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

She took out the Water Spirit Pearl and added some water. Seeing the water tank gradually overflowing, Keqing couldn't help but stand by the pool in a daze.

However, after a while, Qizhou came uninvited. He first greeted and showed concern, and then at her signal, Qizhou began to report on the situation in Hengshan.

"Princess, thanks to you, the clansmen who came half a month ago brought a lot of convenience to Hengshan County. Before, it was a bit troublesome to issue government orders, and they needed to be spoken. Now with this group of people, it is much more convenient."

"The work of establishing schools to teach literacy has already been done, but there are not many people at present."

In response, Keqing nodded.

"Without land and an uncertain future, it is normal that people will not come to school to learn to read."

How can one learn to read if the crisis of survival has not been resolved?

"The school should be built first. It is just the foundation for now. There is no need to rush when it is needed in the future."

Qizhou nodded and shared the same idea.

"Besides that, what's the problem?"

Keqing asked.

"There are now 5,642 people in Hengshan, and the population has increased sharply. Princess, although General Geng brought a lot of food, but... the food will run out. If this continues, even if the food is enough to sustain, the people will not produce. Over time, I am afraid that they will only abandon farming and get used to Hengshan distributing food."

Speaking of this, Qizhou became a little worried.

"Besides, Hengshan is a lower county, and more than 5,000 people are already the maximum capacity. Now many people are sleeping on the streets. Although it doesn't seem to be a big problem now, it will be overcrowded sooner or later."

"Has it come to this? Hengshan is too small... Is it full with 5,000 people?"

Keqing couldn't help but sigh, and Qizhou nodded.

"According to your idea, Hengshan must continue to accept refugees from outside, but Hengshan is overcrowded, so the refugees must be dispersed and form villages outside."

Having said this, Qizhou paused.

"But... there is a severe drought now, the water sources have dried up, and the fields cannot be cultivated. I am afraid this will not work..."

Chapter 589: The End of the World (4000)

In the final analysis, as long as there is no way to farm, a county with such a large population simply cannot feed it.

Even if it is work-for-relief, there must be work. Without land and food, the people cannot live and work in peace, and naturally they cannot engage in commerce and exchange of goods. If goods are not circulated, gold and silver will become waste. We can't always let the people rely on the county government to distribute food.

There is simply not that much work to be done in Hengshan County, the county government’s food supply is not unlimited, and Keqing doesn’t want the people to be idle and unproductive.

Hengshan County is, after all, just a lower county. The basic buildings are there, and Keqing has no intention of relying on manpower to build a huge city on it.

This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also extremely wasteful of resources.

"It is a bit troublesome... In the final analysis, we still need to ensure that the people have a home to live in, rather than being refugees with nowhere to go and waiting for relief food to maintain their food and clothing."

"Recruiting soldiers has already relieved some of the pressure, but isn't the result enough?"

"Not enough." Qizhou shook his head and smiled bitterly, "If you, the princess, refuse to take in refugees, then the county can still accommodate so many people, but as time goes by, they will have to be resettled sooner or later."

"Does the princess want to stop those refugees?"

"No, more refugees will come."

Keqing refused decisively. Her goal was to allow the people to survive, so how could she turn them away? What was the difference between this and those county towns?

Not only can we not refuse, we need more. It would be best if all the refugees could come to Hengshan!

"After all, it's a natural disaster that caused the barren land. I'll think of a solution. You go down first..."

"Yes!"

Following Qizhou down, Keqing returned to the room.

She poked the sleeping little silver dragon and woke her up.

"Mother?"

The little silver dragon opened its gem-like eyes blankly, looked at Keqing, rubbed her fingers, and hung its tail on her like it was attached to her, looking lazy.

According to the little silver dragon, this world has no spiritual energy. She is still a young dragon and has not yet completed the cultivation of the Zhoutian Xunhua and her inner microcosm. Therefore, the external environment has a great influence on her, and she has to hibernate from time to time to save energy.

Keqing also knew what spiritual energy was. After so long, through the conversations between Xiaoqiuqiu and Xiaoyinlong, she also knew her approximate origins and the situation of this world.

However, he woke up the little silver dragon not to get close to her, but because he had other things to do.

"Can you make it rain, little one?"

"rain?"

The little silver dragon tilted its head and thought for a while, then swung its tail and crawled along Keqing's finger to her chest, and then thought seriously again.

Under Keqing's expectant gaze, she nodded.

"I do not know."

Keqing is heartbroken...

"Mom, it turns out that it can rain!"

The little silver dragon looked at Keqing with sparkling eyes, its little head shaking back and forth, a look of anticipation on its face, and its little eyes blinking, filled with anticipation and joy.

"People want it to rain, mother, please teach them, then they can help mother."

Keqing's first

He looked at the little silver dragon seriously and observed it carefully, and then he had to admit that the little guy was indeed stupid.

If it really rained, would she still ask her?

In other words, if she could do it herself, would she still need the little guy to help her?

Although the little silver dragon said that she was her mother, Keqing knew that she and she were not of the same kind, whether now or when she was a god.

"I heard that eating more walnuts can improve your brain..."

"Eh?"

Seeing the little silver dragon tilting her head in confusion, Keqing poked her head with her index finger and said unhappily:

"Eat more walnuts in the future, maybe you will become smarter."

How could I possibly have the ability to call the wind and rain...

"Uh……"

Keqing's shaking head suddenly stopped, and her expression became a little strange, with a hint of slight surprise in her strangeness.

Because, she found that as she thought about it, it seemed that, perhaps...

I really have the ability to pray for rain.

She recited silently in her heart, communicating with the seal beside her. The power of the seal slowly entered her body, deep inside her body, as if she was born with an extra ability.

As if it was innate, just like eating and drinking, the ability to call the wind and rain quietly leaped into my heart.

"Does Yinshou still have the ability to grant wishes?"

Keqing thought to herself, then shook her head. How is it possible? If this were true, it would be beyond belief.

She sensed the sudden emergence of this ability, and had a vague guess in her mind that this should be an ability she already possessed.

No, it should be a magical power...

You can call the wind and rain, manipulate the seal to influence the natural forces between heaven and earth, mobilize the rules between heaven and earth, and bring about strong winds and heavy rains.

"It seems like a very powerful ability..."

Keqing felt this ability and couldn't help but mutter,

"Was I so powerful before?"

[Of course the master is awesome! ]

Suddenly, a strange voice came from her ears. Keqing was stunned at first, then she thought of something and asked tentatively:

"Little ball?"

[Master! It’s Little Coal Ball! My name is Little Coal Ball! ]

Keqing looked strange.

"Little coal, is it because you are as black as a coal?"

Normally, the other party would talk to the little silver dragon, and then the little silver dragon would pass the message to Keqing. This was the first time that Keqing heard its voice directly.

[Hey, Master, can you recover your memory? ]

"No, you can tell from the name..." Keqing complained, "Are your parents so perfunctory that they gave you a name like this."

【…】

【Master, this is the name you gave it. 】

[I was wondering why this name is so simple, straightforward, and catchy. It turns out I came up with it.]

Keqing quickly changed her tone and spoke sternly.

"It seems that I used to be a neat and tidy person who didn't pursue red tape. Little Coal Ball is also very nice, and it is almost as catchy as my nickname Little Ball."

Little Coal Ball: It’s just perfunctory, right?

After not seeing him for a few months, my master has become much more humorous.

Although I know this name is a bit perfunctory, but after hearing it many times, I feel a sense of belonging and familiarity.

[Master, to make a long story short, the rules of this world have begun to collapse, and it has begun to decay and disintegrate. The five elements are already in disorder, and it is about to enter death and fall into the abyss. You must break through the world barrier as soon as possible and leave this world, otherwise you will be assimilated with the world and annihilated along with this small world.]

Little Coal Ball hurriedly explained, and Keqing was stunned by her words and couldn't help but ask back.

"How do I get out?"

[Use your powerful force to break the world barrier, so you can leave this place...]

[As you grow, your original divine sea has begun to awaken. Master, I will find a way to transfer energy to you, so that you can quickly recover your strength and break through this world, so that you will not be buried with this declining world. ]

Little Coal Ball said hurriedly that as a devourer, she had seen many dying worlds in her inherited memory, and the world where her master was was exactly the same as the worlds in her memory that were gradually losing vitality and dying.

Even the world will die, but compared to living things, the lifespan of the world is very long, and it will not last for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of epochs.

After all, although the world has no lifespan, it has catastrophes. Once the catastrophe cannot be overcome, even the world cannot escape the fate of extinction.

Keqing listened quietly. Little Coal Ball not only brought her important news about the demise of the world, but also explained to her what she was like before. Based on her description, Keqing gradually had a clear understanding of herself.

"It seems that even if I am reincarnated, I am still myself."

Keqing thought to herself, isn't the Keqing that Xiao Meiqiu mentioned the same as herself now? Whether it's personality or anything else.

Hmm, but compared to myself, that Keqing seems to be more decisive and resolute;

Keqing looked down at herself, who was sitting on the bed and dangling her little feet...

Ahem, I’m still a child.

"Then how did you contact me? Didn't you say that this small world cuts off the connection between you, me and space?"

Keqing asked, after all, this world is still a world, and the power that can isolate oneself from space is

The amount is too big for a small coal ball to break through.

Although Little Coal Ball didn't say how strong she was, Keqing inexplicably felt that she must be very weak, otherwise she wouldn't have been so perfunctory in naming her Coal Ball. It was obvious at first glance that the name was just casually mentioned, similar to the nature of a kitten or a puppy.

Fortunately, Little Coal Ball didn't know what Keqing was thinking. If she knew...

There's nothing we can do about it!

[It is the divine gate in the master's space. That divine gate has the aura of this world. In addition, the master's power of faith has increased, awakening the sea of ​​​​gods, so the connection with the space has deepened. ]

Speaking of this, the little coal ball sighed and complained:

[I don't know what kind of secret realm this is. It actually abducted the owner into a small world and made him experience reincarnation. If the owner's space had evolved the five elements and the owner had advanced to the level of a god, and the self-circulation of the Zhoutian formed a small universe, he would not have been tricked by this secret realm and lost his memory, and the space would not have lost contact. ]

The little coal ball kept talking, but Keqing felt that this was actually not bad. Although she had lost her memory, she did not lose anything. Her former partners were all there, and she also had parents who gave her family love and interesting friends. She had experienced a unique life experience.

If it is really as Little Coal Ball said, then cultivating immortals must not only be about accumulating energy, but also about improving one's state of mind. One needs to experience the mundane world and worldly desires. Only by understanding this world can one better appreciate it and by contacting this world can one get one step closer to becoming an immortal.

Such an experience is not necessarily a bad thing.

[So Master, please leave quickly. If you don't leave now, it will be too late. The Guixu produced by the destruction of the world will annihilate all matter comparable to a black hole. Even a Mahayana monk cannot escape without any special means.]

Little Coal Ball urged, but Keqing hesitated.

"If I leave, what will happen to the people here..."