Chapter 164: Greatly Increased Power, The First Village Chief

After reaching the fourth layer, the properties of the Chongxu True Scripture changed dramatically. The boost to Flying Sword attack power had reached a terrifying level.

Chongxu True Scripture, fourth layer: Flying Sword attack power increased by 25%, and it came with Chongxu Sword Qi. Chongxu Sword Qi condensed qi into finger swords, had an attack range of 600 meters, an attack power of 350-420, a certain chance to ignore defensive spells, and a cooldown time of ten minutes.

Chongxu Sword Qi was also greatly enhanced. Its attack range doubled, and its attack power was significantly increased.

The key was the property that gave it a certain chance to ignore defensive spells. When luck was on his side, it could deliver a heavy blow to the opponent. It was even possible to unexpectedly kill a powerful enemy in one hit.

However, the experience required to cultivate the fifth layer of the Chongxu True Scripture was truly immense. Even the seventeenth layer of the Qingcheng Sword Art couldn’t compare.

A full eight million experience points were needed to complete the fifth layer. He had no idea how much time it would take just thinking about it was frightening.

“This reward is really huge. I never expected the experience required for the Chongxu True Scripture to increase so terrifyingly. The third and fourth layers combined probably needed several million. Even with the Dao Scrolls, cultivating it myself is still a difficult task.”

Ye Rong originally wanted to cultivate the Chongxu True Scripture for a while to see if he could reach the fifth layer and find out how much the attributes would improve.

But as soon as he saw the number eight million experience, all thoughts disappeared. He honestly continued to place the Qingcheng Sword Art in the Dao Scroll cultivation slot.

He gazed covetously at the remaining tasks on the Merit Stele for a long time, but finally shook his head and gave up.

This time, obtaining the Red Chi Dragon’s Inner Elixir and completing the task was entirely due to good luck. The Long-Legged Lady’s sect was powerful enough, and it had nothing to do with him.

Oh, if it had to do with him, it was only that his identity played a role.

The greatest credit, of course, went to the Long-Legged Lady for recommending him and speaking on his behalf. But secondly, Ye Rong also met the basic requirement of being a Righteous Path Disciple. Otherwise, Jiang Xuejun would have already slashed him with her sword.

Additionally, his identities as the Qingcheng Top Disciple and the successor of Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu also earned him extra points. Otherwise, that fierce woman might not have been so easy to talk to and willingly given up the Red Chi Dragon’s Inner Elixir.

The remaining tasks available on the Merit Stele all required solid skills to complete. There was almost no possibility of relying on external help again, so he could only set them aside for now.

Even though he knew that completing these tasks at a low level would give greatly increased rewards, he could only look at them dryly. There was no hope of completing them.

Entering the Ancestral Hall wasn’t the right time yet, and for the other Merit Stele tasks, his strength was insufficient. Ye Rong suddenly felt relaxed again, as there weren’t any overly heavy tasks pressing on him. After thinking for a moment, he decided to send a Flying Sword Message to Lei Laohu to see if he had acquired any useful equipment for him recently.

Apart from Dao Scrolls related to the Chongxu True Scripture, Ye Rong asked Lei Laohu to acquire equipment with extremely large storage space. Preferably, equipment with over five hundred storage slots. Anything below three hundred was completely unacceptable.

As his Level increased, the previously sufficient storage space became tight again. The storage space of the Universe Pouch was fixed and couldn’t be changed. He could only start looking at accessory-type equipment.

Mainly because a few days ago, an accessory with a full eight hundred storage slots appeared, making Ye Rong look down on ordinary accessory-type equipment. Moreover, the equipment he wore formed the Rainbow Set. Unless truly heaven-defying equipment appeared, he would never break up the set to replace it.

“Oh, it’s a Hundred-Mile Voice Transmission from Chicken. I wonder what’s going on?”

Ye Rong suddenly noticed Pecking Chicken’s Hundred-Mile Voice Transmission. When he reached the thousand-step platform, he indeed saw him.

“Boss, you’re back! Hengheng Haha and I have important matters to report to you!”

“Greetings, Alliance Leader!”

A row of Qingcheng Disciples behind Pecking Chicken shouted respectfully, making Ye Rong feel both pleased and somewhat puzzled.

“Boss, our organization is called the Green Emperor Alliance. If we don’t call you Alliance Leader, what should we call you?”

“Alright, tell me the important matter. What happened?”

Pecking Chicken’s brief explanation first made Ye Rong understand the current development status of the Green Emperor Alliance. The number of members had now surpassed three thousand, unquestionably making it the largest Player Organization in Qingcheng, completely overshadowing the other forces.

Furthermore, a large number of Qingcheng Disciples were still applying to join. Pecking Chicken and the others were so busy screening members every day that they were overwhelmed. The Green Emperor Alliance was rapidly growing.

Ye Rong suddenly understood. No wonder the Qingcheng Disciples on the road had become especially enthusiastic towards him again. It turned out the Green Emperor Alliance had already developed to this extent, almost monopolizing Qingcheng.

Although everyone was still far from it, if talking about who in Qingcheng was most likely to establish a formal Faction, Ye Rong’s Green Emperor Alliance was at least the one with the greatest possibility and the closest to achieving it.

Moreover, with this rising momentum, even if other forces in Qingcheng wanted to suppress or stop it, it was impossible. The reputation of Yijian Kurong was here. They’d better focus on appeasing their own members to prevent a large-scale exodus.

Even if they resorted to underhanded methods, the Green Emperor Alliance was not afraid of them. The strength they possessed now was enough to overthrow all the remaining forces in Qingcheng combined.

Although Pecking Chicken and Hengheng Haha were tired, they were also extremely excited. They refused to slack off on their work at all.

They were now figures in the Green Emperor Alliance second only to the Alliance Leader, Yijian Kurong. Once a Faction was officially created in the future, they would definitely be high-ranking figures in the Faction, wielding immense power and enjoying countless benefits. How could they possibly let go now?

“Boss, now that there are more brothers in the alliance, I have enough manpower to send a team specifically to help Jiafang Yifang with a task related to the Civil Engineer profession. It was said to allow him to obtain a brand new building blueprint. Who knew, somehow, he actually became the Village Chief of Linshui Village, located seven hundred miles east of Mount Qingcheng. He received an official System-appointed position!”

“What’s the situation? Explain it carefully!”

Ye Rong sat down, furrowing his brow. He had only vaguely heard people mention this System official position before, but the descriptions were always unclear without a precise explanation. However, last time, Jiafang Yifang himself mentioned that without a formally System-granted official position, he couldn’t add or modify city walls for those villages and towns, which prevented him from leveling up his Civil Engineer experience.

Through Pecking Chicken’s detailed explanation, he finally understood the whole story of this matter and the role of this Village Chief position.

Jiafang Yifang originally went to Linshui Village just to complete a task for a building blueprint. Unexpectedly, the village’s old chief had just passed away, leaving no one in charge. The village had a majority of women and children, lacked sufficient food, and even safety wasn’t guaranteed, with frequent attacks from fierce beasts and monsters from the mountains and forests.

After he built a stone wall around the outskirts of Linshui Village at the request of the village elders, even he himself was confused about how he became the Village Chief, gaining the authority to manage the entire village.

Not only could he freely modify the village buildings as he wished, helping his Civil Engineer profession cultivation, but he also gained the power to adjust the prices of medicines in the village. This discovery shocked him greatly.

Although Linshui Village was only the lowest-level village, it had a few useful NPCs who sold basic recovery pills.

As the Village Chief, his power allowed him to change the selling price of medicines within a floating range of twenty percent up or down. Furthermore, he could receive one-tenth of the total revenue as a dividend.

Of course, Linshui Village was so remote that barely anyone went there to buy pills in a day. The daily dividend didn’t amount to much money.

Now, it was mostly the Green Emperor Alliance’s own brothers who went to patronize and support Jiafang Yifang’s business.

“Moreover, Jiafang Yifang also said that if all conditions are met, this village could even be upgraded, turning into a small town. The variety of NPCs would become more complete, and his official position would also rise accordingly, granting him greater power. Of course, the maximum would be at the town level, which was the absolute limit. It couldn’t be upgraded further.”

Pecking Chicken’s tone was full of envy. Regardless of the actual benefits, the title of Village Chief was the first and only one in the Green Emperor Alliance. How impressive was that?

“I’ve already told the brothers in the alliance to try to buy pills from Linshui Village. That kid Jiafang Yifang also proactively handed over half of his dividends, saying he wanted to contribute it to the Faction’s public funds.”

After the previous incidents with the Seven Avian Feather Fan and the Mixed Gold Orb, Ye Rong had Pecking Chicken and Hengheng Haha establish a Public Warehouse. Of course, for now, it could only be managed manually. Once a formal Faction was established, items could be stored in it.

Not only money, but also various equipment and materials were placed into the Public Warehouse. Members could withdraw items based on their usual contributions and points earned from participating in team activities. These rules and regulations were being slowly established.

These things could just be copied from the charters of large guilds. Although it was tiring, Pecking Chicken and Hengheng Haha enjoyed it thoroughly.

“This is good too. Settling it early avoids future disputes and arguments.”

Ye Rong nodded. Jiafang Yifang’s approach was very smart, avoiding many potential future conflicts.

This Village Chief position was obtained with the help of people sent by the Green Emperor Alliance to complete the task together, so it couldn’t be entirely considered his personal task reward.

Even if Ye Rong wouldn’t covet his small dividends, it was inevitable that other members of the Faction might become envious in the future. Then, Jiafang Yifang’s interpersonal relationships and how he got along with others in the Faction would become very difficult.

“There must be many more intricacies in this official position System. Since our Green Emperor Alliance has gained an advantage here, we must make good use of it!”