The villain helps me build infrastructure

After the fire room and the latrine were built, the changes brought about by ordinary people were enormous.

Not only does it save the time to pour the bucket, but as long as they are diligent, they can also have a sip of hot water in the morning.

But this also poses a problem.

The water tanks in the firehouse needed someone to fetch water, and the latrines also needed someone to clean them, so people on the street began to work in shifts.

Meng Duo was up before dawn, and he was the director of First Street, so by example, he was the first one to turn.

He breathed a sigh of relief, it was already October, and the weather had cooled down. He gathered his clothes and walked out of the street quickly.

First, he went to the fire room to take a look, checked the condition of the fire stove, and after confirming that there was no problem, he went to check the water in the tank carefully.

This water is used for firefighting, and it is indispensable for convenience.

Fortunately, everyone is very sensible, and no one scoops water to drink in it.

Meng Duo picked up the burden and went to the river, took two buckets of water and started flushing the toilet.

The floor of the latrine was paved with stone slabs, so it was much cleaner once the water was flushed. In addition to the floor, Meng Duo also cleaned the cubicles one by one.

Then he went to the river again, and came back with two buckets of water, which he poured into the tank outside the latrine for washing his hands.

After finishing all this, he patted his head, remembering that he almost forgot an important thing.

He turned and went back to the latrine, lighting a stick of incense.

The fragrance was so strong that it dissipated as soon as the wind blew, and the whole toilet was immediately submerged by the smell, and the smell was almost gone.

A smile appeared on Meng Duo's face.

He worked for half an hour, but he didn't feel tired at all.

Such days are so good that he sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night wondering if he is dreaming.

He grew up in Qingzhou City since he was a child, and he suffered countless crimes. His parents couldn't bear it, his wife couldn't bear it, and even his son passed away with a high fever as soon as the weeds fell. He originally thought that he deserved to die .

Who knew that he would wait for the city lord.

With a growl in his stomach, Meng Duo hurried back to the room and took out half of the corn. This was yesterday's dinner. He didn't finish it. Since there were only a few people in the fire room at the moment, he simply threw the corn into the pot and poured it out by the way. Boil with some water.

By this time the sky was bright.

More and more people have climbed out of bed, and the streets are becoming more and more lively.

The sound of washing and talking, the whole outer city slowly woke up amidst the noise.

The monks in the inner city also got up now.

The place where they live is different from ordinary people. Almost every family has a small yard. Although it is simple, it has everything it should have.

Zhuang Cheng had breakfast, checked the sky, and was ready to go out of the city to gather.

Today is his turn to hunt. He has been looking forward to it since last night. In order to be more energetic, he even put on a new dress.

The color of this clothes is bright, maybe the city lord can see him at a glance.

Zhuang Cheng hurried to the gate of the city, there were already quite a few people, and everyone lined up in groups in an orderly manner.

Hearing the voice, almost everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Zhuang Cheng, with disappointment on their faces.

Zhuang Cheng smiled and said: "The voice of the city lord is not so loud."

Someone teased him, "What new clothes are you wearing today?"

Zhuang Cheng is no longer the brat he was two months ago. After becoming a deputy minister, he has experienced a lot. He didn't blush when he heard the joke, and said directly: "Why did you change your hairband today?"

Although they are monks, few of them can afford tiaras. If they have a little wealth in their families, they may be able to wear a hosta. Ordinary people use hair bands to tie their hair up.

But this hairband also depends on the color and texture. You can't compare it in other places, so you can only compare it on these small things.

Hearing this, Zheng Ming touched his hairband, and said with a chuckle, "You're going out of the city with the city lord, so you have to dress up, don't you?"

There were also some female cultivators present, who covered their mouths and laughed after seeing them.

But they are just jokes and jokes. If you really want to say, they are well-dressed every time they come out.

After all, that is the city lord.

Different from the ignorant worship of mortals, their understanding of the city lord is much deeper.

That was a very tough man.

He was so strong that as soon as he stepped into the forest, all the monsters in the forest crawled under his feet and begged for mercy.

If it wasn't for training them, the city lord might be able to kill all the monsters around him and bring them back to Qingzhou City in an hour.

Such a monk is almost their dream.

Therefore, every time everyone went out to hunt in the city, there was a faint sign of mutual difference, especially the young people, who wanted to stand out and let the city lord's eyes rest on them.

A group of people talked for a while, and then they heard the sound of breaking through the air.

Today the city lord came in a sedan chair!

This thought flashed through everyone's minds almost at the same time, and then everyone raised their heads.

It really is the mayor!

Zhuang Cheng couldn't help but raised the corners of his mouth.

He watched the sedan chair slowly fall, expecting the city lord to open the curtain and walk down.

but.

There was indeed a person walking out of the sedan chair that could hold several people, but it was not the city lord, but a tall young man.

He was dressed in a gray suit that looked a little worn, but was well cut, showing off his broad shoulders, strong waist, and long, straight legs.

His hair was tied very clean, not a trace of forehead hair was left, revealing a smooth and full forehead.

A pair of eyes are black and bright, shaped like peach blossoms, they are indescribably beautiful, but coupled with the sharp-edged flying eyebrows, people ignore the beauty of those eyes, and can only feel a fearless publicity .

When Zhuang Cheng and the others saw Qin Yue, they looked like cats whose territory had been invaded by humans, their fur would explode.

Who is this guy?

Why did he step out of the city lord's sedan chair? !

The one who came out was naturally Qin Yue.

He scanned the monks in front of him, memorized the most beautiful faces among them, and then introduced himself: "My name is Qin Yue, and I am now the assistant of the city lord. I will take care of the city lord's daily life in the future. Please help me care."

The city lord didn't use words like personal servant to describe him, but used another name.

Although he didn't understand, he was also happy.

But after listening to his introduction, the others were not happy.

They did know that a mortal had entered the city lord's mansion before, but there were too many people in the city lord's mansion, and it didn't matter if there was one more person, let alone this was a mortal.

So none of them took it to heart.

In other words, this mortal who doesn't even know his name is not on their list of favorites.

But at this moment, this mortal unexpectedly stood in front of them majestically.

Zhuang Cheng took two deep breaths, barely suppressed the jealousy in his heart, and said with a smile: "My name is Zhuang Cheng, and I'm the leader of the third team. Please give me your advice in the future."

The monks also suppressed their thoughts when they heard the words, and began to introduce themselves.

Su Qiuyan got up early in the morning, really lacking energy, and was dozing off at the moment, so he didn't pay attention to what they were talking about.

As for why he brought Qin Yue out, it has to be traced back to what happened a few days ago.

After Qin Yue arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, because of his good performance, Xie Ang developed a strong love for talents. He felt that it would be a pity if such a talent could only be a mortal for the rest of his life, so after asking Su Qiuyan for instructions, he gave Qin Yue The more he tested the spirit root.

The spirit root test uses spirit stones, and a monk is required to operate it.

Xie Ang is a foundation builder, so he helped Qin Yue test it without hesitation.

Qin Yue actually knows his spiritual root, he is a fire root, and his spiritual root is extremely thick, which means that his talent is very high.

The same is true when measured.

Xie Ang himself is a monk with three spiritual roots, and the best spiritual root he has ever seen is a double spiritual root, so this is the first time he has seen a single spiritual root native to Qingzhou.

Moreover, the color of this spiritual root has dyed the testing spirit stone red, which shows that the talent is extraordinary.

This incident naturally alarmed Su Qiuyan.

Su Qiuyan didn't expect there to be a monk with a single spiritual root in Qingzhou City.

Nowadays, it is difficult to find a single spiritual root in the entire Immortal Continent. For such a treasure, the Tianyuan Sect is definitely willing to be included in the sect.

So he didn't want to let Qin Yue waste his talent, so he naturally became a teacher and prepared to teach Qin Yue how to practice.

Qin Yue is of course 1 willing.

After he arrived at the city lord's mansion, he could only stand with the city lord on the road at night every day.

Although this was already a delusion that he didn't dare to think about in the past, but when he really stood beside the city lord, he felt dissatisfied.

He also wanted to be closer to the Santo.

So he found a way to conceal his cultivation in the inheritance, and nodded in agreement with the city lord.

It is also thanks to the fact that he is now a monk in the Qi refining stage, and his cultivation is well hidden. If he reaches the golden core, it may not be easy.

It's just these reasons that others don't need to know.

After Qin Yue and the monks introduced each other, they joined Zhuang Cheng's group.

"The city lord asked me to follow you." He said to Zhuang Cheng.

Zhuang Cheng nodded, feeling both sour and happy. Of course, the sourness was that Qin Yue was able to follow the city lord, and the happy thing was that the city lord remembered him.

After everyone left the city, they arrived at the mountain forest in the east with ease.

Because Qin Yue came out for the first time, Su Qiuyan paid special attention to him.

"You can just watch from the side today, and start hunting monsters when your cultivation base is higher."

Su Qiuyan said so, of course Qin Yue couldn't respond to anything.

When the others heard this, they looked at Qin Yue even more angrily.

It wasn't out of malice, just pure jealousy.

Qin Yue raised his eyebrows, thinking that this look was very nice, and then he stopped paying attention to these monks.

He looked at Su Qiuyan and said, "City Master, I'll just stand here."

Su Qiuyan shook his head and said, "You are easily injured by monsters standing here."

He directly grabbed Qin Yue's waist, jumped up, and sat on the branch.

"I can see it more clearly this way." Su Qiuyan said.

Qin Yue clutched his throbbing chest: "Yes."

He could see more clearly. Under the sunlight, he could almost see the reflection in the pupils of the city lord clearly.

Su Qiuyan also noticed Qin Yue's gaze, turned around and said, "Scared?"

He thought Qin Yue was afraid of heights.

Qin Yue really wanted to nod subconsciously, and then take the opportunity to get closer to the city lord, but he is a man, and he will take care of the city lord in the future, how can he lie about these things, what if the city lord really thinks he is a coward.

So he shook his head and said, "No, I was just flying for the first time, and I was a little surprised."

Su Qiuyan said: "Just don't be afraid, if you are afraid, just tell me."

The two sat quietly on the tree, and those who didn't know thought they were on a picnic.

But soon the noise under the tree broke the silence in the forest, and the monster came.

Qin Yue carefully observed the performance of the monks under the tree, and after a while, he became clear about the level of these people.

The pace is too slow, the movement and transfer are not flexible at all, the movements are not neat enough, as if they have not eaten enough, the coordination is even more messy, and there are even situations where they hurt their own people.

Surely he can do better if he's down there.

Su Qiuyan looked at him carefully, and said, "Are you afraid? After you enter Qi refining, are you willing to go down and try?"

Qin Yue really wanted to tell the city owner that he could hunt and kill these monsters alone, but he couldn't, so he just nodded confidently and said, "I'm not afraid."

Su Qiuyan's eyes softened a lot when he heard the words: "Okay, according to your talent, refining Qi should only take a day or two."

Sure enough, just like what Su Qiuyan said, Qin Yue entered the first level of Qi refining the next day.

This incident also caused a lot of discussion in Qingzhou City.

Ordinary people think that Qin Yue flew up a branch and turned into a phoenix, but after a trip to the City Lord's Mansion, he turned from a mortal to a monk.

The cultivators were amazed at his cultivation speed. To refine Qi so quickly, the talent should be very good, right?No wonder the city lord favored it.

Suddenly, Qin Yue was like a stone falling into the water, causing waves in the whole pool.

Even Xie Ang was a little worried that Qin Yue would become the target of public criticism.

After all, in Qingzhou city, the city lord is the object of everyone's admiration and love.

But before Qinyue's incident happened, everyone could only secretly chase after the stars in their hearts. Who knew that someone would suddenly appear out of thin air and stand beside the city lord, and even get the care of the city lord.

Even the monks who think that Qin Yue's talent is not bad think that if it weren't for the help of the city lord, Qin Yue would never be able to refine Qi so quickly.

You must know that Zhuang Cheng, a genius recognized by many people in Qingzhou City, also took three full months to enter the Qi refining period.

So Butler Xie, who was always paying attention to the public opinion, immediately went to report the matter to the city lord.

This was a wake-up call for Su Qiuyan. He said, "After winter comes, you will test the spiritual roots of all mortals. Anyone who can cultivate can practice."

Xie Ang was taken aback, he didn't expect things to develop like this, he just wanted to ask the city chief not to suppress public opinion.

"If many people can practice, I'm afraid there won't be enough manpower for mining." Xie Ang subconsciously raised an objection.

Although he knew that the city lord liked mortals, but to him, mortals and monks were still different. The reason he could let Qin Yue practice was because he had a special liking for Qin Yue, but other mortals...

The deep-rooted prejudice made him subconsciously oppose the decision of the city lord.

But why he objected, he couldn't explain clearly. In fact, logically speaking, the more monks in Qingzhou City, the better.

In the past, Tianyuanzong didn't allow mortals to cultivate, and didn't test their spiritual roots. The essence was that what they needed was not people, but tools, so naturally they wouldn't give tools the power to resist.

And the monks have been going on like this for a long time, as if they also recognized this logic, thinking that mortals are mortals, monks are monks, and the gap between the two is insurmountable.

But in fact, all monks were mortals before entering the Qi refining period, but they were lucky enough to be born in families with monks.

Thinking of this, Xie Ang was shocked.

He has been with the city lord for so long, how can he still have the narrow thinking that only existed in the Tianyuanzong period? It really shouldn't be.

He looked at the city lord cautiously, for fear of seeing the city lord's disappointment with him.

But Su Qiuyan understood Xie Ang's mentality, or rather, the mentality of all the monks, but understanding was understanding, and he had the final say on what to do.

So Su Qiuyan said: "There is no need to mine after the winter. If there are not enough people, we will find a way in the next year."

There is no shortage of people in Xianlu, but there are many people who starve to death because they cannot afford food.

Whether it is the center of Xianlu or the edge of Xianlu, there is a lot of labor.

And mining is not a long-term solution. Cultivators can do a lot more than ordinary people. If you want Qingzhou City to develop better and longer, you still have to increase the number of monks.

Xie Ang soon understood what Su Qiuyan was thinking. In today's world, where human life is worthless, if you really want someone, there are many ways.

The city lord wants to train more monks for Qingzhou City, and he is really planning for Qingzhou.

He lowered his head a little ashamed, only feeling that he was not as good as the city lord.

Su Qiuyan said again: "Cultivators don't enter the foundation building, they are just mortals with stronger strength and faster movements. In the future, when there will be more monks, they will not be able to participate in hunting, dare not participate in hunting, and those who do not want to participate in hunting can still go to the mining area to stay. Who said that mining must only be mortals?"

The reason why the monks are sent to hunt now is because the mining efficiency of this group of monks is too low, but if the performance in hunting is worse, then it is better to come back to mine, if the mining is not good, then go to repair the house Sweep the street.

In short, there is nothing special about monks here, they are all his citizens, as long as they are city citizens, they need to work.

He is enough for salted fish.

Xie Ang also reacted when he heard the words, yes, in Qingzhou City in the past, monks were special, but not now, they also need to work in exchange for food.

"Before you tell the mortals about this, you should first do the ideological work of the monks. As for the method, you decide for yourself. I don't want to hear any objections." Su Qiuyan said decisively.

"By the way, you can ask Qin Yue to help you." Su Qiuyan intends to train Qin Yue and is willing to give him more opportunities.

Of course, the most important thing is that he found that Qin Yue was too dependent on him.

As long as he is there, Qin Yue seems to be unable to see other people or hear other things.

Although Su Qiuyan didn't like to use his brain in this life, he still had some insight.

He thought maybe it was because he had saved Qin Yue that Qin Yue had an imprint on him.

Although it feels good to be so dependent on others, for Qin Yue's own good, it is necessary for Qin Yue to get rid of this mentality.

And the best way is to let him practice more, do more things and meet more people. Once this life experience is rich, naturally he will not stare at him alone every day.

Su Qiuyan felt that this method was good, so he waved his hand and let Xie Ang go down.

Qin Yue didn't know what was going on in Su Qiuyan's mind at all, he just felt that Su Qiuyan liked him, so he readily agreed to help Xie Ang.

But Demon Venerable, who hadn't spoken recently, spoke, his tone was a little complicated: "Your city lord is willing to test the spiritual roots of all mortals?"

Qin Yue said proudly: "The city lord has no distinction between immortals and mortals in his heart, and he will not look down on mortals just because he is a monk. He...he is the best."

Unusually, Mozun did not object, but sighed leisurely.

In the recent period of time, he has inexplicably envied "myself".

Maybe it's because this "self" is not disabled, has nowhere to go, was not almost beaten to death for a meal and a spirit stone, and was not involved in the life-and-death grievances of Xianlu.

This "self" lives under the wings of others.

"He" wouldn't even understand that Xianlu is now full of bloody storms. Without the protection, the monks in the Qi refining stage are similar to ordinary people, and their lives are worthless.

Mozun didn't know whether to be happy or injustice.

He even occasionally thought, why didn't he meet this city lord in his previous life?

He smiled bitterly and forced himself to fall into a deep sleep.

Because he started to feel a little scared, afraid that he would not be able to help occupying this body.

Qin Yue didn't know what happened, all he knew was that the voice in his head had disappeared.

This didn't bother him for too long, after all, unlike in the past, now he can directly ask the city lord if he has questions, without relying on the person in his mind.

He discussed with Xie Ang all afternoon, and it didn't take long to discuss a solution. The old and the young looked at each other and smiled, thinking that this solution should be able to do business.

So after a few days, some monks began to complain about the lack of people during the hunt.

"Now we can besiege a monster with six or seven people, but only sixty or seventy people come out each time, and the efficiency of hunting monsters is too low. It would be great if there were more monks who came out to hunt."

This statement resonated a lot.

"There are more people, we can even change shifts and divide them into morning and afternoon. In this way, the number of monsters hunted every day can be twice as much as in the past."

"I heard that Yangcheng next door is like this. They don't need to mine or do other things. The income from the monsters alone is enough to feed and drink the whole city."

The monk who mentioned Yangcheng immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Have you been to Yangcheng?"

"How is Yangcheng? I heard that they are very rich, and they have no shortage of food and clothing. Is it true?"

The topic of Yangcheng is indeed very fresh.

There are only two monks who have been to Yangcheng in the whole Qingzhou, and they are both from the city lord's mansion. No one will talk to outside monks about Yangcheng, because Yangcheng is under the same jurisdiction as Tianyuanzong in the past , but their lives are much better. If this spreads to the ears of the people of Qingzhou, there will be a lot of troubles.

But now it is different, so the monk in black smiled and said: "Yangcheng is indeed very rich, because at least half of the people in their city are monks."

The monks looked at each other when they heard the words: "Most of them are monks? Why do they have so many monks?"

"Because they need to hunt monsters, they must train monks."

This brings up the management mechanism in Yangcheng.

They would indeed pick people out of mortals to train monks. After all, the whole city depended on hunting monsters for a living. If there were not enough monks, it would be impossible to support the whole city.

But the disadvantage that comes with it is that the status of mortals is even lower.

Although the status of the mortals in Qingzhou City is not high, after all, the whole city relies on them to mine for a living, no matter how much they look down on them, they dare not be too messy.

But in the eyes of Yangcheng monks, mortals who can only do some rough work are not much different from livestock.

Ordinary people often don't have enough to eat, and many of them even become tools used by monks to vent their anger.

Therefore, many people die in Yangcheng every year, and then spend money to buy them from outside.

But there is no need to tell the monks in Qingzhou about these things.

Because the city lord doesn't like it.

In this way, the news about Yangcheng has become the hottest topic recently.

After someone said that we might as well learn from them, this topic became even more heated.

Some people agree, some people object, when the heat rises, the sailors that Xie Ang and the others are looking for begin to fully demonstrate their level and ability.

After a while, some people said that if there are more monks, more monsters can be hunted, and everyone's life will be easier.

After a while, someone said that there were too many monks, and if people from Yangcheng or other cities wanted to bully them, they would be able to resist.

In short, all kinds of reasons came out of nowhere, so in less than half a month, most of the monks began to think that it was a good idea to train mortals.

At this moment, news came from the City Lord's Mansion, because after hearing everyone's suggestions, the City Lord planned to test the spiritual roots of all mortals in winter.