From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 256 How Should Duties Be Used?

Since You Ming was promoted to [Envoy of the Mountain and River Propagation Department], he has consciously spent more time sitting in his divine position and performing his duties, instead of spending most of his time cultivating as before.

After all, this is my main job, so I need to figure out what specific abilities the god has and what effects these abilities will produce.

This is also an occupational hazard he developed over many years in the workplace; he absolutely cannot allow himself to do his job unclearly.

Moreover, the work of deities is by no means as simple as directly performing their duties; otherwise, there would be no process of examination and assessment in the divine way.

You Ming sat cross-legged inside the cave, and the [Tai Guang Divine Contract] transformed into a great sun, continuously releasing divine light outward.

This divine light, like a spring breeze caressing the face or morning dew nourishing all things, quietly spread throughout every inch of the mountains and lands under his jurisdiction.

You Ming also keenly noticed that as his rank advanced, the radiance of the [Fetal Light Divine Contract] became softer, and it was no longer as dazzling as it had been in earlier years, so that cultivators could see its blazing power.

These divine lights, however, were like a light spring rain, silently and imperceptibly spreading outwards.

Apart from the more than 50,000 ordinary people and 60,000 mountain spirits, even the animals, insects and plants in the mountains and forests were quietly enveloped by the divine light.

For some large animals, it may not be very noticeable to see much change in a day or two, after all, their reproductive cycle is several months long.

However, some small insects began to reproduce wildly.

Farmers were the first to become alert.

They had spotted locusts several times in recent days. For these people who depend on the land for their livelihood, a locust plague could wipe out a year's worth of hard work.

Of course, You Ming quickly realized this and immediately stopped the divine light from radiating to all insects. Insects such as locusts, mosquitoes, and flies, which were harmful to agriculture or spread diseases, were directly blacklisted by him.

I'm not a plague carrier, so I can't do anything reckless.

However, as his divine light shone, some insects beneficial to agriculture continued to multiply.

Bees buzzed busily in the flowerbeds, collecting nectar in no time, until their hives were bulging like jars; some plump, black earthworms diligently toiled beneath the soil, making it softer and more fertile; and newly hatched lacewings loved to eat pests like aphids, mites, and whiteflies…

Moreover, the sparse grass of the past now appears as if it were densely woven together, lush and endless.

The bamboo forest grew wildly, reaching waist height, with vines intertwining and creating a verdant ladder to heaven on the precipice.

Many wild fruits, which should still be in the budding stage, have suddenly become laden with fruit overnight, and they look quite delicious.

Rare local medicinal herbs, such as deer antler fungus, wisteria vine, and white jade leaf, also quietly sprouted in the secluded mountain valleys under the radiation of divine light.

Under the divine light released by Youming Wuxing, the entire ecosystem of Yuanling Mountain burst forth with vitality, like a mountain torrent unleashed and a spring tide surging again.

However, You Ming soon realized that he had gone a bit too far.

While this approach would greatly benefit the local people in the short term, at least ensuring they wouldn't have to worry about food, the problem is that it consumes too much divine power.

Let alone earning more incense offerings, they can't even break even.

Although You Ming is a god, he doesn't do charity work; he has a large group of subordinates to support.

Therefore, although his divine light can radiate to all life within his jurisdiction, it must be selective.

Firstly, it reduces the consumption of divine power; secondly, the objects he chooses to radiate must be able to provide him with incense offerings, even if it is indirect.

First of all, food is the most important thing for people. His current power can make crops grow more luxuriantly and enable poultry and livestock to reproduce more.

However, this part of the authority completely overlaps with that of the Earth God Stone.

This means that even if he did do that, the person everyone would ultimately be thanking would be the local earth god. He would lose money and not even gain any publicity.

Moreover, this is quite difficult to deal with, as the agricultural priests are the core of the local deities. If one were to actually try to seize this part of the offerings, it would definitely provoke a fierce backlash from the local deities.

Therefore, in the short term, You Ming decided not to irradiate crops and livestock.

Since that's the case, then it can only be applied to medicinal herbs, wild fruits, and wild animals found in the mountains.

This part also requires selective selection.

For example, medicinal herbs are preferentially selected based on their higher value and shorter growth cycle, and the same applies to wild fruits, where priority is given to fruits with higher economic value.

As for wild animals, they need to be carefully selected.

For example, with insects, let them live and die on their own as much as possible. The animals you mainly use divine light radiation on are mammals.

Tigers, wild boars, jackals, foxes, and the like.

Because these kinds of animals are more intelligent, they are more likely to develop sentience and become demons.

Although in the eyes of cultivators, these demons are all scaled and armored beings who need to be killed.

But Shinto doesn't think so.

Shinto is basically free of racial discrimination; as long as you are capable of developing intelligence, you are equal.

Because the prerequisite for the existence of incense offerings is the presence of intelligence.

This is why the gods and spirits in the land are mostly ghosts and deities, and the mountains and rivers are mostly demon gods.

Whether it's a ghost or a demon, as long as you have intelligence, you can offer incense.

Moreover, they can become divine soldiers, shrimp soldiers, and crab generals.

There is no reason for Shinto to turn away such a large group of people.

Therefore, this is also a point that You Ming is considering.

He prioritizes radiating divine light upon these mammals, and his divine authority also has the effect of enhancing the qualities of living beings.

After several generations, even ordinary wild animals will have a very high probability of giving birth to animals that possess intelligence.

Having gained sentience, whether it's cultivating or being recruited into a divine team, it's basically the same as a normal human being, and can even offer incense to Youming.

Over time, this would be an extremely high income.

You Ming stroked his chin, realizing that his promotion had given him many new ideas.

He has no shortage of land now. The newly opened Thousand-Mile Yinshan is at its most sparsely populated. If a large number of demons can fill the area, it will accelerate the development of these lands.

In that case, the spiritual medicines I hatch using divine light should primarily enhance my spiritual intelligence after consumption.

Thus, if some wild beasts in the mountains were to encounter them by chance, they might not have to wait several generations before they could directly ascend to the demon race.

In You Ming's mind, a simple plan gradually took shape.

Then, his divine light consciously adjusted its radiation range, subtly causing changes throughout the entire land.

(End of this chapter)