From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 531 Opening Up the Basin (4k views, please vote)
You Ming stood among the clouds, gazing at this basin.

Although this basin is not very regular due to its location nestled between towering mountains, if it could be fully utilized, the total arable area would be equivalent to half of Bingzhou, and this single piece of land would be enough to support a million people.

The only problem is that this place is too remote.

The Yinshan Mountains are rife with evil spirits, and snow and wind blow for most of the year, so there are not many times when it is safe to pass through.

Even with roads built by the Wilderness Clan, traveling between this place and Yuanling County still requires a great deal of effort.

This place is more suitable as a stronghold after defeat.

Even so, this place is still very valuable.

You Ming looked at the hot springs gushing from the ground between the rock crevices not far away. They not only brought abundant water to the entire valley, but also kept the temperature here at a very warm and comfortable level all year round. The surrounding area was full of colorful flowers, and some small birds and animals appeared here. If you didn't know, you would think you were in the spring in Jiangnan.

You Ming's gaze was as still as a deep pool as he looked at the group of Desolate Domain people who were cheering in the basin.

Although they were a man-made race, they suffered many deaths and injuries on their way to this place, and You Ming was not a heartless person.

Since they have made great contributions, they should naturally be rewarded.

His gaze fell on the chieftain, Tuga. As the chieftain, Tuga was naturally the most powerful among all the tribesmen of the Desolate Region.

However, the days of road construction left him covered in wounds and exhausted.

Seemingly sensing You Ming's gaze, he quickly lay prostrate on the ground, pressing his forehead into the soil.

"No need to be polite."

"The Wilderness Clan paves the way with bloodlines and carves mountains with bones and stones."

"In the midst of ice and snow, they cut through ridges to make roads and carved through cliffs, unafraid of the bitter cold and undaunted by life and death."

"His will is as firm as a mountain, his strength as great as a peak, and his achievements are commendable."

You Ming looked down at him, his voice rising slowly, as if echoing throughout the entire basin.

Upon hearing his voice, all the members of the Wilderness tribe quickly knelt down.

"Therefore, today Tujia is hereby conferred the title of God of the Mountain of Blessing and the Land of Thick Earth, and is ranked in the ninth rank."

"At the northern foot of Zhenyin Mountain, guarding the earth's veins and hot springs, protecting the people and travelers, ensuring the prosperity of the five grains, and bestowing peace and blessings upon the mountains and forests."

"The Yinshan Basin has since become the ancestral home of the Wilderness Clan, where they will forever enjoy the earth's energy and remain untouched by external threats."

You Ming raised his head and waved his hand, and a golden flame suddenly rose up, landing on Tu Jia's forehead in the blink of an eye, and then a divine seal appeared between his eyebrows.

Then Tuga's originally thick and sturdy body suddenly straightened up, his bones and tendons cracking like a mountain collapsing, his muscles bulging, his veins throbbing, and his flesh and blood shining with a metallic light.

His skin, originally a dark, earthy gray-brown, had turned a deep bronze color, his muscles swelled up, and his body had grown from about five feet tall to nearly ten feet.

A faint, indistinct mountain-shaped silhouette appeared behind him.

This mountain, like the mountain itself, appears so silent and profound.

In that instant, Tuga felt as if his consciousness was connected to the surrounding mountains, and he could mobilize the power of the mountains and the earth's veins with every move he made.

If this power were used to pave roads, the speed would probably be much faster than before.

As he ascended to godhood, his wisdom also increased considerably.

After recovering somewhat, he respectfully paid homage to the Supreme God.

His divine position came entirely from You Ming, so naturally he had to maintain the utmost respect in front of You Ming.

As Tuga ascended to become a mountain god, the heat flowing through the bodies of all the people of the desolate region seemed to become even more vigorous. Compared to before, it was as if their bodies were equipped with small engines, and they had inexhaustible strength.

This is the power of divine protection.

After their race acquired their own deity, they were able to gain more power within the area covered by the deity's divine power.

What they have to do is to transform their faith into incense and offer it to their gods.

……

In such a vast basin, the total number of these barbarian tribes is less than 20,000, which can only occupy a very small part of the periphery.

You Ming decided to have them use this basin as the starting point and Yuanling County as the ending point, to continuously reinforce and widen the road that had been dug out, and to find suitable places along the 300-mile route to establish some strongholds.

At that time, some common people or deities can be relocated here to build altars and temples to worship various gods.

On the one hand, it can serve as a supply for the road, and on the other hand, it can be used by the power of the gods to prevent the invasion of evil spirits.

Meanwhile, the Wilderness Tribe also had another task: to build cities and fortresses in the various crevices of this basin, and to guard the vital passages.

Within these Yinshan Mountains, there are also a large number of tribal people. Although their equipment is rudimentary, they are fierce and brave, and they will inevitably come out to plunder when they encounter food shortages.

"It's not enough to just have the Wilderness Clan. This place is a natural granary, and we need to make use of these lands to grow crops, enough to feed a million people."

You Ming materialized, transforming into the appearance of an ordinary boy, and walked between the basins.

Because this place is untouched by humans year-round, the trees in the basin are lush and verdant, their branches and leaves so dense that they block out the sun. A thick layer of leaves and branches has accumulated on the ground, with one layer decaying and another falling.

This is why a thick miasma has accumulated in the forest.

To truly develop this place, it will require generations of people to cultivate and reclaim it.

"The fastest way to develop this place is still to use the divine people."

As You Ming walked through the forest, there was a natural pond not far away, with steam rising from it.

Because the geothermal resources here are very abundant, hot spring pools can be seen almost everywhere.

He walked along, making plans in his mind.

It would be difficult for ordinary people to relocate here. On the one hand, many places in Yuanling County have not been fully developed, so there are not many people to relocate. Moreover, the miasma here is so deep that if people were to relocate, who knows how many would contract the disease.

Deifying people is convenient, but incubating new deified people means expending divine power.

You Ming has recently expended a lot of divine power on the matter of Toad Heart Island, and he currently has less than 300,000 units of divine power left.

This may seem like a lot, but if we plan to participate in the struggle for supremacy among humans in the future, this is just a drop in the ocean.

At that time, any force that doesn't have tens of millions of divine power reserves will be embarrassed to even interact with others.

After all, such an event only happens once every few hundred years. The leaders of these forces are at least of the third rank, and their wealth is certainly not comparable to that of You Ming, a newcomer.

If it weren't for the cheat codes, You Ming wouldn't even have the right to sit at the poker table. "I need to keep at least 100,000 in case of emergencies, so I have to use this divine power wisely."

With money needed to be spent on everything, You Ming was also feeling a headache.

It's also thanks to the [Yellow Millet World], this huge blood pack, that it can continuously provide me with divine power; otherwise, I definitely wouldn't dare to expand the business so much.

……

You Ming plans to incubate a new divine race within the basin.

The most important ability of this race is to cultivate the land, to turn this vast primeval forest into fertile fields, and to make the most of the soil's fertility to grow abundant crops.

Secondly, this race must have good reproductive capabilities, and their infancy period cannot be as long as that of humans, otherwise population growth will be too slow.

Only by letting them reproduce on their own can we conserve Youming's divine power to the greatest extent possible.

You Ming waved his hand, and a round pool with a restrained radiance appeared before him.

The pool water was calm and still, filled with a light white mist, giving it a vibrant appearance.

This is the [Creation Pool].

The entire Pool of Creation is like a giant whirlpool. As long as divine power is poured into it, spiritual life can be created. It is truly a creation of heaven and earth.

If Bixia Yuanjun hadn't given him this item back then, let alone a minor deity like him, even an ordinary immortal in the celestial realm wouldn't be able to touch such a treasure.

You Ming's divine sense shifted, and surging divine power emerged behind him.

His thoughts merged with the [Creation Pool], and he began to express his needs through consciousness.

"Requirement 1: Skilled in farming, able to improve the land and water sources."

This ability is described rather vaguely, with a very high upper limit and a very low lower limit.

If one reaches the highest level, one can possess supernatural powers close to those of the Earth God [Abundant Harvest]. By directly casting spells, one can ensure a bountiful harvest of plants, not just two or three seasons a year, but even five or six.

But this level of ability suddenly increased the divine power consumed to over three hundred.

This is just the consumption of one ability. If other abilities are added, wouldn't it consume thousands of divine powers to create such a divine being?
This is too exaggerated.

You Ming quickly lowered his standards in his mind, only changing to the ability of [Earth Vein Sensing], which only required thirty strands of divine power.

This ability allows this race to be naturally connected with the land, to distinguish where it is suitable for cultivation and where it needs to be left fallow. When they live together, they can naturally adjust the planting structure so that all things can grow and nourish each other.

If there is too much or too little moisture in a certain area, the entire tribe can simply touch the ground with their palms, and the moisture in the soil will either condense or disperse on its own.

This ability isn't strong, but it's very useful.

Secondly, this race should have good fertility, or even better, very high fertility.

After searching for a long time, You Ming finally chose a [Body of Abundance].

This allows the infancy period of this group to last only five years, after which they can reproduce, with each birth typically resulting in 2-3 offspring.

This ability requires the consumption of twenty units of divine power.

Furthermore, since farming is a technical activity, the intelligence of this race cannot be too low, and since they need to use various tools, they must be roughly humanoid.

Humanoid deities are very expensive; the closer their intelligence and physical form are to humans, the more expensive they are.

Thus, another fifty streams of divine power were poured in.

Creating one of these creatures requires a hundred strands of divine power, which is quite distressing for You Ming.

But there's no other way; for the sake of the future, this necessary investment still has to be made.

After You Ming finished setting everything up, he poured two hundred thousand strands of divine power into the [Creation Pool].

In an instant, a figure appeared in the Pool of Creation, with a build similar to that of an ordinary person, but slightly more robust.

As the figure slowly came into view, its appearance gradually became clearer.

This "person" has rough, moss-green skin with cracks resembling wood grain, and even oozes pale yellow resin. It looks strange and somewhat frightening.

His eyes were deep-set, his pupils like green light reflected from tree burls, his limbs were slightly long, and his fingertips were sharp, giving one the feeling of seeing a demon.

However, in You Ming's eyes, this figure seemed so perfect. These were all top-notch "farm tools," with every part of it having a special function.

Their bodies, rough like trees, give them a stronger ability to sense soil and wood. The resin they secrete is a good natural fertilizer, and their sharp fingers allow them to cultivate the land easily without the aid of tools.

They are very strong, and in the early stages, they were able to cultivate the land on their own even without oxen.

"The Pirang Clan".

You Ming named this race.

Although only two thousand Pirang people were produced in the early stages, given their reproduction rate, they could quickly multiply and flourish in just ten or twenty years.

At that time, the Wilderness Clan will open up mountains and build roads, the Earth-Cultivating Clan will cultivate fields and plant crops, and the Mountain Ghost Clan will manufacture tools. This basin will become a huge logistics base. As long as the roads are not cut off, supplies can be continuously transported from here to the outside world.

No wonder the Mountain Guardian King has such great confidence in this land; if used properly, it can indeed be of great help in the struggle for the dragon.

Thinking of this, You Ming turned the compass again and activated the cheat code [Wan Shang Tong Liu].

The Wilderness Clan has now built a simple road between Yuanling County and the basin, which meets the conditions for opening a trade route.

He immediately tapped his fingertip, and a golden band of light spread out, instantly connecting this basin with Yuanling County. Along the three-hundred-mile-long, simple mountain road, the phantom of carriages and horses appeared.

"Level 1 route".

"Capacity +10%, speed +3%".

"Special Effect 1: [Downhill Boost] When encountering a downhill slope, the speed is increased by 15% on top of the original speed."

"Special Effect Two: [Repelling All Evil] Any evil spirit without self-awareness will actively avoid the road."

Because the basin is still undeveloped, it can only be considered a first-level station. Therefore, the section of road connecting it to Yuanling County is also only a first-level route.

The increase in the primary route is naturally very limited.

However, this second special effect still caught You Ming's eye.

It seems that the route automatically generated a force to resist evil spirits because there are too many evil spirits in Yinshan. This is only a level one route. When it is upgraded to a higher level route, its effect of resisting evil spirits should be stronger.

(End of this chapter)