Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

Keqing paused, and Wang Er responded immediately.

"It should be, it should be, we did something wrong."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the people behind him reacted and expressed that they had no objection at all.

What can they do? The Immortal Master has said so, and they did do something wrong. As long as they are alive, it doesn't matter whether they atone for their sins or not.

"Well... since you have the heart to repent, that is enough."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"but……"

As the words changed, my heart was lifted again.

"If you want to atone for your sins, you need to survive.

I won't make it difficult for you. I have food here to feed you. Once you have eaten and drunk your fill, we can discuss this matter tomorrow."

With a wave of his hand, several sacks appeared out of thin air. Looking at the bulging sacks, the immortal master said there was food inside!

"food!"

“It’s actually food!”

"Thank you, Master. You are so kind and beautiful."

Whoever has milk is the mother. With food, everyone was ecstatic, and the slight resentment in their hearts disappeared in an instant.

They decided that whatever the fairy said in the future would be their truth, and they would correct their mistakes. They would never be bad people and must be good people!

Don't say that the fairy is meddling in other people's business. Is that meddling in other people's business? That's what she should do! The purpose of life is to be a good person!

For a moment, something in the crowd suddenly changed, as if something disappeared, but at the same time, something new slowly emerged in the sunlight.

Little Coal Ball rubbed his eyes.

【Did I see something wrong just now? 】

I always feel that a ray of golden light runs into the owner's body.

Chapter 68: Formulation (5th update)

Since the food was given out by the immortals, naturally no one dared to cut in line and snatch it. Everyone lined up obediently.

Food is also distributed per person, no matter if it is the elderly, middle-aged people, women or children, everyone gets the same. If it were other people, some people might be dissatisfied with this and think why give food to children and women, the extra food should be given to young people, because young people are the labor force and can do more work.

But this food was distributed by the immortal master, and its purpose was to atone for sins. If everyone was not full, then there would be no point. Then they would have to endure the wrath of the immortal, and no one dared to bear that, so no one felt like saying anything.

Keqing handed the matter of distributing food over to the honest man named Dazhuang. As for the other matter, she handed it over to Wang Er, who was responsible for counting the crimes.

Although Keqing talked about atonement, what is atonement and what is sin is different for everyone.

Keqing practices that everything needs to be based on law. Even crimes are of different sizes and need to be made clear. Only in this way can people recognize their mistakes and know what is wrong and what is right. And by distinguishing the mistakes made by each person, we will not make a one-size-fits-all decision, which will make some people think that if they often do good things, why should they atone for their sins with the person who has done more mistakes, and thus have bad thoughts.

Human nature cannot stand the test, fairness, bias, all of these.

Even if the so-called atonement was just an excuse made by Keqing, she had to implement it now, set a limit, and let this group of morally deficient people regain their bottom line.

To do this, she needed a standard.

"Fairy! You, you want me to count the crimes they have committed?"

Wang Er didn't expect that such a big surprise would fall on him.

"Well, you are the smartest among all of you. Are you willing to let this happen to you? Of course, your hard work can offset the mistakes you have made. If you have made fewer mistakes, you can even escape punishment earlier. You can rest assured about this."

"Yes! Of course, I promise to satisfy the fairy!"

Wang Er patted his chest excitedly. This was an appointment by a fairy, which meant that he was valued. In the future, maybe his current employer would see that he was doing a good job and give him opportunities.

Although Keqing didn't know the details of Wang Er's thoughts, she could guess about 70% of them. But she didn't mind. People are motivated because of desires. As long as this desire does not prompt them to do bad or evil things, it is positive.

She gave the matter to this guy because she thought he was smart and clean.

"But, but... I don't have the same skills as you, Fairy. I'm afraid I'm a little bit overwhelmed..."

Seeing Wang Er rubbing his hands, Keqing immediately called out Little Coal Ball.

"This, this is! A big fly!"

Wang Er was startled when he saw a strange bug flying out, and Little Coal Ball shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Who are you calling a giant fly? Say it again! I am an ancient fairy insect, I eat food, who is the fly?"

"Speak up!"

Wang Er was surprised, but when he heard that the other party was some kind of immortal insect, he quickly apologized.

"So it's Master Xian Chong! My apologies!"

Wang Er looked at Keqing and asked tentatively.

"The fairy wants the fairy insect master to help me, right?"

Keqing nodded.

"Yes, he can tell when people are lying, read other people's memories, and know their past. He should be able to help you accomplish this."

That's right, Little Coal Ball can indeed read the memories of others. Even though he has been contracted by himself and is a devourer, this ability has not disappeared. It may be troublesome for him to read the memories of those high-level monks. After all, the monks' souls are condensed and their divine consciousness is complete, so they need to be strong themselves. However, there is no problem at all in reading the memories of these mortals.

Upon hearing about Little Coal Ball's ability, Wang Er's face was shocked at first, then worried.

"My Lord Fairy, then..."

"Don't worry, this matter

Only you know the truth, and you only need to tell others that all this is caused by the magic of the immortals."

Hearing the fairy say this, Wang Er breathed a sigh of relief.

In this case, there is no problem. Although immortals are good, the fact that they can read memories at will will only make people feel uneasy and uneasy.

Now that it is said this way, it is much better. At least, divination and calculation will only make people think that immortals know the past and the future and are extremely powerful. It is not as scary as reading memories.

Wang Er could only sense it vaguely, but Keqing knew the difference.

If people knew that their memories could be read at any time, they would feel that they had nowhere to hide, that everything was being monitored, and they would suppress their own behavior and emotions, and be cautious in everything they did.

Once you leave and the repressed emotions are released, the situation will become worse.

So she doesn't need to be omniscient, but she must have the ability to deter, so as to limit the occurrence of evil thoughts.

With the help of the small coal balls, the following things became much easier.

The next day, after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Wang Er and Xiao Meiqiu began to count the food one by one.

There are a total of more than 69,353 refugees here, including 30 elderly people, 193 young and middle-aged people, 10 women and 17 children.

All the mistakes they had made in the past were also recorded one by one. At first, people were nervous and afraid that there might be something wrong with them.

But after going through all this, Wang Er was just recording and there was no reaction, so everyone calmed down.

It seems that these mistakes are not serious? Since the fairy did not react, it should be possible to repent.

Fortunately, there are very few people among these people who have committed unforgivable crimes, and many of them have made mistakes that can be corrected.

For example, someone robbed someone's food, stole someone's chicken, or instigated someone behind the scenes.

Of course, there have been some serious incidents such as accidentally breaking someone's bone or breaking someone's arm by pushing and shoving.

After all, there was no major evil, which made Keqing feel relieved.

All people's offenses were recorded, and Keqing would classify and mark them according to Liyue's criminal law, and accumulate points according to the necessary punishment.

The points represent the wrong things a person has done. The more points a person has, the more mistakes he has made. These points can be offset by labor, doing good deeds, and so on.

This is currently the best and fairest approach. Of course, in order to avoid embarrassing others, the so-called score is recorded on the jade plate, and only the person himself can see it.

After preparing everything, Keqing began to guide the group.

Looking at the rows of anxious people standing in front of me, I gazed into the distance.

Looking at the desolate hillside in front of her, Keqing's mind was imprinted with a familiar scene: fields scattered in an orderly manner on the hillside, and clear springs flowing silently, moistening the earth.

Those are the terraced fields of Qingce Village.

Chapter 69: Terraced Fields (Update 1)

Under the scorching sun, the wind rustles.

On the other side of the forest, a group of strong young men were working hard with the farm tools they were given, digging the land beneath their feet.

Sweat kept dripping from my forehead, soaking my whole body, even my clothes became wet, and when the wind blew, I could feel a cool breeze.

whoosh-

With a hoe, the soil was dug up, just like loose soil, from the other end of the hillside to this end. One person was responsible for digging and another was responsible for scooping the soil, and then transporting the soil to a distant place in a woven basket.

"Third brother, why did the fairy ask us to dig the soil here? And she even wanted us to dig it step by step. Do you know what that means?"

"How should I know? But looking at the farm tools the Fairy gave us, this should be for us to farm and open up wasteland, right?"

While working, the two men struggled to tangle the soil beneath their feet, chatting and guessing what the immortal master meant by asking them to do so.

"Farming? No way. The weather is hot right now. There is a severe drought everywhere. There is very little water. And how can we farm in this barren mountain area? Aren't farmlands mostly on plains? Whose land is on a hillside?"

"I heard that they want us to build terraces or something, which should be fields, right?"

Another person was puzzled. In fact, he was not the only one who was puzzled as well.

After all, there are no such things as terraces in this world, because most mortals live on plains. Naturally, there is no such planting pattern as terraces that are developed according to local conditions. Naturally, there are no conditions and motivations for cultivating terraces.

So when Keqing asked them to create terraced fields, most people were confused.

If you are talking about fields, how can we reclaim land on the mountain? Even if we can grow crops, there is little water now, so how can we grow crops?

This kind of labor is probably just a way for the fairies to punish them. They want them to know the hard work of being a farmer, and not forget their past. They want them to cultivate these lands as real fields and experience the hardships of farming.

However, think again, the food he robbed was grown by others, and how they wasted other people's hard work.

I have to say that some people are very good at imagining things, and their imaginations are recognized by most people.

Wang Er was puzzled after hearing this. Didn't they tell them that this was a slope terrace? The fairy said that slope terraces can effectively retain water, reduce soil erosion, and apply fertilizer to increase soil fertility and grow food.

Wang Er understood very well and gave him

Someone said it, but no one else believed it.

If they say that fairies are powerful, kind and just, and can know the future of the world, they believe it; but when it comes to farming, all the refugees here are veterans, experienced farmers, and when it comes to farming, if not the first or second, they are at least the third or fourth.

It's nonsense to say that there is anyone farming on the mountain.

Besides, they were originally coming to atone for their sins, and the fairy wanted them to offset their previous mistakes through hard work. This was a punishment, and if it was a punishment, how could she let them open up new land?

The fairies don't need food, so if they reclaim the land, wouldn't it be a benefit for them?

This is not a punishment.

This is the mistake of empiricism. These people rely too much on their own experience and do not believe that these so-called terraced fields can be used for cultivation.

They were more inclined to believe that this was a punishment; perhaps the fairy wanted to build a palace or something.

Therefore, Wang Er could only let these people have wild thoughts. As long as there was enough work to be done, there would be no problem.

The young and middle-aged men worked to reclaim land and build terraces; while the women collected gravel from everywhere, and then piled up stones and built ridges in appropriate positions to form the outline of the land. Gradually, the ridges were raised and the slope within the land was gradually reduced, thereby increasing the infiltration of surface runoff and reducing ground erosion.

Of course, they didn't understand these professional knowledge, they just did what the fairy did. This also made them believe that the fairy might want to build a different temple or something, otherwise there would be no point in piling up stones.

The young men and women all worked, and the children were not idle either. Except for the babies who needed care, all the children who could walk and jump ran out to pick up dead branches and leaves, then piled them together and put them in a prepared large barrel, stacking them in layers, occasionally covering them with a layer of soil and pouring some clean water on them.

Oh, this water was obtained by the fairy's magic. Although it was heartbreaking to see, they still listened to the fairy obediently.

The fairy said... What is this called composting? It can improve the fertility of the land and can be used multiple times

What is composting? Everyone is a little confused. Can land be used multiple times? Isn't it just a matter of reclaiming land when it loses its fertility?

Although they were puzzled, when their children did these things, the fairy would reward them with some candy. Now everyone had no objection. Candy was a good thing. They had only eaten it a few times before they became refugees.

Moreover, the children at home would be considerate enough to share some of the extra candies with them and keep them for themselves. That feeling was so sweet, and it filled the heart with happiness.

The other families without children looked envious. Although everyone was very tired, they had food to eat and candies to satisfy their cravings. They could also take a few days off occasionally, chat and gossip. The hard work seemed nothing to them. It seemed that these were the happiest days they had after becoming refugees.

Although they are tired, they don’t have to worry about food, as fairies provide them with food; they don’t have to worry about water, as fairies cast spells to bring them clean water; they don’t have to worry about safety or be afraid of other bandits or refugees coming to steal their food, because it is safe here and there are fairies here.

All of a sudden, I felt a great sense of happiness and my heart was filled with hope for the future.

So in just ten days, nearly three hundred people turned the back slope of this sparsely populated hill into terraces, which looked quite spectacular from a distance.