Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 55 The Hundred Crafts Pavilion (Please continue reading)
Led by Zhao Feier, Su You strolled around Luoxia Island and learned more about the place.

For example, there are seventeen cultivators living here, all of whom are local cultivators from mortal cities. Their main job is to cultivate the spiritual fields here.

In the past, after the Spirit Rice matured each year, the Alliance would send people to collect it and bring new seeds for planting.

Now, Su You needs to make the arrangements himself. It's simple; he just needs to provide the spirit grain seeds, and he doesn't need to worry about anything else. However, he calculated that the income from this kind of farm is quite good.

For example, this 150 mu of spirit fields are currently planted with first-grade low-level spirit rice, with a yield of about 100 jin per mu. After deducting half of the harvest distributed to the farmers, the annual yield is about 7,500 jin of spirit rice.

Based on the current market price of spirit rice, ten catties of spirit rice cost one spirit stone, and after deducting the cost of spirit rice seeds, one mu (unit of land area) costs one spirit stone, one can earn six hundred spirit stones per year.

It's no wonder that so many forces, big and small, want to possess their own spiritual veins.

As long as the spiritual fields can be cultivated, it will be a continuous source of income.

As Su You walked to a spirit field, he saw several middle-aged cultivators, whose cultivation levels were around the fourth or fifth level, using spirit hoes to dig away the weeds around them.

"Uncle Qian, this gentleman is the new island lord of Luoxia Island," Zhao Feier said as she ran over.

"Greetings, Island Lord." The group put down their spirit hoes and immediately came forward to pay their respects.

This person is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and the one who governs Luoxia Island. Whether they can continue to live here in the future depends entirely on the island lord in front of them.

"Get up. You few, gather all the cultivators together. I have something to announce," Su You nodded and then gave the order.

The group left with trepidation, knowing that what the other party was about to announce would definitely concern them.

Whether they can continue farming and cultivating here in the future, and whether the proportion of tenants will be increased—these are all things that affect their entire future.

Before long, more than a dozen streaks of light appeared, and the cultivators, each with a nervous expression, stepped forward to pay their respects.

Su You scanned the group with his divine sense and found that their cultivation levels were not high. The younger ones were around the second or third level of Qi Refining, and the highest cultivation level was only the sixth level of Qi Refining. None of them had reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

That's normal. They are just ordinary farming cultivators, and their spiritual roots are not of very good quality. This level of cultivation is considered normal.

"You can all introduce yourselves first, let's start with you," Su You said, pointing to Zhao Feier.

"My lord, my name is Zhao Feier, and I am usually in charge of the five acres of spirit fields in the south..."

After the introductions, Su You had a general idea of ​​the cultivators here.

"I just summoned you here for two things. The first is that the ratio of your land tenancy for cultivating spirit fields will remain unchanged. If you want to continue farming, then stay and do it as usual." Su You glanced at them and could see that although they remained calm, they all showed a hint of joy.

"In addition, I need to find someone who knows the nearby market to help me recruit a group of cultivators to build the cave dwelling. They need to know how to build pavilions."

Now that we've settled on Sunset Island, the initial construction of the Wizard Tower can begin.

The magic tower designed by Su You was not designed in the style of a wizard tower. Instead, it adopted a pavilion-style design on the outside, and the style was roughly the same as the pavilions in the cultivation world, with only some modifications in the details.

The exterior is merely the surface; the core is the key. Once the outer structure is completed, Su You will use second-tier stone to reinforce the interior and inscribe a witch array, thus connecting the entire wizard tower into a unified whole. The complex pavilion design only requires ordinary materials for construction; however, such a complex building cannot be built by him alone. He will need to find a group of cultivators specializing in constructing cave dwellings and pavilions to help him complete the project.

Among the dozen or so cultivators below, two immediately volunteered.

Su You looked around and chose the cultivator on the left who had a higher cultivation level and looked more mature and composed. "Your name is Wang Lin, right? I'll leave this matter to you. If you can handle it well, I, the island lord, will reward you."

That's the advantage of having subordinates; otherwise, he would have to run to the market for such a small matter, which would have been a waste of his time.

"Everyone else go back first. Zhao Feier, stay here. You don't need to cultivate the spirit fields anymore. Stay here as my maid and help me with some daily chores." Su You looked at the dozen or so cultivators below.

All of them are male cultivators. There are only two female cultivators in total. Only Zhao Feier still looks young, while the other is already middle-aged. He can't possibly choose the other one.

"Ah! If I don't cultivate spirit fields, won't I be unable to earn money in the future?" Zhao Feier muttered softly.

Su You coughed lightly, "Don't worry, being my maid is definitely easier than farming for you, and you'll still get paid."

Would he, Su, be stingy with wages? He could afford to hire ten more maids.

However, the number of maids is not too large. Just a few to take care of daily life, such as maids who know how to cook spiritual food and brew spiritual tea.

Choosing Zhao Feier, a local cultivator, would make her more trustworthy and easier for him to manage the other cultivators under her.

Once the Wizard Tower is completed, he will likely rarely appear in public anymore, and some matters will need to be passed down by his maids.

"Alright, take me to see the location of the cave," Su You instructed.

The wizard tower will definitely be built on the main ridge in the future, and he needs to go there to take a look and choose a suitable location.

"Yes, yes, Island Lord." Zhao Feier seemed to have not yet adapted to the change in her status and appeared somewhat slow to react.

"In normal times, you can just call me Young Master."

The two walked slowly towards the cave.

……

Half a day later.

"Young Master, Uncle Wang has returned from the market, but he was accompanied by a Foundation Establishment cultivator." After some time, Zhao Feier had adapted to this new identity and came to the cave to report after Wang Lin's return.

Su You frowned. Did such a small matter as building a cave dwelling really require a Foundation Establishment cultivator to come in person?
As Su You left the cave, he saw a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was over sixty years old but still vigorous.

"Island Lord, this is Lord Zhong Xing from the nearby Jinlan Market. He is the manager of the Hundred Crafts Pavilion. Hearing that you have settled on Luoxia Island, he has come to pay a visit." Wang Lin seemed to have noticed Su You's confusion and quickly introduced him.

He didn't want to bring Zhong Xing along, but this Lord Zhong Xing wanted to pay a visit in person after hearing that a new master had arrived at Luoxia Island.

(End of this chapter)