After the destruction of the Immortal Realm, I took in the fallen fairy.

We had lunch.

Mu Tinglan and Yun Qinghe went to their respective beds to read or rest.

Lin Heng sat on the chair next to them and looked at them for a while.

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……

Just as he expected, Mu Tinglan was able to increase his progress by reading books on the Tanhuan Jiehu Platform.

Lin Heng also deeply realized what it means for knowledge to change one's destiny...

As for what the credit limit obtained after unlocking can actually be used for, judging from the current progress, we probably won't know the answer until at least tonight.

In the afternoon, Lin Heng was also busy.

He found some paper and pen, and went outside the courtyard to roughly sketch out the surrounding area, making a few simple drawings...

As evening fell, the sky was already dyed red by the setting sun.

The demon merchants who went to help Lin Heng find the immortal slaves also returned one after another.

Behind the demon merchant were several fairies kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed.

"Young Master, I have already counted them for you. There are 34 fairies in total, and none of them have formed a slave spirit seal."

Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, the rat-faced demon merchant who was leading the group came up to report the results to Lin Heng.

"good."

Lin Heng nodded.

At first glance, the spiritual roots of these celestial slaves were indeed of inferior quality, with one even being a fairy with a golden spiritual root of 2% purity.

With such a purity of spiritual root, even with the blessing of spiritual energy, one would probably be no different from a true mortal...

However, Lin Heng had no requirements regarding the spiritual roots of these immortal slaves, nor did he expect them to unlock any function for the Immortal Slave Manual.

He waved to Mu Tinglan and Yun Qinghe behind him.

Soon, they carried sacks of grain out of the house.

In an instant, the demon merchant outside the courtyard stared wide-eyed.

All of this grain, added together...

It's definitely more valuable than the immortal slaves they brought!

At this moment, Lin Heng said with a smile, "One immortal servant and two bags of grain, how about that?"

A minotaur merchant was overjoyed: "Holy crap, that means I have eight bags! The early bird catches the worm!"

This afternoon, this guy reacted the fastest...

The rat-faced merchant was already impatient. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Young Master, shall we..."

"Don't rush."

Lin Heng maintained his smile: "I asked you to bring people here, of course not for a one-off deal. If you're willing, we can cooperate long-term."

Can it last long?!

These cunning merchants seemed to think they had misheard.

"That's right."

Lin Heng nodded and said to the demon merchant, "Under normal circumstances, the demonic tide occurs once a month. And you usually go to collect those fallen fairies about once a month as well?"

"I don't know how you found it, and I won't ask you how you make money."

"You only need to bring me the celestial slaves, and you can still exchange them at the standard rate of two bags of grain per celestial slave."

"If you're unlucky sometimes, that's okay. As long as we establish a long-term partnership, I'll guarantee you a bag of food every month."

Holy crap?!

These words caused a complete uproar among the merchants.

This... this is practically free food!

Even if they do nothing, they can get so much food for no reason. What reason do they have to refuse?

"I do!"

"I'd like to too!"

"Count me in!"

Everyone's statements were remarkably consistent.

But only Lin Heng himself knew that he was just like a company boss, promising his employees a guaranteed minimum salary during an interview...

At that very moment, Lin Heng's leisurely remark drove the demon merchants into a frenzy!

"Oh, right, I also promised you a house."

"..."

They couldn't wait to grab Lin Heng by the collar and interrogate him properly:

Young master from the slums, are you trying to train some kind of Deadpool?

But such treatment...

A businessman switching to Deadpool shouldn't be a problem, right?

"However, these houses will take a little longer. If you don't trust me..."

"I believe you!"

Before Lin Heng could finish speaking, the demon merchants in front of him nodded repeatedly.

All twelve demon merchants agreed to a long-term cooperation with Lin Heng.

"Alright, but you'll have to move the tents out of the city and put them in these locations."

As he spoke, Lin Heng took out the drawings he had finished that afternoon and asked the demon merchants to come and take a look.

Huh?

All the demon merchants were visibly stunned when they saw Lin Heng's blueprints.

It's not hard to see that the temporary accommodations Lin Heng arranged for them were centered around the current courtyard, spreading outwards in a regular pattern.

If we draw lines connecting the places assigned to them...

So now the location of this small courtyard is just like the city lord's mansion in the very center of the city!

hiss!

All the demon merchants couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Isn't this blatantly demarcating territory and declaring oneself king?

Moreover, this happened right under the nose of the City Lord of Linxian City...

Seeing the reactions of these cunning merchants, Lin Heng knew what they were thinking, so he casually said, "Right now, you are still refusing my chance."

"No, we won't refuse!"

"Damn it, so be it! I'm not going to starve to death!"

"Exactly! If I, Old Pig, really starve to death... wouldn't that be a disgrace to my ancestors?"

……

All the demon merchants tacitly agreed to Lin Heng's conditions.

Because they knew very well that if they refused, they would likely starve to death in that pile of rocks within Linxian City...

Once everything was settled, the demon merchants gradually took the food and left to prepare for their relocation.

After everyone had left, Lin Heng also came to the immortal servants.

"Let's get started."

He beckoned, signaling the first celestial servant to step forward.

Everyone knew that Lin Heng was asking them to form a slave spirit seal.

Already having no standing in this world, and now having experienced a catastrophic demonic tide, they could only resign themselves to their fate and lower their heads...

But the very first immortal slave, chosen by Lin Heng, protested with a look of terror on her face, "No, no, I don't want to become an immortal slave!"

But all she could do was scream.

After all, their hands and feet had been shackled ever since they were captured.

"Junior sister, doesn't this look a lot like you?"

Behind her, Mu Tinglan glanced at Yun Qinghe beside her with a sly smile.

Yun Qinghe turned her head away, her face flushed: "I, I would never have rebelled against my master like this..."

Mu Tinglan chuckled and said, "Really? But when I saw you at the host's house that day, didn't you tell me everything?"

"...I'll go help my master!"

If you can't argue your way out, then run away.

Yun Qinghe hurriedly stepped forward, squatted down, and patted the fairy who had just shouted.

Upon seeing Yun Qinghe, the fairy immediately kowtowed and pleaded, "Fairy, please save me! I beg you, I don't want to be treated as a fairy slave..."

"Sigh...Are you mistaken? Master wants you to be his celestial slaves because he's trying to save you!"

"what?"

The fairy raised her head and looked at Yun Qinghe with a confused expression.

……

Inside the City Lord's Mansion in Linxian City.

The snow-maned lion demon frowned and stepped forward to Cao He's side.

"Lord Caohe, there's nothing unusual about Lin Heng's side. It's just that the soldiers discovered that quite a few demon merchants brought dozens of immortal slaves with them."

"Dozens of celestial slaves?"

Cao He asked in confusion, "Why does he suddenly need so many immortal slaves?"

"I don't know, but those demon merchants... it seems they also obtained a lot of food from him because of this."

"Don't mention food."

Cao He waved his hand and sighed, "The grain reserves in the manor won't last more than a few days. We need to think of a solution."

The snow-maned lion demon said with some difficulty, "But... the only place with the ability to produce food is Linheng. If we go to the surrounding cities, it will take at least three days to transport the food, and we won't be able to transport much."

Cao He narrowed his eyes slightly: "So, the best way is still to get the grain from Lin Heng."

"Rob him? But what about that eerie stone tower in his courtyard..."

"No, no, no."

Cao He shook his head and said, "His stone tower is probably related to the array formation from the ancient immortal era; there's nothing we can do about it."

"Formation?!"

The snow-maned lion demon stared wide-eyed.

"Yes, actually, there are already people in the capital researching array construction, but that's not a secret that people of our level can know..."

As he spoke, Cao He spat out, "Speaking of the capital, that old fellow in the General Administration Office doesn't care about anything at all. He just stays in his room studying a bunch of broken stones."

"That elder hasn't left yet?" the snow-maned lion demon asked curiously.

"I asked him, and he said it's a crucial stage right now, and the journey back to China is long and would disrupt his train of thought..."

Cao He rubbed his temples, looking a bit of a headache. "Let's talk about Lin Heng first. We'll prepare for a few days and then go see him again."

"However, this time, we cannot use force."

The snow-maned lion demon asked in confusion, "Lord Cao He, what do you mean?"

"Isn't he looking for a fairy to become his fairy slave?"

Cao He gave a sinister laugh. "Then we'll send him a real fairy..."