Becoming an immortal and ancestor begins with the golden toad spitting out money.

Chapter 112 The Foundation: Thorough Preparation
"The 150 strands of divine power I had allocated were finally used up when purchasing the tokens for the Bright Moon Spirit Realm!"

At the end of last month, the City God Temple promised Su Ji a quota of 150 strands of divine power, which he used to buy some mid-grade spiritual honey.

However, Su Ji is now quite wealthy, and it is somewhat dangerous for him to go out alone.

The local deity couldn't be by his side every day, and seeing that the Night Wanderer seemed to be waiting for him, he had no choice but to trouble the Night Wanderer to escort him again.

"No need for thanks. Not to mention the great kindness your local earth god has shown me, even your current status as the Sun-Monitoring Spirit General has earned you the respect of the City God Temple..."

Although the Night Wanderer said it was official business, it was only 5 p.m., which should have been the Night Wanderer's rest time, but he had to do the job of personal escort.

Therefore, Su Ji couldn't help but have some thoughts: "After becoming the Sun Guardian General, should I continue to serve as the Sun Guardian of the Earth Temple?"

Whether it's the Great Sun Immortal Realm project or his future cultivation, Su Ji will often have to stay in Jinfeng County. Although the journey is not far each day, there are still some risks involved.

Yan Tianchou immediately gave a negative answer: "The position of the Sun Guardian Spirit General is just a nominal one. The Sun Wanderer Spirit Soldiers are the real gods. They must never give up their divine status."

"Even if you come to Jinfeng County in the future, you can just hand over the patrol mission of the daytime spirit soldiers to other divine soldiers in the local temple, just like today. Don't feel bad about it, just give them enough divine power as compensation."

"Now, we still need the Night Wanderer Spirits to escort us. Once all four Blazing Crystals have been refined into Heavenly Light Spiritual Artifacts, we will possess the powerful combat strength of a high-level cultivator. If any lawbreakers come to rob us, then let them taste the power of the sun's heavenly light!"

In fact, Su Ji only had that one extra thought, and after Yan Tianchou reminded him, he immediately nipped it in the bud.

If Su Ji were to give up his position as a day-traveling spirit soldier, his next step would be to move to Jinfeng County, which would mean being separated from Zhang Xiaolian. This would not only violate his agreement with the local earth god but also disappoint Zhang Xiaolian's expectations of him.

Admittedly, Zhang Xiaolian could move to Jinfeng County with her mother.

However, not to mention that the Yin and Yang energy in Jinfeng County is thin and not suitable for cultivators, the noise Zhang Xiaolian makes every night during her cultivation is likely to attract the attention of many interested cultivators.

Su Ji couldn't help but sigh, "In the end, Dongsang and Xisang villages are my true roots. With the Golden Toad form, I can move around freely, and the God of Wealth Project experiment can proceed more effectively..."

The so-called food, clothing, housing, and transportation are not just about opening restaurants. The God of Wealth's plan involves the path to wealth and prosperity through silkworm farming in the east and west, and farming is a major issue concerning people's livelihood.

A restaurant only needs one recipe to make money, silkworm farming relies on advanced technology, and farming requires making good use of resources.

Spring plowing is still underway, so it's not too late.

In the evening, Zhou Lan went to Li Jiahe and told him about his idea for the waterwheel, even showing him a blueprint.

"Increase the planting density, and if there is insufficient rainfall, use water trucks to irrigate?"

The world is highly skilled in mechanical engineering; mechanical masters can even create wooden figures and mechanical beings. The reason no one has thought of making a waterwheel is because this is a world with gods.

Perhaps the gods cannot guarantee abundant rainfall, but at least they try their best to ensure favorable weather conditions, so that as long as one is not lazy, one can find food in the land.

However, favorable weather is only relative. If relying solely on the rain from the sky, an acre of land can only yield two or three hundred catties of grain. Only fertile fields near water sources can be planted more intensively and yield more.

Zhou Lan nodded in affirmation: "Each mu of fertile land along the river can yield at least five or six hundred jin. Even with the factor of composting with river mud, the abundance of water source accounts for a large proportion..."

"Brother Li, if you're not confident in building a waterwheel, go to Qianbian Town to learn for ten or fifteen days. You can build the waterwheel then!"

Li Jiahe is a carpenter. Zhou Lan used to bring his family's wooden cart here for repairs.

"Thousand Changes Town..." Li Jiahe couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.

The carpenters' community almost regards Thousand Change Town as a sacred place. Many famous carpenters from far and wide have only learned a little bit of their skills in Thousand Change Town...

At least, no carpenter has yet been able to build a walking wooden figure.

Seeing that the Li family was interested, Zhou Lan added fuel to the fire: "Waterwheel manufacturing involves people's livelihood. It's still the Golden Toad Envoy's idea. As long as you are willing to go to Thousand Changes Town to learn, all expenses will be reimbursed by me..."

Li Jiahe is one of the families victimized by the haunting case; they once received a golden bean from the Golden Toad Messenger.

Now that Zhou Lan said this, Li Jiahe's eyes widened: "Since it is the Golden Toad Envoy's will, I will sow more seeds and go to Thousand Changes Town to learn mechanical arts the day after tomorrow!" Li Jiahe was thirty-eight years old. He had always felt that he was getting old, but now he suddenly felt that this was the time for him to strive.

……

Although Su Ji had no intention of moving to Jinfeng County, he still needed a place to stay there to avoid constantly troubling Mo Linglong.

Zhang Xiaolian said thoughtfully, "The house my uncle found for us... although it's not big, it's at least big enough for a family to live in."

This property is located at the end of the city, in a bad location, and has only two rooms, at most suitable for a small restaurant.

For Su Ji, such a house could be used as a base for the time being, not only to store treasures but also to provide living quarters.

"The restaurant that the Qian family ruined has been taken over, and the elderly Li couple can live in the backyard, but Zhou Wen, the accountant, can't possibly sleep in the woodshed..."

With this thought in mind, Su Ji made a decision: "Zhou Wen happens to have some money, so let's buy those two houses through your uncle's connections!"

This was not something Su Ji wished for on his own.

With the restaurant about to open but no place to stay, Zhou Wen had been grumbling about renting a place. Now that the silkworm room was being managed by Zhou Lan, his family of three could finally move to the city.

Su Ji's arrangement actually benefited Zhou Wen by allowing him to buy such a cheap house, otherwise Zhou Wen wouldn't have had the connections to buy such a cheap house.

“That landlord is really awful…” Zhang Xiaolian pouted, expressing her strong dissatisfaction with the landlord.

Zhang Xiaolian was angry not only about the landlord's sudden price increase, but also about his arrogant attitude.

Su Ji shook his head and smiled, "Alright, alright, in a few days I will be the Superintendent of the City God Temple. When I have time then, I will definitely investigate this landlord..."

This landlord had previously fallen into the hands of Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather, which shows that the landlord's background was not clean.

Nowadays, landlords have gotten so powerful that they control the housing market, so they must have some methods. If you investigate, you'll most likely find some problems.

Then, Su Ji took out the gift he had exchanged at the City God Temple that day: "This is a spiritual honey. Eating it will make you forget unhappy things."

"Wow—" Zhang Xiaolian was overjoyed.

Even just smelling it, Zhang Xiaolian felt a sweet fragrance that was refreshing and delightful.

For someone living in poverty, anything unfamiliar can be a delightful surprise, let alone a gift bestowed by the ancient Golden Toad.

……

When Su Ji arrived in Jinfeng County again, the Bright Moon Spirit Realm had already been open for more than an hour. He did not rush to enter it, but went to the Mo Family Villa instead.

When Su Ji saw the graceful Mo Linglong, he couldn't help but think of Zhang Xiaolian, who was eating the spiritual honey with a happy smile.

The two have similar backgrounds, yet their life experiences are completely opposite...

Seeing Su Ji standing motionless at the door, Mo Linglong smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist Jin, weren't you planning to go to the Bright Moon Spirit Realm tonight?"

Su Ji then smiled and said, "I need to buy some things first. The Ghost Market is about to open. Would Fellow Daoist Mo like to come along?"

On the way there, the local earth god not only escorted them all the way, but also revealed some secrets.

The spirits of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm like to transform into the appearance of cultivators and also like interesting things, so Su Ji planned to buy some small trinkets such as paper figures, paper horses, pottery figures, and sugar figures to take in.

There are many talented and extraordinary people in the Ghost Market. As long as Su Ji provides the spiritual materials, it will not be difficult to obtain what he needs.

“Alright!” Mo Linglong, in her graceful female form, showed a slight change in expression. After taking a few steps, she transformed into a white-haired girl.

(End of this chapter)