Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Butcher Zhang nodded again and again in strong agreement, his heart swelling with gratitude for Mr. Cheng. He felt that Mr. Cheng's policies had given ordinary people like them a ray of hope, a chance for their children to set foot on the path of Cultivation Immortality and change their family's destiny!

The storyteller continued, "As for earning Spirit Stones, that all depends on your Ability. Some people farm crops, some grow Medicinal Materials, some raise Exotic Beasts, and some go to Tianduan Mountain to search for precious, century-old Medicinal Materials to sell for Spirit Stones..."

The storyteller was an old hand at these kinds of questions, able to answer without much thought. One could only imagine how many people had come to inquire.

He sighed to himself. 'The Cheng Family's Cultivation Immortality policy has certainly caused a huge stir, giving many ordinary people hope that they can change their destinies. It's just a shame I have no Spirit Root and only a single Spirit Bone Attribute. This means I can't pursue Cultivation Immortality directly, and my progress in Martial Arts Training would be very slow.'

And now that he was past forty, he no longer had the drive to take up Martial Arts Training.

But fortunately, his son possessed Three Spirit Roots. It was a standard, unremarkable aptitude for cultivation, but for him and his family, it was nothing short of a massive, wonderful surprise!

This was also why he tirelessly repeated this patience-testing work every day—to earn Spirit Stones for his son's Cultivation.

Putting himself in their shoes, he could understand why every person who came to ask was a parent, and why all their questions were about their children's path to Cultivation Immortality.

Afterward, the storyteller answered all of Butcher Zhang's questions one by one. Butcher Zhang's biggest concern was still how to earn Spirit Stones.

After a detailed Q&A session, Butcher Zhang finally decided to raise some docile Exotic Beasts with short growth cycles.

With the storyteller's guidance clarifying the steps, Butcher Zhang now had a plan: he would take out a loan for Spirit Stones to buy a Cultivation Technique for his son to practice, then purchase a few supplementary Cultivation Elixirs to keep on hand. Next, he would buy the Exotic Beasts to raise. Normally, if he chose an Exotic Beast that matured in a year and the process went smoothly, three years would be enough to pay back both the principal and the interest.

Of course, if things didn't go smoothly, it was also possible to lose everything. The final result of that would be 'Soul Returns to the Wilderness.' The storyteller had emphasized this point multiple times, as the agreement had to be signed willingly.

Raising beasts in captivity was something Butcher Zhang was relatively familiar with. As long as he studied up a bit, raising them well wouldn't be a problem.

As for the Exotic Beasts available to be raised, there were several choices: the Five-Colored Chicken, the Swollen-headed Sheep, the Double-Eyed Blood Deer, and the Blood Jade Scorpion.

These were the four types of Exotic Beasts for which the Commerce Association was currently selling the young.

In the end, Butcher Zhang chose the Five-Colored Chicken, a small fowl with an Exotic Beast bloodline. Luo Dingran had procured them from the market. They were one of the Exotic Beast species suitable for large-scale farming.

Luo Dingran had also learned from some of his trading partners that all four of these species could be used in medicine, were cheap to procure, and sold relatively well.

As long as their farming could be promoted on a large scale, it would be extremely beneficial for both the people of the Immortal City and for the Commerce Association itself.

Watching Butcher Zhang leave full of joy after pressing his thumbprint on the "Good" option in the "Individual Service Review [Good/Average/Poor]" section on the side, the storyteller was also very happy.

This was the real reason the storyteller could continue his work without getting tired of it.

It was all because of the service attitude evaluation Mr. Cheng had arranged. It was tied to personal commission and performance. The more "Good" reviews he received, the more wages he would get at the end of the month.

And there were many, many people just like Butcher Zhang.

The next person who came in presented a gift, and the first words out of his mouth were about taking out a loan.