritual energy is abundant to a certain level, mix the spiritual soil in the spiritual domain with the soil under the star spirit grass, and then continue to cultivate spiritual herbs and medicines.

The 49 pharmacists of Longcheng Fengtu have received unprecedented respect from various villages and communities. Even Lü Wangzhi, Jiang Gongfu and others envy the popularity of the pharmacists. As the area of ​​​​star spirit grass and spirit grass planted in various villages and communities increases rapidly, even if it cannot form a spiritual domain blessed land for a while, it can be clearly seen that the concentration of spiritual energy is increasing.

Feeling the benefits of spiritual plants firsthand, especially since they participated in planting them themselves, the leaders of each village and community also began to care for them from the bottom of their hearts.

When some unsuspecting naughty children tried to play another prank, they found that the people who caught and beat them were actually their own parents and relatives.

Even later on, if some naughty children accidentally stepped on a magical herb or picked a leaf out of impatience, they would be beaten by their parents.

In such an environment, Qing Yi was pleasantly surprised to notice that the area covered by the spiritual blessed land next to the Dragon City Fortress was expanding significantly to the south every day.

This is just the beginning of the cultivation of many spiritual plants. If the spiritual plants continue to grow in the second half of the year, the speed of expansion of the spiritual domain will continue to accelerate.

As the Longcheng burial mound became stable, all activities within the burial mound gradually got back on track under the leadership of Gongsun Wu, San Yisheng, Nan Guo Shi and Bei Gong Yu.

The school in the Dragon City Fortress officially started classes. Seven to eight thousand teenagers and children under the age of eighteen were obsessed with studying, practicing, and performing martial arts every day. There were also special dormitories for the students to live in.

In order to ensure that they get adequate nutrition, Qing Yi also ordered the establishment of a student cafeteria, which not only provides meat, eggs and fish, but also nourishing broth cooked with magical herbs every day.

Even the civet cat, the little fox, and the bobcat Dabao would come to eat and drink such food from time to time, and sometimes even bring the little flying bear along.

Many of the subjects were envious and grateful to the lord. After all, not every lord in the world would treat the children of his subjects so well.

Women are not only busy with weaving, embroidery, various handicrafts, and raising various livestock, but they also continue to help pharmacists grow star grass and do other chores in their spare time.

In addition to practicing martial arts twice a day in the morning and evening, the young and strong men are also devoted to digging and repairing the road connecting to Feixiong Bay. As the ice on the Hutiao River melts in spring, the road connecting Longcheng to the outside world must be repaired as soon as possible.

In addition, the Five-Color Copper Mine and the Red Refining Yuan Copper Mine are only a dozen miles away from the Dragon City Fortress and are not dangerous. Qing Yi asked Dongmen Bao to lead the young and strong men to mine to meet the daily needs of the imperial students and puppet masters.

Originally, Yang Hu was still thinking about the more precious geomagnetic black iron. In order to dispel his idea, Qing Yi, in addition to participating in the research of giant beast puppets, war puppets, and armored vehicles, also took the opportunity to propose that the imperial students participate in the production of the Dragon City's defense formation.

With so many big projects, Yang Hu and his group of imperial students finally settled down and started learning experience and skills from the puppet masters while concentrating on their own research.

The days passed one by one, and this paradise surrounded by mountains allowed tens of thousands of people to indulge in a comfortable life.

After a tiring day, it’s time to rest at night and watch the puppet show, the favorite of all the subjects, performed on the stage on the first floor of the Dragon City Fortress regardless of wind or rain.

Many residents from faraway villages would rather travel dozens of miles to watch the show in groups, which is enough to prove the popularity of puppet shows.

Qing Yi also went to watch it in person twice and was surprised to find that Liu Xu, whom he had not seen for many days, had become the leader of the puppet show.

"Daniu and the others have their own things to do, Zhu Zhiwu is busy participating in the research of the Imperial College students, so I will simply let the boys and girls in the academy take charge of the daily puppet show."

Jiang Ji smiled and explained to Qing Yi, "Fortunately, these children are doing well, especially Liu Xu, who is very good at micro-manipulation. The characters she imitates are lifelike and very popular. Let's just let her be in charge of the team."

Since it was Jiang Ji who made the decision, Qing Yi found that Liu Xu's performance was indeed good, so he simply appointed Liu Xu as the official person in charge of the puppet show.

Unexpectedly, Qing Yi still underestimated the ambitions of these boys and girls. They were not satisfied with the original script and began to constantly add more scenes to the characters they were responsible for.

The three-foot-tall puppets come alive under their control, and perhaps they can also stimulate these young boys and girls to study the art of talisman masters. Maybe they will all become qualified talisman masters in the future.

During the entire process from the busy construction to the gradual stabilization of the Longcheng embankment, Qing Yi did not ignore the safety of the entire embankment.

(End of this chapter)