Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 156 Becoming a Younger Sister

While the players were warmly welcoming Coral, Elder Lu Ying on the other side also temporarily got out of bed to work overtime, "reporting" to Fang Xianyu on the "Taiyin Sect Sovereign Credit Currency System Establishment Plan" that he had drafted on the spot.

In fact, as early as when Chang'an City began to attract a steady stream of low-level cultivators from various sects and forces, the China Nationalities Project Team had already drafted a plan to establish a credit currency. However, there were too many things to deal with, and the Taiyin Sect's position was still quite awkward, so they couldn't spare the time to implement it for the time being.

After all, judging from the level of civilization development in this cultivation world, which is still in a period of wild development, a systematic credit currency has not yet appeared!
If the Taiyin Sect rashly promotes credit currency without matching strength and voice, not only will no sects or forces buy into it, but they will also criticize the Taiyin Sect for being delusional!

Those whose virtue does not match their position will surely suffer calamity!
This exchange with the Quanxian clan is an excellent opportunity!

First of all, the Quanxian Clan is a different race and lives in the sea. Naturally, they don't care much about the power dynamics among human cultivators who mainly live on land, which gives the Taiyin Sect an opportunity.

Secondly, the lifestyles of the Springborn and the Human race are vastly different, and many of their resources are complementary. For example, the neighboring country of the Blue Star Realm, which is living a comfortable life, has one of the world's largest iron mines in the sea. The mineral resources on the seabed are actually very rich. Moreover, setting aside the difficulties of water resistance, pressure, and the inability to breathe underwater, seabed mining is actually easier—of course, easier for the Springborn.

Finally, the Quanxian people held ironware in high esteem.

This was told to Lu Ying by Fang Xianyu.

"Although there are many rare minerals on the seabed, the Quanxian tribe is not good at smelting. They either hammer them into shape for use or simply make knives from fish bones and animal bones. Although there are indeed many strange beasts in the sea whose bones are as hard as iron, they are not as convenient to use as metal. Therefore, among the Quanxian tribe, knives that can cut seaweed and chop fish bones are good knives."

Although Fang Xianyu didn't have much contact with the Quanxian Clan, he had at least lived through an extra cycle and had some dealings with them, so he knew quite a few related details.

"So, the knife that Mr. Quan wanted really was a kitchen knife?"

Lu Ying frowned, finding it utterly absurd.

Even if you don't change your magical artifacts, changing to a melee weapon sounds more reliable than changing to a kitchen knife!

Fang Xianyu explained, "The knives made from the bones of those strange beasts are hard enough, but they're also too brittle and easily chip. Making a bone knife is extremely time-consuming; it can take months to sharpen the blade! Therefore, these everyday knives are extremely precious among the Quanxian tribe, to the point that some rather... unruly Quanxian simply tear their food apart with their claws..."

“Hmm…” Lu Ying pondered for a moment before saying, “If we rely solely on metal swords to maintain trade, it’s too unstable! These things are not irreplaceable. The Taiyin Sect can provide them, the Guangcheng Sect can provide them, and almost all the major sects and forces in the Ten Continents and Three Islands can provide them!”

She thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Sect Leader, does the Quanxian Clan have any special preferences?"

Fang Xianyu also started racking her brains, when suddenly her eyes lit up: "Candy!"

"sugar?"

Fang Xianyu said, "That's right! Because the Quanxian tribe needs to live in the sea all year round, they haven't evolved a physiological structure that's more adapted to the aquatic environment like most aquatic creatures. Instead, they can only swim by using the strength of their tails and waists. As for the fins on their arms and ears... well, maybe they're just for show? Anyway, they love high-calorie, high-fat foods. Even their favorite fish are whales! And sugar is a hard currency among the Quanxian tribe, comparable to spirit stones among us cultivators!"

Lu Ying was somewhat puzzled: "But, won't sugar dissolve in water?" "Actually, the Quanxian tribe doesn't live in the water," Fang Xianyu explained. "They can live in the water, not that they can only live in the water. For example, Quanxian Royal City, although it is indeed located on the seabed, even at the entrance where the Zhongzhou Sea merges into the Guixu Sea, is actually isolated from the seawater."

Lu Ying suddenly realized and laughed: "That makes things much easier. It seems I still know too little about the customs and culture here. I've made a fool of myself in front of the sect leader!"

Meanwhile, dozens of players and native cultivators had gathered near the barbecue stalls. They carried chairs, leaned against tables, and some even squeezed into the crowd to listen to Coral, who was speaking more and more fluently in the Central Continent dialect, talk about her experiences in the sea.

"Our Quanxian clan has only one king. When one king dies, another is born. The Quanxian King was 'invited' to life by all the members of the Quanxian clan. He is the strongest and most powerful man in the Quanxian clan!"

"Our current Queen Quan is named Chongchuan. She must reside in the royal city to suppress the passage to the Guixu Sea. Otherwise, the demons in the Guixu Sea will flood into many sea areas of the Ten Continents and Three Islands, and then there will probably be widespread suffering!"

Although Coral's words sounded somewhat serious, most players assumed it was just part of the plot and didn't find it particularly moving. The native cultivators, on the other hand, were already well-versed in these matters and didn't have any new thoughts about them. As a result, everyone's attention began to wander, and some players even openly gossiped: "Was your former king male or female? Did he have a queen or a king consort?"

Coral didn't quite understand what the players were focusing on, but out of politeness, she answered their questions: "Uh... she's female now, without a consort..."

Players who knew nothing about the Quanxian tribe seized on the key point: "She's female now? Huh? Were they male before? Is the Quanxian tribe so technologically advanced that they can even perform sex reassignment surgery?"

"Are you stupid?! The Quanxian tribe are hermaphroditic and can change their gender at will! Don't you know that?"

The one answering the questions, though in a rather unfriendly tone, was a native cultivator. However, this cultivator had been living in Chang'an City for so long that his way of speaking and acting made him seem rather strange to the players. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have the ID that only players had above his head, no one would doubt that he was a player!
Coral nodded and said, "That's right. When King Chongchuan was born, she was actually male... but because she liked the various jewels and ornaments that had been brought into the royal city by humans, she voluntarily changed her gender. I heard it was so that she would look better in the clothes of human cultivators and when wearing jewels..."

Many players were shocked when they learned about this characteristic of the Springborn Clan for the first time, and the surrounding area immediately erupted in an uproar.

"This ability is amazing..."

"That's amazing!"

"I also want to be a pretty girl..."

"Pah! You dead gay!"

"Wake up! Even if you turn into a younger sister, you'll be a fat, dark-skinned, and ugly sister, not a pretty sister!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)